Viavi SmartOTDR 100 User manual

SmartOTDR 100
Mainframe
Handheld OTDR, designed for
the construction, turn-up and
maintenance of fiber networks
User Manual

Viavi Solutions
1-844-GO-VIAVI
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SmartOTDR 100 Mainframe
Handheld OTDR, designed for the
construction, turn-up and
maintenance of fiber networks
User Manual

User Manual 7SMART102 Rev004 v
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WEEE Directive Compliance
Viavi has established processes in compliance with the Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (WEEE) Directive, 2002/96/EC, and the Battery Directive, 2006/66/EC.
This product, and the batteries used to power the product, should not be disposed of as
unsorted municipal waste and should be collected separately and disposed of according
to your national regulations. In the European Union, all equipment and batteries
purchased from Viavi after 2005-08-13 can be returned for disposal at the end of its
useful life. Viavi will ensure that all waste equipment and batteries returned are reused,
recycled, or disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner, and in compliance with
all applicable national and international waste legislation.

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It is the responsibility of the equipment owner to return equipment and batteries to Viavi
for appropriate disposal. If the equipment or battery was imported by a reseller whose
name or logo is marked on the equipment or battery, then the owner should return the
equipment or battery directly to the reseller.
Instructions for returning waste equipment and batteries to Viavi can be found in the
Environmental section of Viavi’s web site at www.viavisolutions.com. If you have ques-
tions concerning disposal of your equipment or batteries, contact Viavi’s WEEE Program
Management team.

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Table of Contents
About This Guide xv
Purpose and scope. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Assumptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Technical assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
Chapter 1 Safety information 1
Battery and AC/DC safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Precautions relating to optical connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Laser Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Laser classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Warning labels for the laser classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 2 Introducing the SmartOTDR 5
Unpacking the instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Main features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Hard keys and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Front panel hard keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Front panel indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Chapter 3 Starting up 13
Setting the adaptable plug to the mains adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Charging the battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Connecting the mains adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
First use of the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Charging the Li-Polymer battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Battery charge level display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Switching the SmartOTDR on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Switching on the SmartOTDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Switching off the SmartOTDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Resetting the SmartOTDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Choosing the position of the instrument on the work surface . . . . 18
First start: configuring the regional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Chapter 4 Configuring the SmartOTDR 21
Displaying the System Settings screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Defining the screen parameters of the SmartOTDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Screen Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Defining the Automatic shutdown and the type of batteries. . . . . 24
Automatic shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Type of batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Chapter 5 Optical options 27
Connection to the power meter and VFL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Using the Power meter via USB port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Configuring the power meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Configuring the alarm parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Configuring the Measurement parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Configuring the Link parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Configuring the File parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Saving configuration in a file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Loading an existing LTS configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Display of results and commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Result of the measurement in progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Tab le of results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Commands of the power meter parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Performing a measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Optical link loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Combo Powermeter/OTDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

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VFL Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
VFL connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Visual Fault Locator function (VFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Storing and reloading results. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Storing results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Loading results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Chapter 6 Scope 45
Scope feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Installation of tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Configuring the Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
P5000i Scope connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
FiberCheck Scope connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
WIFI Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
USB Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Configuring the Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Link. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Managing scope profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Defining the profiles available on the Setup screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Importing a profile to the Scope application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
About page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Starting up with the scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Freeze mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
High Mag. / Low Mag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Live mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Launching a test of the connector and fiber end-face . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Launching a test of the connector and fiber end-face . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Mosaic Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Loading a picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
File menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Saving the test result in a jpg file and / or in a report. . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Display of the report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Chapter 7 Connectivity 65
Establishing connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

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Via Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Installing the Bluetooth option onto the SmartOTDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Pairing the Platform with a device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Searching new devices to be paired with the Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Removing the Pairing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Via Wifi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Installation of the WIFI option in the Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Configuring the WIFI access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Connection to SSID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Configuring the WIFI mode to which the Platform is connected. . . . . . . 74
Creating a network from the SmartOTDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Via Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Connecting the SmartOTDR and the PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Configuring the SmartOTDR via Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Via Cloud Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Principle and prerequisites of the Cloud Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Configuring and connecting to Cloud Storage on the SmartOTDR . . . . . 79
Remote Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Smart Access Anywhere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Connection modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Pre-requisite for using the Smart Access Anywhere Application . . . . . . . 83
Downloading the Viavi application on PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Downloading the Viavi application on Tablet/Smartphone . . . . . . . . . . 85
Launching the SmartAccess Anywhere application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Using Remote screen and File Transfer applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Working with files and directories on SmartOTDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Connection information and settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Data Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Transferring files via Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Transferring files to/from a PC via WIFI or Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Transferring files using Cloud Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
VNC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Transferring the interface on a PC via WIFI or Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Virtual control buttons bar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Equivalence between the keyboard and SmartOTDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Stratasync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Principle and prerequisites of the Stratasync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Configuring and synchronizing the SmartOTDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Connecting the SmartOTDR to Stratasync. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Chapter 8 File management 105
File Explorer Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

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Directories and Files selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Directory selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Files selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Directories & Files editing functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Copy/Cut & Paste files/directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Renaming a directory / file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Deleting a directory / file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Working with directories and files from the explorer . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Creating a directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Opening files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
File Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Sorting files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Creating a screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Taking a screens hot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Name of the screenshots files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Merging pdf or txt files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Storage media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113
Storage media built into the SmartOTDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
External USB storage media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
USB memory stick connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
USB memory stick disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Abbreviations for storage media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Chapter 9 Technical specifications 117
General specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Display specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Input/Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Mains adapters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Dimensions - Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Environment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Te mp er at ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
EMI/ESD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Drop test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Shocks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Bumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Flammability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121

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Characteristics of the Source (standard) and Power Meter (optional)
121
Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
Power meter (through OTDR port). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
PON/XG-PON Power Meter (E118FA65PPM version) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Characteristics of the options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
VFL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Bluetooth and WIFI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Characteristics of the OTDR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
OTDR Optical Interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
OTDR Optical characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Characteristics of reflectometry measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Manual Measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Typical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Chapter 10 Options and accessories 127
References of the SmartOTDR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
References of accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
References of firmware applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Chapter 11 Maintenance and Troubleshooting 131
Maintenance procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Cleaning plates and housings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Cleaning the screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Cleaning the optical cable connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Cleaning the optical connections of the SmartOTDR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Accessing to the SmartOTDR information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
General page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Software options page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Services Data page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Accessing to the Platform documentation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Installing a new version of the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Downloading from Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Installation from Viavi Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Installation from another server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Installation from a USB memory stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Launching the upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Checking new upgrade on Viavi Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
Upgrading from the boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141

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Install Software License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Enter Manually the License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Import the license from the USB memory stick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Locking the SmartOTDR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Returning an instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Guarantee conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Recycling Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Interpreting alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Formatting the USB memory stick onto the SmartOTDR . . . . . . . . . 149
Erase disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Touchscreen calibration («Autotune» process for capacitive touchscreen)
150
Changing the battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Accessing to the damaged battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Installing a new battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
Accessing to the AA dry battery pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
General information on warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Hardware Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Warranty disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
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About This Guide
The SmartOTDR of Viavi provides a handheld OTDR designed for the construction, turn-
up 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
•“Conventions” on page xvi

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Purpose and scope
The purpose of this guide is to help you successfully use the SmartOTDR features and
capabilities. This guide includes task-based instructions that describe how to install,
configure, use, and troubleshoot the SmartOTDR.
Additionally, this guide provides a complete description of Viavi’s warranty, services, and
repair information, including terms and conditions of the licensing agreement.
Assumptions
This guide is intended for novice, intermediate, and experienced users who want to use
the SmartOTDR effectively and efficiently. We are assuming that you have basic
computer and mouse/track ball experience and are familiar with basic telecommunica-
tion concepts and terminology.
Technical assistance
If you require technical assistance, call 1-844-GO-VIAVI. For the latest TAC information,
go to http://www.viavisolutions.com/en/services-and-support/support/technical-assis-
tance.
Conventions
This guide uses naming conventions and symbols, as described in the following tables.
Table 1 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.

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Table 3 Symbol conventions
Code and output messages appear in
this typeface.
All results okay
Text you must type exactly as shown
appears in this typeface.
Type: a:\set.exe in the dialog box
Variables appear in this typeface. 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 single command.
platform [a|b|e]
Square brackets [ ] indicate an optional
argument.
login [platform name]
Slanted brackets < > group required
arguments.
<password>
Table 2 Keyboard and menu conventions
Description Example
A plus sign + indicates simultaneous
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.
This symbol represents a general hazard.
This symbol represents a risk of electrical shock.
Table 1 Typographical conventions
Description Example

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Table 4 Safety definitions
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 regula-
tions.
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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Chapter 1 Safety information
This chapter gives the main information on the safety conditions when using the Smar-
tOTDR:
•“Battery and AC/DC safety information” on page 2
•“Precautions relating to optical connections” on page 3
•“Laser Safety instructions” on page 3

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Battery and AC/DC safety information
Li-Polymer battery
•The Li-Polymer battery is designed for maximum safety.
In particular, each cell is provided with a safety valve to prevent excessive internal pres-
sure in the event of overcharging or exposure to very high temperatures.
AA Dry Battery Pack
Explosion danger
•Short-circuiting the batteries can result in overheating, explosion or ignition of the
batteries and their surroundings.
•Never short-circuit the battery contacts by touching both contacts simultaneously
with an electrical conducting object.
•Only use AA size dry batteries or rechargeable batteries.
•Make sure the batteries are inserted with the correct polarity.
•Battery supplied by Viavi incorporate protection means.
General precautions
•Do not use any mains adaptor or battery other than those supplied with the instru-
ment, or supplied by Viavi as an option for this instrument.
If another adapter or battery is used, it may damage the SmartOTDR itself.
Using the SmartOTDR with a battery other than the one supplied by the manufac-
turer of the SmartOTDR may entail risks of fire or explosion.
The battery may explode, leak or catch fire:
– if it is exposed to high temperature or fire
– if it is opened or dismantled.
•If you do not intend to use the platform for several weeks, it is advisable to
remove the battery in order to prolong its useful life, and to recharge it fully before
using it again.
•In case of communication problems with the battery, informed to the user, the
battery charging information is no more actualized.
Restart the equipment to restore the communication with battery.