User manual
Table Of Contents
- User Manual
- Starlink SL9003Q
- Digital Studio Transmitter Link
- WARRANTY
- SL9003Q Manual Dwg # 602-12016-01 R: G Revision Levels:
- Using This Manual - Overview
- Section 1 System Features and Specifications
- Section 2 Quick Start
- Section 3 Installation
- Section 4 Operation
- Section 5 Module Configuration
- Section 6 Customer Service
- Section 7 System Information
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- 1 System Features and Specifications
- 2 Quick Start
- 3 Installation
- 4 Operation
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 Front Panel Operation
- 4.3 Screen Menu Navigation and Structure
- 7.4 Screen Menu Summaries
- 4.4.1 Meter
- 4.4.2 System: Card View
- 4.4.3 System: Power Supply
- 4.4.4 System: Info
- 4.4.5 System: Basic Card Setup
- 4.4.6 Factory Calibration
- 4.4.7 SYSTEM: UNIT-WIDE PARAMS
- 4.4.8 System: Date/Time
- 4.4.9 System: Transfer
- 4.4.10 System: External I/O (NMS)
- 4.4.11 Alarms/Faults
- 4.4.12 Radio: Modem Status (QAM)
- 4.4.13 Radio TX Status
- 4.4.14 Radio RX Status
- 4.4.15 Radio TX Control
- 4.4.16 Radio RX Control
- 4.4.17 Radio Modem (QAM) Configure
- 4.4.18 Radio TX Configure
- 4.4.19 Radio RX Configure
- 4.4.20 Radio Modem/TX/RX Copy Function
- 4.5 Intelligent Multiplexer PC Interface Software
- 4.6 NMS/CPU PC Interface Software
- 5 Module Configuration
- 6 Customer Service
- 7 System Description
- 8 Appendices
- Appendix A: Path Evaluation Information
- Appendix B: Audio Considerations
- Appendix C: Glossary of Terms
- Appendix D: Microvolt – dBm – Watt Conversion (50 ohms)
- Appendix E: Spectral Emission Masks
- Appendix F: Redundant Backup with TP64 and TPT-2 Transfer Panels
- Appendix G: Optimizing Radio Performance For Hostile Environments
- Appendix H: FCC APPLICATIONS INFORMATION - FCC Form 601
- Starlink SL9003Q & Digital Composite - 950 MHz Band

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Figure 8-2 Starlink SL9003Q RX Main/Standby Connection (w/OPTIMOD)..................F-
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Figure 8-3 Receiver Audio Output Switching-External Control (Discrete or Digital Audio)
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Figure 8-4 Starlink Digital Composite Transmitter Main/Standby Configuration..........F-
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Figure 8-5 Starlink Digital Composite Receiver Main/Standby Configuration............F-
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Figure 8-6 Starlink TX & RX NMS-Transfer I/O Connection ......................................F-
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Figure 8-7 Starlink Digital Composite with PCL Series TX Backup ............................F-
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Figure 8-8 Starlink Digital Composite RX and PCL Series RX Backup .....................F-
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Figure 8-9 Starlink QAM TX with DSP/PCL TX Backup and TPT-2 Connection .......F-
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Figure 8-10 Starlink QAM RX with DSP/PCL RX Backup and Optimod Connection.F-
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Figure 8-11 Starlink QAM RX with DSP/PCL RX Backup and Router Connection....F-
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Figure 8-12 TP64 Front Panel ...................................................................................F-
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Figure 8-13 STARLINK – TP64 Control Cable Adaptor 230-12127-01 ......................F-
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List of Tables
Table 2-1 Encoder/Decoder Typical Settings ............................................................2-10
Table 4-1 LED Status Indicator Functions (Transmitter)...............................................
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Table 4-2 LED Status Indicator Functions (Receiver)..................................................
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Table 4-3 LED Status Indicator Functions (Repeater/Full Duplex Systems) ................
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Table 5-1 NMS External I/O Pin Descriptions............................................................
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Table 8-1 Typical Antenna Gain ...................................................................................F-
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Table 8-2 Free Space Loss..........................................................................................F-
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Table 8-3 Transmission Line Loss...............................................................................F-
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Table 8-4 Branching Losses ........................................................................................F-
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Table 8-5 Typical Received Signal Strength required for BER of 1x10E-4* .................F-
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Table 8-6 Relationship Between System Reliability & Outage Time ..........................F-
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Table 8-7 Fade Margins Required for 99.99% Reliability, Terrain Factor of 4.0, and
Climate Factor of 0.5 ............................................................................................F-
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Table 8-8 TP64 Transmitter Master/Slave Logic ........................................................F-
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Table 8-9 TP64 Receiver Master/Slave Logic ...........................................................F-
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Table 8-10 Interleave Setting vs. Delay ...................................................................... G-
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