3. Getting Started
Table 3.4 (Continued) MENU Button and Menus
Menu Selection Purpose/Action
▷ Find CT Viewer Searches the local area network for running CT Viewer
2 programs. If successful, it establishes a connection.
▷ Manual Connect A dialog with a list of PCs that have previously been
added is displayed.
▷ ▷ Add PC ......................... Enter in new server IP information.
▷ ▷ Edit ........................... If connected to CT Viewer 2, allows user to edit PC
name.
▷ ▷ Delete......................... Deletes selected server from the library.
▷ ▷ Select......................... Connects to the highlighted server.
▷ ▷ Cancel......................... Cancels out of the connection menu.
See Section 6: CT Viewer for instructions on
connecting the CT100B to CT Viewer 2.
▷ Use USB Go to the PC on which you are running CT Viewer 2
and use that program to connect to the CT100B.
SParam Tools Tools for creating S-parameter traces and normalized
traces. See Return Loss (S
11
) Traces in Section 5.4.
Measurement
▷ Vert. Ref.
▷ ▷ Vert. Ref. Off/On Toggles VR (Vertical Reference) mode on/off.
▷ ▷ Set Vert. Ref. Performs VR calibration using short/open
terminators. When setup is complete, a green vertical
line indicates start of VR measurements.
▷ ▷ Vert. Ref. Center Imp. Adjusts VR calibration to use impedance-matching
adapters and baluns.
▷ ▷ Vert. Ref. Start Sets start of VR at the position of the active cursor.
▷ ▷ Vert. Ref. End Sets end of VR at the position of the active cursor.
▷ Cable Segments
▷ ▷ Add New Segment Creates a new segment boundary at the active cursor.
The selected segment will be split in two, each with
the same initial Vp.
▷ ▷ Delete Segment Deletes the currently selected segment. The segment
will be merged with the segment to the left.
▷ ▷ Delete All Segments Deletes all segments. The CT100B will return to
normal operation. A single Vp now applies to the
entire trace.
▷ ▷ Prev Segment Selects the segment to the left of the currently
selected segment.
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