Viewing A Relative Power; Storing Power Readings - JDS Uniphase CellAdvisor JD720C Series User Manual

Chapter 14 Optical Power Testing

Viewing a relative power

You can view a relative power in dB by setting a reference value.
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Storing power readings

You can store power measurement readings in a .csv log file.
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Press the SETUP hard key and touch the Setting tab.
Select the reference option from the following choices:
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Measurement Value: To use the last measurement value as a reference automatically.
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Manual: To enter a reference value manually.
Tap the Set Reference screen key. You can also press and hold the physical round button on the
plugged MP-series device for 3 seconds until you hear a beep sound.
A delta value in dB appears on the screen.
To view an absolute power measurement again, tap the Release Reference screen key. You can
also press and hold the physical round button on the plugged MP-series device for 3 seconds until
you hear a beep sound.
Tap the Store screen key.
Each time that you tap this key the instrument adds a power meter reading to the .csv log file
that is created in the root directory of the instrument's internal memory.
NOTE
If you have checked the option called "Link OPM readings with fiber analysis" in
the Fiber Inspection > Setup and then come to the Optical Power Meter mode to store
power meter readings, the instrument integrates the captured readings into a fiber
inspection report in the Fiber Inspection mode.
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