INNO Instrument View 8+, User Manual

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Page 2: ... 2 Installation 7 Safety Warning and Precautions 7 Safety Warnings 7 Maintenance and External Care Precautions 8 Transport and Storage Precautions 8 Installation upon Delivery 8 Unpacking the Splicer 8 Overview of External Parts 9 Power Supply Method 10 Chapter 3 Basic Operation 11 Turn On the Splicer 11 Adjust Monitor Angle 11 Adjust LCD Backlight Brightness 12 Preparing the Fiber 13 How to Make ...

Page 3: ... 19 Pre Fusion 19 Fusion 19 Splicing Process 19 Parameters for Normal Splicing Process 20 Chapter 5 Splice Option 22 Splice Mode Setting 22 Chapter 6 Heater Mode 24 Select Heat Mode 24 Edit Heater Mode 25 Delete Heat Mode 26 Heater Mode Parameters 26 Chapter 7 Maintenance Menu 27 Replace Electrodes 27 Replacement Procedure 27 Stabilize Electrodes 28 Operation Procedure 28 Diagnostic Test 28 Operat...

Page 4: ...edure 30 Electrode Setting 30 Update Software 30 Chapter 8 Other Functions Utilities 31 WIFI Connection 31 Data Storage 34 Display Splice Record 34 Delete Splice Record 34 Cancel Data Storage 34 System Setting 34 Monitor Position 35 Power Save Option 36 System Information 36 Appendix I 37 Appendix II 39 Appendix III 42 ...

Page 5: ...ernal structure and reliable durability make the splicer be suitable for any operating environment Dynamic operation interface and automatic splice mode provide users great convenience For more information of VIEW8 please visit our official website at www innoinstrument com Equipped with FH 40 fiber holder Standard package Model FH 40 This User Manual explains the use performance characteristics a...

Page 6: ...kinds of applicable protection sleeve 20mm 30mm 40mm 50mm 60mm Heating time 20 to 900s optional Typical heating time 20s Fast heating time 9s Heating mode various in built heat modes available Heater Specific heater for VIEW8 fusion splicer It can be preset 45 kinds of splice mode It can store 10000 records of the latest splice results Splice time SM Quick mode 6s Chapter1 Technical Parameters App...

Page 7: ...he aluminum layer of package made from aluminum laminated plastic film material for fear of short circuit 6 In no case the battery cell can be dismantled 7 Do not immerse the battery into water or seawater because the battery cell cannot bear moist environment 8 Do not place or use the battery beside or near the heat source such as fire or heater 9 Do not heat battery or throw it into water 10 Do ...

Page 8: ...engineers Never operate the splicer in an environment where fammable liquids or vapors exist Risk of dangerous fire or explosion could result from the splicer s electrical arc in such an environment DO NOT operate the splicer near heat source or in high temperature and dusty humid atmosphere or when condensation is present on the splicer This may result in electric shock splicer malfunction or poo...

Page 9: ...warm environment you should allow the splicer to warm up gradually Otherwise the condensation generated inside will bring harmful effects to the splicer Pack the fusion splicer well for long time storage Keep the splicer clean and dry The splicer is precision adjusted and aligned Always keep the splicer in its carrying case to protect from damage and dirt Put cushion package outside the carrying c...

Page 10: ...User s Manual INNO Instrument Inc 09 PAGE Overview of External Parts Heat oven Display Battery Handle ON OFF button Control buttons MINI USB Power supply connector USB 2 0 ...

Page 11: ...ling a battery Power Supply Method Battery Shut off fusion splicer Press on release button at lateral drawing power supply unit out of the fusion splicer Place power supply unit into power unit slot until you push it into the right place Draw power supply unit Release Button ...

Page 12: ...peration Turn On the Splicer Users can adjust the monitor position by moving it with a desired angle for purpose of operation convenience Press button on the operation panel and wait the splicer to be turned on and move to Workbench page Adjust Monitor Position ...

Page 13: ...ponent produced by manufacturing factory under strict quality control However some tiny dots in different colors may still remain on the screen Meanwhile the screen brightness may not appear uniform depending on its viewing angles Note that these symptoms are not defects but are natural phenomenon Users can zoom in the fiber image by double tapping on the screen so as to observe the splicing resul...

Page 14: ... lint free tissue 3 Cleave the fiber In order to ensure the best splicing result cleave the fbers with high precision cleaver such as INNO Instrument V series fiber cleaver and strictly control the cleaving lengths shown as below Preparing the Fiber Important Make sure that the bare fiber and its cleaved section are clean Avoid putting the fibers down on a dusty working surface Avoid waving the fi...

Page 15: ...y lowering both sets of fiber clamps Close the safety shield Before continuing with splicing inspect the fibers whether they are clean and well cleaved If any defects are found please remove the fibers and prepare again How to Make a Splice Put the optical fiber in Inspecting the Fibers Note Make sure to avoid sliding the fibers along V grooves but rather position them over V grooves and tilt them...

Page 16: ...nto the fiber Lift the spliced fibers and hold them taut Then move the heat shrink sleeve to the splice point Place the fiber with heat shrink sleeve in the heat oven clamp Press H button to start heating Upon completion the heating LED indicator will go off with buzzing Lip Note The fibers are checked automatically when you press Set button The splicer automatically focuses the fibers and checks ...

Page 17: ...User s Manual INNO Instrument Inc 16 PAGE Splicing position move into heat oven clamp Open the heat oven lid ...

Page 18: ...a splice Therefore it is essential to select the correct splice program There are a number of Preset splice programs for common fiber combinations Therefore it is much easier to modify and further optimize the parameters for more unusual fiber combinations Displaying the Active Splice The active splice program is always displayed at the top of the screen see below Displaying the active splice prog...

Page 19: ... Select Splice mode from the main menu Select Splice mode and select Select splice mode Select an appropriate splice mode Selected splice mode appears on the screen Press RESET button to return to initial interface page Selecting a Splice Mode ...

Page 20: ...uring splicing is the distance between the fibers During Pre fusion the fibers are apart With the current phase changing fibers are spliced gradually Arc power and arc time are considered as the two most important parameters as shown in the figure below The name and purpose of those parameters as well as the effect and importance of the parameters will be described in the next section Splice progr...

Page 21: ...al value The estimate method is based on a single mode fiber and calculates at the wavelength of 1 31μm The estimated value can be a valuable reference but cannot be used as the basis of acceptance Minimum loss This amount is added to the estimate splice loss originally calculated When splicing specially or dissimilar fibers a high actual splice loss may occur even with optimized arc conditions To...

Page 22: ...n arc discharge for a short period of time The duration of the cleaning arc can be changed by this parameter Preheat Arc value Set the pre fuse arc power from the beginning of arc discharging to the beginning of fibers propelling If Preheat Arc Value is set too low axial offset may occur if cleaved angles are relatively poor If Preheat Arc Value is set too high fiber end faces are fused excessivel...

Page 23: ...t is completed Realign after pause 2 Alignment failure may appear after Pause2 for a long period Therefore realign after Pause2 is needed Setting to OFF will prevent the implementation of realign function Manual splicing rather than setting the realign to OFF is recommended when there is an axial displacement of the splicer Ignore splice error Cleave angle Setting to OFF ignores the faults and con...

Page 24: ...Manual INNO Instrument Inc 23 PAGE Parameter Description Fiber immage on screen Paulse 1 Set the displaying method of the fiber image on the screen during splicing operation Align Paulse 2 Arc Estimate Gap set ...

Page 25: ...matches with the protection sleeve used For each type of protection sleeve VIEW8 has its optimum heating mode These modes can be found in the database area for reference Copy the appropriate mode and paste it to the user programmable area Users can edit those parameters Select Select Heat Mode in Heater Mode menu Chapter 6 Heater Mode Selecting Heater Mode Select Heater Mode menu Select Select Hea...

Page 26: ...eat mode Select the mode to be edited Select Edit Heat Mode in Heater mode menu Selected heat mode appears on the screen Press R button to return to initial interface Heating conditions stored in heating mode can be edited or changed Editing Heat Mode ...

Page 27: ...ode will be copied to a user programmable area Name Title for a heat mode Note Title of the heat mode displayed in the upper right corner of the monitor during splicing or heating process Max number of characters used is 5 Heater temperature Sets heating temperature Heater time Sets heating time from the beginning to the heating completed Preheat temperature Sets preheat temperature of the heater ...

Page 28: ...t will result in greater splice loss and reduced splice strength Select Replace Electrodes in Maintenance Menu Instruction messages will appear on the screen to turn off the power Then turn off the splicer Remove the old electrodes I Loosen screw located on electrode cover II Take electrodes out of the electrode covers Electrodes are fixed in electrode cover Clean the new electrodes with alcohol i...

Page 29: ...cer will begin to stabilize the electrodes automatically in the following procedures Repeat arc discharge five times to measure the arc position Perform splicing rapidly Perform stabilizing electrodes 20 times consecutively to precisely locate the electrodes position VIEW8 has a built in diagnostic test function that allows the user to evaluate several critical variable parameters with only one si...

Page 30: ...re set in the splicer remove them and press S again to start the dust check If dust is detected during the dust check process the message Found Dust On The Lens will be displayed on screen Press the return button twice and the location of contamination will be shown on the screen Then clean the objective lenses and Dust check until the message Operation Complete is shown on screen Motors are adjus...

Page 31: ...bration 2 numeric values will be displayed on the screen When values on the right side are up to 11 2 the splicer will prompt out message for completion otherwise the fiber needs to be cleaved again for Arc discharge calibration till message for completion prompted out Operation Procedure Note Use standard SM DS or MM fiber for arc calibration Ensure clean fibers for arc calibration Dust on the fi...

Page 32: ...User s Manual INNO Instrument Inc 31 PAGE Enter System Setting menu Select WLAN Chapter8 OtherFunctions Utilities WIFI Connection 1 How to connect WIFI Set the WLAN to ON ...

Page 33: ...ppear in the upper right corner of the Workbench 2 How to check the status of WIFI Connection Confirm that the device is connected to the network From the Devices interface Enter into the Add device interface by pressing the Add device button Enter the device number and press the Send Binding Request button Complete the binding device by pressing the Accept on the device 3 How to binding the splic...

Page 34: ...ter Data Storage Menu and Select Display Splice Record to view Splicing results can be cleared by part or whole Select Delete Splice Record and then input specific number begin number and end number of splicing results to be cleared Select Reset Splice Record If you don t want to store the records select OFF in the Splice Data Save option Data Storage Display Splice Record Delete Splice Record Can...

Page 35: ...k Sets to enter system through password Zoom Mode Sets the double click magnification function WLAN Sets to connect wireless network Bind Machine Bind the machine with APP Reset Restore factory setting Update Software Splicer software update Calibrate Touch Screen To perform firmware upgrade when touch screen exception Language Sets a language to be displayed on the screen Power Save Option Sets t...

Page 36: ... is shipped from the factory with settings for the Monitor Front operation style This can be changed to Monitor Rear operation style Changing monitor position Enter System Setting then you can see the option of Monitor Position Change monitor angle as needed front or rear ...

Page 37: ...es not operate after a certain period of time When the power supply for monitor turns off the LED near the power key blinks Press any key to turn on the LCD monitor Splicer Shut Down Automatically turns off the power supply of the splicer if it performs no operation for a long period of time The function serves to prevent the battery capacity from running low Parameter Description Machine Serial N...

Page 38: ...smatch Arc power not adequate Increase Pre fuse Power and or Pre fuse Time Dust combustion Bad fiber end face quality Check the cleaver Dust still present after cleaning fiber or cleaning arc Clean fiber thoroughly or increase Cleaning Arc Time Bubbles Bad fiber end face quality Check the cleaver Pre fuse power too low or pre fuse time too short Increase Pre fuse Power and or Pre fuse Time Separat...

Page 39: ...just Pre fuse Power Pre fuse Time or Overlap Note When different optical fibers different diameters or multi mode fibers splicing they will produce a vertical line which we call the splicing lines in a subsequent point this does not affect splicing quality splicing loss and splicing strength ...

Page 40: ... End face Failed The fiber is not set correctly at the bottom of the V groove Press the RESET button re position the fiber again to seat it correctly at the bottom of the V groove Arc Failure Arc Discharge did not occur Assure the electrodes are in proper position Replace the electrodes Align Motor Distance Over Limit The fiber is not set correctly at the bottom of the V groove Press the RESET but...

Page 41: ...g Cleaning and cleaving again There s dust or dirt on the fiber surface Execute the Dust Check after cleaning the lenses and mirrors Fiber Mismatch The fibers on the two sides are not the same It may result in large splice loss if you continue to splice Please use the proper splice mode corresponding to the fibers Cleave Angle Over Limit Bad fiber end face Prepare the fiber stripping cleaning and ...

Page 42: ...ores are difficult to find by the way of core alignment Splice the fibers whose cores are difficult to find by MM splice mode cladding layer alignment Fat Splicing Point Too much Overlap setting Adjust or initialize Overlap setting The motor is not calibrated Calibrate the arc power with the Arc Calibration function Thin Splicing Point Inadequate arc power Calibrate the arc power with the Arc Cali...

Page 43: ...Refer to appendix 1 The splice loss varies according to the cleave angle arc conditions and fiber cleanliness 5 Monitor suddenly turned off when you enable the power saving function the splicer will switch to the power saving state after an extended period of splicer inactivity Press any key to return to the normal state 6 Splicer power suddenly turned off when you enable the power saving function...

Page 44: ... function It is invalid to press the return key You need to open the wind cover and put the prepared fibers and press the SET or RESET button to continue 14 Fail to upgrade When users use the new U disk to upgrade the splice may not be able to correctly identify the upgrade program file you need to reset the U disk and restart the splicer Check whether the upgrade file name and the format are corr...

Page 45: ...Product specifications and models are subject to change without notice The End ...