Freedom Harris XL-200 User Manual

R8000 series, communications system analyzer
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R8000 SERIES
COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM ANALYZER
AUTOTUNE USER GUIDE
Harris XL-200 Portable
Freedom Communication Technologies
2002 Synergy Blvd, Suite 200
Kilgore, Texas 75662
Copyright  2017 Freedom Communication Technologies
All Rights Reserved
Printed in U.S.A.
FCT-1201A

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  • Page 1 R8000 SERIES COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM ANALYZER AUTOTUNE USER GUIDE Harris XL-200 Portable Freedom Communication Technologies 2002 Synergy Blvd, Suite 200 Kilgore, Texas 75662 Copyright  2017 Freedom Communication Technologies All Rights Reserved Printed in U.S.A. FCT-1201A...
  • Page 2 Harris XL-200 Portable Series AutoTune™ User Guide AUTOTUNE™ SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT The software license agreement governing use of the R8000 Series Communications System Analyzer AutoTune™ software is located in FCT-1365 R8000 Series Communications System Analyzer Operator’s Manual. CREDITS The Freedom Communication Technologies logo and Freedom Communication Technologies are registered ®...
  • Page 3 Harris XL-200 Portable Series AutoTune™ User Guide THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    4.3. Supported models ..................1 Harris XL-200 Portable Radio Test Setup ............1 5.1. XL-200 Portable Test Setup ..............1 Harris XL-200 Portable Alignment and Test Descriptions ......2 6.1. Synthesizer Performance Test ..............2 6.2. TCXO Frequency ..................3 6.3.
  • Page 5: List Of Figures

    Harris XL-200 Portable Series AutoTune™ User Guide LIST OF FIGURES Figure 5-1. XL-200 Portable Test Setup Diagram ..........1 Figure B-1. Sample Test Result Report ............B-2...
  • Page 6 Table 6-19. Analyzer Configuration for P25 Phase 2 Rx Sensitivity (TDMA) test11 Table 6-20. P25 Phase 2 Rx Sensitivity (TDMA) test results ......11 Table 6-21. Harris XL-200 Portable Series Troubleshooting Chart ..... 12 Table A-1. Default Harris XL-200 Portable Limits ..........A-2...
  • Page 7: Introduction

    The radio must have a conventional channel selected before AutoTune servicing begins. A trunked channel if selected is known to cause radio communication initialization failures. 4.3. Supported models The following Harris XL-200 series models are supported by AutoTune: • XL-200P...
  • Page 8: Harris Xl-200 Portable Radio Test Setup

    Harris XL-200 Portable Series AutoTune™ User Guide 5. Harris XL-200 Portable Radio Test Setup In order to perform the test and alignment procedures, the XL-200 Portable radio must be connected to the R8000 Communications System Analyzer as shown in the figure below.
  • Page 9: Harris Xl-200 Portable Alignment And Test Descriptions

    Harris XL-200 Portable Series AutoTune™ User Guide 6. Harris XL-200 Portable Alignment and Test Descriptions Note: Throughout this section are references to Test Frequency that are band and mode specific. A table of the frequencies used by each band may be found in the respective radio service manual.
  • Page 10: Tcxo Frequency

    Harris XL-200 Portable Series AutoTune™ User Guide 6.2. TCXO Frequency RF Control Port Frequency Modulation Output Level / Attenuation Generate RF IN/OUT Test Frequency FM -70 dBm Monitor RF IN/OUT Test Frequency FM 30 dB Table 6-2. Analyzer Configuration for TCXO Frequency 6.2.1.
  • Page 11: Rssi

    Harris XL-200 Portable Series AutoTune™ User Guide 6.3. RSSI RF Control Port Frequency Modulation Output Level / Attenuation Generate RF IN/OUT Test Freq None -95 dBm Table 6-5. Analyzer Configuration for RSSI 6.3.1. Alignment The radio is placed into Test Mode at the first Rx Test Frequency, and the analyzer is set to generate as listed in Table 6-5.
  • Page 12: Table 6-7. Rssi Test Results

    Harris XL-200 Portable Series AutoTune™ User Guide Name Description Result Pass or Fail. Frequency Error within Max Limit, Min Limit. Frequency Test Frequency RSSI Intrf Measured RSSI level to check for interference with no RF signal RSSI Measured RSSI level...
  • Page 13: Tx Power

    Harris XL-200 Portable Series AutoTune™ User Guide 6.4. TX Power Port Frequency Modulation Attenuation Control Monitor RF IN/OUT Test Frequency 40 dB Table 6-8. Analyzer Configuration for TX Power 6.4.1. Test The radio is commanded to transmit. Beginning at the first Tx Test Frequency, the output level is measured at each TX Test Frequency, for Low and High Power, and compared to the test limits.
  • Page 14: Tx Ctcss/Cdcss Modulation And Composite Deviation

    Harris XL-200 Portable Series AutoTune™ User Guide 6.5. Tx CTCSS/CDCSS Modulation and Composite Deviation The Tx CTCSS/CDCSS Modulation test measures the radio’s CTCSS or CDCSS deviation levels and tone or code accuracy for each test frequency. Port Frequency Modulation Attenuation Dev Avg...
  • Page 15: Table 6-12. Analyzer Configuration For P25 Phase 1 Tx Tests (C4Fm)

    Harris XL-200 Portable Series AutoTune™ User Guide 6.6. P25 Phase 1 Tx Tests (C4FM) The Tx P25 Phase 1 Tx Tests (C4FM) measures the radio’s P25 Phase 1 C4FM modulation fidelity level and symbol deviation at multiply test frequencies with a random pattern.
  • Page 16: P25 Phase 1 Tx Deviation (C4Fm) Test

    Harris XL-200 Portable Series AutoTune™ User Guide 6.7. P25 Phase 1 Tx Deviation (C4FM) Test The Tx P25 Phase 1 Tx Deviation (C4FM) test measures the radio’s P25 Phase 1 C4FM deviation level at specific test frequencies for both High and Low Patterns.
  • Page 17: P25 Phase 1 Rx Sensitivity (C4Fm) Test

    Harris XL-200 Portable Series AutoTune™ User Guide 6.8. P25 Phase 1 Rx Sensitivity (C4FM) Test The P25 Phase 1 Rx Sensitivity (C4FM) test measures the radio’s P25 Phase 1 C4FM sensitivity level at several Rx test frequencies. Port Frequency Modulation Output Level...
  • Page 18: P25 Phase 2 Rx Sensitivity (Tdma) Test

    Harris XL-200 Portable Series AutoTune™ User Guide 6.9. P25 Phase 2 Rx Sensitivity (TDMA) Test The P25 Phase 2 Rx Sensitivity (TDMA) test measures the radio’s P25 Phase 2 TDMA sensitivity level at several Rx test frequencies. Port Frequency Modulation Output Level...
  • Page 19: Basic Troubleshooting

    1.5 dB of loss is expected at 1 GHz, enter “-0.5 dB” as the 100 MHz loss value and – “1.5 dB” as the 1 GHz loss value. Cable losses are entered as negative values. Table 6-21. Harris XL-200 Portable Series Troubleshooting Chart...
  • Page 20: Support Information

    Harris XL-200 Portable Series AutoTune™ User Guide 7. Support Information 7.1. Technical Support Telephone/Fax: 903.985.8999 Email: service@freedomcte.com Web: http://freedomcte.com/support/ 7.2. Sales Telephone/Fax: 903.985.8999 Email: sales@freedomcte.com Web: http://freedomcte.com/sales/...
  • Page 21: Appendix A. Test Limits

    AutoTune. Refer to the R8000 Series Communications System Analyzer Owner’s Manual (FCT- 1365) for modification instructions. The following tables list the default test limits for Harris XL-200 Portable radio model supported by AutoTune.
  • Page 22: Table A-1. Default Harris Xl-200 Portable Limits

    Harris XL-200 Portable Series AutoTune™ User Guide Section Test Name Limit Default Value TCXO Frequency Reference Oscillator Align Min = -0.05 ppm Max = 0.05 ppm Reference Oscillator Test Min = -0.4 ppm Max = 0.4 ppm RSSI RSSI Align Min = -3.0 dBm...
  • Page 23: Appendix B. Sample Test Result Report

    Harris XL-200 Portable Series AutoTune™ User Guide APPENDIX B. Sample Test Result Report Note: Results shown below are representative of actual results. Actual results and report format may vary. ================================================================================= Test Result Report ================================================================================= Model #: Harris XL-200 Portable Date/Time:...
  • Page 24 Pass 851.0000 MHz 1.157 % 0.0 % 5.1 % Pass 861.0000 MHz 1.720 % 0.0 % 5.1 % Tests performed by AutoTune © 2017 Freedom Communication Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. APP Version 2.3.3.310 Figure B-1. Sample Test Result Report...
  • Page 25: Appendix C. Revision History

    Harris XL-200 Portable Series AutoTune™ User Guide APPENDIX C. Revision History A – Original Release M. Hammer W.Black 12/17/17 0160 Revision – Change Requested By Approved By Rel. Date ECO#...

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