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Mportant – EXFO OTDR 2 User Manual

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Preparing Your OTDR for a Test

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OTDR

Setting the IOR, RBS Coefficient, and Helix Factor

4. From the Wavelength list, select the desired wavelength.

Note: The helix factor value takes into account the difference between the length

of the cable and the length of the fiber inside the cable; it does not vary with
wavelengths. For this reason, you cannot define a different helix factor for
each wavelength.

I

MPORTANT

Change the default RBS coefficient only if you have values provided
by the fiber manufacturer. If you set this parameter incorrectly, your
reflectance measurements will be inaccurate.

Wavelength for which

RBS and IOR will be

defined

The Revert to Factory Settings
button resets all the values in
the Link Definition tab