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  • Page 1 To buy, sell, rent or trade-in this product please click on the link below: https://www.avionteq.com/IFR-Aeroflex-3550-Radio-Communication-Test-System.aspx www.avionteq.com Communications Test Set 3550 / 3550R Operation Manual Issue-11 EXPORT CONTROL WARNING: This document contains controlled 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 OPERATION MANUAL COMMUNICATIONS TEST SET 3550 / 3550R P U B L I S H E D B Y A e r o f l e x C O P Y R I G H T  A e r o f l e x 2 0 1 6 A l l r i g h t s r e s e r v e d .
  • Page 3 E l e c t r o m a g n e t i c C o m p a t i b i l i t y : F o r c o n t i n u e d E M C c o m p l i a n c e , a l l e x t e r n a l c a b l e s m u s t b e s h i e l d e d a n d t h r e e m e t e r s o r l e s s i n l e n g t h .
  • Page 4 T H I S P A G E I N T E N T I O N A L L Y L E F T B L A N K . S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .
  • Page 5 SAFETY FIRST: TO ALL O PERATIO NS PERSO NNEL R E F E R A L L S E R V I C I N G O F U N I T T O Q U A L I F I E D T E C H N I C A L P E R S O N N E L . T H I S U N I T C O N T A I N S N O O P E R A T O R S E R V I C E A B L E P A R T S .
  • Page 6 T H I S P A G E I N T E N T I O N A L L Y L E F T B L A N K . S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .
  • Page 7 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY The Declaration of Conformity Certificate included with the Unit should remain with the Unit. Aeroflex recommends the operator reproduce a copy of the Declaration of Conformity Certificate to be stored with the Operation Manual for future reference.
  • Page 8 T H I S P A G E I N T E N T I O N A L L Y L E F T B L A N K . S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .
  • Page 9 RoHs Product Information for People’s Republic of China T o xic or Haz ardo us Su bst ance Cont en t T ab le The table pr ov ided below lis ts infor mation as r equir ed by People’s Republic of China Elec tr onic Indus tr y Standar d SJ /T11364- 2006, Mar k ing for Contr ol of Pollution Caus ed by Elec tr onic Infor mation Pr oduc ts .
  • Page 10 RoHs Product Information for People’s Republic of China (cont) Po llut ion Cont rol Markin g The following mar k ing is loc ated on all Aer oflex pr oduc ts s old in China. The number in the c enter indic ates the Env ir onmental Pr otec tion Us e Per iod. This indic ates the per iod in y ear s dur ing whic h the haz ar dous s ubs tanc es des c r ibed in Table 1 will not leak or mutate under nor mal oper ating c onditions s o that the us e of the pr oduc t will not r es ult in any s ev er e env ir onmental pr oblem, any bodily injur y , or damage to as s ets .
  • Page 11 PREFACE SCO PE T h i s M a n u a l c o n t a i n s I n s t r u c t i o n s f o r o p e r a t i n g t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R . I t i s s t r o n g l y r e c o m m e n d e d t h a t t h e O p e r a t o r b e t h o r o u g h l y f a m i l i a r w i t h t h i s m a n u a l b e f o r e a t t e m p t i n g t o o p e r a t e t h e e q u i p m e n t .

  • Page 12: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS P A R A G R A P H P A G E CHAPTER 1 - INTRO DUCTIO N 1 - 1 G e n e r a l I n f o r m a t i o n ..................1 - 1 1 - 1 A S c o p e .
  • Page 13 P A R A G R A P H P A G E CHAPTER 3 - MAINTENANCE 3 - 1 S e r v i c e U p o n R e c e i p t ................. . . 3 - 1 3 - 1 - 1 S e r v i c e U p o n R e c e i p t o f M a t e r i a l .
  • Page 14 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS / TABLES L IST O F TABLES T I T L E P A G E I / O C o n n e c t o r s A - 1 A U D I O C o n n e c t o r P i n - O u t T a b l e A - 2 R E MO T E C o n n e c t o r P i n - O u t T a b l e A - 3...
  • Page 15 SERVICE UPON RECEIPT OF MATERIAL Unpacking U s e t h e f o l l o w i n g s t e p s f o r u n p a c k i n g t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R. ...
  • Page 16 Checking Unpacked Equipment ( con t ) S T A N D A R D I T E M S D E S C R I P T I O N P A R T N U M B E R Q T Y 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R C o m m u n i c a t i o n s T e s t S e t A d a p t e r ( B N C - F t o T N C - M ) *...
  • Page 17 Ch ecking Unpacked Equipment ( cont ) S T A N D A R D I T E M S A d a p t e r ( B N C - F t o T N C - M) A n t e n n a ( B N C ) ( 5 0 M H z ) ( H F ) 2 3 7 5 8 9 1 4 9...
  • Page 18 Ch ecking Unpacked Equipment ( cont ) S T A N D A R D I T E M S C a s e , T r a n s i t C o v e r / S t a n d 9 1 7 0 6 9 1 6 7 9 E x t e r n a l D C P o w e r S u p p l y...
  • Page 19 Ch ecking Unpacked Equipment ( cont ) S T A N D A R D I T E M S P o w e r C a b l e ( A C ) ( C o n t i n e n t a l E u r o p e ) P o w e r C a b l e ( A C ) ( N o r t h A m e r i c a ) 2 7 4 8 0 2 7 4 7 8...
  • Page 20 Ch ecking Unpacked Equipment ( cont ) O P T I O N A L I T E M S ( T h e s e o p t i o n a l i t e m s m a y b e i n c l u d e d i f o r d e r e d ) D E S C R I P T I O N P A R T N U M B E R A t t e n u a t o r ( 2 0 d B / 5 0 W )
  • Page 21 Ch ecking Unpacked Equipment ( cont ) O P T I O N A L I T E M S A d a p t e r ( N - M t o T N C - M ) A d a p t e r ( N - M t o B N C - F ) 2 3 7 6 6 2 0 3 2 7 A d a p t e r ( N - F t o B N C - F )
  • Page 22 Ch ecking Unpacked Equipment ( cont ) O P T I O N A L I T E M S M a n u a l , G e t t i n g S t a r t e d ( P a p e r ) M a n u a l , M a i n t e n a n c e ( C D ) ( E n g l i s h ) ( A r a b i c ) 9 1 8 5 9...

  • Page 23: Chapter 1 - Introduction

    CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION 1-1. GENERAL INFORMATION Scope T y p e o f M a n u a l : O p e r a t i o n M a n u a l E q u i p m e n t N a m e a n d M o d e l N u m b e r : 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R C o m m u n i c a t i o n s T e s t S e t P u r p o s e o f E q u i p m e n t : T h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R C o m m u n i c a t i o n s T e s t S e t i s u s e d f o r...

  • Page 24: Equipment Capabilities And Features

    1-2. EQUIPMENT CAPABILITIES AND FEATURES T h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R i s a T o u c h S c r e e n H a n d h e l d C o m m u n i c a t i o n s T e s t S e t f o r R a d i o i n s t a l l a t i o n t e s t i n g .

  • Page 25: Feat Ures

    Feat ures F u n c t i o n s a n d T i l e s - L M R ( O p t i o n a l F u n c t i o n s a r e s h o w n f o r d i s p l a y p u r p o s e s o n l y . ) 1 - 3 S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .
  • Page 26 Feat ures ( con t ) F u n c t i o n s a n d T i l e s - E x t e n d e d - L M R ( O p t i o n a l F u n c t i o n s a r e s h o w n f o r d i s p l a y p u r p o s e s o n l y . ) 1 - 4 S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .
  • Page 27 Feat ures ( con t ) F u n c t i o n s a n d T i l e s - P T C ( O p t i o n a l F u n c t i o n s a r e s h o w n f o r d i s p l a y p u r p o s e s o n l y . ) 1 - 5 S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .
  • Page 28 Feat ures ( con t ) F u n c t i o n s a n d T i l e s - E x t e n d e d - P T C ( O p t i o n a l F u n c t i o n s a r e s h o w n f o r d i s p l a y p u r p o s e s o n l y . ) 1 - 6 S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .

  • Page 29: Equipment Data

    1-3. EQUIPMENT DATA N O T E • W h e r e s p e c i f i e d r e s o l u t i o n e x c e e d s s p e c i f i e d a c c u r a c y , t h e s p e c i f i e d r e s o l u t i o n t a k e s p r e c e d e n c e .
  • Page 30 1-3. EQUIPMENT DATA (cont) S S B P H A S E N O I S E : ............... . < - 8 0 d B c / H z a t 2 0 k H z o f f s e t S P U R I O U S H a r m o n i c s : .
  • Page 31 1-3. EQUIPMENT DATA (cont) A M M O D U L A T I O N A M M o d u l a t i o n F r e q u e n c y ( R a t e ) : R a n g e : .
  • Page 32 1-3. EQUIPMENT DATA (cont) A U D I O G E N E R A T O R S ( A F G E N 1 A N D A F G E N 2 ) N O T E I f t w o s o u r c e s a r e s e l e c t e d , t h e y a r e s u m m e d t o g e t h e r .
  • Page 33 1-3. EQUIPMENT DATA (cont) R F R E C E I V E R F R E Q U E N C Y R A N G E : ..................2 t o 1 0 0 0 M H z A C C U R A C Y : .
  • Page 34 1-3. EQUIPMENT DATA (cont) D U P L E X N O T E D u p l e x T e s t i s R e c e i v e r a n d T r a n s m i t t e r T e s t s s i m u l t a n e o u s l y . P e r f o r m a n c e p a r a m e t e r s a r e t h e s a m e a s t h e i n d e p e n d e n t R e c e i v e r a n d T r a n s m i t t e r T e s t S c r e e n s .
  • Page 35 1-3. EQUIPMENT DATA (cont) R F P O W E R M E T E R ( B r o a d b a n d R F P o w e r i n t o T / R C o n n e c t o r ) ( c o n t ) E x t e r n a l 2 0 d B A t t e n u a t o r A c c u r a c y 5 0 W A t t e n u a t o r : .
  • Page 36 1-3. EQUIPMENT DATA (cont) A U D I O M E T E R S A U D I O I N P U T ( E X T A U D I N ) ( B N C I n p u t o n H a n d s e t ) E X T A U D I N I n p u t : F r e q u e n c y R a n g e : .
  • Page 37 1-3. EQUIPMENT DATA (cont) O S C I L L O S C O P E ( O P T I O N A L ) S i n g l e I n p u t C h a n n e l s : ............D V M , A u d i o I n , I n t e r n a l D e m o d I n p u t I m p e d a n c e : D V M I n p u t : .
  • Page 38 1-3. EQUIPMENT DATA (cont) T I M E B A S E S T A N D A R D O S C I L L A T O R T e m p e r a t u r e S t a b i l i t y : ..............0 . 1 5 p p m a t - 2 0 ° C t o 7 0 ° C A g i n g : .
  • Page 39 1-3. EQUIPMENT DATA (cont) E N V I R O N M E N T A L / P H Y S I C A L O V E R A L L D I M E N S I O N S : ....2 3 1 m m ( 9 . 1 i n ) ( W ) , 2 8 5 m m ( 1 1 . 2 i n ) ( L ) , 7 0 m m ( 2 . 8 i n ) ( D ) W E I G H T : .
  • Page 40 1-3. EQUIPMENT DATA (cont) C O M P L I A N C E / S A F E T Y U s e : ................... . M I L - P R F - 2 8 8 0 0 F , C l a s s 2 S a l t E x p o s u r e , E n c l o s u r e ( 3 5 5 0 R ) A c o u s t i c N o i s e E x p l o s i v e A t m o s p h e r e...
  • Page 41 1-3. EQUIPMENT DATA (cont) D C I N P U T C O N N E C T O R ( D C I N ) D C I n p u t V o l t a g e R a n g e : ................. . . 1 1 t o 3 2 V d c D C P o w e r I n p u t : M a x i m u m: .

  • Page 42: P R I N C I P L E S O F O P E R A T I O

    1-4. PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION T h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R c o n t a i n s t h e f o l l o w i n g a s s e m b l i e s : T/ R S WR DV M...

  • Page 43: Chapter 2 - Operating Instructions

    CHAPTER 2 - OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 2-1. OPERATOR’S CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS 2 - 1 S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .
  • Page 44 2-1. OPERATOR’S CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS (cont) A N T C o n n e c t o r U s e d f o r o v e r - t h e - a i r t e s t s . T/ R C o n n e c t o r U s e d f o r h i g h p o we r d i r e c t c o n n e c t i o n t o r a d i o e q u i p m e n t .

  • Page 45: Function Tabs And Function Windows

    2-2. FUNCTION TABS AND FUNCTION WINDOWS F u n c t i o n s a n d T i l e s - L M R ( O p t i o n a l F u n c t i o n s a r e s h o w n f o r d i s p l a y p u r p o s e s o n l y . ) 2 - 3 S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .

  • Page 46: Function Tab And Function Window (

    2-2. FUNCTION TABS AND FUNCTION WINDOWS (cont) F u n c t i o n s a n d T i l e s - P T C ( O p t i o n a l F u n c t i o n s a r e s h o w n f o r d i s p l a y p u r p o s e s o n l y . ) 2 - 4 S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .

  • Page 47: Screen Icons

    2-2-1. SCREEN ICONS T h e S y s t e m i c o n s a r e d i s p l a y e d i n t h r e e m o d e s a t t h e b o t t o m o f t h e s c r e e n . W h e n t h e S y s t e m i c o n s a r e s e t t o m i n i m i z e m o d e ( d e f a u l t s e t t i n g ) , s e l e c t t h e S y s t e m i c o n t a b t o d i s p l a y t h e S y s t e m i c o n s .
  • Page 48 2-2-1. SCREEN ICONS (cont) I C O N F U N C T I O N O p e n s a n d c l o s e s t h e S t a t u s B a r . A p p l i e s t h e e x t e r n a l r e f e r e n c e ( F r e q - F l e x ) C a l i b r a t i o n v a l u e ( i f c a l i b r a t e d ) .
  • Page 49 2-2-1. SCREEN ICONS (cont) T h e F u n c t i o n W i n d o w i c o n s a r e d i s p l a y e d a t t h e b o t t o m r i g h t o f t h e F u n c t i o n W i n d o w s . I C O N F U N C T I O N S w i t c h e s b e t w e e n n o t e p a d a n d s l i d e r b a r .
  • Page 50 2-2-1. SCREEN ICONS (cont) T h e M a r k e r i c o n s a r e d i s p l a y e d o n t h e F u n c t i o n W i n d o w s . I C O N F U N C T I O N E n a b l e s m a r k e r d e l t a m e a s u r e m e n t s f o r t h e f i r s t t w o...

  • Page 51: Touch Screen

    2-2-2. TOUCH SCREEN Touch Screen Use ( 3 5 5 0 ) T h e 3 5 5 0 c o n t a i n s a c a p a c i t i v e T o u c h S c r e e n t h a t i s r e s p o n s i v e t o t h e t o u c h o f a h u m a n f i n g e r . T h e “...
  • Page 52 2-2-2. TOUCH SCREEN (cont) User Int erf ace ( UI) Component s ( cont ) F u n c t i o n T a b s T h e L a u n c h B a r c o n s i s t s o f F u n c t i o n T a b s t h a t i d e n t i f y f u n c t i o n s i n s t a l l e d i n t h e T e s t S e t . P r e s s i n g a F u n c t i o n T a b o p e n s t h e F u n c t i o n W i n d o w o n t h e U I o r b r i n g s a n o p e n e d F u n c t i o n W i n d o w t o t h e f o r e f r o n t o f t h e U I .
  • Page 53 2-2-2. TOUCH SCREEN (cont) User Int erf ace ( UI) Co mpo nent s ( co n t ) F u n c t i o n W i n d o w s ( c o n t ) F u n c t i o n W i n d o w s c a n b e d i s p l a y e d i n m u l t i p l e s h a p e s ( w h e n a p p l i c a b l e ) .
  • Page 54 2-2-2. TOUCH SCREEN (cont) User Int erf ace ( UI) Component s ( cont ) F u n c t i o n W i n d o w s ( c o n t ) M u l t i p l e F u n c t i o n W i n d o w s c a n b e d i s p l a y e d o n t h e d i s p l a y a r e a a t a n y o n e t i m e . W h e n a n a c t i v e F u n c t i o n W i n d o w i s c l o s e d a n d r e o p e n e d , t h e T e s t S e t p o s i t i o n s t h e F u n c t i o n W i n d o w i n t h e l a s t a c t i v e s t a t e a n d p o s i t i o n o n t h e d i s p l a y a r e a .
  • Page 55 2-2-2. TOUCH SCREEN (cont) User Int erf ace ( UI) Component s ( cont ) N u m e r i c K e y p a d W h e n N u m e r i c D a t a F i e l d s a r e e d i t e d , t h e N u m e r i c K e y p a d i s d i s p l a y e d . T h e N u m e r i c K e y p a d a l l o w s t h e u s e r t o e n t e r a s p e c i f i c n u m e r i c v a l u e .
  • Page 56 2-2-2. TOUCH SCREEN (cont) User Int erf ace ( UI) Component s ( cont ) S l i d e r B a r T h e S l i d e r B a r a l l o w s t h e u s e r t o s e l e c t a n d c h a n g e a d e f i n e d r a n g e o f v a l u e s . T h e v a l u e s t o b e c h a n g e d a r e i n d i c a t e d b y a b o u n d i n g b o x ( b o x w i t h a w h i t e b a c k g r o u n d ) .
  • Page 57 2-2-2. TOUCH SCREEN (cont) User Int erf ace ( UI) Component s ( cont ) K e y b o a r d T h e K e y b o a r d i s d i s p l a y e d w h e n a T e x t D a t a F i e l d i s s e l e c t e d f o r e d i t i n g . T h e K e y b o a r d f u n c t i o n s s i m i l a r t o a n e x t e r n a l k e y b o a r d .
  • Page 58 2-2-2. TOUCH SCREEN (cont) User Int erf ace ( UI) Component s ( cont ) M e s s a g e W i n d o w s M e s s a g e w i n d o w s a r e d i s p l a y e d w i t h i n f o r m a t i o n o r t o r e q u e s t u s e r i n t e r a c t i o n . L o c k e d F i e l d s A n e d i t a b l e f i e l d u p d a t e s t o t h e L o c k e d s t a t e w h e n t h e T e s t S e t e x p e r i e n c e s a c o n d i t i o n w h i c h m a k e s t h e f i e l d u n - e d i t a b l e .

  • Page 59: S U S P E N D ( S L E E P ) M O D

    2-2-3. SUSPEND (SLEEP) MODE T h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R c a n b e p l a c e d i n “ s u s p e n d ( s l e e p ) ” m o d e w h i c h d e c r e a s e s b a t t e r y u s a g e a n d i n c r e a s e s t h e a m o u n t o f t i m e t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R c a n o p e r a t e o n b a t t e r y p o w e r .
  • Page 60 2-2-3. SUSPEND (SLEEP) MODE (cont) P r e s s t h e S u s p e n d B u t t o n o n t h e S y s t e m M e n u t o p l a c e t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R i n t o “ s u s p e n d ( s l e e p ) ”...
  • Page 61 2-2-3. SUSPEND (SLEEP) MODE (cont) W h e n t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R i s i n “ s u s p e n d ( s l e e p ) ” m o d e , p r e s s t h e H O M E K e y o n c e t o d i s p l a y t h e c u r r e n t t i m e a n d b a t t e r y l i f e r e m a i n i n g .

  • Page 62: M U L T I - L A N G U A G E S U P P O R

    2-2-4. MULTI-LANGUAGE SUPPORT T h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R c a n b e c o n f i g u r e d t o d i s p l a y t h e f u n c t i o n t i l e s , t a b s a n d w i n d o w s i n s e v e r a l d i f f e r e n t l a n g u a g e s .
  • Page 63 2-2-4. MULTI-LANGUAGE SUPPORT (cont) E X A M P L E E n g l i s h L a n g u a g e C h i n e s e ( S i m p l i f i e d ) L a n g u a g e E n g l i s h L a n g u a g e C h i n e s e ( S i m p l i f i e d ) L a n g u a g e 2 - 2 1...

  • Page 64: P R E V E N T I V E M A I N T E N A N C E C H E C K S A N D S E R V I C E

    2-3. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE CHECKS AND SERVICES 2-3-1. GENERAL W h e n d o i n g a n y P r e v e n t i v e M a i n t e n a n c e o r r o u t i n e c h e c k s , k e e p i n m i n d t h e W A R N I N G S a n d C A U T I O N S a b o u t e l e c t r i c a l s h o c k a n d b o d i l y h a r m .

  • Page 65: O P E R A T I O N U N D E R U S U A L C O N D I T I O N

    2-4. OPERATION UNDER USUAL CONDITIONS 2-4-1. TURN-ON PROCEDURE F o l l o w t h e s e i n s t r u c t i o n s t o i n i t i a l i z e t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R: P r e s s t h e P O W E R K e y t o i n i t i a l i z e t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R.

  • Page 66: I N S T A L L / R E M O V E L I C E N S

    2-4-2. INSTALL/REMOVE LICENSE A L i c e n s e c a n b e i n s t a l l e d o r r e m o v e d f r o m t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R . T h e O p t i o n s F u n c t i o n W i n d o w d i s p l a y s t h e O p t i o n s i n s t a l l e d i n t h e U n i t a s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e L i c e n s e .
  • Page 67 2-4-2. INSTALL/REMOVE LICENSE (cont) R e m o v e L i c e n s e F o l l o w t h e s e i n s t r u c t i o n s t o r e m o v e t h e L i c e n s e f r o m t h e U n i t : S e l e c t t h e S y s t e m F u n c t i o n T a b t o d i s p l a y t h e S y s t e m D r o p d o w n s e l e c t i o n s .

  • Page 68: I N S T A L L S O F T W A R

    2-4-3. INSTALL SOFTWARE S y s t e m S o f t w a r e c a n b e i n s t a l l e d i n 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R . T h e S y s t e m U p d a t e F u n c t i o n W i n d o w d i s p l a y s t h e S y s t e m S o f t w a r e v e r s i o n i n s t a l l e d i n t h e U n i t .
  • Page 69 2-4-3. INSTALL SOFTWARE (cont) S e l e c t C o p y f r o m U S B B u t t o n a n d v e r i f y S t a t u s F i e l d d i s p l a y s “ C o p y i n g S o f t w a r e ” t h e n “...

  • Page 70: S A V E / R E C A L L F U N C T I O N W I N D O W

    2-4-4. SAVE/RECALL FUNCTION WINDOWS S a v e F u n c t i o n W i n d o w F o l l o w t h e s e i n s t r u c t i o n s t o s a v e a F u n c t i o n W i n d o w i n t h e U n i t : S e l e c t t h e U t i l i t i e s F u n c t i o n T a b t o d i s p l a y t h e U t i l i t i e s D r o p d o w n s e l e c t i o n s .
  • Page 71 2-4-4. SAVE/RECALL FUNCTION WINDOWS (cont) R e c a l l F u n c t i o n W i n d o w F o l l o w t h e s e i n s t r u c t i o n s t o s a v e a F u n c t i o n W i n d o w i n t h e U n i t : S e l e c t t h e U t i l i t i e s F u n c t i o n T a b t o d i s p l a y t h e U t i l i t i e s D r o p d o w n s e l e c t i o n s .

  • Page 72: S N A P S H O

    2-4-5. SNAPSHOT S e l e c t t h e S n a p s h o t I c o n t o d i s p l a y t h e S n a p s h o t F u n c t i o n W i n d o w . ( F i l e N a m e s a r e s h o w n f o r d i s p l a y p u r p o s e s o n l y .
  • Page 73 2-4-5. SNAPSHOT (cont) C r e a t e N e w F o l d e r T o c r e a t e a n e w f o l d e r , s e l e c t t h e N e w F o l d e r b u t t o n . ( F i l e N a m e s a r e s h o w n f o r d i s p l a y p u r p o s e s o n l y .
  • Page 74 2-4-5. SNAPSHOT (cont) D e l e t e F i l e T o d e l e t e a f i l e , u s e t h e D e l e t e b u t t o n . ( F i l e N a m e s a r e s h o w n f o r d i s p l a y p u r p o s e s o n l y .

  • Page 75: C L O N E U N I

    2-4-6. CLONE UNIT F o l l o w t h e s e i n s t r u c t i o n s t o c l o n e a U n i t : C o n n e c t U n i t s t o N e t w o r k . S e l e c t t h e S y s t e m F u n c t i o n T a b t o d i s p l a y t h e S y s t e m D r o p d o w n s e l e c t i o n s .

  • Page 76: S Y S T E M M E N

    2-4-7. SYSTEM MENU T h e S y s t e m M e n u c o n t a i n s f i e l d s e l e c t i o n s f o r t h e o v e r a l l o p e r a t i o n o f t h e T e s t S e t . P r e s s t h e H O M E K e y t o d i s p l a y t h e S y s t e m M e n u .

  • Page 77: C O N F I G U R A T I O N M O D E

    2-4-8 CONFIGURATION MODES T h e D i g i t a l R a d i o T e s t S y s t e m o f f e r s t w o c o n f i g u r a t i o n m o d e s d e p e n d i n g o n t h e o p t i o n s p u r c h a s e d w i t h t h e s y s t e m .
  • Page 78 2-4-8 CONFIGURATION MODES (cont) S e l e c t i n g C o n f i g u r a t i o n M o d e s P r e s s t h e H o m e K e y t o d i s p l a y t h e S y s t e m M e n u . S e l e c t t h e C o n f i g u r a t i o n f i e l d t o d i s p l a y a s e l e c t i o n m e n u o f c o n f i g u r a t i o n m o d e s ( L M R , P T C o r A d v a n c e d Di g i t a l ) .

  • Page 79: O P E R A T I N G P R O C E D U R E

    2-5. OPERATING PROCEDURES 2-5-1. INTRODUCTION T h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R i s i n t e n d e d t o b e u s e d t o d e t e r m i n e t h a t a l l e x t e r n a l c o n n e c t i o n s a r e i n p l a c e o n t h e v e h i c l e r a d i o i n s t a l l a t i o n a n d t h a t t h e a n t e n n a i s c o n n e c t e d a n d m a t c h e d t o t h e t r a n s m i t t e r .
  • Page 80 2-5-2. TYPICAL VEHICLE INSTALLATION TEST (cont) S e l e c t t h e f o l l o w i n g s e t t i n g s : P o r t A N T F r e q u e n c y D e s i r e d F r e q u e n c y L e v e l...
  • Page 81 2-5-2. TYPICAL VEHICLE INSTALLATION TEST (cont) S e l e c t t h e M e t e r s T a b t o d i s p l a y t h e M e t e r s D r o p d o w n s e l e c t i o n s . S e l e c t “R S S I ” t o d i s p l a y t h e R S S I M e t e r S c r e e n .
  • Page 82 2-5-2. TYPICAL VEHICLE INSTALLATION TEST (cont) A d j u s t t h e s c r e e n f u n c t i o n s s o a l l s c r e e n f u n c t i o n s a r e v i s i b l e . S t a n d w i t h i n 5 f t o f t h e v e h i c l e a n t e n n a .

  • Page 83: A D V A N C E D V E H I C L E I N S T A L L A T I O N T E S T I N

    2-5-3. ADVANCED VEHICLE INSTALLATION TESTING C o n n e c t t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R T / R C o n n e c t o r t o t h e R a d i o A n t e n n a P o r t . I f t h e R a d i o r a t e d o u t p u t p o w e r i s >...

  • Page 84: M E A S U R I N G S W

    2-5-4. MEASURING SWR S e l e c t t h e I n s t r u m e n t s T a b t o d i s p l a y t h e I n s t r u m e n t s D r o p d o w n s e l e c t i o n s . S e l e c t t h e A n t- C a b l e T e s t D r o p d o w n s e l e c t i o n t o d i s p l a y t h e A n t - C a b l e T e s t S c r e e n .
  • Page 85 2-5-4. MEASURING SWR (cont) S e l e c t t h e C a l i b r a t i o n B u t t o n o n t h e C o n t r o l 2 C o n f i g u r a t i o n S c r e e n . F o l l o w t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s o n t h e s c r e e n t o c o m p l e t e t h e S W R C a l i b r a t i o n .
  • Page 86 2-5-4. MEASURING SWR (cont) S e l e c t t h e M a r k e r s C o n f i g u r a t i o n S c r e e n . W i t h t h e d a t a d i s p l a y e d o n t h e G r a p h i c a l D i s p l a y , t h e M a r k e r s a r e u s e d t o d e t e r m i n e t h e S W R a t a n y p o i n t a c r o s s t h e s p a n .

  • Page 87: M E A S U R I N G D T F ( D I S T A N C E T O F A U L

    2-5-5. MEASURING DTF (Distance to Fault) S e l e c t t h e I n s t r u m e n t s T a b t o d i s p l a y t h e I n s t r u m e n t s D r o p d o w n s e l e c t i o n s . S e l e c t t h e A n t- C a b l e T e s t D r o p d o w n s e l e c t i o n t o d i s p l a y t h e A n t - C a b l e T e s t S c r e e n .
  • Page 88 2-5-5. MEASURING DTF (Distance to Fault) (cont) C o n n e c t t h e S y s t e m U n d e r T e s t t o t h e S W R C o n n e c t o r a t t h e p o i n t o f c a l i b r a t i o n . T h e G r a p h i c a l D i s p l a y i s u p d a t e d a p p r o x i m a t e l y e v e r y 2 0 s e c o n d s .
  • Page 89 2-5-5. MEASURING DTF (Distance to Fault) (cont) S e l e c t t h e f o l l o w i n g s e t t i n g s o n t h e C a b l e C o n f i g u r a t i o n S c r e e n : V e l o c i t y V e l o c i t y F a c t o r o f t h e C a b l e L o s s...
  • Page 90 2-5-5. MEASURING DTF (Distance to Fault) (cont) 1 1 . S e l e c t t h e M a r k e r s C o n f i g u r a t i o n S c r e e n . W i t h t h e d a t a d i s p l a y e d o n t h e G r a p h i c a l D i s p l a y , t h e M a r k e r s a r e u s e d t o d e t e r m i n e t h e S W R a t a n y p o i n t a c r o s s t h e s p a n .

  • Page 91: Chapter 3 - Maintenance

    CHAPTER 3 - OPERATOR MAINTENANCE 3-1. SERVICE UPON RECEIPT 3-1-1. SERVICE UPON RECEIPT OF MATERIAL Unpackin g U s e t h e f o l l o w i n g s t e p s f o r u n p a c k i n g t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R . ...

  • Page 92: Preliminary Servicing And Adjustment Of Equipment

    3-1-2. PRELIMINARY SERVICING AND ADJUSTMENT OF EQUIPMENT R e mo v e t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R f r o m t h e T r a n s i t C a s e o r S o f t C a r r y i n g C a s e ( O p t i o n ). P e r f o r m t h e T u r n - O n P r o c e d u r e ( p a r a 2 - 4 - 1 ) .

  • Page 93: Troubleshooting

    3-2. TROUBLESHOOTING T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g i s d i v i d e d i n t o a S y m p t o m I n d e x a n d a T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g T a b l e . T h e T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g T a b l e l i s t s t h e c o m mo n m a l f u n c t i o n s w h i c h m a y o c c u r d u r i n g o p e r a t i o n o f t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R .
  • Page 94 TRO UBLESHO O TING TABL E N O T E T h e T r o u b l e s h o o t i n g T a b l e l i s t s c o m mo n ma l f u n c t i o n s f o u n d d u r i n g n o r m a l o p e r a t i o n o f t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R.
  • Page 95 TRO UBLESHO O TING T ABL E ( co n t) MA L F U N C T I O N T E S T O R I N S P E C T I O N C O R R E C T I V E A C T I O N B A T T I n d i c a t o r d o e s n o t i l l u m i n a t e S t e p 1 .
  • Page 96 TRO UBLESHO O TING T ABL E ( co n t) MA L F U N C T I O N T E S T O R I N S P E C T I O N C O R R E C T I V E A C T I O N B a t t e r y d o e s n o t c h a r g e S t e p 1 .

  • Page 97: Maintenance Procedures

    3-3. MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES 3-3-1. BATTERY RECHARGING T h e b a t t e r y c h a r g e r o p e r a t e s w h e n e v e r t h e s u p p l i e d E x t e r n a l D C P o w e r S u p p l y o r a s u i t a b l e ( 1 1 t o 3 2 V d c ) D C P o w e r s o u r c e i s a p p l i e d t o t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R .
  • Page 98 3-3-1. BATTERY RECHARGING (cont) A l l o w f o u r h o u r s ( U n i t O F F ) / e i g h t h o u r s ( U n i t O N ) f o r B a t t e r y c h a r g e o r u n t i l t h e B A T T I n d i c a t o r i s G R E E N .

  • Page 99: Battery Replacement

    3-3-2. BATTERY REPLACEMENT D E S C R I P T I O N T h i s p r o c e d u r e i s u s e d t o r e p l a c e t h e B a t t e r y i n t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R. C A U T I O N R E P L A C E O N L Y W I T H T H E B A T T E R Y S P E C I F I E D .
  • Page 100 3-3-2. BATTERY REPLACEMENT (cont) R E MO V E ( c o n t ) D i s c o n n e c t t h e B a t t e r y W i r e H a r n e s s a n d r e m o v e t h e B a t t e r y f r o m t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R. I N S T A L L I n s t a l l t h e B a t t e r y i n t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R a n d c o n n e c t t h e B a t t e r y W i r e H a r n e s s .
  • Page 101 3-3-2. BATTERY REPLACEMENT (cont) I N S T A L L ( c o n t ) I n s t a l l t h e t w o l o w e r b u m p e r s o n t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R a n d t i g h t e n t h e c a p t i v e s c r e w s ( o n e a c h s i d e o f t h e b u m p e r s ) ( 8 i n / l b s .

  • Page 102: F U S E R E P L A C E M E N

    3-3-3. FUSE REPLACEMENT D E S C R I P T I O N T h i s p r o c e d u r e i s u s e d t o r e p l a c e t h e i n t e r n a l f u s e i n t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R . C A U T I O N F O R C O N T I N U O U S P R O T E C T I O N A G A I N S T F I R E , R E P L A C E O N L Y W I T H F U S E S O F T H E S P E C I F I E D V O L T A G E A N D C U R R E N T R A T I N G S .
  • Page 103 3-3-3. FUSE REPLACEMENT (cont) R E MO V E ( c o n t ) L o c a t e a n d r e m o v e t h e F u s e . I N S T A L L I n s t a l l t h e F u s e .
  • Page 104 3-3-3. FUSE REPLACEMENT (cont) I N S T A L L ( c o n t ) I n s t a l l t h e B a t t e r y C o v e r o n t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R a n d t i g h t e n f i v e c a p t i v e s c r e w s ( 8 i n / l b s . ) . I n s t a l l t h e t w o l o w e r b u m p e r s o n t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R a n d t i g h t e n t h e c a p t i v e s c r e w s ( o n e a c h s i d e o f t h e b u m p e r s ) ( 8 i n / l b s .

  • Page 105: H A N D L E R E P L A C E M E N

    3-3-4. HANDLE REPLACEMENT D E S C R I P T I O N T h i s p r o c e d u r e i s u s e d t o r e p l a c e t h e h a n d l e ( s ) o n t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R. R E MO V E F u l l y l o o s e n t h e c a p t i v e s c r e w s ( o n e a c h s i d e o f t h e b u m p e r ) i n t h e t w o b u m p e r s ( o n t h e r i g h t o r l e f t s i d e o f t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R) a n d r e m o v e t h e b u m p e r s f r o m t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R.
  • Page 106 3-3-4. HANDLE REPLACEMENT (cont) I N S T A L L I n s t a l l t h e H a n d l e a n d t h e f o u r s h o u l d e r b o l t s ( 8 i n / l b s . ) . I n s t a l l t h e t w o b u m p e r s ( o n t h e r i g h t o r l e f t s i d e o f t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R) a n d t i g h t e n t h e c a p t i v e s c r e w s ( o n e a c h s i d e o f t h e b u mp e r ) ( 8 i n / l b s .

  • Page 107: B U M P E R R E P L A C E M E N

    3-3-5. BUMPER REPLACEMENT D E S C R I P T I O N T h i s p r o c e d u r e i s u s e d t o r e p l a c e t h e b u m p e r ( s ) o n t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R. R E MO V E F u l l y l o o s e n t h e c a p t i v e s c r e w s o n e a c h s i d e o f t h e b u mp e r a n d r e m o v e t h e b u m p e r f r o m t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R .

  • Page 108: P R E P A R A T I O N F O R S T O R A G E O R S H I P M E N

    3-4. PREPARATION FOR STORAGE OR SHIPMENT Packagin g P a c k a g e t h e 3 5 5 0 / 3 5 5 0 R i n t h e o r i g i n a l s h i p p i n g c o n t a i n e r . W h e n u s i n g p a c k i n g ma t e r i a l s o t h e r t h a n t h e o r i g i n a l , u s e t h e f o l l o w i n g g u i d e l i n e s : ...

  • Page 109: A C O N N E C T O R P I N - O U T T A B L E S

    APPENDIX A - CONNECTOR PIN-OUT TABLES A-1. I/O CONNECTORS DC(IN AUDIO AUDIO(IN AUDIO(OUT REMOTE ETHERNET C O N N E C T O R T Y P E S I G N A L T Y P E I N P U T / O U T P U T TNC Female INPUT/OUTPUT TNC Female...

  • Page 110: Audio Connector Pin-Out Table

    A-2. AUDIO CONNECTOR PIN-OUT TABLE P I N N O . S I G N A L N A M E SPEAKER+ MICSEL1 MICSEL2 T a b l e A - 2 . A UDI O Co n n e c t o r P i n - Ou t T a b l e A - 2 S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .

  • Page 111: Remote Connector Pin-Out Table

    A-3. REMOTE CONNECTOR PIN-OUT TABLE P I N N O . S I G N A L N A M E P I N N O . S I G N A L N A M E U S B 3 _ V B U S G N D US B 3 _ GND P P C_ E T X _ P...

  • Page 112: Ethernet Connector Pin-Out Table

    A-4. ETHERNET CONNECTOR PIN-OUT TABLE P I N N O . S I G N A L N A M E NOT USED NOT USED NOT USED NOT USED T a b l e A - 4 . E T HE RNE T Co n n e c t o r P i n - Ou t T a b l e A - 4 S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .

  • Page 113: Usb Connector Pin-Out Table

    A-5. USB CONNECTOR PIN-OUT TABLE P I N N O . S I G N A L N A M E T a b l e A - 5 . US B Co n n e c t o r P i n - Ou t T a b l e A - 5 S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .
  • Page 114 T H I S P A G E I NT E N T I ON A L L Y L E F T B L A N K . A - 6 S u b j e c t t o E x p o r t C o n t r o l , s e e C o v e r P a g e f o r d e t a i l s .

  • Page 115: B A B B R E V I A T I O N S

    APPENDIX B - ABBREVIATIONS A m p e r e s G e n G e n e r a t e / G e n e r a t o r A l t e r n a t i n g C u r r e n t G H z G i g a h e r t z ( 1 0 H e r t z )
  • Page 116 R E C R e c e i v e R a d i o F r e q u e n c y R S S I R e c e i v e d S i g n a l S t r e n g t h I n d i c a t i o n R e c e i v e S W R...
  • Page 117 We reserve the right to make design changes without notice. Go to http://ats.aeroflex.com/contact/sales-distribution for Sales and Service contact information. EXPORT CONTROL WARNING: This document contains controlled technical data under the jurisdiction of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), 15 CFR 730-774.

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