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Test Equipment Depot - 800.517.8431 - 99 Washington Street Melrose, MA 02176 - TestEquipmentDepot.com User's Guide to the PROLITE-57 PON Power Meter v1.0 0 MI2029 (01/12/2014)
PROLITE-57 1. Introduction 1.1 Summary PROLITE- is a portable, high quality PON optical power meter. It is specifically designed to meet the 2008-08-22 17:00:01 1310nm rapid growth of FTTx market with PON (Passive Pass Optical Network) technologies. It is capable to...
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PROLITE-57 1.2 Main Function and Specifications Cost efficient palm size designed for field and lab testing. Support P/F measurement and normal measurement. Easy-to-use interface with large color TFT display for easy visibility and LED indicators. Simply connect-and-display the results of all three wavelengths (1310/1490/1550 nm) of signals with two optical ports Detect and measure the upstream burst at 1310 nm.
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PROLITE-57 3 Safety Information SAFETY RULES The safety could not be assured if the instructions for use are not closely followed. The external DC charger is a Class II equipment, for safety reasons plug it to a supply line with the...
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PROLITE-57 Symbols related with safety: Discharged batteries 1.- When the battery power is almost out, there will be a DIRECT CURRENT ON (Supply) warning of indicator keeps blinking, then please replace the batteries or plug in AC adapter to charge batteries.
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PROLITE-57 4. Preparing for Operation Unpacking the instrument Packing material We suggest that you keep the original packing material. Using the original packing material is your guarantee of protecting the instrument during transit. Checking the package contents PROLITE-57 The standard accessories of...
PROLITE-57 5. Operation 5.1 Layout Video/OLT The front panel is divided in two parts: 2008-08-22 17:00:01 Part I – LCD Display 1310nm Pass Part 1 1490nm warning Part II Keypad 1550nm -15.0 VIDEO Fail The tester shows test result on LCD screen, and in the meanwhile...
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ROLITE 5.2 Key’s Functions Power Switch – Press the key to Power On the unit. While the unit is in the state of power on, if pressing down the key and release quickly (less than 2 seconds), the unit will switch to auto power off; if pressing down the key for longer than 2 seconds, the unit will shut down.
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ROLITE 5.3 Definitions LEDs Not only the instrument will display measured optical power value on LCD screen, but also under P/F test mode its three LED indicators will function with following meanings: The three LED indicators represent upstream 1310 nm (ONU), downstream 1490 nm (OLT) and 1550 nm (Video) respectively.
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ROLITE 5.4 Quick Operation Connect the instrument to the optical link under test. Press Power On key to turn on the instrument. Pressing down Threshold key and REF/SEL key at same time enters to Backlit setup menu. Using ▲ and ▼...
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ROLITE 5.5 Detail Operation 5.5.1 Powering On the Instrument Press the Power key to turn on the instrument. It will automatically go to test menu. In test menu, press Power key and release quickly (less than 2 seconds) to activate or deactivate Auto shut down function.
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ROLITE 5.5.2 Test mode switch: In the test menu, press Mode to switch between normal test mode and P/F test mode. 1. Normal test mode Normal test mode means do not setup threshold value but display optical power directly. In this mode, the LED indicators will not light. The results are displayed in two units: dB and dBm using dB/dBm key to switch.
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ROLITE 5.5.3 Threshold Setup The user can setup the value. The steps are as following: In the test menu, pressing Threshold key for more than 2 seconds enters to threshold setup menu – see Fig. 3 In this menu, left side displays wavelength and right side displays threshold value.
ROLITE 5.5.4 Time Setup Pressing Time key for more than 2 seconds enters to time setup menu, see Fig. 4. Time Setup 08-10-25 15:02:03 Fig.4 Time Setup Menu In the time setup menu, the Threshold key becomes <left> arrow key and REF/SEL key becomes <right>...
ROLITE 5.5.5 Unit Switch When the instrument is in normal test mode, pressing dBm/dB can switch unit between dBm and dB. Here, the unit dBm is the actual power and unit dB is a power value relative to reference value. Refer to next section about “Reference value setup”.
ROLITE 5.5.6 Reference Value Setup In the test menu, press REF/SEL key for more than 2 seconds, then the LCD will display in red (see Fig. 5). This means the instrument choose the current light power as reference value. The test results afterward are the values after comparing to this reference value.
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ROLITE 5.5.7 Backlit Setup Pressing Threshold REF/SEL keys at same time enters to backlit setup menu. See Fig. 7. Fig.7 Backlit Setup Menu In this menu, press ▲ ( Mode ) key to brighten the backlit and ▼ ( dBm/dB ) key to weaken the backlit.
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ROLITE 5.5.8 Description of Memory Record Function Description of Interface: At the main interface, it shows the current recording number on the left bottom of the page: Displaying : num : xxxx(xxxx means the current recording number, the num:0024 Auto off maximum number up to 1000 pieces ).
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ROLITE At the " record view " interface(refer to picture 10), the characters on top of horizon line are "total number of recording" and "wavelength"(from left to right). 1310 1490 1550 The characters under horizon line are "the number of recording" and the optical power value in accordance to the corresponding wavelengths On the bottom of the page you may see the main menu Description of button...
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ROLITE Description of every individual menu: : Page up to the last 10 recording : Page down to the next 10 recording : Page up to the last 100 recording : Page down to the next 100 recording : Exit the "record view" interface ( same as press " ") Select one or more than one recording to delete : Reset the recording memory,this operation is not reversible and it'll take 5 seconds to complete with power supply can not be disconnected,otherwise it may damage the chip of tester.
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PROLITE-57 6. Remarks When battery power is not enough, the battery indicator will flash. Please immediately use the attached AC/DC adapter or charge the instrument/battery. While charging, the instrument does not allow the user to power off. If pressing Power Off key, the charger head will flash.
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PROLITE-57 7. Advice: Please use the dust-proof cap to secure the connector to be scratched or contaminated everytime when the product is not in operation. Please always stay the optical connectors away from oil, dirt and other contamination to ensure...
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