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Micro OWL 2 Series Test Kits Certification Testing Quick Reference Guide For part numbers: KIT-M2-D2st KIT-M2-D2sc Optical Wavelength Laboratories Quick Reference Guide Revision 1.1 Optical Wavelength Laboratories (OWL) Micro OWL 2 Series 26009 N9623 West US Hwy 12 Firmware Version 2.03...
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GETTING STARTED Thank you for your purchase of this OWL certification test kit. Included in this kit is a Micro OWL 2 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.
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– DO NOT INSERT ANGLED FIGURE 3 PHYSICAL CONTACT (APC) CONNECTOR Connection for Straight Patch Cables STEP 2 Power on the light source. STEP 3 Power on the Micro OWL 2. STEP 4 From the OPERATING MODE menu, select SIMPLE METER.
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Once proper operation has been verified, remove the first patch cable from both units and set it aside. STEP 7 Connect the second patch cable between the Micro OWL 2 and the Dual OWL (straight cable – use Figure 3; mandrel-wrapped cable – use Figure 4).
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STEP 17 Change the LINK DATE to the date the fiber will be tested using the format MM-DD- DATE: X [MM/DD/YY] [03-20-08] Press <DONE> when you are finished entering the current date. _____________________ <--- SHIFT ---> It is important to set the current date in order to ensure that the correct date appears on the certification reports. STEP 18 Highlight the cabling standard to use for the set of fibers you are testing.
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STEP 36 If also testing at 1300nm, repeat steps 32 through 35, but this time use the mandrel-wrapped patch cable attached to the 1300nm port. Also, make sure that you set the Micro OWL 2 and the Dual OWL to 1300nm.
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