Tektronix CTS 850, User Manual

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Getting Started
CTS850 SDH/PDH Test Set User Manual
1–5
Table 1–1: Where to Find Information in this User Manual (Cont.)
If you want to know how to:
Look in this part of the
manual:
Set RX (SDH, PDH)
(reference manual–on–CD only)
Set receive line rate; specify the AU under test;
set payload mapping and content; check
received optical signal power; view overhead
bytes for SDH Setting SDH Receive
Parameters, Chapter 3
Set the receive rate, receive level, framing and
test pattern for PDH signals Setting PDH Receive
Parameters, Chapter 3
Jitter/Wander – Set TX/RX, Work with Test
Setups, Calibrate
(paper–based and reference manual–on–CD) Setting Jitter/Wander
Parameters, Chapter 3
Set & Test Alarms, Errors, Pointers, Timing,
APS
(reference manual–on–CD only)
Generate error conditions, set alarms, and
simulate network failures Setting Alarms and Inserting
Errors, Chapter 3
Generate Automatic Protection Switching (APS)
commands and view the network response Testing Automatic
Protection Switching,
Chapter 3
Set the duration for a test, the resolution of test
history, start and stop a test Setting Test Control
Parameters, Chapter 3
Save and recall instrument setups; Create and
run pass/fail tests Working with Test Setups,
Chapter 3
Change date and time settings, printer settings,
GPIB, RS–232 parameters. Run a self–test Changing Instrument
Settings, Chapter 3
View, Print, Save & Recall Measurements
(reference manual–on–CD only)
Monitor input signal for alarms, errors and
failures, indicating current signal status, history of
signal status Checking Signal Status,
Chapter 3
View, save, recall, and print test results Viewing Results, Chapter 3