User guide
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C850 Compact QUAD OTDR with QUAD OLS and OPM
GENERAL
Test Modes OTDR (Full Auto, Expert, Real-Time), Auto Test, OPM,
OLS, VFL
Trace File Format SR-4731 (GR-196-CORE Appendix A, B; SR-4731)
Length Measurement Range 5 km (MM);
200 km (SM)
Data Storage Internal flash memory
USB flash drive (2.0)
Downloadable from unit directly to PC
Data Storage Capacity Internal > 1000 fibers
Data Transfer to PC USB
Tool Free Adapters Modular cleanable SC/ST/LC
Size 27.4 x 19.3 x 7.1 cm
(10.8 x 7.6 x 2.8 in)
Weight 2.3 kg ( 5 lb)
Operating Temperature -10 to +50°C, 0 to 90% RH (non-condensing)
Storage Temperature -20 to +60°C, 0 to 90% RH (non-condensing)
Power Rechargeable Li-Ion or AC power adapter
Battery Life
1
> 8 hours continuous testing
Recharge Time
2
4 hours
Display 16.51 cm (6.5 in),
color, transflective
1 Typical, depending on display brightness.
2 Typical, from fully discharged to fully charged state, unit may be operating.
External battery charger available.
OTDR MULTIMODE SINGLE-MODE
Emitter Type Laser
Safety Class Class I FDA 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11,
IEC 60825-1: 2007-03
Center Wavelengths 850/1300 nm 1310/1550 nm
Wavelength Tolerance ± 20/30 nm ± 20/30 nm
Dynamic Range (SNR = 1) 22 dB 26 dB
Event Dead Zone
1
1.5 m
Attenuation Dead Zone
2
9 m
Pulse Widths 10, 30, 100, 300 ns; 1, 3, 10 ms
Range Settings 250 m to 64 km 250 m to 208 km
Sampling Points Up to 16,000
Min. Data Point Spacing 0.25 m
Group Index of Refraction (GIR) 1.4000 to 1.6000
Distance Uncertainty (m)
3
± (1 + 0.005% x distance + data point spacing)
Linearity ± 0.05 dB/dB
1 Typical distance between the two points 1.5 dB down each side of a reflective
spike caused by a -45 dB event using 10 ns pulse width.
2 Typical distance from event location to point where trace is within 0.5 dB of
backscatter caused by a -45 dB event using 10 ns pulse width.
3 Does not include GIR uncertainty.
VISUAL FAULT LOCATOR
Emitter Type Laser
Safety Class Class II FDA 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11,
IEC 60825-1: 2007-03
Wavelength 650 nm
Output Power (nominal) 0.8 mW
POWER METER
Calibrated Wavelengths 850, 1300 1310, 1490, 1550, 1625 nm
Detector Type InGaAs 2mm
Measurement Range +6 to -60 dBm
Accuracy
1
±0.25
Measurement Units dB, dBm, mW
Wavelength ID
2
Yes (to -47 dBm)
Set Reference Yes
Data Storage Yes
Tone Detection Yes (to -47 dBm)
1 Accuracy measured at 25ºC and -10 dBm per N.I.S.T. standards.
2 Automatic wavelength identification and switching when used with Noyes Wave
ID Series Light Sources.
LIGHT SOURCE MULTIMODE PORT SINGLE-MODE PORT
Available Wavelengths 850/1300 nm (nominal) 1310/1550 nm (nominal)
Emitter Type LED Laser
Safety Class Class I FDA 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11,
IEC 60825-1: 2007-03
Output Power > - 20 dBm, 62.5µm
MM
1
0 dBm, 9µm SM
Stability (after 15 minutes
warm up)
± 0.1 dB over 1 hour ± 0.07 dB over 1 hour
± 0.15 dB over 8 hours
Wave ID Transmit Yes
Tone Generation 270 Hz, 330 Hz, 1 kHz, 2 kHz
1 Output power will be approximately 3 dB less if a 50 µm mandrel-wrapped
jumper is used instead of a 62.5 µm mandrel-wrapped jumper.
Specifications
(All specifications valid at 25°C unless otherwise specified)