Saving A Reference Measurement; Loading Existing Reference; Performing A Ap Measurement - Viavi 8100 V2 Series User Manual

Chapter 13 Attenuation profile

Performing a AP measurement

Saving a reference measurement

When the reference measurement of the broadband source has been completed, you
can save the result on the hard disk or disk of the Base Unit (8000V2 or 6000/6000A
Platform).
Proceed as follow:
1 Click on the F
2 Select
3 Enter a filename for this reference, or click on Default Filename.
The file has the extension ".AP", but differs from the AP measurement result files
as it only contains the reference points (the information on the upper part of the
screen are different). See
page

Loading existing reference

The last reference performed with the Base Unit may be different than the reference
used by the current curve.
In this case, the Acquisition Ref. menu will be different than the Curve Menu, in the
Reference setup page.
You can replace one reference by the other, using specific softkeys:
• Load Ref From
open will be used for the next acquisitions.
• Update Trace With Ref.: apply the acquisition reference parameters to the
loaded curve.
Performing a AP measurement
When the reference measurement of the broadband source has been completed, use
the following procedure to make a measurement:
1 Disconnect the mating adapter and connect each fiber patchcord to the end of the
fiber under test.
2 Press the S
3 Select the appropriate AP test setup according to your application as earlier
defined in
416
button
ILE
Setup
422).
Trace: the reference which has been used for the curve actually
button to access the configuration menu.
ETUP
"AP Activation and self calibration" on page
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"Saving the trace and generating a report" on
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