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Thor Fiber F-RF-BR Quick Installation Guide: Setting Up Your Fiber Break 1. Unpack the Thor CATV AM Laser Transmitter out of the box. The box should include a: Power cord Set of duplicate keys (Key is to turn DFB laser on/off) ...
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3. Plug in the power cord to the back of the transmitter. 4. Plug in RF input source to female F-connector on the back of the transmitter. 5. Connect the SC/APC jumper to the green optical port.
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Align the slot and tab and press gently until you hear a “click”. The click indicates a proper mating between couplers. For short distance, point-to-point transmission, installing a 5db attenuator (included in the box) maybe needed inline between the transmitter and the jumper. Shown below is how to install the attenuator in series.
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6. Power up the transmitter. Flip the switch to On (I), the switch will light up when powered on. Press the (O) to power off. Switch led will extinguish when power is off. 7. When initially powering, up you will hear a series of beeps. The Power light will be green. The LCD screen will read “CATV RF Fiber Break Lock is Off”…The Run light will blink green.
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After turning the key, the laser will turn on and the screen will display…Open Delay in 5…4..3..2..1. The Run, LD and RF led will blink and you will hear an audile beep for a few seconds. LED lights will turn green from red. LD and RF will stay a solid green. The Run led will be green and flicker. Picture below shows a RF input of 96.7 dBµV.
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The receiver has an SC/APC input green coupler on the top of the unit. Make sure you hear the click when inserting the fiber. 11. The Bottom of the Receiver has an RF output and RED RF dB pad to adjust the RF power. 12.