Artic FUSION SPLICER 4.3 User manual

HANDHELD FTTX FUSION SPLICER
FUSION SPLICER 4.3
AR-FUSPLICE-4.3
USER
MANUAL

1. Noticebeforeusing...............................................................................................3
1.1. Safetyinstruction.................................................................................................................................3
1.2. Note...............................................................................................................................................................3
1.3. Legalstatement....................................................................................................................................3
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2. Starttocomprehendsplicer...............................................................................4
2.1. Overviewofsplicer............................................................................................................................4
2.2. Keyboard...................................................................................................................................................4
2.3. Technicalparameters......................................................................................................................8
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3. Acompletesplice..................................................................................................9
3.1. Poweron...................................................................................................................................................9
3.2. Preparationoffiberendface.....................................................................................................9
3.3. Fiberclamping....................................................................................................................................11
3.4. Opticalfiberfusion..........................................................................................................................12
3.5. Heat-shrinkable..................................................................................................................................12
3.6. Cooling.....................................................................................................................................................13
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4. Menuinstruction.................................................................................................13
4.1. Parametersettingmenu...........................................................................................................14
4.2. Setup..........................................................................................................................................................16
4.3. Function..................................................................................................................................................19
4.4. Maintenance........................................................................................................................................21
4.5. Heater........................................................................................................................................................24
4.6. Electrodes...............................................................................................................................................25
4.7. Status.........................................................................................................................................................26
4.7. Information...........................................................................................................................................27
5. Routinemaintenance.........................................................................................27
5.1. Cleaning..................................................................................................................................................27
5.2. Replacingelectrode.......................................................................................................................29
5.3. Electrodeaging.................................................................................................................................30
5.4. Softwareupgrade............................................................................................................................30
6. Commonfaultandsolution.............................................................................. 31
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7. AppendixA...........................................................................................................32
CONTENTS

1. Notice before using
1.1Safetyinstruction
Pleasereadthefollowinginformationbeforefirstusing.
1.Usingthespecifiedbatteryandadaptor,otherwiseitmaycauseanexplosionorperma-
nentdamagetothemachine.
2.Don'tusethemachineinahightemperature,flammableorexplosiveenvironment(suchas
agasstationnearby).
3.Don'tattempttodisassemblethemachineoritsaccessories,onlyauthorizedagenciescan
repairit.
4.Pleasedon'ttouchelectrodesduringworkingtime,oritmaycausepersonalinjury.
5.Whenliquidorforeignbodyintothemachine,orsmoke,odor,noise,etc.,orastrong
impact,pleaseimmediatelyshutdownthemachine,andpullouttheACpower.
1.2.Note
Whenusingthemachine,improperoperationmaycausedamageforthemachineoreven
dangertohumanhealth.Itissuggestedtooperateinthefollowingway.
1.Thismodelmachineonlyappliestoquartzglassfibersplicing,nottoanyotherthings.
2.Don'tuseorstorethemachineinahightemperatureorhumidityenvironment(otherwiseit
maydamagetheequipmentorreducetheperformanceofthemachine).
3.Whileusingthemachineindustenvironment,trytoavoidadustasfaraspossible.
4.Whenmovingthemachinefromlowtemperaturetohightemperature,thereshouldbe
anyheatingprocesstoeliminatecondensation.
5.Pleaseusehigh-purityanhydrousalcohol(purity>99%)tocleanmagnifyinglens,reflector
andfiberv-groovesurface.
6.Thesplicingmachinemustbehandledgentlytoavoidstrongvibrationorimpact,andwith
acarryingcasefortransportationorstorage.
7.Maintainthewholemachineonceayear.
1.3.Legalstatement
Withoutthewrittenconsentofourcompany,anyunitorindividualwillnotbeallowedtoextract
orcopypartofthecontentsofthismanual,ortransmittedinanyform.Productsdescribedin
thismanual,includingourcompanysoftware,unlessapprovedbytherelatedoblige,otherwi-
senoonecanbeinanyformforthesoftwaretocopy,distribute,modify,excerpts,decompi-
ling,disassembling,decryption,reverseengineering,lease,transfer,sublicenseandother
ACTSofinfringingthesoftwarecopyright.
Attention:Themanualdescribessomefeaturesandfunctionsoftheproductanditsacces-
sories,relatedtotheproductionbatch,therefore,thedescriptioninthismanualmaynotexactly
matchtheproductyoupurchased,aswellasitsaccessories.
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2. Start to comprehend splicer
2.1.Overviewofsplice
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OurCompanyreservestherighttomodifyanyinformationinthismanualatanytime,without
anypriornoticeanddoesnotundertakeanyresponsibility.
Limitationofliability:Withinthescopeofapplicablelaw,ourcompany,inanycase,donʼt
compensateforanyspecial,incidental,indirect,secondarydamageduetousingthismanual
ortheproduct,andalsodonʼtcompensateforanylossofprofits,data,goodwilloranticipated
savings.
FIGURE 2.1
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2.2.Keyboard
2.2.1.Keyboardappearance
FIGURE 2.2
Withinthescopeofapplicablelaw,inanycase,ourcompanywillundertakethegreatest
responsibilityforthelossessufferedintheuseoftheproductdescribedinthismanualinthe
limitofthepriceyoupaidfortheproduct.(Exceptincasesinvolvingofpersonalinjuryaccor-
dingtoapplicablelawfordamages)

2.2.2.Keyboardfunctions
Table2.2
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•WhilePowerOn,pressthiskeytoshutdown.
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•WhilePowerOFF,pressthiskeytoPowerOn.
•Underthestandbyinterface,pressthiskeytodischargeaweakarc.
•Inthemenu,pressthiskeytoenterthenextsubmenu.
•Ifpermitted,pressthiskeytorun.
•Ifpermitted,pressthiskeytoswitchbetweentheleftandrightsidesofCMOS
Sensor,Motorsandsoon.
Underthestandbyinterface,pressthiskeytoenterthemainmenu.
Underthemainmenuinterface,pressthiskeytoreturntheuppermenu.
•Underthestandbyinterface,pressthiskeytoincreasetheLCDbacklight.
•IntheCMOSsensorstep,pressthiskeytoincreasetheCMOSsensorbacklight.
•Inmotoradjustment,pressthiskeytodriveupthefiber.
•Ifpermitted,pressthiskeytomoveupthecursor.
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Table2.1
1PowerLight
4Left
7Menu/Exit
10Heat
13Switchvideo
2Up
5Enter
8Power
11Arc
14AutoSplice
3Right
6Down
9Heatinglight
12Reset

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•Underthestandbyinterface,pressthiskeytogapthefiber.
•Underthemainmenu,pressthiskeytoselectthelefticon.
•Inmotoradjustment,pressthiskeytodrivethecorrespondin
theleft.
gmotortomoveto
•Underthestandbyinterface,pressthiskeytoenterthemainmenu.
•Underthemainmenuinterface,pressthiskeytoreturntheuppermenu.
•Underthestandbyinterface,pressthiskeytodecreasetheLCDbacklight.
•InthesetupoftheCMOSsensor,pressthiskeytodecreasetheCMOSsensorbacklight.
•Infunctionofamotortest,pressthiskeytomovedownthecorrespondingmotor.
•Ifpermitted,pressthiskeytomovedownthecursor.
•Underthestandbyinterface,pressthiskeytoalignthefiber.
•Underthemainmenu,pressthiskeytoselecttherighticon.
•Inmotoradjustment,pressthiskeytodrivethecorrespondingmotortomoveto
theright.
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•Underthestandbyinterface,pressthiskeytoalignthefiber.
•Underthemainmenu,pressthiskeytoselecttherighticon.
•Inmotoradjustment,pressthiskeytodrivethecorrespondingmotortomoveto
theright.
•Underthestandbyinterface,pressthiskeytofuse.
•InthePowerOnstate,pressthiskeytoresetthemotorposition.
•Underthestandbyinterface,pressthiskeytoswitchthevideomode..
•Underthestandbyinterface,pressthiskeytorunautosplice.
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INSTALLATION MANUAL FIBER ACCESS TERMINAL CLOSURE AR-DB16F
Applicablefiber
Claddingdiameter
Coatingdiameter
Typicalloss
Returnloss
Cuttinglength
Program
Operationmode
Autotoheat
Splicetime
Heatingtime
Magnification
Observationmode
FusionRecords
Estimateloss
Tension
OperationInterface
Batterycapacity
Powersupply
Electrodestimes
Interface
OperationEnvironment
Volume/weight
SM,MM,DS,NZDS,others
80-150um
100-1000um
SM:<=0.02dB;MM:<=0.01dB;
DS:<=0.04dB;NZDS:<=0.04dB
>60dB
10-16mm(CoatinglayerDiameter:<250µm)
16mm(CoatinglayerDiameter:250~1000µm)
40groups
AutomodeandManualmode
Supported
Lessthan9seconds
34seconds(heat-shrinkingtubewidthis40mmor60mm)
100times/doubleshow,200times/singleshow
HighsensitivityCMOSsensor,ColorLCDof4.3inchwithpixels480x280
Supporttostore4000groupsofFusionRecords
Supported
Supported,1.8~2.2N
GUI
5200mAh;Typical250timesfusion;Showremainingreal-time
Adapter:AC100-240V(50/60HZ);Output:DC11~13.5V
3000times
12VDCpowerinput,USB2.0
Altitude:0-5000m;Humidity:0-95%;Temp:-10℃-+50℃;Airspeed:<=15m/s
149mm（L）×120mm（W）×130mm（H）/2.25kg(BatteryIncluded)
2.3.Technicalparameters

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3. A complete splice
Afullfiberspliceprocedureincluding:thefiberendfacepreparation,fibersplicing,tension
test,heatingandcoolingofshrinktube.Thischapterwillintroducedetailsofthespecific
processofthefibersplice.
Pressandholdthepowerbuttonuntilthepowerindicatorlight,then,LCDalsoentersthe
self-testscreen.
Preparetwoopticalfibers,asshowninFigure3.2,inwhichanopticalfiberissetintotheheat
shrinktube.
3.1.Poweron
3.2.Preparationoffiberendface
FIGURE 3.1
FIGURE 3.2
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AsshowninFigure3.3,clenchedfibercleaver,placethefiberintothetoothoftheclampbythe
lefthand,reservebarefiber30to40mmstrippedfibercoating.Useacottonballdippedin
anhydrousalcohol(purity>99%)wipeopticalfibercoatinglayerthatresidualdebris,Figure3.4
shows.
Putthecleanedfiberintothecutterpositionedgroove,theedgealignmentofthefiber
coatingcutterruler“13”scaleoutside(thescaleisgreaterthan13,showninFigure3.4).Close
smallplaten,requiringthatthebarefiberstraightontheleftandrightrubberonthechop-
pingblock.Togetherwithclosethelargeplate,andpushthecutterbladeslidertotheotherend
tocutoffthefiber.
FIGURE 3.3
FIGURE 3.4
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AfterCutting,openthelargeplatentotakeawaycuttingbrokenfiberintothewastefiber
storagebox.(Brokenfiberhasgreatharmtohumanhealth,so,pleasebesuretocollectand
chopbrokenfiber).Openthesmallplaten,andcarefullytakeoutthecutendfacefiber.Donʼt
makethefibercrosssectiontouchinganyotherobjects,toordertoavoiddamageorconta-
minationendface.

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Openthewindproofcoverandthetwosidefiberplatens,then,putthepreparedfiberinto
V-groovethroughthelocatingslot.Makesurethatthefiberendfaceshouldbelocated
betweentheV-grooveedgeandtwoelectrodes.
AsShowninFigure3.5
Pleaseoperatecarefullyanddonʼtletthefiberendfacetouchanyotherobject.Thenclose
thelargeplatentofixopticalfiber,whichshouldbeplacedhorizontallyintheV-groove,
withoutupturnedphenomenon.Ifclampingfailed,youcanliftfibercarefullyandrepeatthe
operationaboveuntilthefiberclampingisqualified.
Similarly,prepareandclamptheotheropticalfiber.
Then,closethewindproofandcontinuetoobservetheamplifiedfiberfromthedisplay.Ifthefiberend
faceisobviouslyuneven,tiltordamaged,youneedtoremovethefibertocutagain.
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FIGURE 3.5
3.3.Fiberclamping
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PICTURE 16
Afterclamping,themachineisinareadystate,asshownbelow.Ifin"Automatic"splicemode,
autosplicebeginsassoonasthewindproofclosed.Ifin"Manual"splicemode,ausermust
pressthe"SET"buttontorunthespliceroutine.
First,selectthefusionparametergroupaccordingtotheopticalfibertype.Press“MENU”toenter
themainmenu,andthenselectthe“parameters”iconandpressthe“confirm”keytoenter
themenu.Weneedtoselectafusionparametergroupmatchedwithsplicefibertype.Itis
suggestedtochooseSM8.
3.5.Heat-shrinkable
Theopticalfiberfusionpointisreallyfragileandeasilybroken,so,youneedprotectionbyusing
heatshrinkable.Openthewindproofcover,largeplatenandheatercover.Gentlyremovefiber,and
donʼtbendfibergreatlytoavoidthefusionpointbroken.
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FIGURE 3.6
3.4.Opticalfiberfusion
USER MANUAL HANDHELD FTTX FUSION SPLICER FUSION SPLICER 4.3
Press"SET"tostartthesplicingprocedure.Themachinedrivesthemotor,whichwillpromo-
tebothsidesoffiberstothemiddleofthescreen,judgingthefiberendfacewhethermeet
therequirements.Ifqualified,turntothenextprocess,otherwiseshowatipofbadendface
andstop.
Afterjudgment,thealignmentmotorwilladjustfiberPositiontomakebothsidesoffibers
aligninthree-dimensional.Atlast,theelectrodedischargearcfusefiber.Whenfusioncom-
pleted,themachinewillgivethelossestimates,andhaveatensiontestifneeded.

PICTURE 16
Moveheatshrinkabletubingtothefusionpoint,whichmustbeinthemiddle.Then,place
heatshrinkabletubinginthemiddleoftheheatingfurnace.Theheaterbeginsheatingas
soonastheheatingfurnaceclosed.About34secondslater,heatingshrinkinghasbeencompleted.
Thefigurebelowistheheatshrinktubingbeforethermalshrinkageandafterthermalshrinkage.
3.6.Cooling
Theheatshrinkabletubingafterheatingisatahigttemperature,andneedscooling.Hangthe
coolingtrayonthecarryinghandle.So,afterheating,pulloutthefiberfromtheheating
furnacetothecoolingtraybyhands.About1minutelater,itcoolstotheordinary
temperature.
ThemachineadoptsaMETRO-stylemenu,whoseinterfaceissimple,beautifuland
convenientforoperation.Theoperationinterfacehas8icons,andeachiconcorresponds
toadifferentfunctionalmenu.
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FIGURE 3.7
FIGURE 4.1
USER MANUAL HANDHELD FTTX FUSION SPLICER FUSION SPLICER 4.3
4. Menu instruction
FIGURE 3.7
FIGURE 4.1
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4. Menu instruction

4.1.Parametersettingmenu
FIGURE 4.2
PICTURE 16
Forthemainmenuinterface：
Inthestandbystate,pressthekeytoentertheinterfaceofthemainmenu.
Inthemainmenu,pressthekeytoexitthemainmenutothestandbyinterface.
Inthemainmenu,pressthedirectionkeys,andthecorrespondingdirectiononthenexticon
isselected.
Pressthekeytoenterthesubmenu.
Insubmenu:
Pressthekeyortoselecttheupdowncursor.
Pressthekeyortomodifythecurrentdata.
Pressthekeytoenterthenextsubmenu.
Pressthekeytoentertheuppermenu.
“Parameters”menuisusedtoselectandsetthefibersplicingparameters.Menuformsby
differentsplicingparameterssubmenu,asshowninFigure4.2.Eachsub-menuisagroup
ofsplicingparameters,andthemenuiscomposedbythepartofthenumber,filename,
patternandstate.Thenumberfrom0to39,atotalof40groupsofparameterscanbeused.Mode
Auto,Calibrate,Normalthreekinds,ofwhichtheAutoclassofparametersderived
experimentaloptimizationforthefactoryandcannotbemodifiedandrecommendedfor
newusers.ThedataoftheCalibrateparameterscanbemodifiedexceptthepre-discharge
andpost-dischargetime.AlltheNormalparameterscanbemodified.
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USER MANUAL HANDHELD FTTX FUSION SPLICER FUSION SPLICER 4.3

FIGURE 4.3
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USER MANUAL HANDHELD FTTX FUSION SPLICER FUSION SPLICER 4.3
The“type”representwhichthefiberisfusedbytheparameter.Abbreviationsareexplainedin
thefollowing.
SM:Singlemodefiber
MM:Multimodefiber
DS:Dispersionshiftedfiber
NZDS:Non-zerodispersion-shiftedfiber
ThestateON/OFFsaysthegroupiscurrentlyusedornot.Pressthekeyortochangethe
currentsplicingparametergroup.
Pressthekeytoentertheparagroup，asshownabove.
Theparameterconsistsofthefollowingparameters:
PrefusetimeInthetotalfusionprocess,ashorttimeabout30msinSM16msinMM,
Itisnotrecommendedforthenewusertomodify.
FusetimeIntotalfusionprocess,alongtime2.0secondsinSM,1.2secondsinMM.
Itisnotrecommendedforthenewusertomodify.
ArcDischargecurrentmeansthatthedischargearccurrentintensity.Thehighvalueofthe
currentcorrespondstoagreaterarc,resultinginahighertemperature.Thefiberisablated
moreseriously.Pressthekeyortoincreaseordecreasetheparametervalue.
PushingOverlapThepushingforwarddistanceinthefusionprocess.Pressthekeyorto
addorsubthevalueofoverlap.
MaxEndfaceTheanglebetweenthefiberendandverticaldirectionistheendface.Inthe
processofjudgingthefiberendface,thefiberendfaceshouldnotmorethantheMax
endface.
StateItshowsthemusingthestateofthecurrentviewingparametergroup.Youcanpressthe
keyortochangetheparameter.
GappingThedistanceoffibergapbeforefusing.Pressthekeyortochangeit.

Theoperationmodeisthemethodofmachinefusion,whichconsistsof:automaticormanualmode.
Thisparameter,automatically,turnsoffthewindshieldinthestandbyinterface,thesplicingmachine
willbeginrunningsplicefiberopticprocedures.ManualmoderequirestheusertopresstheSETbutton,
andthemachinewillbeginsplicingopticalfiber.Selectthemenubutton,andpressthekey,the
”launam“dna”citamotua“neewtebhctiwslliwseulavretemarap
Suspend1Whenfibersplicing,fiberadvancingtomeetthegapconditions,theprogrampauses,
waitingforthefurtheroperationoftheuser.Continuetosplicing,pressSETbutton.Tointerrupt
splicing,presstheRESETbutton.
Suspend2Fibersuspendtherunningattheendofthesubsequentprocessofaligning.
ResettimeAfterafibersplicing,toordertoprepareforthenextsplice,propulsionmotorsneedtobe
resettothereferenceposition.Fibersplicingiscompleted,openthewindscreen,oversometime
towaitforpropulsionmotorstobegintoreset.Thewaitingisthetimethatautomaticallyreset.The
menuselected,pressthekeyortochangetheparametervalues.
4.2.Setup
4.2.1.Operationmode
The“setup”menuisusedtosetthedataincludingtheBrightness,Autopoweroff,Tension,
Languageetc.,asshownbelow.
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FIGURE 4.4
USER MANUAL HANDHELD FTTX FUSION SPLICER FUSION SPLICER 4.3

Pressthekeytoentertheinterfaceofcamerabrightness,asshownbelow.Pressthekeyorto
modifythegainoftheCMOScameraresultinginthechangeofcamerabrightness.
PressthekeytoswitchtheCMOScamerasensor.
4.2.3.Camerabrightness
4.3.2.Language
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USER MANUAL HANDHELD FTTX FUSION SPLICER FUSION SPLICER 4.3
FIGURE 4.5
USER MANUAL HANDHELD FTTX FUSION SPLICER FUSION SPLICER 4.3
FIGURE 4.5
FIGURE 4.6
Languageshowsthedisplaylanguagecurrentsoftwareused.Therearetwolanguagesavailable：
ChineseThesoftwareinterfacedisplaysChinese.
EnglishThesoftwareinterfacedisplaysEnglish.

Opentheoption,splicecompleted,themachinewouldimpose2Newtonʼspullingsonthefiberto
testthequalityofsplicing.Ifthefiberbroke,itmeansthefusionfailed.Pressthekeytoswitchthe
tensionstatebetweenONandOFF.
Whentheoptionisturnedon,iftheXfiberandYfiberarenotthesamelengthsshowingonthe
screen,thefiberswillbeadjustedtothesamelengthautomatically.
whentheoptionisturnedon,ifthefiberbasicpositionsareoff-middle,thefiberbasicpositions
couldbeadjustedtomiddleautomatically.
4.2.7.FiberMiddleView
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FIGURE 4.7
4.2.6.X/Y--SameLength
USER MANUAL HANDHELD FTTX FUSION SPLICER FUSION SPLICER 4.3
4.2.4.Tension
Whentheoptionisturnedon,themachinewillshutdownautomaticallyifnooperationwithinten
minutes.
4.2.5.Autoshutdown

FIGURE 4.8
FIGURE 4.9
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USER MANUAL HANDHELD FTTX FUSION SPLICER FUSION SPLICER 4.3
Thefunctionmenuliststhesplicingmachinewithsomefeatures,suchastimeanddate,motortest,
exportsplicingrecords,programupgrade,etc.asshowninFigure4.8.
4.3Function
PressthekeytoentertheinterfaceofDateandTimeasshowninfigure4.9.Pressthekeyor
tomovetheselectioncursor,andthenpressthekeyortomodifytheselectionvalue
4.3.7.DateAndTime

FIGURE 4.10
FIGURE 4.11
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4.3.8.MotorTest
Motortestimitatesthedistanceofthepushmotormovingforwardinthefusionprocess.Pressthe
keytoentertheinterface.Afterthepreparedfiberclampedintothemachine,youmustpressthe
keytorunthetest.Thetestresultswillbegivenattheendofthetest,asshowninFigure4.10,
whichshowsthedistanceofeachpushmotormovingforward.Thestandardvalueisbetween8
and12.
Theoptionisusedtoexportthefusionrecordsmemoriesinthemachine.AftertheUdiskisinserted
intotheUSBport,choosethisoptionandpressthekeytoconfirmfusionrecordsexport.As
Figure4.11shown,theprogrambeginstotesttheUSBportandthenfindtherecords.Ifthereʼsno
record,theprogramwillpromptanerror.
4.3.3ExportRecords