Technical Manual
120 20191-001 Paragon-III Technical Manual
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1. PRODUCT OVERVIEW................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 I
NTENDED
A
UDIENCE
....................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 G
ENERAL
D
ESCRIPTION
.................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2.1 Features:................................................................................................................................................. 2
1.3 F
ACTORY
T
ECHNICAL
S
UPPORT
........................................................................................................................ 3
1.4 P
RODUCT
W
ARRANTY
...................................................................................................................................... 4
1.5 R
EPLACEMENT
P
ARTS
....................................................................................................................................... 4
1.5.1 Factory Repair........................................................................................................................................ 4
1.6 P
ACKAGING
...................................................................................................................................................... 4
2. INSTALLATION ............................................................................................................................................... 5
2.1 O
VERVIEW
........................................................................................................................................................ 5
2.2 L
OCATION
......................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.3 F
RONT
V
IEW
:.................................................................................................................................................... 5
2.4 R
EAR
V
IEWS
:.................................................................................................................................................... 6
2.5 E
LECTRICAL
...................................................................................................................................................... 8
2.5.1 Paragon-III Assembly Power.................................................................................................................. 8
2.6 A
NTENNA
....................................................................................................................................................... 10
2.6.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 10
2.6.2 Cabling and Connection ....................................................................................................................... 10
2.7 C
OMPLETING THE PHYSICAL
I
NSTALLATION
.................................................................................................... 10
2.8 C
HECKING OUT
N
ORMAL
O
PERATION
............................................................................................................. 10
3. OPERATING DESCRIPTION ....................................................................................................................... 11
3.1 R
ADIO
A
SSEMBLY
........................................................................................................................................... 11
Receiver module................................................................................................................................................. 11
3.1.2 5W Transmitter module......................................................................................................................... 12
BDLC-III module ............................................................................................................................................... 12
3.1.4 Speaker panel........................................................................................................................................ 13
3.1.5 Dual Power Supply module................................................................................................................... 13
3.1.6 Radio Backplane Assembly ................................................................................................................... 14
4. TROUBLE-SHOOTING AND TESTING ..................................................................................................... 15
4.1 E
QUIPMENT
R
EQUIRED
................................................................................................................................... 15
4.2 R
ECOMMENDED
C
HECKS
................................................................................................................................15
4.3 A
DDITIONAL TEST DETAILS
............................................................................................................................. 19
4.3.1 RF Data Link Test................................................................................................................................. 19
5. RADIO PROGRAMMING AND ADJUSTMENTS.....................................................................................20
5.1 S
ERIES
II R
ADIO
P
ROGRAMMING
.................................................................................................................... 20
5.1.1 Recommended Items.............................................................................................................................. 20
5.1.2 Module Programming........................................................................................................................... 20
5.1.3 Channel Selection via DIP Switches..................................................................................................... 23
5.2 S
ERIES
II R
ADIO
T
UNING
................................................................................................................................24
5.2.1 Test Equipment...................................................................................................................................... 24
5.2.2 Receiver module.................................................................................................................................... 24
5.2.3 Exciter Module (T881-xx-0200)............................................................................................................ 26
6. SPECIFICATIONS.......................................................................................................................................... 31
F
IGURE
1 - T
YPICAL RACK
-
MOUNT MULTI
-
MODULES
"R
ADIO
A
SSEMBLY
" .................................................................... 5
F
IGURE
2 - T
YPICAL RACK
-
MOUNT DUAL
"P
OWER
S
UPPLY
" .......................................................................................... 5
F
IGURE
3 - B
ASE
S
TATION STANDARD ASSEMBLY
.......................................................................................................... 6
F
IGURE
4 - B
ASE
S
TATION STANDARD ASSEMBLY
,
WITH
3
RD
PARTY
DC
SUPPLY MODULE
.............................................. 7
F
IGURE
5 - M
AXI
-F
USE
.................................................................................................................................................. 9
F
IGURE
6 - R
ECEIVER MODULE
.................................................................................................................................... 11