GETTING STARTED Thank you for your purchase of this OWL certification test kit. Included in this kit is a Fiber OWL 4 BOLT optical power meter and a WaveSource multimode fiber optic light source. This quick reference guide will assist you in setting up your test kit for a standards-based certification test.
– DO NOT INSERT ANGLED PHYSICAL CONTACT (APC) CONNECTOR FIGURE 3 Connection for Straight Patch Cables STEP 2 Power on the light source. STEP 3 Power on the Fiber OWL 4 BOLT. STEP 4 From the OPERATING MODE menu, select SIMPLE METER.
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STEP 5 Compare the reading on the Fiber OWL 4 BOLT display to Table 1 for acceptable power levels. Acceptable Power Level Replace at Core Size 62.5/125 µM -19.0 to -22.0 dBm -22.00 dBm 50/125 µM -22.0 to -25.0 dBm -25.00 dBm...
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<1> USE THE METER TO MEASURE LENGTH <2> ENTER LENGTH MANUALLY CONNECT STEP 21 Connect the Fiber OWL 4 BOLT to your fiber link as shown in Figure 5. FIBER A FIBER B (FIBER PAIR REQUIRED) PATCH FIBER A TO Press <F1> to continue.
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RUN LINK WIZARD, cont. STEP 24 Enter the number of connections (i.e. patch panels) in the link under test. Typical fiber INLINE CONNECTIONS? (A CONNECTION IS WHEN TWO FIBER CONNECTORS networks will have 2 connections – one for a patch panel located at each end of the link. MATE USUALLY A PATCH PANEL) XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX...
TAKE READINGS STEP 34 If testing two wavelengths, press the <AUTO> button to set the Fiber OWL 4 BOLT into AUTO mode, then press and hold the /AUTO button on the WaveSource. You will begin to see the WaveSource indicator LED...
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