FLEXSCAN

Introduction to Operation

Note: For most effective training, view in Slide Show mode.

 Intro to Operation Contents
• Front Panel Controls and Display
• Home Screen
• SmartAuto OTDR with LinkMap® Display
• Saving and Recalling Results
• Expert and Real-Time OTDR Modes
• Source and Power Meter Operation
• Connector Inspection using FOCIS Flex
• Uploading and Viewing Results on a PC
• Creating Reports using TRM 2.0
• Advanced Features
• Contacts / Technical Support

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 Front Panel Controls & Display

Model Wavelengths Dyn. Range PON

FS200-50 1550 28 dB
FS200-100 1310/1550 32/30 dB
FS200-60 1650 nm 36 dB ✓
NEW! FS200-300 1310/1550 37/36 dB ✓
FS200-304 1310/1550/1650 37/36/37 dB ✓
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 Home Screen
• OTDR Modes:
• SmartAuto™: SmartAuto setup, multi-pulse acquisition, LinkMap® display
• Expert: Manual setup, single-pulse acquisition w/ averaging, trace display only
• Real Time: Manual setup, single-pulse acquisition, real-time updates
• Source & Power Meter: Enable Source; Measure Power or Loss
• Connector Inspection: Pair with FOCIS Flex auto-focus probe
• Submenus:
• USB: Enable file transfers
• Last: View most recent test
• Saved: View saved results
• Settings: Configure general settings
• ≡ Menu: View Test Set Info

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 SmartAuto OTDR w/ LinkMap Display

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 SmartAuto™ OTDR w/ LinkMap™ Display
• SmartAuto: Automatic setup utilizing multiple settings & wavelengths
• OTDR settings are automatically selected based on detected network
• Multiple scans are used to apply best settings at short & long ranges
• Two wavelength testing enables macro-bend detection
• SmartAuto Settings:
• Test Type: Characterize Network
• Future addition: Locate Faults mode – Report only faults exceeding threshold
• Pass/Fail Rule: ITU-G.671 limits or User-set pass/fail limits
• Touch to change selection
• Press & hold to view settings
• Network Type:
• Point-to-Point
• FTTH PON (Test through Splitter)
• Fiber Type: SMF-28e or User
• Touch to change selection
• Press & hold to view IOR, BC
•  select more settings
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 Launch & Receive Cable Settings
• Configure length of Launch and Receive cables, if present
• Enable or disable Launch Quality Check
• Strongly recommend Enable to detect dirty, damaged, poorly seated, or
mismatched (UPC to APC) connectors
• Start SmartAuto test by pressing Start soft key or Start/Stop button
• FlexScan always checks first for Live Fiber
• Will not allow test at 1310 or 1550 nm if live signal present
• FS200-304 will allow in-service test at 1650 nm
• FlexScan checks loss & reflectance of OTDR connection (Launch Check enabled)
• If launch quality OK, test begins using auto settings at both wavelengths

Start
SmartAuto Test
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 Live Fiber & Launch Quality Checks
• Every OTDR test begins with Live Fiber check
• If live fiber detected, OTDR test @ 1310/1550 not allowed
• FS200-304 supports live fiber testing using 1650 nm
• This prevents disrupting service in live PONs

• If Launch Quality Check enabled, OTDR checks loss &

reflectance of OTDR connection to network

• Launch Quality Check alerts user if excess loss or reflection

detected at OTDR connection
• When alerted, user should check the following:
• Are OTDR & fiber ring connections clean & undamaged?
• Use FOCIS inspection probe to view fiber end-faces
• Use One-click to clean both OTDR & network connectors
• Are OTDR and fiber ring connections same type?
• Mating UPC to APC results in high loss & high reflectance
• Is the fiber connector fully seated in OTDR port?
• Is the OTDR connector adapter tight?

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 LinkMap Display (SmartAuto Mode)
• LinkMap is the primary display in SmartAuto mode
• LinkMap displays an icon-based representation of the network
• Distance to end and proportionally-spaced events are shown at top of LinkMap
• Left-most icon reports overall Link Summary
• Up to 4 events are shown to right of Link Summary icon
• If more events found, use right arrow () to see more
• Touch an event icon to learn more details about that event
• Use left or right arrows () to move to previous or next fiber section or event
• Touch Event Table tab ( ) to view selected Summary, Event, or Section details

Note:
For most effective training,
view in Slide Show mode.

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 SmartAuto Trace Display

• Touch Trace tab to view Trace Display

• If Summary LinkMap was selected, trace of entire network is shown
• If an Event was selected, zoomed in trace around event is shown
• If Fiber Section was selected, Trace tab press is ignored
• Touch Back key to return to LinkMap view

Note:
For most effective training,
view in Slide Show mode.

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 Saving & Recalling Results

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 Saving Results
• From Results view, press ≡ (Page Menu) soft key
• Press ‘Save As’ to view and edit <Job>, <OTDR End>, <Far End>, <Cable>, and
<Fiber> fields used to name saved results
• Touch any of the fields to edit it, then
touch Done
• Touch Done to save results in folder
and files named using field values:
• Touch Results to view, navigate and
select a different Job or Cable folder,
or to select USB or internal memory
• Note:
• Results are saved into files named as:
• <OTDR End> - < Far End> - <Cable>_<Link>_<Wavelength>
• <Wavelength> is S13 for 1310 nm, S15 for 1550 nm
• Results are stored into a Cable sub-folder within a Job folder
• Job folder is named <Job> Note:
• Cable sub-folder is named <OTDR End>_<Far End>_<Cable> For most effective training,
view in Slide Show mode.
• <Fiber> is auto-incremented after each save
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 Recalling Saved Results
• Recall saved results by touching ‘Saved’ soft key in Main Menu
• Directory with recently saved files is displayed
• Touch a file to recall it
• Touch up/down keys to scroll up/down through list of files
• Touch Folder Up key to view Cable folder(s) for current job
• Touch Cable folder to select it and view its list of files
• Touch Folder Up key again to view Job folders
• Touch Job folder to select it and view its list of Cable folders
• Touch icon to toggle between USB & internal memory (if USB stick present)

Note:
For most effective training,
view in Slide Show mode.

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 Back Up Saved Results to USB Memory
• To back up internally stored results to USB memory stick:
• Turn on FlexScan
• Plug in external USB memory stick
• Touch ‘Saved’ icon
• Verify Internal Memory currently selected
• If USB selected, touch USB memory icon to toggle to internal memory
• Touch Page Menu icon (≡)
• Touch Backup icon
• Wait until “Writing backup to USB drive…” completes

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 Restore Backup Results from USB Memory
• Use a PC to restore backed up FlexScan results from USB memory stick:
1. Turn on FlexScan and connect to PC via USB cable
2. Touch USB icon on FlexScan’s Home screen
3. Plug USB memory stick into PC
4. Open ‘My Computer’ and double-click on FS200
5. Open 2nd instance of ‘My Computer’ and double-click on USB memory stick
6. Double-click on ‘backup’ folder, then select date/time-stamped folder
7. Drag contents of desired backup folder to FS200\Results\Traces
8. PC will prompt to confirm overwrite of folders or files having the same names

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 Expert & Real Time OTDR Modes

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 Expert & Real Time OTDR
• Allows Averaged or Real Time OTDR test using manual settings
• Provides trace display only – Currently no event analysis
• Selectable Settings:
• Wavelengths: 1310, 1550, or both
• 1650 available in FS200-304, FS200-60
• Range: 250 m to 240 km
• Pulse Width: 3 ns to 10 or 20 s
• Longer pulses not available for short fibers
• Averaging Time: 5 to 180 sec (Expert)
• Update Rate: 1-4 Hz refresh (Real Time)
• Following same as SmartAuto:
• Fiber Type
• Launch Quality Check
• Launch & Tail Cord Settings
• Network Type (PON or Point-to-Point)
• Press Start/Stop key to begin Expert test
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 Trace Display
• Trace is only view shown in Real Time mode
• Cursor Movement & Measurements:
▪ Yellow cursor box indicates active cursor (A or B)
▪ Touch the screen where you want to reposition the currently active (B) cursor
▪ Touch non-highlighted cursor box to make it the active (A) cursor
▪ Touch the screen where you want to reposition the now-active A cursor
▪ Use yellow left / right arrows to fine tune active cursor position
▪ View 2-point cursor distance, loss, max reflectance measurements

Note:
For most effective training,
view in Slide Show mode.
Loss A to B
Max Reflectance
between A & B
Distance A to B

A location

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 Trace Display
● Horizontal and Vertical Zoom Control:
● Touch the Magnifying Glass to select Zoom mode
● Touch the right arrow to expand horizontally around active cursor
● Touch the up arrow to expand vertically about trace at active cursor location
● Touch the Un-zoom icon to return to fully zoomed out view
● Touch the Cursors icon to return to cursor control

Note:
For most effective training,
view in Slide Show mode.

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 Source & Power Meter
Operation
(Requires Source & Power Meter Option)

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 Source & Power Meter
• Enable / Disable Light Source
• Select Wave ID mode for fastest loss measurements
• Test 1310 & 1550 simultaneously
• Power Meter automatically synchronizes to received wavelength(s)
• Use CW mode for loss measurements with non-Wave ID Power Meter Power
• Generate Tone for fiber identification (270, 330, 1k, 2k Hz) Meter

• Measure Power and Loss

• Received power shown in dBm or Watts
• Touch dB/dBm to select Power or Loss
• Loss in dB relative to stored reference
• Touch Ref/Set to view stored reference(s)
• Hold Ref/Set to store new reference(s)
at received wavelength(s)
• OPM automatically synchronizes to Wave ID source
Source
• If Wave ID not present, press  to select Power Meter wavelength
• Detects & reports fiber identifying tones (270, 330, 1k, 2k Hz)
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 Connector Inspection
Using FOCIS Flex

(Requires Bluetooth/Wi-Fi Option)

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 Connector Inspection using FOCIS Flex
• Complete Inspection using FOCIS Flex
• Auto-focuses on connector end-face
• Captures end-face image
• Auto-centers image & applies IEC or user-selected pass/fail criteria
• Displays image and pass/fail results on FOCIS Flex
• Optionally transfers image & pass/fail results to FLEXSCAN
• Transferred Image & pass/fail results displayed on FLEXSCAN
• Image and results can be stored in FLEXSCAN
• Process:
1. Enable Bluetooth on FLEXSCAN
2. Enable Bluetooth on FOCIS Flex
3. Pair FOCIS Flex to FLEXSCAN
4. Select Connector Inspection on FLEXSCAN
5. Press ‘Capture’ on FOCIS Flex; View image & results on FLEXSCAN

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 Enable Bluetooth on FLEXSCAN
• Select ‘Settings’ from Home screen
• Select ‘Bluetooth’ from Settings screen
• Enable ‘Bluetooth radio’ on Bluetooth screen

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 Pair FOCIS Flex to FLEXSCAN
• Select ‘Settings’ from FOCIS Flex Main Menu
• Select ‘Bluetooth’ from Settings Menu
• Select ‘Pair with New Device’
• Wait for list of devices to be displayed
• Select displayed ‘FS200’ device and
‘Set as Default Device’

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 Capture and View Results
• Press ‘Capture’ on FOCIS Flex
• FOCIS Flex auto-focuses, captures, analyzes, and sends to FLEXSCAN
• FLEXSCAN displays image and pass/fail results
(assuming pass/fail enabled on FOCIS Flex)
• Touch ‘Save’ folder to save results on FLEXSCAN

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 Uploading & Viewing Results on PC

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 Uploading Results to PC
1) Connect FlexScan to PC via USB
2) Touch ‘USB’ from FlexScan Home Menu
3) View ‘My Computer’ on PC; FlexScan appears as removable USB drive
4) On PC, open FlexScan FS200 removable drive
5) Open ‘RESULTS’ folder
6) Drag the Job Folder containing your results over to your PC desktop

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 View Results in TRM 2.0
Note: Following assumes TRM is installed on your PC and is default program
used to open .SOR files
1) Open the Cable Folder on your PC
2) Double-click on one of the files
3) TRM 2.0 opens Explorer window & shows selected file.
4) Click on ‘Open Viewer’

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 Example Bidirectional Results View

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 TRM 2.0 Reports
• Dedicated connection inspection reports
• 2 images per page
• 12 images per page
• FOCIS Flex reports include pass/fail results table
• FOCIS WiFi supports image pairing
• Integrated Inspection into all OTDR & OLTS reports
• Available OTDR Reports:
• OTDR Multi-view with OLTS & Inspection Results
• OTDR Multi-view with Pass/Fail, OLTS & Inspection
• OTDR Overlaid wavelengths with Inspection
• Bidirectional OTDR Overlaid wavelengths with
Inspection

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 Creating Inspection-only Reports
1) Install and run TRM 2.0
2) Select Report Wizard
3) Navigate to uploaded FOCIS Flex Results
• Select entire [Cable] for all results
• Select individual fiber for single result
4) Select desired inspection template
(2 or 12 results per page)
5) Select Finish and print or save as .PDF

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 Creating OTDR/OLTS Plus Inspection Reports
1) Install and run TRM 2.0
2) Select Report Wizard
3) Navigate to merged OTDR/OLTS & Inspection results
• Select entire [Cable] for all results
• Select individual fiber for single result
4) Select desired OTDR/OLTS template
5) Select Finish and print or save as .PDF

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 Advanced Features

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 Configure General Settings
• From Main Menu, press Settings soft key:
• Touch current Language to select alternate language
• Touch current Date and Time to edit date or time
• Touch current Distance Units to change units
• Touch Bluetooth to enable Bluetooth and pair to
another device
• Touch current Speaker Volume to adjust
• Touch current Screen Brightness to adjust
• Enable/disable or adjust auto-dimming time
• Adjust brightness levels for auto-dimmed and bright settings
• Touch left/right arrows to select more General Settings:
• Touch current Auto Off Timer settings to adjust
• Touch Launch Quality Check to enable or disable
• Touch Remote Control to enable PC remote control
via Wi-Fi (Future)
• Touch Received Image to select whether inspection
images received from FOCIS Flex will automatically
appear (Popup Window) or be received in background

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 View & Edit Pass/Fail Settings
• ITU G.671 pass/fail settings may be viewed but not edited
• User pass/fail settings may be viewed and edited
• To view & edit pass/fail settings, touch and hold currently displayed Pass/Fail
Rule (from SmartAuto settings menu)
• Splice Thresholds (Fail and Major Fault) will be displayed
• To edit User Splice Threshold, touch and edit displayed value
• Touch left/right arrow key () to select Connection Thresholds
• Connector Loss & Reflectance Thresholds will be displayed
• To edit threshold, touch and edit displayed value

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 View & Edit Fiber Type Settings (IOR)
• Selecting Fiber Type configures fiber settings:
• Group Index of Refraction (GIR)
• Backscatter Coefficient (BC)
• Fiber Attenuation (A; Loss-per-Distance)
• SMF-28e Fiber settings may be viewed but not edited
• User Fiber settings may be viewed and edited
• To view & edit Fiber settings, touch and hold displayed Fiber Type (from
SmartAuto settings menu)
• Touch to edit GIR, BC, and Attenuation settings for each test wavelength

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 Viewing FlexScan Info
• FlexScan software rev, serial number, and calibration date can be viewed from
FlexScan Info screen
• From Home page, press Page (≡) soft key to view Info:
• Model:
• FS200-50: 1550 nm Troubleshooting OTDR
• FS200-100: 1310/1550 nm Point-to-Point OTDR (32/30 dB Dynamic Range)
• FS200-300: 1310/1550 nm PON & Point-to-Point OTDR (37/36 dB Dynamic Range)
• FS200-304: 1310/1550/1650 nm PON and Point-to-Point OTDR
• Cal Date: Date of last calibration
• Device Software: Revision of current User Interface software
• Optical Software: Revision of current optical firmware
• Serial Number: FlexScan serial number
• Bluetooth Software: Current Bluetooth software

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