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  • Page 1 CAA-100 Series Cable and Antenna Analyzer User’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Warranty

    ShinewayTech shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with furnishing, performance, or use of this material. The battery is a consumable part and is not subject to the CAA-100 Series cable and antenna analyzer warranty. ISO9001 Certification...

  • Page 3: Safety Instructions

    CAA-100 Series User’s manual Safety Instructions During each stage of operation of this instrument, please always observe the following safety instructions. Not taking any safety precautions or following the instructions will violate the safety standards of design, manufacturing and application of these instruments.

  • Page 4: Safety Terms Used In This Manual

    CAA-100 Series User’s manual Safety Terms Used in This Manual The WARNING sign denotes a hazard. It calls attention to a procedure, practice, or the like, which, if not correctly performed or adhered to, could result in personnel injury. Do not proceed beyond a WARNING sign until the indicated conditions are fully understood and met.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CAA-100 Series User’s manual CONTENTS Notices ............................. i Warranty ..........................i ISO9001 Certification ......................i Safety Instructions ........................ii General ............................ ii Environmental conditions ..................... ii Before applying power ......................ii Do not operate in an explosive atmosphere ................ ii Do not remove the instrument cover ..................
  • Page 6 CAA-100 Series User’s manual 3.8 Help interface ......................... 29 4．Common operating instructions ................... 32 4.1 Set frequency parameter ....................32 4.2 Set DTF parameter ......................34 4.2.1 Set Distance parameter ....................35 4.2.2 Set Cable parameter ....................35 4.2.3 Set Window Function ....................36 4.3 OSL Calibration ......................

  • Page 7: General Information

    CAA-100 Series product is portable, easy to learn and use, Has the characteristics of powerful function, fast operation, integrated intelligent etc.. CAA-100 Series product is equipped with a large and easy to read color LCD which can display the measurement data, trace and figure. This product has rich peripheral interface, users can easily backup or upload data.

  • Page 8: The Appearance Introduction Of Equipment

    CAA-100 Series User’s manual with PC management and analysis software, users can analyzer and manage measurement data freely. large capacity battery, support more than 8 hours of continuous work if charged fully Frequency range is 1M to 6000M. The appearance introduction of equipment 2.1 The head cover...

  • Page 9: Front Panel

    CAA-100 Series User’s manual 2.2 Front panel 1. Screen display area; 2. indicator lights; 3. power button; 4. hard keyboard。 Note: Press the power button shortly to open the instrument, and press it for 2s to turn off the instrument;...

  • Page 10: User Interface And Menu Instructions

    CAA-100 Series User’s manual Preview, save the measurement picture Save calibration and measurement curve popup or down the right menu Quick start measurement Backspace Return to the previous interface left and right move marker line Up and down move limit line...

  • Page 11: Main Interface

    CAA-100 Series User’s manual Main interface 3.2 Main interface Click “MEASUREMENT” Icon，sub-icons appear, Corresponding to the five measurement modes: DTF(distance fault )return loss, DTF-VSWR, Frequency return loss, Frequency-VSWR, cable loss, Smith, Phase and Power Meter. Click the icon, the system will go into the corresponding measurement interface.
  • Page 12 CAA-100 Series User’s manual Measurement interface mainly consists of the following parts: Name Position Function and Description status bar Display the system status and measurement information function menu Right For details, see the later chapter Note: If some menu are selected, this part may will refresh.

  • Page 13: Rf Power Meter Interface

    CAA-100 Series User’s manual charging icon; 3. Connect an external adapter, with battery full - display adapter icon; 4. Without adapter, only battery - display battery icon, divided into 5 levels. If battery is low voltage system will alarm Calibration state: (valid)On or (unvalid) off Note: Only when calibration is valid(on), user can start measurement.
  • Page 14 CAA-100 Series User’s manual In the main interface, click Measurement—Power Meter coin, users will enter the RF Power Meter interface. The steps and the interface are as shown below: Users should connect the RF power meter to the unit first, and then click the coin to enter the power meter interface.

  • Page 15: Power Meter Setting

    CAA-100 Series User’s manual Users should quit the power meter interface, and then disconnect the power meter. DPM-50AP Power Meter: Normal Mode: Forward Power, Reflected Power, Return Loss, VSWR, Peak Power, Crest Factor, CCDF; Burst Mode: Burst Power, DutyCycle. TPM-50A Power Meter: Normal Mode: Average Power, Peak Power, Crest Factor, CCDF; Burst Mode: Burst Power, Peak Power, DutyCycle.
  • Page 16 CAA-100 Series User’s manual Frequency Band It is include build in frequency and user defined frequency. For the user defined frequency, users can input the frequency range is below: DPM-50AP Frequency range: 300M~4200M TPM-50A Frequency range: 50M~4000M Shineway Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 17 CAA-100 Series User’s manual Time Span For the time span setting, it is 0.1 μs and 150 μs . Modulation signal modulation frequency is higher, μs μs the time span should be smaller. For burst signals or pulse signals, the time span needs to be less than the minimum pulse width.
  • Page 18 CAA-100 Series User’s manual Measure Time Users can set the interval measure time and the total measure time; Interval : 1s – 60s; Total : 2s – 7200s; The total time should be longer than the interval time. Limit Users can set the limit power range and chose the Enable, and then the test result can be displayed in red color to alarm.

  • Page 19: The Function Menu Description

    CAA-100 Series User’s manual Default Setting Users can load default parameters in this interface. 3.5 The function menu description 3.5.1 Marker In all five measurement mode users can use mark function. The user click "marker" menu, new mark menu will appear on the right side of screen.
  • Page 20 CAA-100 Series User’s manual The system supports 5 marker lines(M1, M2, M3, M4, M5), each marker can be independent turn on/off and edited. The user can also close all markers. The user clicks on "MX", the MX marker automatically is activated. The status will be shown on the top status bar.

  • Page 21: Limit Line

    CAA-100 Series User’s manual The hard keyboard to enter digital value  touch screen directly with touch pen to move and define the location  left and right arrow key of hard keyboard to fine adjust and define the location ...

  • Page 22: Scale

    CAA-100 Series User’s manual Limit setting menu The user can define the limit line position by the following ways The soft keyboard to enter digital value  The hard keyboard to enter digital value  touch screen directly with touch pen to move and define the location ...
  • Page 23 CAA-100 Series User’s manual Scale menu Manual scale setting menu Name function and description Default Y axis coordinate go back to the default value Return Loss：0~60； VSWR：1~65； Cable Loss：0~30 Auto Adjust Y axis automatically to adapt current measurement data Manual Users can edit upper and lower line of Y axis coordinate manually.

  • Page 24: File

    CAA-100 Series User’s manual The upper and lower coordinate can only be edited if “manual” menu is activated. 3.5.4 File The user can save measurement data or picture to PC; also can recall measurement data from PC to CAA-100 Series . This function facilitate users to analyze the measurement data later.
  • Page 25 CAA-100 Series User’s manual Image preview interface File import interface Shineway Technologies, Inc. - 19-...

  • Page 26: Display

    CAA-100 Series User’s manual File delete interface Name Function and Description Save Data The default file type is .csv format The default file name includes the measurement mode, frequency, measuring points, the time information users can choose to save in the local memory or external memory...
  • Page 27 CAA-100 Series User’s manual data or recalled history data ) to the memory , then compare the current measured data and memory data. Display menu Display setting menu Name function and description Data->Mem Save current data to memory Note: Only one data can save The data can be the current measurement data, can also be a historical data.

  • Page 28: Average/Smooth

    CAA-100 Series User’s manual Only Memory Display the memory data Data & Memory Display the current measuring data and memory data at the same time Note: the format of two data must be same , such as the mode of measurement, frequency, measuring points, the distance information etc.
  • Page 29 CAA-100 Series User’s manual the instruction and connect open / short/50 Ohm load respectively to the RF port and do calibration. Finishing the mechanical calibration, if users change frequency or the measurement point, this calibration will not effect and users should recalibrate.
  • Page 30 CAA-100 Series User’s manual CAA-100 Series. Before calibration, the user need to set the correct parameters, Mainly refer to the frequency and measurement points. The completion calibration, the corresponding curve will display on the screen. If calibration is valid, the status on the left-bottom will become “cal On”. If calibration is invalid or unfinished, the status will be “cal off”.

  • Page 31: System Settings Interface

    CAA-100 Series User’s manual 3.7 System Settings Interface In the system settings interface, users can do all kinds of system configuration. Language setting interface Clock setting interface Shineway Technologies, Inc. - 25-...
  • Page 32 CAA-100 Series User’s manual Back light setting interface Display mode setting interface Shineway Technologies, Inc. - 26-...
  • Page 33 CAA-100 Series User’s manual Power mode setting interface Shineway Technologies, Inc. - 27-...
  • Page 34 CAA-100 Series User’s manual File manager interface NOTE: Please make sure that the external memory has been inserted before operating “File Management”; User must return to the superior interface before removing the external disk to make sure files performed. Load default setting interface...

  • Page 35: Help Interface

    CAA-100 Series User’s manual Display Mode 4 modes: Default: Black-white: used for printing High-contrast: Night vision: used in night environment Fan Mode Three modes: Auto; Always On; Always Off. The default is Always On. If temperature higher than 45 degrees ,fan is turned on;...
  • Page 36 CAA-100 Series User’s manual Device information interface Disk information interface Shineway Technologies, Inc. - 30-...
  • Page 37 CAA-100 Series User’s manual Battery information interface Firmware update interface On the help menu, the user can view a variety of instruments information; meanwhile users can upgrade the firmware. Name function and description Version Info Includes：hardware version，software version，instrument serial number, etc.

  • Page 38: 4．Common Operating Instructions

    CAA-100 Series User’s manual Disk Info Note: the local disk refer to flash memory, the different version of the program will have different residual space Battery Info Showing the working status and residual power of the battery and other information The user insert the U-disk to the instrument, select the correct version file;...
  • Page 39 CAA-100 Series User’s manual DTF setting interface Frequency setting interface In the "calibration" interface, click on the "parameter" button  In the "frequency return loss" or "frequency VSWR" or "cable loss "measurement interface, click on the  "parameter" button The user can also input frequency parameters in "DTF parameter setting" interface ...

  • Page 40: Set Dtf Parameter

    CAA-100 Series User’s manual Select pre-defined Signal standard  Manual input frequency parameter  Users can click on edit box to edit the parameter of frequency , system will pop up the soft keyboard. The user also can directly press the digital keys of hard keyboard .

  • Page 41: Set Distance Parameter

    CAA-100 Series User’s manual The user can modify the pre-defined cable parameters through PC software . 4.2.1 Set Distance parameter Distance parameters need to satisfy the testing needs, but also associated with the following parameters The operating frequency range (F1, F2) ...

  • Page 42: Set Window Function

    CAA-100 Series User’s manual remove cable loss impact in the calculation connector return loss. The unit of cable loss is dB/ meter. Users can select cable from pre-defined cable list. Usually the cable loss will vary with frequency .System will automatically calculate the cable parameters According to the cable parameters and working frequency.
  • Page 43 CAA-100 Series User’s manual In the measurement of interface, click on the button "cal mode"  The OSL calibration procedure is as follows, Set the frequency parameter  Set up calibration parameters (optional)  Calibrate the first load  Connect the load to the RF ports, click on the corresponding button.

  • Page 44: Freq-Return Loss, Freq-Vswr, Cable-Loss Measurement

    CAA-100 Series User’s manual Need to re calibration if temperature changes a lot Do not need re calibration if measuring points reduced. Do not need re calibration if distance, cable parameters, window function changed. 4.4 Freq-Return Loss, Freq-VSWR, Cable-Loss measurement The measurement can be used to verify the power matching of the port or the loss of the cable .X axis...

  • Page 45: Phase

    CAA-100 Series User’s manual tool for determining and tuning input match. For the testing result, ZL is impedance, r is phase, RL is return loss and VSWR is voltage standing wave ratio. In the main interface, click [Measurement]----[Smith], users can enter the Smith Chart interface.

  • Page 46: Warranty Information

    5 warranty information 5.1 the warranty period For all ShinewayTech products, due to the fault caused by the material or production reasons, the company provide free warranty for one year from product delivery. In the warranty period, any failure of the product can provide a warranty or replaced by the company, but in any case, the company to assume the responsibility of all limits the original price range in the purchase of the product.

  • Page 47: Contacting Customer Service

    5.5 Contacting Customer Service Please check our web site (www.shinewaytech.com) for updates to this manual and additional application information. If you need technical or sales support, please contact local Shineway Technologies Customer Service.
  • Page 48 CAA-100 Series User’s manual THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING SHINEWAY TECHNOLOGIES! Shineway Technologies, Inc. - 42 -...

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