Artic AR-MSCOPE-FO-200X User manual

FIBER MICROSCOPE
AR-MSCOPE-FO-200x//400X-T

ThankyouforpurchasingtheFiberMicroscope.Thisinstrumentwasdesignedtoprovideyearsof
Servicewhiledeliveringtrueopticalperformance.Theinstrumentisavailableinanyof5
magnifications(200x.400x.or500x),andcanbepurchasedwithauniversal2.5mmAnd1.25mmferrule
adapterorsystemyou'vepurchased,thismanualwillhelpyouthroughoperation&maintenance.
1. SETUP
TheFiberMicroscopecomesfullyassembledandrequiresonlyafewstepsbeforeitisreadytouse.1.
Beginbyremovingtheinstrumentfromitscase.
2.You'llneedtoinsert3AAAbatteries.Unscrewandremovethe"BatteryCap".Insertthebatterieswith
the"-"sideuptowardstheBatteryPlug;"+"sidedowntowardstheLightSwitch(seeFigure2).Replace
theBatteryCapandtighten.
3.IfyouhavepurchasedtheFiberMicroscopewithaUniversalAdapter,itshouldalreadybeinplace
andyourinstrumentisreadytouse.ifyoupurchasedanadapterseparately,simplyscrewitintothe
ThreadedholeattheoppositeendfromthelightSwitch.Yourinstrumentisreadytouse.
DONOTusethefibermicroscopetoviewactivefibersignalsunderANYcircumstances.
Activefibersignalscontainlaserlight,anddirecteyecontactwithlaserlightshouldbeavoided.The
failuretoavoiddirecteyecontactwithlaserlightcanresultinseriousdamagetotheeye.TheFiber
Microscopemaymagnifythelaserlightinactivefibersignals;directeyecontactwithmagnifiedlaser
lightshouldbeavoided.Lasersafetyfilters,asusedontheFiberMicroscope,arenosubstitutefor
practicinggoodlasersafety.Ifyouareunfamiliarwithlasersafetypractices,seekoutprofessional
training.Therearemanycapabletrainersworkinginthefiberopticfieldwhocanhelp.
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FiberAdapter BacklightWindow FocusAdjustment Eyespiece
BatteryCap LEDAccessPanel(NOTUSERSERVICEABLE)
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2. OPERATION
Inthismanual,wewillexplaingeneraluseoftheFiberMicroscope.However,itisimportant
toreadthespecificterminationinstructionspublishedbythemanufactureroftheconnectoryou
areusing.Thiswillensurepropertermination.Also,besureyouhavereadtheUserSafety
Warningandfullyunderstandthatdirecteyecontactwithlaserlightandmagnifiedlaserlight
shouldbeavoided.
1.Beginbyloadingthepolishedconnectorintotheadapter.Ifyouhavepurchasedour
UniversalAdapter,simplyslidetheconnectorferrule(2.5mm)intotheholeuntilyoufeelithita
stop(seefigure3).itmayrequirealittlepressuretogetitstartedasourUniversaladapteris
equippedwithano-slipgrippingmechanism.itisimportanttoslidetheconnectorferruleallthe
waytothestop.Thiswillminimizeanyrefocusingthatneedstobedonewhenchangingfrom
oneconnectortothenext.ifyouhavepurchasedoneofthededicatedadapters,insertthe
connectorjustasyouwouldintoapatchbayormatedconnector.
2.Nowturnthelighton.ThelightoperatesbypressingandholdingthelightSwitchin.You
cantellifthelightisonbycheckingthe"BacklightWindow"(seefigure1).Ifyouseelightthrough
thiswindow,youarereadytowork.
3.Oncetheconnectorisloadedandthelightison,holdtheeyepieceuptoyoureyeand
beginfocusing.Unlikemanyinstrumentsofthistype,theFiberMicroscopeisalwayscenteredso
thereisnoalignmenttobedone.Gripthefocusingadjustment(brasswheelwithrubbergrip,see
figure#1)andturnitto.focustheimage.Thefirsttimeyouusethemicroscope,ittofocusthe
image.Thefirsttimeyouusethemicroscope,itmaytakealittlelongertofindtheimage.Once
youfindtheimage,verylittlere-focusingisnecessaryiftheconnectorisproperlyloaded.
4.Onceyoucanvisualizetheconnectorferrule,youcanevaluateitforpolishquality,cleave
quality,andcleanlinessoptionally,youcanholdtheoppositeendofacabletotheBacklight
windowtogivefurthercontrasttothecore.Checkwiththemanufacturerofyourconnectorfor
furtherinstructions.
3. CHANGING THE LAMP
1.ThismicroscopeutilizesawhiteLEDlightsource.TheLEDhasastatedlamplifeofover100,
000hours.Therefore,youshouldneverhavetochangethelamp.ifyouhaveproblemswith
illumination,pleasecallyoursalespersontoarrangeforrepair.
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FiberAdapter
Insert3AAABatterieswith“.”
towardthebatteryplug
Batterycap
Inserttheferruleinto
universaladapter
4. MAINTENANCE
Keepthisinstrumentdryandclean.itisbuiltfordurabilityandfielduse,butcarefuloperationwill
greatlyextendlife.
5. CHANGING THE MAGNIFICATION
Ifyouwishtochangethemagnificationorhavedamagedoneoftheopticalcomponents,youwill
needtochangeeithertheeyepieceortheobjective.Onlytheeyepieceiseasilyservicedbytheuser.if
youneedtochangetheobjective,pleasecontactyourdealerforaserviceReturnAuthorization.Before
youchangetheobjectiveoreyepiece,determinewhichcomponentsyouneedusing
thefollowingtable.
Batterycap
Magnification   Eyepiece    Objectives
200    20     10
400    20    20
500    20    25