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Selecting a trace display mode – EXFO FTB-7000 OTDR Series for FTB-500 User Manual

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Analyzing Traces and Events

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Selecting a Trace Display Mode

Selecting a Trace Display Mode

You can choose the way the application will display traces on-screen and
in reports. The available choices are:

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Complete Trace: to display the whole trace and full acquisition
distance.

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Span: to display the trace from the span start to the span end.

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Optimum: to display the trace with a minimum amount of noise
after the fiber end.

To select a trace display mode:
1.
From the main window, press the Setup button.

2. From the Setup dialog box, select the General tab.

3. Press the arrow of the Trace Display Mode box and select the desired

display mode.

4. Press Apply to confirm the changes, then OK to return to the main

window.

Once you exit the Setup dialog box, the display will be changed according
to your selection.