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ARGUS   TECHNOLOGIES  (AUSTRALIA)  PTY  LTD 

10-12 LEXINGTON DRIVE, NORWEST BUSINESS PARK, BELLA VISTA,  NSW  2153,  AUSTRALIA   

  TEL : +61 2  88840888    FAX : +61 2 88840 882   -   A.C.N   066 338 654   ABN  57 066 338 654 

   
DOCUMENT  A178-6005RevC.                          

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL 

 
 

CTXD-30-H 

 
 
 

CONTROLLER FOR AISG TYPE ADJUSTABLE 

DOWNTILT ANTENNAS 

 
 
 
 

Designed and Manufactured by 

ARGUS TECHNOLOGIES (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD 

 
 

 
 
 

Summary of Contents for CTXD-30-H

Page 1: ...LA VISTA NSW 2153 AUSTRALIA TEL 61 2 88840888 FAX 61 2 88840 882 A C N 066 338 654 ABN 57 066 338 654 DOCUMENT A178 6005RevC PAGE 1 OF 18 INSTRUCTION MANUAL CTXD 30 H CONTROLLER FOR AISG TYPE ADJUSTABLE DOWNTILT ANTENNAS Designed and Manufactured by ARGUS TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD ...

Page 2: ...153 AUSTRALIA TEL 61 2 88840888 FAX 61 2 88840 882 A C N 066 338 654 ABN 57 066 338 654 DOCUMENT A178 6005RevC PAGE 2 OF 18 REVISION STATUS Rev Changes Date A Release 20 Feb 06 B Add details to change AISG Versions 24 May 06 C Add details to encompass software revision change up to 4 02 5 October 06 ...

Page 3: ...6005RevC PAGE 3 OF 18 CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 4 1 1 Application 5 2 SPECIFICATIONS 6 2 1 Electrical Specifications 6 2 2 Mechanical Specifications 6 3 ITEMS SUPPLIED AND ACCESSORIES 7 3 1 CTXD 30 H Kit contents 7 3 2 AISG Cable Connections 7 4 OPERATION 8 4 1 CTXD 30 H Front Panel and Connector Location 8 4 2 Connecting the CTXD 30 H 9 4 3 Operation of CTXD 30 H 10 4 4 Using the external charger 1...

Page 4: ...BN 57 066 338 654 DOCUMENT A178 6005RevC PAGE 4 OF 18 1 Introduction The CTXD 30 H is a hand held AISG communications device for reading information from Argus R Type antennas It will read and display all antenna information and the currently set down tilt angle It is not able to edit this information but can change the down tilt Figure 1 CTXD 30 H Remote Control Unit ...

Page 5: ...nd The CTXD 30 H is used to remotely communicate with the antenna processor and can retrieve antenna information such as Unique Identifier Model Number Serial Number AISG Band Antenna Beamwidth Antenna Gain Maximum Electrical Down Tilt Minimum Electrical Down Tilt Installation Date Installer ID number Base Station ID Number Sector of Antenna Bearing of the Antenna Applied Mechanical Down Tilt In a...

Page 6: ...ectrical Specifications Battery Power 14 4 V DC NiMH Battery 1 5 Amp Hours Mains Power 100 240VAC 50 60Hz max 0 9A Number of AISG ports 1 Number of USB Ports 1 Supply Voltage to Antenna 12V DC Supply Current to Antenna 1 5AMP Maximum Display Mono Graphic LCD with Yellow backlight USB 1 1 Compatibility Windows XP 2000 NT 2 2 Mechanical Specifications Width 80 mm Height 180 mm Depth 60 mm Weight 580...

Page 7: ...supplied as standard with each CTXD 30 H Kit Item Qty Description CTXD 30 H 1 AISG type antenna controller AISG Cable 1 2m AISG cable External Charger 1 Type 2215 Charger Power cable 1 2m two pin AC power cable USB Cable 1 USB Mini B cable Case 1 Silver Type Briefcase with Foam Inserts and keys Remote CD 1 Argus CD containing various softwares Instruction manual 1 This manual 3 2 AISG Cable Connec...

Page 8: ...5RevC PAGE 8 OF 18 4 Operation 4 1 CTXD 30 H Front Panel and Connector Location 1 Power On Off Button 2 Send Data Button 3 Decrease Button 4 Increase Button 5 LCD Display 6 AISG Connector 7 Low Battery Light 8 TX RX Indicator 9 Find Antenna Button 10 Scroll Data Button 11 Selected Band Indicator 12 Band Selector Button 13 USB Connector and Cover 14 Battery Charger Connector Figure 3 Controller Det...

Page 9: ...8 654 DOCUMENT A175 5072RevA PAGE 9 OF 18 4 2 Connecting the CTXD 30 H The CTXD 30 H is connected to the AISG capable device s by the AISG connector using the supplied AISG cable The CTXD 30 H may also be connected to a PC running the appropriate software for extended data capabilities using the supplied USB cable Figure 4 Controller Interconnection Showing Optional PC Interface ...

Page 10: ...CHNOLOGIES PUSH FIND TO OPERATE and the CTXD 30 H is ready to use 4 3 2 Changing the AISG Communications Version and the Scan Type To access the setup menu after turning the unit on whilst the screen displays ARGUS TECHNOLOGIES HDWR VERSION xxx SFTWR VERSION x xx AISG VERSION x x press the Increase and the Find Antenna buttons simultaneously This action will put the unit into the setup menu The sc...

Page 11: ...mit Once the setup options are set to the user s preferences press the SEND DATA button to exit If there has been a change made to the preferences the bottom line of the LCD will read SAVING CHANGES This will save the user s preferences so that the unit will remember them 4 3 3 Scanning for antennas via HDLC address With PUSH FIND TO OPERATE on the LCD Press the FIND button once this brings up the...

Page 12: ... button and the screen reads PRESS INC DEC TO CHANGE NO OF DIGITS TO SCAN 4 PRESS FIND TO START Now press the Decrease button and the screen reads PRESS INC DEC TO CHANGE NO OF DIGITS TO SCAN 3 PRESS FIND TO START With a 2 selected the unit scans from xxxxxx00 to xxxxxx99 With a 3 selected the unit scans from xxxxx000 to xxxxx999 With a 4 selected the unit scans from xxxx0000 to xxxx9999 etc The u...

Page 13: ...process HDLC address 1 will have its information displayed on the LCD as follows AR xxxxxxxxxx the devices unique identifier number MDL xxxxxxxx the model of the device SET DOWNTILT xx x this is the new angle to set READ DOWNTIL xx x this is the actual down tilt set NOTE both the set downtilt and the read downtilt should be the same unless actually changing the antenna downtilt Once any change is ...

Page 14: ...N xx xx is the antenna gain Press SCROLL DATA MAXTILT xx xx is the maximum amount of adjustable electrical tilt Press SCROLL DATA MINTILT xx xx is the minimum amount of adjustable electrical tilt Press SCROLL DATA DATE xx xx xx is the installation date Press SCROLL DATA INSTAL ID xxxxxxxxx is the installer s ID Press SCROLL DATA BTS ID xxxxxxxx is the base station ID Press SCROLL DATA SECTOR xxxxx...

Page 15: ...u at the last available band pressing the BAND button again will return you to band 1 of the antenna 4 3 8 Setting new down tilt angle You can change the downtilt of any band on any antenna that the CTXD 30 H is connected to by selecting the desired antenna then the desired band The unit should read out the currently set angle on the fourth line READ DOWNTILT xx x the angle of downtilt currently s...

Page 16: ...oftware The unit acts as a power source for the antenna as well as a USB to AISG converter This is the most common way to use the unit in USB mode To use the CTXD 30 H in this mode refer to the ARGUS PCUW software 2 Connected to a PC running the ARGUS upld_CTXD 30 H exe software This program allows the user to upload new software to the CTXD 30 H This option is used when there are new releases of ...

Page 17: ...N 57 066 338 654 DOCUMENT A175 5072RevA PAGE 17 OF 18 4 3 10 Turning the unit Off To turn the unit off press and hold the ON OFF button for about 1 second release the button and the CTXD 30 H will then shut down and switch off NOTE The CTXD 30 H will automatically turn of after approximately 2 minutes of no activity on any of the buttons this does not occur in USB mode ...

Page 18: ...ed off when the charger is first turned on The charger then goes through the following steps 1 It does an initial test on the battery s condition designated by a yellow light on the charger 2 The charger will then switch into fast charge mode designated by an orange light This charges the battery at approximately 900mA and continually measures battery condition 3 On completion of the fast charge c...

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