HP (Hewlett-Packard) 8935 manual

HP 8935 CD MA Cel lular/PCS Bas e St ati on Test Set AM PS Ba se Stati on Test s Ap pl ica tio n Gu ide Firmware Ve rsion: A.01. 00 a nd above HP Part Number: E6380-90017 Revision A Printed in U .S.A November 1997 © Copyr i ght Hewlett - Packard Company 1 997 Main Menu[...]

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Contents 13 Table of Conte nts In This M a nual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1. Getti ng Star ted with AMP S Test About the Tes t Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Produ ct De script ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

14 Cont e nts Measu ring I nserti on Los ses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Memor y Cards and I n tializ ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Osci llosc ope . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

15 In This Ma nual In T his Manua l What is Discussed Th is Man ual This manual ex p lains how to use the H P 8935 to manua lly test a n AMPS base stati on. This document p resents a s tep-by-step ap p roach to AMPS bas e station testing usi ng the Test Set, incl uding what you need t o know before y ou can star t testing. What is Not Discusse d in[...]

16 Which Docume nt is Require d? The foll owing documents ar e p ar t of the HP 8935 document set . Use the table to help you d ecide whic h document you need. Table 1 Document Naviga tion Docu m ent Part Numb er Us ag e C DMA A p plica tion Gu ide E6380-90016 Us e this manu al for basic CDMA mea surem ents an d f or ge tti ng sta rte d wit h t he [...]

17 1 Gett in g St arted wi th A MPS Te s t This chapter introduces y ou to the HP 8 935 CDMA Cellular/P CS Ba se Statio n T est Set a nd its AMPS functi ons. For inf ormation on ot her functions i n the Test Set, see “Whi c h Document is R equired?” o n page 18. To proce ed immediatel y to the test procedures , see “AMPS Tests You Can Perfor [...]

18 Chapter 1 Getting St arted with AMPS Test About the Test Set Abo u t th e Test Set Product Descrip tio n This Tes t Set hel p s you insta ll, commission , and maintain AM PS base stati ons. It al so allows y ou to test CD MA b ase statio ns. (This gui de discus ses AMPS testing. F or more inf orma tion about CD M A testin g, refer t o the CD MA [...]

Chapter 1 19 Getting St arted with AMPS Test About th e Test Set Chapter 1 Getting St arted wit h AMPS Test Getti ng He lp If y ou have prob lems using thi s Test Set, and ca nnot find the soluti on in these doc um ents or the hel p screens, please use one of the fol lowing contacts: You r local or re gi o n al sa le s o ffi ce ( see "Regio na[...]

20 Chapter 1 Getting St arted with AMPS Test About the Test Set What’s Included wi th this Test Set The equipme nt commonly shipp ed with the base T est Set is l isted bel ow . Options tha t you or d er with your T est Set may cha nge this list. Test S e t Documentatio n: • CDMA Applicat ions Guide • CD-ROM w ith the above l isted ma nu al, A[...]

Chapter 1 21 Getting St arted with AMPS Test Manual and Automa t ic Operati on Modes Chapter 1 Getting St arted wit h AMPS Test Manua l and Aut omat ic Op er at ion Modes You can opera te the Test Set in either of two modes: m anual or automatic. Co ntrolling the Test Set w i th the key p ad is manual operation. Cont rolling the Test Set wi th a pr[...]

22 Chapter 1 Getting St arted with AMPS Test Maximizing the Accuracy of Yo ur Measurements Maximizi ng the A ccuracy of Your Measu rements This Tes t Set i s designed t o m ake highly ac curate measurements. However, t o ensure that y ou have the mo s t accurate measurements availabl e, you can p erform the following ta sks: Cali b rati on You shou[...]

Chapter 1 23 Getting St arted with AMPS Test Display an FM Carrier Si gnal ( Loopback Test ) Chapter 1 Getting St arted wit h AMPS Test Disp la y an FM Carr ie r Si gna l (Loopb ack Te st ) Since a n AMPS base stati on is basical ly a conti nuous wave (CW) FM signal, thi s section wil l guide you t hrough the process of generating an d displayi ng [...]

24 Chapter 1 Getting St arted with AMPS Test Display an FM Carrier Signal (Loopback Test) Get Starte d with the Test Set Here are som e guides for selecting s creens and f ields: Use the knob to mov e the cursor ar ound the screen. Reverse video b oxes indicate f ields t ha t can be s el ected. To select a field on the scree n, push the knob, or pr[...]

Chapter 1 25 Getting St arted with AMPS Test Display an FM Carrier Si gnal ( Loopback Test ) Chapter 1 Getting St arted wit h AMPS Test NOT E AF generators 1 and 2 are a utom atically turned off a nytime you a c cess any of the CDMA screens (CDMA GENERATOR, CDMA ANALYZER, CODE DOM). This prev ents accident a l addition of AM or FM when generating a[...]

26 Chapter 1 Getting St arted with AMPS Test Display an FM Carrier Signal (Loopback Test) Anal yzin g an FM Carr ie r S igna l 1. Press the RF A nl key to go to the RF ANAL YZER screen. 2. Se lec t Tune Freq a nd use the key pad to set the frequency to 850.000 MHz. No ti ce that the Frequency Er ror, TX Power, F M Deviation, a nd AF Frequency for t[...]

Chapter 1 27 Getting St arted with AMPS Test Display an FM Carrier Si gnal ( Loopback Test ) Chapter 1 Getting St arted wit h AMPS Test What to Do Ne xt Congratulati ons! You are now ready to begi n testing your AMP S Base Statio n. Proceed to Chapter 2, “Testi ng AM PS Base Sta tions,” on p age 29 . Main Menu[...]

28 Chapter 1 Getting St arted with AMPS Test Display an FM Carrier Signal (Loopback Test) Main Menu[...]

29 2 Testing AMPS Base S tations Adv a nc ed Mobile P hone Sys te m (AM PS ) base sta tio ns fo r cellu lar telepho n e syste m s ar e basical ly cont inu ous wav e (CW ) FM voic e trans ce iv ers with so m e control and data signa ls for system oper ation. This c hapter ex plains how to use the Test Se t to ma nua lly te st the RF and AF p erfo rm[...]

30 Chapter 2 Test ing AMPS Ba s e Stati ons AMPS Test s You C an Perform AM PS Te sts Yo u Ca n Pe rf orm The fol lowing tests a re explained in this manual : • "Transmitter Frequency Err or/Offset and P ower Test" on page 34 . • "Transmitter SAT Frequency a nd Deviation" on page 36 . • "Transmitter Data Deviation&quo[...]

Chapter 2 31 Testi ng AMPS Base Sta t ions What You Need to Know to B egin Chapter 2 Testin g AMPS Base Stati ons What You Need t o Know t o Begin You need to know how to co ntr ol t he base station a nd the basi c operation of the Test Set before yo u can test you r base station. Test Set op eration inc ludes how to c hange control s ettings, how [...]

32 Chapter 2 Test ing AMPS Ba s e Stati ons Connect ing t he Test Set to Your Base S tation Con n ecti n g the T est Set to You r Bas e Sta t io n The connec tions shown i n F ig ure 2- 1 indica te a “generic” b ase station using a test int er face f or audio test s ignals and a laptop computer runni ng a control program to c ontrol the base st[...]

Chapter 2 33 Testi ng AMPS Base Sta t ions Compensating f or Signal Losses and Gains i n the Test Setup Chapter 2 Testin g AMPS Base Stati ons Co mpe ns at ing for Sig nal Lo sses an d Gai ns i n the Tes t Set up Signal l osses or gains through cabl es, splitter s, combiners, connectors, amplifier s , or c oa xial s w itches must be a ccounted for [...]

34 Chapter 2 Test ing AMPS Ba s e Stati ons Transmitt e r Frequency Erro r/ Offset and Power Test Transmitter Frequency E rror/ Offset and Power Test This test c ompares the measured c enter frequenc y of the base sta tion to the AMPS c hannel standa r d. The resul ting differ ence is the frequency error (also c a lled the f r equency offs et). The[...]

Chapter 2 35 Testi ng AMPS Base Sta t ions Transmitt e r Frequency Erro r/ Offset and Power Test Chapter 2 Testin g AMPS Base Stati ons 7. Turn on the transmitter. The TX Freq E rr or and TX Po wer measurements are display ed. Note: Di sregard any v alues sho w n for FM Deviati on and AF F req at this ti me. Figure 2 -3 Transmitt e r Fre q uency Er[...]

36 Chapter 2 Test ing AMPS Ba s e Stati ons Transmitt e r SAT Frequency and Deviation Tran smi tt er SA T Fre que ncy and De vi ati o n This t est measures the tr ansmitter ’ s Supervis ory Audio Tone ( SAT ) freque ncy and deviati on in the a bsence of any other modulatin g signal. Prerequi sites The fol lowing cond i tions must b e met befor e [...]

Chapter 2 37 Testi ng AMPS Base Sta t ions Transmi tter SAT Frequency and Deviation Chapter 2 Testin g AMPS Base Stati ons 8. Set the F il ter 2 f ield to 6 kH z BPF . This helps remove unwanted noise. 9 . Pr es s th e RF Anl key to a c cess the RF ANAL YZER screen. 10. Enter t he transmitter’s channel number i n the RF Ch an nel field. 11.Turn o[...]

38 Chapter 2 Test ing AMPS Ba s e Stati ons Transmitt er Data D evi ation Tran smi tt er D ata De vi ati on This t est measures the tr ansmitter ’ s digital data deviati on in the absence of any other m odulating s ignal. Prerequi sites The fol lowing cond i tions must b e met befor e testing: ❒ The Test S et is turned on an d Pre set was p res[...]

Chapter 2 39 Testi ng AMPS Base Sta t ions Transmitter Data Deviation Chapter 2 Testin g AMPS Base Stati ons 8. Se t Filt er 1 to <2 0H z HP F . 9. Se t Filt er 2 to >9 9k Hz LP . 10.Press the RF Anl key to access the RF ANAL YZER screen. 11. Enter t he transmitter’s channel number i n the RF Ch an nel field. 12. Turn on th e transmitte r. [...]

40 Chapter 2 Test ing AMPS Ba s e Stati ons Transmitt er Maximum Voice D eviation Trans mitte r Maxi mum Voice Deviat ion This test measur es the tr ansmitter ’s maximum FM Deviation by a voice signa l in t he absence of any other modulation s ignal. Prerequi sites The fol lowing cond i tions must b e met befor e testing: ❒ The Test S et is tur[...]

Chapter 2 41 Testi ng AMPS Base Sta t ions Transmitter Maximum Vo ice Deviation Chapter 2 Testin g AMPS Base Stati ons 9 . Pr es s th e RF Gen key t o access the R F GENERATOR screen. 10. Set the AFGe n1 T o field to Audio O ut , and a level of 5 0 mV. 11. With the cursor sti ll positio ned in front of the leve l setting (50 mV), press the Incr S e[...]

42 Chapter 2 Test ing AMPS Ba s e Stati ons Receiver S ensitivity (SINAD) Recei ver Sens it iv ity (SIN AD) This t est measures the r eceiver’s a bility to demodulate voice signals from ve ry lo w RF car ri er leve l s. Prerequi sites The fol lowing cond i tions must b e met befor e testing: ❒ The Test S et is turned on an d Pre set was p ress [...]

Chapter 2 43 Testi ng AMPS Base Sta t ions Receiver Sensitivit y (SINAD) Chapter 2 Testin g AMPS Base Stati ons 6. Set the CW R F Pa th fi eld to By pass . This turns off the IQ modulation used for C DMA tests. 7. Pre ss SHIFT , RFAnl ( AF Anl) to a ccess the AF AN ALYZE R screen. 8. Set the AF An l In field to Audi o In . 9. Set the Filt er 1 fiel[...]

44 Chapter 2 Test ing AMPS Ba s e Stati ons Receiver S ensitivity (SINAD) 14. Set a n ini ti al RF gener ato r leve l in the Ampl it ud e field. T his val ue depends on the sensitivit y of the r ec eiver; b ut − 90 dBm shoul d be a good s ta rting point. At this point y ou should be able to tur n the Tes t Set’s Vol ume knob clockwise a nd hear[...]

Chapter 2 45 Testi ng AMPS Base Sta t ions Receiver Squelch Threshold Chapter 2 Testin g AMPS Base Stati ons R eceive r Squel ch Th re sh old This test d etermines t he RF Signal l evel where the receiver sq uelches (s wi t ch e s o ff) the a udio output. Prere quisites The foll ow ing condi tions must be me t before testing : ❒ The Te st Se t is[...]

46 Chapter 2 Test ing AMPS Ba s e Stati ons Receiver S quelch Threshol d 6. Set the CW R F Pa th field to By pa ss . This turns of f the IQ modulation used for CDMA test s . 7. P ress SHIFT , RFAnl (AF Anl) t o access the AF ANAL YZER screen. 8. Set the A F Anl In field to Audi o In . 9. Press the RF G en key to access the RF G ENERAT O R screen. 1[...]

Chapter 2 47 Testi ng AMPS Base Sta t ions Receiver Squelch Threshold Chapter 2 Testin g AMPS Base Stati ons 13.Set an initial RF generator le v el in the Ampli tu de field. T his value depends on the sensiti vity of the receiver; b ut − 90 dBm should be a good star ting point. At thi s point you shoul d be able to turn the Test Set’s Vo lume k[...]

48 Chapter 2 Test ing AMPS Ba s e Stati ons Receiver S quelch Threshol d Main Menu[...]

49 3 Utility Procedures This chapter contains pr ocedures and instr uctions tha t w ill h elp you make the most ef ficient us e of your T es t Set. Chapter 3 Ut il it y P ro c e d u re s Main Menu[...]

50 Chapter 3 Utility Procedures Beeper Beepe r The beep er notifi es you when a m essage is d isplayed. S ince a message may be removed fr om the screen before you noti ce it, it is better to leave the be ep er on to a lert you to errors d uring operat i on. The beep er ’s volum e setting is r etained when t he instrument i s turned off. Beep er [...]

Chapter 3 51 U tility Procedures Measu ring Inserti on Losses Chapter 3 Ut il it y P ro c e d u re s M ea s ur i ng In ser tio n Losse s To make acc ur ate power and r eceiver meas ur ements, the s ignal loss through the cables or other devices used in y our test setup m ust be known and entered into the T es t Set’s INSTRUMENT CONFIGUR E screen [...]

52 Chapter 3 Utility Procedures Me m ory Ca rd s Me mory Car ds The sl ot on the f ront of t he T est Set is used for m emory cards . The slot is us ed for the f ollowing: • Stor a ge of sa ve/recall r egisters • Load ing of sof tw are (eit her HP or sel f-written) • Coll ec ti ng data (only when us ing software) • Upgr adi n g fi rm wa re [...]

Chapter 3 53 U tility Procedures Oscilloscop e Chapter 3 Ut il it y P ro c e d u re s Oscilloscope The built - in 50 k Hz oscill oscope provides • multip l e trig gering formats ( internal a nd external) • singl e-shot and pre- trigger v i ewing for single events • ful l marker c a pability w ith automati c level a nd time readout Tim e/d ivi[...]

54 Chapter 3 Utility Procedures Oscilloscop e Sele c ting the Oscillo scope’s Input 1. Pre ss Shif t , then RF A nl (AF Anl) t o sel ec t the AF ANALYZER screen . 2. Select the AF An l In pu t field. A list of choi ces appears. 3. Select the desired inp ut to the sc ope: • FM De mo d for FM de m odu la t ed au di o fr om inp u t signa ls connec[...]

Chapter 3 55 U tility Procedures Oscilloscop e Chapter 3 Ut il it y P ro c e d u re s Triggering the Oscillo scope You can control follow i ng trigger ing features of the osci lloscope: • Trigger : external or internal • Automated or normal triggering • Continuous o r single s hot trig g ering • T rigg er le vel • Trigger delay The oscill[...]

56 Chapter 3 Utility Procedures Oscilloscop e Us ing the Mar ker The mark er is used to help you m a ke measurements with the oscil loscope. By r epositioning the marker, you c an measure the level and tim e . The Marker is contro l led using the Ma rker m enu. Selec t this menu with the following p rocedure: 1. P ress Sh ift , t hen Sp ec Anl (Sco[...]

Chapter 3 57 U tility Procedures Online He lp Chapter 3 Ut il it y P ro c e d u re s Onli ne He lp The Test S et contains h elp screens whi c h briefly identify the most commonly used f eatur es of the T est Set. Access the help screens b y pressi ng the Help key . Use the knob to s elect the Help To p ic of in terest. Pressing the Pre v k ey allow[...]

58 Chapter 3 Utility Procedures Ports: HP-IB, Serial and Parallel Por ts: H P -I B, Ser ial an d P ara l lel There are three types of data ports on the Test Set: H P-IB, Seria l, and Paral le l . T h ey e ach h a ve spe ci fi c purpo s es . HP -IB P or t This port is provided on the Test Set for IEEE 488.2 communications. I t is use d to contr ol t[...]

Chapter 3 59 U tility Procedures Ports: HP-IB, Serial and Parallel Chapter 3 Ut il it y P ro c e d u re s 3. Change the sett ings for t he port as desi red. NOT E D o not turn F low Control on ( set Fl ow C ntl to “Hardware” i n the I/ O CONFIGURE screen) for the serial p ort until y ou have a d evice attached to the port tha t can res p ond to[...]

60 Chapter 3 Utility Procedures Ports: HP-IB, Serial and Parallel Par a llel P or ts There are two parallel ports on t he Test Set. Parall el Port 15 is the onl y parallel p ort tha t can be used for pri nting. It can be selected in the PR INTER CONF IGURAT ION screen. Both pa ra ll el po rt s (P or t 15 an d Po rt 16 ) ma y be u se d fo r co ntr o[...]

Chapter 3 61 U tility Procedures Prin ting Chapter 3 Ut il it y P ro c e d u re s Pr intin g You can print from the Test Set via P a rallel Por t 15, Seria l Port 9, or the HP-IB p ort. Note that da ta collect ion is not the same as pr i nting. Data collection can only b e done f r om a soft w are program. Configur ing the Test Set fo r Printing 1.[...]

62 Chapter 3 Utility Procedures Measuring Swept Return Loss Meas uri ng Swe pt Ret urn Loss This pr ocedure measures the return loss (VSWR) of an a ntenna using an IBAS IC program that i s in the T est Set’s memory. An external directi onal bridge must be provi d ed (suc h as an Eagle RLB 1 50X5 Option N 5A or equiv a lent). Press the Men u key t[...]

Chapter 3 63 U tility Procedures Measuring Swept Return Loss Chapter 3 Ut il it y P ro c e d u re s Figure 3-5 Entering Swept Return Loss M easurement I nformati on Figure 3 -6 Swept R eturn Loss Measurement Connections Enter the St ar t and Stop Fr e quency values for the measur em ent. The Max ex pect ed loss value is used to determine the gr a p[...]

64 Chapter 3 Utility Procedures Measuring Swept Return Loss The plo t in Fig u re 3-7 is for a cellular band antenna, s w ept from 800 MHz t o 9 99 MHz. The plot (and t he te xt above it ) indicates t hat the maximum retur n loss is a t 885.4 MHz. This i s the point where the antenna i s radiati ng the maximum amount of signal bei ng fed into i t f[...]

Chapter 3 65 U tility Procedures Tracking Gen erato r Chapter 3 Ut il it y P ro c e d u re s Tra cki ng Gen er a to r The tracking generator i s typicall y used for m ea suring r eturn loss and in se rt io n lo ss . It a lso al low s fo r qu i ck an d a ccu r ate ch ar act e ri zat io n o f filter s , duplex er s, co m b iners, a nd RF to IF c onve[...]

66 Chapter 3 Utility Procedures User Keys User Key s User keys insta ntl y access instrume nt s etti ngs wi thout using the knob. You can us e user keys to m ove qui c kly between fie lds on the s a me scre en, and to ac c ess field s ettings tha t are not normally avai l able on the s c reen you ar e using. When the user key i s pressed, the curso[...]

Chapter 3 67 U tility Procedures User Key s Chapter 3 Ut il it y P ro c e d u re s Assi gni ng a Gl oba l U se r Key 1. Move the cursor to the fiel d you want to assign to a user key. 2 . Pr es s th e Sh ift key. 3 . Pr es s th e k4 (Assign ) k ey. 4 . Pr es s th e Sh ift key. 5. Press the user ke y you want to assign to the f ie ld you chose ( k1 [...]

68 Chapter 3 Utility Procedures Usi ng Cha nn el Num b ers t o S et Ana ly ze r and Ge ne rat o r Freq uen ci e s Usi ng Chann el Number s to Se t Ana lyzer and Genera tor Fre q ue nci es RF anal y zer and RF gener ator frequenci es can be enter ed by channe l number (the default setting) or b y discrete f requencies ( in MHz). The RF Di sp la y f [...]

Chapter 3 69 U tility Procedures Using Cha nnel Numb ers to Set An alyzer and Gen erator F requen cies Chapter 3 Ut il it y P ro c e d u re s RF Chan and Tune Fre q Fie lds NOT E All of th e test procedu r es in this document assume you a re using channel tuni ng. If y ou are using f r equency t uni ng, enter the frequency in the a pp ropriate f ie[...]

70 Chapter 3 Utility Procedures Vo ltm e te r Volt m et er A volt meter is availa ble in the Test Set, and can measure low level dc or ac vol tages. The inp ut to the v ol tmeter is controlled by the AF Anl In fi el d in the AF ANALY ZER screen. CAUT ION Do not exceed the r ated inp ut to the Tes t Set for the DC Le vel and AC Le ve l measurements.[...]

Index Index 71 Index A AC level me asu ri ng , 70 AC volts me asu ri ng , 70 AF Anl I nput fie ld , 54 AF conne ctions , 32 AMPS Base Stations manual test ing , 29 AMPS testin g , 18 AMPS tests receiver s ensitivity (S INAD) , 42 receiv er squel ch thr eshold , 45 tra nsmitter dat a dev iation , 38 tra ns mit ter f requenc y error/ offs et a nd po [...]

72 Index Index D Data Deviation test , 38 DC level measur ing , 70 DC volts measur ing , 70 Displaying an FM Carrier , 26 Duplex Out field , 33 DUPLEX OUT p ort , 32 loss es , 33 ove rpower , 30 E en ter ing t est syst em lo ss es a nd gains , 33 European Call Ce nte r , 19 F fie lds selec ting , 24 FM Ca rri er analy zing , 26 dis pla yi ng , 26 F[...]

Index Index 73 Index G gener ating an FM sig nal , 24 Getting Help , 19 Gett ing Sta rte d , 17 globa l user keys , 66 assigni ng , 67 releas ing , 67 H help how to get , 19 onl ine , 57 scre en disp la y , 57 hot ke ys set ting , 66 HP Direct Canada , 19 Korea , 19 HP- IB co mmunic ations via th e ser ial port , 59 HP- IB contro ller int ern al to[...]

74 Index Index K k1, k2 , k3, k4 , k5 local user keys , 66 k1’, k2’ , k3’ global user k eys , 66 knob using , 24 Korea HP Dir ect , 19 L local user keys , 66 assigni ng , 66 pre assi gne d , 66 releas ing , 67 Loopbac k Test , 23 M manua l operati on , 21 manua l testing AMPS base statio ns , 29 maximizin g measurem ent a ccuracy , 22 meas ur[...]

Index Index 75 Index O oscil loscop e , 53 fea tures , 53 fil ter s a n d in put s , 53 ma rk er , 56 selecting the f ilters , 54 selecting the inp ut , 54 tri ggering , 55 P paral lel po rt in put an d out put mo d es , 60 port s 15 and 16 , 60 pat h l os ses , 33 measur ing , 31 PCMCIA c ard , 52 Flash ROM , 52 initial izing , 52 OTP , 52 SR AM ,[...]

76 Index Index S sal es o ffi ces , 19 SAT Devi ation t est , 36 SAT Fr equency t est , 36 scr eens sel ectin g , 24 seria l p or t , 58 confi guring , 58 confi guring fo r HP- I B commun ications , 59 port 9, config uring f or HP -IB commun ications , 59 port 9, configur ing for p rinting , 59 port s 10 and 11 , 59 using fo r pri nting , 59 signal[...]

Index Index 77 Index V Voice D eviati on (max ) test , 40 voltmeter , 70 conn ector , 70 volume control ling beep er , 50 W web site TMO , 19 what t o do ne xt , 27 Wha t ’s I nc l ude d wi th th i s Te s t Set , 20 www.tmo.hp.com , 19 Main Menu[...]