Chapter 10: The Power Meter and Light Source
How to Monitor Power and Loss
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Figure 125. Connections to Monitor Power and Loss
To monitor loss
On the POWER METER / LIGHT SOURCE screen, tap REF to use the
present power level as a reference. The meters show the difference
between the reference power levels and the measured power levels.
To save the power and loss measurements
1 On the POWER METER / LIGHT SOURCE screen, tap SAVE.
2 On the SAVE RESULT screen, select End 1 or End 2, make sure
the Cable ID and End name are correct, then tap SAVE. Saved
power meter results show these icons for End 1 and
End 2:
The tester saves the present, minimum, maximum, and reference
power and loss measurements for both wavelengths in one
record.
Power at the
end of a link
Power from an
optical source
Optical network
interface card or
optical power source
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