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FIBER FOX MINI3S User Manual

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This User Manual explains the use, performance characteristics, and cautions about MINI3S fusion splicer
and how to install and operate it. The primary goal of this manual is to make the user as familiar with the
splicer as possible.

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  • Page 1 Rev.0.01 This User Manual explains the use, performance characteristics, and cautions about MINI3S fusion splicer and how to install and operate it. The primary goal of this manual is to make the user as familiar with the splicer as possible.
  • Page 2 Preface Important! We recommend all users to read this manual before operating MINI3S fusion splicer. Thank you for choosing MIN3S Arc Fusion Splicer. This product delivers ultra fast splicing time and has an incredibly short shrinking time. It uses the profile alignment technique and extremely accurate alignment process to ensure precise splice loss estimation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Contents Chapter1 Technical Parameters 3.6 Preparing the Fiber 1.1 Applicable Fiber Type 3.7 How to Splice 1.2 Splice Loss 3.8 Inspecting the Fiber 1.3 Splice Mode 3.9 Splicing 1.4 Heater 3.10 How to Protect Splice 1.5 Power Supply 1.6 Size and Weight Chapter 4 Splice Mode 1.7 Environmental Conditions 4.1 Displaying the Active Splice Program...

  • Page 4: Chapter1 Technical Parameters

    Splice time: SM Quick Mode:7s. 1.4 Heat Oven kinds of applicable protection sleeve Heating time: 8 to 900s optional. Typical heating time: 18s. Heating mode: Factory Installed Mode: 5, User Installable Mode: 32 Heater: Specific heater for MINI3S fusion splicer.

  • Page 5: Power Supply

    1.7 Environmental Conditions the following safety rules and general precautions in this manual regarding the use and handling of MINI3S at any time. Any behaviors that do not follow the warnings Operating conditions: Altitude: 0 to 5000m, relative humidity: 0 to 95%, and cautions will break the safety standard about design, manufacture, and usage temperature: -10 to 50 ℃...

  • Page 6: Maintenance And External Care Precautions

    ⑩ Please use MINI3S specific AC power cord only. Do not place any heavy objects on the AC power cord. Keep the power cord away from heat source. Do not modify the power cord.

  • Page 7: Power Supply Method

    2.8 Charging Process The battery indicator will be illuminated one by one BATTERY INDICATOR along with increasing electric quality until battery is fully charged upto 100%. MINI USB 2.0 Port Port of battery charge 2.9 Charging Methods When battery is connected with fusion splicer, charging method is as follows: 2.7 Power Supply Method Following is the way of installing a battery.

  • Page 8: Battery Refresh Cycle

    Chapter 3 Basic Operation 2.11 Battery Refresh Cycle The battery should be refreshed or activated periodically for fear of aging caused by battery memory effect. The method is as follows: Keep the splicer in power-on status to discharge until the splicer switched off automatically due to completely discharging.

  • Page 9: Turn On The Splicer

    3.3 Turn On the Splicer 3.6 Preparing the Fiber 3 steps should be carried out before splicing:. Press [Power] key on the operation 1.Stripping panel, and wait the splicer to be Remove at least 50mm of secondary coating (valid for both tight and loose tube turned on and move to Workbench secondary coating) and approximately 30~40mm of primary coating with an page.

  • Page 10: How To Splice

    3.7 How to Make a Splice ③ Close the fiber holder. ① Open the safety shield. ④ Close the wind proof cover 3.8 Inspecting the Fibers ① Before continuing with splicing, inspect the fibers whether they are clean and well-cleaved. imaging area imaging area imaging area...

  • Page 11: Splicing

    3.10 How to Protect the Splice ③ If you find any defects as shown in the following pictures, remove the fiber and prepare again. After splicing, protect the joint by using a heat-shrink sleeve and the heat oven which is mounted onto the splicer. “Shrink” process can be activated via pressing the “HEAT”...

  • Page 12: Chapter 4 Splice Mode

    Chapter 4 Splice Mode ② Select Splice Mode MINI3S has an intuitive and simple but very powerful program structure to operate. Splice programs define arc currents, splice times as well as various parameters used when performing a splice. Therefore, it is essential to select the correct splice program.

  • Page 13: Parameters For Normal Splicing Process

    Fusion 4.4 Parameters for Normal Splicing Process During fusion, the fibers are joined together and subjected to five different currents Parameter Description as illustrated below. An important parameter, which changes during splicing, is A list of splice modes stored in the splicer database is displayed. the distance between the fibers.

  • Page 14: Chapter 5 Splice Option

    Chapter 5 Splice Option Parameter Description Set the overlap amount of fibers at the fiber propelling stage. Relatively small [Overlap] is recommended if [Preheat Arc Value] is Overlape low, while relatively large [Overlap] is recommended if [Preheat Arc Value] is high. A cleaning arc burns out micro dust on the surface of the fiber with As to the Splice Mode setting.

  • Page 15: Chapter6 Heater Mode

    Select a heating mode that best matches with the protection sleeve used. For each type of protection sleeve, MINI3S has its optimum heating mode. These modes can be found in the database area for reference. Copy the appropriate mode ④...

  • Page 16: Heat Mode Parameters

    Chapter 7 Maintenance Menu 6.5 Heat Mode Parameters Parameter Description Set sleeve type. List of all heat modes are displayed. Selected mode Template will be copied to a user-programmable area. Name Title for a heat mode. The splicer has a function to perform routine maintenance. This section describes Title of the heat mode displayed in the bottom right corner of how to use the maintenance menu.

  • Page 17: Stabilize Electrodes

    Lens” will be displayed on screen. Press the return button twice, and the location of MINI3S has a built-in diagnostic test function that allows the user to evaluate contamination will be shown on the screen. Then clean the objective lenses, and [Dust several critical variable parameters with only one simple step.

  • Page 18: Arc Calibration

    Atmospheric conditions such as temperature, humidity and pressure are constantly Electrode Replace Electrodes” is displayed when turning on the splicer. changing, which creates variability in the arc temperature. MINI3S is equipped with caution Fiber Fox recommends that this parameter should be set to “2500”...

  • Page 19: Motor Drive

    Chapter 8 Other Functions & Utilities 7.9 Motor Drive This function is used to test if 4 motors of the fusion splicer operate normally. ① Select “Motor drive”. 8.1 Data Storage This splicer stores up to 10,000 splicing results. Contents of data stored are different depending on splicing mode.

  • Page 20: Auto Rotate Screen

    Parameter Description Buzzer Sets the sound volume of the buzzer Automatic If select “On”, when the fiber is placed into heat oven, which will heating automatically execute heating. Language Sets a language to be displayed on the screen. Auto Rotate When you press "ON"...

  • Page 21: System Information

    Appendix A 8.8 System Information Select “System information”. The following information is displayed. Parameter Description Machine Serial Display the fusion splicer’s serial number. High Splice loss: Cause and solutions Number Software Symptom Name Cause Remedy Display the fusion splicer’s software version. Version There’s dust in Fiber core...
  • Page 22 Appendix B Fiber stuffing too Decrease [Overlap] and much Perform [Arc Calibration]. Arc power not Perform [Arc Calibration]. adequate Thin Some arc Adjust [Pre-fuse Power], High Splice loss: Cause and solutions parameters not [Pre-fuse Time] or adequate [Overlap]. During the splice operating process, if the error messages are shown on the screen, please follow the solution precisely as shown in the list below.
  • Page 23 Error Message Cause Solution Error Message Cause Solution Shock occurred to the Carry out “motor calibration”. If the Too much [Overlap] setting Adjust “Overlap” parameter setting. Focus Motor Home splicer during the splicing problem still exists, please contact sales Fat Splicing Point position Error The motor is not calibrated.
  • Page 24 Appendix C Questions and Troubleshooting turned off 10. Fiber protection sleeve adhered to heating plate after shrinking The following gives the solution of some of the common problems for reference. If • Use a cotton swab or a similar soft tip object to push and remove the sleeve. you cannot solve the problems, please contact the manufacturer directly.
  • Page 25 Battery precautions 1.Do not touch or hit battery with pointed or sharp items. 2.Do not transport or store the battery together with metals. 3.Do not throw, drop, impact, or bend battery, or any knock or stomp on the battery is forbidden. 4.Do not connect the anode and cathode terminals of the battery with metals such as electric wire for fear of short circuit trouble.

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