Fluke DTX-1800, Technical Reference Handbook

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Custom Test Settings
Creating a Custom Limit for Loss/Length Tests
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Creating a Custom Limit for Loss/Length
Tests
You can create up to nine custom fiber limits for loss/length
tests.
A custom fiber limit for loss/length tests includes the
following settings:
•
Custom limit name
•
Baseline limit for default values
•
Maximum fiber length
•
Maximum loss at the wavelengths required by the
baseline limit.
To create a custom fiber limit:
1 Turn the rotary switch to SETUP; then select Fiber Loss.
2 Select Test Limit, press
J
More; then select Custom.
3 Press
J
Create.
4 On the Custom screen, select Name; then use the text
editing screen to enter a name for your custom fiber
limit. Press
N
when you are done.
5 On the Custom screen, select Use Default Values From,
select a limit group; then select a fiber limit as a
baseline for your custom limit.
6 The Custom screen shows other settings on multiple
tabs for the fiber test limit. Use
AD
and
H
to select settings to change. Use
BC
to move
among the tabs.
See page 8-14 for details on loss/length test settings.
7 From the Custom screen, press
N
when you are done
creating the limit.
The tester saves the custom limit in the Custom list,
with asterisks (*) before and after the name.