User`s guide
How to Set the OTDR Settings 5 Sample Sessions: Instrument Configuration
E6000C Mini-OTDR User’s Guide, E0302
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Figure 50 OTDR Settings screen
At the top of the OTDR Settings screen you see a two-
column list of features that may appear on the trace 
screen (Event Bar, Event Table, and so on).
2 Use the C
URSOR and SELECT keys to move to these 
features and select and deselect as required.
At the bottom of the OTDR Settings screen, you see boxes 
where you can choose the Reflection Parameter and 
Averaging Mode. 
Reflectance Parameter The Reflectance Parameter determines the way in which 
the Reflectance of Events is displayed (this affects the 
Reflectance Threshold and the Front Connector 
Threshold):
• Reflectance: The physical value of the reflective Event. 
This remains constant for all settings. 
• Reflection Height: The height above the backscatter. 
This may change if the Pulsewidth or Scatter 
Coefficient are altered.
Averaging Parameter The Averaging Parameter determines when Averaging is 
stopped:










