User's Manual

Chapter 2 Getting Started
Navigating the user interface
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A blinking circle on a tab indicates that some action is required
on your part. For example, if you are running a BERT test, the
Actions tab may blink indicating that you need to start trans-
mitting the BERT pattern.
If you select a test application for an optical rate, a
Laser tab also appears, with buttons that allow you to specify
the clock source and turn the laser on and off. See Figure 11.
If you do not see the Actions Panel, select View > Actions
Panel on the Menu Bar, and then select the tab with the
buttons that you need.
You can also hide the Action Panel on the Main screen by
clearing the View > Actions Panel selection.
Result Buttons Group and Category buttons are provided at the top of each
result window. The Group button on the left allows you to
select the type of results you want to observe (for example,
Summary results); the Category button on the right allows you
to select a specific results category for the group you speci-
Figure 11 Laser buttons
NOTE:
The color of a button reflects its current state. Action buttons
are highlighted in yellow when they are turned on; they are
grey when they are off.