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User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR

1. file Microsoft ActiveSync for installation of the program Microsoft ActiveSync to Windows XP file Windows Mobile Device Center for installation of the program WMDC to Windows 7 Vista 8 file setup for Fiberizer Desktop Software and Device Firmware installation 7 8 1 2 Before the first connection of the KI 6700 device to a PC it is necessary to install the program Microsoft ActiveSync for Windows XP or Windows Mobile Device Center for Windows Vista 7 on the PC After the installation every time you plug in the KI 6700 device to a PC the window shown below appears Just let it be and do not click any buttons because your device is to communicate with the PC via a dedicated application Fiberizer Desktop Software the installation and setup described in Section 7 8 2 Fiberizer Desktop Software setup User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 66 of 92 Kingfisher International Figure 7 40 7 8 1 3 If you use Windows XP the installation procedure is described below Before the first connection of the KI 6700 device to a PC it is necessary to install the program Microsoft ActiveSync on your PC To do that start the execution of program Microsoft ActiveSync Press the button NEXT in the activated window see Figure 7 41 ie Microsoft ActiveSync 4 1 Microsoft ActiveSync 4 1 Welcome to Microsoft ActiveSync 4 1 Setup Click Next to install Microsoft ActiveSync 4 1 on your computer Can
2. Figure 7 22 i k La In this case five markers are shown on the trace central marker c two markers to the left of the central marker the main left A and the left additional a two markers to the right of the central marker the main right B and the right additional b The splice is marked with the central marker c You can move the selected marker s by pressing the and gt keys To select the marker s press Sel repeatedly and the selection is indicated in the bottom right corner The sections between markers a and A B and b are approximated by straight lines while the value of attenuation in the splice is defined in the point of marker c s location All five markers can move independently from one another or by the whole group simultaneously depending on which of them is chosen active see Section 7 6 2 Moving markers In spite of the connection of two optical fibers this location on the trace is shown by a transition section of a determined length The longer the duration of a pulse at which the trace is measured the longer is the section To place the markers in the right way it is recommended to stretch the trace in such a way as to make the splice and a part of the trace on the left and right visible on the screen The main markers A and B are placed on the left and right but as close to one another as possible The whole transition section should stay between them The left add
3. User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 37 of 92 Kingfisher International To quit the window without saving the changes press the Esc button If the value entered exceeds the limits set by the OTDR s program pressing the button Sel brings the message similar to that in Figure 7 8 Value entry should be 90 0 40 0 Figure 7 8 After pressing the Enter button the message disappears from the screen enabling the user to change the number 7 3 2 3 Measurement parameters shown in Figure 7 6 have the following values Backscatter coefficient BC represents the level of backscattering in a par ticular fiber It is used for Reflectance and ORL measurement and can be obtained from the fiber manufacturer You can set the coefficient before measurement or change it for any measurement already stored trace Refractive index n also known as the group index is used to convert time to distance Be aware of setting the proper value for accurate distance measurement provided in the cable fiber specification You can set the index before measurement or change it for any measurement already stored trace 7 3 2 4 The device can automatically analyze the trace and show the corresponding Pass Fail status of the events To set Pass Fail thresholds press F3 Pass Fail Thresholds The window with Pass Fail event thresholds is shown in Figure 7 9 User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Pag
4. File Zoom Tools Help EE 22 tS zoom 12 40 Data_1550 29 99672 gt eei 94147593 Foe be bee ee be ee ede eee 8 222 Active aM vl aun cH dB km OTS Figure 7 24 3 Now use the arrow keys to zoom the trace The active marker will always be present onscreen 4 To quit the zooming mode press Sel once 7 6 9 2 To scroll the trace press F2 Scroll trace as shown for example in Figure 7 19 Use the tt 2 gt buttons for scrolling 7 6 10 Trace overview window To understand better which trace section shown on the screen during zoom in movement at a certain moment the user can activate the window for observing the trace by pressing the Enter button see Figure 7 25 The view is situated in the top right corner of the screen The colored lines in it indicate the position of markers and the dotted line indicates the area of the trace that is seen in the main window Pressing the Enter button repeatedly removes the trace survey window of the screen User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 54 of 92 Kingfisher International File Zoom Tools Help EE E0 tS zoom Data_1550 Y a Figure 7 25 7 6 11 Window Traces 7 6 11 1 The window menu item Traces allows performing several additional operations with the traces Press the button F4 Traces in the main program s window of the OTDR to open the window shown in Figure 7 26 The buttons o
5. files an external removable disk flash memory can be used It is inserted into the USB A port on the top panel of the KI 6700 device A removable disk is matched with the folder Removable Disk which becomes accessible in the window with the list of files after the removable disk is installed All the procedures of work with files can be performed for a removable disk as well Having finished the work with a removable disk you must remove it from the port on the top panel of the device 7 6 Working with traces 7 6 1 General description of the main trace window Figure 7 19 shows the main program window It contains the working field and data line User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 47 of 92 Kingfisher International m40 59285 Seavey B A km 20 26267 dB 4 409 dB km 0 218 Il Hoem jf te E Mibe Figure 7 19 The working field shows the trace against the measurement grid the name of the trace two moving vertical markers A the left red marker and B the right blue marker To change the active trace press F2 To perform various operations with markers you must first select the active marker by pressing Sel The information which marker is active is shown in the bottom right corner By pressing Sel repeatedly you can activate any of the markers or both At the top part of the screen next to the markers their position with respect to the beginning
6. markers In order to measure optical fiber attenuation between two points i e according to two markers press F1 till it gets the look of F1 2PT The data line in this case contains distance between markers B A km attenuation between the markers dB attenuation coefficient between the markers dB km User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 49 of 92 Kingfisher International 7 6 5 Attenuation measurement with the trace approximation In order to increase the precision of attenuation measurement the trace section between the markers may be approximated by a straight line The mode of attenuation measurement with approximation is set by selecting LSA in the 2 PT menu see Figure 7 19 In this case the approximation straight line is shown in the screen see Figure 7 21 and the results of attenuation measurement in the data line are shown with approximation This method of measurement should be applied to homogeneous sections without connections 05_Meas_155 pce J aA AN aT Wi Ae Figure 7 21 7 6 6 Attenuation measurement in optical fiber connection The program allows defining attenuation in the optical fiber connection applying the five markers method Figure 7 22 This mode is set by selecting F1 Splice fix event in the 2 PT menu see Figure 7 21 User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 50 of 92 Kingfisher International n t zoom 17 04 05_Meas_1550
7. power at modulation mode is 2 times lower than in continuous mode of operation Figure 4 4 shows the block diagram of the light source Processor Figure 4 4 G generator Tx optical transmitter OC optical coupler Rx optical receiver PD photodiode LPSC laser power stabilisation circuit OOC output optical connector User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 20 of 92 Kingfisher International 4 4 Principle of optical power meter operation For measuring optical power the KI 6700 device uses InGaAs pin photodiode with area of 1mm in diameter as an optoelectronic converter In case of standard power measurement range radiation falls directly on the photodiode An integrating sphere with a photodiode is used for high power measurement Input power is damped in the integrating sphere about 100 times Thus maximum value of the power under measurement is increased The current of the photodiode is amplified and converted into digital form with the help of analog digital converter The received digital signal is processed by microprocessor and the value of the measured optical power is displayed on the device display 4 5 Visual fault locator The KI 6700 device may have an inbuilt source of visible radiation a laser diode with 650 nm wavelength red light and a single mode output It is designed for detecting optical fiber faults near optical ports If an optical fiber is broken or is stron
8. power level is about 40 dBm at wavelength of 1310 nm for SM or MM optical fiber connected to corresponding device output User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 33 of 92 Kingfisher International 7 3 Setting up measuring parameters 7 3 1 Measuring parameters window 7 3 1 1 Before starting the measurement you must set its parameters For this purpose press the button F2 Setup of the main menu the window shown in Figure 7 5 is then activated The line for changing the parameters in the working part of the screen is performed with the help of the tt lt gt buttons Fixing of the chosen menu item or value selecting the wave length High resolution and Beep after measurement is performed by the Sel button several wavelengths can be marked simultaneously In this case the measurements are performed at all chosen wavelengths one after another without interruption c 13 14 Wavelength g Measurement Mode Manual v Distance range km 20 v Pulsewidth ns 100 v Resolution m fauto v Measurement time mm ss oo 30 be DZ Receiver Mode O DR Wiles E F2 Auto setup CE Figure 7 5 To change a value in the form do the following move to the necessary section field with the help of the and gt button choose the line with the help of the and 4 buttons it becomes highlighted blue press the Sel button choose the necessary value in the activated menu with
9. the button F2 Change BC It invokes the window with the current value of this parameter see Figure 7 34 BC s1 OK Enter Figure 7 34 To change the refraction index value press F2 Change refindex It activates the window with the current value of this parameter Figure 7 35 n 1 46821 OK Enter Figure 7 35 In the windows shown in Figure 7 33 Figure 7 35 the and gt buttons are used for choosing the position of the blue marker whereas the and 4 buttons are used for changing the value In order to escape from the window with saving the changes press the Sel button without changes the Esc button 7 6 16 Event table 7 6 16 1 When the button F3 Event table in the program s main window is pressed Event table appears in the bottom part of the screen which contains the information about the events parameters and optical fiber line sections events and their parameters are shown on trace the F1 button becomes Scroll Trace User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 62 of 92 Kingfisher International the F2 button becomes Move by Trace the F3 button becomes Move by Table the F4 button becomes More The window is shown in Figure 7 36 dBjkm 0 334 Sum dB Scroll Move b Fl trace F2 Trace Figure 7 3 Event table contains the following columns the ordinal number of the event the type of the ev
10. this wave length is then fixed as the basic Choose the line enter in the window shown in Figure 8 2 results in activation of the window shown in Figure 8 3 where you can enter the required value of the basic level Figure 8 3 If the line Show is chosen in the window shown in Figure 8 2 the level value saved for this wavelength in the KI 6700 s memory is then shown as the basic 8 2 7 The basic level being chosen the window shown in Figure 8 4 appears on the screen User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 81 of 92 Kingfisher International Ft 1310 nm Wavelength 70 31 uW 2 16 92 dBm Mode Off Relative to reference level 6 92 dB Reference level F f 10 00 dBm Quit 3 K 5 Figure 8 4 In this window in addition to the values of the power measured the basic level value in dBm and the change of the current power level with respect to the basic level in dB are indicated The number 6 92 dB in Figure 8 4 in this case means that the current optical power value is 6 92 dB less than the basic value 10 00 dBm so the introduced attenuation in the optical line equals to 6 92 dB 8 2 8 In order to escape from the mode of relative power levels measurement choose the line Clear in the window shown in Figure 8 2 8 2 9 The value of the basic power level is automatically saved in the permanent memory of the KI 6700 when it is switched off If befo
11. to the following standards and specifications IEC 60529 2001 EN 60529 1993 A1 2003 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures EMC Limit IEC 61326 2002 EN 61326 1 1997 A1 1998 A2 2001 A3 2003 IEC CISPR 11 2004 EN 55011 1998 A1 1999 Limits applicable to Group 1 Class A equipment IEC CISPR 16 1 1999 Limits applicable to Class A equipment IEC CISPR 16 2 1999 Limits applicable to Class A equipment IEC 61000 3 2 2005 EN 61000 3 2 2006 IEN 61000 3 3 2002 EN 61000 3 3 1995 IEC 61000 4 2 2001 EN 61000 4 2 1995 A1 1998 A2 2001 AkV CD 8kV AD IEC 61000 4 3 2002 EN 61000 4 3 2002 3V m 80 1000MHz IEC 61000 4 4 2004 EN 61000 4 4 2004 1kV signal lines 2kV power lines IEC 61000 4 5 2005 EN 61000 4 5 2006 1kV line line 2kV line ground IEC 61000 4 6 2004 EN 61000 4 6 1996 A1 2001 3V 0 15 80 MHz IEC 61000 4 11 2004 EN 61000 4 11 2004 0 5 cycle 100 each polarity ICES 001 2006 Canada CFR 47 FCC Part 15 Subpart B Exempted devices USA Safety Laser Source conforms to IEC 60825 1 2011 Safety of laser products Equipment classification requirements and user s guide IEC 60825 2 2011 Safety of laser products Safety of optical fibre communication systems OFCS CFR 21 part 1040 10 USA Performance standards for light emitting products Laser products Supplemental Information The product was tested in a typical configuration with Kingfisher International test systems 8 September 2014 Bruce Robertson fn Ines Date Name Tech
12. 0mA Interface cable USB A USB Mini B Connection with a PC Storage batter Installed in the device Single mode patchcord with SC SC 1 With single mode OTDR connectors patchcord with connectors of other types can be supplied additionally on request Multimode patchcord with SC SC connectors 1 With multimode OTDR patchcord with connectors of other types can be supplied additionally on Operation Manual for KI 6700 _ 1 Operation Manual for Fiberizer Desktop Software use Table 3 1 User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 13 of 92 Kingfisher International 4 DESIGN amp PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION OF THE KI 6700 4 1 KI 6700 Design KI 6700 is incased into a small size rectangular body General view of the KI 6700 is shown in Figure 4 1 Nee as CD CD CUM 010R Figure 4 1 User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 14 of 92 Kingfisher International The KI 6700 case contains OTDR Optional Light source Optional Optical Power Meter Optional Visual Fault Locator VFL Plug Pack AC DC Power Supply Integral rechargeable battery On the front panel of the KI 6700 there are 4 3 display Control buttons LED indicators POWER lights up when the device is switched on VFL lights up when the source of visible radiation is switched on CHARGE lights up when the device is supplied by external AC DC adaptor LASER lights up when OTDR or Light Source
13. 2 1 8 Dynamic range and dead zone values are given in Table 2 1 User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 8 of 92 Kingfisher International Dynamic range values are specified at the following conditions pulsewidth of 20000 ns signal to noise ratio equal to 1 SNR 1 the time of measurement being 3 minutes temperature of 20 5 C Dead zone values are specified at the following conditions minimum pulsewidth reflectance not more than 45 dB High resolution mode is turn on Fiber Dynamic Dead Zone m Modification Tvoe Wavelength nm et Event i Attenuation KI6701 1 KI6702 1 PRO 16LIVE os 1310 1550 1625 39 36 39 BE o TA C v8 oP am e promis SM monss ss an erone SM oe a a7 Table 2 1 Dynamic range amp dead zone values 2 1 9 Loss accuracy at temperature of 20 5 C Aa 0 04 a dB where a attenuation value 2 1 10 Loss accuracy at temperature range from 10 C to 50 C 0 05 a dB where a attenuation value 2 1 11 Minimum attenuation reading resolution is 0 001 dB User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 9 of 92 Kingfisher International 2 1 12 Optical connectors in single mode OTDR SC UPC Optical connectors in multimode OTDR SC lt is possible to install optical connector of other types or changeable adaptors for FC SC ST and LC connectors 2 1 13 OTDR with wavelength of 1625 nm can be supplied wit
14. 700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 73 of 92 Kingfisher International Fiberizer Desktop Setup 210 x Completing the Fiberizer Desktop Setup Wizard Fiberizer Desktop has been installed on your computer Click Finish to dose this wizard Figure 7 54 7 8 3 Performing measurements with the help of a PC You can use a PC to control the process of measurement performed with the help of KI 6700 remote control mode To work in the remote control mode it is necessary to press the button F1 Remote OTDR control after switching the KI 6700 see Section 6 6 Setting up KI 6700 and Figure 6 2 The window shown in Figure 7 55 then appears on the screen oA ee ae gt Remote device control For canceling this mode press Esc Figure 7 55 Start the Fiberizer Desktop application go to the Measurement tab and invoke the extension menu in the Device section by clicking the small arrow at the bottom right corner of the section The OTDR Interface Setup menu appears where you must select ActiveSync in the Interface field and then click Reconnect User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 74 of 92 Kingfisher International Eeee Event markers 2 markers ORL Analysis Trace Compare View Measurement gt O Manual V SM1310 N A Lmax km 20 l l Auto V SM1550 N A Pulse width Tp ns 100 00 30 Disconnect Average Live Stop Sm1625 N A Average tim
15. HARGE INDICATION a N A S 24 6 4 DESIGNATION OF PANEL BUTTONG cceccecccccccccccccsccsccccecceccecceccecessessesseccencence 25 6 5 CHOOSING KI 6700 FUNCTIONS cccececsccececececcccececececcccecececeasececeeeeecsececeeeass 27 6 6 SETTING UP KCl G6 7OO os seresct cccaceansesaadenscaaseaetegnasccusneciwed subsea devewersevtraassaaveuinarieees 28 7 WORK WITH THE OTDR aa ities he eek 31 7 1 OTDR PROGRAM MAIN WINDOW cccecccceccccececcccsccecececsccecsacecsacecsaceceacecesenss 31 7 2 MAIN MENU BUTTONS FUNCTIONS cceccecccccccccccccccceccecscceccecceacecessessecseccencencs 32 72d Detecting an External Signal in the Optical fiber ccccccsseeeeeeeenees 33 7 3 SETTING UP MEASURING PARAMETERS ccecceccccececeacecececeacecsacecececeacecsacecencenss 34 7 3 1 Measuring parameters WINKOW cccsseecccaesecccaesscesaesccsseesessaesessaes 34 7 3 2 Additional measuring and analysis parameters cccsseeceeseeeeeeees 37 7 3 3 Automatic SAVING sereneos aa a aaa a a aa 39 7 4 MEASUREMENT eraras E A E A E A NA 42 User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 3 of 92 Kingfisher International 7 5 WV ORK WVIT PIE Sieioa Seca ye ceticetaaDacantnctretiastiontscate acieint Oabnantedaneauuentacacevedsede ie usaseceeh 43 7 5 1 Window File Saving and opening trACeS ccccsseeseccecneescceenaeeees 43 7 5 2 Window File Additional functions ccsscscccccsessececcaeeseceenaensees 46 7 5 3 Use of
16. Kingfisher International IGFISHER INTERNATIONAL Fiber Optic Test Equipment Manufacturer USER MANUAL KI 6700 HAND HELD OTDR Multifunctional optical measuring device Issue 8 2014 User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 1 of 92 Kingfisher International Record of Issues If you have any suggestions for improvement to this document please contact the author at Kingfisher International www kingfisher com au February 2010 2 April 2010 PM Grinstein O 2 3 March 2011 M Grinstein O E July 2013 OOo M Grinstein August 2013 PM Grinstein 6 November 2013 _ _ A Skrebniow 7 March 2014 M Grinstein C a 8 September2014 PA Skrebniow The contents of this publication are subject to change without notice All efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of this publication The screenshots and the control element names in this publication can insignificantly differ from your updated versions Kingfisher International Limited does not assume responsibility for any errors nor for any consequences arising from any errors in this publication User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 2 of 92 Kingfisher International CONTENTS 1 PRP PUTA TION eases ahsycten italic checks aii AEEA eae sence 6 2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS cccccccceccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccceccccccecs 8 2 1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE OTDR cececcececcececcececeacccsac
17. M OC z ha mn JJ S lt vy Processor G gt lt q OF Figure 4 3 R register ADC analog digital converter MA matching amplifier RAM random access memory S delay shifter ROM permanent memory F pulse former I O input output device G generator Tx optical transmitter OC optical coupler Rx optical receiver VC voltage converter OF optical fiber under test OOC output optical connector User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 18 of 92 Kingfisher International The OTDR works in the following way In accordance with the control program commands kept in the permanent memory the processor works out a code for starting optical pulses with the help of MA F and Tx When the pulse passes through the optical fiber part of its energy is back scattered and come into Rx There optical signal is converted into electrical form and is amplified The duration of the back scattering signal at the output of the Rx equals to the double time of light propagating in the optical fiber The back scattering signal passes to the analog digital converter input via matching amplifier MA and is converted into digital form The work of ADC is synchronized by the processor At one optical pulse repetition period the ADC can read up to 64000 samples of the signal under measurement The reading made at the moment of time t corresponds to the signal scattered from the poi
18. MAIN MENU 00sccccceceseeseeeees 65 7 8 WORKING WITH OTDR IN REMOTE CONTROL MODE cccseeceseceeseceeceeeceeeeeueeees 66 7 8 1 Software QUOC ED neinni a ee eae ees 66 7 8 2 Fiberizer Desktop Software SCCUP ccccssesecccecsessceceenececessaesseceesaens 72 7 8 3 Performing measurements with the help Of a PC cccccssseeeeeeeeeees 74 7 8 4 File exchange between KI 6700 and a PC ou cscccsecccseseceeseceensceneseeeenes 75 7 8 5 S ftware UD OG LING scsscriatiicwcsa nachna na a a neon aan ean 76 8 WORK WITH THE LIGHT SOURCE amp OPTICAL POWER METER cssccseees 78 8 1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION sii scnctus isd nenna vecetecuytcastusl sd E EN AESA 78 8 2 OPTICAL ROWER METER voissa RRA A A N 79 8 3 LIGHT SOURCE sorsuk sronto E T O 83 9 WORK WITH VISUAL FAULT LOCATOR cccscssccsecssccsscsscssccsccsscesscsseeees 85 10 MAINTENANCE ocra E A EEEa 86 11 STORAGE snam a a a a S 87 User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 4 of 92 Kingfisher International 12 TRANSPORTATION sacwicsescseenisica ees A E A ERNA 88 13 SAF ViVIEAS URES a A A e AA A ERANS 89 14 DISCLAIMER amp WARRANT Y ccccccccccccccccccccccccsccccccccccccscccccccccccccceccecees 90 11 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ccccccccccccecccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccecccs 91 User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 5 of 92 Kingfisher International 1 APPLICATION 1 1 The Multifunctional optical measuring devic
19. Select module Optical tester F1 Remote OTDR control SW version v 1 3 3 2605 F2 Device setup Figure 6 2 The F1 button is used for setting the mode of device controlling with the help of a PC The F2 button is used to set the mode of changing the device settings 6 5 2 The and buttons serve for choosing device functional mode The Enter button activates the chosen mode this leads to loading its software 6 5 3 In remote control mode the OTDR works under the control of the external software installed on the PC User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 27 of 92 Kingfisher International KI 6700 REFLECT Software is supplied on a CD together with the device The work with this Software is described in KI 6700 REFLECT Software manual included in the KI 6700 supply set 6 6 Setting up KI 6700 6 6 1 Pressing the F2 button see Figure 6 2 activates the window shown in Figure 6 3 for setting up the device File Zoom Tools Help e Keypad Display Date Time Press Enter to select Press Esc to quit Figure 6 3 Use the and gt buttons for choosing an icon in the window The chosen mode is activated by pressing the Enter button or Sel The same function can be accessed if you press F4 Device gt F1 System setup see for example Figure 7 1 Then you have additional options gt RY 2 BD Keyboard Display Date Time Language Unitsof Trace view measure par
20. TDR Issue 8 Page 71 of 92 Kingfisher International 7 8 2 Fiberizer Desktop Software setup You can use a PC to control KI 6700 and copy files from the KI 6700 and update device software Fiberizer Desktop Software installed into PC is used for these purposes To install Fiberizer Desktop Software execute the file setup from CD The Window shown in Figure 7 50 appears Fiberizer Desktop Setup oj x License Agreement 7 Please review the license terms before installing Fiberizer KP NGFISHER Desktop INTERNATIONAL Press Page Down to see the rest of the agreement IKI6700 Firmware and Fiberizer Desktop Software Kingfisher Copyright 2009 2013 Kingfisher All rights reserved If you accept the terms of the agreement dick I Agree to continue You must accept the agreement to install Fiberizer Desktop Nullsoft Install System v2 46 Figure 7 50 After pressing the I Agree button window shown in Figure 7 51 appears Fiberizer Desktop Setup loj xi Choose Components a Choose which features of Fiberizer Desktop you want to install k NG FISHER Check the components you want to install and uncheck the components you don t want to install Click Next to continue Select components to install Fiberizer Desktop application KI6700 Device firmware SOR Shell Extension Space required 66 7MB Nullsoft Install System v2 46 Figure 7 51 For Fiberizer Desktop Software installation c
21. a removable disk flash memory csccccccsssssssseceeeteceeeseeeesenens 47 7 6 WORKING WITH TRACES esan stabi oseduivaexs EE sovaclivesodecday ven seuterocndunt EA 47 7 6 1 General description of the MAIN trace WINKOW s1sesccceeseeeeeeeenees 47 7 6 2 MOVING NOK CIS aT TA as 48 7 6 3 Distance Measure eaa AEE EEN EN 49 7 6 4 Attenuation measurement with two markers c sssecccsseececsesseeeaes 49 7 6 5 Attenuation measurement with the trace approximation 50 7 6 6 Attenuation measurement in optical fiber connection 100000000 50 7 6 7 Reflectan e m asurement moiariiitiir oranana iS 52 7 6 8 ORE IMCOSOTIAG wcccatisscicaaelcnaeaveacuatmans can Ranecuetaeiancistendescasncoaatt tenements 53 7 6 9 Vertical and horizontal zooming trace movement cccseeceeeeeees 53 7 6 10 Tr ACE overview WINKOW 1cccccseecccnsseccaseccsansecsaussessausscssausessauaseees 54 ZOA Waow races strc acc ccaaceassaasecaongetaosdsadeichcatusamiasegasnanaegackeapenaseantes 55 F0 12 AULOMOTICTIOCS GAVS ices crivnd cannes uber are amie comattessasts 56 7 613 The function Template sexsi neve E nan 58 Ti6 14 Information about a trace wevevick sss cescionishd aciesencaneeds Wanctaussbaeabsvanees 59 7 6 15 Changing the parameters Of a measured tIACe csesecereeeeeeeeeeeens 61 Z010 EVENT TADE yi seen ee eR 62 761Z WOK WITICVENIUS aora a a ticks dears aida ilo E NN 64 7 7 THE BUTTON DEVICE OF THE OTDR PROGRAM S
22. ameters BlueTooth Press Enter to select Press Esc to quit Figure 6 4 User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 28 of 92 Kingfisher International 6 6 2 Figure 6 5 shows the dialog for setting the mode of buttons operation Keyboard Properties Enable character repeat Repeat delay Repeat rate E Sound after button pressing Figure 6 5 If the Enable character repeat checkbox is selected in case of long pressing of the button the activated action repeats till the button is pressed If the Sound after button pressing checkbox is selected beeps will accompany each pressing of any buiton Figure 6 6 shows the window for setting the screen lighting Display Properties E To save battery life you can adjust when the 9 backlight automatically shuts off While on battery power Turn off after l minute ofide time While on external power Turn off after 10 minutes v of idle time Backlight a S Figure 6 6 In the windows shown in Figure 6 5 and Figure 6 6 movement between the lines and number fields is performed with the and 4 buttons selecting unselecting menu checkboxes is performed with the help of the Sel button slider movement and the choice of values in the number field is performed with the help of the and gt buttons Figure 6 7 shows the window for setting date and time The Shift button serves for choosing line in the Date Ti
23. assing in the optical fiber Pulsewidth ns the value of the probe optical pulse duration may offer value fields of the following based on the model 6 12 25 100 300 1000 3000 10000 20000 ns for single mode OTDRs 6 12 25 100 300 and 1000 ns for multimode OTDRs The range of acceptable optical pulse duration values depends on the chosen distance range and is automatically limited by the OTDR program Resolution m distance between two samples sampling interval of the trace depending on the set distance range the resolution may be 0 16 0 32 0 64 1 3 2 5 5 1 3 8 and 7 6 m User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 35 of 92 Kingfisher International Measurement time min sec determines the duration of measurement process with averaging It is possible to set values of 5 15 30 seconds 1 3 or 10 minutes Receiver Mode in this field you can choose one of the following options DZ optimal dead zone value for the measurement DR optimal dynamic range for the measurement in this mode the optical receiver bandwidth is increased which reduces the dead zone and detects the closely located events Because of this it is recommended to use it at short pulse durations However in this mode the optical receiver noise increases 7 3 1 3 The measurement values set by the operator depend on the Supposed optical fiber line parameters length and average attenuation Measuring these character
24. atically and immediately after completing a measurement if the corresponding checkbox is selected in the window of additional parameters see Figure 7 9 7 6 12 3 It should be kept in mind that in a long line when far trace sections are distorted by noise their automatic analysis can be inaccurate e g splices with little attenuation can remain unrecognized in the noise background These sections should be analyzed manually moving the events deleting incorrect and placing new event as it is described in Section 7 6 17 Work with events ATTENTION If the trace is already marked the old markers will be removed when the automatic analysis is activated Threshold values at which the automatic analysis of the trace was performed are saved when the trace file is saved They can be read in the window Information see Section 7 6 14 Information about a trace When you press F1 Analysis the pull up menu appears Figure 7 27 Here you can create and apply a template to your measurement User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 57 of 92 Kingfisher International Ct 16 56 sample1550_lowDR sample1550_lowDR template Ei es Figure 7 27 7 6 13 The function Template For quick analysis and certification of a long multi fiber optical line with a lot of joints use the function Template With the help of it the operator can transfer the events placed at one optical fiber line to other lines To act
25. cel Figure 7 41 The next window will appear in which you should choose the line as it is shown in Figure 7 42 and press the button NEXT User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 67 of 92 Kingfisher International i Microsoft ActiveSync 4 1 License Agreement Please read the Following license agreement carefully MICROSOFT SOFTWARE LICENSE TERMS MICROSOFT ACTI ESYNC 4 1 These license terms are an agreement between Microsoft Corporation or based on where you live one of its affiliates and you Please read them They apply to the software named above which includes the media on which you received it if any The terms also apply to any Microsoft z OI do not accept the terms in the license agreement Figure 7 42 In the next window see Figure 7 43 you should enter user s data and press the button NEXT i Microsoft fictive yi 4 1 Customer Inbormation Please enter your information User Hame Fg Organization Figure 7 43 Then in the window of Figure 7 44 choose the path where the program Microsoft ActiveSync should be installed and press the button NEXT the window shown in Figure 7 45 appears User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 68 of 92 Kingfisher International ie Microsoft ActiveSync 4 1 Destination Folder Click Next to install to this folder or click Change to install to a different Folder ea Install Microsoft ActiveS
26. d power in nW uW or mW inthe third line the level of the measured power in dBm 8 2 3 Before the beginning of the work you should perform a zero level calibration dark current offset to correct its reading at zero input emission To do that close the cover of the KI 6700 s top panel and press the button F2 Zero level calibration a respective message then appears on the screen Calibration being completed the message disappears The value of zero level is automatically saved in the energy dependent memory device when the KI 6700 is switched on It is used after its consequent switching on for calculating the results of the measurement That is why if the time after switching the device off and a new switching on is short and the external conditions do not change the new zero setting can be omitted Zero setting should be performed periodically especially while measuring low power levels less than minus 40 dBm 100 nW User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 79 of 92 Kingfisher International 8 2 4 Zero setting being performed the optical fiber should be connected to the adapter of the device s optical port and read the value of the measured power on the screen 8 2 5 To measure the optical power correctly set the wave length value in the first line of the screen equal or near to the wavelength value of the signal to be received In order to choose one of the wavelengths fo
27. data from analog digital converter and passing them into the processor Analog digital converter ADC for converting analog signal from the output of the matching amplifier into digital form Matching amplifier MA for matching the levels of optical receiver signal and ADC Delay shifter S for increasing OTDR distance resolution by additional shifting of laser pulse with respect to the processor control signal Pulse former F for forming the signal of optical transmitter starting Random access memory RAM for saving trace information Permanent memory ROM for storing programs and results of measurements Generator G for forming processor clock signals Input output device I O for providing communication between processor and personal computer Processor producing signals controlling R MA RAM PM IOD reads data from these units and provides communication between KI 6700 and a personal computer Optical transmitter Tx containing a powerful laser diode it is designed for generating optical pulses of preset duration Optical receiver Rx serving for registering optical back scattering signals converting them into electrical signals and amplifying them to the required level Optical coupler OC serving for inputting pulses into the optical fiber under test and passing back scattering signals to the Rx User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 17 of 92 Kingfisher International tlt RA
28. ded to choose the value of distance range not less than double line length User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 36 of 92 Kingfisher International 7 3 1 4 When you press the F2 Auto setup button the program performs a short measuring of the connected line and automatically defines optimal parameters for its measuring 7 3 1 5 To quit the Measuring parameters window press the Enter button or the Esc button 7 3 1 6 Having set all the measurement parameters the user can immediately proceed to measuring pressing the button F1 Run 7 3 2 Additional measuring and analysis parameters 7 3 2 1 When you press the button F3 Other parameters the window of additional measuring parameters shown in Figure 7 6 gets activated In this window you can set refractive index and backscattering coefficient for each OTDR wavelength mm JEA 17 55 sample1310_lowDR Wavelength M1310 v 5M1310 Backscattering coefficient BC 80 0 Refractive index n 1 46770 EEA Figure 7 6 7 3 2 2 Passing from one window parameter to another is performed with the help of the lt gt buttons the choice of parameter by the Sel button Pressing the button Sel activates the window for making changes e g BC 80 7 OK Enter Figure 7 7 where the symbol is chosen with the help of and gt and the value is changed with the help of the and buttons To quit the window and save the changes press the Sel button
29. e ua w j Figure 7 56 Wait for the notification on successful connection and click OK there Now your KI 6700 and the PC are connected The procedure of performing measurements with the KI 6700 controlled with the help of a PC is described in the user manual on KI 6700 software supplied together with the device 7 8 4 File exchange between KI 6700 and a PC 7 8 4 1 The file exchange browser starts automatically when the KI 6700 is connected to your PC see an example below User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 75 of 92 Kingfisher International MTP 6000 File Browser xj Connect amp Measure KPNGFISHER INTERNATIONAL Hard Disk Data Fi auto_1310 sor fy auto_1490 sor Refresh fy auto_1550 sor FX auto2_1310 sor FX auto2_1490 sor Load file FX auto2_1550 sor FX auto2_1625 sor 5 i 55_1310 sor Pustlesr Suu Wie cec 4400 nne zi Figure 7 57 Press button Copy to copy files or folders to chosen folder on PC Press button Load File to open chosen file on the PC screen 7 8 4 2 The other possibility to copy files from the KI 6700 or into it is to press the button Explore in the window shown in Figure 7 49 The window with a list of folders and files installed on the KI 6700 it is named as Mobile Device appears Figure 7 58 Choose in this window the folder Hard Disk and copy files in accordance with a standard Windows procedure Mobile Device File Edit view Fav
30. e hereinafter referred to as KI 6700 can perform the functions of the following devices used for measuring optical fibers and fiber optic component characteristics OTDR Laser Light Source optionally Optical Power Meter optionally Visual Fault Locator optionally As an OTDR the KI 6700 is designed for measuring attenuation in optical fibers and their connections optical fiber length and distance to the events When configured for SMF operation the KIG6700 can be used as a laser light Source When optioned as an Optical Power Meter the KI 6700 can be used for measuring optical power When optioned with a Visual Fault Locator VFL the KI 6700 can be used for patch cord tracing and detection of fiber breaks in bare fiber 900 um and patch cord 1 2 KI 6700 can be used in the production of optical fibers and fiber optic cables as well as mounting and maintenance of fiber optic communication lines for checking their condition and locating faults in them The KI 6700 devices can work in laboratory and field environments being fed from the external power source as well as autonomously 1 3 Conditions for KI 6700 use ambient temperature from 10 C to 50 C relative humidity not more than 90 at 25 C atmospheric pressure from 60 to 106 7 kPa User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 6 of 92 Kingfisher International 1 4 KI 6700 optional features Possible KI 6700 configuratio
31. e 38 of 92 Kingfisher International File Zoom Tools Help GF 92 16 26 sample1310_lowDR Template Jefault v Splice loss LT 0 20 dB Reflectance RT 50 0 dB Attenuation for 1310nm CT 0 40 dB km Attenuation for 1490nm CT 0 40 dB km Attenuation for 1550nm CT 0 30 dB km Attenuation for Onm CT dB km Launch cable end event index lo v Add meas Template 3 Pass Fa i FM PON Figure 7 9 To select the necessary parameter use the and J keys To set the necessary value press Sel To leave the window and save the changes press Enter or Esc To compensate for the events which may occur in the launch cable select the starting event in the Launch cable end event index field After the analysis the events exceeding the threshold are marked red those which are lower than the threshold are marked green in the Event table The automatic trace analysis is performed immediately after completing the measurement if the checkbox Apply analysis after measurement is selected To quit the Pass Fail thresholds window and save the changes press the Enter button or the Esc button 7 3 3 Automatic saving 7 3 3 1 The program enables the automatic saving of measured traces into the KI 6700 memory immediately after the measurement completion and automatic naming of the files according to the pre defined template To use this function press the F2 Create folder Template button in the window for additional m
32. e 59 of 92 Kingfisher International a A 15 00 c0l_meas_001_12_79214_1625 Date Time f5j30j20148 38 39PM cableID E Fiber ID JR Fiber type G 652 conventional SM fiber v Originating Location fplacet Terminating Location paez General Measuring parameters Analysis thresholds Figure 7 28 Move between the tabs with the help of the and gt keys 7 6 14 3 Device tab Figure 7 29 In this tab you can find the data on the device with the help of the measured trace The information in this tab cannot be changed by the user Kingfisher Supplier Name OTDR Mainframe ID rorieIPROTR INE Device S N ne Optical module ID S N in 1310 1550 1625 General Device Measuring parameters Analysis thresholds Fi eiteehlds F Changesc shae Figure 7 29 7 6 14 4 Measuring parameters tab Figure 7 30 lt contains the parameters of the trace measurement mode which were set by the user before beginning the measurement or changed later In this tab the user can change the values of back scattering coefficient and refraction index User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 60 of 92 Kingfisher International 15 03 cO1_meas_001_12_79214_1625 Wavelength heo 0 0 nm Refractive index n T Distance range Lmax fio km Resolution dL E m Pulsewidth Tp fiz ns Measurement time foo 0s mis Optimal Dead Zone off Measuring parameters were set automaticaly no General Devic
33. e Measuring parameters Analysis thresholds Figure 7 30 7 6 14 5 Analysis parameters tab Figure 7 31 The tab contains the threshold values used during the automatic trace analysis see Section 7 6 12 Automatic trace analysis The user can change these values for a repeat analysis 15 04 cO1_meas_001_12_79214_1625 Backscatter coefficient Loe Splice loss LT ma dB Reflectance RT dB End of fiber ET ae dB Attenuation CT mee dB km General Device Measuring parameters Analysis thresholds Figure 7 31 7 6 15 Changing the parameters of a measured trace To change the automatic analysis parameters press F1 Analysis thresholds In this case the window with the list of analysis parameters shown in Figure 7 32 appears 15 05 cO1_meas_001_12 79214 1625 Backscatter coefficient 810 Analysis thresholds RT 65 0 ET 20 00 General Device Measuring parameters Analysis thresholds Figure 7 32 User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 61 of 92 Kingfisher International Navigation in the list is performed with the help of the and amp buttons while the necessary parameters are chosen with the help of the Sel button The button being pressed the window appears in the screen in which the parameter can be changed see Figure 7 33 LT 00 27 OK Enter Figure 7 33 In order to change the coefficient of back scattering press
34. e from 20 to 50 C relative ambient air humidity up to 98 at 35 C average month value 70 at 27 C Packs with the devices should be placed and fixed in accordance with requirements applicable to the cargo vehicle The devices transported at the temperature below 0 C should be kept in manufacturer s package at normal conditions for two hours User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 88 of 92 Kingfisher International 13 SAFETY MEASURES LASER RADIATION CLASS 1M LASER PRODUCT DO NOT VIEW DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS The OTDR module is a Class 1M source to IEC 60825 1 The optional Visual Fault Locator VFL is a Class 2 source to IEC 60825 1 The KI 6700 corresponds to IEC 61010 1 equipment Class Ill The AC DC adaptor corresponds to IEC 61010 1 equipment class Il User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 89 of 92 Kingfisher International 14 DISCLAIMER amp WARRANTY Information in this manual is given in good faith for the benefit of the user It cannot be used as the basis for claims against Kingfisher International or its representatives if accidental damage or inconvenience results from use or attempted repair of the equipment Kingfisher International KI 6700 series OTDRs are guaranteed against defective components and workmanship for a period of 2 years from the date of delivery unless specifically stated in the original purchase contract or agreement This warran
35. e the template part by selecting the corresponding option box File or Folder on the right Then define the order in which the template parts must appear in the User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 40 of 92 Kingfisher International corresponding name For that select the arrows to the right of the field then use the and 4 buttons If the field value is editable select it and press the Sel button As a result the on screen keyboard appears and you can set the field value If Template name has been selected and Auto save has not you save a measurement result into the sor format For that press Shift gt F3 File gt F1 Save as gt Save as SOR Then you have the following options F1 Reset the filename is set to the default no user defined templates are applied F2 Enter name you can enter your own name with the user defined name offered as a start using the onscreen keyboard F3 Save the file is saved with the user defined template the Fiber ID part is incremented by 1 F4 Cancel the saving process is cancelled You can use three additional profiles for your template F2 F4 buttons There you can change where the fields appear file or folder and the order of their presentation After you finish with the Edit template form press Enter to save your changes and return to the Template form Figure 7 10 7 3 3 2 In the Auto save form move from one line to another in th
36. easure the attenuation e g in the optical socket first the device and the power measuring unit are connected together with a short 3 5 m cable and the power PO dBm is measured at its output Then keeping the devices connected one more short cable is connected to the cable and the p1 is measured with the help of the power measuring device The attenuation in the socket in dB is defined as the difference between PO and P1 values User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 84 of 92 Kingfisher International 9 WORK WITH VISUAL FAULT LOCATOR The VFL function is an optional extra When configured for VFL operation the optical port of the light emitting source is located on the top panel of the device being labeled VFL The VEL is turned ON by a long 8 4 sec pressing of the VFL button The device has three modes of operation continuous and with the modulation frequency 1 Hz and 2 Hz The modes are switched over by a short pressing the VFL button To turn the VFL OFF press the VFL button for 3 4 seconds User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 85 of 92 Kingfisher International 10 MAINTENANCE 10 1 Maintenance of the device includes checking up of availability of all components include into the supply kit as stated in Chapter 3 marking absence of mechanic damage of the body front panel connecting elements The discovered faults should be removed 10 2 Optical conn
37. easurement parameters see Figure 7 6 the window shown in Figure 7 10 becomes activated To set the template for saving move from one line to another in this window with the help of the and 4 buttons select the Template name checkbox User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 39 of 92 Kingfisher International with the help of the Sel button Then the Text Divider drop down menu and the Edit template menu become active with the following options e text_text the underscore divider between parts of the file name e text text the dash divider e texttext no divider Select the Text Divider drop down menu and then choose the divider _ or nothing a 14 29 Template name a gt IR text_text he Edit template M Auto save 792_l1I_1625 Ask before saving F1 Add meas parameters TE aaa Figure 7 10 To set the file name template select the Edit template button with the help of the Sel button As a result the form shown below appears c 16 08 Start Place place1 File V Folder End PlaceJplacez J File JV Folder Job Ts jo M File W Folder 4 Cable ID e01 V File Folder 792_111_1625 Fiber 10 000 Description 45 Pulsewidth 09 Device num MV File Folder V File Folder MV File Folder lV File f Folder 79214 s0 WV File Folder Wavelength 0 Figure 7 11 First set which name file name or folder name must includ
38. eceacecsaceceaceceas 8 2 2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE LIGHT SOURCE cccceccecceccccccceccecceceececcecceuce 10 2 3 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE OPTICAL POWER METER cccceceececceceeceecceceeceacs 11 2 4 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE VISUAL FAULT LOCATOR ceccececceccsceeceeceeceecs 11 2 5 GENERAL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE KI 6700 cececsececeececececeaceces 12 3 RIG 700 PACKAGE Aone ea T a a 13 4 DESIGN amp PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION OF THE KI 6700 cceccccecccceccece 14 4 1 Te OO SEIN Sieroter cect crm scores seh cet settee cea cho ocelot oat cise alent 14 4 2 OTDR PRINCIPLE OF OPERATION ccccecccceccccececcecsccececcecscecsacecsaceceasecsaceceeenss 17 4 3 PRINCIPLE OF LIGHT SOURCE OPERATION ccccccccccceccecceccccecceccecceceeceeceesecceacence 19 4 4 PRINCIPLE OF OPTICAL POWER METER OPERATION ccccecceccecceccccccceccecceceececceaceuce 21 4 5 VISUAL FAULT LOCATOR wie scxaewstcoretetitcan nuwstenoneite can aetds Mods heasicae O E soxaune saasce 21 5 MARKING AND SEALING ccscccccsccccacsccccancccccnsccccsscccccsccccnssccccssccccessccess 22 6 KI 6700 OPERATION sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssosesssssssosssssssssssssesssssssssooo 23 6 1 PREPARATION FOR WORK ccccccecccccscccccccecceccecceccsccscescencecceccecceceesessesseccencence 23 6 2 SWITCHING KI 6700 ON OFF iicivivasicccosivncatascenevdedctetaieinvvacdwuveeiatasaviecsauvantenaias 23 6 3 BATTERY C
39. ectors of the device should be periodically cleaned from dirt It is recommended to use special means for cleaning optical plugs and ports 10 3 The device is powered by an internal storage battery 11 1 V 3 4 Ah To charge it connect AC DC adaptor to the KI 6700 The battery is charged no matter whether the device is switched ON or OFF The time of charging a completely discharged battery is 4 hours User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 86 of 92 Kingfisher International 11 STORAGE Before putting the device into operation it should be kept unpacked in the store at ambient temperature 20 to 55 C relative ambient air humidity up to 80 at 35 C The unpacked device should be kept at ambient temperature 10 35 C relative ambient air humidity up to 80 at 25 C In the store there should be no dust acid vapor alkali and gasses causing corrosion You must not keep the unpacked devices put one upon the other User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 87 of 92 Kingfisher International 12 TRANSPORTATION The device should be transported in the manufacturer s package by a closed cargo means of any type railway automobile or boat in a hold In case of transporting by air the device should be put in a tight heated department The values of climatic effects on the packed device during transportation should remain within the following limits ambient temperatur
40. ent R an event with reflection when the reflection coefficient is higher than the threshold value irrespective of the attenuation in the event S an event without reflection when the attenuation coefficient is higher and the reflection coefficient are lower than the threshold values distance from the fiber beginning to the current event km an event reflectance if it does not exceed threshold value dB attenuation in the event if it exceeds the threshold value dB attenuation coefficient of the section between this event and the previous one dB km overall attenuation from the fiber beginning to the current event dB attribute of the event by threshold far right column red rectangle the event value exceeds the threshold value set in Setup gt Other parameters gt Pass Fail thresholds and should be given special attention User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 63 of 92 Kingfisher International green rectangle the event value is below the threshold val ue set in Setup gt Other parameters gt Pass Fail thresholds 7 6 16 2 To move along the trace by the events indicated in the table press F3 Move by table Then you can jump from one event to another by pressing the and gt keys To move along the trace by small increments press F2 Move by trace Then pressing the and gt keys results in smooth moving along the trace T
41. f this window perform first row functions for work with traces They allow to perform automatic trace analysis to create and apply templates for analysis to remove a trace from the device s RAM to get information about the trace measurement cry 12 37 sample1550_lowDR sample1310_lowDR sample1550_lowDR 22 11 2011 10 55 44 Figure 7 26 User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 55 of 92 Kingfisher International The window contains the area with a list of traces available in the RAM of the device Up to 12 latest measured or opened traces can be registered in the RAM Up to four traces can be shown on the screen The traces being shown on the screen of the main window are the ones selected in the list of the window Traces The active trace can be measured with the help of the markers The active trace is identified by the symbol near its name in the list of the window Traces Moving about the list is performed with the help of the and buttons Symbol is entered with the help of the gt button and the trace is selected automatically 7 6 11 2 With a new measuring or opening a trace only this trace or a group of traces if they have been measured simultaneously is shown on the screen In the list of files of the window Traces the other files are automatically unselected The name of the new trace is registered in the list in the top line If the l
42. gly bent the light escapes at this location User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 21 of 92 Kingfisher International 5 MARKING AND SEALING On the front panel of the device you can see On the type of the device manufacturer s trade mark names of indicating LEDs names of keyboard buttons names of the top panel connectors back panel of the KI 6700 there is a label with the following information the type and configuration of the device type of optical fiber and the OTDR wavelength nominal OTDR dynamic range value at maximum pulse duration availability or absence of the optical power meter and visual fault locator serial number of the device To limit the user access to the device and preserve the manufacturer s warranty within the warranty period the device is sealed As a rule the right screw of the top panel of the device is sealed User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 22 of 92 Kingfisher International 6 KI6700 OPERATION 6 1 Preparation for work 6 1 1 When the device is fed from the alternating current network use AC DC adaptor supplied together with the device The adaptor is connected to the 15 V port situated on the top panel of the device When connected to the AC network green LED indicating CHARGE lights up and battery charging starts The device can be operated by the built in storage battery 6 1 2 The optical fiber under measurement is connected t
43. h a built in optical filter In this case the 1625 nm wavelength has a separate optical output to that of the other wavelengths 2 2 Technical specifications of the light source 2 2 1 A single mode light source is available when the OTDR is configured for single mode working 2 2 2 Technical specifications of the single mode light source are given in Table 2 2 Wavelength nm 1310 20 1490 20 1550 20 1625 20 Minimum output power dBm 15 minutes dB not more than 0 1 Operation mode modulation with frequency of 2 kHz Table 2 2 2 2 3 Warm up time not more than 15 minutes 2 2 4 Optical connector of the single mode OTDR is at the same time the connector of the light source User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 10 of 92 Kingfisher International 2 3 Technical specifications of the optical power meter 2 3 1 Calibration wavelengths 650 10 nm 850 5 nm 1310 5 nm 1490 5 nm 1550 5 nm and 1625 5 nm 2 3 2 Technical specifications of power meter are given in Table 2 3 g e ibration wavelength m Standard o O Hg Measurement range 30 to 60 to 65 to 10 to 40 to 45 to 3 3 7 23 23 27 Integrating sphere with InGaAs photodiode 1 mm Accuracy 8 t9 12 8 ES dB 0 33 0 22 0 5 0 33 0 22 Linearity 6 4 25 6 4 t25 dB 0 25 0 17 0 11 0 25 0 17 0 11 a Ee 0 01 four digits in mW pW and nW Tab
44. hoose line Fiberizer Desktop application only and press the Next button the window shown in Figure 7 52 appears User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 72 of 92 Kingfisher International s Fiberizer Desktop Setup S15 xj Choose Install Location Choose the folder in which to install Fiberizer Desktop mat de Setup will install Fiberizer Desktop in epei To install in a different folder dick Browse and select another folder Click Next to continue Space required 66 7MB Space available 20 6GB fdullsoft Install System v2 46 Figure 7 52 Choose a folder where Fiberizer Desktop Software is to be installed or agree with folder proposed in Figure 7 52 and press the Next button In Figure 7 53 choose the Start Menu folder for the KI 6700 shortcuts and press the Install button a lB x K NGFISHER INTERNATIONAL Select the Start Menu folder in which you would like to create the program s shortcuts You can also enter a name to create a new folder Kingfisher 7 Sticky Notes ABBYY FineReader 9 0 Accessories Administrative Tools Fiberizer Desktop Setup Choose Start Menu Folder Choose a Start Menu folder for the Fiberizer Desktop shortcuts T Do not create shortcuts Nullsoft Install System v2 46 Figure 7 53 When the installation is completed the window Figure 7 54 appears where you must press the Finish button User Manual KI 6
45. ht marker B is placed on the peak point of the reflection An example of markers placing is shown in Figure 7 23 User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 52 of 92 Kingfisher International 14_Meas_1550 A 4 B A km 0 05269 Refl dB 45 260 Refl km 3 29587 Figure 7 23 7 6 8 ORL measuring ORL optical return loss is the relation of the power input into the fiber to the power scattered and reflected returned its beginning from the defined section or the whole line ORL measurement mode is set by selecting ORL in the 2 PT menu see Figure 7 21 In this case in the trace field there are two markers and the data line shows distance between markers B A km attenuation between the markers dB optical return loss ORL dB In order to measure ORL of an optical fiber section or of the whole line it is necessary to place the markers on the ends of the section under measurement 7 6 9 Vertical and horizontal zooming trace movement 7 6 9 1 The trace can be zoomed with the help of the and 4 keys if there is the Zoom indicator at the top of the screen tF ZOOTI If you need to zoom the trace related to one of the active markers do the following 1 Select the active marker by pressing Sel repeatedly 2 Press and hold Sel until the active marker indicator says Hold to Zoom User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 53 of 92 Kingfisher International
46. in Figure 6 2 and pressing the Enter button launches the OTDR functionality EO 15 44 No files Add value with S Fiberizer Cloud www fiberizer com INTERNATIONAL KI6700 75913 SM 1310 1550 1625 AUTO Figure 7 1 The main function of the Shift button in OTDR program is activating the main menu of the OTDR software The buttons in the bottom of the screen the buttons of the main menu are activated with the respective F1 F2 F3 F4 button on the front panel of the device At the top left corner there is the indicator of battery charge status 7 1 2 After the first measurement or opening a trace from storage memory the following window appears the main window of the OTDR program as shown in Figure 7 2 In the bottom of the screen there is the information line in which the values of distance attenuation and the coefficient of attenuation between markers are shown User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 31 of 92 Kingfisher International File Zoom Tools Help 02_meas_1550 4 4 r a a m Figure 7 2 These values can change according to the set mode of attenuation measuring In the right top corner you can see the name of the active trace 7 2 Main menu buttons functions F measurement start in accordance with the parameters set in the Measuring parameters window see Section 7 4 Measurement F2 2 Setup opens the Measuring parameters windo
47. is switched on On the top panel of the KI 6700 there are OTDR optical connector it is also a connector of light source Optical connector for the VFL if the VFL is present Optical connector for the Optical Power Meter if the Optical Power Meter is present USB type A and USB Mini B ports Force Shutdown button pressed with a pin DC power socket Optical connectors are covered by dust caps User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 15 of 92 Kingfisher International Figure 4 2 shows the KI 6700 block diagram Optical power meter Processing module VEL Interface USB Client Control Voltage converter buttons Charging unit Storage battery Figure 4 2 Processing module provides control of optical measuring devices display and control buttons The internal voltage converter transforms the external input voltage or built in storage battery voltage for feeding device modules User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 16 of 92 Kingfisher International 4 2 OTDR principle of operation The principle of OTDR operation is based on measuring the Rayleigh back scattering signal when a single powerful optical pulse passes through an optical fiber The weak back scattering signal is registered by an optical receiver converted into digital form and averaged many times Figure 4 3 shows the OTDR block diagram The OTDR contains Register R for reading
48. is window with the help of the and 4 buttons and select the Auto save checkbox with the help of the Sel button If the Auto save checkbox is selected the Ask before saving option becomes accessible In the right part of the window with the folder list you can also define where to save the measurement results Having defined the Auto save options press Enter to save the options 7 3 3 3 If you select the Ask before saving checkbox while the automatic saving mode is not switched on the program proposes to save the trace manually upon each measurement completion see Paragraph 7 4 2 7 3 3 4 In the right part of the window shown in Figure 7 10 the user must indicate the path to the file in which the traces is to be automatically saved The right part of the window is accessible only if the Auto save checkbox is selected The and amp buttons serve for moving from one folder to another while the and gt buttons for opening the folders After you have chosen the required folder press the Sel button User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 41 of 92 Kingfisher International Escape from the right part of the window is performed with the help of the Esc or Enter button 7 3 3 5 You can create a new folder in the Create folder Template window To do that select the Template name and Auto save checkboxes then move to the folder section on the right by pressing the 2 button There you can se
49. ist has reached 12 traces the latest trace is automatically removed For measured and not saved traces the buffer of measurements serves as their list The user can save a trace measured previously if it is still in the list For this purpose it should be made active put the symbol for it return to the main window and perform the procedure of saving see Paragraph 7 5 1 2 7 6 11 3 To remove a trace from the list press the button F3 Delete trace see Figure 7 26 7 6 11 4 To escape from the window Traces press the Esc button 7 6 12 Automatic trace analysis 7 6 12 1 When you press the F1 Analysis button and then Apply analysis See Figure 7 27 the program User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 56 of 92 Kingfisher International searches for events the attenuation or reflection coefficient of which exceeds defined threshold values defines the distance to them and the attenuation coefficient in the sections between the events registers these data in the events table see Section 7 6 16 Event table and shows them in the form of signs on the trace see Figure 7 36 To get the results of automatic analysis on screen press Esc to leave the Analysis mode and then press F3 Event table The automatic analysis can be applied to any trace in the list of the window Traces the name of which is highlighted with blue background 7 6 12 2 A trace can be analyzed autom
50. istics with the help of the OTDR the limit value of the attenuation under measurement is increased proportionally to the optical pulse duration and consequently to its energy but at the same time the space resolution of the OTDR becomes worse as the space length of the optical pulse is in the relationship with the duration according to the following formula T P Li C 3 where Tp the duration of the pulse c light speed in vacuum n optical fiber refraction index For example the pulse duration of 300 ns corresponds to the value Lp 30 m It means that it is practically impossible to discriminate two non reflecting events e g fiber splices if the distance between them is less than Lp On the other hand the OTDR s dynamic range can be increased by increasing the number of averaging or measurement time The dynamic range increases by about 0 75 dB when the number of averaging doubles but the duration of measurement increases The value of distance range set before the beginning the measurement It should exceed the length of the line being measurement If the length of the line is close to some value of the distance range exceeds 2 3 of its value the presence of a powerful pulse back scattering reflected from the far optical fiber end in the signal may lead to small aberrations of attenuation at far sections of the line or appearing false reflected pulses on the flat trace section In order to avoid it it is recommen
51. itional marker a is moved to the left but not farther than the nearest left splice The right additional marker b is moved to the right but not farther than the nearest right splice The central marker c is located in the place of splice on the left side of the transition section of the splice User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 51 of 92 Kingfisher International The data line in this mode shows distance between markers B A km attenuation in the splice Spl dB distance from the fiber beginning to the connection point i e the distance to the central marker Spl km You can create an event using Splice fix event by repeated pressing this button according current markers positions 7 6 7 Reflectance measurement The mode of reflectance measurement is set by selecting Reflection in the 2 PT menu see Figure 7 21 In this case there are two markers in the trace field and the data line shows distance between markers B A km reflectance Refl dB distance to the reflection Refl km In order to place the markers in right way during the measurement of reflectance it is recommended to zoom in the trace in such a way as to make the reflected pulse and a small part of the trace to the left and right on the screen The left marker A is placed before the reflection at the beginning of trace s rise its coordinates are shown in the data line as the distance to the reflection The rig
52. ivate the function Template first create a template i e save the information about the events location of one trace and then apply it to another i e transfer the events onto it The events on the first trace are put manually see Section 7 6 17 Work with events or automatically see Section 7 6 12 Automatic trace analysis To create a template corresponding to the events of some trace it is necessary to choose the trace in the list press the button F1 Analysis and then select Create template see Figure 7 27 The selected trace is saved as template and after that you can apply it to other traces A template being created the message Template has been created appears In order to apply the template to another trace choose its name in the list press the button F1 Analysis and then select Apply template with the help of the amp and keys The message The template is applied then appears The previous events on the templated trace if any are then completely removed and the events from the templating trace appear on the templated trace The attenuation for the templated trace is calculated according to the templated trace characteristics User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 58 of 92 Kingfisher International The trace being marked according to the template any events can be put or removed on it manually as described in Section 7 6 17 Work with events The results of tem
53. le 2 3 Detector type InGaAs photodiode 1 mm 2 3 3 FC SC and ST changeable adaptors can be used for optical fiber connection 2 4 Technical specifications of the visual fault locator 2 4 1 Wavelength 650 20 nm 2 4 2 Emitter type laser diode with single mode output 2 4 3 Output power 0 5 to 0 9 mW 2 4 4 Operation mode continuous and pulsed User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 11 of 92 Kingfisher International 2 4 5 Universal 2 5 mm adaptor is used for optical fiber connection 2 5 General technical specifications of the KI 6700 2 5 1 Power supply storage battery 11 1 V 3 4 Ah AC DC adaptor Input 100V 240 V Output 15V 800 mA 2 5 2 Battery Charging time via AC DC adaptor 4 hours 2 5 3 Battery operational life more than 10 hours 2 5 4 Display 4 3 LCD 480 x 272 pixels 2 5 5 KI 6700 control is performed with a keypad 2 5 6 Internal memory up to 1000 traces can be saved in the device memory 2 5 7 External memory connector for USB flash memory 2 5 8 Computer interface USB Mini B port to connect to a PC 2 5 9 Dimensions 226 x 149 x 43 mm 2 5 10 Weight 1 5 kg User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 12 of 92 Kingfisher International 3 KI6700 PACKAGE KI 6700 package is presented in Table 3 1 po Name Cty Notes O Multifunction optical measuring device 1 KI 6700 AC DC adaptor Input 100V 240 V output 15V 80
54. lect a folder to save measurement results or create a new folder To create a new folder in the selected folder press F2 Create folder T emplate then enter the name with the help of the onscreen keyboard and press F3 Apply To quit the window Auto save and save the changes press Enter or Esc 7 4 Measurement 7 4 1 If you press the Run button the KI 6700 starts measuring according to the parameters previously entered in the Setup window see Figure 7 5 In this case the main window is shown on the screen see Figure 7 2 the green strip at the bottom part of the screen shows time past before the measurement start the LED indicator LASER on the KI 6700 front panel lights up The measurement begun only the new traces under measurement are shown on the screen the previous traces remaining in the list of the window Traces see Section 7 6 11 Window Traces If several wavelengths are chosen the measurement is performed on all chosen wavelengths one after another without a stop 7 4 2 If the mode of automatic saving is set in the window Measuring parameters see Section 7 3 3 Automatic saving the program saves the trace s into the memory after the measurement completion If both automatic saving the Ask before saving checkbox are selected the program prompts to save the result after the measurement completion see Figure 7 12 User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR I
55. me window User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 29 of 92 Kingfisher International The and gt buttons serve for choosing any value The and amp buttons serve for changing value Date Time 8 Be 2014 3 53 05PM__ o M Use arrows to change values and Shift to move further Figure 6 7 Quit the window and save your changes by pressing the Enter button or the Esc button Similarly you can select the available options in the Language and Units of measurement The Trace view parameters settings are the following Trace view parameters Zoom coefficient a Invert colors of trace window sunny weather M Show grid scale values Zoom to last event V Beep after measurement Figure 6 8 Zoom coefficient The coefficient is applied when you zoom the trace while viewing it Invert colors of trace window The trace window colors are inverted which can be convenient while viewing it in direct sunlight Show grid scale values The grid lines show values Zoom to last event This option is useful if you do not want the noise section to be shown which helps you to concentrate on events Beep after measurement The device indicates the measurement completion with a beep sound User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 30 of 92 Kingfisher International 7 WORK WITH THE OTDR 7 1 OTDR program main window 7 1 1 Choosing the OTDR item in the window shown
56. n is defined according to Table 1 1 below Visual Fault Light source Optical power meter Locator VFL single mode OPTION OPTION OPTION OTDR Multimode OPTION Combined for SMF OPTION mode and multimode OTDR in one OPTION cence for MME OTDR Table 1 1 User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 7 of 92 Kingfisher International 2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 2 1 Technical specifications of the OTDR 2 1 1 Wavelengths of the single mode OTDR 1310 20 nm 1490 20 nm 1550 20 nm and 1625 20 nm Wavelengths of the multimode OTDR 850 20 nm and 1300 20 nm 2 1 2 Distance ranges 2 5 10 20 40 80 120 160 and 240 km for the single mode OT DR 2 5 10 20 40 and 80 km for the multimode OTDR 2 1 3 Optical pulsewidths 6 12 25 100 300 1000 3000 10000 and 20000 ns for the single mode OTDR 6 12 25 100 300 and 1000 ns for the multimode OTDR 2 1 4 Distance accuracy at temperature of 20 5 C AL 0 5 dL 3 10 L m where dL distance resolution 0 16 0 32 0 64 1 3 2 5 5 1 3 8 and 7 6 m L measurable distance m 2 1 5 Distance accuracy at temperature range from 10 C to 50 C AL 0 5 dL 5 10 L m where dL distance resolution 0 16 0 32 0 64 1 3 2 5 5 1 3 8 and 7 6 m L measurable distance m 2 1 6 Refractive index can be set from 1 30000 to 1 70000 with step of 0 00001 2 1 7 Minimum distance reading resolution is 0 04 m
57. n to choose a marker the and gt buttons to move the marker and the Enter button to set a new position of the event s marker In this window you use the buttons enabling you to move the markers zoom the trace in and out 7 7 The button Device of the OTDR program s main menu The button F4 Device of the OTDR program s main menu see Figure 7 1 opens the window for setting up the device shown in Figure 7 39 File Zoom Tools Help Add value with 16 22 010_meas_place1_1310 Fiberizer Cloud www fiberizer O ficie GFISHER INTERNATIONAL opib o Figure 7 39 User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 65 of 92 Kingfisher International Pressing the button F1 System setup activates the window of the KI 6700 device s settings see Section 6 6 Setting up KI 6700 and Figure 6 3 Pressing the button F2 OTDR options activates the window of additional measurement parameters of the OTDR see Section 7 3 2 Additional measuring and analysis parameters and Figure 7 6 7 8 Working with OTDR in remote control mode 7 8 1 Software attached 7 8 1 1 The supply kit of KI 6700 also includes the software application which does the following controls the operation of the device with the help of a PC through a USB Mini B port analyzes the traces on a PC copies files from into the device using USB Mini B port The software is the Software folder It includes
58. nical Director Title For further information please contact your local Kingfisher International sales office agent or distributor Revision B Issue Date 8 September 2014 User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 91 of 92 Kingfisher International User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 92 of 92
59. nt situated at the distance Z ct 2n where c light speed in vacuum n optical fiber index of refraction Thus at one optical pulse repetition period the signals coming from a big number of the optical fiber are measured Each sample converted by ADC into digital form is registered in the RAM In order to measure the back scattering signal precisely repeated triggering optical pulses is performed The processor averages samples corresponding to the same points of the optical fiber that leads to the increasing signal noise ratio After several cycles the obtained signal values are transferred from RAM to the PM they are saved there and are shown on the screen Then the process of measuring averaging and cleaning RAM registers is repeated again In this way the whole optical fiber is measured registered and shown 4 3 Principle of light source operation The light source in the KI 6700 is realized only in case a single mode OTDR is available The light source is designed for generating continuous optical radiation It uses the same laser diodes and optical splitter as in OTDR The output of the light source is the optical OTDR port The radiation power is stabilized with the help of external photodiode and power stabilization circuit It has two operation modes continuous and with User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 19 of 92 Kingfisher International power modulation by 2 kHz pulse signal The average
60. o be saved in pdf format The files can be opened by the software of other OTDR types if they support this format 7 5 1 4 The file name always indicates the wavelength e g abc_1310 abc_1550 etc If the measuring is performed at several wavelengths simultaneously all the traces are saved as a group 7 5 1 6 In order to open a trace choose the file and press the F2 Open button in the window File If the chosen trace was saved in a group the measurement was performed at several wavelengths the request shown in Figure 7 16 appears on the screen Measurement was performed at a few wavelengths at once and saved as a group Do you want to open both measurements Figure 7 16 Press the Enter button to open all the traces in the group Press the Esc button to open only one chosen trace User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 45 of 92 Kingfisher International Press F3 Information to activate the window with the information about the trace This window is described in Section 7 6 14 Information about a trace Unlike in Section 7 6 15 Changing the parameters of a measured trace in this case the information can be looked through only without any modification 7 5 2 Window File additional functions 7 5 2 1 When you press the F4 File ops button in the window File see Figure 7 13 the window shown in Figure 7 17 becomes activated Here you can look through the information abo
61. o change the active trace press F2 Scroll Trace repeatedly 7 6 17 Work with events While the Event Table is open you can work with the events to change them create new ones remove them etc 7 6 17 1 To create an event press F4 More select the Create event option there and press Enter This creates an event 5 markers are set automatically to fit currently Zoomed area which is then marked on the trace and in the table Alternatively you can create an event using Splice fix event with all 5 markers manually adjusted as described in Section 7 6 6 Attenuation measurement in optical fiber connection EE 78 tS zoom Fide passed events Move en R n me Preno Eia Figure 7 37 40 52724 51 831 22 018 7 6 17 2 In order to remove an event press F4 More then select Delete event User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 64 of 92 Kingfisher International 7 6 17 3 In order to move the event press F4 More then select Move event The window shown in Figure 7 38 then appears on screen EE 74 tS zoom 25 18743 51 691 0 272 TA 25 18742 km llmarker c 1 2 5 30 44534 0 292 2 4n S 7 4 51 831 MA R Scroll H gaa Figure 7 38 In this window you see the position of markers on the trace at which the event was created as well as the window with indicated exact position of the markers in the bottom part of the screen Use the Sel butto
62. o the optional OTDR light source through the optical port on the top panel The type of the optical fiber connector must correspond to the OTDR port type 6 1 3 In order to connect an optical fiber to the optional optical power meter use removable adaptors for optical ports of FC SC ST type 6 1 4 The adaptor of the optional VFL is universal it can be connected to an optical fiber with any connector with the ferrule diameter equal to 2 5 mm 6 1 5 The connector of the optical fiber to be connected should be cleaned from dust and dirt 6 2 Switching KI 6700 On Off 6 2 1 The KI 6700 is switched ON by prolonged 4 5 sec pressing and holding the POWER button The indicating LED POWER on the front panel lights up 6 2 2 The device is switched OFF by a prolonged 4 5 sec pressing and holding the POWER button The screen and the indicating LED POWER go out If the device remains connected to the network with the AC DC adaptor the LED CHARGE continues to light signifying ongoing on battery charging User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 23 of 92 Kingfisher International Alternatively you can switch the device by pressing the Force Shutdown button with a pin 6 2 3 Switching visual fault locator is performed by prolonged pressing the VFL button The VFL can be switched ON OFF irrespective of KI 6700 being switched on or not The VFL can work in continuous and pulse mode The mode is chosen by a shor
63. of the optical fiber is indicated in kilometers 7 6 2 Moving markers Marker s can be moved on the screen only in case the button F1 in the main window has been pressed the OTDR s program being in one of the trace measuring modes The active marker markers is moved with the help of the and gt buttons During the movement the left marker cannot be placed to the right from the right marker and vice versa The markers can be moved separately as well as in pair or 5 markers simultaneously see Section 7 6 6 Attenuation measurement in optical fiber connection User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 48 of 92 Kingfisher International 7 6 3 Distance measuring Measuring the distance to an event the marker is placed on its left end see Figure 7 20 the distance being indicated in kilometers in the top part of the marker To measure the distance more exactly it is recommended to stretch the trace horizontally and vertically see Section 7 6 9 Vertical and horizontal zooming trace movement The accuracy of distance measurement depends on the correct setting of the optical fiber Refraction Index value If it is unknown and the fiber length is known exactly any marker can be placed on the fiber end and the refraction index value can be corrected The refraction index correction for a measured trace is described in 7 6 15 X 0 06 kmfdiv Y 1 13 dB div Figure 7 20 7 6 4 Attenuation measurement with two
64. orites Tools Help Q Beck Y P SD JO Search eer Folders D F x e E A Folder sync Address Mobile Device Application Data Hard Disk My Documents Program Files Temp Windows Figure 7 58 7 8 5 Software updating The user can update the KI 6700 s software It should be done in case of damage of the installed software or when a new software version appears User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 76 of 92 Kingfisher International Before start device software update turn the KI 6700 on After device manager window loaded see Figure 6 2 connect the device to the PC through a USB port and wait till the connection is set After run the installation file window shown in Figure 7 50 appears Select the KI 6700 Device firmware checkbox only and click Next then follow the onscreen instructions The procedure of installation being completed disconnect the device from the PC and switch it off and then on User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 77 of 92 Kingfisher International 8 WORK WITH THE LIGHT SOURCE amp OPTICAL POWER METER 8 1 General Description 8 1 1 In addition to the OTDR optional optical measuring devices can be installed in the KI 6700 which perform the following functions of Laser Light Source Optical Power Meter Visible Light Source 8 1 2 If a continuous emission source and optical power measuring device are installed in the KI 6700
65. plate application are shown in the main window after pressing the button F4 Event table see Section 7 6 16 Event table and Figure 7 35 7 6 14 Information about a trace 7 6 14 1 Each trace is provided with explanatory information To view this information press the button F4 Information in the window Traces see Figure 7 26 The button being pressed a new row of buttons and the window with four tabs see Figure 7 28 Tabs navigation is performed with the help of the and gt buttons To escape from the Information window press Enter to save the changes 7 6 14 2 General tab see Figure 7 28 In the Tab s field you can obtain or select characteristics of the object under measurement In all lines but the line Date Time the operator can enter the description of the fiber under measurement If the template is previously set the field are filled with the values from the template Line navigation of the window is performed with the help of the and J buttons Pressing the Sel button in the line with the button activates the list of possible records Navigation in this list is performed with the help of the and buttons the necessary record is by pressing Sell Pressing the Sel button in the other lines brings the standard keyboard see Paragraph 7 5 1 2 and Figure 7 15 with the help of which you can enter a necessary text User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Pag
66. r calibrating the power measuring device 650 850 13810 1490 1550 or 1625 nm press the button F1 Wavelength In the appearing menu choose the required wavelength with the help of the T4 buttons It is fixed by the Sel button To measure optical power more accurately you can change the wavelength value in the limit of 40 nm with 5nm step near the chosen central wavelength of 850 nm 1310 nm or 1550nm with the help of the gt buttons The entered wavelength value is automatically saved in the energy dependent memory device at device switching off It is reproduced after its sequent switching on 8 2 6 For attenuation measuring in optical fibers or optical taps you can use the mode of measuring one optical power value with respect to the other basic To pass the mode of measuring the relative power values it is necessary to enter basic levels by pressing the button F3 Reference level the menu shown in Figure 8 2 appears User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 80 of 92 Kingfisher International F1 z 1310 nm loff Wavelength 1 17 nW 59 30 dBm Zero level calibration ag N 2 N F3 Reference eve F4 o Quit L _ e Figure 8 2 Navigation in the menu lines is performed with the help of the t4 buttons the way of basic level entering is chosen with the Sel button If you choose the line Fix in the window shown in Figure 8 2 the current power level at
67. race press the F1 Save as button in the File window Before pressing this button choose the folder for saving i e the put blue marker background on the name of a folder or a file in this folder After you press F1 Save as button the keyboard shown in Figure 7 15 then appears on screen File Zoom Tools Help EEH 20 17 16 P9 demo2_1550 sor F demo2_1490 sor F demo2_1310 sor E Samples ff sample1310_lowDR sor F sample1550_lowDR sor F Data_1310 sor F Data_1490 sor F Data_1550 sor F 002_1310 sor v Disk capacity Figure 7 14 If no template has been set before or if you select PDF as the format to save the onscreen keyboard appears where you must enter the file name and press F3 Save User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 44 of 92 Kingfisher International EE 72 14 51 cO1_meas_001_12_79214_ 1625 79214 12 001 meas EM SS d 9214_12_001_meas_cO1_flaser sor fif2 sl4 s 6 7 s fol tetera eee raul a ae Soc ke EN Select symbols with the help of the 2 lt gt buttons When you press the Sel button the chosen letter or figure is registered in the top field for file s name Having entered the file s name press the Enter button or F3 to save the trace in the device memory and activate the main window 7 5 1 3 The traces are saved in BELLCORE version 2 0 format sor extension The files can als
68. re switching off the device has been working in the mode of relative power measurement after switching on it will also work in this mode with the saved basic power level User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 82 of 92 Kingfisher International 8 3 Light source The light source function is available for the laser wavelengths only 8 3 1 For work with the continuous emission source you should press the Shift button in the window shown in Figure 8 1 as to make the sign LS highlighted with red color In this case the buttons of the screen gets the look shown in Figure 8 5 In order to switch a laser you should press the F1 Wavelength button in the appearing menu see Figure 8 5 with the help of 2 buttons choose the required wavelength and press the Sel button It being done the screen acquires the view shown in Figure 8 6 8 3 2 The source of continuous emission has two modes continuous and with 2 khz modulation The modes are switched over by pressing the button F1 Mode 8 3 3 The continuous emission source can be used together with the power measuring device for measuring attenuation in the optical fibers optical cables and taps Ft o 1310 nm Wavelength 71 09 uW r2 16 76 dBm Mode Figure 8 5 User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 83 of 92 Kingfisher International FL 1310 nm Wavelength 19 84 uW 2 W 17 02 dBm Mode Figure 8 6 In order to m
69. ssue 8 Page 42 of 92 Kingfisher International The trace O02 is going to be saved Please confirm saving Cancel Esc Figure 7 12 7 4 3 To stop the measurement procedure press the Esc button 7 5 Work with files 7 5 1 Window File Saving and opening traces 7 5 1 1 The window File shown in Figure 7 13 appears after pressing the button F3 File of the main menu The working field of the window consists of two parts In the right part there is a list of folders and files with traces saved in the memory of the device The root folder in the memory of the device is called Hard Disk Data The and amp buttons are used for moving from one folder or file to another while the and gt buttons serve for opening folding the folders In the left part of the working files you can see the trace chosen at the moment and the main parameters at which it has been measured With the help of checkboxes you can select multiple files for group operations accessible with F4 File ops User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 43 of 92 Kingfisher International File Zoom Tools Help Gar 28 P demo2_1550 sor F demo2_1490 sor ff demo2_1310 sor E Samples F sample1310_lowDR sor E sample1550_lowDR sor By Data_1310 sor F Data_1490 sor eg Data_1550 sor 3 F 002_1310 sor v Disk capacity a FL Seveas f2 Open memaron JFE Fie ons Figure 7 13 7 5 1 2 To save the t
70. t in automatic mode Activation of the main menu of the OTDR software Shift Switching over the optical power meter and light source Closing the window with saving performed changes if other is not directly indicated for example with the F1 F4 F1 F4 Functional buttons whose designation is indicated on the screen onscreen keyboard return to the previous window Esc Enter Entering or executing the chosen function Closing the window with saving performed changes o Sel Choosing values from the list and for editing parameters choosing the menu item highlighted VA Buttons for choosing functions in the window for E UED choosing data line activating sub modes markers j moving Activating the Help function Table 6 1 User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 26 of 92 Kingfisher International 6 5 Choosing KI 6700 functions 6 5 1 When device being switched on the software is loaded Loading being completed the window shown in Figure 6 2 appears on the screen The window contains the information on the modules enabled in the device OTDR always available OPTICAL TESTER this inscription indicates that the KI 6700 also contains an optical power meter and a light source or OPTICAL POWER METER this inscription indicates that the KI 6700 contains only an optical power meter or LIGHT SOURCE this inscription indicates the KI 6700 contains only a light source
71. t pressing of the VFL button When the VFL is active the LED VFL lights up on the front panel 6 3 Battery charge indication 6 3 1 The LED CHARGE lights when the device is powered by the AC DC adaptor The LED CHARGE does not go out if the device is switched on The LED CHARGE goes out if the device is switched off and the battery is fully charged 6 3 2 At the top left corner there is the indicator of the battery charge status If the device is powered by AC DC adaptor the symbol is shown near the indicator If the device is powered by the battery the charge percentage is shown near the indicator If the device is switched off and the battery is fully charged the program shows the battery charge level at about 95 not 100 because the battery voltage decreases a bit after switching the device on User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 24 of 92 Kingfisher International 6 4 Designation of panel buttons On the front panel of the device there is a keyboard the names and functions of which are indicated in Table 6 1 The keyboard is shown in Figure 6 1 QUT C POWER Figure 6 1 User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 25 of 92 Kingfisher International Button Name used Designation functions in the manual CREE oe Switching the device on off contrast Screen contrast control O ne Switching VFL on off and operation mode choosing Starting OTDR measuremen
72. the help of the and buttons press the Sel button again If a KI 6700 device contains a combined OTDR for single and multi mode optical fiber the choice of single mode OTDR wavelength SM1310 SM User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 34 of 92 Kingfisher International 1550 etc automatically cancels the choice of multimode OTDR wavelengths MM 850 MM1300 and vice versa 7 3 1 2 The measuring parameters indicated in the window of Figure 7 5 are designed for Measurement mode here you can select one of the following general measurement modes Live the device is measuring in real time without averaging and the picture is changed in a short time showing a part of points Manual the device measures with the measurement settings defined in this form by the user Auto the device automatically employs the measurement settings best suitable for the fiber This setting is shown in the quick access menu and is applied if Run is selected Distance range km maximum value of measured distances may offer value fields of the following based on the model 2 5 10 20 40 80 120 160 and 240 km for single mode OTDRs 2 5 10 20 40 and 80 km for multimode OTDRs The value of distance range should exceed the probable length of the line under measurement This parameter determines the optical pulse repetition period which should be longer than double time of the optical pulse p
73. the measuring module Optical Tester is then indicated in the window of for choosing the device and the mode of operation see Section 6 6 Setting up KI 6700 and Figure 6 2 when you switch the device on When this module is chosen the window shown in Figure 8 1 appears on the screen FL 1310 nm loff Wavelength 2 0g nW 56 82 dBm Zero level calibration F3 5 Reference level Figure 8 1 The window is divided into two parts showing the current state of the optical power measuring device PM and the source of continuous emission LS User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 78 of 92 Kingfisher International The buttons in the left part of the screen are designed for controlling the active at the moment measuring module Its sign is highlighted with the red color The active mode is chosen with the help of the Shift button 8 1 3 If no continuous emission source or optical power measuring device is installed in the KI 6700 the respective part of the screen is empty 8 2 Optical Power Meter The Optical Power Meter OPM function is an optional extra 8 2 1 When configured for an OPM the meter has two modes of operation power measuring mode relative levels measuring mode 8 2 2 In power measuring mode the screen shows inthe first line the wavelength value set by the operator of the emission being received in nm inthe second line the value of the measure
74. ty excludes optical connectors or incorrect use Opening the instrument will invalidate the warranty Liability is limited solely to repair of the equipment KINGFISHER INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD 30 Rocco Drive Scoresby Victoria 3179 Australia Phone 61 3 9757 4100 Fax 61 3 9757 4193 E mail sales kingfisher com au Website http www kingfisher com au Technical data is subject to change without notice as part of our program of continuous improvements Therefore please verify critical parameters before ordering User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 90 of 92 Kingfisher International 11 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY GFISHER IN ACCORDANCE WITH ISO IEC 17050 2004 INTERNATIONAL Manufacturer s Name Kingfisher International Pty Ltd Manufacturer s Address 30 Rocco Drive Scoresby Victoria 3179 Australia hereby declares that the products listed below Product Name OTDR Model Number KI 6700Series Product Options This declaration covers all options of the above product s comply with the essential requirements of the applicable European Directives e Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC and the EMC Directive 89 336 EEC amended by 93 68 EEC and carries the CE marking accordingly e Directive 2002 95 EC on restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment RoHS e Directive 2002 96 EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment WEEE and conform
75. ut a trace and delete a file from the memory of the device File Zoom Tools Help P demo2_1310 sor Samples E sample1310_lowDR sor F sample1550_lowDR sor F Data_1310 sor F Data_1490 sor ff Data_1550 sor E 002_1310 sor F 003_1310 sor F 004_1310 sor folder Disk capacity Time 00 33 11 08 2014 15 48 20 Figure 7 17 The operation selected is performed with the highlighted file For a group operation check the necessary boxes to the left of the filenames then select an operation A group operation is performed with the files with the boxes checked no matter what file is highlighted To create a new folder press F4 File ops and then select Create folder with the help of the and 4 keys Before pressing this button you should choose a folder i e to put a blue marker background where a new folder is to be created When you select Create folder the keyboard shown in Figure 7 15 appears onscreen The new folder is created with the help of the keyboard as it is described in 7 5 1 2 7 5 2 3 To remove a file from the memory of the device press Delete The dialog window then appears with a request to confirm Figure 7 18 User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 46 of 92 Kingfisher International Figure 7 18 Press the Enter button to delete the trace press the Esc button to cancel deleting 7 5 3 Use of a removable disk flash memory For work with
76. w see Section 7 3 Setting up measuring parameters F3f3 File opens the window with the list of files saved in the memory of the device see Section 7 5 Work with files F4 sl Bevice 5 opens the window for setting up the device see Section 6 6 Setting up KI 6700and Figure 6 3 These buttons can be invoked as the quick access menu from any current window by pressing the Shift button as shown below User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 32 of 92 Kingfisher International EOF cit 4b scroll Autotest Fi Manual Meas F2 OTDR Setun F3 File Manager F4 Device Setup a If you press either of the F1 F4 buttons the current window closes and the changes are cancelled In order to return to the current window menu without invoking any functions press the Shift button again 7 2 1 Detecting an External Signal in the optical fiber KI 6700 can detect an external optical signal in the optical fiber under test This mode is activated automatically upon the OTDR software is loaded An external signal in the optical fiber being detected the window shown in Figure 7 4 appears on the device screen warning Device has detected external optical radiation in optical fiber Disconect fiber from the device 358 Figure 7 4 In this case the device buttuns are blocked and the operator must disconect the optical fiber from the device The minimum detectable
77. w Partnership Set Up a Partnership Before you can synchronize information between your mobile device and this computer you must set up a partnership between them Would you like to set up a partnership O Yes Set up a partnership so that can synchronize information between my device and this computer Og don t want to synchronize information Set up my device as a guest so that can copy or move information between my device and this computer Figure 7 48 Microsoft ActiveSync File View Tools Help D Explore Connected Hide Details amp Information Type Status Figure 7 49 If you need to work with the OTDR to perform measurements you should simply minimize the window by pressing the l button ATTENTION Before performing any operations with a PC and KI 6700 work with files performing measurements you should wait till the program ActiveSync is activated and the connection with the device is completed i e until the window shown in Figure 7 48 appears The steps described above being performed the PC will communicate with the KI 6700 as with an ordinary external device The line Mobile Device indicating the connected KI 6700 will appear in the menu of the window My Computer of the Windows OS Now you can work with its contents in the same way as you work with the contents of any disk or file i e copy save transfer folders and files etc User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held O
78. ync 4 1 to C Program Files Microsoft ActiveSync volume Disk Size Available Required Differences 10001MB 1406MB 23MB 1383MB 17GB 5547MB 4000KB 5543MB N Figure 7 44 iF Microsoft ActiveSync 4 1 Ready to Install the Program The wizard is ready to begin installation Setup is ready to begin installing Microsoft ActiveSync 4 1 Figure 7 45 If the path is selected correctly then press the button Install to begin the installation of the program the window shown in Figure 7 46 appears When the installation is completed Figure 7 47 you should press the button Finish User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 69 of 92 Kingfisher International i Microsoft ActiveSync 4 5 Installing Microsoft ActiveSync 4 5 The program features you selected are being installed Please wait while the Setup Wizard installs Microsoft ActiveSync 4 5 This may take several minutes Figure 7 46 i Microsoft Acti veSync 4 5 Microsoft ActiveSync 4 5 Setup is complete The Setup Wizard has successfully installed Microsoft ActiveSync 4 5 Click Finish to exit the wizard Figure 7 47 7 8 1 3 At each connection with the KI 6700 the window shown in Figure 7 43 will appear on the PC s screen Choose in this window the line No and press the button Next The window shown in Figure 7 49 appears on the screen User Manual KI 6700 Hand Held OTDR Issue 8 Page 70 of 92 Kingfisher International Ne

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