Chapter 5
Power meter, VFL (Visual Fault Locator) & Talkset
Storing and reloading results
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User Manual
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To emit a light signal into a fiber:
1
Connect the fiber to the VFL port on the connectors panel.
2
Press the
H
OME
key and activate the VFL
The icons
display on the upper banner of the screen.
The signal mode of the VFL can be modified in the
System Settings
page, in
Utility
>
VFL Mode
parameter.
Storing and reloading results
File Setup
Click on the button
F
ILE
to access the
File
setup. See the chapter «File
management» in the user manual «2100 modules series» for a complete
description of all parameters, options and description of the explorer.
Storing results
In order to save the results of a measurement, click on
F
ILE
and select
Store trace
. Two files are being saved :
–
The first file is used with the 2000 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 2000
Platform. It has been designed to be used with a spreadsheet
program on a PC where it allows to retrieve all measurement results
and format them in a nice customized table.
Loading results
In order to load the results of a measurement, select a file
with the
extension «.Lts» in the file explorer (see the chapter «File management»
in the user manual for «2100 modules series»), click on
Load
then
Confirm Load
.
The LTS tab is displayed with the loaded results in the table
NOTE
Identification is facilitated by the blinking of light in the fiber.
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