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Fiber ID
– name of the currently loaded fiber trace
OTDR Test Mode
– shows which test mode the OTDR
is in – AUTO, USER, SEMI, or FILT
VFL Indicator
– shows the current VFL mode: blank =
OFF;
= ON continuous;
= ON flashing
Zoom Indicator
– displays “H” for horizontal zooming,
and “V” for vertical zooming
Battery Life Indicator
– displays the remaining
battery life
Trace Viewing Area
– displays the results of the
OTDR trace(s), which users can zoom in on for more
detailed trace analysis
Trace Wavelength
– shows the wavelength(s) of the
traces displayed in the trace viewing area. The active
trace wavelength will be listed on the left.
If more than one wavelength is present, the color of the trace corresponds with the color of the wavelength number
Trace Information
– displays the relative position and power levels at and between the red and green cursors for the
currently active trace.
Function Options Menu
– displays the on-screen menu options for trace control
There are three sets of Function Options Menus. The Enter key (
) is used to toggle between these three menus:
red
pink
DISPLAY
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION
TEST
ZOOM
LOCK
CURSOR
SETUP
INDEX
LOAD
SAVE
MENU
WAVE
EOF
EVENTS
MENU 1
MENU 2
MENU 3
NOTE: the WAVE option will only be
displayed if more than one wavelength
is present
6086m
20226m
24718m
RFL dB
-81.00
14140
dB
2.43
3.34
L m
Fiber #
TEST
MENU
LOCK
CURSOR
ENTER
1550nm
AUTO
H