Getting Started How to Change the Value of a Parameter
48 Agilent 8163A Lightwave Multimeter, Agilent 8164A Lightwave Measurement
System, & Agilent 8166A Lightwave Multichannel System, Fourth Edition
5 When you have finished editing the value, press Enter. The edited value
becomes the new value of the parameter.
To change the wavelength from 1540.000 nm to 1525.000 nm:
1 Move to the wavelength parameter for a Tunable Laser module and press
[Edit]. The most significant digit is highlighted.
2 Press the left cursor once to highlight the digit four.
3 Press the down cursor twice to change the value of the digit to two.
4 Press the right cursor once to move the cursor one digit right.
5 Press the up cursor five times to change the value of the digit to five. Press
Enter to end the editing.
How to Change a Discrete Parameter
For discrete parameters, you may choose a particular values within a given range.
For a Power Sensor module:
1 Move to the Power Sensor channel and press the [Details] softkey.
2 Move to the [AvgTime] parameter and press Enter.
3 Move to 1 s, by using the cursor key, and press Enter.
or
1 Move to the Power Sensor channel and press the [Menu] softkey.
2 Move to the <Averaging Time> parameter and press Enter. You see the screen
in Figure 26.
3 Move to <1 s>, by using the cursor key, and press Enter.