CMA 5000a Basic Operation

Overview:

The course for new owners who wish to familiarise themselves quickly with the basic instrument operation. The course will allow users to get up and running by putting their instrument to work in a short time. Specialized modules can be taken to match existing and future options on this highly configurable model. The course is an intense one to two day instructor led training course that focuses on getting the best from your instrument and having the means to document the results in an efficient manner.

• Hands on: learn by doing the task and not by watching. (50% of the course is hands-on)
• Critical Emphasis: fine tune points and techniques that are of particular importance to your operations. Our skilled instructors and staff can tailor the module to meet your requirements.
• Cost saving: Eliminate or significantly reduce your travel expenses because training sessions are offered in a location close to you.
• Schedule: Training sessions can be easily scheduled months in advance. Get more specific details regarding class location etc by contacting us directly on +44 (0) 1582 433275

Target Audience:

Network installers, Field Engineers, Installers, Site Managers.

How You Will Benefit

• How to manage the mainframe test modules.
• How to setup a module for testing to customers needs.
• How to analyse results and fault find.
• How to document measurement results in reports for customers.

Lecture 1: Basic Operation

• Key operation
• Menu Layout
• Basic Operation
• Upgrading software

Lecture 2: Managing setups

• Saving & Loading setups
• Importing & Exporting setups

Lecture 3: Managing results

• Saving & Recalling results
• Viewing results externally
• Printing reports
  

Lecture 4: Software maintenance

• Upgrading software
• Software recovery

Lab 1: Remote control operation

• Control instrument over a network

Optional modules can be added depending upon the instrument configuration

Lecture 1: Basics of OSA measurement

• Principles used to measure light

Lecture 2: Setup spectrum measurement

• Saving & Loading setups
• Importing & Exporting setups
• Generate/Monitor mode
• Reflector
• BERT

Lab 1: Laser spectrum measurement

• Practical measurements on a laser source(s)

Lecture 3: Spectrum analysis

• Measuring a laser spectral characteristics

Lecture 4: WDM measurement

• Setup channels
• Measure channel drift
• Measure channel Gain Tilt

Lecture 5 : Working with files

• Configuring the test setup
• Documenting results

Lecture 6 : Report Generation

• Report formatting
• Report printing
• External viewing
  

Lecture 1: OTDR (Standard) Mode Operation

• Connecting fibre
• Setup measurement parameters
• Measurements (includes practical measurements on test fibre)
• Fibre length
• Fibre loss
• Splice loss
• Events
• Interpreting traces
• Saving Results

Lab 1: OTDR (Construction) Mode Operation (hands-on)

• Connecting fibre
• Setup measurement parameters
• Measurements (includes practical measurements on test fibre)
  

Lecture 2: Results documentation

• Recalling Results
• Emulation software
• Introduction to NETWORKS software
• Report generation

Lecture 3: Optical Power Meter & Light Source (option required) (hands-on)

• Operation
• Loss measurements
• Saving & recalling results on PC

Lecture 4 : Visible Light Source (option required)

• Fibre check measurements

Lecture 1: PMD theory

• What is PMD?
• Effect of PMD on transmission systems
• Who needs to measure PMD?
• First –order PMD
• Second–order PMD
• PMD measurement techniques

Lab 1: PMD measurement

• Connecting fibre & source
• Setup measurement parameters
• Measure PMD on test fibre

Lecture 2: Results documentation

• Saving results
• Recalling Results
• Emulation software
• Report generation