Gain Adjustment; At The Front Panel; Using The Serial Interface; Powering Up The Amplifier - Advantech ARMA-K100-CRM Installation And Operating Manual

100 w ku-band rack-mount solid state power amplifier
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2. From Screen (menu) #1, use the 'F9' function key to select the SSPA and then from Screen
(menu) #2, select 'F9' ('Thresh'). At the prompt, enter minimum output power level,
disregarding the decimal point. For example, to request a minimum output power of 30.0
dBm attenuation, enter 300.

5.6 GAIN ADJUSTMENT

The output attenuation of the amplifier will be set to the factory default setting of 10dB or the
previous setting stored in memory.
5.6.1 A
F
T THE
RONT
1. Verify that the unit is in LOCAL control mode (REMOTE/LOCAL LED indicator is OFF), if
not, switch to LOCAL mode as instructed in Section 5.4, Select Local Control Mode at page
35.
2. In the main menu, use the [ ] and [ ] keys to select the ADJUST ATTENUATION display.
3. Use the [
] and [
either increases or decreases the attenuation by 0.1 dB increments. Holding a button will
cause the display to increment or decrement automatically at a faster rate.
4. Press [Enter] to confirm your selection.
5.6.2 U
S
SING THE
ERIAL
1. Verify that the unit is in REMOTE control mode (REMOTE/LOCAL LED indicator is ON).
If not, switch to REMOTE mode as instructed in Section 5.4, Select Local Control Mode at
page 35.
2. From Screen (menu) 1, use the 'F9' function key to select the SSPA and then 'F8' ('Atten').
At the prompt, enter attenuation level (from 0 to 20.0 dB), disregarding the decimal point.
For example, to request an attenuation of 15.5 dB, enter 155. For an attenuation level of 4.0
dB, enter 40.

5.7 POWERING UP THE AMPLIFIER

To power up the amplifier (i.e. activate the RF portion of the SSPA) after the shutdown, do one
of the following:
5.7.1 A
F
T THE
RONT
1. Verify that the unit is in LOCAL control mode (REMOTE/LOCAL LED indicator is OFF), if
not, switch to LOCAL mode as instructed in Section 5.4, Select Local Control Mode at page
35.
2. In the main menu, use the [ ] and [ ] keys to select the TO POWER PA display.
P
ANEL
STATUS: ____
ADJUST ATTENUATION
] keys to select the gain attenuation level in dB. Each press of a button
I
NTERFACE
P
ANEL
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