The PACT Application Applications
Agilent 8163A Lightwave Multimeter, Agilent 8164A Lightwave Measurement System, & Agilent 8166A Lightwave 
Multichannel System, Fourth Edition
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How to Set Up PACT
To set up PACT:
1 Insert a Tunable Laser module and at least one Power Meter module into your 
Agilent 8163A Lightwave Multimeter or Agilent 8164A Lightwave 
Measurement System.
2 Turn your instrument on.
3 Press the Appl hardkey. The Applications menu, as shown in Figure 117, 
appears.
4 Move to <PA C T > and press Enter. The PACT Setup Screen, as shown in 
Figure 135, appears. 
Selecting a Tunable Laser Module
5 Move to the Module Selection box. As a default, the Tunable Laser module 
with the lowest slot number is selected. Move to [Laser Selection]. Press 
[Edit].
6 To select a Tunable Laser module, press [Edit], use the cursor key to move to 
your preferred Tunable Laser module as denoted by slot and channel numbers, 
see “Slot and Channel Numbers” on page 36, and press Enter.
7 Perform steps until you have selected the required Tunable Laser modules for 
your application and press Enter.
NOTE If no Tunable Laser module is selected, you cannot exit by pressing Enter.
Figure 135 The PACT Setup Screen