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Star FFS-R12000 Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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  • Page 1 Installation, Operation and Maintenance Manual FFS-R12000 www.star-technologies.co.in...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    CATALOG CATALOG ................2 1. PREFACE ................4 MAIN CONTENT ....................4 SAFTY PRECAUTIONS.................... 5 MAINTENACE NOTES.................... 5 SPECIFICATIONS ....................6 STRUCTURE ......................8 POWER SUPPLY AND CHARGING................9 MAIN SCREEN ....................12 BRIGHTNESS AND VOLUME SETTING ..............13 2. QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE ..........15 3.
  • Page 3 6. SYSTEM................34 SYSTEM INFORMATION..................34 LANGUAGE......................35 DATETIME ......................35 SARTUP PASSWORD ................... 36 LOW POWER MODE ................... 37 AUTO SHUTDOWN ..................... 38 7. ERRORS AND SOLUTIONS..........39 ” FIBER PLACED ERROR” ..................39 ” FACE ANGLE TOO LARGE”................40 ” FIBER ANGLE TOO LARGE”................41 8.

  • Page 4: Preface

    1. PREFACE AIN CONTENT Thanks for choosing STAR Ribbon Fiber Fusion Splicer product. To help users master this machine quickly, this manual particularly introduces the function feature, operation skills, maintenance notes and precautions of STAR R-12000 Fusion Splicer. Description: In this manual,the R12000 pictures are used for description (including the cover) by default, and other model products of this series are used in the same way.

  • Page 5: Safty Precautions

    AFTY PRECAUTIONS This machine is only used for splicing the silica optical fiber. It can not be used for other purpose. As the splicer is the high precision machine, please be cautious to carry and operate, conforming to the following safety regulations: Do not use the machine in an explosive hazardous ...

  • Page 6: Specifications

    Please conform to more maintenance instructions in the  subsequent chapters of this manual. PECIFICATIONS FFS-R12000 RIBBON FIBER FUSION SPLICER Type Ribbon Fiber Fusion Splicer Alignment Mode Clad to Clad Alignment (Fixed V-groove System) Applicable fibers Single Mode (SM),Multi-Mode (MM),Dispersion-Shifted (DS),Non- Zero...
  • Page 7 separately (Max) Fiber image magnification for viewing X and Y axes simultaneously Applicable protection sleeve Internal storage 10000 Return loss Tensile load 2.25 Fiber View Two axis CMOS camera Minimum Operating Altitude: 0~3800m above sea level, Temperature Temperature : -10~+50℃ , Wind : 15m/sec Humidity : 0 ~95%RH Maximum Operating Temperature...

  • Page 8: Structure

    TRUCTURE...

  • Page 9: Power Supply And Charging

    OWER SUPPLY AND CHARGING Install/Remove the battery:  Insert the Battery Pack into the machine in the direction as indicated by the red arrow.
  • Page 10 Press the Battery Release Button to remove the battery As indicated by the red circle. Power supply with AC Adapter:  Remove the Battery from the machine; Insert the AC Adapter/Battery Charger into the machine (same place as the battery); Insert AC Power Cable into the AC Adapter/Battery...
  • Page 11 Battery charging:  Connect the AC Adapter with the Battery by Power Cable; Insert AC Power Cable into the AC Adapter, and then start getting energized. Important !! Do not put the Battery and Adapter overlapped when charging.

  • Page 12: Main Screen

    AIN SCREEN Insert the Battery Pack or AC Adapter/Battery Charger and press the power key until it turns green, then the splicer starts work and check itself. After finished, the splicer enters into the Main screen and shows “Ready”. Splice mode; ...

  • Page 13: Brightness And Volume Setting

    RIGHTNESS AND VOLUME SETTING Follow these steps: On the Work interface, press UP key or DOWN  , then the brightness and volume menu come out; Press the menu key to change between  brightness Tab and volume Tab; Press UP key and DOWN key to adjust the ...

  • Page 15: Quick Reference Guide

    2. QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE Power On Check Splicing Mode The center Heating Mode The groove electrode Insert the fiber through the sleeve Strip,clean and cleave the fiber Place the end of fiber Open the wind-protector and between the V-groove put the fiber into edge and the center of the V-groove electrodes.
  • Page 16 Close the wind-protector and start the splicing process PULL PULL Having finished Splicing, take the fibers away. Move into the heater Move the protection sleeves to cover the While maintaining a slight splicing point. tension on the fiber end, do not twist or flex the fiber.

  • Page 17: Splice

    3. SPLICE PLICE MODE When the splice mode is not matched with the fiber type, click the Menu key, then enter into the Splice / Splice mode, select and enable the splice mode matched with the fiber type.

  • Page 18: Auto Start

    UTO START Auto start includes two options: Close the wind-protector under operation interface, start to splice automatically. Close the wind-protector under operation interface, no response.
  • Page 19 1, P AUSE AUSE Pause 1 includes the following options: When starts to splice under the operation interface, the splicer will be paused for confirmation after finishing cleaning & discharging operation When start to splice under the operation interface, the splicer will keep operating after finishing cleaning &...

  • Page 20: Camera

    AMERA This option is for setting up the display mode of the X/Y view in the fiber splicing process. STAR Ribbon Fusion Splicer has two cameras, the display images from these two cameras called X-view and Y-view. Camera interface shows every steps of a fiber splicing...
  • Page 21 Gap set Push the fibers into view. Clean ARC to clean the fiber. Align Adjust fibers to align approximately. Align Adjust fibers to align accurately. again ARC to splice the fibers. Estimate Estimate the splicing loss. Complete Splicing finished, wait for tension test. For each step, Camera options are available as below:...
  • Page 22 KIP ERROR Skip error interface lists various errors that may be detected in a fiber splicing process:...
  • Page 23 Fiber angle The fibers of V-grooves are not in the same too large level (There may be dust on the V-grooves or fiber surface.) Dust burn It founds dust burning when discharging and splicing (There is dust on the fiber surface or the fiber end face.) Loss too The estimated loss is large after spliced（This...

  • Page 24: Screenshot

    PLICE HISTORY History interface will automatically record the specification data of each splicing operation and the estimate loss in order to take reference inquires about the statistics. The data of each splicing operation will be recorded according to the time order. The latest record will be arranged on top.

  • Page 25: Heat

    4. HEAT EAT MODE Press the key in the Operation interface when the heating mode is not matched with the protection sleeve which is currently being used.Then enter into the Heat / Heat mode interface, choose a heating mode that is matched with the protection sleeve.
  • Page 26 When the heating is not sufficient due to the fairly thick protection sleeve or the low temperature, please follow these steps until improved: Switch from [XXmm std.] mode to the corresponding [XXmm plus] mode. Heat the 40mm protection sleeve under the [60mm std.] [60mm plus] mode;...

  • Page 27: Auto Start

    Repeat the step 4 until getting the most suitable heating time that can heat sufficiently under the current environment. UTO START Auto start includes the follow options: Put the fiber in the heater. The splicer will start heating automatically once the heater cover is closed.
  • Page 28 Suck the remaining alcohol in the V-groove with a dry  cotton swab; When clean the microscope lens, follow these steps: Wipe the surface of the microscope lens with a small  cotton swab dipped by alcohol; Suck the remaining alcohol on the surface of the ...

  • Page 29: Electrodes Replace

    LECTRODES REPLACE When ARC times surpass the electrodes’ lifetime, the discharging will be unstable, and splicing loss goes larger. So when the splicer warns users of replacing electrodes, please change the electrodes as required to guarantee the splicer’s performance. Please operate as these steps bellow: 1.
  • Page 30 Maintenance menu interface 2. Follow the [ Step 1 ] as the interface prompts : Shut down the splicer and replace by new and original STAR Ribbon electrodes . 3. Shut down the splicer, unfasten the screws to remove the electrodes, replace the old electrodes with the new ones, then install electrodes holder on the splicer and fasten the screws.
  • Page 31 Remove the buckle 3. Boot up and re-enter into the “Electrode replace” interface, clear the electrode counts to zero.
  • Page 32 4. After finishing all steps of electrode replace, , please enter into the “Maintenance menu” to implement “Electrode stabilize” and “ARC adjust”...
  • Page 33 Power on the splicer, press the key, and then enter into the Maintenance menu. Operate under Electrode Stabilize;  Operate under Adjust； ...

  • Page 34: System

    6. SYSTEM YSTEM INFORMATION System information interface presents all the basic information of the current system of the splicer, including the temperature inside the wind-protector detected by temperature sensor. Temperature inside the Wind- protector...

  • Page 35: Language

    The power supply on the main board makes sure time run precisely when the machine is off. Normally, the power supply can work several years. If the system time stops working when the machine is off, please contact the authorized STAR service center to change a new power supply.

  • Page 36: Sartup Password

    ARTUP PASSWORD Startup password function is used to set power-on password...

  • Page 37: Low Power Mode

    Startup password switch settings: Turn off startup password function, it can be used directly after boot up. Turn on startup password function, it can’t be used till enter password. Initial password:0000 , do remember the password after turn on start up password function.

  • Page 38: Auto Shutdown

    UTO SHUTDOWN The splicer can shutdown automatically when idling time. These options are available: When this function is off, the machine won’t shut down automatically anytime. (Number) The machine will shut down automatically when there is no operation during the setting times.

  • Page 39: Errors And Solutions

    These operations are available: Auto The image on the display will turn up or down automatically. Front The image on the display always shows forward. Back The display image always shows backward. 7. ERRORS AND SOLUTIONS ” F ” IBER PLACED ERROR ERROR REASON SOLUTION...

  • Page 40: Face Angle Too Large

    ” F ” IBER DIRTY ERROR REASON SOLUTION  There is  Strip the fibers again, some clean up them with dust on dustless cloth dipped “Fiber dirty” by alcohol, then cleave surface of the fiber again. the fibers. ” F ”...

  • Page 41: Fiber Angle Too Large

    ” F ” IBER ANGLE TOO LARGE ERROR REASON SOLUTION  There is  Strip the fibers again, “Fiber angle some dust clean up them with too large” on the dustless cloth dipped surface of by alcohol, then the fibers. cleave the fiber again.
  • Page 42 ” D ” UST BURN ERROR REASON SOLUTION  There is  Strip the fibers again, some dust clean up them with on the dustless cloth dipped surface of by alcohol, then cleave the fibers. the fiber again. “Dust burn” ...

  • Page 43: Connect The Pc Software

    8. CONNECT THE PC SOFTWARE NSTALLATION AND CONNECTION Follow these steps: Install the software Fusion Splicer for windows system  on PC. Connect the fusion splicer and PC with USB cable.  USB PORT USB port is on the left side of the display.

  • Page 44: Export Stored Fusin Splice Records

    When shows“ History”and“Firmware”includes Connected”means 2 big functions of the software。 machine is connected successfully XPORT STORED FUSIN SPLICE RECORDS With the assistance of software, it is Fusion Splicer  much easier to export the fusion splicer records under the menu “History” Power on the machine, press menu button, enter into ...

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