ZK ZK-SAM User manual

ZK-SAM, ZK-SAMp,
ZK-MPS
User Manual
ZK Celltest, Inc.
256 Gibraltar Drive
Suite 109
Sunnyvale, CA 94089
(Tel) 408.752.0449 (Fax) 408.752.0477
Web: www.zk.com
e-mail: [email protected]
Release Version: 9.2
Log Format Version 6.16
Release Date: April 27, 2007

Table of Contents
Installation ..........................................................................................................................1
Configurations ....................................................................................................................3
Features Table .........................................................................................................3
Compatible Phones .................................................................................................3
Quick Start ..........................................................................................................................4
Voice Call Testing ..................................................................................................4
Data Call Testing ....................................................................................................4
ZK-SAM .................................................................................................................5
ZK-SAMp ...............................................................................................................5
ZK-MPS ..................................................................................................................5
Operation & Screens ...........................................................................................................6
Status Elements .......................................................................................................6
Compact Flash Memory Card .....................................................................7
Phone 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Indicators .................................................................7
Removable Battery .....................................................................................7
Battery Level Indicator ...............................................................................8
Memory Indicator .......................................................................................8
Markers .......................................................................................................8
Time with GPS Available ...........................................................................8
Summary of Screens ...............................................................................................9
Main Menu ............................................................................................................10
SAM-ALL Screens ...............................................................................................11
CDMA Summary ......................................................................................11
Screen Elements ............................................................................11
EvDO Summary Screen ............................................................................13
CDMA/EAMPS Handoff ..........................................................................14
EvDO Handoffs ........................................................................................15
CDMA Message Screen ............................................................................16
CDMA EvDO Message Screen ................................................................17
PN Call Follow Screen .............................................................................18
CDMA Data Testing Screen .....................................................................18
CDMA EvDO Data Testing Screen ..........................................................19
PN Scan Screen .........................................................................................20
GSM Summary 1 ......................................................................................21
GSM Summary 2 ......................................................................................22
GSM Handoff ...........................................................................................23
GSM Messages .........................................................................................24
GSM RSSI/BSIC Scanning Screen ...........................................................25
GPRS/EDGE Data Testing Screen ...........................................................26
iDEN Summary 1 - Graph ........................................................................27
iDEN Summary 1 - Table .........................................................................28

EAMPS Summary .....................................................................................29
Phone Summary ........................................................................................30
Replay ...................................................................................................................30
Audible Alerts .......................................................................................................32
Log Memory .........................................................................................................32
Configuration Menus ............................................................................................33
Delete Log Files ........................................................................................33
Device Setup .............................................................................................33
Setting up a CDMA Phone ...........................................................34
Alerts Setup ...............................................................................................35
Setting up a CDMA Phone for Data Testing ............................................36
Data Testing: .................................................................................36
Auto Redial: ..................................................................................36
FTP Upload: ..................................................................................37
FTP Download: .............................................................................37
FTP Setup . . .: ..............................................................................37
HTTP Test: ...................................................................................37
HTTP Test Setup . . .: ...................................................................38
Link Setup . . .: ..............................................................................38
Dual-Port Setup . . .: .....................................................................39
Default Setup . . .: .........................................................................40
Setting up the Retriever Phone (PN Scanner) ...........................................40
Setting up the Comarco HPN (PN Scanner) .............................................42
Setting up a GSM Phone ...........................................................................43
Setting up a GSM phone for GPRS_EDGE Data Testing ............45
Data Testing: .....................................................................45
Auto Redial: ......................................................................45
FTP Upload: ......................................................................45
FTP Download: .................................................................46
FTP Setup . . .: ..................................................................46
HTTP Test: .......................................................................47
HTTP Test Setup . . .: .......................................................47
Link Setup . . .: ..................................................................48
Default Setup . . .: .............................................................48
Setting up the GSM Scanner Phone ..............................................49
User-defined channels for GSM Scanning .......................50
Setting up an iDEN Phone ........................................................................51
GSM/CDMA/iDEN Cell Site ...................................................................52
Global Setup .............................................................................................55
Auto Start ......................................................................................55
Auto Keylock ................................................................................55
GPS Setup . . . ...........................................................................................56
Features . . . ...............................................................................................57

Appendix A - Cellsite File Format v4.2 1 ...................................................................... A-1

ZK User Manual 1
Installation
Installation: Your unit came with the fused vehicle power assembly.
Step 1 - Crimp one of the mini-fused leads to the Red (Constant Power)
wire of the Unit Power Assembly cable.
Step 2 - Crimp the other mini-fused lead to the Yellow (Ignition Sensor)
wire of the Unit Power Assembly cable.
Step 3 - Crimp the ring lug to the Black (Ground) wire of the Unit Power
Assembly cable.
Step 4 - Referring to your vehicle owner's manual locate a fuse position
with constant power for the Unit Power Assembly Red Wire.
Step 5 - Remove the existing fuse from the vehicle fuse position you
selected in Step 4 and insert it into the available fuse position in the mini-
fused lead.
Step 6 - Insert the mini-fused lead into the vehicle fuse position you
selected in Step 4.
Step 7 - Referring to your vehicle owner's manual locate a fuse position
with ignition sensor for the Unit Power Assembly Yellow Wire.
Step 8 - Remove the existing fuse from the vehicle fuse position you
selected in Step 7 and insert it into the available fuse position in the mini-
fused lead.
GPS
P2/P5
PWR
Power
+12VDC (Unswitched) - Red
Ignition Sense (Switched) - Yellow
Ground - Black
(Fuse taps and fuses included in
installation kit)
P1/P4 P3/P6
Display
Display cable
GPS Antenna
Phone connections
Use supplied mount and
screws to mount display

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Step 9 - Insert the mini-fused lead into the vehicle fuse position you
selected in Step 7.
Step 10 - Attach the Black lead of the Unit Power Assembly to a ground
surface of the vehicle.

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Configurations
Features Table
Below is a table of the Features and Options available on each of the three
data collection products, ZK-SAM, ZK-SAMp and ZK-MPS.
Compatible Phones
Go to http://www.zk.com/support/release_info.html for an updated list of
compatible phones.
ZK-SAM ZK-SAMp ZK-MPS
Port 1 Y Y Y
Port 2 Y Y Y
Port 3 Y Y Y
Port 4 N Y Y
Port 5 N Y Y
EAMPS Voice Y Y Y
CDMA Voice Y Y Y
GSM Voice Y Y Y
iDEN Y Y Y
CDMA 2000 Y Y Y
EvDO RevO F F F
GPRS/EDGE Y Y Y
UMTS Y Y Y
EvDO RevA F F F
HSDPA F F F
GSM/BSIC Y Y Y
PN 850MHz Y Y Y
PN 1900MHz Y Y Y
Comarco PN N N Y
Comarco GSM/BSIC N N Y
Comarco EvDO N N Y
Comarco UMTS N N Y
Portable N Y N
Integrated
Scanner Simultaneous
phones
Technologies
Phone
scanners

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Quick Start
NOTE: The Compact Flash memory card must be securely in its slot for
the unit to function properly. When removing the Compact Flash card you
must FIRST turn the unit off, otherwise you risk losing data and corrupting
the compact flash card file system.
Voice Call Testing
To get up and running right away do the following:
Step 1. Securely install the Compact Flash memory card in the unit.
Step2. After installation, turn on the phones, and turn on power.
Step 3. In the Phone Setup Screen select the correct phones for the phone
connections.
Step 4:In the Main Menu highlight SAM-ALL and press ENTER
Step 5: Use the arrow keys to change screens.
Data Call Testing
To get up and running right away do the following:
Step 1. Securely install the Compact Flash memory card in the unit
Step2. After installation, turn on the phones, turn on power.
Step 3. In the Phone Setup Screen configure for the CDMA or GSM phone
and connect the data-capable phone to the unit.
NOTE: Data testing works only when the direct connect cable is used.
Data testing will not work when the phone is connected to the
unit via the handsfree kit.
Step 4. Enable the Dual-Port Mode. See “Dual-Port Setup . . .:” on
page 39.
Step 5. Configure the Link. See “Link Setup . . .:” on page 38.
Step 6. In the Main Menu highlight SAM-ALL and press ENTER.
Step 7. Use the left/right arrow keys to change screens and go to the “Data
Test” Screen.

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ZK-SAM
The vehicular only ZK-SAM can be configured with a choice of air inter-
face technologies, phone-based scanners and up to three phone connec-
tions.
The ZK-SAM is typically used by Cellular Technicians to monitor and
troubleshoot network and cell site related problems.
ZK-SAMp
The vehicular/portable ZK-SAMp can be configured with a choice of air
interface technologies, phone-based scanners, internal 30KHz scanners and
up to five phone connections.
The portability option adds two batteries and a carrying case allowing
indoor walkaround measurements.
The ZK-SAMp is used for indoor/outdoor measurement applications and
for benchmarking.
ZK-MPS
The vehicular ZK-MPS can be configured with a choice of air interface
technologies, phone-based scanners, internal Comarco multi-technology
scanners and up to five phone connections.
The ZK-MPS is typically used by System Performance and RF Engineers
to optimize cellular networks.

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Operation & Screens
Status Elements
The status elements provide general information about the operation and
the functionality of the screens.
Power On/Off
Volume
Backlight
Shift Key Speaker
Arrow
Escape Key Enter Key
Keys
Phone Port
# SATS Memory
Time
Function Keys
Marker
Battery level
Indicator
Traffic Channel - Yellow Background
Idle - White Background

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Compact Flash Memory Card
A compact flash memory card is used to store log data. The units typically
ship with an extended temperature range version of these cards. If you pur-
chase a card from another company we strongly recommend that you buy a
high quality one.
IMPORTANT: DO NOT REMOVE THE CARD WHEN THE UNIT
IS POWERED ON. ONLY REMOVE THE CARD AFTER YOU
HAVE TURNED THE UNIT OFF. CARDS LESS THAN 128MB ARE
NOT SUPPORTED.
ALSO, THE MINIMUM SIZE CARD THAT CAN BE USED IS
128MB AND THE MAXIMUM WE HAVE TESTED IS 1GB.
ONLY CF CARDS WITH FAT-16 FORMATTING ARE SUP-
PORTED.
Phone 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 Indicators
There is an indicator on some screens that allows the user to switch
between phones. When the indicator is displayed in the lower left corner of
the display the user can press the up/down arrow keys to switch between
phone displays.
Removable Battery
The ZK-SAMp with the portability option comes with a removable battery.
A fully charged battery will provide approximately five to seven hours of
usage with the backlight turned off. Before removing the battery, make sure
that external power is disconnected and the unit is turned off. Loosen the
thumb screw to the battery compartment and remove the battery door. Pull
the battery cord to remove the battery.
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Battery Level Indicator
NOTE: Valid for portable ZK-SAMp. A battery icon is used to indicate the
current storage level of the main battery. The unit will power down when
the battery has only five-percent charge remaining.
When the battery goes below 20 percent chargeit will beep five times every
two minutes. Replace the battery with a fully charged one.
Performance Tip: A fully charged battery (two hours of charging time) typ-
ically provides five to seven hours of operation. To increase the battery life,
set the backlight to its lowest setting.
Memory Indicator
An icon is used to indicate the amount of free memory on the Compact
Flash card for data. When memory is full the data will be overwritten on a
first in - first out (FIFO) basis.
The amount of data stored is dependent on the disk space of the compact
flash card. Typically, up to 5MB of data per CDMA phone and up to 7MB
per GSM phone can be stored per hour.
Markers
Pressing the ENTER key inserts a marker into the data file for post-
processing. When a marker is entered, the “Pushpin” icon will be displayed
with the number of the marker next to it.
Time with GPS Available
The Time indicator appears on every screen. Units with GPS will display a
circle and, in the lower portion of the screen, the number of locked-in satel-
lites.
The time is generated by an internal clock backed up by an internal lithium
battery. The average lifespan of the internal battery is ten years and must be
replaced by a factory-authorized technician.
For units with GPS receivers the internal clock is updated by GPS time (if
there is a current fix) each time the user goes into and out of the SAM-
ALL.

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Summary of Screens
The summary table below shows all possible screens .
T ABLE 1: S UMMARY OF ZK-SAM, ZK-SAM AND ZK-MPS D ATA S CREENS
Screen
Name Options Required Description
CDMA Summary CDMA Technology Phone data summary of actives, top
candidates/neighbors
GSM/UMTS Sum-
mary 1 GSM Technology Phone data summary of serving and neighbor channels - graph
GSM/UMTS Sum-
mary 2 GSM Technology Phone data summary of serving and neighbor channels - table
iDEN Summary 1 iDEN Technology Phone data summary of serving and
neighbor channels - graph
iDEN Summary 2 iDEN Technology Phone data summary of serving and
neighbor channels - table
EAMPS Summary None Phone data summary of serving
channeland scanning data
Phone Summary Additional ports Displays key data from multiple
phones on a single screen.
GSM/UMTS Hand-
off GSM Technology Serving channel and last 6 handoffs including strongest neighbor prior to
handoff
CDMA/EAMPS
Handoff CDMA Technology Serving channel and last 6 hard/soft handoffs
EAMPS scanning
screens R8 and/or R19 CW Scan- ner Scans user-defined 30KHz channels and displays and reports the strong-
est
GSM Scanning
Screen GSM Scanner Scans GSM channels for RSSI and BSIC
PN Call Follow PN8 and/or PN 19 PN Scanner follows the call of
another phone and logs Missing
neighbors and Pilot Polluters
PN Channel Scan-
ning PN8 and/or PN 19 PN Scanner scans PNs of user- defined channels and displays and
logs the strongest
Data Testing 1xRTT, EvDO and GPRS/
EDGE Data Testing Throughput and other data is dis- played and logged on a data call
GSM Messages GSM Over-the-air messages
CDMA Messages CDMA Over-the-air messages

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Main Menu
The Main Menu is displayed after the unit is powered on and goes through
it's start up procedure. The main menu contains the following functions:
T ABLE 2:
Menu Item Description
SAM-ALL Live call follow, coverage and interference measuring
Firmware Updates Information screen about software upgrade availability
Configuration A list of menus to customize the configuration
Utilities Screen for reformatting the Compact Flash card. Additional utili-
ties may be added in the future.
System Information Provides software and hardware version information and availa-
ble free memory
MAIN MENU V8.8
SAM-ALL
Utilities . . .
System Information
Configuration . . .
Firmware Updates

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SAM-ALL Screens
The SAM-ALL data screens will appear when SAM-ALL is highlighted in
the Main Menu and the ENTER key is depressed.
CDMA Summary
The Zoom Summary data screen is the one most commonly used because it
summarizes all the phone data collected.
Screen Elements
Zoom Line: Paging channels are shown as inverse video (light text on a
dark background). Traffic channels are shown as normal video (dark text
on a light background). The following values for the active channel appear
in the zoom line from left to right:
Hyperband Indicator: A lower case “p” indicates that the phone is
on a PCS channel; a lower case “c” indicates that the phone is
on a cellular channel.
Frequency Channel: Indicates the center frequency channel for the
CDMA channel
Active Agg. Ec/Io
Strongest
Candidates
Neighbors
Serving Channel data (zoom line)
Active Set
Candidate Set
Neighbor Set
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RxAGC (RSSI): The signal strength of the frequency channel in
dBm.
Agg EcIo: Represents the aggregate Ec/Io of the Active Set in dB.
Tx Power: Transmit power of the phone in units of dBm. (Dis-
played only when a call is in progress.)
Tx Gain Adjust: Transmit gain adjust of the phone in units of dB.
(Displayed only when a call is in progress.)
FER: Frame error rate of the downlink in percentages. FER is calcu-
lated every 100 frames (2 seconds) by taking the number of bad
frames and dividing by 100. (Displayed only when a call is in
progress.)
Table: The table shows the Active set, strongest candidates and strongest
neighbors PNs, Ec/Io and cellnames (color coded by neighbor set type).
Graph: The graph shows the aggregate Ec/Io of the Active set, strongest
candidates and strongest neighbors over a 40-second, scrolling time win-
dow (color coded by neighbor set type).

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EvDO Summary Screen
With the EvDO option an additional summary screen is available. Since the
EvDO phone is monitoriong both the CDMA channel and the EvDO chan-
nel an additional summary screen is provided.
EvDO channel PN SINR TxPwr
Sector ID24 (hex)
or Cellname

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CDMA/EAMPS Handoff
An example of the CDMA/EAMPS Handoff screen is shown below.
This screen shows the last 10 soft/hard handoffs. The information dis-
played in the table is the last measured data just prior to the handoff.
The following describes the items in the columns:
• mm:ss - the time in minutes:seconds the handoff occurred
• Chan - Carrier frequency of the channel just prior to the
handoff
• Rssi - Received Signal Strength just prior to the handoff
• PN1 - Strongest PN of the Active Set
• PN2 thru 6 - Active Set members
Serving Channel
Prior soft/hard
handoffs