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

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Testing Fibers in Advanced Mode

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FTB-7000 Series

7. If your OTDR supports singlemode, singlemode live, or multimode

wavelengths, under Wavelengths, from the list, select the desired fiber
type (for live-fiber testing, select SM Live; for C fiber, select 50 μm and
for D fiber, select 62.5 μm).

8. Select the boxes corresponding to the desired test wavelengths. You

must select at least one wavelength.

9. Select the desired distance, pulse, and time values. For more

information, see Setting Distance Range, Pulse Width, and Acquisition
Time
on page 45.

10. Press Start or

from the keypad. If the first connector check

feature is enabled, a message will appear if there is a problem with the
injection level (see Enabling or Disabling the First Connector Check on
page 28).

You can modify the acquisition parameters as needed, while the
acquisition is in progress. The OTDR simply restarts the averaging each
time a modification is made.

11. Once the analysis is complete, save the trace by pressing Quick Save

in the button bar or

from the keypad.

The application will use a file name based on the autonaming
parameters you defined (see Naming Trace Files Automatically on
page 24). T
his file name appears at the top of the graph and at the top
of the linear view table.