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EXFO PM-1600 High-Speed Power Meter User Manual

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Programming Acquisitions

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PM-1600

Programming Timed Acquisitions

7. Press Start Program to enable the acquisition. Once the acquisition is

enabled, you can disable it by selecting Stop Program and pressing
ENTER.

Note: Once you have enabled the acquisition, you can see how much time is left

in the delay (before the acquisition actually starts) and how much time is
left in the acquisition from within the
Program menu.

8. You can exit the Program menu and return to measurement mode

either by pressing Program, or by selecting Exit then pressing ENTER.
In measurement mode, PG is shown in the upper right corner of the
display. Although you can revert to the Program menu, no action is
possible in measurement mode until the acquisition has been
completed.

When the acquisition is completed, the PG marker disappears. Data
processing is performed, which takes a few seconds, then the PM-1600
returns to measurement mode.

Programming Acquisitions

48

PM-1600

Programming Timed Acquisitions

7. Press Start Program to enable the acquisition. Once the acquisition is

enabled, you can disable it by selecting Stop Program and pressing
ENTER.

Note: Once you have enabled the acquisition, you can see how much time is left

in the delay (before the acquisition actually starts) and how much time is
left in the acquisition from within the
Program menu.

8. You can exit the Program menu and return to measurement mode

either by pressing Program, or by selecting Exit then pressing ENTER.
In measurement mode, PG is shown in the upper right corner of the
display. Although you can revert to the Program menu, no action is
possible in measurement mode until the acquisition has been
completed.

When the acquisition is completed, the PG marker disappears. Data
processing is performed, which takes a few seconds, then the PM-1600
returns to measurement mode.