Viavi 3900 Series 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 [phone]
3900 Series
Digital Radio Test Set
Operation Manual
PUBLISHED BY
VIAVI Solutions, Inc.
COPYRIGHT  VIAVI Solutions, Inc. 20 20
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.
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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

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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: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
email: Av [e-mail]
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