SECTION 7: OWLVIEW FOR OTDR SOFTWARE
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WORKING WITH TRACES, CONT.
ZOOM IN/OUT
Clicking on the ZOOM IN and ZOOM OUT buttons zoom in and out on the trace at small increments.
SHOW/HIDE CURSORS
Clicking on the SHOW/HIDE CURSOR button either shows or hides the two cursors used for event analysis.
The cursors may be moved manually by click-and-drag.
EVENT ANALYSIS / PROPER CURSOR PLACEMENT
See pages 11-13 for more information about event analysis and proper cursor placement.
TOOLS MENU
UPDATE FIRMWARE
The firmware of the OWLTrek II OTDR may be updated at the user’s location by clicking
Tools, Update Firmware
4
.
NOTE:
see page 19 in this manual for information about how to check your OTDR’s current firmware version.
1)
Click
Check for Updates...
(requires internet access) to download the firmware file from the OWLTrek II OTDR firmware
update webpage onto the user’s PC.
2)
Connect the OWLTrek II OTDR to the PC via the USB download cable.
3)
Click
From File...
then browse to the location where the firmware update file was saved to the user’s PC.
4)
Click
Open
to begin the firmware update
CHANGE LENGTH UNITS
Click
Tools, Meters
to view the length measurements in meters.
Click
Tools, Feet
to view the length measurements in footage.
The cursors may be moved manually by click-and-drag.
INVERT Y AXIS
Click
Tools, Inverted Y Axis
to set the origin of the Y axis to either the top or the bottom.
HELP MENU
The Help menu contains links to helpful videos and PDF files, as well as information about OWLView for OTDR software.