Operation Manual

Versiv Cabling Certification Product Family
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3 On the home screen, make sure the IDs for the fibers are
correct. The tester uses the Fiber A ID for the fiber connected
to the launch cord at the start of the test.
4 Make the connections for End 1 as shown in Figure 76.
Note
To decrease the wear on the OTDR connector and
help keep it clean, use the OTDR port protector
(30 cm, 12 in) patch cord provided to connect the
OTDR to the launch and tail cords for bi-
directional SmartLoop tests.
To reduce the effect of the port protector patch
cord on results, do not use a cord longer than 50
cm (20 in).
5 Do the SmartLoop test.
6 Halfway through the test, the tester tells you to connect the
tail cord to the OTDR port. Make the connections for End 2 as
shown in Figure 76.
Caution
Switch the launch and tail connections at the end
of the short patch cord. If you switch the
connectors at the patch panel, you will possibly
get less accurate results for those connections
during the second half of the test.
7 If Auto Save is on, the tester uses the next two IDs to save the
results for the two fibers.
If Auto Save is off, and you tap SAVE or FIX LATER, the SAVE
RESULTS screen shows the next two IDs available. You can
change the IDs if necessary.
When both results are saved, the tester automatically
calculates bi-directional averages of loss measurements and
includes the averaged values in the test record.