Fluke DTX-GFM2 User Manual page 30

DTX-MFM2/GFM2/SFM2 Fiber Modules
Users Manual
Autotest in Smart Remote Mode (cont.)
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If you disconnected the reference test cords from
the tester's or smart remote's output, you must set
the reference again to ensure valid measurements.
5 Clean the connectors on the cabling to be tested; then
connect to the link. The tester shows test connections
for the test method you selected. Figure 9 shows
connections for Method B.
6 Turn the rotary switch to AUTOTEST. Verify that the
media type is set to Fiber. Press
change it if necessary.
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7 Press on the tester or smart remote.
8 If Open or Unknown appears, try the following:
•
Verify that all connections are good.
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Caution
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Change Media to
•
Verify that the tester at the other end is on. (The
tester cannot activate a sleeping or powered-down
tester at the far end through the fiber modules.)
•
Try different connections at the patch panel.
•
Try changing the polarity of the connections at one
end.
•
Use the visual fault locator to verify fiber continuity.
9 If bi-directional testing is enabled, the tester prompts
you to switch the fibers halfway through the test.
Switch the fibers at the patch panels or adapters (not at
the tester's ports) at both ends of the cabling.
10 To save the results, press
for the input fiber; then press
fiber ID for the output fiber; then press
In the results for Smart Remote mode, Input Fiber and
Output Fiber refer to the fibers connected to the main
tester's input and output ports. For a bi-directional test,
these are the fibers connected to the main tester's input and
output ports at the end of the test.
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, select or create a fiber ID
N
. Select or create a
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again.