Viavi T-BERD 6000A V2 User manual

6000A V2 Platform
Compact Network Test Platform
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6000A V2 Platform
Compact Network Test Platform for
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maintenance and troubleshooting of
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About This Guide xvii
Purpose and scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Assumptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Technical assistance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
Chapter 1 6000A V2 Platform Overview 1
About the 6000A V2 Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Main features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Hard keys and indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Front panel hard keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Front panel indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Chapter 2 Safety information 7
Battery and AC/DC safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Precautions relating to optical connections. . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Laser Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Laser classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Warning labels for the laser classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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Chapter 3 Starting up 11
Unpacking the instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Installing and removing a plug-in unit in the 6000A V2
Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Inserting a plug-in unit into the 6000A V2 Platform . . . . . . . 12
Removing a plug-in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Choosing the position of the instrument on the work
surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting the mains adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Charging the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Battery charge level display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Switching the 6000A V2 Platform on and off . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Switching on the 6000A V2 Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Switching off the 6000A V2 Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Resetting the 6000A V2 Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Chapter 4 Configuring the 6000A V2 Platform 17
Displaying the System Settings screen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Defining the regional settings of the system. . . . . . . . . . . 19
Defining the screen parameters of the 6000A V2 Platform 20
Backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Screen Saver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Defining the Audio parameters of the 6000A V2 Platform .21
Defining the Automatic shutdown of the 6000A V2 Platform
22
Chapter 5 Power meter, VFL (Visual Fault Locator) & Talkset 23
Connection to the power meter, VFL and Talkset . . . . . . . 24
Using the Power meter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Configuring the power meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Configuring measurement parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Configuring the alarm parameters of the power meter. . . . 26

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Display of results and commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Result of the measurement in progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Table of results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Commands of the power meter parameters . . . . . . . . . . 27
Performing a measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Power measurement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Optical link loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
VFL Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
VFL connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Visual Fault Locator function (VFL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Storing and reloading results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
File Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Storing results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Loading results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Talkset/Datalink Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Talkset configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Establishing communication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Adjusting volume level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Remote screen function via Talkset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Chapter 6 Scope 35
Scope feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Installation of tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Configuring the P5000i Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Scope connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Configuring the Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
File parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Fiber. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Link Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Adding a new profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
About page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Starting up with the scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Freeze mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
High Mag. / Low Mag.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Camera mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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Launching a test of the connector and fiber end-face . . . 42
Launching a test of the connector and fiber end-face . . . . . 42
Overlay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Mosaic Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Loading a picture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
File menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Saving the test result in a jpg file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Generating a report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Chapter 7 Applications 49
PDF viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Opening a PDF document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Interacting with a PDF document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Text Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Text Editor page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Saving the text in a file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Web browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Configuring the Web access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Starting the web browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Opening an internet page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Navigation into the Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Using the bookmarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Creating bookmarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Opening a PDF document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Leaving the web browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Calculator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
File Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Chapter 8 Stratasync 59
Principle and prerequisites of the Stratasync . . . . . . . . . . 60
Configuring and synchronizing the 6000A V2 Platform . . 61
Connecting the 6000A V2 Platform to Stratasync . . . . . . . . 62
Chapter 9 Transferring the 6000A V2 Platform Interface 63
Establishing connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Connecting the 6000A V2 Platform and the PC. . . . . . . . . . 64
Configuring the 6000A V2 Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

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Transferring the Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Virtual control buttons bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Equivalence between the keyboard and 6000A V2 Platform
68
Chapter 10 File management 71
File Explorer Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Directories and Files selections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Directory selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Files selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Directories & Files editing functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Copy/Cut & Paste files/directories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Renaming a directory / file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Deleting a directory / file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Working with directories and files from the explorer. . . . 74
Creating a directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Opening files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
File Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Sorting files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Transferring files to a PC with the USB cable . . . . . . . . . . 77
Establishing connection 6000A V2 Platform <-> PC. . . . . 77
Transferring files onto the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Cancelling the connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Transferring files to/from a PC with a FTP server. . . . . . . . 78
Direct connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Connection via a local network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Accessing the internal memory of the 6000A V2 Platform . 80
Sending files by mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Configuring the sending of files by e-mail . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Sending files from the Explorer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Creating a screenshot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Configuring the parameters of screenshots . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Taking a screenshot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Name of the screenshots files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Creating a report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Configuring the report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Creating the report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Name of the report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Merging pdf or txt files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

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Storage media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Storage media built into the 6000A V2 Platform . . . . . . . . . 88
External USB storage media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
USB memory stick connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
USB memory stick disconnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Cloud Storage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Principle and prerequisites of the Cloud Storage . . . . . . . 90
Configuring and connecting to Cloud Storage on the 6000A V2
Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Transferring files using Cloud Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Abbreviations for storage media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Chapter 11 Smart Access Anywhere 95
Connection modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Ethernet or WIFI connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
USB/WIFI connection through 3G Smartphone. . . . . . . . . . 97
Pre-requisite for using the Smart Access Anywhere
Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Downloading the application on PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Launching the SmartAccess Anywhere application . . . . . 99
On 6000A V2 Platform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
On the distant PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Using Remote screen and File Transfer applications . . . 101
Transferring the interface onto the PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Transferring files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Transferring files from PC to 6000A V2 Platform . . . . . . 104
Transferring files from 6000A V2 Platform to PC . . . . . . 104
Working with files and directories on 6000A V2 Platform . . 105
Connection information and settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Displaying session information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Modifying connection settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Testing connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Chapter 12 WIFI Option 109
Configuration of the WIFI option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Configuring the WIFI access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Connection to SSID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

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Configuring the WIFI mode to which the Platform is
connected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112
Transferring the 6000A V2 Platform interface via WIFI on a
PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
Transferring files to/from a PC via WIFI . . . . . . . . . . . . . .115
Chapter 13 Bluetooth option 117
Setting up a Bluetooth connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Transferring files via Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Transferring the Platform interface on a laptop PC via
Bluetooth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Removing the Pairing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Chapter 14 Technical specifications 125
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Input/Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Power supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Mains adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Dimensions - Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Humidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
EMI/ESD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Drop test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Shocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Bumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Sinusoidal vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Random vibration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Flammability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Characteristics of the options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Power meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
VFL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Talkset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Bluetooth and WIFI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

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Chapter 15 Options and accessories 131
References of options for the 6000A V2 Platform mainframe
132
References of scopes and associated accessories . . . . 134
References of accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Chapter 16 Maintenance and Troubleshooting 137
Maintenance procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Changing the module carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Installing the options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Installing a Hard disk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Installing the WIFI or Bluetooth option . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Cleaning plates and housings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Cleaning the screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Cleaning the optical cable connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Cleaning the optical connections of the 6000A V2 Platform . .
142
Accessing to the 6000A V2 Platform information. . . . . . . . 142
General page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Software options page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Services Data page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Accessing to the 6000A V2 Platform documentation . . . . . 143
Installing a new version of the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Downloading from Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Installation from Viavi Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Installation from another server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Installation from a USB memory stick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Launching the upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Checking new upgrade on Viavi Server . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Upgrading from the boot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Installing licenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Enter Manually the Licence code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Import the license from the USB memory stick. . . . . . . . 151
Locking the 6000A V2 Platform. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Returning an instrument. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Guarantee conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Recycling Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

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Interpreting alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Formatting the USB memory stick onto the 6000A V2 Platform
155
Erase disk/harddisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Touchscreen calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Removing the damaged battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Setting a new battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
General information on warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Hardware Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Warranty disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Appendix A Calibration Recommended 161
Recommended Calibration Period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Index 163

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About This Guide
The 6000A V2 Platform of Viavi provides a handhled modular platform
designed for the construction, turn-up and maintenance of fiber
networks.
The topics discussed in this chapter are as follows:
–“Purpose and scope” on page xviii
–“Assumptions” on page xviii
–“Technical assistance” on page xviii
–“Conventions” on page xviii

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Purpose and scope
The purpose of this guide is to help you successfully use the 6000A V2
Platform features and capabilities. This guide includes task-based
instructions that describe how to install, configure, use, and troubleshoot
the 6000A V2 Platform.
Additionally, this guide provides a complete description of Viavi’s
warranty, services, and repair information, including terms and condi-
tions of the licensing agreement.
Assumptions
This guide is intended for novice, intermediate, and experienced users
who want to use the 6000A V2 Platform effectively and efficiently. We are
assuming that you have basic computer and mouse/track ball experience
and are familiar with basic telecommunication concepts and terminology.
Technical assistance
If you require technical assistance, call 1-844-GO-VIAVI. For the latest
TAC information, go to http://www.viavisolutions.com/en/services-and-
support/support/technical-assistance.
Conventions
This guide uses naming conventions and symbols, as described in the
following tables.
Table 1 Typographical conventions
Description Example
User interface actions appear in
this typeface.
On the Status bar, click Start.
Buttons or switches that you
press on a unit appear in this
TYPEFACE.
Press the ONswitch.
Code and output messages
appear in this typeface.
All results okay

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Table 3 Symbol conventions
Text you must type exactly as
shown appears in this type-
face.
Type: a:\set.exe in the dia-
log box
Variables appear in this type-
face.
Type the new hostname
Book references appear in this
typeface.
Refer to Newton’s Telecom
Dictionary
A vertical bar | means “or”: only
one option can appear in a sin-
gle command.
platform [a|b|e]
Square brackets [ ] indicate an
optional argument.
login [platform name]
Slanted brackets < > group
required arguments.
<password>
Table 2 Keyboard and menu conventions
Description Example
A plus sign + indicates simulta-
neous keystrokes.
Press Ctrl+s
A comma indicates consecutive
key strokes.
Press Alt+f,s
A slanted bracket indicates
choosing a submenu from
menu.
On the menu bar, click
Start > Program Files.
Table 1 Typographical conventions (Continued)
Description Example
This symbol represents a general hazard.

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Table 4 Safety definitions
This symbol represents a risk of electrical shock.
NOTE
This symbol represents a Note indicating related information or tip.
This symbol, located on the equipment or its packaging
indicates that the equipment must not be disposed of in a land-
fill site or as municipal waste, and should be disposed of
according to your national regulations.
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.