EXFO IQS-2400 WDM Laser Source for IQS-500/600 - Manual (Page 37)

Setting Up the WDM Laser Source
WDM Laser Source 31
Configuring Power or Delta Current
To configure the source power in Normal or Dither Modulation
mode:
1. Select dBm or mW to modify the power units used in the data display.
2. Select between Relative and Absolute values. Selecting Relative value
will make the current power the reference value. The new value
shown corresponds to the difference between the reference value and
the actual value. For more information, see Configuring Power or Delta
Current on page 30.
3. Set the power using one of the following methods:
³
Slider or navigation buttons
³
Up/down arrows to select the predefined parameters from the
Presets list and
to confirm the selection. For more information,
see Managing Predefined Parameters (Presets) on page 34.
The source will take a few seconds to adjust to the selected values, a
message will be displayed on the left, just above the current source mode.
Power unit Relative/absolute
value selection
Power panel control
Presets list