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7.6
7.6
7.6
7.6 Splicing
Splicing
Splicing
Splicing Operation
Operation
Operation
Operation
There are three splicing modes for selection: Manual,
Semi-auto and auto splicing mode.
7.6.1
7.6.1
7.6.1
7.6.1 M
M
M
M anual
anual
anual
anual splicing
splicing
splicing
splicing mode
mode
mode
mode
(1) Strip , clean and cleave the optical fibers.
(2) Open the shield.
(3) Lift the fiber clamps.
(4) Place the optical fibers in the V-grooves.
(5) Carefully close the V-groove clamps. Ensure the bare
fibers are seated at the position between the V-groove and
the electrodes.
(6) Carefully close the fiber clamps and then the shield.
(7) Decide
if
the end face of fibers is good or bad.
( 8 ) Press the key. The fibers move forward to their initial
gap. Do gap adjustment. If either of the two end face
angles is more than the preset value, an error occurs. Press
the
RESET
key and prepare the fiber again.
( 9 ) Press key and "ALIGN" will be displayed on the
screen and the splicer will align the fibers automatically.
The buzzer will beep and the screen will display "OK"
after the operation is done .
( 10 ) Press
ARC
/+
key to end this splicing operation . The result of
estimat ed loss is displayed on the screen .
7.6.2
7.6.2
7.6.2
7.6.2 Semi-auto
Semi-auto
Semi-auto
Semi-auto splicing
splicing
splicing
splicing mode
mode
mode
mode
The difference between s emi-auto and manual splicing mode is