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1. Core Alignment Splicer Fiber Instrument Sales Inc e Fast Splice Time SM 7s Quick Mode 18s Heat Time e Rugged 4 3 Tempered Glass LCD Touch Screen Typical 130 Cycles Splice amp Heat Single Battery 2 Batteries Standard with Kit Perfect for use with FIS Cheetah Splice On Connectors with Metal SOC Holder Core Alignment Splicer Fiber Instrument Sales Inc The New CA3 Core Alignment Fusion Splicer is designed with the splice technician in mind The CA3 offers fast splice and heating times excellent environmental performance and a standard kit package with precision cleaver and 2 extended life batteries Users have the option of operating the unit with integrated hard keys or a new intuitive 4 3 LCD tempered glass touch screen Fast low loss splice performance and compatibility with FIS Cheetah Splice on Connectors make this fusion splicer perfect for premise and long haul OSP applications Contents Introductio cocesccrccscueccnsierctecentecceoccesueseerteteesconcairaccceccnacoteseneaes 1 Technical specifications 2c c ccceccc22 lt ccccsaceszcecesaascescctesscocedssseecece 1 Splicer description and functions sscecsssccecosccccccscccccscceceose 3 How to install fiber holder ssccsscsssssssssssscccccccsssssscecoes 4 E E E EESE E E TE E E E E saves cesses 4 Splice Programs xi scccsasccnnecses cacicacaccessacinesccecodvastesccexsscesnsuvceees 5 StaDiliZe Electrode2. There s dust or dirt Execute the Dust check after on the fiber surface the lenses and LEDs are cleaned Increase the cleave angle limit to Cleave anole limit is J a decent value standard value too low 30C Fiber overlap Adjust overlap parameter Fat Fiber Motor is not Calibrate and maintain the motor perm Arc power too Arcpowertoolow Execute Arc Execute Arc Calibration The level of pre Thin Fiber discharge is too high Insufficient overlap Adjust overlap parameter Decreased pre discharge or pre discharge time 800 5000 F1S 347 Outside the US 1 315 736 2206 Appendix 3 Questions and Troubleshooting Power does not turn off when pressing On Off button Press and hold the key until the LED color changes from green to red Few splices can be made with a fully charged battery pack If the power saving function is not enabled System setting battery power degrades quicker Always enable this function to conserve power If degradation occurs memory effect or if the battery pack is stored for an extended period of time completely discharge it After discharge completion recharge the battery pack If the battery pack has reached the end of its service life install a new battery pack The battery pack uses a chemical reaction battery capacity decreases at low temperature especially lower than 0 C Error message appears on monitor Please refer to appendix ll Inconsistent splice loss High
3. 347 gt Outside the US 1 315 736 2206 3 Power Save Option PM 07 35 Power Save Option ha 1 Monitor Shut Down a System Setting Language 2 Splicer Shut Down P N Set Calendar Password System Information 1 If the splicer is inactive for the set period of time the monitor will shut off and the splicer will enter standby mode Monitor Shut Down 2 System will be switched over to standby mode Press the power button to resume screen will be back on If no input during the time you set the i splicer will shut down to save power Splicer Shut Down Press the power button for 2 sec to reboot the splicer FIBER INSTRUMENTS SALES INC gt wWwww fiberinstrumentsales com 4 Set Calendar PM 07 35 Set Calendar System Setting Year Language Month Day Power Save Option Hour Set Calendar Minute Password System Information 5 Password Change your password PM 07 35 Password System Setting Input Password Language Power Save Option Set Calendar Password 4 7 l System Information Procedure e Input 4 digit old password number Roa Input new 4 digit number for new password 800 5000 FIS 347 Outside the US 1 315 736 2206 18 6 System Information PM 07 35 System Information System Setting Machine Serial No 00004424002 Language Software Version Power Save Option een Total Arc Count Set Calendar Current Arc Count Password Last maintenance
4. 35 Data Storage Splice Mode Display Splice Record Splice Option Delete Splice Record Heater Mode Export Splice Data este a Menu Lock Display Splice Record Displays your detailed splice record Delete Splice Record Deletes your saved splice data Export Splice Data cana saved data splice record or ON Automatic data saved Splice Data Save Image data is saved manually OFF Do not save splice record FIBER INSTRUMENTS SALES INC gt wWwww fiberinstrumentsales com 5 Menu Lock PM 07 35 Menu Lock Splice Mode Splice Mode Lock Splice Option Heater Mode Lock Records Delete Lock Heater Mode Password Lock Date Storage i ON Disable Splice Mode edit Splice Mode Lock OFF Enable Splice Mode edit ON Disable Heater Mode edit Heater Mode Lock OFF Enable Heater Mode edit ON Disable Record Mode edit Records Delete Lock OFF Enable Heater Mode edit ON Disable to change the password Password Lock OFF Enable to change the password 800 5000 FIS 347 gt Outside the US 1 315 736 2206 Maintenance 1 Maintenance Menu PM 07 35 Meintenance Menu Mae ens 1 Focus Adjust Replace Electrodes Motor Calibration Diagnostic Test LED Calibration Dust Check Quick Optimize Quick amp Easy overall maintenance e Automatic process Lens focus moter calibration fiber training Focus Adjust e Finds the optimum position
5. Altitude O 5 000M Operating Humidity 0 95 Condition Temperature 15 60 C Reliability Wind Speed Humidity 0 95 Ja Splicer 40 80 C Condition Temperature Battery 030 6 Applicable Cable 800 5000 F1S 347 Outside the US 1 315 736 2206 Splicer Description and Functions Heat Oven On Off Button Mh ih Return Button Strap Loop Power Supply Battery Display Serial Port Connector for Charging Battery FIBER INSTRUMENTS SALES INC gt wWwww fiberinstrumentsales com ia J 7 i he a 2 n k Lr r s s a i i F d P a h A N i a r r b b gt 1 Unscrew the bolt 2 Take out the holder 1 The unscrewed bolts remain in the holder Do not remove the bolts 2 Do not screw down the holder Cleaning too tight V Grooves Test with fiber after cleaning with foam swab Lens Mirrors 1 Do not disturb the Electrode Tips 800 5000 FIS 347 gt Outside the US 1 315 736 2206 Splice Programs PM 07 35 Stabilize Splice Menu Electrodes cor Jser Arc instruction Lalibration Button functions shown above Stabilize Electrodes In the event of sudden change in environmental conditions the arc power sometimes becomes unstable resulting in higher splice loss Especially when the splicer is moved from lower altitudes to higher it takes time for the arc power to stabilize In this case stabilizing electrodes will expedite the process of stabi
6. Mode 2M_AUTO SM AUTO DS_AUTO DS AUTO NZ_AUTO NZ AUTO MM62um MM62 5_MM62 5 SM_SM SM CALIBRATION Select Splice Mode Factory Preset 33 User Edit 33 er BES tel Custom Build Splice Mode 1 Delete Splice Mode 800 5000 F1S 347 Outside the US 1 315 736 2206 6 2 Splice Option PM 07 35 Splice Option Splice Mode Auto Start Heater Mode Pause Realign After Pause 2 Date Storage Ignore Splicing Error Menu Lock Fiber Image On Screen ON Automatic cero ae procedure OFF Maunal OFF Maunalsplicing procedure procedure ON Pause after the fiber gap position aa Cr OFF Proceeding without the pause without the pause ON Pause after camera focus amp axis a process DRE OFF Proceeding without the pause without the pause ON Automatically proceed realignment Realign After Pause 2 OFF Proceeding without the pause Ignore Splicing Error splicing error message is not displayed Fiber Image On Select display option for each splicing Screen process FIBER INSTRUMENTS SALES INC gt wWwww fiberinstrumentsales com 3 Heater Mode PM 07 35 Heater Mode AD Splice Mode 1 Selecto Heat Mode Splice Option 2 Edit Heat Mode Date Storage Menu Lock Select Heater Mode Factory Preset 9 User Edit 9 Edit Heater Mode Custom Build Splice Mode 1 Delete Heater Mode 800 5000 FIS 347 gt Outside the US 1 315 736 2206 4 Data Storage PM 07
7. for Press Focus amp Align Motor Replace Electrodes e Instruction on how to replace electrodes e Itis highly recommended that you change the electrodes every 1 000 splices Motor Calibration Automatically calibrates the speed of all six motors FIBER INSTRUMENTS SALES INC gt wWwww fiberinstrumentsales com Diagnostic Test PM 07 35 Diagnostic Test 2 Dust Check 3 Motor Calibration 4 Arc Calibration Press O Key To Continue LED Calibration e Measures and adjusts the brightness of LED Dust Check e Detects dust and contaminants that can cause improper splicing In order to find the optimized position for splicing the splicer analyzes the fiber images being transmitted by the internal optical camera and LED Dust or contaminants on the camera lenses or LED may cause improper splicing result Therefore the dust check process is recommended when experiencing frequent splicing failure or high insertion loss 800 5000 FIS 347 gt Outside the US 1 315 736 2206 13 Fiber Training PM 07 35 Place optical Fiber Press SET Key X Y SM Study N Study Automatic Fiber Recognition Program Electrode Setting PM 07 35 Electrode Setting 5S Electrode Setting 1 Electrode Caution 2 Electrode Warning P N Caution alarm will be displayed when it Electrode Caution me reaches the number of splicing cycles you set Caution alarm will be displayed when it reaches the number of splici
8. fuse time power and or Pre oong fuse time Contaminated electrodes Decrese Overlap Fat Hoei a and perform Motor wide Seka calibration Arc power not Perform Arc adequate calibration Thin Some arc Adjust Pre fuse parameters not power Pre fuse adequate time or Overlap Some arc Adjust Pre fuse Line parameters not power Pre fuse adequate time or Overlap Note A vertical line sometimes appears at the splice point when MM fibers or dissimilar fibers different diameters are spliced This does not affect splice quality such as splice loss or tensile strength FIBER INSTRUMENTS SALES INC www fiberinstrumentsales com Appendix 2 If error messages appear during the splicing process apply the solutions provided below If the problem still remains please contact us mee Reason Solution Reason Message L Fiber Place The fiber end face Press the Reset button Reload the fibers making sure is placed on the R Fiber Place electrode centerline Error or beyond it fiber end faces are between V groove and the center position of the electrodes The fiber is not set correctly at the bottom of the V groove which results in fiber offsets beyond motor formation range Press the Reset button and then reposition the fiber at the bottom of the V groove Propulsion Motor Overrun Propulsion Motor might be Motor Trouble damaged Consult FIS technical support Faile
9. splice loss Clean the V grooves fiber clamps wind protector mirrors and objective lenses Replace the electrodes Please refer to Appendix The splice loss varies according to the cleave angle arc conditions and fiber cleanliness Monitor suddenly turned off The monitor will turn off after an extended period of splicer inactivity if the power saving function is enabled Press any key to return the splicer to its normal state Splicer power suddenly turned off without Low battery message The monitor will turn off after an extended period of splicer inactivity if the power saving function is enabled Press any key to return to the normal state FIBER INSTRUMENTS SALES INC www fiberinstrumentsales com Identify fiber errors in AUTO mode AUTO mode is applicable for SM MM NZ fiber Errors may occur when splicing special fibers Mismatch between Estimated splice loss and Actual splice loss The estimated loss is a calculated loss so it can be used for reference only The optical components of the splicer may need to be cleaned Fiber protection sleeve does not shrink completely Extend the heating time Method to cancel heating process Press the Heat key to cancel the heating process which should cause the LED Gla vO Go OUI Fiber protection sleeve adhered to heating plate after shrinking Use a soft tip object to push and remove the sleeve Forgot password Please contact your sales agent No arc power change a
10. 2014 08 04 Production date 2014 08 04 Machine Serial No Software Version Current Arc Count Last Maintenance FIBER INSTRUMENTS SALES INC gt wWwww fiberinstrumentsales com Appendix 7 Splice Loss Increase Reason and Solution Table Symptom Name Core Axial Offset Dust on v groove or fiber clamp chip Dust on v groove or fiber clamp chip Core Angle Core Step i Core Curve MFD Mismatch Bad fiber end face quality Dust on v groove or fiber clamp chip Bad fiber end face quality Pre fuse power too low or pre fuse time too short Arc power too low Bad fiber end face quality Dust still present after cleaning fiber Reason Solution Clean v groove and fiber clamp chip Clean v groove and fiber clamp chip Check if fiber cleaver is in good condition Clean V groove and fiber clamp chip Check if fiber cleaver is in good condition Increase Pre fuse power and or Pre fuse time Increase Arc power Check the cleaver Clean fiber thoroughly or increase Cleaning arc time Continued on next page Outside the US 1 315 736 2206 800 5000 F1S 347 Bad fiber end face ae pee dalit cleaver is in good AAY condition Bubbles Pre fuse power Pre fuse power too too low or pre low or pre fuse time fuse time too too short short Fiber gap too Perform Motor wide calibration Pre fuse power Separation a a Decrease Pre fuse pre
11. d LEDs are cleaned It may result in a large splice loss Fibers The two fibers are of if you continue to splice Please Mismatch different type use the proper splice mode corresponding to the fibers Check the condition of the fiber cleaver If the blade is worn rotate Bad fiber end face the blade to a new position or change to a new blade and then re prepare the fibers Large Cleave Angle Cleave limit is set Increase the Cleave limit to an too low adequate limit standard 3 0 c Core angle limit is Increase the Core angle limit to set too low an adequate limit standard 1 0 c Large Core Angle Dust or dirt ison the Clean V groove and clamp chip V groove or the fiber Prepare the fibers and re load clamp them Too large axial offset ree caicae 0 4um Focus Error Th j a Execute Motor calibration calibrated Continued on next page FIBER INSTRUMENTS SALES INC www fiberinstrumentsales com There s dust or dirt on the fiber Prepare the fiber again Surface The lens or LEDs are coated in dust Execute the dust check after cleaning the lenses and LEDs Cleaning Arc time is Set the cleaning arc time to be too short 180ms It is difficult to Dust Error identify the fiber It is difficult to identify the fiber core by using the core by using MM splice mode to method of core splice alignment to splice fiber core Theres dust or dirt Prepare the fiber again on the fiber surface p 9
12. d to Find The fiber is not Press the Reset button and then set correctly at oi The Fiber End webo iie re position the fiber correctly at face the bottom of the V groove V groove No Arc Arc Discharge does Confirm the electrodes are in Discharge not occur proper position replace electrodes The fiber is not set Motor correctly at Overrun the bottom of the V groove Cannot Find laiusi not Press the Reset button and then the Edge of y reposition the fiber at the bottom The Cladding eee ortae of the V groove Press the Reset button and then reposition the fiber at the bottom of the V groove Continued on next page 800 5000 F1S 347 Outside the US 1 315 736 2206 Re prepare the fiber Clean the lens and protector mirror and then redo Dust check Find Wrong There s dust on the Fiber Edges fiber surface Shock occurred to Execute Motor Calibration If the the splicer during the problem still exists please contact splicing process FIS technical support Fiber overlap Adjust overlap parameter Contact of Fiber End faces Motor is not Calibrate and maintain the calibrated motor The fiber is not Press the Reset button and then positioned properly reposition the fiber correctly There s dust or dirt Focus Motor on the fiber Prepare the fiber again Overrun surface There s dust or dirt on the fiber surface Unidentified Type of Fibers Execute Dust check after the lenses an
13. fter Arc calibration The splicer is calibrated and adjusted for the specific arc power selected The displayed arc power in each splice mode does not change Forgot to load fibers while executing a specific function Return key is invalid Open the wind protect shield load prepared fibers in the splicer and press Set to continue or press Reset Upgrading failure When users use the New U disk to upgrade the splicer may not be able to correctly identify the upgrade file In this case you need to re plug the U disk and restart the splicer Check if the upgrade file name and the format are correct If you cannot solve the problems please contact your sales representative 800 5000 F1S 347 Outside the US 1 315 736 2206 Other Contact FIS for instructions and available products for use with the FIS Cheetah Splice On Connector FIBER INSTRUMENTS SALES INC www fiberinstrumentsales com NOTES 800 5000 F1S 347 Outside the US 1 315 736 2206
14. lizing the arc power If many tests are needed to get the Test ok message during Arc Calibration that also suggests that you may need to stabilize the electrodes Arc Calibration Atmospheric conditions such as temperature humidity and pressure are constantly changing which creates variability in the arc temperature This splicer is equipped with temperature and pressure sensors that are used in a constant feedback monitoring control system to regulate the arc power at a constant level However changes in arc power due to electrode wear and glass adhesion cannot be corrected automatically Also the center position of arc discharge sometimes shifts to the left or to the right In this case the fiber splicing position has to be shifted in relation to the arc discharge center It is necessary to perform an arc power calibration to eliminate those problems Note Performing the Arc calibration function changes the arc power Factor value The factor value is used in the algorithm program for all splicing The arc power value will not change in the splice modes FIBER INSTRUMENTS SALES INC gt wWwww fiberinstrumentsales com Splice Menu 1 Splice Mode PM 07 35 Splice Mode ha Splice Mode 1 Select Splice Mode Splice Option 2 Edit Splice Mode Heater Mode 3 Delete Splice Mode Date Storage Menu Lock PM 07 35 Select Splice Mode ha Select Splice Mode Edit Splice Mode MM_AUTO MM AUTO Delete Splice
15. ng cycles you set Electrode Warning FIBER INSTRUMENTS SALES INC www fiberinstrumentsales com Motor Drive This checks the operation status of 6 motors L R Press X Y Focus X Y Align Update Software Upgrade to the latest version Procedure Eory Prepare the USB device papa Download the latest version software to the USB poe Link to the Splicer via link cable in the package RA Press O Button to proceed to update see Device will reboot once it is done 800 5000 F1S 347 Outside the US 1 315 736 2206 Setting 1 System Menu PM 07 35 System Setting 5 Buzzer Language Temperature unit Power Save Option Automatic Heating Monitor Position Set Calendar Dust Check Password Password Lock System Information Pull Test ON Sound on OPE SOUnG Onl f C Celsius ON Auto start Monitor Position Front Normal direction display Rear Opposite direction display ON Check the dust density puspencck OFF Skip dust checking process pace AIR oek ON Password is required to operate the device OFF No password is required ON Automatic pull test processing after splicing ea OFF Skip pull test process FIBER INSTRUMENTS SALES INC gt wWwww fiberinstrumentsales com 2 Language Set your own language PM 07 35 Language System Setting Power Save Option Pyccknn Set Calendar Deutsch Password Francais System Information tue E 800 5000 FIS
16. ny operating environment The graphical user interface and automatic splice mode also offer great convenience The goal of this manual is to make the user familiar and proficient in using this splicer The manual explains the features specifications operation and maintenance of the CA3 as well as important safety information High precision dual camera Display 4 3 wide color reinforced LCD x re X amp Y axis dual view Microscope x300 X axis ee o view x300 Y axis x300 Yaxissingleview view M o 100 240V Splicer B le 506007 Power Supply ooo ao ay DC HV a Presets Splice Mode Data Capacity Available User Edits Data Storage splicing result 3 000 SM FAST mode Splice Speed SM AUTO mode FIBER INSTRUMENTS SALES INC www fiberinstrumentsales com Applicable Standard 20 25 30 35 40 60mm Sleeve 8 900sec Typical 18 sec Heating Cooling Time 0 180sec Oven Factorypreset 9 Heat Mode Pp Useredit 9 Standard 1 Pre installed Heating Block SOC Customized 1 In Package Fiber Count Single core Fiber Type SM ITU TG 652 DS ITU TG 653 NZDS ITU 1G 655 ITU TG 657 MM ITU TG 651 Applicable Fiber Fiber Count Single core fiber in cable Applicable Diameter 0 25mm 0 9mm 2 0mm 24mm 3 0mm Applicable buffer Diameter Cladding diameter 80 150um Coating Diameter 100 3 000 um SM 0 02dB MM 0 01dB Splice Loss DS 0 04dB NZDS 0 04dB G 657 0 02dB
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