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AUTOTUNE USER GUIDE
Motorola ASTRO® XTL™ Series
Motorola ASTRO® XTS™ Series
Freedom Communication Technologies
2002 Synergy Blvd, Suite 200
Kilgore, Texas 75662
Copyright  2015 Freedom Communication Technologies
All Rights Reserved
Printed in U.S.A.
CG-1148 Rev. C

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  • Page 1 Communications Systems Analyzer AUTOTUNE USER GUIDE Motorola ASTRO® XTL™ Series Motorola ASTRO® XTS™ Series Freedom Communication Technologies 2002 Synergy Blvd, Suite 200 Kilgore, Texas 75662 Copyright  2015 Freedom Communication Technologies All Rights Reserved Printed in U.S.A. CG-1148 Rev. C...
  • Page 2 AutoTune™ User Guide AUTOTUNE™ SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT The software license agreement governing use of the R8000 Series Communications Systems Analyzer AutoTune™ software is located in CG-1365 R8000 Series Communications Systems Analyzer Operator’s Manual. TRADEMARKS The Freedom Communication Technologies logo and Freedom Communication Technologies are registered ®...
  • Page 3 EXPORT CONTROL WARNING – Do not disclose or provide this document or item (including its contents) to non-U.S. Citizens or non-U.S. Permanent Residents, or transmit this document or item (including its contents) outside the U.S. without the written permission of Freedom Communication Technologies and required U.S. Government export approvals.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    AutoTune™ User Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ....................1 Scope ......................1 Motorola ASTRO® XTL™ Series Radio Test Setup ........2 3.1. ASTRO® XTL™ Series Test Setup ............2 3.2. ASTRO® XTL™ Series High Power Test Setup ........2 Motorola ASTRO® XTL™ Series Alignment and Test Descriptions ....4 4.1.
  • Page 5 AutoTune™ User Guide Figure 3-1. ASTRO® XTL™ Series Mid Power Test Setup Diagram ....2 Figure 3-2. ASTRO® XTL™ Series High Power Test Setup Diagram ....3 Figure 4-1. Place keyed microphone next to analyzer speaker......16 Figure 4-2. Adjust analyzer volume until about 4 kHz deviation is measured..16 Figure 5-1.
  • Page 6 AutoTune™ User Guide LIST OF TABLES Table 4-1. Analyzer Configuration for Reference Frequency ........ 4 Table 4-2. Reference Frequency alignment results ..........4 Table 4-3. Reference Frequency test results ............5 Table 4-4. Analyzer Configuration for TX Power Out ..........6 Table 4-5.
  • Page 7 AutoTune™ User Guide Table 4-20. Analyzer Configuration for P25 Tx Tests ......... 26 Table 4-21. P25 Modulation Fidelity test results ..........26 Table 4-21. P25 Symbol Deviation test results ........... 26 Table 6-19. Analyzer Configuration for Digital Sensitivity (BER) test ....27 Table 6-20.

  • Page 8: Introduction

    AutoTune. This document is restricted to radio- specific information for Motorola ASTRO® XTL™ Series and ASTRO® XTS™ Series two-way radios. Please refer to the R8000 Series Communications System Analyzer Owner’s Manual (CG-1365) for an overview and basic operating instructions for AutoTune itself.

  • Page 9: Motorola Astro® Xtl™ Series Radio Test Setup

    AutoTune™ User Guide 3. Motorola ASTRO® XTL™ Series Radio Test Setup In order to perform the test and alignment procedures, the ASTRO® XTL™ Series radio must be connected to the R8000 Communications Systems Analyzer as shown in the figure below. Use of USB radio programming cables indicated are required to perform all tests.

  • Page 10: Figure 3-2. Astro® Xtl™ Series High Power Test Setup Diagram

    AutoTune™ User Guide Figure 3-2. ASTRO® XTL™ Series High Power Test Setup Diagram...

  • Page 11: Motorola Astro® Xtl™ Series Alignment And Test Descriptions

    AutoTune™ User Guide 4. Motorola ASTRO® XTL™ Series Alignment and Test Descriptions Note: Throughout this section are references to Test Frequency. Test Frequencies are band- and mode -specific. A table of the frequencies used by each band may be found in the respective radio service manual.

  • Page 12: Table 4-3. Reference Frequency Test Results

    AutoTune™ User Guide Name Description Result Pass or Fail. Frequency Error within Max Limit, Min Limit Frequency Test Frequency Freq Error Measured frequency error Max Limit Maximum Limit (inclusive) for frequency error Min Limit Minimum Limit (inclusive) for frequency error Softpot Radio softpot which yields Freq Error Table 4-3.

  • Page 13: Tx Power Out

    AutoTune™ User Guide 4.2. TX Power Out RF Control Port Frequency Modulation Attenuation Monitor RF IN/OUT Test Frequency 40 dB Table 4-4. Analyzer Configuration for TX Power Out 4.2.1. Alignment The TX Power Out alignment is composed of two parts: Power Detection Calibration and TX Power Out.

  • Page 14: Table 4-7. Tx Power Out Test Results

    AutoTune™ User Guide 4.2.2. Test The radio is placed into Test Mode and commanded to transmit. Beginning at the lowest TX Test Frequency, the output level is measured at each TX Test Frequency and compared against test limits. The final results are written to the log file. Name Description Result...

  • Page 15: Deviation Balance

    AutoTune™ User Guide 4.3. Deviation Balance RF Control Port Frequency Modulation Attenuation Monitor RF IN/OUT Test Frequency 20 dB Table 4-8. Analyzer Configuration for Deviation Balance test, alignment 4.3.1. Alignment The radio is placed into Test Mode at the highest TX Test Frequency and commanded to transmit.

  • Page 16: Deviation Limit

    AutoTune™ User Guide 4.4. Deviation Limit RF Control Port Frequency Modulation Level Monitor RF IN/OUT Test Frequency 20 dB Table 4-11. Analyzer Configuration for Deviation Limit 4.4.1. Alignment The radio is placed into Test Mode at the highest TX Test Frequency and commanded to transmit.

  • Page 17: Distortion

    AutoTune™ User Guide 4.5. Distortion Note: This test is not supported for Motorola ASTRO® XTL™ Series High Power models. This is a test only; there is no alignment. RF Control Port Frequency Modulation Level Generate RF IN/OUT Test Freq FM, 1 kHz @ 3 kHz deviation -50 dBm Table 4-14.

  • Page 18: Sensitivity (Sinad)

    AutoTune™ User Guide 4.6. Sensitivity (SINAD) Note: This test is not supported for Motorola ASTRO® XTL™ Series High Power models. This is a test only; there is no alignment. RF Control Port Frequency Modulation Level Generate RF IN/OUT Test Freq FM, 1 kHz @ 3kHz deviation -50 dBm Table 4-16.

  • Page 19: Noise Squelch Threshold

    AutoTune™ User Guide 4.7. Noise Squelch Threshold Note: This test is not supported for Motorola ASTRO® XTL™ Series High Power models. This is a test only; there is no alignment. RF Control Port Frequency Modulation Level Generate RF IN/OUT Test Freq FM, 1 kHz @ 3kHz deviation -50 dBm Table 4-18.

  • Page 20: P25 Tx Tests

    AutoTune™ User Guide 4.8. P25 Tx Tests NOTE: This test requires an analyzer with P25 Conventional (R8-P25) test mode capability. The purpose of this procedure is to measure the radio transmitter performance at several given frequencies per the TIA/EIA 102.CAAB standard. These are tests only; there are no alignments.

  • Page 21: Digital Sensitivity (Ber)

    AutoTune™ User Guide 4.9. Digital Sensitivity (BER) NOTE: This test requires an analyzer with P25 Conventional (R8-P25) test mode capability. The purpose of this procedure is to measure the radio receiver’s Bit Error Rate at a given frequency. The TIA/EIA standard BER rate is 5%. This is a test only; there is no alignment.

  • Page 22: Ext Mic Voice Modulation

    AutoTune™ User Guide 4.10. Ext Mic Voice Modulation Note: This test is not supported for Motorola ASTRO® XTL™ Series High Power models. The purpose of this procedure is to test the ability of the radio’s external microphone audio circuit to accurately transfer the received microphone signal. RF Control Port Frequency...

  • Page 23: Figure 4-1. Place Keyed Microphone Next To Analyzer Speaker

    AutoTune™ User Guide Figure 4-1. Place keyed microphone next to analyzer speaker. Figure 4-2. Adjust analyzer volume until about 4 kHz deviation is measured.

  • Page 24: Motorola Astro® Xts™ Series Radio Test Setup

    AutoTune™ User Guide 5. Motorola ASTRO® XTS™ Series Radio Test Setup In order to perform the test and alignment procedures, the ASTRO® XTL™ Series radio must be connected to the R8000 Communications Systems Analyzer as shown in the figure below. Make certain that the radio under test is configured as described in the corresponding diagram before attempting to perform the indicated alignment or test.

  • Page 25: Motorola Astro® Xts™ Series Alignment And Test Descriptions

    AutoTune™ User Guide 6. Motorola ASTRO® XTS™ Series 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 26: Table 6-3. Reference Frequency Test Results

    AutoTune™ User Guide Name Description Result Pass or Fail. Frequency Error within Max Limit, Min Limit Frequency Test Frequency Freq Error Measured frequency error Min Limit Minimum Limit (inclusive) for frequency error Max Limit Maximum Limit (inclusive) for frequency error Softpot Radio softpot which yields Freq Error Table 6-3.

  • Page 27: Tx Power Out

    AutoTune™ User Guide 6.2. TX Power Out RF Control Port Frequency Modulation Attenuation Monitor RF IN/OUT Test Frequency 30 dB Table 6-4. Analyzer Configuration for TX Power Out 6.2.1. Alignment TX Power Out aligns the power output level of the radio. The radio is placed into Test Mode and commanded to transmit.

  • Page 28: Deviation Balance

    AutoTune™ User Guide 6.3. Deviation Balance RF Control Port Frequency Modulation Attenuation Monitor RF IN/OUT Test Frequency 30 dB Table 6-7. Analyzer Configuration for Deviation Balance test, alignment 6.3.1. Alignment The radio is placed into Test Mode at the highest TX Test Frequency and commanded to transmit.

  • Page 29: Deviation Limit

    AutoTune™ User Guide 6.4. Deviation Limit RF Control Port Frequency Modulation Level Monitor RF IN/OUT Test Frequency 30 dB Table 6-10. Analyzer Configuration for Deviation Limit 6.4.1. Alignment The radio is placed into Test Mode at the highest TX Test Frequency and commanded to transmit.

  • Page 30: Distortion

    AutoTune™ User Guide 6.5. Distortion This is a test only; there is no alignment. RF Control Port Frequency Modulation Level Generate RF IN/OUT Test Freq FM, 1 kHz @ 3 kHz deviation -50 dBm Table 6-13. Analyzer Configuration for Distortion Test 6.5.1.

  • Page 31: Sensitivity (Sinad)

    AutoTune™ User Guide 6.6. Sensitivity (SINAD) This is a test only; there is no alignment. RF Control Port Frequency Modulation Level Generate RF IN/OUT Test Freq FM, 1 kHz @ 3kHz deviation -50 dBm Table 6-15. Analyzer Configuration for Sensitivity (SINAD) test 6.6.1.

  • Page 32: Noise Squelch Threshold

    AutoTune™ User Guide 6.7. Noise Squelch Threshold This is a test only; there is no alignment. RF Control Port Frequency Modulation Level Generate RF IN/OUT Test Freq FM, 1 kHz @ 3kHz deviation -50 dBm Table 6-17. Analyzer Configuration for Noise Squelch Threshold test 6.7.1.

  • Page 33: P25 Tx Tests

    AutoTune™ User Guide 6.8. P25 Tx Tests NOTE: This test requires an analyzer with P25 Conventional (R8-P25) test mode capability. The purpose of this procedure is to measure the radio transmitter performance at several given frequencies per the TIA/EIA 102.CAAB standard. These are tests only; there are no alignments.

  • Page 34: Digital Sensitivity (Ber)

    AutoTune™ User Guide 6.9. Digital Sensitivity (BER) NOTE: This test requires an analyzer with P25 Conventional test mode capability. The purpose of this procedure is to measure the radio receiver’s Bit Error Rate at a given frequency. The TIA/EIA standard BER rate is 5%. This is a test only; there is no alignment.

  • Page 35: Internal Voice Modulation

    AutoTune™ User Guide 6.10. Internal Voice Modulation The purpose of this procedure is to test the ability of the radio’s internal microphone audio circuit to accurately transfer the received signal. RF Control Port Frequency Modulation Attenuation Monitor RF IN/OUT Test Frequency 40 dB Table 6-24.

  • Page 36: Figure 6-2. Adjust Analyzer Volume Until About 4 Khz Deviation Is Measured

    AutoTune™ User Guide Figure 6-2. Adjust analyzer volume until about 4 kHz deviation is measured.

  • Page 37: External Voice Modulation

    AutoTune™ User Guide 6.11. External Voice Modulation The purpose of this procedure is to test the ability of an external microphone attached to the radio to effectively transfer the received signal. RF Control Port Frequency Modulation Attenuation Monitor RF IN/OUT Test Frequency 40 dB Table 6-26.

  • Page 38: Basic Troubleshooting

    AutoTune™ User Guide 7. Basic Troubleshooting Symptom Possible Cause(s) Possible Solution(s) Radio repeatedly fails Serial link corruption Retry communicating with the communication radio after each of the following initialization. steps:  Power cycle the radio.  Restart the analyzer. Radio won’t power up. Loose HKN6163_ Verify cable connection is OK.

  • Page 39: Support Information

    AutoTune™ User Guide 8. Support Information 8.1. Technical Support Telephone/Fax: 844.903.7333 Email: service@freedomcte.com Web: freedomcte.com/service-support/ 8.2. Sales Support Telephone/Fax: 844.903.7333 Email: sales@freedomcte.com Web: freedomcte.com/sales/...

  • Page 40: References

    AutoTune™ User Guide 9. References Motorola, Inc. ASTRO® Digital XTL™ 5000 VHF/UHF Range 1/UHF Range 2/700-800 MHz Mobile Radio Basic Service Manual, REV A. Schaumburg: Motorola, Inc., IL. Motorola Online Resource Center. Motorola, Inc., 19 Jan. 2007. Web. 27 July 2009.
  • Page 41 AutoTune™ User Guide Motorola, Inc. ASTRO® XTS™ 5000 VHF/UHF Range 1/UHF Range 2/700–800 MHz Digital Portable Radios Basic Service Manual, REV E. Schaumburg: Motorola, Inc., IL. Motorola Online Resource Center. Motorola, Inc., 29 Dec. 2009. Web. 27 July 2011. <https://businessonline.motorola.com/DOCS/US/ProductInformation_Manuals_T wo-WayPortable_ASTRODigitalXTS5000-PortableRadio/6881094C28_E_ XTS5000_BSM_print.pdf>.

  • Page 42: Appendix A. Test Limits

    However, if extenuating circumstances cause a need to modify the limits this is accommodated by AutoTune. Refer to the R8000 Series Communications System Analyzer Owner’s Manual (CG-1365) for modification instructions. The following tables list the default test limits for each radio model supported by...
  • Page 43 AutoTune™ User Guide Section Test Name Limit Default Value Reference Frequency Reference Frequency Min: -435 Hz XTL 1500 VHF Max: 435 Hz Reference Frequency Min: -940 Hz XTL 1500 UHF1 Max: 940 Hz Reference Frequency Min: -1040 Hz XTL 1500 UHF2 Max: 1040 Hz Reference Frequency Min: -1305 Hz...

  • Page 44: Table A-1. Default Motorola Astro® Xtl™ Series Limits

    AutoTune™ User Guide Channel 10 Max=48 W TX Power 700- Min=31.5 W 800MHz Channel 1-5 Max=34.7 W TX Power 700- Min=36.6 W 800MHz Channel 6-10 Max=40.5 W TX Power 900MHz Min=31.5 W Max=34.7 W Deviation Balance Deviation Balance Max=1.5 % Deviation Limit Deviation Limit Min=2.785 kHz...
  • Page 45 AutoTune™ User Guide Section Test Name Limit Default Value Reference Frequency Reference Frequency Min: -348 Hz XTS 5000 VHF Max: 348 Hz Reference Frequency Min: -940 Hz XTS 5000 UHF1 Max: 940 Hz Reference Frequency Min: -1040 Hz XTS 5000 UHF2 Max: 1040 Hz Reference Frequency Min: -1305 Hz...

  • Page 46: Table A-2. Default Motorola Astro® Xts™ Series Limits

    AutoTune™ User Guide Sensitivity 700- Max=-116 dBm 800MHz Sensitivity 900MHz Max=-116 dBm Noise Squelch Noise Squelch -119 dBm Threshold P25 Tx Tests Modulation Fidelity Max=5% Symbol Deviation Min=1620 Hz Max=1980 Hz Digital Sensitivity BER VHF Max=-116 dBm (BER) BER UHF1 Max=-116 dBm BER UHF2 Max=-116 dBm...

  • Page 47: Appendix B. Sample Test Result Report

    Result Frequency Deviation Min Limit Max Limit ------ --------- --------- --------- --------- Pass 762.0125 MHz 4.149 kHz 3.800 kHz 5.000 kHz Tests performed by AutoTune - © 2011 Freedom Communication Technologies. All Rights Reserved. Figure B-1. Sample Test Result Report...

  • Page 48: Appendix C. Revision History

    AutoTune™ User Guide APPENDIX C. Revision History 1.18 Updates – Rev B L. Shirey 1/9/15 M. Mullins 1/9/15 14440 Original Release – Rev A B. Tanner 9/30/11 M. Mullins 9/30/11 11025 Rev. No/change Revised By Date Approved By Date ECO#...

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