User's Manual

DASSoftwareConfiguration
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RF Strip 1 XXX MHz Configuration Software Version 3.9
Softwarerelease3.9in
troducessettableReturnLossmeasurementsandcontroloveralarms.Thedefaultinterval
settingis“0”indicatingthereturnlossalarmfeatureisturnedoff.Returnlossalarmsareoftendisabledwhenthere
isapassiveantennanetworkinstalledbeyondtheremote.
Figure 94 FOR RF 1 Configuration, Software Version 3.9
4 Turnsdownlinklowpoweralarmonoroff.
5UplinkgainsettingforRFpathunderreview.
6
UplinkALCsettingforRFpathunderreview .Thisisthethresholdatwhich
thesystemwillstartreducingfurthergaintopreventincreasesinuplinkRF
totheFOI.After10dBdecreaseingainanuplinkalarmwill 
betriggered
Note: Shouldbeleft
afactorydefault.OnlychangeifFOR
uplinkgainischanged.IfgainisincreasedonFORuplink
thenthesamevalueshouldbedecreasedontheALC.
Example:ChangingtheULFORgainfrom12to17wouldrequireALCtobe
changedfrom‐13to‐18.
7
HardwareAL
C
offsetmeasuredintenthsofadB.Defaultsettingof60
(6dBm)shouldbeusedformostapplications.Shouldthesoftwarenotbe
abletoreduceuplinkgainfastenoughaftertheALCthresholdhasbeen
exceed,hardwareattenuationwillbeaddedtoprotecttheuplinkpath.In
theexa
mpleabov
e,thehardwareattenuationwilltriggerat‐7dBm(‐13dBm
ALCthresholdminus6dBmHWALCoffset=‐7dBm)
8 TurnsuplinkRFonoroff.
9
Setsuplinktesttonefrequency.Mustbewithinuplinkfrequencylimitsof
theRFmodule.
10 Turnsonuplinktesttone.Testtonetimesoutafter60minut
es.
11
RetrievescurrentFORsettingsfromsystem.
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