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System 6844(RC) - V03.00
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hopf
Elektronik GmbH
Nottebohmstr. 41
• D-58511 Lüdenscheid • Tel.: +49 (0)2351 9386-86 • Fax: +49 (0)2351 9386-93 • Internet: http://www.hopf.com • E-Mail: [email protected]
The following describes various effects and their possible causes on a non-
synchronizing system:
Case 1 (GPS):
Effect: After the first installation, no satellite appears on the display after several
hours and
00
is displayed under
V
.
Possible errors:
The antenna cable is too long
An incorrect cable type was used for the length of the antenna equipment
The antenna cable is faulty
The antenna cable is not connected
The antenna is faulty
The lightning protector is faulty
The antenna cable is connected to the wrong BNC
socket (e.g. “DCF-SIM“
socket instead of “Antenna“)
Case 2 (GPS):
Effect:
There are 7 satellites in the visibility range (
V=07
) but a maximum of 2 appear
on the display frame. However, the value of these satellites is 70 or above.
Possible error:
The visibility range of the antenna to the sky is limited
Case 3 (GPS):
Effect:
The equipment was working perfectly but has not been receiving for several
days. 7 satellites appear in the visibility range (
V=07
). However no satellite is
displayed.
Possible errors:
The cable has been damaged
There was excess voltage on the antenna equipment and the indirect light-
ning protector is faulty
Antenna faulty
The GPS receiver of Control Board 6844(RC) is faulty
A building change has had an effect on the antenna equipment (e.g. shad-
ing of the antenna caused by subsequent building installation, or the laying
of cables with a high electrical alternating field in the immediate vicinity of
the GPS antenna cable)
Electronic equipment with an interference effect on the GPS signal has
been put into operation in the vicinity of the GPS antenna equipment / GPS
receiver (e.g. transmitter for pagers)
Case 4 (Sub-Master):
Effect: The display does not become synchronous (Status "R")
Possible errors:
SYSTEM-Byte set to wrong Sync.-Source
Defective wiring of the Sync.-Signal from the Master System
Disturbed Sync.-Signal
Further information on the subject of the GPS antenna equipment can be consulted in the
manual “Antenna Equipment GPS".