User guide

OMNIScanner User Guide
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a part of each unit. When utilizing the OMNI Fiber adapters, OMNI Scanner
certifies single and multimode fibers, one or two at a time. Further, two
multimode, duplex fibers can be measured simultaneously at both wave-
lengths.
OMNI Fiber adapters are optical power meters for the verification of fiber
optic based cabling. By measuring optical power, they can verify the proper
installation and operation of various fiber optic components. At the speed of
light, faulty patch cables are identified, and length*, propagation delay, and
optical power loss are measured.
OMNI Fiber adapters have two colored LEDs to indicate the wavelengths.
Microtest Utilities Software
PC-based software expands OMNI Scanner’s user interface and aids with
the management of projects. Microtest Utilities for Windows allows you to
store, retrieve, manage, edit and print network cabling information. The
software provides the ability to define cable and project configurations that
can be downloaded to OMNI Scanner .
OMNIScanner’s Display
Scanner Display Function
1-2 or 12/36: The paired numbers in the display indicate wire
pairs. For example, 1-2 indicates the wire pair of
pins 1 and 2. 12/36 indicates two wire pairs tested,
the first pair of pins 1 and 2, and the second pair of
pins 3 and 6.
Pop-up lists: Pop-up lists are available by pressing ENTER when
the cursor is located on user definable fields. A
selection list will appear, and the rest of the display
will be inactive.
Spin Control: The spin control is available on editable fields that
allow for increasing or decreasing numeric values by
depressing the é or ê keys.
Scrollbars: Use the é and ê keys on the keypad to move up
and down in a scrollable screen.
Graph: Use the ç or è to move the graph cursor on the
frequency axis. Use the é or ê to zoom in and out
of graphs.
* applies to multimode only.