As a quick system test:
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Plug in the [[NeoScan]] optical mainframe power cord into an electrical receptacle and turn it on.
Open the [[NeoScan]] Optical Bench Manager program. The [[NeoScan]] Optical Bench Manager program is a Labview-Based System Operation which monitors the system status and the total return and polarization optical powers (see section 3.1 for more details). It is accessible through the desktop or Windows Explorer by double clicking on NeoScanOBM icon [[Image:icon_OBM.png]] as shown in Figure 2.7. The program will start running as shown in Figure 2.8.
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<center>[[Image:neoscanfig_2_7.png|thumb|right|500px|<i><b>Figure 2.7</b>: NeoScan Program Group in or Windows Explorer.</i>]] </center>Â When the program starts, the system should detect the total return power and polarization power and display their graphs over time and show their numerical values in mW, see Figure 2.8. The green âProbe Detectedâ indicator light will indicate that the probe is connected to the correct channel. Otherwise, if either the total return power or the polarization power is too low (less than 0.3 mW), the information panel will remind the users to correct the problem. This can be the case if the probe is not connected or is defective or there is a problem with the [[NeoScan]] system (Figure 2.9). Select the channel number you want to check using the dropdown list labeled âSelect Channel.â
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