Kingfisher KI9800 Installation guide

KI9800 Light Source Training Manual
Revision: 2
Date: Nov 2017

KI 9800 SERIES LIGHT SOURCES

Table of Content (TOC)
1. TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
2. GENERAL FEATURES
3. MODELS
4. INSTRUMENT OVERVIEW AND KEYPAD LAYOUT
5. GETTING STARTED
5.1. Install Batteries
5.2. Turn Instrument On / Off
5.3. Select / Determine Test Cord Configuration
5.4. Install / Uninstall Adaptor on Instrument
5.5. Cleanliness
5.6. Instrument Operation
5.6.1. CW (Continuous Wave) Mode
5.6.2. Test tone / Multifiber ID Mode
5.6.3. Tamperlock Mode
5.6.4. Output Power Adjust
5.6.5. Autotest Mode
5.6.6. Firmware Check
6. INSTRUMENT CARE

1. TYPICAL APPLICATIONS
•Basic single mode, multimode or POF/PCS cable loss testing
•Tone generator for fiber identifier
•Tone generator for power meter tone detection
•MultFiber ID Tone generator for power meter tone detection
•Loss testing with Autotest compatible power meters
•General testing & maintenance
•Visual Fault Finder (VFL) option
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•Entry level skill with Tamperlock
•Excellent optical power stability
•Excellent re-connection repeatability
•Up to 3 wavelengths
•Test tone & Multi-fibre ID generator
•Autotest compatible with KI2000 / KI7000 meters
•Interchangeable connectors
•Shirt-pocket size, with spring clip
•Battery life: up to 40 hours
•Eye-safe long distance VFL up to 10 Km
•Ruggedized, water & dust resistant
•Captive Dust Cap
•Encircled Flux compliant LED sources
•Large sunlight readable display
•3-year warranty & calibration cycle
•Made in Australia
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3. MODELS
There are four model ranges:
•KI982x - Single mode
•KI981x –Multimode *
•KI980x - Specialty POF & Visible
•KI984x –Specialty VCSEL *
See Kingfisher website for full list of available models
*MM sources are EF compliant at 50 um working PC & APC connector versions
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4. INSTRUMENT OVERVIEW AND KEYPAD LAYOUT
Adaptor
release
button
LCD display
Dust cap
On / Off
Laser output
level setting
Autotest / Modulation
frequencies / Fiber ID
number
Battery door
Wrist strap
holder
Spring clip
Wavelength select
Product label
Instrument model, serial number
& manufacturing date
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Battery door latch
Optical
connector in
output port

5.1. Install Batteries
5.2. Turn Instrument On / Off
5.3. Select / Determine Test Cord Configuration
5.4. Install / Uninstall Adaptor On Instrument
5.5. Cleanliness
5.6. Instrument Operation
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To install batteries:
• Pinch latch and lift battery door
• Insert 2 ‘AAA’ cells
• Replace battery door
Battery life:
Laser/LED source: 40/35 hours in Autotest, typical using Alkaline batteries. 25 hours typical in CW mode.
Low Battery Display:
The symbol, is displayed when batteries are low.
Warning!
Do not use lithium batteries, or other batteries with a nominal voltage greater than 1.8 V to avoid instrument damage.
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5.2. Turn Instrument On / Off
To turn on,
Press green button, .
When instrument is on,
•It will automatically turn off 10 minutes (auto time out)
after the last key press.
•If batteries are low, “ “ will be displayed.
•Press green button again will switch off instrument.
To disabled auto time out,
press and hold green button, when instrument is off.
•Instrument will beep twice.
• “Perm” will be displayed on the upper part of the LCD
Press & hold
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Indicating that
instrument’s
source is off
To turn off,
Press green button, again.
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5.3. Select / Determine Test Cord Configuration
The instruments’ optical connectors are coloured code as follow depending on models,
• Green: SM (Single Mode) with APC end face
• Blue: SM PC with PC end face
• Beige: MM (Multi Mode) with PC end face
Identify the type of test cord (connector & end face types) that suit the instrument model.
Note:
• End face type of test cord and instrument must match i.e. PC-PC or APC-APC
• Wrong end face type may reduce performance
•APC end face type is more stable for lasers
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5.4. Install / Uninstall Adaptor On Instrument ◄Back to GETTING STARTED
Note:
All instrument models come with a
SC/SC adaptor (see pic below) as
standard accessory.
See Kingfisher website for other available
adaptors.
To install adaptor,
Push adaptor (in the orientation
shown below) into instrument’s
connector port.
To uninstall adaptor,
Press down the adaptor release
button, and pull adaptor out of
instrument’s connector port.
Slots on this side
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Ensure that all optical connectors especially
their end faces are clean.
•Dirty optical connectors will lead to
incorrect measurements.
•Dust particles could be similar size to
the core diameter of SM fibre.
•Avoid failures due to connector and
adaptor contamination!
•Interchangeable adaptor removeable
for cleaning
5.5. Cleanliness ◄Back to GETTING STARTED
How can I tell if the connection is clean?
•Inspect test cord connectors with optical
microscope.
•If clean, insert into instrument.
•Remove test cord and re-inspect.
•If test cord connector is clean then the
instrument connector and its adaptor is
also clean.
See Kingfisher website for
microscope brochure
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5.6. Instrument Operation ◄Back to GETTING STARTED ◄Back to TOC
5.6.1. CW (Continuous Wave) Mode
5.6.2. Test Tone / Multifiber ID Mode
5.6.3. Tamperlock Mode
5.6.4. Output Power Adjust
5.6.5. Autotest Mode
5.6.6. Firmware Display

5.6.1. CW (Continuous Wave) Mode
In this mode, the instrument emits constant optical power at the pre-set wavelength.
With instrument turned on, press or to turn on/off instrument’s source and to select from the available output wavelengths (e.g. 1310 & 1550 nm) in the sequence
as shown below.
Press turns on/off instrument’s emitter and select output wavelength in the reversed sequence of that shown above.
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Indicating that
source is off
Indicating that
source is on
1310 nm is
selected
1550 nm is
selected
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Connector of
a test cord

5.6.3. Test Tone / Multifiber ID Mode
➊Turn instrument source on or select
Wavelength by pressing or .
➋Continue to press in turns, will scroll through all test tones (270, 1000, 2000 Hz) and fiber ID (id01 to id12)
in the sequence shown below. See next slide for alternative way to select a test tone / fiber ID more quickly.
Source is on with
0 dBm constant
output power
1310 nm is
selected
1000 Hz
Id02,id03,id04,id05,id06,id07,id08,id09,id10,id11
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In this mode, instrument outputs modulated light or a Fibre identification number at the selected wavelength.
Output @ 1310 nm
with constant power
Output @1310 nm with
270Hz modulation
Output @1310 nm
with fiber ID, id01
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5.6.3. Test Tone / Multifiber ID Mode (… continue) ◄Back to Instrument operation
To toggle Test Tone / Fibre ID in forward or reverse order of the sequence, press & hold and then press or in turns.
1000 Hz
Id02,id03,id04,id05,id06,id07,id08,id09,id10,id11
Forward order
Reverse order
Press & hold button
Press button once
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5.6.5. Tamperlock Mode
This feature enable user (a supervisor) to lock instrument down at selected wavelength and output power for a specific application.
It requires user defined keystroke to activate or de-activate.
To activate,
With instrument’s source turned on at a
selected wavelength and output power level,
➊Press & hold
➌Enter a 6-key sequence using any keys
except . Pressing this button will cancel
the activation process.
Record down the keystroke sequence for
future use.
Upon successful activation,
•“Lout” is displayed momentarily
•User can only turn source or instrument
on or off
•Temperlock mode remains activated at
power off. See next slide for deactivation of
this mode.
➋Press & hold until
“CodE” is displayed
Indicating Tamperlock
mode is activated
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5.6.5. Tamperlock Mode (… continue)
To deactivate Temperlock Mode
In case a wrong 6-key sequence is
entered, “FAIL” will be displayed
indicating unsuccessful deactivation.
Instrument will then turn off.
Tamperlock mode will be deactivated
after 3 unsuccessful attempts.
➊Turn off instrument.
➋Press & hold
both buttons.
➌Press
until “CodE”
is displayed.
➍Enter the 6-key sequence
that was used for Tamperlock
Mode activation.
“PASS” will be displayed momentarily
indicating successful deactivation.
Indicating no.
of fail attempts
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5.6.4. Output Power Adjust ◄Back to Instrument operation
This feature allow user to adjust instrument’s output powers in 0.1 dB step for 3 dBm.
To decrement power,
With source of instrument turned
on at any wavelength, press .
.
Output power
decrement by
0.1 dB
To decrement/increment power,
➊Press & hold , ➋Press
to increment, or press to decrement.
To set to min power,
➊Press & hold , ➋Press
and hold for 3 seconds.
To set to max power,
➊Press & hold , ➋Press
And hold for 3 seconds.
.
➋➊
OR
Note:
• This feature is applicable to instruments with laser sources only
• Output power resets to factory default at power off
➊
➋
➊
➋➋➊
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