Viavi SmartClass Fiber OLTS-85 User manual

OLTS-85/OLTS-85P
SmartClass™ Fiber
Optical Loss Test Sets
Operating manual
BN 2325/98.21
2019.12
English

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Order no.: BN 2325/98.21
Version: 2019.12
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OLTS-85/OLTS-85P 3
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Enterprise Structured Cabling Workflow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
OLTS-85/OLTS-85P Loss Test Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
OLTS-85/OLTS-85P Light Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Operating manual update. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Symbols used in this operating manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
SAFETY INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Warning symbols on the unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Proper usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Laser safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Battery operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
PS4 Universal AC/DC Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
GETTING STARTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Unpacking the instrument. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Connecting optical cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
BASIC OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Switching the instrument on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Operator control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Menus and display elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Navigating in the menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Displaying application information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Changing System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
WiFi menu (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Bluetooth menu (optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Installing a software option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Updating the firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Creating screenshots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
MANAGING PROJECTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Test-Tool mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Workflow mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
LOSS/LENGTH TEST OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Adjusting general test settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Defining a test configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Referencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Running and viewing a Loss/Length test . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

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Saving Loss/Length test results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
LOSS TEST OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
General information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Selecting a port and wavelength. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Selecting the measurement mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Referencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Pass/Fail indication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Switching on/off the laser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Performing the measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Viewing test results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Saving Loss test results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
POWERMETER OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
General information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Setting and selecting wavelengths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Enabling Auto- mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Selecting and changing the power display mode . . . . . . 76
Displaying relative power level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Saving Powermeter test results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
SOURCE OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
General information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Selecting an output port and wavelength . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
About Auto- mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Selecting a modulation or Auto- mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Setting the power level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Switching on/off the laser. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
MEASURING LOSS WITH SOURCE/POWERMETER . . . . . . . . 85
General information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Performing the measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Viewing test results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Saving Loss test results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
PROBE/PCM OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
General information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
The build in Patch Cord Microscope (PCM). . . . . . . . . . . . 89
The external P5000i Digital Probe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Basic settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Selecting a profile and adapter/tip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Saving Probe/PCM results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

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WORKFLOW MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Performing a measurement in Workflow mode . . . . . . . . 99
If a test has failed / repeating a test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Managing Workflow projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
DATA MANAGEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Saving results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Selecting test results in Test-Tool or Workflow Mode . . 105
Data management of Loss/Length tests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Data management of Loss and Powermeter tests . . . . . 107
Data management of Probe and PCM tests . . . . . . . . . . 110
Exporting results to USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Importing test results from another unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Making a report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Cleaning the test port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Cleaning the instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
APPENDIX - REFERENCING METHODS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Loopback and Remote Referencing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
REMOTE CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
General specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Power meter specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Light Source specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Tier 1 specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Patch cord microscope specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
ORDERING INFORMATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
OLTS-85/OLTS-85P stand alone units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Included items. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

6 OLTS-85/OLTS-85P
1 INTRODUCTION
ENTERPRISE STRUCTURED CABLING WORKFLOW
1INTRODUCTION
Enterprise Structured Cabling Workflow
With Enterprise Structured Cabling Workflow (ESCW) Viavi
provides an integrated workflow environment for planning,
distributing, performing, collecting, and evaluating
measurement procedures of fiber infrastructures.
ESCW consists of three components:
• Project Management Application
• Mobile Application
• Measurement instrument (e.g. OLTS-85/OLTS-85P)
The cloud workflow overview
- Creates label lists
- Creates/modifies/selects test profiles
- Creates tasks (label lists + test profiles)
- Creates project and assigns project team
- Assigns tasks to project team members
- Controls progress
- Analyses test results
- Provides test reports
Project manager Project manager / Consultant /
Cabling vendor
- Connects mobile app to instrument
- Configures instrument from mobile app
- Store results if not connected to cloud
- Adds further note, e.g. pictures, videos
Technician
Technician
- Connects to SUT and performs all tests
- Changes configuration if needed
- Saves results to instrument
- Adds notes to results
Project Management
Application (Cloud)
Mobile
Application
Measurement
Intruments
Tasks pushed to mobile app
Tasks transfered to instrument Results transfered to mobile app
Results uploaded to cloud

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1 INTRODUCTION
ENTERPRISE STRUCTURED CABLING WORKFLOW
Project Management Application
The Project Management Application is a cloud- and browser-
based application that allows a project manager to control the
entire measurement process:
• Define enterprise specific workflows
• Assign tasks
• Develop label templates
• Set up test profiles
• Analyse results
• Manage crews
When finally set up tasks can be assigned to a field technician
and provided via the cloud platform.
NOTE: For further information about the Project Management
Application please refer to the help provided with the application.
Mobile Application
The Mobile Application allows the field technician to download
assigned tasks from the cloud platform (push service) and to
transfer the task to the measurement instrument.
After completing the tasks the results can be uploaded via the
Mobile Application to the Project Management Application on
the cloud platform for further analysis.
NOTE: For further information about the Mobile Application please refer
to the help provided with the application.
Measurement instrument
Measurement instruments that support ESCW (OLTS-85/OLTS-
85P, Certifier 10/40G, TB/MTS-2000) offer beneath the test
application centric Test-Tool mode a Workflow mode. This
Workflow mode allows the use of the ESCW functions like a
structured, guided, and pass/fail-oriented execution of projects
assigned to a specific field technician.
For key benefits of the Workflow mode see “Workflow Mode” on
page 31.

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1 INTRODUCTION
OLTS-85/OLTS-85P LOSS TEST SET
OLTS-85/OLTS-85P Loss Test Set
The SmartClass™ Fiber OLTS-85/OLTS-85P (optical loss test set)
contents high-performance, easy-to-use instruments with a two
or four wavelength light source and a power meter. They are
universal instruments for Tier 1 certification of single-mode and
multi-mode fibers, installation, maintenance, and
troubleshooting. Automate pass/fail end-face analysis for all
fiber types, and gain complete test visibility at both local and
remote ends. Use pre-configured cabling specifications from all
leading manufacturers.
Loss can be measured simultaneously at two wavelengths. Quick
referencing for all built-in wavelengths can be effected
independent of the current measurement mode.
Key Benefits of the OLTS-85/OLTS-85P Loss
Test Set
Test-Tool mode
• Test application centric approach.
• Achieve complete network certification with the OLTS-85/
OLTS-85P.
• Optimize productivity with the industry’s fastest test workflow.
• Obtain comprehensive results for the latest TIA 568.3,
ISO 11801, and ISO 14763-3 requirements.
• View test setup and results data and edit labels at both local
and remote ends.
• Objective pass/fail testing for fiber end-face requirements.
Workflow mode
• Label list centric approach.
• Guided testing of large number of equal test points with
predefined tests.
• Visual display of measurement progress.
• Quick overview of passed and failed test.
Features
• Multi-mode (850/1300 nm) and single-mode (1310/1550 nm)
adapters for Tier 1 fiber certification (loss/length/polarity).
• Industry-leading P5000i Digital Probe fiber end-face
inspection probe support.

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1 INTRODUCTION
OLTS-85/OLTS-85P LIGHT SOURCES
OLTS-85/OLTS-85P Light Sources
The SmartClass™ Fiber OLTS-85/OLTS-85P light sources are
professional, versatile, compact handheld instruments designed
for qualification and certification of fiber optic networks.
Carefully chosen combinations of available wavelengths make
SmartClass™ Fiber OLTS-85/OLTS-85P light sources the
optimum choice for link loss testing and characterization of
long-haul, metro, and access telecommunication networks, as
well as for data center and local area network testing.
Single-mode (SM) and multi-mode (MM) – The
all-in-one solution
OLTS-85/OLTS-85P devices that have both single-mode and
multi-mode light sources are the most flexible test instruments.
These instruments are particularly suitable for rental and
measurement service companies.
Fiber inspection ready – Inspect before you
connect
The SmartClass™ Fiber OLTS-85/OLTS-85P instruments are
prepared for fiber inspection. Connection of a P5000i Digital
Probe to the OLTS-85/OLTS-85P enables a technician to perform
best practices fiber inspection and automated Pass/Fail testing
of optical connectors/adapters in order to ensure industry
standard fiber end face quality and cleanliness.
No additional fiber microscope set required – simply plug in a
P5000i Digital Probe.
Report generation – Do it the easy way
Of course, it is possible to make measurement reports with a PC
tool.
FiberChekPRO™ is the ideal tool for generating your report.
Please download FiberChekPRO™ for free on
http://updatemyunit.net.
Rugged and portable
Battery operation with AA dry batteries, or with a rechargeable
Li-Ion Battery Pack ensure a long operating time in the field and
a robust, shock-proof design makes the SmartClass™ Fiber
instruments the perfect choice for optical network field testing,
even under tough conditions.

10 OLTS-85/OLTS-85P
1 INTRODUCTION
OPERATING MANUAL UPDATE
Remote controllable
Operation with an AC/DC power supply and remote control
capabilities via USB 2.0 and Ethernet make the SmartClass™
Fiber instruments a perfect solution even for fixed installations
in central offices, in production environments, and on the
laboratory workbench.
Operating manual update
Continuing enhancement and further development of the
SmartClass family may mean that this operating manual does
not cover all the latest functions of your instrument.
If the operating instructions about features supported by your
instrument are missing, please visit the Viavi web site to check if
additional information is available.
To download the latest user manual:
1. Visit the Viavi web site at http://updatemyunit.net.
2. Select your SmartClass™ Fiber model from the product line.
3. Open the download area and download the latest user
manual.