User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Installation
- 3 Navigating the LCD Display Screens
- 3.1 Basic Operating Procedure
- 3.2 Starting Point: The Main LCD Touch Screen
- 3.3 LCD Display Flow Chart
- 3.4 Details of the Exciter Status Screens
- 3.4.1 System Status Screen
- 3.4.2 Transport Stream Status Screen
- 3.4.3 Adaptive Processing Board Status Screen
- 3.4.4 Digital Processing Screens
- 3.4.4.1 Modulator Board Status, Screen 1/2
- 3.4.4.2 ADC and DAC Boards Status, Screen 2/2
- 3.4.4.3 FLO FPGA Status, Summary, Screen 1/5
- 3.4.4.4 FLO FPGA, GPS & Clock Status, Screen 2/5
- 3.4.4.5 FLO FPGA, Transport Stream Status, Screen 3/5
- 3.4.4.6 FLO FPGA, SFN FIFO Status, Screen 4/5
- 3.4.4.7 FLO FPGA, MTI Status, Screen 5/5
- 3.4.5 IF & RF Processing Status Screens
- 3.4.6 System Control Status Screens
- 3.5 Built In Tests
- 3.6 Details of the System Setup Screens
- 3.7 RTAC Operating Procedures, Main Screen.
- 4 Theory of Operation
- 5 Maintenance and Troubleshooting
- 5.1 Exciter Maintenance
- 5.2 Loading Software
- 5.3 Default Settings For DIagnostics Screens
- 5.4 Typical Settings for the More Critical Exciter Setups
- 5.5 Exciter Troubleshooting Flow Charts
- 5.6 General Troubleshooting
- 5.7 System Troubleshooting
- 5.8 Exciter Troubleshooting
- 6 Parts List
- Appendix A Exciter GUI Screen Captures
APEX™ Exciter Incorporating FLO™ Technology
Navigating the LCD Display Screens Details of the Exciter Status Screens
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WARNING: Disconnect primary power prior to servicing.
• 15 Vdc: Input power from UDC interface board via connector J3.
• -15 Vdc: Input power from UDC interface board via connector J3.
• 8 Vdc: Input power from UDC interface board via connector J3.
• RF Detector: Rectified RF output voltage sample from exciter output amplifier.
• AGC Unlock. (OF or Fault) Note: AGC Unlock fault indicates an AGC problem, not
that the Output Power AGC is disabled, see Up Converter Diagnosis screen?
• Board Rev: This is the board revision for the Up Converter board.
3.4.5.3.1 Up Converter Diagnostics
UpConverterDiagnostics.bmp
Figure 3-21 Up Converter Diagnostics
The Up Converter Diagnostics screen is shown in Figure 3-21, with screen entries listed
below.
• Output Power AGC. When enabled, the exciter output power level is set from the ex-
citer main screen or the extended control. This is the normal setting.
When disabled, for test purposes, the exciter output power is locked in the previous
(enabled) AGC setting. This is a good mode for testing the analog tray RF circuits,
because the RF level will remain constant when an RF cable is disconnected.
• TuneA: (range 0 to 4095) The number in the TuneA window represents the dc voltage
applied to the UHF tunable notch filter in the up converter. This voltage places the
notch at the local oscillator frequency to improve local oscillator rejection in the ex-
citer RF output signal. The initial values for all channels are stored in the exciter. Ad-
justment is not required. In the UHF band, the local oscillator is 140 MHz below the
center of the channel and in the VHF band, the local oscillator is 140 MHz above the
center of the channel.
Using the up or down arrows, this voltage can be changed to change the notch filter
tuning. Increasing the number increases the notch frequency. This test is performed,
while observing the exciter RF output on a spectrum analyzer.