
Chapter 6: The Power Meter and Light Source
How to Control the Light Source
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To select a wavelength for the power meter, tap
.
Use the
Auto CertiFiber Pro
and
Auto SimpliFiber Pro
modes
only with a CertiFiber Pro or SimpliFiber Pro source. In these
modes, the tester reads the wavelength identifiers transmitted
by the source to know when to measure power at each
wavelength.
To monitor power loss (
), tap
LOSS
or
REF
.
When you tap
REF
, the tester saves the present measurements as
reference levels and the meters show power loss (
).
To save the power and loss measurements, tap
SAVE
.
To see the present, minimum, maximum, and reference power or
loss levels, tap a meter.
To set the minimum and maximum values to zero, tap
CLEAR
MIN/MAX
in the
Min
/
Max
/
Ref
window.
When you tap
LOSS
or
REF
, the meters show power loss. The
loss is the difference between the reference power levels and
the measured power levels.
To monitor absolute power, tap
POWER
.
How to Control the Light Source
When you do tests in Far End Source mode, you use the button on
the module to turn on the remote’s light source manually. You
can also turn on the main tester’s light source manually and use
the main tester as an optical source.
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