Document Outline

• 1 Introducing FastReporter
• 2 Getting Started with FastReporter
  • Installing and Uninstalling FastReporter
  • Starting FastReporter
  • Registering FastReporter
  • Software Customization Wizard
  • Customizing the Main Window
  • Working with Two Monitors
  • Changing FastReporter Options
  • Exiting FastReporter
• 3 Working with Projects
  • Creating a Project
  • Adding and Removing Measurement Files
  • Opening a Project
  • Saving a Project
  • Changing General Project Properties
  • Changing the Distance Units
  • Creating Project Templates
  • Renaming Project Templates
  • Removing Project Templates
• 4 Working with OTDR Files
  • Accepted File Formats
  • Changing OTDR Settings
    • Changing General Properties
    • Changing Pass/Fail Thresholds
    • Setting Macrobend Tolerances
    • Setting Event Matching Tolerances
  • Setting OTDR Event Table Options
  • Editing OTDR Event Properties
  • OTDR Graphic Display Options
  • OTDR Zoom Options
  • Applying an OTDR Reference as a Template
  • Analyzing or Reanalyzing Measurements
  • Matching Files
    • Matching Files Automatically
    • Matching Files Manually
  • Creating Bidirectional OTDR Files
    • Analyzing Bidirectional Measurements
    • Creating Bidirectional Measurement Files
  • Batch Processing
    • Batch Documentation
  • Saving an OTDR File in a New File Format
• 5 Working with OLTS Files
  • Accepted File Formats
  • Changing OLTS Settings
• 6 Working with CD Files
  • Accepted File Formats
  • Changing CD Settings
  • Changing CD Fiber Type
  • Changing Analysis Range
  • Changing the Fiber Length
  • Toggling Between Curve Types
• 7 Working with PMD Files
  • Accepted File Formats
  • Changing PMD Settings
  • Changing Fiber Length
  • Working with PMD Statistic Measurements
• 8 Working with OPM/PPM Measurements
  • Accepted File Formats
    • Changing OPM/PPM Settings
  • Power Meter Results
  • Changing Correction Factor
• 9 Working with FIP files
  • Accepted File Formats
  • Matching Files
  • Setting FIP Thresholds Table Options
  • Setting FIP Results Table Options
  • FIP Graphic Display Options
• 10 Working with iOLM files
  • Accepted File Formats
  • Viewing and Modifying iOLM Thresholds
  • Viewing and Modifying iOLM Settings
    • Link Definition
  • Viewing and Modifying Identifier Labels
    • Modifying Auto-Increment Values
    • Modifying Start, Stop, and Step Values
  • Managing Element
    • Viewing Element/Section details
    • Type of Elements
    • Group Element
    • Adding Element
    • Modifying Element Types
    • Deleting Element
  • Link View
    • Link Overview
    • Link Composition
    • OTDR Representation
  • Analyzing Measurements
  • Managing Configuration Files
    • Creating Configuration File
    • Applying Configuration Settings
  • Diagnostics
    • Element Diagnostics
  • Power Meter Results
• 11 Viewing and Editing Measurements
  • Viewing and Editing Measurement Identification Information
    • Modifying Auto-Increment Values
    • Modifying Start, Stop, and Step Values
  • Viewing and Editing Measurement Summary Information
  • Viewing and Sorting Files or Measurements
  • Saving Measurement Files
• 12 Generating, Previewing and Printing Reports
  • Generating Reports
  • Previewing Reports
  • Printing Reports
  • Using the Clipboard
  • Creating and Modifying Report Templates
• 13 Exporting Data for Postprocessing
• 14 Using FastReporter Tools
  • Setting a Reference File or Measurement
  • Automatically Documenting Measurement Files
  • Using the Duplicated Measurements Tool
• 15 FastReporter Examples
  • Creating a Project
  • Creating an OTDR Bidirectional Project
  • Creating a Fiber Characterization Report
  • Creating a Project Template
• 16 Troubleshooting
  • Online Help
  • Technical Support
  • Contacting EXFO
• 17 Licence Agreement and Warranty
• A Description of OTDR Event Types
  • Span Start
  • Span End
  • Short Fibers
  • Continuous Fiber
  • End of Analysis
  • Non-Reflective Event
  • Positive Event
  • Launch Level
  • Merged Reflective Event
  • Fiber Section
  • Reflective Event (Possible Echo)
  • Echo
  • Reflective Event
• B Measuring Chromatic Dispersion: Theory
  • Method behind the Chromatic Dispersion Analyzer
  • Using Data Fits to Obtain Dispersion
  • Helping You Manage Chromatic Dispersion
• C Measuring Polarization Mode Dispersion: Theory
• D Report Samples
  • Bidirectional OTDR
  • PMD
  • CD
  • CD and PMD
  • FasTesT
  • OTDR
  • PMD Average per Fiber
  • OTDR Cable
  • Fiber Characterization
  • Duplicated Measurement
  • PPM Service Activation
  • Optical Power Meter
  • OTDR Cable Event Loss (20)
  • Fiber Inspection Probe
  • iOLM
• Index