Viavi ALT-9000 Parts list manual

ALT-9000
Radio Altimeter Test Set
Getting Started Manual

ALT-9000
Radio Altimeter T est Set
Getting Started Manual
PU BLI SH ED B Y VIAVI
CO PY RI GHT  V IA VI 20 22
All r igh t s r eser ved. No p art o f thi s pu bl i ca tio n ma y be re pr od uc ed , st or ed i n a ret ri e va l sys tem, or t r ans mi t ted in a ny f orm or
by an y mea ns , el ect ro ni c, m ec ha n ica l, p ho toc opy ing , record i ng or o therw ise wi t hou t t h e p r ior p e rmi ss ion of t he p ub lis her.
Ori gi nal Iss ue F E B, 2 0 22
Re-i s su ed MA R, 2 02 2

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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 re co mmen ds t he op e rat or be come fami lia r w ith t he Op erat i on Ma nua 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.
Nomenclature Statement
In this ma nu al, AL T-90 00 , Sim ul a tor , Te st S et o r Uni t re fers
to the AL T-9 0 00 R adi o Al ti me ter Fl ig ht Li ne T est Set .
Declaration of Conformity
VIAV I r eco mm en ds ke epi ng a c opy of t he De cl arat ion of
Con form i ty Ce rtifi ca te ( sh ip p ed wi th t he u nit ) wi th t he t est
se t a t all times.
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 any o th er V IAVI p r odu ct s.
•Ph o ne: 84 4 -G O-V I AV I
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Fo r the l ate st T AC info r ma tio n, g o to :
•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 /
te chnica l-p ro du ct-s upp ort /t e chnic al -a ss is tan ce.

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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 he e qu ipm en t is
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 ro tec 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 h en
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 h e e qui pm ent must onl y be op er ate d wi th in t he
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 th e eq uip me nt i s 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 . D o n ot o per ate this Te st S e t with t he
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 :
WARNING: Id ent i fie s c ond iti o ns or a ct iv it ie s tha t , if
ig nore d, c an re su lt i n pe rso nal inj ury or
de ath .
Caution: Id ent i fies co nd i tio ns or ac tiv it ie s th at , i f
ig nore d, c an re su lt i n eq ui pm ent o r
pro pert y da ma ge , e. g. Fir e.

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Safety Symbols in Manuals and on Units Equipment Grounding Protection
Im prop er g ro un din g of equ ip me nt c an r esu lt i n el ectr i cal
sh oc k.
Use of Probes
R efe r to P er form an ce S pec if ica t i ons fo r t he ma xi mu m
vo lta ge, cu r re nt a nd powe r rati ngs of a ny co nn e cto r on t he
Te st S et be f ore co nne ct in g a pro be fr om a te r min al d ev ic e.
Be sur e the term ina l d evi ce per forms w it h in t hes e
sp ec ifi c ati ons be f ore usi ng t he pro be fo r me as uremen t , to
pr eve n t e l ec tr ic al s hock or d a ma ge to th e e qui pm en t.
Power Cords
Po we r co rds mu st n ot b e f ra ye d or b rok en , no r e xp ose b are
w iri ng wh e n o pe ra ting t hi s e qui pm en t.
Internal Battery
Th i s un i t c ont a ins a L i thi um Io n B a ttery ; a nd ca n be r ep lac ed
by an op er at or . Ref e r to th e Op erat ion Man ua l fo r deta ile d
O per a tor- L ev el p roce dur e s.
WARNING:
Ind ic ates a T ox ic h az ard . I tem s hou ld b e
ha ndl ed b y Qu al if ied Serv ic e Per s on nel .
Dis pos e o f it e m i n a cco rda nce with loc al
reg ula tion s.
WARNING:
Ind ic ates a F ire h azar d .
Caution:
Ind ic ates i te m i s s ta ti c s en si ti ve .
Caution:
Ref e r to a cc om pan yi ng d oc um en ts. T his
symbol r efe rs to sp ecif ic C AU TI ON S
rep r ese nt e d o n th e un it a nd cl a ri fie d in the
tex t.
AC T ER MINA L: Te rm in al t ha t m ay su pp ly or
be su pp li ed w ith AC or a l ter na ti ng v olt a ge .

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EMI (Electromagnetic Interference)
Toxic Hazards
INPUT OVERLOAD LEVELS
Heavy Object
Caution:
Sig nal Ge ne rator s ca n be a so urce of
Ele ctr o ma gne t ic I nte rf eren ce ( EMI ) t o
com mun ica tio n re ceiver s. So me
transm it te d s ign al s ca n c ause disr upt i on
and in t erf e renc e t o co mmu n ic ati o n
ser vi ce out t o a d i st anc e o f s ev era l m ile s.
Use r of th is equ ip me n t s houl d scru tin i ze
any o per a tio n th a t res ul ts i n radi ati on o f
a sig na l ( di r ect l y or indi rect ly) and s ho u ld
tak e n ec essa ry pre ca utio ns t o a vo i d
pot en ti al co mm un i cat ion in te rfere nc e
pro blems .
WARNING: Lithium
A L i thi u m b at te ry i s u se d in thi s equi pm en t.
•Lit hi u m i s a tox ic sub st a nce s o t h e b atte ry
sh oul d in n o ci rcu ms t an ces be cr u shed,
incin erat e d or di sp os ed of i n n or m al wa st e.
•Do n ot s hor t ci rcui t or fo r ce di s ch arg e
si nce t hi s mi ght c au se the b at te r y t o ve nt ,
ov erh e at o r ex plo de .
Caution:
U UT:R X m ax imu m reve r se po we r 10 0
mW .
Caution:
U UT:T X ma xim um po wer 30 0 W pe ak, 5
W ave r age
WARNING:
Wh en t h e tra ns i t ca se is fully-loa de d, t h e
AL T- 9000 Te st S et K it is a h e av y o bj e ct.
Two -p er s on l ift r equi re d.

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Static Sensitive Components Ta bl e o f Co nten ts
Service Upon Receipt of Material . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Specifications: P/N 22145341 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
External Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Controls and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
User Interface Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Defining Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Linear Altitude Ramp Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Caution:
Thi s e qui pm en t co nta i ns co mp one nts sens i tiv e
to d am age b y E l e ctr ost a tic Discha rge ( ES D) .
All per s onn el per fo rm ing mai nt e nan ce or
ca lib rati o n p ro ce du re s sho ul d ha ve kn o w led ge
of a ccep ted E S D pra cti c es an d/ or be ES D
ce rt ifi e d.
THIS EQUIPMENT CONTAINS PARTS
SENSITIVE TO DAMAGE
BY ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD).
CAUTION

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1 SERVICE UPON RECEIPT OF MATERIAL
1.1 Unp ac king
Cus t om ize d fo am pa ck in g ma te ri al i nside the tr ans it c as e
pro vi des ma xi mu m p ro tectio n f o r the Tes t Se t .
Use the f ol low in g s tep s to unp ac k th e Test S et:
S T EP P RO C ED U RE
1. Cu t se al in g ta pe on top of th e s hip pi ng
co nta iner . Open sh ipp ing co nta i ner .
2. Re mo ve t rans it c as e f ro m ship pi ng c on t ain er.
3. Pl ace tran si t ca se on a f la t , c l ean, a nd dry
su rf ace.
4. L oca te t he p ac ki ng slip on t he ex t eri or of th e
sh ipp in g co nta i ne r. ( us ed wh en “ Ch ec ki n g
Unp acked Equi pm en t” ).
5. Op e n t h e t ra ns it c as e (F i g. 1).
6. Re mo ve i tems f rom the tr ansit cas e (F ig . 2) .
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 rra nt y -qu a li t y -c om pl ia n c e- po l ic ie s .
1.3 Chec ki ng Unpa ck ed E q uip m e nt
Id e nti fy an d in spect e q uip me nt for pos si ble dam ag e i ncu r red
du ri ng sh i pm en t. If T est S et has be en d am age d, r e por t t he
da ma ge t o V IA V I Cus t om er Se rvic e.
Fig. 1 Full y- P a c ked Tr a n sit C a se

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Fig. 2 Un packed Ite ms1
The pack ing sl i p i den tif ie s th e d eta ils of t he p urc hased
co nfi gura tion an d pu r ch ase d o pti ons. Rep ort a l l
discr e panci es t o V I AV I.
R ev iew p ac kin g s lip t o v eri fy s hip me nt i s co mp let e. Re fe r to
Fi g . 2, F ig . 4, a nd T a bl e 1 fo r he lp wi t h ite m i den tifi ca ti on .
Ve ri fy t h e t est set con fi g ura ti on and se r ial i ze d c om po n ent s;
se e Fig . 3.
Fig. 3 P lac ard on Tr a n s it Cas e (ser iali z e d )
1.4 Test Kit Con figur at ion s
Th ere ar e t wo co nfi g ura ti on s; A LT -9000 and ALT -9 00 0B.
R efe r to F ig. 4, an d Tab le 1 for c on f igu ra ti on d etai ls.
1. Optional battery shown in photo. The instrument is shipped
with a Battery Pack installed in the unit. The ‘tackle box’ and
12-inch cables are not shown in this photo.

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Fig. 4 K it I t e m s

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Kit Components
Table 1:
Standard Accessories
Table 2:
Optional Accessories
Table 3:
# I t em P / N A L T-9 0 0 0
(22145341)
A LT -9 00 0 B
(22162529)
1 ALT-9000 Test Set 22151020 1 1
2 Power Supply 6 73 7 4 1 1
3 Adapter, TNC-TNC 3 83 5 3 2 2
4 Antenna Coupler
Pole Set
139152 2 2
5 Cable, TNC M/TNC
1 ft
6 24 0 1 1 1
6 Antenna Coupler 139139 2 2
7 Power Cord, US 6 23 0 2 1 1
8 Power Cord,
European
6 40 2 0 1 1
9 Coax, TNC-TNC,
yellow 4’
22153321 1 1
10 Coax, TNC-TNC,
red 4’
22153326 1 1
11 Coax, TNC-TNC,
yellow 20’
22153329 1 1
12 Coax, TNC-TNC,
red 20’
22153332 1 1
13 Getting Started
(paper)
22149658 1 1
14 Operation Manual
(CD)
22149666 1 1
15 Attenuator, fixed
20 dB
1 12 0 36 2 2
16 Cable Assy;
TNC RA; Keyed;
12 inch
111838 1
Antenna Coupler
Labels
1 11 8 38 1 1
Transit Case 22153534 1 1
Ite m Part Nu mber QTY
‘Tackle Box’ Case F BP P- G C- 6 1
Ite m Part Nu mber QTY
Battery Pack 22116266 1
Maintenance Manual (CD) 22145346 1
# Item P/N ALT-9000
(22145341)
ALT-9000B
(22162529)

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2 SPECIFICATIONS: P/N 22145341
Ref er t o th e O p er ati ons Ma nu al f or a compl ete l is t of
Spe ci fi ca t ion s.
Dimensions; Transit Case
•Width: 33.7 in ches (85 . 6 cm)
•Depth: 28 . 5 i n ches (72.4 cm)
•Height: 16.4 in ches (4 1 . 6 cm)
•Weight ( fully-p a ck ed): 88 l b s. (39.9 k g)
Dimensions; Test Set
•Width: 18.6 inches (4 7.4 cm)
•Depth: 16.3 in ches (4 1 . 5 cm)
•Height: 8.4 inc h e s (21 . 4 cm)
•Weight ( Test Set on ly): 32 lbs. (1 4.5 kg)
Environmental Characteristics
•Operati o n a l T empe rature:
-10°C ≤ T ≤ 55°C ( 1 4 ° F ≤ T ≤ 131°F )
•Operati o n a l H um idity :
MIL-PRF -288 00F Cl a ss 2
•Storage T e m p e r atur e :
-51°C ≤ T ≤ 71°C ( - 59.8° F ≤ T ≤ 159. 8 ° F)
•Storage H u m i dity :
MIL-PRF -288 00F Cl a ss 2
A ltitud e , Opera t in g:
•MIL -PRF-28800F C la ss 2
•0-4600 m eters ( 0-15 , 0 9 7 feet)
A ltitud e , Non-O pe ra t ing :
•> 460 0 meter s ( > 15,097 f e e t )
Sa fe ty Co m pli a nce :
•E N / UL-610 1 0 -1 , 3rd E d it i on
Ex po rt A ut hor iz atio ns :
•W EEE , RoHS
EMC
•E N / IEC 61326- 1 : 2 0 1 3
Characteristics for External AC-DC Converter
•Oper ationa l T emperatu r e:
5°C ≤ T ≤ 4 0 °C ( 41° F ≤ T ≤ 104° F)
•S t o rag e Te m p e r ature:
-20° C ≤ T ≤ 71° C ( -4° F ≤ T ≤ 159.8 °F)
•Oper ationa l Al titude
< 10,0 00 feet

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3 INSTALLATION
The ALT -900 0 T e st S et is a S afe t y C l ass 1 i ns t rum en t tha t
mu st be gr o und ed b efor e u se when con ne cted t o a n ex ter nal
pow er s uppl y. T he Tes t Se t shoul d o n ly be con ne ct ed t o a
gro unded AC su ppl y o utle t .
3.1 Safety Precauti ons
The fol lowi ng s afe t y p r ec aut i ons m us t be ob se rv ed dur ing
insta l lat ion and op erati on . V IAVI a ss umes no l iab il it y fo r
fai l ure t o c om pl y with any s afe t y pr ec aut i on o utl i ned i n this
ma nual.
3.1 . A Co m ply i ng with I nst r uct io n s
Ins ta ll at ion/ ope r ati n g per so nnel s ho ul d not attempt to insta ll
or ope r at e th e T est S et wi thou t readi n g a nd c om pl yi n g wi t h
instru cti ons co nta i ned in t his m an ual . A ll p roc edu res
co nta ined i n thi s m an ual mu st b e p erfo rme d in exa ct
se que nc e a nd ma nne r de scri be d .
3. 1 .B Gro undin g Power C o rd
Fo r AC op e rat i on, t he A C Line Cab le , co nne ct e d t o t he
Ex tern al DC Po we r Sup pl y , i s eq uip pe d w ith a s t and ar d
th re e-p r ong plu g a nd mu st b e co nn ec ted to a pr op erly
gr ound ed t hre e -pr on g re ce ptacle . It i s th e c usto me r 's
res pon si bil i ty t o:
•H av e a qu a lif i ed ele ctr ic ia n ch ec k re ce pta cl e (s) f o r
pr oper g rou ndi ng.
•R epl ac e a ny sta nda rd tw o- pron g r e cep t ac le( s ) wit h
pr oper ly g roun ded thr e e-p ro ng r ec epta cl e( s).
3. 1 .C Oper at in g Sa fe ty
D ue t o p ote ntia l fo r elect r ic al sh ock with in t he T es t Set, t he
C as e A s semb ly mu st b e c los ed when the Te st S e t is
co nn ec ted to a n ex ter n al p owe r so ur ce .
WARNING:
D O N O T USE A THREE- PRO NG TO TWO -
PR ON G AD AP TER PLU G. DO IN G SO
C REA TES A SH OCK HA Z ARD B ET WEE N
THE C HA SS IS AND E LEC T RIC AL
GR OUN D.

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4 EXTERNAL CLEANING
The fol lowi ng p roc edu re c ont ains ro u tin e in st ru ct io ns for
clean in g th e ou tsi d e o f th e Te st S et .
S T EP P RO C ED U RE
1. Cl e an f ron t pa nel but t ons an d d i sp lay fa ce wi th
so ft l i nt- fr e e cl oth . If d i rt is dif fi cu lt to rem ov e,
dam pen clo t h w it h wate r an d a mi ld l iqu i d
det erg e nt .
2. Re mo ve g rease , f un gus an d g ro un d-in dir t fr om
su rf aces wi th sof t lin t -f ree cl o t h d am pe ned (no t
so aked) w it h i sop rop yl a lco hol .
3. Re mo ve d us t an d d irt fr o m c on nec tor s with so f t-
bri stle d b r ush.
4. Co ve r co n nect o rs, n ot i n us e, w it h s ui t a ble du st
co ver t o pr ev ent tarni sh i ng of c on n ect or
co nta ct s.
5. Cl e an ca bles wi t h so ft li nt -f re e cl ot h.
5 CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS
5.1 Fro n t P anel Con tro l s an d Conn ec tors
Fi g. 5 Front P a n e l Con t rol
Caution:
Dis co nne ct p ow er f ro m T est Set t o a vo i d
poss i bl e da ma ge t o e l ect r oni c circ uit s .
Con trol Description
Pow er Th e Po wer B u tt on is use d to pow er th e
Test S e t on an d of f.
Hom e Pr ess in g an d hold ing t he Home Bu t ton for
5 se c s et s th e ba ck li ght t o maxi mu m
bri ght n es s.

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SYS LED Pow er e d On ( s tea d y gr ee n)
In dic ates t he u n it is i n op erati on a l s t atu s.
F a il u r e ( s tea d y r e d)
Som e f orm of fa ilur e ha s occ ur re d w hich
pre cl u des u si ng th e di sp l ay to i ndi ca te th e
pro ble m ( e .g. mai n p r o cess or f a ilu re ,
po wer s upp ly f aul t , e tc.).
Boo t (f l ashin g b l ue )
Uni t is boo t ing and i s no t ye t a b le t o
in dicat e sta tus o n t h e d is pl ay ( d uri ng i ni ti al
OS an d ap pl i ca tio n lo ad).
Of f/ St and b y (s t ead y or ange)
Uni t is off , b ut p owe r is s up pli e d t o th e
po wer s upp ly f rom t he A C po we r so urc e.
Of f w/ o Ext e rn al Su p ply (off )
Uni t is off , n o e xt er nal po we r su ppl ied .
C on tr ol Description
BATT LE D Batt e ry V olt ag e Lo w (st eady re d)
The unit will turn off within one minute without
charger.
Batt e ry P re-C har gi n g (f l as hin g y el l ow)
Tric kl e c har g e d u rin g ex trem el y l o w
volta ge o n t h e b atte ry.
Batt e ry C har gi n g (f l ashin g g r een )
Charge in progress.
Batt e ry Full y C har ge d ( s tea dy gre e n)
Batt e ry Tem per a tu re Ex tr eme (st e ady
blu e)
Temperature <0o C or >45o C. Can’t charge battery.
Batt e ry E rro r (st e ad y r ed )
Probl em w ith the bat t ery or c harg ing
syste m.
Batt e ry Mi s sin g ( off )
AC ap pli ed w i tho u t b a tte ry in pl ace .
Batt e ry Suspe nd ed Cha rg e (f las hi ng re d)
AC ap pli ed w i th b att er y c har ging
susp end ed .
Con trol Description

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6 USER INTERFACE COMPONENTS
The Test S e t Use r Inte r fac e (UI ) i s a tou ch sc re en co ntr o l
panel tha t pro vi d es a fl exi ble worki ng en viro n me nt for al l
us ers . Th e UI u ses maxi mized Fun ct ion Win dows . O ne
Fun ct ion Wind ow o cc upi es the w ho le s cre e n a r ea. The Tes t
Set U se r In te rf ace (U I) is navig ate d lo ca l ly us i ng t he F ron t
Pan el T ou ch S cree n.
6.1 La u nc h Ba r
The Laun ch Bar is a v ert ical sc rol li ng me nu loc at e d a t t he
lef t si de o f th e Use r In te r fac e. T he L au nc h B ar p rov ide s
ac cess to t he F unc tio n I c ons. T h e m en u mus t b e op en ed t o
ac cess the Fun ct i on I con s. T he La u nc h B a r is ope ned a n d
close d by t ouchi n g t h e l i ght gra y ba r on t he me nu .
Whe n o pened , the La unc h Ba r ap pe a rs in fr o nt o f any
Fun ct ion Wind ows cu rr ent l y o cc up yin g th at a r ea o f th e
displ ay . T he La u nch B a r ca n be cl o sed t o vi ew the co mp l ete
Fun ct ion Wind ow.
Fig. 6 Launch Bar and Func tion W indo w
6.2 Laun ch B ar Nav i g ati on
Th e ar ro ws o n t h e t o p a n d b ott o m of th e La un ch B ar a re
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6.3 Si m ul a tion Fun ct ion Win dow
Sim ul a tio n Fu nc ti on Wi n dow p r ovi de vi su a l a cc ess t o the
Test S e t’s op er ati n g p aramet ers a nd me as uremen t da ta.
Fig. 7 Simulatio n Functi o n Window .
6.4 Func tion Window Ic ons
Fu ncti on Wi n dow s u se t h e f oll o wi ng i c ons to indi cate v ari o us
fu n cti on s o r sta tes:
Fun ction How to
Op en in g/
Closi n g
Fun ction
Win do ws
Fu ncti on Win dow s ar e op e ned b y
se le cti n g t h e F u nc tio n Ic on f ro m the
La un ch B ar. F u nc tion Wi n dow s ar e
cl os ed by sel e cti ng th e bl ue circ le icon
at t he b ot to m of th e wi n dow .
Ico n Description
Clo ses th e Fu ncti on Win dow .
Ma xim izes Fu nct i on Win d ow o r o pe ns S t at us
Bar s .
Mi nimiz es Fun cti on W ind ow o r c lo se s S ta t us
Bar s .
Dis plays Dete cti n g a nd a ye llo w ci rcle w hen
de tec t ing the typ e o f r ad io a lti me te r un de r
tes t.
Dis plays Runn ing an d a gree n c ircl e w h en
the sim ul at ion is ru nn i ng.
Dis plays St opped an d a g ray ci rc le w hen t he
si mul at ion is s top pe d .
Dis plays remain ing ba tt ery cap ac ity in %.

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7 DEFINING PARAMETERS
7.1 Numeri c V al u e s
Whe n a nu me ri c d ata f ield is se lect ed for e dit in g, a gro up o f
dat a entry po p- up w ind ows i s l aunch ed wh ic h p ro vi d es the
fol l owi ng t hr ee me t hod s fo r de f ini ng t he va l ue:
•Num eri c Ke ypa d
•Rot ar y K n ob
•Sin gle/ Doub le S lid e r Bar
7.1 . A Nu m eri c Ke yp ad
The Num eri c Ke yp a d a llow s th e us er t o en ter a sp eci fic
num er i c val ue. A va lue is en te r ed by pr es si ng the n um be rs
on t he ke yp ad. The val ue i s e nable d p r ess in g th e un it o f
me as ure me nt o n the Num er ic Ke ypa d w i ndo w.
Fig . 8 Numeric K e yp ad
Ico n Description
Pres sin g Ca nc el v oi ds a ny un -e nt e red
ch ang es and c loses the gro u p o f da t a e ntr y
po p-up w ind ows . P res si n g C ance l does n ot
“un do” a ch an ged va lue tha t w as se t us in g
the Rot ar y K n ob or Sli de B a r.
Pres sin g Cl ear r e se ts a nu me ri c v al u e t o 0”.
Pres sin g Ba ck sp ac e d ele tes the l as t di git in
the num er i c val ue.
Pres sin g Ne xt V alue Se l ec tion r epl ac es t he
Num eri c K e ypad wit h th e Rot ary Kn ob. P re ss
the Nex t Va lue Sele cti o n a ga i n a nd t he
Rot a ry Kn ob i s re pla ce d wi th the Sle w Da ta
Bar . Pr ess ag ai n an d t h e Numer ic K eyp ad
ap pea r s.

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7.1 . B Da ta Sle w Ba r
For some data -en t ry fi e lds, a da ta s lew b ar i s av ai l abl e.
Whe n d ispla ye d, th e op er at or c an u se the D ata Sle w Ba r to
increment al ly a dju st d at a va lues b y s li d ing the bar .
Sel ecti ng x1 0 incr e ases th e s te p i n cre me nt by a fac tor o f 1 0.
Sel ecti ng / 10 de cr ea se s t h e s tep in crem en t by a fa ct o r of
10. Sel ecti ng E nte r cl o se s t h e Da t a S l ew Ba r.
Fig . 9 Data Sl e w Bar
7. 1 .C Rot ary K no b
Th e Rota ry K nob is use d t o sl ew v alu es up o r do wn.
Se lect ing x1 0 w il l in crea se the st e p i n cre me nt b y a fac tor
of 1 0. S elect i ng /1 0 wi l l d e cre as e th e st ep i nc rement by a
fa ctor o f 1 0 . S e lec t ing Ent e r clos es the Ro tar y Kn o b.
Fig . 10 Rotar y Kn ob
To use the ‘u p ’ a nd ‘down ’ bu t ton s o n t h e S le w
Bar , butt ons mu st be p r es sed a n d h eld for a
few s ec on ds.