Bird SiteHawk Operation Manual
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Selecting Fault Location Mode
1.
Press trace measurement field to display Measurement Mode menu.
2.
Press to select one of the following from the Measurement Mode drop
down menu:
DTF_SWR
DTF_RL
Note:
When making Distance to Fault measurement, select units
for the Y (vertical) scale: DTF_SWR for standing wave ratio or
DTF_RL for return loss in dB.
Figure
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DTF Mode Select
3.
Press the Points data field and enter the number of Data Points.
4.
Enter start and Stop frequencies.
5.
Press Start distance field and enter the start value.
6.
Press the Stop distance field and enter the stop value.
7.
Press DTF Menu.
8.
Press Window selection to change the display to the desired value.
9.
Enter Cable data using one of the following methods
a.
Press velocity and enter the cable velocity. Press cable loss and
enter the cable loss value.
b.
Press cable list, select the cable type from the list, cable values will
be automatically entered for testing.
10. Press the Menu icon, then Press MEM menu icon. Verify Trigger is set to
CONTINUE, Press HOLD to toggle to CONTINUE if required.
11. Calibrate the SiteHawk. See
12. Connect the SiteHawk Analyzer to the cable being tested.
