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 Expert and Real-Time OTDR Mode
Initiate an OTDR test by pressing the Start/Stop button.
1. FlexScan begins testing with the Live Fiber check and if a live ber is NOT detected, proceeds to next step. For
details, see section “Live Fiber Detection” on page 27.
2. If the Launch Quality check is enabled, FlexScan checks loss and reectance of the OTDR connection. For details
see section “Enabling Launch Quality Check” on page 26 and “Launch Quality Check” on page 28.
3. If launch quality is ‘good’, FlexScan starts testing using settings congured in Expert OTDR (Real-Time OTDR)
settings screen.
4. When testing is completed, FlexScan displays the Trace screen, which is the only view shown in Expert and Real-
Time modes. For details, see section “Understanding Trace Display Features” on page 35.
To Test in Expert or Real-Time OTDR Mode