SUNMA ST-3213 Series User manual

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User Manual
PON Optical Power Meter
ST-3213 Series
Version：V2.00

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Notes
Icon Meaning：
In this manual will appear some text with the below icon，The meaning as
follows：
Warning：Improper behavior and operation, to prevent any wrongdoing and
harm.
Note：Due to the improper operation may cause harm to the human body or product, so
special note to warn the user. Please make sure that!
Important note：To identify the key information, general notes, noun explanation or
reference information, etc.
WEEE Sigh：This product or component part (s) shall not be considered as a general
garbage dump, please according to your area on waste treatment method for disposal of such
products.
About Battery
This series of products are different types used in power supply or have a different way. There are
disposable alkaline batteries, or rechargeable batteries. Do not mixture
of different types or different capacity of battery, prohibited to charge a
rechargeable battery.
About Storage
When product long-term deposit or do not use, please remove products within the battery stored
separately, in order to avoid battery leakage caused by instrument
damage.

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To prevent electric shock, please do not open the product case, must be the
company authorized by a qualified professional personnel for repair; Do not expose
this product in the rain or damp environment, so as to avoid fire or click on the
occurrence of danger!
Due to the laser can cause the big harm to eyes, please do not look directly into the
laser output when you use the tester.
Contents
Notes ---------------------------------------------------- 2
Contents ------------------------------------------------- 3
1.Standard Configuration --------------------------------- 1
2.Overview ----------------------------------------------- 4
3.Technical Specifications-------------------------------- 4
4.Instruction -------------------------------------------- 8
5.Trouble shooting -------------------------------------- 20
6.Maitanance -------------------------------------------- 20
7.Warranty & Servicing ---------------------------------- 21
Appendix I、-------------------------------------------- 22

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Chapter 1. Standard Configuration
Please refer to the following models corresponding to the
standard configuration, check whether your product accessories
is complete, if lack of any items, please contact the dealer
as soon as possible!
Model
ST-3213 Series Pon Optical Power Meter
Items
Title
Quantity
1
ST-3213 tester
1unit
2
User Manual
1pc
3
USB
1pc
4
Soft CD
1pc
5
1.5VAA Battery
3pc
Chapter 2. Overview
ST-3213 Series PON Optical Power Meter target at the FTTx application and
maintenance. This power meter is able to simultaneously test and estimate the
signals of the voice, data and video. It is an essential and ideal tool for the
construction and maintenance of the PON projects.
Features：
(1).It can experiment at Voice, data and video signal synchronous measurement and
display on BPON/EPON/GPON.
(2)Providing simultaneous measurement for all three wavelengths on the fiber (1490nm,
1550nm,1310nm )
⑶Used in Burst mode measurement of 1310nm upstream.

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⑷．Use the software connect with PC, setting the threshold, data transfer, and calibration
the wavelength.
⑸．USB communication port enables data transfer to a PC.1000measurement items can
be saved in ST-3213 PON power meter or computer for data review.
⑹．With optical power meter modual,include850、1300、1310、1490、1550、
1625sixs(ST-3213AP，ST-3213Awithout850nmwavelength）； With visual fault locator
modual
（ST-3213andST-3213AV）
⑺．Optical power meter and VFL with one port.（onlyST-3213A）
⑻．Optional Chinese/English display.
⑼．Offers up to 10 different threshold sets in total, Three status LEDs represent different
optical signal conditions of Pass, Warn and Fail respectively.
⑽．10 minutes Auto-off function can be activated or deactivated
⑾．Good key design,high sensitivity, greatly reducing the volume and weight of the tester.
⑿．Different models corresponding to different function, according to own use to
choose .
Chapter 3.Technical Specifications
3.1 PON module:
PON module:
ST-3213
ST-3213
A
ST-3213
AV
ST-3213A
P
1310 upstream measurement
Pass Zone(nm)
1260nm～1360nm
MeasurementRange(dBm
)
-40dBm～+10dBm
Output power(max)
15dBm
Isolation@1490/1550(dB)
>40dB
Burst mode measurement
error
<±0.5dB
1490 downstream measurement
Pass Zone(nm)
1470nm～1505nm
MeasurementRange(dBm
)
-40dBm～+10dBm

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Output power(max)
15dBm
Isolation@1310/1550(dB)
>40dB
1550 downstream measurement
Pass Zone(nm)
1535nm～1570nm
MeasurementRange(dBm
)
-40dBm～+20dBm
Output power(max)
25dBm
Isolation@
（1310/1490nm）
>40dB
Measurement Accuracy
Connatural
uncertainty(dB)
±0.5dB
Linearity(dB)
±0.1dB
Passing through insertion
Loss(dB)
<1.5dB
General Information
Detector Type
InGaAs
Optical Connector
FC/SC/ST Interchangeable/2.5 universal
adapter
Fiber Type
SM 9/125um
Measurement Unit
dB/dBm/xW
Resolution (dB)
0.01dB
Operation Voltage(V)
DC 3.3V～5.5V
Power Supply
3pc1.5V battery
Continuously Operation
time (h)
PON：
90h
PON：90h
OPM：100h
VFL：50h
PON ：
90h
VFL：50h
PON：90h
OPM：100h
Operation
Temperature(℃)
-10℃～60℃
Storage temperature(℃)
-25℃～70℃
Weight(kg)
423g
425g
424g
424g
Note: The operation time of the battery are all for the instrument that
do not turn on backlight, if the backlight turn on the operation time
will be shorted.

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3.2 Normal Optical Power Meter Module：：
Normal Optical Power
Meter
ST-3213②
ST-3213A
ST-3213AP
Measurement Accuracy
Connatural
uncertainty(dB)
None
±0.5dB
Linearity(dB)
±0.1dB
Measurement
Range(dBm)
-70dBm～+6dBm
General Information
Measurement Unit
None
dB/dBm
Resolution (dB)
0.01dB
Calibration
Wavelength(nm)
1300/1310/
1490/1550/1625
850/1300/1310/
1490/1550/1625
Detector Type
InGaAs
Optical Connector
FC/SC/ST Interchangeable/2.5 universal
adapter
②：ST-3213do not have the OPM module
3.3 VFL Module：
VFL
ST-3213③
ST-3213A
ST-3213AV
Output power
None
>0.5mW
Wavelength
650nm
Optical
Connector
FC/SC/STInterchangeable/2.5
universal adapter
Fiber Type
SM/MM
③：ST-3213 without VFL module.

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Chapter 4.Instruction
ST-3213 / ST-3213A two models are different between functions and the form,
detailed in this chapter, please check carefully.
1. Description
1- OLT/VIDEO：1490nm/1550nm Down Stream
2- ONT：1310nmUp Stream Port（1310nm）
3- VFL or OPM Port
4- Display
5- ONT1310nmUp Stream Port LEDs
6- OLT1490nm/1550nm Down Stream LEDs
7- Video signal LEDs (1550nm)
8- AUTO power/off key
9-UPIn the first interface, switch visual fault location model（VFL）
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
11
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10
12
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10- ENTER: Confirmation the function selection and saving the data.
11- MENU: PON/CW Power meter module Option
12- DOWM,In the first interface,Switch betweenVFL in continuous light (the CW) and pulse light
(HZ)
13- CANCEL:Function cancel
14- USB PORT
④：Only ST-3213A and ST-3213AV up/down keys for VFL function
PON Online test connection diagram
OLT PON Interface optical power test configuration diagram
OLT
ONT
……
Data Networks Analyser
IXIA/Smartbits
Fiber
Fiber
Optical Splitter

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ONT The sensitivity test configuration diagram
Data Communication
Run the CD, install ST-3213.EXE and USB driver
softwareCP210x_VCP_Win2K_XP_S2K3.exe.
Connect ST-3213PON power meter to the computer’s port using the provided
USB cable, Open the software as shown in below figure:
Upload the data
（1）Open the ST-3213PON power meter，first of all click ，connect
ST-3213PON power meter to the computer(Click “English”to set
thelanguage of the operation interface to be English )
（2）choose “Upload Data”， click “Upload history data”sign，the
saved data can be read on the computer, and saved as a file format.
OLT
ONT
……
Data Networks Analyser
IXIA/Smartbits
Fiber
Optical Splitter
1490nm
1310nm
Lamda Multiplexer
Variable Optical
Attenuator

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（3）click the button “Del Cur”or “Del All”to delete the data.
Please refer to below figure for better understanding.
Threshold Setting：
From the toolbar, select “Threshold Setting”, and click “Threshold
Setting”icon to type or modify the threshold value.
Click “Upload threshold value”icon to read the threshold set. For the
used testing threshold values will be displayed as blue front, for the
non-used threshold values will be displayed as black front as shown in
below figure

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Click “Del Cur”or “Del All”to delete the values.
Choose “Calibration” tab, the user can perform user self-calibration
operation also can choose “Factory Default” mode. For example, the
current optical power at 1310nm is -10dBm, type -10dBm in the text box
of input standard power, and click Calibration tab, then finished the
calibration operation at 1310nm wavelength.
Power ON/OFF
1.Power ON
Press for about one second to make the unit power on，Enter
into the PON power meter function , the unit displays as shown in below
figure:

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As shown in above figure, the LCD will display simultaneously three
wavelengths of 1310nm upstream measurement and 1490nm,1550nm
downstream measurements. When optical signal is present under test,
the optical channel will display power levels in dBm, when optical signal
is not available, then the optical channel will display “LOW”. “ ”indicates
10 minutes auto-off function is activated.The unit will turn itself off after
10 minutes of idle time. Press to close 10 minutes auto-off.
2.Power Off
Press key for about one second，to turn off the unit.
PON Power Meter module
PON power meter can simultaneously measure the PON network upstream signals
of 1310 nm, 1490 nm downstream data signal and descending video signal output power
of 1550 nm
After open the instrument, Press to enter into menu operation, Press
“ ” to exit
Press“ ”or“ ”to choose the following settings, and press
“” to choose the function.

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Use“or ”to choose the required threshold value,(The
thresholds rang and name have already set in the software, and also
download to the instrument, please check with the user manual of Chapter
6 data communication), For example choose threshold and name it as
test1 and press“ ”.

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Press“ ” back to the testing menu.
Clean the tested optic cable, connect with OLT/VIDEO port and ONT port,
(SC type connector), noted with the optic adaptor type, the optical adaptor
will be break, and the tested value will be faulty if the un-matched adaptor
connected
Pay attention to the type of the measured optical fiber connectors, does not match the
type of access instrument, may damage the instrument output optical fiberconnector,and can not get
the true result.
1310nm,upstream, 1490nm, 1550nm downstream, and 3 wavelength measurement at the same time.
Eg.: The selected threshold name is “test1”(+3dBm,-20dBm,-30dBm).
The measured result displayed: -10dBm (Optical power) at 1310nm
upstream measurement as shown in above figure, as it is within +3dBm
(Pass threshold)~-20dBm(Warning threshold), therefore, it means the
optical signal in Pass status and the LED at 1310nm will light up with
green color: If the measured result is between -20~-30dBm, it means the
optical signal in Warn status and the LED at 1310nm will light up with
yellow color which means the optical signal may got problems but still can
be used; If the measured result is out of the range of thresholds, i.e
greater than +3dBm or smaller than -30dBm, then it means the optical
signal got problems, the LED at 1310nm will light up with red color. The
same process be used at 1490 and 1550nm wavelengths.

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Press“”, there will displaying saving on the screen, check with the
upper pic. The data recording series No.is002. press“ ” saving, and
“ ” for cancel, and the saving recording can be checked in the “data
view” under “historical data” Menu.
After finish the testing work, keep the connect port clean, so cover the
dusty-cap once finish the work.
Instructions for Normal Optical Power Meter Function⑤
1Press button to open the instrument, use “ ” button and
;to choose the Optical Power Meter measurement, then press
“ ” to enter into the selected function. or Button in this
case, is to choose the wavelength. Instrument only provide the test of 850nm、
1300nm、1310nm、1490nm、1550nm、1625nm,display “-70dBm”when without light.
Take 1310nm measurement for example:
Connect with the tested optic fiber
Clean the optic Fiber end-face, and connect with the PIN port on the
instrument (SC/ FC/ST adaptor), noted with the type of the optic fiber adaptor,

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the non-matched connecting will make the damage of the connector on the
instrument and also make the faulty of the measuring result.
E.g.: 1310nm measurement, after connect with the optic fiber, it will displaying
-20dBm, press“ ”, set the -20dBm as the reference value, and it will also
display relative value (dB), see as following:
In order to get the loss between the two measurements, do another time
testing under the first relative output power. The relative value will be
calculated automatically. For example the second time testing of 1310nm
output power is -35dBm, the relative output power will be -15dBm.(relative
output power=absolute output power-reference value -15dBm=-35.00dBm-
（-20.00dBm）see as following:
After finishing testing, cover the dusty cap to keep the optical connector
port to be clean.
⑤：ST-3213&ST-3213AVwithout this function.
VFL module⑥
During the event or break point checking of the short distance optic fiber
and pigtails we can use the VFL function.
First of all, Clean the optic Fiber end-face, and connect it them the VFL
Ref
Absolute value
Relative value

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port (FC adaptor), after open the instruments, press “ ” to activate this
function, then can see the visual laser at the breaking point or the end of the
pigtails. Press “ ” to shift the CW and the Hz wavelength. And press
again to close this function.
⑥：ST-3213&ST-3213AP without this function.
Other function instruction:
-PON Power Meter:
Relative output power measurement:
As per requirements of measurement to select the different wavelengths
and Ref settings, relative power=testing value-Ref value. Press
or to select the different wavelengths, Press“ ” to change
the Ref value as shown in below figure
Threshold Selection
It offers up to 10 different threshold sets in total. There are three status LEDs in
the front panel and each light indicator has three conditions of colors which
represent different signal status as below:
Green---Represents Pass
Yellow---Represents Warning
REF
RELATIVE
VALUE

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Red----Represents Fail
Behind“ThreshSel”displays selected threshold setting order number from 1~10,
and behind “Name” displays selected threshold name, press
or to select the corresponding shresholds. With using ST-3213.exe
software to modify the values range and names of thresholds (Detailsas
explained iterm 5-Data Communication.)
\
Status
LEDs-JW3212B
⑦：Threshold Selection just can be use English or figure,can not use Chinese.
Switches of measurements units
Measure the output power of the fiber use dBm or Xw, Press “”
with and to choosethe measurements units, press “” to
exit and cancel the current operation as shown in below figure。
Switches of language

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There are two language English and Chinese to Choose, Press
“”and to select “Language” option, Press
“ ” to exit and cancel the current operation.
Time setting
In item 5 have “ Time Setting”Press and select the “Time
Set”option, and press to change year-month-date-time
respectively as shown in below figure,use and to change
the digits. After setting, press “ ” to confirm.Press “ ” to exit
and cancel the current operation.
This option is designed to review and delete saved measurements data.
Press “ Menu” to enter into menu operation, using with