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Agilent Technologies N3970A User Manual

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N3970A OPTICAL POWER METER SOURCE QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

■ To remove interchangeable connector, move interface to

mid position, and pull off adaptor.

■ To defeat auto power-off, hold POWER for 3 seconds at

turn on until ON and perm are displayed.

■ To access hidden keypad, pull up display cover.
Select POWER, Source, then:
■ To set reference, push Abs/Rel and hold Set Ref for

3 seconds (3 buzzer sounds).

■ To display reference, hold Abs/Rel, so Ref flashes.
■ To stop / start display update, push Hold.
■ If a test tone is detected, meter will display Hz.
AUTOTEST OPERATION
■ No user action is required for meter to enter Autotest

mode.

■ Autotest: Push Autotest on source and wait a few

seconds.

■ Can also push Autotest on meter for faster lock-on.
■ To display one wavelength only, on the power meter

push the left side of -/+ and again for the other wavelength.
Push right side of -/+ (twice) to exit.

■ Autotest remains for >8 seconds after signal loss, to allow

quick connection change.

■ To e x i t autotest, remove test lead or turn off source for >8 seconds.

MANUAL OPERATION
■ To turn on and select wavelength, push: POWER, Power

Meter, -/+.

■ To display linear mode, push dBm/W.
■ To display max/min values, push MAX/MIN repeatedly.

Hold MAX/MIN to reset (3 buzzer sounds). .

MEMORY
■ Enter Power Meter or Autotest modes first
■ While in Autotest mode, it is only possible to STORE.
■ To clear all memory, push both RECALL and CANCEL

together for 3 seconds. clr will display.

■ To store in next location, push STORE.
■ To change next store location, push SELECT -/+, SET.
■ To recall, push RECALL -/+ to scroll through data.
■ To exit memory display, push CANCEL.
ADDITIONAL AUTOTEST MEMORY OPERATION
■ To read or cancel memory, first exit Autotest mode, and

enter Power Meter mode.

■ Autotest memory: use -/+ to scroll wavelengths.