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5 Operation

5.1 Display and controls

5.1.1 Front(Panel Board)

Key

Function

Switches instrument on/off. The Auto-off function automatically

switches off the Lightsource after 10 minutes. Long keypress while

powering on to activate the instrument without Auto-off function.

Short press activates the backlight.

Wavelength Shifting Key:

Switches the wavelength and non-activation/deactivation of the

laser.

SINGLE: Auto-wavelength recognition is off.

TWIN: Auto-wavelength recognition is on.

For more information on wavelength detection with Twin-Mode and

ARGUS SFP-OPM, see page 10.

Switching between Channel 1 and Channel 2.

Channel 1 supports 1310, 1490 and 1550 nm.

Channel 2 supports 1625 nm.

Modulated Wavelength Shifting Key: Switches modulated

wavelength and continuous wavelength.

Switches the light power on and off for the selected wavelength and

channel. If the output is active, the optical output power (always -5

dBm) is indicated on the display. The switched off port is signaled

with a "LO".