EXFO IQ-200 User Manual page 5

Certification Information..........................................................................................................v
1 IQ-200 Optical Test System Overview .......................................................... 1
IQ-203 Control Unit................................................................................................................. 1
IQ-206 Expansion Unit ............................................................................................................ 4
IQ-206 Expansion Card............................................................................................................ 6
Remote Control of the IQ-200 Optical Test System.................................................................. 8
2 Safety Information ....................................................................................... 9
Safety Conventions.................................................................................................................. 9
Safety Precautions ................................................................................................................... 9
Electrostatic Discharge Precautions ....................................................................................... 10
AC and Power Cable Requirements ....................................................................................... 11
3 Installing and Connecting the IQ-200 Hardware ...................................... 13
Setting Up the IQ-200 for Rack-Mount Use ........................................................................... 14
Connecting IQ-206 Expansion Units to an IQ-203 Control Unit............................................. 17
Installing the IQ-206 Expansion Card .................................................................................... 19
Connecting IQ-206 Expansion Units to an IQ-206 Expansion Card ........................................ 25
4 Installing and Configuring the IQ-200 Software ...................................... 27
Installing the IQ-200 Software .............................................................................................. 27
Configuring the IQ-200 Drivers ............................................................................................. 31
Uninstalling the IQ-200 Software .......................................................................................... 33
5 Using the IQ-200 Optical Test System ........................................................ 35
Getting Started with the IQ-203 Control Unit ....................................................................... 35
Getting Started with the Expansion Card .............................................................................. 37
Inserting Modules in the IQ-203 or IQ-206............................................................................ 39
Removing Modules from the IQ-203 or IQ-206 ..................................................................... 40
Understanding the IQ-200 Software ..................................................................................... 41
Customizing the IQ-200 Optical Test System ......................................................................... 45
Starting and Using Module Applications ............................................................................... 52
Displaying the Module Monitor Window .............................................................................. 54
Controlling the IQ-200 Remotely........................................................................................... 56
Exploring Drive Contents and Running External Software ..................................................... 56
Getting Help in the IQ-200 Software..................................................................................... 57
Powering the IQ-200 Optical Test System Off ........................................................................ 58
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