Quick Start Guide HP 37717C Communications Performance Analyzer
Copyright HewlettPackard Ltd.1998 Documentation Warranty All rights reserved. Reproduction, adaption, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws. The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. HP Part No. 37717-90401 First edition, 03/98 Printed in U.K.
Quick Start Guide HP 37717C Communications Performance Analyzer
About This Book The Quick Start Guide demonstrates the basic operation of the instrument. This guide tells you how to select the displays that you want and how to use them to modify the instrument functions. This guide also tells you about the front panel key functions, the indicators and the connectors.
Contents Introduction to the 37717C Front Panel 7 Selecting Displays 8 Selecting Multiple or Single Windows 9 Moving Around Multiple Windows 10 Selecting the Graph or Other Display in Multiple Windows 11 Changing the Displayed Folder 13 Changing the Instrument Settings 14 Modifying Displays with Pop-up Menus 16 Making Selections using Pictorial and Graphic Displays.
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Getting Started This chapter shows you how to select and change displays
Getting Started Getting Started shows you how to select displays and use them to change the instrument settings.
Getting Started Introduction to the 37717C Front Panel Introduction to the 37717C Front Panel Received signal and alarm condition Select display TRANSMIT FRAME LOSS PATTERN LOSS LOSS OF POINTER ERRORS MS-AIS PDH/DSn AIS RECEIVE RESULTS Start/ stop test RUN/ STOP AU-AIS FRAME LOSS CLOCK LOSS M/F LOSS MS-RDI REMOTE ALARM HP-RDI TU-AIS REMOTE M/F ALARM VP ALARM GRAPH SDH/SONET LOS LP-RDI ATM POINTER ADJUST VC ALARM LOSS OF CELL SYNC HISTORY SELECTED CELL NOT RX SHOW HISTORY JITTER
Getting Started Selecting Displays Selecting Displays A multiple window display is available. The displayed pages are: Transmitter Output, Receiver Input, Results and either Graph or Other (Function). TRANSMIT Allows control of the settings associated with the generated signal. RECEIVE Allows control of the settings associated with the received signal. RESULTS Allows control of the test timing and graph storage and displays the selected measurement results.
Getting Started Selecting Displays Selecting Multiple or Single Windows To select single window, use the display keys TRANSMIT ; RECEIVE ; RESULTS ; GRAPH and OTHER , to select the display required and then press SINGLE WINDOW . Most examples in this manual use SINGLE window. To return to multiple windows, press MULTIPLE WINDOW . Example: To obtain a single window transmit display, Use TRANSMIT to make the transmit window active.
Getting Started Selecting Displays Use SINGLE WINDOW to obtain a single transmit window display To change the page displayed in the single window, press the page key for the page required (e.g. RECEIVE, RESULTS, GRAPH or OTHER) . When returning to multiple windows, the current single window display will become the active display within the multiple windows. Moving Around Multiple Windows To move the cursor to another of the displayed windows, press the display selection key for that window.
Getting Started Selecting Displays If you want to make changes to the receive display, you need to make the receive display "active". To move the cursor to the RECEIVER INPUT window at the top right of the display, press RECEIVE . Selecting the Graph or Other Display in Multiple Windows Press OTHER or GRAPH for the display that you want. Example: To change the display from OTHER GRAPH . to GRAPH .
Getting Started Selecting Displays Display with OTHER FUNCTION Press GRAPH to change to the graph display 12
Getting Started Selecting Displays Changing the Displayed Folder Many windows displayed with the TRANSMIT ; RECEIVE ;and RESULTS keys contain a number of “folders” which may be selected with and . For example, in the display given below there are five “folders” MAIN SETTINGS, STRUCT’D SETTINGS, JITTER and TEST FUNCTION. In this example MAIN SETTINGS is the current selection. Example: To change the PDH display shown from MAIN SETTINGS to STRUCTURED SETTINGS. Use .
Getting Started Changing the Instrument Settings Changing the Instrument Settings Settings which may be changed are displayed in a different color to those which are fixed. In this manual, variable settings are shown on the displays in [ ]. In each of the display areas the field currently able to be changed is marked by a highlighted cursor. The highlighted cursor is moved around the display using and .
Getting Started Changing the Instrument Settings When MORE is chosen the remainder of the menu is revealed.
Getting Started Changing the Instrument Settings Modifying Displays with Pop-up Menus Although the method of modifying the displays with softkeys is always available, it is easier in many cases to use the Pop-up menus.
Getting Started Changing the Instrument Settings Select the required character or function on the pop-up menu with and . Press SET to set the selection in the window at the top of the pop-up menu. When the required content is displayed in the window at the top of the pop-up menu, select END and press SET to change the instrument setting to the new value. To exit the menu display without making the change, press CANCEL .
Getting Started Changing the Instrument Settings Binary Entry For fields which require binary data entry, use SET to display the popup menu. The current setting is shown in a window at the top of the pop-up menu. To move through the selected entry with the pop-up menu use <<< and >>> see page 16. Binary selection is achieved with = 0 and = 1. This operation enters the selected character, 0 or 1, and moves to the next character. This method allows rapid setting of binary words.
Getting Started Changing the Instrument Settings Menu Selection There is a menu selection available as an alternative to any group of soft keys. Display the menu with SET . Use and to make the selection. To change to the new value, press SET . To exit the display without making the change, press CANCEL .
Getting Started Changing the Instrument Settings Making Selections using Pictorial and Graphic Displays. In some cases selection is simplified with a pictorial or graphic "map" display. This facility is available where the display has a + symbol. These displays are obtained in the same way as the pop-up menus using SET . Some of these displays include menus which allow the settings to be changed. NOTE Details of the pictorial display depend on the optional modules fitted to the instrument.
Getting Started Changing the Instrument Settings ATM Physical Layer Selections With the cursor in the ATM, PHYSICAL LAYER, SIGNAL field, press SET to display the physical interface. Use and to select the interface you want. To change to the new value, press SET . To exit the map display without making the change, press CANCEL .
Getting Started Changing the Instrument Settings Jitter Mask Selection Graphical displays of jitter mask selections are available. The current settings are shown by a marker on the graphical display. Jitter Mask set to Off To obtain a graphical display, move the cursor to RANGE, MODULATION FREQUENCY, or AMPLITUDE and press SET . To change a value, use and to select the parameter you want to change, RANGE, MOD FREQ OR AMPLITUDE. Press SET for a pop-up menu.
Getting Started Changing the Instrument Settings Jitter Mask set to Swept To obtain a pictorial display, move the cursor to JITTER MASK [SWEPT] and press SET . The marker moves continuously through the sweep range. To exit the pictorial display use CANCEL . SET To change the frequency, press SET for a pop-up menu.
Getting Started Using with a Monitor Jitter Mask set to Spot To obtain a graphical display, move the cursor to SPOT FREQUENCY and press SET . . SET To change the frequency press SET for a pop-up menu of the values available. Use and to make your selection from the pop-up menu and press SET again to select the new value. The marker on the graphical display will move to the new position and update the value.
Getting Started Using the Other Front Panel Keys Using the Other Front Panel Keys FRAME LOSS SDH/SONET LOS LOSS OF POINTER PATTERN LOSS MS-AIS ERRORS AIS PDH/DSn AU-AIS LOF CLOCK LOSS M/F LOSS MS-RDI REMOTE ALARM HP-RDI REMOTE M/F ALARM VP ALARM TU-AIS ATM VC ALARM LOSS OF CELL SYNC LP-RDI POINTER ADJUST HISTORY SELECTED CELL NOT RX JITTER UNLOCK JITTER HITS AUTO SETUP The test set attempts to match the settings to the received signal.
Getting Started Using the Other Front Panel Keys CAUTION Do not press PAPER FEED while attempting to load a new roll of paper in the printer. It could result in a paper jam and disable the printer. Wait until the paper is fed through the printer mechanism before pressing PAPER FEED .
Getting Started Monitoring Status Monitoring Status LOSS FRAME LOSS SDH/SONET PATTERN LOSS LOSS OF POINTER ERRORS AIS MS-AIS PDH/DSn AU-AIS FRAME LOSS CLOCK LOSS M/FRAME LOSS MS-RDI REMOTE ALARM HP-RDI REMOTE M/FRAME ALARM TU-AIS VP ALARM ATM VC ALARM LP-RDI POINTER ADJUST LOSS OF CELLSYNC SELECTED CELL NOT RX JITTER UNLOCK JITTER HITS Displaying Status History The Status indicators on the front panel convey information regarding the current status of the instrument.
Getting Started Monitoring Status General Alarm Indicators Loss No data transitions at the input port. Pattern Loss The received data pattern is not in synchronization with the internally generated reference data. Errors A measured error has occurred. The indicator will remain lit for 100 ms. PDH / DSn Alarm Indicators These are active when a PDH / DSn signal is received AIS The All Ones AIS signal is detectable in the presence of a 1 in 10-3 error rate.
Getting Started Monitoring Status SDH Alarm Indicators These are active when an SDH signal is received. FRAME LOSS Loss Of Frame has been detected. LOSS OF POINTER Loss of pointer has been detected. MS-AIS Multiplexer Section AIS has been detected. AU-AIS Path AIS has been detected. CLOCK LOSS The transmitter clock is not synchronized to the selected reference. MS-RDI Multiplexer Section RDI (FERF) has been detected. HP-RDI Path RDI (FERF) has been detected. TU-AIS TU Path AIS has been detected.
Getting Started Monitoring Status RDI-V POINTER ADJUST 30 VT path RDI has been detected. A pointer change in the foreground signal has been detected.
Index A AIS alarm indicator, 28 Alarm Indicator AIS, 28 Errors, 28 Frame loss, 28 HP-RDI, 29 Jitter unlock, 28 LOF/OOF, 29 Loss of cell sync, 28 LP-RDI, 29 M/Frame loss, 28 MS-RDI, 29 Pattern Loss, 28 Pointer adjust, 29 Remote alarm, 28 Remote M/frame alarm, 28 Selected cell not received, 28 Signal Loss, 28 TU-AIS, 29 TU-LOP, 29 VC Alarm, 28 VP alarm, 28 Alarm Indicators ATM, 28 General, 28 Jitter hits, 28 PDH / DSn, 28 SDH, 29 ATM Alarm Indicators, 28 ATM Alarms Loss of Cell Sync, 28 Selected Cell Not Rec
Index Pointer Adjust Indicator, 29 Pop-up menus As alternative to soft keys, 19 Modifying displays with, 16 Print Now key, 25 R Receive key, 8 Remote Alarm Indicator, 28 Remote M/Frame Alarm Indicator, 28 Reset History key, 27 Results key, 8 Run / Stop Key, 25 S SDH Alarm Indicators, 29 SDH Alarms AU-AIS, 29 Clock Loss, 29 HP-RDI, 29 Loss Of Pointer, 29 LP-RDI, 29 MS-AIS, 29 MS-RDI, 29 Pointer Adjust, 29 TU-AIS, 29 SDH payload mapping with pictorial display, 20 Selectable display values, 15 Selected Cell N
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About This Edition This is the 1st edition of the 37717-90401 manual. It documents the product as of March 1998. Edition dates are as follows: 1st Edition, March 1998 Copyright HewlettPackard Ltd. 1998. All rights reserved. Reproduction, adaption, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under the copyright laws.
In This Book This book demonstrates the basic operation of the instrument. It tells you how to select the displays that you want and how to use them to modify the instrument functions. This guide also tells you about the front panel key functions, the indicators and the connectors. Printed in U.K.
