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

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Analyzing the Results Manually

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OTDR

Getting Event Loss (Four-Point and Least-Square Approximation)

To get event loss:
1.
From the main window, go to the Graph tab and press the Measure

button.

2. In the Measurements section, press Loss. Markers a, A, B and b

appear on the graph.

3. Zoom in and position marker A at the end of the linear area preceding

the event to be measured. For more information, see Using Zoom
Controls
on page 137 and
Using Markers on page 187.

4. Position submarker a at the beginning of the linear area preceding the

event to be measured (must not include any significant events).