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AFL
Product Name:
AFL FlowScout® OLS8-SM Dual Optical Light Source (1310, 1550nm)
Manufacturer Part Number:
OLS8-SL2-BAS
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Test & Inspection
FlowScout
OLS8 Series Light Sources and
®
OPM8 Series Optical Power Meters
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- Page 1 Product Name: AFL FlowScout® OLS8-SM Dual Optical Light Source (1310, 1550nm) Manufacturer Part Number: OLS8-SL2-BAS Click here for more details on the AFL FlowScout® OLS8-SM Dual Optical Light Source (1310, 1550nm) Test & Inspection FlowScout OLS8 Series Light Sources and ®...
- Page 2 Click here for more details on the AFL FlowScout® OLS8-SM Dual Optical Light Source (1310, 1550nm) OPM8/OLS8 Battery & Power Status Fully ¾ ½ ¼ <10% State Power Indicator Charged Charged Charged Charged Charged Power Icon (software) Charging Hard Power button (Off)
- Page 3 Click here for more details on the AFL FlowScout® OLS8-SM Dual Optical Light Source (1310, 1550nm) OPM8 Controls and Interfaces Hard Buttons 1. Power button - press and hold to turn on; press to turn off. Note: power button also serves as Charge Indicator, see “OPM8/...
- Page 4 Click here for more details on the AFL FlowScout® OLS8-SM Dual Optical Light Source (1310, 1550nm) OPM8 Measurement Screen Soft Buttons and Indicators Soft Buttons Functionality 1. Ref = Set Reference button: allows the user to view current Reference(s) or set the new Reference(s).
- Page 5 Click here for more details on the AFL FlowScout® OLS8-SM Dual Optical Light Source (1310, 1550nm) OPM8 Measurement Screen Soft Buttons and Indicators Indicators 5. Detected Signal Type - this field displays one of the following: Wave ID - displayed if the OPM8 is receiving a wavelength ID’d light.
- Page 6 Click here for more details on the AFL FlowScout® OLS8-SM Dual Optical Light Source (1310, 1550nm) OPM8 General Settings Configuring Pass/Fail Limits Settings - Screen 1 Enable/disable Power/ Loss Pass/Fail limits Touch a Setting to edit Touch a Min field to...
- Page 7 Click here for more details on the AFL FlowScout® OLS8-SM Dual Optical Light Source (1310, 1550nm) OPM8 - Saving Results To Save Results 1. From the Measurements screen, touch Save. 2. Define Project name, OPM End, OLS End, Cable, and Fiber # fields used to name saved results.
- Page 8 Click here for more details on the AFL FlowScout® OLS8-SM Dual Optical Light Source (1310, 1550nm) OPM8 - Viewing or Deleting Saved Results To View Saved Results 1. From the OPM8 Home screen, touch Results to display the Results Manager.
- Page 9 Click here for more details on the AFL FlowScout® OLS8-SM Dual Optical Light Source (1310, 1550nm) OLS8 Controls and Interfaces Hard Buttons 1. Power button - press and hold to turn on; press to turn off. Note: power button also serves as Charge Indicator, see “OPM8/...
- Page 10 Click here for more details on the AFL FlowScout® OLS8-SM Dual Optical Light Source (1310, 1550nm) OLS8 - Selecting mode and Wavelength Touch to select the desired Touch to select wavelengths. the desired mode. CW & Tone modes transmit CW & Tone...
- Page 11 Click here for more details on the AFL FlowScout® OLS8-SM Dual Optical Light Source (1310, 1550nm) Measuring Optical Power with FlowScout OPM8 ® It is important to keep all optical connections and surfaces clean to ensure accurate measurements and operation. Always clean all test jumpers before conducting tests.
- Page 12 Click here for more details on the AFL FlowScout® OLS8-SM Dual Optical Light Source (1310, 1550nm) Testing Fibers with FlowScout OPM8 and OLS8 ® Step I - Set the Reference (One Jumper Method) 1. Power on the OPM8 and OLS8.
- Page 13 11. Mate free ends of the transmit and receive jumpers using the appropriate adapter. 12. Verify that the insertion loss of this mated connector pair is under 0.75 dB - maximum allowed by TIA (AFL recommends 0.4 - 0.5 dB typical): Observe the displayed value - insertion loss of the •...
- Page 14 Click here for more details on the AFL FlowScout® OLS8-SM Dual Optical Light Source (1310, 1550nm) Testing Fiber Links Step III - Measure Fiber Link Insertion Loss 15. Connect free ends of transmit and receive jumpers to the link under test.
- Page 15 File Management system allows simple organization of power or insertion loss measurements into multiple files. Using the AFL’s FlexReports Test Results Manager software and USB connection, test records are transferred to a PC for analyzing, generating professional test reports, and printing.
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