WS Technologies BT200 Operator's Manual

WS Technologies Inc.

Beacon Tester

Operator’s Manual

BT200

Version 1.30

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 1

SUMMARY OF MODELS AND OPTIONS .............................................. 1

UNPACKING ........................................................................................... 1

BEFORE YOU START ............................................................................ 2

Charging the Battery: ........................................................................... 2

GETTING STARTED ............................................................................... 2

Flowchart: ............................................................................................. 3

Running the Beacon Tester Application: ............................................. 4

Selecting the Desired Measurement Filename: ................................... 6

Selecting the Input Mode: .................................................................... 6

Selecting the Desired Receive Channels: ........................................... 7

Selecting the Desired Receive Mode: .................................................. 7

SETTING THE CONFIGURATION SETTINGS ...................................... 8

Setting the Organization and Tested By Names:................................. 8

General: ............................................................................................... 9

Location Coordinates Setting: .............................................................. 9

Selecting the Desired Receive Mode: ................................................ 10

Selecting the Desired Receive Channels: ......................................... 10

Entering Cable Loss Factors:............................................................. 11

Upgrade: ............................................................................................ 11

Software Updates: ............................................................................. 11

Software Update Instructions: ............................................................ 12

From the Google Play Store: ............................................................. 12

From the BT200 Handheld Device: ................................................... 13

From a PC: ......................................................................................... 13

About: ................................................................................................. 14

MAKING MEASUREMENTS ................................................................. 15

General: ............................................................................................. 15

Connecting the Beacon: ..................................................................... 16

Internal Antenna: ................................................................................ 16

Direct Connection: ............................................................................. 16

Screen Box Connection: .................................................................... 16

Single Burst Measurement: ................................................................ 17

Continuous Measurement: ................................................................. 18

Viewing Measurements for Single Burst Mode: ................................. 19

Viewing Measurements for Continuous Mode: .................................. 21

MEASUREMENT RESULTS ................................................................. 22

Results Screen: .................................................................................. 22

Summary Section: .............................................................................. 22

Message Details: ............................................................................... 23

Measurements: .................................................................................. 23

Graphics: ............................................................................................ 24

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Multi-Media Data: ............................................................................... 25

Comments: ......................................................................................... 25

Photos: ............................................................................................... 25

Movies: ............................................................................................... 25

Audio: ................................................................................................. 25

FILES ..................................................................................................... 26

Getting to the Files Screen: ............................................................... 26

Deleting Files: .................................................................................... 26

Deleting Files Using the PC: .............................................................. 27

TEST REPORTS AND DATA FILES ..................................................... 28

Moving Measurement Folders: .......................................................... 28

Move to USB Drive (via OTG/USB Cable): ........................................ 28

Move to PC: ....................................................................................... 29

Measurement Files: ........................................................................... 29

PDF Test Report: ............................................................................... 29

Measurement Data File: ..................................................................... 30

Graphics Files: ................................................................................... 30

Multimedia Files: ................................................................................ 30

SOFTWARE UPDATES ........................................................................ 31

BEACON TESTER MODEL UPGRADING ........................................... 31

USING THE TSE100 SCREEN BOX .................................................... 31

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ................................................... 32

SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................. 34

REGULATORY INFORMATION............................................................ 36

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ...................................................... 37

WARRANTY INFORMATION ................................................................ 38

CALIBRATION ....................................................................................... 38

RETURNS ............................................................................................. 38

POWER CONVERSION CHART - dBm to Watts ................................. 39

WARNING!

WHEN USING DIRECT CONNECTION INPUT MODE DO NOT EXCEED A
BURST POWER LEVEL OF 20 WATTS OR A CONTINUOUS POWER
LEVEL OF 2 WATTS. DAMAGE WILL RESULT!

WARNING!

DO NOT ACTIVATE ANY BEACON IN ITS NORMAL ACTIVATE MODE
UNLESS THE BEACON IS IN A SCREEN BOX (TSE100) OR A SCREEN
ROOM. DOING SO COULD RESULT IN A FALSE DISTRESS ALERT.

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INTRODUCTION

Thank you for choosing the BT200 series of 406 Beacon Testers.

This Operator’s Manual explains the operation of all available models:

BT200 and BT200 with ELT.

SUMMARY OF MODELS AND OPTIONS
BT200: This model measures and decodes all Cospas-Sarsat EPIRBs

and PLBs. It decodes the 406 MHz message, measures the 406 MHz
transmitter and the 121.5 MHz transmitter.

BT200 + ELT: This model measures and decodes all Cospas-Sarsat
EPIRBs, PLBs and ELTs. It decodes the 406 MHz message, measures
the 406 MHz transmitter, the 121.5 MHz transmitter, and the 243 MHz
transmitter.

High Stability Option: This option increases the frequency
measurement accuracies and allows for a 2 year calibration cycle,
compared to the standard 1 year calibration cycle.

UNPACKING

Please verify the contents of your package. It should contain:

● Rugged Smartphone with integrated Beacon Receiver

● Operator’s Manual

● Certificate of Calibration with Calibration data

● RF Interface cable

● USB interface cable

● AC Adapter with International Plug kit

● OTG/USB cable (for connecting a USB drive)

● Screen cleaning cloth

● Pen with stylus

● Waterproof yellow hard case

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BEFORE YOU START
Charging the Battery:

Charge the BT200 using the AC adapter and USB cable for 4 hours.
TIP: To ensure a full charge, when the device power is low, always

charge the device for a minimum of 2 hours, regardless of the power
level showing on the device.

TIP: If the device has been off for a while, the battery may be in deep
discharge. Plug in the charger and leave for 10 hours. The device will
recover and the battery will charge fully.

GETTING STARTED

Please read this Operator’s Manual to become familiar with the

operation of the Beacon Tester.

POWER

button

RESET button

RF

INPUT

BACK button

USB port

VOLUME

UP

button

VOLUME

DOWN
button

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Flowchart:

Screen Box Connectio n

dd.dddd°

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Running the Beacon Tester Application:

Turn on the device by pressing and holding the Power button on the left
side for 5 seconds then releasing. The device will boot up.

Unlock the screen by sliding the lock icon.

Power Button

5

Launch the Beacon Tester application by tapping the Beacon Tester
icon on the device:

The 406 Beacon Tester title screen will show for a few seconds
followed by the Home screen:

BEACON

TEST button

Beacon Tester icon

SETTINGS

button

FILES

button

Receive

Mode

field

Receive

Channels

field

Input Mode

field

Filename

field

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WARNING!
WHEN USING DIRECT CONNECTION INPUT DO NOT EXCEED A BURST
POWER LEVEL OF 20 WATTS OR A CONTINUOUS POWER LEVEL OF 2

WATTS. DAMAGE WILL RESULT!

Selecting the Desired Measurement Filename:

 tap the Filename field.
 enter the desired measurement file name.
 select the Auto Increment Filename box if you wish to have the

filename number Auto Increment after each measurement.
 tap OK.

NOTE: Do not use forbidden file name characters: / \ : * ? “ < > |

Selecting the Input Mode:

 tap the Input Mode field. The following screen will appear.

 select Internal Antenna to use the internal antenna when receiving

the beacon signal through the air.
 select Direct Connection to use the 50Ω input port along with the RF

Interface cable connected directly to the beacon. Also, use this mode
when using the WST RF Screen Box (model TSE100) with the beacon
and tester connected directly and both located in the RF Screen Box.

NOTE: Using Direct Connection will result in absolute power
measurement units (dBm). Using the Internal Antenna will result in
relative power measurement units (%).

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 select Screen Box Connection when measuring a beacon while it is
inside a screen box, with the output of the screen box connected to the
tester. The tester will show relative power measurements in %.

Selecting the Desired Receive Channels:

 tap the Receive Channels field. The following screen will appear.

 select the desired channels you wish to receive.
 tap OK.

Selecting the Desired Receive Mode:

 tap the Receive Mode field. The following screen will appear.

 select the desired mode.
 tap OK.

In Single Burst mode, the receiver will capture one set of
measurements and terminate the test.

In Continuous mode, the receiver will continue to capture sets of
measurements until Cancel is tapped.

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SETTING THE CONFIGURATION SETTINGS

 tap the Settings button (the icon at the bottom left of screen).

Setting the Organization and Tested By Names:

 tap the Organization field.
 enter the desired Organization name.
 tap OK.

 tap the Tested By field.
 enter the desired name.
 tap OK.

NOTE: The entered Organization and Tested By names will appear
on each Test Report and in the data file.

Tested By field

Organization field

Upgrade field

General field

Software Update

field

About field

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General:

 tap on the General field.
The General screen will allow changing Location Coordinate formats,

Receive Mode, Receive Channels, and entering Cable Loss factors.

Location Coordinates Setting:

 tap on the Location Coordinate Format field
 select the box relating to your desired location coordinate display.

NOTE: dd.dddd° is decimal degrees; dd° mm’ ss” is
degrees/minutes/seconds; dd° mm.mm’ is degrees/decimal
minutes.

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Selecting the Desired Receive Mode:

 tap the Receive Mode field. The following screen will appear.

 select the desired mode.

In Single Burst mode, the receiver will capture one set of
measurements.

In Continuous mode, the receiver will continue to capture sets of
measurements until Cancel is tapped.

Selecting the Desired Receive Channels:

 tap the Receive Channels field. The following screen will appear.

 select the desired channels you wish to receive.
 tap OK.