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Meter I NSTRUCTI ON M ANUAL Revision 1.0 is the registered trademark of OPTOKON, a.s. Other names and trademarks mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. OPTOKON, a.s., Cerveny Kriz 250, 586 01 Jihlava, Czech Republic tel. +420 564 040 111, fax +420 564 040 134, WWW.OPTOKON.COM, INFO@OPTOKON.COM...
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PM-215 –GL INSTRUCTION MANUAL is the registered trademark of OPTOKON, a.s. Other names and trademarks mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners All rights reserved. No parts of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means - graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or information storage and retrieval systems - without the written permission of the publisher.
PM-215 –GL INSTRUCTION MANUAL Introduction The PM 215 optical power meter is a small, pocket size low cost item. The small size does not prevent the optical meter fulfilling all the technical requirements for field equipment. The unit can be easily carried in the pocket or on a belt.
• The battery pack is a consumable. Repeated charging and discharging degreases battery pack life. Please contact OPTOKON for battery pack replacement. • Battery status informs about current energy of battery. In case PM-215 has fully battery charged, is displayed this char „“(figure 2). Battery status...
1550 nm and Auto Off is selected and the unit is switched off, after pressing the ON button, the unit will start up with the same settings. Figure 4: View of display after turn on PM-215...
8.1.1 [OFF] For turn off device press key “OFF” the device will display options set on/off more function of PM-215 (AUTO OFF and Rotate) if you don’t press any keys for 3s, PM 215 is switched off. Figure 6: Auto off function and rottate function [AUTO OFF] Activation and deactivation function Auto Off: Press button OFF (displayed figure 7.),...
To access the memory, press the MEM key. Use [ ] or [ ] keys for selecting the appropriate function. (SAVA, VIEW, UPLOAD or ERASE) Figure 9: Menu of PM-215 8.1.3 Menu #1: Absolute power measurement mode [REL] and [λ] In the absolute power measurement mode the absolute value of the optical signal in dBm units is shown on the display.
PM-215 –GL INSTRUCTION MANUAL [ABS] Returns unit to the absolute power measurement mode (unit dBm). Goes to menu #1. [REF] Sets and stores the new reference for the selected wavelength. Note: The new reference must be confirmed by the following screen:...
PM-215 –GL INSTRUCTION MANUAL 9.1 SAVE RESULT 1. Press [MEM] 2. Use [ ] or [ ] keys for selecting the “SAVE” and press “OK” 3. Use [ ] or [ ] keys for selecting the appropriate CAB and press [OK].
215 on. The PC will automatic install drivers or prompt you to install the drivers for new hardware. Software can download from this page: http://www.optokon.cz/testers-manuals. These drivers will create a virtual serial com port. b) Start putty as administrator from installed folder.
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Use [ ] or [ ] keys for selecting “ UPLOAD DATA” and press [MEM]. Memory Wavelength position Reference Stored values Cable folder Figure 13:Uploaded result from PM-215 The data from this window can be easily copied to any other application. Similar process can use for another network clients.
PM-215 –GL INSTRUCTION MANUAL f) Control via Terminal Control is performed by entering commands that are written to the window of Putty. Note: Commands for PM-215 are the same as for OFT-820, PM-800 and atc. List of commandes for terminal: Notes...
10.2.1 Setting the reference 1. Connect the first master cord to the power meter (PM-215). 2. Connect the second master cord to the light source (LS-800/LS-215). 3. Use the master adaptor to connect the two fiber ends (figure 15).
PM-215 –GL INSTRUCTION MANUAL 10.2.2 Measurement Loss 1. Do not disconnect the master cords from the light source and the power meter. 2. Disconnect one master cord from the adaptor. 3. Connect the trace to be measured between the master cords. An extra master adaptor is required (fig.16).
PM-215 –GL INSTRUCTION MANUAL Figure 16:Setting reference by method 7 10.3.2 Measurement Loss 1. Do not disconnect the master cord from the light source. 2. Disconnect the master cord from the power meter port. 3. Connect the trace to be measured between the power meter port and the master cord that is attached to the light source.
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