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  • Page 1 IFS-15S User's Manual Version:V1.00 Master...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Safety Warnings........................7 Maintenance and External Care Precautions..............8 Transport and Storage Precautions..................8 Installation........................8 Unpacking the Splicer......................8 IFS-15S and Accessories....................9 Splicer Description and Functions..................10 Power Supply........................11 Two Ways of Power Supply....................11 How to Charge the Battery....................12 How to Check Remaining Battery Capacity..............12 Battery Refresh........................13...
  • Page 3 IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. Turning Splicer "ON"......................15 Adjust the Angle of LCD Monitor..................15 Adjust the Monitor Brightness..................16 Preparing the Fibers......................16 How to Make a Splice......................17 Setting Fiber in the Fiber Holder..................17 Inspecting the Fibers.......................18 Splice......................18 How to Protect the Splice....................18 Heating Procedure......................18...
  • Page 4 IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. Stabilize Electrodes......................29 Operation Procedure......................29 Diagnostic Test Function....................29 Operation Procedure.......................29 Dust Check........................30 Operation Procedure.......................30 Motor Calibration......................30 Operation Procedure.......................30 Arc Calibration........................30 Operation Procedure.......................31 Electrode Setting......................31 Software Upgrading......................31 Chapter 8 Other Function & Utilities................32 Data Storage........................32 Display Splice Record......................32...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Model: FH-K5 All-in-one Fiber Holder This manual explains the features, specifications, operation, maintenance and warnings about IFS-15S. The primary goal of this manual is to make the user as familiar with the splicer as possible. Important! INNO Instrument recommends all users to read this manual carefully before operating IFS-15S.

  • Page 6: Chapter 1 Technical Specifications

    Splicing time: SM FAST mode: 7s Heat Oven Applicable protection sleeve: 40mm, 60mm Heating time: 20~900s Cooling time: 0~ 180s Typical heating time: 35s Heater mode: 2 heater modes Heat oven: IFS-15S Special Heat Oven(Detachable heater part for splice-on connector) PAGE 05...

  • Page 7: Power Supply

    IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. Power Supply Input power: AC 100~240V, 50~60HZ./ DC9~14V Li-ion battery input: DC 11.1V . Completely charging time is about 3 hours. Dimensions and Weight Size: Length×Width×Height = 164mm×143mm×139mm Weight: 2.1kg (battery included)/1.8kg Environment Operating condition: 0~5000m above sea level, 0~95% relative humidity, -10~50 , 15m/s wind.

  • Page 8: Chapter 2 Installation

    Chapter 2 - Installation Safety Warnings and Cautions As IFS-15S is designed for fusion splicing silica glass optical fibers, it is very important that the splicer should not be used for any other purpose. The splicer is a precision instrument and must be handled with caution.

  • Page 9: Maintenance And External Care Precautions

    IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. Maintenance and External Care Precautions Always avoid using hard objects to clean V-grooves and electrodes. Do not use any chemical other than pure alcohol (99% or greater) to clean the objective lens, V-groove, LEDs, LCD monitor, etc., of the splicer.

  • Page 10: Ifs-15S And Accessories

    IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. IFS-15S and Accessories Name Quantity 1.Fusion Splicer 2.High Precision Fiber Cleaver 3.Large-capacity Battery 4.Battery Charger and Power Cord 5.User's CD 6.Spare Electrodes 7.Carrying Case 8.Cooling Tray 9.All-in-one Fiber Holder 10.Kevlar Stripper 11.Auto Collector for Fiber Debris (option) 12.Cleaver Working Table (option)

  • Page 11: Splicer Description And Functions

    IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. Splicer Description and Functions Operating button Heat oven Lifting belt Power ON/OFF Battery LCD monitor USB port Serial port Power supply connector Side PAGE 10...

  • Page 12: Power Supply

    IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. Power Supply Two Ways of Power Supply The first way: battery operation Insert the Battery into the power unit dock. Check and make sure the remaining battery capacity is 20% or greater before operation.

  • Page 13: How To Charge The Battery

    IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. How to Charge the Battery Connect the battery charger to the battery. Attaching Detaching Charging progress is indicated by five lit LEDs continuously sweeping from 20% to 100% on the battery indicator (see below).

  • Page 14: Battery Refresh

    IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. If the battery is detaching from the splicer. Press "PUSH" button on the battery, battery power is indicated by LEDs. As shown below: 100% 60% 40% Battery Refresh In order to prevent the aging effect of the battery, the battery need to be refreshed periodically.

  • Page 15: Chapter 3 Basic Operation

    IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. Chapter 3 - Basic Operation How to Install Cleaving Table Fix the cleaver on the Cleaving Table by matching screw. Insert the cleaving table into the slot on the carrying case. PAGE 14...

  • Page 16: Turning Splicer "On

    IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. Turning Splicer "ON" Press ON/OFF button on left operation panel. The ready screen is displayed after the motors rest to their initial positions. Adjust the Angle of LCD Monitor Adjust the monitor angle to comfortably watch the screen.

  • Page 17: Adjust The Monitor Brightness

    In the initial interface, press " " or " "to change the monitor brightness until it is clear enough. Note: The LCD monitor of IFS-15S manufactured in a quality-controlled factory environment. However, some black dots may appear, or red/blue/green dots may remain on the screen. The screen brightness may not appear uniform, depending on the viewing angle.

  • Page 18: How To Make A Splice

    IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. Fiber preparation checklist The correct V-grooves are selected (See As previously stated preparing the fibers Chapter 7 "Maintenance ") for splicing is one of the most important The fiber clamps and V-grooves are...

  • Page 19: Inspecting The Fibers

    IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. Inspecting the Fibers Before continuing with splicing, you should visually check the fibers in the monitor to make sure they are clean and well-cleaved. Front View Dust on fiber Back View Large cleave...
  • Page 20 IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. Opening the heater lid Splice Moving the fibers and protection sleeve to the heat oven. Heating Indicator Heat Button PAGE 19...

  • Page 21: Chapter 4 Splice Programs

    INNO Instrument, Inc. Chapter 4 - Splice Programs IFS-15S has an intuitive and simple, but very powerful program structure. 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 in accordance with the type of fiber you want to splice.

  • Page 22: Selecting A Splicer Program

    IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. Selecting a Splice Program IFS-15S Core Master Select "Splice Mode" from the "Main menu". Splice Mode ② Select appropriate splice program. ③ Press "UP" and "DN" button to select the splice mode, and press to confirm.

  • Page 23: General Splicing Steps

    IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. General Splicing Steps This section explains the steps involved in automatic splicing process and describes how various program parameters are related to this process. The normal splicing process can be divided into two sections; prefusion and fusion.

  • Page 24: Standard Mode

    IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. Standard Mode Parameter Description A list of splice modes stored in the splicer database. Upon inputting the appropriate mode, the selected splice mode stored in database area is copied to a selected splice mode in Template user-programmable area.

  • Page 25: Chapter 5 Splice Option

    IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. Chapter 5 - Splice Option Setting Parameters Select [Splice Option] in " main menu". Press "UP" and "DN" key to select a parameter to be changed. Press "Left" and "Right" key to change values, and press to confirm.

  • Page 26: Chapter 6 Heater Mode

    IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. Chapter 6 - Heater Mode There are 2 heater modes and the parameters could be edited by the operators. Heater Mode Parameter Description For standard 40mm protection sleeves. 40mm For standard 60mm protection sleeves.

  • Page 27: Editing Heater Mode

    IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. Press "UP" and "DN" to select the heater mode, and press to confirm. ④ Press "RESET" to return to the initial interface to check the heater mode selected. Editing Heater Mode Tube-heating conditions stored in heater mode can be edited or changed.

  • Page 28: Heater Mode Parameters

    IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. (3) Press " buttons to move the cursor to a parameter to be changed, and press " to change values. Press to save after editing. Heater Mode Parameters Parameter Description Sets sleeve type. List of all heating modes are displayed. The selected mode will Template be copied to a user-programmable mode.

  • Page 29: Chapter 7 Maintenance Menu

    Attention: Do not pull out wiring when replacing electrode. Tighten the screw firmly with fingers. (5) INNO recommends all operators to do stabilizing electrodes and arc calibration after electrodes replacing to keep good splice results and splice strength. (Details will be described below. )

  • Page 30: Stabilize Electrodes

    (4) After completing stabilization, always perform an additional [Arc Calibration]. Diagnostic Test Function IFS-15S has a built-in diagnostic test feature that allows the user to perform a simple one step evaluation of splicer performance covering several different critical variables. Perform this function in the event of splicer operation trouble.

  • Page 31: Dust Check

    IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. Dust Check During normal splicing, the splicer observes fibers through image acquisition and processing. Dust or contaminants on the cameras, lenses and wind protector LEDs disturb disturbs normal observation of fibers and may result in improper splicing.

  • Page 32: Operation Procedure

    The warning message "Warning! You must replace electrodes " will be Electrode Warning displayed on the screen when the number of discharge exceeds the setting number. INNO recommends that this parameter to be set as 3500. Software Upgrading ① Select [Update Software] in [Maintenance Menu].

  • Page 33: Chapter 8 Other Function & Utilities

    IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. Chapter 8 - Other Functions & Utilities Data Storage This splicer stores up to 2,000 splicing results. Contents of data stored are different depending on splicing mode. Display Splice Record Splicing results stored in the memory can be displayed. Comments can be added or edited.

  • Page 34: Change Monitor Position

    IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. Change Monitor Position The splicer is shipped from the factory with default setting for "Monitor Front" operation. This can be changed to "Monitor Rear" operation. When [Monitor Position] is changed, the direction of the arrow keys is reversed.

  • Page 35: Power Save

    IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. Power Save This function is important for battery conservation. If the power saving function is not set during battery pack use, the number of splicer cycles will be reduced. (1) Insert a power unit and turn splicer power on.
  • Page 36 IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. Appendix I Splice loss increase: Reason and solution. Symptom Solution Name Reason Dust on v-groove or Clean v-groove and Core Axial Offset fiber clamp chip fiber clamp chip. Dust on v-groove or Clean v-groove and fiber clamp chip fiber clamp chip.
  • Page 37 IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. Appendix II During the splice operating process, if the error messages is shown on the screen. Follow the solution precisely as shown in the list below. If it is not possible to eliminate the problem, the splicer may require service by a qualified service center.
  • Page 38 IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. Error Message Reason Solution Execute "Motor Calibration". If Shock occurred to the splicer Focus Starting Position Error the problem still exist, please during the splicing process. contact the sale agent. Overlap too much.
  • Page 39 IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. Error Message Reason Solution Overlap too much Adjust overlap parameter. Fat fiber Motor is not calibrated Execute [Motor Calibration]. Arc power too low Execute [Arc Calibration]. Decreased pre-discharge or The level of pre- discharge is Thin fiber pre- discharge Time.
  • Page 40 IFS-15S Master User’s Manual INNO Instrument, Inc. 8. Mismatch between Estimated splice loss and Actual splice loss The estimated loss is a calculated loss, so it can be used for reference only. The optical components of the splicer may need to be cleaned.
  • Page 41 ----- End of Document ----- Design is subject to change without prior notice. PAGE 40...

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