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MODEL AM8a

PCM/VF CALL ANALYZER

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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Page 1: ...MODEL AM8a PCM VF CALL ANALYZER INSTRUCTION MANUAL...

Page 2: ...Model AM8a PCM VF CALL ANALYZER INSTRUCTION MANUAL February 10 2000 Technical Data Subject to Change without Notice For extra copies of this manual order Part No 18 0037 2000 Ameritec Corporation...

Page 3: ...ing Figure 1 WRONG Figure 2 CORRECT Rear Panel Bracket AM8a Bottom of Casing Record of Revisions December 1991 Original Issue February 1992 General data revision August 1992 Software upgrade General f...

Page 4: ...2 Key 1 7 1 3 SETUP AREA 1 8 1 3 1 CONFIG N SHIFT 5 Key 1 8 1 3 2 EMULATE SHIFT 6 Key 1 8 1 3 3 ANALYZE SHIFT 7 Key 1 8 1 3 4 AUTO DIAL SHIFT 8 Key 1 8 1 4 CONTROL ON OFF KEYS 1 9 1 4 1 INPUT SHIFT K...

Page 5: ...1 13 1 8 SIGNALING STATUS LEDs 1 14 1 9 STORE SETUP 1 15 1 10 RECALL SETUPS 1 16 1 10 1 RECALL Setup Parameters 1 16 1 10 2 RECALL Auto Dial Sequence 1 16 1 11 SPEAKERPHONE AUDIO MONITOR 1 16 1 11 1...

Page 6: ...t Mask single tone event selection 2 9 2 6 RS232 CONFIG 2 9 2 6 1 BAUD RATE 2 9 2 6 2 PARITY 2 10 2 6 3 CR DELAYsec 2 10 2 7 SECURITY CONFIG 2 10 2 7 1 PASSWORD 2 10 2 7 2 SETUP PROTECT 2 10 2 8 PRIN...

Page 7: ...3 2 3 5 DTMF MF EMULATE 1 3 3 3 5 1 HI dBm hz 3 3 3 5 2 LO dBm hz 3 3 3 6 DTMF MF EMULATE 2 3 3 3 6 1 ON OFFms 3 3 3 7 SEND TONE EMULATE 3 4 3 7 1 LEVELdBm 3 4 3 7 2 FREQUENCYhz 3 4 3 8 DIAL TONE EMUL...

Page 8: ...RT SIG START SIGNAL ANALYZE EXPECTED TYPE 4 2 4 2 1 dialtone wink 4 2 4 2 2 dialtone delay 4 2 4 2 3 dialtone 4 2 4 3 DT STRT DIALTONE START ANALYZE DIALTONE RCVDms min max 4 2 4 4 DLY STRT DELAY STAR...

Page 9: ...min 4 8 4 11 2 OFF HKvdc min 4 9 4 11 3 Procedure to Set OFF HKvdc min Threshold 4 9 5 AUTO AND MANUAL DIALING 5 1 5 1 STORE AUTODIAL SEQUENCE 5 1 5 2 SELECT AND USE AUTODIAL SEQUENCE 5 2 5 3 MANUAL D...

Page 10: ...ne 6 12 6 6 5 RX1 dBdsx or RX2 dBdsx 6 12 6 6 6 RX1 dBdsx or RX2 dBdsx in Emulation Mode 6 12 6 6 7 RX1 dBdsx or RX2 dBdsx in Monitor Mode 6 12 6 7 NOISE MEASURE 6 12 6 8 PCM1 and PCM 2 BIPOLAR VIOLAT...

Page 11: ...lay Menu 7 3 7 1 3 2 Change Parameter 7 3 7 1 3 3 Print Menu 7 3 7 1 4 AUTO DIAL Setup Commands 7 3 7 1 5 ON OFF Control Toggle Commands 7 4 7 1 6 CALL INITIATE Signaling Commands 7 4 7 1 7 EVENTS DIS...

Page 12: ...URN OF UNIT 9 2 A APPENDIX A METER DISPLAY A 1 A 1 PCM Operations and Data Flow A 1 A 1 1 MODE CONFIG Menu Settings A 1 A 1 2 CIRCUIT CONFIG Menu Settings A 6 A 1 3 PCM CONFIG 1 and CONFIG 2 Menu Sett...

Page 13: ...Table of Contents 18 0037 AM8a Instruction Manual February 10 2000 0037 TOC L_ xii...

Page 14: ...1 Channel Number to Time Slot Assignments 6 16 Figure 6 6 SLC 96 Alarm Conditions Meter Display 6 17 Figure 6 7 SLC 96 Alarm Conditions Meter Display 6 18 Figure 6 8 SLC 96 Alarm Conditions Meter Dis...

Page 15: ...or PCM Processing Diagram A 2 Figure A 2 Emulate PCM Processing Diagram A 3 Figure A 3 Rpt Repeat 1 to 2 PCM Processing Diagram A 4 Figure A 4 Rpt Repeat 2 to 1 PCM Processing Diagram A 5 Figure A 5 M...

Page 16: ...ALYZE Menu Commands 7 10 Table 7 6 RS232 Auto Dial Setup Commands 7 12 Table 7 7 RS232 On Off Control Toggle Commands 7 13 Table 7 8 RS232 Call Initiate Signaling Commands 7 13 Table 7 9 RS232 Events...

Page 17: ...Table of Contents 18 0037 AM8a Instruction Manual February 10 2000 0037 TOC L_ xvi...

Page 18: ...TE ANALYZE AUTO DIAL 8 9 0 KP ST A B C D MENU INPUT TIMS TALK AUTO FREEZE PRINT CANCEL ON OFF EVENTS METER DISPLAY SETUP Model AM8a T R T R RINGING TRUNK SLC TYPE E M SLC OFFHOOK EMULATE a b c d PCM2...

Page 19: ...s parameters To input new values All menu screens progress from one set of parameters to another within the CONFIG N ANALYZE or EMULATE SETUP parameters To change menus press the MENU keys also labele...

Page 20: ...data Sub sections 1 2 1 through 1 2 4 describe the kinds of data provided by pressing these keys the SHIFT key must first be pressed so that its green LED is lighted 1 2 1 EVENTS SHIFT 1 Key This caus...

Page 21: ...ample of what the second line of the display would show if the character were selected for analysis Upper case characters represent the beginning of an event Lower case characters represent the end of...

Page 22: ...For SLC 96 II Mode II events LDS means Local Digital Switch and RT means Remote Terminal For more information refer to 2 3 2 2 5 3 and 2 5 4 a is SLC 96 II Activity RT to LDS b is SLC 96 II Activity...

Page 23: ...ty reversal has been removed The analysis line will display the time answer supervision was removed 00 05 398 Supervision End R appears when ringing is detected 00 03 332 Ring Begin 101 2 v 20 5 Hz r...

Page 24: ...ominal frequency for Tone Dial digits The Speed is between 5 and 25pps and the Break is between 40 and 85 for Pulse dialing A KP digit must be received before any other MF digit will be analyzed An ST...

Page 25: ...32 baud rate parity and CR delay Flags for SLC 96 display options Manual or new call display reset 1 3 2 EMULATE SHIFT 6 Key When selected the menus identified by EMULATE are presented This mode allow...

Page 26: ...feature that prevents glitches during any rearrangement of the external connections during AM8a configuration changes In addition if certain trunk configuration parameters are changed INPUT is forced...

Page 27: ...ciated with the Calling Party i e detect the expected start dial signal and outpulse AUTO DIAL numbers of the Trunk Type programmed in the CONFIG N Setup menu The AM8a will perform the functions assoc...

Page 28: ...CANCEL SHIFT D Key The CANCEL key is to disable the FREEZE of the Display It is also used to clear the display of past Events when desired While in the Meter Display use the CANCEL to zero the PCM cou...

Page 29: ...to the RINGING parameters given in the EMULATE Setup Pressing the RING key again will remove the ringing signal CAUTION Placing an excessive 5 REN Load across Tip Ring during Ring application may cau...

Page 30: ...this is entered into an AUTO DIAL location 1 7 3 WAIT SHIFT SHIFT 3 Key This key gives a fixed wait of 3 seconds in dialing will appear where this is entered into an AUTO DIAL location 1 7 4 FLASH SH...

Page 31: ...ING see 2 3 1 2 3 4 PCM CONFIG 2 INPUT see 2 3 5 see 2 1 MODE emulate monitor SLC 96 I SLC 96 II D3 D4 ESF pcm 1 on pcm2 on rpt 1 to 2 rpt 2 to 1 OFF HK a b ON HK a b auto 0 0 X 1 TRUNK CONFIG TRUNK T...

Page 32: ...nput one of the following displays will appear with instructions for the next actions STORE TRUNK CONFIGURATION PRESS MENU UP YES OTHER KEYS NO Pressing Menu up will store the current Config setup any...

Page 33: ...for the selected location 1 10 2 RECALL Auto Dial Sequence NOTE The AM8a must be Configured so that it is expected to dial i e Emulate Te Line and Off Hook 1 Select EVENTS Display 2 Press SHIFT then...

Page 34: ...called number has answered 1 11 2 Handset If you plug in the handset the unit automatically detects it activates the handset circuits and the microphone and speaker are deactivated All other conditio...

Page 35: ...Front Panel Operation 18 0037 AM8a Instruction Manual February 10 2000 0037 S01 L_ 1 18...

Page 36: ...e circuit under test i e seizure dial out ring trip etc switch The AM8a will provide the functions associated with the switching equipment of the circuit under test i e battery start dial signal ringi...

Page 37: ...e selection of direct analog operation or PCM operation PCM will function on each voice channel according to the selections made in the TRUNK CONFIG menus analog Selects the analog input jack LOOP T R...

Page 38: ...bit coding for off hook and on hook conditions Refer to Section 6 10 for description of the Meter display of these bits PCM CONFIG 2 Alternate OFF HK a b auto 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 X 1 X X 0 X 1 ON HK a b...

Page 39: ...ed as a and b bits ESF Extended SuperFrame is another popular type of framing This type uses 24 frames rather than 12 frames Its signaling bits are a b c and d SLC 96 I SLC 96 Mode I monitors 96 chann...

Page 40: ...6 SLC 96 I or II Voice channel to monitor 97 SLC 96 I or II Data link to monitor see 2 5 3 and 2 5 4 2 3 5 OFF HK a b or ON HK a b These parameters set the a and b bit patterns that will be generated...

Page 41: ...rnally emulated monitored on a selected voice CHANnel E M 2W and E M 4W Refer to 2 4 3 for more information DID This configuration is the same as LOOP except the switch initiates the seize and dialing...

Page 42: ...full 80 characters max After it is full further events will be ignored until a new call is encountered NOTE 40 characters will be displayed on the screen while the remaining 40 characters are kept in...

Page 43: ...et a combination of 10 flags that direct the unit to respond to various conditions in a monitored Mode II SLC 96 channel Use the FIELD keys to move to the flag Use the 0 and 1 keys to set the flag Whe...

Page 44: ...3 35 25 a 01 50 588 RT Activity LG n X X X X X X X X b 01 50 588 RT Act Update LG n X X X X X X X X 1 Active Channel 0 Inactive Channel 2 5 5 T t Mask single tone event selection This selection on the...

Page 45: ...s when parity is enabled When parity is disabled 8 data bits will be used 2 7 SECURITY CONFIG The two security settings can only be changed by operator entry SECURITY CONFIG PASSWORD no yes SETUP PROT...

Page 46: ...quence The printout will consist of the events of the call without any details 2 8 3 all calls events details This selection will cause the AM8a to automatically print the events and details it has an...

Page 47: ...23 0 59 Alternate NOTE As entries into date and time fields are made leading zeroes 0 are displayed where X s are shown Leading 0s are cleared when the next field is selected This is typical of most...

Page 48: ...LTAGEvdc 48 20 to 72 LENGTHohm 1200 0 to 2100 300ohm steps Alternate 3 1 1 VOLTAGE This is the battery voltage that will be supplied by the AM8a when configured to emulate an analog switch refer to 2...

Page 49: ...sequence 3 3 2 START SIGNAL This is the START SIGNAL provided by the AM8a when the START key is pressed or the AM8a is in the AUTO mode and an OFF HOOK is detected 3 4 PULSE EMULATE The PULSE dialing...

Page 50: ...ontrols the level and frequency of the HI band tone of a tone dialed digit 3 5 2 LO dBm hz This controls the level and frequency of the LO band tone of a tone dialed digit 3 6 DTMF MF EMULATE 2 Additi...

Page 51: ...l the OFF times are set for 0000 and only one ON time is set to 9999 a continuous Dial Tone will be sent if Dial Tone is selected as the START SIGNAL DIAL TONE EMULATE 1 ON OFFms 9999 0 ON OFFms 0 0 O...

Page 52: ...e composite dial tone signal 3 9 3 DL SNDms This parameter is a delay time from seizure to providing the dial tone when the AM8a is set to AUTOMATIC 3 10 RECALL EMULATE This menu is used for special c...

Page 53: ...m ring cadence programming They allow for programming a sequence of cadences to simulate custom calling features such as callback queuing or auto call back NOTE If Ringing ON time plus OFF time exceed...

Page 54: ...ve the AUTOMATIC selection made The END time is when the DeLaY signal will be removed 3 13 2 WINK BGN DURms This setting controls the wink BeGiN timing This is the time from seizure until the WINK is...

Page 55: ...Emulation Parameters 18 0037 AM8a Instruction Manual February 10 2000 0037 S03 L_ 3 8...

Page 56: ...ndicate that an Event in the call sequence failed The user may then move the cursor to find the specific Event which failed Once the failed Event has been selected the specific detail which failed wil...

Page 57: ...ay will show a Pp Within the 999 ms error reporting will depend on the parameters in the WINK STRT menu 4 2 2 dialtone delay This instructs the AM8a to EXPECT dialtone OR a delay dial signal When the...

Page 58: ...ust be exceeded in order for the delay signal to be valid A delay signal shorter than this time will be flagged as an exception 4 5 WINK STRT When the EXPECTED TYPE of Start Signal is set to dialtone...

Page 59: ...PEED pulses per second must fall within the min and max range programmed here If the SPEED falls outside this range the Event is flagged as an error 4 6 2 BREAK When pulse dialing is received the BREA...

Page 60: ...eter to be valid If the Level is outside of the programmed range the Event is flagged as an error 4 8 2 HI BANDdB When Tone Dialing is received the Hi Band LEVEL must fall within the min and max setti...

Page 61: ...ged as an error 4 9 3 DTMF Frequencies There are 16 frequency combinations that represent the DTMF dual tone multi frequency also referred to as touch tone digits that can be used 1 9 0 and appear on...

Page 62: ...digits will not be seen if DIALTONE is used as a Start Signal The analyzing of digits as MF will cease with the reception of an ST ST3P STP or ST2P digit Refer to the table on the next page NOTE The...

Page 63: ...etween digits must be greater than the setting of these values If either the ON time or the OFF time exceed these settings the Event is flagged as an error 4 10 2 GUARDms When a Tone is present this p...

Page 64: ...threshold TO voltage must be carefully set to ensure the AM8a correctly recognizes ON and OFF hook events The setting may have an effect on the operation of the PULSE digit analyzer since PULSE diali...

Page 65: ...Analysis Parameters 18 0037 AM8a Instruction Manual February 10 2000 0037 S04 L_ 4 10...

Page 66: ...aximum 2 Use the MENU keys to select the desired MENU 0 9 or to enter the number you would like to have dialed automatically 3 Enter dialed digits with the keys 1 through 9 0 KP ST and red labeled key...

Page 67: ...or to recall the last number dialed 2 Select the EVENTS display mode 3 Press SEIZE to go OFF HOOK 4 If the AM8a is in AUTO mode the selected sequence is automatically dialed when dialtone or the EXPEC...

Page 68: ...y and pressing the next digit key determines the OFF time between consecutive digits For pulse dial digits pressing the digit key will cause the AM8a to outpulse digits at SPEEDpps and BREAK set by th...

Page 69: ...Auto and Manual Dialing 18 0037 AM8a Instruction Manual February 10 2000 0037 S05 L_ 5 4...

Page 70: ...unction of the meter There are two MEASURE selections and two SCALE selections which are selected with the FIELD left or right arrow keys FIELD This allows DC and AC measurements to be made simultaneo...

Page 71: ...rements while the 48 0047 and 48 0048 cables are used for PCM Measurements The Bantam or PL310 plug may be plugged into jacks on a monitoring panel at a DSX NOTE A 48 0131 bantam to bantam or 48 0157...

Page 72: ...pin numbers are shown circled for ease of reference There is also a rear panel binding post labeled CO GROUND in addition to the connections on the LINE TIMS connector Rear panel connections allow the...

Page 73: ...by the TIMS key SHIFT ST Z monitor emulate TIMS AM8a Terminates line in Emulate Mode Bridges line in Monitor mode To TIMS AM5XT Shown GREEN Tip t BLACK Sleeve g Vt r Vr g Vt g Tone V cm 10 330 430 ohm...

Page 74: ...AM8a Instruction Manual 18 0037 Meter Display 0037 S06 L_43 February 10 2000 6 5 Figure 6 3 E M and SF Test Meter Front Panel Connections...

Page 75: ...CHANnel 0 1 to 24 1 to 96 97 Select CHANnel 0 1 to 24 1 to 96 97 Select CHANnel 0 1 to 24 1 to 96 97 SLC ALARM PROTECTION MAINTENANCE for SLC 96 CHANnel 97 to monitor SLC 96 II Activity Messages on 4...

Page 76: ...ay the voltage numerically and graphically and give a frequency measurement 6 4 2 V cm dc or ac These selections measures the voltage difference or delta between the Tip and Ring leads V of the LOOP i...

Page 77: ...330 or 430 can be selected With the two higher resistance settings the measured current may drop after 10 minutes hold time due to heating of the line feed inductor 6 4 6 Tone This selection is used t...

Page 78: ...g dc Vsg ac SG lead ring ground voltage Vm dc Vm ac M lead ring ground voltage Vsb dc Vsb ac SB lead tip ground voltage 6 1 1 TX Vt r or RX Vt r dc or ac These selections connect the meter across the...

Page 79: ...s on the bar graph AC measurements display the voltage numerically and graphically and also give a frequency measurement 6 5 5 TX Tone or RX Tone These selections are used to measure Level and Frequen...

Page 80: ...nd Hz TX2 Tone PCM2 Transmit CHANnel tone DBm and Hz RX2 Tone PCM2 Receive CHANnel tone DBm and Hz 6 6 1 TX1 Vcm or TX2 Vcm dc or ac These selections measure the voltage difference or delta between th...

Page 81: ...e When in EMULATE the PCM1 or PCM2 RX jack is connected to the RX jack at the DSX The measurement will have zero gain compensation added to the measurement 6 6 7 RX1 dBdsx or RX2 dBdsx in Monitor Mode...

Page 82: ...ditional STATUS displays indicate if BLUE or YELLOW alarm conditions have occurred These displays are for measurements taken at the PCM1 or PCM2 TX or RX jacks and are shown in the order of MENU up ar...

Page 83: ...600ms Once the yellow alarm condition is removed the condition must be absent for a 200ms blanking interval The conditions for YELLOW are For D3 D4 framing bit 2 set to a zero for all 24 time slots F...

Page 84: ...2 locations if the AM8a is in an invalid mode for this display This display is useful for locating an idle voice channel before running Drop Insert tests Select a time slot which displays inactive sta...

Page 85: ...35 47 36 48 49 61 50 62 51 63 52 64 53 65 54 66 55 67 56 68 57 69 58 70 59 71 60 72 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 73 85 74 86 75 87 76 88 77 89 78 90 79 91 80...

Page 86: ...metering format The one displayed is dependent on how the monitored switch is equipped The upper display shows 15 conditions which can be reported by the position of an A The lower display shows 10 c...

Page 87: ...MAINTENANCE TX or RX provides a display of status of maintenance messages for the link The interpretation of the RX and TX displays depends upon whether the unit is functioning as a te line RT or as a...

Page 88: ...ages can be displayed as events when monitoring operations between a remote terminal RT and a local data switch LDS Events are generated as trunks are assigned or de assigned loop tests are run and ac...

Page 89: ...Meter Display 18 0037 AM8a Instruction Manual February 10 2000 0037 S06 L_ 6 20...

Page 90: ...ween the and the are recognized as a command Other control characters such as carriage return CR and line feed LF are not required and will be ignored An sign precedes a value change in SETUP commands...

Page 91: ...s The RS232 terminal commands are shown in Figure 7 1 These commands do not correspond to keys on the unit They control the interaction between the terminal or computer and the RS232 port Refer to 7 3...

Page 92: ...ctly sets a numeric value into the parameter for example CSM 1200 sets the CIRCUIT ANALOG IMPEDANCE to 1200 ohms 7 1 3 3 Print Menu If not already displayed the menu with the changed parameter must be...

Page 93: ...late the key actions after the METER DISPLAY function has been selected are shown in Figure 7 10 The MENU and MEASURE selections possible are dependent on the CIRCUIT CONFIGURE selections Table 7 1 RS...

Page 94: ...rd is 30 characters maximum and can not contain the characters or Table 7 2 RS232 Printing Commands COMMAND DEFINITION PDS Print Display Screen This command prints both lines of any display which has...

Page 95: ...arameters are not changed Table 7 3 RS232 CONFIGuration Menu Commands COMMAND DEFINITION R0 R19 RECALL CONFIG N SETUPs from location ID 0 through ID 19 SHIFT RECALL location ID keys R40 RECALL all SET...

Page 96: ...00 for NO CMK 01 for YES 2 5 5 CBR RS232 BAUD RATE CBR 300 1200 2400 or 9600 2 6 1 CPT RS232 PARITY CPT 00 for NO CPT 01 for ODD CPT 02 for EVEN 2 6 2 CCD RS232 CR DELAY sec CCD 0 for 0 to CCD 99 for...

Page 97: ...e g CTD or CEM for the TEST SET menu To print the menu type the print display command PDS To change a parameter type the command for the parameter an sign and a code value leading 0 may be omitted E g...

Page 98: ...nk ESS 02 for delay ESS 03 for dial tone 3 3 2 EPS PULSE SPEEDpps EPS 5 to 10 to 25 3 4 1 EPB PULSE BREAK EPB 40 to 60 to 85 3 4 2 EPI PULSE INTRDIGITms EPI 120 to 600 to 999 3 4 3 ET1 DTMF MF HI dBm...

Page 99: ...1 2 1 ER6 RINGING OFFms ER6 0 to 9999msec Ring 3 OFF Time 3 11 2 1 ERV RINGING VOLTAGEvrms ERV 30 to 85 to 105 3 12 1 2 ERF RINGING FREQUENCYhz ERF 15 0 to 20 0 to 70 0 3 12 2 2 ELB START TIME DLY BGN...

Page 100: ...1 1 AP3 PULSE BREAK min AP3 20 to 50 to 85 4 6 2 1 AP4 PULSE DIAL BREAK max AP4 20 to 70 to 85 4 6 2 1 AP5 PULSE INTRDIGIT min AP5 120 to 300 to 999 msec 4 7 1 2 AT1 DTMF MF LO BANDdb min AT1 30 to 1...

Page 101: ...aled digit 1 TT DP or MF through Dialed digit 9 TT DP or MF Dialed digit 0 TT DP or MF TT or KP MF TT or ST MF A B C D A TT or MF B TT or MF C TT or MF D TT P W F U T SPACE WAIT DT Wait for Dial Tone...

Page 102: ...RX RX TX TX TIMS rev PCM TIMS Selected Chan RX RX monitor only TX TX TIMS off TK TK TALK Speakerphone on TALK Speakerphone off AU AU AUTO Auto call answer on AUTO Auto call answer off Table 7 8 RS232...

Page 103: ...E select See Table 7 11 for the value of x MV1 n Meter 1 SCALE entry for MVV bar graph n 1 through 300 MV2 x Meter 2 MEASURE select See Table 7 11 for the value of x MV3 n Meter 2 SCALE entry for MVV...

Page 104: ...BLUE YELLOW STATUS NO YES MP2 Select PCM2 and display Bipolar Violation measurements Typical PCM2 BPV FERR CRC SLIPS YELLOW BLUE CNT 0 0 0 0 0 0 MP4 Select PCM1 and display Alarm Status Typical PCM2 B...

Page 105: ...INT CONFIG menu AUTOPRINT parameter Refer to 2 7 for description of this menu The following sub sections provide information on the print formats NOTE Automatic printouts begin at the end of the start...

Page 106: ...ognized will be indicated with a 7 2 5 flawed calls events details Printout format is the same as shown in Figures 7 2 or 7 3 An will be shown following those events which are outside of tolerance 02...

Page 107: ...Short Print To request a Short Print press SHIFT then PRINT and data appropriate to what has been selected for display is printed Figure 7 1 shows a short print in EVENTS DISPLAY Figure 7 4 shows a ME...

Page 108: ...me ED3 0000 Dial Tone off time ED4 0000 Dial tone on time ED5 0000 Dial Tone off time ED6 0000 Flash Time EFS 500 Pulse Dial Speed EPS 10 Pulse Dial Break EPB 60 Pulse Dial IDT EPI 600 SF LEVEL ESL 10...

Page 109: ...f RX A B_ _ both on _ b on a off both off ALARM TX A A AAA A A ALARM RX A AA A AA PROTECTION TX 0100 PROTECTION RX 0000 MAINTENANCE TX 000 CHAN 13 TS 02 MAINTENANCE RX 010 CHAN 37 TS 02 Figure 7 6 Man...

Page 110: ...sion 100 No emulation setup for Monitor type Analyze setup Hook flash time AHF 0450 Hook disconnect time AHD 1000 Start Signal Expected AWD Dialtone Wink Dial tone receive min ADA 0000 Dial tone recei...

Page 111: ...ter can be connected to the AM8a by means of a printer cable P N 48 0084 illustrated in Figure 7 9 This cable is specifically designed for use with an optional printer terminal P N 24 0016 which is a...

Page 112: ...AUX connector on the unit 3 The 25 pin connector of the chaining cable is connected to the RS232 connector of the next unit 4 Steps 2 and 3 are repeated with additional chaining cables for each addit...

Page 113: ...PCM2 T1 3 PCM2 R 4 PCM2 T 5 PCM1 R1 6 PCM1 T1 7 PCM1 R 8 PCM1 T 9 M 10 E 11 SG 12 SB 13 LOOP R 14 LOOP T 15 CO GROUND 16 CO GROUND 17 TIMS R1 18 TIMS T1 19 TIMS R 20 TIMS T 21 CO GROUND 22 CO GROUND...

Page 114: ...DB 25 PIN FEMALE DB 25 PIN MALE PRINTER CRT CABLE 48 0084 7 FEET 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 15 20 22 25 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 15 20 22 25 INTERCONNECTIONS Figure 7 9 RS232 Printer Cable DB 25 PIN FEMALE DB 9 PIN M...

Page 115: ...RS232 Entries and Printouts 18 0037 AM8a Instruction Manual February 10 2000 0037 S07 L_ 7 26...

Page 116: ...gital Circuits PCM1 or PCM2 1 544 megabits per second Pulse Code Modulation PCM Emulation and monitoring of all analog circuit types Two span ports provided to support drop and insert channel Rpt sele...

Page 117: ...to 1K in DSX monitor mode Analog Office Battery Voltage 20 V to 72 V 2 Current 120 mA maximum not selectable Analog Loop DC Loop Length 0 to 2100 adjustable in 300 steps DC Hold Resistance 10 330 430...

Page 118: ...or 300 Hz to 3300 Hz High Frequency Level 40 dBm to 3 dBm Cadence Tone Burst 1 to 3 individual on off timers On Time 0 to 9999 ms Off Time 0 to 9999 ms Start Signals Wink Begin 15 to 999 ms Duration 5...

Page 119: ...900 1100 1300 1500 1700 Hz Low Frequency Offset 5 to 5 in 0 1 steps Low Frequency Level 40 dBm to 3 dBm High Frequency Offset 5 to 5 in 0 1 steps High Frequency Level 40 dBm to 3 dBm On Time 25 to 99...

Page 120: ...one Delay from Seizure min max 0 to 9999 ms Tone Dialing DTMF and MF Frequency Tolerance 0 to 3 5 in 0 1 steps Low Frequency Level Range 30 dBm to 3 dBm High Frequency Level range 30 dBm to 3dBm Allow...

Page 121: ...15 to 75 Hz Loop Ground Start Tip Ring1 Tip Ground2 Ring Ground2 Common mode Tip Ring2 E M Tip Ring1 Tip 1 Ring 11 Emulation Range 0 to 3Vrms Common mode Tip Ring2 Common mode Tip 1 Ring 12 E Ground2...

Page 122: ...o 2 dBm 1 dBm 300 to 3300 Hz Loop Ground Start Tip Ring E M Tip Ring Tip 1 Ring 1 PCM1 PCM2 Tx Rx selected channel NOTE Protection circuits assume a source impedance 300 to limit current NOTE DO NOT M...

Page 123: ...dicates yes or no occurrence of YELLOW and BLUE alarms Frame Synchronization TX RX Shows phase relationship on dual bar graphs Signaling Bits TX RX Shows a and b signaling bits for each of 24 TX and R...

Page 124: ...with battery option Operating Temperature 0 C to 50 C Humidity 10 to 90 non condensing Power Requirements 90Vac to 264Vac 50 to 60 Hz 45 Watts Ring load capacity reduced to 3 REN at 100 Vac OPTIONS RS...

Page 125: ...Technical Specifications 18 0037 AM8a Instruction Manual February 10 2000 0037 S08 L_ 8 10...

Page 126: ...Sales Representative 9 2 SERVICE POLICY AMERITEC products are designed with plug in printed circuit boards and modular assemblies Once a problem is localized service is accomplished by PC board or mod...

Page 127: ...nformation Return authorization number from AMERITEC Return shipment address of purchaser Name and telephone number of person at purchaser s location familiar with the problem Brief description of pro...

Page 128: ...e set to 0 te line AM8a is emulating monitoring Terminal Equipment Flashing events on display are from connected equipment 1 switch AM8a is emulating monitoring Switching Equipment Flashing events on...

Page 129: ...y to selected pcm1 shown or pcm2 TX and RX Functions can be reversed by TIMS key selection 1 2 METER PCM 1 METER PCM 2 3 4 RX dBdsx BPV FERR CRC SLIPS YELLOW BLUE TX RX FRAME SYNC TX RX A B bits SLC 9...

Page 130: ...K ANALYZE D E M U X M U X M U X D E M U X AM8a PCM PROCESSING PCM2 Channel 1 24 TIMS TX 2W 4 METER PCM 2 RX Channel Tone or Noise 1 2 3 4 PCM1 Emulation PCM2 Emulation METER PCM 1 RX Channel 1 2 METER...

Page 131: ...IDLE IGNORE Other 23 channels D E M U X M U X M U X D E M U X TIMS RX TIMS TX 2W Other 23 channels AM8a PCM PROCESSING Channel 1 24 1 2 3 METER PCM 1 RX Channel 1 2 METER PCM1 METER PCM2 3 Tone or Noi...

Page 132: ...Other 23 channels D E M U X M U X M U X D E M U X TIMS TX 2W Other 23 channels AM8a PCM PROCESSING TIMS RX 1 2 3 1 544 MBs reference CLK METER PCM 2 RX Channel 1 2 METER PCM1 METER PCM2 3 Tone or Noi...

Page 133: ...60 860 Use 48 0131AY cable to RX jack only if 860 resistance two 430 resistors is not in Monitor jack circuit Monitor Connections PCM1 shown PCM2 monitoring would make connections to PCM2 jacks Networ...

Page 134: ...connections to MON jacks make the TX connections then make the IN connections Network Equipment Network Equipment IN MON 100 MON 860 860 IN 100 IN jacks break cross connects Figure A 6 Emulate and Re...

Page 135: ...S to match the equipment under test The CHANnel parameter For T1 lines the parameter must be set to 1 through 24 This setting determines which time slot voice channel will be accessed for emulation em...

Page 136: ...of analog equipment that is connected within the DSX at the T1 or SLC 96 shelves SLC TYPE Takes effect if TRUNK TYPE is set to loop start ground start or DID A 1 5 DISPLAY CONFIG Menu Settings SLC MSG...

Page 137: ...when monitoring a circuit A 2 2 ANALYZE Menus Figure A 6 shows both emulate and drop and insert connections In emulate the unit substitutes for the near end that normally would be connected via the ju...

Page 138: ...splay 1 4 AM8a Front Panel 1 1 AM8a Rear Panel Connections 7 24 AM8a Technical Specifications 8 1 AMI 2 4 Analog 2 2 Analog AC Volts 8 6 Analog Bipolar Amplitude on PCM1 PCM2 8 7 Analog Circuits 8 1 A...

Page 139: ...13 Blue 6 14 BPV 6 13 Break 3 2 4 4 C Cables for AM8a Front Panel Test Meter Connections 6 3 Calibration Policy 9 1 Call Initiate Signaling Commands 7 4 Call Progress Tones 8 3 8 5 CANCEL SHIFT D Key...

Page 140: ...lay Start Analyze 4 3 Dial Tone Emulate 1 3 4 Dial Tone Emulate 2 3 4 Dialed Digits 1 7 Dialing 8 3 Dialing Emulate 3 2 Dialing Modes 8 1 Dialtone Start Analyze Dialtone RCVD ms min max 4 2 Dialtone 4...

Page 141: ...eter Front Panel Connections 6 5 E M Type 2 6 Emulate 2 1 EMULATE SHIFT 6 Key 1 8 Emulate and Repeat Drop and Insert PCM Connections A 7 Emulate Menu Settings A 9 Emulate Parameters 3 1 Emulate PCM Pr...

Page 142: ...lawed Calls Events Only 2 11 7 17 Frame Synchronization 8 8 Framing 2 4 FREEZE SHIFT B Key 1 10 Frequency max 4 6 Frequency hz 3 7 Frequency hz 3 4 3 6 Front Panel Operation 1 1 Front Panel Programmin...

Page 143: ...ine Interfaces 8 1 Line Signaling 8 2 Line Unbal ms 3 5 LO Band dB min max 4 5 LO dBm hz 3 3 Long Print 1 11 Loop 2 6 Loop Emulate 3 1 Loop Start Ground Start DID Analog Measure 6 7 Loop Type 3 2 Loop...

Page 144: ...ccuracy of Analysis 8 6 Menu Data Control Keys 1 10 Meter SHIFT 2 Key 1 7 Meter Display 6 1 Meter Display Commands 7 4 Meter Measurements 8 6 Meter Selections and Connections 6 2 MF R1 Frequencies 4 7...

Page 145: ...Configuration 1 and PCM Configuration 2 2 3 PCM Connection Diagrams A 10 PCM INT CLK 2 2 PCM LOOP CLK 2 2 PCM Operations and Data Flow A 1 PCM T1 SLC 96 Test Meter Front Panel Connections 6 6 PCM1 On...

Page 146: ...ups 1 16 Return of Unit 9 2 REV Key 1 12 RING Key 1 12 Ringer Generation 8 2 Ringing Emulate 1 3 6 Ringing Emulate 2 3 6 Repeat 1 to 2 PCM Processing Diagram A 4 Repeat 2 to 2 PCM Processing Diagram A...

Page 147: ...5 RS232 Printing Commands 7 5 RS232 Rear Panel Connections 7 22 RS232 Terminal Commands 7 4 RX1 dBdsx or RX2 dBdsx 6 12 RX1 dBdsx or RX2 dBdsx in Emulation Mode 6 12 RX1 dBdsx or RX2 dBdsx in Monitor...

Page 148: ...y 6 17 6 18 SLC 96 Maintenance Message 8 8 SLC 96 Mode I Channel Number to Time Slot Assignments 6 16 SLC 96 Mode I or II Messages 6 17 SLC 96 Mode I Time Slot to Voice Channel Assignment 6 15 SLC 96...

Page 149: ...dBm hz 3 5 TALK SHIFT VALUE Key 1 10 Te line 2 1 Terminal Commands 7 2 Termination Emulate 3 1 Threshold Analyze 4 8 TIMS SHIFT ST Key 1 9 TOGGLE DIAL SHIFT SHIFT 6 Key 1 13 Tone 6 8 Tone Analog or S...

Page 150: ...UNBALANCE SHIFT SHIFT 5 Key 1 13 Universal Voice Grade 2 6 V V cm dc or ac 6 7 V r g dc or ac 6 7 V t g dc or ac 6 7 V t r dc or ac 6 7 Ve or Vm dc or ac 6 9 Voltage 3 1 Voltage vrms 3 6 Vsb or Vsg dc...

Page 151: ...Index 18 0037 AM8a Instruction Manual February 10 2000 0037 IDX L_ I 14 Y Yellow 6 14 Z ZCS 2 5 Zero Sup 2 4...

Page 152: ...ns community by providing competitively priced state of the art test equipment that is supported by the finest in marketing engineering development and customer service 760 Arrow Grand Circle Covina C...

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