Agilent 8960 Getting Started Guide

Agilent Technologies 8960 Series 10 Wireless Communications Test Set

Manual Operation: Getting Started Guide

AMPS/136 Mobile Test Application E1961A Revision: A.05

cdma2000 Mobile Test Application E1962B Revision: B.02

GPRS Mobile Test Application E1964A Revision: A.02

GSM Mobile Test Application E1960A Revision: A.08

GSM_AMPS/136_GPRS Mobile Test Application (fast switching) E1985A Revision: A.02

Agilent Part Number: 5967-5172

Print Date: September 2001

© Copyright Agilent Technologies 2001

www.agilent.com/find/8960support/

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Edition/Print Date

All Editions and Updates of this manual and their creation dates are listed below.

March 2001 - 5967-5124

July 2001 - 5967-5156

September 2001 - 5967-5172

Safety Summary

The following general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of
operation of this instrument. Failure to comply with these precautions or with
specific warnings elsewhere in this manual violates safety standards of design,
manufacture, and intended use of the instrument. Agilent Technologies Inc. assumes
no liability for the customer’s failure to comply with these requirements.

GENERAL

This product is a Safety Class 1 instrument (provided with a protective earth
terminal). The protective features of this product may be impaired if it is used in a
manner not specified in the operation instructions.

All Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) used in this product are Class 1 LEDs as per IEC
60825-1.

This product has been designed and tested in accordance with IEC Publication 1010,
"Safety Requirements for Electronic Measuring Apparatus," and has been supplied in
a safe condition. This instruction documentation contains information and warnings
which must be followed by the user to ensure safe operation and to maintain the
product in a safe condition.

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ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

This instrument is intended for indoor use in an installation category II, pollution
degree 2 environment. It is designed to operate at a maximum relative humidity of
95% and at altitudes of up to 2000 meters. Refer to the specifications tables for the ac
mains voltage requirements and ambient operating temperature range.

Ventilation Requirements: When installing the product in a cabinet, the convection
into and out of the product must not be restricted. The ambient temperature (outside
the cabinet) must be less than the maximum operating temperature of the product by

4° C for every 100 watts dissipated in the cabinet. If the total power dissipated in the
cabinet is greater than 800 watts, then forced convection must be used.

BEFORE APPLYING POWER

Verify that the product is set to match the available line voltage, the correct fuse is
installed, and all safety precautions are taken. Note the instrument's external
markings described under Safety Symbols.

GROUND THE INSTRUMENT

To minimize shock hazard, the instrument chassis and cover must be connected to an
electrical protective earth ground. The instrument must be connected to the ac power
mains through a grounded power cable, with the ground wire firmly connected to an
electrical ground (safety ground) at the power outlet. Any interruption of the
protective (grounding) conductor or disconnection of the protective earth terminal
will cause a potential shock hazard that could result in personal injury.

FUSES

Only fuses with the required rated current, voltage, and specified type (normal blow,
time delay, etc.) should be used. Do not use repaired fuses or short-circuited fuse
holders. To do so could cause a shock or fire hazard.

DO NOT OPERATE IN AN EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERE

Do not operate the instrument in the presence of flammable gases or fumes.

DO NOT REMOVE THE INSTRUMENT COVER

Operating personnel must not remove instrument covers. Component replacement
and internal adjustments must be made only by qualified service personnel.

Instruments that appear damaged or defective should be made inoperative and
secured against unintended operation until they can be repaired by qualified service
personnel.

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WARNING The WARNING sign denotes a hazard. It calls attention to a

procedure, practice, or the like, which, if not correctly
performed or adhered to, could result in personal injury. Do not
proceed beyond a WARNING sign until the indicated conditions
are fully understood and met.

CAUTION The CAUTION sign denotes a hazard. It calls attention to an operating

procedure, or the like, which, if not correctly performed or adhered to,
could result in damage to or destruction of part or all of the product. Do
not proceed beyond a CAUTION sign until the indicated conditions are
fully understood and met.

Safety Symbols

Caution, refer to accompanying documents

Warning, risk of electric shock

Earth (ground) terminal

Alternating current

Frame or chassis terminal

Standby (supply). Units with this symbol are not completely disconnected from ac
mains when this switch is off.

To completely disconnect the unit from ac mains, either disconnect the power cord, or
have a qualified electrician install an external switch.

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Product Markings

CE - the CE mark is a registered trademark of the European Community. A CE mark
accompanied by a year indicated the year the design was proven.

CSA - the CSA mark is a registered trademark of the Canadian Standards
Association.

CERTIFICATION

Agilent Technologies certifies that this product met its published specifications at the
time of shipment from the factory. Agilent Technologies further certifies that its
calibration measurements are traceable to the United States National Institute of
Standards and Technology, to the extent allowed by the Institute’s calibration facility,
and to the calibration facilities of other International Standards Organization
members

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Agilent Technologies Warranty Statement for
Commercial Products

Agilent Technologies 8960 Series 10 Wireless Communications Test Set,
AMPS/136 Mobile Test Application E1961A
cdma2000 Mobile Test Application E1962B
GPRS Mobile Test Application E1964A
GSM Mobile Test Application E1960A
IS-2000 Mobile Test Application E1962A

Duration of Warranty: 1 year

1. Agilent Technologies warrants Agilent Technologies hardware, accessories and supplies
against defects in materials and workmanship for the period specified above. If Agilent
Technologies receives notice of such defects during the warranty period, Agilent
Technologies will, at its option, either repair or replace products which prove to be
defective. Replacement products may be either new or like-new.

2. Agilent Technologies warrants that Agilent Technologies software will not fail to execute
its programming instructions, for the period specified above, due to defects in material and
workmanship when properly installed and used. If Agilent Technologies receives notice of
such defects during the warranty period, Agilent Technologies will replace software media
which does not execute its programming instructions due to such defects.

3. Agilent Technologies does not warrant that the operation of Agilent Technologies products
will be uninterrupted or error free. If Agilent Technologies is unable, within a reasonable
time, to repair or replace any product to a condition as warranted, customer will be
entitled to a refund of the purchase price upon prompt return of the product.

4. Agilent Technologies products may contain remanufactured parts equivalent to new in
performance or may have been subject to incidental use.

5. The warranty period begins on the date of delivery or on the date of installation if installed
by Agilent Technologies. If customer schedules or delays Agilent Technologies installation
more than 30 days after delivery, warranty begins on the 31st day from delivery.

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6. Warranty does not apply to defects resulting from (a) improper or inadequate maintenance
or calibration, (b) software, interfacing, parts or supplies not supplied by Agilent
Technologies, (c) unauthorized modification or misuse, (d) operation outside of the
published environmental specifications for the product, or (e) improper site preparation or
maintenance.

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ASSISTANCE

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Agilent Technologies Sales and Service Office.

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Service and Support

Any adjustment, maintenance, or repair of this product must be performed by
qualified personnel. Contact your customer engineer through your local Agilent
Technologies Service Center. You can find a list of local service representatives on the
Web at:

http://www.agilent-tech.com/services/English/index.html

If you do not have access to the Internet, one of these centers can direct you to your
nearest representative:

United States Test and Measurement Call Center

(Toll free in US)

[phone]

Europe

(31 20) 547 9900

Canada

[phone]

Japan Measurement Assistance Center

(81) 426 56 7832
(81) 426 56 7840 (FAX)

Latin America

[phone] (FAX)

Australia/New Zealand

1 800 629 485 (Australia)
0800 738 378 (New Zealand)

Asia-Pacific

(852) 2599 7777
(852) 2506 9285 (FAX)

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Agilent Technologies Japan Ltd. (tel) (81) 456-56-7832
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Declaration of Conformity

According ISO/IEC Guide 22 and CEN/CENELEC EN 45014

Manufacturer’s Name Agilent Technologies UK Limited Agilent Technologies, Incorporated

Manufacturer’s Address Electronics Products & Solutions

Group - Queensferry
South Queensferry
West Lothian, EH30 9TG
Scotland, United Kingdom

RF Communications PGU
24001 E. Mission Avenue
Liberty Lake, Washington
99019-9599
USA

Declares, that the product
Product Name:

Model Number:
Product Options:

8960 Series 10 Wireless Communications
Test Set

E5515B

This declaration covers all options of the
above product.

Conforms with the following European Directives

The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the EMC Directive
89/336/EEC (including 93/68/EEC) and carries the CD Marking accordingly.

Conforms with the following product standards:

EMC

Standard

IEC 61326-1:1997+A1:1998/EN
61326-1:1997+A1:1998
CISPR 11:1990 / EN 55011:1991
IEC 61000-4-2:1995+A1:1998 / EN
61000-4-2:1995
IEC 61000-4-3:1995 / EN 61000-4-3:1995
IEC 61000-4-4:1995 / EN 61000-4-4:1995
IEC 61000-4-5:1995 / EN 61000-4-5:1995
IEC 61000-4-6:1996 / EN 61000-4-6:1996
IEC 61000-4-11:1994 / EN 61000-4-11:1994

Limit

Group 1 Class A [1]
4kV CD, 8kV AD

3 V/m, 80-1000 MHz

0.5V signal lines, 1kV power lines

0.5 kV line-line, 1 kV line-ground
3V, 0.15-80 MHz
1 cycle, 100%

Safety IEC 61010-1:1990+A1:1992+A2:1995 / EN 61010-1:1993+A2:1995

Canada CSA C22.2 No. 1010.1:1992

Supplemental Information:

[1] The product was tested in a typical configuration with Agilent Technologies test systems

14 December 2000

R.M. Evans / Quality Manager

14 December 2000

W. V. Roland / Reliability & Regulatory
Engineering Manager

For further information, please c ontact your local Agilent Technologies sales office, agent or distributor. Authorized EU-repr esentative: Agilent Technologies Deutsch land, GmbH,
Herrenberger Strabe 130, D 71034 Boblingen, Germany

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According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and CEN/CENELEC EN 45014

Manufacturer’s Name Agilent Technologies UK Limited Agilent Technologies, Incorporated

Declaration of Conformity

Manufacturer’s Address Electronics Products & Solutions

Declares, that the product
Product Name:

Model Number:
Product Options:

Conforms with the following European Directives

The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the EMC Directive
89/336/EEC (including 93/68/EEC) and carries the CD Marking accordingly.

Conforms with the following product standards:

EMC

Safety IEC 61010-1:1990+A1:1992+A2:1995 / EN 61010-1:1993+A2:1995

Group - Queensferry
South Queensferry
West Lothian, EH30 9TG
Scotland, United Kingdom

8960 Series 10 Wireless Communications
Tes t Se t

E5515C

This declaration covers all options of the
above product.

Standard

IEC 61326-1:1997+A1:1998/EN
61326:1997/A1:1998
CISPR 11:1990 / EN 55011:1991
IEC 61000-4-2:1995+A1:1998 / EN
61000-4-2:1995
IEC 61000-4-3:1995 / EN 61000-4-3:1995
IEC 61000-4-4:1995 / EN 61000-4-4:1995
IEC 61000-4-5:1995 / EN 61000-4-5:1995
IEC 61000-4-6:1996 / EN 61000-4-6:1996
IEC 61000-4-11:1994 / EN 61000-4-11:1994

Canada CSA C22.2 No. 1010.1:1992

RF Communications PGU
24001 E. Mission Avenue
Liberty Lake, Washington
99019-9599
USA

Limit

Group 1 Class A [1]
4kV CD, 8kV AD

3 V/m, 80-1000 MHz

0.5kV signal lines, 1kV power lines

0.5kV line-line, 1kV line-ground
3V, 0.15-80 MHz
1 cycle, 100%

Supplemental Information:

[1] The product was tested in a typical configuration with Agilent Technologies test systems

01 May 2001

01 May 2001

For further information, please contact your local Agilent Technologies sales office, agent or distributor. Authorized
EU-representative: Agilent Technologies Deutschland, GmbH, Herrenberger Strabe 130, D 71034 Boblingen, Germany

R.M. Evans / Quality Manager

W. V. Roland / Reliability & Regulatory
Engineering Manager

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Declaration of Conformity

According to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and CEN/CENELEC EN 45014

Manufacturer’s Name Agilent Technologies, Incorporated Agilent Technologies, Incorporated

Manufacturer’s Address Electronics Products & Solutions

Group - Queensferry
South Queensferry
West Lothian, EH30 9TG
Scotland, United Kingdom

Declares, that the product
Product Name:

Model Number:
Product Options:

8960 Series 10 Wireless Communications
Test Set

E5515T

This declaration covers all options of the
above product.

Conforms with the following European Directives

The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC and the EMC Directive
89/336/EEC (including 93/68/EEC) and carries the CD Marking accordingly.

Conforms with the following product standards:

EMC

Standard

IEC 61326-1:1997+A1:1998 / EN
61326-1:1997+A1:1998
CISPR 11:1990 / EN 55011:1991
IEC 61000-4-2:1995+A1:1998 / EN
61000-4-2:1995
IEC 61000-4-3:1995 / EN 61000-4-3:1995
IEC 61000-4-4:1995 / EN 61000-4-4:1995
IEC 61000-4-5:1995 / EN 61000-4-5:1995
IEC 61000-4-6:1996 / EN 61000-4-6:1996
IEC 61000-4-11:1994 / EN 61000-4-11:1994

Limit

Group 1 Class A
4kV CD, 8kV AD

3 V/m, 80-1000 MHz

0.5V signal lines, 1kV power lines

[1]

0.5 kV line-line, 1 kV line-ground
3V, 0.15-80 MHz
1 cycle, 100%

Safety IEC 61010-1:1990+A1:1992+A2:1995 / EN 61010-1:1993+A2:1995

Canada CSA C22.2 No. 1010.1:1992

Supplemental Information:

[1]

The product was tested in a typical configuration with Agilent Technologies test systems

14 December 2000

W. V. Roland / Reliability & Regulatory
Engineering Manager

For further information, please contact your local Agilent Technologies sales office, agent or distributor. Authorized
EU-representative: Agilent Technologies Deutschland, GmbH, Herrenberger Strabe 130, D 71034 Boblingen, Germany

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Manufacturer’s Declaration

This statement is provided to comply with the requirements of the German Sound
Emission Directive, from 18 January 1991.

This product has a sound pressure emission (at the operator position) < 70 dB(A).

• Sound Pressure Lp < 70 dB(A).

• At Operator Position.

• Normal Operation.

• According to ISO 7779:1988/EN 27779:1991 (Type Test).

Herstellerbescheinigung

Diese Information steht im Zusammenhang mit den Anforderungen der
Maschinenlärminformationsverordnung vom 18 Januar 1991.

• Schalldruckpegel Lp < 70 dB(A).

• Am Arbeitsplatz.

• Normaler Betrieb.

• Nach ISO 7779:1988/EN 27779:1991 (Typprüfung).

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Contents

AMPS/136 Mobile Test Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

How Do I Make Measurements on a Mobile? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

A. Establish a call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

B. Select measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

How Do I Change Measurement Setup? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

A. Select a measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

B. Set up the measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

How Do I Turn Off a Measurement? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

How Do I Change Call Parameters? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

How Do I Change Cell Parameters? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

How Do I Change the MS TX Level? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

A. Change the digital MS TX level immediately. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

B. Change the MS TX level during a handoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

How do I Perform a Handoff? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

A. Configure instrument information and setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

B. Set amplitude offsets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33

C. Check the message log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

How Do I End a Call? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

AMPS/136 Mobile Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Measuring Digital Transmit Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Measuring Modulation Accuracy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38

Measuring Adjacent Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Measuring Bit Error Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Measuring IQ Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Measuring Analog Transmit Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Measuring Frequency Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Measuring Frequency Modulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

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Contents

cdma2000 Mobile Test Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

How Do I Make Measurements on a Mobile Station? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

A. Establish a call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

B. Select measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

How Do I Change the Measurement Setup? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

A. Select a measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

B. Set up the measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

How Do I Turn Off a Measurement? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

How Do I Set Up a Call? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

How Do I Set Up an IS-2000 Call? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

How Do I Set Up an IS-95 Call? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

How Do I Change Call Parameters? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

How Do I Change Cell Information? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

A. Set cell parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

B. Set access parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

C. Set registration parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

How Do I Change Code Channel Levels? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

How Do I Perform a Handoff? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

A. Configure instrument information and setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

B. Set amplitude offsets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

C. Check message log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

How Do I End a Call? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

cdma2000 Measurement Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Measuring Waveform Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Measuring Handoff Waveform Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Measuring Digital Average Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Measuring Channel Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Measuring Access Probe Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

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Measuring Frame Error Rate (FER) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Measuring TDSO (Test Data Service Option) Frame Error Rate (FER) . . . . . . . . . .77

Measuring Code Domain Power and Code Domain Power + Noise . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Measuring Code Channel Time/Phase Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Measuring Gated Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .83

Measuring TX Spurious Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Related Topics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

GPRS Mobile Test Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

How Do I Make Measurements on a Mobile? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

A. Establish a data connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

B. Select measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

How Do I Change Measurement Setup? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

A. Select a measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

B. Set up the measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

How Do I Turn Off a Measurement? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

How Do I Change Call Parameters? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

How Do I Change Cell Parameters? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

A. Select the Cell Parameters menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

B. Set a cell parameter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

How Do I Perform a Handover? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

How Do I Change the MS TX Level? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

A. Change the MS TX level immediately. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

B. Change the MS TX level during a handover. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

A. Configure instrument information and setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99

B. Set amplitude offsets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100

C. Check the message log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

How Do I End the Data Connection? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

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GPRS Mobile Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Measuring Transmit Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

Measuring Power versus Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Measuring Phase and Frequency Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Measuring Output RF Spectrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

Measuring Bit Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

GSM Mobile Test Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

How Do I Make Measurements on a Mobile? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

A. Establish a call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

B. Select measurements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

How Do I Change a Measurement’s Setup? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

A. Select a measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

B. Set up the measurement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

How Do I Turn Off a Measurement? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

How Do I Change Call Parameters? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

How Do I Change Cell Parameters? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

A. Select the Cell Parameters menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

B. Set a cell parameter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

A. Configure instrument information and setup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

B. Set amplitude offsets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

C. Check the message log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

How Do I End a Call? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

GSM Mobile Measurements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Measuring Transmit Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Measuring Power versus Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Power versus Time Graph Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Measuring Phase and Frequency Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Phase and Frequency Error Graph Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

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Measuring Fast Bit Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148

Measuring Bit Error . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .149

Measuring Output RF Spectrum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150

Output RF Spectrum Graph Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154

Measuring IQ Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155

IQ Tuning Graph Menus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158

E1985A GSM_AMPS/136_GPRS Mobile Test Application (fast switching). 159

How Do I Switch Formats? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

A. Choose a format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

B. Switch formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161

Switching Test Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

How Do Switch Test Applications? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

A. Choose a test application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

B. Switch test applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165

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AMPS/136 Mobile Test Application

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How Do I Make Measurements on a Mobile?

How Do I Make Measurements on a Mobile?

A. Establish a call.

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2

1. Press the blue SHIFT key.

2. Press the green

3. Connect the mobile to the RF IN/OUT port.

4. Turn the mobile on and wait for it to camp.

5. On the mobile, press 1, 2, 3, then press send.

6. Check for Connected in the Active Cell Status: field.

PRESET key.

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B. Select measurements.

The gray boxes indicate
that the measurement is
being made, but the
results are not being

These black boxes indicate
that adjacent channel
power measurement
results are being displayed
in the lower measurement
window, and frequency
modulation measurement
results are being displayed

How Do I Make Measurements on a Mobile?

2

1

1. Press the Measurement selection key.

2. Highlight a measurement and press the knob.

3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to add measurements.

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How Do I Change Measurement Setup?

How Do I Change Measurement Setup?

A. Select a measurement.

2

1

1. Press the Measurement selection key.

2. Highlight a measurement to setup (the measurement must already be enabled)
and press the knob.

B. Set up the measurement.

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2

3

4

1. Press the measurement’s setup key (F1).

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How Do I Change Measurement Setup?

2. Highlight a parameter and press the knob.

3. Enter a value or selection and press the knob.

NOTE For statistical measurement results, change the Multi-Measurement

Count parameter from Off to a number >1.

4. Press the Close Menu (

F6) key.

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How Do I Turn Off a Measurement?

How Do I Turn Off a Measurement?

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4

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1. Press the Measurement selection key.

2. Highlight the measurement you want to turn off.

3. Press the Close Measurement (

4. Press the Close Menu (

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F6) key.

F4) key.

How Do I Change Call Parameters?

1. Press the CALL SETUP key.

How Do I Change Call Parameters?

1

2

4

2. On the Call Parms menu (1 of 2) press

F7, F9 or F12.

3. Enter a value or highlight a selection and press the knob.

4. Press the

More key for additional call parameters.

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How Do I Change Cell Parameters?

How Do I Change Cell Parameters?

Cell parameters specify the information sent to the mobile to identify the cell and to
tell the mobile to report mobile assisted handoff (MAHO) information.

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4

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3

1. Press the

2. Press the Operating Mode (

3. Press the

4. Press
System ID, SOC, and MCC. Analog Control Channel uses System ID.

5. Press the MAHO Info (F6) key to access MAHO BER and RSSI features (only
available during digital traffic channel (DTC) operation).

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CALL SETUP key.

F1) key and select Active Cell operating mode.

More key to select screen 2 of 2.

F1, F2, or F3 to change available cell parameters: digital control channel uses

How Do I Change the MS TX Level?

How Do I Change the MS TX Level?

There are two ways to change the MS TX Level:

A. Change level immediately

B. Change level during a handoff

Both are explained below.

A. Change the digital MS TX level immediately.

1

2

4

1. Press the CALL SETUP key.

2. On Call Parms menu (1 of 2), press the Dig MS TX Level (

3. Select a new MS TX level and press the knob.

4. Check the current traffic channel info to see the new MS TX level.

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F9) key.

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How Do I Change the MS TX Level?

B. Change the MS TX level during a handoff.

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2

4

1. On Call Control menu, press the Call/Handoff Setup (F5) key.

2. Select and change the MS TX Level.

3. If you press the Execute Handoff (

F5) key, the digital MS TX level changes.

4. If you abort the handoff by pressing the Close Menu (
does not change.

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How do I Perform a Handoff?

How do I Perform a Handoff?

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1. Press the CALL SETUP key.

2. Press the Call/Handoff Setup (

3. Select the type of channel to hand off to (AVC or DTC).

4. Change the various parameters for the AVC or DTC.

5. Press the Execute Handoff (
Menu (

F6) key to abort the handoff.

6. Check for Connected in the Active Cell Status: field.

7. Note the change in the current traffic channel information.

F5) key.

F5) key to complete the handoff, or press the Close

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How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System?

How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System?

A. Configure instrument information and setup.

Test

2

3

1. Press the SYSTEM CONFIG key.

Application
Revision

1

2. Press the Instrument Setup (

3. Adjust an instrument setting and then press the Close Menu (

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F1) key.

F6) key.

How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System?

B. Set amplitude offsets.

2

4

1. On the Configuration Summary Screen, press the RF IN/OUT Amptd Offset

F5) key.

(

2. On the RF IN/OUT Amplitude Offset screen, press the RF IN/OUT Amptd
Offset Setup (F2) key.

3. Enter the amplitude offset for the test frequencies you use.

4. Press the Close Menu (

5. Press the Return to Config Summary (

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F6) key.

F6) key.

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How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System?

C. Check the message log.

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2

1. Press the Message Log (F7) key and view the message log.

2. Press theReturn to Utilities (

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How Do I End a Call?

2

1. Press the CALL SETUP key.

How Do I End a Call?

2. Press the End Call (

F3) key, or end the call from the mobile.

3. Check for Idle in the Active Cell Status: field.

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AMPS/136 Mobile Measurements

AMPS/136 Mobile Measurements

The following step-by-step procedures explain how to perform specific measurements
available on the AMPS/136 Test Application. A detailed description of each
measurement is given in the Reference information on the documentation CD-ROM
and at the Agilent 8960 support website (www.agilent.com/find/8960support).

Setup parameters for each measurement are assumed to be set to their default (full
preset) values unless otherwise stated.

The following measurement procedures are provided:

• “Measuring Digital Transmit Power” on page 37

• “Measuring Modulation Accuracy” on page 38

• “Measuring Adjacent Channel Power” on page 39

• “Measuring Bit Error Ratio” on page 40

• “Measuring IQ Tuning” on page 41

• “Measuring Analog Transmit Power” on page 43

• “Measuring Frequency Stability” on page 44

• “Measuring Frequency Modulation” on page 45

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AMPS/136 Mobile Measurements

Measuring Digital Transmit Power

This measurement can only be performed with the mobile on a digital traffic channel.

1. Establish a call with the mobile on a digital traffic channel.

2. Press the Measurement selection key.

3. Select the Digital Transmit Power measurement.

4. Press the Digital Transmit Power Setup (

F1) key.

5. Set the measurement parameters as needed for your measurement situation.

Observe how sending a change power
level command causes the mobile’s
output level to change.

To see the effects of sending a change power level command to the mobile, press Dig
MS TX Level (

Power display.

F9) and slowly change the setting while observing the Digital Transmit

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AMPS/136 Mobile Measurements

Measuring Modulation Accuracy

This measurement can only be performed with the mobile on a digital traffic channel.

1. Establish a call with the mobile on a digital traffic channel.

2. Press the Measurement selection key.

3. Select the Modulation Accuracy measurement.

4. Press the Modulation Accuracy Setup (

F1) key.

5. Set the measurement parameters as needed for your measurement situation,
including: Multi-Measurement Count = 20 (not required, but used in this
example so you can see the effects of using multi-measurements)

Typical modulation accuracy results when using multi-measurements are shown
above.

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AMPS/136 Mobile Measurements

Measuring Adjacent Channel Power

This measurement can only be performed with the mobile on a digital traffic channel.

1. Establish a call with the mobile on a digital traffic channel.

2. Press the Measurement selection key.

3. Select the Adjacent Channel Power measurement.

4. Press the Adjacent Chan Power Setup (

F1) key.

5. Set the measurement parameters as needed for your measurement situation,
including: Multi-Measurement Count = 10 (not required, but used in this
example)

Typical adjacent channel power results when using multi-measurements are shown
above.

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AMPS/136 Mobile Measurements

Measuring Bit Error Ratio

This measurement can only be performed with the mobile on a digital traffic channel
in DTC Test mode.

1. Establish a call on a digital traffic channel in test mode.

a. Set the test set’s Operating Mode (

F1) to DTC Test.

b. Put the mobile into digital test mode.

2. Press the

Measurement selection key.

3. Select the Loopback BER measurement.

4. Press the Loopback BER Setup (

F1) key.

5. Set the measurement parameters as needed for your measurement situation.

Observe how reducing the cell power
to low levels causes the bit error
ratio to increase.

To see how low levels of cell power into the mobile affect the bit error ratio, press
Cell Power (

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F7) and slowly reduce the level.

AMPS/136 Mobile Measurements

Measuring IQ Tuning

This measurement can only be performed with the mobile on a digital traffic channel.

1. Establish a call on a digital traffic channel. If the mobile is configured in test
mode, which is typically the case for this measurement, use the following steps:

a. Set the test set’s Operating Mode (

F1) to DTC Test.

b. Put the mobile into digital test mode.

2. Press the

Measurement selection key.

3. Select the IQ Tuning measurement.

4. Press the IQ Tuning Setup (

5. Press the Measurement Setup (

F1) key.

F1) key.

6. Set the measurement parameters as needed for your measurement situation,
including: Multi-Measurement Count = 50 (not required, but used in this
example)

7. Press the IQ Tuning Offset Freqs (

F2) key and enter the desired offset

frequencies.

8. Set the mobile to transmit a pattern of 00 (00, 00, 00, ...).

The results are displayed on the IQ Tuning screen. Notice that when the mobile is
transmitting a series of all zeros the carrier offset is at +3037.50 Hz.

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AMPS/136 Mobile Measurements

9. Change the settings on the mobile to transmit a repeating pattern of 10 (10, 10, 10,...).

The results are displayed on the IQ Tuning screen. Notice that when the mobile is
transmitting a repeating pattern of 10 the carrier offset is at -3037.50 Hz.

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AMPS/136 Mobile Measurements

Measuring Analog Transmit Power

This measurement can only be performed with the mobile on an analog voice channel
(AVC).

1. Establish a call with the mobile on an analog voice channel.

2. Press the

Measurement selection key.

3. Select the Analog Transmit Power measurement.

4. Press the Analog Transmit Power Setup (

F1) key.

5. Set the measurement parameters as needed for your measurement situation.

Observe how sending a change power level

command causes the mobile’s output
level to change.

To see the effects of sending a power level change command to the mobile, press Anl
MS TX Level (

F9) and slowly change the setting while observing the Analog Transmit

Power display.

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AMPS/136 Mobile Measurements

Measuring Frequency Stability

This measurement can only be performed with the mobile on an analog voice channel
(AVC).

1. Establish a call with the mobile on an analog voice channel.

2. Press the

Measurement selection key.

3. Select the Frequency Stability measurement.

4. Press the Frequency Stability Setup (

F1) key.

5. Set the measurement parameters as needed for your measurement situation.

A typical frequency stability measurement result is shown above.

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AMPS/136 Mobile Measurements

Measuring Frequency Modulation

This measurement can only be performed with the mobile on an analog voice channel
(AVC).

1. Establish a call with the mobile on an analog voice channel.

2. Press the

Measurement selection key.

3. Select the Frequency Modulation measurement.

4. Press the Frequency Mod Setup (

F1) key.

5. Set the measurement parameters as needed for your measurement situation,
including these typcial settings:

Distortion State = On
Modulation Frequency State = On
Distortion Fundamental Frequency = the modulation frequency
Filter Type = 100 Hz BW BPF (or as needed for the type of signal being

measured)
100 Hz BW BPF Center Frequency = the modulation frequency (if this filter is
used)

A typical frequency modulation measurement result is shown above. In this case, the
mobile’s microphone was stimulated by a 1 kHz tone. The Distortion Fundamental

Frequency and
100 Hz BW BPF Center Frequency were therefore both set to 1 kHz.

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AMPS/136 Mobile Measurements

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cdma2000 Mobile Test Application

cdma2000 Mobile Test Application

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How Do I Make Measurements on a Mobile Station?

How Do I Make Measurements on a Mobile Station?

A. Establish a call.

1. Connect the mobile station to the Test Set.

2. Make a call (see “How Do I Set Up a Call?” on page 52).

B. Select measurements.

These black boxes indicate
that access probe power
measurement results are
being displayed in the lower
measurement window, and
channel power results are
being displayed in the upper
measurement window.

The gray boxes indicate
that the measurement is
being made, but the results
are not being displayed.

1

1. Press the Measurement selection key.

2. Highlight a measurement and press the knob.

3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to select additional measurements.

For a complete list of measurement procedures, see “cdma2000 Measurement

Procedures” on page 69

2

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How Do I Change the Measurement Setup?

How Do I Change the Measurement Setup?

A. Select a measurement.

2

1

1. Press the Measurement selection key.

2. Highlight a measurement to set up and press the knob.

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How Do I Change the Measurement Setup?

B. Set up the measurement.

1

2

3

4

1. Press the MEASUREMENT key.

2. Press the Control (

F1) key to display the measurement’s setup menu.

3. Highlight a parameter and press the knob.

4. Enter a value or selection and press the knob.

NOTE For statistical measurement results, highlight the Multi-Measurement

Count parameter and press the ON key. The number of averages will

default to 10.

5. Press the Close Menu (

F6) key.

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How Do I Turn Off a Measurement?

2

3

4

1

How Do I Turn Off a Measurement?

1. Press the Measurement selection key.

2. Use the knob to highlight the measurement you want to turn off.

3. Press Close Measurement (

4. Press Close Menu (

F6).

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F4).

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How Do I Set Up a Call?

How Do I Set Up a Call?

• “How Do I Set Up an IS-2000 Call?” on page 52

• “How Do I Set Up an IS-95 Call?” on page 54

How Do I Set Up an IS-2000 Call?

The Call Parms keys and Call Control keys provide access to the parameters needed
to set up a call.

2
3
1

1

1. Press the

2. Press the Operating Mode (

3. Press the System Type (

4. Press the Cell Band (
up the call.

CALL SETUP key.

F2) key and select IS-2000.

F8) key and select the band in which you would like to bring

1

4

5
6

7

F1) key and set the operating mode to Active Cell.

5. Press the Radio Config (F11) key and select the radio configuration in which you
would like to bring up the call.

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How Do I Set Up a Call?

6. Press the FCH Service Option Setup (F12) key and set the service option for
the radio configurations you plan on testing.

NOTE SO55 (Service Option 55) is not supported by some mobile stations. If

your mobile station does not support SO55 calls cannot be connected,
and you will need to select one of the other loopback or echo service
options.

7. Check the rest of the Call Parms settings by pressing the

More key to display the 2

of 3 and 3 of 3 menus.

8. You may need to change cell settings such as SID (System Identification) to allow
the mobile station to find service. See “How Do I Change Cell Information?” on

page 57.

9. Turn on power to the mobile station and wait for an indication that it has found
service.

10.Make a mobile station originated call (by entering a phone number and pressing
SEND on the mobile station handset); or, wait for the mobile station to perform a
power up registration and press the Originate Call (

F3) key.

11.Verify that the call is connected.

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How Do I Set Up a Call?

How Do I Set Up an IS-95 Call?

2
3
1

1

1. Press the CALL SETUP key.

2. Press the Operating Mode (

3. Press the System Type (

4. Press the Cell Band (
up the call.

F2) key and select IS-95.

F8) key and select the band in which you would like to bring

1

4
5

6

7

8

F1) key and set the operating mode to Active Cell.

5. Press the Channel (

6. Press the Protocol Rev (
mobile station.

7. Press the Service Option (

8. Check the rest of the Call Parms settings by pressing the
of 3 and 3 of 3 menus.

9. You may need to change cell settings such as SID (System Identification) to allow
the mobile station to find service. See “How Do I Change Cell Information?” on

page 57.

10.Turn on power to the mobile station and wait for an indication that it has found
service.

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F9) key and set the RF channel number.

F10) key and set the protocol revision supported by the

F12) key and select a service option for the call.

More key to display the 2

How Do I Set Up a Call?

11.Make a mobile station originated call (by entering a phone number and pressing
SEND on the mobile station handset), or wait for the mobile station to perform a
power up registration and press the Originate Call (

F3) key.

12.Verify that the call is connected.

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How Do I Change Call Parameters?

How Do I Change Call Parameters?

1. Press the CALL SETUP key.

2. On the Call Parms menu (1 of 2) press any key.

1

2

4

3. Highlight a selection and press the knob. Enter a value.

4. Press the

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More key for additional call parameters.

How Do I Change Cell Information?

How Do I Change Cell Information?

There are three types of cell information: cell parameters, access parameters, and
registration parameters.

A. Set cell parameters.

1. Select the Cell Parameters menu.

1

3

2

1. Press the

2. Press the

3. Press the Cell Info (

CALL SETUP key.

More key.

F2) key.

4. Press the Cell Parameters (

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F2) key.

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How Do I Change Cell Information?

2. Set a cell parameter.

3

1. Turn the knob to highlight a parameter and then press the knob.

2. Enter a value or selection and press the knob.

2

3. Press the Close Menu (

F6) key.

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B. Set access parameters.

1. Select the Access Parameters menu.

3

2

How Do I Change Cell Information?

1

1. Press the

2. Press the

3. Press the Cell Info (

CALL SETUP key.

More key.

F2) key.

4. Press the Access Parameters (

F3) key.

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How Do I Change Cell Information?

2. Set an access parameter.

3

1. Turn the knob to highlight a parameter and then press the knob.

2. Enter a value or selection and press the knob.

2

3. Press the Close Menu (

F6) key.

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C. Set registration parameters.

1. Select the Registration Parameters menu.

3

2

How Do I Change Cell Information?

1

1. Press the

2. Press the

3. Press the Cell Info (

CALL SETUP key.

More key.

F2) key.

4. Press the Registration Parameters (

F4) key.

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How Do I Change Cell Information?

2. Set a registration parameter.

3

1. Turn the knob to highlight a parameter and then press the knob.

2. Enter a value or selection and press the knob.

1

3. Press the Close Menu (

F6) key.

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How Do I Change Code Channel Levels?

How Do I Change Code Channel Levels?

4

1

2

1. Press the CALL SETUP key.

2. Press the

3. Press the Generator Info (

4. Press the Code Channel Parameters

5. Set the level of the desired channel by using the knob and numeric keys.

More key.

F3) key.

(F2 ) key.

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How Do I Perform a Handoff?

How Do I Perform a Handoff?

1

2

3

5

4

6

1. On the Call Setup screen, press the Call/Handoff Setup (F5) key.

2. Highlight the Handoff System Type parameter and select the desired system.

3. Highlight the Handoff Cell Band parameter and select the desired band.

4. Highlight the Handoff Channel parameter and select the desired channel.

5. Press the Execute Handoff

F6) key to abort the handoff.

(

6. Check for Connected in the Active Cell status field.

(F5) key to complete the handoff, or the Close Menu

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How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System?

How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System?

A. Configure instrument information and setup.

2

3

4

1. Press the SYSTEM CONFIG key.

Test
Application
Revision

1

2. Press the Instrument Setup

3. Adjust an instrument setting.

4. Press the

Close Menu (F6) key.

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(F1) key.

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How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System?

B. Set amplitude offsets.

2

4

1. On the Configuration Summary screen (not shown), press the RF IN/OUT Amptd
Offset (

2. On the RF IN/OUT Amplitude Offset screen, press the RF IN/OUT Amptd
Offset Setup (F2) key.

F5) key.

3. Enter the amplitude offset for the test frequencies you use.

4. Press the Close Menu (

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F6) key.

How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System?

C. Check message log.

1

2

1. From any System Config screen, press the Message Log (F7) key and view the
message log.

2. Press the Return (F12) key.

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How Do I End a Call?

How Do I End a Call?

2

1. Press the CALL SETUP key.

2. Press the End Call (

F3) key, or end the call from the mobile.

3. Check for Idle in the Active Cell status field.

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cdma2000 Measurement Procedures

cdma2000 Measurement Procedures

The following step-by-step procedures explain how to manually perform specific
measurements available on the cdma2000 Test Application. A detailed description of
each measurement is given in the Reference information on the documentation
CD-ROM and at the Agilent 8960 support website
(http://www.agilent.com/find/8960support/).

Setup parameters for each measurement are assumed to be set to their default (full
preset) values unless otherwise stated.

NOTE To obtain measurement results a call must first be connected See “A.

Establish a call.” on page 48

The following measurement procedures are provided:

• “Measuring Waveform Quality” on page 70

• “Measuring Handoff Waveform Quality”

• “Measuring Digital Average Power” on page 72

• “Measuring Channel Power” on page 73

• “Measuring Access Probe Power” on page 74

• “Measuring Frame Error Rate (FER)” on page 76

• “Measuring Code Domain Power and Code Domain Power + Noise” on page 79

• “Measuring Code Channel Time/Phase Error” on page 82

• “Measuring Gated Power” on page 83

• “Measuring TX Spurious Emissions” on page 84

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cdma2000 Measurement Procedures

Measuring Waveform Quality

Each waveform quality measurement returns a number of measurements which
includes rho.

1. Select the Waveform Quality/Code Domain measurement (see “B. Select

measurements.” on page 48). A typical display is shown below.

2. Set up the measurement parameters as needed for your measurement situation
(see “B. Set up the measurement.” on page 50.

Numeric rho is the screen currently displayed. In addition to rho, it also provides the
following measurements, calculated from the same data:

• Time Error

• Carrier Feedthrough

• Phase Error

• Magnitude Error

• EVM

There are graphical measurement results available as a result of performing this
measurement. See “Measuring Code Domain Power and Code Domain Power + Noise”

on page 79.

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Measuring Handoff Waveform Quality

Each waveform quality measurement returns a number of measurements which
includes rho.

These measurements can be made only when one of the following radio
configurations (see “How Do I Set Up a Call?” on page 52) is selected:

• (Fwd3, Rvs3)

• (Fwd4, Rvs3)

1. Select the Handoff Waveform Quality measurement (see “B. Select

measurements.” on page 48).

2. Set up the measurement parameters (Measurement Timeout is the only
parameter provided with this measurement) as needed for your measurement
situation (see “B. Set up the measurement.” on page 50.)

3. Press the

START SINGLE key. A typical display is shown below.

In addition to rho, the waveform quality measurement also provides the following
measurements, calculated from the same data:

• Time Error

• Carrier Feedthrough

• Phase Error

• Magnitude Error

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Measuring Digital Average Power

1. Select the Digital Average Power measurement (see “B. Select measurements.” on

page 48). A typical display is shown below.

2. Press the Digital Average Power Setup (

F1) key.

3. Set up the measurement parameters as needed for your measurement situation
(see “B. Set up the measurement.” on page 50.

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Measuring Channel Power

1. Select the Channel Power measurement (see “B. Select measurements.” on page

48). A typical display is shown below.

2. Set up the measurement parameters as needed for your measurement situation
(see “B. Set up the measurement.” on page 50.

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Measuring Access Probe Power

1. Press the CALL SETUP key.

2. Press the End Call key (

F3).

3. Select the Access Probe Power measurement (see “B. Select measurements.” on

page 48).

4. Press the Register Mobile key (

F6). A typical display is shown below.

NOTE The remainder of this procedure lists the steps required to make access

probe power measurements using call limit mode. Call limit mode
provides testing of complete access probe sequences during a call
origination.

5. Set up the measurement parameters as needed for your measurement situation
(see “B. Set up the measurement.” on page 50).

6. Press the
displayed. Press the Cell Info key (

More key on the lower left side of the display (Call Control) until 2 of 2 is

F2) key, then the Registration

Parameters key.

7. Turn the Timer Based Registration State off.

8. Press the

9. Press the
displayed. Press the Call Limit Mode key (

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MEASUREMENT key.

More key on the lower right side of the display (Call Parms) until 2 of 3 is

F9) key and turn call limiting on.

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10.Press the Originate Call key (F3). Wait for the Access Probe call status
indication in the Active Cell field below the measurement window. A typical
display is shown below.

11.Turn off call limiting.

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Measuring Frame Error Rate (FER)

1. Press the Measurement selection key.

2. Select the Frame Error Rate measurement.

3. Press the Frame Error Rate Setup (

F1) key. A typical display is shown below.

4. Set up the measurement parameters as needed for your measurement situation.

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cdma2000 Measurement Procedures

Measuring TDSO (Test Data Service Option) Frame Error Rate (FER)

1. Press the CALL SETUP key.

2. If a call is currently connected, press the End Call key (

3. Press the Radio Config key (

F11).

F3).

4. Select one of the following radio configurations:

• (Fwd3, Rvs3)

• (Fwd4, Rvs3)

5. Press the FCH Service Option Setup key (

F12).

6. Select the Service Option for the currently selected radio configuration, then
select SO32 (+F-SCH).

7. Press the

Measurement selection key.

8. Select the TDSO Frame Error Rate measurement.

9. Press the TDSO FER Setup (

F1) key.

10.Set up the measurement parameters as needed for your measurement situation.

11.Press the

12.Press the Originate Call key (

13.Press the

CALL SETUP key.

F3).

MEASUREMENT key. Wait for the call to connect, then wait

approximately 10 seconds for the measurement to begin. A typical display is
shown below.

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14.Press the TDSO FER Setup (F1) key.

15.Set up the measurement parameters as needed for your measurement situation.

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cdma2000 Measurement Procedures

Measuring Code Domain Power and Code Domain Power + Noise

These measurements can be made only when one of the following radio
configurations (see “How Do I Set Up a Call?” on page 52) is selected:

• (Fwd3, Rvs3)

• (Fwd4, Rvs3)

• (Fwd5, Rvs4)

1. Select the Waveform Quality/Code Domain measurement (see “B. Select

measurements.” on page 48).

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2. Press the Code Domain Power (F3) key. A typical display is shown below.

The red bars indicate power levels

The yellow bars indicate noise levels

3. Press the Graph Control key (

F6). Change the value in the Limit field.

Note that both green lines, indicating the I and Q channel noise limits, move
together.

4. Press the Return key (

5. Press the Code Domain Power + Noise (

F6).

F4) key. A typical display is shown

below.

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The red bars indicate power levels

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The yellow bars indicate noise levels

6. Return to the numeric Rho display at any time by pressing the Numeric Rho key

F2).

(

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Measuring Code Channel Time/Phase Error

These measurements can be made only when one of the following radio
configurations (see “How Do I Set Up a Call?” on page 52) is selected:

• (Fwd3, Rvs3)

• (Fwd4, Rvs3)

• (Fwd5, Rvs4)

1. Select the Code Channel Time/Phase Error measurement (see “B. Select

measurements.” on page 48). A typical display is shown below.

2. Set up the Time Limit and Phase Limit using the (

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F3) and (F4) keys.

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Measuring Gated Power

These measurements can be made only when one of the following radio
configurations (see “How Do I Set Up a Call?” on page 52) is selected:

• (Fwd1, Rvs1)

• (Fwd2, Rvs2)

1. Select the Gated Power measurement (see “B. Select measurements.” on page 48).

2. Press the (

F4) key to select Zoom.

3. Turn the knob clockwise slowly to display the entire burst. Note the falling edge of
the burst at the last zoom position on the right side of the display.

4. Press the (

F2) key to select the Rise/Fall View.

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Measuring TX Spurious Emissions

1. Select the Tx Spurious Emissions measurement (see “B. Select measurements.” on

page 48). A typical display is shown below.

2. Press the Graph (

F3) key.

NOTE Press the Numeric (

Emissions measurement results displayed in tables.

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cdma2000 Measurement Procedures

Related Topics

Refer to Product Note 5988-1989EN Multi-Coded Waveform Quality and Code
Domain Measurements for cdma2000 for more information about Code Domain
Power measurements. This is located on the web or CDROM under Technical notes.

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GPRS Mobile Test Application

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How Do I Make Measurements on a Mobile?

How Do I Make Measurements on a Mobile?

A. Establish a data connection.

5

4

2

1. Press the blue SHIFT key.

2. Press the green

3. Connect the mobile.

4. Turn the mobile on and wait for Attached in the Active Cell: field.

NOTE For mobiles that don’t perform GPRS attach automatically, set the

mobile to data mode.

5. Press the Start Data Connection (
field changing to Transferring.

Preset key.

F3) key and watch for the Active Cell:

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3

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B. Select measurements.

The gray boxes indicate that
the measurement is being
made, but the results are
not being displayed.

These black boxes
indicate that phase
and frequency error
measurement results
are being displayed in
the lower measurement
window, and bit error
measurement results
are being displayed in
the upper
measurement window.

How Do I Make Measurements on a Mobile?

1

1. Press the Measurement selection key.

2. Highlight a measurement and press the knob.

3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to add measurements.

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How Do I Change Measurement Setup?

How Do I Change Measurement Setup?

A. Select a measurement.

2

1

1. Press the Measurement selection key.

2. Highlight a measurement to set up and press the knob.

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B. Set up the measurement.

1

2

3

4

How Do I Change Measurement Setup?

1. Press the measurement’s setup (F1) key.

2. Highlight a parameter and press the knob.

3. Enter a value or make a selection and press the knob.

NOTE For Statistical measurement results, change the Multi-Measurement

Count parameter from Off to a number >1.

4. Press the Close Menu (

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How Do I Turn Off a Measurement?

How Do I Turn Off a Measurement?

3

4

2

1

1. Press the Measurement selection key.

2. Highlight the measurement you want to turn off.

3. Press the Close Measurement (

4. Press the Close Menu (

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F6) key.

F4) key.

How Do I Change Call Parameters?

How Do I Change Call Parameters?

1

2

4

1. Press the CALL SETUP key.

NOTE When the mobile is transferring data (Active Cell: field is

Transferring) some call parameters cannot be changed.

2. On the Call Parms menu (1 of 4) press

F7, F8 or F9.

3. Enter a value or highlight a selection and press the knob.

4. Press the

More key for additional call parameters.

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How Do I Change Cell Parameters?

How Do I Change Cell Parameters?

NOTE You can only change two cell parameters - 3 Digit MNC for PCS1900

and Guard Period Length. Other cell parameters such as MCC, MNC,
and LAC are fixed. To change the 3 digit MNC for PCS1900 the cell
must be set to off by pressing the
Mode (

F1), and then selecting Cell Off.

A. Select the Cell Parameters menu.

3

CALL SETUP key, then Operating

1

1. Press the CALL SETUP key.

2. Press the Cell Info (

3. Press the Cell Parameters (

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F6) key.

F2) key.

B. Set a cell parameter.

How Do I Change Cell Parameters?

3

1. Highlight a parameter and press the knob.

2

1

2. Enter a value or selection and press the knob.

3. Press the Close Menu (

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F6) key.

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How Do I Perform a Handover?

How Do I Perform a Handover?

1

3

4

1. Press the CALL SETUP key.

2. Press the Handover Setup (

3. Change the various parameters, for example Traffic Band.

4. Press the Handover Execute (
Close Menu (

F6) key to abort the handover.

5. Check for Transferring in the Active Cell: field.

6. Press the

More key to check that the changes have been implemented on the Call

Parms menus (2 of 4) and (3 of 4).

F5) key.

F5) key to complete the handover, or press the

5

6

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How Do I Change the MS TX Level?

There are two ways to change the MS TX Level:

A. Change the level immediately

B. Change the level during a handover

Both are explained below.

A. Change the MS TX level immediately.

3

How Do I Change the MS TX Level?

1

4

1. Press the CALL SETUP key.

2. On the Call Parms menu (3 of 4) press the MS TX Level (

3. Set a new MS TX level and press the knob.

4. Press the Close Menu (

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F6) key.

2

F8) key.

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How Do I Change the MS TX Level?

B. Change the MS TX level during a handover.

4

1

3

5

1. Press the CALL SETUP key.

2. On Control menu, press the Handover Setup (

F5) key.

3. Select and change the MS TX Level.

4. Press the Handover Execute (
Close Menu (

5. Use the

More key to check that the MS TX level has been changed on the Call

F6) key to leave the level unchanged.

F5) key to change the MS TX level, or press the

Parms menu (3 of 4).

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How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System?

How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System?

A. Configure instrument information and setup.

Test
Application
Revision

2

3

1

1. Press the SYSTEM CONFIG key.

2. Press the Instrument Setup (

3. Adjust an instrument setting and then press the Close Menu (

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F1) key.

F6) key.

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How Do I Configure the Test Set for My Test System?

B. Set amplitude offsets.

2

1

4

5

1. On the Configuration Summary screen, press the RF IN/OUT Amptd Offset (F5)
key.

2. On the RF IN/OUT Amplitude Offset screen, press the RF IN/OUT Amptd
Offset Setup (

F2) key.

3. Enter the amplitude offsets for the test frequencies you use.

4. Press the Close Menu (

5. Press the Return (

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F6) key.

F6) key to return to the Configuration Summary screen.