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- Page 1 CCAP ™ 1.2 GHz Compliant QMP200 Return RF/IF Amplifier Installation & Operation Manual...
- Page 2 Specifications subject to change without notice. MAXNET II is a registered trademark of ATX in the United States and/or other countries. Products or features contained herein may be covered by one or more U.S. or foreign ® patents. Other non-ATX product and company names in this manual are the property of their respective companies.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
MAINTENANCE & TROUBLESHOOTING ....................5-1 5.1. Maintenance ............................5-1 5.2. Troubleshooting ..........................5-1 SERVICE & SUPPORT ..........................6-1 6.1. Contact ATX Networks ........................6-1 6.2. Warranty Information ......................... 6-1 6.3. Safety ..............................6-1 MAXNET II – QMP200 Return RF/IF Amplifier Manual – Installation & Operation Manual... - Page 4 Index of Figures and Tables Figures #1 Return RF/IF Amplifier Functional Diagram ..........1-2 #2 Front & Rear Panel Pictures ................2-1 #3 Front Panel Plug-ins ..................2-2 Tables #1 Ordering Information ..................1-1 #2 Technical Specifications ................1-2 #3 LED Status Indications ................2-2 #4 Plug-in PAD Specifications ................2-3 #5 Plug-in 1 GHz EQ Specifications ..............2-3 #6 Plug-in 1.218 GHz EQ Specifications ............2-3 #7 Plug-in PAD/EQ Ordering Information ............2-3...
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Page 5: Product Description
CHAPTER 1: PRODUCT DESCRIPTION PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Product Description The QMP200 MAXNET II modules are Return RF/IF Amplifiers, which offer two gain versions (20 dB and 28 dB) that are determined at the time of ordering. The QMP200 amplifier is a single stage amplifier as shown in the functional diagram. The QMP200 amplifiers are dual-width, taking up two slots in the Active MAXNET II Chassis and they are powered through a hot-swapping backplane in the Active MAXNET II Chassis. -
Page 6: Functional Diagram
CHAPTER 1: PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 1.1. Functional Diagram Return RF/IF Amplifier RF INPUT RF OUTPUT -20 dB INPUT TEST POINT -20 dB OUTPUT TEST POINT DETECTOR +24 VDC ACTIVE FUSE, POWER & CHASSIS FAN CTRL MONITOR & CONTROL COMM. ALARM Figure #1: Return RF/IF Amplifier Functional Diagram 1.2. -
Page 7: Installation
CHAPTER 2: INSTALLATION INSTALLATION Installation 2.1. Product Inspection Carefully unpack the amplifier module from the shipping box. If the box or amplifier module is damaged, please notify the freight company to make a damage claim. If you suspect that there is a problem with the amplifier module that may affect it’s safe operation, do not install such a suspect Amplifier into the Active MAXNET II Chassis. -
Page 8: Amplifier Set-Up
Amplifier Set-up 2.4.1. Amplifier LED Indicators The MAXNET II QMP200 Amplifiers have two LED indicators: PWR and ALM. The PWR (Power) LED verifies that the amplifier module is receiving power from the MAXNET II Power Supply through the 24 VDC Chassis Bus. The PWR LED is always solid green when the module is powered. If no powering is available then the PWR LED is off. -
Page 9: Plug-In Pad Specifications
CHAPTER 2: INSTALLATION Table #4: Plug-in PAD Specifications Table #5: Plug-in 1 GHz EQ Specifications Table #6: Plug-in 1.218 GHz EQ Specifications Part Number Description MP*PAD Plug-in Pad, 1218 MHz (* = dB value, 0-20 dB) (must order in quantities of 10) MP*EQ Plug-in EQ, 1000 MHz (* = dB value, 1.5-10.5 dB) (must order in quantities of 10) MP*EQLH... - Page 10 CHAPTER 2: INSTALLATION This page left intentionally blank. MAXNET II – QMP200 Return RF/IF Amplifier Manual – Installation & Operation Manual ®...
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Page 11: Status Monitoring
The 3rd party interface is recommended only for systems that have an existing SNMP architecture. All MIBs (Management Information Bases) are freely downloadable from the SCTE (www.scte.org/standards). ATX was able to support all modules using the SCTE standard HMS MIBs, so no custom MIBs are required. -
Page 12: Updating Active Chassis Firmware
If you are updating a version prior to 1.4.2, then the calculated MD5 Checksum will be displayed on the screen. Contact Engineering at ATX to verify what this value should be (it will be the same for each chassis you upgrade with a given revision). -
Page 13: Status Monitoring Features
Status Monitoring Features 4.1. SNMP Parameters Display Name Description HMS MIB Variable ATX model number (note, in empty slots you can enter Model passive, dual-passive, or empty to populate the overview entPhysicalModelName page with passive picture placeholders). Description Description of the module. -
Page 14: Snmp Mibs Required
CHAPTER 4: STATUS MONITORING FEATURES 4.2. SNMP MIBs Required HMS# SCTE# SCTE-ROOT SCTE-HMS-ROOTS SCTE-HMS-HEADENDIDENT-MIB 38-11 SCTE-HMS-HE-COMMON-MIB 84-1 SCTE-HMS-PROPERTY-MIB 38-1 SCTE-HMS-HE-FAN-MIB 84-3 SCTE-HMS-HE-POWER-SUPPLY-MIB 84-2 Table #10: General SCTE HMS MIBs Required HMS# SCTE# SCTE-HMS-HE-RF-MIB 83-4 SCTE-HMS-HE-RF-AMP-MIB 94-1 Table #11: QMP200 SCTE HMS MIB’s Required MAXNET II –... -
Page 15: Maintenance & Troubleshooting
If the red LEDs return to normal operation, then the problem is in actual slot of the chassis and likely the connector on the back rail is damaged. Contact ATX and report a defective chassis. If this does not fix the problem then contact ATX and report a defective module. 5.2.2. Chassis’ Yellow COM LED Not Blinking It is normal for the round LED near the RJ45 port at the rear of the chassis to be solid ON or OFF during various states of system boot-up. - Page 16 If the suspect module is okay and the previously good module fails, contact ATX and report a defective chassis. If the suspect module fails and the previously good module is okay, contact ATX and report that the suspect module is defective.
- Page 17 5.2.8. Temperature/Fan Fault Alarm on any MAXNET II Active Module Check to see if the module fan is operating. If not replace with a new fan from ATX (Fan Part #: MPFANA) using the below procedure. Remove fan cover and screws.
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Page 19: Service & Support
Please contact ATX Technical Support for assistance with any ATX products. Please contact ATX Customer Service to obtain a valid RMA number for any ATX products that require service and are in or out-of-warranty before returning a failed module to the factory. - Page 20 1-501 Clements Road West, Ajax, ON L1S 7H4 Canada Tel +1 (905) 428-6068 Toll Free +1 (800) 565-7488 Fax +1 (905) 427-1964 Toll Free Fax +1 (866) 427-1964 www.atxnetworks.com support@atxnetworks.com Printed in Canada Rev. 07/15 (ANW0782)
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