Viavi ALT-8000 Parts list manual

ALT-8000
Radio Altimeter
Getting Started Manual

ALT-8000
Ra dio Altimeter
Fli ght L ine T est Set
Getting Started Manual
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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.
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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 fers
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 fut 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 9-53 30
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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 ical 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 tains 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 Te 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 RESULT 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 pec 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 fr 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 (DIRECTL Y OR
INDIRECTL Y) AN D SH OULD T AK E
NE CE SSA R Y PR EC AUTI ONS TO AVO 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 ARE USE 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, AVO 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 THIS
TY PE O F BA TT ER Y. DO NO T SHORT
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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Static Sensitive Components
Th is e qu ipm en t co nta i ns co mp one nts
se ns iti v e t o da ma ge b y El ec tr os tat i c
Dis ch a rge (E SD ). All pers on nel per fo r mi ng
ma in ten a nc e o r ca l ibr at io n pro ce d ure s
sh ou ld h av e k nowl edge o f ac ce pted ESD
pra ct i ces a n d/o r be E SD ce r tifie d.
THIS EQUIPMENT CONTAINS PARTS
SENSITIVE TO DAMAGE
BY ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD).
CAUTION

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Tab le of Co nt ent s
Service Upon Receipt of Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
External Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Controls and Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
User Interface Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Defining Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Linear Altitude Ramp Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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1 SERVICE UPON RECEIPT OF MATERIAL
1.1 Unp ac king
Spe ci a l d es ign pac ki ng ma t eria l in sid e th i s shi pp i ng
co nta iner pr o vide m axi mu m p rot ect i on f or th e Te st S e t.
Avo id damag ing the sh ipp ing co nta i ne r and pa ck agi ng
ma ter ia l w h en u np ackin g eq ui p me nt; i f ne ce ss ary the
sh ipp in g co nta i ne r and pa ck agi ng ma t eri a l c an b e re us ed t o
sh ip the Tes t S et.
Use the f ol low in g s tep s to unp ac k th e Test S et:
S TE P P RO C ED U RE
1. Cut a nd r em ov e se ali ng tap e on top of th e s hi ppin g
co nta iner . Open sh ipp ing co nta i ner an d rem ov e t o p
pack i ng m old.
2. Grasp th e Te st S e t fir m ly w hil e re strainin g t h e s hipp in g
co nta iner . Li ft t he eq u ipme n t a n d pac ki n g m at e rial
ve rt icall y o u t of t he sh i ppi ng co n ta ine r.
3. Pla ce Tes t Set a nd e nd ca p pack ing on a fla t , clea n and
dry sur f ace.
4. Rem ov e p r otec tiv e p las t ic ba g from th e Te st S et.
5. Pla ce prote ct ive pla st ic b ag a nd end cap p ac kin g
ma ter ia ls in sid e ship pin g co nt a ine r.
6. Sto re shipp in g co nta ine r for p os si bl e fu tur e us e.
1.2 Wa rran ty In for m at ion
Wa rr anty in f orm at io n fo r this p ro du ct i s a va i lab le o n th e
VIA V I webs ite at
h t tp s : // ww w. v ia v i so lut i on s.c om / en - u s /s u p po rt /w a r ra nt y -
qu al it y-c om pl i anc e- po li c ies.
1.3 Chec ki ng Unpa ck ed E q uip m e nt
In spect equ i pm en t for p os si b le damage in cu r red d uri n g
sh ip me n t. If T est S et h as been da ma ge d, r ep or t t h e da ma ge
to V I AVI Cu stom er S ervi ce .
R ev iew p ac ki ng s lip to veri fy s hi pm ent i s c om ple t e. Pac ki ng
sl ip i de n tifi es the sta nda rd i t e ms a s wel l as pu r chase d
op t ion s. R epo r t all dis cr e pan ci es t o V I AV I
.
Contact: VIAVI
Attn: Customer Service
10 200 West Yo rk St r eet
Wic hi ta, Ka ns as 67 215
Tel ep h one: 8 00 -8 35 -2 35 0
FAX : [phone]
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Standard Items Optional Items
ITE M PA RT NU M BE R Q TY
ALT-8000 Test Set 87 340 1
Transit Case 88 494 1
Power Supply 67 374 1
Cable, TNC M/TNC 1 ft 62 401 1
Connector, TNC 38 353 2
Antenna Coupler 13 913 9 2
Antenna Coupler Pole Kit 13 915 2 2
Antenna Coupler Labels 11 183 8 1
Coax Cable, Yellow, 20 ft 88 511 1
Coax Cable, Red, 20 ft 8952 7 1
Attenuator, fixed 20 dB 11 203 6 1
Power Cord, US 62 302 1
Power Cord, European 64 020 1
Operation Manual (CD) 88 035 1
Getting Started (paper) 88 036 1
ITEM PA RT N U MB ER QT Y
Battery Pack 86 19 6 1
Soft Case and
Low Loss RF Cable (100 ft)
88 50 0 1
Coax Cable, RG400
TNC-TNC, yellow (4 ft)
91 25 3 1
Coax Cable, RG400
TNC-TNC, red(4 ft)
91 25 5 1
Maintenance Manual 89 02 2 1

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2 SPECIFICATIONS
Physical Characteristics
Height:
•10. 63 i nc he s ( 2 7.0 c m )
Width:
•13. 97 i nc he s ( 3 5.5 c m )
Depth:
•3.4 25 i nc he s ( 8 .7 c m)
Weight (Test set only):
•<15 l bs. (6 .82 kg )
Test Set Certifications
Op era ti on al T em perat ur e :
•-20 ° ≤ T ≤ 55 ° C
Storage Te mp e ra ture:
•-30 ° ≤ T ≤ 71 ° C
Op era ti on al H umi di ty :
•MIL-PRF-2 8 800F C la ss 2
Storage Hu mid i ty:
•MIL-PRF-2 8 800F C la ss 2
Altitud e:
•≤10 ,000 m ete r s
Vib ra ti on Li m its:
•MIL-PRF-2 8 800F C la ss 2
Sho c k, Fu nc ti on :
•MIL-PRF-2 8 800F C la ss 2
Tran sit D r op:
•MI L-PRF-2 8 80 0F Cl ass 2
D ri p Pr oo f :
•MI L-PRF-2 8 80 0F Cl ass 2
D us t :
•MI L-PRF-2 8 80 0F Cl ass 2
Ex pl osiv e A tm o sph er e:
•MI L-ST D-8 1 0F Me t hod 51 1.4 , Proc ed ure 1
Sa fe ty Co m pli a nce :
•U L -6 10 10 : 2 0 01
•C SA 2 2 .2 N o 10 10. 1
WEEE:
R O HS :
EMC
Em issi on s:
•MI L-PRF2 880 0F Cla ss 2
•EN 6 1 326:1 998 Cla ss A
•EN 6 1 000-3-2
•EN 6 1 000-3-3
Immunity:
•MI L-PRF2 880 0F Cla ss 2
•EN 6 1 326:1 998 C lass A

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EXTERNAL AC-DC CONVERTER CERTIFICATIONS
Safety Compliance:
•UL 1950 DS
•CS A 2 2 .2 No . 23 4
•VD E EN 6 0 9 50
EMI / RFI Co m pli a nce :
•FCC D oc ke t 20 78 0 Cur v e " B"
EMC :
•EN 61 32 6
TRANSIT CASE Certifications
Dro p T e st:
•FED- ST D- 1 01C M et h od 50 0 7.1 Para graph 6 .3,
Proc edu re A , Le vel A
Fal li ng Da r t Imp a ct:
•ATA 3 00 C ateg ory I
Vib ra ti on, L o ose Cargo:
•FED- ST D- 1 01C M et h od 50 1 9
Vib ra ti on, S we e p:
•ATA 3 00 C ateg ory I
Sim u late d Rain f all:
•MIL-STD- 8 1 0F Me thod 50 6. 4 P roc edur e I I o f 4 . 1.2
FE D- ST D- 1 01C :
•Me tho d 5 009 .1 Se c 6 .7. 1
Imm ers i o n:
•MIL-STD- 8 1 0F Me thod 51 2. 4
3 INSTALLATION
Th e AL T- 80 00 T est Set i s a S afe ty Cl a ss 1 i ns tr um ent t ha t
mu st b e g roun de d b efo re use whe n connect ed to a n ex tern al
po wer supp ly. Th e Te st S et s ho uld on ly b e c onn ec ted t o a
gr ound ed A C su ppl y o utl e t.
3.1 Safet y P re c auti o ns
Th e fo llowi ng s af e ty prec au ti on s m us t be o b ser ve d du ring
in sta l la ti on an d op erat i on. VIAVI a ss um es no liab ili ty f o r
fa il ure to c om pl y wit h an y s afe ty p rec auti on out l ine d i n thi s
ma nu al .
3. 1 .A C omp lyin g wi th In s tru ctio ns
In stal lati on /ope ratin g pe rso nne l sh oul d no t att empt t o i ns tal l
or o pe ra te t he T es t Set w it ho u t rea di ng a nd co mp l yin g wi th
in str u cti o ns co nt a ine d in thi s m an u al. Al l pr o ced ur es
co nt aine d i n thi s m an ua l mu st b e per fo r me d i n ex ac t
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3.1 . B Gro undi ng Po we r Co rd
For A C op er ati o n, t he AC L in e Cabl e, co n ne cte d to the
Ext erna l DC Po we r S up ply , is equip ped with a s tan d ard
thr ee- p ro ng plu g a n d m us t be co nnect ed t o a pr op erly
gro unded thr e e- pro n g r e cep ta cle. I t i s th e c us t om er' s
res po n sibil it y to:
•Hav e a qu ali f ied ele ct ri c ian ch eck re ce pta cle ( s) fo r
pro per gr ou ndi n g.
•Rep l ace a ny st a nda r d t wo -p r ong rec ep tac l e(s ) w ith
pro perl y g r ounded thre e-pr o ng re ce pta cl e (s) .
3.1 . C Op era ti ng Sa f et y
Due t o pote ntia l for ele ct ri c al sh ock with in th e Test Set , the
Cas e A s se mb ly mu st b e c los ed w hen the Tes t Se t is
co nne ct ed t o an ex t ern al p ower s ou rce .
4 EXTERNAL CLEANING
Th e fo llowi ng p r oc edu r e c on tain s r o utin e i n str u cti ons fo r
cl ea n ing th e out si de o f t he T est Se t.
S T E P P RO C E DU RE
1. C lea n fr ont pan el b ut to ns and displ ay f ac e w it h so ft l int-
free c lot h . If di rt is d i f fic ult to r e mo ve , da mp en cl o th wi th
w ate r an d a mil d li qui d d e ter gen t .
2. R em ove gre as e, f ungus and grou n d-i n di r t f ro m surfa ces
w ith so f t li nt-free clo th d am pe ne d (not so ak ed ) wi t h
is op ro py l al co hol .
3. R em ove d us t an d di rt f rom co nnect or s wi th s oft -b r ist l ed
br ush .
4. C ov er co nnect ors, n ot i n use , wi t h s ui t able d us t c ove r t o
pr eve n t t a rnis hin g o f co nne ct o r cont a cts .
5. C lea n cabl es w ith sof t li n t- fr ee cl oth.
DO NOT US E A THR EE- PR O NG T O TWO-
PR ONG AD AP TE R P LU G. DO IN G SO
CRE AT ES A SH OCK H AZAR D B ETWEE N
THE CH A SSI S AN D EL EC TR IC AL
GROU ND .
WARNING
DISCONN EC T POW ER FR OM T EST S E T TO
AVO ID POS SIB L E DA MAG E TO
ELE CT RON IC C IR CUIT S.
CAUTION

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5 CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS
5.1 Fr ont P a nel C o ntr ols and C o nn ect o rs
Fig. 1 Front Pa n e l Controls
C o nt ro l Description
Pow er O n Th e Powe r On /O ff Bu t ton is use d t o
po wer th e Te st Se t on an d o ff .
H om e Butt o n P re ss in g a nd ho l din g t he H om e B utton fo r
5 se c s et s th e ba ck lig ht t o ma xi mu m
br ig ht nes s.
Ma gn et ic
Se nsor
D ete ct s if t he d is pla y c over is open or
cl os ed and use d to tur n of f th e di splay a s
pa rt of powe r ma nag em en t.
System LED Po we re d O n ( gr ee n)
Ind ic ates th e un it is in ope rat io na l st atus .
F ai l u r e (r e d)
Som e fo rm of f a ilur e ha s o cc urr e d w hich
pre cl u des u sin g th e di sp l ay to i nd ica t e
the pro blem (e . g. mai n p ro ce ss or fa i lu re ,
po wer s uppl y faul t, et c.).
Boo t (b lin ki n g b l ue )
Uni t is b oo ting and is no t ye t a b le to
ind ic ate sta t us on the dis pl a y ( dur in g
ini t ial OS an d ap pl ica t ion loa d).
O ff / S t an d b y (orange)
Uni t is o ff, but p ow er i s s upp li e d t o th e
po wer s uppl y fr om t he A C pow e r so urc e.
Off w/o Exte r nal S u pply (of f )
Uni t is o ff, no e xte r nal pow e r suppl ied.
Co n tr ol Description

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5.2 Rear Pan el Con t rols and Con nect ors
Fig. 2 Test S et Rear P a n e l C o n t rol s and C onnecto rs
Batte ry LED B att er y V oltag e L o w ( red)
The unit will turn off within one minute without
charger.
B atte r y Pre-C ha rg i ng (f las hi n g y el lo w )
Trickle charge during extremely low voltage on the
battery.
B atte r y Charg in g ( fl as hin g g re en )
Charge in progress.
B atte r y Ful l y Cha rg e d (g r een )
B atte r y Te mpe ra t ur e E xt re me (b lue)
Temperature <0o C or >45o C. Can’t charge
battery.
B atte r y Erro r (r ed)
Problem with the battery or charging system.
B atte r y Mi ssin g (of f)
AC applied without battery in place.
B atte r y Susp end e d C ha rg e (f las hi n g
red)
AC applied with battery charging suspended.
C o nt ro l Description
C on n ect o r De sc ri pt io n
US B Hos t 1 US B sta nd ard co n nect i on th at a ll o ws
co nne ct i on of US B d ev ice s (e .g. a USB
me mo ry stic k) .
Rec om me nd e d US B me mo ry d e vice i s
VIA VI P N 67327 .
US B Hos t 2 US B sta nd ard co n nect i on th at a ll o ws
co nne ct i on of US B d ev ice s (e .g. a USB
me mo ry stic k) .
Rec om me nd e d US B me mo ry d e vice i s
VIA VI P N 67327 .

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6 USER INTERFACE COMPONENTS
Th e Te st S et Use r Int e rfac e ( UI ) is a t ou ch sc re en cont ro l
pa ne l that pro vid es a f lexi bl e wor k ing en vir o nme nt f or a ll
us ers . The U I u ses m axi mi ze d Fu nc ti on Wi n dow s . O ne
Fu ncti on Win dow o cc up i es the who l e s cr e en a rea . The Te st
Se t Use r I nte rf ace ( UI ) is na vi gat e d l o ca lly us ing the F r ont
Pa n el Tou ch Scr ee n.
6.1 Laun ch B ar
Th e La un ch B ar is a v er ti ca l sc r oll ing me nu loc ate d at the
le ft side of th e Us er Int erfa ce. The Lau nc h Ba r prov id es
ac ce ss to the Fun ctio n Ic on s. T he men u m us t be opene d t o
ac ce ss the Fu n cti on Ico ns. The La unch Ba r is ope ne d an d
cl os ed b y touc hi ng th e li gh t gra y b ar on the me nu.
Wh en o pe ne d, th e La un ch B ar a p pea rs i n f ro nt o f an y
Fu ncti on Win dow s cu r ren tl y o cc upyi n g t h at a rea o f t h e
di sp lay . Th e Lau nc h Ba r ca n be cl o se d to vi e w the co mp let e
Fu ncti on Win dow .
U SB OTG R es erv ed f or fu t ure d ev el opm en t .
UU T: RX
10 0 m W
Ma x Re vers e
R F o utpu t fo r dir e ct c onn ec tion o r
an t enna cou pl e r. C onn ec t s t o RX p ort of
th e radi o a ltim et e r un der t est.
UUT : TX
300 W P K
5 W AV G
R F in pu t for d ir ec t co nn e cti on o r an t enn a
co up l er. Co nn ec ts t o the TX p ort o f t he
radi o alti met e r un der t est.
Et h er n et Sta n da rd Ba se T RJ4 5 c onn ec t ion.
Th i s c onnec tio n can b e u se d for s oft wa re
up grad es an d fo r re mo te o pe rati on.
DC IN 11 to 32 Vd c e xte r nal pow e r and b atte ry
ch arg e .
AUX R es er ve d f o r fut ur e d e ve lop me nt .
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Fig. 3 L a u n ch B ar a n d Functi o n Window
6.2 La u nc h Ba r N a viga tion
The arro w s o n th e to p an d botto m o f th e La unc h Ba r ar e
us ed t o m ov e t h e L aun ch B ar up a nd d own .
6.3 Sim u la tio n F u nc tio n Wi n do w
Si mula tio n Fu nc t ion Win do w prov id e vi su al a cc ess t o the
Te st S et ’s op e rat i ng p ara me ters a nd m eas uremen t da t a.
Fig. 4 Simul ation Func tion W indow .
Fu n ction How to
Op eni n g/
C lo s in g
Fu n ction
Wi nd ow s
Fun ct i on Wind ows are ope ne d by
se lec ti ng th e Fu nc t ion Ico n fr o m t he
La unc h Ba r. Fu nc t ion Win do ws a re
cl ose d by s el ect i ng the b lue circ le icon
at the b ott o m of t h e w in do w.

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6.4 Fu n ct i on Window Ic ons
Fun ct ion Wi n do ws use the f ol lo w ing i co n s t o i nd ica t e vari ous
fun ct ions o r stat es:
7 DEFINING PARAMETERS
7.1 Numer ic Valu es
Wh en a nume r ic dat a fiel d is se lec ted f or e di ti ng , a gr o up o f
da t a e ntr y po p -up wi nd ows i s laun ch ed w hic h pr o vid es the
fo ll owi n g t h ree me tho d s f or d e fin ing the va lue :
•N um eri c Ke yp ad
•R ota ry K nob
•Si ngle /D ou ble Sl id er Ba r
7. 1 .A N ume ri c Ke ypa d
Th e Numeri c K e ypa d a llo ws t he u se r to en ter a sp ec ific
nu me ri c va lue . A va lue is ent ered by pre ssi ng t he number s
on the keyp ad. T he va l ue is e na ble d p re ss ing t he u n it o f
me as ure me n t o n th e Numeri c Ke yp ad wi n do w.
Fig. 5 Nume ri c Keypad
Ic on Description
C loses th e Fu nct ion Win do w.
Ma xi mi ze s Fu nct ion Wind ow o r ope ns St at us
Ba rs .
Mi ni miz es Fun ct ion W ind ow o r cl ose s St a tus
Ba rs .
D ispla ys D ete ct in g a nd a ye ll o w ci r cle whe n
de t ect in g th e ty pe o f r ad io a lti me t er un de r
te st.
D ispla ys R unn in g an d a gree n c ircle wh e n
th e si mu lati on i s r u nni ng .
D ispla ys S top pe d and a g r ay cir cle when the
si mu lati on i s s to p ped .
D ispla ys r em ain ing ba t tery ca pa city in %.