FMV Video Viewer provides an ergonomic and laser-safe method of viewing fibers even if you don?t know if they are live. The system incorporates a built-in video microscope within the same housing as a 3.5? TFT LCD. A thumb wheel focus provide one handed operation. The patch cord scope itself accepts FMAE-Series adapters, but is configurable to accept FMA-Series adapters through the use of a coupler.

The FMV is particularly useful when one considers that often the connector being inspected is restrained in a cable management system. Traditional optical and non-direct-view scopes require the user to hold the eyepiece to their eye. If the cable is restrained and is low to the ground or high within a rack, this can be difficult to say the least. We have actually watched as users get down on their hands and knees to inspect fibers near the bottom of rack. With the FMV, you can insert the fiber and hold the device down near the floor while you view from a comfortable distance.

Deployment of fiber to the home, node, curb, etc. has dramatically increased the number of users who are working with fiber optics. Further, as many of these systems are designed to handle analog video, there is often high powered lasers running through these. This has resulted in a far higher level of concern about laser safety. Combining less trained technicians with high powered lasers is a challenge that must be addressed with sound training and suitable equipment. To that end, the FMV offers the terrific advantage of removing the user eye from any direct path associated with traditional optical microscopes.

The system also includes an input for our FBE probe microscopes and an A/B switch to change between video signals. This will allow the user to inspect both male connectors and bulkhead adapters (female) without having to change tips or adapters.

FMV is utilizing FMAE-type adapters but it also can use FMA-type adapters by adding coupler FMAE-CA2 or FMAE-CA1 that Converts FMA Adapters to FMAE

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