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In this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Conventions Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Product Description
Test Software Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Who should use the Test Software? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Included with the Test Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Test Software Operation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Required Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Test Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Personal Computer (PC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Cables and Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Optional Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
GPS Time and Frequency Reference Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Accessory Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Getting Help, Test Software Upgrades, and Training . . . . . . . 20
Installation
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Loading and Running the Test Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Navigating the Test Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Main Menu Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Changing Settings and Using USER Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Operating the BTS Laptop Utility Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
System Requirements for BTS Laptop Utility Program . . . . 28
Installing the BTS Laptop Utility Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Configuring the Test Set and PC Serial Ports for Communication with the
Test Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Configuring the PC to Communicate with the MSC . . . . . . . 31
Connecting the PC to the Test Set and the MSC . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Connecting the PC to the Test Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Connecting the PC to the MSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Determining the Test Set to Site Equipment Connections . . . . 36
Which Clock to Use – SCT Clock or External Reference? . . . 36
Which Test Set Port to Use – ANT IN or RF IN/OUT? . . . . . 36
Which Base Station Port to Use – TX Test or TX Antenna? . 36
Configuring the Test Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Test Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Base Station Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Establishing a Connection with the MSC for Testing . . . . . . . . 43
Establishing a Direct-Dial Modem Connection . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Establishing a Telnet Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
If You Noticed Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Connections