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Contents
Distributed PMD Analyzer
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Contents
Certification Information ........................................................................................................v
1 Introducing the FTB-5600 Distributed PMD Analyzer ................................ 1
Basic Distributed PMD Analyzer Operation .............................................................................2
Frequently Used Terms ............................................................................................................3
Conventions ............................................................................................................................5
2 Safety Information ....................................................................................... 7
3 Getting Started with your FTB-5600 ........................................................... 9
Inserting and Removing Test Modules ....................................................................................9
Starting the Distributed PMD Analyzer Application ..............................................................14
Exiting the Application .........................................................................................................16
4 Setting up and Operating your Distributed PMD Analyzer ..................... 17
Cleaning and Connecting Optical Fibers ...............................................................................18
Installing the EXFO Universal Interface (EUI) .........................................................................20
Setting up General Acquisition Parameters ...........................................................................21
Setting up the Graph Display ................................................................................................23
Setting up Storage Options ..................................................................................................25
Displaying PMD-Related Columns in the Main Window ........................................................29
Setting up Cable Information ...............................................................................................31
Performing an Acquisition ....................................................................................................33
Using the Bidirectional File Creator .......................................................................................47
5 Managing Results ....................................................................................... 55
Opening an Existing File .......................................................................................................57
Saving a File ..........................................................................................................................59
Using Zoom Controls ............................................................................................................62
Section Event Table ...............................................................................................................63
Section Status .......................................................................................................................65
Positioning Markers on the Display .......................................................................................69
Editing Sections ....................................................................................................................70
Using Markers to Measure PMD Differences (Delta PMD Tab) ...............................................81
Estimating Results ................................................................................................................83
Viewing Trace Information ....................................................................................................85
Generating Reports ...............................................................................................................93