MBR5 User Manual
MBR5 Rev 007
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Messages and Symbols
The messages/symbols displayed by the MBR5 meter are shown in Table 7.
Table 7: MBR5 Meter Display Messages and Symbols
Display
Description
MBR5 VER
X.XX
Displayed momentarily during the power-‐up
sequence and indicates the firmware version.
INITIALIZING
Displayed momentarily during the power-‐up
sequence as the initial internal reference
measurements are made
-‐XX.X dB
Backreflection measurement mode
-‐XX.X * dB
Is displayed beside the backreflection reading as the
meter approaches its dynamic range
-‐XX.XX dBm
Absolute Power measurement mode
-‐XX.X X dB
Relative Power measurement mode
<
P or BR is lower than the minimum measurable value
>
P is greater than the maximum measurable value
BR
0
STORED=-‐
XX.X
Displayed momentarily when the BR value (-‐XX.XdB)
is being stored as BR0.
Warning! BR
0
higher
than normal!
Once changes are made the meter returns to the
measurement mode.
All SetupViaLoss
Displayed momentarily after a reference has been
taken for all wavelengths (by holding the reference
button down for 2 seconds in BR mode) to indicate
the SetupViaLoss function is being applied to all
wavelengths
X.XX dB Offset
Displayed momentarily when the SetupViaLoss
function BR offset is taken and indicates the offset
being applied to the BR reading due to the IL
Ref ALL WL
Displayed momentarily after a reference has been
taken for all wavelengths (by holding the reference
button down for 2 seconds in Absolute Power mode)
I-‐DARK MEASURING
I-‐DARK STORED
Displayed momentarily when making a Dark
measurement and once value has been stored
BR -‐XX.X dB
IL -‐ X.X dB
DUAL DISPLAY
Dual Display Mode shows backreflection (on the top)
and the power (below) simultaneously.