Operation Manual

DTX Series CableAnalyzer
Technical Reference Handbook
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Looking at OTDR Test Results
The tester offers four different views of OTDR test results:
summary results, an OTDR trace, an event table, and
detailed results.
Reading the OTDR Results Screen
The OTDR Results screen, which appears when the test is
finished, is described in Figure 7-16.
Figure 7-16. OTDR Results Screen
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A Overall result for the test:
PASS: All measurements are within limits.
FAIL: One or more measurements exceed the limit.
B The limit, fiber type, wavelengths, and fiber end number (1 or 2) used
for the test. See Table 7-1 on page 7-18.
C Measurements taken (see Table 7-2) and each measurement’s status:
E: The measured value is within the limit. A yellow checkmark means
there is a warning for the result. To see the warning, press
K View
Events; then press
L View Details.
i: The measurement has no PASS/FAIL limit in the selected test limit and
is provided for informational purposes.
F: The measurement exceeds the limit.
D Shows the OTDR trace.
E Shows the Event Table. See page 7-36.
F Shows the limits used for the test.
1
DEF
3
2