Optical Switch 73
5 Troubleshooting
Solving Common Problems
Here are some solutions to common problems you could have with your
unit.
Problem Possible cause Recommended action
Insertion loss higher
than expected.
Dirty optical
connectors.
Clean all optical connectors.
Improper wavelength
selected on other
instruments.
Switch to the correct wavelength on
all instruments being used.
Poor repeatability. Optical source is
unstable.
Wait for source to stabilize.
— Select High Repeatability.
No optical continuity. Switch is off. Set the Continuity switch to On.