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Quick Start Guide for AV3680A Handled Cable & Antenna Tester 

 

Chapter 4 Getting Help 

Under normal circumstances, problems are caused by hardware, software, or improper operation of users. If 

there are any problems, first observe error messages and store them; analyze the possible reasons and use 

the methods provided in “4.1 Basic check” as reference and perform primary check to solve the problems. 

You can also contact our customer service center and provide error messages collected. We will assist you 

in  solving  problems  as  fast  as  we  can.  Please  check  4.2  for  detailed  contact  information  or  via 

www.ei41.com

 online for the nearest technical support contact information. 

4.1 Basic check 

 

If  any  problem  occurs  in  the  AV3680A  you  are  using.  You  can  check  them  yourself  in  accordance 

with the following guidance. If the problem remains, please contact us. 

 

If  AV3680A  cannot  be  started  after  pressing  startup  key,  please  check  whether  the  power  supply  is 

normal. Check whether the indicators of adapter are powered on, or whether the power of  battery  is 

with  electricity.  If  nothing wrong  with  the aforementioned  problems,  then  it  might  be an  instrument 

failure, please contact us for return-to-factory repair. 

 

Please  press 

Reset

  key  and  return  to  a  known  state,  if  you  cannot  enter  into  the  system  or 

application  programs  after  AV3680A  starts  up.  If  it  still  cannot  work  normally,  then  it  might  be  an 

instrument failure, please contact us for return-to-factory repair. 

 

If AV3680A fails to start up and self test, please press 

Reset

 key, which makes AV3680A return 

to  a  known  state.  If  the  self  test  still  fails  then  it  might  be  an  instrument  failure,  please  contact  for 

return-to-factory repair.  

 

If the touch screen of AV3680A does not respond, please use the key combination (

System/Local

 

)  and  perform  recalibration  towards  the  touch  screen  (

System/Local

  →  [Settings]  → 

[Touch  Screen  Calibration]),  if  the  problem  on  touch  screen  response  persists  then  it  might  be  an 

instrument failure, please contact for return-to factory repair. 

 

If  AV3680A  performance  index  is  not  normal,  please  check  whether  the  testing  tools  and  testing 

environment  meet  the  requirements;  whether  the  test  port  connectors  are  worn  out;  whether  the 

performance index of calibration kits are normal. If nothing wrong with the aforementioned problems, 

then it might be an instrument failure, please contact for return-to factory repair. 

 

If  AV3680A  cannot  communicate  via  LAN,  first  confirm  the  IP  address  setting  of  tester  and  then 

check  the  yellow  LED  indicator  next  to  LAN  interface  on  the  rear  panel.  If  this  indicator  does  not 

flash, then check LAN cable and connection. 

4.2 Help Information 

AV3680A  provides  “Error  log”  function,  when  a  problem  occurs,  the  instrument  will  automatically 

generate “Error log”, which records the abnormities of hardware, file deletions, program control etc.; it is 

composed  of  three  levels,  including  message,  warning,  and  error  and  used  for  assisting  in  analyzing 

instrument failure. Users can view “Error log” via 

System/Local

→ [Page Down] → [Error log]. 

Summary of Contents for AV3680A

Page 1: ...AV3680A Handheld Cable Antenna Tester Quick Start Guide THE 41st INSTITUTE OF CHINA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY GROUP CORPORATION...

Page 2: ...cording to the actual situations This requires user to return the product back to the manufacturer and prepay the postage which will be returned together after maintenance Certificate of Quality We en...

Page 3: ...t Panel 4 2 4 Operating interface 6 2 5 Top Interface 6 2 6 Battery 7 Chapter 3 Typical Application 9 3 1 Calibration 9 3 2 Cable Test 11 3 3 Antenna Test 19 3 4 Universal Devices and Parts Test 20 3...

Page 4: ...Cable Antenna Tester contains chapters as follows Ready for Use This Chapter introduces preparations before operation startup panel introduction battery replacement etc of AV3680A Through this chapter...

Page 5: ...mage to the instrument or unnecessary personal injury To prevent damage to the instrument avoid electric shock fire and personal injury Do not open up the instrument without authorization Do not attem...

Page 6: ...daptor 2 Powered by DC power supply Voltage 12V 18V with battery uninstalled 15V 18V with battery installed Current 2A at minimum 3 Powered by built in battery AV3680A can be powered by rechargeable l...

Page 7: ...ument grounded or the casing of connector of testing cable 2 2 Startup and utilization Prior to powering AV3680A please perform power supply instrument inspection following Power Requirements in Secti...

Page 8: ...mode switching between antenna and feeder line measurement and power test setting of date time power saving mode viewing the product serial number and instrument applications version number etc when...

Page 9: ...ibernation and automatic shutdown Figure 2 2 Operating Interface of AV3680A Handheld Cable Antenna Tester 2 5 Top Interface AV3680A top panel is composed of three parts including power interface digit...

Page 10: ...nect a computer PC via a network cable related tools and software then can be operated by PC to perform program control and data transmission to AV3680A 3 Mini USB interface connect an external PC the...

Page 11: ...enna Tester Figure 2 1 Battery Mounting or Replacement In addition for those dead batteries charging time in OFF state is about 4 hours Pull down battery cover Open battery cover Mount Pull out the ba...

Page 12: ...V3680A adopts mechanical calibration method whose calibration process is as follows 1 Press CAL to enter the calibration menu 2 Select Calib Kit menu then choose the matched model of calibration kit f...

Page 13: ...Connect the SHORT to the test port and select the Short menu At this time the screen will automatically prompt SHORT When the Short menu becomes into Short it indicates completion of the short circui...

Page 14: ...urement AV3680A mainly tests RF cable Take the cable with length of 25m radio frequency of 2 1GHz and VSWR of 1 05 as an example this part makes a detailed instruction on test steps of return loss Mea...

Page 15: ...rding to the Section 3 1 in this Chapter calibrate at port 1 of the instrument 6 After the Port 1 is calibrated connect the measured cable to the Tester and link match load to other end of the cable a...

Page 16: ...e 3 10Cable Loss Measurement Connections Now this part takes the cable with length of 25m frequency of 2 1GHz and cable loss of 0 36dB m to introduce the cable loss test steps 1 Press MEAS to enter me...

Page 17: ...en Short Figure 3 12 Cable Loss Test Connection Diagram Cable loss curve of the measured cable can be obtained through above steps The so called average loss refers to average the measured extreme val...

Page 18: ...DTF VSWR As for their difference we will not explain here again for it is similar to the difference between return loss and VSWR We will make a detailed introduction for measurement steps on cable len...

Page 19: ...the unit menu Meter to finish the setting 7 Similar to step 6 set the measurement stop distance Once the test points and frequency are set the current maximal test distance of Tester is determined it...

Page 20: ...Tester 9 Select Velo Factor menu to set velocity factor of DUT as shown in Figure 3 18 Velocity factor which is the transmission speed and light speed of electromagnetic wave in the cable is between 0...

Page 21: ...turned on at this time Select Peak menu to place Marker 1 onto peak value namely fault point in order to read out the location of fault point that is the distance from fault point to measurement port...

Page 22: ...e measurement format of Tester 2 Press FREQ DIST to set instrument frequency measurement range by contrasting with receiving frequency range of the antenna to be received if the frequency range of ant...

Page 23: ...return loss of 10dB attenuation as an example with operations as follows 1 Press MEAS to choose Return Loss as the measurement format of Tester 2 Press FREQ DIST to set measurement range of Tester acc...

Page 24: ...everal test formats this part will make a brief introduction on some common skills used in the measurement process 1 Amplitude AV3680A provides three ways for amplitude adjustment First through the to...

Page 25: ...ct is qualified or not If the limit line is red DUT is disqualified if the limit line is green DUT is qualified What s more it can avoid repetitive edit by saving recalling the limit line Limit line i...

Page 26: ...led steps for setting velocity factor and cable loss in DTF test To make it easier to test and set parameters AV3680A offers a series of common cable models for user s recall Users can directly use Ca...

Page 27: ...l as transmission speed of electromagnetic wave in the cable to be measured The smaller the sweep span is the longer the measured maximum distance will be The more the sweep points are the longer the...

Page 28: ...lure please contact us for return to factory repair If AV3680A fails to start up and self test please press Reset key which makes AV3680A return to a known state If the self test still fails then it m...

Page 29: ...home maintenance etc will be adopted to solve your problems In addition please contact us in time if instrument failure occurs we will provide you assistance required Return to factory repair is also...

Page 30: ...ency Accuracy Test Frequency MHz Minimum Value Requested MHz Maximum Value Requested MHz 1 0 999 998 1 000 002 100 99 999 800 100 000 200 1000 999 998 000 1 000 002 000 2000 1 999 996 000 2 000 004 00...

Page 31: ...08 AV87231 USB continuous wave power probe 10kHz 18GHz AV3680A 009 AV87232 USB continuous wave power probe 50kHz 26 5GHz AV3680A 010 AV87233 USB continuous wave power probe 50kHz 40GHz AV3680A 011 Sta...

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