Memorization Of The Position Of Events - JDS Uniphase 4100 User Manual

Chapter 5 Launching a reflectometry test and displaying results
Advanced functions in OTDR Expert mode
Memorization of
the position of
events
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NOTE
If you try to measure a splice on a slope, the measurement is not car-
ried out and the following error message is displayed: "Slope found
between two cursors".
Five points method
To carry out a splice measurement by the "five points" method:
1
Measure the slope preceding the fault to be measured, then the
slope following it.
2
Place the cursor on the fault (between the two sections).
3 Advanced
Press the
Pt Loss.
4
Press validation key (
The splice event marker is placed on the cursor and the result is
displayed on the trace and in the table of results.
NOTE
If no result is displayed, it is possible that the display threshold of the
attenuation measurement result is higher than the attenuation that
you are trying to measure.
NOTE
If you try to measure a splice on a slope, the measurement is not car-
ried out and the following error message is displayed: Slope found
between two cursors.
To memorize the position of events with a view to repeating the measure-
ments at the same place during a future acquisition or on another trace,
Advanced
press the
tion icon will appear in the title bar.
The positions memorized will then be used in the subsequent measure-
ments, either at the end of the manual acquisition, or when a stored trace
is recalled.
NOTE
This function memorizes the markers placed on the current trace.
The following procedure is recommended to start a measurement with
markers:
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Manual
key, then
E
NTER
or ).
Lock
key, then select
Measurement, then select
Evts. The event memoriza-
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