Kingfisher KI 2300 Series, Operation And Maintenance Manual

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MANUAL OPERATION-POWER METER
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This section summarises manual operation of the KI2600 Series
Power Meter, most used when performing absolute power
measurements on transmission equipment, or if Autotest is not
available.
At turn-on:
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To operate Meter, press [Meter].
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‘HI’ or ‘LO’ indicate the input power level is out of range.
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Absolute power level can be measured in dBm, or linear
mode. Optical loss or attenuation is measured in dB.
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To toggle logarithmic / linear / relative display mode, press
[Meter Mode]. Measured optical power will be displayed in
‘dBm’, ’µW’ or ‘dB R’.
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To scroll calibration wavelengths, press [-] or [+]. The display
shows the active calibration wavelength in nm.
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To set reference: In relative mode, hold down [Set Ref] for 3
seconds until the instrument beeps finish. Then the main
display will go to approximately 0 dB, and the reference
value will be displayed on the left hand side of the display.
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To stop / start display update, press [Hold]. The symbol will
flash when the display is on hold.
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To store to memory, press [  ] (top row, yellow triangular
button) Please refer to “Recording, Storing, Recalling
Readings and Clearing Memory” section for detailed
memory operation.
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To display, hide or reset minimum and maximum recorded
power for selected wavelength, press [-] and [+]
simultaneously. Alternatively, to reset this function, press
and hold [Mode], then press [On/Off] or change wavelength,
or exit Meter menu. This is a handy data logging function for
field use.
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Press [Home] to return to start menu
On rare occasions where the meter is unable to display a power level
and displays a tone instead, refer to “SlowMode” section in this
manual, to set the meter to averaging mode.