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User's Guide to the PROLITE-63B
Optical Power Meter
v1.3 0 MI203 0 (05/2016 )
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1 Introduction
The are full featur ed palm sized optical
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power me ters designed for use with an optical laser source
to perform op tical loss measu rements on optical fi ber
cables. The are ligh tweight and are
control led by microprocessor. Uti lizing state-o f-the-art SMT
i n i t s m a n u f a c tur e , o p t i c a l c o n n e c t ion s t o t h e
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interfa ce on the top of the unit. The instrument has 6
working w avelengths to to tally satisfy yo ur needs.
It can be extensively used in telec ommunication project s
and other situations where optical power of wavelengths
close to in frared ray needs t o be measured.
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are made via the universal ad apter
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2 Safety Information
SAFET Y RUL ES
The saf ety could no t be assured i f the instru ctions for u se are not clo sely followed.
The externa l DC charger is a Class II equipment, f or safety reasons plug it to a supply l ine with the
corre sponding g round term inal.
Use the mains adapt er in Overvoltage Cate gory I and Pollution Degree 1 installat ions. To use
INDOO R.
When us ing some of th e followin g accessor ies use only t he specifi ed ones to ens ure safety :
Power a dapter
Obser ve all speci fied ratin gs both of sup ply and meas urement.
Use thi s instrume nt under the s pecified e nvironme ntal condi tions.
The user is not allowed to carry out the following maintenance operations:
Any change on the equipment must be carried out exclusively by technical staff.
Follow the cleaning instructions described in the Maintenance paragraph.
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Never look d ire ctl y i nto optical outputs or a fiber while
the equipment is on.
Invisible laser beam may damage your eyes.
Do not sh ort -ci rcu it th e ter min al of AC a dap ter /
charger a nd the batteries.Excessive e lec tri cal current
may ca use per son al injury due to f ume s,e lec tri c shock
or equipment damage.
Connect AC pow er cord with th e eq uip men t and wall
socket properly. While inserting the AC plug, make sure
there is no d ust or dirt on the te rmi nal s and both plugs
are fu lly seated. Incomplete engagement ma y cause
fuming, ele ctr ic shock or eq uip men t damage an d may
result in personal injury.
Do no t o per ate the equipment near hot o bje cts , i n h ot
environments, in dusty/ humid atmosphere or when
condensation is present on th e eq uip men t. This may
result in electric sho ck , pr odu ct malfunction or poor
performance.
Please dis con nec t the A C adapter/charger and cover
the protective dust cap once you finish using.
It is a good idea to c lea n th e connector and the
instrument wh en th ey get dirty t hrough u se. Optical
cleaning pads a nd an hyd rou s alc oho l is recommended.
And please be ca ref ul no t to ge t the det erg ent ins ide
the instrument.
Symbols related with safety:
DIRECT CURRENT
ALTERNATING CURRENT
DIRECT AND ALTERNATING
GROUND TERMINAL
PROTECTIVE CONDUCTOR
FRAME TERMINAL
EQUIPOTENTIALITY
ON (Supply)
OFF (Supply)
DOUBLE INSULATION
(Class II protection)
CAUTION
(Risk of electric shock)
CAUTION REFER TO MANUAL
FUSE
EQUIPMENT OR COMPONENT
TO BE RECYCLED
Descriptive Examples of Over-Voltage Categories
Cat I Low voltage installations isolated from
themains.
Cat II Portable domestic installations.
Cat III Fixed domestic installations.
Cat IV Industrial installations.
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3 Preparing for Operation
3.1 Unpacking the instrument
Packing m aterial
We suggest that you keep the original packin g m aterial. Using the original packing material is your
guarant ee of protecting t he instrument du ring transit.
Checkin g the package cont ents
The stand ard accessorie s of are as follows:
Main unit
SC, ST interchangeable connector
Quick Use r Guide
Carryin g Bag
AC/DC ada pter
Micro USB c able
2 AA Ni-MH bateries
Checkin g for damage in tran sit
After unpacking the instrument, check to see whether it was dam aged in transit. This is particularly like ly
if the outer casing is clearly d amaged . If t here i s dama ge, do not attempt to operate the instrument or t o
repair it without auth orization. Doing so can caus e furth er dama ge and you may lose you r warra nty
qualification.
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3.2 Discharged batteries
There is a battery indic ator on the screen to show t he remain ing charg e. Ther e are four possibilities the
indicator may show, full, with 2 blac ks, with 1 black and empty. If an empty battery indicator flashes it
means the p ower is almost out, and tha t is when you should recharge the batteries b y connec t the AC
adapter w ith the instru ment. If the discharg ed batt eries get to their lim itatio ns afte r long-time use,
please replace it with a new one. To replace the b atteri es, please remove the batter y plate on the back
of instru ment wit h a screwd river.
When the battery charge is extremely low to supply the necessary power, the instru ment will
automatically switch off.
Note: 1 The AC indicator is not displayed when power is supplied by battery.
2 To elim inate the p ossibility of acid l eakage, p lease take o ut the battery if the unit i s n ot used for
a long time.
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3.3 AC operation
If the instru ment is mainly used at one lo cation , e.g. in a laboratory or tes t depa rtment, the AC adapter
can be used to power it instead of ba tterie s. Th ere is a DC inp ut jack on the bottom of the
instrum ent casing into which the output cable of the AC adapter is pl ugged. And wh en the AC adapte r i s
plugged in, the AC Indicator on the LCD wi ll be disp layed.
Note:
1 Power is s upplie d by th e AC ada pter even if battery is fitted. An d the b attery indicator is not displayed
on the scre en when AC adapter is plugged.
2 Make sur e that th e operating voltage of the AC Adapter / Charger is the same a s the loc al AC line
voltage.
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4 Operation
4.1 Display and controls
4.1.1 Key pad
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The keypad is used to access a wide range of instrument functions.
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NO. Key Functio n
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Switches inst rume nt on / off . L ong keyp ress whil e powe ring on t o
activ ate th e inst rume nt wit hout Au to-o ff fu ncti on.
Selects mea sure ment wavelength in sequence of 850/1300/1310/
1490/1550/1625nm and to activate auto-wavelength recognition(TWIN).
Switc hes me asurement unit among dBm,d B and mw.
Long keyp ress for 2s to sto re the curr ent test va lue; short keyp ress to
display the record.
Short key pres s to dis play ref eren ce level of present tes t wavelength.
Long keypress to se t a new re fere nce le vel of prese nt tes t wave leng th.
Switc hes ba cklighting on / off.
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4.1.2 Front
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Connector (optional ST, SC)
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Micro USB interfa ce
(charge or data tra nsfer) *
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4.1.3 LCD
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Wave length
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Frequency
Auto-wav elengt h recogn ition
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2kH z
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AC Adapter
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Power
Auto-off
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Battery C harge
Measurement Unit
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4.2 Turning the instrument on and off
Press the “ ON/OFF ” key brie fly.
The instr ument po wers on, and backl ighting switches on.
Please check the battery ca pacity i f it fails .
Press the “ ON/OFF ” key brie fly agai n.
The instr ument po wers off, and backlighting switches off.
Note: Auto -off function
1. The instrument powers off aut omatic ally if no k eypres s in 10 minu tes.
2. Press th e “ON/OF F” key for a bout 2 sec onds to po wer on the i nstrum ent with “ Auto-o ff” function
deactivated.
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4.3 Setting the wavelength & Activate the Auto-wavelength Recognition(TWIN)
Press the k ey repea tedly un til the de sired wa veleng th is
displayed. You can select from six possible wavelengths:
850 nm, 1300 nm, 1310 nm, 1490 nm,1550 nm,1625 nm.
The instr ument de faults t o the wave length w hich the u ser set
in the last test.
When used with an optical laser source, the wav elength will
shift aut omatic ally acc ording t o the outp ut wavel ength of t he
laser source. Long keypress is to act ivate th e auto-
wavelength recognition and the "TWIN" will show on the LCD.
Short key press is t o close th e "TWIN" .
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4.4 Switching measurement mode
There are three measurement modes you can cho ose by pressin g the “d Bm/dB/ mW” key
repeatedly dBm, dB, mW.
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4.5 Setting reference level
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1. P ress the “REF” key to display the stored reference lev el for
the curr ent wavelength and a sign of “REF” will be displayed
on the scree n to indicate that it is a reference value. The
displayed value only lasts 1 second.
1 3 1 0
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2. Press a nd hold t he “REF” key ove r 2 secon ds to store the
presently measured value as the new reference le vel for the
current wave length . During the process the “REF” sign
flashes twice on the scree n and buzzer sound is heard. Once
the ne w reference level is set, the swit ches to the
instrum ent
dB mea sureme nt mo de. The displa yed value only lasts 1
second.
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4.6 Switching backlighting of the LCD on and off
Press the b acklig hting key.
Backlighting switches on.
Press the b acklig hting key again.
Backlighting switches off.
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4.7 Frequency detecting
If the teste d wavelength is carrying a tone of 270 Hz, 1 kHz, or 2 kHz, the respective
frequency indicates on th e screen
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4.8 The overflow of the measured power value
If the meas ured pow er value i s too high, the LCD sc reen will display “HI”.
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1 3 1 0
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If the meas ured pow er value i s too low, th e LCD screen will display “LO”.
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4.9 The storage of the current test value
Press key over 2s, the SAVE flashes on the screen once with the sounds of the
buzzer. It indicates the setting is finished. It will display the stored value and the serial
number of the storage. Then, the will return to the test state automatically.
instrum ent
4.10 Check the storage records
Press key, it will display the latest record.
Press key, it will browse the forward records.
Press key, it will browse the afterward records.
Press key, it will delete all the records.
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4.11 Download and install the equipment's software
Once downloaded and unzipped, to install the software first click twice on the "Meter Data
Manager.msi" file. Then click twice on the "CH341SER.EXE" file and follow the installation
wizard.
Once the software is installed, to learn how to use i t f irst read the user's manual which is in
the help menu.
To connect with the equipment, it must have at least one file saved with data.
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5 Specifications
Optical Specifications
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Model
Measuring Range (dBm)
Frequency Detecting Range
Wave length D etecti ng Range
Resolution
Wave length ( nm)
Detecto r
Precision
Operati ng Wa veleng th (nm)
Power
850/1300/1310/1490/1550/1625
2x 1.2V Ni- MH batte ries; AC ad apter fo r
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-70 ~ +10@1 550 nm
-40 ~ +10(d Bm)
-40 ~ +10(d Bm)
0.01
InGaAs
1
±5%
800 ~ 1700
continuous use
Note:
1: ± 5% is e ffe cti ve un der 1 550 n m, CW, 2 3 ºC ±3 º C, hu mid ity 7 0 %.
2: AC ad apt er ca nno t be us ed if t he in str ume nt is p owe red b y the AA no n-d isc har gea ble batteri es, othe rwi se
will not be responsible for the tr oub le caused by th e mis use . The d isc har gin g tim e wil l be di ff ere nt un de
various operating environment and batteries.
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General Specifications
Operati on Temperature -10 ºC ~ +50 ºC
Storage Tempe rature -20 ºC ~ +70 ºC
Humidity < 90%
Size(H*W*D) 160 * 76 * 45 mm
Weight about 26 5 g
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