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MaxTester 730B - PON/metro OTDR

Fully featured, entry-level, dedicated OTDR with tablet-inspired design, suitable for metro and optimized to test through optical splitters, for seamless end-to-end FTTH characterization and troubleshooting.

  • Discontinued date: 8/31/2016
  • End-of-service and support date: 8/31/2021

Key features

Handy, lightweight, powerful, tablet-inspired design
7-inch, outdoor-enhanced touchscreen—the biggest in the handheld industry
12-hour autonomy
Dead zones: EDZ 0.8 m, ADZ 3.5 m
Dynamic range: 39/37/37 dB
Rugged design built for outside plant
iOLM-ready: intelligent and dynamic application that turns complex OTDR trace analysis into a one-touch task

Applications

FTTx/MDU test challenges within PON networks
Access network testing (P2P)
Metro links testing (P2P)
Live fiber troubleshooting

Description

The handheld OTDR... reinvented

The MaxTester 700B series is the first tablet-inspired OTDR line that is handy, lightweight and rugged enough for any outside plant environment. With a 7-inch, outdoor-enhanced touchscreen—the most efficient handheld display in the industry—it delivers an unprecedented user experience. Its intuitive Windows-like GUI ensures a fast learning curve. Plus, its new and improved OTDR 2.0 environment offers icon-based functions, instant boot-up, automatic macrobend finders as well as improved auto and real-time modes.

The MaxTester 700B series is a line of genuine high-performance OTDRs from the world’s leading manufacturer. It delivers EXFO’s tried and true OTDR quality and accuracy along with the best optical performance for right-first-time results, every time.

The amazing 12-hour battery life will never let a technician down, and the plug-and-play hardware options, like the VFL, power meter and USB tools, make every technician’s job easier.

Most importantly, the MaxTester 700B series is finally bringing the iOLM, an intelligent OTDR-based application, to the handheld market. This advanced software turns even the most complex trace analysis into a simple, one-touch task.

Ultimately, the MaxTester 700B series is small enough to fit in your hand and big enough to fit all your needs!

The entry-level solution designed for all your testing needs

The MaxTester 730B OTDR/iOLM is optimized to test through optical splitters up to 1x128, ensuring complete end-to-end FTTH characterization.The 1625-nm, out-of-band, live testing port enables the efficient troubleshooting of active networks without affecting the signal of other clients. Plus, the high dynamic range makes it suitable for metro point-to-point testing.

Other OTDR models available :

  • MaxTester 715B: Short access and FTTx last-mile installation and troubleshooting (30 dB)
  • MaxTester 720B: Access for any short network construction (36 dB)

Resources

All resources
Application notes
Guide to Using and Selecting the Right Launch Fibers for OTDR Test Sets - English (March 18, 2014)
Application notes
Guide to Using and Selecting the Right Launch Fibers for OTDR Test Sets - 中文 (March 18, 2014)
Spec sheet
MaxTester 730B - English (United States) (August 07, 2018)
Spec sheet
MaxTester 730B - 中文(中国) (August 07, 2018)
On-site trainings
Introduction to OTDR Testing - English (January 05, 2012)
On-site trainings
Introduction to OTDR Testing - Français (January 05, 2012)
On-site trainings
Introduction to OTDR Testing - 中文 (January 05, 2012)
Reference posters
FTTx PON testing - English (United States) (November 19, 2021)
Reference posters
FTTx PON testing - Français (Canada) (November 19, 2021)
Reference posters
FTTx PON testing - 中文(中国) (November 19, 2021)
Reference posters
FTTx PON testing - Español (España) (November 19, 2021)
Reference posters
FTTx PON testing - Deutsch (Deutschland) (November 19, 2021)
Reference posters
OTDR/iOLM - English (United States) (March 08, 2019)
Reference posters
OTDR/iOLM - 中文(中国) (March 08, 2019)
Reference posters
OTDR/iOLM - Español (España) (March 08, 2019)
White papers
When the Fiber Hits the HetNet - English (June 17, 2013)
Brochures and catalogs
EXFO Expert-Level Field Test Solutions - English (October 19, 2015)
Application notes
Demystify Fiber Inspection Probe Technical Specifications - English (May 04, 2014)
Application notes
Demystify Fiber Inspection Probe Technical Specifications - 中文 (May 04, 2014)
User manual
OTDR 2 - English (United States) (December 16, 2019)
User manual
OTDR 2 - Français (Canada) (December 16, 2019)
User manual
OTDR 2 - 中文(中国) (December 16, 2019)
User manual
OTDR 2 - Español (España) (December 16, 2019)
User manual
OTDR 2 - Deutsch (Deutschland) (December 16, 2019)
User manual
OTDR 2 - Português (Portugal) (December 16, 2019)
User manual
OTDR 2 - Русский (Россия) (December 16, 2019)
User manual
MaxTester Series - English (United States) (February 15, 2022)
User manual
MaxTester Series - Français (Canada) (February 15, 2022)
User manual
MaxTester Series - 中文(中国) (February 15, 2022)
User manual
MaxTester Series - Español (España) (February 15, 2022)
User manual
MaxTester Series - Deutsch (Deutschland) (February 15, 2022)
User manual
MaxTester Series - Português (Portugal) (February 15, 2022)

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