User's Manual

TB8100 Calibration Kit User’s Manual Contents i
Contents
Preface ..............................................................................................................iii
Enquiries and Comments ..................................................................iii
Updates of Manual and Equipment ...................................................iii
Copyright .........................................................................................iii
Disclaimer ........................................................................................iii
Typographical Conventions ..............................................................iii
Associated Documentation ...............................................................iii
Publication Record ..........................................................................iv
Basic Tasks .........................................................................................................1
Using the TB8100 Calibration Kit ..........................................................1
About the Toolbar ............................................................................2
About the Status Bar ..........................................................................2
Equipment Required ..............................................................................3
Calibration Overview .............................................................................3
Field Calibration ................................................................................4
Service Center Calibration .................................................................4
Selecting the Communications Port ........................................................5
Connecting to a Reciter Outside the Subrack .........................................5
Connecting to a Reciter via the Control Panel .......................................7
Disconnecting from the Base Station/Reciter .........................................7
Troubleshooting .....................................................................................8
Adjusting the Frequency Setup ........................................................................9
Adjusting the Receiver Lock Band .........................................................9
Tuning the Receiver Front End ...........................................................10
Tuning a K-Band, H-Band, or L-Band Receiver Front End ............11
Tuning a VHF Receiver Front End .................................................12
Adjusting the Exciter Lock Band ..........................................................13
Calibrating the Reciter ....................................................................................14
Calibrating the Exciter ..........................................................................14
Automatically Tune the Frequency Control Loop (FCL) .................14
Calibrating the FCL .........................................................................14
Calibrating the VCO .......................................................................16
Calibrating the RSSI .............................................................................17
Audio Calibration .................................................................................18
Calibrating the Balanced Lines .........................................................18
Calibrating the Unbalanced Lines ....................................................19
Carrier Frequency Offset Adjustment
(Older Reciters) ....................................................................................21
Carrier Frequency Offset Adjustment
(Newer Reciters) ..................................................................................22
Calibrating the Power Amplifier ....................................................................24