Viavi 3901 User manual

3900 Series

Radio Test Set

Operation Manual

1020 0 West Yor k Street/ Wichita, Kansas 67215 U.S.A. /(316) 522-498 1/FAX (316) 524-2 623

3900 Series

Digital Radio Test Set

Operation Manual

PUBLISHED BY

VIAVI Solutions, Inc.

COPYRIGHT  VIAVI Solutio ns, Inc. 2020

All rights reserv ed. No part of this publicat ion may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or

transmitte d in any form or by a ny means, e lectronic, mechanical, phot ocopying, recordin g or otherwise

without th e prior permission of the publisher.

Re-Issued Jan 2020

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Declarat ion of Confo rm ity

The Declaration of Conformity Certificate included with the Unit should remain with the

Unit.

VIAVI recomme nds the operat or reproduce a copy of the Declaration of Conformity

Certificate to be stored wi th t he Operation Manual for future reference.

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Warran ty In formation

Warranty information for this p roduct is available on the VIAVI website a t http s:/ /

www.viavisolutions.co m/en -us/warranty-information.

Wa rrant y I nfo rmation

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Preface

ABOUT T HIS MANUAL

This manual explains how to use Test Sets found in the 3900 Digital Radio Tes t Set

Series. This Series c urrently includes the 3901, 3902 a nd 3920”x” Models. Unless

otherwise indicate d, information in this manua l a pplies to the 3901 , 3902 and 3920”x”

Digital Ra dio Tes t Sets.

ELECTROMAGNETIC CO M PATIBILITY

Double shielded and p roperly te rminate d externa l int erface cables must be us ed with this

equi pment when interfacing with the RS-232 and IEEE- 488.

For continued EMC compliance , all externa l cables must be shielded and 3 meters or less

in length.

NOME NCLAT URE S TATEMENT

The 3901, 3902, 3920 and 3920B Digital Radio Test Set is the official nomenclature for

the test s ets currently included in the 3900 Digital Rad io Test Set Series. In this manual,

3900 , unit or Te st Set, r efers to the 390 1, 3902, 3920 and 3920 B Digital Ra dio Test Set s

unless otherwise indicated.

INTE NDED AUDIE NCE

This manual is int ended for personnel familia r with radio test sys tems and assoc iate d

equi pment.

Some s creen s hots may refer ence frequencies above 1 GHz which

are only applica ble to spec ific 39 00 models/ options. Refer to

product specifications for model operational parameters.

NOTE

Pref ac e

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Serv ice Upon Re ceipt of Mat erial

UNPA CKING

Special design pac king material inside the shipping containe r provides max imum

protect ion for th e Test Set. Avoid damaging the shipping container and p acking mate rial

when u npac king e quipmen t; if necessary the s hipping conta iner an d packing material can

be reus ed to ship the Te st Set.

To prevent perso nal injury or dama ge to Test Set, VIAVI recommends two people unpack

the Tes t Set.

Use the following ste ps to unpac k the Test Set:

STEP PROCEDURE

1. Cut and remove sealing tape on top of shipping conta iner. Open shipping

cont ainer and remo ve accesso ry items a nd product documentation.

2. Gras p Test Set fi rmly wh ile restraining sh ipping container. Lift Te st Set and

packing material vertically out of shippi ng cont ainer.

3. Place Test Set on a flat, clean and dry su rface.

4. Remove accessory box from fo am inserts.

5. Remove foam in serts and cardboar d insert from Test Set.

6. Store s hipping container, access ory bo xes and inserts for po ssible future use.

CAUTION

Accessory

Box

Cardboard

Insert

Left Facing

Foam Insert

Right Facing

Foam Insert

Se rvic e Up on R ec eipt

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CHEC KING UNPACKED E QU IPMENT

Inspect equipment for possible dama ge incu rred du ring shipment. If Tes t Set had been

damaged, repor t the d amage t o VIAVI Customer Service.

Rev iew packing slip to verify sh ipment is complete. Packing slip iden tifies the following

standard items as well as purcha sed options . Report a ll discrepancies to VIAVI.

Co n tact:

VIAVI

Cus tome r Service Department

1020 0 West York Stree t

Wichita , KS 67 215

Telephone: 800-835-2350

Fax: 31 6-52 9-5330

email: Av Comm.Service@viavisolutions.com

Stan da rd I tems

Descript io n Part N u mbe r QTY

Ship Unit (see Model Name) Model Specific 1

39 20 72412

39 20B 91164

RTS Cord/Accessory Kit 63938 1

Descript io n Part N u mbe r QTY

Ship Unit (see Model Name) Model Specific 1

39 01 72411

39 02 72410

3900 Series Operation Manual (C D- ROM) 6047 1

3900 Series Getting St arted Manual 6050 1

RTS Accessory Kit 63929 1

Power Cords Kit 63933 1

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Prec auti ons

SA FET Y FIR ST - T O ALL OPE RATI ONS PE RSONNEL

GENERA L CON DIT IONS OF USE

This product is desig ned and tes ted to comply wit h th e requireme nts of IEC/EN6101 0-1

‘Safety req uirements for electr ical equipment for mea suremen t, control and laborat ory

use’ for Class I portable equipment and is for us e in a pollution degree 2 environme nt.

The equipment is designe d to operate from installation supply Cate gory II.

Equipme nt shou ld be protected from liq uids such as spills, leaks, etc . and precipitation

such as rain, snow, etc. When moving the equipment from a cold to hot environmen t,

allow the temper ature of the equipment to stabilize befor e it is connect ed t o the supply to

avoid c onde nsa tion forming. The equipment must only b e operated wit hin the

environ mental conditions spe cified in the performance data.

This product is n ot ap proved for use in hazardous atmospheres or medical applicat ion s. If

the equipment is to be us ed in a safety-related application , such as a vionics or military

appl ica tion s, the suitability of the product must be asse sse d and approved for use by a

competent person.

Refer a ll serv icing of unit to Qualified Technical Personnel. This un it contains no

oper ator serviceable parts.

CASE , CO V ER OR PANEL REMOVAL

Opening the Cas e Assembly expo ses the oper ator to electrical hazards that ma y resu lt in

electrical shock or equipment da mage. Do not operate this Te st Set with the Case

Asse mbly open.

USIN G T HIS EQU IPMENT IN A MA NNER NO T SP ECIFIED BY THE

ACC OMP AN YIN G D OCUM ENTA TIO N M AY IM PAI R T HE SAFET Y

PRO TECT ION PRO VID ED BY THE EQ UIP MENT .

WARNING

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SAFETY I DENTIFICAT ION IN TECHNICA L MANUAL

This manual uses the following terms to dr aw attention to poss ible safety hazards that

may exist when op erating or servicing this equipment.

Safety Sy mbols in M anuals and on Units

EQUIPM ENT GROUNDING PROTECTI O N

Impr oper gr ounding of equ ipme nt can res ult in electrical shock. Refer to Chapter 2,

Installation, for informati on on prope rly grounding the Test Se t.

USE OF PROBES

Refer to Appendix B, 3900 Platform Spe cif ications, for the maximum voltag e, cur rent and

power ratings of any con nect or on the Test Se t before co nnec tin g i t with a probe fro m a

termina l d evice. Be sure the terminal device per for ms with in these s pecifications before

using it for measurement, to preven t electrical shoc k or damag e to the equipment.

POWER CORD S

Power cords mu st be in good working condition. Power cords must not be fra yed or

broken, nor ex pose bare wiring when ope rating this equipment.

USE RE COMMENDED FUS ES ONLY

Use only fuses specifical ly reco mmended for the equip ment at the specified curren t and

voltage ratings. Refer to Chapter 2, Insta llation and Appendix B, 3900 Platfor m

Specificat ions f or information on fus e requirements and specificat ion s.

INTE RNAL BATT ERY

This un it contains a Lithium Ion Battery, ser vic eable o nly by a qu alifie d technicia n.

IDENTIF IES CONDITIONS OR ACTIVI TIES THAT, IF IGNORED, CAN

RESULT IN EQUIPMENT OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, E.G., FIRE.

IDEN TIF IES COND ITIONS OR ACTIVITIE S TH AT, I F IGN ORED , CA N

RES ULT IN PERS ONA L I NJ UR Y OR DE ATH.

CA UTIO N: Refe r to accompanying documen ts. (This symbol refers t o

specif ic CAUTIONS repres ented o n the unit and clarified in the tex t.)

Indicates a Toxi c hazar d.

Indicates ite m is static se nsitive.

AC TER MIN AL: Terminal that may sup ply or be supplied with AC or

alternating voltage.

CAUTION

WARNING

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EMI (ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERE NCE

ELECTRICAL HAZARDS (AC SUPPLY VOL TAGE)

Refer a ll servicing to qualified personnel. Se e the list of VI AVI offices on the back of the

manual.

Fu ses

Note that the internal supply fuse is in series with the live conductor of the supply lead. If

connection is made to a 2-pin un polarized supply socket, it is poss ible f or t he fuse to

become trans posed to the neutral conductor, in whi ch case, parts of the equipment could

remain at supp ly potential even after the fuse ha s r uptured.

Definition o f In stallati on Categ or ie s (ref I EC 66 4-1):

SIGNAL GENERATORS CAN BE A SOURCE OF

ELECTROMAGNETI C INTERFERENCE (EMI) TO COMMUNICATION

RECEIVERS. SOME TRANSMITTED SIGNALS CAN CAUSE

DISRUPTION AND INTERFERENCE TO COMMUNICATION SERVICE

OUT TO A DI STANCE OF SEVERAL MIL ES. USER OF THIS

EQUIPMENT SHOUL D SCRUTINIZE ANY OPERATION THAT

RESULTS IN RADIATION OF A SIGNAL (DIRECTLY OR

INDI RECTLY) AND SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTI ONS TO

AVOID POTENTIAL COMMUNICAT ION INTERFERENCE PROBLEMS.

THIS EQUIPM ENT IS PRO VID ED W ITH A PROTE CTI VE

GROUND ING LE AD THA T CO NFOR MS WITH IE C SA FETY CLAS S I.

TO M AIN TAI N TH IS PROT ECTI ON THE SUP PLY LEAD MUST

ALWAYS BE CON NE CT ED TO THE SO URCE OF SUP PLY VIA A

SOC KET WITH A GRO UN DE D C ON TACT .

BE A WAR E TH AT THE SUPPLY FIL TER CON TAIN S C APAC ITOR S

THA T M AY REMAI N CH ARG ED A FTER T HE EQ UIP MENT IS

DISC ONN ECT ED FROM THE SUPP LY. ALT HOUGH T HE S TO RE D

ENE RGY IS W ITH IN THE APP ROVE D S AFETY RE QUI REME NTS , A

SLIGHT SHO CK MAY B E F ELT IF THE PLU G P INS ARE TOUCHE D

IMM EDIA TELY AFT ER REMOVA L.

DO N OT REMOVE I NSTR UMENT C OVER S A S THIS MAY R ESULT I N

PER SONA L I NJ URY. THE RE ARE NO USE R-S ERVI CEAB LE P ARTS

INSIDE.

CAT I Circuits that ar e protected by devices limiting transient overvoltages to

a low level, e.g., electronic circuits p rotected by fil ter s.

CAT II Circuits that are supply circuits for domestic or digital devices that may

include transient overvoltages with an ave rage value, e.g., power supply

for household app liances and po rtable tools.

CAT III Circuits that ar e supply circuits for power equipment that may includ e

large tran sient overvoltage s, e.g., power sup ply for industrial machines

or equipment.

CAT IV Circuit s that may include very high transient overvoltag es, e.g., supply

distribution from po wer lines.

CAUTION

WARNING

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FIRE HAZARD

Refer to Appendix B, 3900 Platform Specifications for power requirements.

TOXIC HA ZARDS

Beryllia

Beryllium Cop per

MAKE SURE THAT ON LY F USES OF THE CO RREC T R ATIN G A ND

TYP E AR E U SED FOR REP LACEME NT . IF A N I NTEG RALL Y

FUS ED PLUG IS U SE D ON THE SUPPLY LE AD, ENS URE THA T T HE

FUS E RA TIN G IS COMMEN SURA TE WITH TH E C UR RE NT

REQ UIREM ENTS OF T HIS EQUI PME NT.

SOME OF THE COMPON EN TS U SED IN T HIS EQU IPMENT MAY

INCL UDE RES INS AND OT HER MATE RIA LS WHICH GI VE OFF

TOX IC FUMES IF IN CIN ERAT ED. TAK E AP PROP RIA TE

PRE CAUT ION S, TH ER EF OR E, IN T HE DI SPOS AL OF T HESE

ITEMS.

BER YLLIA (BERYLL IUM OXID E) IS U SE D IN THE CO NS TR UC TION

OF S OME OF THE COM PON ENTS IN THIS EQUIPMENT.

THIS MA TER IAL , WH EN I N TH E FO RM OF FIN E DU ST OR VAPOR

AND INH ALE D IN TO THE LUNGS, CAN CAU SE A RESPIRA TORY

DISE ASE. IN ITS SO LID FOR M, A S U SED HERE , IT CA N B E

HAN DLED SA FEL Y, HO WEV ER, AVOID H ANDL ING CO ND ITIONS

WHICH P ROM OTE DUST FORMAT ION BY SUR FACE AB RASION.

USE CA RE WH EN REMO VIN G A ND DISPO SING OF TH ESE

COMPON EN TS . DO NOT P UT THEM IN T HE GENE RAL INDU STRIAL

OR D OME STIC WA STE OR DISPATC H TH EM BY PO ST . THE Y

SHO ULD BE SEPA RATE LY A ND SECU RE LY P ACKE D A ND

CLE ARLY ID ENTIFIE D TO SH OW THE NATU RE OF THE HAZA RD

AND TH EN D ISP OSED OF IN A SA FE MANN ER BY A N

AUT HORIZED TOX IC WASTE CO NTRACTO R.

SOME ME CHANICAL COMPONENTS W ITHI N T HIS INST RU MENT

ARE MANUFA CTUR ED F ROM BER YL LIUM COP PER . THIS IS AN

ALL OY WITH A BER YLLIUM CO NTENT OF AP PROXIMA TELY 5 %. I T

REP RESE NTS NO RIS K IN NOR MAL USE .

THE MA TERI AL SHOU LD N OT BE MACH INED , WELDED OR

SUB JECT ED T O A NY P ROCESS WHERE H EA T IS INVOLVE D.

IT MUST BE DISPOS ED O F A S “S PE CIA L WASTE.”

IT MUST NOT BE DI SPOS ED OF B Y INCINERA TIO N.

WARNING

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TOXIC HA ZARDS (CO NT )

Li thiu m

TILT F EATURE

INPUT OV ERLOAD

STATI C SENSITIVE COM PONENTS

A LI THIUM BATT ERY IS USED IN TH IS E QUIP MEN T.

LIT HIU M IS A TOXIC SUBST ANCE SO THE BA TTERY SHOU LD IN

NO C IRC UMST ANCE S B E CRU SHED , INCIN ERATED OR D ISPO SED

OF I N N ORM AL WAST E.

DO N OT ATT EMPT TO REC HAR GE T HIS TYP E O F BA TTERY. DO

NOT SH OR T C IRC UIT OR FORC E D ISC HA RGE SI NCE THIS M IGHT

CAU SE THE BATT ERY TO VENT, O VERHEAT OR EX PL OD E.

DO N OT STACK OTHE R INSTR UMEN TS ON T OP OF UN IT WHE N

INST RU ME NT IS IN T HE T ILT POS ITION.

DO NOT OVERLOAD THE TEST SET’ S INPUT CONNECT ORS.

REFER TO THE PRODUCT SPECIFICATI ONS FOR MAXIMUM INPUT

RATING TO AVOID OVERL OADING INPUT CONNECTORS.

THIS EQUIPMENT CONTAINS COMPONENTS SENSITIVE TO

DAMAGE BY ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD). AL L

PERSONNEL PERFORMING MAINTENANCE OR CALIBRATION

PROCEDURES SHOULD HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF ACCEPTED ESD

PRACTICES AND/OR BE ESD CERTIFIED.

To comply with EMC r equirements, double s hielded cables should be

used for making connect ions to all in put and output connectors.

WARNING

CAUTION

THIS EQUIPMENT CONTAINS PARTS

SENSITIVE TO DAMAGE

BY ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD)

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SUITABI LITY FOR US E

THIS EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED BY

VIAVI TO GENERATE, RECEIVE AND ANALYZE RF/AUDIO

SIGNALS.

IF THE EQUIPMENT I S NOT USED IN A MANNER SPECIFIED BY

VIAVI, T HE PROTECTION PROVIDED BY THE EQUIPMENT MAY BE

IMPAIRED.

VIAVI HAS NO CONTROL OVER THE USE OF THIS EQUIPMENT

AND CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR EVENTS ARISING

FROM ITS USE OTHER THAN FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE.

CAUTION

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Table of Contents

Gen era l Inf ormation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 1

1.1 . . .Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 1

1.2 . . .Test Se t Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 1

1.3 . . .Test Se t Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 2

1.4 . . .Optional Test Systems and Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 2

1.5 . . .Remote and Automatic Con trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 - 2

Ins tallat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 1

2.1 . . .Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 1

2.2 . . .Initial Visual In spe ction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 1

2.3 . . .Installation Requirement s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 1

2.3.1 . . . . . . . Ven tilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 1

2.3.2 . . . . . . . Connecting to AC Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 1

2.3.3 . . . . . . . Disconnecting from AC Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 1

2.3.4 . . . . . . . AC Power Fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 1

2.4 . . .Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 2

2.4.1 . . . . . . . Class I Power Cords ( 3-core) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 2

2.5 . . .Accessory Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 6

2.5.1 . . . . . . . MIC/ACC Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 6

2.5.2 . . . . . . . GPI B Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 7

2.5.3 . . . . . . . RS- 232 Serial Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 8

2.5.4 . . . . . . . Parallel Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 8

2.5.5 . . . . . . . Aux iliary IF Input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 9

2.5.6 . . . . . . . VGA Monitor Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 9

2.5.7 . . . . . . . Ethernet and USB Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 1 0

2.5.8 . . . . . . . PS/2 Inter face Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 11

2.5.9 . . . . . . . Test Connector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 11

2.6 . . . Routine Safety Testing and Inspec tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 12

2.6.1 . . . . . . . Earth Bond ing Tes ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 12

2.6.2 . . . . . . . Insulation Tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 12

2.6.3 . . . . . . . Rec ord Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 1 2

2.6.4 . . . . . . . External Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 13

2.6.5 . . . . . . . Visual Ins pection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 13

2.6.6 . . . . . . . Carry Hand le and Benc h Suppor t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 - 13

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Tes t S et Oper ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 1

3.1 . . .Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 1

3.2 . . .Front Panel Controls and Connec tors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 1

3.2.1. . . . . . . Front Panel Connector Nu mer ical Reference Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 2

3.3 . . .Rea r Panel Controls and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 7

3.3.1. . . . . . . Rea r Panel Con nector Numerical Referenc e Gu ide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 7

3.4 . . .Turning Test Set On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 10

3.4.1. . . . . . . Powering Test Set On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 1 0

3.4.2. . . . . . . Powering Test Set Down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 1 2

3.5 . . .Test Se t Factory Default Settin gs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 13

3.5.1. . . . . . . Initial Start- up in Fact ory Def ault State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 13

3.5.2. . . . . . . Reb oot in Factory Default State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 14

3.5.3. . . . . . . Default Restor e Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 1 5

3.6 . . .Mod es of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 1 6

3.6.1. . . . . . . TEST Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 16

3.6.2. . . . . . . CONFIG (Co nfig urat ion ) Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 17

3.6.3. . . . . . . UTILS (Utilities) Mod e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 18

3.7 . . .Display L ayou t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 19

3.7.1. . . . . . . Display Tile Status Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 20

3.7.2. . . . . . . Maximized and Minimized Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 2 2

3.7.3. . . . . . . Nav igating Display Tiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 23

3.7.4. . . . . . . Floating Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 23

3.8 . . .Display Compon ents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 24

3.8.1. . . . . . . Drop -down Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 24

3.8.2. . . . . . . Data Entry Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 24

3.8.3. . . . . . . Tick Boxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 2 7

3.8.4. . . . . . . Option Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 2 7

3.8.5. . . . . . . Rad io Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 27

3.8.6. . . . . . . Soft Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 28

3.9 . . .Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 30

3.9.1. . . . . . . Upp er Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 30

3.9.2. . . . . . . Lower Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 31

3.10 . . Offsets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 31

3.11 . . Test Configura tio ns and Setups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 32

3.11.1. . . . . . Digita l Radio System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 32

3.11.2. . . . . . RF Input and Output Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 33

3.11.3. . . . . . One Port Duplex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 33

3.11.4. . . . . . Two Port Duplex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 34

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Tes t S et Util ity T iles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 1

4.1 . . .Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 1

4.2 . . .Accessing Utility Tiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 1

4.3 . . .Database Status Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 2

4.3.1. . . . . . . Soft Key Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 2

4.4 . . .Display Hold Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 4

4.4.1. . . . . . . Soft Key Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 4

4.5 . . .Error List Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 5

4.5.1. . . . . . . Query Error s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 5

4.5.2. . . . . . . Command Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 5

4.5.3. . . . . . . Dev ice Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 5

4.5.4. . . . . . . Execution Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 5

4.5.5. . . . . . . War nings Soft Key Definition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 5

4.6 . . .Fil e Management Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 6

4.6.1. . . . . . . Fil e Manage ment Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 6

4.6.2. . . . . . . Fil e Manage ment Tile Lay out and Nav igation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 7

4.6.3. . . . . . . Fil e Selec tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 7

4.6.4. . . . . . . Samples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 8

4.6.5. . . . . . . Field/Soft Key Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 8

4.6.6. . . . . . . Transfe rring Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 9

4.7 . . .Frequency Referen ce Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 13

4.8 . . .Help System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 14

4.8.1. . . . . . . Soft Key Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 15

4.9 . . .Keyboard & Mo use Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 1 6

4.9.1. . . . . . . Field Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 16

4.10 . . Lang uag e Se lect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 1 7

4.11 . . License Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 18

4.11.1. . . . . . Test Set Options Gen eral Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 1 8

4.11.2. . . . . . Option Distri bution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 18

4.11.3. . . . . . New Option v s Option Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 18

4.11.4. . . . . . How to In stall a New So ftware Option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 1 9

4.12 . . Operationa l St atus Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 20

4.12.1. . . . . . Field/Soft Ke y De fin itions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 20

4.13 . . Printer Configuration Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 21

4.13.1. . . . . . Field/Soft Ke y De fin itions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 21

4.13.2. . . . . . How to In stall USB or Para llel Pr inte r Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 2 2

4.13.3. . . . . . How to In stall Network Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 23

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4.14 . . Remote Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 24

4.14.1. . . . . . Field Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 24

4.14.2. . . . . . Acces s Test Set via GPIB Connection (RCI Operation) . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 2 5

4.14.3. . . . . . Acces s Test Set via Interne t Browser (GUI Operation) . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 25

4.14.4. . . . . . Acces s Test Set via VNC Connection (GUI Operation) . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 2 6

4.14.5. . . . . . Acces s Test Set via Ethernet Connecti on (RCI Ope ration) . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 26

4.14.6. . . . . . Acces s Test Set via Win SCP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 27

4.15 . . Software Upgrad e Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 2 9

4.15.1. . . . . . Test Set Softwar e General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 30

4.15.2. . . . . . Soft Key Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 31

4.15.3. . . . . . How to Upgrade Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 31

4.16 . . Store/Recall Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 34

4.16.1. . . . . . Soft Key Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 35

4.16.2. . . . . . Managing Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 36

4.16.3. . . . . . Numeric Index ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 38

4.17 . . User Calibration Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 39

4.17.1. . . . . . Field/Soft Ke y De fin itions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 39

4.17.2. . . . . . Run User Cal ibration Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 - 40

AutoTes t II S ystem O peratio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 1

5.1 . . .Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 1

5.2 . . .AutoTest II Command Str ucture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 1

5.2.1 . . . . . . . TCL Command s and Progr amming Str ucture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 1

5.2.2 . . . . . . . 3900 Remote Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 1

5.3 . . .Selecting AutoTest II System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 2

5.4 . . .Loadin g AutoTest II Scripts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 2

5.5 . . .Exiting Au toTe st II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 3

5.6 . . .AutoTest II File Name Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 3

5.7 . . .AutoTest II Tile Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 3

5.7.1 . . . . . . . Field/Soft Key Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 3

5.8 . . .AutoTest II Configuration Tile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 5

5.8.1 . . . . . . . Field Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 5

5.9 . . .Editor Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 6

5.9.1 . . . . . . . Accessing Editor Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 6

5.10 . . AutoTest II System Optional Test Script s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 8

5.10.1 . . . . . . Info Soft Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 8

5.10.2 . . . . . . Load Syste m Soft Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 9

5.10.3 . . . . . . Instruments Soft Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 9

5.10.4 . . . . . . Store Reca ll Soft Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 9

5.10.5 . . . . . . Adv anced Soft Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 9

5.10.6 . . . . . . Debug Soft Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 9

5.10.7 . . . . . . Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 - 9

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