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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.
CHAPTER 1: PRODUCT DESCRIPTION PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Product Description The QMP1000 MAXNET II modules are Forward RF Amplifiers, which offer various gains that are determined at the time of ordering. The lower gain amplifiers (17 dB and 21 dB gain) operate in a single stage manner as shown in the functional diagram –...
CHAPTER 1: PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 1.1. Functional Diagrams Single Stage Forward Amplifier RF INPUT RF OUTPUT -20 dB INPUT TEST POINT -20 dB OUTPUT TEST POINT DETECTOR +24 VDC ACTIVE FUSE, POWER & FAN CTRL CHASSIS MONITOR & CONTROL COMM. ALARM Figure #1: Single Stage Forward RF Amplifier Functional Diagram Dual Stage Forward Amplifier RF INPUT...
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.
CHAPTER 2: INSTALLATION 2.3. RF Connections The RF jacks on the QMP1000 amplifiers front/rear panel are MCX [female]. As an option, the RF jacks on the rear panel can be F type [female]. There will be one RF input and one RF output at the rear, plus two front panel -20 dB test points per QMP1000 amplifier.
CHAPTER 2: INSTALLATION 2.4.2. Amplifier Front Panel Controls (Padding & Equalizer) Single Stage Amp Dual Stage Amp Figure #4: Front Panel Plug-ins The QMP1000 Amplifier plug-in padding and plug-in equalizer locations are accessible by removing the front cover. Remove the access cover from the front of the QMP1000 Amplifier module by turning the thumbscrew counter-clockwise. This will expose two blocks of two PAD/EQ locations.
CHAPTER 2: INSTALLATION 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 Plug-in EQ, 1218 MHz (* = dB value, 1.5-10.5 dB) (must order in quantities of 10) MPPT...
(Internet Explorer, Firefox, etc.) and enter the IP address of the chassis as the URL – see Section 3.5.1. for default parameters when shipping from ATX. Login as administrator (select administrator and type in: admin) to modify configuration and have full read/write access to monitor and control modules.
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).
Status Monitoring Features 4.1. SNMP Parameters Display Name Description HMS MIB Variable ATX model number (note, in empty slots you can Model enter passive, dual-passive, or empty to populate the entPhysicalModelName overview page with passive picture placeholders). Description Description of the module.
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.
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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.
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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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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.
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