SECTION 7: OWLVIEW FOR OTDR SOFTWARE
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WORKING WITH TRACES
BUTTON CONTROLS
PAN
Click and drag
using the
mouse will pan
the trace
screen
up/down and
left/right
RECTANGLE
ZOOM
Drag a
rectangle on
the trace
screen to
automatically
zoom into the
area viewed in
the rectangle
ZOOM IN
Click to zoom
in on the trace
screen in small
increments
ZOOM OUT
Click to zoom
out on the trace
screen in small
increments
FIT TO
SCREEN
Resets the
trace screen to
full zoom out
SHOW/HIDE
CURSORS
Shows or hides
the cursors
used for trace
analysis
DOWNLOAD
TRACES
Download
traces from the
OTDR
LIVE MODE
View the OTDR
trace in real-
time as it
changes on the
OTDR itself
function later in
the manual)
THUMBNAIL VIEW
Shows a small thumbnail of the overall OTDR trace
TRACE DETAILS
Contains information about the trace parameters used for the OTDR trace:
Name
Name of trace entered when trace was stored
Wavelength (
8
1)
First test wavelength
Wavelength (
8
2)
Second test wavelength (if applicable)
Index of Refraction (
8
1)
Index of refraction for first wavelength
Index of Refraction (
8
2)
Index of refraction for second wavelength (if applicable)
Pulse Width
Shown in nanoseconds (pulse width in OTDR is shown in meters; conversion factor is 10ns per meter)
Number of Averages
Sampling rate
Fiber type
Type of fiber tested
Date of Test
Date that the fiber was tested
Trace Length
Shows the total trace length, including the noise area of the trace