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Instrument User Manual KI6512 / T6512 100GBASE LAN WDM-LR4/ER4 Power Meter Warranty: Information in this manual is given in good faith for the benefit of the user. It cannot be used as the basis for claims against Kingfisher International or its representatives, if accidental damage or inconvenience results from use or attempted repair of the equipment.
1. Introduction The instrument is an easy and economical handheld Wavelength Selective Power Meter for 100GBASE LR4 / ER4 systems. It scans and stores the absolute or relative power levels of all 4 LR4 / ER4 λ in less than 0.8 seconds. These results can be viewed in graphical or numerical form, and stored for later recall or transfer.
2. Instrument Features • Compact, rugged & light weight • Simple to use • Fast measurement speed • Auto display all 4 LR4 / ER4 λ simultaneously • AUX port for 850, 1310, 1550 nm MM / SM • Backlit, sunlight readable color display •...
4. Safety Take appropriate eye-safe precautions when handling live fibre. Avoid condensation The instrument is resistant to normal dust and moisture, however it is not waterproof. If moisture gets into the instrument, remove the batteries and dry it out carefully for at least one hour before using it again. Storage The equipment can be stored at the specified temperatures and relative humidity.
5. Instrument Layout Disp Product label Keypad AUX port USB connector LR4/ER4 port Charging indicator Note: The instrument comes with an installed rubber holster Revision 4 Date: 8 Dec 2023 Page 7 of 25...
6. Operation instructions 6.1. General functions of instrument keys Keypad Functions ON / OFF Instrument, see section 6.2. [Backlight] ON / OFF LCD display backlight, see section 6.3 Perform 850, 1310, 1550 nm measurement (AUX port), see [PM] section 6.7 Perform LR4/ER4 measurement –...
6.2. Switching Instrument ON / OFF To switch ON instrument, press and hold [Backlight] until the initialization screen below is displayed, released the keypad. KI 6512 Initializing When initialized, the instrument will be defaulted to LR4/ER4 Measurement – single wavelength display mode; see picture below for instrument display. Battery charge indicator Time (hh:mm) Date (yy:mm:dd)
KI 6512 Powering down 6.3. Switch Instrument LCD backlight ON / OFF The instrument’s LCD backlight can be toggled ON or OFF by pressing [Backlight]. Backlight will turn off automatically approx. 30 seconds after the last key-press. 6.4. LR4/ER4 Measurement – single wavelength display mode Connect a SMF to “LR4/ER4”...
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Real Time Scan method Total power of 4 wavelengths Power for individual Channel number wavelength of CH01, CH02, CH03 or CH04 In this mode, the total power for all the four LR4/ER4 channels, and the power for only 1 of the four channels are displayed. Use [▲] or [▼] change channel.
6.5. LR4/ER4 measurement – multi wavelength display mode Connect a SMF to “LR4/ER4” port (see section 5) of instrument. Press [SCAN] to perform optical power measurement for the four LR4/ER4 channels/wavelengths. In this mode, total optical powers of all channels/wavelengths, and power of each individual channel/wavelength are displayed simultaneously, see below for instrument display.
Press & Scan method 6.6. Graphical display mode (applicable to LR4/ER4 measurement only) Press [SCAN] followed by [Graph] to display the optical powers of the LR4/ER4 wavelengths in graphical format, see picture below for an example. Press [Graph] again will switch the display back to multiple-wavelength format as shown in section 6.5.
6.7. 850/1310/1550 nm measurement Mode Connect a fiber (50/125um MMF for 850nm, 9/125um SMF for 1310 & 1550 nm) to “AUX” port (see section 5) of instrument. Press [PM] to perform optical power measurement. See instrument display below. Measurement result of 1 wavelength will be displayed at a time. Use [▲, ▼] to change wavelength.
to quit without saving. Note: This function does not apply to 850, 1310 & 1550 nm measurement. 6.10. Retrieving data saved in instrument Press [Recall] to go to the display below. Use [▲, ▼] to highlight the desired data record file followed by pressing [ENTER].
6.11. Instrument Setup Press [Menu] to display the instrument setup options available in 2 pages as show below. Menu option list, page 1/2 Menu option list, page 2/2 Use [▲, ▼] to scroll between pages and to highlight the option to be selected, press [ENTER] to confirm selection or [ESC] to quit Menu option list.
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Existing programmed value Enter new value here Use numerical keys to input the desired offset value (between -25.99 ~ +25.99 dBm). Use [▲ or ▼] to select “+” or “-” sign. Press [ENTER] to save setting or press [ESC] to return to Menu option list without saving. Note: This function does not apply to 850, 1310 &...
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and press [ENTER] to save setting or press [ESC] to return to Menu Option list without saving. 6.11.3. Time Set option Use this option to set date and time of instrument. When selected, an instrument display below can be seen. Date (yy-mm-dd) Time (hh:mm:ss) Use the numerical keys to enter date followed by time, and press [ENTER]...
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Use [▲, ▼] to highlight the data record to be deleted and press [ENTER] to select the data record. Press [ENTER] to delete or press [ESC] to quit without deleting and return to the data record list. Press [ESC] to return from data record list to Menu option list. Revision 4 Date: 8 Dec 2023 Page 19 of 25...
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6.11.5. Data Format option Use this option to delete all data records saved in instrument memory. When selected, the instrument display below can be seen. Press [ENTER] to proceed or press [ESC] to return to Menu option list without deleting any data record 6.11.6.
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When this option is selected, the instrument display below can be seen. “Real Time” or “Press&Scan” Use [▲, ▼] to select “Real Time” or “Press&Scan”, press [ENTER] to save selection or [ESC] to quite without saving. Note: This function does not apply to 850, 1310 & 1550 nm measurement. 6.11.8.
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Note: This function does not apply to 850, 1310 & 1550 nm measurement. 6.11.9. Threshold option (applicable to LR4/ER4 measurement only) Use this option to program the threshold level which is visible when the measurement result is presented in graphical format. When selected, the instrument display below can be seen.
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or “-” sign. Press [ENTER] to save setting or press [ESC] to return to Menu option list without saving. Note: This function does not apply to 850, 1310 & 1550 nm measurement. 6.10.10. Graph Color option (applicable to LR4/ER4 measurement only) This option provides choices for displaying graphical measurement results in different color format.
When selected, the instrument display below can been seen. Use [▲, ▼] to select, “Wavelength nm” (channel will be displayed as wavelength) or “Frequency THz” (channel will be displayed as frequency in THz), press [ENTER] to save setting or [ESC] to quit without saving. 7.
8. Packaging Content Item Description Quantity Optical WDM-LR4/ER4 Power Meter User manual USB cable CD (Data Management Software) Carry strap Carry pouch Calibration certificate QA certificate 9. Maintenance 1. Keep the sensor’s surface in the optical connector clean and free of dust or other contaminant by cleaning them regularly.
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