User's Manual

TB8100 Calibration Kit User’s Manual Connecting to a Reciter via the Control Panel 7
Connecting to a Reciter via the Control Panel
For calibration procedures that do not require access to tuning holes, you can
leave the reciter in the subrack and connect your PC to the control panel as
follows.
Equipment ■ An IBM compatible PC
■ RS-232 cable
Setup
To connect to a reciter in the subrack
1. Connect your computer to the base station by plugging the RS-232 cable
into the serial port of the base station’s control panel.
Note: If the base station is fitted with a TaitNet RS232 system
interface, the control panel serial port is disabled; connect to the
serial port at the reciter rear instead.
2. Start the TB8100 Calibration Kit program, and check that the correct COM
port is selected.
3. Click Connect to start the connection process.
4. As soon as you see the “Waiting for logon prompt from Reciter” screen,
power up the base station. If it is already on, turn it off, and then on.
5. When the TB8100 Calibration Kit program has successfully connected to
the base station, the Calibration Wizards are displayed in the main window.
You are now ready to carry out calibration procedures.
Disconnecting from the Base Station/Reciter
Once calibration is completed, click Disconnect before exiting the Calibration
Kit.
Important: Disconnecting when a calibration process is not
completed may leave the base station in an uncalibrated state.
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1 Base station 3 RS-232 cable
2 Serial port 4 PC