AEA Technology, Inc. SWR Site Analyzer Quick Start Manual

SWR Site Analyzer
Version
1.10
Quick Start Guide
This Quick Start Guide is applicable to SWR Site Analyzer.
The VNA Site Analyzer has a separate Quick Start Guide
SWR Site Analyzer
This model has both SWR & Return Loss meters and a
Frequency Domain Reflectometer (FDR).

General

Frequency range 100KHz to 1.5GHz, user customizable
color LCD, powered by 8AA NIMH rechargeable cells,
has both Broadband Calibration and Frequency Specific
Calibration Processes. 50 memory slots for saving test
results or setups(calibrations), and works with our Site
Analyzer PC Vision™ software.

Power and Charging

SWR Site Analyzer comes with 8AA NIMH cells installed
and pre-conditioned. New they will operate the instrument
for 3.5 to 4.0 hours continuously between charges. The
instrument can also be powered and recharging at the
same time using the AC Charger/Adapter.
Power LED is lit indicating the instrument is ON.
Charging LED indicators are as follows:
OFF – No charging power in or charger aborted due to
charging error; cells to hot or cold to take a charge.
Slow, Short blink - Battery check mode. The charger is
'PINGing' the batteries to check chargeability status.
Slow, Long blink - Charger is in slow charge. If the unit is
ON, this is the highest rate it will charge.
Double blink - Charger is in rapid charge mode. (around
700mA at 15v).
ON solid - Batteries are 90%plus charged. Unit is ready
for use.
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SWR or RL Screen
Use SWR/RL Key to switch between SWR & Return Loss
& Scale Key to change SWR or Return Loss ranges
Use CRSR Key to activate Cursor's frequency & data. Use
Left/Right Arrows to position them
Press once for Start/End
Press to switch between Freq. Press twice for Center
SWR and Return Loss Freq & Span entry
Press while in Measurement
Screen for General Help
Press while in Menu or other
function for specific help on
that item
Press to access meter settings
and Battery Menu
Escape current operation.
Menus - Saves and close.
Cursors - Cancels B first then A
on second press
Selects items in lists.
Saves Alpha-Numeric entries.
Use as directed in other functions
Power ON - 1 sec press
Normal Power Off - 1sec
Forced Power OFF - 10 sec press,
Alpha-Numeric Entry -
once OFF restart with "Soft Reset"
Erases character to left
Press and hold ENTER then press
Memory List - Deletes
ON - 1 sec, then release ENTER
saved trace or setting
FDR Screen
190 ft cable with fault at 162 ft
Use Up Arrow key to select parameter to change and
ENTER to make changes. Use SCALE Key to change SWR
or Return Loss ranges
Use CRSR Key to activate Curser's distance & reflection
readings. Use Left/Right Arrows to position them
Press to cycle SWR or RL
Scale through ranges
Press to cycle between sweep
and continuous Wave modes.
LED flashes when measuring
is active
Press once for cursor A or twice
for Cursors A & B. Press as
needed to switch active Cursor
Find the best SWR, RL or DTF
reading for an antenna or cable
when cursor is active
UP Arrow cycles between
parameters on Measurement
Screen. Both arrows for
selecting Menu items
Cursors - Use to move
Menus - Use to select option
All keys - Repeat key
presses to cycle to desired
number or character

Other Keypad Functions

FDR – Frequency Domain Reflectometer
Memory and USB Port LEDs: Top – LED ON indicates
writing to or recalling data from Site Analyzer's memory.
Bottom – PC comms LED
Memory – Press to Name and Save or Recall saved test
results or instrument settings
Mode – For selecting: Cable Null, Limit lines and Sweep
time.
About Limit Lines: Set Pass/Fail limits for SWR, RL or
FDR Screen to get a graphical indication of when your
measurement are within limits that you specified.

About Calibration Selection

There are two types of calibrations:
"Broadband Calibration" and

"Frequency-Specific Calibration."

Broadband Calibration

This is a calibration of the instrument's full frequency
range that can be saved and used for any testing
frequency band selected. If you desire to have this
calibration available, you need to perform the cal with or
without a test lead.
See Operating Manual for instructions.
Frequency-Specific Calibration
(More accurate than Broadband)
Step 1 Press Mode key and select CALIBRATIONS, Use
left/right arrow keys to select FREQ SPECIFIC option.
ESC key to save and exit
Press
Step 2 From SWR or RL measurement screen, press the
FREQ Key. Press once for Start-End Frequency entry or
twice for Center Frequency-Span entry.
Step 3 Enter the desired frequencies
Press ENTER key, to begin the Frequency-
Step 4
Specific Calibration process