Storing And Reloading Results; File Setup; Storing Results; Loading Results - Viavi 6000A V2 User Manual

Chapter 5 Power meter, VFL (Visual Fault Locator) & Talkset

Storing and reloading results

Storing and reloading results

File Setup

Storing results

Loading results

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This function is suitable for short fibers (length < 5 km) or the first few
metres of a long fiber.
NOTE
Identification is facilitated by the blinking of light in the fiber.
To emit a light signal into a fiber:
1 Connect the fiber to the VFL port on the connectors panel.
H
2 Press the
OME
The icons
The signal mode (1Hz or CW) of the VFL can be modified in the System
Settings page, in Utility > VFL Mode parameter.
Click on the button
management» in the user manual «8100 modules series» for a complete
description of all parameters, options and description of the explorer.
In order to save the results of a measurement, click on
Store trace. Two files are being saved :
– The first file is used with the 6000A V2 Platform and allows to
retrieve all measurement results. It is saved with the extension
«.Lts».
– The second file is a ASCII file using tabulations to separate values.
It is saved with the extension «.txt» and can be opened by the
6000A V2 Platform. It has been designed to be used with a spread-
sheet program on a PC where it allows to retrieve all measurement
results and format them in a nice customized table.
In order to load the results of a measurement, select a file
extension «.Lts» in the file explorer (see the chapter «File management»
in the user manual for «8100 modules series»), click on Load.
The LTS tab is displayed with the loaded results in the table
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key and activate the VFL
display on the upper banner of the screen.
F
to access the File
ILE
.
setup. See the chapter «File
F
and select
ILE
with the