SmartClass Fiber OLP-85/-85P Inspection-Ready Optical Power Meters

With a 100 dB dynamic range, the OLP-85 and -85P are perfect for any fiber-optic network power or loss test application.

The SmartClass™ Fiber OLP-85 and -85P combine pass/fail fiber inspection and optical power measurement (OPM) into one solution. With a 100 dB dynamic range, the OLP-85 and -85P handheld optical power meters are professional, versatile, and compact instruments perfect for any fiber-optic network power or loss test applications. Their high accuracy over the entire range means that the OLP-85 and -85P perfectly fit applications where low power or very high power needs to be measured.

Benefits

  • Complete jobs faster, correctly, and on time—right the first time
  • Automated pass/fail fiber inspection analysis with the optional P5000i microscope, also available with integrated PCM
  • Compact, rugged, weather-proof design

Applications

  • Measurement of optical power (absolute and relative)
  • Measurement of  optical insertion loss together with a VIAVI optical light source OLS-3x or OLS-8x
  • Inspection of optical connectors (IBYC)
  • In-service loss test option

Key Features

  • Battery-operated field-portable optical power meters with an 800 to 1700 nm measurement wavelength range (1 nm incremental setting) and high accuracy over an ultra-wide 100 dB dynamic range
  • 2.5 mm and optional 1.25 mm universal push-pull (UPP) adapter system compatible with all optical connector types
  • 3.5-in color touch screen with integrated stylus
  • Individual threshold settings for power and loss pass/fail analysis
  • Onboard fiber inspection and test results storage with time stamp
  • Data transfer and remote control via USB or Ethernet interface
  • Auto-lambda and multi-lambda test functions in combination with VIAVI light sources

  • VIAVI Care Support

    * 5-year plans only; if applicable

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    Factory Repair

    VIAVI Solutions is a single-source supplier for all of your factory and on-site test equipment repair, maintenance, and calibration service needs.

    We offer return-to-factory, fixed-rate repair services for all VIAVI test equipment. Fixed-rate repair provides the best turnaround time, streamlining the overall repair process and creating a very predictable and reliable repair experience at the best pricing.

    Our technicians ensure that your equipment is functioning properly by completing any maintenance and install enhancements,  including engineering change notice updates.

    Find out more about our Factory Repair Services

    Factory Calibration

    Keeping your equipment in top-running shape with factory or onsite calibration services helps ensure your network will continue to operate at peak performance. A variety of options allow you to manage the logistics of calibrating your equipment, while maximizing your maintenance investment. Performing regular calibration of equipment ensures the accuracy of its measurements. Improper calibration, however can compromise a network and impact services.  

    Keep your equipment in top-running shape with VIAVI On-site Services that help to ensure your network continues to operate at peak performance. It's the most cost-efficient and effective way to maintain equipment on a timetable that meets your requirements.

    Find out more about our Calibration Services

    Self-Paced Training

    VIAVI offers self-paced technical and product training as a flexible, efficient, and cost-effective training delivery option. Self-paced training offers a flexible training option for small groups of employees or those located remotely or in multiple locations. It’s an ideal training solution for instructing technicians who work in the field and cannot attend on-site classes.

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    Priority Service

    VIAVI Care Plan Priority Services and Technical Expert Application Center (TAC) Service Levels for Field Portable Instruments used to test fiber, cable TV, xDSL, metro and wireless networks

    All customers enjoy Standard Plus support during the product warranty period and can upgrade to Premium TAC by purchasing a VIAVI Care Support Plan.

    The hallmark of our test platforms is evolving, modular test features to allow customers to keep pace with advancing communications technologies. The learning process is not just “one and done,” and field teams often have high rates of turnover.

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    Battery / Bag Replacement Coverage
    Batteries and bags wear out with daily use and charge cycles. To ensure these items don't slow you down, our 5 year plans include a replacement over the life of your 5 year plan.

    VIAVI will provide a one-time replacement of bad battery and worn soft bag/glove within the duration of a 5-year SilverCare or MaxCare Support Plan. Replacement will only be replaced when the instrument is returned to VIAVI for repair or calibration service. Hard cases are excluded, and coverage is not applicable for instruments sold without bag/battery.

    This coverage is Included in 5 year Silver and MaxCare Plans

    Technical Assistance
    The VIAVI Technical Support team can assist you in using/configuring products or address issues regarding product performance.

    Visit our Technical Assistance section for more information.

    MaxCare Accessory Replacement Coverage
    Instrument products come with accessory cables and connector tips. To ensure reliable, accurate testing we will cover the replacement of one accessory annually, to ensure good test results.

    When an accessory has been determined to be defective or faulty, VIAVI will, at no charge to customer, either repair the accessory or exchange at VIAVI’s discretion. Exchanged accessories may be new or refurbished. All returned accessories become property of VIAVI. The following limitations apply: no more than one accessory may be exchanged per 12 month period; applicable accessories include only those accessories that are considered essential to the operation of the instrument and were shipped with the original purchased product. The Customer is responsible for shipping faulty accessory back to VIAVI when there is a concern or during a calibration or repair service event.

    Express Loaner
    Now you can schedule calibrations or repairs with no downtime. The Express Loaner Service provides you with a similarly configured piece of equipment before sending yours in for calibration or for that unexpected repair that you need immediately.

  • VIAVI Care Support for Existing Equipment

    FleetCare plans can be customized to include any service entitlements on your fleet of existing equipment. Please fill out a Service Contracts form for a quote.

    • Any collection instruments with a single coterminous renewal date
    • Each contract is customized with any number of annual terms required by the customer
    • Onsite Calibration, Training, Field Application Engineer days can be added

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Training Courses

On-Site and Virtual Classroom

Course Number
TT-MPOLx

This course presents a review of the technology fundamentals and proper fiber inspection, cleaning, and handling techniques and a detailed overview for using the product to inspect and clean MPO fibers and connectors and perform power/loss measurements and Loss/Length tests. Learn the recommended techniques for using the product to properly analyze MPO fiber end-faces, including becoming familiar with the GUI and menus and how to prepare it for fiber inspection, power/loss, and Loss/Length tests. Utilize the product to confidently analyze MPO fiber end-faces and test MPO circuits.

Course Highlights
  • Understand light propagation, network components and architecture, connectors and cable types, fiber losses and attenuation process
  • Describe the causes of loss in fiber networks and the types of contamination on fiber end-faces
  • Understand the recommended MPO fiber inspection and cleaning techniques and describe the proper process to perform
  • Navigate the product GUI and menus to configure for MPO fiber inspection and testing
  • Perform proper MPO fiber optic connectivity/continuity tests: inspection and cleaning of all optical connections, optical insertion loss (OIL) and optical return loss (ORL), end-to-end loss testing with optical power meter (OPM) and optical light source (OLS)
Course Duration
1 day
Course Location
  • Global
Course Language
  • English
  • Other languages available upon request
Course Type (Delivery Method)
  • On-Site and Virtual Classroom

Course Number
TT-FIB-MPOLx

This course presents a detailed overview of the technology fundamentals and proper fiber inspection, cleaning, and handling techniques and for using the product to inspect and clean MPO fibers and connectors and perform power/loss measurements and Loss/Length tests. Learn the recommended techniques for using the product to properly analyze MPO fiber end-faces, including becoming familiar with the GUI and menus and how to prepare it for fiber inspection, power/loss, and Loss/Length tests. Utilize the product to confidently analyze MPO fiber end-faces and test MPO circuits.

Course Highlights
  • Understand light propagation, network components and architecture, connectors and cable types, fiber losses and attenuation process
  • Describe the causes of loss in fiber networks and the types of contamination on fiber end-faces
  • Understand the recommended MPO fiber inspection and cleaning techniques and describe the proper process to perform
  • Navigate the product GUI and menus to configure for MPO fiber inspection and testing
  • Perform proper MPO fiber optic connectivity/continuity tests: inspection and cleaning of all optical connections, optical insertion loss (OIL) and optical return loss (ORL), end-to-end loss testing with optical power meter (OPM) and optical light source (OLS)
Course Duration
2 days
Course Location
  • United States
Course Language
  • English
  • Other languages available upon request
Course Type (Delivery Method)
  • On-Site and Virtual Classroom

Self-Paced Online Training

Course Number
TT-SC-FIB-MPOLx-OVRVW-SP

This course presents an overview of the SmartClass Fiber MPOLx Product family. Learn how to use the buttons/controls of the MPOLx test set including the front panel and  touchscreen display.

Course Duration
11 minutes
Course Location
  • Global
Course Language
  • English
  • Other languages available upon request
Course Type (Delivery Method)
  • Self-Paced Online Training

Course Number
TT-SC-FIB-MPOLx-PCM-OVRVW-SP

This course presents an overview of the integrated patch cord microscope (PCM) on the SmartClass Fiber MPOLx product. Learn how to quickly inspect the multiple fibers in an MPO connector using the PCM Workflow buttons/controls. (run time ~ 10 minutes)

Course Duration
10 minutes
Course Location
  • Global
Course Language
  • English
  • Other languages available upon request
Course Type (Delivery Method)
  • Self-Paced Online Training

Course Number
TT-SC-FIB-MPOLx-LOSSLNGTH-SP

This course presents an overview of how to set up and perform a Loss-Length test with the SmartClass Fiber MPOLx test set.

Course Duration
23 minutes
Course Location
  • Global
Course Language
  • English
  • Other languages available upon request
Course Type (Delivery Method)
  • Self-Paced Online Training

Course Number
TT-SC-ETH-SP

This course presents an overview of how to operate the SmartClass Ethernet tester. Learn how to navigate the GUI and menus for user and testing preferences, launch and perform tests for layers 1, 2, and 3, and how to locate and manage test results.

Course Duration
1 hour
Course Location
  • Global
Course Language
  • English
  • Other languages available upon request
Course Type (Delivery Method)
  • Self-Paced Online Training

Course Number
TT-SC-FIB-HD4i-OVRVW-SP

This course presents an overview of the physical layout and features of the SmartClass Fiber HD4i Digital handheld Video Display device used in conjunction with the P5000i Fiber Inspection Microscope Probe. Learn how to use the device buttons, controls, and connectors.

Course Duration
12 minutes
Course Location
  • Global
Course Language
  • English
  • Other languages available upon request
Course Type (Delivery Method)
  • Self-Paced Online Training

Course Number
TT-SC-FIB-HD4i-SETUP-SP

This course presents an overview of how to locate and configure the various Menu and active test parameters of the SmartClass Fiber HD4i digital handheld Video Display for a fiber inspection test, used in conjunction with the P5000i Fiber Inspection Microscope Probe.

Course Duration
11 minutes
Course Location
  • Global
Course Language
  • English
  • Other languages available upon request
Course Type (Delivery Method)
  • Self-Paced Online Training

Course Number
TT-SC-FIB-HD4i-FI-TEST-SP

This course presents an overview of how to perform a Fiber Inspection connector test using the SmartClass Fiber HD4i Video Display device in conjunction with a P5000i Inspection Microscope probe.

Course Duration
10 minutes
Course Location
  • Global
Course Language
  • English
  • Other languages available upon request
Course Type (Delivery Method)
  • Self-Paced Online Training

Course Number
TT-SC-FIB-HD4i-FCPRO-SP

This course presents an Overview of how to use the FiberChekPro software application to configure the SmartClass Fiber HD4i digital handheld Video Display and the P5000i Fiber Inspection Microscope Probe for a fiber inspection (FI) test.

Course Duration
12 minutes
Course Location
  • Global
Course Language
  • English
  • Other languages available upon request
Course Type (Delivery Method)
  • Self-Paced Online Training

Course Number
TT-SC-FIB-OLTS85-OVRVW-SP

This course presents an overview of the SmartClass Fiber OLTS-85P product. Learn how to use connector ports and features on the top, rear, and side panels and how to navigate the GUI menus using both touch screen and keypad. 

Course Duration
14 minutes
Course Location
  • Global
Course Language
  • English
  • Other languages available upon request
Course Type (Delivery Method)
  • Self-Paced Online Training

Course Number
TT-SC-FIB-OLTS85-TIER1-SP

This course presents an overview of the SmartClass Fiber OLTS-85P product. Learn how to use connector ports and features on the top, rear, and side panels and how to navigate the GUI menus using both touch screen and keypad. 

Course Duration
23 minutes
Course Location
  • Global
Course Language
  • English
  • Other languages available upon request
Course Type (Delivery Method)
  • Self-Paced Online Training

Course Number
TT-SC-FIB-OLTS85-TESTREF-SP

This course presents an overview of how to do a one-cord test reference with the SmartClass Fiber OLTS-85P test set. Learn how to perform and set a test reference before performing testing operations.

Course Duration
14 minutes
Course Location
  • Global
Course Language
  • English
  • Other languages available upon request
Course Type (Delivery Method)
  • Self-Paced Online Training

Course Number
TT-OLTS85P-EXAM-SP

This course presents an assessment of the knowledge and skills possessed for performing the fiber Inspection, cleaning, and testing techniques using the OLTS-85/85P and P5000i inspection probe in order to achieve the OLTS-85/85P FIT Certification. 

Course Duration
1 hour 30 minutes
Course Location
  • Global
Course Language
  • English
  • Other languages available upon request
Course Type (Delivery Method)
  • Self-Paced Online Training

Course Number
TT-SC-FIB-OLTS85-LOSS-SP

This course presents an overview of how to set up and perform a Loss test using the OLTS-85/85P.

Course Duration
15 minutes
Course Location
  • Global
Course Language
  • English
  • Other languages available upon request
Course Type (Delivery Method)
  • Self-Paced Online Training

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