JDS Uniphase CT-650 User manual

CT-650 Wideband Test Unit
Release 9.4
Command-Line Reference Guide

CT-650 Wideband Test Unit
Release 9.4
Command-Line Reference Guide

CT-650 Command-Line Reference Guide Release 9.4 v
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CD. This CD is available as part of the CT-650 System Software,
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The following table defines safety terms. Failure to observe these
precautions while using the CT-650, violates the intended use of this
product.
When using this product, always follow basic safety precautions to
reduce the risk of fire, shock, and injury to persons. Basic safety
precautions are as follows:
1Read and follow all warning notices and instructions marked on
the product and included in the manual.
2Avoid using this product during an electrical storm. There may be
a remote risk of electric shock from lightning.
3Do not use this product in the vicinity of a gas leak or in any explo-
sive environment.
4Do not attempt to service this product yourself, as opening or
removing covers may expose you to dangerous, high voltage
points and other hazards. Refer all servicing to qualified service
personnel.
5All connections to the CT-650 are intrabuilding and must not be
connected directly to outside plant leads.
Save these instructions
Important safety instructions
Safety definitions
Term Description
DANGER Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if
not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if
not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if
not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury. It
may also be used to alert against unsafe practices.

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Symbols The following safety symbols are used on the CT-650. All safety
precautions must be observed when operating, servicing, or repairing
the CT-650. Failure to comply with the following safety precautions or
with hazard cautions and warnings used throughout this manual
violates the intended use of this instrument.
GENERAL HAZARD
This icon represents a general warning or caution.
CAUTION: HIGH VOLTAGE
This icon represents a caution, risk of electrical shock.

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Compliance information
The CT-650s complies with the following standards:
Federal
Communications
Commission (FCC)
Notice
This product was tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class
Adigitaldevice,pursuant toPart 15of theFCC Rules. These limitsare
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interfer-
ence when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
This product generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction
manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this product in a residential area is likely to cause harmful
interference, in which case you will be required to correct the interfer-
ence at your own expense.
The authority to operate this product is conditioned by the require-
ments that no modifications be made to the equipment unless the
changes or modifications are expressly approved by JDSU.
Industry Canada
Requirements
This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB-
003 du Canada.

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Contents
About This Guide xxiii
Purpose and scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiv
Assumptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiv
Related information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiv
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xxiv
Chapter 1 Getting Started 1
About the new USPII processor module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
About the new RTU cards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Logging on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Understanding the CT-650 screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Menu screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Supervisor screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Command screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Confirmation screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Results screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Loopback status line. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Information screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Entering commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Editing commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Abbreviating command entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Control characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Contents
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Sample test procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Step 1: Initiate the test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Step 2: Split the circuit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Step 3: Loop up the circuit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Step 4: Measure test results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Step 5: Loop down the circuit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Step 6: Disconnect the test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Logging off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Chapter 2 Auxiliary and Common Commands 21
Auxiliary commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Batch_Command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Syntax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Choose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Syntax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Daytime. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Syntax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
DCS_Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Syntax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Delete_Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Syntax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Example . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Syntax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Error_Rate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Syntax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Examine_Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Syntax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Remark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Files_List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Syntax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Remarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25