User`s guide

The Settings screen 1 Getting Started

E6000C Mini-OTDR User’s Guide, E0302

Averaging Time • Avg. Time: Averaging time of a measurement. The

measurement is stopped automatically when this time

has elapsed. Larger Averaging Times increase the

dynamic range by reducing the noise floor of the OTDR.

The specified dynamic range is reached after 3

minutes.

NOTE This parameter can also be configured to be Number of

Averages: a specified number of measurement

acquisitions. Number of Averages is a power of 2.

You specify the parameter used for Averaging in the OTDR

Settings page of the Instrument Configuration

pages (see “How to Set the OTDR Settings” on page 134).

Optimize Mode • Optimize Mode: Resolution for short fibers,

Dynamic for long fibers, or Standard as a

compromise between Resolution and Dynamic.

Maximum Data Points • DataPoints: the maximum number of data points. A

high value improves the resolution of the trace, but may

limit the number of traces that you can store in the

internal flash disk.

Front Connector Threshold • FrontC. Thres: the Front Connector Threshold. This

is a threshold for reflectance of the Front Connector.

If reflectance is above this threshold, you receive a

warning message, saying Front Connector check

failed. If you see this message, you should clean your

Connector.

NOTE If you have chosen Reflection Height (see note below and

“How to Set the OTDR Settings” on page 134), the Front

Connector Threshold is not adjustable.

• Refl. Thres: the Reflectance Threshold. Events with

a Reflectance above this threshold are displayed in the

Event Bar and Event Table.