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File Operation and Printing
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File Name
File Name Type
•  When the OTDR, OTDR Smart Mapper, Fault Locator, or power meter feature is in use
  You can select up to 10 items to be used for file names. The items specified for fields 
1
 to 
10
 
under Name Type are displayed in order as a file name. The longest file name is 60 characters.
Item Description
ID No. Four digit number
The range is 0 to 9999. Four characters are assigned for the file name. For example, if 
you set the number to “1,” “0001” will be used in the file name.
One character (tape number)
If you select to use the ID number for the file name, when Tape Number Type is set to 
anything other than Off, the tape number is automatically appended to the ID number.
Example:  If you have a combination of ID No. “0” and Tape Number Type “a to c (3),” the 
file names will be set as follows: 0000a → 0000b → 0000c → 0001a → 0001b 
→ 0001c.
Wavelength Six characters containing the wavelength number and unit (Example: 1310 nm)
Comment Up to 30 characters. However, because the entire file name must be within 60 characters, 
you may not be able to set 30 characters.
Company name
You can select some of the label items. For details, see the table under “Label” later in 
this section.
Name
Cable ID
Fiber ID
Cable code
Start position
End position
Extension Four characters, including the period
•   If the whole file name is longer than 60 characters, the excessive characters will be deleted.
•  Blank cannot be specified for field 
1
 under Name Type. 
•  You cannot set duplicate items for Name Type.
•  When the top screen is displayed
  Select the Name Type from the following.
  No., Comment, Comment + No., No. + Comment
  For details on the number (ID No.) and comment, see above.
•  When the multi-core fiber measurement is in use
  File Name Type of Measured Waveform Data (.SOR)
  Files are saved in the file name type format specified on the project setup screen (see section 2.8).
  File Names for measurement condition files (.MPJ) and storage files (.MPZ)
  Storage files are saved with the same name as the project name that has been assigned on the 
project setup screen (see section 2.8).
Types of Characters and Strings Allowed in File and Folder Names
  The following restrictions apply to the types of characters and strings allowed in file and folder 
names.
•  The following exact strings cannot be used due to MS-DOS limitations:
  AUX, CON, PRN, NUL, CLOCK, CLOCK$, LPT0, LPT1, LPT2, LPT3, LPT4, LPT5, LPT6, LPT7, 
LPT8, LPT9, COM0, COM1, COM2, COM3, COM4, COM5, COM6, COM7, COM8, COM9
•  Of those characters on the keyboard that appears on the screen, the characters that can be used 
are 0-9, A-Z, a-z, _, 
—
, =, (, ), {, }, [, ], #, $, &, ~, !, `, and @.
  @ cannot be entered consecutively.
•  Keep the full path name (absolute path from the root folder) within 200 characters. If this is 
exceeded, an error will occur when you perform file operations (save, copy, rename, create 
folder, etc.).
  Full path name: When you are operating a folder, it is the path up to the folder name.
  When you are operating a file, it is the path up to the file name.
6.3  Saving and Loading Data