JDS Uniphase 4100 User manual

2100/4100 OTDR Modules
OTDR Modules for T-BERD/MTS-2000 and T-BERD/MTS-4000
Handheld Modular Test Set
User Manual
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2100/4100 OTDR Modules
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Handheld Modular Test Set
User Manual
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Table of Contents
About This Guide xv
Purpose and scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Assumptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Technical assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Recycling Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .xvii
Chapter 1 Principle of Measurement 1
Principle of reflectometry measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Information yielded by the measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Validity of Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Reflectance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Principle of optical power and attenuation measurements . . . . . .4
Power measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Attenuation measurements (optical link loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Chapter 2 Starting up 7
Unpacking the device - Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Fitting and removing a module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
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Fitting a module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Removing a module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Universal connectors and adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Adapter types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Switching adapter type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Changing the adapter on a LA OTDR Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Cleaning universal connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Chapter 3 Activating OTDR function 13
Selecting the SmartOTDR™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Principle of the SmartOTDR™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Selecting SmartOTDR™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Selecting the OTDR Expert function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Principle of the OTDR Expert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Selecting OTDR Expert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Chapter 4 Configuring the reflectometry test 17
Configuring the unit for SmartOTDR™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Selecting the configuration file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Modifying some parameters before the acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Configuring the test in OTDR Expert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Configuring the Acquisition parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Launchcableparameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Configuring the Alarms parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Configuring the Measurement parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Measurementparameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Detection parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Configuring the Link parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Configuring the file storage parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Configuration in Test Auto mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Saving configuration parameters in a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Loading an existing configuration file in ExpertOTDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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Chapter 5 Launching a reflectometry test and displaying results 37
Performing OTDR acquisitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Performing an acquisition in Real Time mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Principle of theReal time mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Performing acquisitionin Real Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Stoppingtherealtimeacquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Performing a measurement with SmartOTDR™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Performing an acquisition with OTDR Expert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Performing an acquisition from Results page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Multi-wavelength acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Actions on trace during acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Results display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Common functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Displayof eventsonthetrace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Resultstable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
Cursors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
Zoom function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Shiftfunction(OTDR Expert only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
Displayof traces inoverlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Tracesdisplayindoubleacquisitionmode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Advanced functions in OTDR Expert mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
Automatic measurement and detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Addition of events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Manual measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Measurementsofslope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Measurement ofORL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Measurement ofReflectance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
Splice measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Memorization of the position of events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Overlay trace function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Overlaying severaltracesstored inmemory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Displayof traces inoverlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Adding traces inoverlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Swappingoverlaytraces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62
Removing atrace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Quitting theoverlaymenu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
Reference Trace function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
UseofthereferencetracefunctionintheResultpage . . . . . . . . . .63
Usingthereferencetrace functionintheexplorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
SLM (Smart Link Mapper) option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Show the detailed information of one event . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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Event View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Changingthetypeofanevent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
OptiPulses option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Configuring the OTDR acquisition with OptiPulses mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Results in OptiPulses mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Saving the trace(s) and generating a report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Saving results and creating a report from results page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Opening a report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Storing OTDR measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Recalling OTDR files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Chapter 6 FTTA-SLM Software option 75
Principle of FTTA-SLM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Acceptance Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Troubleshooting Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Configuring the Reflectometry test for FTTA network . . . . . . . . .78
FTTA setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Alarms parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
File parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Launching the acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83
Results page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84
Trace View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
SmartLink view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Displaying the detailsof anevent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Event View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Changingthenameofanevent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Saving the trace(s) and generating a report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Saving results and creating a report from results page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Opening a report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Chapter 7 Power meter and Source options of the OTDR Modules 91
Connection to the power meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Configuring the Power meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Configuring the measurement parameters of the power meter . . . . . . . . . 93
Configuring the alarm parameters of the power meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Activating the Source function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
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Result page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Result page of the Power meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Tableof results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Commandsofthepowermeterparameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Result page of the Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Performing the power level measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Performing the insertion loss measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Setting the zero value of the power meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Carrying out the reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Carrying outtheside bysidereference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
Carrying outthereference in loopbackmode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Measurements on the fiber under test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Storing and reloading results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
File Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Storing results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Loading results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Chapter 8 FiberComplete Modules 103
General introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Principle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Activating the function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Establishing References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107
Reference stage process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
LoopbackReferencingmethod. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Side-by-Sidereferencing method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Configuring the units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Configuring the acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Configuring the file saving for FiberComplete results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Saving the parameters from FiberComplete configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Loading a configuration file FiberComplete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Performing the tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Sending a message to the distant Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Starting the test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Results screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .119
Cable view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Fiber View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Fault Finder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
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OTDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Saving results and generating a report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .122
Saving results and creating a report from results page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Opening a report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
File management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Storing results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Filenaming convention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Chapter 9 File management 127
File Setup menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Managing tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
File signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
File configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Dir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129
Rules fornamingfiles(Filenamingparameter) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130
Name ofa file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Save mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .131
Autostore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
ChangeFiberNbr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Fiber/Link Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Fiber IDand Fiber Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Cable Id . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
Location A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Location B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
Comment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .133
File export (T-BERD/MTS 4000 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Buttons on the right of the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Explorer Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .134
Description of the explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Storage media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
StoragemediabuiltintothePlatform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
ExternalUSBstoragemedia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
RemoteT-BERD/MTSanddatatransfer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .136
Abbreviations for storage media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Directories and files edit function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Saving files from the Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
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Loading files and displaying traces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Simple loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Loadingseveraltracesinoverlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Loadwithconfiguration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Exporting files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Explorer/LinkManager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .138
Editing function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Exportinga directory ina txtfile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139
Generatingpdfreport(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Using theMergekey,with the txt/pdf files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Sending files by e-mail(T-BERD/MTS4000only) . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
Chapter 10 Technical specifications 143
OTDR modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Characteristics of reflectometry measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
ManualMeasurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
Typical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Class of the lasers of the OTDR modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
OTDR modules measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Technical specifications of the Power meter function on module . .
148
Technical specifications of the Source function on module . . .149
Technical specifications of the FiberComplete modules . . . . . .150
Chapter 11 Options and accessories 151
References of measurement modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
OTDR Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
FiberComplete module with OTDR function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
FiberComplete module with Fault Finder function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
User manual references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
References of optical connectors and adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
Index 157
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About This Guide
The T-BERD/MTS-2000/4000 of JDSU provides a handheld, modular
platform designed for the construction, validation and maintenance of
fiber networks.
The topics discussed in this chapter are as follows:
–“Purpose and scope” on page xvi
–“Assumptions” on page xvi
–“Technical assistance” on page xvi
–“Technical assistance” on page xvi
–“Conventions” on page xvii
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Purpose and scope
The purpose of this guide is to help you successfully use the T-BERD/
MTS-2000/4000 features and capabilities. This guide includes task-
based instructions that describe how to install, configure, use, and trou-
bleshoot the T-BERD/MTS-2000/4000 with modules.
Assumptions
This guide is intended for novice, intermediate, and experienced users
who want to use the T-BERD/MTS-2000/4000 effectively and efficiently.
We are assuming that you have basic computer and mouse/track ball
experience and are familiar with basic telecommunication concepts and
terminology.
Technical assistance
If you need assistance or have questions related to the use of this
product, call or e-mail JDSU’s Technical Assistance Center for customer
support.
Table 1 Technical assistance centers
Region Phone Number
Americas
Talcum Products 866 228 3762 World Wide: 301 353 1550 [e-mail]
Europe, Africa, and
Mid-East [phone] (Europe) [e-mail]
[phone]
(JDSU France) [e-mail]
Asia and the Pacific
Southeast Asia, Aus-
tralia, and New Zea-
land
[phone]
(Hong Kong)
[phone]
(Beijing-China)
All others 866 228 3762 [e-mail]
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During off-hours, you can request assistance by doing one of the
following:
– leave a voice mail message at the Technical Assistance number in
your region
– e-mail North American Technical Assistance Center, [e-mail],
or European Technical Assistance Center, [e-mail]
– submit your question using our online Technical Assistance Request
form at www.jdsu.com.
Recycling Information
JDSU recommends that customers dispose of their instruments and
peripherals in an environmentally sound manner. Potential methods
include reuse of parts or whole products and recycling of products
components, and/or materials.
Waste Electrical and electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive
In the European Union, this label indicates that this product should not
be disposed of with household waste. Il should be deposited at an appro-
priate facility to enable recovery and recycling.
Conventions
This guide uses naming conventions and symbols, as described in the
following tables.
Table 2 Typographical conventions
Description Example
User interface actions appear in
this typeface.On the Status bar, click Start.
Buttons or switches that you
press on a unit appear in this
TYPEFACE.
Press the ONswitch
Code and output messages
appear in this typeface.All results okay
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Table 4 Symbol conventions
Text you must type exactly as
shown appears in this type-
face.
Type: a:\set.exe in the dia-
log box
Variables appear in this type-
face.Type the new hostname.
Book references appear in this
typeface. Refer to Newton’s Telecom Dictionary
A vertical bar | means “or”: only
one option can appear in a sin-
gle command.
platform [a|b|e]
Square brackets [ ] indicate an
optional argument. login [platform name]
Slanted brackets < > group
required arguments. <password>
Table 3 Keyboard and menu conventions
Description Example
A plus sign + indicates simulta-
neous keystrokes. Press Ctrl+s
A comma indicates consecutive
key strokes. Press Alt+f,s
A slanted bracket indicates
choosing a submenu from
menu.
On the menu bar, click
Start > Program Files.
Table 2 Typographical conventions (Continued)
Description Example
This symbol represents a general hazard.
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Table 5 Safety definitions
This symbol represents a risk of electrical shock.
NOTE
This symbol represents a Note indicating related information or tip.
This symbol, located on the equipment or its packaging
indicates that the equipment must not be disposed of in a land-
fill site or as municipal waste, and should be disposed of
according to your national regulations.
WARNING
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could
result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may
result in minor or moderate injury.
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