EXFO FTB-5230S Optical Spectrum Analyzer for FTB 200 v2 User Manual
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Setting Up Your OCA
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To create a channel plan and use it as one of the Custom channel
plans:
1. Start the post-processing application on a computer, and select the
WDM test mode.
2. From the Main Menu, select Analysis Setup.
3. Create the channel plan:
If you want to start from an existing configuration, import the
configuration to use in the Favorites tab, or select a configuration
already in the list, then click Apply Selection.
OR
To start a configuration from scratch (or modify an existing one),
use the General and Channel tabs to change the parameters.
Note: For details on how to set up acquisition parameters and channel lists, see
Defining General Settings on page 64 and Managing Channels on page 80.
Note: Only the basic WDM analysis parameters used for channel detection and
power measurement are taken into account in OCA WDM analysis.
4. If you want to change the acquisition range, exit the Analysis Setup
window, and change the wavelength range start and stop values in the
Acquisition tab of the main window (see Setting Up Acquisition
Parameters on page 88 for details).
5. Once your modifications are complete, return to the Analysis Setup
window and select the Favorites tab.
6. Click Save As, select the location where you want to put your
configuration file, and rename your file either Custom1.osawdmsetup
or Custom2.osawdmsetup, and click Save.