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Aeroflex 3901 Operation Manual

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3900 Series
Digital Radio Test Set
Operation Manual
1002-4400-2P0
Issue-10
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  • Page 1 3900 Series Digital Radio Test Set Operation Manual 1002-4400-2P0 Issue-10 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.
  • Page 2 3900 Serie s Digi tal Ra dio Test Set O p e ra t i o n M a n u a l PU BL ISH ED B Y Aer ofle x CO P YR IG HT © Aer ofle x 2007 All rig hts r eserved .
  • Page 3 N o m en c l at u r e S ta te m e n t The 3901, 3902 and 3920 D igit al R adio Test Set is t he of ficial nomencla ture for th e te st set s curr ently i ncluded in t he 3900 Digi tal R adio Te st Set Ser ies.
  • Page 4 P r e f a c e T HI S P AG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA N K. Subject to Export Control, see Cover Page for details.
  • Page 5 Service Upon Receipt of Material U n pa ck i n g Spe ci al desi gn packin g mate rial inside the shipping conta iner provi de maximum p rot ection for the Test Set . Avoid damagin g the shippi ng cont ainer and packing mater ial w hen unpacking equip me nt; if necessary the shipping conta iner and p acking mat eria l can be r eused t o ship the Test Set .
  • Page 6 S e r v i c e U p o n R e c e i p t C h ec ki n g U n p ac ke d E q u i p m e n t Inspect equi pment for possible damage incur red durin g shipmen t. If Test Set had been damaged , rep ort the damage to A ero flex C usto me r S ervice .
  • Page 7 Prec au tio n s S A F E T Y F I R S T - T O A L L O P E R A T I O N S P E R S O N N E L G e n e r a l C o nd i t i o n s o f U s 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 8 P r e c a u t i o n s S A F E T Y F I R S T - T O A L L O P E R A T I O N S P E R S O N N E L ( c o n t ) E q u i p m e n t G r o u n di ng P r o te ct i o n Impr oper grou nding of e quipment can result in electr ical sho c k.
  • Page 9 P r e c a u t i o n s D e f i n it io n o f Ins t a l la t i o n Ca te gorie s ( re f I E C 6 6 4-1 ): C AT I C ir cuits t hat are prot ected by devi ce s limiti ng t ransien t ove rvolta ges t o a l ow l evel, e.g.
  • Page 10 P r e c a u t i o n s Lithium A Lithiu m batt ery is used in t his equ ipment. Lith ium is a toxic substance so t he bat ter y shoul d in no cir cumstances be cr ushed, inciner ated or disposed of in nor mal w aste .

  • Page 11: Table Of Contents

    T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s Chapter 1 General Information In t ro d u c t ion ..........1-1 Te st S et Fe at u re s .
  • Page 12 Tab le o f C ont ent s Chapter 2 (cont) R o ut i ne S af et y T es t in g a nd In sp ec t io n ......2-11 V is ua l Ins pe ct io n .
  • Page 13 Tab le o f C ont ent s Chapter 3 (cont) Re c ei ve r a nd Tr an sm itte r Te s t ing ....... . . 3-57 O ne P ort Du plex .
  • Page 14 Tab le o f C ont ent s Chapter 5 (cont) Au d io Fr eq ue n cy / Lev e l / Di st o rt i o n T e st ......5-13 D em o d Fre qu enc y / Le v el / D is t o r t io n T es t .
  • Page 15 Tab le o f C ont ent s Chapter 7 Radio Test Instruments Ch a n n el A na ly z er ..........7-1 Accessing the Ch annel Analyzer .
  • Page 16 Tab le o f C ont ent s Chapter 8 Analog Duplex System Int ro d uc t ion ..........8-1 Ac c es si ng An al og Dup le x S ys t e m .
  • Page 17 Tab le o f C ont ent s Appendix A Shipping Test Set Re pa ck i ng f o r S h i ppi ng ......... A-1 Re tur n Auth or iz a t ion .
  • Page 18 Tab le o f C ont ent s Appendix C Fuse Replacement Instructions ....... . .C-1 Appendix D Abbreviations.

  • Page 19: General Information

    Cha pte r 1 Genera l Informa tion In t r o du ct i on The 3900 Ser ies of Test Set s pr ovides a plat for m for test ing Mob ile an d Fixe d R adio Communica tions equipme nt.

  • Page 20: Opti Ona L Te St Sys T E Ms A Nd Func Ti Ons

    G ener al Inf orm atio n O p ti on a l T e st S y st em s an d F u nc t io n s The 3900 Ser ies pr ovides va rious optio nal t est syst em s and functi ons th at a llow user s to configu re t he Test Set to meet a var iety o f t esting requ irement s.

  • Page 21: T Est S Et U P

    G ener al Inf orm atio n T est S et u p The 3900 is suita ble f or perf orming rad io system measure me nts on high per forman ce equi pment in resea rch a nd deve lopment envir onments as w ell a s in p roduct ion a nd maint enance facili ties. R efer to Cha pter 2, Inst allati on R equir ements , f or pow er r equir ements and co ntr ol system infor m ation and...
  • Page 22 G ener al Inf orm atio n T HI S P AG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA N K. 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 . 1 -4...

  • Page 23: Installation

    Cha pte r 2 I ns t a l la t io n In t r o du ct i on This chapter descr ibes t he f ollow ing: Pr epar ing t he 390 0 fo r f irst time use. Che cking t he 390 0 w hen i t has been used un der unknow n cond itions, fo r exa mp le, w hen a T est Set is u s ed by se veral techni cians.

  • Page 24: Po Wer Re Qu I Rem En T S

    In stal lat ion Po wer Re qu i rem en t s Cl as s I Po we r Cor ds (3 -c or e) G en e r al To co nnect the Test Set to a C lass II ( ungro unded) 2- termi nal socket out let, fit the pow er cord wit h eit her a 3-p in C lass I plug used in conj unction wit h an a dapter incor por ating a gro und w ire, or fit the pow er co rd w ith a C lass I I p lug con tainin g an integ ral groun d w ire.
  • Page 25 In stal lat ion B r i ti sh The UK lead is f itte d w ith a n A STA appr oved mo lded plug con for mi ng to BS 136 3. A repla c eable 13 A fuse confor ming to B S 1362 i s conta ined w ith in t he plu g. This f use is only designe d to pro tect the lead a sse mb ly.
  • Page 26 In stal lat ion Continental Europe EARTH NEUTRAL LIVE EARTH F ig. 2 -4 Co ntinen tal Eur ope C lass I Po wer C ord C oun tr y IE X 32 0 P lug Type Aer of lex PN Eur ope Str aight th rough 2 3422/0 06...

  • Page 27: P O W E Ri N G Do W N

    In stal lat ion Es p a ñ o l El cab le de ali me ntación tipo E urop eo Co ntinen tal disp one de un a clavija C 4 nor malizada I EC 83 (C EE 7/ 7) que per mi te su ut ilización tan to en b ases de enchu fe con t oma d e t ierr a macho ( tipo C 3b) o con toma de tier ra median te contact os la ter ales (tip o C 2b) que, en est e úl timo caso, suele denomin arse “Schu ko”.

  • Page 28: Ac C Es So Ry Conn Ec Tor S

    In stal lat ion Ac ce sso ry C o nn ec t or s M I C / AC C C o n n ec to r The MIC/ AC C Con nector is a n 8 p in D IN conne ct ion wit h ri ng-lo ck. Fig.

  • Page 29: Ser Ial Conn Ector

    In stal lat ion GPIB C onnect or p in fu nctions are as f ollow s: P in N umb er Func tio n P in N umb er Fun ctio n Dat a I/ O 1 Dat a I/ O 5 Dat a I/ O 2 Dat a I/ O 6 Dat a I/ O 3...

  • Page 30: Par Allel Co Nnector

    In stal lat ion P a r al l e l C o n n ec to r The P ara llel C onnect or ha s a 25- way D -t ype socket mo unted o n the rear panel. R efer to Fi g. 2- 8 for pin location s.

  • Page 31: Et Herne T An D U Sb Con Nector S

    In stal lat ion E t h er n e t a n d US B C o nn e ct o r s The Eth ernet and US B connecti ons pr ovide a stan dard Base T R J45 a nd t wo standar d U SB connect ors.

  • Page 32: Ps /2 I Nter Face Con Nector S

    In stal lat ion P S / 2 I n t er f ac e C o n n e ct or s The pin-o uts f or the dual P S/ 2 mouse and ke yb oard connect ors a re sh own in F ig. 2-11. T he keyboar d can only b e conne ct ed t o t he low er PS /2 connector .

  • Page 33: R O Ut I Ne S Af Et Y T Es T In G A Nd In Sp Ec T Io N

    In stal lat ion Test Con nector pin types are as fo llow s: Pi n N umbe r S igna l Ty pe Pi n N umbe r S igna l Ty pe Digi tal I n 1 Dig ital Ou t 1 Digi tal I n 2 Dig ital Ou t 2 Digi tal I n 3...
  • Page 34 In stal lat ion E a r th B o n d i n g T es ts Ear th bonding test s should be p erf ormed using a 25 A ( 12 V maximum o pen cir cuit voltag e) D C source .

  • Page 35: Test Set Operation

    Cha pte r 3 T es t S e t O pe ra ti o n In t r o du ct i on Unl ess specif ically men tioned , t his chapt er ref ers t o loca l oper atio n of a 39 00 conf igur ed w ith facto ry defa ult se tting s.

  • Page 36: Fr Ont P Ane L C On T R Ol S An D C On Ne C T Or S

    T est Set Oper ati on F r on t P an el Co n t r o ls an d C on n ec t ors Fig. 3-2 39 01/390 2 Fr ont Pane l C onnecto rs Fi g. 3- 3 3920 Fron t P anel Conn ector s R efer t o N umer ic al R efe ren ce C har ts fo r c onne ctor cr os s-r efer en ce.
  • Page 37 T est Set Oper ati on N u m er i c al R e f er e n ce C h a r t s F r o n t P an e l C o n n ec t o r s N umer ica l Fr on t P anel C onne ctor s Pag e...
  • Page 38 T est Set Oper ati on R E T U R N Ke y Ret urn s the soft key me nu ba ck one level fr om a so ft key sub- menu. E ach p ress of t he R E TUR N key moves back th rough one level.
  • Page 39 T est Set Oper ati on S E L E C T K ey When a menu item is high lighte d, i ndicated by w hit e text on a r aised e ffect tit le, pressing SE LEC T a ctivate s that it em. When a set tings box is highlig hted, indica ted b y a R ED ou tline to the b ox, pr essing SE LEC T...
  • Page 40 T est Set Oper ati on B KS P ( B A C KS P A C E ) K ey When a nume ric en try box or a text box is selected for edit ing, this key del etes t he cha racte r or digit to the left of the positio n indi cator .
  • Page 41 T est Set Oper ati on D i sp l a y H O LD K e y The Hold Ke y fr eezes t he disp lay to allow t he user t o capt ure and save the curr ent screen display.
  • Page 42 T est Set Oper ati on RF I n pu t a nd O ut p u t Co n ne ct o r s The rout ing o f sign als w ithin the Test Set to and from the RF input and outpu t con nector s is contr olled fr om the selecte d Test S yst em.
  • Page 43 T est Set Oper ati on M I C / AC C C o n n ec to r The Micropho ne an d accessor y connect or is an 8 pin DI N connecti on w ith ring- lock. This conne ctor pr ovides EX T MOD inpu t (alt er na tive to A UD IO IN 2 /EX T MOD BN C) and DE MOD OUT (ana log syste m ).

  • Page 44: Re A R P An El C Ont R Ol S An D C O Nne C T Or S

    T est Set Oper ati on Re ar P an e l C o nt r o ls a nd Co n ne ct o r s F ig. 3-5 3900 Ser ies R ear Pa nel C onne ct ors Nume rical ref erence s are show n in pare nthesis (nn) .
  • Page 45 T est Set Oper ati on A C P o w e r C o n n ec to r The AC Po wer C onnect or a cce pts an IE C 320 con nector . Ref er to A ppend ix B, 390 0 Pl atfo rm Spe ci ficati ons fo r t he r equir ed suppl y voltag e, f reque ncy and powe r consu mp tion specificat ions.
  • Page 46 The Keyboa rd Inter face Con nector is a stan dard PS /2 co nnection . A S tand ard PS /2 keybo ard can be used as an alter nati v e to the fro nt p anel d ata e ntr y keys. Only appl ies to 3901 /3902.
  • Page 47 T est Set Oper ati on V G A Mo n i t o r O u t pu t C o n n ec to r This conne ctor is a stan dard V GA style, 15 w ay, D -t yp e connectio n that al lows a V GA mo nitor or video proje ctor to duplicat e th e Test S et’s scr een d isplay.

  • Page 48: Di Sp La Y La Yo Ut

    T est Set Oper ati on Di sp la y La yo u t Disp lay layou t is define d by t he cur ren t ope rat ing syste m and sh ows e ither a si ngle T ile o f fi xed size, or a Tile or g roup of Ti les tha t can be minimized or maxi mi zed.

  • Page 49: Maximized A Nd Minimi Ze D V Iews

    T est Set Oper ati on M ax i m i z e d an d M i n i m i z e d V i e w s Sel ect t he Maximize/ M inimize symbol on the T ile’s me nu bar t o maximize or min imize a Tile. T o change the maximize/min imize sta te o f t he act ive T ile, navigat e t o th e maximize/ m inimize b utto n and pre ss the SE LEC T K ey...

  • Page 50: Float Ing Me Nus

    T est Set Oper ati on F l o at i n g Me n u s Float ing me nus ar e disp layed by using the T ES T K C O NF IG K ey UT ILS Key , or by r ight clicking wit h a mo use on the display field.

  • Page 51: Con Figur Ing Scre Ens

    T est Set Oper ati on C o nf i g u r i n g S c r ee n s Ther e ar e var ious co nfigur atio n fu nctions that must be def ined when using the Test Set . These funct ions ar e a cce sse d by u sing t he C O NFI G Key to o pen t he C onf igurat ion me nu.
  • Page 52 T est Set Oper ati on Ti ck Boxe s Tick boxes a re used to ena ble or disable va rious p aramet ric opt ions. When a t ick appea rs in t he box t he opt ion i s enabl ed, i f th e box i s empty it is disabled . T he st ate i s changed by f ocusing o n the box an d pr essing t he S ELE CT Ke y , or by cl icking on the tick box w ith a mouse.
  • Page 53 T est Set Oper ati on D a t a F i e ld s B a ck g r o u n d C o l o r The backgro und col or o f t he dat a f ield p rovides infor m atio n re lating to the state of the measure m ent.
  • Page 54 T est Set Oper ati on N u m er i c O u t p u t F i el d T h e a n n o t a t e d i l l u s t r a t i o n i n F i g . 3 - 1 5 p r o v i d e s a n e x a m p l e o f a n u m e r i c o u t p u t f i e ld o n a T E T R A M S S y s t e m T i l e .

  • Page 55: Sof T K Eys

    T est Set Oper ati on S o f t K e y s Ther e ar e six sof t keys located on t he fr ont panel of t he 39 00. A sof t key is active only w hen a labe l is show n a djacent to it.
  • Page 56 T est Set Oper ati on Grou ped Soft Keys Some soft keys are gro uped t ogeth er a nd fu nction inter depend ently. A dar k vert ical bar bet wee n tw o sof t keys indicate s that th ey ar e linke d. When one of a pair of linked so ft keys is sele cted the te xt o n t he selecte d sof t key appear s cap italized an d t he text backgr ound of t he selected key changes to a gold bar .

  • Page 57: Test, Co Nfi G A Nd Ut Ils Func Ti Ons

    T est Set Oper ati on T E S T , C O N FI G a nd U T IL S Fu n ct io n s The 3900 has th ree primar y fu nctional modes of op erat ion: Test, C onfigu rat ion an d U tilit ies. These funct ions ar e sel ected by pr essing t he de sired funct ion key on t he f ront pane l.

  • Page 58: Co N Fig ( Co Nfigur Atio N)

    T est Set Oper ati on C o n f i g u r i n g t h e D i spl a y When the Test Set is in CO N FIG Mo de, p aramet ers and f unction s are accessed and con figur ed fr om the user inte rface .

  • Page 59: Ut Ils (U Tili Ties)

    T est Set Oper ati on U T I L S ( Ut i l i t i e s ) The Ut ilitie s funct ion p rovides access to gene ral Test Set funct ions. The se fun ctions are not specifi c to a par ticula r syst em.

  • Page 60: User C Alibr Atio N Tile

    T est Set Oper ati on U s e r C a l i b r a t i o n T i l e The 3900 Test Set RF R eceiver has sever al temper atur e sensit ive compo nents that monito r envir onmenta l t emper atur e.

  • Page 61: Er Ror List Tile

    T est Set Oper ati on E r r o r L i s t T i l e Scr een d isplays a list of t he la st r eceived e rro rs. R efer to Appe ndix G Er ror Messages for a descri ption of err or messa ges.

  • Page 62: St Ore/ Recal L Til E

    T est Set Oper ati on S t o r e / R e c a l l T i l e The Sto re/R ecall funct ion sa ves the Test Set ’s cur rent sett ings i n a file that can b e re called for late r use .
  • Page 63 T est Set Oper ati on So ft Ke y De fi ni ti ons [Re st ore Fa cto ry Def aul ts ] S oft Ke y Reca lls th e fa ct ory defau lts f or a ll par amete rs an d sett ings f or all T est S et syst ems. [Re ca l l ] Sof t K ey Reca lls set tings for selecte d fil e.
  • Page 64 T est Set Oper ati on M a n ag i n g F i l es C r ea t i n g a S e t t i n g s F i l e Sel ect S tor e/ Reca ll f rom the UTI LS me nu. Sel ect [ New S tor e] S oft Key Ent er the filena me in T itle bar and comme nts ( if desired ) i n C omme nt f ield.
  • Page 65 T est Set Oper ati on R e ca ll i n g S et t i n g s To recall a sto red setti ngs fi le: Sel ect S tor e/ Reca ll f rom the UTI LS me nu. Sel ect de si red file fro m list and p ress [ Recal l] S oft Ke y to initia te r ecall proced ure.
  • Page 66 T est Set Oper ati on F i l e M a n ag e m en t T i l e The File Management Til e allo ws u sers t o: Expor t files from Test Set to a U SB memory stick ( jump d rive) or flop py dr ive. Impor t f iles f rom a U SB memory st ick ( jump dr ive) or flopp y dri ve to the Test Set .
  • Page 67 T est Set Oper ati on F i le M a n ag e m en t T il e L a y o u t and N av ig a t i o n The File Management Til e is d ivided into two sectio ns: t he le ft si de of the Tile displays Inte rnal Dr ive da ta;...
  • Page 68 T est Set Oper ati on F i el d / S o f t K ey D ef in i t io n s Drive Dire ct ory The infor m ation bar located under th e Int erna l and Exter nal Dr ive dr op-do wn me nu fi elds displ ay the dire ctory headin g of the file curr ently selecte d.
  • Page 69 T est Set Oper ati on M a n ag i n g F i l es C o p y ing F i l e s t o T e st S e t To import a f ile t o th e Te st S et: Pow er on T est S et.
  • Page 70 T est Set Oper ati on Sel ect f ile(s) to be co pied f rom US B a nd pr ess [F ile C opy] Sof t K ey. Fig. 3- 32 F ile Man agement Tile - File Select ed t o C opy Impor ted file( s) now appear s in data fiel d (r efer t o Fig .
  • Page 71 T est Set Oper ati on C o p y ing F i l e s f r o m T es t S et To co py fil es fr om Te st S et: Pow er on T est S et. Pr ess U TILS K ey to access t he U TILS Fl oating Menu.

  • Page 72: Time & D Ate Tile

    T est Set Oper ati on Sel ect fi le to be copie d fr om Test Set to U S B devi ce and p ress t he [F ile C opy] S oft Key . Fil e appea rs und er the U S B:/ D irecto ry w hen copy is complete (r efer to Fig. 3- 33). Fig.

  • Page 73: Keybo Ard & Mou Se Til E

    T est Set Oper ati on K ey b oa r d & M o u se T i l e The Keyboa rd & Mouse Tile a llow s users to cust omize per for m ance of a keyb oard and/o r mouse that is conn ected to t he T est S et.

  • Page 74: Remo Te T Ile

    T est Set Oper ati on R em o t e T i l e The R emote Tile all ows user s to set the r emote so urce fo r accessing the Te st Set using an exter nal contr oller .
  • Page 75 T est Set Oper ati on Ac ce ss Tes t S et v i a E ther ne t Conn ect i on ( RCI Op er at i on ) To access Test Se t via Eth ernet C onnect ion: Co nfigur e T est S et for netw or k access ( ref er t o N etw ork Tile R emote Sour ce...

  • Page 76: Pr Inter C Onfig Urat Ion T Ile

    T est Set Oper ati on P r i n t er C o n f i g ur a ti on T i l e The 3900 Test Set suppor ts a larg e select ion o f lase r, ink jet and dot matr ix pr inter s. Use the Pri nter Con figur atio n Til e dr op-do wn menus t o select the make an d model of print er.

  • Page 77: Net Wo Rk T Ile

    T est Set Oper ati on N et w o r k Ti l e The Net wor k Ti le allo ws va rious oper ating para m eter s to be set w hich ar e r equir ed t o conne ct t he Test Set to a ne two rk ( LAN ).
  • Page 78 T est Set Oper ati on [Ne tw orki ng] S oft K ey Ena bles/D isables netw ork access. When Enab led, the Test Set can b e conf igure d to be accessed f rom a re mote l ocation . [DHC P] S oft K ey Sel ects man ner in w hich the net wor k access is conf igur ed.

  • Page 79: Fre Quency R Efe Rence Tile

    T est Set Oper ati on F r eq u e nc y Re fe r en c e T i l e Allo ws the T est Set to be locked t o the int ernal f requ ency standar d or t o u se an exter nal signal f rom the Ext Ref I/ O connect ion.

  • Page 80: Operat Ional St Atus T Ile

    T est Set Oper ati on O p e r a t i o n a l S ta tu s T i l e The Op erat ional Sta tus T ile di sp lays th e Test Se t’s op erat ional para me ters. Fig.

  • Page 81: Dat Abase Sta Tus T Ile

    T est Set Oper ati on D a t ab a s e S t a t us T i l e The Dat abase Stat us Ti le pr ovides users w ith the abili ty to maint ain 39 00 dat abase files. F ig.

  • Page 82: Sof Tw Are Upg Rade Tile

    T est Set Oper ati on S o f tw ar e Up g r a d e T i l e The Sof twa re Upgr ade Tile allow s the fir m war e in the Test Set to be u pgrad ed by direct conne ction to the I nter net, using eit her a U SB memory stick, or a U SB CD RO M.
  • Page 83 T est Set Oper ati on [ E xpa n d / C o l l ap s e] Sof t K ey Sel ecting [Exp and] opens a sub- level o f compon ents f or the selected soft war e br anch. [C ollapse] closes and e xpanded sub-l evel.
  • Page 84 T est Set Oper ati on Sel ect t he [ Pro ceed] Sof t K ey to conti nue. Test Se t di splays a “Quer ying S ystem” dialog box while the Test Set per for ms a ser ies of system checks. Fig.
  • Page 85 T est Set Oper ati on Sel ect t he [ US B Memor y U pgra de] S oft Ke y Fig. 3- 51 Soft wa re U pgr ade - S ource Options Sof t K eys Wait whi le the Test Set auto- copies f iles f rom th e U SB me mo ry sti ck to t he Test Set . T his step takes a few minu tes t o comple te.
  • Page 86 T est Set Oper ati on CDROM Upgra de P r oce dure Ref er to figur es in US B Upgr ade Pro cedure as ne eded t o p e r f o r m C D R O M u p g r a d e . G o to htt p:// ww w.

  • Page 87: License Tile

    T est Set Oper ati on L i ce n se T i l e The License scr een displays the e nabled optio ns and tur ns on new feat ure s in t he T est S et. Th e Test Set ’s ser ial nu mber is show n in the screen headi ng.
  • Page 88 T est Set Oper ati on I n sta l l N ew L i ce n se (O p ti o n ) F i l e To install a ne w l icense f ile: Pow er on T est S et. P ress UTI LS Key to a cce ss the Ut ilitie s floa ting menu. Sel ect S oft w are Up gr ade, Lic ense from UTI LS float ing me nu.

  • Page 89: Disp Lay H Old T Ile

    T est Set Oper ati on D i s p l a y H o l d T i l e The H O LD ke y fre ezes the cu rre nt displ ay to al low the image to be saved as a f ull colo r gr aphics fi le or to b e pr inted to a suitab le pr inter .

  • Page 90: Save Scr Een A S

    T est Set Oper ati on S a v e S c r e e n A s To sa ve the scree n image as a file: Sel ect t he [ Save Scr een A s] so ft ke y. A S ave di alog b ox is d isplayed as show n in Fig.

  • Page 91: Re C Ei Ve R A Nd Tr An Sm Itte R Te S T Ing

    T est Set Oper ati on Re ce ive r a n d Tr an sm it t er T est i ng To test a ‘S tand alone’ rece iver o r t ransmit ter , use the RF IN /OUT soft key( s) t o select th e Con nector best suit ed to the specifi cation of t he e quipment unde r t est.
  • Page 92 T est Set Oper ati on GEN / TR This Two Por t Dupl ex ar range me nt p rovides the highest level of RF Ge n out put and a cce pts t he highest si gnal level at the RF Analyzer input . T his setup is usef ul for t esting B ase St ations t hat use sep arat e R x and Tx ant enna systems.

  • Page 93: Acceptance Test

    Cha pte r 4 Acc ep ta nc e Te st In t r o du ct i on The fo llow ing Accept ance Test procedu re appl ies to a new Test S et. When a 3 900 is pow ered on , each inte rnal component ru ns a se ries of in ter nal in tegr ity che cks.

  • Page 94: Run U Se R C Al Ibr A T Io N P R Oc Ed Ur E

    A ccept ance Test Ru n U se r C al ib r at io n P r oc ed u r e To run User C alibr ation: Disco nnect any lea ds fr om th e fr ont panel. Pr ess th e U TILS K ey tw ice t o access the U ti lities menu.

  • Page 95: Re S T Or Ing Fa Ct Or Y De Fau Lt S T Ate

    A ccept ance Test Re st o r in g F ac to r y D ef au lt S ta t e If the Test Set has b een use d, o r if th ere is any possibilit y tha t valu es have been changed, per for m the follo wing steps to r estor e t he T est S et to f actor y def ault settin gs: Co nnect the T est S et to a n A C P ow er Suppl y.
  • Page 96 A ccept ance Test T HI S P AG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA N K. 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 97: Autotest System Operation

    Cha pte r 5 Au to Te st Sy stem Op era t io n In t r o du ct i on The 39 00 Aut oTest f unctio n allow s users t o creat e and ru n automat ed test sequences f or 390 0 Op erat ing Syste ms.

  • Page 98: Cr E Ati Ng An A Utote S T S C Ri P T

    Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on So ft Ke y De fi ni ti ons [S ta rt ] So ft Ke y Init iates selected Au toTest Sc r ipt. A n A utoT est scr ipt is select ed by pressin g th e [S c ript ] Sof t .

  • Page 99: Run Nin G A N Auto Te St S Cr Ip T

    Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on Ru n n in g an A u to T es t S c r ip t To r un an A utoTe st scr ipt: Load Aut oTest Syste m. Sel ect t he [S crip t] S oft Key, then the...
  • Page 100 Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on When a t est is complete d, sof t keys appear th at o ffer th e user the abili ty t o Pr int, S ave or Can cel t he te st fi le. Fi g.

  • Page 101: S T Or Ing R Es Ul T S

    Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on S t or in g Re su lt s To st ore test resu lts: When test is comple te, select [Sa ve] Sof t K When dialog box o pens, enter fi le name in t he F ile f ield. Pr ess O K to sa ve fil e.

  • Page 102: Aut Ote St Co Nfig Ti Le

    Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on Au t o Te st C o nf ig Ti le The Aut oTest Con figur ation Tile conta ins dat a f ields t hat allow th e user to ente r in format ion that appear s in complet ed te st dat a.

  • Page 103: S Cr I Pt S T R Uc T U R E

    Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on S c r ip t S t r u c t u r e S c r i p t s An Aut oTest script is mad e up of co mm an ds tha t al low the follow ing: The appr opria te syste m to be loa ded i nto A uto Test (re fer to the ch art tit led S am ple Scrip syst em syste m_name ) .
  • Page 104 Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on S a m p l e S c r i p t The follo wing sample scr ipt illust rate s the flow of a typical test sequence (r egister , place cal l, per form parame tric tests, end call) , and the contr ol co mm an ds avail able w ith in th e A utoTe st script ing l anguage .

  • Page 105: C Ommon S Crip T E Lements

    Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on C o m m o n S c r i p t E l em en t s Commen t, r est of l ine ig nored . r epeat n Rep eat co mm a nds ( .

  • Page 106: (S Ystem) Command El Ements

    Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on (S ys te m) Co m m a nd E l em en t s Comman ds in th is gro up are system specif ic but adher e to t he fo llow ing guid elines. Re fer to th e TE TRA Option Manual for deta ils on each T ETR A Syste m 's AU TOTES T comman ds.
  • Page 107 Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on Common Commands (co nt) set_ amfmmo d_mod stat e [ st ate 0 - 7 ] Set s modula tion type a nd send s amf mmod modst ate command t o amf mmo d sub- syst em. Val id sta tes ar e: 0 = OFF ( defa ult) 1 = AM...
  • Page 108 Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on 4 = FM 75 0 us 5 = AM U S B 6 = AM L SB set_ rf gen_ level [ level in dB m ] Set s gene rato r le vel in dBm and sen ds r fgen lev el co mm an d to gener ator sub- system. For m at: Decimal level values i n dB m set_ rf gen_ por t [ po rt 0/ 1 ] Set s gene rato r po rt and se nds r fge n po rt command to gener ator sub- syst em.

  • Page 109: Au D Io Fr Eq Ue N Cy / Lev E L / Di St O Rt I O N T E St

    Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on Au d io F r e qu e nc y / L e vel / D ist o r t io n T es t This test perf orms t he f ollow ing functi ons: Ver ifie s Aud io Mete r F requ ency, L evel and D istort ion.
  • Page 110 Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on Se t Commands (cont) set_ fgen _ch1_ enabl e [ st ate 0/1 ] Tur ns AF Gener ator 2 ON or OFF. Val id sta tes ar e: 0 = OFF 1 = ON set_ fgen _ch1_ type [ shape 0 ] Set s AF Gener ator 2 w avef orm sh ape.
  • Page 111 Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on Se t Commands (cont) set_ audi o_fr eq _ulen [ stat e 0 /1 ] Ena bles/D isables the upper limit c heck on audio fr equency measureme nts. Val id sta tes ar e: 0 = Di sa bled 1 = Ena bled set_ audi o_fr eq _lli mit [ limi t H z ]...
  • Page 112 Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on C o nf i g C o m m a n d s set_ audi o_fr eq _aver age Set s number of aver ages use d to calculat e measur ement . For m at: Whol e number s Ran ge: 1 t o 250 set_ audi o_lev el_av erag e...
  • Page 113 Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on Config Commands (cont) set_ audi o_sin ad_l limi t [ l imit dB ] Set s low er limit for afsin ad met er. For m at: Decimal limit value in dB set_ audi o_sin ad_l len [ s tat e 0/ 1 ] Ena bles/D isables low er l imit che ck on a fsinad meter .

  • Page 114: D Em O D Fre Qu Enc Y / Le V El / D Is T O R T Io N T Es T

    Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on D em o d F r eq u en cy / L eve l / D is to r t io n T e st This set of te sts per for m s the foll owin g fun ctions: Ver ifie s the demod freq uency, level an d dist ort ion.
  • Page 115 Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on S e t C o m m an d s set_ amfmmo d_mod 0_fr eq [ fr eq i n kH z] Set s Modula tor 1 f reque ncy. For m at: D ecimal f reque ncy in kH z Ran ge: 0.0 01 to 20 kH z set_ amfmmo d_mod 0_dev per [ kHz or % ] Set s level/ amplit ude f or Mo dulato r 1.
  • Page 116 Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on Se t Commands (cont) set_ amfmmo d_mod 1_dev per [ kHz or % ] Set s level/ amplit ude f or Mo dulato r 2. Level/ Amplit ude i s displaye d in kHz Ra nge: 0.001 to 150 kH z AM : Level/ Amplit ude i s displaye d as p ercent...
  • Page 117 Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on Se t Commands (cont) set_ amfmmo d_mod 2_ty pe [ 0 = S ine ] Set s w avefor m shape for Modula tor 3. Def ault is 0 = S ine. set_ amfmmo d_mod 2_ena ble [ 0 /1 ] Tur ns modula tion source for Modula tor 3 ON /OFF.
  • Page 118 Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on Se t Commands (cont) set_ amfmd emod_ fr eq_ll en [ st ate 0/1 ] Ena bles/D isables low er l imit che ck on d emod f reque ncy measur ements. Val id sta tes ar e: 0 = Di sa bled 1 = Ena bled...
  • Page 119 Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on Config Commands (cont) set_ amfmd emod_ fmdev _lle n [ sta te 0/1 ] Ena bles/D isables the lowe r li mit che ck on f m deviat ion met er wit h pea k deviat ion t y pe. Val id sta tes ar e: 0 = Di sa bled 1 = Ena bled...
  • Page 120 Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on Config Commands (cont) set_ amfmmo d_si nad_l limi t [ l imit dB ] Set s low er limit on mod sinad me ter . For m at: Decimal limit value in dB set_ amfmmo d_si nad_l len [ stat e 0/ 1 ] Ena bles/D isables the lowe r li mit che ck on mod sinad meter .

  • Page 121: Ch A Nn El / Sp Ec T Rum A Na Ly Ze R T E St

    Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on Ch a nn el / Sp ec t rum A na ly ze r T e st This set of te sts ver ifies functi onalit y of the Chan nel A nalyzer and Spe ct rum Analyzer . Do not include bra c ke ts ( [ ] ) in comma nd scr ipt.
  • Page 122 Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on Se t Commands (cont) set_ anal yzer_ rbwau to [ s tat e 0/1 ] Set s re solutio n band widt h set ting. Val id sta tes ar e: 0 = Manual 1 = Aut o set_ anal yzer_ vbwaut o [ sta te 0/1 ]...
  • Page 123 Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on Se t Commands (cont) set_ anal yzer_ star tf re q [ fr eq MHz ] Set s anal yz e r S tar t f requ ency w hen in St art - Sto p mode. For m at: D ecimal valu e in MHz set_ anal yzer_ stop fr eq [ f req MHz ] Set s anal yz e r S top fre quency w hen in S tar t - S top mo de.
  • Page 124 Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on Se t Commands (cont) set_ anal yzer_ mark er1t ope ak Moves mar k er to pe ak poin t on tr ace. Must i nsert a 1 s w ait co mma nd w hen t his comman d fol lows the set _anal yzer_ mark er1e nabl e command or set_a nalyze r_ma rker 1p osit ion command.
  • Page 125 Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on Se t Commands (cont) set_ anal yzer_ mark er2t ope ak Moves mar k er to pe ak poin t on tr ace. Must i nsert a 1 s w ait co mma nd w hen t his comman d fol lows the set _anal yzer_ mark er1e nabl e command or set_a nalyze r_ma rker 1p osit ion command.

  • Page 126: O Sc Ill O Sco P E Te St

    Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on O sc ill o sco p e Te st This set of te sts ver ifies functi onalit y of the Oscil loscope. Do not include bra c ke ts ( [ ] ) in comma nd scr ipt. T e st C o m m a n d s test _sco pe_mar ker 1 Tests to ve rify Marker 1 is w ithin specifie d limit s.
  • Page 127 Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on Se t Commands (cont) set_ scope _tr aceac oupl ing [ stat e 0 to 2 ] Set s Sco pe Tr ace A coup ling. Val id sta tes ar e: 0 = DC 1 = AC 2 = GND...
  • Page 128 Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on Se t Commands (cont) set_ scope _tr aceb coupl ing [ stat e 0 to 2 ] Set s Sco pe Tr ace B coup ling. Val id sta tes ar e: 0 = DC 1 = AC 2 = GND...
  • Page 129 Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on Se t Commands (cont) set_ scope _tr igl evel [ level in mV / V / % / kH z / H z ] Set s Sco pe Tr igger leve l. Uni ts of measur ement are as fo llow s based on sel ected trig ger source: CH 1, CH 2 or A udio trig ger source: Par ameter is mV w hen Ver tical level o n 1 trig gerin g tr ace is <...
  • Page 130 Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on Se t Commands (cont) set_ scope _mar ker mode [ st at e 0/1 ] Lock/U nlock ma rkers whe n bot h ar e en abled. Val id sta tes ar e: 0 = Un locked 1 = Locked set_ scope _mar ker 1uli mit...
  • Page 131 Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on Se t Commands (cont) set_ scope _mar ker 2uli mit Set s scope marker uppe r li mi t. For m at: Decimal limit value as fo llows based on Mar ker so urce: Sou rce C H 1, C H2 or Aud io: Par ameter is mV w hen Ver tical Level <...

  • Page 132: P Ow E R M Ea S Ure M Ents Tes T

    Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on P o w e r M e a s u r e m e n t s T e s t This test perf orms t he f ollow ing functi ons: Exer cises t he pow er meter .
  • Page 133 Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on Config Commands (cont) set_ tr ibp ow er_ ulim it [ l imit dB m ] Set s TR inb and po wer mete r up per limit. For m at: Decimal limit value in dB m set_ tr ibp ower_ ulen [ stat e 0/ 1 ] Ena bles/D isables the upper limit check on TR inba nd po wer mete r.

  • Page 134: Rf Fre Q Ue Ncy Error Te St

    Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on RF Fre q ue ncy Error Te st This test perf orms t he f ollow ing functi ons: Exer cises t he fr equen cy err or meter . Ver ifie s that fr equen cy err or is w ithin specifi ed limit s. Do not include bra c ke ts ( [ ] ) in comma nd scr ipt.

  • Page 135: Us B T O S Eri Al In T Erf Ac E

    Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on US B t o S eri al In t erf ac e This test provid es the fun ct ionali ty f or R S2 32 communi ca tion using a usb- to- se rial conver ter. This test is a “silen t”...
  • Page 136 Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on C o nf i g C o m m a n d s baud _usb _to_s eri al [ i nt 0 - 9 ] Set s baud rat e f or se rial port . Par ameter 0- 9 r epre se nts 30 0baud, 1200 baud, 2400ba ud, 4800ba ud, 9600bau d, 19 200baud , 38 400baud , 57 600baud , 115 200baud and 230400 baud.

  • Page 137: Us B T O S Eri Al In T Erf Ac E (D Eb U G Co M M An D S)

    Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on US B t o S eri al In t erf ac e (D eb u g Co m m an d s) This test provid es the fun ct ionali ty f or R S2 32 communi ca tion using a usb- to- se rial conver ter. This test provi des visual resu lts in resp onse t o test s per for m ed.
  • Page 138 Aut oTes t S yte m Oper ati on C o nf i g C o m m a n d s baud _usb _to_s eri al_d ebug [ int 0 - 9 ] Set s baud rat e f or se rial port . Par ameter 0- 9 r epre se nts 30 0baud, 1200 baud, 2400ba ud, 4800ba ud, 9600bau d, 19 200baud , 38 400baud , 57 600baud , 115 200baud and 230400 baud.

  • Page 139: Autotest Ii System Operation

    Cha pte r 6 Au to Te st II Sy stem Op era t io n In t r o du ct i on Aut oTest II builds upon the 3900’s remote command struct ure, expan ding a nd simpli fying the funct ionalit y of the Aut oTest Syste m .

  • Page 140: S El Ec T I Ng Aut O Tes T Ii

    A uto Test II Syt em O pe rat ion Sel ec ti n g Au t oT e st I I Aut oTest II Syste m s are only available wh en t he nece ssa ry op tion is inst alled in th e Test S et. To select Aut oTest II: Pr ess C ON FI G Key...

  • Page 141: Aut Ote St Ii T Ile Lay O U T

    A uto Test II Syt em O pe rat ion Au t o Te st I I T i le La yo u t The A utoTe st II Ti le contain s t he Scr ipt tit le bar , thr ee infor m atio n b ars, t he resul ts display ar ea and the soft key ar ea.
  • Page 142 A uto Test II Syt em O pe rat ion [Debug] Soft Key The [De bug] Sof t K ey open s a ‘w ork area’ wh ere users ca n test and validat e tcl comma nds or ru n remot e commands to review t he typ e of data th a t is retu rned.

  • Page 143: Aut Ote St Ii T U Tor Ia Ls

    A uto Test II Syt em O pe rat ion [Abor t ] Sof t Key Abo rt cancels t he cur ren t act ion. Fig. 6- 5 E xample A bor t E rr or Me ssa ge Au t o Te st I I T u t or ial s Aut oTest II contai ns sever al t utor ial t est scr ipts that pro vide gu idelines on cr eatin g te st scr ipts.

  • Page 144: E Dit O R M Ode

    A uto Test II Syt em O pe rat ion E d it o r M o d e Aut oTest II contai ns an editi ng mode that allo ws t he use r t o r eview and ma ke minor chang es to an impor ted T est S crip t.

  • Page 145: Run Nin G A N Auto Te St S Cr Ip T

    A uto Test II Syt em O pe rat ion The screen displays content s of selecte d fi le as sh own in F ig. 6-7. Fig. 6- 7 S cript Fil e in Edit or Mo de Ru n n in g an A u to T es t S c r ip t To run an A utoTe st I I scr ipt: Load Aut oTest II Syste m.
  • Page 146 A uto Test II Syt em O pe rat ion The script ’s file name appear s at the top o f t he displ ay til e aft er the scr ipt has lo aded. Af ter the file has lo aded p ress [ Run Scr ipt] Soft K F ig.

  • Page 147: S T Or Ing R Es Ul T S

    A uto Test II Syt em O pe rat ion Da ta disp layed at the complet ion of a t est scr ipt is also de pendent on t he command s include d in t he scr ipt. Fig.

  • Page 148: Aut Ote St Ii C O Mm An Ds

    “ * idn?” Re ads Test S et in forma tion: Manuf actur er, model, seria l numbe r, softw ar e issue number AE RO FLE X, 3901, 2970010 18,1. 6.0 Example : prin t [ rc “ CO N F:M O D: AN A: FRE Q :AV ER ?“ ] Pr ints va lue r etur ned fro m the :C ON F:MOD : AN A :FR EQ:A VE R? command in the resul ts ar ea.
  • Page 149 A uto Test II Syt em O pe rat ion cl e ar s cr e en Cle ars a ll dat a on displa y tile, inclu ding data in th e In fo 1, 2 and 3 fiel ds as w ell as th e R esults Ar ea.
  • Page 150 A uto Test II Syt em O pe rat ion se tc ust om Con figur es sof t keys used t hroug hout test script . Example : setcust om 1 “ Cu st om 1” setcust om 2 “ Cu st om 2” setcust om 3 “...
  • Page 151 A uto Test II Syt em O pe rat ion p au s e YN Pau se s script and displa ys soft key set : 1 - Ye s 2 - N o Example : set temp [ pauseY N] if { $ temp = =1 } { p rint “Y es w as pr essed”...

  • Page 152: Aut Ote St To Tcl C O M Ma Nd

    A uto Test II Syt em O pe rat ion d i spl a ypi c sc r ee n “ str i n g ” “ fi l e n a m e” Disp lays a sc r een contain ing an .xbm or . gif image a nd t ext at th e bot tom. Example : displayp icscr een ”Th is is a TE ST”...

  • Page 153: Te St Fun Cti Ons A Nd V Ar I Abl E S

    A uto Test II Syt em O pe rat ion T est F u n ct io n s an d V a r ia bl es This section lists Me ter test funct ions an d th e var iables associated wi th ea ch fun ction . te st_ d e m o d _a m demod_a m( avgcnt ) demod_a m( aver age)
  • Page 154 A uto Test II Syt em O pe rat ion te st_ d e m o d _s n r demod_snr (a vg cnt) demod_snr (a ve rage) demod_snr (u nits) demod_snr (ll imit) demod_snr (p assfail) t e st_ a ib _ p o w e r aib_pw r( avgcnt ) aib_pw r( aver age) aib_pw r( unit s)
  • Page 155 A uto Test II Syt em O pe rat ion t e st_ a u d i o _s i n ad audio_ sinad( avgcnt) audio_ sinad( averag e) audio_ sinad( units) audio_ sinad( llimit) audio_ sinad( passfail) t e st_ a u d i o _s n r audio_ snr( avgcnt) audio_ snr( averag e) audio_ snr( units)

  • Page 156: U Si Ng V Ar Ia Bl Es

    A uto Test II Syt em O pe rat ion U sin g V ar i ab le s Ther e ar e sever al va riabl es associat ed w ith each me ter test funct ion. Thi s sectio n descr ibes t he funct ion o f each vari able.
  • Page 157 A uto Test II Syt em O pe rat ion av er a g e v a ri a b l es T hese va riabl es ar e set by the cor respon ding test fun ct ion. These varia bles h old the meter r eading measure d in the test funct ion.
  • Page 158 A uto Test II Syt em O pe rat ion u n i ts v ar i a b l es User def ined variab le all ows the user to set th e unit s of the meter bein g test ed. So me meter s ( e.g. the Dist ort ion Met er) have fixed units and w ill not be modi fied.
  • Page 159 A uto Test II Syt em O pe rat ion l li m i t va r i abl e s User def ined variab le all ows the user to set th e low er limit of t he met er being teste d. aib_pw r( llimit ) audio_ fre q(llimi t) audio_ hn(ll imit)
  • Page 160 A uto Test II Syt em O pe rat ion pas s fai l va r i abl e s T hese var iables are set by the corr espondi ng t est f unction . The test funct ion comp ares the met er rea ding (sto red in the aver age variab les) to the limit s ( store d in t he u limit, and llimit var iable s ), and sets t he p assfail variab le to eit her the st ring “...

  • Page 161: Au T O Te St Ii C Omm An D C Onv E Rs Io N C Ha Rt

    A uto Test II Syt em O pe rat ion A u to T es t I I C om m a n d Co n v er s i o n C ha r t The follo wing tabl e pr ovides a guide to conver t A utoTe st C ommands t hat are used in existi ng Aut oTest script s to commands t hat are used b y Aut oTest II Syst em.
  • Page 162 A uto Test II Syt em O pe rat ion Au toT est Com mand A ut oTest II C omman d set_amf m mo d_mod0_f req M OD:GE N: SOUR 1:S IN E: FRE Q , M O D:G E N: SO UR 1:S Q U: FRE Q set_amf m mo d_mod0_t ype M OD:GE N: SOUR 1:S HA P set_amf m mo d_mod1_d evper...
  • Page 163 A uto Test II Syt em O pe rat ion Au toT est Com mand A ut oTest II C omman d set_an alyzer_ ma rker 1topea k CA :MA RK :MKR 1:P EA K, SA :M AR K: M KR 1:P EA K set_an alyzer_ ma rker 2enable CA :MA RK :MKR 2:E NA B, SA :M AR K: M KR 2:E NA B...
  • Page 164 A uto Test II Syt em O pe rat ion Au toT est Com mand A ut oTest II C omman d set_au dio_dist ort ion_aver age CO N F:A F:A NA L:D IS T:A VE R set_au dio_dist ort ion_ule n LIM: AF: DIS T: UP P:E NA B set_au dio_dist ort ion_uli mi t LIM: AF: DIS T: UP P:V AL...
  • Page 165 A uto Test II Syt em O pe rat ion Au toT est Com mand A ut oTest II C omman d set_r fer ror _fr eqoff _ulimit LIM: RF: FOFF: UP P:V AL set_r fer ror _reso lution CO N F:R F: AN AL:F RE S set_r fgen _enable RF :GEN :E NA B set_r fgen _fre q...
  • Page 166 A uto Test II Syt em O pe rat ion Au toT est Com mand A ut oTest II C omman d test _antib _pow er test _aib_po wer test _audio_ distor tion test _audio_ dist test _audio_ hn test _audio_ hn test _audio_ level test _audio_ level test _audio_ si nad...

  • Page 167: Ch A Nn El A N Aly Z Er

    Cha pte r 7 R ad i o T est I ns tr um en t s In t r o du ct i on This chapter expl ains t he use of t he 3 900 S pec tr um A nalyzer, C hannel Ana lyzer, Aud io A nalyzer and Osci lloscope Instr uments.

  • Page 168: Accessing The Ch Annel Analyzer

    R adio Tes t I nst rum ents A cc es sin g t h e C h a n n e l A n a l y z e r The C hann el A nalyzer is accessed f rom t he dr op-do wn me nus on S ystem T est Measur ements Tiles. Ref er to Chap ter 3, Test Set Operat ion f or infor m ation on accessing syst em menus.
  • Page 169 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents Fiel d/Soft Key Definitions Re fer e n ce L ev e l The Ref eren ce Level is t he to p value on t he d isplay gr id. P ower leve ls can be measur ed a t an y point on the t race i n conjunct ion wi th th e Scalin g dB/ div sett ing.
  • Page 170 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents Mode Dr op- down menu se lects t he spa n mode used t o def ine t he d isplayed signal trace . Availab le opti ons ar e S tart -S top Mode, Cent er- Spa n Mode and Z ero- Spa n Mode. S t ar t - S t o p St art- St op S pan Mo de uses the sweep St art and Sto p fr equenci es to defin e th e span.
  • Page 171 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents Z e ro - S p an In Zer o Span Mode th e C hann el Analyzer does not per for m a fr equency swe ep: it det ects the pow er level a t th e set fr equency.
  • Page 172 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents Re l (R el at i ve ) When R el is sele cted th e value displ ayed in t he CF field is r elat ive to t he recei ve d fr equency. Fig.
  • Page 173 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents [V erti c al ] S oft Ke y The [Ve rtica l] S oft Key accesses scalin g and positio ning co ntro ls tha t adj ust t he t race’s positio n on t he di splay.
  • Page 174 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents [Hori zonta l ] So ft Ke y The [H orizon tal] Sof t K ey a cce sse s addit ional soft keys t hat adjust the signal’ s hor izontal scaling and position .
  • Page 175 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents [Coupling] Soft Key Accesses a S oft Key su b-menu that allo ws u ser t o de fine Resol ution and V ideo Ban dwid ths as wel l as S w eep T ime. Fig .
  • Page 176 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents [S we e p T ime ] So ft Ke y The Sw eep T ime set ting defin es how qui ckl y tr ace dat a is acquir ed and updat ed t o t he displ ay. This se tting must be fast enough to pr ovide quick measur ement result s, but slow enou gh to allow the pow er va lues at each point to be mea su red.
  • Page 177 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents [Ma rke r s] S oft Key The [Marke rs] Soft K ey accesses a gr oup of soft keys t hat provi de add itiona l marke r f unction s. Marker (s) must be ena bled t o use some of th ese fu nctions.
  • Page 178 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents [Mk r 1 (or 2) Se ts C F] Sof t Ke y Set s the Ce nter fr equency to t he r eadin g at Marker 1 or Ma rker 2. This soft key is accessed by pre ssi ng th e [Mkr 1 / Mkr 2] S oft K ey [Mk r 1 (or 2) Se ts R ef] Sof t Key...
  • Page 179 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents [Ca pture ] Sof t Ke y When [C aptur e] is select ed t he cur rent tr ace i s held on t he disp lay. To r esume normal swee p oper ation select t he [C lear ] S oft Key.

  • Page 180: Minimized View

    R adio Tes t I nst rum ents [Re pea t] S oft K ey When [R epeat] is sele cted t he t race r uns r epeat edly. The [Re peat] and [Sin gle] Soft Ke ys defin e the tra ce displ ay aver aging calculat ions.

  • Page 181: O Sc Ill O Sco P E

    R adio Tes t I nst rum ents O sc ill o sco p e The Oscil loscope p rovide s a t wo channel oscilloscop e for examin ing A F w avef orms. Inp ut sig nals can be ro uted from the CH 1 an d C H2 Conn ector s to eithe r T race A o r T race B t race option s . Ref er to the 3 900 P latf orm Specif ication s for th e Oscilloscope ’s oper atin g par ameter s.

  • Page 182: Osci Lloscope Tile Layout

    R adio Tes t I nst rum ents O s c i l l o s co p e T i l e L a y o u t The Oscil loscope, ref err ed t o as the S cope, can be view ed in minimize d and maximized vie w. Fig.
  • Page 183 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents F ig. 7-19 Oscilloscope Tile - Ver tical Set tings Tri gger Sel ects Tr igger sour ce as Tra ce A, Tr ace B or the Ext erna l Tr igger Si gnal I nput Co nnector L ev e l Set s a volta ge or p ercent value f or t he tr ace tr igger level.
  • Page 184 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents [Hori zonta l ] So ft Ke y The [H orizont al] Sof t K ey accesses a set of soft keys tha t ad just t he ho rizont al po sition of the tr ace on the display.
  • Page 185 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents F ig. 7-21 Oscilloscope Marker S oft Keys [Ma rke r 1/ Ma rke r 2 ] S oft Ke y Ena bles or disabl es mar kers disp layed on the Oscilloscop e g raph. T hese soft keys are li nked to Mkr1 / Mkr2 togg le but tons.
  • Page 186 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents [Tra ce ] So ft Ke y The [Tr ace] Soft K ey accesses t he [ Cap ture ] S oft Key [ Accumula te] Sof t K ey as sh own in Fig.
  • Page 187 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents [Ca pture ] Sof t Ke y When [C aptur e] is select ed t he cur rent tr ace i s held on t he disp lay and the [C lear ] S oft Key appear s.

  • Page 188: Minimized View

    R adio Tes t I nst rum ents M i n i m i z e d V i e w The minimized vi ew of t he Oscillo sco pe Ti le is shown in F ig. 7-25. T he [ Toggle Marker ] Soft K ey availab le w hen t he Oscillo sco pe is minimized.

  • Page 189: Sp Ec Tru M A N Al Yzer

    R adio Tes t I nst rum ents Sp ec tru m A n al yzer The Spe ctrum An alyzer is a n asynch ronou s, sw ept ana lyzer that disp lays t he R F spectr um of t he RF Sig nal received by the Te st Set.

  • Page 190: Spe Ct Rum Analyzer T Ile La Yo Ut

    R adio Tes t I nst rum ents S p e ct r u m A n al y z er T i l e L ay o u t The Spect rum A nalyzer can only be view ed in maximized vi ew as show n bel ow. T he sof t keys o n the righ t side of the display provid e access t o disp lay sett ings n ot a v ailable on t he main til e.
  • Page 191 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents Sw e ep T o g g l e B u t t o n Sel ects S wee p Time mode o f ope rati on. When Aut o is selected , th e sw eep t ime is syst em defi ned valu e app ropr iate for the signal type being displayed .
  • Page 192 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents Ce nte r - Sp an Ce nter -Sp an Mode uses t he sw eep Cent er fre quency val ue and span settin g to defi ne t he fr equency sp an. Fi g.
  • Page 193 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents Sp an When Cen ter -Sp an Mode is sele ct ed, signal span can be adjuste d by se lecting a de fined value fr om the Spa n dr op-do wn menu or by selectin g the Sp an dat a ent ry field and e nter ing a n arb itra ry valu e.
  • Page 194 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents [Hori zonta l ] So ft Ke y The [H orizont al] Sof t K ey accesses a gr oup o f sof t keys that adjust the hor izontal scaling and positi on of the signal tr ace.
  • Page 195 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents [Ma rke r s] S oft Key The [ Ma rker s] Sof t Ke y a cce sse s a group o f soft ke ys ( ref er t o Fig. 7 -33) that p rovide a dditio nal marker functi ons.
  • Page 196 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents [Mk r 1 (or 2) to PK ] Sof t Key Moves Mar ker 1 or Marker 2 to t he p osition of the peak valu e show n on the curr ent tr ace. This soft key is accessed by pressin g th e [Mkr 1 / Mkr 2] S oft Ke y [Mk r 1 (or 2) Se ts C F] Sof t Ke y...
  • Page 197 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents [Re s BW ] (Re sol ut ion Ba ndw i dth) S oft Ke y Set s the bandw idt h of the IF filt er. R esolut ion is the abilit y of the Spect rum A nalyzer to discri mi nate betw een si gnals cl osely sepa rate d in fre quency.
  • Page 198 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents T r ac e C o lo r Tra ce type s being displa ye d on the graph ar e list ed in the upper ri ght co rner of the gra ph fiel d.

  • Page 199: Tra Cking Gener Ato R Opt Ion

    R adio Tes t I nst rum ents [Trigger] Soft Key The [Tr igger ] S oft Key accesses f eatur es to cont rol how the tra ce is t rigg ered. Fig. 7-3 6 S pectr um A nalyzer wi th L ive Tr ace [Re pea t] S oft K ey When [R epeat] is sel ected the t race runs repe atedly.

  • Page 200: Au D Io An Al Yz E R

    R adio Tes t I nst rum ents Au d io A n aly z er The Audi o An alyzer is an optio nal f eatur e ( 390X OP T055) t hat allow s user s to evaluat e th e audi o fr equency b and o f a demodulat ed o r ext erna lly inp ut sig nal.

  • Page 201: Aud Io A Nalyzer Tile Layout

    R adio Tes t I nst rum ents A u di o An a l yz e r T i l e L ay ou t The Audi o An alyzer can be view ed in minimized and maxi mi ze d view . Fig. 7- 38 show s t he maximized vi ew of t he A udio Analyze r.
  • Page 202 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents [V erti c al ] S oft Ke y The [Ve rtica l] S oft Key accesses scalin g and positio ning co ntro ls tha t adj ust t he t race’s positio n on t he di splay.
  • Page 203 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents [Re se t Hor i z o n ta l ] Sof t Ke y Rese ts S tar t and St op f requ ency value s to freq uency r ange of T est S et. R efer t o Ap pendix B, 3900 Plat for m Spe cificat ions f or T est S et oper ating para me ter s.
  • Page 204 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents [Tra ce ] So ft Ke y The [Tr ace] Soft K ey accesses t race display contr ol f unction s to allow user s to obta in aver age and peak measur ement s and to cap tur e tr aces be ing di sp layed o n th e Au dio A nalyzer Til e. Fig. 7-4 2 show s a Live t race, Pea k tr ace and Ca ptur ed t race displayed on t he A udio Anal yze r T ile.

  • Page 205: Minimized View

    R adio Tes t I nst rum ents [Av er a ge] Sof t Key When [A ve rage ON] is sele ct ed, the tra ce is cal culated by ave ragin g the number of measure m ents d efined in t he A v era ges fi eld. A yellow pr ogre ss indicat or is displ ayed in the upper righ t corn er of the gr aph f ield w hile th e avera ge rea ding is accumul ating.
  • Page 206 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents T HI S P AG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA N K. 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- 40...

  • Page 207: Int Ro D Uc T Ion

    Cha pte r 8 Ana lo g D up le x S ys te m In t r o du ct i on The 3900 Analo g D uplex S ystem t ests mob ile r adio tr a nsmitter s , r eceiver s and tr ansceiver s. The t ests can be simple funct ionalit y test s or more deta iled t ests such as t esting tr ansmitte r po wer out put, br oad band and n arr ow band;...

  • Page 208: Ac C Es Si Ng An Al Og Dup Le X S Ys T E M

    A nalo g D upl ex S yste m Ac ce ssi n g An al o g Du p le x S ys te m To se lect t he A nalog Du plex S ystem: Sel ect S yste ms fr om t he C O NFI G floa ting me nu. Sel ect A nal og D upl ex f rom the S ystems Men u.

  • Page 209: Ana L Og Dupl E X Til E La Y Out

    A nalo g D upl ex S yste m An a lo g Du p le x T i le L ayo u t Ana log D uplex System Tiles can be displayed in a Maximized or Mi nimized vi ew. S pecific section s of the Tile are used t o disp lay cer tain Measure me nt T iles.

  • Page 210: An A L O G Dupl E X Co N F Igu Ra T I O N T Il Es

    A nalo g D upl ex S yste m An a lo g Du p le x C o n fi gu r a ti o n Ti le s The Anal og D uplex Conf igur ation Menu a llow s test par ameter s to be de fined for custo mi ze d user specifi ca tions.
  • Page 211 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m RF Ana ly z er s L ev e l O ffs e t The RF Ana lyzer L evel Off set p aramet er accounts for a lo ss or gain to b e inser ted into the RF path betw een the 3900 receive r in put C onne ctor (A NT (A ntenn a) Conn ector T/R C onnect...

  • Page 212: Rf Modula Tion Conf Igur Ation Tile

    A nalo g D upl ex S yste m R F Mo d u l a ti o n C o n fi g u r a ti o n T i l e The RF Modulat ion C onf igura tion Tile allow s th e user to select the exter nal mod ulatio n sour ce. Fig.

  • Page 213: Af Genera Tor Co Nfigur Atio N Til E

    A nalo g D upl ex S yste m A F G e ne r at o r C o n fi g u r a ti o n T i l e The AF Ge nerat or Tile allow s th e user to select the outpu t conn ector for th e A F Gener ator . Fig .

  • Page 214: Rf Gener Ator C Onfigu Rati On Ti Le

    A nalo g D upl ex S yste m R F G e ne r at o r C o n fi g u r a ti o n T i l e The RF Genera tor Tile contai ns fie lds th at d efine RF Gener ator par ameter s. Fig .

  • Page 215: Rf Measur Ements Conf Igur Ation Tile

    A nalo g D upl ex S yste m R F Me as u r em en t s C o n fi g u r a ti o n T i l e The RF Measur ements T ile d efines the parame ters used t o per for m R F Measur ement s. Fig.
  • Page 216 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m T/R Broadband Powe r Units Sel ects t he uni t of measur ement for the T/R B road band P ow er readi ng. Av e ra ge s The adjacent A ve rage s entr y fi eld en ters the number of read ings t o be averag ed f or t he T /R Br oadban d Po wer measur ement.

  • Page 217: Modulat Ion Mea S Urement S C Onfigu Rat Ion T Ile

    A nalo g D upl ex S yste m M od u l a ti o n M e as u r em e n ts C o n fi g u r a ti o n T i l e The Modulat ion Measu rement s Co nfigu rati on Ti le def ines p aramet ers u sed t o measur e FM signals.

  • Page 218: Af Measur Ements C Onf Igura Tion Tile

    A nalo g D upl ex S yste m SI NA D/D istn Frequency Set s fr equency at w hich SIN A D o r D istor tion is mea su red. SINA D/D is tn W idt h Set s Ba ndwi dth f or SIN A D o r D istor tion measur ements.
  • Page 219 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m A u d i o L ev el U n i t s Set s t he u nit of measur e f or AF Leve l measur ement s to V , dBV or d Br. The dB r setti ng cr eate s a zero ref eren ce poin t at the time the unit of mea surement is ch anged.

  • Page 220: R F L Imits C Onf Igurat Ion Tile

    A nalo g D upl ex S yste m R F L i m i ts C o nf i g u r at i o n T i l e The RF Limits Con figur ation Tile sets Pass/F ail l imit pa ramet ers f or the RF Anal yze r F reque ncy Offset measur ements and t he R F P ow er mea surement s.

  • Page 221: Af Limits Con Figur Ation Tile

    A nalo g D upl ex S yste m A F L i m i t s C o n fi g u r a ti o n T i l e The A F Limit s Conf igur ation Tile set s Pass/F ail limit para me ters f or A F Measur ements. Wh en a filt ered outpu t opt ion is selected, the filt er t ype is se lected from t he P soph f ilter dr op-do wn men u on t he A F Mea su rement s C onfigu rati on Ti le...

  • Page 222: Dt Mf C Onfig Urat Ion T Ile

    A nalo g D upl ex S yste m D T MF C o n f i g ur a ti on T i l e The DTMF C onfigu rati on Ti le cont ains p aramet ers t hat are used b y the Test Set ’s Gener ator s w hen sending DT MF t ones.

  • Page 223: Por Ts C Onf Igura Tion Tile

    A nalo g D upl ex S yste m P o r t s C o n fi g u r a ti o n T i l e The Por ts C onfi gurat ion Tile d efine s the Test Set ’s out put paramet ers (r efer to Fig. 8-4 1). Fi g.

  • Page 224: Har M Onics A Nd S Puri Ous C Onfig Urat Ion T Ile

    A nalo g D upl ex S yste m [P re-A mp ] Sof t Key The 3900 is equip ped w ith an i nter nal 1 5 dB br oadband amplif ier that aff ects t he T /R and A N T Inpu t P ort s.

  • Page 225: Ana L Og Dupl E X Te St Til E S

    A nalo g D upl ex S yste m An a lo g Du p le x T e st T il es G e n e r a t o r s T i l e The Gener ato rs Tile co ntr ols the T est Se t’s RF and A F Sig nal Gener ator s. The R F S ignal Gener ato r outp ut sou rce i s defi ned by the user as the T/ R C onne ctor GE N (Gener ator ) Con nector...

  • Page 226: Genera Tors Tile

    A nalo g D upl ex S yste m R F G en e r at o r F i e ld D e f i n i t i o n s RF Freq Set s the RF Outpu t f reque ncy of the Test Set RF Gener ator . Uni ts of measur e ar e GHz, MH z, kHz and H z as define d by u ser.
  • Page 227 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m Modula tion Ge ne ra to r s F ie ld Def in it io n s The 3900 cont ains thr ee mo dulati on g enera tor s w hich can be a pplied to th e R F Genera tor in any combinat ion.
  • Page 228 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m O u tp u t L e ve l W ar n i n g A war ning indicat or i s displaye d if the sum of the active AF Genera tor levels exceeds 5 V. Output Po rt Set ting the Ou tput Por t drop- dow n menu to AF Ou t r outes the output fr om t he A F Gener ator s to FC TN GE N /DE MOD C onne ctor...
  • Page 229 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m A n a l y z e r s T i l e The Anal yz e rs T ile in terf aces t he R F A nalyzer , t he R F P ow er Me ters, the Modula tion Analyze r an d the AF Anal yzer.
  • Page 230 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m F r eq I n c ( A n al y z er ) Set s the value applie d to the RF Ana lyzer Input Fr equency when the [IN C An a Fr eq] / [ DE C Ana Fre q] S oft Key soft keys a re pr essed.
  • Page 231 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m Po we r Met er Fiel d Definitions Po we r Indi ca tes t he R F P ow er readi ng. The broad band powe r measu rement fun ction is only availabl e whe n th e T/ R Conn ector is sele cted f or the RF Inpu t.
  • Page 232 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m A u d i o A n a ly z er F i e ld D e f i n i t i o n s Audio Freq Disp lays th e aver aged freq uency of th e Au dio in put si gnal. L ev e l Disp lays th e aver aged level o f th e A udio i nput signal.
  • Page 233 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m So ft Ke y De fi ni ti ons [An a l yz e r ] Sof t K e y The [An alyzer] So ft Key sel ects t he met hod of set ting the RF input fr equency (Au totu ne or Manual) .
  • Page 234 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m [Mod Me te r] S oft Ke y Sel ects t yp e of measur ement to be displa ye d in Modulat ion Met er. S electi ng S NR (S igna l to Noi se R atio) ena bles t he [S N R Met er] So ft Key w hich allow s user to select the type of S NR measure m ent t o be per forme d (N or ma l S NR or Hu m &...
  • Page 235 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m AF S NR H um & Noi s e The AF SN R Hum & N oise readi ng measur es t he r eceiver of the radio unde r t est. AF SN R Hu m &...
  • Page 236 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m M et er s T i l e The Meter s Tile displays the result s of RF , A F an d modul ation measure me nts pe rfo rmed o n signa ls fr om equip me nt u nder test.

  • Page 237: Ana Lyzers T Ile

    A nalo g D upl ex S yste m Sc a le The scale of th e bar gr aph i s selecte d fr om th e S ca le dr op- down menu. A vailable sett ings ar e Aut o-r anging ( Aut o) or a fixed value .

  • Page 238: Meter S Til E

    A nalo g D upl ex S yste m So ft Ke y De fi ni ti ons [P ea k Re s et ALL] Sof t Key Rese ts all active peak hold l evels t o zer o. [P ea k Re s et] S oft Key Disp lays a so ft key sub- menu t hat reset s the peak h old on a spe cific met er or me ters.
  • Page 239 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m Mo d S N R Hum & N ois e The Mod S NR H um & No ise re ading measure s the tra nsmitte r of th e ra dio un der test. S NR Hu m &...
  • Page 240 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m AF S NR H um & Noi s e The AF SN R Hum & N oise readi ng measur es t he r eceiver of the radio unde r t est. AF SN R Hu m &...

  • Page 241: Sit E Monit Orin G ( Sensit Ivity S Ear Ch) Opt Ion

    A nalo g D upl ex S yste m [I N C G en L e ve l ] / [ D EC G e n L ev el ] S o ft K e y Each pre ss of the so ft ke y causes t he R F Gen erat or level t o incr ement or decre me nt by the value set in the Level Inc f ield on t he Gener ator s Ti le.
  • Page 242 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m Def ines how fre quentl y rea dings a re l ogged to t he f ile f or the durat ion o f t he sear ch. Av era ge Def ines the n umber of r eadin gs to be a ve raged to calculat e measur ements.
  • Page 243 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m So urc e Sel ects sign al sour ce. F i le N a me Indi ca tes th e Da ta Log File cur ren tly ru nning o r bein g displaye d on S ensitivi ty Sea rch Ti les. T he File name i s limite d to 18 cha racte rs an d can not contain any b lank space s.
  • Page 244 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m [S pec trum] S oft Ke y Disp lays S pectr um Ana lyzer plot of d ata a s it is acqui red (re fer to Fig. 8-3 0). Thi s soft key is only a vailable wh ile da ta is being logged .
  • Page 245 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m [Ca l ibra ti on] S oft Ke y Init iates Sensi tivity Sear ch C alibr atio n fun ction. U nit under te st must be con figur ed a nd connect ed t o Test Se t pr ior to runni ng cali brat ion.
  • Page 246 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m [View Log File] Soft Key Disp lays list of Dat a Log File s. Dat a Log Files include date and time o f t est, the Sinad rea ding and Pow er Le ve l r eadin gs at e ach r ecord ed inter v al (re fer to F ig. 8-33 ). The [ View L og] Sof t Key is accessed by pr essing the [Vie w Post Dat a] Soft K ey aft er data loggin g has stopped .
  • Page 247 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m 3 9 0 0 S e r i e s I Q G e n O p t i o n Introduction IQ Gen (Gener ator ) i s an o ptiona l fe atur e fo r t he 390 0 S eries (390 XOPT0 54). T his opt ion a llow s users to down load I Q Cr eato r®...
  • Page 248 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m Pr ess TE ST Key to r etu rn t o t he A nalog Dupl ex Test Til es. Sel ect I Q Ge n fr om t he Modu lation dro p-dow n me nu on the Ge nerat ors Tile.

  • Page 249: Dmm ( Di Gital Multimet Er) Til E

    A nalo g D upl ex S yste m D M M ( D i g i t a l M u l t i m e t e r ) T i l e The DMM ( Dig ital Multimet er) Tile displa ys the resul ts of resi stance me asuremen ts and AC an d D C curr ent a nd volt age measur ements.
  • Page 250 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m Pe a k (P k) H o l d Sel ecting the Peak Hold but ton a llow s the peak va lue of measur ements to b e capt ured and updat ed as new peaks occur.

  • Page 251: Har M Onics A Nd S Puri Ous Measur Ements Op Tion Tile

    A nalo g D upl ex S yste m H ar m o n i c s a n d S p u r i o u s Me as u r em en t s O p ti o n T i l e The Har m onics an d S purio us Test Option (39 0XOPT 060) pr ovides use rs w ith the abilit y to examine incre me ntal read ings at the 2nd and 3 rd h armoni cs at a specif ied f requ ency and to obtain re adings at the h ighest non- harmon ic fr equency spike ove r a defin ed f reque ncy ra nge.
  • Page 252 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m Sp u ri o u s M e as u r em e n t s F i e l d Resu lts ar ea displays f requ ency at wh ich non -har monic f reque ncy spikes are detect ed an d the pow er level a t th at f requ ency ( refe r t o Fi g.

  • Page 253: Shipping Test Set

    A pp en di x A S h i pp in g T es t S e t Re p ack in g f o r S h ip p in g Aer ofle x Te st Set s r etur ned to fact ory for calibra tion, ser v ice or r epair must be r epackaged an d sh ipped subject to the follow ing condit ions: Re tu rn Au t ho ri z at io n Do n ot re turn any prod ucts to f actor y w ith out aut hori z ation f rom Ae rof lex Cust omer S ervice D epar tment .

  • Page 254: Re Pa Ck I Ng P R Oc E Dur E

    Sh ippi ng Test Set Re p ack in g P r o c ed u r e Make sur e bo ttom packing mol d is se ated on f loor of sh ipping contai ner. Adj ust ha ndle t o lay unlocked against Test S et as show n. Pla ce El astic R etai ner arou nd Te st S et t o secur e ha ndle.

  • Page 255: 3900 Platform Specifications

    A pp en di x B 3 900 Platfo rm Sp ecificatio ns 3900 Plat for m Spe cificat ions app ly to the 3901, 3902 and 3920 T est S ets except whe n oth erw ise indicat ed.
  • Page 256 3 9 0 0 P l a t f o r m S p e c i f i c a t i o n s R F S i g n al G e ne r at o r (c o n t) Modulation S el ec t i ons OFF, AM, FM, F M 50 us, F M 75 u s, FM 750 us, A M US B, AM LSB...
  • Page 257 3 9 0 0 P l a t f o r m S p e c i f i c a t i o n s R F S i g n al G e ne r at o r (c o n t) Modulation (con t) Int er na l S ing le -S ide ba nd (S S B) RF R ange ( Usab le f r om 10 0 kH z)

  • Page 258: R F R Ec E Iv E M Ea S U R Em Ent S

    3 9 0 0 P l a t f o r m S p e c i f i c a t i o n s R F R e ce i ve M ea su r e m en t s RF Re ce iv e r De mod ula ti on Se l ec t io ns OFF, AM, FM, F M 50 us, F M 75 u s, FM 750 us, A M US B, AM LSB...
  • Page 259 3 9 0 0 P l a t f o r m S p e c i f i c a t i o n s R F Re ce i v e M ea su r e m e n ts (c o n t) RF Po we r Met er (Broad band) F r eq u en cy Ran ge ( Us able fr om 100 kH z)
  • Page 260 3 9 0 0 P l a t f o r m S p e c i f i c a t i o n s R F Re ce i v e M ea su r e m e n ts (c o n t) Demodu la tion De mod C ounte r F r eq u en cy...
  • Page 261 3 9 0 0 P l a t f o r m S p e c i f i c a t i o n s R F Re ce i v e M ea su r e m e n ts (c o n t) AM Me te r Ra nge 0 t o 100%...

  • Page 262: A Udi O Fu Nc Tion G E Ne Ra Tor ( S

    Acc ur acy ± 1 % o f se t t i n g ( 1 0 k Ω l o a d ) Impe dance 3901/ 3902 6 0 0 Ω ( n o m i n a l ) 3920 <...

  • Page 263: Aud Io & M Odul At I On M Ea Su Re Me N Ts

    W av e sh ape Sin e or Squ are Inp ut L ev e l Ra n g e 3901 / 39 02 1 0 m V t o 8 V r m s 3902 1 0 m V t o 3 0 V r m s...
  • Page 264 Ac c ura c y 3901 / 39 02 5 % ( U nb a l a n c e d , H i - Z , 3 0 0 t o 3 k H z , 0 . 1 t o 8 V r m s ) 3920 5 % ( U nb a l a n c e d , H i - Z , 3 0 0 t o 3 k H z , 0 .
  • Page 265 Si gn al Fr e que nc y 300 Hz t o 5 kHz Sign al Le v el 3901 / 39 02 0 . 1 t o 8 V r m s 3920 0 . 1 t o 3 0 V r m s...
  • Page 266 Si gn al Fr e que nc y 300 Hz t o 5 kHz (E ntr y R ange 0 to 24,00 0 H z) Sign al Le v el 3901 / 39 02 0 . 1 t o 8 V r m s 3920 0 .
  • Page 267 300 Hz t o 5 kHz ( Ent ry r ange 0 t o 24, 000 H z) Aud io In put Si gna l Le v el (M ode 1) 3901 / 39 02 0 . 1 t o 8 V r m s 3920 0 .
  • Page 268 300 Hz t o 5 kHz ( Ent ry r ange 0 t o 24, 000 H z) Aud io In put Si gna l Le v el (M ode 1) 3901 / 39 02 0 . 1 t o 8 V r m s 3920 0 .

  • Page 269: R F S Pe C T Ru M Ana Ly Z E R

    Ra nge ( Us ab le f r o m 1 00 k H z ) 10 MH z to 1.0 5 GHz (3901 , 39 20 S tandar d) 10 MH z to 2.7 GHz ( 3902 , 392 0 Fr eq E xtensio n Optio n (3 90XOP T058))
  • Page 270 3 9 0 0 P l a t f o r m S p e c i f i c a t i o n s R F S p ec tr u m A n a l yz e r (c on t ) L ev e l Re f L ev e l Ra nge T/R : -50 to + 50 dB m...

  • Page 271: Tr Ac K Ing G E Ne Ra Tor (O Pti On

    3 9 0 0 P l a t f o r m S p e c i f i c a t i o n s R F Sp ec tru m A n aly z er (c o n t) V i d eo B a n d w i d th 10 H z t o 1 MH z in a 1, 3, 10 se quence, NO N E Sw e ep...

  • Page 272: O S Ci Ll O S Cop E

    3 9 0 0 P l a t f o r m S p e c i f i c a t i o n s O s c i l l o s co p e Displa y Tr ac e s T r ac e T y p e s Live, Cap tur ed, A ccumulat ed Ma r k er s...

  • Page 273: Fr E Que Nc Y S T An Dar D I/ O

    3 9 0 0 P l a t f o r m S p e c i f i c a t i o n s O s c i l l o s co p e ( c o n t ) Tri gger T r i g g er So u r ce Tra ce A, Tr ace B , E XT , ( or Tra ce C wi th no CH 1 or C H 2 In put)

  • Page 274: Aud Io S Pe Ctr Um A Na Ly Z Er ( O Ptio N

    3 9 0 0 P l a t f o r m S p e c i f i c a t i o n s A u di o Sp ec tru m A n aly z er ( O p ti on ) F r eq u e n c y Ra nge St art and Stop Fr equency 0 t o 24, 000 H z...

  • Page 275: Di Git Al M Ul T Ime T E R (3 92 0 O P Tion

    3 9 0 0 P l a t f o r m S p e c i f i c a t i o n s D i g i t a l M u l t i m e t e r ( 39 20 O p t i o n) AC/DC V oltmet er Ful l Sca le R a ng e s 200 mV , 2 V, 20 V, 200 V, 2,000 V, Au to...

  • Page 276: I Nput/ O Utpu T C Onne C T Ors

    3 9 0 0 P l a t f o r m S p e c i f i c a t i o n s I np u t / O u t p ut C o n n ec to r s ANT (RF Input ) C o n ne ct o r T y p e TN C...
  • Page 277 3 9 0 0 P l a t f o r m S p e c i f i c a t i o n s I n p u t/ O ut p u t C o n n ec to r s (c o nt ) GEN (R F Out put) C o n ne ct o r T y p e TN C...
  • Page 278 3 9 0 0 P l a t f o r m S p e c i f i c a t i o n s I np u t / O u t p ut C o n n ec to r s ( co n t ) I F O u t p u t C o n ne ct o r T y p e BN C...

  • Page 279: P Ow E R Re Qui R Em En T S

    3 9 0 0 P l a t f o r m S p e c i f i c a t i o n s P o w er R e q u i r e m e n t s V o lt a g e 100 V t o 120 VA C @ 6 0 H z 220 V t o 240 VA C @ 5 0 H z...

  • Page 280: Di Me Ns Ion S An D W E Ig Ht

    3 9 0 0 P l a t f o r m S p e c i f i c a t i o n s D i m e ns i o n s a n d W ei g h t H e i g h t W i d t h D e p t h...

  • Page 281: Fuse Replacement Instructions

    A pp en di x C F us e Rep l ace men t In stru ctio ns F us e Rep l ace m en t P r o c ed u r e S T E P PRO CE DUR E Ver ify 3900 i s OFF a nd A C Pow er is disconn ected fro m Test Set .
  • Page 282 F use Rep laceme nt Inst ru cti ons T HI S P AG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA N K. 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 . C -2...

  • Page 283: Abbreviations

    Ap pe nd i x D Ab br evi a ti o ns Ab s Abs o lute Alt erna ting Cur ren t AC C Accessor y Aud io Fr equen cy AG C Aut omatic Ga in C ontr ol Ampli tude Modulat ion An a Ana log...
  • Page 284 A bbr evi ati ons He rtz Inpu t / Output Int ermedia te F requ ency Incr ements kH z Kil o H ertz Kil o Vo lt Kil o Wat t LS B Low er SideB and LE D Light Emit ting Di ode Meas Measur ements...

  • Page 285: Common Features Quick Reference Guide

    A pp en d ix E Com mo n Fe atu res Qu ic k Refe ren ce Gu id e The chart belo w i dentif ies t he Ti le loca tion or so ft key used to a c ce ss common set tings and funct ions.
  • Page 286 A ppe ndix E O ut put P or t ( FC TN G EN / Analo g D uplex Mod ulatio n Measur ements De mod) Us e C onfigu rati on Ti le Ge nerat ors Tile Por ts C onfi gurat ion Tile P2 5 A udio Conf igur ation Tile P TT Con tr ols RF O ut...

  • Page 287: Optional Test Systems And Functions

    A p pen d ix F Op t io n al T es t S y st em s an d Fu n ct i on s The follow ing are Option al S y st ems cur rent ly avail able f or the 3900 S er ies: S ystem F eatu res Pr ovi ded O pti on #...
  • Page 288 Op tio nal Syst ems S ystem F eatu res Pr ovi ded O pti on # Spec ial No tes T ETR A DM Pr ovides f eatu res f or testin g TE TR A 3 90XOP T112 Mobile Dir ect Mo de call setup and par ameter s.

  • Page 289: Error Messages

    A p p en di x G Er ro r Mess ag es C o m m a n d E r r o r s Comman d Er ro r message s gener ate an i mme diate err or message t o w arn users that the y have att empted to p erf orm an invali d oper atio n.
  • Page 290 A ppen dix G Er r o r N u m b e r - 11 3 " Und ef i ne d h ea de r" Issued Remo te C ommand does no t def ine action to b e per for m ed. i.e.
  • Page 291 A ppen dix G Er r o r N u m b e r - 16 1 "Inv a li d bl oc k da ta " Blo ck data defi ned in Re mo te C ommand is inval id. i.e.
  • Page 292 A ppen dix G E x ec u ti o n E r r o r s Execut ion E rr ors are gener ated immediat ely to wa rn users w hen the Test Set is u nable to per form a r equeste d acti on.
  • Page 293 A ppen dix G D e v i c e S p e ci f i c E r r o r s Devi ce Sp ecific Err ors gener ate an immedi ate err or messa ge to wa rn users w hen the Test Set exper iences an inter nal fault that resu lts in oper ationa l fail ure or cau se s the Test S et to op erat e outsid e of pr oduct specif icatio ns.
  • Page 294 A ppen dix G Er r o r N u m b e r - 34 1 " Ca li br at i on Da t a Tr a n s f er F ai le d " Indi ca tes in ter nal C alibr atio n load malfu nction. R eboot Test S et. C ontact Aer ofl ex C ustomer Ser vice if er ror per sists.
  • Page 295 A ppen dix G Q u e r y E r r o r s Query Err ors gener ate an immedi ate err or me ssa ge th at w ar ns user s wh en t he Te st S et ca n not pro ce ss an i ssu ed r emote comma nd.
  • Page 296 A ppen dix G T HI S P AG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA N K. 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 . G -8...
  • Page 297 In de x Numerics Tr acking Gene rato r B -17 ....3900 Plat for m Spe cificat ions B -1 ... . AF Co unter .
  • Page 298 I ndex Con figur atio n Til es File Managemen t T ile ....3-32 AF Genera tor ..... . . Expo rtin g Fil es .
  • Page 299 I ndex Indi ca tors Ra dio B utt ons ......3-18 Pass/ Fail ......3 -19 Ra dio T est I nstru ments .
  • Page 300 I ndex Test Set Fea ture s ..... Test Set Fun ctions ....3 -23 CO N FIG .
  • Page 301 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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