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Chapter 9: How to Use the OptiFiber
Pro OTDR Module
Overview of the OTDR Module
Warning
Before you use the OTDR module, read the safety
information that starts on page 2.
The OptiFiber
®
Pro OTDR modules are Optical Time Domain
Reflectometers that locate, identify, and measure reflective and
loss events in multimode and singlemode fibers. Typical maximum
test ranges are 35 km maximum at 1300 nm for multimode fiber
and 130 km maximum at 1550 nm for singlemode fiber.
The modules includes these features:
 Automatic analysis of OTDR traces and events helps you
identify and locate faults on multimode (850 nm and
1300 nm; 50 µm and 62.5 µm) and singlemode (1310 nm and
1550 nm) fiber.
 Shows OTDR results as an intuitive map of events, a table of
events, and an OTDR trace.
 “Document Only” test limit is available if PASS/FAIL results are
not necessary.
 DataCenter OTDR
™
test gives optimal performance when you
do tests on fiber installations that have short links, many
connections, and possibly large reflections.
 FaultMap
™
test lets you make maps of your cable plant, see
patch cords as short as 0.5 m, and see events that have poor
reflectance.
 Visual fault locator helps you verify the continuity of fibers
and locate faults in fibers and connectors.
 Optional video probe lets you inspect fiber endfaces and save
the images in test reports.