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- Page 1 Test & Inspection FlowScout OLS8 Series Light Sources and ® OPM8 Series Optical Power Meters Quick Reference Guide www.AFLglobal.com | +1 (800) 235-3423...
- Page 2 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) / On Charging Power Icon (software) / On Hard Power Button Charging Power Icon (software) / Off Hard Power Button Configuring OPM8/OLS8 to Auto-Off...
- Page 3 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/ OLS8 Battery & Power Status” on page 2. Home button- from any screen, press to return to the Home screen. 3.
- Page 4 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). Short press displays the current Reference Power in dBm for each • detected or selected wavelength.
- Page 5 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. • 270 Hz (330 Hz, 1 kHz, 2 kHz) - displayed if the OPM8 is receiving a •...
- Page 6 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 Enable/Disable edit Min value Bluetooth Touch to display more Toggle between Power Settings and Info &...
- Page 7 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. Touch the desired field to display the String/Number editor sub-screen. •...
- Page 8 OPM8 - Viewing or Deleting Saved Results To View Saved Results 1. From the OPM8 Home screen, touch Results to display the Results Manager. 2. In the Saved Projects screen, touch the desired Project to display test results. 3. Touch the desired result to display Power/Loss measurements. 4.
- Page 9 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/ OLS8 Battery & Power Status” on page 2. Home button- from any screen, press to return to the Home screen. 3.
- Page 10 OLS8 - Selecting mode and Wavelength Touch to select the desired Touch to select wavelengths. the desired mode. CW & Tone modes transmit CW & Tone only one wavelength at a modes can time. transmit only one If Wave ID mode is enabled, wavelength at and dual wavelength option a time...
- Page 11 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. 1. Turn on OPM8 and display the Measurements screen by touching the Measurements soft button.
- Page 12 Testing Fibers with FlowScout OPM8 and OLS8 ® Step I - Set the Reference (One Jumper Method) 1. Power on the OPM8 and OLS8. On OLS8: press the Light button to turn light on. 2. If not operating in the Wave ID mode, set both instruments to the desired wavelength. 3.
- 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 Testing Fiber Links Step III - Measure Fiber Link Insertion Loss 15. Connect free ends of transmit and receive jumpers to the link under test. Clean jumper end that connects to patch panel prior to every test! 16. OPM8 will measure and display the insertion loss of the link under test. 17.
- 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.
- Page 16 Test & Inspection Thank you for choosing AFL Test & Inspection! www.AFLglobal.com | +1 (800) 235-3423...
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