EXFO FTB-3930 MultiTest - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
Multifunction Loss Tester iii
Contents
Certification Information ........................................................................................................v
1 Introducing the FTB-3930 Multifunction Loss Tester ................................. 1
Main Features .........................................................................................................................1
Typical Applications ................................................................................................................3
Conventions ............................................................................................................................4
2 Safety Information ....................................................................................... 5
Other Safety Symbols on Your Unit .........................................................................................6
Laser Safety Information (Units without VFL) ..........................................................................7
Laser Safety Information (Units with VFL) ...............................................................................7
Electrical Safety Information ...................................................................................................8
3 Customizing Your Multifunction Loss Tester .............................................. 9
4 Setting Up Your Multifunction Loss Tester ............................................... 11
Installing the EXFO Universal Interface (EUI) .........................................................................11
Cleaning and Connecting Optical Fibers ...............................................................................12
Setting Autonaming Scheme ................................................................................................14
Setting Pass/Fail Thresholds ..................................................................................................16
5 Measuring Power or Loss .......................................................................... 19
Defining the List of Favorite Wavelengths .............................................................................20
Nulling Electrical Offsets .......................................................................................................22
Referencing Your Power Meter to a Source ...........................................................................23
Measuring Power or Loss ......................................................................................................26
6 Measuring Optical Return Loss ................................................................. 29
Performing ORL Reference and Setting ORL Zero Value ........................................................30
Performing and Saving ORL Measurements ..........................................................................32
7 Performing Automated IL/ORL/Length Measurements (FasTesT) ............ 35
Setting Up the FasTest ...........................................................................................................36
Referencing Units for FasTesT ................................................................................................38
Performing the FasTesT .........................................................................................................43
8 Managing Test Results ............................................................................... 49
Viewing and Deleting Results ...............................................................................................49
Customizing Result Display ...................................................................................................52
Customizing and Printing Reports (FTB-500) ........................................................................54
9 Using a Light Source .................................................................................. 57