AMERITECH AM8a User manual

MODEL AM8a
PCM/VF CALL ANALYZER
INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Model AM8a
PCM/VF CALL ANALYZER
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
February 10, 2000
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No. 18-0037 © 2000 Ameritec Corporation

AM8a Instruction Manual (18-0037) CAUTION/REVISIONS
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When using the padded carrying case for the AM8a (P/N 87-0070C), DO NOT PLACE the power cord
around the side of the AM8a in the manner demonstrated in Figure 1.
Instead, be certain to WIND THE CORD UNDER THE CASING in the area between the feet, as shown in Figure
2.
Failure to follow this procedure could cause deterioration of the cord and increase the possibility of electric
shock.
AM8a
(Top of Casing)
Figure 1 — WRONG Figure 2 — CORRECT
Rear Panel
Bracket
AM8a
(Bottom of Casing)
Record of Revisions
December 1991 Original Issue.
February 1992 General data revision.
August 1992 Software upgrade. General format change and reprint.
January 1993 General data revision.
May 1993 Changed listing fonts. Reformatted. Corrected RX connections.
March 1994 General corrections and additions. Added Test Procedure Guide.
October 1994 Logo change. Test Procedure Guide removed.
May 1995 Added Warranty, Calibration, and Repair info.
August 1996 Added E-Mail Address to logos.
K December 2, 1999 Changed GUARDms value for DTMF/MF ANALYZE 3.
L February 10, 2000 Reformatted entire manual and added MF(R1) note.

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Table of Contents
1. FRONT PANEL OPERATION....................................................................................................1-1
1.1 FRONT PANEL PROGRAMMING METHODS....................................................................1-1
1.1.1 SHIFT Key.....................................................................................................................1-1
1.1.2 Arrow Keys....................................................................................................................1-2
1.2 EVENTS AND METER KEYS AND DISPLAY.....................................................................1-3
1.2.1 EVENTS ([SHIFT][1]) Key.............................................................................................1-3
1.2.2 Events Display Character Set.......................................................................................1-4
1.2.3 Dialed Digits..................................................................................................................1-7
1.2.4 METER ([SHIFT][2]) Key..............................................................................................1-7
1.3 SETUP AREA.......................................................................................................................1-8
1.3.1 CONFIG’N ([SHIFT][5]) Key..........................................................................................1-8
1.3.2 EMULATE ([SHIFT][6]) Key..........................................................................................1-8
1.3.3 ANALYZE ([SHIFT][7]) Key...........................................................................................1-8
1.3.4 AUTO DIAL ([SHIFT][8]) Key........................................................................................1-8
1.4 CONTROL ON/OFF KEYS...................................................................................................1-9
1.4.1 INPUT ([SHIFT][*, KP]) Key..........................................................................................1-9
1.4.2 TIMS ([SHIFT][#, ST]) Key............................................................................................1-9
1.4.3 TALK ([SHIFT][ VALUE]) Key.................................................................................1-10
1.4.4 AUTO ([SHIFT][
VALUE
]) Key................................................................................1-10
1.5 MENU/DATA CONTROL KEYS.........................................................................................1-10
1.5.1 FREEZE ([SHIFT][B]) Key..........................................................................................1-10
1.5.2 PRINT ([SHIFT][C]) Key..............................................................................................1-11
1.5.3 CANCEL ([SHIFT][D] Key...........................................................................................1-11
1.6 SIGNALING KEYS.............................................................................................................1-11
1.6.1 SEIZE Key...................................................................................................................1-11
1.6.2 START Key.................................................................................................................1-12
1.6.3 RING Key....................................................................................................................1-12
1.6.4 REV Key......................................................................................................................1-12
1.6.5 SEND TONE ([SHIFT][RING]) Key.............................................................................1-12

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1.7 DATA ENTRY KEYS FOR SIGNALING.............................................................................1-13
1.7.1 WAIT DT ([SHIFT][SHIFT][1] Key...............................................................................1-13
1.7.2 WAIT WINK ([SHIFT][SHIFT][2] Key..........................................................................1-13
1.7.3 WAIT ([SHIFT][SHIFT][3] Key.....................................................................................1-13
1.7.4 FLASH ([SHIFT][SHIFT][4] Key..................................................................................1-13
1.7.5 UNBALANCE ([SHIFT][SHIFT][5] Key........................................................................1-13
1.7.6 TOGGLE DIAL ([SHIFT][SHIFT][6] Key......................................................................1-13
1.7.7 BLANK ([SHIFT][SHIFT][7] Key..................................................................................1-13
1.8 SIGNALING STATUS LEDs...............................................................................................1-14
1.9 STORE SETUP..................................................................................................................1-15
1.10 RECALL SETUPS............................................................................................................1-16
1.10.1 RECALL Setup Parameters......................................................................................1-16
1.10.2 RECALL Auto Dial Sequence...................................................................................1-16
1.11 SPEAKERPHONE/AUDIO MONITOR.............................................................................1-16
1.11.1 Speakerphone in talk mode......................................................................................1-16
1.11.2 Handset.....................................................................................................................1-17
1.11.3 Audio Monitoring.......................................................................................................1-17
2. CONFIGURATION PARAMETERS...........................................................................................2-1
2.1 MODE CONFIG....................................................................................................................2-1
2.1.1 IMITATE........................................................................................................................2-1
2.1.2 MODE............................................................................................................................2-1
2.2 CIRCUIT CONFIG................................................................................................................2-2
2.2.1 ANALOG IMPEDANCE.................................................................................................2-2
2.2.2 ANALOG/PCM..............................................................................................................2-2
2.3 PCM CONFIG 1 and PCM CONFIG 2.................................................................................2-3
2.3.1 INPUT............................................................................................................................2-3
2.3.2 FRAMING......................................................................................................................2-4
2.3.3 ZERO SUP....................................................................................................................2-4
2.3.4 CHAN............................................................................................................................2-5
2.3.5 OFF HK a/b or ON HK a/b............................................................................................2-5

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2.4 TRUNK CONFIG..................................................................................................................2-5
2.4.1 TRUNK TYPE...............................................................................................................2-6
2.4.2 SLC® TYPE..................................................................................................................2-6
2.4.3 E & M TYPE..................................................................................................................2-6
2.5 DISPLAY CONFIG 1 and CONFIG 2...................................................................................2-7
2.5.1 MODE............................................................................................................................2-7
2.5.2 DIGit DETection............................................................................................................2-8
2.5.3 SLC® MSG...................................................................................................................2-8
2.5.4 SLC® Activity Message................................................................................................2-9
2.5.5 T/t Mask (single-tone event selection)..........................................................................2-9
2.6 RS232 CONFIG....................................................................................................................2-9
2.6.1 BAUD RATE..................................................................................................................2-9
2.6.2 PARITY.......................................................................................................................2-10
2.6.3 CR DELAYsec.............................................................................................................2-10
2.7 SECURITY CONFIG..........................................................................................................2-10
2.7.1 PASSWORD...............................................................................................................2-10
2.7.2 SETUP PROTECT......................................................................................................2-10
2.8 PRINT CONFIG..................................................................................................................2-11
2.8.1 off................................................................................................................................2-11
2.8.2 all calls, events only....................................................................................................2-11
2.8.3 all calls, events & details.............................................................................................2-11
2.8.4 flawed calls, events only.............................................................................................2-11
2.8.5 flawed calls, events & details......................................................................................2-11
2.9 CLOCK CONFIG................................................................................................................2-12
2.10 AM8a CONFIG.................................................................................................................2-12
3. EMULATE PARAMETERS........................................................................................................3-1
3.1 LOOP EMULATE..................................................................................................................3-1
3.1.1 VOLTAGE.....................................................................................................................3-1
3.1.2 LENGTH........................................................................................................................3-1

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3.2 TERMINATION EMULATE...................................................................................................3-1
3.2.1 2.16uf............................................................................................................................3-1
3.2.2 DC HOLD......................................................................................................................3-2
3.3 DIALING EMULATE.............................................................................................................3-2
3.3.1 LOOP TYPE..................................................................................................................3-2
3.3.2 START SIGNAL............................................................................................................3-2
3.4 PULSE EMULATE................................................................................................................3-2
3.4.1 SPEEDpps....................................................................................................................3-2
3.4.2 BREAK%.......................................................................................................................3-2
3.4.3 INTRDIGITms...............................................................................................................3-2
3.5 DTMF/MF EMULATE 1........................................................................................................3-3
3.5.1 HI:dBm/hz%..................................................................................................................3-3
3.5.2 LO:dBm/hz%.................................................................................................................3-3
3.6 DTMF/MF EMULATE 2........................................................................................................3-3
3.6.1 ON/OFFms....................................................................................................................3-3
3.7 SEND TONE EMULATE.......................................................................................................3-4
3.7.1 LEVELdBm....................................................................................................................3-4
3.7.2 FREQUENCYhz............................................................................................................3-4
3.8 DIAL TONE EMULATE 1......................................................................................................3-4
3.9 DIAL TONE EMULATE 2......................................................................................................3-4
3.9.1 T1:dBm/hz.....................................................................................................................3-5
3.9.2 T2:dBm/hz.....................................................................................................................3-5
3.9.3 DL SNDms....................................................................................................................3-5
3.10 RECALL EMULATE............................................................................................................3-5
3.10.1 HOOKFLASHms.........................................................................................................3-5
3.10.2 LINE UNBALms..........................................................................................................3-5
3.11 RINGING EMULATE 1.......................................................................................................3-6
3.11.1 ON/OFFms..................................................................................................................3-6
3.12 RINGING EMULATE 2.......................................................................................................3-6
3.12.1 VOLTAGEvrms...........................................................................................................3-6
3.12.2 FREQUENCYhz..........................................................................................................3-6

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3.13 START TIME EMULATE....................................................................................................3-7
3.13.1 DLY:BGN/ENDms.......................................................................................................3-7
3.13.2 WINK:BGN/DURms....................................................................................................3-7
3.14 SF EMULATE.....................................................................................................................3-7
3.14.1 LEVEL.........................................................................................................................3-7
3.14.2 FREQ+%hz.................................................................................................................3-7
4. ANALYSIS PARAMETERS........................................................................................................4-1
4.1 HOOK ANALYZE..................................................................................................................4-1
4.1.1 FLASHms(min)..............................................................................................................4-1
4.1.2 DISCONNECTms(min).................................................................................................4-1
4.2 STRT SIG (START SIGNAL) ANALYZE: EXPECTED TYPE..............................................4-2
4.2.1 dialtone/wink.................................................................................................................4-2
4.2.2 dialtone/delay................................................................................................................4-2
4.2.3 dialtone/….....................................................................................................................4-2
4.3 DT STRT (DIALTONE START) ANALYZE: DIALTONE RCVDms (min/max).....................4-2
4.4 DLY STRT (DELAY START) ANALYZE..............................................................................4-3
4.4.1 STRT BGNms(min/max)...............................................................................................4-3
4.4.2 ENDms(min)..................................................................................................................4-3
4.5 WINK STRT..........................................................................................................................4-3
4.5.1 WINK BGNms(min).......................................................................................................4-3
4.5.2 DURms(min/max)..........................................................................................................4-3
4.6 PULSE ANALYZE 1.............................................................................................................4-4
4.6.1 SPEEDpps(min/max)....................................................................................................4-4
4.6.2 BREAK%.......................................................................................................................4-4
4.7 PULSE ANALYZE 2.............................................................................................................4-4
4.7.1 INTERDIGITms(min).....................................................................................................4-4
4.8 DTMF/MF ANALYZE 1.........................................................................................................4-5
4.8.1 LO BANDdB(min/max)..................................................................................................4-5
4.8.2 HI BANDdB...................................................................................................................4-5

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4.9 DTMF/MF ANALYZE 2.........................................................................................................4-5
4.9.1 FREQ%(max)................................................................................................................4-6
4.9.2 TWISTdB(min/max).......................................................................................................4-6
4.9.3 DTMF Frequencies.......................................................................................................4-6
4.9.4 MF(R1) Frequencies.....................................................................................................4-7
4.10 DTMF/MF ANALYZE 3.......................................................................................................4-8
4.10.1 TONE ON/OFFms(min)..............................................................................................4-8
4.10.2 GUARDms...................................................................................................................4-8
4.11 THRESHOLD ANALYZE....................................................................................................4-8
4.11.1 TONEdBm(min)...........................................................................................................4-8
4.11.2 OFF HKvdc(min).........................................................................................................4-9
4.11.3 Procedure to Set OFF HKvdc(min) Threshold............................................................4-9
5. AUTO AND MANUAL DIALING ................................................................................................5-1
5.1 STORE AUTODIAL SEQUENCE.........................................................................................5-1
5.2 SELECT AND USE AUTODIAL SEQUENCE......................................................................5-2
5.3 MANUAL DIALING...............................................................................................................5-2
6. METER DISPLAY........................................................................................................................6-1
6.1 MEASURE/SCALE MENU...................................................................................................6-1
6.2 MEASURE DISPLAY (MAKING MEASUREMENTS)..........................................................6-1
6.3 METER SELECTIONS AND CONNECTIONS.....................................................................6-2
6.4 LOOP START, GROUND START, DID – ANALOG MEASURE.........................................6-7
6.4.1 V t-r dc or ac..................................................................................................................6-7
6.4.2 V cm dc or ac................................................................................................................6-7
6.4.3 V t-g dc or ac.................................................................................................................6-7
6.4.4 V r-g dc or ac.................................................................................................................6-7
6.4.5 It(mA) dc........................................................................................................................6-7
6.4.6 Tone..............................................................................................................................6-8

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6.5 E & M and SF – ANALOG MEASURE.................................................................................6-9
6.5.1 TX Vt-r or RX Vt-r, dc or ac...........................................................................................6-9
6.5.2 TX Vcm or RX Vcm, dc or ac........................................................................................6-9
6.5.3 Ve or Vm, dc or ac........................................................................................................6-9
6.5.4 Vsb or Vsg, dc or ac....................................................................................................6-10
6.5.5 TX Tone or RX Tone...................................................................................................6-10
6.6 E & M and SF – ANALOG MEASURE...............................................................................6-11
6.6.1 TX1 Vcm or TX2 Vcm, dc or ac..................................................................................6-11
6.6.2 RX1 Vcm or RX2 Vcm, dc or ac .................................................................................6-11
6.6.3 TX1 Tone or TX2 Tone...............................................................................................6-11
6.6.4 RX1 Tone or RX2 Tone..............................................................................................6-12
6.6.5 RX1 dBdsx or RX2 dBdsx...........................................................................................6-12
6.6.6 RX1 dBdsx or RX2 dBdsx in Emulation Mode............................................................6-12
6.6.7 RX1 dBdsx or RX2 dBdsx in Monitor Mode................................................................6-12
6.7 NOISE MEASURE..............................................................................................................6-12
6.8 PCM1 and PCM 2 BIPOLAR VIOLATION (COUNT AND STATUS) MEASURE..............6-13
6.8.1 BPV.............................................................................................................................6-13
6.8.2 FERR...........................................................................................................................6-14
6.8.3 CRC.............................................................................................................................6-14
6.8.4 SLIPS..........................................................................................................................6-14
6.8.5 YELLOW.....................................................................................................................6-14
6.8.6 BLUE...........................................................................................................................6-14
6.8.7 STATUS BLUE............................................................................................................6-14
6.8.8 STATUS YELLOW......................................................................................................6-14
6.9 PCM 1 OR PCM 2 FRAME SYNC MEASURE..................................................................6-14
6.10 PCM1 and PCM 2 TX OR RX A/B MEASURE ................................................................6-15
6.10.1 T1 Time-Slot to Voice Channel Assignment.............................................................6-15
6.10.2 SLC®96 Mode I Time-Slot to Voice Channel Assignment.......................................6-15
6.10.3 SLC®96 Mode II Time-Slot to Voice Channel Assignment......................................6-15