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- Page 1 Test & Inspection FlexScan FS300 OTDR ® With SmartAuto and LinkMap ® ® Quick Reference Guide www.AFLglobal.com or (800) 321-5298, (603) 528-7780...
- Page 2 Controls, Display, Interfaces VFL port Power button Power Meter port Power jack (5 VDC) 10 Touchscreen display Charge/AC indicator 11 Home button USB host port 12 Start/stop test button Micro-USB function port 13 VFL button MM OTDR/Source port 14 VFL indicator SM OTDR/Source port Battery Charging Plug the included AC charger into AC outlet.
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Page 3: Home Screen
Home Screen The Home screen is displayed at FlexScan startup. This screen contains menus of Test and Utility modes that allow users to set test parameters, select user preferences, manage saved test results, configure general settings and perform other non-test functions. While in any other screen, return to Home by either pressing the Home button or touching Back Test Modes and Features Summary SmartAuto... - Page 4 Configure and Initiate SmartAuto OTDR Test ® SmartAuto OTDR Settings Summary Network Type. Touch to select one of the following: – FTTH PON, Single-mode – Point-to-point, Single-mode – Point-to-point, Multimode If FTTH PON selected, configure splitters. • – Tap each expected splitter field (located below PON diagram - ) to display a sub-screen and configure split ratio.
- Page 5 Configure and Initiate SmartAuto OTDR Test ® Fiber Type. Select one of the following: – Multimode OMx or User – Single-mode G.65x or User Launch & Tail Cord: – Touch Launch Cord to configure length of launch cord, if present. –...
- Page 6 OTDR Modes: Live Fiber Detection and Launch Quality Check Live Fiber Detection To prevent service disruption on live PONs, FlexScan performs a Live Fiber check prior to every OTDR test. If a live fiber is detected, FS300-325 models display a warning screen and do not allow testing.
- Page 7 OTDR Test Results Views SmartAuto OTDR and Expert OTDR: Test results may be displayed in four views as follows: ® LinkMap View - displays an icon-based representation of the network. Event Table View - displays measurements for the currently selected Link Summary, Event, or Section. LinkMap View Trace View - Displays OTDR trace(s), graph scale (dB/div &...
- Page 8 Testing in SmartAuto OTDR Mode ® Initiate the SmartAuto test by touching Start soft key or pressing Start/Stop button. 1. FlexScan begins testing with the Live Fiber check and if a live fiber is NOT detected, proceeds to next step. 2.
- Page 9 LinkMap View Features ® Link Summary icon: may be Event icon: event icons may be green (pass) or red (fail). green (all events passed), red Pass/fail is based on event loss and reflectance thresholds (one or more events failed) configured by the currently selected Pass/Fail Rule. Touch an event icon to see details about that event.
- Page 10 Trace View Features Trace View is accessed from any other results view Touch the desired wavelength make it active. • by touching the Trace tab. Trace View displays White background indicates active wavelength. • OTDR trace(s), graph scale (dB/div & m/div), A/B cursor Cursor measurements apply to active wavelength.
- Page 11 Trace View – Cursor Control Enabled A and B cursors. Touch and drag in trace display area to Event Marker: move the active cursor to the desired location Green - Passing event; Red • - Failing event, Blue - Not evaluated event.
- Page 12 Trace View – Zoom Control Enabled Note: Pinch in trace area to zoom • Zoom In/Out centers trace • (horizontally or vertically). about a point where the active Swipe in trace area to pan • cursor intersects with the active display (horizontally or wavelength trace.
- Page 13 Printing Results to PDF Saved test results may be organized into reports and printed to PDF file format as needed. Navigate to the desired test results and touch Menu ( ) from the results display. Touch Print to PDF from the displayed menu. Select options to include cover page and configure content of printout.
- Page 14 Back Up Saved Results to USB Memory To back up internally stored results to USB memory stick: Plug external USB memory stick into FlexScan. From the Home screen, touch ‘My Projects’. If Folder Up icon is shown, touch it to navigate up to Projects level until icon disappears Verify that Internal Memory is currently selected - memory...
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Page 15: General Settings
General Settings While in the General Settings screen, touch the desired setting field to display a sub-menu and perform settings as follows: Select Language (added in future update) Select Distance Units Configure WiFi Set Speaker volume Set Date and Time Set Auto Off Timer Enable/configure Bluetooth Set brightness and auto-dim... - Page 16 Light Source and Power Meter Operation Source Settings and Features Touch to enable/disable light source. RED Laser indicates that source is ON. Touch to select test mode: Wave ID, CW, Tone (270 Hz, 330 Hz, 1 kHz, 2 kHz). – Select Wave ID mode for fastest loss measurements.
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Page 17: File Manager
File Manager Fiber test results may be stored in the FlexScan internal memory or external USB stick. Saved test results are organized into a Fiber Group sub-folder within a Project folder Results - Fibers Fiber Groups Projects A name of the saved result consists of several parameters, which are Save As Screen defined in the Save As screen S13 for 1310 nm... -
Page 18: Saving Results
Saving Results While in the Results view, touch Menu icon Touch ‘Save As’. Edit [Project], [End1], [End2], [Cable] and [Fiber#] names used to identify saved results: touch any field to edit it. Touch Done when finished. Select if results are to be saved in SOR and/or PDF file format. Touch Results to view, navigate and select destination Project/ Fiber Group folder. - Page 19 Touch this icon to toggle between Internal Memory and USB (if USB stick present) Refer to the FlexScan User’s Guide (available on the supplied CD or USB stick and www.AFLglobal.com). ©2019 AFL , all rights reserved. FS300-00-1ENG Revision AB 2019-03-27...
- Page 20 Test & Inspection Thank you for choosing AFL Test & Inspection! www.AFLglobal.com or (800) 321-5298, (603) 528-7780...
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