Viavi ALT-8000 Parts list manual

ALT-8000
Radio Altimeter
Getting Started Manual
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ALT-8000
Ra dio Altimeter
Fli ght L ine T est Set
Getting Started Manual
PU BLI SH ED B Y V IAVI
CO PY RI GHT  V IAVI 20 20
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Or igi n al I ss ue Ma y 2 011
Re- Is su ed Jun e 2 02 0
10 200 We st Yo r k / W ic hit a , Kan sa s 6 721 5 U. S. A. (31 6) 52 2- 49 81 / FAX ( 316 ) 5 29 -5 33 0
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Th is man ual co nta ins es se nti a l i n for m ati on r e lat ing to i nit ia l use of t he u nit.
VIA V I reco mme n ds the op erat or be co me fam ilia r w ith t he Op er at i on Ma nu a l
cont a ine d on the ac com pan yin g C D-R OM
VIA V I updat e s T e st S et s oft wa re o n a r o uti n e b as i s.
As a re sult , ex am pl es may s how i ma ges from e ar lie r so f tw are ve r sion s.
Image s ar e u pda ted when ap prop ri ate .
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Electromagnetic Compatibility
Dou ble sh iel d ed an d pr o per ly t er mi nate d e xt e rnal inte r fac e
ca ble s mu st b e us ed w ith t hi s eq uip me nt w h en i nte rf acing
with t he RS -232 an d Et h erne t.
For cont in ued E MC c om pl ianc e, all e xte r nal da ta bu s c ab les
mu st be shi eld ed and 3 m et e rs or les s in l eng t h.
Nomenclature Statement
In this ma nu al, AL T-80 00 , Sim ul a tor , Te st S et o r Uni t re fer s
to the AL T-8 0 00 R adi o Al ti me ter Fl ig ht Li ne T est Set .
Declaration of Conformity
The Dec la ra tio n of Co nfo r mit y Ce rt i fic ate inc lu d ed wi th t he
Uni t sh ould remai n wit h the U nit .
VIAV I r eco mm en ds the ope r ato r rep ro du ce a c opy of t he
Dec lara tion of Co nfo r mit y Ce rt i fic ate to b e s t ore d w ith t he
Ope ra t ion M anu al f or f ut ure re f ere nce.
Contact Information
C ont ac t Cus t om er Se r vic e fo r te chni ca l s up p ort o r w ith any
qu es tion s r e gar d ing thi s or ano ther V IAVI p rod u cts.
V IA VI So l uti ons
C u sto me r Ser v ice D ep artm en t
1 02 00 W es t Yor k St re e t
W ic hit a , KS 6 721 5
T el eph o ne : 80 0-83 5-2 3 50
F ax : 31 6-52 9-5 3 30
e ma il : A v C om m.S er vi ce @v iav is ol u ti o n s .c o m
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Pr ec aut io n s
SA FET Y F IR ST - T O A LL OP ER AT ION S PERSON NE L
General Conditions of Use
Thi s pr od uct is d es ign ed a nd tes ted to c om pl y wit h th e
req uire me nts of IE C/ EN 6 101 0- 1 ‘Sa f ety req u iremen ts for
ele ct ri ca l eq uip me nt f o r me as ure me nt , c on t ro l a nd
lab ora t ory use ’ fo r Cl as s I po r tab le equ i pm ent and is fo r us e
in a p o ll ut io n de gre e 2 e nv ir onme nt. T h e e qu ipment i s
desi g ne d to ope rat e f rom insta llat ion su ppl y Ca te go ry I I.
Equ ipment shou l d b e p rotec te d fr om li q ui ds su ch a s spil ls ,
lea ks , e t c. a nd prec ip i tat io n suc h a s r a in, sno w , etc . W he n
mo ving the equ i pm en t fr om a co ld to ho t env ir on me nt , al lo w
the tempe rat u re of the e qu ipment to sta b ili ze bef ore th e
equip me nt is c onnec t ed t o th e s upp ly t o a vo id c ond en sa ti on
for ming . T he eq u ip men t m ust onl y b e o pe ra ted withi n t h e
envi r onm en t al c on dit i ons sp ec ifi ed i n th e pe rf orm an ce d at a.
Thi s pr od uct is n ot a ppr o ve d f or use i n ha za rd ou s
atmos ph eres or m ed ic al a pp li ca tion s. I f t he e qu ipm en t is t o
be us ed i n a sa fet y -r ela t ed ap p lic ati o n, suc h a s a vio ni cs or
mi lit ar y a pp l icatio ns, the su i tabi li ty o f the pro d uc t must be
as sess ed and ap pr ov ed f or use by a c om pet e nt p ers on .
Ref er al l se r vic in g of u ni t t o Qu a li fi ed T ec hni ca l Pe rs on ne l.
Thi s uni t co n tai ns no o per ator serv ic eab le p art s .
Case, Cover or Panel Removal
O pen in g th e Cas e As se mb ly exp os es t he op e rat o r to
el ectr ica l h aza r ds t hat ma y r esu l t in el e ctr i cal sh ock o r
eq ui pm ent d am ag e. Do no t ope r ate thi s T e st S et with the
C as e A s semb ly ope n.
Safety Identification in Technical Manual
Th i s man ua l us es the f oll owin g t e rms to d raw a t ten ti on to
po ss ib le s afe t y h aza rds tha t ma y exist w h en ope rati n g or
se r vici n g t h is equ ipm en t :
IDENTI FI ES CON DI TI ON S OR AC T IVITI ES
THA T , I F IG NO R ED , CAN R ESULT IN
EQ U IPMEN T OR P ROP E RT Y DAMAG E,
E. G. F IR E.
IDENTI FI ES CON DI TI ON S OR AC TI V ITIE S
THA T , IF IGN ORE D, CAN R ES UL T IN
PE RSO NAL IN JUR Y OR DEATH.
CAUTION
WARNING
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Safety Symbols in Manuals and on Units
Equipment Grounding Protection
Improper g r oun din g o f eq u ipmen t ca n re su lt in ele ct ri ca l
sh ock.
Use of Probes
Ref er t o Pe rf orm an ce S pe c ifi ca ti on s f o r the ma ximum
vo lta ge, cu rre nt a nd p ow er r atin gs of a ny co nne ct o r on the
Test S e t be for e co n ne cti n g a pr obe fr om a te r min al dev ic e.
Be sure t he t erm in a l d evi ce pe rf orms with in t hes e
sp eci fi cat i ons be for e usi ng t he prob e f o r me as urement , to
pre ve n t e lec t ri ca l s ho ck o r da ma ge t o t h e e qui pme nt .
Power Cords
Pow er co r ds mu st n ot b e f r ayed or br ok en, nor e xp os e ba re
wirin g w h en o per a tin g th i s e qu ipm en t .
Internal Battery
Th i s u nit co n tai ns a Lit hi u m Io n B a ttery , se rvi ce a ble on l y b y
a q ual ifi e d t e ch nic ia n .
C A UT I O N: R efer to ac co mp anyin g
do cu me nts . T hi s s ym bo l r efe r s t o sp ec ific
C AU TIONS rep res ente d o n t he u nit and
cl arif ied in th e te xt .
In d icate s a Tox ic h az ard .
In d icate s i t em i s s ta ti c sensi t ive .
A C TERM I NA L: T er mi na l tha t may su pply
or b e s up p lie d wi th A C o r a lt er na ti ng
vo lta ge.
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EMI (Electromagnetic Interference)
Fire Hazards
Toxic Hazards
SIG N AL G EN ERA TORS C AN BE A
SO URC E OF ELEC TR OMA GNE TI C
INTERF E RE NCE (E MI) T O
COM M UNI CA TI ON R EC EI VERS. S OM E
TRA N SMI T TED SI GN ALS CA N CAUSE
DISRUPTION AND IN TER FE RE NC E TO
COM M UNI CA TI ON S ER VICE O UT TO A
DISTAN C E O F SE V ERA L MI LE S. US ER OF
THI S EQU IP M EN T S HO U LD SC RU TI NI ZE
AN Y OP ER ATION THAT R ES UL TS IN
RA DI AT IO N OF A SIG N AL (DIR ECTL Y OR
INDIRECTL Y) AN D SH OU LD T AK E
NE CE SSA R Y PR EC AUTI ONS TO AV O ID
PO TEN TI AL C OM MUN IC AT IO N
INTERF E RE NCE PR OBL EMS.
MAKE SU RE T HA T ONL Y FUS E S OF T HE
COR RE CT R AT IN G AND T Y PE AR E U SE D
FO R REPLAC EM E NT . I F AN I NT EG RAL L Y
FUSE D PL UG I S US ED O N TH E SU PP LY
LEAD , EN SU RE T HA T T HE FUS E RA TI NG
IS C O MME NS UR A TE WI TH THE CU RRENT
RE QUI RE MEN TS OF THIS E QUIPM E NT.
SOME OF T HE C OMP ONENTS U SE D IN
THIS E QU IP M EN T M A Y INCLUD E RESI NS
AND O TH ER MAT ERIALS W HI CH GI VE O FF
TO XIC FU M ES IF I NC IN ER AT ED . TA KE
AP PRO PR IA TE PRECAUTIO NS I N T HE
DISPO SAL O F TH ES E I TEM S .
CAUTION
WARNING
WARNING
BER YL L IA
B ER YLL IA ( BE RY LLIUM OXI DE ) IS USED
IN T HE C O NS TR UCT IO N O F SOM E OF THE
C OMP ONENTS I N TH IS EQ U IPMEN T .
THI S MATERI AL , W HE N IN TH E FO RM O F
FI NE D US T OR V AP OR AN D IN HALE D
INTO T HE L UN GS, CAN C AU SE A
R ESPI RA T ORY D IS EA SE . I N ITS S OL ID
FO R M, AS USE D HE RE , I T CA N BE
H AN DL ED SA FEL Y , HOW E VER, A VO ID
H AN DL IN G C OND IT I ONS WH IC H
PR O MOT E DU ST FOR MAT IO N BY
SU R FAC E A B R ASION .
U SE C ARE W HE N REM O VING A ND
D ISPO SI NG O F THE SE COM P ONE NT S . DO
N OT PUT TH EM IN T H E GEN ER AL
INDUSTRIA L OR D O ME ST IC WA ST E OR
D ISPA T CH T HE M BY P OS T. T HEY SH OUL D
B E SE P ARA TE L Y AN D SE CUR EL Y
PA C KE D AND C LEAR LY ID EN TI F IED TO
SH O W TH E N ATUR E O F T HE H A ZAR D AN D
THE N DI S POS ED O F I N A SAF E MA NN ER
B Y AN AUTHOR IZED TO XI C WA ST E
C O NT R A CT OR .
WARNING
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Tox i c Ha za rd s (co nt )
INPUT OVERLOAD LEVELS
BERYL LI UM CO PP ER
SO ME ME CHA N IC AL CO MP ON EN TS
WIT HI N T HI S IN ST RU M EN T AR E
MAN UF AC TU RE D FR OM BERYLL IU M
COP P ER . THIS IS A N AL LO Y WIT H A
BE RY LLI UM CON TENT OF
AP PR OX IMA TE LY 5%. I T REPRESE NT S NO
RISK IN NO RMAL US E.
THE M A TER IAL S HO ULD NO T BE
MAC HI NE D, W ELDED O R SUB JEC TE D TO
AN Y PROCE SS WHER E HE AT IS
IN VO LV ED .
IT MUST BE DI SP OSE D OF AS “S PE CI AL
WAS TE ”.
IT MUST NO T BE DIS P OSE D OF B Y
IN C INE RA TI ON .
WARNING
LI T HI UM
A LI TH IU M B ATT ER Y IS U SED IN T H IS
E Q U IP M EN T.
LI TH IU M I S A TO XI C S UB ST AN CE SO TH E
B ATT ERY SH OUL D IN N O
C IRCU MST AN CE S BE C RUS HE D,
INCINERATED O R DI SP OSE D OF IN
N ORM AL W AS TE.
D O NOT ATTEM PT TO R EC HARGE THI S
TY PE O F BA TT ER Y. DO NO T SH ORT
C IRCU IT O R FO RCE DI SCH ARGE SIN C E
THI S MIG H T CA U SE TH E BA TT E RY TO
VE NT , OV ER HEA T OR E XP L ODE .
UUT :R X M A XIMU M R EV ER SE P OW ER
100 mW
UUT :TX MAX IM U M P OW E R 300 W P EA K,
5 W A VERAGE
WARNING
CAUTION
CAUTION
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