The PACT Application Applications
Agilent 8163A/B, 8164A/B & 8166A/B Mainframes, Sixth Edition 267
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/B Lightwave Multimeter or Agilent 8164A/B Lightwave
Measurement System.
2 Turn your instrument on.
3 Press the Appl hardkey. The Applications menu, as shown in Figure 146 ,
appears.
4 Move to <PACT> and press Enter. The PACT Setup Screen, as shown in
Figure 164 , appears.
Figure 164 The PACT Setup Screen
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 41, and press Enter.
7 Perform steps until you have selected the required Tunable Laser modules for
your application and press Enter.