JDS Uniphase SmartClass E1, User Manual

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Chapter 3 Basic Testing
Starting or restarting a test
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Starting or restarting a test
After you configure your test, you are ready to start or restart the test.
To start or restart the test
1 If you haven’t already done so, launch your test application (see
“Launching an E1 test application” on page 28 or “Launching the datacom
application” on page 52 ), and configure the test (see “Specifying test appli-
cation settings” on page 29 or page 53 ).
2 Press the # Start key.
The unit clears your test results, the test restarts, and the unit transmits the
traffic you configured.
The test starts or restarts.
Stopping a test
You can stop a test any time.
To stop a test
1 Press Cancel until you get to the main test menu, and then select Action .
A menu of actions applicable to you test appears.
2 Select Stop Test .
A message appears indicating the tester is stopping the test.
The test stops.
Timed testing
If you wish to run a test for a specific amount of time, you can do a timed test.
To do a timed test
1 If you haven’t already done so, launch your test application (see
“Launching an E1 test application” on page 28 or “Launching the datacom
application” on page 52 ), and configure the test (see “Specifying test appli-
cation settings” on page 29 or page 53 ).
2 On the Configuration menu, select Timed Test .
3 Select Enabled , and then select either On or Off .
4 Select Duration , and then enter the number of seconds to run the test.
The test runs for the specified duration.
NOTE
You can also start or restart a test by pressing the Cancel key until you get
to the BERT menu, and then select Action, and then selecting the corre-
sponding option on the Action menu.