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- Page 1 OLM300 Optical Loss Meter User Guide _ Version 1.1 Ascentac Inc. www.ascentac.com +886-7-398-1000 +886-7-398-3965 sales@ascentac.com...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Content 1. Safety Information ........................1 2. Introduction ..........................2 Feature ..........................3 Application ........................3 3. Layout ............................4 Appearance ........................4 Instruction .......................... 5 LED Indicator ........................7 4. Display ............................8 Optical Loss Meter (OLM) ....................8 Optical Power Meter (OPM) ................... - Page 6 Setting Wavelength of Optical Power Meter ............. 16 5.10 Setting Reference Value (Default: OFF) ..............17 5.11 Cancelling Reference Value ..................17 5.12 Setting Measurement Units (Default: dBm) ............... 18 5.13 Optical Power Monitoring (Default: OFF) ..............19 5.14 Saving Measurement Result ..................20 5.15 Loading Measurement Result ..................
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Page 7: Safety Information
Do not use damaged power cords, accessories or other peripheral equipment. Make sure the product is operated on the permitted ambient conditions. Never directly look into the optical outputs interface. Dangerous laser radiation: 1 | OLM300... -
Page 8: Introduction
Ascentac OLM300 Series can accommodate up to 1000 results and transfer data to PC via USB connection. It is battery-operated by either dry batteries or rechargeable batteries (4 AAA-size). -
Page 9: Feature
Analysis of cable status e.g. Bending (Displayed on screen) Document results and generate reports to PC via USB connection Memory capacity of 1000 results Auto shutdown & backlight sleep mode (Programmable) (Extend the battery life) 2.2 Application Optical loss measurement 3 | OLM300... -
Page 10: Layout
3. Layout 3.1 Appearance Front Side Back 4 | OLM300... -
Page 11: Instruction
Data loading Short press to load measurement results. Long press for two seconds to save Data saving measurement results. Wavelength selection Short press to switch wavelength. Setting Short press to access device setting. 5 | OLM300... - Page 12 3. Transfer measured record to PC OPM optical connector SC, FC, LC, Universal 2.5mm or 1.25mm OLS optical connector Universal 2.5mm VFL optical connector Universal 2.5mm Dry batteries or rechargeable batteries Battery (Charged by USB connection): AAA-size x 4 6 | OLM300...
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Page 13: Led Indicator
3.3 LED Indicator Item LED Indicator LED Status Description Without setting any threshold Measured value is lower than the PASS/FAIL threshold. Measured value is higher than or Green equal to the threshold. No emitting light LASER Emitting light 7 | OLM300... -
Page 14: Display
4.2 Optical Power Meter (OPM) Wavelength REF value 1310nm Battery status Detected modulation output -20.00 dBm 1kHz (CW, 270Hz, 1kHz, 2kHz) - 15.00 dBm Measured value Max-Min Alarm indicator Function mode Low Power 0.5dB (OPM) Optical power monitoring (Max/Min/Max-Min) 8 | OLM300... -
Page 15: Optical Light Source (Ols)
4.3 Optical Light Source (OLS) Wavelength 1310nm Battery status Modulation output 1kHz (CW, 270Hz, 1kHz, 2kHz) Laser status Function mode (OLS) 4.4 Visual Fault Locator (VFL) (Option) Battery status Modulation output (CW, 1Hz, 2Hz) Laser status Function mode (OLS) 9 | OLM300... -
Page 16: Operation
Startup screen Enter into optical loss measurement interface. Note “--.-- dBm” is displayed when there is no input of optical light source. 5.2 Power-off Press [ ] key for two seconds to turn off the meter. 10 | OLM300... -
Page 17: Switching Function Modes
] key are not available in OLS mode. 4. Light source will be turned off first if short pressing [ ] key in OLS or OLM mode. 5. Light source will be turned off when the function mode is switched. 11 | OLM300... -
Page 18: Laser-On
Note “ ” refers to emitting light. 5.5 Laser-off Long press [ ] key for two seconds to turn off laser. 1310nm 1310nm 2k Hz 2k Hz Note “ ” refers to no emitting light. 12 | OLM300... -
Page 19: Setting Wavelength Of Optical Light Source
1310nm Note Wavelength can also be switched by short pressing [ ] key when laser is off. ] key is not available in OPM mode. VFL can’t be turned on in OLM mode. 13 | OLM300... -
Page 20: Setting Modulation Output Of Optical Light Source
Modulation output can’t be switched by short pressing [ ] key when the function mode is not OLS mode. Modulation output: 650nm: CW 1Hz 2Hz CW Other wavelengths: CW 270Hz 1kHz 2kHz CW 14 | OLM300... -
Page 21: Calibration And Zeroing
OLS. Long press [ ] key for two seconds to do calibration and zeroing. 1310nm 2KHz OLM-M Zero 1310nm 1550nm ok OLM-M Note The modulation output of optical light source is 2kHz in OLM mode. 15 | OLM300... -
Page 22: Setting Wavelength Of Optical Power Meter
1. Wavelength can’t be selected in OLS mode. 2. [ ] key is not available in OPM mode. The wavelength can be automatically recognized if the modulation output of optical light source is 2kHz from Ascentac OLS200 or OLM300 series. 1550nm* 2k Hz - 15.00 dBm... -
Page 23: Setting Reference Value (Default: Off)
] key for two seconds to set the reference value. Note The measurement unit will be dB after setting the reference value. 5.11 Cancelling Reference Value Short press [ ] key to cancel the reference value. 1550nm 1550nm -15.00 dBm 0.00 dB - 15.00 dBm 17 | OLM300... -
Page 24: Setting Measurement Units (Default: Dbm)
5.12 Setting Measurement Units (Default: dBm) 1. Short press [ ] key to switch to OPM mode. 1550nm - 15.00 dBm 2. Short press [ ] key to switch measurement units. 18 | OLM300... -
Page 25: Optical Power Monitoring (Default: Off)
Max: Record the maximum value of optical power. Min: Record the minimum value of optical power. Max-Min: Record the difference of the above value. 3. Long Press [ ] key for two seconds to turn off monitoring mode. 19 | OLM300... -
Page 26: Saving Measurement Result
> Bending Thr. Loss Value measured with long wavelength or the value measured with short wavelength > Loss Thr. Loss will be displayed when the alarm of Bending and Loss occur at the same time. 20 | OLM300... - Page 27 However, the status of REF will be “OFF” if users don’t set reference value. Loss: If there is a reference value, loss value will be saved. If there is no reference value, the status of Loss will be “--.--”. 21 | OLM300...
- Page 28 3. Press [] to save measurement result and return to the display of optical power measurement; press [ESC] to discard saving and return to the display of optical power measurement. Note Measurement result can’t be saved in OLS mode. 22 | OLM300...
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Page 29: Loading Measurement Result
Loss: If there is a reference value, loss value will be saved. If there is no reference value, the status of Loss will be “--.--”. MEAS: Without monitoring mode, the status of MEAS will be “OFF”. With monitoring mode, the value will be displayed. (e.g., MAX-MIN: 1.7dB) 23 | OLM300... - Page 30 Low Power Thr: -30 dBm Loss Thr: OFF Loss Thr: OFF Press [ESC] to return to the display of optical power measurement. Note On the display of loading measurement result, only [↑] [↓] [ESC] are available. 24 | OLM300...
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Page 31: Device Setting
17 : 55 : 17 : 55 : 05 Time Time Power Saving Power Saving Screen Saving Screen Saving Brightness Brightness Battery Charge Battery Charge Low Power Thr. Low Power Thr. Loss Thr. Loss Thr. Bending Thr. Bending Thr. 25 | OLM300... -
Page 32: Time
[ESC] to discard change and return to access minute setting. (10 secs/unit) Date 2019 / 07 / 18 17 : 55 : 05 Time Power Saving Screen Saving Brightness Battery Charge Low Power Thr. Loss Thr. Bending Thr. 26 | OLM300... -
Page 33: Power Saving (Default: 10 Mins)
Loss Thr. Bending Thr. Bending Thr. Date 2019 / 07 / 19 17 : 55 : 00 Time Power Saving 10 min Screen Saving Brightness Battery Charge Low Power Thr. Loss Thr. Bending Thr. 27 | OLM300... -
Page 34: Screen Saving (Default: 5 Mins)
Loss Thr. Bending Thr. Date 2019 / 07 / 19 17 : 55 : 00 Time Power Saving 10 min Screen Saving 20 min Brightness Battery Charge Low Power Thr. Loss Thr. Bending Thr. 28 | OLM300... -
Page 35: Brightness (Default: Mid)
Loss Thr. Bending Thr. Date 2019 / 07 / 19 17 : 55 : 00 Time Power Saving 10 min Screen Saving 20 min High Brightness Battery Charge Low Power Thr. Loss Thr. Bending Thr. 29 | OLM300... -
Page 36: Battery Charge (Default: Off)
Loss Thr. Bending Thr. Note Users are required to confirm whether to turn on battery charge again after the device detects USB connection. Use Rechargeable Battery ? > No , Don’t Charge Yes , Start Carging 30 | OLM300... -
Page 37: Low Power Thr. (Default: -30Dbm)
Low Power Thr. Loss Thr. Bending Thr. Note “Low Power” will be displayed if the measured value of optical power is less than low power threshold. The Pass/Fail LED indicator on the device will be red. 31 | OLM300... -
Page 38: Loss Thr. (Default: 5Db)
Bending Thr. Note “Loss” will be displayed if the value measured with long wavelength and the value measured with short wavelength are all higher than loss threshold. The Pass/Fail LED indicator on the device will be red. 32 | OLM300... -
Page 39: Bending Thr. (Default: 3Db)
This function is only available in OLM-M mode. “Bending” will be displayed if the value measured with long wavelength and the value measured with short wavelength are all higher than bending threshold. The Pass/Fail LED indicator on the device will be red. 33 | OLM300... -
Page 40: Device Info
5.16.10 Device Info. Press [↑] [↓] to move to ”Device Info” and press [] to view device information. >> Information << Model : OLM300 SN : 32A190000001 FW : V1.0.2B HW : V1.01.000 34 | OLM300... -
Page 41: Specification
Two ports: Interchangeable FC / SC / LC / Universal 2.5mm / Universal 1.25mm adapter (Option) Optical Connector One port: Built-in universal 2.5mm tip sleeve Option: 2.5mm universal connector male to FC / SC / LC female adapter 35 | OLM300... -
Page 42: Optical Light Source (Ols)
VFL Specification (Option) Wavelength (nm) 650 ± 10 (Visible) Output Power (mW) 1, 10, 30 or 50 (Option) Modulation Output CW(Continuous Wavelength), 1Hz, 2Hz Distance (km) 5 to 30 (Depend on output power) Optical Connector Universal 2.5mm 36 | OLM300... -
Page 43: Others
-10 to +60 Storage Temperature (°C) -30 to +70 Relative Humidity (%) 5 to 95, Non-condensing Dimensions and Weight Size (H x W x D) (mm) 150 x 75 x 30 Weight (g) (batteries included) Approximately 250 37 | OLM300...
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