User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- Safety Information
- Apple Inc. Legal Notice
- Hardware Overview
- User Interface Overview
- General Settings
- SmartAuto® OTDR with FleXpress™ and LinkMap® Display
- Testing in SmartAuto® OTDR
- Understanding Expert/Real-time OTDR Settings
- Expert OTDR Settings
- Real-Time OTDR Settings
- Testing in Expert and Real-Time OTDR Mode
- Light Source and Power Meter Operation
- Inspecting Fibers with FOCIS Flex and FlexScan
- Saving, Recalling and Uploading Test Results
- How to View Device Information
- General Information
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Testing in SmartAuto
®
OTDR
An optional launch quality check enables users to detect dirty,
damaged, poorly seated, or mismatched (UPC to APC) connectors.
To perform the launch quality check:
1. With the Launch Quality Check option
A
enabled in the OTDR
or General Settings screen, initiate an OTDR test.
2. The FlexScan will assess the loss and reectance at the OTDR’s
connection to the launch cord (ber ring) or ber under test.
3. If excess loss or reectance is detected, the OTDR displays the
‘Launch Quality is Poor’ warning screen
B
.
From this screen the user may chose to perform one of the
following:
– Cancel a test by touching either Cancel
C
or Back
D
.
– Clean and reconnect connectors and repeat the launch quality
check by touching Re-check
E
.
– Continue testing without checking and cleaning the
connection by pressing Continue
F
.
Note: Testing a ber with poor launch quality may produce
poor test results.
Launch Quality Check
B
A
D
E
C
F