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EXFO FTB-7000 OTDR Series for FTB-500 User Manual

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Analyzing Traces and Events

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OTDR

Viewing and Modifying Current Trace Settings

To view trace settings:
Press the Trace Info button.

Note: Even if more than one trace is available, the Trace Info pane only shows

one at a time. To display the traces in turn, use the navigation bar. The
active trace appears in black in the trace display.

These parameters are displayed:

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Time: Time at which the acquisition was completed, with the time
zone.

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Wavelength: Test wavelength and type of fiber used: SM (singlemode)
or MM (multimode).

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Range: Distance range used to perform the acquisition.

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Pulse: Pulse width used to perform the acquisition.

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Acquisition Time: Duration (in minutes and seconds) of the
acquisition.

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Length: Measured length of the total fiber span between span start and
span end.

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Span loss: Total measured loss of the fiber calculated either between
the span start and the span end, or on the total fiber span, depending
on the option you have selected in the Setup window.

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Avg. Loss: Average loss of the total fiber span, indicated as a function
of distance.

Trace information

Trace settings information