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Aeroflex ALT-8000 Operation Manual

Aeroflex ALT-8000 Operation Manual

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  • Page 1 To buy, sell or trade in this product click on the link below: http://www.avionteq.com/IFR-Aeroflex-ALT-8000-Radio-Altimeter-Flightline-Tester.aspx www.avionteq.com ALT-8000 Radio Altimeter Flight Line Test Set Operation Manual EXPORT CONTROL WARNING: This document contains controlled technology or technical data under the jurisdiction of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), 15 CFR 730-774.
  • Page 2 A L T - 8 0 0 0 R a d i o A l t i m e t e r Fli ght-li ne T est Set Op era tio n Man ual P UB LIS HE D BY Aer ofle x CO P YR IG HT ©...
  • Page 3 S ub j ect t o E xpo rt Co nt rol, see C ov er P ag e fo r d etails.
  • Page 4 A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L ELE C TRO M A GN ET IC CO M P ATI BI LITY Dou ble shi elded and pr oper ly t erminat ed ext erna l int e rf ace cable s must be used wi th t his equ ipment whe n int erf acing w ith the RS -23 2 and Et herne t.
  • Page 5 A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L T HI S PAG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA NK . S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s .
  • Page 6 A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L D ec l a r at i o n of C o n fo r m i ty The Decla rat ion of C onfor mity C er tifica te in cluded wit h th e U nit sh ould r emain wit h th e Un it.
  • Page 7 AL T-8 000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL T HI S PAG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA NK . S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s .
  • Page 8 A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L P r e ca u ti o n s S A FE T Y F I R S T - T O AL L O P E R AT I O N S P E R S O N NE L G EN ER AL CO N DI TIO N S O F US E This produ ct is designed and tested to comply w ith the requ irement s of IE C/E N6 1010- 1 ‘S afet y requ iremen ts fo r el ectri cal equ ipm ent for measur ement, contr ol a nd lab orat ory use’...
  • Page 9 A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L S AF E T Y F I R S T - T O A L L O P E RA T I O NS P E R S O NN E L (c o n t) EQ U IPM E NT G RO U ND IN G PR OT EC TIO N Impr oper grou nding of e quipment can result in electr ical sho c k.
  • Page 10 A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L S AF E T Y F I R S T - T O A L L O P E RA T I O NS P E R S O NN E L (c o n t) TO XI C H A ZAR D S S O M E O F T HE CO M P ON EN TS US ED IN TH IS EQ U IPM E NT M AY IN CL UD E R ES IN S W ARNING...
  • Page 11 A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L S AF E T Y F I R S T - T O A L L O P E RA T I O NS P E R S O NN E L (c o n t) FIR E HA ZA RD MA K E S UR E TH AT ON LY FU SE S OF TH E CO RR E CT RA TIN G A ND TY PE A RE W ARNING...
  • Page 12 A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L R o HS P r o d u c t I n f o r m a ti o n f o r P e o p l e’ s R ep u b l i c o f C h i n a TO XIC O R H AZA R DO U S S UB ST AN CE C ON TE NT TA BL E The table pro v ided b elow lists infor m ation as r equir ed b y Peo ple’s R epubl ic of Ch ina Ele ct ron ic Indu stry Stan dard SJ/T 11364- 2006, Mar ki ng fo r C ont rol o f P ollut ion C aused by...
  • Page 13 A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL T HI S PAG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA NK . S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s .
  • Page 14 C hapt er Hea ding P r ef ac e SC O PE This Ma nual co ntains instr uction s for oper ati ng th e A LT-80 00. The Operat or should become thor oughly familiar w ith this ma nual b efor e at tempti ng to oper ate the equipmen t. O RG AN IZ ATI O N This ma nual is composed of the f ollow ing chapter s: CH AP TE R 1 - DE SC RI PTI O N...
  • Page 15 C hapt er Hea ding T HI S PAG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA NK . S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s .
  • Page 16 AL T-8 000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL S e r vi ce Up o n R e ce i p t o f M at er i a l UNPACKING TEST SET Spe ci al desi gn packin g mate rial inside this shipping conta iner provid es maximum pro tectio n for t he Te st S et.
  • Page 17 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL S t a n d a r d It e m s IT EM PA R T N UM B ER Q TY ALT-8000 Test Set 87340 Transit Case 88494 Power Supply...
  • Page 18 A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL IT EM PA R T N UM B ER Q TY Antenna Coupler 88590 Mono Pole, 34028 Gas Filled Spring Mono Pole Extension 34029 Mono Pole Extension, 5 in 89690 Coax Cable, Low Loss RF, Yellow, 20 ft 88511...
  • Page 19 A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL IT EM PA R T N UM B ER Q TY Power Cord, European 64020 Operation Manual (CD) 88035 Getting Started (paper) 88036 S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s .
  • Page 20 A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL O p t i o n a l I te m s IT EM PA R T N UM B ER Q TY 86196 Battery Pack 87040 External Battery Charger Soft Case with 88500 Low Loss RF Cable (100 ft)
  • Page 21 A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL T HI S PAG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA NK . S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s . xviii...

  • Page 22: Table Of Contents

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL T a b l e of C o nt e nt s C h a p t e r 1 - D e s c r i p t i o n ......1 - 1 Int roduct ion A LT- 8000 .
  • Page 23 A LT- 8000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL C h ap te r 3 - T e st S e t F u n ct i o n s ....3 - 1 Int roduct ion .
  • Page 24 A LT- 8000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL C h a p t e r 7 - P r o d uc t S p e c i f i ca ti o n s ....7 - 1 User I nter face .
  • Page 25 A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL Li s t o f F i gu r e s Aer ofle x ALT -800 0 ..........1 - 1 AC A daptor .
  • Page 26 A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL Gas Load ed S hock ..........4 - 3 Sect ional Exte nsion P oles .
  • Page 27 A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL Li st of T ab le s Funct ion W indow Icon s ..........2 - 11 Nume ric K eypad Icons .

  • Page 28: Chapter 1 - D E S C R I P T I O N

    AL T-8 000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL C h a pt er 1 - D es cr i p t i o n I NTRODUCTION ALT-8 0 00 Fig. 1-1 A erof lex A LT- 8000 1 .1 .1 S c o p e Type of Man ual: Opera tion Manual...

  • Page 29: Ca Pabilit Ies

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL Tr ansi t C ase The ALT -8000 is ship ped in a r ugged tr ansit case w hich p rovide s stor age f or the accessori es;...

  • Page 30: C H Ap Te R 2 - T E St Se T O P Era Tio N

    AL T-8 000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL C h ap te r 2 - T e st Se t O p era tio n I NTRODUCTION T his chapt er ref ers t o lo ca l oper ati on of an ALT- 8000 config ured wit h f actor y defa ult sett ings, un less oth erw ise specif ied.

  • Page 31: Bat Ter Y Re Chargi Ng U Sing E X Ter Nal P Ow Er Suppl Y

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 2 .2 .2 B a t te ry R e c h a rg i n g U s i n g E x t e r n a l P ower S u p p l y Per for m the foll owin g step s to rechar ge the b atte ry usin g an exter nal p ower supp ly: S T E P PR OC EDU RE...

  • Page 32: Inst Allati On

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL I NSTA LLATION 2 .3 .1 V e n t il a t io n R e q u ir e m e n t s The ALT -8000 is conve ction cooled by the enc losur e case . Avoid standi ng th e Test S et on o r clo se to other eq uipment that is h ot.

  • Page 33: Controls And Connectors

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 2 .4 CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS 2 . 4 .1 Front Panel Controls Fig. 2-4 Fr ont Pane l C ontr ols Co ntr ol D escr ip tio n P ow er ON /O FF The Pow er On/Off Bu tton is used t o p ower t he T est Set on and off.
  • Page 34 A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL C on tr ol D escr ipt ion Battery LED B at ter y V olt age Low ( red) T he un it t urns off wit hin o ne minu te w itho ut ch arger . B at ter y P re- Ch arg e ( flashin g yello w) T rickle charg e dur ing e xtremel y low volt age on the batt ery.

  • Page 35: Re Ar P Anel Con Nector S

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 2 .4 .2 R e a r P a n e l C o n n e c t o r s Fig. 2- 5 T est S et Rear P anel Cont rols and C onne ctors Co nnect or D escr ipt ion US B Hos t 1...

  • Page 36: O Perat Ing P Ro Ce Dures

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 2. 5 O PE RATI NG PR OC EDU RES 2 .5 .1 P o w e r O N T e s t S e t A fte r compl eting Init ial I nstall ation, per for m the foll owin g step s to Turn O n th e Test S et: S T E P PR OC EDU RE Pr ess On/Off Bu tton on F ront P anel f or a minimum of 1 second to powe r on Test...

  • Page 37: User Interface Componen Ts

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL USER INTERFACE COMPONEN TS T he Te st S et U s er Int erf ace ( UI) is a to uch scre en cont rol panel that pr ovides a flexib le wo rking enviro nment for users.

  • Page 38: Funct Ion K Eys

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 2 .6 .2 F u n c t io n K e y s The Launch Bar consist s of keys tha t ide ntif y funct ions in stalled on the T est S et. F ig.

  • Page 39: S Imulati On Fu Nction Windo Ws

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 2 .6 .3 S i m u l a t io n F u n c ti o n W i n d o w s Simul ation Funct ion Wi ndow s pro vide visua l access t o t he Te st S et’s co ntro l par ameter s and displayed data.

  • Page 40: Funct Ion W Indow Icon S

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 2 .6 .4 F u n c t io n W i n d o w Ic o n s Funct ion W indow s use the f ollow ing icons t o indi cate va rious funct ions or sta tes: I CO N D ES CR IP TIO N C loses the Functio n Win dow whi le lea ving t he fu nction in the...

  • Page 41: Def Ining Par Amete Rs

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL DEFIN IN G PARAM ETERS 2 .7 .1 E n t e r in g N u m e r i c V a l u e s Nu me ric val ues ar e used to defin e a va riet y of test para me ter s such as fre quency a nd level.

  • Page 42: Da Ta S Lew Ba R

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 2 .7 .3 D a t a S le w B a r The Dat a S lew Bar incr ementa lly select s specif ic dat a value s by sli ding t he ba r. Sel ecting x10 incr eases the st ep in crement by a fact or o f 10 .

  • Page 43: Sel Ectable Un Its

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 2 .7 .6 S e l e c t a b le U n i t s Some field s may have select able u nits. For those fiel ds iden tifie d, se lect t he un its f ield and a dr op-do wn menu is displayed .

  • Page 44: Ch A P Te R 3 - T Es T S Et F U N Ct I O N S

    AL T-8 000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL Ch a p te r 3 - T es t S et F u n ct i o n s I NTRODUCTION This chapter pr ovides an ope rat ional descript ion o f st andar d simulat or functi ons. 3 .

  • Page 45: Simul Ation Funct Ion Wi Ndow (S Imulat Ion: Pr Ofile)

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL By intr oducing an of fset to this R F ret urn level ( red ucing t he r etur n sign al by a user set figu re i n dB s), an al titud e sw eep t hat tracks and d oes not fla g th rough out i ts comple te ran ge is a posit ive end to end t est a nd conf irmat ion t hat t he R adio Alt imeter w ill f unction in t he r eal w or ld en vi ronmen t, w ith a sa fety ma rgin include d.

  • Page 46: Rad Io A Ltimet Er Test Functio N Win Dow Pulse

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL C ont rol C ompo nent Desc ri pti on St art A lti tu de Nu me ric p ad. I n S imulati on:MA NU AL mode, start alt itude may be e nter ed in feet by t he u ser.

  • Page 47: Pr Ofile Set Up F Unction Wind Ow

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 3. 2 .1 .B P uls e R ad io Al t im et e r s The follo wing UU T paramet ers are displayed wh en t esting pulse radio alti me ters: Di spl ay C ompo nent Desc ri pti on P RF...

  • Page 48: Edi T Leg # W Indow

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL C ont rol C ompo nent Desc ri pti on A dd Di sp lays A dd Leg # w indo w. Edi t Di sp lays E dit L eg # win dow. R emove Leg De letes the se lected leg i n th e cur rent pro file table .
  • Page 49 A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL C ont rol C ompo nent Desc ri pti on St art A lti tu de Nu me ric p ad. E nte r S tar t A ltit ude. Ran ge - 20 t o 5, 500 f t. Re solutio n 1 f t.

  • Page 50: Pr Ofile Manageme Nt

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 3 .2 .3 P r o f il e M a n a g e m e n t The Pr ofile Managemen t cont rol provi des named stor age and r ecall for prof iles. E ach pro file consists o f up to 20 leg s (F ig.

  • Page 51: Manage Pr Ofiles Window ( De Lete Pr Ofile)

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL Pr ess D elete tab to access dele te f unction s in Man age P rof iles w indo w. Sel ect t he sto red file to b e dele ted from the Pr ofile Name list. Pr ess th e D elete St ore key to delet e stor ed file.
  • Page 52 A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 3. 2 .3 .A Loa d Pr of ile Func tio n Wi ndo w Sel ecting the Recal l Pr ofil e K ey displa ys the Load Pr ofile Funct ion Wi ndow . Th e Loa d Pr ofile Funct ion W indow is u s ed t o select and load a stor ed p rof ile in to t est set memor y for execut ion ( Fig.

  • Page 53: Test Set Up

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 3. 3 TE ST S ET U P 3 .3 .1 T e s t S e tu p F u n c ti o n W i n d o w The Test Set up Fu nction Windo w i s used t o con figur e th e Test S et op erat ional par ameter s.
  • Page 54 A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL C ont rol C ompo nent Desc ri pti on Leve l Mod e Au to - R F Level i s set propo rtio nal t o inco mi ng pow er minus path loss o f simula ted a ltit ude, mi nus scat teri ng loss.
  • Page 55 A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL C ont rol C ompo nent Desc ri pti on Del ay C ali br atio n Di sp lays a D elay Ca libra tion scr een w ith in struct ions. C onne ct ends of t est cab les to gethe r usin g suppl ied T NC ada ptor and pre ss this key t o aut omatical ly calib rat e th e te st set and cable delay.

  • Page 56: Set Tings Sto Rage

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 3 .3 .2 S e t ti n g s S t o r a g e Set tings Sto rage pro v ides name d sett ings f ile st ore and r ecall for all test set se tting s. Only one sett ings f ile may be loa ded i n memory for use.

  • Page 57: Manage Set Tings Window ( Del Ete Sett Ings)

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL Pr ess D elete tab to access dele te f unction s in Man age S ett ings Wi ndow . Sel ect t he sto red file to b e dele ted from the Pr ofile Name list. Pr ess th e D elete St ore key to delet e stor ed file.
  • Page 58 A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 3. 3 .2 .A Loa d Se tti ngs F unc tion Wi ndow Sel ecting the Recal l Se tting Ke y displays the Load Sett ings F unctio n Wind ow. The Load Set tings Functio n Windo w is used to select an d load st ore d sett ings int o test set memor y (Fi g.

  • Page 59: St Atus B Ar Ale Rt Messages

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 3 .3 .3 S t a tu s B a r A l e r t M e s s a g e s T he S tatu s Bar is displayed at the b otto m of each of the main functi on w indow s. The st atus bar displays and l ogs any system debu g, stat us, w arnin g, or err or messages.

  • Page 60: Load Pr Ofile Windo W

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL Al ert Messa ges d ispl ayed wh en a te st i s st ar ted: • UU T ce nter fr equency too low. Te st sto pping. •...
  • Page 61 A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL T HI S PAG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA NK . S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s . 3 - 18...

  • Page 62: Chapter 4 - T E S T I N G

    AL T-8 000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL C h a p t er 4 - T e s t in g I NTRODUCTION This chapter pr ovides detail s of standar d t ests f or Radi o A ltimete r r eceiver s. 4 .1 .1 I d e n t if y in g I n s t a ll e d S o f t w a r e V e r s io n P erf orm t he f ollow ing st eps t o ide ntify the softw ar e ver sion in st alled in t he A LT- 8000.

  • Page 63: A Ntenn A C Oupler S And Inst Allati On K It

    A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L S T E P PR OC EDU RE In the Ver s ion w indow t he uni t ser ial number and cu rre ntly i nstalle d soft war e versio n number is displayed .

  • Page 64: Sect Ional Exte Nsion P Oles

    A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L Ad just abl e Gas L oaded Sh ock Uni t The 16 in to 33 in Gas Load ed S hock Unit i s adju stable and appl ies a pr e-lo aded upw ard pre ssu re to hold the ante nna coupler s in place and allow s f or air craft f uselage movement .

  • Page 65: A Ntenn A C Oupler In Stallat Ion A Nd C Onnect Ion

    RX R adio Alt imeter An tenna. W hen t he po le is ve rti ca l, r elease the Ga s Sho ck ret aining clamp t o ap ply th e pr eloaded upw ard pressu re o n th e An tenna Co upler . DO NOT CONNECT ALT-8000 UUT-RX PORT TO RADIO ALTIMETER TX PORT. CAU TION DAMAGE WILL RESULT TO THE ALT-8000 UUT-RX PORT.

  • Page 66: F Eeder Co Nnectio N

    Re fer to Fig. 4-8. C onne ct th e U UT- R X R F co ax cable to the R X Feed er. DO NOT CONNECT ALT-8000 UUT-RX PORT TO RADIO ALTIMETER TX PORT. CAU TION DAMAGE WILL RESULT TO THE ALT-8000 UUT-RX PORT.

  • Page 67: Setup

    A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L F ig. 4-9 ALT -800 0 A ntenna Co upler Inst alled 4 .1 .5 Setup Per for m the foll owin g step s for set up: S T E P PR OC EDU RE Pr es s P ow er On /O ff Ke y for a mi nimum of 1 seco nd to pow er up t est set .

  • Page 68: Del Ay C Alibr Ation Scr Een

    A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L RX PORT MAXIMUM POWER: 300 W, 5 W AVERAGE. CAU TION S T E P PR OC EDU RE Sel ect D elay C al ibr ati on t o display t he D elay C alibr atio n screen (Fig . 4- 10). T his screen star ts t he cali brat ion p rocedu re f or Test Set /RF coaxial cable delay.

  • Page 69: Alt Itude Indi Cator Zer O S C Reen

    A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L S T E P PR OC EDU RE Sel ect A lt itu de I ndi cato r Z er o key t o di sp lay A ltitu de I ndicato r Z ero screen (F ig.

  • Page 70: Alt Itude Pau S E Ke Y

    A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L 4. 1 .5 .A Li nea r A lt i t ude R a mp Tes t The Linear A ltitu de R amp T est w ill perf orm a linea r up and dow n alt itude ramp, ver ifying adequ ate U U T loo p gain .

  • Page 71: Pau Se D A Ltitu De R Ate / Man Ual A Ltit Ude S Lew

    A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L S T E P PR OC EDU RE NO TE : To use t he + an d - bu ttons on the Sle w Bar , butt ons must be pr essed a nd h eld f or a few seco nds.
  • Page 72 A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L 4. 1 .5 .B P ro f il e Cr e at i on The Pr ofile Alt itude Test wi ll execut e a sequence of linear alt itude ramp legs. Toget her the legs f orm a pr ofile, w hich can simulat e a co mp lete appr oach/la nding or d epart ure simulati on.

  • Page 73: Multi- Leg Pro File Example

    A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L S T E P PROCEDURE Sel ec t E nte r to con firm leg. Leg # 3 w ill no w be displ ayed in the Simul ation Legs table.
  • Page 74 A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L 4. 1 .5 .C P ro fil e Al titu de Te st Per for m the foll owin g step s to setup a P rof ile A ltit ude T est: S T E P PR OC EDU RE Per for m the Set up p rocedu re ( 4.1.
  • Page 75 A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L 4. 1 .5 .D UU T P a r am et r i c Te st s Alt hough the Aut o R F Leve l mode ensure s tha t loo p gain is ver ifie d and system in tegr ity is ver ified , t here are times when it is desir able to r eview t he par ametr ic per for m ance o f an L RU , pa rti cu larly whe n int ermit tent pro blems have been repo rted .

  • Page 76: (Pa Rt Of T He S Imulat Ion F Unction Windo W)

    A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L P ossi ble RX Pa th Pr obl ems • LR U R X sensiti vi ty low • RF Fee der cable B ad a . E x ce ssive loss or b ad V SWR du e to coax cab le w ater ingr ess. b .
  • Page 77 A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L Re ceiver S ensi tiv ity Test P roc edur e S T E P PR OC EDU RE Per for m setu p pr ocedur e (4 .1.5 ). Sel ect L aunch Ba r tab to di splay lau nch bar .

  • Page 78: Chapter 5 - M A I N T E Na N C E

    AL T-8 000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL C h ap te r 5 - M a in te na n ce I NTRODUCTION 5 .1 .1 V i s u a l I n s p e c t io n s Visua l inspectio ns should be pe rfor med per iodicall y de pending o n opera ting envi ronment , main tenance and use.

  • Page 79: Alt-8000 Software Update

    Fi g. 5- 1 Bat ter y Rep lacement 5 .2 .2 ALT-8000 Software Update Perform the following steps to Update ALT-8000 Software via the USB port using a USB memory device*: S T E P PRO CE DUR E Using your PC , obtain the late st sof twa re update zip f ile f rom Aer oflex.

  • Page 80: System Configuration Function Window

    A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L S T E P PR OCE DUR E Inser t t he U SB memor y device in U SB H ost 1 Po rt. Host 1 Fig .
  • Page 81 A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L Fig. 5-3 S ystem C onfi gurat ion - S tatu s Di spl ay C ompo nent Desc ri pti on O per ati ng Time Di sp lays the tot al oper ating t ime i n hrs:min s: secs si nce powe r Memor y A vai labl e Di sp lays memor y availa ble t o soft war e r esour ces in MB .

  • Page 82: Syste M Co Nfigur Atio N - Ha Rdw Are

    A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L Di spl ay C ompo nent Desc ri pti on S lot 1 MI C284 Di sp lays the cu rre nt P XI slo t 1 cont roll er MIC 284 temper atur e in d egree s Ce lsius.

  • Page 83: Syste M Co Nfigur Atio N – Ui O Ptions

    A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L Di spl ay C ompo nent Desc ri pti on R F C ar d I D Di sp lays tw o d igit RF card ident ificat ion n umber. R F C ar d R evis ion Di sp lays RF car d r evision number.

  • Page 84: Syste M Co Nfigur Atio N - Net Wor K

    A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L C ont rol C ompon ent Desc ri pti on B ackli ght Move t he slid er t o t he r ight to i ncrease backligh t leve l. Move the slider to the left to redu ce backlig ht l evel.

  • Page 85: Syste M Co Nfigur Atio N – Dat E/Time

    A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L 5. 2 .3 .E Da t e /Ti me T he D ate/ Time t ab con trol s the test set date /time clock pa ramete rs. Fig.

  • Page 86: Syste M Inf O

    A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L System Info Function Window 5. 2 .3 .F The System Info fun ct ion wind ow is accessible via t he L aunch B ar Mainte nance f unction key, a s a sub select ion.

  • Page 87: Dia Gnostics

    A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L Diagnostics Function Window 5. 2 .3 .G The Dia gnostics functi on w indow is accessible vi a th e Laun ch Ba r Mai ntenan ce fun c tion key, a s a sub select ion.

  • Page 88: Chapter 6 - P R I N C I P L E S O F O P E R A Ti O N

    AL T-8 000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL C h a p t e r 6 - P r i n c i p l e s o f O p e r a ti o n 6.

  • Page 89: Int Erconn Ect B Lock D Iagr Am

    A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L Sl ot 1 C ont rol ler A ssemb ly The S lot 1 Con tro ller A ssembly cont rols t he P XI b us of t he system assembl ies and t akes user input fr om to uchscreen displa y.

  • Page 90: Fm/C W R Adio Alt Imeter

    A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L Fig. 6-2 Typi cal FM/ CWL RR A S ystem Compon ents ( AR IN C t ype squ are antenn a show n) Ra dio Al time ter Ty pes Ther e are gen erall y t wo type s op erat ing in the all ocated 4.

  • Page 91: Simpl Ified Fm/C W R Adio Alt Imeter

    A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L Re fer to Fig. 6-3. Typi ca lly sepa rate tr ansmit and r eceiver ant ennas a re r equir ed. Tra nsmitte r po wer ra nges typ ically 10 mW ( +10 d Bm) Ge neral Aviat ion T ype and 500 mW (+2 7 dB m) t o 1W (+3 0 dB m).

  • Page 92: Con Vention Al Fm/ Cw Sw Eep

    A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L f Max f Max Time Between Tx & RX =2h/c Time Between Tx & RX =2h/c 4.3 GHz 4.3 GHz Time Time Transmitted Transmitted Received Received Signal Signal Signal...
  • Page 93 A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L Main Ch arac ter ist ics: C on vent iona l FM/ CW Rad io Al time ter • Co ntinuo us Wave (not pul se d), constan t ampl itude •...

  • Page 94: Cd F Fm/C W S Weep

    A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L Low Altitude Low Altitude High Altitude High Altitude f Max f Max 4.3 GHz 4.3 GHz Time Time f Min f Min Transmitted Transmitted Received Received Signal Signal Signal...

  • Page 95: Lrr A Ant Enna Insta Llatio N

    A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L Fig. 6-9 LR RA A ntenn a In st allat ion (r ecessed ho rn t ype) 6. 1 .5 .D Ai rc r a ft I nst al la tio n D el a y (AI D) The ra dio altimet er is ca libra ted to re ad mai n la nding gear w heel hei ght above the gr ound wh ile in the pitch att itude associate d w ith a nor mal conf igur ation and normal appr oach speed at t he r unw ay th reshold .

  • Page 96: Typical Ef Is

    A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L 6. 1 .5 .E Ra di o A lt i t ude D ig it a l In dic a t or s Ther e ar e sep arat e anal og ind icator s for ba rometr ic an d ra dio a ltitu de, t he E FIS (E lectr onic F light Inst rument ation Syste m ) di splays ut ilized on dig ital flight decks, are capable of displayin g bot h bar ometr ic and rad io alt itud e, r efer to Fig.

  • Page 97: Pul Se R Adio A Ltimet Er Systems

    A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L 6. 1 .5 .F Ra di o A lt i t ude A na lo g I ndi ca tor s Fig. 6- 12 show s an example of a D ial t y pe ana log in dicator . T he al titu de scale is non - linear .

  • Page 98: An /A Pn -209 Pul Se R Adio A Ltimet Er

    A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L alti tude and an alog d isplays ar e comp atible wi th N ight Vi sion Goggl es (N VGs) . T he system in cludes t he r eceiver -tr ansmitt er, int egrat ed or r emote height indi ca tor s, and vario us ant enna option s.

  • Page 99: Syste Ms Cou Pled With Radi O A Ltimete R

    A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L Track/Search Receiver Track Loop Track Gate Search Gen Rate Circuit Reference Comparitor Range Circuit Ramp Gen Current Transmitter PRF Gen Indicator Fig. 6- 15 Pulse Rad io A ltimet er B lock D iagr am Du ring tra c k, th e over lap o f t he t rack ga te p ulse and video pulse, det ermines the magnit ude of a curr ent wh ich is co mp ared wit h a ref erence (of fset ) cur ren t.

  • Page 100: Ter Rain Aw Are Ness And War Ning S Ystem

    A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L • Ra dio A ltimet er Inter lock S wi tched In • Pr ogre s si vely R educe Gai n of Glide S lope Ampli fier In Pit ch C hannel 120 ft (Au to-f lare C omputer ) •...
  • Page 101 A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L pro vi ded w ith ear lier aura l and visual war ning of imp ending ter rain, fo rw ard looking capabil ity an d cont inued opera tion in t he lan ding co nfigur atio n 6.

  • Page 102: Chapter 7 - P R O D Uc T S P E C I F I Ca Ti O N S

    AL T-8 000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL C h ap t er 7 - P r o d u ct S p e ci f i ca ti o n s USER INTERFACE Display: 12" Color LCD, sunlight readable with back light. Controls: Touch screen TX/RX Direct Connection Ports:...

  • Page 103: Rece Iver

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL GENERATOR (cont) RF LEVEL (cont) Manual Mode (Pulse) Range: -76 to 17 dBm Accuracy: +/- 4 dB Auto Mode (ratio metric): TX Power - Height Path Loss- Scattering Loss- Offset RF Level Offset (auto mode): -20 to 20 dB RF Path Loss Simulation:...

  • Page 104: Master Oscillat Or

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL R E C E IV E R (cont) PULSE RADIO ALTIMETER TX Frequency Measurement Range: 4.20 to 4.40 GHz Accuracy: +/- 20 MHz TX Pulse Power Measurement Range: 1 W (30 dBm) to 300 W peak (54 dBm) Accuracy: +/- 1 dB...

  • Page 105: Ph Ysical Char Acteristics

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL PH YSICAL CHAR ACTERISTICS Height: 10.63 inches (27.0 cm) Width: 13.97 inches (35.5 cm) Depth: 3.425 inches (8.7 cm) Weight (Test set only): <10 lbs. (4.5 kg) 7. 8 EN VIRONMENTAL Test Set Certifications Operational Temperature:...

  • Page 106: Accessor Ies

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL E N V IR O N M E N T A L (cont) External AC to DC Converter Use: Indoors Altitude: < 10,000 m Operating Temperature: 5° to 40° C Storage Temperature: -20°...
  • Page 107 A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL T HI S PAG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA NK . S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s . 7 - 6...

  • Page 108: A P P En D I X A - P I N -O U T T A Bl Es

    A LT-8 000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL A p p en d i x A - P i n -O u t T a bl es ET HER NET CONNECTOR Pin N umber S igna l Ty pe S ig nal Type Fu ncti on D at a...
  • Page 109 A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L USB HOST 2 C ONN ECT OR Pin N umber S igna l Ty pe S ig nal Type Fu ncti on Pow er VC C U SB Pow er D at a D ata -...
  • Page 110 A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L AUX CON NEC TOR Currently not in use. S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s . A - 3...
  • Page 111 A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L T HI S PAG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA NK . S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s . A - 4...

  • Page 112: A P Pe N D I X B - T E R M I N O L O G Y

    A LT- 8000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL A p p en d i x B - T e r m i n o l o g y Term Description Air c raf t I nstalla tion Del ay. Feede r cab le(s) of a spe ci fic le ngth that stand ardize s the tot al distan ce fr om th e r adio a ltimete r L RU to the grou nd at tou ch- dow n.
  • Page 113 A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L Term Description D H B ug The decision height sett ing pointe r on dial type analog alti tude indicat ors. Al so know n as the DH inde x on a nalog tape indicat ors and E FIS D H Set The knob o n an analog altit ude indicato r t hat the pilot uses t o...
  • Page 114 A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L Term Description M DS Minimum D iscerna ble S ignal L evel. A te rm used t o expr ess ra dar recei v er se nsitivit y in - dB m’ s P r ofi le A se quence of le gs for m ing a simulate d fli ght p ath i .e.
  • Page 115 A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L T HI S PAG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA NK . S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s . B - 4...
  • Page 116 A LT- 8000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s . B - 5...

  • Page 117: Sel Ectable Un Its

    AL T-8 000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L In de x App endix A Operat ion ......Pin- Out T ables Inst allati on .
  • Page 118 AL T-8 000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L Testi ng Ant enna Coup ler Insta llation and Con nection 4- 4 . . . Ant enna Coup lers and I nstalla tion Kit ....Feede r C onne ct ion .
  • Page 119 As we are always seeking to improve our products, the information in this document gives only a general indication of the product capacity, performance and suitability, none of which shall form part of any contract. We reserve the right to make design changes without notice. CHINA / Beijing Tel: [+86] (10) 6539 1166 Fax: [+86] (10) 6539 1778...

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