Aeroflex ALT-8000 Maintenance Manual

Aeroflex ALT-8000 Maintenance Manual

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ALT-8000
Radio Altimeter
Flight Line Test Set
PRELIMINARY
Maintenance Manual
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  • Page 1 ALT-8000 Radio Altimeter Flight Line Test Set PRELIMINARY Maintenance 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.
  • Page 2 A L T - 8 0 0 0 R a d i o A l t i m e t e r Fli ght-li ne T est Set P R E L I M I N A R Y Main tena nce Manua l P UB LIS HE D BY Aer ofle x CO P YR IG HT ©...
  • Page 3 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 4 PR ELI M INA R Y AL T -8 0 0 0 ELE C TRO M A GN ET IC CO M P ATI BI LITY Dou ble shi elded and pr oper ly t erminat ed ext erna l int e rf ace cable s must be used wi th t his equ ipment whe n int erf acing w ith the RS -23 2 and IE EE -488.
  • Page 5 PR ELI M INA R Y T HI S PAG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA NK . 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 6 PR ELI M INA R Y D ec l a r at i o n of C o n fo r m i ty The Decla rat ion of C onfor mity C er tifica te in cluded wit h th e U nit sh ould r emain wit h th e Un it.
  • Page 7 PR ELI M INA R Y D ecla rat ion of C onf orm ity T HI S PAG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA NK . 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 8 PR ELI M INA R Y P r e ca u ti o n s S A FE T Y F I R S T - T O AL L O P E R AT I O N S P E R S O N NE L G EN ER AL CO N DI TIO N S O F US E 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 requ iremen ts fo r el ectri cal equ ipm ent for measur ement, contr ol a nd lab orat ory use’...
  • Page 9 PR ELI M INA R Y P rec auti ons S AF E T Y F I R S T - T O A L L O P E RA T I O NS P E R S O NN E L (c o n t) EQ U IPM E NT G RO U ND IN G PR OT EC TIO N Impr oper grou nding of e quipment can result in electr ical sho ck.
  • Page 10 PR ELI M INA R Y P rec auti ons S AF E T Y F I R S T - T O A L L O P E RA T I O NS P E R S O NN E L (c o n t) STA TI C SEN SI TIV E DE VIC ES I NT EG RA TE D CIR C UIT S A N D S O LID ST ATE D EV IC ES SU CH A S MO S FE TS, CAU TION...
  • Page 11 PR ELI M INA R Y P rec auti ons S AF E T Y F I R S T - T O A L L O P E RA T I O NS P E R S O NN E L (c o n t) TO XI C H A ZAR D S S O M E O F T HE CO M P ON EN TS US ED IN TH IS EQ U IPM E NT M AY IN CL UD E R ES IN S W A R N I N G...
  • Page 12 PR ELI M INA R Y P r ef ac e SC O PE This Ma nual co ntains instr uction s for maint aining the ALT -8000 . O RG AN IZ ATI O N This ma nual is composed of the f ollow ing chapter s: CH AP TE R 1 - IN TR OD UC TI ON Ch apter cont ains ge neral Test Set inf ormat ion a nd th eory of o perat ion.
  • Page 13 PR ELI M INA R Y P re face T HI S PAG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA NK . 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 14: Table Of Contents

    Tab le o f C ont ent s T ab l e of C o nt e nt s C h a p t e r 1 - I n t r o d uc ti on ......1 - 1 Genera l Inf ormat ion .
  • Page 15 Tab le o f C ont ent s Tra nsmitte r P owe r C alibr ati on ........3 - 8 T1055 An alog A tt enuato rs C alibr atio n .
  • Page 16 Tab le o f C ont ent s C h a p t e r 5 - S er v i c e ab l e P a r t s L i s t ....5 - 1 Par ts L ist .
  • Page 17 List of Fi gur es Li s t o f F i gu r es TIT LE PAGE Assembly Inte rconne ct B lock D iagr am ........1 - 3 Typical FM/C WLR RA S y st em C omponent s .
  • Page 18 List of Fi gur es ALT -800 0 R F X MT R PC B A ssembly ( A1A 2A2 A2A 2) ......6 - 19 ALT -800 0 D igital RA D/ A: T P CB Assembl y (A 1A2 A2A 3A1) .
  • Page 19: Chapter 1 - I N T R O D Uc Ti On

    P RE LIM IN A RY C h ap t er 1 - I nt r o d u ct i o n G ENE RAL INFORMA TIO N The ALT -8000 is a single channel test er, designe d for t esting FM/C W an d Pu lse R adio Alt imeter s in the flight -lin e envir onment .
  • Page 20: Theor Y Of Opera Tion

    PR ELI M INA R Y I ntr od ucti on 1. 2 TH E OR Y O F OP E R A T I O N 1 .2 .1 A L T - 8 0 0 0 T e s t O p e r a ti o n FM C W R adio A lti meter s The ALT -8000 Test -Se t an alyzes th e tr ansmitt ed sign al f rom a FMC W r adio a ltimete r t o der ive i ts wavef orm par ameter s.
  • Page 21: Int Erconn Ect B Lock D Iagr Am

    PR ELI M INA R Y I ntr od ucti on Sl ot 1 C ont rol ler A ssemb ly The S lot 1 Con tro ller A ssembly cont rols t he P XI b us of t he system assembl ies and t akes user input fr om to uchscreen displa y.
  • Page 22: Fm/C W R Adio Alt Imeter

    PR ELI M INA R Y I ntr od ucti on Fig. 1-2 Typi cal FM/ CWL RR A S ystem Compon ents ( AR IN C t y pe squ are antenn a show n) Ra dio Al time ter Ty pes Ther e are gen erall y t wo type s op erat ing in the all ocated 4.
  • Page 23 PR ELI M INA R Y I ntr od ucti on Re fer to Fig 8 -3. Typicall y separ ate tran smi t an d re ceiver anten nas ar e r equir ed. Tra nsmitte r po wer ra nges typ ically 10 mW ( +10 d Bm) Ge neral Aviat ion T y pe and 500 mW (+2 7 dB m) t o 1W (+3 0 dB m).
  • Page 24 PR ELI M INA R Y I ntr od ucti on f Max f Max Time Between Tx & RX =2h/c Time Between Tx & RX =2h/c 4.3 GHz 4.3 GHz Time Time Transmitted Transmitted Received Received Signal Signal Signal Signal f Min f Min...
  • Page 25 PR ELI M INA R Y I ntr od ucti on Main Ch arac ter ist ics: C on vent iona l FM/ CW Rad io Al time ter • Co ntinuo us Wave (not pul se d), constan t ampl itude •...
  • Page 26 PR ELI M INA R Y I ntr od ucti on Low Altitude Low Altitude High Altitude High Altitude f Max f Max 4.3 GHz 4.3 GHz Time Time f Min f Min Transmitted Transmitted Received Received Signal Signal Signal Signal Fi g.
  • Page 27 PR ELI M INA R Y I ntr od ucti on Fig. 1-9 LR RA A ntenn a In st allat ion (r ecessed ho rn t ype) 1. 2 .5 .D Ai rc r a ft I nst al la tio n D el a y (AI D) The ra dio altimet er is ca libra ted to re ad mai n la nding gear w heel hei ght above the gr ound wh ile in the pitch att itude associate d w ith a nor mal conf igur ation and normal appr oach speed at t he r unw ay th reshold .
  • Page 28 PR ELI M INA R Y I ntr od ucti on 1. 2 .5 .E Ra di o A lt i t ude D ig it a l In dic a tor s Ther e ar e sep arat e anal og ind icator s for ba rometr ic an d ra dio a ltitu de, t he E FIS (E lectr onic F light Inst rument ation Syste m ) di splays ut ilized on dig ital flight decks, are capable of displayin g bot h bar ometr ic and rad io alt itud e, r efer to Fig 6-11 .
  • Page 29: Pul Se R Adio A Ltimet Er Systems

    PR ELI M INA R Y I ntr od ucti on 1. 2 .5 .F Ra di o A lt i t ude A na lo g I ndi ca t or s Fig 6-12 show s an example o f a Dial type analo g indi ca tor . Th e alt itude scale i s non- linear .
  • Page 30 PR ELI M INA R Y I ntr od ucti on alti tude and an alog d isplays ar e comp atible wi th N ight Vi sion Goggl es (N VGs) . T he system in cludes t he r eceiver -tr ansmitt er, int egrat ed or r emote height indi ca tor s, and vario us ant enna option s.
  • Page 31: Syste Ms Cou Pled With Radi O A Ltimete R

    PR ELI M INA R Y I ntr od ucti on Track/Search Receiver Track Loop Track Gate Search Gen Rate Circuit Reference Comparitor Range Circuit Ramp Gen Current Transmitter PRF Gen Indicator Fig. 1- 15 Pulse Rad io A ltimet er B lock D iagr am Du ring tra c k, th e over lap o f t he t rack ga te p ulse and video pulse, det ermines the magnit ude of a curr ent wh ich is co mp ared wit h a ref erence (of fset ) cur ren t.
  • Page 32 PR ELI M INA R Y I ntr od ucti on • Ra dio A ltimet er Inter lock S wi tched In • Pr ogre ssi vely R educe Gai n of Glide S lope Ampli fier In Pit ch C hannel 120 ft (Au to-f lare C omputer ) •...
  • Page 33 PR ELI M INA R Y I ntr od ucti on pro vi ded w ith ear lier aura l and visual war ning of imp ending ter rain, fo rw ard looking capabil ity an d cont inued opera tion in t he lan ding co nfigur atio n 1.
  • Page 34 PR ELI M INA R Y I ntr od ucti on T HI S PAG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA NK . 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 . 1 - 16...
  • Page 35: C H Ap Te R 2 - T R O U B L Es H O O Ti N G

    PR ELI M INA R Y C ha p te r 2 - T r o u b l es h o o ti n g G ENE RAL INFORMA TIO N ALT -800 0 Tr oublesho oting pro cedure s are divided int o the Tr oublesho oting Table and Assembly Tro ubleshoo ting proced ures.
  • Page 36: Tro Ubleshoo Ting Gu Idelines

    PR ELI M INA R Y Tr ou blesh oot ing 2. 1 .1 .B In t er na l Cl ea ni ng Re mo ve dust wi th ha nd-con trol led dr y air jet of 15 psi ( 1.054 kg/cm) and w ipe inte rnal chassis pa rts and f rame wit h sof t lin t-f ree cloth moistene d w ith isoprop yl alcoh ol.
  • Page 37: Tool Re Quireme Nts

    PR ELI M INA R Y Tr ou blesh oot ing 2 .1 .3 T o o l R e q u i re m e n t s 2.1. 4 TB D Equ ipment Inspect ion The follo wing inspect ion pr ocedur es ar e use d to locat e obviou s malfu nctions wit h th e Tes t Set : •...
  • Page 38: Saf Ety P Reca Utions

    PR ELI M INA R Y Tr ou blesh oot ing 2 .1 .5 S a f e ty P r e c a u ti o n s R E MO V E AL L JEWE LR Y O R O TH ER C O SM ET IC A PP AR EL B EF O RE W A R NIN G P ER FO R MI NG A N Y T RO U BLE SH O OT IN G IN VO LV ING LIV E C IR C UIT S.
  • Page 39: Chapter 3 - V Er I F I C A T I On / C A L I B R A T I O N

    PR ELI M INA R Y C h a p t e r 3 - V er i f i c a t i on / C a l i b r a t i o n G ENE RAL INFORMA TIO N This chapter pr ovides step- by-ste p inst ructio ns fo r pe rfor ming Test Set Cal ibrat ion and Ver ifica tion Pro c edure s .
  • Page 40: Test Set C Alibr Ation

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3. 2 TE ST S ET C A L IB R A T I O N This section provid es inst ructi ons on accessing and usi ng th e A LT-8 000 S erie s Ca librat ion Functio n.
  • Page 41: Test Set Up

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .2 .3 T e s t S e tu p Ca librat ion times ar e ap proximat e an d may var y sligh tly pe r u nit. P rocedur es ar e l isted in t he or der the y appea r on the Ca libra tion me nu scr een.
  • Page 42: Time And D Ate

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / S T E P PR OC EDU RE Via the remot e int erf ace set the UU T to d etect a pu lse signa l (: RA LT:S ET :UU T: TYP E?) and veri fy th e U UT ret urns PU LS.
  • Page 43: T1030 R Eceiver Cw Ca Libra Tion

    PR OC EDU RE Make t he conn ection as show n: RF IN RF OUT TF-267 Aeroflex IFR-3416 Power Sensor Low-Loss Blue Cables Set R F Gener ator ou tput fr equencies fro m 4.1 GHz t o 4. 5 GHz, step = 0 .1 GH z, respe c tively.
  • Page 44 Low-Loss Blue Cable TF-267 Low-Loss Blue Cable Aeroflex IFR-3416 St art RX C W cali brat ion b y ente ring the menu it em R X C W calibra tion (: RA LT:C AL :RC W: STA R) .
  • Page 45: T1040 R Eceiver Pu Lse C Alibr Ation

    A R B G e n e r a t o r T e s t F i x t u r e S T E P PR OC EDU RE Make t he conn ection as show n: Aeroflex RF IN RF OUT IFR-3416 TF-267...
  • Page 46: Tra Nsmitte R P Owe R C Alibr Ati On

    P o w er S e n s o r 4 3 0 0 M H z B P F S T E P PR OC EDU RE Make t he conn ection as show n: Aeroflex Low-Loss Blue Cable IFR-3416 Power Sensor Set R F Gener ator ou tput fr equencies fro m 4.2 GHz t o 4.
  • Page 47 (: RA LT:C AL :TR AN :N EX T?). Re peat steps 2 thr ough 6 fo r f requ encies 4. 3 GH z and 4.4 GH z. Make t he conn ection as show n: Aeroflex IFR-3416 Low-Loss Blue Cable...
  • Page 48 PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / S T E P PR OC EDU RE Pr ess the TX A TTE N V alue w indow t o access the D AC ad justment w indo w. Ad just the DA C value u p or dow n t o r each - 22 dB m +/ - 0 .05 dB o n th e Po wer Mete r (: RA L:C AL: TRA N: TAT T val ue).
  • Page 49: T1055 An Alog A Tt Enuato Rs C Alibr Atio N

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .2 .1 1 T 1 0 5 5 A n a l o g A t te n u a to r s C a l ib ra t i o n E Q U I P M E N T : C a b l e S T E P...
  • Page 50: Test Set Ve Rif Ication

    30 dB Pad Aeroflex Model 1 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 51: Re Mo Te C Ommunicat Ion

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .3 .4 R e m o te C o m m u n ic a ti o n The Remot e C ommunicat ion pr ocedur e che cks the ALT- 8000 ethe rnet , U SB por t a nd inte rnal dr ive opera tion.
  • Page 52: T1020 Tx C W Outpu T F Reque Ncy

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .3 .5 T 1 0 2 0 T X C W O u tp u t F r e q u e n c y The RF Output Fr equency proced ure measures the CW outp ut f requ ency of the diff eren t fr equencies gener ated by t he A LT-8 000.
  • Page 53: T1025 Tx C W Outpu T P Owe R @ 420 0 Mh Z

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .3 .6 T 1 0 2 5 T X C W O u tp u t P o w e r @ 4 2 0 0 M H z The T1 025 TX C W Outpu t Pow er @ 4200 MH z pr ocedur e measur es the C W output pow er at diffe rent test level s.
  • Page 54: T1030 Tx C W Outpu T P Owe R @ 430 0 Mh Z

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .3 .7 T 1 0 3 0 T X C W O u tp u t P o w e r @ 4 3 0 0 M H z The T1 030 TX C W Outpu t Pow er @ 4300 MH z pr ocedur e measur es the C W output pow er at diffe rent test level s.
  • Page 55: T1035 Tx C W Outpu T P Owe R @ 440 0 Mh Z

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .3 .8 T 1 0 3 5 T X C W O u tp u t P o w e r @ 4 4 0 0 M H z The T1 035 TX C W Outpu t Pow er @ 4400 MH z pr ocedur e measur es the C W output pow er at diffe rent test level s.
  • Page 56: T1040 Tx C W Loo P-B Ack Po Wer @ 4200 Mhz

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .3 .9 T 1 0 4 0 T X C W L o o p -B a c k P o w e r @ 4 2 0 0 M H z The T1 040 TX C W Loop- Back P ower @ 4200 MH z p rocedu re measur es the pow er out put at diffe rent out put powe r le vels.
  • Page 57 PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / S T E P PR OC EDU RE Set U UT TX outp ut = -2 3 to -83 dBm, St ep - 10 dB. At each step, verif y th at Measu r ed Level = Se ttin g Level +/- 4 dB.
  • Page 58: T1045 Tx C W Loo P-B Ack Po Wer @ 4300 Mhz

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .3 .1 0 T 1 0 4 5 T X C W L o o p -B a c k P o w e r @ 4 3 0 0 M H z The T1 045 TX C W Loop- Back P ower @ 4300 MH z p rocedu re measur es the pow er out put at diffe rent out put powe r le vels.
  • Page 59 PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / S T E P PR OC EDU RE Set U UT TX outp ut = -2 3 to -83 dBm, St ep - 10 dB. At each step, verif y th at Measu r ed Level = Se ttin g Level +/- 4 dB.
  • Page 60: T1050 Tx C W Loo P-B Ack Po Wer @ 4400 Mhz

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .3 .1 1 T 1 0 5 0 T X C W L o o p -B a c k P o w e r @ 4 4 0 0 M H z The T1 050 TX C W Loop- Back P ower @ 4400 MH z p rocedu re measur es the pow er out put at diffe rent out put powe r le vels.
  • Page 61 PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / S T E P PR OC EDU RE Set U UT TX outp ut = -2 3 to -83 dBm, St ep - 10 dB. At each step, verif y th at Measu r ed Level = Se ttin g Level +/- 4 dB.
  • Page 62: T1055 Tx Fmc W Outp Ut S Ignal

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .3 .1 2 T 1 0 5 5 T X F M C W O u t p u t S ig n a l The T1055 TX FMC W Outpu t S ignal proce dure measure s the deviat ion o f th e out put wa ve for m.
  • Page 63: T1070 Tx Pu Ls E Out Put Pulse Width

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .3 .1 3 T 1 0 7 0 T X P U L S E O u t p u t P u l s e W i d t h The T1070 TX PU LSE Out put P ulse Width pro cedure sets the A LT- 8000 for a spe c ific pulse widt h in diagn ostic mod e and verif ies t he pul se w idth is w ithin tole rance.
  • Page 64: T1075 Tx Pu Ls E Out Put Pr F

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .3 .1 4 T 1 0 7 5 T X P U L S E O u t p u t P R F The T1070 TX PU LSE Out put P ulse Width pro cedure sets the A LT- 8000 for a spe c ific pulse wid th r epet ition fr equency in di agnosti c mode and ve rifi es the pulse wi dth is w ithin tole rance.
  • Page 65: T1080 Tx Pu Ls E Out Put Pow Er

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .3 .1 5 T 1 0 8 0 T X P U L S E O u t p u t P o w e r The T1080 TX PU LSE Out put P ow er procedu re se ts t he A LT-8 000 f or a specif ic pulse outp ut po wer in diagno st ic mode and verif ies th e pulse outp ut p ower is wit hin t olera nce.
  • Page 66 PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / S T E P PR OC EDU RE At each step ve rify Measure d Level = S ett ing L evel +/ - 4 dB . P ow er Se tti ng Meas ure ment T oler ance...
  • Page 67: T1090 R X F Mc W Freq Uency Measur Ement

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .3 .1 6 T 1 0 9 0 R X F M C W F r e q u e n c y M e a s u r e m e n t The T1090 RX FMC W F requ ency Measur ement proce dure tests the abilit y of the UU T t o measur e the fr equency of a FMC W signa l accur ately.
  • Page 68: T1100 R X F Mc W Sw Eep R Ate And Devia Tion Me Asuremen T At 50 Hz

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .3 .1 7 T 1 1 0 0 R X F M C W S w e e p R a te a n d D e v i a t io n M e a s u r e m e n t a t 5 0 H z The T1100 RX FMC W S we ep R ate and D eviat ion Mea surement pr ocedur e measur es t he swee p r ate a nd devi ation of the t est si gnal.
  • Page 69: T1105 R X F Mc W Sw Eep R Ate And Devia Tion Me Asuremen T At 100 Hz

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .3 .1 8 T 1 1 0 5 R X F M C W S w e e p R a te a n d D e v i a t io n M e a s u r e m e n t a t 1 0 0 H z The T1105 RX FMC W S we ep R ate and D eviat ion Mea surement pr ocedur e measur es t he swee p r ate a nd devi ation of the t est si gnal.
  • Page 70: T1110 R X F Mc W Sw Eep R Ate And Devia Tion Me Asuremen T At 200 Hz

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .3 .1 9 T 1 1 1 0 R X F M C W S w e e p R a te a n d D e v i a t io n M e a s u r e m e n t a t 2 0 0 H z The T1110 RX FMC W S we ep R ate and D eviat ion Mea surement pr ocedur e measur es t he swee p r ate a nd devi ation of the t est si gnal.
  • Page 71: T1115 R X F Mc W Sw Eep R Ate And Devia Tion Me Asuremen T At 300 Hz

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .3 .2 0 T 1 1 1 5 R X F M C W S w e e p R a te a n d D e v i a t io n M e a s u r e m e n t a t 3 0 0 H z The T1115 RX FMC W S we ep R ate and D eviat ion Mea surement pr ocedur e measur es t he swee p r ate a nd devi ation of the t est si gnal.
  • Page 72: T1120 R X F Mc W Sw Eep R Ate And Devia Tion Me Asuremen T At 400 Hz

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .3 .2 1 T 1 1 2 0 R X F M C W S w e e p R a te a n d D e v i a t io n M e a s u r e m e n t a t 4 0 0 H z The T1120 RX FMC W S we ep R ate and D eviat ion Mea surement pr ocedur e measur es t he swee p r ate a nd devi ation of the t est si gnal.
  • Page 73: T1130 Time Del Ay Measur Ement

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .3 .2 2 T 1 1 3 0 T i m e D e l a y M e a s u r e m e n t The T1130 Time Del ay Measur ement pro ce dure veri fies t he A LT- 8000 corr ectly calculate s the delay of a 20 ft ca ble an d th e addi tional 20 ft of t he le ngth of the t est ca ble.
  • Page 74: T1140 R X P Ort Pr E-T Est Impedance

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .3 .2 3 T 1 1 4 0 R X P o r t P re - t e s t I m p e d a n c e The T1140 RX P ort Pr e-t est I m pedance proce dure verif ies t he inp ut i mp edance for the RX por t is the pro per value.
  • Page 75: T1200 R X P Uls E Pow Er Measure M Ent

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .3 .2 4 T 1 2 0 0 R X P U L S E P o w e r M e a s u re m e n t The T1200 RX P ULS E Pow er Measure me nt pr ocedur e ver ifie s the incoming pulses are wit hin the p rescr ibed a c cu racy.
  • Page 76: T1220 R X P Uls E Fre Quency Mea Su Rement

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .3 .2 5 T 1 2 2 0 R X P U L S E F r e q u e n c y M e a s u r e m e n t The T1220 RX P ULS E Freq uency Measur ement pro cedure veri fies t he in coming pu lses are wi thin the prescr ibed a ccuracy.
  • Page 77: T1230 R X P Uls E Widt H Measur Ement

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .3 .2 6 T 1 2 3 0 R X P U L S E W i d t h M e a s u r e m e n t The T1230 RX P ULS E Width Measur ement procedu re ve rif ies th e incoming pulses are wit hin the p rescr ibed a c cu racy.
  • Page 78: T1240 R X P Uls E Pr F Mea Su Rement

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .3 .2 7 T 1 2 4 0 R X P U L S E P R F M e a s u re m e n t The T1240 RX P ULS E PR F Measur ement pro cedur e veri fies t he in coming pu lse P RF is wit hin the p rescr ibed a c cu racy.
  • Page 79: T1250 R X C W P Ow Er Me Asuremen T

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .3 .2 8 T 1 2 5 0 R X C W P o w e r M e a s u r e m e n t The T1250 RX C W P owe r Mea su rement pr ocedur e ver ifies the i ncoming C W signal is wit hin the p rescr ibed a c cu racy.
  • Page 80: Genera Ting A P Ulse A Rb Fil E In Iq C Reat Or For The Sign Al Gener Ator

    PR ELI M INA R Y Cal ibr at ion/ Ver if icat ion / 3 .3 .2 9 G e n e r a t i n g a P u l s e A R B f i le in I Q C r e a t o r f o r t h e S i g n a l G e n e r a to r Sig nal char acter istics are: P ulse Width: 1 00 ns P RF : 20 K Hz...
  • Page 81: Chapter 4 - R E M O V E / I N S T A L L P R O C E D U R E S

    PR ELI M INA R Y C h ap t e r 4 - R e m o v e / In s t a l l P ro c e d u r e s G ENE RAL INFORMA TIO N This chapter cont ains Oper ato r Le vel and Techn ician Le vel Maint enance proce dures.
  • Page 82: Inver Ting Test Set

    PR ELI M INA R Y R emov e/In stal l P ro cedur es 4 .2 .4 In v e rt i n g T e s t S e t The Test Set can b e inver ted and st ood on th e Fr ont Han dles t o r emove/inst all t he C ase Assembly.
  • Page 83: Chapter 5 - S Er V I C E Ab L E P A R T S L I S T

    PR ELI M INA R Y C h ap te r 5 - S er v i ce ab l e P a r ts L i st G ENE RAL INFORMA TIO N This chapter ide ntif ies A LT-8 000 ser viceable par ts and assemblie s. C ont act A ero flex Cu st omer Ser vice r egar ding i tems not list ed in this chapte r.
  • Page 84: Par Ts L Ist

    PR ELI M INA R Y S ervi ceab le P ar ts L ist 5. 2 PA RT S L I S T 5 .2 .1 S h i p U n it , A L T - 8 0 0 0 ( A 1 ) 87001 I TEM PA RT...
  • Page 85: Mechanical Assembl Y (A 1A1)

    PR ELI M INA R Y S ervi ceab le P ar ts L ist 5 .2 .2 M e c h a n ic a l A s s e m b ly ( A 1 A 1 ) 87014 I TEM PA RT...
  • Page 86: Ra D/Al T B Ase Mechni Cal A S Se Mbly ( A1A 2)

    PR ELI M INA R Y S ervi ceab le P ar ts L ist 5 .2 .3 R a d / A l t B a s e M e c h n i c a l A s s e m b l y ( A 1 A 2 ) 86995 I TEM PA RT...
  • Page 87: C H Ap Te R 6 - A S Se M B L Y A N D I N Te R Co N N E Ct D R Aw I Ng S

    PR ELI M INA R Y C h ap te r 6 - A s se m b l y a n d I n te r co n n e ct D r aw i n gs DRAW IN GS LIST AS SE M BL Y PA R T R EFE RE NC E...
  • Page 88 PR ELI M INA R Y A ssemb ly a nd I nte rco nnect D ra wi ngs T HI S PAG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA NK . 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 - 2...
  • Page 89 F ig. 6-1 A LT- 8000 S hip Unit ( A1)
  • Page 90 Fig 6 2 A LT 80 00 S hip U nit (A 1)
  • Page 91 Fig 6- 3 A LT- 8000 Inte rconnect and Blo ck Dia gram (A1 )
  • Page 92 Fig 6-4 A LT-8 000 T op A ssembly ( A1A 1)
  • Page 93 Fig 6- 5 ALT- 8000 Dr iver Boar d A ssembly ( A1A 1A1 )
  • Page 94 Fig 6-6 A LT-80 00 P anel Cont rol Assembly (A 1A1A 2)
  • Page 95 F ig 6 -7 ALT -800 0 168 Col or 12 1 ” S VGA TFT 10 00 N ITS A sse mb ly (A 1A1 A3)
  • Page 96 F ig 6-8 AL T-80 00 To uchscreen Assembl y (A 1A1A 4)
  • Page 97 F ig 6 -9 ALT -800 0 Tou c hscreen Con tro l Assemb ly (A 1A1 A5)
  • Page 98 Fi g. 6 -10 AL T-80 00 R AD /AL T B ase Mech Assembl y (A 1A2)
  • Page 99 Fi g. 6 -11 AL T-80 00 R AD /AL T B ase Mech Assembly (A 1A2) (Sh eet 2 of 2)
  • Page 100 F ig 6-12 AL T-80 00 C hasis R AD /A LT Me ch Assemb ly (A 1A2 A2)
  • Page 101 Fig. 6-1 3 A LT- 8000 RA D/A LT Base Car d C age M ec h A ss e mb ly (A 1A2 A2A 1)
  • Page 102 Fig 6-1 4 A LT- 8000 RA D/A LT Base Car d C age Mech A sse mb ly (A 1A2 A2A 1)
  • Page 103 Fig 6- 15 ALT- 8000 Tor pedo Assembly ( A1 A2A 2A1A 1A1 )
  • Page 104 Fi g 6 -16 AL T-80 00 R F R eceiver P CB Assembl y (A 1A2A 2A 2A1)
  • Page 105 Fig 6- 17 ALT- 8000 RF XMT R P CB A ssembly ( A1A 2A2A 2A2 )
  • Page 106 Fi g. 6- 18 ALT -800 0 D igital RA D/ A: T P CB Ass em b ly (A 1A2 A2A 3A1)
  • Page 107 D raw ing not avialabl e Fig 6-1 9 A LT- 8000 Auxili ary I nter face RA D/ ALT PC B Assembly (A1 A2A 4)
  • Page 108 THI S PAG E IN TE NTI ON AL LY LEFT BL AN K.
  • Page 112: A P P En D I X A - P I N -O U T T A Bl Es

    PR ELI M INA R Y A p p en d i x A - P i n -O u t T a bl es ET HER NET CONNE CTOR Pin N umber S igna l Ty pe S ig nal Type Fu ncti on D at a T ransmit +...
  • Page 113 PR ELI M INA R Y P in- Ou t T ables US B HOS T 2 C ONN ECT OR Pin N umber S igna l Ty pe S ig nal Type Fu ncti on Pow er VC C U SB Pow er D at a D ata -...
  • Page 114 PR ELI M INA R Y P in- Ou t T ables AUX CON NEC TOR Currently not in use. 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 . A - 3...
  • Page 115 PR ELI M INA R Y P in- Ou t T ables T HI S PAG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA NK . 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 . A - 4...
  • Page 116: A Pp E N D I X B - A B B R Ev I At I O N S

    PR ELI M INA R Y A pp e n d i x B - A b b r ev i at i o n s ABBRE V I ATIONS A 2D A nalog to Dig ital A lter nat ing C urr ent AD PLL A ll D igit al P hase L ocked Lo op A nalog Fr equency...
  • Page 117 PR ELI M INA R Y A bbr evi ati ons T ransmit /R eceive TA C H T achomete r US B U niver sal S ervice Bus VG A V ideo Graphi cs Adap ter 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 . B - 2...
  • Page 118: A P P En D I X C - T E St E Q U I P M En T

    PR ELI M INA R Y A p p en d i x C - T e st E q u i p m en t CALIBRAT IO N E QU IP ME NT The follo wing tabl e iden tifie s test equi pment r equir ed to pe rfor m 720 0 calib rati on pro ce dures.
  • Page 119: Ver Ificat Ion Equip Me Nt

    PR ELI M INA R Y T est Equ ipme nt C . 2 VE R I F I C A T I O N EQ U I P ME N T The follo wing tabl e iden tifie s test equi pment r equir ed to pe rfor m 720 0 ver ificat ion pro ce dures.
  • Page 120: A P Pe N D I X D - C O N Tr O L S An D C O N N Ec To R S

    PR ELI M INA R Y A p p e nd i x D - Co n t r o l s a n d C o nn e ct o r s FRONT PA NEL CONTR OLS AND CONNE CTORS Fig.
  • Page 121 PR ELI M INA R Y C ont ro ls a nd C onn ecto rs C on tr ol D escr ipt ion Battery LED B at ter y V olt age Low ( red) T he un it t urns off wit hin o ne minu te w itho ut ch arger B at ter y P re- Ch ar ge ( flashin g yello w) T rickle charg e dur ing e xtremel y low volt age on the batt ery.
  • Page 122: Re Ar Pa Nel Contr Ols And Conne Ctors

    PR ELI M INA R Y C ont ro ls a nd C onn ecto rs RE AR PA NEL CONTR OLS AND CONNE CTORS F ig. D- 2 T est S et Rear P anel Cont rols and C onne ctors Co nnect or D escr ipt ion US B Hos t 1...
  • Page 123 PR ELI M INA R Y C ont ro ls a nd C onn ecto rs T HI S PAG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA NK . 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 . D - 4...
  • Page 124 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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