5 Operation
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5 Operation
5.1 Display and controls
5.1.1 Front(Panel Board)
Key
Function
Switches instrument on/off. The Auto-off function automatically
switches off the Lightsource after 10 minutes. Long keypress while
powering on to activate the instrument without Auto-off function.
Short press activates the backlight.
Wavelength Shifting Key:
Switches the wavelength and non-activation/deactivation of the
laser.
SINGLE: Auto-wavelength recognition is off.
TWIN: Auto-wavelength recognition is on.
For more information on wavelength detection with Twin-Mode and
ARGUS SFP-OPM, see page 10.
Switching between Channel 1 and Channel 2.
Channel 1 supports 1310, 1490 and 1550 nm.
Channel 2 supports 1625 nm.
Modulated Wavelength Shifting Key: Switches modulated
wavelength and continuous wavelength.
Switches the light power on and off for the selected wavelength and
channel. If the output is active, the optical output power (always -5
dBm) is indicated on the display. The switched off port is signaled
with a "LO".
