Programming timed acquisitions – EXFO PM-1600 High-Speed Power Meter User Manual

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Programming Acquisitions

PM-1600

Programming Timed Acquisitions

Programming Timed Acquisitions

A timed acquisition is enabled as soon as Start Program is pressed and
continues for the time specified in the duration edit box or until the
specified number of points has been acquired. If a delay was set in the
delay edit box, the acquisition will start once the countdown has expired. If
no delay was set, the acquisition will start immediately after Start Program
is pressed.

To program a timed acquisition,
1. Set the power measurement parameters as required (see Customizing

the PM-1600 Display on page 83).

2. Press Program to access the Program menu. The default program

parameters are displayed. Trigger Inactive must be displayed.

Note: If you do not want the acquisition to be delayed, skip step 3.

3. To delay the acquisition,

3a. Use the up/down or left/right arrow keys to select Delay.

3b. Press ENTER to access the delay edit box.

3c. Use the left/right arrow keys to select the flashing digit of the delay

and the up/down keys to increase or decrease the flashing digit.
You can enter a delay from 00h00m01s to 99h59m59s.

3d. Confirm the delay by pressing ENTER.

Exit

Trigger Inactive

Delay

Duration
Sampling

Points

00h00m00s

0000/Ch.

Statistics

Save

Recall
Start Program

# 1

1Hz