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Agilent Part Number E6380-90019
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 Contents
 Overview of the Test Set’s Built-In Tools
 Cdma Measurements Screens and Control Fields
 Analog Measurements Screens and Control Fields
 Contents
 Contents
 Control Fields on the Configuration Screens 227
Configuration Screens and Control Fields
 AMPS-TACS, NAMPS-NTACS Encoder and Decoder 253
Signaling Encoder and Decoder Screens and Control Fields
 Connectors
Connectors
 Error Messages
Accessories, Manuals, Support
 General Information
 Herstellerbescheinigung
Manufacturers Declaration
 Safety Considerations
 Any unintended operation
Connected to the earth terminal of the power source
Adjustments described in the manual are performed with
Instrument must be made inoperative and be secured against
 Provided with a protective earth contact. Any interruption
This product is a Safety Class I instrument provided with a
Protective earthing ground incorporated in the power cord
Mains plug shall only be inserted in a socket outlet
 Consumables
Lifting and Handling
 Product Markings
 Certification
 Declaration of Conformity
 Price upon prompt return of the product
Defects in material and workmanship when properly installed
Like-new
Its programming instructions due to such defects
 Chapter
 Assistance
Regional Sales and Service Office s
 Power Cables
Power Cables
Straight/90 8120-1692 Inches, mint gray
 Used in the following locations Peru
 Used in the following locations Switzerland
 Straight/90 8120-4754 Inches, dark gray
JIS C 8303, 100
 90 /Straight 8120-1351 Inches, mint gray
 LineNeutral
 Straight/90 Used in the following locations System Cabinets
8120-4379 Inches, jade gray
 Power Cables
 Product Description
 Sinad SNR
 Documentation
What is in This Manual
Conventions Used in This Manual
 Document Navigation
Which Document is Required?
Document Part Number Usage
 Trademark Acknowledgments
 Getting Started
 Before Connecting a Radio on
 Before Connecting a Radio
 Changing the Test Set’s Display
Using the cursor-control Knob or Screen Keys
 To change the measurement screen
 Unit-of-Measure Field
Changing the Control Fields
To change a unit-of-measure field
 To Change an underlined entry
Underlined Entry Field
 To make a one-of-many choice
One-of-Many Field
 Numeric-Entry Field
Numeric-Entry Fields
To change a value
 Hexadecimal Values
Decimal Values
 How do I Verify that the Test Set is Operating Properly?
 Cdma Spectrum
 Operating Overview
 Operating Overview
 ADC Full Scale ADC FS
Displaying Cdma Measurements
 Magnitude Error, Phase Error
 Selecting Code Domain Measurements
Diagram
 RF Measurements
Frequency Error, Frequency
Transmitter TXPower
Displaying Analog Measurements
 SINAD, Distortion, SNR, AF Frequency, DC Level
Measurement AF Anl In Setting
Displaying AF Measurements
FM Deviation, AM Depth, AC Level
 Displaying SINAD, Distortion, SNR, DC Level, or AF Frequency
 To display the meter scale
Displaying Measurement Results on a Meter Scale
To set the meter’s end points and scale intervals
 Operating Overview
 Calibrating the Channel Power Measurement Cdma Analyzer
 Calibrating the Channel Power Measurement Code Domain
 Calibrating the Adjacent Channel Power ACP Measurement
 Using the Factor of 10 Increment/Decrement Keys
Changing the Increment or Decrement Setting
Specifying An Increment Value for the Arrow Keys or Knob
 To reset or remove limits
Using Measurement Limit Indicators
To set high and low limits
 To remove a limit
 To set a reference
Setting a Measurement Reference
 To use measurement averaging
Averaging Measurements
How the Test Set Averages Measurements
 To set an RF Offset
Setting an RF Generator/Analyzer Offset
 Press Recall
Saving and Recalling Instrument Setups
To save an instrument setup
To recall an instrument setup
 Register Names
Poweron Settings
To remove clear an individual save register
To clear all save registers
 Memory Considerations
Base Settings
Instrument Hardware Changes
 Using Pre-Defined User Keys
Using User Keys
 To assign global user keys
Assigning and Releasing User Keys
To assign local user keys
To release local user keys
 Replacing Batteries
 Overview of the Test Set’s
 Overview of theTest Set’s Built-In Tools
 Using the RF Tools Program
 Software Menu Screen
Loading and Running RF Tools
 Test Results/BTS Utility Setup Screens
Test Results/BTS Utility Setup
 To use a printer for data collection
 Making the Measurement
Swept Gain
To use a laptop interface other than the BTS Laptop Utility
Measurement Description
 Selecting the Swept Gain Measurement Test
 Level for the Duplex OUT level in dBm parameter
Level value to avoid damage to that device
Press k1 Begin Tst
 Example of a Swept Gain Plot Screen
 Discrete Frequency Insertion Loss
Specifications
 Particular test
Press k1 Proceed when you are finished with this screen.
Second display is enlarged for easier reading
 10 Selecting the Swept Insertion Loss Measurement
Swept Insertion Loss
 11 Swept Insertion Loss Setups
 Estimating Swept Insertion Loss Using a Single Connection
 Swept Return Loss
 Select Main Menu Swept Return Loss
 13 Swept Return Loss Setups
Power level. To avoid damage to the ANT in port, enter an
 14 Example of a Swept Return Loss Plot Screen
 Specifications
 Locations by viewing it in units of distance
Cable Fault
Test Signal Can Cause Interference
Time domain can be used to find the physical distances.
 Select Main Menu Cable Fault Measurement
 K1 HELIAX, k3 RG, or k5 Custom
Greatest accuracy is obtained when you enter a cable length
Cable length, enter a value 1.5 times the estimated length
Toggles the selection between feet and meters
 17 Cable Fault Setups
 18 Example of a Cable Fault Plot Screen
 Cable Fault Performance
Typical cable fault return loss measurements
Replot Data Files
 Select Main Menu
 21 Transfer Stored Data Screen
Transfer Stored Data
 22 SA Self Calibration OFF/ON Screen
SA Spectrum Analyzer Self Calibration ON/OFF
 Catalog PC Memory Card
 23 Catalog Memory Card Screen
 Selecting the Code Domain Analyzer’s Controls Menus
Using the Code Domain Analyzer
 24 Code Domain Analyzer Menus IS-95
 25 Code Domain Analyzer Menus IS-2000
 Automatic Calibration
Using the Spectrum Analyzer
Setting Resolution Bandwidth and Sweep Rate
Relationship between Span, Resolution Bandwidth, and Sweep
 26 Spectrum Analyzer Controls Menus
Selecting the Spectrum Analyzer’s Controls Menus
 Delta Frequency
Using the Spectrum Analyzer’s Delta Markers
Delta Level
 Reference Marker Ref Mrkr Level and Frequency
 Displaying the Spectrum Analyzer Mask
Using the Spectrum Analyzer Mask
 Point Level Frequency
Settings for mask in Figure
Defining the Fixed Mask’s Limits
Point
 Turning Off the Mask
Defining the Relative Mask’s Limits
Turning Off the Mask’s Failure Beeper
 AC Level Set to DC Level or AF Freq Set to match source
Using the Voltmeter and Audio Frequency Counter
Set to Audio
Measuring AC and DC Voltages
 29 Inputs and Filters for the Oscilloscope
Using the Oscilloscope Scope
 Selecting the Oscilloscope’s Input
 Selecting the Oscilloscope’s Filters
Using the Oscilloscope’s Marker
Triggering the Oscilloscope
 Copypl
Using Ibutil Programs
 Securing aTest Procedure
 Clearing RAM
 Using the Listopts list options Program
 Using the Demo Program
 Step
Using the Stplt store or plot Program
 Cdma Measurements Screens and Control Fields
 130
 Screens on which this measurement is displayed
Average Power Measurements
Cdma Measurements
Avg Pwr
 Chan Pwr
Adjacent Channel Power Measurements
Channel Power Measurements
Screens on which this measurement is made
 Rho
Rho Measurements
 Estimated Rho Est Rho
Frequency Error Freq Err
Code DOM Code Domain Analyzer
 Time Offset
 Carrier Feedthrough
 Chapter 137
 Magnitude Error
Error Vector Magnitude EVM Measurements
Phase Error
 Code Domain Measurements IS-95
Code Domain Power, IS-95
 Code DOM Code Domain Analyzer, IS-95 only
Selecting Absolute or Relative Code Domain Power, IS-95 only
 Code Domain Phase Phse
Fast Power
Code Domain Timing Timing
 Code Domain Measurements IS-2000
Advantages of Using IS-2000
 Interpreting IS-2000 Channel Ordering
Building a tree using the Bit Reverse method
 Channel numbers. The Walsh index utilizes Walsh orders 0
 Available Measurements in the Code Domain
11 Code Domain Power, Bit Reverse Ordering
 Reading Code Domain Power, IS-2000
Code Domain Power, IS-2000
 Code DOM Code Domain Analyzer, IS-2000
Code Domain Power & Noise
 Code Domain Fast Power Synchronize
Code Domain Complex Power
 PN Offset Search
IQ Constellation Diagram, IS-2000 only
 ACP Fltr BW
Control Fields for Cdma Measurements
# of Frames
ACP Cal
 Code DOM Code Domain Analyze screen gain controls menu
ACP Offset
ADCfs or ADC FS
Amplitude
 COD DOM Code Domain Analyzer main controls menu
Analyzer Cdma analyzer
Analyzer code domain analyzer
Anl Dir
 Chan Num
Anl Special
Auto Zero
Carrier FT or Carrier Feedthru
 CD pwr unit
Chan Size
Chn Pwr Cal
 CW RF Path
Controls
COD DOM Code Domain Analyzer all menus
 Data Rate
 Data Source
 Find PN
Even Sec
Freq Err
 Gen Dir
Gain
COD DOM Code Domain Analyzer gain controls menu
 Gen Special
Gen Mode
 Code DOM Code Domain Analyzer gain controls menu
Input Atten
Input Port
Lvl
 Meas Intvl or Meas Int
Power Level
Marker Lvl
Marker Pos
 Num Avgs
COD DOM Code Domain Analyzer fast power setup controls menu
Meas Order
Measurement
 Output Port
Phase/div
COD DOM Code Domain Analyzer FP setup controls menu
Ofs Trnsfer
 PN Incrment
Phse
PN Offset
 Pwr Gain
PN Offset or PN Ofs
 Pwr Scale IS-2000
Pwr Intvl
Pwr Ref
Pwr Scale IS-95
 Qual Event
Pwr Zero
 Code DOM Code Domain Analyzer trigger controls menu
Rate RC-3
Rate RC-4
Rate RC-5
 Screens on which this field is displayed
RF Channel
RF Gen Freq
RF In/Ant
 Start Frame
Sprd Fact Spread Factor
Threshold
 Time/div
Time
 Time Ofs
Time Offset
 Tune Freq
Trig Event
 Walsh Order
Walsh Chan
 Control Fields
 178
 AC Control
Analog Measurements
AM Depth Measurement
 DC Level Measurement
AF Freq Measurement
 FM Deviation Measurement
Distn Distortion Measurement
 Frequency Measurement
Frequency Error Measurement
 TX Power Measurement
 Sinad Measurement
Is signal to noise ratio of the audio input signal
SNR Measurement
 AF Anl
Signaling Decoder All Modes
Control Fields for Analog Measurements
#Pts
 AFGen1 Freq
AF Cnt Gate
 AFGen2 Freq
AFGen1 To
 AFGen2 To
Signaling Encoder All Modes
 Spec ANL RF generator controls menu
Atten Hold
 Scope trigger controls menu
Audio In Lo
Audio Out
Auto/Norm
 Spec ANL all menus except mask controls
Center Freq
Spec ANL main controls menu
 De-Emphasis
Cont/Single
DC FM Zero
De-Emp Gain
 Display
Detector
Detector Types
 EditPt
Edit Mask
 Ext TTL
Ext Load R
Filter
 FM Coupling
 Freq mask
Freq Delta Mrkr
Reference Marker Frequency Level Delta Marker
 Normal Marker Frequency Level
Spec ANL all menus when in normal mode except mask controls
Freq normal marker
Freq Ref Mrkr
 If Filter
Gain Cntl
 Spec ANL auxiliary controls menu
Input Gain
 Internal
 Level mask
Level div
Lvl Delta Mrkr
 Lvl normal marker
Lvl marker
Scope all control menus
 Scope marker controls menu
Lvl Ref Mrkr
Marker To Peak+
Marker To Peak
 Spec ANL marker controls menu
Marker To
Mask Beep
Mask Type
 No Pk/Avg
Mod In To
 Norm/Delta
Normalize
 Notch Gain
Notch Freq
Offset Freq
 Pk Det To
 Position
Port/Sweep
Scope marker controls menu Spec ANL marker controls menu
 Ref Level
Pos/Neg
Ref Mrkr
 RF Cnt Gate
Reset
Spec ANL RF generator or main controls menu
 This field selects the input port for the spectrum analyzer
Maximum signal levels are printed on the connector panel
Key or turn the Test Set off and on to reset it
Spec ANL RF Gen controls menu
 Sensitivity RF analyzer
Scope To
 Settling
Sensitivity spectrum analyzer
 Sets the span of frequencies to be displayed on the screen
Span
Speaker ALC
Speaker Vol
 Squelch
 Scope main controls menu
Track/Fixed
This field selects the horizontal sweep time per division
Time-per-division is selected from a list of choices
 Resolution
Trig-Delay
 TX Pwr Meas
 Vert/div
TX Pwr Zero
 Vert Offset
 Configuration Screens
 224
 Turning Off User Messages
Configuring the Instrument
Setting the Date and Time
Changing the Beeper’s Volume
 Printing a Screen
Configuring for Printing a Screen
To interrupt printing
 Antenna
Control Fields on the Configuration Screens
Screens Where Field is Present
Abort Print
 Beeper
Base Freq User Defined
 Chan Space User Defined
Call
Cdma Std
 230
 Connection Time-out
Command Escape Character
Data Length
 Display User Messages
Date
Duplex Out
 Firmware
Ext Ref
FF at End
FF at Start
 Frame Clock Output
Inaccessible
OUT connector
Flow Control
 Gen-Anl User Defined
Gen-Anl
 Gpib Adrs
Hold-off Delay
Ibasic Echo
 Mode
Incoming Call Security
Inst Echo
Lines/Page
 Model
Modem Configuration
 Modem Mode
Modem Initialization/Configuration
 Parity
Notch Coupl
Number to Call
Opt Cdma TB
 Print Title
Password
Printer Adrs
Printer Port
 Range Hold
 Ref Select
Remote Mode
 RF Chan Std
Retries
 RF Gen Volts
RF Display
See the RF Chan Std on page 244 for more information
 RF Level Offset
RF In/Out
 Save/Recall
RF Offset
 This field displays the serial number of the Test Set
Serial Baud
Serial9
Serial No
 Status
Serial Port
Stop Length
 Total RAM
 Signaling Encoder and Decoder
 Encoder
Signaling Encoder and Decoder Screens
Decoder’s Signal Source
Decoder Frequency Measurements
 Control and Voice Channel Identifiers
AMPS-TACS, NAMPS-NTACS Encoder and Decoder
Encoder/Decoder Interaction
 Recc and AMPS-TACS RVC Measurements
Decoder Mode Differences
AMPS-TACS, NAMPS-NTACS Decoder
Interpreting Decoded Data
 Decoding the Reverse Control Channel Recc Data
 Measure Field
NAMPS-NTACS Reverse Voice Channel Measurements
 Decoding NAMPS-NTACS Reverse Voice Channel RVC Data
 Measurement Limits
Dtmf Sequence Encoder and Decoder
 Decoding Considerations
Function Generator Encoder and Decoder
 Bursts
Control Fields for the Signaling Encoder and Decoder
Delay
Arm Meas
 Data hex
Signaling Decoder Modes AMPS-TACS, NAMP-NTAC
Busy/Idle
Channel
 Data Rate analog
Signaling Decoder
Signaling Encoder
Data Level
 Signaling Decoder Modes NAMP-NTAC
Signaling Encoder Modes NAMP-NTAC
DSAT/DST hex
 Data you enter here
Filler Focc
 Gate Time
Frequency
Hi Tone
 De-emphasis Effects on Input Level
Input Level
 Measure
Examples of Input Level Settings
Signaling Decoder All Modes
Lo Tone
 AMPS-TACS/NAMPS-NTACS Focc Message and Filler Data Format
Message Focc
 Message FVC AMPS-TACS
Signaling Encoder Modes AMPS-TACS
 Message/DST FVC
Message FVC NAMPS-TACS
 Off Time
Signaling Decoder All Modes Signaling Encoder All Modes
Signaling Encoder Modes Dtmf Signaling Decoder Modes Dtmf
Num of Bits
 Inverted Operation
On Time
Polarity
Normal Operation
 SAT Freq FVC
Signaling Encoder Modes Dtmf
Pre-Emp
Recc Data hex
 Send Dsat FVC
Send
Send Filler Focc
 Single/Cont
Send Mode
Signaling Encoder Modes Func Gen
Sine Units
 Encoder Operating Considerations
Standard
Stop
Decoder Operating Considerations
 Stop Meas
Symbol Frequencies Hz
Stop Dsat FVC
Stop Filler Focc
 Trigger Pattern bin
Signaling Decoder Modes AMPS-TACS, NAMP-NTAC, Func Gen
Trig Level
 Example
Twist
Twist and Pre-emphasis Interaction
Examples of Twist and Pre-emphasis Interaction
 Waveform
 Connectors
 Operating Considerations
Connectors
 ANT
 Audio
 Audio OUT
 Data
 EXT REF
 EXT Scope Trig
 Parallel Port Pin Assignments
Parallel
 RF IN/OUT
 Pin Description
Serial 9, 10,
Serial Port Pin Assignments
Serial Port Pin Assignments
 Video OUT
 Accessories, Manuals, Support
 Modifications
 Agilent Technologies Manuals English and Other
Agilent Technologies Accessories
Accessories
External Monitor
 Order Description Number 1D5 High Stability Reference
Agilent Technologies Test Software
Options
Number Description
 Getting Help
Support for Your Instrument
Customer Training
 Agilent Regional Sales and Service Offices
 Error Messages
 Example 11-2 For example
General Information About Error Messages
Positive Numbered Error Messages
Example 11-1 Positive numbered error messages take the form
 Example 11-3 For example
Negative Numbered Error Messages
Ibasic Error Messages
Example 11-4 Ibasic error messages take the form
 Example Text only error messages take the form
Gpib Error Messages
Text Only Error Messages
Example Gpib error messages take the form
 Message Display
Non-Recoverable Firmware Error
Warbles and Beeps
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