Specifying A Printer For The Instrument; Connecting Your Instrument To The Circuit - Viavi T-BERD MTS 5800 Getting Started Manual

Specifying a printer for the instrument

After specifying a printer for the instrument, you can print the following for the currently
running test application:
• The display
• The setup parameters
• The test results
To specify a printer for the instrument
1 Press the SYSTEM/HOME button.
2 Select the System Setup softkey.
3 In the Printer box, select Printer, and then select the type of printer you are
connecting to the unit. If you select a USB printer, you can then select the manu-
facturer for the printer.
The printer is specified. For instructions on connecting a printer to the base unit, refer
to the 8000 Base Unit User Manual or 6000A Base Unit User Manual.

Connecting your instrument to the circuit

Before connecting your instrument to the circuit for testing, consider the following:
• Older chassis for some test instruments provide internal connectors for all
supported optical line rates.
• Newer chassis require either an external optical connector or a CFP, SFP, SFP+,
XFP, or QSFP+ transceiver (and/or adapter) to test optical circuits, providing
greater flexibility. For handling guidance, see
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• If you are connecting an MSAM to the circuit, verify that the appropriate PIM (or
PIMs) are inserted into the MSAM.
• When selecting the cable, consider the following:
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After considering the items above, these basic steps should be followed.
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What type of connectors are required?
Are you testing an electrical or optical circuit?
If you are testing an optical circuit, is it a single-mode or multi-mode circuit?
Do you need a crossover cable?
Do you have the appropriate attenuator for the cable?
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