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Agilent T echnologies Agilent N9360A Multi UE T ester Quick Reference Guide[...]

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N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide iii 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 an d also to fully utilize the tester capability . • This manual is a reference document and the user is advised[...]

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N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide v Contents Notation I-iii Notices I-iii T rademarks I-iii 1 Legal Information Legal Information 1-2 Wa r r a n t y 1-2 T echnology Licenses 1-2 Restricted Rights Legend 1-2 Service And Support 1-3 Agilent On The W eb 1-3 Agilent By Phone 1-3 2 Caution and Safety Requirements Safety Information 2-2 Safety[...]

vi N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide RF Channels 4-7 MS Power Control / Power Class 4-7 RX Level 4-9 RX Quality 4-10 5W - C D M A S y s t e m For Go/No-Go T esting 5-2 For Pinpointing Failures 5-3 For T roubleshooting 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-[...]

1-1 Agilent T echnologies 1 Legal Information Wa r r a n t y 1-2 T echnology Licenses 1-2 Restricted Rights Legend 1-2 Service And Support 1-3 Agilent On The W eb 1-3 Agilent By Phone 1-3[...]

1-2 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 1 Legal Information Legal Information W arranty The material cont ained in th is document is pro vided “as is,” and is subject to being changed, wit h out notice, in future editions. Further , to the m axim um e xte nt p ermit ted b y ap plic able la w , Agilent disclaims all warranties, ei ther [...]

Legal Information 1 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 1-3 Service And Support Any adjustment, maintenance, or repa ir of thi s product must be performed by qualified perso nnel. Contact your customer engineer t hrough y o ur local A gilent Technologies Service Center . Agilent On The W eb Y ou can f ind inf or mation about t echnical and[...]

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2-1 Agilent T echnologies 2 Caution and Safety Requirements Safety Summary 2-2 Safety Notices 2-2 W arning Label 2-2 General 2-3 When Operating The T e ster 2-3[...]

2-2 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 2 Caution and Safety Requirements Safety Information Safety Summary The fo llowing general saf ety pr ecautions must be observed during all phases of operation of t his instr ument. Fa ilure t o compl y wit h t hese precautions or with specif ic war nings else where in t his manual violates safe ty s[...]

Caution and Safety Requirements 2 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 2-3 General When Operating The T ester W ARNING The protection provided by the N9 360A 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. W ARNING DO NOT INSTRUMENT COVERS. Operating pers[...]

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3-1 Agilent T echnologies 3 General Operation Using a USB memory device 3-2 Using the Knob on the Front Panel 3-2 Preparation for T ests 3-3 GSM/W -CDMA/cdma2000 Mobile Phone Repair Process 3-4[...]

3-2 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 3 General Operation Using a USB memory device A USB memor y device can be used to sav e and recall t he test pr oce dure s, to upd ate the firmwa re o f the T ester , and to sa ve screen images as image f iles. Saving and Recalling T est Procedures: All settings f or Au tomatic Te st, Manual Test , T[...]

General Operation 3 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 3-3 Preparation for T ests Figure 3-1 Ty p i c a l Te s t S e t u p Connecting RF Signal: 1 Co nnec t the m obil e pho ne to the T es ter usin g the user -supplied RF Cable, opti onal Antenna Coupler , or optional Shield Case. 2 On the [Loss] screen obt ained from the [Initial], [Conf[...]

3-4 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 3 General Operation GSM/W -CDMA/cdma2000 Mobile Phone Repair Process Figure 3-2 Mobile Phone Repair Process A typical GSM, W-CDMA and cd ma2000 mobile phone repair process at se rvice centers is basically divid ed into two processes, Incoming Ins pection and Mechanical & Module Repair . In each p[...]

4-1 Agilent T echnologies 4 GSM System For Go/No-Go T esting 4-2 For Pinpointing Failures 4-3 For T roubleshooting 4-5 RF Channels 4-7 MS Power Control / Power Class 4-7 RX Level 4-9 RX Quality 4-10[...]

4-2 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 4 GSM System For Go/No-Go T esting Figure 4-1 [Automatic T est: Stand-by] Screen 1 Press the Automatic T est softke y on t he [Initial] screen in GSM syst em. 2 Mo ve the cursor t o the “Procedure” f ield, and select a pre-defined t est procedure. 3 Press the St art sof tkey. 4 Tur n th e mobile [...]

GSM System 4 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 4-3 For Pinpointing Failures Figure 4-2 [Automatic T est: Stand-by] Screen 1 P er form the st eps described in “F or Go/No-Go T esting.” 2 Press the Screen>> sof tkey to set screen mode to Detail or Va l u e . T a ble 4-2 GSM Autom atic test sequence Step Action needed Location Upd[...]

4-4 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 4 GSM System 3 Ro t ate th e kn ob to p lace the cu rso r in o ne o f the P ass /Fai l cells on the det ail screen or t est result cells on the value screen. Then, press the knob . 4 One of the follo wing measurement result screens is displa yed according to y our selection in step 3. • T o p rint [...]

GSM System 4 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 4-5 For T roubleshooting Figure 4-4 [ Manual T est (GSM): Stand-by] Screen 1 Press the Manual T est sof tkey on t he [Initial ] screen. 2 Mo v e the cu rsor to the “ Pro ced ure” f iel d an d sel ect a pre-defined t est procedure. 3 Tur n the mobile phone on. 4 W ait for the completion o[...]

4-6 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 4 GSM System Figure 4-5 V arious [Manual T est (GSM) : Stand-by] Screens 7 While “Connection” is hi ghlighted in t he test f low , press the Tr i g g e r softkey t o st art sing le measurement or the Tr i g g e r Sing /Cont softke y t o st ar t continuous measurement. Press the Tr i g g e r S i n[...]

GSM System 4 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 4-7 Press the Tr i g g e r S i n g / Cont sof tk ey again t o ter minate t he continuous measurement. 9 In the graphical display , the marker function is available to read the dat a points by rotating the knob. On t he po wer ramp graph display , t he zoom function is also a vailable. 10 T o[...]

4-8 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 4 GSM System 72 9 22 6 32 4 82 7 32 4 42 2 92 5 42 2 52 0 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 DCS1800 PCS1900 Power Class Max Power Control Level Power Class M[...]

GSM System 4 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 4-9 RX Level T able 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 –[...]

4-10 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 4 GSM System RX Quality T able 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 >12.8 %[...]

5-1 Agilent T echnologies 5 W- C D M A S y s t e m For Go/No-Go T esting 5-2 For Pinpointing Failures 5-3 For T roubleshooting 5-4 UARFCN 5-5 Mobile Phone Maximum Output Power 5-5[...]

5-2 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 5 W-CDMA System For Go/No-Go T esting Figure 5-1 [Automatic T est: Stand-by] Screen 1 Press the Automati c T est sof tke y on t he [Initial] screen for W-C D MA s y st em . 2 Mo ve the cursor t o the “Procedure” f ield, and select a pre-defined t est procedure. 3 Press the St art sof tkey. 4 Tu r[...]

W-CDMA System 5 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 5-3 For Pinpointing Failures Figure 5-2 [Automatic T est: Stand-by] Screen 1 P er form the st eps described in “F or Go/No-Go T esting.” 2 Press the Screen>> sof tkey to set screen mode to V alue. 3 Check the values of t he measurement results. T a ble 5-1 W-CDMA Automatic T est[...]

5-4 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 5 W-CDMA System For T roubleshooting Figure 5-3 [Manual T est: Stand-by] Screen 1 Press the Manual T est sof tkey on the [Initial] sc reen. 2 Mo v e the cu rsor to the “ Pro ced ure” f iel d an d sel ect a pre-defined t est procedure. 3 Tur n the mobile phone on. 4 W ait for the completion of Loc[...]

W-CDMA System 5 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 5-5 UARFCN Mobile Phone Maximum Output Power T able 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, [...]

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6-1 Agilent T echnologies 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[...]

6-2 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 6 cdma2000 System When "CDMA Mode" is set to MC-1x mode For Go/No-Go T esting Figure 6-1 [Auto T est (MC-1x): Stand-by] Screen 1 Press the Automati c T est sof tke y on t he [Initial] screen in cdma2000 system 2 Mo v e the cu rsor to the " Pro cedu re" f iel d, a nd se lect a pre-[...]

cdma2000 System 6 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 6-3 T a ble 6-1 cdma2000 Automatic T est Sequence Step Action Needed Location Update W ait until the Location Update is complete. MS Call (T alk) Dial an arbitrary number and press the Off Hook key on the mobile phone. T alk T alk to the mobile phone to judge its loop back sound quality[...]

6-4 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 6 cdma2000 System For Pinpointing Failures Figure 6-2 [Auto T est (MC-1x): Stand-by] Screen 1 P er form the steps described in "For Go/N o-Go T esting.” 2 Press the Screen>> sof tke y t o set screen mode to V alue. 3 Check the values of t he measurement results.[...]

cdma2000 System 6 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 6-5 For T roubleshooting Figure 6-3 [Manual T est (MC-1x): Stand-by] Screen 1 Press the Manual T est sof tkey on t he [Initial ] screen. 2 Mo v e the c urso r to the " Pro cedu re" fi eld an d sel ect a pre-defined t est procedure. 3 Set the Service Option f ield t o 32. 4 Tur[...]

6-6 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 6 cdma2000 System When "CDMA Mode" is set to 1xEV -DO mode For Go/No-Go T esting Figure 6-4 [Auto T est (1xEV -DO): Stand-by] Screen 1 Press the Automati c T est soft k ey on t he [Initial] screen in cdma2000 system 2 Mo v e the cu rsor to the " Pro cedu re" f iel d, a nd se lect [...]

cdma2000 System 6 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 6-7 For Pinpointing Failures Figure 6-5 [Auto T est (1xEV -DO): Stand-by] Screen 1 P er form the steps described in "For Go/N o-Go" T esting". 2 Press the Screen>> sof tkey to set screen mode to V alue. 3 Check the values of t he measurement results. T a ble 6-2 1xE[...]

6-8 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 6 cdma2000 System For T roubleshooting Figure 6-6 [Manual T est (1xEV -DO): Stand-by] Screen 1 Press the Manual T est sof tkey on t he [Initial ] screen. 2 Mo v e the c urso r to the " Pro cedu re" fi eld an d sel ect a pre-defined t est procedure. 3 Press the UA TI Assign sof tk ey. 4 Tu r[...]

cdma2000 System 6 N9360A Multi UE Tester Quick Reference Guide 6-9 RF Channel † The BAND15: A WS is available only wh en the Option C03 is installed in the T ester . T a ble 6-3 cdma2000 Frequency Band Radio System Channel Number BAND0: CEL US 1024 ~ 1323 991 ~ 1023 1 ~ 799 BAND1: PCS US 1024 ~ 1323 991 ~ 1023 1 ~ 799 BAND3: Cel JP 1041 ~ 1199 12[...]

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