Instructions

930XC-20C • 930XC-20M • 930XC-30F • 930XC-30P

Tempo Communications Inc. 1390 Aspen Way • Vista, CA 92081 USA • 800-642-2155

Greenlee / A Textron Company

Software GUI

Graphical User Interface (GUI)

After installing the 930XC Trace Viewer software, click “run” to view the main GUI (Figure 7-1).

Figure7-1.GUI

1. Menu

2. Tool bar

3. Trace display window (Spectral line)

4. Events list window (Events Table)

5. Measurement and analysis parameter window (Parameter Sheet)

6. Fiber information window (Fiber section information)

7. Fiber chain information window (Fiber chain information)

8. Status bar

Section 7

930XC-20C • 930XC-20M • 930XC-30F • 930XC-30P Instruction Manual

Menu, Tool Bar, and Status Bar

The main GUI of the 930XC OTDR Trace Viewer software is shown in Figure 7-1.

The menu bar includes: File, Edit, View, OTDR, Window, and Help.

The tool bar is right below the menu bar. Use the mouse pointer to highlight a tool, and the

operation reference will pop up. The tool bar display can be turned on or off by clicking “Show

Toolbar” under the “View” menu. The tool bar provides shortcut keys to complex operations. All

the functions on the tool bar can also be accessed through the menu bar.

The status bar is at the very bottom of the GUI. It displays information or reference of the current

menu or tool bar application. The status bar is a brief summary of the current menu application or

tool bar function.

File (F)

The functions enabled under the “File” menu (Figure 7-2) include: Upload Trace File, Open,

Multi-traces (add up to four traces to display) , Save, Save As, ASCII Export, Print Option,

Printing Preview, Print, Batch Print Preview, Batch Print, Batch Edit, and Exit.

Figure 7-2. File Menu

Edit (E)

Use the “Edit” menu (Figure 7-3) to edit the events list: Add Event, Modify Event, Delete Event

and Edit Trace (optical ber) Information. Optical ber information is explanatory text relating

to the trace le that users type in. For each measurement, users can save the measurement trace

with the 930XC. This software provides an interface for text input. For each trace le, users can

input related information (No. of cable, No. of ber, type of ber, beginning of ber, end of ber,

manufacturer, and technician. With this information, users can identify the corresponding relations

between trace le and ber chain.

Figure 7-3. Edit Menu

Trace Viewer Software