Previously stored traces can be loaded from memory for later on-screen analysis.
The STORED TRACE menu may be accessed two ways:
1)from the Function Options menu on the trace screen, press
; or
2) select the STORED TRACES option from the SETUP MENU.
moves the cursor up and down in the list of stored traces
exits the STORED TRACES menu and returns to the trace screen
accesses context-sensitive help
loads the currently selected fiber trace into the trace screen
allows the user to overlay a previously stored trace on top of the currently loaded trace. Only one trace can be
overlaid at a time, and the overlay trace is denoted by a dark arrow to the right of the trace information. Press this
button again to clear the overlay status
gives the user the option: 1) to delete the currently selected fiber trace; 2) to not delete the selected trace; 3) to
delete all traces; or 4) delete only traces that have been previously downloaded (see TRACE DOWNLOAD
STATUS below)
displays the next page of fiber traces if there are more traces than will fit on the screen
TRACE PARAMETER INFORMATION. Information at the bottom of the STORED TRACES screen shows trace parameter settings
used when the trace was taken:
n
index of refraction
L
fiber length
P
pulse width
S
step
TRACE DOWNLOAD STATUS. If the trace has already been downloaded to the PC, this trace will be marked by a green
checkmark which appears at the right of each trace.
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LOADING A PREVIOUSLY STORED TRACE
SECTION 4: TRACE STORAGE
STORED TRACES
Trace Name
Date
Time
10/05/09
10/05/09
10/05/09
10/05/09
10/05/09
10/05/09
04:16PM
04:17PM
04:19PM
04:21PM
04:24PM
04:27PM
SM-BB-F1-F2:1
SM-BB-F1-F2:2
SM-BB-F1-F2:3
SM-BB-F1-F2:4
SM-BB-F1-F2:5
SM-BB-F1-F2:6
n
=
1.4681 L
=
33600 P
=
10us S=1m
ABORT
HELP
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Trace Parameters
Download status column
Overlay status column
