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Agilent Technologies 8960 Series 10 E5515B,C,T Wireless Communications Test Set Manual Operation: Getting Started Guide AMPS/136 Mobile Test Application E1961A Revision: A.04 cdma2000/IS-2000 Mobile Test Application E1962A Revision A.01, E1962B Revision: B.01 GPRS Mobile Test Application E1964A Revision: A.01 GSM Mobile Test Application E1960A Revision: A.07 GSM_AMPS/136 Fast Switch Mobile Test Application E1985A Revision: A.01...
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ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS This instrument is intended for indoor use in an installation category II, pollution degree 2 environment. It is designed to operate at a maximum relative humidity of 95% and at altitudes of up to 2000 meters. Refer to the specifications tables for the ac mains voltage requirements and ambient operating temperature range.
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WARNING 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 personal injury. Do not proceed beyond a WARNING sign until the indicated conditions are fully understood and met.
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R.M. Evans / Quality Manager 14 December 2000 W. V. Roland / Reliability & Regulatory Engineering Manager For further information, please contact your local Agilent Technologies sales office, agent or distributor. Authorized EU-representative: Agilent Technologies Deutschland, GmbH, Herrenberger Strabe 130, D 71034 Boblingen, Germany...
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The product was tested in a typical configuration with Agilent Technologies test systems 14 December 2000 W. V. Roland / Reliability & Regulatory Engineering Manager For further information, please contact your local Agilent Technologies sales office, agent or distributor. Authorized EU-representative: Agilent Technologies Deutschland, GmbH, Herrenberger Strabe 130, D 71034 Boblingen, Germany...
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Manufacturer’s Declaration This statement is provided to comply with the requirements of the German Sound Emission Directive, from 18 January 1991. This product has a sound pressure emission (at the operator position) < 70 dB(A). • Sound Pressure Lp < 70 dB(A). •...
AMPS/136 Mobile Test Application How Do I Make Measurements on a Mobile? How Do I Make Measurements on a Mobile? A. Establish a call. 1. Press the blue key. SHIFT 2. Press the green key. PRESET 3. Connect the mobile to the RF IN/OUT port. 4.
AMPS/136 Mobile Test Application How Do I Make Measurements on a Mobile? B. Select measurements. The gray boxes indicate that the measurement is being made, but the results are not being displayed. These black boxes indicate that adjacent channel power measurement results are being displayed in the lower measurement window, and frequency...
AMPS/136 Mobile Test Application How Do I Change Measurement Setup? How Do I Change Measurement Setup? A. Select a measurement. 1. Press the key. Measurement selection 2. Highlight a measurement to setup (the measurement must already be enabled) and press the knob.
AMPS/136 Mobile Test Application How Do I Change Measurement Setup? B. Set up the measurement. 1. Press the measurement’s setup key ( 2. Highlight a parameter and press the knob. 3. Enter a value or selection and press the knob. For statistical measurement results, change the Multi-Measurement Count NOTE parameter from Off to a number >1.
AMPS/136 Mobile Test Application How Do I Turn Off a Measurement? How Do I Turn Off a Measurement? 1. Press the key. Measurement selection 2. Highlight the measurement you want to turn off. 3. Press the Close Measurement ( ) key. 4.
AMPS/136 Mobile Test Application How Do I Change Call Parameters? How Do I Change Call Parameters? 1. Press the key. CALL SETUP 2. On the Call Parms menu (1 of 2) press 3. Enter a value or highlight a selection and press the knob. 4.
AMPS/136 Mobile Test Application How do I change the MS TX Level? How do I change the MS TX Level? There are two ways to change the MS TX Level: A. Change level immediately B. Change level during a handoff Both are explained below.
AMPS/136 Mobile Test Application How do I change the MS TX Level? B. Change the MS TX level during a handoff. 1. On Call Control menu, press the Call/Handoff Setup ( ) key. 2. Select and change the MS TX Level. 3.
AMPS/136 Mobile Test Application How do I Perform a Handoff? How do I Perform a Handoff? 1. Press the key. CALL SETUP 2. Press the Call/Handoff Setup ( ) key. 3. Select the type of channel to hand off to (AVC or DTC). 4.
AMPS/136 Mobile Test Application How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System? How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System? A. Configure instrument information and setup. Test Application Revision 1. Press the key. SYSTEM CONFIG 2.
AMPS/136 Mobile Test Application How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System? B. Set amplitude offsets. 1. On the Configuration Summary Screen, press the RF IN/OUT Amptd Offset ( ) key. 2. On the RF IN/OUT Amplitude Offset screen, press the RF IN/OUT Amptd Offset Setup ) key.
AMPS/136 Mobile Test Application How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System? C. Check the message log. 1. Press the Message Log ( ) key and view the message log. 2. Press theReturn to Utilities ( ) key. Chapter 1...
AMPS/136 Mobile Test Application How Do I End a Call? How Do I End a Call? 1. Press the key. CALL SETUP 2. Press the End Call ( ) key, or end the call from the mobile. 3. Check for Idle in the Active Cell Status: field. Chapter 1...
cdma2000/IS-2000 Mobile Test Application How Do I Make Measurements on a Mobile? How Do I Make Measurements on a Mobile? A. Establish a call. 1. Press the blue key. SHIFT 2. Press the green key. PRESET 3. Connect the mobile to the Test Set. 4.
cdma2000/IS-2000 Mobile Test Application How Do I Make Measurements on a Mobile? B. Select measurements. These black boxes indicate that access probe power measurement results are being displayed in the lower measurement window, and channel power results are being displayed in the upper measurement window.
cdma2000/IS-2000 Mobile Test Application How Do I View a Graphical Measurement? How Do I View a Graphical Measurement? 1. Select a measurement with a graphical view (for example Waveform Quality/Code Domain). 2. Press the Change View ( ) key. 3. Select the desired graphical view. Chapter 2...
cdma2000/IS-2000 Mobile Test Application How Do I Change the Measurement Setup? How Do I Change the Measurement Setup? A. Select a measurement. 1. Press the key. Measurement selection 2. Highlight a measurement to set up and press the knob. Chapter 2...
cdma2000/IS-2000 Mobile Test Application How Do I Change the Measurement Setup? B. Set up the measurement. 1. Press the measurement’s setup ( ) key. 2. Highlight a parameter and press the knob. 3. Enter a value or selection and press the knob. For statistical measurement results, change the Multi-Measurement Count NOTE parameter from “Off”...
cdma2000/IS-2000 Mobile Test Application How Do I Turn Off a Measurement? How Do I Turn Off a Measurement? 1. Press the key. Measurement selection 2. Highlight the measurement you want to turn off. 3. Press the Close Measurement ( ) key. 4.
cdma2000/IS-2000 Mobile Test Application How Do I Set Up a Call? How Do I Set Up a Call? The Call Parms keys and Call Control keys provide access to the parameters needed to set up a call. 1. Press the key.
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cdma2000/IS-2000 Mobile Test Application How Do I Set Up a Call? 5. Check the rest of the Call Parms settings (keys through ) then press the key to More check the settings displayed on the 2 of 3 and 3 of 3 menus. 6.
cdma2000/IS-2000 Mobile Test Application How Do I Change Call Parameters? How Do I Change Call Parameters? 1. Press the key. CALL SETUP 2. On the Call Parms menu (1 of 2) press any key. 3. Highlight a selection and press the knob. Enter a value. 4.
cdma2000/IS-2000 Mobile Test Application How Do I Change Cell Information? How Do I Change Cell Information? There are three types of cell information: cell parameters, access parameters, and registration parameters. A. Set cell parameters. 1. Select the Cell Parameters menu. 1.
cdma2000/IS-2000 Mobile Test Application How Do I Change Cell Information? 2. Set a cell parameter. 1. Turn the knob to highlight a parameter and then press the knob. 2. Enter a value or selection and press the knob. 3. Press the Close Menu ( ) key.
cdma2000/IS-2000 Mobile Test Application How Do I Change Cell Information? B. Set access parameters. 1. Select the Access Parameters menu. 1. Press the key. CALL SETUP 2. Press the key. More 3. Press the Cell Info ( ) key. 4. Press the Access Parameters ( ) key.
cdma2000/IS-2000 Mobile Test Application How Do I Change Cell Information? 2. Set an access parameter. 1. Turn the knob to highlight a parameter and then press the knob. 2. Enter a value or selection and press the knob. 3. Press the Close Menu ( ) key.
cdma2000/IS-2000 Mobile Test Application How Do I Change Cell Information? C. Set registration parameters. 1. Select the Registration Parameters menu. 1. Press the key. CALL SETUP 2. Press the key. More 3. Press the Cell Info ( ) key. 4. Press the Registration Parameters ( ) key.
cdma2000/IS-2000 Mobile Test Application How Do I Change Cell Information? 2. Set a registration parameter. 1. Turn the knob to highlight a parameter and then press the knob. 2. Enter a value or selection and press the knob. 3. Press the Close Menu ( ) key.
cdma2000/IS-2000 Mobile Test Application How Do I Change Code Channel Levels? How Do I Change Code Channel Levels? 1. Press the key. CALL SETUP 2. Press the key. More 3. Press the Generator Info key. 4. Press the Code Channel Parameters ) key.
cdma2000/IS-2000 Mobile Test Application How Do I Perform a Handoff? How Do I Perform a Handoff? 1. On the Call Setup screen, press the Call/Handoff Setup ( ) key. 2. Highlight the Handoff System Type parameter and select the desired system. 3.
cdma2000/IS-2000 Mobile Test Application How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System? How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System? A. Configure instrument information and setup. Test Application Revision 1. Press the key. SYSTEM CONFIG 2.
cdma2000/IS-2000 Mobile Test Application How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System? B. Set amplitude offsets. 1. On the Configuration Summary screen (not shown), press the RF IN/OUT Amptd Offset ) key. 2. On the RF IN/OUT Amplitude Offset screen, press the RF IN/OUT Amptd Offset Setup ) key.
cdma2000/IS-2000 Mobile Test Application How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System? C. Check message log. 1. From any System Config screen, press the Message Log ( ) key and view the message log. 2. Press the Return ( ) key.
cdma2000/IS-2000 Mobile Test Application How Do I End a Call? How Do I End a Call? 1. Press the key. CALL SETUP 2. Press the End Call ( ) key, or end the call from the mobile. 3. Check for Idle in the Active Cell status field. Chapter 2...
GPRS Mobile Test Application How Do I Make Measurements on a Mobile? How Do I Make Measurements on a Mobile? A. Establish a data connection. 1. Press the blue key. SHIFT 2. Press the green key. Preset 3. Connect the mobile. 4.
GPRS Mobile Test Application How Do I Make Measurements on a Mobile? B. Select measurements. The gray boxes indicate that the measurement is being made, but the results are not being displayed. These black boxes indicate that phase and frequency error measurement results are being displayed in the lower measurement window,...
GPRS Mobile Test Application How Do I Change Measurement Setup? How Do I Change Measurement Setup? A. Select a measurement. 1. Press the key. Measurement selection 2. Highlight a measurement to set up and press the knob Chapter 3...
GPRS Mobile Test Application How Do I Change Measurement Setup? B. Set up the measurement. 1. Press the measurement’s setup ( ) key. 2. Highlight a parameter and press the knob. 3. Enter a value or make a selection and press the knob. For Statistical measurement results, change the Multi-Measurement Count NOTE parameter from Off to a number >1.
GPRS Mobile Test Application How Do I Turn Off a Measurement? How Do I Turn Off a Measurement? 1. Press the key. Measurement selection 2. Highlight the measurement you want to turn off. 3. Press the Close Measurement ( ) key. 4.
GPRS Mobile Test Application How Do I Change Call Parameters? How Do I Change Call Parameters? 1. Press the key. CALL SETUP When the mobile is transferring data (Active Cell: field is Transferring) NOTE some call parameters cannot be changed. 2.
GPRS Mobile Test Application How Do I Change Cell Parameters? How Do I Change Cell Parameters? NOTE You can only change two cell parameters - 3 Digit MNC for PCS1900 and Guard Period Length. Other cell parameters such as MCC, MNC, and LAC are fixed. To change the 3 digit MNC for PCS1900 the cell must be set to off by pressing key, then Operating Mode ( ), and then selecting Cell Off.
GPRS Mobile Test Application How Do I Change Cell Parameters? B. Set a cell parameter. 1. Highlight a parameter and press the knob. 2. Enter a value or selection and press the knob. 3. Press the Close Menu ( ) key. Chapter 3...
GPRS Mobile Test Application How Do I Perform a Handover? How Do I Perform a Handover? 1. Press the key. CALL SETUP 2. Press the Handover Setup ( ) key. 3. Change the various parameters, for example Traffic Band. 4. Press the Handover Execute ( ) key to complete the handover, or press the Close Menu ( ) key to abort the handover.
GPRS Mobile Test Application How Do I Change the MS TX Level? How Do I Change the MS TX Level? There are two ways to change the MS TX Level: A. Change the level immediately B. Change the level during a handover Both are explained below.
GPRS Mobile Test Application How Do I Change the MS TX Level? B. Change the MS TX level during a handover. 1. Press the key. CALL SETUP 2. On Control menu, press the Handover Setup ( ) key. 3. Select and change the MS TX Level. 4.
GPRS Mobile Test Application How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System? How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System? A. Configure instrument information and setup. Test Application Revision 1. Press the key. SYSTEM CONFIG 2.
GPRS Mobile Test Application How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System? B. Set amplitude offsets. 1. On the Configuration Summary screen, press the RF IN/OUT Amptd Offset ( ) key. 2. On the RF IN/OUT Amplitude Offset screen, press the RF IN/OUT Amptd Offset Setup ) key.
GPRS Mobile Test Application How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System? C. Check the message log. 1. Press the Message Log ( ) key and view the message log. 2. Press the Return ( ) key. Chapter 3...
GPRS Mobile Test Application How Do I End the Data Connection? How Do I End the Data Connection? 1. Press the key. CALL SETUP 2. Press the End Data Connection ( ) key, or end the data connection from the mobile. 3.
GSM Mobile Test Application How Do I Make Measurements on a Mobile? How Do I Make Measurements on a Mobile? A. Establish a call. 1. Press the blue key. SHIFT 2. Press the green key. Preset 3. Connect the mobile. 4.
GSM Mobile Test Application How Do I Make Measurements on a Mobile? B. Select measurements. These black boxes indicate that transmit power measurement results are being displayed in the lower measurement window, and phase and frequency error measurement results are being displayed in the upper measurement window.
GSM Mobile Test Application How Do I Change a Measurement’s Setup? How Do I Change a Measurement’s Setup? A. Select a measurement. 1. Press the key. Measurement selection 2. Highlight a measurement to setup and press the knob. Chapter 4...
GSM Mobile Test Application How Do I Change a Measurement’s Setup? B. Set up the measurement. 1. Press the measurement’s setup key ( 2. Highlight a parameter and press the knob. 3. Enter a value or make a selection and press the knob. For statistical measurement results, change the Multi-Measurement Count NOTE parameter from Off to a number >1.
GSM Mobile Test Application How Do I Turn Off a Measurement? How Do I Turn Off a Measurement? 1. Press the key. Measurement selection 2. Highlight the measurement you want to turn off. 3. Press the Close Measurement ( ) key. 4.
GSM Mobile Test Application How Do I Change Cell Parameters? How Do I Change Cell Parameters? A. Select the Cell Parameters menu. 1. Press the key. CALL SETUP 2. Press the Cell Info ( ) key. 3. Press the Cell Parameters ( ) key.
GSM Mobile Test Application How Do I Change Cell Parameters? B. Set a cell parameter. • To change “network” cell parameters: 1. Highlight Cell Activated State and press the knob. 2. Set Cell Activated State to Off. (Highlight Off and press the knob.) 3.
GSM Mobile Test Application How Do I Change Call Parameters? How Do I Change Call Parameters? 1. Press the key. CALL SETUP 2. Press , or 3. Enter a value or highlight a selection and press the knob. 4. Press the key for additional call parameters.
GSM Mobile Test Application How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System? How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System? A. Configure instrument information and setup. Test Application Revision 1. Press the key. SYSTEM CONFIG 2.
GSM Mobile Test Application How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System? B. Set amplitude offsets. 1. On the Configuration Summary screen, press the RF IN/OUT Amptd Offset ( ) key. 2. On the RF IN/OUT Amplitude Offset screen, press the RF IN/OUT Amptd Offset Setup ) key.
GSM Mobile Test Application How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System? C. Check the message log. 1. Press the Message Log ( ) key and view the message log. 2. Press the Return ( ) key. Chapter 4...
GSM Mobile Test Application How Do I End a Call? How Do I End a Call? 1. Press the key. CALL SETUP 2. Press the End Call ( ) key, or end the call from the mobile. 3. Check for Idle in the Active Cell Status: field. Chapter 4...
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GSM Mobile Test Application How Do I End a Call? Chapter 4...
GSM_AMPS/136 Fast Switch How Do I Switch Formats? How Do I Switch Formats? A. Choose a format. 1. Press the key. SYSTEM CONFIG 2. Press the Format Switch ( ) key. Chapter 5...
GSM_AMPS/136 Fast Switch How Do I Switch Formats? B. Switch formats. 1. Turn the knob to highlight the desired format. 2. Press the knob to switch formats. Chapter 5...
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GSM_AMPS/136 Fast Switch How Do I Switch Formats? Chapter 5...
Switching Test Applications How Do Switch Test Applications? How Do Switch Test Applications? A. Choose a test application. 1. Press the key. SYSTEM CONFIG 2. Press the Test Application ( ) key. 3. Press the Test Application Switch ( ) key, and wait for the Test Application, Revision, License menu to appear.
Switching Test Applications How Do Switch Test Applications? 4. Turn the knob to highlight a test application name, and press the knob to select the TA. B. Switch test applications. 1. Turn the knob to highlight Yes in the Switch Now? menu. 2.