Status Listings

OSA Warnings

OSA Warnings

Table 5-6. OSA Warnings (1 of 11)

Error Number

Error Description [description/explanation/examples]

 

 

5000

desc = “AutoMeasure cannot find an input signal”

 

help = “The auto-measure procedure cannot find a usable input signal. Make

 

sure you have a signal connected to the optical input. Auto-measure will not

 

work with very small input signals. They must be measured manually.”

5001

desc = “AutoAlign cannot find an input signal”

 

help = “The auto-align procedure cannot find a usable input signal. Make sure

 

you have a signal connected to the optical input.”

5002

desc = “Cal aborted: there is no active marker”

 

help = “A wavelength calibration using the wavelength of the active marker was

 

requested. The calibration cannot be made because all markers are turned off.

 

Place a marker on the calibration signal and try again.”

5003

desc = “Cal aborted: trace resolution is inadequate”

 

help = “A wavelength calibration using the wavelength of the active marker was

 

requested. The calibration cannot be done because the resolution of the

 

marker’s trace is inadequate. Trace resolution is defined as wavelength span

 

divided by (trace points – 1) and must be less than 10pm. This problem can be

 

corrected by one or more of the following steps:

 

1. Reduce wavelength span

 

2. Increase number of trace points”

5004

desc = “Cal aborted: wavelength correction too large”

 

help = “A wavelength calibration was requested. The calibration was aborted

 

since the correction needed is larger than 2nm. Make sure you have the correct

 

index of refraction set. If the wavelength error is still this large the OSA may

 

need to be serviced. The wavelength calibration function is not intended to

 

apply large arbitrary offsets. Use the wavelength offset function for this

 

purpose.”

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