Agilent Technologies E8285A User Manual

Agilent Technologies

E8285A CDMA Mobile Station Test Set

Reference Guide

Firmware Version A.05.00 and Above

Agilent Part Number: E8285-90016

Printed in U. S. A.

June 2000

Rev. C

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Manufacturer’s Declaration

This statement is pr ovi ded to comply with the req uir ements 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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Safety
Considerations

GENERAL
This product and related do cumentatio n must be reviewe d for familiar ization wi th

safety markings and instructions before operation.
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.

SAFETY EARTH GROUND
A uninterruptible safety earth ground must be provided from the main power

source to the product input wiring terminals, power cord, or supplied power cord
set.

CHASSIS GROUND TERMINAL
T o preve nt a po tenti al shock hazard , always con nect t he rea r - panel c hassi s groun d

terminal to e arth ground when operating t his instrument from a dc power source.
SAFETY SYMBOLS
Indicates instrument damage can occur if indicated operating limits are exceeded.

!

Indicates hazardous voltages.
Indicates earth (ground) terminal

WARNING

A WARNING note 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

A CAUTION note denotes a hazard. It calls attention to an operation procedure,
practice, 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
an CAUTION note until the indicated conditions are fully u nderstood and met.

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Safety Considerations for this Instrument

WARNING This product is a Safety Clas s I instrument (provided with a protective

earthing ground incorporated in the power cord). The mains plug shall only
be inserted in a socket outlet provided with a protective earth contact. Any
interruption of the protective conductor inside or outside of the product is
likely to make the product dangerous. Intentional int erruption is
prohibited..

Whenever it is likely that the protection has been impaired, the instrument
must be made inoperative and be secured against any unintended operation.

If this instrument is to be energized via an autotransformer (for voltage
reduction), make sure the common terminal is connected to the earth
terminal of the power source.

If this product is not used as specified, the protection provided by the
equipment could be impaired. This product must be used in a normal
condition (in which all means for protection are intact) only.

No operator serviceable parts in this product. Refer servicing to qualified
personnel. To prevent electrical shock, do not remove covers.

Servicing instructions are for use by qualified personnel only. To avoid
electrical shock, do not perform any servicing unless you are qualified to do
so.

The opening of covers or removal of parts is likely to expose dangerous
voltages. Disconnect the product from all voltage sources while it is being
opened.

Adjustments described in the manual are performed with power supplied to
the instrument while protective covers are removed. Energy available at
many points may, if contacted, result in personal injury.

The power cord is connected to internal capacitors that my remain live for
5 seconds after disconnecting the plug from its power supply.

For Continued protection against fire hazard, replace the line fuse(s) only
with 250 V fuse(s) or the same current rating a nd type (for ex ample, normal
blow or time delay). Do not use repaired fuses or short circuited
fuseholders.

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WARNING: Always use the three-prong ac power cord supplied with this product. Failure to

ensure adequate earth grounding by not using this cord may cause product damage.
This product is design ed for use in Installation Category II and Pollution

Degree 2 per IEC 1010 and IEC 664 respectively. FOR INDOOR USE
ONLY.

This product has autoranging line voltage input, be sure the supply voltage
is within the specified range.

To prevent electrical shock, disconnect instrumen t from mains (line) before
cleaning. Use a dry cloth or one slightly dampened with water to clean the
external case parts. Do not attempt to clean internally.

Ven til ation 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 ca bine t) must b e less t ha n th e maximum o perating

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.

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.

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E8285A CDMA
Mobile Station
Test Set

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

according to ISO/IEC Guide 22 and EN 45014

Manufacturer’s Name:

Manufacturer’s Address:

Agilent Technologies
Spokane Division

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

declares that the product

Product Name:
Model Number:
Product Options:

CDMA Mobile Station Test Set
Agilent Technologies E8285A

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conforms to the following Product specifications:

Safety: IEC 61010-1:1990+A1+A2 / EN 61010-1:1993+A2
EMC: CISPR 11:1990 / EN 55011:1991- Group 1, Class A

IEC 61000-3-2:1995 / EN 61000-3-2:1995
IEC 61000-3-3:1995 / EN 61000-3-3:1994
EN 50082-1 : 1992
IEC 801-2:1991 - 4kV CD, 8kV AD
IEC 801-3:1984 - 3 V/m

IEC 801-4:1988 - 0.5 kV Signal Lines,

1 kV Power Lines

Supplementary Information:

This product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive
73/23/EEC and the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC and carries the CE-marking
accordingly.

Spokane, Wash i ng ton USA June 16, 1999

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Agilent
Technologies
E8285A Support
Contacts

The documentation suppli ed wi th yo ur t es t se t i s an excellent source of ref er enc e,
applications, and service information. Please use these manuals if you are experi­encing technical problems:

• Applications information is included in the Agilent Technologies E8285A CDMA
Mobile Station Test Set Application Guide ( E82 85-90019)

• Calibration and repair information are in the Agilent Technologies E8285A CDMA
Mobile Station Test Set Assembly Level Repair Manual (E8285-90033).

If you have used the manuals and still have application questions, contact your
local Agilen t Technologies Sales Representative.

Repair assistance is available for the Agilent Technologies E8285A CDMA Mobile Test
Set from the factory by phone and e-mail. Parts information is also available from Agilent
T echnolog ies.

When calling or writing for repair assistance, please have the following information ready:

• Instrument model number (Agilent Technologies E8285A)

• Instrument Serial Number (tag located on the rear panel).

• Installed options - if any (tag located on the rear panel).

• Instrument firmware revision (displayed at the top of the screen when the Test Set is
powered up, and is also displayed on the CONFIGURE screen).

Support Telephone

1 800 827 3848 (U.S. only)
1 509 921 3848 (International)
1 800 227 8164 (Agilent Technologies Direct Parts Ordering, U.S. only)
1 916 783 0804 (Agilent Technologies Service Parts Identification, U.S. & Intl.)

Electronic mail (Internet): [e-mail]

Numbers:

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In this Book Throughout this manual the term "Test Set" is used to denote the Agilent

Technologies E8285A.
Test Set screens shown in this manual may not match those displayed on the Test

Set in every d etail.

Chapter 1, Key and Miscellaneous Knob Descriptions

This chapter describes func tions of the Test Set’s keys.

Chapter 2, Connector Descriptions

This chapter describes the Test Set’s connectors.

Chapters 3 Screen Descriptions

This chapters describe the T est Set’ s screens for CDMA testing and for analog
testing..

Chapters 4 Field Descriptions

This chapters describe the fields found on the Test Set’s screens for CDMA
testing and for analog testing.

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Documentation
Map

All of the following literature, with the exception of the Instrument BASIC User’s
Handbook, is shipped with the Agilent T echno logies E8285A on a CD-ROM. The
Agilent part number of the CD-ROM is E8285-10004.

Unless a delete option is specified, paper versions of the Application Guide and
Condensed Programming Reference Guide are also shipped with each Test Set.

If option OBW is ordered, paper versions of the Reference Guide and the User’s
Guide will also be included with the Test Set.

Reference Guide (E8285-90016)

This guide describes the functions performed by each front panel key, front and rear
panel connector, and display screen and field. GPIB command examples for each dis­play field are included.

User’s Guide (E8285-90018)

This guide provides a tuto rial-styl e overview of operat ing the Test Set, i ncluding a sec­tion designed to help you get started. Status reporting, IBASIC controller information,
and error message descriptions are also included.

Application Guide (E8285-90019)

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This guide contains step-by-step procedures and programming examples for
calibrating the Test Set, setting up a c all, an d making mea surements on CDMA
and AMPS mobile stations. Tips for increasing measurement throughput are
also included, as well as a procedure for logging protocol messages.

Condensed Programming Reference Guide (E8285-90020)

This pocket-sized gu ide co ntain s a compl ete l ist ing of GPIB commands , alon g
with a cross-r eference between front-panel disp lay fields and the corresponding
commands.

Assembly Level Repair (E8285-90033)

This guide includes p rocedur es fo r perf orming period ic adj ustments, verif ying
performance, troubl eshooting, and repair ing the T est Set. Block diagrams an d a
list of replaceable parts are also included.

1. Part numbers listed are Agilent Technologies part numbers unless otherwise stated.

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Instrument Basic User’s Handbook (E2083-90000)

This guide contains a complete lis ting of I BASIC commands. Thi s guide is not
shipped with the Test Set. For ordering information, contact your nearest re­gional sales office.

Specifications (5968-8839E)

This document prov ides a short descriptio n of the Agile nt E8285A and lis ts the
operating specifications.

This document also includes the specifications for Agilent Technologies 83217A
Option 001, 003, and 004 software.

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Contents

Description of Keys

Keys....................................................................................................................................................31

Address.................................................................................................................................................................. 31

Answer................................................................................................................................................................... 31

Assign.................................................................................................................................................................... 32

Average.................................................................................................................................................................. 32

Call/Page................................................................................................................................................................ 34

Cancel.................................................................................................................................................................... 34

EEX ....................................................................................................................................................................... 34

End/Release........................................................................................................................................................... 35

Enter ...................................................................................................................................................................... 35

Hold....................................................................................................................................................................... 35

IBASIC reset ......................................................................................................................................................... 35

Increment

K1 - K5, & K1’- K3’............................................................................................................................................. 39

Local...................................................................................................................................................................... 40

Low limit, High limit............................................................................................................................................. 40

Meas reset ............................................................................................................................................................. 44

Meter ..................................................................................................................................................................... 45

No Ratio W............................................................................................................................................................ 49

On/Off.................................................................................................................................................................... 49

POWER................................................................................................................................................................. 49

Preset..................................................................................................................................................................... 49

Previous................................................................................................................................................................. 49

Print ....................................................................................................................................................................... 50

Recall..................................................................................................................................................................... 50

Ref set.................................................................................................................................................................... 51

Register.................................................................................................................................................................. 54

Release................................................................................................................................................................... 54

Save ....................................................................................................................................................................... 54

Shift ....................................................................................................................................................................... 55

Yes On/Off........................... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... .... ... ...................... .... ....... ... .... ...................... .... .. 56

0 to 9, decimal point (.), +/-, and A to F................................................................................................................ 56

÷10, Increment set, Increment x10...... .... ... ............................................ .... ... ...................... .... ... .......... 36

Symbol Keys...................................................................................................................................... 57

Backspace.............................................................................................................................................................. 57

Down-Arrow, Up-Arrow....................................................................................................................................... 57

Units-of-Measure Keys......................................................................................................................................... 58

Miscellaneous Hardware....................................................................................................................59

Front Panel Knobs................................................................................................................................................. 59

Programmable Front-Panel Keys for Screens....................................................................................60

Non-Programmable Front-Panel Keys and Functions ....................................................................... 61

DATA FUNCTIONS Keys.............................................. ...................................................... ........ ..... 62

Guidelines for Using Measurement Data Functions ............................................................................................ 62

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Guidelines for Using Numeric Entry Field Data Functions ................................................................................. 63

USER Keys.........................................................................................................................................64

Description of Connectors

Connectors ..........................................................................................................................................67

ANTENNA IN........................ .... ... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... .... ... ...................... ......................... .... .... .. 67

AUDIO IN LOW, HIGH....................................................................................................................................... 68

AUDIO OUT......................................................................................................................................................... 69

AUD MONITOR OUTPUT.................................................................................................................................. 69

CELL SITE/TRIGGERS....................................................................................................................................... 70

CDMA CLOCK MUX OUTPUT......................................................................................................................... 71

COMPOSITE VIDEO .......................................................................................................................................... 71

DUPLEX OUT...................................................................................................................................................... 72

EVEN SEC INPUT............................................................................................................................................... 72

EXT REF INPUT.................................................................................................................................................. 73

GPIB ..................................................................................................................................................................... 73

MODULATION INPUT ...................................................................................................................................... 74

PAGING CHANNEL LOGGING (DCS2>)......................................................................................................... 74

PARALLEL PORT................................. ..................... .... .... ... ...................... .... ... .......................... ... .... . ................ 75

PROTOCOL SERIAL............................ ... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... ... .... ...................... ... ..................... 75

RF IN/OUT ........................................................................................................................................................... 76

SA TRIG OUTPUT........................................... ... .... ...................... ... .... .... ..................... .... .... ... .... ...................... .. 76

SERIAL PORT 9................................................................................................................................................... 77

SERIAL PORT 10................................................................................................................................................. 78

TRAFFIC CHANNEL LOGGING (DCS1>)....................................................................................................... 79

16X CHIP OUTPUT.......................... .... ... .... ...................... ... .... ...................... ... .... .... ......................... ................. 79

10 MHz OUTPUT..................................... .... .... ..................... .... .... ..................... .... .... ... ............................. .... ...... 80

Description of Screens

Adjacent Channel Power Screen.........................................................................................................82

How the Test Set Measures Adjacent Channel Power (ACP) .............................................................................. 83

AF Analyzer Screen............................................................................................................................84

AF Analyzer Block Diagram ............................... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... ... .... ......................... .... .... .. 85

Call Control Screens...........................................................................................................................86

Call Control Screens - ANALOG MEAS............................................................................................................. 87

Call Control Screens - AUTHENTICATION....................................................................................................... 89

Call Control Screens - CALL BIT........................................................................................................................ 90

Call Control Screens - CALL CONFIGURE........................................................................................................ 94

Call Control Screens - CALL DATA .................................................................................................................... 95

CDMA Authentication Screen............................................................................................................99

CDMA Call Control Screen................................................................................................................100

CDMA Cell Site Configuration Screen ............................................................................................. 101

CDMA Cellular Mobile Receiver Test Screen....................................................................................102

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CDMA Cellular Mobile Receiver Block Diagram.............................................. .... .... ... ...................... .... ... .......... 103

CDMA Cellular Mobile Transmitter Test Screen ..............................................................................104

CDMA Gated Power Screen..............................................................................................................105

CDMA Generator Control Screen...................................................................................................... 106

CDMA Generator Control Block Diagram........................................................................................................... 107

CDMA Mobile Reported FER Screen ............................................................................................... 108

CDMA Mobile Reported Pilot Strength Screen ................................................................................ 109

CDMA Open Loop Time Response Screen....................................................................................... 110

CDMA Reverse Channel Spectrum Screen ....................................................................................... 111

CDMA Short Message Service Screen..............................................................................................112

CDMA Swept Power Measurement Screen ......................................................................................113

CDMA Transmitter Power Range Test Screen .................................................................................. 114

Configure Screen................................................................................................................................115

Duplex Test Screen............................................................................................................................. 116

Duplex Test Block Diagram .................................................................................................................................. 117

Help Screens....................................................................................................................................... 118

I/O Configure Screen ......................................................................................................................... 119

Message Screen.................................................................................................................................. 120

Oscilloscope Screens..........................................................................................................................121

Selecting the Oscilloscope’s Input ........................................................................................................................ 122

Print Configure Screen.......................................................................................................................123

RF Analyzer Screen ........................................................................................................................... 124

RF Analyzer Block Diagram................................................................................................................................. 125

RF Generator Screen.......................................................................................................................... 126

RF Generator Block Diagram................................................................................................................................ 127

RX Test Screen...................................................................................................................................128

RX Test Block Diagram........................................................................................................................................ 129

Service Screen....................................................................................................................................130

Spectrum Analyzer Screens ............................................................................................................... 131

Using the Spectrum Analyzer................................................................................................................................ 132

TESTS Screens................................................................................................................................... 133

Description of the Tests Subsystem....................................................................................................................... 133

TESTS (Main Menu)............................................................................................................................................. 134

TESTS (Channel Information).............................................................................................................................. 135

TESTS (Test Parameters)...................................................................................................................................... 136

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TESTS (Order of Tests)......................................................................................................................................... 137

TESTS (Pass/Fail Limits)..................................................................................................................................... 138

TESTS (Save/Delete Procedure)........................................................................................................................... 139

TESTS (Executions Conditions)........................................................................................................................... 140

TESTS (External Devices).................................................................................................................................... 141

TESTS (Printer Setup) .......................................................................................................................................... 142

TESTS (IBASIC Controller)................................................................................................................................. 143

TX TEST Screen.................................................................................................................................144

TX Test Bloc k Diag ra m................................ .... ... ...................... .... ... .... ...................... ... .... ......................... .... .... .. 145

Description of Fields

Fields...................................................................................................................................................148

Abort Print.............................................. ... .... .... ..................... .... .... ..................... .... .... ....... .... ... ...................... .... .. 148

Access (annunciator)............................................................................................................................................. 148

Acc Prb Pwr.......................................................................................................................................................... 149

Access Probe (annunciator)................................................................................................................................... 151

AC Level .............................................................................................................................................................. 151

Active.................................................................................................................................................................... 152

Active (annunciator).............................................................................................................................................. 153

ACP Meas............................................................................................................................................................. 153

Add Intcpt.................. ... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... ... .... ...................... ... .... .............................................. 154

Addr ...................................................................................................................................................................... 154

AF Anl In ................................ .... ... .... ...................... ... .... ...................... .... ... ............................. .... ...................... .. 155

AF Cnt Gate .................................. ...................... .... ... .... ...................... .... ... ............................. ............................ 155

AF Freq ................................ ..................... .... .... ... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... ........... ..................... .... .... .. 156

AF Freq ................................ ..................... .... .... ... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... ........... ..................... .... .... .. 157

AFGen1 Freq .............................. ... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... .... ... ............................................... .... .... .. 157

AFGen1 Lvl ...................................... .... ..................... .... .... ... ...................... .... ... ............................. .... ................. 157

AFGen1 T o....................... .... ... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... ... .... ...................... ... ........ ....... ... ..................... 158

AFGen2 Freq .............................. ... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... .... ... ............................................... .... .... .. 158

AFGen2 T o....................... .... ... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... ... .... ...................... ... ........ ....... ... ..................... 159

A_Key .................................................................................................................................................................. 160

A-Key Digits.................................. ...................... .... ... .... ...................... .... ... ............................................... .... .... .. 161

Alert................... .... .... ..................... .... .... ... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... ... ................................. .... ... .......... 162

All Chans? ....................... ........................................... .... .... ...................... ... .... ................................ ..................... 162

Alt Pwr Ms Cal Bands .......................................................................................................................................... 163

AM Depth.............................................................................................................................................................. 164

Ampl Error............................................................................................................................................................ 164

Amplitude.............................................................................................................................................................. 165

Amplitude (CDMA Swept Power Measuremen t) ....................................... .... ... .... ...................... ... .... ................. 166

Answer Mode............................................ .... .... ..................... .... .... ... ...................... .... ... ........ ... .... ... ..................... 166

Antenna In ................... .... ........................................... .... .... ...................... ... .... ..................................................... 167

Arm ........................................................... .... .... ..................... .... .... ... ...................... ............... ..................... .... .... .. 167

Attack Time........................................................................................................................................................... 168

Atten Hold ............................................................................................................................................................ 169

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Audio In Lo .......................................................................................................................................................... 169

Audio Out ............................................................................................................................................................. 170

Authen ................................................................................................................................................................... 170

Authen Data Clear................................................................................................................................................. 171

Authentication Data Table..................................................................................................................................... 171

Authent ................................................................................................................................................................. 176

Auto/Norm ............................................................................................................................................................ 176

Autostart Test Procedure on Power-Up ................................................................................................................ 177

Auto Zero...................... .... ... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... .... ..................... .... .... ......................... .... ... .......... 177

Averages ............................................................................................................................................................... 178

Avg Power ............................................................................................................................................................ 178

AWGN................................................................................................................................................................... 181

Band Class............................................................................................................................................................. 182

Base Freq (User Defined)...................................................................................................................................... 183

Base ID.................................................................................................................................................................. 184

Beeper ................................................................................................................................................................... 184

BER Thresh........................................................................................................................................................... 185

Burst Time............................................................................................................................................................. 186

BW= ...................................................................................................................................................................... 187

by # errors.................................... ... ...................... .... ... .... ...................... ... .... ............................. .... ... ..................... 187

by # frames................... .... ... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... .... ... ...................... .... .......... ........ ... ..................... 188

Called Number: .................................................................................................................................................... 188

Calling Name ........................................................................................................................................................ 189

Call Limit...................... .... ...................... ... .... ...................... ... .... ...................... ... .... ....... .... ... ................................ 189

Call Status......................... ... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... .... ..................... .... ........... ...................... ... .... ...... 190

Carrier ................................................................................................................................................................... 191

Carrier Ref ............................................................................................................................................................ 191

CC Order ........................................ ...................... .... ... ...................... .... ... .... .......................... ... .... ........................ 192

Center Freq (Analog)............................................................................................................................................. 192

Center Freq (CDMA)............................................................................................................................................ 193

Change ................................................................................................................................................................... 193

Chan: -....................... ..................... .... .... ... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... ... .... ....... .... ... ................................ 194

Channel (CDMA to Analog or Interband Handoffs)............................................................................................. 195

Channel BW ......................................................................................................................................................... 196

Chan Power ........................................................................................................................................................... 197

Chan Power Meas Intrvl........................................................................................................................................ 198

Chan Std................................................................................................................................................................ 199

Check .................................................................................................................................................................... 199

Check Digits.......................................................................................................................................................... 200

Ch Loc:.................................................................................................................................................................. 201

Ch Offset ............................................................................................................................................................... 202

Chan Space (User Defined) .................................................................................................................................. 202

Closed Loop Pwr Cntl........................................................................................................................................... 203

Clr Scr ................................. ...................... .... ... ...................... .... .... ..................... .... ............................. .... ... .......... 204

CMAX .................................................................................................................................................................. 204

Cntl Chan............................................................................................................................................................... 205

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Cnfg (External Devices) .......................................... ... .... .... ...................... ... .... ............................................... .... .. 205

Cntry Code............................................................................................................................................................ 206

Code Location ...................................................................................................................................................... 206

Confidence............................................................................................................................................................ 207

Connect (annunciator)........................................................................................................................................... 209

Connected (annunciator)....................................................................................................................................... 210

Continue ............................................................................................................................................................... 210

Cont/Single ........................................................................................................................................................... 211

Controls (CDMA Gated Power)............................................................................................................................ 211

Controls (CDMA Reverse Channel Spectrum)..................................................................................................... 211

Controls (CDMA Swept Power Measurement) ................................................................................................... 212

Controls (Open Loop T im e Respon se)...... .... ...................... ... .... .... ..................... .... .... .......................................... 212

Controls (Oscilloscope)......................................................................................................................................... 213

Controls (Spectrum Analyzer) .............................................................................................................................. 213

Current .................................................................................................................................................................. 213

Data Length .......................................................................................................................................................... 214

Data Mode............................................................................................................................................................. 214

Data Rate .............................................................................................................................................................. 215

Data Spec .............................................................................................................................................................. 216

Data Ty pe .............................................................................................................................................................. 217

Date ...................................................................................................................................................................... 218

DC Current ........................................................................................................................................................... 218

DC Level .............................................................................................................................................................. 219

De-Emp Gain ........................................ ... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... ... .... ......................... .... .... ... .......... 220

De-Emphasis ........................................................................................................................................................ 220

Delete Ch .............................................................................................................................................................. 220

Delet Ins ............................................................................................................................................................... 221

Delet Stp ............................................................................................................................................................... 221

Description ........................................................................................................................................................... 221

Detector ................................................................................................................................................................ 222

Disarm ................................................................................................................................................................... 223

Display .................................................................................................................................................................. 223

Display Interim Results......................................................................................................................................... 231

Display User Mssgs............................................................................................................................................... 231

Display Word ........................................................................................................................................................ 232

Distn ..................................................................................................................................................................... 236

Drop Intcpt................... .... .... ..................... .... .... ..................... .... .... ... ...................... .... ....... .... ....... ... ..................... 237

Drop Timer........................................................ ... .... ...................... ... .... ...................... ........... ......................... .... .. 238

DSAT............................ ...................... .... ... .... ...................... ... .... ...................... ... .... ............................. .... ... .... ...... 239

DSAT/DST (hex)................................................................................................................................................... 240

DSAT Meas .......................................................................................................................................................... 241

Duplex Out ........................................................................................................................................................... 242

Duplicate User Data ............................................................................................................................................. 242

Eb/Nt..................................................................................................................................................................... 243

Echo Delay........................... ... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... ... .... ...................... .......................................... 243

Encoding ..................................... ...................... ... .... ... ...................... .... .... ............................................... ... .... .... .. 244

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Enter ASCII Data .................................................................................................................................................. 245

Enter Hex Data...................................................................................................................................................... 245

Enter Procedure Filename .................................................................................................................................... 246

Errors..................................................................................................................................................................... 246

Errors Counted....................................................................................................................................................... 247

Esc Mode............................................................................................................................................................... 248

ESN (dec): ............................................................................................................................................................ 248

ESN (hex): ............................................................................................................................................................ 249

ESN ....................................................................................................................................................................... 249

Execute (Handoff) ................................................................................................................................................. 250

Execute (Closed Loop Power Control Change)................................ .... ........................................... .... ................. 251

Exec (Execution Cond) .................. ...................... .... ... ...................... .... ... .... ...................... .......................... ... .... .. 251

Expected...................................... ........................................... .... .... ..................... .... .... .............. ...................... .... .. 251

Expected PN Offset............................................................................................................................................... 252

Expected Strength.................................................................................................................................................. 253

Expected T_Add.................................................................................................................................................... 254

Expected T_Drop................................................................................................................................................... 255

External Disk Specification ..................................... ...................... ... .... ...................... ... .... ................................... 256

Ext Load R ............................................................................................................................................................ 256

Ext NGHB ............................................................................................................................................................ 257

FER........................................................................................................................................................................ 258

FER Report (Clear)................................................................................................................................................ 259

FER Spec............................................................................................................................................................... 259

FF at End .............................................................................................................................................................. 259

FF at Start ............................................................................................................................................................. 260

Filter 1 .................................................................................................................................................................. 260

Filter 2 .................................................................................................................................................................. 260

Firmware ............................................................................................................................................................... 261

Flow Cntl .............................................................................................................................................................. 261

FM Coupling ......................................................................................................................................................... 261

FM Deviation......................................................................................................................................................... 262

FM Deviation (Call Control)................................................................................................................................. 262

Frame Clock.......................................................................................................................................................... 263

Frames ................................................................................................................................................................... 264

Frames Counted..................................................................................................................................................... 264

Freq (Channel Information) .................................................................................................................................. 265

Freq Error (CDMA)............................................................................................................................................... 265

Freq Error (Analog)............................................................................................................................................... 266

Frequency (Analog)............................................................................................................................................... 267

Gate Time.............................................................................................................................................................. 268

Gain Cntl ............................................................................................................................................................... 268

(Gen)-(Anl)............................................................................................................................................................ 269

Grid........................................................................................................................................................................ 269

Grid (CDMA Swept Power Measurement) .......................................................................................................... 270

Handoff.................................................................................................................................................................. 270

Handoff.................................................................................................................................................................. 271

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Hard Handoff (annuncia tor)................................. ...................... .... ... .... ...................... ... .... ............................. .... .. 271

GPIB Adrs............................................................................................................................................................. 272

IBASIC Echo ........................................................................................................................................................ 272

IBASIC (IBASIC Cntrl)........................................................................................................................................ 272

Ideal Mobile Power....................................... .... ... .... ...................... ... .... ...................... ... .... ........... ... ..................... 273

IF Filter ................................................................................................................................................................. 274

If Unit-Under-Test Fails..................... .... ..................... .... .... ... ...................... .... ... .......................... ... ..................... 274

Init Power.............................................................................................................................................................. 274

Input Att ............................................................................................................................................................... 275

Input Atten ............................................................................................................................................................ 276

Input Gain.............................................................................................................................................................. 277

Input Port............................................................................................................................................................... 278

Insert Ch................................................................................................................................................................ 279

Insrt Ins.................................................................................................................................................................. 279

Insrt Stp................................................................................................................................................................. 280

Inst Echo................................................................................................................................................................ 280

Inst# ...................................................................................................................................................................... 280

Internal.................................................................................................................................................................. 281

Keep ...................................................................................................................................................................... 281

Length .................................................................................................................................................................. 282

Level (div)............................................................................................................................................................. 283

Library................................................................................................................................................................... 283

Lines/Page............................................................................................................................................................. 283

Lower and Upper ACP [Ratio:Level]................................................................................................................... 283

Lower Limit .......................................................................................................................................................... 284

Lvl (CDMA Gated Power).................................................................................................................................... 284

Lvl (Open Loop Time Resp on se)........................................... .... .... ..................... .... .... ... ............................. .......... 285

Main Menu............................................................................................................................................................ 285

Marker: Freq.......................................................................................................................................................... 286

Marker Lvl (CDMA Swept Power Measurement) ............................................................................................... 286

Marker: Lvl........................................................................................................................................................... 287

Marker: Norm/Delta.............................................................................................................................................. 288

Marker: Time......................................................................................................................................................... 288

Marker Pos (CDMA Reverse Channel Spectrum)................................................................................................ 289

Marker Time (CDMA Gated Power).................................................................................................................... 289

Marker Time (Open Loop Time Response).......................................................................................................... 290

Marker Time (CDMA Swept Power Measurement) ............................................................................................ 290

Marker To:............................................................................................................................................................. 291

Marker To: ............................................................................................................................................................ 291

Mask Ty pe ............................................................................................................................................................ 292

Max Frames........................................................................................................................................................... 292

Max Power............................................................................................................................................................ 293

Max Req Seq, Max Rsp Seq ................................................................................................................................. 294

Max Slot Cycle Index............................................................................................................................................ 294

Meas Cntl.............................................................................................................................................................. 295

Message Data Mode.............................................................................................................................................. 295

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Mic Pre-Emp ........................................................................................................................................................ 296

Min Power...................................... .... ...................... ... .... ...................... ... .... .... ................................ ..................... 296

Min/Max Pwr............. ... .... ... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... .... ..................... .... .... ... ........... .... ...................... .. 297

Mobile Parm.......................................................................................................................................................... 298

Mobile Power Mode.............................................................................................................................................. 299

Mobile Pwr............................................................................................................................................................ 300

Mode...................................................................................................................................................................... 300

Model..................................................................................................................................................................... 300

Model:.................................................................................................................................................................... 301

Mod In To ............................................................................................................................................................. 301

MS Id..................................................................................................................................................................... 302

MS Ack Cause Code: ........................................................................................................................................... 303

MS Ack Rcvd (annunciator).................................................................................................................................. 305

MS Database.......................................................................................................................................................... 306

MS FER................................................................................................................................................................. 307

MS FER Report Interval........................................................................................................................................ 308

MS ID.................................................................................................................................................................... 308

Network ID............................................................................................................................................................ 310

Netwrk Code.......................................................................................................................................................... 310

NGHB Fq (Ch) ..................................................................................................................................................... 311

Nom Power................... ............................................ ... .... ...................... ... .... ................................. ... ..................... 312

Nom Pwr Ext.............................................................................. .... ... ...................... .... ... ....... ...................... .... .... .. 312

No Pk/Avg ............................................................................................................................................................ 313

Normalize ............................................................................................................................................................. 314

Notch Freq............................................................................................................................................................. 315

Notch Gain............................................................................................................................................................. 315

Notch Coupl........................................................................................................................................................... 316

Num of Bits ................................. ... .... .... ..................... .... .... ..................... .... .... .......................... ........................... 316

Num Pages..................................................... ... .... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... .......... .... .... ...................... .. 317

Num Step............................. .... .... ..................... .... .... ...................... ... .... ... ............................. . ..................... .... .... .. 317

OCNS (Sector A Power) .................................. .... .... ...................... ... .... ...................... ... .... ... .... ............................ 318

OCNS (Sector B Power).............................................. .... .... ..................... .... .... ... ............................................ .... .. 319

Offset Freq................................... ..................... .... .... ... ...................... .... ... ............................. ...................... .... .... .. 319

Open Loop Time Response (Execute) .................................................................................................................. 320

Options .................................................................................................................................................................. 320

Order...................................................................................................................................................................... 321

Orig Addr............................................................................................................................................................... 322

Output Atten Hold................................................................................................................................................. 323

Output Heading:.................................................................................................................................................... 323

Output Port............................................................................................................................................................ 324

Output Results For................................................................................................................................................. 324

Output Results To .................................................................................................................................................. 325

Page ....................................................................................................................................................................... 325

Page (annunciator)................................................................................................................................................. 326

Page Rate............................................................................................................................................................... 326

Page Send ............................................................................................................................................................. 327

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Page Sent (annunciator) ........................................................................................................................................ 328

Paging (Sector A Power)....................................................................................................................................... 328

Pam Size................................................................................................................................................................ 329

Parameter............................................................................................................................................................... 329

Parm (Test Parameters) ......................................................................................................................................... 329

Parity..................................................................................................................................................................... 330

Pass Word.............................................................................................................................................................. 330

PCMCIA ............................................................................................................................................................... 331

Phone Num:........................................................................................................................................................... 331

Phs Error................................................................................................................................................................ 332

Pilot (Sector A Power).......................................................................................................................................... 333

Pilot (Sector B Power).......................................................................................................................................... 333

Pilot Inc................................................................................................................................................................. 334

Pilot Meas (Clear)................................................................................................................................................. 335

Pk Det To............................................................................................................................................................... 335

PN Offset................................. .... ... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... .... ............................................................ 336

PN Offset (Sector A Power).................................................................................................................................. 338

PN Offset (Sector B Power).................................................................................................................................. 338

Port/Sweep............................................................................................................................................................ 339

Position.................................................................................................................................................................. 339

Power Cntl Step Size............................................................................................................................................. 340

Power Meas........................................................................................................................................................... 341

Power Step ............................................................................................................................................................ 342

Print All................................................................................................................................................................. 342

Print Data Destination........................................................................................................................................... 343

Printer Address............................ ... .... ...................... ... .... ...................... .... ... ................................................... .... .. 343

Printer Port:................................. ... .... ...................... ... .... ...................... .... ... .... .......................... ... ... ..................... 343

Print (Printer Setup) .............................................................................................................................................. 343

Print Title............................................................................................................................................................... 343

Priority................................................................................................................................................................... 344

Privacy................................................................................................................................................................... 345

Procedure Library.................................................................................................................................................. 345

Proc (Save/Delete Procedure)............................................................................................................................... 345

Program................................................................................................................................................................. 346

Protocol................................................................................................................................................................. 346

Pwr Dwn Reg ....................................................................................................................................................... 347

Pwr Level.............................................................................................................................................................. 347

Pwr Lvl: -.............................................................................................................................................................. 348

Pwr Up Reg........................................................................................................................................................... 349

RAND ................................................................................................................................................................... 350

RAND_A............................................................................................................................................................... 350

RAND_B............................................................................................................................................................... 351

RANDSSD............................................................................................................................................................ 351

RANDSSD_1........................................................................................................................................................ 352

RANDSSD_2........................................................................................................................................................ 352

RANDSSD_3........................................................................................................................................................ 353

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RAND_U............................................................................................................................................................... 353

RANDU................................................................................................................................................................. 354

Range Hold............................................................................................................................................................ 354

Rcv Pace................................................................................................................................................................ 355

Received................................................................................................................................................................ 355

Ref Level .............................................................................................................................................................. 356

Ref Level (CDMA Swept Power Measurement) ............ .... ..................... .... .... ... ...................... .... ... ..................... 356

Reg Period............................................................................................................................................................. 357

Register (Analog).................................................................................................................................................. 358

Register (CDMA).................................................................................................................................................. 358

Register (annunciator)........................................................................................................................................... 359

Registering (annunciator)...................................................................................................................................... 360

Release Time...................................... .... ........................................... .... ... ...................... ........... ...................... .... .. 361

Release.......................... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... ... .... ....... .... ... .... ...................... .... .. 362

Res BW.................................................................................................................................................................. 362

Reset...................................................................................................................................................................... 362

RF Anl Freq (CDMA Swept Power Measurement) ............................................................................................. 363

RF Channel (analog).............................................................................................................................................. 363

RF Channel (CDMA)............................................................................................................................................ 364

RF Chan Std ......................................................................................................................................................... 365

RF Cnt Gate........................................................................................................................................................... 367

RF Display............................................................................................................................................................. 367

RF Gen Freq.......................................................................................................................................................... 368

RF Gen Volts ......................................................................................................................................................... 368

RF In...................................................................................................................................................................... 369

RF Level Offset..................................................................................................................................................... 369

RF Offset............................................................................................................................................................... 370

RF Out................................................................................................................................................................... 370

RF Power............................................................................................................................................................... 371

Rgstr NID .............................................................................................................................................................. 371

Rgstr SID............................................................................................................................................................... 372

RSSI Thresh........................................................................................................................................................... 372

RX/TX Cntl........................................................................................................................................................... 373

Run ........................................................................................................................................................................ 374

Run T est.......................................... .... .... ..................... .... .... ... ...................... .... ... ............................. .... .... ............. 374

SAT.................... .... .... ..................... .... .... ..................... .... .... ........................................................................ .... .... .. 374

SAT:.................................. ... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... .... ..................... .... .............. .... .... ...................... .. 375

SAT Deviation....................................................................................................................................................... 376

Sat To l.................................. .... .... ..................... .... .... ... ...................... .... ... ................................................... .... .... .. 377

Save/Recall ........................................................................................................................................................... 378

SCM:...................................................................................................................................................................... 378

Sc Priority .................... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... ... .... ...................... ... .... ....... .... ... ...................... .... .... .. 379

Scope To ................................................................................................................................................................ 379

Sctr A Pwr............................................................................................................................................................. 380

Sctr B Pwr.............................................................................................................................................................. 381

Select Procedure Filename.................................................................................................................................... 381

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Select Procedure Location..................................................................................................................................... 382

Send Msg................................................... .... .... ... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... .......................................... 382

Send Msg (CDMA Swept Power Measurement) ................................................................................................. 383

Send Word........................ .... ..................... .... .... ..................... .... .... ... ...................... .... ........... ..................... .... .... .. 383

Sensitivity..................... .... ...................... ... .... .... ..................... .... .... ..................... .... ........... ...................... ... .... ...... 384

Sensitivity..................... .... ...................... ... .... .... ..................... .... .... ..................... .... ........... ...................... ... .... ...... 384

Serial Baud....................... .... ... ............................................ ... .... ...................... ... .... ................................. ... .... .... .. 384

Serial_9 In............................................................................................................................................................. 385

Serial No....................... .... ...................... ... .... .... ..................... .... .... ..................... .... ........... ................................... 385

Set Message............................. .... ... .... ...................... ... .... ...................... .... ... ............................. .................. .... .... .. 386

Settling......................... .... ...................... ... .... .... ..................... .... .... ..................... .... ........... ................................... 394

Seqn (Order of Tests) ............................................................................................................................................ 394

SID MSB ............................................................................................................................................................... 395

SINAD .................................................................................................................................................................. 396

Slope (CDMA Swept Power Measurement) .............................................................. ... .... ................................... 396

SMS Sent (annunciator)..................... ...................... ... .... .... ...................... ... .... ................................ .... .... ............. 397

SMS In Progress (annunciator)..................... .... ..................... .... .... ... ...................... .... ... ............................. .... ...... 397

Sngl Step............................................................................................................................................................... 397

SNR....................................................................................................................................................................... 398

Softer Handoff....................................................................................................................................................... 399

Softer Handoff (annunciator)................................................................................................................................ 400

Soft Slope......................... .... ........................................... .... ... ...................... .... ... ............................. .... .... ............. 400

Span.................................. .... ... .... ...................... ... .... ...................... ... .... .................................... ...................... .... .. 401

Speaker ALC......................................................................................................................................................... 401

Speaker Vol ........................................................................................................................................................... 402

Spec (Pass/Fail Limits)......................................................................................................................................... 402

Spec#..................................................................................................................................................................... 402

Squelch.................................................................................................................................................................. 403

Srch Win A............................................................................................................................................................ 404

Srch Win N............................................................................................................................................................ 405

Srch Win R............................................................................................................................................................ 406

SSD_A=0 (annunciator)........................................................................................................................................ 406

SSDA..................................................................................................................................................................... 407

SSDB..................................................................................................................................................................... 408

SSD Update........................................................................................................................................................... 409

SSD Update (annunciator) .................................................................................................................................... 410

Status (Mobile Reported Pilot Strength)............................................................................................................... 410

Status (CDMA Authentication)............................................................................................................................. 413

Status (CDMA Swept Power Measurement) ZZZZ (new)................................................................................... 413

Steps...................................................................................................................................................................... 414

Step Size................................................................................................................................................................ 414

Step#...................................................................................................................................................................... 415

Stop Length........................................................................................................................................................... 415

Strength................................................................................................................................................................. 416

Swept Pwr (CDMA Swept Power Measurement) ................................................................................................ 417

Sync (Sector A Power).................................. ...................... ... .... ...................... ... .... .............................................. 417

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System ID.............................................................................................................................................................. 418

System Type (Call Control)................................................................................................................................... 418

System Type (CDMA-to-CDMA or CDMA-to-Analog Handoff) ....................................................................... 419

T_Add.................................................................................................................................................................... 420

T_Comp................................................................................................................................................................. 420

T_Drop .................................................................................................................................................................. 421

T_TDrop................................................................................................................................................................ 422

T est Name................................ ...................... ... .... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... ....... ... .... .... ...................... .. 422

Test Procedure Run Mode..................................................................................................................................... 423

T est Statu s.............. .... ... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... ... .... ...................... ... .... ....... .... ... ...................... .... .... .. 423

Time (Configure)................................................................................................................................................... 426

TimeBase............................................................................................................................................................... 426

Time/div ................................................................................................................................................................ 427

Time Offset............................................................................................................................................................ 427

Time Offset (Negative).......................................................................................................................................... 428

Timer Reg.............................................................................................................................................................. 428

TM Rho ................................................................................................................................................................. 429

T o Scree n ..................... ...................... .... ... .... ...................... ... .... ...................... ... .... .............................................. 430

T otal RAM........................ ...................... ... .... ...................... ... .... ...................... ... .... .... ....... ... ...................... .... .... .. 431

Trace (CDMA Swept Power Measurement) ........................................................................................................ 431

Traffi c (Sect or A Power)........................... ............................................ ... .... ...................... ....... .... ...................... .. 432

Traffi c (Sect or B Power).......................................... ... .... ...................... ... .... .... ......................... .... ...................... .. 432

Traffi c Data Mod e.................................. ... .... ...................... ... .... .... ..................... .... .... ................................ .... .... .. 433

Traffi c Rho.. .... ... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... ... .... ................................................... .... .. 434

Transmitting (annunciator) .................................................................................................................................... 434

Trig-Delay............................................................................................................................................................. 435

Tune Freq .............................................................................................................................................................. 436

TX Power ........................................... .... ... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... ... .... ............................. .... ............. 437

TX Power ........................................... .... ... ...................... .... ... ...................... .... ... .... ............................. .... ............. 438

TX Pwr Meas ................................. ...................... .... ... .... ...................... ... .... ............................................... .... .... .. 439

TX Pwr Zero....................................... .... ..................... .... .... ..................... .... .... ... .......................... ... .... ................. 440

T yp e....................... .... ........................................... .... ... ...................... .... ... ..................................... ...................... .. 441

Uniq Chall ..................................... ...................... .... ... .... ...................... ... .... ................................. ... .... ................. 441

Uniq Chall (annunciator)............................... ... .... .... ...................... ... .... ...................... ... .... ....... ...................... .... .. 442

Units ........................................ .... ..................... .... .... ...................... ... .... ... .......................... ... ...................... .... .... .. 442

Upper Limit........................................................................................................................................................... 443

User Data (ASCII or Hex) .................................................................................................................................... 443

VC Order............................................................................................................................................................... 444

Vert/div .................................................................................................................................................................. 445

Vert Offset............................ .... ...................... ... .... ...................... .... ... .... ......................... .... ... ...................... .... .... .. 445

Walsh (Sector A)................................................................................................................................................... 446

Walsh (Sector B).................................................................................................................................................... 446

Xmt Pace ............................................................................................................................................................... 447

1 of N..................................................................................................................................................................... 447

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The keys are listed in alphabetical order.

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Keys

Address

Chapter 1, Description of Keys

Keys

Press and release the Shift key, then the Local key to display the GPIB address of
the Test Set. There is no equivalent GPIB command for the Address key

Programming Address

The Test Set’s GPIB address can be changed through GPIB by using the
:CONFigure:BADDress commands. If the Test Set’s GPIB address is changed
programmatically, all future GPIB commands must use the new address.

Example

OUTPUT 714;"CONF:BADD 15"

This sets the Test Set’s GPIB address to 15.

Answer

The Test Set’s GPIB address can be queried through GPIB by using the
:CONFigure:BADDress? commands.

Example

OUTPUT 714;"CONF:BADD?"
ENTER 714;Address

This queries the Test Set’s GPIB address.

See Also
"I/O Configure Screen" on page 119

This key functions only when Answer Mode is set to Manual.
Pressing this key answers CDMA-mode mobile-station-originated ca lls by

removing the ring back tone from the mobile station’s audio path and allowing
user conversation or other traffic to be exchanged.

The Test Set will automatically answer calls if

GPIB Example

“DISP CCNT;CDMA:CALL:ANSW”

Answer Mode is set to Auto.

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Keys

Assign

This key is used to assign the User Keys, K1 through K5, and K1’ through K3’.
Press and release the Shift key, then the K4 key to select the Assign function.

No equivalent GPIB command

See Also

“Using USER Keys” in the Operating Overview chapter of the E8285A User’s
Guide

IBASIC User’s Handbook to assign IBASIC commands to user keys

Average

GPIB Example

Press and release the Shift key, then the Increment x10 key to access the average
function. This enables or disables measurement averaging.

Programming Average

The GPIB command :AVERage is used to select this data function
programmatically.

NOTE: Measurement averaging works the same way programmatically as it does manually.

If the Average data function is enabled manually and the number of averages is set to ten
(N=10), the first value displayed is the average of 1 measurement, the second value di splayed
is the average of two measurements, the third value displayed is the average of three

measurements… the tenth value displayed is the average of 10 measurements. For readings
greater than N the data function approximates a hardware single-pole, RC low-pass filter.

If the Average data function is enabled programmatically and the number of averages is set to
ten (N=10) the first value returned through GPI B is the average of 1 measurem ent, the second
value returned through GPIB is the average of two measurements, the third value returned
through GPIB is the average of three measurements…the tenth value returned through GPIB
is the average of 10 measurements. Each successive reading would mimic the output of a
single-pole, RC low-pass filter that had been initially charged to the value of the tenth reading.

If a “true average” value is desired, that is V
procedure through GPIB is to take N sequential readings and calculate the average within the
program context.

= (V1+V2+V3…VN)/N, the recommended

avg

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Keys

To Turn Measurement Averaging ON and OFF. Use the :AVERage:STATe

commands to turn the averag ing data function ON and OFF.

Syntax

:AVERage:STATe ON
:AVERage:STATe OFF

Example

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:AFR:DISTN:AVER:STAT ON"

This turns the Average data function ON for the AF Analyzer distortion
measurement.

To Query the Measurement Averaging State. Use the :AVERage:STAT?

commands to query the current state of the averaging data function. The returned
value is either: 0 (OFF) or 1 (ON).

Syntax

:AVERage:STAT?

Example

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:AFR:DISTN:AVER:STAT?"
ENTER 714;State_on_off ! 1 = ON, 0 = OFF

This queries the state of the Average data function for the AF Analyzer
distortion measurement.

To Reset Averaging. Use the :AVERage:RESet commands to restart the

averaging algorithm used to calculate an averaged measurement.

Syntax

:AVERage:RESet

Example

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:AFR:DISTN:AVER:RES"

This resets the Average Data Function for the AF Analyzer distortion
measurement.

To Set the Number of Averages. Use the :AVERage:VALue commands to set the

number of averages used by the averaging algorithm.

Syntax

:AVERage:VALue

Example

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:AFR:DISTN:AVER:VAL 25"

This sets the n umber of averages t o 25 for the Av erage data func tion for the AF
Analyzer distortion measurement.

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Keys

To Query the Number of Averages. Use the :AVERage:VALue? commands to

query the number of averages used by the averaging algorithm.

This queries the number of averages for the Average data function for the AF An­alyzer distortion measurement.

See Also

“To Use Measurement Averaging” in the Operating Overview chapter of the

E8285A User’s Guide.

Syntax

:AVERage:VALue?

Example

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:AFR:DISTN:AVER:VAL?"
ENTER 714;Num_of_avgs

Call/Page

Cancel

EEX

When this key is pressed, the Test Set attempts a CDMA-mode page to a mobile
station. The Call Status annunciators on the CDMA CALL CONTROL screen
indicate call flow.

Refer to “Set ting Up a Call” chapter in the E8285A Application Guide.

GPIB Example

“DISP CCNT;CDMA:CALL:MAKE”

Cancel is used to cancel an entry in progress, or to stop a running IBASIC
program. For example, if you press Recall to recall an instrument setup, and then
decide not to recall a setting, pressing Cancel exits the recall procedure.

GPIB Example

No equivalent GPIB command

Press and release the Shift key, then the +/- key to access the exponent function.
This function is used for entering numbers using scientific notation.

See Also

“To Enter Values with Exponents” in the Operating Overview chapter of the

E8285A User’s Guide

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End/Release

Enter

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Keys

When this key is pressed, the Test Set disconnects any CDMA-mode call that is
currently connected.

GPIB Example

“DISP CCNT;CDMA:CALL:END”

Enter is used to select a field or screen, and to enter numbers when the unit-of­measure is not specified. This function is identical to pressing the cursor-control
knob.

GPIB Example

No equivalent GPIB command

Hold

IBASIC reset

Press and release the Shift key, then the Meas reset key. This stops all
measurements. Selecting Hold again resumes measurements.

The Hold key is used to hold/resume all active measurements. There is no
equivalent GPIB command for the Hold key. However, the functionality of the
Hold key can be implemented remotely by using single triggering of
measurements.

GPIB Example

No equivalent GPIB command

See Also

“Measurement Tr iggering Process” in the Operating Overview chapter of the

E8285A User’s Guide

The IBASIC reset key is used to stop an IBASIC program currently running.

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Keys

Increment ÷10, Increment set, Increment x10

These keys are used to ch ange the incr ement/decr ement value when changing
field values.

The increment divide-by-10 function reduces the increment setting by a factor
of 10. (New increment setting = current setting

The increment setting function sets the increment value for real-number numeric
entry fields.

The increment multipl y-by-10 funct ion i ncreas es the incr ement se ttin g by a f actor
of 10. (New increment setting = current setting

Programming Increment set

The GPIB command :INCRement is used to select this data function
programmatically.

÷ 10).

× 10).

To Set the Increment Value. Use the :INCRement command to set the increment

value.

Syntax

:INCRement

Example

OUTPUT 714;"RFG:FREQ:INCR 2.5 MHZ"

This sets the increment value for the RF Gen Freq field to 2.5 MHz.

NOTE: When setting the value of a numeric field (such as RF Gen Freq), any non–GPIB unit ’s

unit-of-measure must be specified in the command string, otherwise the current GPIB unit is
assumed by the Test Set. Integer-only fields (such as Intensity and Print Adrs) have
a fixed increment of 1, and they cannot be changed.

To Query the Increment Value.

Use the :INCRement? command to query the

increment value.

Syntax

:INCRement?

Example

OUTPUT 714;"RFG:FREQ:INCR?"
ENTER 714;Incr_value

This queries the increment value for the RF Gen Freq field.

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Keys

NOTE: When querying a field setting or measurement result through GPIB, the Test Set always

returns numeric values in GPIB units or attribute units, regardless of the field’s current display
units setting. Refer to “To Specify Units-of-Measure for GPIB Data Transfer” in the

Operating Overview chapter of the E8285A User’s Guide.

To Set the Increment Mode.

Use the :INCRement:MODE commands to set the

increment mode to linear or logarithmic.

Syntax

:INCRement:MODE <LOGarithm or LINear>

Example

OUTPUT 714;"RFG:FREQ:INCR:MODE LOG"

This sets the increment mode for the RF Generator’ s frequency to logari thmic.

To Query the Increment Mode. Use the :INCRement:MODE? commands to

query the increment mode.

Syntax

:INCRement:MODE?

Example

OUTPUT 714;"RFG:FREQ:INCR:MODE?"
ENTER 714;Mode$ ! returns LIN or LOG

This queries the increment mode of the RF Generator’s frequency.

To Set the Increment Value Display Units. Use the :INCRement:DUNits

commands to set the units-of-measure used to display the increment value. Refer

“To Specify Units-of-Measure for CRT Display” in the Operating Over view chapter

to

E8285A User’s Guide for description of display units.

of the

Syntax

:INCRement:DUNits <disp_units>

Example

OUTPUT 714;"RFG:FREQ:INCR:DUN KHZ"

This sets the increment value’s display units to kHz for the RF Generator’s
frequency.

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NOTE: When querying a field setting through GPIB, the Test Set always returns numeric values in

GPIB units or attribute units, regardless of the field’s current d isplay units setting. Numeric
values are expressed in scientific notation.
Refer to “To Specify Units-of-Measure for GPIB Data Transfer” in the Operating Overview
chapter of the E8285A User’s Guide.

To Query the Increment Value Display Units.

Use the :INCRement:DUNits?

commands to query the units-of-measure used to display the increment value.

Refer to “

chapter of the

To Specify Units-of-Measure for CRT Display” in the Operating Overview

E8285A User’s Guide for description of display units.

Syntax

:INCRement:DUNits?

Example

OUTPUT 714;"RFG:FREQ:INCR:DUN?"
ENTER 714;Disp_unit$

This queries the increment value’s display units for the RF Generator’s
frequency.

Programming Increment÷10

Syntax

:INCRement:DIVide

NOTE: Integer-only fields ( such as Intensity and Print Adrs) have a fixed increment of 1, an d

cannot be changed.

Example

OUTPUT 714;"RFG:FREQ:INCR:DIV"

If the RF Generator’s frequency increment is 10 MHz, this command reduces the
increment value from 10 MHz to 1 MHz.

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Programming Increment×10

NOTE: Integer-only fields ( such as Intensity and Print Adrs) h ave a fixed increment of 1 , and

cannot be changed.

Syntax

:INCRement:MULTiply

Example

OUTPUT 714;"RFG:FREQ:INCR:MULT"

If the RF Generator’s frequency increment is 1 MHz, this command increases in­crement value from 1 MH z to 10 MHz.

See Also

K1 - K5, & K1’- K3’

“T o Incr ement/Decremen t Values” in

the Operating Overview chapte r of the E8285A

User’s Guide

These keys are used to dis play f ields fr om anoth er screen , or acc ess f ields wit hout
using the CURSOR CONTROL knob or changing screens.

GPIB Example

No equivalent GPIB command

See Also

“Using USER Keys” in the Operating Overview chapter of the E8285A User’s
Guide

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Local

Local returns the instrument to manual control after GPIB control is used, except
when the T est Set is in local-lock out mode. The Test Set returns to Local operation
(full front-panel control) when either the Go To Local (GTL) bus command is
received, the front-panel Local key is pressed or the REN line goes false. When
the Test Set returns to local mode the output signals and internal settings remain

unchanged, except that triggering is reset to “repetitive” and settling is reset to
“full”. The Local key will not functi on if the Test Set is in the local lockout mode.

Programming Local

Using HP® BASIC, the statement LOCAL returns all specified devices to their

local state.

puts the device at address 14 in local mode.

Example

LOCAL 714

Low limit, High limit

Press and release the Shift key, then the down-arrow key to access the low limit
function. Press and release the Shift key, then the up-arrow key to access the high
limit function. These fu nction s are use d to set measuremen t endpoi nts. Exce eding
the end points causes screen prompts to blink until they are reset.

Programming High Limit and Low limit

The High Limit and Low limit data functions are used to define a measurement

“window” which can be used to detect measured values which are outside the
defined limits. The GPIB commands :HLIMit (high limit) and :LLIMit (low limit)
are used to set these data functions programmatically.

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Keys

To Turn High and Low Measurement Limit Checking ON and OFF. Use the

:HLIMit:STATe and :LLIMit:STATe commands to turn high and low
measurement limit checking ON and OFF.

Syntax

:HLIMit:STATe ON
:HLIMit:STATe OFF
:LLIMit:STATe ON
:LLIMit:STATe OFF

Example

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:AFR:DISTN:HLIM:STAT ON"
OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:AFR:DISTN:LLIM:STAT ON"

This turns high and low measurement limit checking ON for the AF Analyzer dis­tortion measurement.

To Query the State of High and Low Measurement Limit Checking. Use the

:HLIMit:STATe? and :LLIMit:S TATe? commands to quer y the cu rrent stat e of th e
high and low measurement li mit checking. The returned va lue is either: 0 (OFF)
or 1 (ON).

Syntax

:HLIMit:STATe?
:LLIMit:STATe?

Example

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:AFR:DISTN:HLIM:STAT?"
ENTER 714;Hi_state ! 1 = ON, 0 = OFF
OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:AFR:DISTN:LLIM:STAT?"
ENTER 714;Lo_state ! 1 = ON, 0 = OFF

This queries the state of high and low measurement limit checking for the AF
Analyzer distortion measurement.

To Set High and Low Measurement Limits. Use the :HLIMit:VALue and

:LLIMit:VALue commands to set the high and low measurement limit values.

Syntax

:HLIMit:VALue
:LLIMit:VALue

Example

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:AFR:FM:HLIM 7.5 KHZ"
OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:AFR:FM:LLIM 2.5 KHZ"

This sets a high measurement limit of 7.5 kHz and a low measurement limit of

2.5 kHz for the AF Analyzer FM deviation measurement.

NOTE: When setting high and low limit values, a non–Attribute Unit unit-of-measure must be

specified in the command string, otherwise the current Attribute Unit is assumed by the Test
Set. Refer to “To Specify Units-of-Measure for GPIB Data Transfer” in

the Operating

Overview chapter of the E8285A User’s Guide.

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To Set the Display Units for High and Low Measurement Limits. Use the

:HLIMit:DUNits and :LLIMi t:DUNits commands to set th e units-of -measure used
to display the high and low measurement limit values.

Refer to “

To Specify Units-of-Measure for CRT Display” in the Operating Overview

chapter of the E8285A User ’s Guide for description of display units.

Syntax

:HLIMit:DUNits <disp_units>
:LLIMit:DUNits <disp_units>

Example

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:AFR:FM:HLIM:DUN KHZ"
OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:AFR:FM:LLIM:DUN KHZ"

This sets the high and low measurement limit display units to kHz for the AF
analyzer FM deviation measurement.

NOTE: When querying measurement limits through GPIB, the Test Set always returns numeric values

in attribute units, regardless of the current display units or
GPIB units settings. Numeric values are expressed in scientific notation.

Refer to “To Specify Units-of-Measure for GPIB Data Transfer” in

the Operating Overview

chapter of the E8285A User’s Guide.

To Query the Display Units for High and Low Measurement Limits.

Use the
:HLIMit:DUNits? and :LLIMit:DUNi ts? commands to query the units -of-measure
used to display the high and low measurement limit values.

Refer to “

chapter of the

To Specify Units-of-Measure for CRT Display” in the Operating Overview

E8285A User’s Guide for description of display units.

Syntax

:HLIMit:DUNits?
:LLIMit:DUNits?

Example

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:AFR:FM:HLIM:DUN?"
ENTER 714;Hi_disp_unit$
OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:AFR:FM:LLIM:DUN?"
ENTER 714;Lo_disp_unit$

This queries the high meas urement limit displ ay units fo r the AF Analyz er FM
deviation measurement.

NOTE: When querying measurement limits through GPIB, the Test Set always returns numeric values

in attribute units, regardless of the current display units or GPIB units settings. Numeric values
are expressed in scientific notation.

Refer to “To Specify Units-of-Measure for GPIB Data Transfer” in

the Operating Overvi ew

chapter of the E8285A User’s Guide.

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Keys

To Query the High and Low Measurement Limit Settings. Use the

:HLIMit:VALue? and :LLIMit:VALue? commands to query the high and low
measuremen t limit settings.

Syntax

:HLIMit:VALue?
:LLIMit:VALue?

Example

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:AFR:FM:HLIM:VAL?"
ENTER 714;High_limit
OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:AFR:FM:LLIM:VAL?"
ENTER 714;Low_limit

This queries the high and low measurement limits for the AF Analyzer FM
deviation measurement.

NOTE: When querying measurement limits through GPIB, the Test Set always returns numeric values

in attribute units, regardless of the current display units or GPIB units settings. Numeric values
are expressed in scientific notation.

Refer to “To Specify Units-of-Measure for GPIB Data Transfer” in

the Operating Overvi ew

chapter of the E8285A User’s Guide.

To Detect If a Measurement Limit Has Been Exceeded.

Use the
:HLIMit:EX Ceeded? and :LL IMit:EXCeeded? commands to detect if a
measurement limit has been exceeded. The returned value is either: 0 (NO) or 1
(YES).

Syntax

:HLIMit:EXCeeded?
:LLIMit:EXCeeded?

Example

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:AFR:FM:HLIM:EXC?"
ENTER 714;Hi_limit_exced ! 1= YES, 0 = NO
OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:AFR:FM:LLIM:EXC?"
ENTER 714;Lo_limit_exced ! 1= YES, 0 = NO

This determines if the high or low measurement limits for the AF Analyzer FM de­viation measurement have been exceeded.

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To Reset Measurement Limit Detection. Use the :HLIMit:RESet and

:LLIMit:RESet commands to reset measurement limit detection. Once a high or
low measurement limit has been exceeded (:HLIMit:EXCeeded? returns a 1 or
:LLIMit:EXCeeded? returns a 1), measurement limit dete ction is disabled until
reset by the :R ESet command.

This resets high and low measurement limit detection for the AF Analyzer FM de­viation measurement.

See Also

Syntax

:HLIMit:RESet
:LLIMit:RESet

Example

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:AFR:FM:HLIM:RES"
OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:AFR:FM:LLIM:RES"

Meas reset

“Setting Measurement Limits” in the Operating Overview chapter of the E8285A

User’s Guide.

Meas reset clears the measurement history for all of the instrument’s
measurement algori thms ( such as the aver aging and peak hold fu nction s) to r estart
all measurements that are in progress.

Programming Meas reset

The GPIB commands :MEASure:RESet are use d to select this function
programmatically.

Example

OUTPUT 714;":MEAS:RES"

This resets all of the active measurements in the Test Set.

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Meter

Chapter 1, Description of Keys

Keys

The Meter function displays measurements graphically. The Meter format is
available for most measurements. T o determine if the Meter format is provided for

a measurement, position the cursor in front of the measurement’s units field and
press the knob. If the message “Press ON/OFF, LIMITs, REF, AVG, METER, or
units” is displayed, the meter format is provided.

Programming Meter

The GPIB command :METer is used to select t his data funct ion progr ammatica lly.

To Turn the Meter ON and OFF.

Use the :METer:STATe commands to turn the meter ON and OFF. The parameter
can be a 1 or ON to turn the meter on and a 0 or OFF to turn the meter off.

Syntax

:METer:STATe <ON> or <1>
:METer:STATe <OFF> or <0>

Example

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:RFR:POW:MET ON"

This turns the analog bar-graph meter ON for the TX power measurement.

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To Query the State of the Meter.

Use the :METer:STATe? commands to query the state of the analog bar-graph
meter. The query returns a 1 if the meter is ON, and a 0 if the meter is OFF.

To Set the Number of Intervals on the Meter.

Use the :METer:INTerval commands to set the number of intervals displayed on
the analog bar-graph meter.

Syntax

:METer:STATe?

Example

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:RFR:POW:MET:STAT?"
ENTER 714;Meter_on_off ! returns a 1 (ON) or 0 (OFF)

This queries the state of the analog bar-graph meter for the TX power
measurement.

Syntax

:METer:INTerval <integer valve>

Example

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:RFR:POW:MET:INT 5"

This sets the numbe r of in terva ls displ ayed on the analog b ar-gra ph met er fo r
the TX power measurement.

To Query the Number of Intervals on the Meter.

Use the :METer:INTerval? commands to query the number of intervals displayed
on the analog bar-graph meter.

Syntax

:METer:INTerval?

Example

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:RFR:POW:MET:INT?"
ENTER 714;Num_intervals

This queries the number of inter vals displ ayed on the analog bar -graph meter
for the TX power measurement.

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To Set the Meter High End and Low End Points.

Use the :METer:HEND and :MEter:LEND commands to set the analog bar-graph

meter’s high endpoint and low endpoint.

Syntax

:METer:HEND <real number>
:METer:LEND <real number>

Example

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:RFR:POW:MET:HEND 20"
OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:RFR:POW:MET:LEND 10"

This sets the analog bar-graph meter ’s high endp oint to 20 watts and the low
endpoint to 10 watts for the TX power measurement.

NOTE: When setting the value of the Meter data function through GPIB, a

non-Attribute Unit unit-of-measure must be specified in the command string, otherwise the
current Attribute Unit is assumed by the Test Set.

Refer to “To Specify Units-of-Measure for GPIB Data Transfer” in

chapter of the E8285A User’s Guide.

Keys

the Operating Overvi ew

To Query the Meter High End and Low End Points.

Use the :METer:HEND? and :MEter:LEND? commands to query the analog bar­graph meter high endpoint and low endpoint.

Syntax

:METer:HEND?
:METer:LEND?

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:RFR:POW:MET:HEND?"
ENTER 714;Meter_hi_end
OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:RFR:POW:MET:LEND?"
ENTER 714;Meter_lo_end

This queries the high end point and low end point of the analog bar-graph
meter for the TX power measurement.

NOTE: When querying the value of the Meter data f unction thro ugh GPIB, the Tes t Set always r eturns

numeric values in attribute units, regardless of the current display units or GPIB units settings.
Numeric values are expressed in scientific notation.

Refer to “To Specify Units-of-Measure for GPIB Data Transfer” in the Operating Overview
chapter of the E8285A User’s Guide.

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To Set the Meter High End and Low End Point Display Units.

Use the :METer:HEND:DUNits and :MEter:LEND:DUNits commands to set the
analog bar-graph meter high end point and low end point display units. Refer to

To Specify Units-of-Measure for CRT Display” in the Operating Overview chapter of

“

the

E8285A User’s Guide for description of display units.

Syntax

:METer:HEND:DUNits <disp_units>
:METer:LEND:DUNits <disp_units>

Example

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:RFR:POW:MET:HEND:DUN DBM"
OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:RFR:POW:MET:LEND:DUN DBM"

This sets the high end poi nt and low end point display uni ts of t he analog bar­graph meter for the TX power measurement to dBm.

NOTE: When querying the Meter data function through GPI B, the Test Set always returns

numeric values in attribute units, regardless of the current display units or GPIB units
settings. Numeric values are expressed in scientifi c notation.

To Query the Meter High End and Low End Point Display Units.

Use the :METer:HEND:DUNits? and :MEter:LEND:DUNits? commands to
query the analog bar-graph meter high end point and low end point display units.

Refer to “

To Specify Units-of-Measure for CRT Display” in the Operating Overview

chapter of the E8285A User’s Guide for description of display units.

Syntax

:METer:HEND:DUNits?
:METer:LEND:DUNits?

Example

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:RFR:POW:MET:HEND:DUN?"
ENTER 714;Met_hidisp_unit$
OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:RFR:POW:MET:LEND:DUN?"
ENTER 714;Met_lodisp_unit$

This queries the high end point and low end point display units of the analog
bar-graph meter for the TX power measurement.

NOTE: When querying the Meter data function through GPIB, the Test Set always returns numeric

values in attribute units, regardless of the current display units or GPIB units settings. Numeric
values are expressed in scientific notation.

See Also

“To Use the Analog Meter Format” in the Operating Overview chapter of the

E8285A User’s Guide

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No Ratio W

On/Off

POWER

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Keys

No is used to di sre gard selected ope ra ti ons before they a re exe cuted. Press the No
Ratio W key to answer no to prompts requiring a yes or no reply.

GPIB Example

No equivalent GPIB command

See Yes On/Off field description, on page 56.

POWER turns the instrument’s power on and off.

GPIB Example

No equivalent GPIB command

Preset

Previous

Preset restores most of the instrument’s settings to their factory default states,
although most CONFIGURE screen changes are not affected. Instrument self­diagnostics are not run when Preset is pressed.

Programming Preset

The IEEE 488.2 Common Command *RST is used to select this function
programmatically.

Syntax

*RST

Example

OUTPUT 714;"*RST"

This resets the Test Set to its power-up state.

Previous accesses the previous screen.

GPIB Example

No equivalent GPIB command

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Print

Pressing Print outputs the entire contents of the displayed screen, the time and
date, and any print title defined in the PRINTER CONFIGURE screen. To print
measurement results through GPI B, the pro gram must qu ery the measureme nt and
print the result in a format de termined by the programmer.

No equivalent GPIB command

See Also
"Print Configure Screen" on page 123

“Printing a Screen” in the Operating Overview chapter of the E8285A User’s
Guide

GPIB Example

Recall

Recall is used to recall instrument setups saved in save/recall registers.

Programming Recall

The GPIB commands :REGister:RECall are used to select this function
programmatically. The save/recall mass storage device is selected using the

Save/Recall field on the I/O CONFIGURE screen.

Example

OUTPUT 714;":REG:REC ’SETUP1’"

This recalls the instrument state saved in the file SETUP1.

See Also

“Saving and Recalling Instrument Setups” in the Operating Overview chapter of
the E8285A User’s Guide
“*SAV (Save Instrument State)” in the GPIB Common Commands chapter of the

E8285A Condensed Programming Reference Guide

“*RCL (Recall Instrument State)” in the GPIB Common Commands chapter of
the E8285A Condensed Programming Reference Guide

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Keys

Press and release the Shi ft key, then the Increment ÷10 key to access the refere nce
set function. This fu nctio n is us ed to e nte r or r emove a measur ement refe rence for
relative AF and RF measurements.

Programming Ref set

The GPIB command :REFerence is used to select this data function
programmatically.

To Turn Measurement Reference Points ON and OFF. Use the

:REFerence:STATe <boolean> commands to turn measurement reference points
ON and OFF. The <boolean> parameter can be a 1 or ON to turn measurement
reference points on, and a 0 or OFF to turn measurement reference points off.

Syntax

:REFerence:STATe <ON> or <1>
:REFerence:STATe <OFF> or <0>

Example

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:RFR:POW:REF:STAT ON"

This turns the measurement reference point for the TX power measurement
ON.

To Query the State of Measurement Reference Points. Use the

:REFerence:STATe? commands to query the stat e of a measure ment reference
point. The query returns a 1 if a measurement reference points is ON, and a 0 if a
measurement reference points is OFF.

Syntax

:REFerence:STATe?

Example

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:RFR:POW:REF:STAT?"
ENTER 714;Meter_on_off ! returns a 1 (ON) or 0 (OFF)

This queries the state of the measurement reference point for the TX power
measurement.

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To Set A Measurement Reference Point. Use the :REFerence:V ALue commands to

set a measurement reference point.

Syntax

:REFerence:VALue <real number>

Example

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:RFR:POW:REF:VAL 20"

This sets the measurement reference point for the TX power measurement to
20 watts.

NOTE: When setting a measurement reference point, any non–attribute unit’s unit-of-measure must

be specified in the command string, otherwise the current attribute unit is assumed by the Test
Set. Refer to “To Specify Units-of-Measure for GPIB Data Transfer” in
Overview chapter of the E8285A User’s Guide.

the Operating

To Query A Measurement Reference Point.

Use the :REFerence:VALue?

commands to query a measurement reference point.

Syntax

:REFerence:VALue?

Example

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:RFR:POW:REF:VAL?"
ENTER 714;Ref_val

This queries the measurement referenc e point for th e TX power measuremen t.

NOTE: When querying a measurement reference point through GPIB, the Test Set always returns

numeric values in attribute units, regardless of the current display units or GPIB units settings.
Numeric values are expressed in scientific notation.

Refer to “To Specify Units-of-Measure for GPIB Data Transfer” in

the Operating Overview

chapter of the E8285A User’s Guide.

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To Set Measurement Reference Point Display Units. Use the :REFerence:DUNits

commands to set a measurement reference point’s display units.
Refer to “To Specify Unit s-of-Measure for CRT Display” in th e Operating

Overview chapter of the E8285A User’s Guide for description of display units.

Syntax

:REFerence:DUNits <disp_units>

Example

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:RFR:POW:REF:DUN DBM"

This sets the measurement reference point’s display units for the TX power
measurement to dBm.

NOTE: When querying a measurement reference point through GPIB, the Test Set always

returns numeric values in Attribute Units, regardless of the current Display Units or
GPIB Units settings. Numeric values are expressed in scientific notation.

Keys

To Query Measurement Reference Point Display Units.

Use the

:REFerence:DUNits? commands to query a measurement reference point’s
Display Units. Refer to “

Operating Overview chapter of the E8285A User’s Guide for description of Display

To Specify Units-of-Measure for CRT Display” in the

Units.

Syntax

:REFerence:DUNits?

Example

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:RFR:POW:REF:DUN?"
ENTER 714;Disp_unit$

This queries the measurement reference point’s Display Units for the TX
Power measurement.

NOTE: When querying a measurement reference point through GPIB, the Test Set always returns

numeric values in Attribute U nits, regardless of the current D isplay Units or GPIB Units
settings. Numeric values are expressed in scientific notation.

See Also

“To Set a Measurement Reference” in the Operating Over view chapter of the

E8285A User’s Guide.

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Register

This key causes the mobile station to perform a CDMA zone-based registration.
See

Release

This key is used to delete the assignment of the User Keys, K1 through K5, and

K1’ through K3’. Press and release the Shift key, then the K5 key to select the
Release function.

No equivalent GPIB command

See Also

"Register (CDMA)" on page 358.

GPIB Example

Save

“Using USER Keys” in the Operating Overview chapter of the E8285A

User’s Guide
IBASIC User’s Handbook to assign IBASIC commands to User Keys

Press and release the Shift key, then the Recall key to access the save function.
This stores instrument setups.

Programming Save

The GPIB commands :REGister:SAVE are us ed to select this function
programmatically. The save recall mass storage device is selected using the

Save/Recall field on the I/O CONFIGURE screen.

Example

OUTPUT 714;"REG:SAVE ’SETUP1’"

This saves the instrument state to a file named SETUP1:

Removing Saved Instrument St ates. One or all of the saved instrument states can

be removed from the selected save/recall mass storage device. The
save/recall mass storage device is selected using the

Save/Recall field on the

I/O CONFIGURE screen. The GPIB commands :REGister:CLEar are used to
perform this function programmatically.

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NOTE: The :REGister:CLEar:ALL command is only valid for the internal save/recall mass storage

device. To clear all saved instrument states from the Card, RAM, or Disk save/recall mass
storage devices, each file must be removed individually using the :REGister:CLEar ’<file
name>’ command.

Example

OUTPUT 714;"REG:CLE ’SETUP2’"

This clears the instrument state SETUP2 from the selected save/recall mass
storage device.

Example

OUTPUT 714;"REG:CLE:ALL"

This clears all saved instrument states from the internal save/recall mass storage
device.

See Also

“Saving and Recalling Instrument Setups” in the Operating Overview chapter of
the E8285A User’s Guide

Shift

“Measurement Tr iggering Process” in the Operating Overview chapter of the

E8285A User’s Guide

“*SAV (Save Instrument State)” in the GPIB Common Commands chapter of the

E8285A Condensed Programming Reference Guide

“*RCL (Recall Instrument State)” in the GPIB Common Commands chapter of
the E8285A Condensed Programming Refe rence Guide

Shift is used to sele cted the blue- labeled funct ions listed above some keys (suc h as
Printer, Config, Release, EEX, and so forth).

GPIB Example

No equivalent GPIB command

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Yes On/Off

Yes is used to confirm selected opera ti ons befo re they are executed. Press the Yes
On/Off key to answer yes to prompts requiring a yes or no reply.

On/Off is used to enable and disable measurements, and to turn numeric fields
(such as

No equivalent GPIB command

See Also

“Using the On/Off Functions” in the Operating Overview chapter of the E8285A

User’s Guide

Amplitude) on and off.

GPIB Example

0 to 9, decimal point (.), +/-, and A to F

These keys are for entering and changing values. A through F are shifted
functions. Pres s and re lease t he Sh ift key, then the appro priate key ( 0 through 5) to
select the letter A through F.

See Also

“To Enter and Change Values” in the Operating Overview chapter of the E8285A

User’s Guide

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Symbol Keys

Backspace

The backspace key is used to move the cur sor to t he left when entering numbers i n
a field, such as
to the left, erasing the previous character.

No equivalent GPIB command

Down-Arrow, Up-Arrow

These keys increment (up-arrow) or decrement (down-arrow) field values. The
increment value is determined by the Increment set (:INCRement) data
function.These keys are also used to select alternate field entries without
displaying the
the cursor in string ent ry fiel ds (such as the
CONFIGURE screen).

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Symbol Keys

RF Gen Freq. Each press of this key moves the cursor one place

GPIB Example

Choices menu used by some fields. They are also used to move

Print Title field on the PRINTER

Programming Increment Up/Down (Arrow Keys)

Syntax

:INCRement <UP or DOWN>

Example

OUTPUT 714;"RFG:FREQ:INCR UP"

This increases the RF Generator’s frequency by one increment value.

See Also

“T o Incr ement/Decremen t Values” in

the Operat ing Overview chapter of the

E8285A User’s Guide

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Symbol Keys

Units-of-Measure Keys

The units keys are fo r enterin g and changin g the uni t-of-mea sure (such as GHz, V,
dBm, %, mW, and so forth) for measurements or field entries. Milliwatts (mW) is
a shifted function. Press and release the Shift key, then the Hz­mW .

See Also

“T o Sp ecify Units- of-M easure ” in t he Opera ting Overvi ew chapt er of the E828 5A

User’s Guide

µV-ms key to select

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Miscellaneous Hardware

Front Panel Knobs

Cursor Control Knob

The large knob on the Test Set’s front panel has three functions:

• Moving the cursor.

• Selecting fields, screens, and settings from a list of choices .

• Changing numeric field values.

VOLUME

The VOLUME knob controls the speaker volume for monitoring the AF Analyzer's
selected input. The volume is also affected by the Speaker Vol and Speaker ALC
fields in the analog AF ANALYZER screen.

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Programmable Front-Panel Keys for Screens

Programmable Front-Panel Keys for Screens

Table 2

Key Name Screen Displayed GPIB Example

AF analyzer AF ANALYZER

“DISP AFAN”

Authentication CDMA AUTHENTICATION “DISP CAUT”
Call control (CDMA) CDMA CALL CONTROL
Call control (ANALOG) CALL CONTROL
Cell config CDMA CELL SITE CONFIGURATION

“DISP CCNT”

“DISP ACNT”

“DISP CCON”

Config CONFIGURE “DISP CONF”
Duplex DUPLEX TEST
Gen control CDMA GENERATOR CONTROL
MS report CDMA MOBILE REPORTED PILOT STRENGTH

“DISP DUPL”

“DISP CGEN”

“DISP CMOB”

MS FER CDMA MOBILE REPORTED FER “DISP CFER”
Printer PRINTER CONFIGURE “DISP PCON”
RX test (CDMA) CDMA CELLULAR MOBILE RECEIVER TEST
RX test (ANALOG) RX TEST
Spectrum CDMA REVSERSE CHANNEL SPECTRUM
Spectrum analyzer SPECTRUM ANALYZER

“DISP CTXR”

“DISP RX”

“DISP CSP”

“DISP SAN”

SMS CDMA SHORT MESSAGE SERVICE
TX range CDMA TRANSMITTER POWER RANGE TEST
TX test (CDMA) CDMA CELLULAR MOBILE TRANSMITTER TEST
TX test (ANALOG) TX TEST

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“DISP CSMS”

“DISP CTXR”

“DISP CTXT”

“DISP TX”

Non-Programmable Front-Panel Keys and Functions

Non-Programmable Front-Panel Keys and Functions

ON/OFF Power Switch
VOLUME Control Knob
Cursor Control Knob
Shift Key
Cancel Key
Yes On/Off Key
No Ratio W Key
Enter Key
Backspace (left-arrow) Key
Previous Key
Hold Key
Help Key
Print Key
Address Key

K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K1’, K2’, K3’, Assign, Release (USER Keys)

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DATA FUNCTIONS Keys

DATA FUNCTIONS Keys

The DAT A FUNCTIONS keys can be di vided i nto two groups; th ose whic h af fec t
measurements (Ref set, Meter, Average, High limit and Low limit), and those
which affect numeric entry fields (Increment
up-arrow, down-arrow). For measurements, the data functions enable the
programmer to change the way measurements are calculated and displayed, and
provide measurement limit detection. For numeric entry fields, the data functions

enable the programmer to set, scale, and change the field’s increment value.
Refer to the “Number Measurement Syntax” in the GPIB Command Syntax

chapter of the E8285A Condensed Programming Reference Guide for full
command syntax.

÷10, Increment set, Increment×10,

Guidelines for Using Measurement Data Functions

• Data functions are turned ON and OFF for individual measurements. The GPIB Data
Function commands must immediately follow the GPIB command for the individual
measurement. For example, to turn the Average data fun ction ON f or the AF Analyzer
distortion measurement, the followin g co mmand string would be sent to the Test Set:

OUTPUT 714;"MEAS:AFR:DISTN:AVER:STAT ON"

• Attribute Units (AUNits) are used with the data functions to specify the units-of­measure for numeric data which is read or set through GPIB.
Refer to “To Specify Units-of-Measure for GPIB Data Transfer” in
Overview

• Data function settings, such as number of averages or reference value, are retained if
the function is turned off. The setting values are initiali zed or changed under the
following conditions:

• The Test Set is turned off.

• The Test Set is preset.

• A saved register is recalled.

chapter of the E8285A User’s Guide.

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Guidelines for Using Numeric Entry Field Data Functions

• Increment values are set, scaled, and changed for individual numeric entry fields. The
GPIB data function commands must immediately follow the GPIB command for the
individual field. For example, to set the incr ement value for the RF Generator frequency
to 2.5 MHZ, the following command string would be sent to the Test Set:

OUTPUT 714;"RFG:FREQ:INCR 2.5 MHZ"

• GPIB Units (UNITs) are used with the data functions to specify the units-of-measure
for numeric data which is read or set through GPIB.
Refer to “To Specify Units-of-Measure for GPIB Data Transfer” in
Overview

• Data function settings are not retained. The setting values are initialized or changed
under the following cond itions:

• The Test Set is turned off (values initialized on power up).

• The Test Set is preset (values initialized).

• A saved register is recalled (values changed to those in the recalled register).

chapter of the E8285A User’s Guide.

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DATA FUNCTIONS Keys

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USER Keys

USER Keys

User keys instantly access instrument settings without using the knob. You can
use user keys to move quickly between fields on the same screen, and to access
field settings that are not normally available on the screen you are using.

Local user keys ar e u sed to move between settings on the screen that i s d is p la yed.
When the user key is pressed, the cursor instantly moves to, and selects, the
assigned field; eliminating the need to turn and push the knob. Five local user
keys are available for each screen: K1, K2, K3, K4, and K5.

Five factory-as si gned local user ke ys a re available in eac h s cr een; however, using
these keys removes any other local user keys you may have already set up.

Global user keys are used to access settings that are not available on the current
screen. Three global user keys are available: K1’, K2’, and K3’. (These are shifted
functions of the local user keys.)

When defining user keys, th e Ass ign fu nctio n is us ed t o crea te key defin it ions; the
Release function removes the definitions. Re-assigning a user key to a different
field setting au tomatically releases it from the s et ti ng it was previously associated
with.

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The connectors are listed in alphabetical order.

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CALL CONTROL UTILITIES

Answer Print Printer I/O config Help
Call/

End/

Page

USER

K1'
K1

K2'
K2

K3'
K3

Assign

K4

Release

K5

Register Tests Config Previous Message

Release

CDMA SCREENS

Cell config Spectrum SMS
Call

Gen

control

MS report MS FER
RX test

Ref set
Increment

10

Low limit

Authen-

control

tication

TX test

TX
range

DATA FUNCTIONS DATA

Meter

Average

Increment

Increment

set

x 10

High limit

ANALOG SCREENS

Call

Duplex Spectrun

control

RX test TX test AF

7 8 9

4 5 6

1 2 3

0 . +/-

IBASIC

Shift

reset
Cancel

Yes
On/Off

No
Ratio
W

analyzer

analyzer

%dBHz

Preset

Hold
Meas

reset

Address
Local

Save
Recall

Enter

Ghz
dBm
dB

MHz
V
%

kHz
mV
s

mW

µV
ms

DUPLEX OUTRF IN/OUTPOWER ANTENNA IN VOLUME AUDIO OUT AUDIO IN

DO NOT apply RF
when in standby

Max power 2.5W

Max power 60 mW Max 12V peak Max

Figure 2 Agilent Technologies E8285A Front Panel

MODULATION
INPUT

COMPOSITE
VIDEO

AUD MONITOR
OUTPUT

CELLSITE/TRIGGERS PARALLEL PORT

PROTOCOL SERIAL

EXT REF
INPUT

TRAFFIC CHANNEL

LOGGING (DCS1)

PAGING CHANNEL

LOGGING (DCS2)

10 MHz
OUTPUT

16X CHIP
OUTPUT

CDMA CLOCK
MUX OUTPUT

SERIAL PORT 9

SERIAL PORT 10

HP-IB

EVEN SEC
INPUT

SA TRIG
OUTPUT

High

Low

42V peak

Figure 3 Agilent Technologies E8285A Rear Panel

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ANTENNA IN

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The antenna input is used to analyze low-power RF signals (≤ 200 mW), and is
typically used for off-the-air measurements. This port can be selected in the
CONFIGURE, CDMA REVERSE CHANNEL SPECTRUM, analog TX TEST,
DUPLEX TEST, RF ANALYZER, or SPECTRUM ANALYZER screens.

Operating Considerations

•BNC

• Input impedance = 50

• TX Power cannot be measured using this port; use the RF IN/OUT port. However, low
power levels can be measured using this port with the spectrum analyzer.

• Additional sensitivity for this port is available using the Sensitivity field in the
analog RF ANALYZER and SPECTRUM ANALYZER screens.

Ω

CAUTION: Connecting a signal of >200 mW to the ANT IN port can cause instrument damage (although

internal protection circuits can typically withstand a short-duration signal of 1 or 2 Watts).

If the over-power circuit is triggered (signified by a warning message at the top of the screen),
remove the signal from the ANT IN port, and press the
Meas reset key, or turn the Test Set off and on to reset it.

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AUDIO IN LOW, HIGH

The audio inputs are used to input audio signals to the AF Analyzer.

• AUDIO IN HI is the main audio signal input connection.

• AUDIO IN LO is used for the audio signal reference. Three choices are available using
the AF ANALYZER screen's Audio In Lo field:

• Gnd - connects the center pin through approximately 100Ω to chassis ground

• Float - provides a floating input.

• 600 T o Hi - provides a 60 0 ohm intern al load to match an au dio source with an o ut-

put.

The measured level is t he po tential between the HIGH an d LOW cent er pi ns. The
shells of both connectors are at chassis ground.

Operating Considerations

•BNC

• Input impedance switchable between

•1 MΩ in parallel with 95 pF,

•600Ω floating.

• This port is selected as the AF Analyzer's input using the AF Anl In field in the
analog TX TEST screen, DUPLEX TEST screen, and AF ANALYZER screen. This
port is always the AF Analyzer's input when the analog RX TEST screen is displayed.

• Signals input to the AF Analyzer are routed through different filters, amplifiers, and
detectors that affect the displayed measurement.

CAUTION: The maximu m level bet ween the HI an d LO center pins i s 42 V peak (app roximat ely 30 Vrms).

Exceeding this value can cause permanent instrument damage.

See Also

AF Anl In
Audio In Lo

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field description, on page 155

field description, on page 169

AUDIO OUT

The audio output is used to output signals from AF Generators 1 and 2.

Operating Considerations

•BNC

• Output impedance <1

• Maximum output current = 20 mA peak

• Maximum reverse voltage = 12 V peak

• The output level is set by the AF Generators, and it is not affected by the front-panel
VOLUME control.

• AC/DC coupling is s elect ed us i ng th e Audio Out field. This field is available in the
DUPLEX TEST screen, RF GENERATOR screen.

AUD MONITOR OUTPUT

The audio monitor output provides an external output from various tap points in
the AF Analyzer path.

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Connectors

Ω

Operating Considerations

•BNC

• Output impedance is < 1 k

•The Scope To field on the analog AF ANALYZER screen determines the source of
this signal.

• The level is not affected by the front-panel VOLUME knob.

See Also

Scope To

field description, on page 379

Ω

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CELL SITE/TRIGGERS

This is a DB-25 connector. It provides various CDMA triggers and digital cell
diagnostics.

Operating Considerations

• Pins 1, 2, 3 Ground

• Pin 4 - Closed Loop Power Control Ramp Down (CSD1_TRIG1)
TTL, 1.8 µs positive pulse indicating ramp down beginning.

NOTE: This trigger does not align exactly with the outgoing power control bit in the RF signal. It

occurs about 72 microseconds before the next 1.25 ms clock edge.

• Pin 5 - Reserved (AMB_TRIG_OUT)

• Pin 6 - Ground

• Pin 7 - DSP TRIG IN, TTL

• Pin 8 - Reserved (HDSET_TX+)

• Pin 9 - Reserved (HDSET_RX+)

• Pin 10 - Ground

• Pin 11 - Reserved (AMB_PDC_DATA_IN

• Pins 12, 13 - No connect

• Pin 14 - Baseband I modulation signal (I_MOD_DRIVE)
120 mVrms, nominal into 50 ohms.

• Pin 15 - Baseband Q modulation signal (Q_MOD_DRIVE)
120 mVrms, nominal into 50 ohms.

• Pin 16 - Closed Loop Power Control Ramp Up (CSD1_TRIG0)
TTL, 1.8 µs positive pulse indicating ramp up beginning.

NOTE: This trigger does not align exactly with the outgoing power control bit in the RF signal. It

occurs about 72 microseconds from the next 1.25 ms clock edge.

• Pin 17 - Reserved (CSD1_TRIG2)
TTL

• Pin 18 - Reserved (DSP2_TRIG_OUT)

• Pin 19 - External scope trigger input (EXT_TRIG_IN)
TTL

• Pin 20 - Ground

• Pin 21 - Reserved

• Pin 22 - Reserved

• Pin 23 - Reserved

• Pin 24 - Ground

• Pin 25 - No Connect

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CDMA CLOCK MUX OUTPUT

The CDMA frame clocks provide the CDMA timing re ferences for generating and
demodulating CDMA signals. The CDMA clock MUX output provides the
following CDMA frame clocks on a multiplexed output.

1.25 ms

20.00 ms

26.67 ms

80.00 ms

2.00 s

Each of these CDMA frame clocks is available by selecting from the list of
choices displayed on the CONFIGURE screen.

Operating Considerations

•BNC

• Select which frame clock will be output on the CDMA CLOCK MUX OUTPUT
connector by pressing the Config to select the CONFIGURE screen, then selecting the
Frame Clock field to display the list of choices.

• Nominal output level is >+5 dBm

• Output impedance is 50

• All frame clocks are locked to the Test Set’s timebase, internal or external. Refer to the
TimeBase field on the CONFIGURE screen.

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Connectors

Ω

See Also

Frame Clock
EVEN SEC INPUT

COMPOSITE VIDEO

The composite video o utput p rovide s a si gnal f or usi ng an ext ernal vi deo monitor.
The signal provides a duplicate of the Test Set’s screen.

Operating Considerations

•BNC

• A multi-sync monitor must be used to match the video sync rate of 19.2 kHz. Example

field description, on page 263

field description, on page 72

monitors include - Electrohome EC M 1410-DMS 14 -inch co lor monit or and the EVM
1242-P4VID 12-inch monochrome monitor.

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DUPLEX OUT

The duplex output is an output for the RF Generator and Tracking Generator.

Operating Considerations

•Type N

• Output impedance = 60

• The RF Generator's output is selected in the Output Port field. This field is
available on the CONFIGURE, CDMA REVERSE CHANNEL SPECTRUM, analog
RX TEST, DUPLEX TEST, RF GENERATOR, and SPECTRUM ANALYZER
screens.

CAUTION: Connecting an RF source of >200 mW to this connector can permanently damage the

instrument.

Ω

EVEN SEC INPUT

This input allows the user to synchronize t he Test Set’s CDMA frame clocks with
an external trigger. The input must be a positive edge TTL signal, and must be
present when the Test Set is turned on.

Operating Considerations

The input must be a positive edge TTL signal. When the Test Set is powered on,

s

µ

the frame clocks will align to within 2.4 and 3.25

See Also

CDMA CLOCK MUX OUTPUT

field description, on page 71

after the trigger.

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EXT REF INPUT

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This input provides a fr eq uency reference for th e Test Set’s internal phase- loc ked ­loops.

Operating Considerations

•BNC

• This Test Set does not require a jumper between the 10 MHz OUTPUT and the EXT
REF INPUT.

• When the TimeBase field is set to Auto
reference signal once it has been detected on the rear-panel EXT REF INPUT
connector. Below the TimeBase field the Test Set will display External if an
external reference signal is detected. If not, the Test Set will display Internal,
indicating that the Test Set is using its internal high-stability 10 MHz timebase as a
reference.

• When the TimeBase field is set to Int
Internal, and the Test Set will use its internal high-stability 10 MHz timebase as a
reference.

• Input level m ust be >0.15 Vrm s

• Input impedance = 50 ohms

• Duty cycle must be 90%

, the Test Set will lock to a 1, 2, 5, or 10 MHz

, the TimeBase field will display

GPIB

The main GPIB port allows communication between the Test Set and other
instruments or computers using the General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB).

Operating Considerations

• 36-pin GPIB

See Also

GPIB Adrs

field description, on page 272

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MODULATION INPUT

This connector provides an external modulation connection to the RF Generator.

Operating Considerations

Input impedance = 600Ω
Maximum input level = 12 V peak
Full scale input = 1 V peak

Mod In To field of the RF GENERATOR screen sets the type of modulat ion

The
(AM or FM) and sensitivity (%AM/Vpk or kHz/Vpk) for this connection.

FM Coupling field in the RF GENERATOR, DUPLEX TEST, and various

The
encoder modes selects ac or dc coupling of this signal for FM operation.

PAGING CHANNEL LOGGING (DCS2>)

The Paging Channel Logging port provides for logging protocol signaling from
the Paging channel. Refer to Protocol Logging in the Application Guide.

Operating Considerations

• 9-pin sub-miniature D

• 115.2k Baud

•8 bit

• No parity

• No flow control

Pin assignments for this connector are as follows::

Pin 1 - Not Used
Pin 2 - RX_A, RS-232
Pin 3 - TX_A, RS-232
Pin 4 - Not Used
Pin 5 - Ground
Pin 6 - Not Used
Pin 7 - Reserved
Pin 8 - Reserved
Pin 9 - Not Used

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PARALLEL PORT

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Connectors

This port is u sed with printers requiring a parallel interface when printing screen
images or test results. Set the
CONFIGURE screen or TESTS (Printer Setup) screen) to

Printer Port: field (on the PRINT

Parallel to print

using this port. Use address 15 when sending data to this port from IBASIC
programs.

Operating Considerations

• 25-pin Centr onics

Pin assignments for this connector are as follows:

Pin 1 - nStrobe
Pin 2 - Data 1 (Least Significant Bit)
Pin 3 - Data 2
Pin 4 - Data 3
Pin 5- Data 4
Pin 6 - Data 5
Pin 7- Data 6
Pin 8 - Data 7
Pin 9 - Data 8 (Most Significant Bit)
Pin 10 - nAck
Pin 11 - Busy
Pin 12 - PError
Pin 13 - Select
Pin 14 - nAutoFd
Pin 15 - nFault
Pin 16 - nInit
Pin 17 - nSelectIn
Pin 18 - Signal Ground (nStrobe)
Pin 19 - Signal Ground (Data 1 and Data 2)
Pin 20 - Signal Ground (Data 3 and Data 4)
Pin 21 - Signal Ground (Data 5 and Data 6)
Pin 22 - Signal Ground (Data 7 and Data 8)
Pin 23 - Signal Ground (Busy and nFault)
Pin 24 - Signal Ground (PError, Select, and nAck)
Pin 25 - Signal Ground (nAutoFd, nSelectIn, and nInit)

PROTOCOL SERIAL

This connector provides access to Test Set diagnostics and is intended to be used
only by factory service representatives.

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RF IN/OUT

The RF IN/OUT port allows full-duplex interaction, or the RF IN portion can be
used with the DUPLEX OUT port, which provides increased output power.

Operating Considerations

When testing CDMA mobile stations, it is important to enter an RF Level Offset

for the selected input and output ports. Refer to “Calibrating the Test Set” chapter
in the Agilent Technologies E8285A Application Guide.

•Type-N

• This port must be used when measuring transmitter (RF) power.

• This port can be selected in the CONFIGURE, CDMA REVERSE CHANNEL
SPECTRUM, analog TX TEST, DUPLEX TEST, R F ANALYZER, or SPECTRUM
ANALYZER screens.

• Signals ≤ 60 mW can be input to the ANT IN connector for all RF measurements except
transmitter power.

Over-Power Damage. Refer to the Test Set's front panel for maximum input power level.
Exceeding this level can cause permanent instrument damage.

CAUTION: If the RF power at the RF IN/OUT po rt exceed s allowable limits, a loud warning signal sou nds

and a message appears at the top of the screen.

If this occurs, disconnect the RF power, press the Meas reset key, and allow the Test Set to cool
off for approximately 2 minutes before making any other measurements on this port.

SA TRIG OUTPUT

This connector provides a trigger signal for measuring a mobile station’s time
response to open loop power control using an external spectrum analyzer.

Test Sets with firmware revisions A.04.50 and higher include a measurement that
automatically triggers a power versus time measurement at the correct time
relative to the Test Set’s output level change and displays a graph showing the
mobile station’s time response to open loop power control. See "Measuring Time
Response of Open Loop Power Control" in chapter 5 in the Application Guide.

Operating Considerations

•BNC

• Trigger occurs 180 microseconds before the RF power changes

• Trigger rise time is negligible (approximately 600 ns).

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SERIAL PORT 9

This connector is the primary serial port (SERIAL PORT 10 is the secondary),
and is used for serial data exchange with an external device. Applications might
include printing test r esult s to a ser ia l prin ter, controlling a mobile station thro ugh
a proprietary serial bus, entering IBASIC programs, or sending test results from
the IBASIC controller to a connected controller, disk drive, or terminal.

NOTE: If you are attempting to connect a serial printer using an R J-11 connector, you will need an

adapter to connect to this 9-pin sub-miniature D connector. The adapter is available through
Black Box© Corporation. Order item DB9RJ-11, code number FA067.

Operating Considerations

• You must select Port 9 in the Serial Port field on the I/O CONFIGURE screen to

define serial communication settings for SERIAL PORT 9.

• Use SERIAL PORT 9 for connecting the test set to a serial printer. Do not use SERIAL
PORT 10.

• The IBASIC controller sends and receives data to SERIAL PORT 9 using address 9.

• 9-pin sub-miniature D

Pin assignments for this connector are as follows::

Pin 1 - DCD, RS-232
Pin 2 - RX, RS-232
Pin 3 - TX, RS-232
Pin 4 - DTR, RS-232
Pin 5 - Ground
Pin 6 - DSR, RS-232
Pin 7 - RTS, RS-232
Pin 8 - CTS, RS-232
Pin 9 - RI, RS-232

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Connectors

SERIAL PORT 10

This connector is a secondary serial por t (SERIAL PORT 9 is the primary), and is
used for serial data exchange with an external device. Applications might include
controlling a mobile station through a proprietary serial bus, entering IBASIC
programs, or sending test results from the IBASIC controller to a connected
controller, disk drive, or terminal.

Operating Considerations

• You must select Port 10 in the Serial Port field on the I/O CONFIGURE screen to

define serial communication settings for SERIAL PORT 10.

• Do not use SERIAL PORT 10 for connecting the test set to a serial printer. Use
SERIAL PORT 9.

• The IBASIC controller sends and receives data to SERIAL PORT 10 using address 10.

• 9-pin sub-miniature D

Pin assignments for this connector are as follows::

Pin 1 - DCD, RS-232
Pin 2 - RX, RS-232
Pin 3 - TX, RS-232
Pin 4 - DTR, RS-232
Pin 5 - Ground
Pin 6 - DSR, RS-232
Pin 7 - RTS, RS-232
Pin 8 - CTS, RS-232
Pin 9 - RI, RS-232

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TRAFFIC CHANNEL LOGGING (DCS1>)

The Traffic Channel Logging port provides for logging protocol signaling from
the Traffic channel. Refer to Protocol Logging in the Application Guide.

Operating Considerations

• 9-pin sub-miniature D

• 115.2k Baud

•8 bit

• No parity

• No flow control

Pin assignments for this connector are as follows::

Pin 1 - Not Used
Pin 2 - RX_A, RS-232
Pin 3 - TX_A, RS-232
Pin 4 - Not Used
Pin 5 - Ground
Pin 6 - Not Used
Pin 7 - Reserved
Pin 8 - Reserved
Pin 9 - Not Used

Chapter 2, Description of Connectors

Connectors

16X CHIP OUTPUT

The 16X CHIP OUTPUT is a 19.6608 MHz clock output synchronized with the

1.2288 MHz chip rate that sprea ds the CDMA si gnal. The 16X CHIP OUTPUT is

phase-locked to the Test Set’s internal 10 MHz reference.

Operating Considerations

•BNC

• Nominal output level is >+5 dBm

• Output impedance is 50

• All frame clocks are locked to the Test Set’s internal 10 MHz reference frequency
stability is the same as the signal applied to the REF INP UT connector.

See Also
"CELL SITE/TRIGGERS" on page 70

Ω

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10 MHz OUTPUT

The 10 MHz output is one output of a reference phase-locked-loop that generates
10 MHz reference signals for all of the digital and analog phase-locked-loops in
the Test Set. This reference phase-locked-loop can lock to many frequencies,
which are listed in the description of the EXT REF INPUT connector.

Operating Considerations

•BNC

• This reference signal will be phase-locked to the reference input if the operating
conditions specified in the EXT REF INPUT connector d escription are met.

• Nominal output level is >+5 dBm

• Output impedance is 50

• Frequency stability is the same as the signal applied to the EXT REF INPUT connector.

See Also

Ω

"EXT REF INPUT" on page 73

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Description of Screens

These screens are listed in alphabetical order.

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Adjacent Channel Power Screen

Adjacent Channel Power Screen

Figure 4 The Adjacent Channel Power Screen

This screen is used to meas ure Adjacen t Channel Power. This is a measurement of
the power of signals at a specific channel spacing above and below the RF

Analyzer’s center frequency. This screen is accessed by selecting
from the

Analog To Screen menu.

AD CH PWR

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Adjacent Channel Power Screen

How the Test Set Measures Adjacent Channel Power (ACP)

When you access this s creen, the Test Set automatically st arts a multi-step pr ocess
for measuring ACP:

1. AF Generator 1 is turned off if the Carrier Ref field is set to Unmod.

2. The amplitude of the center frequency (Tune Freq) is measured to establish a refer-

ence.

3. AF Generator 1 is turned back on if it was previously turned off.

4. The power in each of the adjacent channels is analyzed.

5. Adjacent Channel Power is calculated and displayed. This value can be displayed as an

absolute power level or as a ratio referenced to the center frequency’s level.

NOTE: Which Input Port to Use. The TX Power measurement is used to calculate absolute Adjacent

Channel Power. Since TX Power can only be measured using the RF IN/OUT port, you must
use this port to measure ACP Level. ACP Ratio can be measured using either the RF IN/OUT
or the ANT IN port.
Measuring ACP on AM Transmitters. When measuring AM signals, the reference level
must be measured on an unmodulated carrier; so the Carrier Ref field must be set to
Unmod. After the reference is measured, the power in the adjacent channels must be measured
with modulation. This requires the modulating signal to be turned off and on repeatedly as
measurements are being calculated and displayed. Since the Test Set automatically turns
AFGen1 on and off when the Carrier Ref field is set to Unmod, you must use AFGen1
and the AUDIO OUT port as the modulation source for making AM ACP measurements.

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AF Analyzer Screen

AF Analyzer Screen

Figure 5 The AF Analyzer Screen

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Call Control Screens

Call Control Screens

Figure 7 The CALL CONTROL Screen

NOTE: The number and type of fields displayed on the CALL CONTROL screen depends on the

selected system type.

The CALL CONTROL screen is the primary analog call processing screen. It
contains the most often used call processing configuration and command fields.

Figure 7 shows the CALL CONTROL screen for AMPS.

The top right-hand portion of the CALL CONTROL screen is used to display the
following in formation:

• decoded data messages received from the mobile station on the reverse control channel
or the reverse voice channel

• modulation quality measurements made on the mobile station’s RF carrier while on a
voice channel

• raw data message bits, displayed in hexadecimal format, received from the mobile
station on the reverse control channel or reverse voice channel when a decoding error
occurs

The type of information to be display ed is selected usi ng the Display field. Refer

Display field description, on page 223 for further information.

to the

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Call Control Screens - ANALOG MEAS

Chapter 3, Description of Screens

Call Control Screens

Figure 8 The ANALOG MEAS Screen

This screen is used to make RF and audio measurements on the mobile station
connected to the Test Set while on an active voice channel.

The T est Set does not monitor the mobile sta tion’s transmitted carrier power while
the ANALOG MEAS screen is displayed. If the power falls below 0.0005 Watts
no error message is displayed nor will the Test Set terminate the call while on the
ANALOG MEAS screen.

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Requirements for Using The ANALOG MEAS Screen

The Test Set must be in the connected state (that is, the Connect annunciator is
lit) in order to use the ANALOG MEAS screen.

The mobile station’s speaker output must be connected to the Test Set’s AUDIO
IN connector and the mobile station’s microphone input must be connected to the
T est Set’s AUDIO OUT connector in order to use the ANALOG MEAS screen. If
the mobile station does not have audio connections the ANALOG MEAS screen
cannot be used.

CAUTION: The host firmware does not monitor the mobile station’s transmitted carrier power while the

ANALOG MEAS screen is displayed. If the power falls below 0.0005 Watts no error message
is displayed nor will the Tes t Set terminate the call while on the ANALOG MEAS screen.

How To Program The ANALOG MEAS Screen

The ANALOG MEAS screen combines some o f the Test Set’ s Audio A nalyzer
fields and some of the Test Set’s

RF Generator fields onto one screen for the

purpose of testing the audio characteristics of the mobile station.
Only those fields which are pertinent to testing the mobile station’s audio

characteristics have been combined onto the
Since the fields on the

ANALOG MEAS screen are imported from other screens

ANALOG MEAS screen.

those fields are programmed exac tly as they would be on their home screen . To set
up the fields, program th e appropriate instrument . To make measurements use the
MEASure subsystem.

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Call Control Screens - AUTHENTICATION

Chapter 3, Description of Screens

Call Control Screens

Figure 9 The AUTHENTICATION Screen

The AUTHENTICATION screen allows you to enter parameters for
authentication i nt o the Test Set. These parameters are used by the Cave a lgorithm
during Call Processi ng functio ns such as regi strati on, page, and originate to verify
a valid call.

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Call Control Screens - CALL BIT

Figure 10 The CALL BIT Screen

The CALL BIT screen is designed to give an advanced user the capability to modify the
contents of the forward control channel and forward voice channel signaling messages
that are used in all processing messaging protocol.

A messaging protocol is defined as the sequence of messages sent from the Test
Set to the mobile station to perform a desired action, such as registering a mobile
station. Modifying the contents of one or more messages may be required for

testing the robustness of a mobile station’s call processing algorithms or for new
product development.

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Call Control Screens

Using the CALL BIT Screen

Using the CALL BIT screen requires expert knowledge of the call processing
messaging protocols used i n th e syst em selec ted in the

System Type field on the

CALL CONTROL screen.
The CALL BIT screen should not be used to c hange any pa rame ter th at can be se t

on any other Call Processing Subsystem screen. The contents of the applicable
fields on the CALL CONTROL screen and the CALL CONFIGURE screen are
not updated to refle ct any changes made whil e usi ng the CALL BI T scre en. Ther e
is no coupling between the CALL BIT screen and the Test Set.

For example: changing the val ue of the SAT color code field (SCC) in the forward
control channel mobi le station contro l message (MS IntVCh) does not change the
setting of the

SAT: field on the CALL CONTROL screen.

When using the CALL BIT screen the user is responsible for setting the contents
of all messages used in a messaging protocol. When using the CALL BIT screen,
the Call Processing Subsystem sends the correct messages at the correct times as
defined in the applicable industry standard. Message content is the responsibility
of the user.

When the CALL BIT screen is displayed and the Call Processing Subsystem is in

the connected state, the Test Set constantly monitors the station’s transmitted
carrier power . If the Power falls below 0.0 005 W atts, the error message

Loss indicates loss of Voice Channel

will be displayed and the Test

RF Power

Set will terminate the call and return to the active state.

NOTE: In order to ensure that the Test Set makes the correct decisions regarding the presence of the

mobile stations’s RF carrier, the Test Set’s RF power meter shou ld be zeroed before using the
Call Processing Subsystem. Failure to zero the power meter can result in erroneous RF power
measurements.

The field descriptions for each of the messages are given in the "Display Word"

on page 232
Reading the CALL BIT Screen Message Fields This section provides

.

programming information on how to read the contents of individual fields in the
signaling messages available on the

CALL BIT screen.

The syntactical structure for reading the contents of one or more fields from an
individual message is as follows:

General Synt ax

CALLP:<message name>:<field name><?>[<;><additional field><?>]

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Table 3 lists the message names used to access each of the signaling messages

available on the

Table 3 CALL BIT Screen Signaling Message Names

Message Message Name Message Message Name

SPC WORD1 SPOM1/SPOMESSAGE1 BSChalCon BSCConfirmation
SPC WORD2 SPOM2/SPOMESSAGE2 UniqChOrd UCORder
ACCESS ACCess FVC SSD1 FVCSSD1
REG INC RINCrement FVC SSD2 FVCSSD2
REG ID RIDentify FVC SSD3 FVCSSD3
C-FILMESS CFMessage FVCBSCon FVCBSConfirmation
MS WORD1 MSWord FVCUniqCh FVCUChallenge
MSMessOrd MSORder EXT PROT EPFControl | EXTP
MS IntvcH MSVoi ce NMS FVC NFVMessage | NFVC
FVC O Mes FVORder MRI MES MRIMessage | NRMI
FVC C Mes FVVoice WNHO MES W NHMessage
RandChalA RCA NHO MES NHOMessage
RandChalB RCB NTCH ASN NTCAMessage|NTCHA
RAND SSD1 RSSD1 NTMS FVC NTFVMessage|NTFVC
RAND SSD2 RSSD2 WNTHO MES WNTHOMessage
RAND SSD3 RSSD3 NTHO MES NTHOMessage
NCH ASN NCAMessage | NCHA

CALL BIT screen.

Example of Querying A Sing le Field

OUTPUT 714;"CALLP:MESS ’SPC WORD1’"
OUTPUT 714;"CALLP:SPOM1:SID?"
ENTER 714;Sid$
PRINT Sid$

Example Printout

"00000001110011"

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Call Control Screens

Querying Multiple Fields With Single OUTPUT/ENT ER W hen multiple queries are
combined into one command string the Test Set responds by sending one response mes­sage containing individual response message units separated by a response message unit
separator (;).

Example of Multiple Queries Comb ined Into One Command String

OUTPUT 714;"CALLP:MESS ’SPC WORD1’"
OUTPUT 714;"CALLP:SPOM1:DCC?;SID?;OHD?"
ENTER 714;Message$
PRINT Message$

Printed Test Set Response Message

"01";"00000001110011";"110"

In order to read individual response message units into individual string variables com­bined into one ENTER statement the programming language used must recognize the
response message unit separator (;) as an entry terminator for each string in the input list.
If the programming language used cannot recognize the response message unit separator
(;) as an entry terminator then the response message must be read into one string and indi­vidual responses parsed out.

Modifying the CALL BIT Screen Message Fields

This section provides
programming information on how to set the contents of individual fields in the
signaling messages available on the

CALL BITS screen.

The syntactical structure for setting the contents of a field in an individual
message is as follows:

General Synt ax’

CALLP:<message name>:<field name><space><’><data string><’>

Table 3, "CALL BIT Screen Signaling Message Names" on page 92 lists the

message names used to access each of the signaling messages available on the

CALL BIT screen.

Example of Modifying A Single Field

OUTPUT 714;"CALLP:SPOM1:SID ’00000001110011’"

Example of Modifying Multiple Fields With One OUTPUT

OUTPUT 714;"CALLP:SPOM1:DCC ’01’;SID ’00000001110011’;OHD ’110’"

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Call Control Screens - CALL CONFIGURE

Figure 11 The CALL CONFIGURE Screen

NOTE: The number of fields displayed on the CALL CONFIGURE screen depends on the selected

system type.

This screen is used to set some of the less commonly used Test Set configuration
parameters.

When the CALL CONFIGURE screen is displayed and the Call Processing
Subsystem is in the connect state, the Test Set constantly monitors the mobile

station’s transmitted carrier power. If the power falls below 0.0005Watts, the error
message

RF Power Loss indicates loss of Voice Channel will be

displayed and the Test Set will terminate the call and return to the active state.

NOTE: In order to ensure that the Test Set makes the correct decisions regarding the presence of the

mobile stations’s RF carrier, the Test Set’s RF power meter shou ld be zeroed before using the
Call Processing Subsystem. Failure to zero the power meter can result in erroneous RF power
measurements.

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Call Control Screens - CALL DATA

Chapter 3, Description of Screens

Call Control Screens

Figure 12 The CALL DATA Screen

This screen displays the decoded reverse control channel and reverse voice
channel signaling messages received by the Test Set from the mobile station.
Thirteen different decoded messages can be viewed on this screen. The message
to be viewed is selected using the

Display Word field.

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The messages which can be viewed are:

• Reverse Control Channel Messages for Paging, Origination, Orders, and Order
Confirmation.

• RECCW A - Word A - Abbreviated Address Word

• RECCW B - Word B - Extended Address Word

• RECCW C - Word C - Serial Number Word

• RECCW D - Word D - First Word of the Called-Address

• RECCW E - Word E - Second Word of the Called-Address

• Reverse Voice Channel Messages for Order Confirmation.

• RVCOrdCon - Reverse Voice Channel Order Confirmation Message

• Reverse Control Channel Authentication Messages.

• BSChalOrd - Word C - Base Station Challenge Word

• AuthWORD - Word C - Authentication Word

• UniqChCon - Word C - Unique Challenge Order Confirmation Word

• Reverse Voice Channel Authentication Messages.

• RVCOrd - Word one - Reverse Voice Channel Generic Order

• RVCBSChal - Word 2 - Reverse Voice Channel Base Station Challenge Order

• NAMPS Reverse Voice Channel Messages.

• NRVC Ord - Narrow Order or Order Confirmation Message

• MRI Ord - MRI Orde r message

The field descri ptions for e ach of the de coded messag es are given in the Display

field description, on page 232.

Word

When the CALL DATA screen is displayed and the Call Processing Subsystem is

in the connected state, the Test Set constantly monitors the mobile station’s
transmitted carrier power. If the power falls below 0.0005Watts, the error messag e

RF Power Loss indicates loss of Voice Channel will be displayed

and the Test Set will terminate the call and return to the active state.

NOTE: In order to ensure that the Test Set makes the correct decisions regarding the presence of the

mobile stations’s RF carrier, the Test Set’s RF power meter should be zeroed before using the
Call Processing Subsystem. Failure to zero the power meter can result in erroneous RF power
measurements.

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Reading the CALL DATA Screen Message Fields

This section provides programming information on how to read the individual
fields from the decoded reverse control channel and reverse voice channel
signaling messages available on the

CALL DATA screen.

The syntactical structure for reading one or more fields from an individual
message is as follows:

General Synt ax CALLP:<message name>:<field name><?>[<;><additional

field><?>]

Call Data Screen Message and Field Names Table 4 lists the message names used

to access each of the signaling messages available on the

Table 4 CALL DATA Screen Signaling Message Names

Message Message Name

Chapter 3, Description of Screens

Call Control Screens

CALL DATA screen.

RECCW A RECA
RECCW B RECB
RECCW C RECC
RECCW D RECD
RECCW E RECE
R VCOrdCon RCOConfirm
BSChalOrd BSCOrder
AuthWORD AWORD
UniqChCon UCConfirmation
RVCOrd RVCOrder
RVCBSChal RVCBSChallenge
NRVC Ord NOConfirm
MRI Ord MRIOrder

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Querying a Single Field
Example of Querying A Sing le Field

OUTPUT 714;"CALLP:DATA ’RECCW A’"
OUTPUT 714;"CALLP:RECA:SCM?"
ENTER 714;Scm$
PRINT Scm$

Example Printout

"1110"

Querying Multiple Fields With Single OUTPUT/ENTER

When multiple queries are combined into one command string the Test Set
responds by sending one response message containing individual response
message units separated by a response message unit separator (;).

Example of Multiple Queries Combined Into One Command String

OUTPUT 714;"CALLP:RECA:NAWC?;SER?;EXT?;SCM?;MIN?"
OUTPUT 714;"CALLP:DATA ’RECCW A’"
ENTER 714;Message$
PRINT Message$

Printed Test Set Response Message

"010";"1";"1";"1110";"110111100101101111010101"

In order to read indivi dual res ponse message units into in dividual string variables
combined into one ENTER statement the programming language used must
recognize the response message unit separator (;) as an entry terminator for each
string in the input list. If the programming language used cannot recognize the
response message unit separator (;) as an entry terminator then the response
message must be read into one string and individual responses parsed out.

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CDMA Authentication Screen

Chapter 3, Description of Screens

CDMA Authentication Screen

Figure 13 The CDMA Authentication Screen

The CDMA Authentication screen provides the necessary features for testing a

CDMA mobile station’s ability to perform call-processing functions with
authentication. On ce a mobile station is regist er ed, va lid A-Key Check Digits can
be generated, and a table displays the authentication parameters sent by the
mobile station, along with the expected value and a passed/failed indication.

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CDMA Call Control Screen

CDMA Call Control Screen

Figure 14 The CDMA Call Control Screen

This screen allows you to establish a call, terminate a call, and perform handoffs.

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