OTDR Series e-Manual, D07-00-076P-RevD00 Page 2 of 109
Table of Contents
1.0 About This User Manual ........................................................................................... 5
2.0 Product Introduction ................................................................................................. 6
2.1 PLATFORM HIGHLIGHTS (FX150/FX300/MTTPLUS/RXT/TX300S) ............................................. 6
2.2 KEY FEATURES ........................................................................................................................ 7
2.3 PACKAGE CONTENTS ............................................................................................................... 8
3.0 Safety Information ..................................................................................................... 9
4.0 Theory of Operation ................................................................................................ 10
4.1 OTDR ................................................................................................................................... 10
4.2 LIGHT SOURCE ...................................................................................................................... 11
4.3 OPTICAL POWER METER ........................................................................................................ 11
4.4 VISUAL FAULT LOCATOR ........................................................................................................ 11
5.0 Basic Operation ....................................................................................................... 12
5.1 TEST PORTS AND INTERFACES ............................................................................................... 12
5.2 FRONT PANEL LAYOUT .......................................................................................................... 14
5.2.1 LED Indicators ...................................................................................................................................... 14
5.2.2 Rubber Keypad ..................................................................................................................................... 14
5.2.3 Menu Navigation ................................................................................................................................... 15
5.3 MTTPLUS OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................. 16
5.3.1 MTTplus Side View ............................................................................................................................... 16
5.3.2 MTTplus Control Panel ........................................................................................................................ 17
5.3.3 MTTplus OTDR Module Top View ....................................................................................................... 17
5.4 RXT OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................................... 18
5.4.1 RXT Front Panel ................................................................................................................................... 19
5.4.2 Getting Started ..................................................................................................................................... 20
5.5 FX150 OVERVIEW .................................................................................................................. 21
5.5.1 FX150 Test Ports .................................................................................................................................. 21
5.5.2 FX150 Keypad ....................................................................................................................................... 21
5.5.3 FX150 Screen Navigation .................................................................................................................... 22
5.5.3.1 View/Hide side menu panels ......................................................................................................... 23
5.5.4 Setting up FX150 WiFi.......................................................................................................................... 24
5.5.4.1 Access WiFi option ........................................................................................................................ 24
5.5.4.2 Connect to a WiFi network ............................................................................................................ 25
5.6 CUSTOMIZING YOUR TESTER .................................................................................................. 26
6.0 Test Fiber and Initial Preparation Introduction ..................................................... 29
6.1 CONTAMINATION .................................................................................................................... 30
6.2 INSPECTION ........................................................................................................................... 30
6.3 CLEANING PROCEDURE .......................................................................................................... 31
6.4 BEST PRACTICES ................................................................................................................... 32
6.5 CONNECTORS ........................................................................................................................ 33
6.5.1 Connector Types .................................................................................................................................. 33
6.5.2 Connector Performance and Polishing.............................................................................................. 35
6.6 FIBER CABLES AND FIBER PATCHCORDS ................................................................................ 37
6.6.1 Fiber Cable ............................................................................................................................................ 37
6.6.2 Fiber Patchcord .................................................................................................................................... 38
6.7 INSERTING THE FIBER............................................................................................................. 40
6.7.1 Preventing Inaccurate Readings ........................................................................................................ 40
6.8 FIBER SCOPE UTILITY (FX150, FX300, MTTPLUS, RXT-1200, TX300S) ................................. 41
6.8.1 Fiber Scope Overview .......................................................................................................................... 41
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