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EXFO FTB -5240S/5240BP Optical Spectrum Analyzer User Manual

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Managing Results

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Managing Markers

To display the automated markers:
Press the

button. The focus will be done on the currently selected

channel in the Results tab.

To manually enter a marker position value:
1.
If you have not done so already, press the

button on the top

left-hand corner of the display to make the marker toolbar appear.

2. Set the marker by entering precise values in the box corresponding to it

or by dragging it on-screen.

As markers A and B appear on the graph, the following values will be
displayed in the marker toolbar.

power values corresponding to the wavelength position of both
markers (in the case of WDM, the active and reference values are
displayed; in the case of spectral transmittance and EDFA, the input
and output values are displayed).

wavelength or frequency difference between the markers (A-B)

power difference in dB between the markers