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OTDR Modes: Testing in SmartAuto
™
Initiate the SmartAuto test by touching ‘Press to start’ soft key or pressing Start/Stop button.
1. FlexScan begins testing with the Live Fiber check and if a live ber is NOT detected, proceeds to next step.
2. If the Launch Quality check is enabled, FlexScan checks loss and reectance of the OTDR connection.
3. If launch quality is good, FlexScan starts testing at one or more wavelengths using SmartAuto settings.
4. When testing is completed, FlexScan displays the LinkMap
®
screen, which is a primary display in SmartAuto
OTDR mode.
LinkMap Display Features
LinkMap is an icon-based representation of the analyzed network.
Link map thumbnail view with
proportionally spaced events
x/y or x1-x2/y, where
x = number of the selected event
x1-x2 = link section between events,
y = total events
File name: consists of cable
name and ber number, or
“New Trace” if le has not
been saved
LinkMap detail view: shows
summary and rst 4 events,
or up to 5 events. White
highlighted area in thumbnail
view indicates region of ber
for which events are shown in
the detail view.
Link Length
Back key: touch to return to
the previous menu
Menu key: touch to navigate
to Save As screen