Communication Monitor STABILOCK® 4015 Operating Instructions Marval Version: 9211-132-4 ‘Schlumberger Technologies GmbH, Gutenborgstr. 2 ~ 4, O-8045 lemaningList of Contents Chapter 1: Startup For the Reader in a Hurry Firsttime startup ces Declarations, : Working with masks : ‘Working with menus a Examples for practice : Introduction Standard Equipment tl Safety Notes... ee Before startup During tests During maintenance end repair ‘Shutdown when detective Notes on health and environmental protection Permissible RF Inout Power : TX SENS socket AXTX socket. Line Power. . Permissible line AG voltage Power connection : Power fuse . . : Battery Power Powering from internal battery (option) Powering from external battery . : Fuse protection of irnalornal batery Powering on Line powering Battery powering ot parallel ine/battery powering Data Retention Data retention when cowering off a Data retention upon power: disconnection... | . Data retention upon: anne ‘of mask . Total reset Calioration Why calibrate? What happens in calibration? ‘Temperature-requiated calibration ‘Specific calibration . . Forced calibration... . Error message during calibrationChapter 2: Operating Rules Operating Concept . —— aor a4 MaskCallup : : So Be Callup otbbasic masks...) ; Pill ee Mask callup with softkeys . . nnn ce BB Meaning ofLEDs..... 1. Pelli ie Colors of LEDS 24 Filing in Entty Fields... . a ee BS Locating entry field pete 25 Entering new numeric value Lo BS Operating procedure... . : ce 6 Rejection of impermissible entries Correcting entries Continuously altering entries aa ‘Operating procedure . Wetted Spinwhee! function in menu windows Selecting units of numeric value . . , : ‘What entry fields offer a choice of units? | How are units selected? : What units are there? Working with a “units caleulator* Calling up Test instruments. . : 24 instruments in one case ‘The Way to Results a ‘Settings in menus Coupling signais Typical test setups te Readingresults . . : bees HELP Funeton. Builtin manuat . eeleeedeulss Requesting information eetiewl enfadee HELP atter incorrect entry...) |. | HELP betore fing in entry feid ZOOM Function, : Selecting instrument : ah Setting pointer damping . oan Selecting measurement range : : ‘Automatic range switching aon Defining measurement range ‘Superimeosing tolerance zone : ‘Adopting entry fields from basic mask me Special functions . , : vis VOLT softkey. : i PEAK softkey vs : STORE/RECALL Function : a : 223 ‘Storing instrumentsetting 0. . | + 223 Recalling ins:rument setting : z24 Special NOTEBOOK function «| : vey BB6 BEREELE 0-2Chapter 3: Front Panel and Rear Panel Front Panel... . Theduataet ou Rear Panel . hee 36 Power supply... qeeteskage eso) : 38 Removing power supply tee a . 37 Port A -o 37 PotB...| ee : a7 CONTROL INTERFACE (Bu ta) a8 Adjustment of internal reference oscillator ; 1 38 Chapter 4; Menus of Basic Masks Introduction on APPAR... jth fe 42 Calling up AMS, AF-Pwr oF DO-VOLT meter | 42 Special tunctions or madulaon measurements +. 43 RF-PAR : fete a Activating automatic tuning . . os). | : 44 Setting PWR meter... ve ee ab Defining terrrinal/source voltage «sss sees 45 ‘Compensating external preattenuation . - ; 45 Aotivating sauelch 48 Selecting IF bandwidth . : | a6 MOD-PAR : : 147 ‘Selecting modulation/demodulation ee tele a7 Activating 1-kHz generator... , +8 ‘Working with extemal modulation signal vee 8 FILTER hed “10 ‘Activating weighting fiter |. cee AIO Activating highpass filter te eel war Activating lowpass fiter a an Combining highpass and lowpassfites os... 0... ate Activating bandpass/bandstop oe : ate Setting DIST testirequency oss i Rules for AF filters... 0... ; oe ate PRINT : teas ery Selecting printer i “15 Selecting interface a Setting RS-232 transmission proiocol | |. we ANB Configuring IEEE interface... . i “417 Printing out masks Taal. : aan 418 Printer HP 2225 ee 18 Printer FX8O and compatislos | : i 2419 Printing out test reporis and listings : . a9 RELAYS... renee we 420 Setting and resetting relays rere pee 420 Setting and resetting TTLoutputs 422 Coding channel numbers eta 423 Hexcoding . . : erties 423BOD coding een eens 488 Nol... DLT aes Defining channeltupiex spacing |. | Tieden 424 Defining channel/frequency assignment... es Automatic RX/TX combination . 6 4-25 CHAN : DELLIDLII Deer Defining frequency pairs |... Dill. ear Recalling frequency pairs PESDEDLI DL LLL eer STATUS 4-28 Standard compiement . . . vee f we 4-28 Options . . free leredhieiter Dll) aes HW REV a eee eee 4-30, CALBRT . see . . +31 Calibrating |< | ates a ot Setf-check a ve 8 What to do if the self- check signais f led . 433 Chapter 5: Standard Measuring Devices Introduction thoes teal ‘Test Setup . ue vee RF measuring devices Avaliable RF Measuring Devices : 5-3 Test Receiver : : be Bab Standarduse : 254 Adjustable variables aan : 5-6 Activating test receiver : : : a4 Ente eee es ae os ‘Automatic tuning on 56 Connecting RF input socket le oe) Applying modulation signal to test item 59 ‘Standard measurements in TX made . - nT) AF measurements vs. ve ees : +. 510 AF measurements ae io 5-10 Signai Generator ee 7 1. S12 ‘Standard use petal, B42 Adjustable variables eee tees BAZ Activating and deactivating signal generar peel ll) a2 Entries se BM Connecting RF output socket | B16 Modulation test . : won . 7 Standard measurements in RX mode | | | : 18 RR measurements... 0... 7 8 AF measurements... . | : vis S18 RF Offset Counter OFFSET nee 5-20 RF Counter : seales veil 582 AF Power Meter PWA | sees S84 Modulation Meter MOD 5-28 Modulation Meter DEMOD bene, B88 0-4Spectrum Analyzer . . : bens 5-32 Calling analyzer cos. 82 Settings . : : a : + 5-33 Analyzer functions | a 534 ‘Continuous spectral display (CONTIN) : 5-34 Frozen spectral display (FREEZE)... . - 5-34 One-shot measurement (1-SHOT) vs : 5-85 Evaluating signal spectrum (MARKER) 1. 585 Monitering Receiver. . 5-98 AF measuring devices AP Signal Analysis. eee eee 5-40 Connecting test signal... | | eel Sat Available AF measuring devices . | a ol. gat RMS Meter/AF Frequency Counter 543 Relative Level Meter d8-REL 544 SINAD Meter . . center eeefeaenteenele 1 B46 Distortionsactor Meter DIST | | | | : ve 48 AF Power Meter AF-Pwr : ; : + 5-50 Digital Storage Oscilloscope : 1 5-52 Calling scope od 5-52 Connecting test signals (SOURCE menu) ve 5-53 Setting deflection coetticients . . i 5-54 Vertical deflection coefficient (AMPLI manu) | 5-54 Horizontal defiection coefficient (TIME ment)... . 1... 56 Trigger settings (TRIGGER mony) . . . be 8S: Scope functions wee 5-57 Continuous curve display (CONTIN) : vee, 587 Frozen curve (FREEZE) 7 : 5-57 (One-shot measurement (1-SHOT) 5-58 Measuring curve (MARKER) oo. 5-58 AF Generators... : ; : 5-59 Operating generator GEN 5-60 Operating 7-kHiz generator... ; 5-62 Applying external AF signal... sss : 5-63 Overiaid signals eee 5-65 Checking AF output signals TL 556 DC measuring devices DC Voltmeter DEVOLT 2. wenn, 67 ‘System tester Solective-call Tester. 5-68 ‘Choosing selective-callmode el) 88 Connecting testitem .... . : ve 70 RF signal path ; 7 oo +570 AF signal path... a 570 Declaring test parameters. . eee :e7 Entries in basic mask ete ahades e7 Entries intestmask se B72Choosing tone sequence (STNO menu) . . cece STB Test parameters under PARMS menu. hele 574 Altering frequencies (FREQ menu)... 5-78 Ateringtenafpae duraton (TIVE re) 5-78 Special functions . Lill sr Siaring testoyle se Pelli. 578 One-shotiest. eles + 578 Continuoustest. «2 6 2 | a 578 Acousticcheck 022i fi 79 Results of decoding rare 580 Computer-aided processing crests Plo Bet ABTone Encoder... ... a fi) 582 Selecting pagertyse |... ss 5-83, Declaring test parameters... ola. vi. 583 Starting iast cycle — 7 Dill ses Chapter 6: Hardware Options Introduction : ce OT Duplex synthesizer O Data module OD DTMF module Interface Contronics/RS-232/keyboard . Interface 1EEE-488/RS-292!keyboard cross as appicnble External synchronization Internal battery a Chapter 7: Specials Introduction : . Litt RX Special SENS .. - . ae ae 7-2 RX Special BANDW . 7 7 m4 RX Special AF RESP wae bane 7H AX Special SALCH . | || a — 738 TX Special SENS... : 710 TxSpecal VSWR 2. a 72 Tx Special AF RESP |. | i: a m6 ‘TX Special F-BRST we vee . ae TA18 DUPLEX Special DESENS a : ; 7-20 DUPLEX Spaciaf AFRESP . . } a . 7-22 DUPLEX Special F-BRST 7-24 Chapter 8: MEMORY Introduction. . : ve eee BA What ate files? . |. a . . . a1 Memory Card . . . bee . 8-2 Slot for memory cards... a : a2 0-8Replacing batteries a3 Procedure for replacing button cali 212s : 83 Proper disposal of used button calls... i 53 Write-protectswiten . aah : a4 MEMORY Mask : eee. a Softkeys of MEMORY mask... . ; i a5 Directories poet cafes ue a6 Directory of main memory... elie BS Directory of memory card a Peete BS Selectingentries .. . : : i a7 Identifying fle tyoes : : elie. BT Formatting Memory Cards : : ae Reserved memory locations eee a3 Copying Memory Cards... ss. aes 1s. 810 Alltte bit ata time Pedea tel ne B10 Software Write Protection eee ane ‘Setting write protection Pe eae Resetting write protection : B13 Assigning File Names : a4 pe on assigning ie names Los BIS Renaming Files... 2... fence BB Deleting Files... etree dee tea a7 Saving andLoaging Setups... etal B48 Loading setups. . ve : B18 Saving setups . tot ot ace lecete : e198 Saving and Loading Masks...) ener 8-20 Saving masks a2 Loading masks pr aperet ee B82 Loading System Program te 823 ‘Saving and Loading AUTORUN Programs - 824 Chapter 9: AUTORUN Introduction : ain : oH Rationalized testing with AUTORUN programs oH Requirements oH AUTORUN = BASIC + IEEE feos : ee AUTORUN Mask... . ate a4 Calling up AUTORUN mask’ eee te ae 1 a4 Display field. . . : ede Pe 86 Editing line. . eee eee 96 Statusline. . . a +O Softkeys of AUTORUN mask | , : 138 Exiting Programs : 98 Editing keys . a the dente ds. 3-8 Editing commands - : pete Wiiting Programs Fundamentals... . : Rede te det Syntax check a :Variables and units... . : vo. 8614 Variables in IEEE commands’. a4 String variables... , | 845 Internally used siring variable MS car 2-15 String variables in IEEE commands : 1 15 Spitting and joining stings... + 9-16 Permissible operands cece GAT doiningoperands +) 9-47 When memory gets scarce 1s sss feel a9 Executing Programs. , : Deen eee es 8680 Saving Programs... i vice e ee Set Loading Programs - me ei 9-28 Deleting Programin RAM 1.1.1... lilies eee. 9-28 BASIC Commands... « pels sea BEEP i Lis 8-25 CHAIN feet ee 926 CHRS. a . 9-28 os... : 9.29 END. : 9-30 FOR..NEXT ss! : : +. 892 GOSUB..RETURN 00s Dos 884 GOTO Di fete dee te 938 HEX ee eek ses S87 IRCTHEN | | ° lente foes 9598 iF SQUTLINAIT iF NLM 240 INPUT a 42 REY : 7 oa LEN eee : ede o47 ters ; : 248 ONERROR GOTO»... | | : 49 ONERROR GOSUB «|, 2-50 PAUSE... 2. : : bones O5t PRINT ooo looters «a 8-52 RDOUT 8-58 REMARK: PLSl TDI) sss SETUP i 957 TRACE 9-58 VAL... o 9-59 VALS, a 9-60 WAT DS een ErorMessages 0.0.1... ht o62 IEEE Commands oo 6a Introduction : 9-64 Actionginmasks ee 9-65 Actions on tront panel : 968 ‘Actions in menus . spate bene Testjobs sw. _ oo ‘Special commands » . . a ae ene OIF 0-8Chapter 10: Software Options Introduction woele |. see Met Loading and Staring System Programs soll 402 Errorsinlcading .... = POSSE LTTE to Resetting write proiection Se 10-3 2 NMT 450/900 Scandi NNT 450 @ NMTS00 NNT 450 universat OD GNetz Austia Q_NMT Benelux NNT France O. Natei 0.25 W will destroy the highly sensitive RF input stage of the ‘Communication Moriter RX/TX sock Pmax= SOW (notime limit) Prac=180W (withtime lm) Fig. 1.8 ilustrates for P = 180 W the relationship between permissible duration ‘of application and the waiting time between two tests: Roem amgeranreT 235°C Fig. 1.8: The maximum permissiole power of 150 W may be applied for. t min. Then you must waitc. 8 min botors again applying 150 W for c. 1 min Ifthe time is shortened to 30 5 for example, the duration ofthe folowing test phases (witn 150 Wy) is raduced toc. 20s, For power of 50 W

50 Wis agplied, STABILOCK 4015 should never be switched off. The input power can stil cause the attenuator to overheat but no warning would be visible!Line Power Permissible line AC voltage 115 Vs 20% and 220 V = 20% STABILOCK 4016 sets itself automatically for 115 Vac oF 220 Veo. If the line AC voltage is cut of tolerance, tne specifications of STABILOCK 4015 will no longer be tue. Line voltages of more than 264 V can damage the Communication Monitor Power connection Connect the supplied power cable between the LINE socket of the power-supply module and a power outlet with a ground contact Power fuse Fuse holder Sit on the power-supply module. Fuse insert: T1.6/250 D (slow, 1.6 A size 5.2 mm x20 mm). Fig, 1.10: Rear pane! of power-sunsty module. Totakethis mocule outers siot, you rust frst lung the screws on the back sips at top and botiom ang the two Philips screws on the lefthand side panel (as saen trom the rear) of ‘the STABILOCK enclosure. Toe screws on the side are also important for thermal coupling of the power supply with the chassis, 0 you should not forget to tighten them again. 1-18Battery Power With STABILOCK 4015 there are two ways of battery powering ‘© Powering from internal battery (option 205 008). Powering from external battery (eg car battery). Powering from internal battery (option) The internal battery (12-V rickel-cadmium block) has @ capacity of 7 Ah. This is ‘enough to power STABILOCK 4015 for about one hour. When the Communica tion Monitor is connected to the line, tne internal battery is charged with approx. 0.7 A and switches automatically 0 floating operation wien itis fully charged ‘The momentary voltage of the battery can be read off at any time in the STATUS, menu (Battery ‘eld, see Chapter 4). Ifthe field oniy shows dashes, there is no internal battery installed. The installation of the battery is explained in Chapter 6. Powering from external battery Fg, 1.11: The feod.n point EXT BATT tthree-pia flange plug) for the external battery is located on the fear pane’ of the power-supply module, The polarity is also shown. The flange plug and the battery socket (ordering code a84 018} are non interchangeable. Ifthe polarity of the battery Is reversee, en internal protective dlode wilisrevent ‘any damage to STABILOCK 401. Technical data of external battery: see Ap- bendix A. The external batiery is not charged by the Communication Monitor im BISSCet Fuse protection of internal/external battery Fuse holder Si2 on the power-supply module. Fuse insert T10A (slow, 10, size 6.5 mm x 32 mm)Powering on Line powering Set the power switch to LINE or BATT. BATT is permissible because STABILOCK 4015 automatically selects line powering if there is no battery voltage. It, after you power on STABILOCK 4015, a menu window appears with the title CALIBRATION REQUTRED, this can be for two reasons: the stored calibration, factors have been lost {then you must calibrate afresh), or the stored calibration tactors apply for a different interior temperature of the Communication Monitor (then you can calibrate afresh). Referto the "Calibration section for more details, Battery powering or parallel line/battery powering Depending on the voltage supply and the three settings of the power switch, STABILOCK 4015's either line or battery powered, The following table shows the different possibilities: Wate sey T geting ot | ~Opwating Line voltage Interaibattery | Extemal battery | Power ewitcn “status |_“irerent?? | "Sion | Secor ‘ninperant | Uniegorent | Uningoeant | OFF] —tnewament 7 aa Yes | unspotant | Nor [UNE rBATT | ine owen vl Siry | % es Noor Fewerngion veeceiav | BAT | itomalsatter: Tninporan | Unpomant Yes vet Serv a ro Powsing ton ae Meus > 6.13 V_ BAT -extermal battery, w Ne Yes Vora Yes Yee | Urimpetant | UNE FOF | Ta amey tengonoged ‘Table: Operating status of STABILOCK 4016 depending on voltage supply and sting of power switen Bypassing power failure with intemal battery (option): if the power switch is set to BATT instead of LINE during line powering, the internal battery will tke over powering without interruption if there is a power failure.Data Retention Data retention when powering off STABILOCK 4015 stores the complete instrument settings in a battery-buttered RAM (NiGd battery). When you power the Communication Monitor on again, it logs on with the basic mask thet was last in use and the operating modes are exactly the same as when it was powered of (coupled sockets, menu settings, entries in fields, ete). So if you had to interrupt a test, you can continue it right anay. Data retention upon power disconnection ‘The data are preserved justas if you powered off STABILOCK 4015 intentionally. Data retention upon change of mask When you change from one basic mask to another, the momentary instrument settings are stored, These settings are then restored when you recallthe particular basic mask, In this case instrument settings mean: © entries in the mask fieiés and called-up pointer meters, © coupling of sockets, AF test signals and AF generators, On the other hand, @ declaration made in the menus of the basio masks does not only apply to the basic mask you are using but to all masks (the few exceptions are pointed out in Chapter 5) The entry fields of the basic DUPLEX mask adopt the contents of the appropriate fields in the basic RX and TX mask (and vice versa). Total reset Atolal reset puts STABILOCK 4015 into a specific operating status (resetting as ex works, see also Chapter 11, IEEE command ERASE). This is usetul if the ‘Communication Monitor has been setto an unknown status by someone else and the original operating status cannot be produced as a setup. To execute a total reset, press the (OFF) key, Keep it depressed and additionally press the key for a short time, Aiotal reset clears programs stored in RAM and all setups stored in RAM are reselas they were ex works. 1-18Calibration Why calibrate? STABILOCK 4015 needs to be calbrated from time to time to ensure that it adheres to its strict specifications, You can start the calibration operation at any time yourself, so environmental etfects (eg changes of temperature) and com- onent aging will not result in any loss of precision. What happens in calibration? _ STABILOCK 4016 feeds the Various stages with internally generated reference signals forlevel and frequency. The signal that astageproducesis then compared to the reference values. This leads to the creation of correction factors that are stored by the RAM and which are afterwards taken into account when measured results are displayed and signeis are generated, Every time you power STABILOCK 4015 on, it checks tne stored calibration factors. If any error is detected, a menu window will open automatically othe display and prompt you to Carry out fresh calibration. ‘Tre interior temperature of STABILOCK 4015 plays an important role in caliora- tion: if the Cormunication Monitor is calibrated straight after itis powered on for ‘example, the calibration factors wil no longer be right after warmup. The situation fg the same if there are strong fluctuations in ambient temperature or changes of temperature because you feed in powerful RF signals. So, to prevent any “concealed measuring errors, asensor constantly monitors the interior tempera- ture of the Communication Monitor. Ifthe temperature difference exceads about 6 °C, amenu window will open automatically on the display and suggest that you make fresh calibration ®. You can accept the suggestion or ignore f. So STABILOCK 4016 offers three different kinds of calibration: * Calibration when the interior temperature bas altered by more than 6 °C * (temperature-reguiated calibration), * Calibration at any time regardless ofthe temperature contro! (speciiccalibra- tion). * Calibration if an error is found when checking the stored calibration factors forced caliration)‘Temperature-regulated calibration ifthe interior temperature of STABILOCK 4915 alters by about 6 °O, a menu window automatically appears on the display” (Fig. 1.12). You can then choose to start the calibration operation or just continue working. Starts the calibration operation. First you have to withdraw all test cables from the front panel, because these could produce ncorrect calibration factors *), During calibration the cispey will read CALTARATING, If this disappears ater afew seconds, it means that all stages have been calibrated properly (new calibration factors in RAM, valid for the omentery interior temperature) and the Communication Monitor can continue working. “The caltration operation is notstared. The stored calibra: tion factors are kept but are related to the momentary interior temperature. Stike the softkey and the Com- munication Monitor Is ready to continue. should only be usedin exceptional cases, eg if you wantto continue aseries of tests withoutany change in Measuring accuracy. 'STABILOCK 4015 only shows the menu window (Fig, 1.12) while one of the three basic masks or a ZOOM mask is called up (if the optional DATA Module is installed, neither the encoder or decoder may be activated), In the warmup phase (AS >> 6 °C} STABILOCK 4015 may show the menu window a number of times. If ycu do not want to risk a measuring error, you should calibrate each time. If you have plenty of time, you can leave the (first) menu win- gow on the display and wait until the ‘Communication Monitor has warmed up {about 15 min) before starting the cali- bration routine. In this way you achiave high measuring accuracy thats only bet- arse erent tered by specific calibration, temperature-regulaied calibration in the way descrived is not possible (10 basic Fig, 1.12: if the interior temperature of mask). But IEEE commands can query STABILOOK 4015 alters and effects the need for calibration and start the measuring accuracy, the display wll show ion this meruwindow. operation as necessary (see Chapter 9) | In the AUTORUN and REMOTE modes, 1-20Specific calibration it you calibrate immediately Defore testing, this wil guarantee optimal measuring accuracy (especially in RF tests). Specific calibration also eliminates extremely small measuring errors that can be produced at only 4 °C temperature drit, for instance, and therefore cannot be corrected by temperature-regulated calibration. So, detore carrying out precise measurements, you are advised to proceed as, tollows: (GENTS) +CERES)+(GEED takes you to the menu shown in Fig. 1.13. ‘+ Withdraw all test cables ®), move the cursor to the menuitem Start Cali- braze and sirke the key. This starts the calibration opera- tion, which you can recognize by the message CALIBRATING. ‘+ The message CALIBRATING extinguishes after afew seconds itcalibration is successtul. After you close the menu window with [MENU] the process is finished and STABILOCK 4015 uses calibration factorsTor the folowing meas- urements that exactly match the momentary interior temperature. If you calibrate STABILOCK 4015 during the warmup phase (lasts approx. 18 min), the calibration factors are oniy valid for a short time. So you should not cerry out precise measurements during warmup, ‘Specific calibration s aiso advisable immediately before calling up modes that do ot permit temperature-regulated calloration (eg scope, analyzer, work with a software option}. Fig. 1.18: This monu window perms spectio. calloration at any time. This ensures optimal accuracy for the following measurements, ~2t