Motorola 92FT3800 User Manual

PDR 3500
Portable Repeater
Basic Service Manual
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Table of Contents

1 - Foreword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Manual Revisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Computer Software Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Replacement Parts Ordering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Parts Ordering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Motorola Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Parts Identification. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
Related Documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
2 - Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Safe and Efficient Operation of Motorola Two-way Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
RF Operational Characteristics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1
Electromagnetic Interference/Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Aircraft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Medical Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
Operational Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Operational Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Mobile Radio Operation and EME Exposure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Antenna Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
3 - Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3-1
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Compact Mechanical Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
State-of-the-Art Electrical Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Transmitter Circuitry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Receiver Circuitry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Station Control Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1
Wireline Circuitry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Switching Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Standard Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
Optional Hardware Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2
4 - System Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4-1
Local Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
Two Antenna Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1
External Duplexer Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
Repeater RA or Cross Band Repeater Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2
5 - Models and Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-1
Model Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Maintenance Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
6 - Approved Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6-1
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
Antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-1
, Motorola, ASTRO, ASTRO CAI, and SECURENET are trademarks of Motorola, Inc.
Commercial, Government, Industrial Solutions Sector
8000 W. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33322
All Rights Reserved. Printed in U. S. A. 8/2000.
© 2000 Motorola
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7 - Setup and Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Programming with RSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Connecting PC to
PDR 3500 RSS Port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Using the RSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Hardware Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-2
Channel Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-4
Electrical Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Power Supply Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
RF Cabling Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-5
Separate RX and TX Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
Duplexer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-6
8 - Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Summary of Switches, Pushbuttons, and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Summary of LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
9 - Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Troubleshooting Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Recommended Test Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Test Equipment List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Troubleshooting Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-1
Troubleshooting Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Procedure 1: Routine Maintenance Functional Checkout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Procedure 2: Troubleshooting A Reported/Suspected Problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
How to Use These Troubleshooting Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-2
Interpreting LED Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Interpreting Alarm Alert Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-10
Verifying Transmitter Circuitry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Required Test Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Verifying Transmitter Circuitry Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-11
Verifying Receiver Circuitry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Required Test Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-15
Verifying Receiver Circuitry Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-16
Verifying Receiver Circuitry (Digital-Capable Stations) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-21
Required Test Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-22
Wiring Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-23
Module Replacement Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
General Replacement Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Anti-Static Precaution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Care of Gold-Plated Connector Contacts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Power Down Station Before Removing/Inserting Modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Validating Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Module Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-26
Station Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Physical Replacement of the Station Control Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
After Installing the New Station Control Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-27
Wireline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
Physical Replacement of the Wireline Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-28
After Installing the New Wireline Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
ASTRO Modem Card/V.24 Interface Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Physical Replacement of the Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
After Installing the New Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
Physical Replacement of the Receiver Module. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-29
After Installing the New Receiver Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-30
Exciter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Frequency Band Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Physical Replacement of the Exciter Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
After Installing the New Exciter Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-31
Power Amplifier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Frequency Band Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
Physical Replacement of the Power Amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-32
After Installing the New Power Amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Power Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Physical Replacement of the Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-33
Backplane. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Before Installing the New Backplane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
Physical Replacement of the Backplane . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34
After Installing the New Power Amplifier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Preselector Field Tuning Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-35
Required Test Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
VHF Tuning Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Calculating Proper Alignment Frequency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-36
Preparing Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-37
VHF Tuning Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
UHF Tuning Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Calculating Proper Alignment Frequency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Preparing Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-40
Tuning Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
10 - Functional Theory of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-1
Transmitter Circuitry Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
Exciter Module Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-1
Power Amplifier Module Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Receiver Circuitry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Receiver Module Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-2
Station Control Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Station Control Module Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Wireline Interface Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Wireline Interface Board Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-3
Power Supply Module Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10-4
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List of Tables

Table 1: Rated Power and Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4
Table 2: Model Structure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-1
Table 3: Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Table 4: Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-2
Table 5: Specifications, continued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3
Table 6: Switches, Pushbuttons, and Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Table 7: Summary of LED Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-1
Table 8: Switches, Pushbuttons, and LED Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Table 9: PDR 3500 Station LED Indicator Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-6
Table 10: Motherboard DIP Switch Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-34

List of Figures

Figure 1.EIA-232 Wiring Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-1
Figure 2. Switches , Pushbuttons , Connectors, and LED Indicators for PDR 3500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-2
Figure 3. PDR 3500 Station Troubleshooting Overview (Procedure 1: Routine Maintenance). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-3
Figure 4. PDR 3500 Station Troubleshooting Overview
(Procedure 2: Reported or Suspected Problem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-4
Figure 5. PDR 3500 LED Indicators and Front Panel Buttons and Connectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-9
Figure 6. Test Equipment Setup for Verifying Transmitter Circuitry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-12
Figure 7. Test Equipment Setup for Verifying Receiver Circuitry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-17
Figure 8A. Coupled receiver connection. (Top) B. Coupled duplexer connection. (Bottom) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19
Figure 9. Disabling the Transmitter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-20
Figure 10. Interconnect Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-24
Figure 11. Chassis Ground Wiring Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-25
Figure 12. Test Equipment Setup for Preselector Field Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-38
Figure 13. Location of Tuning Screws and Cavity Probe Holes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-39
Figure 14. Test Equipment Setup for Preselector Field Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-41
Figure 15. Location of Tuning Screws and Cavity Probe Holes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-42
Figure 16. PDR 3500 Functional Block Diagram. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-2
Figure 17. PDR 3500 Schematic Sheet 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-3
Figure 18. PDR 3500 Schematic Sheet 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-4
Figure 19. PDR 3500 Backplane Circuit Board Detail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-6
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Foreword

General

Safety Information

Manual Revisions

Computer Software
Copyrights
1
The information contained in this manual supplement relates to all PDR 3500 stations, unless otherwise specified. This manual provides sufficient information to enable service shop personnel to troubleshoot and repair a PDR 3500 to the module level.
Before operating a PDR 3500 station, please read the “Safety Information” section in the front of this manual.
Changes which occur after this manual is printed are described in “FMRs.” These FMRs provide complete information on changes, including pertinent parts list data.
The Motorola products described in this manual may include copyrighted Motorola computer programs stored in semiconductor memories or other media. Laws in the United States and other countries preserve for Motorola certain exclusive rights for copyrighted computer programs, including the exclusive right to copy or reproduce in any form the copyrighted computer program. Accordingly, any copyrighted Motorola computer programs contained in the Motorola products described in this manual may not be copied or reproduced in any manner without the express written permission of Motorola. Furthermore, the purchase of Motorola products shall not be deemed to grant either directly or by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license under the copyrights, patents or patent applications of Motorola, except for the normal non-exclusive royalty free license to use that arises by operation of law in the sale of a product.
Replacement Parts
Ordering
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When ordering replacement parts or equipment information, the complete identification number should be included. This applies to all components, kits, and chassis. If the component part number is not known, the order should include the number of the chassis or kit of which it is a part, and sufficient description of the desired component to identify it.
Crystal and channel element orders should specify the crystal or channel element type number, crystal and carrier frequency, and the model number in which the part is used.

Parts Ordering

Motorola Parts

7:00 A. M. to 7:00 P. M. (Central Standard Time) Monday through Friday (Chicago, U. S. A.) Domestic (U. S. A.): 1-800-422-420, or 847-538-8023 1-800-826-1913, or 410-712-6200 (Federal Government) TELEX: 280127 FAX: 1-847-538-8198 FAX: 1-410-712-4991 (Federal Government) Domestic (U. S. A.) after hours or weekends: 1-800-925-4357 International: 1-847-538-8023
Accessories and Aftermarket Division (United States and Canada) Attention: Order Processing 1313 E. Algonquin Road Schaumburg, IL 60196
Accessories and Aftermarket Division Attention: International Order Processing 1313 E. Algonquin Road Schaumburg, IL 60196
Parts Identification

Related Documents

1-847-538-0021 (Voice) 1-847-538-8194 (FAX)
Quantar User’s Guide (Motorola part number 68P81095E05)
RSS User’s Guide (Motorola part number 68P81085E35)
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Safety Information

General

Safe and Efficient
Operation of
Motorola T wo-way
Radios
RF Operational
Characteristics
This section contains important information on safe and efficient operation. Read this information before using your radio.
The information provided in this document supersedes the general safety information contained in user guides published prior to July
2000. For information regarding radio use in a hazardous atmosphere please refer to the Factory Mutual (FM) Approval Manual Supplement or Instruction Card, which is included with radio models that offer this capability.
Your radio contains a transmitter and a receiver. When it is ON, it receives and transmits radio frequency (RF) energy.
2
Exposure to Radio
Frequency Energy
Your Motorola radio is designed to comply with the following national and international standards and guidelines regarding exposure of human beings to radio frequency electromagnetic energy (EME):
United States Federal Communications Commission, Code of Federal Regulations; 47 CFR part 2 sub-part J
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) / Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) C95. 1-1992
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) C95.1­1999 Edition
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) of the United States, Report 86, 1986
International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) 1998
National Radiological Protection Board of the United Kingdom 1995
Ministry of Health (Canada) Safety Code 6. Limits of Human Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields in the Frequency Range from 3 kHz to 300 GHz, 1999
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Australian Communications Authority Radiocommunications (Electromagnetic Radiation - Human Exposure) Standard 1999 (applicable to wireless phones only)

Electromagnetic Interference/ Compatibility

Facilities

Aircraft

Medical Devices

NOTE: Nearly every electronic device is
susceptible to electromagnetic interference (EMI) if inadequately shielded, designed or otherwise configured for electromagnetic compatibility.
To avoid electromagnetic interference and/or compatibility conflicts, turn off your radio in any facility where posted notices instruct you to do so. Hospitals or health care facilities may be using equipment that is sensitive to external RF energy.
When instructed to do so, turn off your radio when on board an aircraft. Any use of a radio must be in accordance with applicable regulations per airline crew instructions.
• Pacemakers
The Health Industry Manufacturers Association recommends that a minimum separation of 6 inches (15 cm) be maintained between a handheld wireless radio and a pacemaker. These recommendations are consistent with the independent research by, and recommendations of, Wireless Technology Research.
Persons with pacemakers should:
ALWAYS keep the radio more than 6 inches (15 cm) from their pacemaker when the radio is turned ON.
not carry the radio in the breast pocket. use the ear opposite the pacemaker to minimize the potential for
interference. turn the radio OFF immediately if you have any reason to
suspect that interference is taking place.
• Hearing Aids
Some digital wireless radios may interfere with some hearing aids. In the event of such interference, you may want to consult your hearing aid manufacturer to discuss alternatives.
• Other Medical Devices
If you use any other personal medical device, consult the manufacturer of your device to determine if it is adequately shielded from RF energy. Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining this information.
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Operational Warnings

WARNING: Do not place a portable radio in the area over an air bag or in the air bag deploy­ment area. Air bags inflate with great f orce. If a portable radio is placed in the air bag deploy-
!
ment area and the air bag inflates, the radio may be propelled with great force and cause serious injury to occupants of the vehicle.
WARNING: Turn off your radio prior to entering any area with a potentially explosive atmo­sphere, unless it is a radio type especially qualified for use in such areas as “Intrinsically
!
Safe” (for example, Factory Mutual, CSA, or UL Approved). Do not remove, install, or charge batteries in such areas. Sparks in a potentially explosive atmosphere can cause an explo­sion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death.
NOTE:
The areas with potentially explosive atmospheres referred to above include fueling areas such as below decks on boats, fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities, areas where the air contains chemicals or particles, such as grain, dust or metal powders, and any other area where you would normally be advised to turn off your vehicle engine. Areas with potentially explosive atmospheres are often but not always posted.
WARNING: To avoid possible interference with blasting operations, turn off your radio when you are near electrical blasting caps, in a blasting area, or in areas posted: “Turn off two-wa y
!
radio.” Obey all signs and instructions.
Vehicles with an air bag
Potentially explosive atmospheres
Blasting caps and areas

Operational Cautions

CAUTION: Do not use any portable radio that has a damaged antenna. If a damaged antenna comes into contact with your skin, a minor burn can result.
!
CAUTION: All batteries can cause property damage and/or bodily injury such as burns if a conductive material such as jewelry, keys, or beaded chains touch exposed terminals. The
!
conductive material may complete an electrical circuit (short circuit) and become quite hot. Exercise care in handling any charged battery, particularly when placing it inside a pocket, purse, or other container with metal objects.
Mobile Radio Operation
and EME Exposure
Damaged antennas
Batteries
To assure optimal radio performance and that human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic energy is within the guidelines referenced earlier in this document, transmit only when people outside the vehicle are at least the minimum distance away from a properly installed, externally-mounted antenna.
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The table below lists the minimum distance for several different ranges of rated radio power.
Table 1: Rated Power and Distance

Antenna Installation

Rated Power of Vehicle-Installed
Mobile Tw o-Way Radio
7 to 15 Watts 16 to 50 Watts 2 Feet (61 Centimeters) More than 50 Watts 3 Feet (91.5 Centimeters)
Minimum Distance from
Transmitting Antenna
1 Foot (30.5 Centimeters)
Mobile Antennas
Recommended mobile antenna installations are limited to metal body vehicles at the center of the roof and center of the trunk deck locations.
The antenna installation must additionally be in accordance with:
a. The requirements of the antenna manufacturer/supplier
b. Instructions in the Radio Installation Manual
Fixed Site Antennas
Mobile radio equipment is sometimes installed at a fixed location and operated as a control station or as a fixed unit. In such cases the antenna installation must comply with the following requirements in order to assure optimal performance and make sure human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic energy is within the guidelines set forth in the above standards.
The antenna must be mounted outside the building. Mount the antenna on a tower if at all possible. If the antenna is to be mounted on a building then it must be
mounted on the roof. As with all fixed site antenna installations, it is the responsibility
of the licensee to manage the site in accordance with applicable regulatory requirements and may require additional compliance actions such as site survey measurements, signage, and site access restrictions in order to insure that exposure limits are not exceeded.
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Introduction

General

Compact Mechanical
Design
State-of-the-Art
Electrical Design
3
The Motorola PDR 3500 Station provides conventional analog,
ASTRO™ , ASTRO CAI™ , and SECURENET™ capabilities in a
compact, software-controlled design. The station architecture and microprocessor-controlled Station Control Module allow for fast and reliable upgrading. FLASH memory in the Station Control Module allows software updates to be performed locally (using serial port), or remotely via modem.
The entire unit is housed in a lockable rugged, black aluminum extruded case weighing approximately 4l lbs. Internal components are mounted in a custom, removable chassis, designed to fit a 19" rack.

Transmitter Circuitry

Receiver Circuitry The station receive circuitry features multiple bandwidth capability

Station Control Module The Station Control Module is microprocessor-based and features

The station transmitter circuitry is designed for 50% duty cycle operation at full rated power. Output power is continuously monitored by an internal calibrated wattmeter . The wattmeter output feeds a power control loop, continually adjusting and maintaining the desired output power. All adjustments are electronic, including deviation and output power.
(12.5, 25, or 30 kHz, depending on band), as well as ASTR O digital operation. Injection signals for the 1st and 2nd local mixers are generated by frequency synthesizer circuitry and are electronically controlled by the Station Control Module. All receive signals (analog, SECURENET, ASTRO, and ASTRO CAI) are detected and digitized before being sent to the Station Control Module; this provides improved audio quality , consistent throughout the cov erage area.
extensive use of ASIC and digital signal processing technology . The module serves as the main controller for the station, providing signal processing and operational control for the station modules.
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Wireline Circuitry The station wireline circuitry provides a wide variety of telephone

interfaces, including analog, ASTRO, ASTRO CAI, SECURENET, Tone Remote Control, and DC Remote Control. Telephone line connections are easily made to the wireline circuitry via connectors on the top panel.

Switching Power Supply

The station features a switching-type power supply, accepting a wide range of A C inputs (85-265 VAC, 49-61 Hz). The po wer supply generates 13.8 VDC for the station modules.

Standard Features • Compact single case design

Extensive Self-Test Diagnostics and Alarm Reporting
FRU maintenance philosophy
Easily programmed via Radio Service Software
Local or Remote Software downloading to FLASH memory
Upgrades performed by module replacement and/or software
upgrade
Compatible (with appropriate options) with analog,
SECURENET, ASTRO, and ASTRO CAI digital signaling
Versatile and reliable switching-type power supply
Wide operating temperature range: -30˚ C to + 60˚C (-22˚ F to
+140˚ F)

Optional Hardware Features

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Duplexer Option – allows a single antenna to serve for both
transmitter and receiver circuitry for repeater applications.
Antenna Relay Option – allows a single antenna to be switched
between transmitter and receiver.
ASTRO Modem – allows connection (for ASTRO digital
signaling) to a console through a Digital Interface Unit (DIU) in an ASTRO system, also allows connection to another ASTRO Modem for digital Cross-Patch.

System Applications 4

Local Control The PDR 3500 is an APCO 25 digital repeater. The station is

identical in operation to the Quantar station, hence there is no local control capability . There is no digital-to-audio translation within the station. Local control style operation can be accomplished in several ways:
a. A portable radio may be used as an RF control station talking to
the repeater.
b. The station may be equipped with the wireline and the modem
options and routed through a DIU to a tone remote console. The T one remote console controls the station via wireline through the DIU. The wireline in this case is a local 4-wire cable.
Two Antenna
Operation
The PDR 3500 Portable Digital Repeater may be operated with the internal duplexer , using a single antenna. The duplex er pro vides the necessary electrical isolation between the transmitter and the receiver frequencies for repeater operation. The same isolation can be obtained by physically separating transmit and receive antennas either horizontally or vertically . The repeater requires approximately 50 dB isolation between the transmit and receive antennas for proper operation.
Horizontal Antenna Separation:
VHF Band 275 feet UHF Band 75 feet 800 MHz Band 40 feet
The Isolation values shown are for dipole antennas. If gain antennas are used, additional separation is required. For example, if both receive and transmit antennas have 3dB gain each, an additional 6 dB isolation is required. At UHF frequencies, an additional 75 feet separation is required.
Vertical Antenna Separation
(tip of one antenna to the base of the other):
VHF Band 23 feet UHF Band 9.5 feet 800 MHz Band 4 feet
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Gain antennas do not effect the transmit-to-receive antenna separation required. Gain antennas are longer than unity gain antennas.Therefore additional tower height will be required to maintain the tip-to-base separation.
The antenna isolation distances shown above are based upon ideal conditions. The antenna-to-antenna coupling is affected by nearby objects that may result in increased separation required for proper operation.The antenna coax cable must be a double-shielded type to minimize cable-to-cable coupling. If RG58 style cables have to be used, keep the cables as far apart as possible to minimize cable coupling.

External Duplexer Operation

Repeater RA or Cross Band Repeater Operation

The PDR 3500 must be used with an external duplexer when frequency spacing is less than 3 MHz. The duplexer isolation required for proper operation is approximately 60 dB. Double­shielded coaxial cables must be used from the repeater to the duplexer.
The PDR 3500 can be configured for Repeater RA or cross band repeater operation by adding the wireline card and the Astro modem to the each repeater. The repeaters are connected together using the wireline port on each repeater. The cables are terminated in RJ-45 connectors.
Repeater 1 Repeater 2
Wireline A Wireline A
Wireline B Wireline B
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Models and Specifications 5

Model Chart

Table 2: Model Structure
Model Description
P2066A 132-154 MHz
P2067A 150-174 MHz
P2068A 403-433 MHz
P2069A 438-470 MHz
P2070A 470-494 MHz
P2071A 494-512 MHz
Kit Description
X PLD1177_ Receiver VHF R1 X PLD1178_ Exciter VHF R2
X PLD1179_ Receiver VHF R2 X PLD1180_ Exciter VHF R2
X PLE1254 Receiver UHF R1 X PLE1255 Exciter UHF R1
X PLE1256 Receiver UHF R2 X PLE1257 Exciter UHF R2
X PLE1258 Receiver UHF R3 X PLE1259 Exciter UHF R3
X PLE1260 Receiver UHF R4
X PLE1261 Exciter UHF R4 XXXXXXPLN1682_ Board, Control X X X X X X PLN1681_ Chassis, main XXXXXXPLN7776_ Case, portable X X X X X X PLN7777_ Board, backplane XXXXXXPPN6026_ Power supply X X PLD7981_ P A, VHF
X PLE9367_ PA, UHF R1
X X PLE9369_ PA, UHF R3
X PLE9372_ PA, UHF R4 X X PFD6060_ Duplexer, VHF
XXXXPFE6060A Duplexer, UHF X X X X X X PAN6003A Antenna, mag mount XXXXXXPDR7778A Label X X X X X X PBN6048A Packing
x = Indicates one of each is required.
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Table 3: Options
OPTION DESIGNATOR DESCRIPTION PURPOSE
Q245AL Add: Duplexer, VHF Adds VHF duplexer. Requires customer frequency. Q245AM Add: Duplexer, UHF Adds UHF duplexer. Requires customer frequency. H338AC Add: Transit Case Adds a transit case for increased protection during transport.
Maintenance Specifications
The following are the PDR 3500 specifications for analog as measured per the revised EIA/TIA 603 Standards and for digital as measured per TIA TSB-102.CAAB:
Table 4: Specifications
GENERAL VHF UHF
Standard model numbers P2066A, P2067A P2068A, P2069A, P2070A, P2071A Channel spacing 12.5, 25, 30 kHz 12.5, 25 kHz Stability 0.0001% 0.0001% Preselector bandwidth (3dB) 7 MHz 7 MHz Squelch Carrier, PL, DPL Carrier, PL, DPL Number of modes 1 1
TRANSMITTER VHF UHF
RF power (without duplexer) 30 watts 30 watts RF power (with duplexer) 20 watts 20 watts Maximum transmit duty cycle 50% 50% TX spurs/harmonics -60 dB -60 dB FM noise (EIA) -45 dB nominal -45 dB nominal Audio response per EIA per EIA TX distortion (1 kHz, clear audio) <5% <5%
RECEIVER VHF UHF
Sensitivity (20dBQ) 0.35 uV 0.5 uV Sensitivity (12dB SINAD) 0.25 uV 0.35 uV Selectivity (EIA SINAD) 85 dB (25/30 kHz) 85 dB (25 kHz)
75 dB (12.5 kHz) 75 dB (12.5 kHz)
Intermod (EIA SINAD) 80 dB (25/30 kHz)
75 dB (12.5 kHz)
Spurious and image 80 dB 80 dB
Note: Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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75 dB
Table 5: Specifications, continued
DUPLEXER
Repeat frequency spread, TX/TX: 300 kHz VHF minimum duplexer T-R separation 3 MHz: 132-174 MHz UHF minimum duplexer T-R separation 3 MHz: 403-520 MHz
AC power voltage range: 80-265 Vac AC power frequency input: 49-61 Hz External DC power: 11-16 Vdc
CURRENT DRAIN
High power repeat: 10.0 A Standby: 1.9 A
DIMENSIONS
Size (English): 20.00 x 15 x 7.75 inches Size (metric): 508 X 381 X 197 mm
WEIGHT
Weight (English): 41 lbs Weight (metric): 18.6 kg
Note: Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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Notes
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Approved Accessories 6

General The following accessories are recommended by Motorola for use

with the PDR 3500 Portable Repeater.

Antenna One of the following antennas should be used:

The magnetic-mount whip antenna (Motorola part number
PAN6003A) shipped with the PDR 3500.
NOTE: This antenna should be cut to frequency before use per the
manufacturer’s instructions enclosed with the antenna.
An aftermarket antenna which meets these requirements:
- Monopole
- Unity gain
- Tuned to the frequency at which the antenna is to be used
- Minimum input power rating of 60W continuous
- VSWR of 1.5:1 or less
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Setup and Connections 7

Programming with RSS

Introduction

Connecting PC to PDR 3500 RSS Port

EIA-232 Female
TXD RXD
Connects
to COM Port
on PC
GND
RTS CTS
9-Pin
D-Type
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
The PDR 3500 uses the same RSS (Radio Service Software) as the Quantar/Quantro family. Some values shown in RSS screens may not be valid due to hardware differences between the Quantar Station and the PDR 3500. A thorough explanation of the differences will be given in the following sections.
Once the RSS Program has been loaded onto the PC (refer to Quantar RSS User’s Guide, 68P81085E35), the PC must be electrically connected to the PDR 3500 via the RSS port located on the top panel. For this connection, a 9-pin female to 9-pin male EIA­232 cable is available (Motorola part number 30-80369E31) from the Accessories and Aftermarket Product Division (AAD, formerly known as Motorola National Parts). A cable can also be made using the wiring diagram in Figure 1.
9-Pin
D-Type
EIA-232 Male
1
TXD
2
RXD
3 4
GND
5 6
RTS
7
CTS
8 9
Connects
to RSS Port
on Top Panel
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Figure 1. EIA-232 Wiring Diagram
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Connect one end of the cable to COM1 on the PC and the other end to the 9-pin connector labeled “RSS” on the top panel of the PDR 3500.

Using the RSS For information on starting the RSS, configuring screen colors,

setting up the PC serial port, and general RSS use, refer to the Quantar RSS User’s Guide (68P81085E35).
Hardware Configuration From the Main Menu, press “F2-Service. ” Press F2 again to arrive at
the Hardware Configuration Screen.
1. The first field to verify is the Hardware Platform field. The
PDR 3500 is designed using the Quantar profile; it will not operate properly in any other mode.
2. The next field to verify is the System Type field. This field
should be set to “Conventional.” The PDR 3500 does not operate as an ASTRO-TAC Receiver or DBS Base Station.
3. Next verify that the Rx Freq Band 1 and Tx Freq Band fields
list the correct ranges for receiver and transmitter.
NOTE: Rx Freq Band 2 should be set to “NONE.”
4. The PA Power Rating field should be set to 25W (low power), and the Power Supply field should show “AC LOW.” The PDR 3500 was designed using a Quantar low power station profile. It will not operate properly using any other configuration.
5. If the unit is equipped with a Wireline Card, verify that the Wireline field under the options is set to 4-wire.
Once the Hardware Configuration Screen matches the installed station hardware, press F8 to validate the configuration. A popup message will notify the user of any errors in the configuration. For a complete description of the Hardware Configuration fields, please refer to the Quantar RSS User’s Guide (68P81085E35).
Alignment From the Main Menu, press “F2-Service. ” No w press “F3” to arri ve
at the Alignment Menu. From this menu, the user may align the RF Power Out, RSSI, Station Squelch, and BER.
For instructions on performing Rx or Tx Wireline Alignment, please refer to the Quantar RSS User’s Guide (68P81085E35).
NOTE: Before performing any alignment procedures, first
dekey the station and “Access Disable” the repeater as shown in step 1 below.
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