Viavi T-BERD 6000A V2, User Manual

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Chapter 5 Power meter, VFL (Visual Fault Locator) & Talkset
Storing and reloading results
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This function is suitable for short fibers (length < 5 km) or the first few
metres of a long fiber.
To emit a light signal into a fiber:
1 Connect the fiber to the VFL port on the connectors panel.
2 Press the
H
OME
key and activate the VFL .
The icons display on the upper banner of the screen.
The signal mode (1Hz or CW) of the VFL can be modified in the System
Settings page, in Utility > VFL Mode parameter.
Storing and reloading results
File Setup
Click on the button
F
ILE
to access the File setup. See the chapter «File
management» in the user manual «8100 modules series» for a complete
description of all parameters, options and description of the explorer.
Storing results
In order to save the results of a measurement, click on F
ILE
and select
Store trace . Two files are being saved :
– The first file is used with the 6000A V2 Platform and allows to
retrieve all measurement results. It is saved with the extension
«.Lts».
– The second file is a ASCII file using tabulations to separate values.
It is saved with the extension «.txt» and can be opened by the
6000A V2 Platform. It has been designed to be used with a spread-
sheet program on a PC where it allows to retrieve all measurement
results and format them in a nice customized table.
Loading results
In order to load the results of a measurement, select a file with the
extension «.Lts» in the file explorer (see the chapter «File management»
in the user manual for «8100 modules series»), click on
Load .
The LTS tab is displayed with the loaded results in the table
NOTE
Identification is facilitated by the blinking of light in the fiber.