Using The Measurement Cursor - Fluke OF-500-01 OptiFiber Technical Reference Handbook

OF-500 OptiFiber Certifying OTDR
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Using the Measurement Cursor

You can use the cursor on the OTDR trace to measure
distances and losses along the cabling. The cursor position
and readouts are stored with saved results.
As you move the cursor, the tester calculates averages
around the mark and cursor positions. This reduces the
effects of noise on measurements.
To use the cursor, do the following:
1 If the navigational cue above the softkey labels does
not say OPan, PCursor, press
C
2 Use Next Event/Previous Event or
the cursor to a starting point on the trace. Pressing
N
or sets the direction for the
D
3 Press Set Mark to set the mark; then use
C
Next Event/Previous Event to move the cursor to
the desired ending point.
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E
until it does.
K N
to move
K
C
.
softkey
K N
or
The following readouts appear on the screen:
Δ
To change between
F
press from the OTDR TRACE screen; then
select MARKER DELTA MODE from the OTDR
FUNCTIONS menu.
•
Δ m or Δ ft: The distance between the cursor and
the mark.
•
Δ dB: The difference in the power levels (in
decibels) between the cursor and the mark.
•
Δ dB/km or Δ dB/kft: Power loss (in decibels) that
would occur over 1 km (1000 m) or 1 kft (1000 ft)
of cable based on the loss between the cursor and
the mark.
D
4 Press Clear Mark to clear the mark.
Note
Δ Δ
dB and dB/km / dB/kft