Page 1 3900 Series Digital Radio Test Set Operation Manual 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. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).
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 2009 All rig hts r eserved .
Page 3 Prefac e Ab o u t th i s M an u al This ma nual e x plains how to use Test S ets f ound i n th e 3900 Di gital Rad io Te st S et S eri es. This Ser ies curr ently includ es t he 3 901, 3902 and 392 0 Mode ls.
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. 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 5 Service Upon Receipt of Material Un p ac kin g Spe ci al design packing mat erial in side the shippi ng contain er pro v ides maximum p rote c tion for the Test S et. A void damag ing the sh ipping con tainer and packin g ma ter ial wh en unpacking equipment ; 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 Ch e cki ng Un p ac ked Eq ui pm e nt 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 AF ETY FI RS T - TO A LL O PER A TIO N S P ER SO N NE L G en er al Co n d it io n s o f U se 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 req uiremen ts fo r el ectri c al equ ip ment 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 AF ETY FI RS T - TO A LL O PE RA TIO N S P ER SO N NE L ( cont ) E q u ip me n t G r o un d in g P r ot e ct io 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 ni t i o n o f I n s ta l l a t i o n C a t e g o r ie s ( r e f I E C 6 6 4 - 1 ) : CA T I Ci rcuits that ar e pr otect ed by devices li mi ting tran sient overvol tages to a low level, e.g ., electr onic cir cuits prot ected by fi lter s.
Page 10 P r e c a u t i o n s L i th i u m 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 c umstances be cr ushed, inciner ated or disposed of in no rmal w aste .
Page 11 P r e c a u t i o n s Su itab il ity fo r Us e This equi pment has been desi gned and manuf actur ed by A er oflex to gen erat e, recei ve a nd analyze RF /audio signal s.
Page 12 P r e c a u t i o n s 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 13: Table Of Contents
T a b l e o f C o n t e n t s C h ap te r 1 G en e r al I n for m at io n ....... . . 1-1 In tr o d uc t i on .
Page 14 Tab le o f C ont ent s C h ap te r 4 T es t S et U ti li ty T i le s ....... . . 4-1 In tr o d uc t i on .
Page 15 Tab le o f C ont ent s C h ap te r 5 A u to T e s t II S ys te m O p e r ati o n ......5-1 In tr o d uc t i on .
Page 16 Tab le o f C ont ent s C h ap te r 8 A n a lo g D u p le x T e s t Opt io ns ......8-1 In tr o d uc t i on .
Page 17 Tab le o f C ont ent s A p pe n d i x B 39 00 P la tfor m S p ec i fi ca ti o n s ......B-1 RF S i gn a l G e ne ra to r .
Page 18 Tab le o f C ont ent s A p pe n d i x G Er r o r Me ss ag es ........G-1 Co m ma n d E r r or s .
Page 19: Genera L Informa Tion
Cha pte r 1 Genera l Informa tion In t r o du ct i on The 3900 Digi tal R adio Test Set is a por table test solut ion f or advanced prof essional analog and digit al r adio co mmu nicatio ns. The Test Set is desig ned t o suppo rt field upgr ades t o inst all op tional systems an d fea ture s, all owin g the user to e x pand t he mea s urement and signali ng capa biliti es of the unit to accomodate indust ry changes and a dvancement s.
Page 20: O P Ti On A L T E St S Y St Em S An D F U Nc T Io N S
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 ems and functi ons th at a llow user s to configu re the Test Set to meet a var iety o f t esting requ irement s.
Page 21: I N Sta L L Ati O N
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 39 00 fo r f irst time use. •...
Page 22: Po Wer Re Qu I Rem En T S
In stal lat ion Po wer Re qu i rem en t s C l a s s I P o w e r C o r d s ( 3- co r 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 ei ther a 3 -pin Cla ss I p lug use d in conjuncti on w ith an ad apter incor por ating a gr ound wir e, 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 23 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 ceable 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 24 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 ount ry I EX 320 Pl ug T ype A er ofl ex P N Eur ope S tr aight thr ough 234 22/006...
Page 25 In stal lat ion Es p a ñ o l El cable de ali me ntación tipo Eur opeo Co ntinen tal d ispone de una clavija C4 nor ma lizada IEC 83 (C EE 7/7 ) que per mi te su u tilizació n tan to en bases de enchuf e con t oma de tier ra macho (t ipo C 3b) o con toma de ti err a median te con tactos later ales (tip o C 2b) que, en e ste úl timo caso , suel e denomin arse “Schu ko”.
Page 26: Ac Ce Sso Ry C O Nn Ec T Or 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 Micropho ne an d Accesso ry conn ector allow s a user to connect a micr ophone, head set, or speaker .
Page 27 In stal lat ion G P I B Co n n e ct o r The GP IB /IE EE -488 Int erf ace conne ctor is pr ovided for int erconn ection to a GPIB /I EEE -4 88 inte rface bus.
Page 28 In stal lat ion R S - 23 2 S er i a l C o n ne ct o r The RS -232 Co nnector is a stan dard 9 w ay, D- ty pe co nnectio n, r eserve d for f utur e devel opment. Fig .
Page 29 In stal lat ion A u x i l i a r y I F I np u t The Auxil iary IF Input C onnect or is r eserved for f utur e de velopment . Do not make any con nection s to this co nnector .
Page 30 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 C onnecto r i s a st andar d Ba se T RJ 45 connect ion. This connect ion can be u se d fo r soft war e upg rades and f or Remot e op erat ion.
Page 31 In stal lat ion P S / 2 I n te r f ac e C o n n ec to r s The PS /2 I nter face Conn ector is a standa rd PS/ 2 conn ection. P S/ 2 mouse suppor t is not enabled at this t ime.
Page 32: R Ou T In E S Af E Ty T Es Ti N G An D In S Pe Ct Io N
In stal lat ion R ou t in e S af e ty T es ti n g an d In s pe ct io n The follo wing electr ical tests and in spection info rm ati on is provide d fo r gu idance purpo ses only. These tests involve the use of volta ges and cu rr ents that can cause inj ury a nd shou ld onl y be per formed by qu alifie d per sonnel familia r w i th ES D and e lectr ical saf ety p recaut ions.
Page 33 In stal lat ion E x te r n al C l e an i n g The follo wing pro ce dure conta ins r outine instr uctio ns for clea ning t he ou tside of t he 39 00. •...
Page 34 In stal lat ion 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 . 2- 14...
Page 35: T Es T S Et O P E R Ati O N
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 e rs t o loca l oper atio n of a 39 00 conf igur ed w ith fact ory def ault set tings.
Page 36 T est Set Oper ati on P o w er i n g T es t S et D o w n The Test Set should alw ays be pow ered dow n using the On/St andby Key. Th e On/S tandb y Key initi ates a pow er- dow n sequ ence t hat st ore s all cu rre nt set ting s and result s in the T est S et’...
Page 37: T Est S Et F Ac T Ory D Ef Au L Ts
T est Set Oper ati on T est S et F ac t ory D ef au l ts I n i t i a l S ta r t - up i n Fa c t o r y D e f a u l t S ta te Init ial T est S et star tup: Co nnect the T est S et to t he A C Pow er Sup ply.
Page 38 T est Set Oper ati on R es to r i n g F ac to r y D ef au l t S t at e To resto re T est S et to f actor y def ault setti ngs: Co nnect the T est S et to t he A C Pow er Sup ply.
Page 39: F R On T P An El Co N T R O Ls An D C On N Ec T Ors
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 Ref er to Numer ical R efe rence Cha rts for connect or cr oss-r efer ence. Fig.
Page 40 T est Set Oper ati on F r o n t P an el Co n n e ct o r N u m er i c al Re fe r e nc e G u i d e N umer ica l Fr on t P anel C onne ctor s Pag e R efe ren ce...
Page 41 T est Set Oper ati on So ft Ke ys The 3900 cont ains six soft keys that ar e a ctive whe n a label is displayed on the scre en t o t he l eft of the soft key. The text on t he lab el id entif ies th e key, the outli ne and backgr ound co lor provid e info rmatio n abou t t he pur pose, stat e and type of action the key init iates.
Page 42 T est Set Oper ati on EN TER Ke y The EN TE R Key enabl es th e val ues t hat have been ente red using the dat a in put keys. N ew values are not eff ective u ntil they have be en ena bled. D a t a E n t r y I n p u t K ey s N u m er i c /A lp h abe t i c K e ys Dat a en try fields are used f or setti ng numer ic an d te xt valu es.
Page 43 T est Set Oper ati on Rotary Cont rol Knob The Rot ary C ont rol Knob can b e used to u sed to naviga te be twe en f ields of a se lected Tile, select data f rom dr op-d own menu s, edit nu me rical con tent in d ata fi elds, select a data f ield or men u item and to ad just va rious Test Set sett ings.
Page 44 T est Set Oper ati on 3. 5 i n c h F l o p p y D i s k D r i ve The 390 1 / 3902 3.5 in ch F loppy D isk D ri ve p rovides an in terf ace for t ran sf err ing dat a, sett ings and captur ed d isplay f iles to and f rom t he te st set.
Page 45 T est Set Oper ati on T/R Connector The T/R C onnect or i s a 50 ohm N t ype, co mb ined (D uplexed) conne ctor that pr ovides a n R F Gen outp ut con nection and an R F an alyzer input and broa dband powe r met er connecti on. The maximum ra ted input pow er l evel f or the T /R C onnector is 125 W .
Page 46: Re Ar P An E L C O Nt R O Ls A Nd Co N Ne Ct O R 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 Ref er to Numer ical R efe rence Cha rts for connect or cr oss-r efer ence. F ig.
Page 47 T est Set Oper ati on AC Powe r Connector The A C Pow er C onne ctor accepts an IE C 32 0 connect o r. Ref er t o 390 0 Plat for m Speci ficati ons for the requ ired supply vo ltage, fr equen cy and powe r con sumption specifi ca tions.
Page 48 T est Set Oper ati on Sy n c h r o n i za t i o n S i g n al I n p u t o r Out p u t C o n n e ct o r The Synchr onizat ion S ignal Inpu t / Output C onnecto r is a B NC conne ction that is used w ith t he TET RA B ase S tatio n Te st S yst em fo r ba se stat ion receiver s gen erat ing a sync out put signal.
Page 49 T est Set Oper ati on R S - 23 2 S e ri a l C o n n ec t o r The RS -232 Co nnector is a stan dard 9 w ay, D- ty pe co nnectio n, r eserve d for f utur e devel opment. See also RS -232 Ser ial Conn ector P in Out in Chap ter 2 f or a dditio nal in for ma tion.
Page 50: Mo D Es O F O Pe R A Ti O N
T est Set Oper ati on M o d es o f O pe r a ti on The Test Set has t hree modes of op erat ion: TES T Mo de, C O NF IG (C onf igur ation) Mode and UTI LS (U tilit ies) Mode.
Page 51 T est Set Oper ati on C O N F I G ( C o n fi g u r at i o n ) M o d e Con figur atio n Tiles cont ain par ameter s that must be conf igure d for test ope rat ion, but also cont ain opti onal par ameter s that allow the user to custo mi z e test measu rement s.
Page 52 T est Set Oper ati on Mode 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 par ameter s def ined o n the Ut ility Tiles apply t o all oper ating systems.
Page 53: Di Sp La Y La Yo U T
T est Set Oper ati on Di sp la y La yo u t Disp lay l ayout is defin ed by t he curr ent oper ating syste m and sho ws eithe r a single tile of f ixed size, or a ti le or gr oup o f t iles t hat ca n be minimized o r maximi ze d.
Page 54 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 ecting th e Ma xi mi ze/Minimize icon on a T ile tit le bar maximizes and minimi ze s t he selected T ile. Test Tiles can be displaye d in maximized or mini mi ze d view .
Page 55 T est Set Oper ati on F l o at i n g Me n u s Float ing menu s are di splayed by usi ng the TES T, C O NF IG, TA B and UT ILS K ey, o r by r ight cli c ki ng wit h a mouse on the display field .
Page 56: Di S P L Ay Co Mp O Ne N Ts
T est Set Oper ati on Di sp la y Co m po n en t s 3900 display tiles consist o f t he fo llow ing t ypes of int erfa ce compone nts: D r o p- d o w n M en u s The Cur sor Keys o r R ota ry C ontr ol K nob are used t o na vi gate to d rop- dow n menus.
Page 57 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 a nd w heth er o r no t li mi ts have been enable d.
Page 58 T est Set Oper ati on N u m er i c O u t p u t F i el d The annot ated illustr atio n belo w provide s an e xampl e of a numeric outpu t f ield o n a TET RA MS Syste m Tile.
Page 59 T est Set Oper ati on T i ck B o xe s Tick b oxes ar e used to enable or disable vario us par ametr ic opt ions. When a t ick appe ars i n th e box t he op tion is enab led, if t he bo x is empt y it is disa bled.
Page 60 T est Set Oper ati on S o f t K e y s Ther e ar e six soft keys locat ed on the fr ont panel of t he 39 00. A soft key is a ct ive on ly w hen a label is show n a djacent to it.
Page 61 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 dark vert ical bar bet wee n tw o soft keys indicat es that they ar e linked . When o ne of a pair o f linked so ft keys is sel ected t he text on t he sel ected soft key appe ars ca pitali ze d and the text backgr ound o f t he sele cted ke y changes to a gold bar .
Page 62: Ma Rke Rs
T est Set Oper ati on Ma rke rs 3900 Instr uments and me asuremen t ti les incl ude mar ker functi ons w hich a llow user s to obtain measure m ents a t specif ied points on a signal. I m plem enta tion of ma rker key fu nctions varie s fr om tile to tile, how ever, mar k er ke y oper ation is t he same across opera ting syst ems.
Page 63 T est Set Oper ati on M k r1 / M kr 2 P o s i t i o n F ie l d The data field beside the Mkr1 and Mkr 2 to ggle b utton s allow s t he user to ent er a value to specify Marker posit ion on th e gr aph f ield.
Page 64 T est Set Oper ati on Ma rk e r s Mode (Loc k/ Unl oc ke d) S oft Ke y The Marker s Mode Soft K ey def ines t he Lo ck/ Unl ock stat us of the Marker s. LOCK ED sets the marker s at the curr ent freq uency spa ci ng.
Page 65 T est Set Oper ati on Mk r 1 / Mk r 2 S oft Ke y The Mkr 1 and Mkr 2 S oft Ke ys open a soft key sub-men u tha t pr ovides au tomate d marker fun c tions. A Mar ker must be enabled to u se these marker fun ctions.
Page 66 T est Set Oper ati on M k r1 / M kr 2 T o g g l e S o f t K e y The Toggle Marker S oft Key focuses on an enabl ed mar ker. Th e Tog gle Mar ker Sof t K ey also contr ols t he mar k er readi ngs displ ayed at th e top of a minimi ze d ti le.
Page 67: Li M I Ts
T est Set Oper ati on L im it s 3900 Test Systems contain a var iet y of Conf igur ation Tiles to allow the user to defin e and enable upper and l ower limit pass/f ail par ameter s. T he displ ay is conf igure d to col or- code mete r r esults t o easily identi fy w hethe r o r no t measur ement s are wi thin an expe cted r ange.
Page 68: O Ff S E Ts
T est Set Oper ati on L o w er L i m i t When a measur ed level dr ops b elow the enabl ed LOWE R LIMIT , t he Mete r B ar and readi ng backgr ound o f t he Measur ement Tiles tur ns B LUE .
Page 69: Te S T Co Nf I Gu R A Ti O Ns An D S E Tu Ps
T est Set Oper ati on T est C o n fi gu r a ti o ns a nd S et u ps 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.
Page 70 T est Set Oper ati on R F I n p ut a nd O u tp u t Co n n e 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 71 T est Set Oper ati on T w o P or t D u p l ex Ther e are thre e types of Two P or t Du plex setup s w hich can b e used fo r measur ing R F Gen outp ut and RF Anal yze r in put.
Page 72 T est Set Oper ati on 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 . 3- 38...
Page 73: T Es T S Et U Ti Li Ty T I Le S
Cha pte r 4 T es t Se t U t il i t y Ti le s In t r o du ct i on The U tili ties fu nction p rovide s a ccess to gene ral T est Se t fun ctions. The par ameter s defi ned on t he Ut ility Tiles apply t o all oper atin g systems.
Page 74: Us Er Ca Lib Ra Tio N T Ile
T est Set U til it y Ti les Us er Ca lib ra tio n T ile The Use r Cali brat ion proced ure recal culates the compensa tion req uired to maint ain level accura cy. User C alibr ation does not repla ce the Syst em Ve rifi cation / C alibr ati on pr ocedur e. Fig.
Page 75 T est Set U til it y Ti les R u n Us er Ca l i b r at i o n P r o c ed u r e To run Us er C alibr ation Pr ocedur e w hile o pera ting in Te st Mode: Disco nnect any lea ds fr om th e Test Se t’s f ront pane l.
Page 76: Error Li St Til E
T est Set U til it y Ti les Error Li st Til e The Er ro r List Tile di sp lays a li st of any recent e rro r messages gener ated by the T est Set . T he Test Set displ ays pop- up w ar ning messag es to noti fy user s of an e rro r con dition w hen t he Wa rning Sof t Key is set to ON .
Page 77: Stor E/R Ec Al L T I Le
T est Set U til it y Ti les Stor e/R ec al l T i le The Sto re/R ecall Tile is used to save Te st S et se tting s and test result s in file for m ats t hat ca n be recal led f or later use or e xport ed t o a U S B de vice using the File Managemen t T ile.
Page 78 T est Set U til it y Ti les S o f t K e y D ef i n i t i o ns R e sto r e F ac t o r y D ef a u l t s Sof t K ey The Rest ore Facto ry D efau lts S oft Key recall s the fact ory d efault s for t he Te st S et.
Page 79 T est Set U til it y Ti les M an ag i n g F i l e s C r ea t i n g a S e t t i n g s F i l e To sa ve a f ile se tup: With St ore/ Reca ll Ti le ena bled, press New S tor e S oft Key.
Page 80 T est Set U til it y Ti les R e ca ll i n g S et t i n g s To recall a sto red setti ngs fi le: With St ore/ Reca ll Ti le ena bled, highli ght d esired file . Pr ess th e R ecall S oft Ke y or SE LEC T K ey t o init iate the recal l pr ocedur e.
Page 81 T est Set U til it y Ti les Crea ting Ne w Dire cto ry To cr eat a ne w S tor e/R ecall Dir ector y: Sel ect S tor e/R ecall f rom the UTI LS me nu. Sel ect Make Dir ector y S oft Key.
Page 82 T est Set U til it y Ti les F ile M a n ag em en t T il e The File Manag ement Tile allo ws users to impor t and ex port f iles t o a nd f rom the Test S et. Exte rnal files must b e impor ted to t he T est S et using t he F ile Man agement Tile befo re t hey can be a c ce ssed using the Stor e/R ecall Tile.
Page 83 T est Set U til it y Ti les F i l e M a n ag e m en t T i l e La yo u t an d N a vi g a ti o n The File Management Til e is d ivided into two sectio ns: t he le ft si de disp lays Int ern al D rive data; the righ t side displa ys Exte rnal Dr ive da ta.
Page 84 T est Set U til it y Ti les S a m p l e s The Sample s dir ector y contai ns saved setup files that have been co nfigu red for per formin g common t est op erat ions. The sample test setups can be customized and saved as diff erent fi les or they can be used i n the ir defaul t conf igur ations.
Page 85 T est Set U til it y Ti les M an ag i n g F i l e s 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 t he Te st S et w hile oper ating in T est Mod e: Pr ess U TILS K ey tw ice t o access the UTI LS Float ing Men u.
Page 86 T est Set U til it y Ti les Sel ect f ile(s) to be co pied f rom US B a nd pr ess Fil e C opy S oft Key. Fig. 4- 15 F ile Man agement Tile - File Select ed t o C opy Impor ted file( s) now appear s in data fiel d.
Page 87 T est Set U til it y Ti les 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 w hile oper ating in T est Mod e: Pr ess UTILS K ey to access t he UTILS Menu .
Page 88 T est Set U til it y Ti les Sel ect f ile t o be copied fro m Test Set to US B device a nd pr ess th e Fil e C opy S oft Key. File appear s und er the U SB :/ Di recto ry w hen copy is complete. Fig.
Page 89: T Im E & D Ate T Ile
T est Set U til it y Ti les T im e & D ate T ile Set tings files creat ed in the Test Set are date and time st amped usi ng th e values fro m the Test Set ’s inte rnal clock.
Page 90: K Ey B O Ard & M Ou S E Ti L E
T est Set U til it y Ti les Ke yb o ar d & M ou s e T i le The K eyboar d & Mouse Ti le allow s users t o cu stomize per for m ance of a U SB keyboar d and/or mouse that is co nnected to the Test Set.
Page 91: Re M Ote T Ile
T est Set U til it y Ti les Re m ote T ile The Remot e Ti le all ows users t o con figur e th e Test S et t o all ow access fr om an exter nal con tro ller. Dep ending on t he R emote Sou rce se lected, par ameter s may a lso nee d to be con figur ed o n the Net wo rk T ile.
Page 92 T est Set U til it y Ti les A cc es s T e st S e t v i a G P I B C o n n ec ti o n ( R C I O p er at i o n) To access Test Se t via GP IB C onnecti on: Set R emote Sour ce fi eld on R emote T ile t o GPI B.
Page 93 T est Set U til it y Ti les A cc es s T e st S e t v i a E th e r n et C o nn e ct i o n (R C I O p er a ti o n ) 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) .
Page 94 T est Set U til it y Ti les A cc es s T e st S e t v i a W i n S CP WinS CP must be do wnlo aded t o user ’s compu ter wo rk st ation prio r t o set up. WinS CP can be dow nloaded at win scp .net .
Page 95: P R I Nt Er Co N Fi G Ura Ti O N Ti L E
T est Set U til it y Ti les P r i nt er C on f ig u r at io n T il 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 96 T est Set U til it y Ti les Re se t Pri nt S erv er S oft Ke y Pr essing t his key reset s the Co mm o n U nix P rint ing S ystem ( CU PS ) for netw or k pri nting capabil ities.
Page 97 T est Set U til it y Ti les H o w t o I ns ta l l N e t w o r k P r i nt er Open N etw or k Ut ility Tile. C onfi gure Test Set for N etw ork Op erat ion. De fine Pri nt S erve r f ields w ith IP Ad dress of a Co mm on UN IX P rint ing S ystem ( CU PS ).
Page 98: Ne Tw Or K Ti L E
T est Set U til it y Ti les Ne tw o r k T il e The Net wor k Ti le allo ws u sers t o conf igur e th e Test Se t f or a ccess via a netw or k (L AN ) con nection . The Test Set can b e conf igure d to obta in al l its parame ters fro m a D HC P (D ynamic H ost Con figur atio n Pr ofil e) se rver ru nning on th e net wor k , o ther wise the requ ired infor m ation must be ente red ma nually.
Page 99 T est Set U til it y Ti les DHCP Sof t Ke y The DH CP S oft Key selects t he man ner in w hich n etw ork access is con figur ed. Typica l config urat ion i nclude S tat ic C onfig urat ion o r A utomat ic C onfig urat ion. St at ic Configura tion (DHCP OFF) If St atic con figur atio n is sel ected: Ch oose w heth er t he T est S et is to be con figur ed o n BOOT UP or upon US ER r equest.
Page 100: Fre Qu E Nc Y Re Fe Re Nc E T Il E
T est Set U til it y Ti les F r eq u en cy R ef er e n ce T ile The F requ ency Re fer ence Til e locks th e Test Set to t he int ernal fre quency sta ndard or t o an e xt ern al signal fro m the Ext Re f I /O connect ion.
Page 101: O P Era Ti On A L S Ta Tu S T Il E
T est Set U til it y Ti les O p era ti on a l S ta tu s T il e The Oper ati onal S tatu s Tile d isplays the Test S et’ s opera tional para me ter s. The Fan C ontr ol an d AC Power Co ntro l ar e th e only para me ter s that can be manu ally conf igur ed.
Page 102: Da Ta B Ase S Ta Tu S T Ile
T est Set U til it y Ti les Da ta b ase S ta tu s T ile The Dat abase Stat us Ti le pr ovides users w ith the abili ty to maint ain 39 00 dat abase files. The Test Set run s a st atus ch eck w hen t he D atab ase S tatus Tile is select ed a nd w hen t he C heck Dat a B ase S oft Key is pr essed.
Page 103 T est Set U til it y Ti les R e sto r e f r o m U SB S o f t K ey The Rest ore Fro m US B Soft K ey re store s calibr atio n fr om dat a on US B flash drive. So ft key is accessed b y pre ssing t he R estor e S oft Key.
Page 104: So Ft Wa Re Up G Rad E T Ile
T est Set U til it y Ti les So ft wa re Up g rad e T ile The S oft war e U pgra de Tile allow s user s to pe rfor m in t he fie ld fir m war e upg rades. N ew o ptions mu st be i nstalled using the License Tile befor e be ing act ivated on t he S oft war e U pgr ade T ile.
Page 105 T est Set U til it y Ti les Desc ript io n Soft K ey The Descr iptio n So ft Key d isplays t echnical infor m ation abou t th e select ed sof tw are. Ex p a n d / C o l la p s e S o f t K e y Sel ecting Expand open s a sub- level of co mponent s for th e select ed sof tw are branch .
Page 106 T est Set U til it y Ti les Sel ect P rocee d So ft Key t o cont inue. T est S et displays a Queryin g Syst em dial og box wh ile t he Te st S et p erfo rms a series of syst em checks. Fig.
Page 107 T est Set U til it y Ti les Fig. 4- 39 Soft wa re U pgr ade - S ource Options Sof t K eys Wait wh ile T est S et auto- copies files from the US B memor y sti ck to the Test Set. T his step takes a few minu tes t o comple te.
Page 108: L Ice N Se T Ile
T est Set U til it y Ti les L ice n se T ile The License Tile displays t he un it’s se rial number and the option s insta lled o n th e Test Se t. Ne w opti ons ar e inst alled using t he L icense T ile, then activat ed usin g th e So ftw are Up grade Tile .
Page 109 T est Set U til it y Ti les I n s t a l l N e w L i c en s e ( O p t i o n ) F i l e To install a ne w l icense f ile: Pow er on T est S et.
Page 110: Di Sp La Y Ho Ld T Il E
T est Set U til it y Ti les Di sp la y Ho ld T il e Pr essing t he H O LD Key fre ezes th e cur rent displa y to allow the image to b e saved as a full color gra phics fi le or to be p rint ed t o a su itable pr inter .
Page 111: He Lp Sy St Em
T est Set U til it y Ti les He lp Sy st em The 3900 co ntain s an h tml base d int ernal H elp S ystem t hat provide s quick access to Test Set info rmatio n, spe cificat ions an d demonst rat ion vid eo clip s. T he Main He lp Ti le cont ains l inks associate d wit h T est Set syst ems, oper ation , data and spe ci ficati ons.
Page 112 T est Set U til it y Ti les S o f t K e y D ef i n i t i o ns Ma in Con tent s S oft Ke y Opens t he main tile in t he H elp System. Ba ck S oft Key Goes to pre vious H elp Tile.
Page 113: A U To T E S T Ii S Ys Te M O P E R Ati O N
Cha pte r 5 A u to T e s t I I S y s t e m O pe r a t i on 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 Syst em.
Page 114: Sel Ec Ti N G Au T Ot E St I I
A ut oTes t I I S yste m Oper ati on Sel ec ti n g Au t oT e st I I To se lect A uto Test II w hile oper atin g in Test Mo de: Pr ess C ON FI G Key twi ce to access th e C ON FI G Float ing men u.
Page 115: A Ut Ot Es T I I Ti L E La Y O Ut
A ut oTes t I I S yste m Oper ati on 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 116 A ut oTes t I I S yste m Oper ati on Pri nt Re s ult s S oft Ke y Sen ds Aut oTest r esults t o config ured p rint er. P ri nter mu st be conf igure d on Pr inte r C onfigu rat ion Tile to use th is fun ction.
Page 117: Au T O Te St I I C O Nf I Gu Ra Ti O N Ti Le
A ut oTes t I I S yste m Oper ati on Au t o Te st I I C o nf i gu ra ti o n 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 118: A Ut Ot Es T I I Tu To Ri Al S
A ut oTes t I I S yste m Oper ati on 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. Tut orial script s ar e accessed using Edit or Mo de.
Page 119 A ut oTes t I I S yste m Oper ati on A cc es s E d i to r M o d e: Pr ess th e TE ST Key on Te st S et. Sel ect E ditor f rom f loati ng menu. The l ast view ed f ile is d isplayed w hen Edit or Mod e is select ed.
Page 120: Ru N N In G An A U To T Es T Ii S C R Ip T
A ut oTes t I I S yste m Oper ati on Ru n n in g an A u to T es t II S c r ip t To run an A utoTe st I I scr ipt: Load Aut oTest II Syste m.
Page 121 A ut oTes t I I S yste m Oper ati on Aut oTest II Tile appea rance and d ata d isplayed varies thr oughout a test script depen ding on t he act ions t he scr ipt wr iting had included in t he t est scr ipt. T he exampl e show s a test script th at in cludes a pro mp t w hich n otif ies th e user to make ne ce ssa ry con nection s to contin ue w ith the test.
Page 122: Ma Na Gi N G Re Su Lt S
A ut oTes t I I S yste m Oper ati on Ma na gi n g Re su lt s S t o r i n g Re su l t s Aut oTest II stor es r esults d irect ly to the Test Set ’s int ernal har d dr ive. Save d test r esults ca n th en be e xp ort ed fr om t he Te st S et t o a US B d evice usin g th e Fil e Manage me nt f eatur e.
Page 123 A ut oTes t I I S yste m Oper ati on r c “ s t r i n g ” Remo te command a cce ss: must be included in fr ont of RC I command whe n remot e commands ar e used i n te st scri pt.
Page 124 A ut oTes t I I S yste m Oper ati on cl os epr i ntf il e Clo ses pr eviously o pened file. p r i n tfi l e Sen ds fil e to prin ter . Mu st have pri nter confi gured (U TI LS f unctio n) t o use this command. Example : pr intf ile “...
Page 125 A ut oTes t I I S yste m Oper ati on pauseFR A Pau se s script and displa ys soft key set . Scri pt r etur ns which so ft ke y wa s pre sse d. 1 - F ail 2 - R etr y 3 - A bort ( stops scr ipt and r etur ns t o A utoTe st II Main Tile)
Page 126: A Ut Ot Es T T O Tc L C O Mm A Nd
A ut oTes t I I S yste m Oper ati on d i spl a yus er e n t r y “ s t r i n g ” Disp lays th e scree n w ith an ent ry f or the user to e nter text and the message “ str ing.” T utor ial 2 (t ut2.t cl) provid es inf ormat ion on using displayuse rent ry.
Page 127: Te S T Fun C T Io N S A Nd Va Ri A Bl E S
A ut oTes t I I S yste m Oper ati on 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 . U si n g F u n ct i o n s te st_ d e m o d _a m demod_a m( avgcnt )
Page 128 A ut oTes t I I S yste m Oper ati on te st_ d e m o d _s i n ad demod_sin ad(avg cnt) demod_sin ad(ave rage) demod_sin ad(un its) demod_sin ad(ll imit) demod_sin ad(pa ssfail) te st_ d e m o d _s n r demod_snr (a vg cnt) demod_snr (a ve rage) demod_snr (u nits)
Page 129 A ut oTes t I I S yste m Oper ati on t e st_ a u d i o _l e ve l audio_ level( avgcnt) audio_ level( averag e) audio_ level( units) audio_ level( ulimit) audio_ level( llimit) audio_ level( passfail) t e st_ a u d i o _s i n ad audio_ sinad( avgcnt)
Page 130 A ut oTes t I I S yste m Oper ati on U s i n g V a r i ab l e 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 131 A ut oTes t I I S yste m Oper ati on av er a g e v a ri a b l es These variab les ar e set by th e corr espond ing t est fu nction. T hese var iables hold t he met er r eadin g measure d in the test funct ion.
Page 132 A ut oTes t I I S yste m Oper ati on u n i ts v ar i a b l es User d efined var iable allo ws the user to set t he u nits of the meter b eing teste d. S ome me ters (e .g. the Dist ort ion Met er) have fixed units and w ill not be modi fied.
Page 133 A ut oTes t I I S yste m Oper ati on 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 134 A ut oTes t I I S yste m Oper ati on pas s fai l va r i abl e s These va riabl es are set by t he cor respo nding t est f unction . T he test funct ion compar es th e meter rea ding ( store d in th e avera ge vari ables) to th e limit s ( stor ed in t he ulimit , and llimit va riabl es), a nd sets t he p assfail variab le to eit her the st ring “...
Page 135: Au T O Te St I I C O M Ma Nd Co N Ve Rsi On C H Art
A ut oTes t I I S yste m Oper ati on Au t o Te st I I C o m ma nd Co n ve rsi on C h art 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 136 A ut oTes t I I S yste m Oper ati on 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 137 A ut oTes t I I S yste m Oper ati on 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 138 A ut oTes t I I S yste m Oper ati on 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 139 A ut oTes t I I S yste m Oper ati on 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...
Page 140 A ut oTes t I I S yste m Oper ati on 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...
Page 141: R Ad I O T Est I Ns Tr Um En T S
Cha pte r 6 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, and Oscil loscope Inst rument s.
Page 142 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 hannel A nalyzer i s accessed f rom the dr op- dow n men us o n System Test Mea s urement s Tiles. Fig .
Page 143 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents F i el d D e fi n i t i o n s Re fer e n ce L ev e l The Ref eren ce Level sets t he t op val ue on the display graph . Pow er levels ca n be me asured at any p oint on the tra ce in conjun ct ion wit h t he S caling dB /div settin g.
Page 144 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents St ar t - S top 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. T he example below show s an RF signal displa ye d fr om 149 .9500 00 MH z to 150.0 50000 MH z as defi ned by the Sta rt and S top values.
Page 145 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents Z er o - S p a n In Zero Spa n Mode the Cha nnel A nalyzer does not perf orm a fr equency swee p: it det ects t he pow er level a t th e set fr equency.
Page 146 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents Re l (R el at i ve ) When Rel is sel ected the va lue di splayed i n th e C F fi eld is rela tive t o t he r eceived freq uency. Fig.
Page 147 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents S o f t K e y D ef i n i t i o ns Ve r ti c al Sof t Key The Ve rti ca l S oft K ey accesses sca ling and posit ioning cont rols tha t adjust th e t race’ s posi tion on the display.
Page 148 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents Horizonta l S oft Ke y The Hor izonta l S oft Key accesses a g roup of soft keys tha t adj ust t he ho rizont al scali ng and positi on of the signal on t he g raph field .
Page 149 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents Coupling Sof t Key The Cap ture Sof t K ey accesse s a S oft Key sub-men u tha t al lows user to d efine Re so lution and Vid eo B andw idths as w ell as Sw eep T ime. The Cou pling Soft K ey Menu consists o f R BW, V BW and S wee p Time sett ings w hich a re all inte rdepe ndent and g overn the useful ness of a t race.
Page 150 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents Sw e ep T i m e S o f t K ey 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 set ting mu st be f ast enou gh to p rovide quick measur ement r esults, but sl ow en ough t o allow the pow er va lues at each point to be mea su red.
Page 151 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents Tr ac e S oft Ke y The Tr ace S oft K ey a cce sse s tr ace display contr ol funct ions to allow u se rs to obtain aver age and peak me asuremen ts and to captur e t rac es being displayed on t he pl ot f ield.
Page 152 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents Av er a ge S oft Ke y When the Aver age S oft Ke y is ON , t he tr ace i s calculat ed b y avera ging t he n umber of measure m ents d efined in t he A vera ges fi eld.
Page 153: 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 tw o chan nels f or e x amining AF wavef orms. I nput signals ca n be rout ed fr om the CH 1 a nd C H2 Co nnector s, o r f rom t he in ter nal au dio sou rces, to e ither Tr ace A or Tr ace B source optio ns.
Page 154 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 Scope can be viewe d in min imized and maximized vi ew. The soft keys on the r ight side o f th e display provid e access t o S cope p aramet ers and f unction s not show n on the ma in t ile.
Page 155 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents Coupling The Cou pling drop- dow n menu selects how the signal is conn ected to t he T est S et. • AC : Sig nal is connecte d to the Test Set thr ough a cap acitor tha t r emoves t he CD compo nent.
Page 156 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents S o f t K e y D ef i n i t i o ns Tr ac e A / Tr ac e B S oft Ke y s The T race A and Tr ace B soft keys access a dditio nal soft keys that adjust scal ing and p osition ing of Trace A and T race B.
Page 157 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents Horizonta l S oft Ke y The Hor izonta l S oft Key accesses a g roup of soft keys tha t adj ust t he ho rizont al scali ng and positi on of the signal on t he g raph field .
Page 158 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents Tr ac e S oft Ke y The Tr ace S oft K ey a cce sse s tr ace display contr ol funct ions to allow u se rs to obtain aver age and peak me asuremen ts and to captur e t rac es being displayed on t he pl ot f ield.
Page 159 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents Capture Soft Key When Cap tur e So ft Key i s pre sse d the curr ent tr ace is held o n th e displa y. To r esume no rmal swee p oper ati on pr ess th e C lear Sof t K ey.
Page 160: 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 Spect rum A nalyzer is an asynchr onous, sw ept a nalyzer that displ ays the RF spect rum of th e recei ved R F S ignal. T he S pectr um A nalyzer fr equency sp an must include the RF Fr equency being examined and the R efe rence Level mu st be set so the RF signa l level fall s wi thin the display a rea.
Page 161 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 is alwa ys displayed as a full tile . The maj orit y of the paramet er field s are availab le on the main di splay t ile;...
Page 162 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents VB W (Vid eo Bandwidt h) Toggle Bu tton The VB W to ggle b utto n select s the VB W ba ndwi dth mod e of oper ation . When Auto is sel ected, VB W is system def ined to a va lue appr opr iate t o the signa l type bei ng displaye d.
Page 163 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents Ce nter - S pan 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 span. The maximum span of t he display is 5 MH z, w hich is e qual to th e cha nnel wi dth of the T est S et recei ve r.
Page 164 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents Fig. 6- 25 show s an Ana log D uplex signal burst at a f reque ncy of 150.0 00000 MHz, against a time base sw eep of 10 0 ms. 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 t he Span dr op-d own menu or by sel ecting th e S pan dat a e ntry fi eld and ente ring an ar bitr ary value.
Page 165 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents Horizonta l S oft Ke y The Hor izonta l S oft Key accesses a g roup of soft keys tha t adj ust t he ho rizont al scali ng and positi on of the signal on t he g raph field .
Page 166 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents Coupling Sof t Key The Cap ture Sof t K ey accesse s a S oft Key sub-men u tha t al lows user to d efine Re so lution and Vid eo B andw idths as w ell as Sw eep T ime. The Cou pling Soft K ey Menu consists o f R BW, V BW and S wee p Time sett ings w hich a re all inte rdepe ndent and g overn the useful ness of a t race.
Page 167 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents Vi d B W ( Vi d e o B an d w i d th) Sof t K ey To vi ew signals cl ose to the noise level, a lo w p ass fil ter (call ed th e video filt er) is intr oduced aft er t he d etecto r.
Page 168 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents Capture Soft Key When Cap tur e So ft Key i s pre sse d the curr ent tr ace is held o n th e displa y. To r esume no rmal swee p oper ati on pr ess th e C lear Sof t K ey.
Page 169 R adio Tes t I nst rum ents Re pea t So ft Ke y When Rep eat Soft K ey is sel ected the trace run s rep eatedl y. T he R epea t and Sin gle S oft Ke ys defi ne th e tr ace d isplay ave ragin g calcula tions.
Page 170 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 . 6- 30...
Page 171: An Alo G Du Plex Sy Stem
Cha pte r 7 An alo g Du plex Sy stem In t r o du ct i on The 3900 Analo g D uplex S ystem t ests mob ile r adio tra nsmitter s , r eceiver s and tr ansceiver s. The test s can be simple funct ionalit y test s or more deta iled t ests such as t esting tr ansmitte r po wer outp ut, broa d band and narr ow band;...
Page 172: Ac Ce Ssi N G An Al O G Du P Le X S Ys Te 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 w hen opera ting in T est Mode : Pr ess CONFI G Key twi ce to access th e S yst em / Con fig Me nu.
Page 173: An A Lo G Du P Le X T I Le L Ayo U T
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 displaye d in a maximized or mi nimized vi ew. Wh en minimize d, the display is divide d int o fo ur quadr ants w hich can be confi gured display diff eren t t est t iles.
Page 174: Co N F Ig Ur At Io N T Il Es
A nalo g D upl ex S yste m Co n f ig ur at io n T il es O f fs et s C o n fi g u r a ti o n T i l e The Of fsets Tile contai ns fie lds th at de fine offse t valu es for th e level and fre quency of fset s for the RF Gener ator .
Page 175 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m RF Ana ly z er s L ev e l O ffs e t The R F Ana lyzer Level Of fset accoun ts for a l oss or gain t o be inser ted int o the R F path b etw een the 3900 receiver in put C onne ctor (A NT (A ntenn a) Conn ector or T/R C onnect or.
Page 176 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 177 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 178 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 oper atio nal pa ramete rs. Fig .
Page 179 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m RF L ev e l The R F Level field sele cts w het her th e R F Gener ator Outp ut Level, w hen given in mV ( mi c ro Volt ) is expr essed in a PD or EM F ref eren ce system.
Page 180 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 181 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m Fr eq O ffs e t Ave r ag es The Freq Offset A verage s dro p-dow n men u allo ws t he sel ection of Aver ages or Wor st Case rea dings.
Page 182 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 adjacent A ve rages entr y fi eld en ters the num ber of read ings t o be averag ed f or t he A NT Inba nd P ower measur ement for th is re ading.
Page 183 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m L o u d s p ea ke r The Loudspea ker d rop- dow n menu selects the source and r outi ng of the signal appli ed to the loudspe aker wit hin t he T est S et.
Page 184 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m A 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 AF Measure me nts C onfi gurat ion Tile define s par ameter s used to mea sure audio signals. Fig.
Page 185 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m I mp e d a n ce Ext ernal sour ce can b e set to un-t ermin a ted h igh impe dance ( H i Z) , or incl ude a 600 ohm ter m inatio n.
Page 186 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 measure m ents an d the RF Pow er me asuremen ts.
Page 187 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m M o d u l at i o n M ea su r em en t s L i m i ts C o nf i g u r at i o n T i l e The Mod Meas Limits C onf igur ation Tile sets P ass/Fa il limit par ameter s fo r R F Me asuremen ts.
Page 188 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 AF Limits Conf igur ation Tile sets P ass/F ail li mi t par amete rs f or A F Me asuremen ts. Re fer to section tit led L im its in Ch apter 3 for info rmatio n on defin ing li mi ts.
Page 189 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. Fi g.
Page 190 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m Pre -Amp S oft Ke y 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 191 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 D TMF Conf igur ation Tile co ntains paramet ers t hat are u s ed by t he Test Set ’s Gener ator s whe n sending DT MF t ones.
Page 192: T Est T I Les
A nalo g D upl ex S yste m T est T i les G e n e r a t o r s T i l e The Ge nerat ors Tile contr ols th e Test S et’s R F and A F S ignal Genera tors. T he user can select eith er t he T /R or GEN (Gener ato r) Con nector as t he R F Signa l Gener ator out put source.
Page 193 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m F r eq I n c The Freq Inc field defi nes th e R F Outp ut F requ ency incr ementa l change value. T his is the va lue by wh ich the RF Out put F reque ncy is changed when the I NC Gen Fr eq / D EC Gen Fr eq S oft K eys are used.
Page 194 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m Modul atio n Ge n e ra t o rs F ie ld Def in it ion s The 3900 co ntain s thr ee modu lation gene rato rs w hich ca n be applie d to the RF Genera tor in a ny combinat ion.
Page 195 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m Wa ve form The Wavefo rm f ield d efines the Wavefo rm fo r e ach gen erat or. Ex t e r n al M o d u l a t i o n The Exte rnal Modulat ion t oggle butt on en ables/di sables t he sel ected exter nal au dio sou rce.
Page 196 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m Amplit ude The Amplit ude f ield d efine s the amplitud e for each AF Genera tor . D eviat ion can be spe c ified in V or mV as defi ned by user. Output Level Wa rning is displayed if the sum of th e active A F Gener ator levels i s se t to e x ce ed 5 V .
Page 197 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m DTMF Ke ypa d E ntry S oft Ke y Sel ecting the DTMF Keyp ad E ntr y Sof t K eys all ows the user to ge nerat e D TMF tones using t he Test S et’s D ata Entr y Keyp ad and assig ned soft keys.
Page 198 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m A n a l y z e r s T i l e The Anal yze rs T ile i nter faces t he R F Anal yze r, the RF Po wer Mete rs, the Modulat ion A nalyzer and the AF Anal yzer.
Page 199 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m L ev e l ( A GC) M o d e Level d efines t he A GC Mode o f oper ati on. W ith A uto i s selected from t he Leve l dro p-dow n menu , the Aut omatic Gai n C ontr ol ( AGC) f unction opti mi zes the att enuat ion or ga in.
Page 200 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m I n f o r m at io n F l a g s Sq uel c h When the Incoming signal is supp ressed by th e Sq uelch f ilter , a Sq uelch f lag i ndicato r a ppear s on the A nalyzer s T ile.
Page 201 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m Zero When pressed, the Test S et zer oes out any int ern al cable l oss. Th is butt on is on ly availabl e wh en Br oadban d Po wer measur ements are selecte d. F ig.
Page 202 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m Fig. 7- 25 A nalyzer s Til e - A udio A nalyzer Fi elds 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 The Audi o sectio n of the Ana lyzers T ile d isplays au dio measu rement s as w ell as par ameter s to config ure audio read ings ob tained fr om fr ont panel connecto rs.
Page 203 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m So ft Ke y De fi ni ti ons Ana ly z er S o ft Ke y The A nalyzer Sof t K ey selects t he meth od of set ting the R F inp ut fr equen cy (Au totun e or Man ual). When A utot une is selected t he Test S et locks on to t he stro ngest signa l.
Page 204 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m Noi se Me ters Sof t Key Opens a sof t key sub- menu t hat al lows me asuremen t opt ion to be select ed to be displa ye d on t he Meter s Til e for Modu lation Di st ort ion a nd A F D istor tion measur ement.
Page 205 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m Mod S NR Hum & Noise The Mo d SN R Hum & N oise r eading measure s the tran smi tter of the r adio under test . S NR H um &...
Page 206 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m INC/DEC S oft Key Opens a soft key sub- menu t hat increme n ts or decr ement a spe ci fic set ting. INC Ge n Freq / DE C Ge n Freq S oft Ke y Each pre ss of the so ft ke y causes t he R F Gen erat or freq uency t o incr ement or decremen t by the value set in the Fr eq In c fiel d on the Ge nerat ors Tile.
Page 207 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m M et er s T i l e The Mete rs Tile displ ays t he result s o f RF, A F and modula tion measur ements per for m ed on signals fr om equip me nt u nder test.
Page 208 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m Mi ni mize Butto n This butt on selects the meter f or displa y on the minimize d Ti le. U p to 3 met ers can be d isplayed on t he mini mi zed disp lay: a wa rning appea ring if mo re t han thre e ar e select ed.
Page 209 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m Noi se Me as ureme nt Me ters The type of n oise measureme nt meter di splayed is depende nt on the type of n oise meter sel ected (D istor tion , S NR , S IN AD and Hu m & Noise ) usin g th e N oise Met ers S oft K ey. Dist ortion Met er The AF D istor tion Meter mea su res the amount of aud io di stort ion a r adio rece iver may add to an audio signal duri ng t he demod ulatio n pr ocess.
Page 210 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m So ft Ke y De fi ni ti ons Pe a k Re se t ALL S oft Ke y Rese ts all active peak hold l evels t o zer o. Pe a k Re se t S oft Ke y Disp lays a so ft key sub- menu t hat reset s the peak h old on a spe c ific met er or me ters.
Page 211 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m SN R (Mod) M ete r Sof t Key Sel ects t he typ e of Mod/A F S NR measu rement to be pe rfo rmed, eithe r N or ma l or H um & Noi se . The SN R Me ter Sof t K eys ar e on ly availa ble w hen SN R is select ed on the Mod Met er and/or A F Meter So ft Keys.
Page 212 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m AF Me ter S oft Ke y Sel ects t he typ e of AF SN R measure me nt t o be per formed , ei ther No rmal or H um & N oise. Thi s soft key is only ava ilable whe n SN R is sel ected on th e A F Mete r S oft Ke y.
Page 213 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m Fig. 7- 30 A nalog D uplex Met ers Tile - Z eroin g H um & Noi se Meter INC/DEC S oft Key Opens a soft key sub- menu t hat incre me n ts or decr ement a spe ci fic set ting. INC Ge n Freq / DE C Ge n Freq S oft Ke y Each pr ess of the soft key causes t he RF Genera tor fr equency to incre me nt o r decremen t by the value set in the Fr eq In c fiel d on the Ge nerat ors Tile.
Page 214 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m T o n e S i g na l i n g T i l e The 3900 Tone Signa ling T est f unctio n w as devel oped t o pr ovide users wit h th e abil ity t o test th e per forman ce of tone -acti va ted pager s and contr ol systems.
Page 215 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m So ft Ke y De fi ni ti ons St art Mo d S oft Key Pr essing the Mod S tar t Sof t K ey sen ds a single Modula ted Tone A bur st f or the specif ied l ength of time (D urat ion) , fo llow ed by a singl e Modula ted Tone B bu rst for the specifi ed len gth of t ime.
Page 216 A nalo g D upl ex S yste m 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- 46...
Page 217: A N A Lo G D U P Le X T E S T Opt Io Ns
Cha pte r 8 A n al o g D u pl ex T es t O pt i o ns In t r o du ct i on This ch apter list s and describe s opti onal t est f eatu res t hat are availabl e for use in t he A nalog Dupl ex Syste m.
Page 218 An alog D uple x Tes t O pt ion s S e n s i t i v i t y S ea r c h T e s t T i l e The Sensit ivity Sear ch Te st Ti le cont ains p aramet ers t hat must be def ined t o pe rfor m a Site Monito ring test.
Page 219 An alog D uple x Tes t O pt ion s F i le N a me Indi ca tes the Dat a Log Fil e curr ently r unning or bein g displayed on Sen si tivity S ear ch Tiles. T he File name i s limite d to 18 cha racte rs an d can not contain any b lank space s.
Page 220 An alog D uple x Tes t O pt ion s Sp ec tr um Sof t Key Disp lays S pectr um Ana lyzer plot of d ata a s it is acqui red. Th is soft key i s only available wh ile data is be ing lo gged.
Page 221 An alog D uple x Tes t O pt ion s Ca li bra tion Sof t Key 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 to Test Se t pr ior to runni ng cali brat ion.
Page 222 An alog D uple x Tes t O pt ion s Vi e w L o g F i l e S o f t K ey 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 Level r eadin gs at each r ecor ded in ter va l.
Page 223: Iq G En M O D U La Ti On O Pt Io N
An alog D uple x Tes t O pt ion s IQ G en M o d u la ti on O pt io n I n tr o d u c ti o n IQ Gen ( Gen erat or) Modu lation is an optio nal featu re for t he 3 900 Ser ies ( 390X OPT05 4) that al lows users to down load I QC re ator w avefor m fil es to the 3900.
Page 224 An alog D uple x Tes t O pt ion s Sel ect I Q Ge n fr om th e Modul ation drop -dow n men u on the Gen erat ors Tile. Th e Test Se t now displa ys the selecte d IQ f ile. Fig.
Page 225: Dm M (D I Gi Ta L M U L Ti M Et Er) O P Ti O N
An alog D uple x Tes t O pt ion s DM M ( D i g i t al M u l ti me t er) O p t i o n 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 and vo ltage measure me nts.
Page 226 An alog D uple x Tes t O pt ion s Sh u n t In sta l l at i o n P r o m p t When AC A or D C A mea surement s ar e bein g per for m ed, and 20 AMP Sca le is se lected, a prompt dialog box i s displa ye d.
Page 227 An alog D uple x Tes t O pt ion s D MM L i m i ts C o nf i g u r at i o n T i l e The DMM Li mi ts C onfi gurat ion T ile se ts P ass/Fa il limit par ameter s for r esistance measure me nts and AC and DC cur rent and voltag e measur ements.
Page 228: Ha R M On I Cs An D S P U R Io U S M E Asu R E M En Ts O P T Io N
An alog D uple x Tes t O pt ion s Ha r m on i cs an d S p u r io u s M e asu r e m en ts O p t io n The H armo nics and S purio us Me asuremen ts Option (390X OPT06 0) pr ovides user s wi th the abilit y t o examine incremen tal readi ngs at the 2nd and 3r d ha rmonics at a specifi ed f reque ncy and to o btain rea dings at th e high est no n-har monic freq uency spike over a de fined fr equency r ange.
Page 229 An alog D uple x Tes t O pt ion s 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.
Page 230 An alog D uple x Tes t O pt ion s H ar m o n i c s a n d S p u r i o u s C on f i g u r at i o n T i l e The Har m onics an d S purio us C onfigu rati on Ti le set s swe ep and Pass/ Fail para me ters for har mo nics and spuri ous measure me nts.
Page 231: Au D Io A N Aly Z Er O P Ti On
An alog D uple x Tes t O pt ion s Au d io A n aly z er O p ti on 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 232 An alog D uple x Tes t O pt ion s A u di o An a l yz e r T i l e L ay ou t The Au dio Analyzer ca n be view ed in minimized and maximized view . S oft Ke ys on the r ight side of the display provid e access t o set tings not available on the mai n ti le.
Page 233 An alog D uple x Tes t O pt ion s Ve r ti c al Sof t Key The Ve rti ca l S oft K ey accesses sca ling and posit ioning cont rols tha t adjust th e t race’ s posi tion on the displa y.
Page 234 An alog D uple x Tes t O pt ion s Re se t Horizonta l S oft 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. Ma rk e r s S oft Ke y Marker fu nctiona lity i s descri bed in Ch apter 3, Test Set Oper ation .
Page 235 An alog D uple x Tes t O pt ion s Pe a k H o l d So ft K e y When Peak Hol d ON is select ed, the maximum value at each f reque ncy poin t is displayed to pro duce t he R ED Max H old tra ce.
Page 236: Tra C K In G G E N Era T Or O P Ti On
An alog D uple x Tes t O pt ion s T r ac kin g G e ne r at o r O pt io n The Trackin g Genera tor Op tion ( 390X OPT0 61) g enera tes a ca rri er w ave t hat sw eeps syn chrono usly wit h t he S pectr um An alyzer RF Re ceiver.
Page 237: Shi P Pi Ng Te St Set
A pp en di x A Shi p pi ng Te st Set Re p ack in g f o r S h ip p in g Aer ofle x Test Set s re turn ed t o fact ory for calibr atio n, ser vice or r epair must be r epackaged and shipped subject to the follo wing condit ions: R e t u r n A u t h o r i z a t i o n Do not ret urn any pr oduct s to factor y w ithou t au thor ization fr om Ae ro f lex C ustomer Se rvice...
Page 238: Re P Ac K I N G P R Oc E D Ure
G ener al Inf orm atio n 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 eta iner arou nd Te st S et t o secur e ha ndle.
Page 239: La Tfor M S P Ec I Fi Ca Ti O N S
A pp en di x B 390 0 Pla tfor m Spe cific atio n s 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 240 3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s R F S i g n al G e ne r at o r (c o n t) M o d u l a ti o n Se l ec ti o n s OFF, AM, FM, F M 50 us, F M 75 u s, FM 750 us, A M US B, AM LSB I n ter n a l F M R F R a n g e ( U s a b le f r o m 10 0 k H z )
Page 241 3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s RF S ig n al G en er at or ( co n t) M o d u l a ti o n (c o n t) I n t er n a l Si n g l e - Si d e b a n d ( SS B ) R F R a n g e ( U s a b le f r o m 10 0 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 242: R F Re Ce Ive M Eas U Rem En T S
3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s R F Re ce ive M eas u rem en t s R F R e ce i ve r D e mo d u la t i o n S el e cti o n s OFF, AM, FM, F M 50 us, F M 75 u s, FM 750 us, A M US B, AM LSB F r eq u e n c y R a n g e ( Usa b l e f r o m 10 0 k H z ) 10 MH z to 1.0 5 GHz (3901 , 39 20 S tandar d)
Page 243 3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s RF R ec ei ve Me as ure m en t s ( c on t ) R F P o w e r M e t e r ( Br o a d b a n d ) F r eq u e n c y Ra nge (Us a ble from 2 MHz) 10 MH z to 1.0 5 GHz (3901 , 39 20 S tandar d)
Page 244 3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s RF R ec ei ve Me as ure m en t s ( c on t ) R F E r r o r M e t e r Counter Rang e 0 t o ±...
Page 245 3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s RF R ec ei ve Me as ure m en t s ( c on t ) F M D e vi a ti o n M et er Range 0 t o 150 kHz Sc a le s 1 t o 200 kHz in a 1, 2 , 5 sequence, plus Aut oscale...
Page 246: A U Di O Fu N C Ti O N G E Ne Ra To R(S
3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s A ud i o Fu n ct io n G e n er a to r ( s) Up to 3 fu nction gener ator s can be combin ed int o 1 Ou tput signal W av es ha p e Sin e, Sq uare, Tr iangle, Ramp, Dig ital C oded Squel ch (D CS ), D ual T one Mult iple Fr eque ncy (D TMF) F r eq u e nc y...
Page 247: Au D Io & M Od U La Ti O N M Ea Su R E Me N Ts
3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s Au d io & M od u la ti o n M ea su r e me n ts A F Co u n t er F r eq u e n c y R a n g e 20 H z t o 20 kHz ( usable fr om 10 Hz ) Re solution 0.1 Hz...
Page 248 3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s Au d io & M od u la ti o n M ea su r e me n ts ( co n t ) A F L e v el M e t e r F r eq u e n c y R a n g e 20 H z t o 20 kHz Ac cur a cy...
Page 249 3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s A u di o & M o d u lat io n M ea su r em e nt s ( co n t) S I N A D M et er Range 0 t o 60 dB Re solution...
Page 250 3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s Au d io & M od u la ti o n M ea su r e me n ts ( co n t ) D i s to r ti on M e te r Range 0.0% to 100.0% Re solution...
Page 251 3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s Au d io & M od u la ti o n M ea su r e me n ts ( co n t ) H u m an d N o i s e Modes Mode S ti mulus...
Page 252 3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s Au d io & M od u la ti o n M ea su r e me n ts (c on t ) S i g n a l t o N o i s e R a t i o Modes Mode S ti mulus...
Page 253 3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s Au d io & M od u la ti o n M ea su r e me n ts ( co n t ) A u di o Fi l te r s ( C ha r a ct er i s ti c R es p on s e) Fi lte r T ype R ipp le...
Page 254: Ch A Nn El A N Aly Z Er
3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s Ch a nn el A n aly z er With the excepti on of the fol lowin g, r efer t o RF Spect rum A nalyzer Specif icatio ns for al l oth er Cha nnel Analyzer specif icatio ns.
Page 255: R F Sp Ec Tr Um A N Al Yzer
3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s R F Sp ec tr um A n al yzer F r eq u e nc y R a n g e ( U s a b le f r o m 10 0 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) ) Re solution...
Page 256 3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s R F Sp e ct ru m An a lyz e r (c o nt ) L ev el R e f L ev el R a n g e T/R : -50 to + 50 dB m AN T: -9 0 to +10 dBm Ve r ti c al Sc al e s...
Page 257 3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s R F Sp e ct ru m An a lyz e r (c o nt ) R e so l u t i o n B an d w i d t h Se l ec ti o n s 300 Hz , 3 kH z, 30 kHz, 60 kHz, 300 kH z, 6 MH z R B W 6 0 d B / 3 d B F il te r Sha p e...
Page 258: Tra C K In G G E N Era T Or (O P Ti O N
3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s T r ac kin g G e ne r at o r (O p t io n ) T r ac ki n g G en e r at or O u tp u t (m ea s u r ed a t Cen t er fr e q u en c y ) Ref er to RF Sign al Gener ator...
Page 259 3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s O sc ill o sco p e (c o nt ) H o r i z o nt al F r eq u e n c y R a n g e DC t o 4 MH z ( 40 MS /s sampli ng r ate) Sw e ep F a ct o r s 1 uS ec t o 1 Sec/d ivision i n a 1 , 2, 5 se quence...
Page 260: Fre Q Ue N C Y S Ta N Da R D I /O
3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s F r eq u en c y S ta n da r d I/ O I n te r n al F r e q u en c y S ta nd a r d O u t p u t ( O C X O ) F r eq u e n c y 10 MH z ( nominal) Output Leve l...
Page 261: Au D Io S Pe Ct R U M A Na Ly Z Er (O P T Io N )
3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s Au d io S pe ct r u m A na ly z er (O p t io n ) F r eq u e nc y R a ng e St art and Stop Fr equency 0 t o 24, 000 H z R es o l u ti o n 1 H z...
Page 262 3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s Di gi tal Mu ltim e te r (co n t ) A C/ DC A M M et er F u l l S c al e R a n g e s 200 mA , 2 A, 20 A, Aut o (20 A range uses o ptiona l exte r nal shunt connect ed t o Vo ltmete r) M a xi m u m Ope n C i r cu i t I n p u t V o l t a g e...
Page 263: I Np U T/ O Ut Pu T Co N Ne C T Ors
3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s In p u t/ O u tp u t Co n n ec to r s A NT ( R F I n p u t) C o n n e ct o r T y p e TN C Function Rece iver Input (I nput por t)
Page 264 3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s In p ut / O ut p u t Co n ne ct o r s ( co n t) G E N (R F O u t p u t) C o n n e ct o r T y p e TN C Function...
Page 265 3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s In p u t/ O u tp u t Co n n ec to r s ( c on t ) I F O u t p ut C o n n e ct o r T y p e BN C Function 10.7 MHz Recei ve r I F...
Page 266: Po Wer Re Qu I Rem En T S
3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s In p ut / O ut p u t Co n ne ct o r s ( co n t) A u x i l i a r y I F I np u t C o n n e ct o r T y p e Hig h-den sity du al inl ine Function...
Page 267: En Vi Ron M En T Al
3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s En vi ron m en t al O p e r at i n g Te m p e r at u r e 0 t o 50° C ( Tested in a ccordan ce w ith MI L-P RF -2880 0F C lass 3) W ar m - u p T i m e 15 min utes S t o r ag e T em p e r at u r e...
Page 268: G En Er Al F Eat U R Es
3900 Pl atf or m Sp ecif icat ion s G en er al F eat u r es L C D D i s p l ay Sc r ee n S iz e 6.4 in. diagona l Ac tive Area 129.
Page 269: F Use R Ep La Cem En T Pr Oc Ed Ure
Ap pe nd i x C F use R ep la cem en t Pr oc ed ure 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 . Pr ess inward on pressur e clip to remove Fuse Car rier .
Page 270 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 271: Abbre Viations
Ap pe nd i x D Abbre viations 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 AN T...
Page 272 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 273: Com Mo N Fe Atu Res Qu Ic K Refe Ren Ce Gu Id E
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 274 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 275: Op T Io N Al T Es T S Y St Em S An D Fu N Ct I On S
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 follo wing are Option al S y st ems cur rent ly avail able f or the 3900 S er ies: Op tio n F eatu res Pr ovi ded O pti on #...
Page 276 Op tio nal Syst ems Op tio n 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 277 Op tio nal Syst ems Op tio n F eatu res Pr ovi ded O pti on # Spec ial No tes X 2-T DM A ® B ase Ena bles f eatur es fo r t esting the (R 2124A ) R equi res 390X OPT20 0 S tatio n &...
Page 278 Op tio nal Syst ems 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 . F -4...
Page 279: Er Ro R Mess Ag Es
A p p en di x G Er ro r Mess ag es Co m m an d Err or 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 280 A ppen dix G E r r o r N u m b e r - 1 1 1 " H e ad er se p a ra t o r e rr o r " Remo te C ommand Head er i s not pro perly separa ted from prog ram da ta. C ommand he ader must be sep arat ed f rom p rogr am dat a by “w hite space”.
Page 281: E Xe Cu T Io N E R R Or S
A ppen dix G E r r o r N u m b e r - 1 5 8 " S t r i n g d at a n o t a l low e d " Remo te C ommand contain s par ameter s not per mi tted in comman d scrip t. i.e.
Page 282: De Vi Ce Sp Ec If Ic Erro Rs
A ppen dix G E r r o r N u m b e r 2 5 3 " C o r r u p t m e d i a(m e m o r y) " Ext ernal media (comput er) is cor rup t. E r r o r N u m b e r 2 5 4 "Me d i a( m em o r y) ful l"...
Page 283 A ppen dix G "S ys te m e r r o r : Re ce iv e r s yn t h es i z er s ar e U NL OC KED " Test Set is n ot lo cked to ref ere nce. If Exte r nal is sele ct ed, 10 MH z sour ce must be p resent on Ext ernal Re fere nce I/ O Co nnector .
Page 284: Q U Er Y E R R Or S
A ppen dix G E r r o r N u m b e r - 3 4 4 " T x D SP C a li b r a t i o n T r ans f e r F a i l ed " Indi ca tes in ter nal C alibr atio n load malfu nction.
Page 285 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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Chapter 1 Genera L Informa Tion

Chapter 2 I N Sta L L Ati O N

Chapter 3 T es T S Et O P E R Ati O N

Chapter 4 T es T S Et U Ti Li Ty T I Le S

Chapter 5 A U to T E S T II S Ys te M O P E R Ati O N

Chapter 6 R Ad I O T Est I Ns Tr um en T S

Chapter 7 An Alo G du Plex Sy Stem

Chapter 8 A N a lo G D U P Le X T E S T Opt Io Ns

Appendix A Shi P Pi Ng te St Set

Appendix B la Tfor M S P Ec I Fi Ca Ti O N S

Appendix C F Use R Ep la Cem en T Pr Oc Ed Ure

Appendix D Abbre Viations

Appendix E

Com Mo N Fe Atu Res Qu IC K Refe Ren Ce Gu ID E

Appendix F

Op T Io N al T es T S y St Em S an D Fu N Ct I on S

Appendix G er Ro R Mess Ag es

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