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EXFO FTB-7000 OTDR for FTB-200 v2 User Manual

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Analyzing the Results Manually

OTDR

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Getting Attenuation (Two-Point and Least-Square Approximation)

To get attenuation:
1.
From the main window, select the Measure tab.

2. In the Results section, press the Att. button. Markers A and B appear

on the graph.

3. Place markers A and B at any two points on the trace. For more

information, see Using Markers on page 165.

4. Zoom in on the trace and fine-tune the marker positioning if necessary.

For more information, see Using Zoom Controls on page 123.

Note: There should not be any events between markers A and B when

performing the two-point attenuation measurement.

Note: The attenuation values that are displayed depend on which measurement

methods are selected (see Selecting the Attenuation and Loss Values that
Will Be Displayed on page 163).

Least-square
approximation

Loss over distance

between markers

A and B