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AFL FlexTester FLX380 Series Quick Reference Manual

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  • Page 1 FLX380 FlexTester Series Quick Reference Guide www.AFLglobal.com or (800) 321-5298, (603) 528-7780...

  • Page 2: Functional Keys

    Functional Keys Functional Keys NAME KEY FUNCTION Power Press and hold (~1 second) to turn the FLX380 on or off. Visual Fault Locator (red laser): ON - Press and hold (~1 second) LED will flash. ON - Press and hold (~2 seconds) LED will be solid. OFF - Press and hold (~1 second) LED should be OFF.
  • Page 3 FLX380 Test Modes OTDR Modes TEST MODE NETWORK BEING TESTED APPLICATIONS SETUP FTTx – In Service PON power meter Auto Test to splitter or Customer fiber fault through splitter location (fiber may be live or dark) FTTx – PON End-to-end length & loss Semi-Auto Construction Splitter loss...
  • Page 4 FLX380 Main Menu Display Features Main Menu Page ( FLX380-103 model shown) Page header Main Menu tabs Time-of-Day Highlighted tab indicates the currently Battery charge displayed Menu status icon Page - 100% The currently - <100% highlighted Menu - < 10% option Press [Trace] to Press [Files] to...
  • Page 5 Test Settings: General OTDR Test Modes Setup General-Purpose OTDR Test Mode Parameter Full Auto Real Time Expert Wavelength User selects single or multiple wavelength(s) at which to test. Auto Setup [Off]: User sets all parameters manually. [By Range]: User sets [Range] & [Resolution], [Pulse (not applicable) width] &...
  • Page 6 Test Settings: FTTx PON OTDR Test Mode Setup FTTx PON OTDR Test Mode Parameter In Service PON Construction Wavelength User selects single or multiple wavelength(s) at which to test. Range Not applicable: automatic. User sets OTDR scan range. Test If set to [Customer Fiber Only], tests only Not applicable: always to splitter.
  • Page 7 OTDR Mode: Trace Page Features Trace Page displays OTDR trace, A/B Event Table displays OTDR cursors, Loss, Distance, and max event measurements reflectance between A and B cursors Summary Page File name (cable name + fiber number), displays end- or “New Trace” if file has not been saved to-end link measurements Test...

  • Page 8: Move Mode

    OTDR Mode: Trace Page Features B cursor A cursor location location (active cursor is highlighted) Distance between A and B cursor Maximum Reflectance 2-point Loss between A and between A and B cursor B cursor Press to toggle Zoom and Move mode.
  • Page 9 OTDR Mode: Event Table Page Features Event Table is always generated if testing in the FTTx - In Service or FTTx - PON Construction test mode and optionally generated if testing in the Full Auto or Expert test mode. 1. In the FTTx - In Service and FTTx - PON Construction modes, [Events] are set to [Auto] by default.
  • Page 10 OTDR Mode: Information Page Features The information page displays how the test was created. • Use keys to highlight the desired setup parameter. • Use keys to change the highlighted setup parameter (except [Event Thresholds…] parameter. You may change these parameters to correct locations in the Event Table after the test is complete • When done, press [Recalc Events] to recalculate the Event Table.

  • Page 11: Saving Test Results

    Saving Test Results File Manager System The FLX380 File Manager system consists of four pages: PAGE NAME DESCRIPTION AND FUNCTION Jobs Lists the Jobs (folders) stored in the FLX380 internal memory. Use to open or delete the highlighted job folder. Cables Lists the Cables (folders) in the currently open Job folder.
  • Page 12 Saving Test Results File Manager - Cables Page List of saved Cables (folders) Select ( ..) to return to Jobs page Highlighted Cable folder This field shows X/Y: Free space (internal X = number of the memory) highlighted cable Y = total number Press to open the of cables in the highlighted cable...
  • Page 13 Saving Test Results File Manager - Save As Page Currently Job name highlighted Route (made up character of the two end FLX380 names) location: Cable name End 1 or End 2 Previous and Fiber number Next field auto-increments or set by user Press to view current Job/ Press to return to...
  • Page 14 Light Source and Power Meter Test Mode keys to navigate Light Source menu. keys to change Light Source menu items. Turn laser On/Off source Light Select test mode: Source CW, 270 Hz,330 Hz, source settings 1 kHz and 2 kHz tones, or Wave ID Power Select...

  • Page 15: Transferring Files To A Pc

    FTTx PON Power Meter (FLX380-103 model only!) In the FTTx – In Service mode, available only in the FLX380-103, the first page displays received FTTx PON power at 1490 and 1550 nm. On dark fibers users can test at 1310/1550 nm. On live fibers users can test only at 1625 nm. To see OTDR settings, press the OTDR] key.
  • Page 16 Thank you for choosing NOYES Test and Inspection! I S O 90 01 www.AFLglobal.com or (800) 321-5298, (603) 528-7780 © 2012 AFL , all rights reserved. FLX3-38-1ENG Revision 1A, 2012-03-15...

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