User's Manual

68P8100XYXX-O APRIL 2003 3-23

PRELIMINARY

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SIMULCAST CONFIGURATION ILLEGAL CARRIER DETERMINATION AND BASE RADIO MEASUREMENT

CHECKING THE TRANSMITTER BIT ERROR RATE

Perform Procedure 3-6 to check the bit error rate (BER) on the transmitter.

NOTE

If the service monitor is already connected, go to step 6.

14 Disconnect the service monitor from the base radio and reconnect the transmit

antenna to the transmit input connector.

15 Turn on the base radio being checked using the On and Off switch on the front of

the power supply module and allow the station to fully initialize.

16 Click the Change to Normal Mode button to return the base radio to normal

operations.

ROCEDURE 3-6 HOW TO CHECK THE TRANSMITTER BIT ERROR RATE

1 Turn off the STR 3000 Simulcast Base Radio using the On and Off switch on the

front of the power supply module.

CAUTION

Make sure power to the base radio is OFF. Connecting or

disconnecting RF cables while the transmitter is keyed

could cause personal injury or equipment damage from RF

arcing.

NOTE

If two STR 3000 Simulcast Base Radio rack transmitters are

combined together, turn off all of the base radios in both racks.

2 Disconnect the transmit cable from the base radio.

3 Connect the transmit port to the service monitor.

4 Set the service monitor to monitor the transmit frequency of the base radio being

tested.

5 Turn on the base radio being checked using the On and Off switch on the front of

the power supply module and allow the station to fully initialize.

6 Use the CSS application to read the configuration from the base radio.

See “Reading the Configuration File from a Device” in the STR 3000 Simulcast

Base Radio online help.

ROCEDURE 3-5 HOW TO CHECK THE TRANSMITTER FREQUENCY (CONTINUED)

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