Applications The Stability Application
178 Agilent 8163A Lightwave Multimeter, Agilent 8164A Lightwave Measurement
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minutes (maximum 59 minutes), and zz is a value in seconds (maximum
59 seconds).
Enter a two-digit time value in hours, press the right cursor key, enter a two-
digit time value in minutes, press the right cursor key, enter a two-digit time
value in seconds, and press Enter.
15 Move to [AvgTime], press Enter, move to an averaging time period, and press
Enter.
16 Move to [Max], press Enter, enter an integer value between 1 and 4000, and
press Enter.
Running a Stability Application
17 You can run the stability application by pressing [Measure]. The Stability
Measurement screen, as shown in Figure 130, appears. A progress bar at the
bottom of the screen shows the proportion of the stability application that has
been completed.
18 There are two softkeys available from the Stability Measurement screen.
– Press [Graph] to view a graph of the Measurement results as the results are
measured. Press [Close] to return to the Stability Measurement screen. See
“Working with Application Graphs” on page 155 for information on
zooming in and out.
– Press [Cancel] to return to the Stability Setup screen without completing the
stability application.
Figure 130 The Stability Measurement Screen - Measurement Running