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KI 2600 Series Power KI 2600 Series Power MetersMeters

www.kingfisherfiber.comwww.kingfisherfiber.com

Feb 2012

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Course ContentsCourse Contents

1. General Features -32. Keypad -43. Operation -54. Menu System -115. Modes of operation -14

6. Select Display Measurement unit -22

7. Memory Operation -298. Other Features -319. Instrument care -38

1./ General 1./ General FeaturesFeatures

Autotest

Calibrated at multiple wavelengths Industry standard connector

adaptors Large high contrast LCD display

Power - Battery or micro USB Memory – Internal or USB Time date stamp Text ID Test tone detection

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2./ Keypad2./ Keypad

Toggle Centre

[F1-F4]

Store

On/Off

Backlight

USB port for memory stick

External Power& Computer

interface

Remove Connecto

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Memory, Text ID, Date

[F1-F4]

Connector Cover

Lanyard holder

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3./ Operation3./ Operation

1. Select / determine test cord

configuration

2. Fit adaptor

3. Fit batteries

4. Turn On

5. Menu System

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Identify fibre type required for test cord and configuration required.

Supplied with :- SC connector as standard

3.1 / Select test cord 3.1 / Select test cord connectorconnector

Unlike sources, power meters accept both PC and APC connectors.

F1 F2 F3 F4

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To fit / change an adaptor / connectorTo fit / change an adaptor / connector

• Locate quick release button on front of instrument at base of connector housing

• Lightly push and hold latch button in• Pull out existing adaptor• Release latch button.• Fit new adaptor.

Slot to outside

3.2 / Fit Batteries3.2 / Fit Batteries

Unclip Battery compartment cover at rear of instrument Note: battery +Ve terminal spring orientation

Instrument time setting holds for approx 7 seconds during change over.

Alkaline battery run time approx 1,000 hours

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To enable rechargeable batteries to be internally charged this feature must be enabled by means of an 0.1” pitch shorting pin.

Alkaline Battery configurationsInstrument supplied in this

configuration.

Rechargeable Battery configuration

Battery type Battery type configurationconfiguration

or

F1 F2 F3 F4

Perm

Memory Meter

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3.3 / Turn On3.3 / Turn On

To turn On / Off: Push the Green [On/Off]

button

• 10 minutes auto off• Permanent operation• Low battery indicator

To Defeat auto time out. Press [On/Off] & hold for 3 seconds.

Instrument will beep twice. ‘Perm’ will display on the upper RHS of the

LCD.

4./ Menu System4./ Menu System

Top level Menu

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Memory Meter

4.1/ Memory Menu4.1/ Memory Menu

Return to Top Level Menu

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Memory

Home ModeMemory

SelectdBm, dBr, Watt

Read Memory

4.2/ Meter Menu4.2/ Meter Menu

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Return to Top Level Menu

Meter

Home MeterMode HoldSet Ref

SelectdBm, dBr, Watt

In dBr mode,Set 0 dBr

Hold the display

5./ Modes of Operation5./ Modes of Operation

1) Autotest: automatically toggles between all wavelengths Preferred mode for loss testing as testing time is greatly reduced. Minimises error as meter always displays correct wavelength.

2) Manual: Single wavelength operation Preferred mode for level monitoring.

3) Test Tone: Displays incoming modulation frequency

4) Slow Mode: Displays power level in the presence of test tone or low level modulation

4) KITS software: Under software control

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5.1 / 5.1 / AutotestAutotest

When receiving light from a compliant source operating in Autotest mode,

the meter will auto toggle between wavelengths.

Power meter receives data which contains wavelength, source serial number and nominal source output power.

If power meter not calibrated at an incoming wavelength it will ignore it but remain in sync with other wavelengths.

If incoming power level too low at a particular wavelength it will ignore it but remain in sync with other wavelengths.

Simplest mode for loss testing

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Autotest DisplayAutotest Display

When receiving light from a source operating in Autotest mode:

Screen displays up to 3 wavelengths at a time. Screen toggles if more than 3 wavelengths being received

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nm dBm

dBm

dBm

AutoPerm

nm

nm

Home Set RefAutoHoldMode

Meter

5.2 / Manual Mode5.2 / Manual Mode

To enter Meter modePress [F3], Meter

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F1 F2 F3 F4

Home Set RefAutoHoldMode

Meter

dBm

Perm

nm

F1 F2 F3 F4

Perm

Memory Meter

F1 F2 F3 F4

Home Set RefAutoHoldMode

Meter

dBm

Perm

nm

Select WavelengthSelect Wavelength

To select wavelengthToggle [-] & [+].

Note: Wavelength toggle is not circular Most meters have the common

wavelengths grouped together for speed of access when used in manual mode. E.g. 850, 1300, 1310, 1550, 1625 nm are together

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Hz

When receiving test tone or low level modulation Power meter displays modulated frequency and beepsTo measure power in the presence of tone, SlowMode is used.

To defeat Beeping:-At Turn-On hold [F2].

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5.3 / Test Tone5.3 / Test Tone

Hz

Hz

Hz

5.4/ SlowMode5.4/ SlowMode

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SlowMode:Used when it is necessary to measure power in the presence of test tone or low level modulation e.g. low data rate SCADA transmissions.•When active, the meters sample interval is increased.•The symbol ” ” is displayed when active.In the presence of Test Tone:•To activate, Press [F4]•To turn Off, Press and hold [F3] (Meter Mode) & then press [F4].

In normal Mode:•To activate, Press and hold [F3] (Meter Mode) & then press [F4].•To turn Off, Press and hold [F3] (Meter Mode) & then press [F4].

Hz

Perm

dBm

Perm

nm

Home Set Ref HoldModeMeter

SCADA:supervisory control and data acquisition

5.5 / KITS control5.5 / KITS control

• Click results directly into workbook

• Standards based & user definable analysis

• Data Logging• Memory extract to KITS or CSV

file

• Familiar Excel™ User Interface • Inbuilt multi language support• Customisable reports

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Direct Interface to - KITS™ Testing & Reporting softwareDirect Interface to - KITS™ Testing & Reporting softwareInstrument under computer controlInstrument under computer control

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6./ Select Display Measurement 6./ Select Display Measurement unitunit

Absolute Mode:Measure actual power level at a particular location in decibels – dBm

Relative Mode:Measure power level ‘relative’ to a particular location in decibels – dBr

Linear Mode:Measure power level at a particular location in watts - W

Absolute dBm / Relative dBr mode / Linear W mode

F1 F2 F3 F4

Home Set RefAutoHoldMode

Meter

dBm

Perm

nm

Toggle Absolute/Relative/Linear

Repeated pressing of Meter Mode button [F3] , toggles through Absolute – dBm, Relative - dBr and Linear - W modes.

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dBmnm

dB Rnm

uWnm

6.1 / Set Reference

If not in dBr mode, press [F3], Meter Mode as required to enter dBr mode.•Press and hold [F2] Set Ref for approx 2 seconds.

• Meter will beep 4 times and zero

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F1 F2 F3 F4

nm dBm

dBm

dBm

AutoPerm

nm

nm

Home Set RefAutoHoldMode

Meter

F1 F2 F3 F4

nm dBm

dBm

dBm

AutoPerm

nm

nm

Home Set RefAutoHoldMode

Meter

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Source MeterCabling under test

-6.99 dBm2x 10-2 mW

-47.71 dBm1.67x10-5 mW

0 dBr

-40.72 dBrLoss = Send – Receive dB

=> Loss = (-6.99) – (-47.71) = 40.72 dB

7./ Memory Operation7./ Memory Operation

1) Memory clear

2) Memory store

3) Memory recall

4) Dump to USB memory

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F1 F2 F3 F4

dB R

dB R

dB R

AutoPerm

HomeMemory

Mode

mem

nm

nm

nm

7.1/ Memory Clear

To clear Memory:• Press and hold [Toggle Centre] then press [On/Off]• ‘CLr’ will be displayed for a few seconds.

• Stored Text ID Tags are not cleared by this procedure.

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If not in Memory mode, Press [F2] , Memory

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2

F1 F2 F3 F4

Permmem

HomeMemory

Mode

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To Store:• Press [], Store• Instrument will beep and Memory increment• Stored Memory location displayed whilst button depressed.

To save to to a specific Memory location:• Toggle [-] & [+] to desired memory.• Press and hold [F2], Memory for 3 seconds.

• Instrument will beep once new location is set.• Future Memory saves continue from this location.

7.2/ Memory Store

F1 F2 F3 F4

Permmem

HomeMemory

Mode

F1 F2 F3 F4

uW

uW

uW

AutoPermmem

HomeMemory

Mode

nm

nm

nm

dB R

dB R

dB R

AutoPerm

HomeMemory

Mode

mem

nm

nm

nm

F1 F2 F3 F4

7.3/ Memory Recall

If not in Memory mode, Press [F2] , Memory• To view Memory, press [F4]

• To toggle between dBm, dBr and W, press [F3]• For data stored in Autotest mode, ‘auto’

displays • To toggle memory press [-] or [+] • To exit memory mode, press [F1] , Home

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F1 F2 F3 F4

nm dBm

dBm

dBm

AutoPerm

nm

nm

Home ModeMemory

mem

Toggling stored data metrics

dBm

dBmnm

nm

Home ModeMemory

memUSB

F1 F2 F3 F4

7.4/ Dump to USB memory

Must be in Memory mode to detect USB memory stick.To enter Memory Mode:• Press [F2], Memory.or• Press [F1], Home, then press [F2], Memory.

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Insert USB memory stick.• ‘USB’ will show on the LCD• If not in Memory mode, Press [F2] , Memory

•Press [] to start Memory dump.• ‘WAIT’ will display whilst USB memory configured.• A buzzer will sound during memory dump.• Do not remove USB stick until ‘USB’ has stopped

flashing. Memory Image from KI2X00 SN: 202 Time in 24h format. Wavelengths in nm. Optical Power values in dBm.

Mem Date Time Type ID_Tag RemSN Wl1 Pwr1 Ref1 Nom1 Wl2 Pwr2 Ref2 Nom21 7/02/32 11:57 Meter AAAA022 0 1610 -19.36 -19.362 7/02/32 12:44 2WlAuto AAAA023 11216 1310 -18.88 0.3 -7 1550 -19.33 0.4 -73 7/02/32 12:44 2WlAuto AAAA024 11216 1310 -18.88 0.3 -7 1550 -19.33 0.4 -74 7/02/32 12:44 2WlAuto AAAA025 11216 1310 -18.88 0.3 -7 1550 -19.33 0.4 -7

8./ Other features8./ Other features

1) Set date/Time2) Min-Max Recording3) Cable text ID

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F1 F2 F3 F4

HomeMemory

Mode

8.1/ Set Date-Time

Turn On instrument while holding down [Toggle Centre]• To modify the selected time/date, press [-] or [+]To select next/last time and date item: • Press [Toggle Centre] or [F3] , Mode, next item will flash.• To Save & Exit, press [F2] , Memory.• To exit without saving, press [F1] , Home.

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Loss of Power.•If batteries are removed for longer than about 20 seconds, Date-Time settings are lost

Date Time setting order is:-Hour -> Minute ->Month -> Date -> Year

8.2/ Min – Max recording

Max/Min display mode:• Maximum & Minimum power meter values are continuously

recorded.• Function disabled in Autotest.

To activate / Hide:• Press [-] and [+] simultaneously.

To Reset:• Change wavelength.• Set Reference.• Power Off/On.

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dBmmin

dBm

dBmmax

Perm

nm

Home Set Ref HoldModeMeter

F1 F2 F3 F4

Auto

Home Set Ref HoldModeMeter

dBmnm

F1 F2 F3 F4

Perm

8.3/ Cable/ Text ID tag

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Text ID:Used in conjunction with Memory save to identify a location or a cable.•Max 20 individual text ID tags•Format is 4 Alphanumeric letters, followed by 3 digits•The last 3 digits Auto increment.

• e.g. CLEM 062, CLEM 063 etc etc.

nm dBm

dBm

dBm

AutoPerm

nm

nm

Home Set Ref HoldModeMeter Auto

nmdBmnm

F1 F2 F3 F4

Home ModeMemory

Create Text / Location ID

If not in meter mode, press [F3], Meter.• Press [Toggle centre] , then [F4]

• A new ID tag AAAA 001 will display, the active character will flash.

• Toggle [-] and [+] to select an alphanumeric character.• Press [Toggle centre] to select.

• To Save & Exit, press [F2] , Memory.• To exit without saving, press [F1] , Home.

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F1 F2 F3 F4

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Home ModeMemory

Using Text / Location IDs

If not in meter mode, press [F3], Meter.• Press [Toggle centre] , Text/Location ID tag will

flash.• Press [-] or [+] to select.

• To Save & Exit, press [F2] , Memory.• To exit without saving, press [F1] , Home.

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F1 F2 F3 F4

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Home ModeMemory

If not in meter mode, press [F3], Meter.• Press [Toggle centre]• Press [-] or [+] to select stored ID to be deleted.• Press [F3], then [F4] ,

• Location ID replaced by a row of flashing dots/dashes.

• To confirm deletion, press F2, Memory.• To exit without changing press F1, Home.

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Delete Text / Location ID

dBm

Perm

nm

Home HoldModeMemory

dBm

Perm

nm

Home HoldModeMemory

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9./ Instrument Care9./ Instrument Care

Keep the instrument in a carry case during storage and transport • Use only high quality batteries.

• For prolonged storage remove batteries. • The instrument is resistant to normal dust and moisture, however it is not

waterproof. • If moisture gets into the instrument, remove batteries & dry it out carefully

before using it again.

• Where possible, keep instrument away from strong sunlight.

• Clean the instrument case using Iso-Propyl-Alcohol (IPA) or other non solvent cleaning agents.

• DO NOT use Acetone or other active solvents.

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