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To buy, sell, rent or trade-in this product please click on the link below: http://www.avionteq.com/IFR-Aeroflex-IFR-3500-Comm-Service-Monitors.aspx www.avionteq.com Communications Test Set 3500 / 3500A Operation Manual Issue-4 EXPORT CONTROL WARNING: This document contains controlled technology or technical data under the jurisdiction of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), 15 CFR 730-774. It cannot be transferred to any foreign third party without the specific prior approval of the U.S.
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E l e c t r o m a g n e t i c C o m p a t i b i l i t y : F o r c o n t i n u e d E M C c o m p l i a n c e , a l l e x t e r n a l c a b l e s m u s t b e s h i e l d e d a n d t h r e e m e t e r s o r l e s s i n l e n g t h .
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T H I S P A G E I N T E N T I ON A L L Y L E F T B L A N K . S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .
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SAFETY FIRST: TO ALL OPERATIONS PERSO NNEL R E F E R A L L S E R V I C I N G O F U N I T T O Q U A L I F I E D T E C H N I C A L P E R S O N N E L . T H I S U N I T C O N T A I N S N O O P E R A T O R S E R V I C E A B L E P A R T S .
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T H I S P A G E I N T E N T I ON A L L Y L E F T B L A N K . S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY The Declaration of Conformity Certificate included with the Unit should remain with the Unit. Aeroflex recommends the operator reproduce a copy of the Declaration of Conformity Certificate to be stored with the Operation Manual for future reference.
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T H I S P A G E I N T E N T I ON A L L Y L E F T B L A N K . S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .
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PREFACE SCO PE T h i s M a n u a l c o n t a i n s I n s t r u c t i o n s f o r o p e r a t i n g t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A . I t i s s t r o n g l y r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t t h e O p e r a t o r b e t h o r o u g h l y f a m i l i a r w i t h t h i s m a n u a l b e f o r e a t t e m p t i n g t o o p e r a t e t h e e q u i p m e n t .
TABLE OF CONTENTS P A R A G R A P H P A G E CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION 1 - 1 G e n e r a l I n f o r m a t i o n ..................1 - 1 1 - 1 A S c o p e .
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P A R A G R A P H P A G E CHAPTER 2 - OPERATING INST RUCTIONS (cont) 2 - 4 O p e r a t i o n U n d e r U s u a l C o n d i t i o n s ..............2 - 8 8 2 - 4 - 1 T u r n - O n P r o c e d u r e .
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P A R A G R A P H P A G E CHAPTER 4 - OPTIONS (cont) 4 - 9 d P M R O p t i o n ( 3 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 ) ................4 - 4 5 4 - 9 - 1 d P M R M i n i - M e t e r .
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS / TABLES LIST OF ILLUST RATIONS T I T L E P A G E C o n t r o l s , C o n n e c t o r s a n d I n d i c a t o r s 2 - 1 C o m m B r e a k o u t B o x C o n n e c t o r s 2 - 4...
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T H I S P A G E I N T E N T I ON A L L Y L E F T B L A N K . S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .
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SERVICE UPON RECEIPT OF MATERIAL Unpacking S p e c i a l - d e s i g n p a c k i n g m a t e r i a l i n s i d e t h i s s h i p p i n g c a r t o n p r o v i d e s m a x i m u m p r o t e c t i o n f o r t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A .
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Ch eckin g Unp acked Equ ip ment ( con t ) S T A N D A R D I T E M S D E S C R I P T I O N P A R T N U M B E R Q T Y M O D E L 3 5 0 0 C o m m u n i c a t i o n s T e s t S e t...
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Antenna (BNC) (800 MHz) BNC Cable (M-M) (48 in) (62368) (6041-4284-400) (9143) (1201-7616-001) Accessory Case (3500) TNC Cable (M-M) (48 in) (62398) (6041-5680-800) (5763) (1000-6200-800) S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .
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(67374) (7110-6200-200) (56080) (5106-0000-057) Handset (3500) Handset Cable (3500) (64592) (7005-6240-200) (62403) (6041-6280-000) S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .
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Checking Unpacked Equipmen t (cont) S T A N D A R D I T E M S Handset (3500A) Getting Started Manual (64606) (7005-6244-700) (6107) (1002-6200-8P0) Operation / ICW Manual AC Power Cable (61105 (1002-6200-2C0) (62302) (6041-0001-000) Power Cable (AC) (3 wire leads) Power Cable (AC) (Continental Europe) (27516) (23424/159) (27480) (23422/007)
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Ch eckin g Unp acked Equ ip ment ( con t ) S T A N D A R D I T E M S Power Cable (DC Cigarette Lighter) VSWR Calibrator (TNC) (62404) (6041-6281-400) (38245) (2901-0000-054) USB Flash Drive (1 GB) (67327) (7110-1100-600) x i i S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .
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Ch eckin g Unp acked Equ ip ment ( con t ) O P T I O N A L I T E M S ( T h e s e o p t i o n a l i t e m s m a y b e i n c l u d e d i f o r d e r e d ) D E S C R I P T I O N P A R T N U M B E R Q T Y...
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Ch eckin g Unp acked Equ ip ment ( con t ) O P T I O N A L I T E M S Antenna (BNC) (150 MHz) Antenna (BNC) (50 MHz) (9145) (1201-7616-801) (9149) (1201-7617-001) Antenna (BNC) (800 MHz) Antenna (BNC) (450 MHz) (9143) (1201-7616-001) (9147) (1201-7616-901)
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Ch eckin g Unp acked Equ ip ment ( con t ) O P T I O N A L I T E M S Transit Case Directional Coupler (47290) (4100-0900-000) (10242) (1412-6200-500) BNC Cable (M-M) (16 in) 10 dB Attenuator (62405) (6041-6282-000) (38255) (2901-0401-010) Desk Top Stand...
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Ch eckin g Unp acked Equ ip ment ( con t ) O P T I O N A L I T E M S Tripod / Stand / Dolly (67474) (7112-8102-500) / (63659) (6500-5881-100) / (6361) (1005-1000-000) x v i S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION 1-1. GENERAL INFORMATION Scope T y p e o f M a n u a l : O p e r a t i o n M a n u a l E q u i p m e n t N a m e a n d M o d e l N u m b e r : 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A C o m m u n i c a t i o n s T e s t S e t P u r p o s e o f E q u i p m e n t : T h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A C o m m u n i c a t i o n s T e s t S e t i s u s e d f o r...
1-2. EQUIPMENT CAPABILITIES AND FEATURES T h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A i s a H a n d h e l d C o m m u n i c a t i o n s T e s t S e t f o r R a d i o i n s t a l l a t i o n t e s t i n g . T h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A i s c a p a b l e o f m e a s u r i n g h i g h p o w e r , u p t o 2 0 0 W , a s w e l l a s f a u l t f i n d i n g f o r a n t e n n a s , p o w e r a m p l i f i e r s a n d i n t e r c o n n e c t s .
1-3. EQUIPMENT DATA N O T E • W h e r e s p e c i f i e d r e s o l u t i o n e x c e e d s s p e c i f i e d a c c u r a c y , t h e s p e c i f i e d r e s o l u t i o n t a k e s p r e c e d e n c e .
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1-3. EQUIPMENT DATA (cont) R F G E N E R A T O R M O D U L A T I O N - F M M o d u l a t i o n F r e q u e n c y ( R a t e ) - A M a n d F M : R a n g e : .
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1-3. EQUIPMENT DATA (cont) R F G E N E R A T O R M O D U L A T I O N - A M M o d u l a t i o n F r e q u e n c y ( R a t e ) - A M a n d F M : R a n g e : .
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1-3. EQUIPMENT DATA (cont) A U D I O G E N E R A T O R S ( A F G E N 1 A N D A F G E N 2 ) N O T E I f t w o s o u r c e s a r e s e l e c t e d , t h e y a r e s u m m e d t o g e t h e r .
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1-3. EQUIPMENT DATA (cont) R F R E C E I V E R F R E Q U E N C Y R A N G E : ..................2 t o 1 0 0 0 M H z A C C U R A C Y : .
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1-3. EQUIPMENT DATA (cont) D U P L E X N O T E D u p l e x T e s t i s R e c e i v e r a n d T r a n s m i t t e r T e s t s s i m u l t a n e o u s l y . P e r f o r m a n c e p a r a m e t e r s a r e t h e s a m e a s t h e i n d e p e n d e n t R e c e i v e r a n d T r a n s m i t t e r T e s t S c r e e n s .
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1-3. EQUIPMENT DATA (cont) R F P O W E R M E T E R ( B r o a d b a n d R F P o w e r i n t o T / R C o n n e c t o r ) ( c o n t ) E x t e r n a l 2 0 d B A t t e n u a t o r A c c u r a c y 5 0 W A t t e n u a t o r : .
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1-3. EQUIPMENT DATA (cont) A U D I O M E T E R S A U D I O I N P U T ( E X T A U D I N ) ( B N C I n p u t o n H a n d s e t ) E X T A U D I N I n p u t : F r e q u e n c y R a n g e : .
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1-3. EQUIPMENT DATA (cont) O S C I L L O S C O P E ( O P T I O N A L ) S i n g l e I n p u t C h a n n e l s : ............D V M , A u d i o I n , I n t e r n a l D e m o d I n p u t I m p e d a n c e : D V M I n p u t : .
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1-3. EQUIPMENT DATA (cont) T I M E B A S E S T A N D A R D O S C I L L A T O R T e m p e r a t u r e S t a b i l i t y : ................± 0 . 2 5 p p m a t 2 5 ° C ±...
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1-3. EQUIPMENT DATA (cont) A C - D C C O N V E R T E R U s a g e E n v i r o n m e n t : ..............I n d o o r u s e , P o l l u t i o n D e g r e e 2 O p e r a t i n g T e m p e r a t u r e : .
CHAPTER 2 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 2-1. OPERATOR’S CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS (3500) (3500A) 3500 A N T C o n n e c t o r T / R C o n n e c t o r D C I N C o n n e c t o r...
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2-1. OPERATOR’S CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS (cont) I T E M D E S C R I P T I O N L E F T K e y U s e d t o m o v e t h e o n - s c r e e n c u r s o r f r o m o n e f r a m e t o a n o t h e r .
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2-1. OPERATOR’S CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS (cont) I T E M D E S C R I P T I O N D C I N C o n n e c t o r U s e d f o r o p e r a t i o n o f t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A o r b a t t e r y c h a r g i n g .
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2-1. OPERATOR’S CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS (cont) F i g u r e 2 - 2 . C o m m B r e a k o u t B o x C o n n e c t o r s C O N N E C T O R F U N C T I O N U S B H O S T C o n n e c t o r...
2-2. OPERATION SCREENS AND MENU CONFIGURATIONS S Y S TE M M E NU DUP LE X TE S T M E NU RE CE I V E R TE S T TRANS M I TTE R DI AG NO S TI C ANT-CABLE *TE S T CALI BRATI O N AUDI O...
2-2-1. SCREEN ICONS T h e s c r e e n i c o n s a r e d i s p l a y e d a t t h e t o p l e f t o f t h e t e s t s c r e e n s . S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N P P C C P U U s a g e...
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2-2-1. SCREEN ICONS (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N B a t t e r y T e m p e r a t u r e D i s p l a y s t h e B a t t e r y t e m p e r a t u r e i n °...
2-2-2. SYSTEM MENU W h e n t h e u n i t i s p o w e r e d O N , t h e S y s t e m M e n u i s d i s p l a y e d , o r w h e n t h e M e t e r s M e n u , S e l f T e s t M e n u o r U t i l i t i e s M e n u i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e F 3 “...
Du plex Test Screen W h e n t h e S y s t e m M e n u i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e 1 K e y t o a c c e s s t h e D u p l e x T e s t S c r e e n : DUPLEX TEST Generator Receiver...
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Dup lex Test Screen ( con t ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N L e v e l ( G e n e r a t o r ) U s e d t o s e l e c t t h e s i g n a l g e n e r a t o r o u t p u t l e v e l .
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Dup lex Test Screen ( con t ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N M o d u l a t o r U s e d t o c h a n g e f u n c t i o n a l i t y o f t h e m o d u l a t i o n s o u r c e f i e l d s . P r e s s F 1 “...
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Dup lex Test Screen ( con t ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N E x t A u d U s e d t o s e l e c t e x t e r n a l m o d u l a t i o n . S e l e c t : P e r m i t s a n e x t e r n a l t o n e g e n e r a t o r t o m o d u l a t e t h e t e s t s e t s i g n a l g e n e r a t o r .
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Dup lex Test Screen ( con t ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N M I C U s e d t o s e l e c t t h e e x t e r n a l M i c r o p h o n e a n d t h e l e v e l o f m o d u l a t i o n f o r t h e m i c r o p h o n e i n p u t .
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Dup lex Test Screen ( con t ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N V o l u m e U s e d t o s e l e c t t h e H a n d s e t v o l u m e l e v e l . S e l e c t : 0 t o 1 0 0 S q u e l c h...
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Dup lex Test Screen ( con t ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N F 5 “ P t t o n ” / “ P t t o f f ” / “ E s c ” P t t o n A c t i v a t e s M I C .
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Dup lex Test Screen ( con t ) W h e n t h e D u p l e x T e s t S c r e e n i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e F 4 “ S e t u p ” K e y t o a c c e s s t h e D u p l e x T e s t S e t u p S c r e e n : DUPLEX TEST SETUP Modulation Meter...
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Dup lex Test Screen ( con t ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N M o d u l a t i o n M e t e r U s e d t o s e l e c t t h e p o s i t i o n o f t h e M o d u l a t i o n M e t e r o n t h e D u p l e x T e s t S c r e e n ( r e f e r t o M e t e r C h a r t ) .
Receiver Test Screen W h e n t h e S y s t e m M e n u i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e 2 K e y t o a c c e s s t h e R e c e i v e r T e s t S c r e e n : RECEIVER TEST Generator MH z: 40.000000...
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Receiver Test Screen ( co nt ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N L e v e l U s e d t o s e l e c t t h e s i g n a l g e n e r a t o r o u t p u t l e v e l . T h e G e n e r a t o r O u t p u t L e v e l U n i t s c a n b e t o g g l e d b e t w e e n d B m a n d μV .
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Receiver Test Screen ( co nt ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N G e n 2 U s e d t o s e l e c t i n t e r n a l m o d u l a t i o n . T h i s s e t t i n g c a n b e t o g g l e d b e t w e e n G e n 2 , D C S ( D i g i t a l l y C o d e d S q u e l c h ) a n d D C S I N V ( I n v e r s e D C S ) .
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Receiver Test Screen ( co nt ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N D c s U s e d t o s e l e c t t h e D C S s t a t e . S e l e c t : A M : I n v ( I n t e r t e d ) , N o n I n v ( N o n - I n v e r t e d ) o r O f f...
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Receiver Test Screen ( co nt ) D T M F M o d u l a t i o n S o u r c e F i e l d s G e n 1 U s e d t o s e l e c t i n t e r n a l m o d u l a t i o n . S e l e c t : O n o r O f f A M :...
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Receiver Test Screen ( co nt ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N M e t e r s ( n o t s h o w n ) S e v e r a l M e t e r s c a n b e s e l e c t e d t o a p p e a r o n t h e R e c e i v e r T e s t S c r e e n .
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Receiver Test Screen ( co nt ) RECEIVER TEST SETUP SINAD Meter Distortion Meter AF Counter Audio Level Edit Return SINAD Audio In Distortion Audio In AF Cntr Audio In 0. 0 dB 0.0% 0. 0 Hz Audio Level Audio In 0.000 V S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N...
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Receiver Test Screen ( co nt ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N M e t e r C h a r t D i s p l a y s t h e a r e a s o f t h e R e c e i v e r T e s t S c r e e n a n d a n u m b e r r e p r e s e n t i n g e a c h a r e a ( i .
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Tran smit t er T est Screen W h e n t h e S y s t e m M e n u i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e 3 K e y t o a c c e s s t h e T r a n s m i t t e r T e s t S c r e e n : TRANSMITTER TEST Receiver More...
Tran smitter Test Screen (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N P r e a m p ( R e c e i v e r ) U s e d t o s e l e c t p r e a m p o p e r a t i o n .
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Tran smitter Test Screen (cont) W h e n t h e T r a n s m i t t e r T e s t S c r e e n i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e F 4 “ S e t u p ” K e y t o a c c e s s t h e T r a n s m i t t e r T e s t S e t u p S c r e e n : TX TEST SETUP Fgen...
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Tran smitter Test Screen (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N F g e n ( F u n c t i o n G e n e r a t o r ) U s e d t o s e l e c t t h e p o s i t i o n o f t h e F u n c t i o n G e n e r a t o r o n t h e T r a n s m i t t e r T e s t S c r e e n ( r e f e r t o M e t e r C h a r t ) .
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Tran smitter Test Screen (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N A u d i o L e v e l U s e d t o s e l e c t t h e p o s i t i o n o f t h e A u d i o L e v e l M e t e r o n t h e T r a n s m i t t e r T e s t S c r e e n ( r e f e r t o M e t e r C h a r t ) .
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ANT- Cable T est Screen W h e n t h e S y s t e m M e n u i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e 4 K e y t o a c c e s s t h e A N T - C a b l e T e s t S c r e e n : ANT-CABLE TEST 7.00 2009-01-06...
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ANT- Cable T est Screen ( cont ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N S t a r t U s e d t o s e l e c t / d i s p l a y t h e S t a r t F r e q u e n c y . R a n g e : 2 .
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ANT- Cable T est Screen ( cont ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N V S W R P r o g r e s s B a r A g r a p h i c a l r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f t h e p e r c e n t a g e c o m p l e t e d f o r t h e c u r r e n t m e a s u r e m e n t .
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ANT- Cable T est Screen ( cont ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N F 5 “ M a r k e r ” / “ S c a l e ” M a r k e r U s e d t o c h a n g e t h e d i s p l a y e d f i e l d s a n d f u n c t i o n a l i t y “...
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ANT- Cable T est Screen ( cont ) ANT-CABLE TEST 0.00 2009-06-25 11:35:30 -50.0 415.5 Cable: USER Velocity: 0.66 Loss: 3.00 Est Length: 415.5 Unit Feet Edit Return Hold Scale ( D T F - C a b l e M o d e ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N V S W R P r o g r e s s B a r...
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ANT- Cable T est Screen ( cont ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N F 1 “ E d i t ” / “ D o n e ” / “ N e x t ” E d i t H i g h l i g h t s t h e s e l e c t e d f i e l d t o b e c h a n g e d o r c h a n g e s t h e f i e l d v a l u e i f t h e f i e l d o n l y c o n t a i n s t w o s e l e c t i o n s .
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ANT- Cable T est Screen ( cont ) ANT-CABLE TEST 0.00 2009-01-06 11:35:30 -50.0 415.5 Scale: User Top: Bottom: -50 Edit Return Hold ( S c a l e M o d e ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N V S W R P r o g r e s s B a r A g r a p h i c a l r e p r e s e n t a t i o n o f t h e p e r c e n t a g e c o m p l e t e d f o r t h e...
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ANT- Cable T est Screen ( cont ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N F 5 “ M a r k e r ” / “ S c a l e ” M a r k e r U s e d t o c h a n g e t h e d i s p l a y e d f i e l d s a n d f u n c t i o n a l i t y “...
Audio Function Generator Test Screen W h e n t h e S y s t e m M e n u i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e 5 K e y t o a c c e s s t h e A u d i o F u n c t i o n G e n e r a t o r T e s t S c r e e n .
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Audio Function Generator Test Screen (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N S q u e l c h U s e d t o s e l e c t t h e S q u e l c h l e v e l f o r D u p l e x a n d T r a n s m i t t e r t e s t s . S e l e c t : - 1 5 0 t o 5 0 d B m i n 1 d B i n c r e m e n t s S q u e l c h o p e r a t e s i n c o n j u n c t i o n w i t h t h e R e c e i v e r R S S I M e t e r .
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Audio Function Generator Test Screen (cont) W h e n t h e A u d i o F u n c t i o n G e n e r a t o r T e s t S c r e e n i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e F 4 “ S e t u p ” K e y t o a c c e s s t h e A u d i o F u n c t i o n G e n e r a t o r T e s t S e t u p S c r e e n : AF GEN SETUP SINAD Meter...
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Audio Function Generator Test Screen (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N A u d i o L e v e l U s e d t o s e l e c t t h e p o s i t i o n o f t h e A u d i o L e v e l M e t e r o n t h e A u d i o F u n c t i o n G e n e r a t o r T e s t S c r e e n ( r e f e r t o M e t e r C h a r t ) .
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2-2-3. METERS MENU W h e n t h e S y s t e m M e n u , S e l f T e s t M e n u o r U t i l i t i e s M e n u i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e F 2 “ M e t e r s ” K e y t o a c c e s s t h e M e t e r s M e n u : 1 - SINAD 2 - DISTORTION...
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SINAD Meter Screen W h e n t h e M e t e r s M e n u i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e 1 K e y t o a c c e s s t h e S I N A D M e t e r S c r e e n : T h e S I N A D M e t e r S c r e e n u t i l i z e s t h e A U D I O C o n n e c t o r a n d A U D I O I N C o n n e c t o r f o r s i g n a l i n p u t .
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SINAD Meter Screen (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N L i m i t s - L o w e r U s e d t o e n a b l e t h e S I N A D M e t e r L o w L i m i t . S e l e c t : 0 .
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Dist ortion Meter Screen W h e n t h e M e t e r s M e n u i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e 2 K e y t o a c c e s s t h e D i s t o r t i o n M e t e r S c r e e n : T h e D i s t o r t i o n M e t e r S c r e e n u t i l i z e s t h e A U D I O C o n n e c t o r a n d A U D I O I N C o n n e c t o r ( 3 5 0 0 A o n l y ) f o r s i g n a l i n p u t .
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Dist ortion Meter Screen (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N L i m i t s - L o w e r U s e d t o e n a b l e t h e D i s t o r t i o n M e t e r L o w L i m i t . S e l e c t : 0 .
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AF Counter Screen W h e n t h e M e t e r s M e n u i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e 3 K e y t o a c c e s s t h e A F C o u n t e r S c r e e n : T h e A F C o u n t e r S c r e e n u t i l i z e s t h e A U D I O C o n n e c t o r a n d A U D I O I N C o n n e c t o r ( 3 5 0 0 A o n l y ) f o r s i g n a l i n p u t .
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AF Counter Screen (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N L i m i t s - U p p e r U s e d t o s e l e c t t h e A F C o u n t e r U p p e r L i m i t . S e l e c t : 1 5 .
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Audio Level Met er Screen W h e n t h e M e t e r s M e n u i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e 4 K e y t o a c c e s s t h e A u d i o L e v e l M e t e r S c r e e n . T h e A u d i o L e v e l M e t e r S c r e e n u t i l i z e s t h e A U D I O C o n n e c t o r , A U D I O I N C o n n e c t o r ( 3 5 0 0 A o n l y ) a n d D V M C o n n e c t o r ( 3 5 0 0 A o n l y ) f o r s i g n a l i n p u t .
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Audio Level Met er Screen ( con t ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N U n i t U s e d t o s e l e c t t h e A u d i o L e v e l M e t e r u n i t s o f m e a s u r e . S e l e c t : d B m , d B u V , m V , V o r W a t t s A v g R e a d i n g...
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2-2-4. SELF TEST MENU W h e n t h e S y s t e m M e n u , S e l f T e s t M e n u o r U t i l i t i e s M e n u i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e F 4 “ S e l f t e s t ” K e y t o a c c e s s t h e S e l f T e s t M e n u : 1 - SELFTEST 2 - DI AGNOSTIC...
Self Test Screen W h e n t h e S e l f T e s t M e n u i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e 1 K e y t o a c c e s s t h e S e l f T e s t S c r e e n : SELF TEST Test Mode: Normal Run...
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Diagnostic Screen W h e n t h e S e l f T e s t M e n u i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e 2 K e y t o a c c e s s t h e D i a g n o s t i c S c r e e n : STAND ALONE TEST Mode: Normal Run...
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Diagnostic Screen (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N R F P o w e r U s e d t o t e s t R F P o w e r . T h e t e s t s t a t u s f i e l d ( r i g h t o f t h e t e s t ) d i s p l a y s I N V A L I D u n t i l t h e t e s t i s r u n , t h e n d i s p l a y s R U N N I N G , S T O P P E D , P A S S E D o r F A I L E D .
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Diagnostic Screen (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N D T M F U s e d t o t e s t t h e D T M F . T h e t e s t s t a t u s f i e l d ( r i g h t o f t h e t e s t ) d i s p l a y s I N V A L I D u n t i l t h e t e s t i s r u n , t h e n d i s p l a y s R U N N I N G , S T O P P E D , P A S S E D o r F A I L E D .
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Calibration Screen W h e n t h e S e l f T e s t M e n u i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e 3 K e y t o a c c e s s t h e C a l i b r a t i o n S c r e e n : CALIBRATION CAL PASSWORD: Edit...
2-2-5. UTILITIES SCREEN W h e n t h e S y s t e m M e n u , M e t e r s M e n u o r S e l f T e s t M e n u i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e F 5 “ U t i l ” K e y t o a c c e s s t h e U t i l i t i e s M e n u : 1 - ANNUNCIATOR 2 - REMOTE...
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Annunciator Screen W h e n t h e U t i l i t i e s M e n u i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e 1 K e y t o a c c e s s t h e A n n u n c i a t o r S c r e e n : ANNUNCIATOR Alarm: Key Press:...
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Remote Screen W h e n t h e U t i l i t i e s M e n u i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e 2 K e y t o a c c e s s t h e R e m o t e S c r e e n : REMOTE Config Port: ETHERNET...
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Remote Screen (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N F 1 “ E d i t ” / “ D o n e ” E d i t H i g h l i g h t s t h e s e l e c t e d f i e l d t o b e c h a n g e d o r c h a n g e s t h e f i e l d v a l u e i f t h e f i e l d o n l y c o n t a i n s t w o s e l e c t i o n s .
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Remote Screen (cont) REMOTE Config Port: Port Currently Act ive: Edit Return Config N O T E : F o r s c r e e n s e t t i n g s t o b e e f f e c t i v e , t h e F 5 “ C o n f i g ” K e y s h o u l d b e p r e s s e d w h e n e v e r t h e s c r e e n i s c h a n g e d .
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Remote Screen (cont) REMOTE Config Port: RS-232 RS-232 Baud: 19200 RS-232 Parity: None RS-232 #Dat a: RS-232 #Stop: RS-232 Flow: XON/OFF RS-232 Echo: Port Currently Act ive: RS-232 Edit Return Config N O T E : F o r s c r e e n s e t t i n g s t o b e e f f e c t i v e , t h e F 5 “ C o n f i g ” K e y s h o u l d b e p r e s s e d w h e n e v e r t h e s c r e e n i s c h a n g e d .
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Remote Screen (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N F 1 “ E d i t ” / “ D o n e ” E d i t H i g h l i g h t s t h e s e l e c t e d f i e l d t o b e c h a n g e d o r c h a n g e s t h e f i e l d v a l u e i f t h e f i e l d o n l y c o n t a i n s t w o s e l e c t i o n s .
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Version Screen W h e n t h e U t i l i t i e s M e n u i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e 3 K e y t o a c c e s s t h e V e r s i o n S c r e e n : VERSION CFM: Release-3_8_0:17-FEB-11...
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Date / Time Screen W h e n t h e U t i l i t i e s M e n u i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e 4 K e y t o a c c e s s t h e D a t e / T i m e S c r e e n : DATE/TIME Current Date: Friday, 07:44:16, 17-Jul-2009...
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HW Config Screen W h e n t h e U t i l i t i e s M e n u i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e 5 K e y t o a c c e s s t h e H W C o n f i g ( H a r d w a r e C o n f i g u r a t i o n ) S c r e e n : HW-CONFIG Save-Recall:...
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HW Config Screen (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N F 1 “ E d i t ” / “ D o n e ” E d i t H i g h l i g h t s t h e s e l e c t e d f i e l d t o b e c h a n g e d o r c h a n g e s t h e f i e l d v a l u e i f t h e f i e l d o n l y c o n t a i n s t w o s e l e c t i o n s .
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Options Screen W h e n t h e U t i l i t i e s M e n u i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e 6 K e y t o a c c e s s t h e O p t i o n s S c r e e n : OPTIONS Install Stat us: Installed...
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USB Manager Screen W h e n t h e U t i l i t i e s M e n u i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e 7 K e y t o a c c e s s t h e U S B M a n a g e r S c r e e n : USB-MANAGER All Screen Settings Screenshots...
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Unit Copy Screen W h e n t h e U t i l i t i e s M e n u i s d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e 8 K e y t o a c c e s s t h e U n i t C o p y S c r e e n : UNIT COPY Unit IP addr: 10.
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2-2-6. OTHER METERS / FUNCTIONS W h e n t h e D u p l e x T e s t S c r e e n , R e c e i v e r T e s t S c r e e n , T r a n s m i t t e r T e s t S c r e e n o r A u d i o F u n c t i o n G e n e r a t o r T e s t S c r e e n i s d i s p l a y e d , t h e r e a r e s e v e r a l M e t e r s / F u n c t i o n s t h a t a r e a v a i l a b l e t o b e p l a c e d o n t h e T e s t S c r e e n .
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DCS Decode Meter DCS Decode State Inv 155 S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N S t a t e U s e d t o e n a b l e m e t e r o p e r a t i o n . S e l e c t : R u n o r S t o p F o r m a t...
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DTMF Decode Meter DTMF Decode 01234 0123456789 S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N 1 s t L i n e D i s p l a y s t h e c u r r e n t m e s s a g e b e i n g d e c o d e d . 2 n d L i n e D i s p l a y s t h e l a s t f u l l m e s s a g e d e c o d e d .
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Function Generator Func tion Generat or Freq Level #1: Off 0.20 Vrms #2: Off 0.20 Vrms S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N # 1 ( F u n c t i o n G e n e r a t o r ) U s e d t o s e l e c t F u n c t i o n G e n e r a t o r # 1 .
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Modulat ion Meter Screen Modulation Meter Measure Type PK-PK/2 Peak Hold O ff Avg Reading Range Auto Limits Stat e Lower Upper 10.0 16. 670 Mod-FM Dev 16.670 kHz 20.0 Edit Hold Return ( M I N I - M E T E R ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N M e a s u r e T y p e...
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Modulat ion Meter Screen (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N S t a t e - U p p e r L i m i t U s e d t o d i s p l a y t h e U p p e r L i m i t M a r k e r o n t h e M o d u l a t i o n M e t e r B a r .
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RF Error Met er Screen RF Error Meter Avg Reading Range Auto Limits State Lower -200.0 Upper 200.0 500.000 RF Error 0. 0 kHz -200.0 200.0 Edit Hold Return ( M I N I - M E T E R ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N A v g R e a d i n g...
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RF Error Met er Screen ( con t ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N F 1 “ E d i t ” / “ D o n e ” E d i t H i g h l i g h t s t h e s e l e c t e d f i e l d t o b e c h a n g e d o r c h a n g e s t h e f i e l d v a l u e i f t h e f i e l d o n l y c o n t a i n s t w o s e l e c t i o n s .
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RF Pow er Met er Screen RF Power Meter Units Range Auto Avg Reading Limits Watts State Lower 0.10 Upper 20.00 12.8 RF Power 0.0 Watts Watts Edit Hold Zero Return ( M I N I - M E T E R ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N U n i t s...
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RF Po wer Meter Screen (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N S t a t e - L o w e r L i m i t U s e d t o d i s p l a y t h e L o w e r L i m i t M a r k e r o n t h e R F P o w e r M e t e r B a r .
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RSSI Met er Screen RSSI Meter Units Range Auto Avg Reading Limits State Lower -110.00 Upper 10.00 -85.77 RSSI 0.0 dBm -120.0 -80.0 Edit Hold Norm Return ( M I N I - M E T E R ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N U n i t s U s e d t o s e l e c t t h e R S S I M e t e r u n i t s o f m e a s u r e .
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RSSI Meter Screen (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N S t a t e - L o w e r L i m i t U s e d t o d i s p l a y t h e L o w e r L i m i t M a r k e r o n t h e R S S I M e t e r B a r .
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2-2-7. OTHER FUNCTIONS Recall Configurat ion Screen W h e n t h e D u p l e x T e s t S c r e e n , R e c e i v e r T e s t S c r e e n , T r a n s m i t t e r T e s t S c r e e n , o r A u d i o F u n c t i o n G e n e r a t o r S c r e e n i s d i s p l a y e d , a c c e s s t h e R e c a l l F i e l d a n d p r e s s t h e F 1 “...
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Save Configurat ion Screen W h e n t h e D u p l e x T e s t S c r e e n , R e c e i v e r T e s t S c r e e n , T r a n s m i t t e r T e s t S c r e e n , o r A u d i o F u n c t i o n G e n e r a t o r S c r e e n i s d i s p l a y e d , a c c e s s t h e S a v e F i e l d a n d p r e s s t h e F 1 “...
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2-3. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES 2-3-1. GENERAL W h e n d o i n g a n y P r e v e n t i v e M a i n t e n a n c e o r r o u t i n e c h e c k s , k e e p i n m i n d t h e W A R N I N G S a n d C A U T I O N S a b o u t e l e c t r i c a l s h o c k a n d b o d i l y h a r m .
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3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A d i s p l a y s t h e S y s t e m M e n u . 3500 Series 3500 Series Lo adi ng . .. Copyright (c) Aeroflex Wichi t a, Inc. 2006 - 2011 All right s reserved. VERSION CFM:...
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2-4-1. TURN-ON PROCEDURE (cont) T h e o p e r a t o r c a n n o w c h o o s e t h e d e s i r e d m e n u / s c r e e n : T E S T S C R E E N S P r e s s t h e a s s o c i a t e d k e y t o 1 - DUPLEX TEST...
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2-4-2. SCREEN WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS T h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A p r o v i d e s t h e u s e r w i t h a l a r m p r o m p t s t o w a r n t h e u s e r o f a n i m p e n d i n g c o n d i t i o n t h a t m i g h t d a m a g e t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A .
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2-5. OPERATING PROCEDURES O p e r a t i n g P r o c e d u r e s f o r t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A a r e p r o v i d e d . R e f e r t o p a r a 2 - 1 f o r f u r t h e r d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h e c o n t r o l s , i n d i c a t o r s a n d c o n n e c t o r s .
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2-5-2. TYPICAL VEHICLE INSTALLATION TEST C o n n e c t t h e a p p r o p r i a t e s u p p l i e d A n t e n n a t o t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A A N T C o n n e c t o r . REMOTE 062-007 C o n n e c t t h e H e a d s e t t o t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A A U D I O C o n n e c t o r .
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2-5-2. TYPICAL VEHICLE INSTALLATION TEST (cont) W i t h t h e c u r s o r o n t h e G e n e r a t o r M H z F i e l d , p r e s s t h e F 1 “ E d i t ” K e y a n d u s e t h e L E F T , ...
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2-5-2. TYPICAL VEHICLE INSTALLATION TEST (cont) W i t h t h e c u r s o r o n t h e M o d u l a t i o n M e t e r F i e l d , p r e s s t h e F 1 “ E d i t ” K e y a n d t h e 3 K e y t o d i s p l a y t h e M o d u l a t i o n M e t e r i n t h e t o p r i g h t p o r t i o n o f t h e D u p l e x T e s t S c r e e n .
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2-5-2. TYPICAL VEHICLE INSTALLATION TEST (cont) 1 1 . P r e s s t h e F 2 “ R e t u r n ” K e y t o d i s p l a y t h e D u p l e x T e s t S c r e e n . DUPLEX TEST DUP LEX TEST SETUP Ge nerator...
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2-5-3. ADVANCED VEHICLE INSTALLATION TESTING C o n n e c t t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A T / R C o n n e c t o r t o t h e R a d i o A n t e n n a P o r t . I f t h e R a d i o r a t e d o u t p u t p o w e r i s >...
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2-5-4. MEASURING SWR W i t h t h e S y s t e m M e n u d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e 4 K e y t o d i s p l a y t h e A N T - C a b l e T e s t S c r e e n . ANT-CABLE TEST 7.00 2009-01-06...
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2-5-4. MEASURING SWR (cont) W i t h t h e c u r s o r o n t h e S p a n F i e l d , p r e s s t h e F 1 “ E d i t ” K e y a n d u s e t h e N u m b e r K e y s t o s e l e c t t h e d e s i r e d f r e q u e n c y s p a n .
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2-5-4. MEASURING SWR (cont) C o n n e c t t h e S y s t e m U n d e r T e s t t o t h e S W R C o n n e c t o r a t t h e p o i n t o f c a l i b r a t i o n . T h e G r a p h i c a l D i s p l a y i s u p d a t e d a p p r o x i m a t e l y e v e r y 2 0 s e c o n d s .
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2-5-4. MEASURING SWR (cont) 1 0 . M o v e t h e c u r s o r t o t h e r i g h t a n d u s e t h e U P K e y o r D O W N K e y t o s e l e c t O n . ANT-CABLE TEST 7.00 2009-01-06...
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2-5-4. MEASURING SWR (cont) 1 2 . W i t h t h e c u r s o r o n t h e R i g h t F i e l d , p r e s s t h e F 1 “ E n t e r ” K e y t o m o v e t h e M a r k e r t o t h e r i g h t o n t h e G r a p h i c a l D i s p l a y .
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2-5-5. MEASURING DTF (Distance to Fault) W i t h t h e S y s t e m M e n u d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e 4 K e y t o d i s p l a y t h e A N T - C a b l e T e s t S c r e e n . ANT-CABLE TEST 7.00 2009-01-06...
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2-5-5. MEASURING DTF (Distance to Fault) (cont) W i t h t h e c u r s o r o n t h e T y p e F i e l d , p r e s s t h e F 1 “ E d i t ” K e y a n d u s e t h e U P K e y o r ...
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2-5-5. MEASURING DTF (Distance to Fault) (cont) W i t h t h e c u r s o r o n t h e C a b l e F i e l d , p r e s s t h e F 1 “ E d i t ” K e y a n d u s e t h e U P K e y o r ...
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2-5-5. MEASURING DTF (Distance to Fault) (cont) W i t h t h e c u r s o r o n t h e E s t L e n g t h F i e l d , p r e s s t h e F 1 “ E d i t ” K e y a n d u s e t h e N u m b e r K e y s t o s e l e c t t h e E s t i m a t e d C a b l e L e n g t h .
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2-5-5. MEASURING DTF (Distance to Fault) (cont) 1 3 . P r e s s t h e F 5 ” S c a l e ” K e y t o d i s p l a y t h e A N T - C a b l e T e s t S c r e e n i n S c a l e M o d e . P r e s s t h e F 5 ”...
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2-5-5. MEASURING DTF (Distance to Fault) (cont) 1 6 . W i t h t h e c u r s o r o n t h e P e a k / M o v e F i e l d , p r e s s t h e F 1 “ E d i t ” K e y a n d u s e t h e U P K e y o r ...
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2-5-6. MEASURING REVERSE POWER C o n n e c t t h e D i r e c t i o n a l C o u p l e r i n l i n e b e t w e e n t h e T r a n s m i t t e r a n d A n t e n n a a n d t o t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A .
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2-5-6. MEASURING REVERSE POWER (cont) W i t h t h e c u r s o r o n t h e P o r t ( R F I n ) F i e l d , p r e s s t h e F 1 “ E d i t ” K e y a n d u s e t h e U P K e y o r ...
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2-5-6. MEASURING REVERSE POWER (cont) P r e s s t h e F 2 “ R e t u r n ” K e y t o d i s p l a y t h e T r a n s m i t t e r T e s t S c r e e n . TRANSMITTER TEST Recei ver More...
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2-5-6. MEASURING REVERSE POWER (cont) 1 0 . K e y t h e T r a n s m i t t e r a n d r e c o r d t h e R S S I M e t e r r e a d i n g . 1 1 .
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2-5-7. LOADING SOFTWARE USING USB MEMORY DEVICE N O T E : W h e n l o a d i n g S o f t w a r e i n t o t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A , t h e C a l i b r a t i o n V a l u e s a r e n o t a f f e c t e d ; h o w e v e r a n y s a v e d S e t u p F i l e s a r e d e l e t e d .
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CHAPTER 3 - OPERATOR MAINTENANCE 3-1. SERVICE UPON RECEIPT 3-1-1. SERVICE UPON RECEIPT OF MATERIAL Unpacking S p e c i a l - d e s i g n p a c k i n g m a t e r i a l i n s i d e t h i s s h i p p i n g c a r t o n p r o v i d e s m a x i m u m p r o t e c t i o n f o r t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A .
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3-1-2. PRELIMINARY SERVICING AND ADJUSTMENT OF EQUIPMENT R e m o v e t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A f r o m t h e S o f t C a r r y i n g C a s e o r T r a n s i t C a s e . P e r f o r m t h e T u r n - O n P r o c e d u r e ( p a r a 2 - 4 - 1 ) .
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3-2. TROUBLESHOOTING T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g i s d i v i d e d i n t o a S y m p t o m I n d e x a n d a T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g T a b l e . T h e T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g T a b l e l i s t s t h e c o m m o n m a l f u n c t i o n s w h i c h m a y o c c u r d u r i n g o p e r a t i o n o f t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A .
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TROUBLESHOOTING TABLE N O T E T h e T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g T a b l e l i s t s c o m m o n m a l f u n c t i o n s f o u n d d u r i n g n o r m a l o p e r a t i o n o f t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A .
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TROUBLESHOOTING TABLE (cont) M A L F U N C T I O N T E S T O R I N S P E C T I O N C O R R E C T I V E A C T I O N C H A R G E I n d i c a t o r d o e s n o t i l l u m i n a t e S t e p 1 .
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TROUBLESHOOTING TABLE (cont) M A L F U N C T I O N T E S T O R I N S P E C T I O N C O R R E C T I V E A C T I O N B l o w s F u s e S t e p 1 .
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O F F o f 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A w h e n E x t e r n a l D C P o w e r S u p p l y i s c o n n e c t e d . DC POWER DC POWER SUPPLY SUPPLY (3500) (3500A) YELLOW YELLOW 3500...
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3-3-2. BATTERY REPLACEMENT (cont) R E M O V E ( c o n t ) D i s c o n n e c t t h e B a t t e r y W i r e H a r n e s s a n d r e m o v e t h e B a t t e r y f r o m t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A . I N S T A L L I n s t a l l t h e B a t t e r y i n t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A a n d c o n n e c t t h e B a t t e r y W i r e H a r n e s s .
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3-3-2. BATTERY REPLACEMENT (cont) I N S T A L L ( c o n t ) I n s t a l l t h e t w o l o w e r b u m p e r s o n t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A a n d t i g h t e n t h e c a p t i v e s c r e w s ( o n e a c h s i d e o f t h e b u m p e r s ) ( 8 i n / l b s .
3-3-3. FUSE REPLACEMENT D E S C R I P T I O N T h i s p r o c e d u r e i s u s e d t o r e p l a c e t h e i n t e r n a l f u s e i n t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A . C A U T I O N F O R C O N T I N U O U S P R O T E C T I O N A G A I N S T F I R E , R E P L A C E O N L Y W I T H F U S E S O F T H E S P E C I F I E D V O L T A G E A N D C U R R E N T R A T I N G S .
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3-3-3. FUSE REPLACEMENT (cont) R E M O V E ( c o n t ) L o c a t e a n d r e m o v e t h e F u s e . I N S T A L L I n s t a l l t h e F u s e .
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3-3-3. FUSE REPLACEMENT (cont) I N S T A L L ( c o n t ) I n s t a l l t h e B a t t e r y C o v e r o n t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A a n d t i g h t e n f i v e c a p t i v e s c r e w s ( 8 i n / l b s . ) . I n s t a l l t h e t w o l o w e r b u m p e r s o n t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A a n d t i g h t e n t h e c a p t i v e s c r e w s ( o n e a c h s i d e o f t h e b u m p e r s ) ( 8 i n / l b s .
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3-3-4. HANDLE REPLACEMENT D E S C R I P T I O N T h i s p r o c e d u r e i s u s e d t o r e p l a c e t h e h a n d l e ( s ) o n t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A . R E M O V E F u l l y l o o s e n t h e c a p t i v e s c r e w s ( o n e a c h s i d e o f t h e b u m p e r ) i n t h e t w o b u m p e r s ( o n t h e r i g h t o r l e f t s i d e o f t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A ) a n d r e m o v e t h e b u m p e r s f r o m t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A .
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3-3-4. HANDLE REPLACEMENT (cont) I N S T A L L I n s t a l l t h e H a n d l e a n d t h e f o u r s h o u l d e r b o l t s ( 8 i n / l b s . ) . I n s t a l l t h e t w o b u m p e r s ( o n t h e r i g h t o r l e f t s i d e o f t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A ) a n d t i g h t e n t h e c a p t i v e s c r e w s ( o n e a c h s i d e o f t h e b u m p e r ) ( 8 i n / l b s .
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3-3-5. BUMPER REPLACEMENT D E S C R I P T I O N T h i s p r o c e d u r e i s u s e d t o r e p l a c e t h e b u m p e r ( s ) o n t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A . R E M O V E F u l l y l o o s e n t h e c a p t i v e s c r e w s o n e a c h s i d e o f t h e b u m p e r a n d r e m o v e t h e b u m p e r f r o m t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A .
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3-4. PREPARATION FOR STORAGE OR SHIPMENT Packagin g P a c k a g e t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A i n t h e o r i g i n a l s h i p p i n g c o n t a i n e r . W h e n u s i n g p a c k i n g m a t e r i a l s o t h e r t h a n t h e o r i g i n a l , u s e t h e f o l l o w i n g g u i d e l i n e s : ...
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T H I S P A G E I N T E N T I ON A L L Y L E F T B L A N K . 3 - 1 8 S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .
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CHAPTER 4 - OPTIONS 4-1. GENERAL T h e r e a r e n i n e O p t i o n s t h a t a r e c u r r e n t l y a v a i l a b l e t o b e i n s t a l l e d i n t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A : •...
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4-2. INSTALLING OPTIONS A t t a c h t h e C o m m B r e a k o u t B o x t o t h e R E M O T E C o n n e c t o r . I n s e r t t h e U S B M e m o r y D e v i c e i n t h e U S B C o n n e c t o r o n t h e C o m m B r e a k o u t B o x .
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4-3. SPECTRUM ANALYZER OPTION (35000010) T h e S p e c t r u m A n a l y z e r O p t i o n ( 3 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 ) a d d s a S p e c t r u m A n a l y z e r t o t h e t e s t i n g c o m p a t i b i l i t i e s o f t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A .
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4-3-1. SPECTRUM ANALYZER SCREEN W h e n t h e S y s t e m M e n u d i s p l a y e d , p r e s s t h e a p p r o p r i a t e N u m b e r K e y t o d i s p l a y t h e S p e c t r u m A n a l y z e r S c r e e n .
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4-3-2. SPECTRUM ANALYZER SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS ANALYZER RBWe(Hz) 9244.792 Pbw(dBm) -99.583 Preamp 49.5 50.5 Freq (MHz): 50.000000 Span: 1 MHz Port: Preamp: Ref Lvl: -10.0 Vscale: Edit Return Hold Norm Marker ( C o n t r o l M o d e ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N R B W e ( H z )
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4-3-2. SPECTRUM ANALYZER SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N F 1 “ E d i t ” / “ D o n e ” / “ N e x t ” E d i t H i g h l i g h t s t h e s e l e c t e d f i e l d t o b e c h a n g e d o r c h a n g e s t h e f i e l d v a l u e i f t h e f i e l d o n l y c o n t a i n s t w o s e l e c t i o n s .
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4-3-2. SPECTRUM ANALYZER SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N F 3 “ H o l d ” / “ R e s u m e ” / H o l d F r e e z e s t h e s c r e e n .
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4-3-2. SPECTRUM ANALYZER SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS (cont) ANALYZER RBWe(Hz) 9244.792 Pbw(dBm) -99.583 Preamp 49.5 50.5 Marker: 1 Freq: 2.0000 Delta: --- Left Right Ampl: --- Delta: --- Edit Return Hold Norm ( M a r k e r M o d e ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N R B W e ( H z )
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4-3-2. SPECTRUM ANALYZER SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N F 1 “ E d i t ” / “ D o n e ” / “ N e x t ” E d i t H i g h l i g h t s t h e s e l e c t e d f i e l d t o b e c h a n g e d o r c h a n g e s t h e f i e l d v a l u e i f t h e f i e l d o n l y c o n t a i n s t w o s e l e c t i o n s .
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4-3-2. SPECTRUM ANALYZER SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N F 4 “ C o n t r o l ” / “ M a r k e r ” / C o n t r o l U s e d t o c h a n g e t h e d i s p l a y e d f i e l d s a n d f u n c t i o n a l i t y o n “...
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4-3-2. SPECTRUM ANALYZER SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS (cont) ANALYZER RBWe(Hz) 9244.792 Pbw(dBm) -99.583 Preamp 49.5 50.5 Offset: 0.000000 Pwr Bw: 100 kHz RBW: FlatTop Peak Hold: Edit Return Hold Norm Control ( P o w e r B a n d w i d t h M o d e ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N R B W e ( H z )
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4-3-2. SPECTRUM ANALYZER SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N F 3 “ H o l d ” / “ R e s u m e ” H o l d F r e e z e s t h e s c r e e n .
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4-3-2. SPECTRUM ANALYZER SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N F 5 “ R e t u r n ” / “ E s c ” R e t u r n C l o s e s t h e S p e c t r u m A n a l y z e r S c r e e n a n d r e t u r n s t o t h e T e s t S c r e e n .
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T H I S P A G E I N T E N T I ON A L L Y L E F T B L A N K . 4 - 1 4 S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .
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4-4. OSCILLOSCOPE OPTION (35000001) T h e O s c i l l o s c o p e O p t i o n ( 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 ) a d d s a n O s c i l l o s c o p e t o t h e t e s t i n g c o m p a t i b i l i t i e s o f t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A .
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4-4-2. OSCILLOSCOPE SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS OSCILLOSCOPE 3.00 > -3.00 Source: Audio In Vert: 1 V/Div Horiz: 0.5 mSec/Div Load: Vert Offset: 0.00 Zero Edit Return Hold Trigger ( C o n t r o l M o d e ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N S o u r c e...
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4-4-2. OSCILLOSCOPE SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N V e r t O f f s e t U s e d t o s e l e c t t h e V e r t i c a l O f f s e t o f t h e O s c i l l o s c o p e . S e l e c t : - 1 0 0 .
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4-4-2. OSCILLOSCOPE SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N F 4 “ C o n t r o l ” / “ M a r k e r ” / C o n t r o l U s e d t o c h a n g e t h e d i s p l a y e d f i e l d s a n d f u n c t i o n a l i t y o n “...
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4-4-2. OSCILLOSCOPE SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS (cont) OSCILLOSCOPE 3.00 > gggg -3.00 Trigger Type: Auto Trigger Level: 1.000 Trigger Edge: Falling Edit Return Hold Marker ( T r i g g e r M o d e ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N T r i g g e r T y p e U s e d t o s e l e c t t h e T r i g g e r T y p e .
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4-4-2. OSCILLOSCOPE SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N F 3 “ H o l d ” / “ R e s u m e ” H o l d F r e e z e s t h e s c r e e n .
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4-4-2. OSCILLOSCOPE SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS (cont) OSCILLOSCOPE 3.00 > gggg -3.00 Offset: 1.51 mSec Marker 1: -1.00 V Move Left Right Marker 2: 1.00 V Edit Return Hold Control ( M a r k e r M o d e ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N M a r k e r s...
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4-4-2. OSCILLOSCOPE SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N F 2 “ R e t u r n ” / “ S a v e ” R e t u r n D i s p l a y s t h e S y s t e m M e n u ( p a r a 2 - 2 - 2 ) S a v e...
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4-5. TRACKING GENERATOR OPTION (35000070) T h e T r a c k i n g G e n e r a t o r O p t i o n ( 3 5 0 0 0 0 7 0 ) a d d s a T r a c k i n g G e n e r a t o r t o t h e t e s t i n g c o m p a t i b i l i t i e s o f t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A .
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4-5-2. TRACKING GENERATOR SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS TRACKING GENERATOR -110 491.0 511.0 Gen Lvl: Type: Live RF in: Ant Ref Lvl: Preamp: Scale: 20 Set Ref Mode Edit Return Hold Control ( R F M o d e ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N G e n L v l U s e d t o s e l e c t t h e T r a c k i n g G e n e r a t o r o u t p u t l e v e l .
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4-5-2. TRACKING GENERATOR SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N F 2 “ R e t u r n ” / “ S a v e ” R e t u r n D i s p l a y s t h e S y s t e m M e n u ( p a r a 2 - 2 - 2 ) S a v e...
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4-5-2. TRACKING GENERATOR SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS (cont) TRACKING GENERATOR -110 491.0 511.0 Freq (MHz): 501.000000 Span (MHz): 20 MHz Start (MHz): 491.000000 Stop (MHz): 511.000000 Edit Return Hold Marker ( C o n t r o l M o d e ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N F r e q ( M H z )
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4-5-2. TRACKING GENERATOR SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N F 5 “ C o n t r o l ” / “ M a r k e r ” / C o n t r o l U s e d t o c h a n g e t h e d i s p l a y e d f i e l d s a n d f u n c t i o n a l i t y o n “...
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4-5-2. TRACKING GENERATOR SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS (cont) TRACKING GENERATOR 125.0 175.0 Marker: 1 Position: 141.47 Marker 1: -60.2 dBm Move Left Right Marker 2: Edit Return Hold ( M a r k e r M o d e ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N M a r k e r...
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4-5-2. TRACKING GENERATOR SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N F 2 “ R e t u r n ” / “ S a v e ” R e t u r n D i s p l a y s t h e S y s t e m M e n u ( p a r a 2 - 2 - 2 ) S a v e...
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T H I S P A G E I N T E N T I ON A L L Y L E F T B L A N K . 4 - 3 0 S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .
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4-6. P25 TEST OPTION (35000100) T h e P 2 5 T e s t O p t i o n ( 3 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 ) a d d s P 2 5 t e s t p r o t o c o l s t o t h e t e s t i n g c o m p a t i b i l i t i e s o f t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A .
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4-6-2. P25 MINI METER FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS P25 Demod More P25 Demod More Sig Pwr - - - - - - Freq Err - - - - - - Mod Fidly - - - Pattern 1011 Deviation - - - Reset Acq S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N...
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4-6-3. DIGITAL RECEIVE (P25) SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS Digit al Receive P25 Demod Lower Upper Li m i t Reading Li m i t Li m i t State Freq Err: -2.0 H z -800.0 800. 0 Of f Mod Fidly: 0.5 % 100.
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4-6-3. DIGITAL RECEIVE (P25) SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N S i g P w r U s e d t o s e l e c t t h e p a r a m e t e r s o f t h e R F l e v e l a t t h e i n p u t c o n n e c t o r . L o w e r L i m i t : - 1 3 0 .
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4-7. DMR OPTION (35000200) T h e D M R O p t i o n ( 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0 ) a d d s D M R t e s t p r o t o c o l s t o t h e t e s t i n g c o m p a t i b i l i t i e s o f t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A .
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4-7-2. DMR MINI METER FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS DMR Demod More DMR Demod More DMR Demod More Freq Err -4.4 Pattern 1031 Color FSK Err 3.241 Call*ID Sym Dev 1947 Slot1 Pwr -25.0 Rad. ID 16777016 Mag Err 0. 41 Reset Acq Slot2 Pwr -6.4 S C R E E N F E A T U R E...
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4-7-3. DIGITAL RECEIVE (DMR) SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS Digit al Receive DMR Demod Lower Upper Li m i t Reading Li m i t Li m i t State Freq Error: -60.3 H z -800.0 800. 0 Of f FSK Error: 28.5 % 100.
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4-7-3. DIGITAL RECEIVE (DMR) SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N S i g n a l P w r U s e d t o s e l e c t t h e p a r a m e t e r s o f t h e R F l e v e l a t t h e i n p u t c o n n e c t o r . L o w e r L i m i t : - 1 3 0 .
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4-7-3. DIGITAL RECEIVE (DMR) SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N P a t t e r n U s e d t o s e t t h e d a t a o r v o i c e p a t t e r n . S e l e c t : 1 0 3 1 , B R ( B a s e R a d i o ) , 0 .
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T H I S P A G E I N T E N T I ON A L L Y L E F T B L A N K . 4 - 4 0 S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .
4-8. NXDN OPTION (35000400) T h e N X D N O p t i o n ( 3 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 ) N X D N t e s t p r o t o c o l s t o t h e t e s t i n g c o m p a t i b i l i t i e s o f t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A .
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4-8-2. NXDN MINI METER FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS NXDN Demod More NXDN Demod More NXDN Demod More Sig Pwr -1.9 1.736 Freq Err FSK Err Rate 4800 Sym Dev 1056 Reset Acq Pattern 1031 S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N S i g P w r D i s p l a y s t h e R F l e v e l a t t h e i n p u t c o n n e c t o r .
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4-8-3. DIGITAL RECEIVE (NXDN) SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS Digit al Receive DMR Demod Lower Upper Li m i t Reading Li m i t Li m i t State Freq Error: -4.5 H z -800.0 800. 0 Of f FSK Error: 1.
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4-8-3. DIGITAL RECEIVE (NXDN) SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N S i g n a l P w r U s e d t o s e l e c t t h e p a r a m e t e r s o f t h e R F l e v e l a t t h e i n p u t c o n n e c t o r . L o w e r L i m i t : - 1 3 0 .
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4-9. dPMR OPTION (35000300) T h e d P M R O p t i o n ( 3 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 ) a d d s d P M R t e s t p r o t o c o l s t o t h e t e s t i n g c o m p a t i b i l i t i e s o f t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A .
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4-9-2. dPMR MINI METER FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS dPMR Demod More dPMR Demod More Sig Pwr -1.0 0.000 Freq Err -0.1 Pattern 0.153 FSK Err Sym Dev 1058 Reset Acq S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N S i g P w r D i s p l a y s t h e R F l e v e l a t t h e i n p u t c o n n e c t o r .
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4-9-3. DIGITAL RECEIVE (dPMR) SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS Digit al Receive DPMR Demod Lower Upper Li m i t Reading Li m i t Li m i t State Freq Error: 0.4 H z -800.0 800. 0 Of f FSK Error: 1.1 % 100.
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4-9-3. DIGITAL RECEIVE (dPMR) SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N S i g n a l P w r U s e d t o s e l e c t t h e p a r a m e t e r s o f t h e R F l e v e l a t t h e i n p u t c o n n e c t o r . L o w e r L i m i t : - 1 3 0 .
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4-10. ARIBT98 OPTION (35000500) T h e A R I B T 9 8 O p t i o n ( 3 5 0 0 0 5 0 0 ) a d d s A R I B T 9 8 t e s t p r o t o c o l s t o t h e t e s t i n g c o m p a t i b i l i t i e s o f t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A .
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4-10-2. ARIBT98 MINI METER FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS ARIB Demod More ARIB Demod More Sig Pwr -1.1 0.000 Freq Err -3.9 Pattern 1031 FSK Err Sym Dev Reset Acq S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N S i g P w r D i s p l a y s t h e R F l e v e l a t t h e i n p u t c o n n e c t o r .
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4-10-3. DIGITAL RECEIVE (ARIBT98) SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS Digit al Receive ARIB Demod Lower Upper Li m i t Reading Li m i t Li m i t State Freq Error: -3.9 H z -800.0 800. 0 Of f FSK Error: 1.2 % 100.
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4-10-3. DIGITAL RECEIVE (ARIBT98) SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS (cont) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N S i g n a l P w r U s e d t o s e l e c t t h e p a r a m e t e r s o f t h e R F l e v e l a t t h e i n p u t c o n n e c t o r . L o w e r L i m i t : - 1 3 0 .
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4-11. SCRIPTING OPTION (35000060) T h e S c r i p t i n g O p t i o n ( 3 5 0 0 0 0 6 0 ) a d d s S c r i p t i n g t o t h e t e s t i n g c o m p a t i b i l i t i e s o f t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A . S c r i p t i n g p r o v i d e s u s e r s w i t h t h e a b i l i t y t o c r e a t e a n d d e f i n e t e s t s c r i p t s .
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4-11-2. SCRIPTS SCREEN FEATURES AND FUNCTIONS Page 1 1 - Radio Test 1 2 - Radio Test 2 3 - Radio Test 3 4 - Radio Test 4 System Pag Up Pag Dn ( S a m p l e S c r i p t s s h o w n f o r d i s p l a y p u r p o s e s o n l y . ) S C R E E N F E A T U R E F U N C T I O N S c r i p t s...
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4-11-3. TRANSFER SCRIPTS TO THE 3500 / 3500A A t t a c h t h e C o m m B r e a k o u t B o x t o t h e R E M O T E C o n n e c t o r .
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4-11-3. TRANSFER SCRIPTS TO THE 3500 / 3500A (cont) O n t h e U S B - M a n a g e r S c r e e n , S c r i p t s c a n b e s a v e d a n d r e c a l l e d t o / f r o m t h e U S B M e m o r y D e v i c e .
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4-11-4. COPY SCRIPTS WITH UNIT COPY SCREEN W h e n t h e U n i t C o p y S c r e e n i s d i s p l a y e d , t w o s e l e c t i o n s a r e a v a i l a b l e f o r c o p y i n g S c r i p t s i n t o t h e c l o n e d u n i t : UNIT COPY Unit IP addr:...
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4-11-5. GENERAL SCRIPTING COMMANDS I n S c r i p t i n g , a l l R C I c o m m a n d s s t a r t w i t h a “ : ” ( c o l o n ) . T h e r e a r e a f e w s p e c i a l c o m m a n d s t h a t s t a r t w i t h a “...
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4-11-6. SCRIPTING FLOWCHARTS AUDIO fgen1 :fgen:freq *<*> :fgen:state *<*> Fgen fgen2 Ext*Aud *In :fgen:freq *<*> :fgen:state *<*> :extaudin:state *<*> 4 - 5 9 S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .
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4-11-6. SCRIPTING FLOWCHARTS (cont) AUDIO (cont) Speaker :speaker:state *<*> :speaker:source *<*> :extaudout:state *<*> Ext*Aud *In :extaudout:source *<*> SINAD :sinad:fgen:reading:avg? :sinad:fgen:state *<*> SINAD :sinad:extaudin:reading:avg? :sinad:extaudin:state *<*> Distortion :distortion:fgen:reading:avg? :distortion:fgen:state *<*> Distortion :distortion:extaudin:reading:avg? :distortion:extaudin:state *<*> :afctr:state *<*> AF*Counter :afctr:reading:val? :afctr:source *<*> 4 - 6 0 S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .
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4-11-6. SCRIPTING FLOWCHARTS (cont) TRANSMITTER fgen1 :fgen:freq *<*> :fgen:state *<*> Fgen fgen2 Ext*Aud *In :fgen:freq *<*> :fgen:state *<*> :extaudin:state *<*> 4 - 6 2 S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .
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4-11-6. SCRIPTING FLOWCHARTS (cont) TRANSMITTER (cont) :rec:port:protection *<*> RF*AMP RF*Receiv er :rec:port *<*> :rec:rfamp_mode *<*> :rec:freq *<*> :rec:ifbw *<*> RF*Pow er :rfpow:reading:val? Dow n *Conv erter Demod :demod:type *<*> :demod:afbw *<*> RF*Error Modulation *Meter :rferr:reading:val? :devmod:reading:peak2peak? RSSI :rssi:reading:val? 4 - 6 4 S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .
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APPENDIX A - CONNECTOR PIN-OUT TABLES A-1. I/O CONNECTORS 3500 DC IN AUDIO REMOTE 062-005 C O N N E C T O R T Y P E S I G N A L T Y P E I N P U T / O U T P U T...
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A-1. I/O CONNECTORS (cont) 3500A AUDIO AUDIO IN AUDIO OUT REMOTE 062-005 C O N N E C T O R T Y P E S I G N A L T Y P E I N P U T / O U T P U T TNC Female INPUT/OUTPUT TNC Female...
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A-2. AUDIO CONNECTOR PIN-OUT TABLE 3500 062-004 P I N N O . S I G N A L N A M E P T T A M P _ S W M I C G N D A U D I O _I N...
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A-2. AUDIO CONNECTOR PIN-OUT TABLE (cont) 3500A P I N N O . S I G N A L N A M E G N D S P E A K E R + P T T MI C MI C S E L 1 MI C S E L 2 T a b l e A - 4 .
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A-3. REMOTE CONNECTOR PIN-OUT TABLE 3500 062-003 P I N N O . S I G N A L N A M E P I N N O . S I G N A L N A M E V B U S _ D N 1...
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A-3. REMOTE CONNECTOR PIN-OUT TABLE (cont) 3500A PIN N O. SIGN A L N A ME PIN N O. SIGN A L N A ME VBU S_ D N 1 GN D GN D _ D N 1 C F_ ETD + +5 Vd c GN D J-TAG SEN SE...
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APPENDIX B - ABBREVIATIONS A m p e r e s G e n G e n e r a t e A l t e r n a t i n g C u r r e n t G H z G i g a h e r t z ( 1 0 H e r t z )
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R E C R e c e i v e R a d i o F r e q u e n c y R S S I R e c e i v e d S i g n a l S t r e n g t h I n d i c a t i o n R e c e i v e S W R...
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APPENDIX C - REMOTE OPERATION C-1. GENERAL T h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A c a n b e c o n t r o l l e d t h r o u g h a s e r i a l i n t e r f a c e . A l l c o m m a n d s a n d d a t a a r e p r i n t a b l e A S C I I c h a r a c t e r s .
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C-3. REMOTE OPERATION CONFIGURATION T h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A c a n b e c o n f i g u r e d f o r r e m o t e o p e r a t i o n u s i n g a n E t h e r n e t o r R S - 2 3 2 c o n n e c t i o n . B o t h c o n f i g u r a t i o n s r e q u i r e t h e B r e a k o u t B o x i s i n s t a l l e d o n t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A ( p a r a C - 2 ) a n d a P C i s i n s t a l l e d u t i l i z i n g t h e p r o p e r c a b l e s .
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C-3-1. CONFIGURATION FOR ETHERNET (cont) S e l e c t ‘ U s e t h e f o l l o w i n g I P a d d r e s s ’ a n d s e t t h e I P A d d r e s s t o “ 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 ” a n d t h e S u b n e t M a s k t o “...
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C-3-1. CONFIGURATION FOR ETHERNET (cont) A c c e s s t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A R e m o t e S e t u p S c r e e n a n d s e l e c t t h e E t h e r n e t s e l e c t i o n . ( R e f e r t o p a r a 2 - 2 - 7 A f o r t h e R e m o t e S e t u p S c r e e n F i e l d s e t t i n g s .
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C-3-1. CONFIGURATION FOR ETHERNET (cont) S e t t h e f i e l d s a s s h o w n a n d s e l e c t “ O p e n . ” T h e R e m o t e W i n d o w i s d i s p l a y e d o n t h e P C .
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C-3-2. CONFIGURATION FOR RS-232 C o n n e c t R S - 2 3 2 C a b l e t o t h e R S - 2 3 2 C o n n e c t o r o n t h e B r e a k o u t B o x a n d t o t h e R S - 2 3 2 C o n n e c t o r o n t h e P C .
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C-3-2. CONFIGURATION FOR RS-232 (cont) S e l e c t “ C O M 2 . ” S e l e c t “ O K . ” S e t ‘ B i t s p e r S e c o n d ’ t o “ 1 1 5 2 0 0 , ” ‘ D a t a b i t s ’ t o “ 8 , ” ‘ P a r i t y ’ t o “ N o n e , ” ‘ S t o p b i t s ’ t o “ 1 ” a n d ‘...
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C-3-2. CONFIGURATION FOR RS-232 (cont) T h e R e m o t e W i n d o w i s d i s p l a y e d o n t h e P C . R e m o t e c o m m a n d s c a n n o w b e i s s u e d t o t h e 3 5 0 0 / 3 5 0 0 A .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) A F C o u n t e r C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : a f c t r : a l a r m : h i g h : l i m i t 1 5 .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) A G C C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : a g c : m o d e 0 - M a n u a l S e t s A G C M o d e .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) A u d i o L e v e l M e t e r C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : a l m : a l a r m : h i g h : l i m i t 0 .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) A u d i o L e v e l M e t e r ( c o n t ) C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : a l m : r e a d i n g : a v g ? 0 .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) C 4 F S K C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : c 4 f s k : r x : a v e r a g e : b e r 1 t o 9 9 S e t s n u m b e r o f r e a d i n g s t o a v e r a g e .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) C 4 F S K ( c o n t ) C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : c 4 f s k : r x : m o d _ f i d : c l e a r C l e a r s t h e c u r r e n t M o d F i d e l i t y m i n i m u m , m a x i m u m a n d a v e r a g e s e t t i n g s .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) C 4 F S K ( c o n t ) C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : c 4 f s k : t x : n x d n r a t e 0 - 2 4 0 0 S e t s r a t e d a t a i s t r a n s m i t t e d ( N X D N O p t i o n ) .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) C a l i b r a t i o n C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : c a l i b r a t i o n : c o n t i n u e 0 - G E N C o n t i n u e s i n d i v i d u a l C a l i b r a t i o n .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) D C S D e c o d e C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : d c s : d e c o d e : g e t c o d e ? 0 - 0 2 3 2 9 - 2 0 5 5 8 - 4 6 5...
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) D e m o d C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : d e m o d : a f b w 0 - N o n e S e t s D e m o d A F B a n d w i d t h .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) D e v i a t i o n M e t e r / M o d u l a t i o n M e t e r C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : d e v m o d : a l a r m : h i g h : l i m i t...
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) D i s t o r t i o n M e t e r C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : d i s t o r t i o n : d e m o d : a l a r m : h i g h : l i m i t 0 .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) D i s t o r t i o n M e t e r ( c o n t ) C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : d i s t o r t i o n : e x t _ a u d _ i n : s t a t e ? R e t u r n s D i s t o r t i o n M e t e r s t a t e o n e x t a u d i o i n p u t .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) E x t e r n a l A u d i o O u t p u t C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : e x t a u d o u t : s o u r c e 0 - E X T _ A U D _ I N _ 2 _ E X T _ S e l e c t s s i g n a l s o u r c e .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) N o r m a l i z e C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : n o r m a l i z e : p r e : s t a t e A c t i v a t e s p r e - n o r m a l i z e .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) O s c i l l o s c o p e C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : s c o p e : c o u p l i n g 0 - A C S e t s O s c i l l o s c o p e i n p u t c o u p l i n g .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) O s c i l l o s c o p e ( c o n t ) C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : s c o p e : s t a t e 0 - D i s a b l e S e t s O s c i l l o s c o p e i n p u t s t a t e .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) R e c e i v e r C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : r e c : a t t e n ? 0 , 1 0 , 2 0 o r 3 0 d B R e t u r n s R e c e i v e r a t t e n u a t o r s e t t i n g .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) R F G e n e r a t o r C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : g e n : a n t : p r o t e c t i o n ? 0 - O F F R e t u r n s A N T C o n n e c t o r p r o t e c t i o n s t a t e .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) R F P o w e r M e t e r C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : r f p o w : a l a r m : h i g h : l i m i t 1 .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) R F P o w e r M e t e r ( c o n t ) C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : r f p o w : r a n g e : d b m : s t a t e ? 0 - A u t o R e t u r n s R F P o w e r M e t e r a u t o r a n g e s t a t e .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) R S S I M e t e r C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : r s s i : a l a r m : h i g h : l i m i t 0 t o 2 0 W S e t s A l a r m h i g h l i m i t v a l u e .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) S c r e e n s C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : s c r e e n : a f _ c o u n t e r _ m e t e r S e l e c t s A F C o u n t e r M e t e r S c r e e n .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) S c r i p t i n g C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : s c r i p t i n g : a l a r m 0 t o 1 0 0 0 m s S e t s t h e d u r a t i o n o f t h e A l a r m .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) S c r i p t i n g ( c o n t ) C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : s c r i p t i n g : r s 2 3 2 : r e a d s i z e R e a d s N u m b e r o f C h a r a c t e r s i n R S - 2 3 2 B u f f e r .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) S e t u p C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : s e t u p : b a t t e r y : o v e r l o a d ? R e t u r n s b a t t e r y o v e r l o a d c o n d i t i o n .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) S e t u p ( c o n t ) C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : s e t u p : r e c : m o r e 0 - E x t A t t e n d B S e t s R e c e i v e r t i l e t a b t o a s p e c i f i e d t a b .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) S i g n a l i n g C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : s i g n a l i n g : d c s : d i s a b l e D i s a b l e s D C S E n c o d e ( i m m e d i a t e s t o p ) .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) S i g n a l S t r e n g t h C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : s i g s t r : s t a t e ? R e t u r n s s i g n a l s t r e n g t h s t a t e .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) S i n a d M e t e r C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : s i n a d : d e m o d : a l a r m : h i g h : l i m i t 0 .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) S i n a d M e t e r ( c o n t ) C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : s i n a d : f g e n : a l a r m : h i g h : s t a t e S e t s A l a r m h i g h l i m i t s t a t e .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) S p e c t r u m A n a l y z e r C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : a n a l y z e r : a v g 1 t o 9 9 S e t s S p e c t r u m A n a l y z e r a v e r a g e .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) S p e c t r u m A n a l y z e r ( c o n t ) C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : a n a l y z e r : t r a c e : l e n g t h 0 - 7 6 8 S e t s S p e c t r u m A n a l y z e r g r a p h w i d t h .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) T r a c k i n g G e n e r a t o r C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : t r a c k g e n : s t a t e A c t i v a t e s T r a c k i n g G e n e r a t o r s i g n a l p r o c e s s i n g .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) U p c o n v e r t e r C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : u p c o n v e r t e r : c a r r i e r _ s t a t e A c t s a s a P T T .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) V S W R M e t e r C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : v s w r : c a b l e : l e n E s t i m a t e s c a b l e l e n g t h t o m e a s u r e .
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C-4. REMOTE OPERATION COMMANDS (cont) V S W R M e t e r ( c o n t ) C O M M A N D R A N G E D E S C R I P T I O N : v s w r : s t a t e 0 - R E S U L T _ I N V A L I D S e t s V S W R s t a t e .
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T H I S P A G E I N T E N T I ON A L L Y L E F T B L A N K . C - 4 6 S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .
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INDEX A b b r e v i a t i o n s B - 1 F e a t u r e s 1 - 3 A c c e s s o r i e s F u n c t i o n G e n e r a t o r 2 - 7 6 O p t i o n a l I t e m s x i i i...
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M a i n t e n a n c e P r o c e d u r e s 3 - 7 O p e r a t i n g I n s t r u c t i o n s 2 - 1 B a t t e r y R e c h a r g i n g 3 - 7...
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P 2 5 T e s t O p t i o n 4 - 3 1 R e c a l l C o n f i g u r a t i o n S c r e e n 2 - 8 5 D i g i t a l R e c e i v e S c r e e n 4 - 3 3...
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S c h e d u l e o f C h e c k s 2 - 8 7 T o o l s , M a t e r i a l s a n d E q u i p m e n t R e q u i r e d 2 - 8 7 S c o p e 1 - 1...
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