Artic FUSION SPLICER 5.7 User manual

OUTDOOR MULTIFUNCTION FUSION
SPLICER
FUSION SPLICER 5.7
AR-FUSPLICE-5.7
OPERATION
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. Key..................................................................................................................................................................4
2.3. Technicalparameters......................................................................................................................8
2.4. Toolsconfiguration...........................................................................................................................9
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3. Acompletesplice................................................................................................10
3.1. Poweron..................................................................................................................................................10
3.2. Preparationoffiberendface...................................................................................................10
3.3. Fiberclamping...................................................................................................................................12
3.4. Opticalfiberfusion..........................................................................................................................13
3.5. Heat-shrinkable..................................................................................................................................13
3.6. Cooling.....................................................................................................................................................14
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4. Menuinstruction.................................................................................................14
4.1. Parametersettingmenu.............................................................................................................15
4.2. Setup.........................................................................................................................................................17
4.3. Function..................................................................................................................................................19
4.4. Maintenance........................................................................................................................................22
4.5. Heater........................................................................................................................................................25
4.6. Electrodes...............................................................................................................................................25
4.7. Status.........................................................................................................................................................27
4.8. Information...........................................................................................................................................27
5. Routinemaintenance.........................................................................................28
5.1. Cleaning..................................................................................................................................................29
5.2. Replacingelectrode.......................................................................................................................30
5.3. Electrodeaging..................................................................................................................................31
5.4. Softwareupgrade............................................................................................................................32
6. Commonfaultandsolution..............................................................................31
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7. AppendixA...........................................................................................................32
CONTENTS

Notice before using
Safetyinstruction
Pleasereadthefollowinginformationbeforefirstusing.
1.Usingthespecifiedbatteryandadaptor,otherwiseitmaycauseanexplosionorpermanent
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.
Note
Whenusingthemachine,improperoperationmaycausedamagetothemachineoreven
dangerforhumanhealth.Itissuggestedtooperateinthefollowingway.
1.Thistypeofthemachineisonlyusedforsplicingquartzglassfiber,notinplaceofanyother
matter.
2.Don'tuseorstorethemachineinahightemperatureorhumidityenvironment(otherwise
itmaydamagetheequipmentorcausethemachineperformancedegradation).
3.Whileusingthemachineinadustenvironment,trytoavoiddustasfaraspossible.
4.Whenmovingthemachinefromlowtemperaturetoahightemperature,thereshouldbe
anyheatingprocesstoeliminatecondensation.
5.Pleaseuseahigh-purityanhydrousalcohol(purity>99%)tocleanmagnifyinglens,reflector
andfiberv-groovesurface.
6.Thesplicingthemachinemustbehandledgentlytoavoidstrongvibrationorimpact,and
withcarryingcasefortransportationorstorage.
7.Maintainthewholethemachineonceayear.
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,otherwisenoonecanbeinanyformforthesoftwaretocopy,distribute,
modify,excerpts,decompiling,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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Start to comprehend splicer
Overviewofsplice
Key
Keyappearance
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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.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personal
injuryaccordingtoapplicablelawfordamages).
FIGURE 2.1
FIGURE 2.2
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Keyfunctions
Table
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Table
1Power
4Up
7Right
10Reset
2Enter
5Left
8Heat
11SwitchVideo
3Menu/Exit
6Down
9Arc
12AutoSplice
WhilePowerOn,pressthiskeytoshutdown.
WhilePowerOFF,pressthiskeytoPowerOn.
Underthestandbyinterface,pressthiskeytodischargeaweakarc.
In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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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correspondingmotortomoveto
theleft.
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.
Underthestandbyinterface,pressthiskeytofuse.
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InthePowerOnstate,pressthiskeytoresetthemotorposition.
Underthestandbyinterface,pressthiskeytoswitchvideomode.
Underthestandbyinterface,pressthiskeytorunautosplice.
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Fittedfiber
Claddingdiameter
Coatingdiameter
Typicalloss
Echo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
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
7seconds
30seconds(heat-shrinkingtubewidthis40mmor60mm)
150times/doubleshow,300times/singleshow
AhighsensitivityCMOSsensor,ColorLCDof5.6inchwithpixels640x480
Supporttostore4000groupsofFusionRecords
Supported
Supported,2N
GUI
10.8Ah;Typical220timesfusion;Showremainingreal-time
Adapter:AC100-240V(50/60HZ);Output:DC11~13.5V
4000timesInterface
12VDCpowerinput,USB2.0
Altitude:0-5000m;Humidity:0-95%;Temp:-10℃-+50℃;Airspeed:<=15m/s
160mm（L）×150mm（W）×145mm（H）/2.8kg(BatteryIncluded)
Technicalparameters
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INSTALLATION MANUAL FIBER ACCESS TERMINAL CLOSURE AR-DB16F
CarryingCase:
KeepthesplicerawayfromthebumpingandcompactWorkingplatform.
FiberCleaver:
Cuttingfiber
Preparationofthefiberendface.
Spareelectrodes:
Replacetheagingelectrodes.
Stripclamp:
Strippingthefibercoating.
Alcoholpumpbottle:
Usedtoholdalcohol.
Coolingtray:
holdheatshrinktubetocool.
AC-DCAdapterforsplicer.
ToolsConfiguration

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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enter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.
Poweron
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clamps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.
AfterCutting,openthelargeplatentotakeawaycuttingbrokenfiberintothewastefiber
storagebox.(Brokenfiberhasa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avoiddamageorcontamination
endface.
FIGURE 3.3
FIGURE 3.4
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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.
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uneven,tiltordamaged,youneedtoremovethefibertocutagain.
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FIGURE 3.5
Fiberclamping
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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,the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.
Press"SET"tostartthesplicingprocedure.Themachinedrivesthemotor,whichwillpromote
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tofusefiber.Whenfusionis
completed,themachinewillgivethelossestimates,andhaveatensiontestifneeded.
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
Opticalfiberfusion
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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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.
Cooling
Theheatshrinkabletubingafterheatingatinahightemperature,andneed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METRO-stylemenu,whoseinterfaceissimple,beautifuland
convenience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
Menu instruction
FIGURE 4.1
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Parametersettingmenu
FusionMode
"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.
FIGURE 4.2
PICTURE 16
Forthemainmenuinterface：
Inthestandbystate,pressthekeytoenterinterfaceof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.
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PICTURE 16
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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.
FIGURE 4.3
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the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fusionprocess.Pressthekeyorto
addorsubthevalueofoverlap.
GappingThedistanceoffibergapbeforefusing.Pressthekeyortochangeit.
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stateofthecurrentviewingparametergroup.Youcanpressthe
keyortochangetheparameter.
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Theoperationmodeisthemethodofthe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parametervalueswillswitchbetween"automatic"and"manual".
Suspend1Whenfibersplicing,fiberadvancingtomeetthegapconditions,theprogrampauses,
waitingforthefurtheroperationoftheuser.For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prepareforthenextsplice,propulsionmotorsneedtoberesetto
thereferenceposition.Fibersplicingcompleted,openthewindscreen,oversometime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.
Setup
OperationMode
The“setup”menuisusedtosetthedataincludingtheBrightness,Autopoweroff,Tension,
Languageetc.,asshownbelow.
PICTURE 16
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FIGURE 4.4
PICTURE 16
FIGURE 4.4
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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.
Language
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FIGURE 4.5FIGURE 4.5
FIGURE 4.6
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FIGURE 4.7
Pressthekeytoentertheinterfaceofcamerabrightness,asshownbelow
PressthekeyortomodifythegainofCMOScameraresultinginthechangeofcamera
brightness.PressthekeytoswitchtheCMOScamerasensorbetweenXandY.
Camerabrightness
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Opentheoption,splicecompleted,themachinewouldimpose2Newtonʼspulling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.
Tension
Whentheoptionisturnedon,themachinewillshutdownautomaticallyifnooperationwithinten
minutes.
Autoshutdown
Thefunctionmenuliststhesplicingthemachinewithsomefeatures,suchastimeanddate,motor
test,exportsplicingrecords,programupgrade,etc.asshowninFigure4.8.
Function
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FIGURE 4.8
FIGURE 4.9
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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
DateAndTime
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