AFL OFL250 - General Information; Contacting Customer Service; How to View OFL250 Version Information; Recommended Accessories

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Contacting Customer Service
How to View OFL250 Version Information
If you have any questions about your OFL250 and recommended accessories, or if you need
technical or sales support, please contact NOYES Customer Service. You may call NOYES
Customer Service between 8 AM and 5 PM, United States Eastern Time.
Phone: +1 (800)-321-5298 or +1 (603)-528-7780
Mail: NOYEStechsupport@AFLglobal.com
Note: It is helpful to have the OFL250 version number if you need to contact Noyes Customer
Service or Technical Support.
General Information
Recommended Accessories
You will need fiber optic test jumpers to connect your OFL250 to the fiber under test. Test
jumpers must have the same core and cladding size as the fiber under test. The connector at one
end of the test cable must mate with the appropriate optical port on the OFL250. The connector
on the other end must mate with the fiber optic link under test.
Launch and Receive cables are required to measure the insertion loss and reflectance of the
near-end and far-end connectors respectively, on the fiber link being tested. NOYES Fiber Rings
may be used as Launch and Receive cables. Fiber Rings with a variety of lengths and connector
styles are available from AFL Telecommunications. The table below will help you to select right
test jumpers or cables for your test.
To do the following You will need the following accessories
To connect your
OTDR to the fiber
link under test
To terminate far-end
of the fiber link under
test
• Fault locate - find a break
• Measure link length
Test Jumper
(1-2 m typical)
None
• Measure near-end connector loss
• Measure near-end connector reflectance
Launch cable
(such as a NOYES
150 m Fiber Ring)
None
• Measure near-end connector loss and
reflectance
• Measure far-end connector loss and
reflectance
• Measure end to end link loss and optical
return loss
Launch cable
(such as a NOYES
150 m Fiber Ring)
Receive cable
(such as a NOYES
150m Fiber Ring)
This User’s guide provides operating instructions for testing fiber optic networks with the
OFL250 OTDR and assumes that you have basic knowledge about testing fiber optic networks.
The purpose of this user’s guide is to explain how to use and maintain your OFL250 OTDR.
Please check our web site at www.AFLglobal.com for updates to this manual, software
updates, and additional application information.
From the Main Menu, use keys to open the [About…] menu and display the OFL250
software version number.