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NT2-210018 Optical Spectrum
Analyzer User Guide
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10.2 Saving Files
Saving OSA Files
To save an OSA scan, open File Management, ensure the OSA tab is highlighted and touch Save. The File Naming
screen with the onboard key will be displayed. The name of the last file saved during a session will be the default
name and anytime the unit is powered on, the default name reverts to “default” . Use the onboard QWERTY
keyboard to name the file and touch Save.
Saving Scope Files
From within the File Management screen, ensure the Scope tab is highlighted and touch Save. When the onboard
QWERTY is displayed, enter the file name and touch Save.
Saving Configurations
At any time, the current parameters may be saved as a testing configuration. To create a set of parameters, use
the Settings screen and set all the testing parameters to the desired values. Open the File Management screen,
highlight the Config tab and touch Save. Name the configuration as required and touch Save.
10.3 File Operations
Marking Files For Batch Operations
Multiple files may be uploaded (copied) to a computer, or deleted at a time. To mark the files for these operations,
highlight a file to be included in the operation and touch the Mark (select on some units) icon. The highlighted file
name will now be displayed in red and the next file will be in the highlighted position. Continue marking (selecting)
files by touching the Mark (select) icon. To skip files, simply move down the file list until the next file to be marked
is highlighted and touch Mark (select) again. The Mark (select) is a toggle and to unmark a file, place it in the
highlighted position and touch Mark (select) again and it will be unmarked. Once the files are marked (selected)
touch the icon for the Delete or Upload functions.
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If files have been marked for batch processing, only the marked files are processed, not the highlighted file as
in single file processing. The last file in a list may be marked when in the highlighted position.
Delete Files
To delete a single file, with the file name in the highlighted position, touch the Delete icon. To delete a group of
files, mark (select) the files as noted in batch processing and touch the Delete icon.
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Once the Delete icon is selected, files are immediately deleted and they may not be recalled.
Rename Files
To rename a file, position the file to the highlighted position and touch the Rename icon. Use the QWERTY
keyboard to name the file as desired and touch Save.
Compare Files
The Compare Files feature is used as described in Gain Tilt function and to simply overlay one scan to another. The
primary scan is the first scan on the graph. This scan will determine the parameters and the data listed will be that
of the primary scan. The primary scan is displayed in black and the secondary scan is displayed in pink.
New scans that have been acquired, but not saved may be used as the primary scan. Once the scan has been
acquired, open File Management, with OSA tab highlighted, highlight the file to be used as the secondary file and
touch the Compare icon. If the view is set to Total Power, the scans are in comparison mode with the primary scan
information. If the view parameter is in Tilt Monitor mode, the gain tilt regression line will be displayed.
