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

Section 1: System Features and Specifications 1-5
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Bit Error Immunity
>1X10E-4 for no subjective loss in audio quality
Async Data Channels
One for each audio pair
Aggregate Transmission
Rates
Depends on number of audio channels
Diagnostics
FWD Power, REV Power, TX Lock, Radiate, RSL, BER, RX
Lock
Status Indicators
Full Duplex: Fault, Alarm, Loopback, TX, TXD, RX, RXD,
NMS/CPU.
Transmitter: Fault, Alarm, VSWR, Radiate, Standby, AFC Lock,
Modulator Lock, NMS/CPU.
Receiver: Fault, Alarm, Attenuator, Signal, BER, AFC Lock,
Demodulator Lock, NMS/CPU.
Fault Detection and
Logging
REV Power, PA Current, LO Level, Exciter Level, RSL, BER,
Synth Level, Modem Level
Alarm Detection and
Logging
FWD Power, AFC Lock , PA Temp, MBAUD, DBAUD, DFEC
Temperature Range
Specification Performance: 0 to 50º C
Operational: -20 to 60º C
1.3.2. System Specifications - Composite
Audio Capacity
Composite Stereo linear (128 kHz sample rate) + 1 async. data
channel;
Composite Stereo linear (145 kHz sample rate) + 1 async. data
channel + 2 configurable sync/async data channels
Frequency Range
160-240 MHz
330-512 MHz
800-960 MHz
1340-1520 MHz
1650-1700 MHz
(Fully Synthesized, front-panel programmable, no adjustments)
Frequency Step Size
25 kHz
Occupied Bandwidth
See Table 1-1 below for details.
RF Spectral Efficiency
See Appendix
Threshold Performance
See Table 1-1 below for details.
Composite Frequency Response vs. Sample Rate:
128 kHz:
0.1 Hz – 60 kHz; -3 dB bandwidth
0.2 Hz – 53 kHz; +/- 0.02 dB flatness
145 kHz:
0.1 Hz – 68 kHz; -3 dB bandwidth
0.2 Hz – 60 kHz; +/- 0.02 dB flatness