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Start Measurement
•
Press
P
to access the Main menu.
•
Press
F1
(Run) when in the Main menu or
F1
(Run) when in the Measuring
Parameters field to run a measurement. The measurement will operate
according to the values set in the
Measuring Parameters
window.
•
The green bar at the bottom part of the screen will indicate the time past for
the current measurement.
•
The green “
Laser
” LED on the face panel will be illuminated during a
measurement.
•
Press
C
to stop a measurement manually.
Working with Files
All traces are saved in memory in the BELLCORE version 2.0 format and have a
.sor file extension
DR-500 Series files can be opened in other OTDR software programs if the
program supports the .sor file format. If several wavelengths are measured
simultaneously all the traces are saved as a group. They will have the same
common part of the name with the wavelength value added to the name –
example afs_1310, afs_1550 e.t.c.
Opening Trace Files
The device can open up to four traces at a time –
an active trace and additional traces.
To open file
•
Press
P
to access the Main menu.
•
Press
F3
(File) to enter the File window.
•
Use the
up/down
arrows to navigate
through the file list.
•
Use
right
arrow to open folders.
•
Highlight the required file.
•
Press
F2
(Open) to open the file.
•
To open additional traces see “Select Traces to Compare”.
Note
: If the measurement was performed on several wavelengths the user will be asked
to open all corresponding files.
