Agilent N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide Agilent Technologies
Notices © Agilent Technologies, Inc. 2008 Manual Part Number No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form or by any means (including electronic storage and retrieval or translation into a foreign language) without prior agreement and written consent from Agilent Technologies, Inc. as governed by United States and international copyright laws. N9360-90002 Edition Third Edition, March 2008 Printed in Malaysia Agilent Technologies Microwave Products (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd.
Preface Thank-you for purchasing the Agilent N9360A mobile communciations tester. • Before using the tester, the user is advised to read this manual carefully to ensure correct usage and also to fully utilize the tester capability. • This manual is a reference document and the user is advised to keep it carefully for future reference. • The manual includes the the tester operation, test procedures and screen references.
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Contents Notation I-iii Notices I-iii Trademarks I-iii 1 Legal Information Legal Information 1-2 Warranty 1-2 Technology Licenses 1-2 Restricted Rights Legend 1-2 Service And Support 1-3 Agilent On The Web 1-3 Agilent By Phone 1-3 2 Caution and Safety Requirements Safety Information 2-2 Safety Summary 2-2 Safety Notices 2-2 Warning Label 2-2 General 2-3 When Operating The Tester 2-3 3 General Operation Using a USB memory device 3-2 Using the Knob on the Front Panel 3-2 Using the Knob on the Front Pane
RF Channels 4-7 MS Power Control / Power Class 4-7 RX Level 4-9 RX Quality 4-10 5 W-CDMA System For Go/No-Go Testing 5-2 For Pinpointing Failures 5-3 For Troubleshooting 5-4 UARFCN 5-5 Mobile Phone Maximum Output Power 5-5 6 cdma2000 System When "CDMA Mode" is set to MC-1x mode 6-2 When "CDMA Mode" is set to 1xEV-DO mode 6-6 vi N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide
1 Legal Information Warranty 1-2 Technology Licenses 1-2 Restricted Rights Legend 1-2 Service And Support 1-3 Agilent On The Web 1-3 Agilent By Phone 1-3 Agilent Technologies 1-1
1 Legal Information Legal Information Warranty The material contained in this document is provided “as is,” and is subject to being changed, without notice, in future editions. Further, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, Agilent disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, with regard to this manual and any information contained herein, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.
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2 Caution and Safety Requirements Safety Summary 2-2 Safety Notices 2-2 Warning Label 2-2 General 2-3 When Operating The Tester 2-3 Agilent Technologies 2-1
2 Caution and Safety Requirements Safety Information Safety Summary The following general safety precautions must be observed during all phases of operation of this instrument. Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in this manual violates safety standards of design, manufacture, and intended use of the instrument. Agilent Technologies, Inc. assumes no liability for the customer's failure to comply with these requirements.
Caution and Safety Requirements 2 General WA R N I N G WA R N I N G The protection provided by the N9360A tester may be impaired if the tester is used in a manner not specified by Agilent or the instructions on the display are not followed. DO NOT INSTRUMENT COVERS. Operating personnel must not remove any instrument covers. Component replacement and internal adjustments must be made only by qualified service personnel.
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3 General Operation Using a USB memory device 3-2 Using the Knob on the Front Panel 3-2 Preparation for Tests 3-3 GSM/W-CDMA/cdma2000 Mobile Phone Repair Process Agilent Technologies 3-4 3-1
3 General Operation Using a USB memory device A USB memory device can be used to save and recall the test procedures, to update the firmware of the Tester, and to save screen images as image files. Saving and Recalling Test Procedures: All settings for Automatic Test, Manual Test, TX Analyzer, Signal Generator, and Configuration can be saved into a test procedure file. To save a test procedure or to recall a pre-defined test procedure, go to the [Configuration] screen, then the [File Management] screen.
General Operation 3 Preparation for Tests Figure 3-1 Typical Test Setup Connecting RF Signal: 1 Connect the mobile phone to the Tester using the user-supplied RF Cable, optional Antenna Coupler, or optional Shield Case. 2 On the [Loss] screen obtained from the [Initial], [Configuration] and [Configuration: Test Condition] screens, set the “Loss” field to On and enter the appropriate loss values for each Radio System or Band in the “RF In” and “RF Out” fields depending on the RF connection.
3 General Operation GSM/W-CDMA/cdma2000 Mobile Phone Repair Process Figure 3-2 Mobile Phone Repair Process A typical GSM, W-CDMA and cdma2000 mobile phone repair process at service centers is basically divided into two processes, Incoming Inspection and Mechanical & Module Repair. In each process, you can perform the following tests with the Agilent N9360A Multi UE Tester.
4 GSM System For Go/No-Go Testing 4-2 For Pinpointing Failures 4-3 For Troubleshooting 4-5 RF Channels 4-7 MS Power Control / Power Class RX Level 4-9 RX Quality 4-10 4-7 Agilent Technologies 4-1
4 GSM System For Go/No-Go Testing Figure 4-1 [Automatic Test: Stand-by] Screen 1 Press the Automatic Test softkey on the [Initial] screen in GSM system. 2 Move the cursor to the “Procedure” field, and select a pre-defined test procedure. 3 Press the Start softkey. 4 Turn the mobile phone on. Wait for the completion of Location Update. 5 Operate the mobile phone as instructed in the table below. Each test flow step is highlighted as it runs.
GSM System 4 Table 4-2 GSM Automatic test sequence Step Action needed Location Update Wait until the Location Update is complete. MS Call Dial an arbitrary number and press the Off Hook key on the mobile phone. Talk Talk to the mobile phone to judge its loop back sound quality and press the Pass or Fail softkey. RF Test Wait until the RF test is complete. MS Release Finish the call from the mobile phone. BS Call Respond to the call on the mobile phone.
4 GSM System 3 Rotate the knob to place the cursor in one of the Pass/Fail cells on the detail screen or test result cells on the value screen. Then, press the knob. 4 One of the following measurement result screens is displayed according to your selection in step 3. • To print the measurement results or to save them into a USB memory device, press the Print Screen softkey. • In the graphical display, you can use the marker function to read data points by rotating the knob.
GSM System 4 For Troubleshooting Figure 4-4 [Manual Test (GSM): Stand-by] Screen 1 Press the Manual Test softkey on the [Initial] screen. 2 Move the cursor to the “Procedure” field and select a pre-defined test procedure. 3 Turn the mobile phone on. 4 Wait for the completion of Location Update. 5 Press the BS Call softkey and respond to the call on the mobile phone when it is called. Or, dial an arbitrary number and press the Off Hook key on the mobile phone to start the MS Call.
4 GSM System Peak TX Power/ Burst Timing/ Power Ramp Phase Error Frequency Error Sensitivity RX Quality RX Level Spectrum Monitor Figure 4-5 Various [Manual Test (GSM): Stand-by] Screens 7 While “Connection” is highlighted in the test flow, press the Trigger softkey to start single measurement or the Trigger Sing/Cont softkey to start continuous measurement. Press the Trigger Sing/Cont softkey again to terminate the continuous measurement.
GSM System 4 Press the Trigger Sing/Cont softkey again to terminate the continuous measurement. 9 In the graphical display, the marker function is available to read the data points by rotating the knob. On the power ramp graph display, the zoom function is also available. 10 To display other measurement result screens, press the Return softkey to display the previous screen.
GSM System 4 Table 4-4 GSM Power Control levels GSM 850 / 900 DCS1800 PCS1900 Power Control Level Nominal Power (dBm) Power Control Level Nominal Power (dBm) Power Control Level Nominal Power (dBm) 7 29 2 26 3 24 8 27 3 24 4 22 9 25 4 22 5 20 10 23 5 20 6 18 11 21 6 18 7 16 12 19 7 16 8 14 13 17 8 14 9 12 14 15 9 12 10 10 15 13 10 10 11 8 16 11 11 8 12 6 17 9 12 6 13 4 18 7 13 4 14 2 19 5 14 2 15 0 15 0 GSM 850 / 900
GSM System 4 RX Level Table 4-5 RX levels # RX Level # RX Level # RX Level 0 ≤−110 dBm 22 –89 to –88 dBm 44 –67 to –66 dBm 1 –110 to –109 dBm 23 –88 to –87 dBm 45 –66 to –65 dBm 2 –109 to –108 dBm 24 –87 to –86 dBm 46 –65 to –64 dBm 3 –108 to –107 dBm 25 –86 to –85 dBm 47 –64 to –63 dBm 4 –107 to –106 dBm 26 –85 to –84 dBm 48 –63 to –62 dBm 5 –106 to –105 dBm 27 –84 to –83 dBm 49 –62 to –61 dBm 6 –105 to –104 dBm 28 –83 to –82 dBm 50 –61 to –60 dBm 7 –104 t
GSM System 4 RX Quality Table 4-6 RX Quality # RX Quality # RX Quality 0 <0.2 % 4 1.6 to 3.2 % 1 0.2 to 0.4 % 5 3.2 to 6.4 % 2 0.4 to 0.8 % 6 6.4 to 12.8 % 3 0.8 to 1.6 % 7 >12.
5 W-CDMA System For Go/No-Go Testing 5-2 For Pinpointing Failures 5-3 For Troubleshooting 5-4 UARFCN 5-5 Mobile Phone Maximum Output Power 5-5 Agilent Technologies 5-1
5 W-CDMA System For Go/No-Go Testing Figure 5-1 [Automatic Test: Stand-by] Screen 1 Press the Automatic Test softkey on the [Initial] screen for W-CDMA system. 2 Move the cursor to the “Procedure” field, and select a pre-defined test procedure. 3 Press the Start softkey. 4 Turn the mobile phone on. Wait for completion of Location Update. 5 Operate the mobile phone as instructed in the table below. Each test flow step is highlighted as it runs.
W-CDMA System 5 Table 5-1 W-CDMA Automatic Test Sequence Step Action needed Location Update Wait until the Location Update is completed. MS Call Dial an arbitrary number and press the Off Hook key on the mobile phone. Talk Talk to the mobile phone to judge its loop back sound quality and press the Pass or Fail softkey. MS Release Finish the call from the mobile phone. BS Call (AMR) Respond to the call on the mobile phone. BS Call (RMC) The mobile phone automatically responds to the call.
5 W-CDMA System For Troubleshooting Figure 5-3 [Manual Test: Stand-by] Screen 1 Press the Manual Test softkey on the [Initial] screen. 2 Move the cursor to the “Procedure” field and select a pre-defined test procedure. 3 Turn the mobile phone on. 4 Wait for the completion of Location Update. 5 Select “RMC” for BS Call at the “BS Call” input field. 6 Press the BS Call softkey.
W-CDMA System 5 UARFCN Table 5-2 W-CDMA Frequency Band Band Uplink ; mobile phone transmit Downlink ; mobile phone receive General Additional General Additional I 9612 to 9888 — 10562 to 10838 — II 9262 to 9538 12, 37, 62, 87, 112, 137, 62, 187, 212, 237, 262, 287 9662 to 9938 412, 437, 462, 487, 512, 537, 562, 587, 612, 637, 662, 687 III 8562 to 8913 — 9037 to 9388 — IV 8562 to 8763 1162, 1187, 1212, 1237,1262, 1287, 1312, 1337, 1362 10562 to 10763 1462, 1487, 1512, 1537, 1562,
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6 cdma2000 System When "CDMA Mode" is set to MC-1x mode 6-2 When "CDMA Mode" is set to 1xEV-DO mode 6-6 Agilent Technologies 6-1
6 cdma2000 System When "CDMA Mode" is set to MC-1x mode For Go/No-Go Testing Figure 6-1 [Auto Test (MC-1x): Stand-by] Screen 1 Press the Automatic Test softkey on the [Initial] screen in cdma2000 system 2 Move the cursor to the "Procedure" field, and select a pre-defined test procedure. 3 Press the Start softkey. 4 Turn the mobile phone on. Wait for the completion of Location Update. 5 Operate the mobile phone as instructed in the table below. Each test flow step is highlighted as it runs.
cdma2000 System 6 Table 6-1 cdma2000 Automatic Test Sequence Step Action Needed Location Update Wait until the Location Update is complete. MS Call (Talk) Dial an arbitrary number and press the Off Hook key on the mobile phone. Talk Talk to the mobile phone to judge its loop back sound quality and press the Pass or Fail softkey. MS Release Finish the call from the mobile phone. BS Call (Talk) Respond to the call on the mobile phone.
6 cdma2000 System For Pinpointing Failures Figure 6-2 [Auto Test (MC-1x): Stand-by] Screen 1 Perform the steps described in "For Go/No-Go Testing.” 2 Press the Screen>> softkey to set screen mode to Value. 3 Check the values of the measurement results.
cdma2000 System 6 For Troubleshooting Figure 6-3 [Manual Test (MC-1x): Stand-by] Screen 1 Press the Manual Test softkey on the [Initial] screen. 2 Move the cursor to the "Procedure" field and select a pre-defined test procedure. 3 Set the Service Option field to 32. 4 Turn the mobile phone on. 5 Wait for the completion of Location Update. 6 Press the BS Call softkey.
6 cdma2000 System When "CDMA Mode" is set to 1xEV-DO mode For Go/No-Go Testing Figure 6-4 [Auto Test (1xEV-DO): Stand-by] Screen 1 Press the Automatic Test softkey on the [Initial] screen in cdma2000 system 2 Move the cursor to the "Procedure" field, and select a pre-defined test procedure. 3 Press the Start softkey. 4 Turn the mobile phone on. Wait for the completion of UATI Assinment. 5 Each test flow step is highlighted as it runs. 6 After completing the test, check the results on the screen.
cdma2000 System 6 Table 6-2 1xEVDO Automatic Test Sequence Step Action Needed UATI Assignment Wait until the UATI Assignment is completed. BS Call The mobile phone automatically responds to the call. RF Test Wait until the RF test is completed. Softer Handoff Wait until the Softer Handoff is completed. Connection Close Wait until the connection is closed. Session Close Wait until the session is closed.
6 cdma2000 System For Troubleshooting Figure 6-6 [Manual Test (1xEV-DO): Stand-by] Screen 1 Press the Manual Test softkey on the [Initial] screen. 2 Move the cursor to the "Procedure" field and select a pre-defined test procedure. 3 Press the UATI Assign softkey. 4 Turn the mobile phone on, and wait for the completion of UATI Assignment. 5 Press the BS Call softkey.
cdma2000 System 6 RF Channel Table 6-3 cdma2000 Frequency Band Radio System Channel Number 1024 ~ 1323 BAND0: CEL US 991 ~ 1023 1 ~ 799 1024 ~ 1323 BAND1: PCS US 991 ~ 1023 1 ~ 799 1041 ~ 1199 BAND3: Cel JP 1201 ~ 1600 801 ~ 1039 1 ~ 799 BAND4: PCS KR 601 ~ 1300 1 ~ 600 BAND6: IMT-2K 0 ~ 1199 † The BAND15: AWS is available only when the Option C03 is installed in the Tester.
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