Mportant – EXFO FTB-7000 OTDR Series for FTB-500 User Manual
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Managing Trace Files
OTDR
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Saving a Trace in a Different Format
Note: Changing the file extension from Windows Explorer does not change the
file format of EXFO OTDR traces. You must use the application to save your
files.
FTB-300
.ftb300
³
Compatible with ToolBox 5 and the FTB-300
UTS, as well as with all versions of ToolBox 6.
³
If the original file has more than one
wavelength, the application will generate a
.trc file for each of them.
ASCII
.asc
A 500-point trace with all acquisition parameters
in ASCII format
ASCII+
.asc
Contains all OTDR acquisition points (8000 to
128 000 points) with all acquisition parameters in
ASCII format.
I
MPORTANT
Once a trace is stored in ASCII format, you cannot recall it as a trace
in the OTDR. Therefore, save the trace in the default EXFO OTDR
format first.
File format
File extension
Description