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Fluke DSX-8000 Technical Reference Handbook (700 pages)

Brand: Fluke | Category: Test Equipment | Size: 31.22 MB

Table of Contents
3
Chapter 1 Get Acquainted

37
- Overview of Features
  37
- Versiv 2 Compatibility
  38
- Contact Fluke Networks
  38
- Register Your Product
  39
- Additional Resources
  39
- Supplements and Updated Manuals
  39
- Symbols
  40
- Main Unit Connectors, Keys, and Leds
  49
- Main Tester as a Remote
  49
- AC Adapter and Battery
  53
  - Charge the Battery
    54
  - Check the Battery Status
    55
  - Mode
    56
- Verify Operation
  58
- How to Use the Touchscreen
  58
- The HOME Screen
  61
- How to Enter Text
  64
- Set User Preferences
  66
  - Language
    66
  - Date and Time Settings and Formats
    66
  - Number Format
    67
  - Units for Length Measurements
    67
  - Power-Down and Backlight Timeout Periods
    67
  - Audible Tone
    68
  - Power Line Frequency
    68
  - Display Brightness
    69
  - Import User Preferences from a File
    69
- How to Install a Strap
  69
- How to Remove or Install a Module
  70
- About Linkware Applications
  72
Chapter 2 Get Started

73
Chapter 3 Certify Twisted Pair Cabling

105
- Overview of the DSX Cableanalyzer Modules
  105
- DSX Cableanalyzer Connectors, Keys, and Leds
  106
- About Link Interface Adapters
  110
  - How to Prevent Damage to the Adapter Cables
    110
- Adapters for DSX-8000 and DSX-5000 Modules
  112
- The DSX Cableanalyzer Home Screen
  114
- Make Sure Your Tester Is Ready to Certify Twisted Pair Cabling
  117
- Set the Reference
  118
- Settings for Twisted Pair Tests
  120
- How to Do an Autotest
  126
- Bad Patch Cord" Message
  131
- How to Certify Patch Cords
  131
- Twisted Pair Autotest Results
  132
  - Automatic Diagnostics
    133
  - PASS*/FAIL* Results
    134
  - WIRE MAP Tab
    135
  - PERFORMANCE Tab
    140
  - Scalar Results
    142
    
    Length, Propagation Delay, and Delay Skew
    142
    
    Loop Resistance
    145
  - Continuous Tests
    147
- Frequency-Domain Results
  147
- DIAGNOSTIC and FAULT INFO Tabs
  186
- About Db Rules
  186
  - Db Rule
    188
  - 67 Db Rule for ACR-F and PS ACR-F
    189
- How to Use the Tone Generator
  191
- How to Use the Talk Function
  193
- Long-Range Communication Mode (DSX-5000)
  194
- About the Axtalk Analyzer Kit
  194
Chapter 4 Test Twisted Pair through a Poe Device (DSX-5000)

195
Chapter 5 Certify Coaxial Cabling

201
- Set the Reference for Coaxial Tests
  201
- Settings for Coaxial Tests
  203
- How to Do an Autotest
  205
- Coaxial Autotest Results
  208
  - Length and Propagation Delay
    210
  - Resistance
    211
  - Impedance
    212
  - Insertion Loss
    214
- About Splitters
  215
- Tests Without a Remote
  216
- Continuous Tests
  219
Chapter 6 Diagnose Copper Test Failures

221
- Fault Information
  221
  - Types and Order of Faults Reported
    222
  - When the FAULT INFO Tab Does Not Show
    223
- Causes of Twisted Pair Test Failures
  223
- Causes of Coaxial Test Failures
  228
- The HDTDR Analyzer
  230
- The HDTDX Analyzer
  236
- How to Use the Measurement Cursor on the HDTDR and HDTDX Plot
  240
Chapter 7 Clean Fiber Endfaces

243
Chapter 8 Inspect Fiber Endfaces

251
Chapter 9 Certify Fiber Cabling

269
Chapter 10 The Power Meter and Light Source

331
- How to Monitor Power and Loss
  331
- How to Control the Light Source
  335
  - Use the Display to Control the Main Tester's Light Source
    336
  - Use the Module's Button to Control the Light Source
    336
Chapter 11 The Optifiber Pro OTDR Module

339
- Overview of the OTDR Module
  339
- Optifiber Pro Connectors, Keys, and Leds
  340
- How to Remove and Install the Connector Adapters
  343
- The Home Screen for Optifiber Pro Modules
  344
- Settings for OTDR Tests
  346
- OTDR Settings for Limits that Calculate a Loss Limit
  355
- About Launch and Tail Cords
  356
- OTDR Port Connection Quality
  368
- How to Do an OTDR Test
  370
- OTDR Results
  374
  - Eventmap
    374
  - Event Table
    380
  - OVERALL FIBER RESULTS Screens
    389
  - EVENT DETAILS Screen
    392
  - About Measurements that Show "<" and
    395
  - OTDR Trace
    396
  - How to Use the Measurement Cursor on the OTDR Trace
    399
  - How to Quickly Try Different OTDR Settings
    402
- How to Do Bi-Directional Tests on Single Fibers
  404
  - How to Do Bi-Directional Tests for All Ids in a Set
    405
- Real Time Trace
  407
  - How to Quickly Try Different OTDR Settings in Real Time Trace Mode
    410
- The Smartloop Test
  412
  - How to Do an Auto Smartloop Test
    414
    
    Set up Smartloop Launch Compensation
    414
    
    Do the Smartloop Test
    416
  - Smartloop Results
    418
- Bi-Directional Smartloop Tests
  419
  - Why Do Bi-Directional Tests
    419
  - When to Do Bi-Directional Tests
    420
  - How to Do a Bi-Directional Smartloop Test
    420
    
    Set up Smartloop Launch Compensation
    420
    
    Do the Smartloop Test
    422
  - Averaged Bi-Directional Results
    424
- The Faultmap Test
  427
  - How to Do the Faultmap Test
    428
  - Faultmap Screen
    431
Chapter 12 The Optifiber Pro HDR OTDR Module

433
- Overview of the HDR OTDR Module
  433
- Optifiber Pro HDR Connectors, Keys, and Leds
  434
- How to Remove and Install the Connector Adapters
  437
- The Home Screen for Optifiber Pro HDR OTDR Modules
  438
- About PON OTDR Tests
  440
- Settings for HDR OTDR Tests
  441
- OTDR Settings for Limits that Calculate a Loss Limit
  451
- About Launch and Tail Cords for OSP Links
  452
- OTDR Port Connection Quality
  454
- How to Do an HDR OTDR Test
  456
- HDR OTDR Results
  461
  - Eventmap
    461
  - Event Table
    465
  - OVERALL FIBER RESULTS Screens
    475
  - EVENT DETAILS Screen
    478
  - About Measurements that Show "<" and
    480
  - HDR OTDR Trace
    480
- How to Quickly Change OTDR Settings after a Test
  482
- Real Time Trace
  491
  - How to Quickly Try Different HDR OTDR Settings in Real Time Trace Mode
    494
- The Faultmap Test
  496
  - How to Do the Faultmap Test
    497
  - Faultmap Screen
    500
- The Smartloop Test
  502
  - How to Do an Auto Smartloop Test
    504
    
    Set up Smartloop Launch Compensation
    504
    
    Do the Smartloop Test
    506
  - Smartloop Results
    508
- Bi-Directional Smartloop Tests
  509
  - Why Do Bi-Directional Tests
    509
  - When to Do Bi-Directional Tests
    510
  - How to Do a Bi-Directional Smartloop Test
    510
    
    Set up Smartloop Launch Compensation
    510
    
    Do the Smartloop Test
    511
  - Averaged Bi-Directional Results
    514
Chapter 13 OTDR Span and Event Editing Functions

517
Chapter 14 The Visual Fault Locator

527
- Visual Fault Locator Applications
  527
- How to Use the VFL
  528
Chapter 15 Diagnose Problems in Fiber Links

531
Chapter 16 Manage Test Results

539
- View Saved Results
  539
- How to Add a Result to a Saved Result
  543
- How to Replace a Saved Result that Failed
  544
- Delete, Rename, and Move Results
  545
  - Delete Results
    545
  - Rename Results
    545
  - Move Results to a Different Project
    545
- Manage Results on a Flash Drive
  546
- Upload Results to a PC
  547
- Memory Capacity
  549
- View the Memory Status
  550
- About Linkware Live
  550
Chapter 17 Use Projects

551
Chapter 18 Sync Projects with Linkware ™ Live

593
Chapter 19 Custom Media and Test Limits

605
- Make a Custom Copper Cable Type
  605
- Change the NVP
  606
- Make a Custom Outlet Configuration
  608
- Make a Custom Fiber Type
  609
- About the Index of Refraction
  612
- Make a Custom Fiber Test Limit
  613
Chapter 20 Maintenance

621
- Verify Operation
  621
- Clean the Tester
  622
- Clean the FI-1000 Video Probe
  622
- See Information about the Tester
  623
- Update the Software
  625
- Extend the Life of the Battery
  631
- Store the Tester
  631
- Remove the Battery
  631
- Replace the Tip on a DSX-PLA004 Connector
  632
- Traceable Calibration Period
  633
- If the Tester Does Not Operate as Usual
  634
- Before You Send a Main Tester to a Service Center
  634
- Options and Accessories
  636
Chapter 21 Specifications

637
- Environmental and Regulatory Specifications
  637
- Power
  639
- DSX-8000 Cableanalyzer Module Specifications
  639
- DSX-5000 Cableanalyzer Module Specifications
  645
- DSX Series Module Specifications
  650
  - DSX Series Adapter and Module Compatibility
    650
  - Length of Twisted Pair Cabling
    651
  - Propagation Delay
    651
  - Delay Skew
    652
  - DC Loop Resistance
    652
  - DC Resistance Unbalance
    652
  - HDTDX Analyzer Specifications for Cables <100 M (328 Ft)
    652
  - HDTDR Analyzer Specifications for Cables <100 M (328 Ft)
    653
  - Characteristic Impedance
    653
  - Tone Generator
    653
  - Input Protection
    653
  - DSX-CHA003 Coaxial Adapter
    654
- Certifiber Pro OLTS Module Specifications
  655
  - Certifiber Pro Power Meter Specifications
    655
  - Certifiber Pro OLTS Loss/Length Specifications
    656
- Optifiber Pro OTDR Module Specifications
  658
  - Optifiber Pro Datacenter OTDR Specifications
    661
- Optifiber Pro HDR OTDR Module Specifications
  662
  - Optifiber Pro HDR Datacenter OTDR Specifications
    665
- Visual Fault Locator
  665
- 1000 Video Probe
  666
- Traceable Calibration Period
  666
- Internal Memory Capacity for Test Results
  667
- USB Flash Drive
  667
- Serial Interfaces
  668
- RJ45 Connector on the Main Unit
  668
- Headset Jack
  668
- Display
  668
- Wi-Fi Connectivity
  670
  - Versiv
    670
  - Versiv 2 Wireless Radio
    670
- Weights
  671
- Dimensions
  671
Appendix A Tests on Long Fiber Links with the Optifiber Pro

673
- Make a Custom Fiber Type, if Necessary
  673
- Use a Launch Cord of the Correct Type
  673
- Use a Launch Cord of the Correct Length
  674
- Use a Launch Cord that Has the Correct
  674
- Connectors
  674
- Use the Correct Test Limit
  675
- For Tests on OSP Links
  675
Appendix B Reference Method Names

677
Appendix C Reference Methods for Fiber Cabling

679
- Introduction
  679
- Jumper Reference
  680
- Jumper Reference
  682
- Jumper Reference
  684
- Modified 1 Jumper Reference
  686

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Get Acquainted

Chapter 2 Get Started

Chapter 3 Certify Twisted Pair Cabling

Chapter 4 Test Twisted Pair through a Poe Device (DSX-5000)

Chapter 5 Certify Coaxial Cabling

Chapter 6 Diagnose Copper Test Failures

Chapter 7 Clean Fiber Endfaces

Chapter 8 Inspect Fiber Endfaces

Chapter 9 Certify Fiber Cabling

Chapter 10 The Power Meter and Light Source

Chapter 11 The Optifiber Pro OTDR Module

Chapter 12 The Optifiber Pro HDR OTDR Module

Chapter 13 OTDR Span and Event Editing Functions

Chapter 14 The Visual Fault Locator

Chapter 15 Diagnose Problems in Fiber Links

Chapter 16 Manage Test Results

Chapter 17 Use Projects

Chapter 18 Sync Projects with Linkware ™ Live

Chapter 19 Custom Media and Test Limits

Chapter 20 Maintenance

Chapter 21 Specifications

Appendix A Tests on Long Fiber Links with the Optifiber Pro

Appendix B Reference Method Names

Appendix C Reference Methods for Fiber Cabling

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