Acterna MTSe 5000 Series User manual

USER MANUAL
MTSe5000 Series
Manual reference: 5000M02
750000992/16
Software: Versions 4.xx
Print ed: December 2001
 2001 Acterna
The information contained in this document is the
property of Acterna. It is only provided for the operation
and maintenance of the instrument. It must not be
duplicated without the prior written permission of
Acterna.
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Notice
The information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice.
Acterna shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or
consequential damages resulting from the use of this material.
This document must not be photocopied, reproduced, or translated into another
language without the written consent of Acterna.
Visual Conventions
<Print> Name of the softkey depending on the current function (displayed
on the right of the screen).
Range Information displayed on the screen.
PRINT Direct access key (below the screen).
TITLE Name of the menu displayed in the pull down menus.
Note Information concerning the operation of MTSe.
Important Important information concerning the correct operation of the MTSe.
Attention Message warning the user of the risk of damaging the instrument or
loosing information if the instructions are not respected.
Danger Message warning the user that he could be injured if the instructions
are not respected.
Laser safety
The provisions contained in two standards define the safety procedures to be
observed both by users and by manufactures when utilizing laser products:
• EN 60825-1 : 1994 - Safety of laser products – Part 1: Classification of
products, requirements and user guidelines.
• FDA 21 CFR § 1040.10 - Performance standards for light-emitting products -
Laser products.
Due to the range of possible wavelengths, power values and injection
characteristics of a laser beam, the risks inherent in its usage differ. The laser
classes form groups representing different safety thresholds.
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Laser classes applicable to the MTSemodules:
Warning labels for the laser classes of the MTSe
Due to the reduced dimensions of the optical modules, it is not possible to attach
the required warning labels to them. In line with the provisions of Article 5.1 of
the EN 60825-1 standard, the warning labels are illustrated in the following table.
Reference standard
Modules EN 60825-1 :1994 FDA21CFR§1040.10
Multimode MM and ML
- at 1300 nm
- at 850 nm
Class 1
Class 3A Class 1
Class 1
Singlemode SR, DR Class 1 Class 1
Singlemode HD
- at 1310 nm, 20 µs
- at 1310 nm, other pulse widths
- at 1550 nm
Class 3A
Class 1
Class 1
Class 1
Class 1
Class 1
Singlemode VHD
- at 1310 nm, 10 and 20 µs
- at 1310 nm, other pulse widths
- at 1550 and 1625 nm
Class 3A
Class 1
Class 1
Class 1
Class 1
Class 1
VFL option Class 2 Class 2
Warning labels Reference standard
EN 60825-1 :1994 FDA21CFR§1040.10
Class 1
Class 2
Class 3a
CLASS 1
LASER PRODUCT
LASER RADIATION
DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM
CLASS 2 LASER PRODUCT LASER RADIATION - DO NOT STARE
INTO BEAM
CLASS II LASER PRODUCT
CAUTION
LASER RADIATION
DO NOT STARE INTO BEAM OR VIEW
DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENT
CLASS 3A LASER PRODUCT
LASER RADIATION - DO NOT STARE
INTO BEAM OR VIEW
DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS
CLASS III ALASER PRODUCT
DANGER
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Optical connector
The optical connector is the access point to the laser beam (see figure
below).
Example of a laser connector on the MTS 5100erear panel
The user must take the necessary precautions concerning the optical output of
the instrument and follow the manufacturers instructions.
Important Measurements on optical fibers are difficult to execute and the preci-
sion of the results obtained depends largely on the precautions taken
by the user.
AC/DC and battery safety
Important In conformance with the recommendations of standard EN 61010,
the instrument should be operated within the manufacturer’s guide-
lines. Failure to do so may compromise the protection offered by the
instruments design.
Important Do not use any AC/DC adaptor or battery other than the supplied
accessories. If another adapter or battery is used, it may damage the
MTSeitself.
The MTSeis supplied with a Nickel Metal Hydrid rechargeable bat-
tery.
Laser emission
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1Table of contents
Visual Conventions ............................................................................................ ii
Laser safety.......................................................................................................... ii
AC/DC and battery safety............................................................................... iv
Measurement Principles ......................................................................1-1
OTDR measurements principle ...........................................................1-1
Measurement result .........................................................................................1-1
Measurement validity .....................................................................................1-2
Reflectance ........................................................................................................1-2
OTS Measurement principles ..............................................................1-3
Attenuation measurement ..............................................................................1-3
Power measurement ........................................................................................1-4
WDM principle and analysis .............................................................. 1-4
Measurement results .......................................................................................1-5
Introduction ....................................................................................... 2-1
Interchangeable modules ...............................................................................2-1
Measurements ..................................................................................................2-2
Setup ..................................................................................................................2-2
Results ...............................................................................................................2-2
Printing ..............................................................................................................2-3
Memory .............................................................................................................2-3
Getting Started ................................................................................... 3-1
Before switching on ...........................................................................3-1
Unpacking the instrument .............................................................................3-1
Installation and removal of module ..............................................................3-1
Positioning of the unit .....................................................................................3-2
Positioning the handle or the carrying strap ...............................................3-3
Charging the batteries .....................................................................................3-4
Battery management .......................................................................................3-5
Using MTSefrom the mains supply .............................................................3-7
Connecting the fiber ........................................................................................3-7
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Switching on/off the MTSe................................................................ 3-8
After switching on ............................................................................ 3-9
Installing a new version of the software ......................................................3-9
Instrument Set up .........................................................................................3-11
System setup ...................................................................................................3-12
Help ................................................................................................3-18
Printing ...........................................................................................3-18
Copying to the internal printer ....................................................................3-18
Loading a new roll of paper .........................................................................3-26
Coping to an external printer .......................................................................3-26
Copying to a file on a floppy disk ...............................................................3-27
Visual fault locator function .............................................................3-27
Optical Talk Set Function ................................................................ 3-28
Introducing a user logo ................................................................... 3-29
Conditions ......................................................................................................3-29
Method of integrating a logo .......................................................................3-29
Troubleshooting ............................................................................. 3-30
MTSeControls ................................................................................... 4-1
Front panel ........................................................................................4-1
Display screen and softkeys ...........................................................................4-2
Directional arrow keys ....................................................................................4-4
Control keys .....................................................................................................4-4
Laser activity indicator ...................................................................................4-4
Configuration menus ........................................................................ 4-5
Editing ............................................................................................. 4-5
Use of the external keyboard .........................................................................4-7
Rear panel ........................................................................................ 4-8
Fiber connector .................................................................................................4-9
Floppy disk drive (option) .............................................................................4-9
Serial port (RS 232) ........................................................................................4-10
Parallel port (Centronics) .............................................................................4-10
IEEE port .........................................................................................................4-11
Computer display output .............................................................................4-11
Using an OTDR module ....................................................................... 5-1
OTDR Test SET-UP .............................................................................. 5-1
Selecting measurement acquisition parameters ..........................................5-3
Selecting measurement result display parameters .....................................5-4
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Selecting fiber parameters .............................................................................. 5-5
Acquisition ....................................................................................... 5-6
Real-time mode ................................................................................................ 5-7
Automatic acquisition mode ......................................................................... 5-9
Manual acquisition mode ............................................................................. 5-11
Case of the multi-wavelength acquisition ................................................. 5-13
Detection of traffic ......................................................................................... 5-13
Result analysis ................................................................................ 5-14
Using the cursors ........................................................................................... 5-14
Zoom and shift functions ................................................................. 5-15
Events ............................................................................................. 5-15
Event display criteria .................................................................................... 5-15
Table of results ................................................................................ 5-17
Information given for each type of event detected .................................. 5-18
Notes in table ................................................................................................. 5-19
Automatic detection and measurement ............................................5-20
Addition of markers ......................................................................... 5-21
Addition of manual measurements ...................................................5-22
Making Slope measurements ...................................................................... 5-23
Making splice and reflectance measurements .......................................... 5-24
Manual ORL measurement .......................................................................... 5-26
ORL on a saturated trace .............................................................................. 5-27
Locking markers ..............................................................................5-27
Overlay trace function ..................................................................... 5-28
Overlay conditions ........................................................................................ 5-28
Transferring stored traces to the overlay memory ................................... 5-29
Adding overlay traces .................................................................................. 5-30
Swapping overlay traces .............................................................................. 5-30
Removing traces ............................................................................................ 5-30
Shifting traces ................................................................................................ 5-31
Exiting the overlay menu ............................................................................. 5-31
Both End Measurement ...................................................................5-32
Measurement Principles ............................................................................... 5-32
Execution of a Both End measurement ...................................................... 5-32
Fault locator mode ........................................................................... 5-37
Macro .............................................................................................5-38
Starting a macro (Play) ................................................................................. 5-39
Creating a user macro 1 to 4 (Learn) .......................................................... 5-40
Saving a macro on a floppy disk ................................................................. 5-40
Loading a macro from a floppy disk .......................................................... 5-41
Use of the macro to store a configuration .................................................. 5-41
Macro 5 description ...................................................................................... 5-41
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Using the OTS module ........................................................................ 6-1
OTS Test SET-UP ................................................................................6-1
Selecting Light source parameters ................................................................6-2
Selecting Power meter parameters ................................................................6-3
OTS Results Window ......................................................................... 6-4
Light Source ......................................................................................................6-5
Power meter .....................................................................................................6-8
OTS Measurements ......................................................................... 6-11
Adjusting the power meter zero setting .....................................................6-11
Making a reference measurement ...............................................................6-11
Measuring the fiber under test ....................................................................6-12
Source Specific Functions ................................................................6-12
Using variable power (with laser source only) .........................................6-12
Scanning Mode ..............................................................................................6-12
Transmission of modulated signals ............................................................6-13
Power meter Specific Functions ........................................................6-13
Memory Functions ........................................................................................6-13
Automatic result storage ..............................................................................6-15
Automatic result printing .............................................................................6-16
Choosing a non calibrated wavelength ......................................................6-17
Setting an audible alarm threshold .............................................................6-17
Transferring OTS table to Excel ...................................................................6-17
Optical spectrum analyser .................................................................. 7-1
Configuration of the instrument ......................................................... 7-1
OSA test setup .................................................................................. 7-1
Acquisition parameters ...................................................................................7-2
Detection parameters ......................................................................................7-3
Signal/Noise parameters ...............................................................................7-3
Results display parameters ............................................................................7-4
Display of WDM results ......................................................................7-5
Trace ..................................................................................................................7-6
Table ..................................................................................................................7-9
Overlay of traces ............................................................................. 7-12
Overlaying a trace .........................................................................................7-12
Possible actions after overlaying a trace ....................................................7-13
Saving and transferring the results to Excel ..............................................7-13
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File management ................................................................................ 8-1
Storage media ...................................................................................8-1
Selecting the storage location ........................................................................ 8-1
Storing data ..................................................................................... 8-2
Filename .......................................................................................... 8-2
Different file naming ....................................................................................... 8-2
OTDR Module Automatic Filenaming ......................................................... 8-3
OTDR Module Semi-Automatic Filenaming ............................................... 8-4
OTS Module Automatic Filenaming ............................................................ 8-7
OTS Module Semi- Automatic Filenaming ................................................. 8-8
WDM Module Automatic Filenaming ......................................................... 8-9
WDM Module Semi-Automatic Filenaming ............................................. 8-10
File format ...................................................................................................... 8-11
Transferring MTSefile (table) to Excel ....................................................... 8-11
Memory Info and Comments ...................................................................... 8-15
Manipulating stored data .................................................................8-16
Explore function ............................................................................................ 8-16
Finding files .................................................................................................... 8-18
Loading an OTDR trace ................................................................................ 8-19
Loading an OTS table ................................................................................... 8-20
Deleting a file ................................................................................................. 8-20
Deleting a directory ...................................................................................... 8-21
Copying files from one medium to another (if available) ....................... 8-21
Printing one or more stored traces ............................................................. 8-22
Renaming a file .............................................................................................. 8-23
Formatting ..................................................................................... 8-23
Formatting a floppy disk (if installed) ....................................................... 8-23
Formatting the hard disk (if installed) ....................................................... 8-24
Remote control ................................................................................... 9-1
Connection of the MTSeto a PC ..........................................................9-1
Connection via the RS232 interface .............................................................. 9-1
Connection via the Ethernet interface .......................................................... 9-2
Connection via a modem ............................................................................... 9-2
Connection via the IEEE interface ................................................................ 9-3
Description of commands and queries ............................................... 9-3
Command errors ............................................................................................. 9-3
Command Format ........................................................................................... 9-3
Command Syntax ............................................................................................ 9-4
Abbreviation of command header ................................................................ 9-4
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Linking commands ..........................................................................................9-4
Parameters ........................................................................................................9-4
Queries ..............................................................................................................9-4
Common part commands .................................................................. 9-5
SRQ commands (IEEE interface only) ..........................................................9-5
Status structure Registers ...............................................................................9-6
Status commands .............................................................................................9-7
System setup commands ................................................................................9-7
Commands relative to the module and the function .................................9-8
Commands relative to the keys .....................................................................9-8
Identification commands for a previous measurement .............................9-9
Next measurement identification commands ...........................................9-10
Remarks in table ............................................................................................9-10
Command relative to the OTDR module ............................................. 9-11
Acquisition commands .................................................................................9-11
Result commands ..........................................................................................9-13
Fiber commands ............................................................................................9-15
Reading of OTDR results commands .........................................................9-16
Commands relative to the OTS modules ...........................................9-19
Power meter set-up .......................................................................................9-19
Power meter reference query .......................................................................9-20
Laser source set-up ........................................................................ 9-20
Reading of OTS results .................................................................................9-21
Commands relative to the WDM module .......................................... 9-23
Configuration OSA ........................................................................................9-23
Reading of OSA results .................................................................................9-25
Maintenance .....................................................................................10-1
Maintenance procedure ................................................................... 10-1
Returning an instrument ..............................................................................10-2
Guarantee conditions ....................................................................................10-2
Cleaning .........................................................................................10-2
Cleaning the front and rear panels and the covers ...................................10-2
Cleaning the screen .......................................................................................10-2
Precautions governing optical connections .......................................10-2
Cleaning the optical cable connector ..........................................................10-3
Cleaning the optical inputs or outputs of the MTSe.................................10-3
Battery replacement ........................................................................10-3
Checking the battery .....................................................................................10-3
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