EXFO IQS-1500 Power Meters for IQS-500/600 - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
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Contents
Certification Information ....................................................................................................... vi
1 Introducing the IQS-1100/IQS-1500 Power Meters ..................................... 1
Main Features .........................................................................................................................1
Typical Applications ................................................................................................................4
Conventions ............................................................................................................................5
2 Safety Information ....................................................................................... 7
3 Getting Started with Your Power Meters ................................................... 9
Inserting and Removing Test Modules ....................................................................................9
Starting the Power Meters Application .................................................................................13
Entering Values Using Sliders and Numeric Boxes .................................................................17
Exiting the Application .........................................................................................................18
4 Setting Up Your Power Meters .................................................................. 19
Naming Channels .................................................................................................................20
Selecting the Wavelength .....................................................................................................21
Managing Wavelength Lists ..................................................................................................22
Selecting the Measurement Unit ...........................................................................................23
Setting the Display Resolution ..............................................................................................24
Setting the Refresh Rate .......................................................................................................25
Saving and Recalling Configurations .....................................................................................26
5 Preparing Your Power Meters for a Test ................................................... 29
Cleaning and Connecting Optical Fibers ...............................................................................29
Nulling Offsets ......................................................................................................................30
6 Measuring Power ....................................................................................... 33
Displaying Absolute Power ...................................................................................................33
Measuring Relative Power .....................................................................................................35
Using the Offset Function .....................................................................................................36
Averaging Measurements .....................................................................................................37
7 Performing Acquisitions ............................................................................ 39
Selecting the Sampling Type .................................................................................................39
Selecting the Acquisition Mode ............................................................................................41
Starting the Acquisition ........................................................................................................46
Consulting Acquired Data .....................................................................................................48