Chapter 2
Getting Started
Turning on the Rubidium Oscillator
T-BERD/MTS 5800 Timing Expansion Module User Manual
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July 2017
To verify the time zone
1
Select the
SYSTEM/HOME
icon.
The System screen appears.
2
Select
Date and Time
.
3
Review, and, if necessary, specify the Region, Country, and Area.
The time zone has been verified.
Turning on the Rubidium Oscillator
By default, the TEM Module’s Rubidium Oscillator is off when you turn on your test
instrument. This is to conserve power until you need to warm up, tune, and then use
the oscillator for high accuracy timing.
To turn on the oscillator
•
Press the grey
Rubidium Osc. Off
action button.
The action button turns yellow (indicating that the oscillator is on), and the text on the
button changes to
Rubidium Osc. On
.
The oscillator immediately enters Warm Up mode and begins to tune to the frequency
provided by the synchronization source see (
“Specifying oscillator and timing settings”
). The LED Panel and a dedicated action button show the oscillator’s status
as it progresses through each of the modes described in
.
NOTE:
Before using the oscillator as a source of high accuracy timing, the oscillator
must be left in a controlled environment (such as a cell site, local central
office, instrument depot, or laboratory) to provide sufficient time for 1) the
oscillator to warm up, and 2) the oscillator to be tuned to the frequency pro-
vided by the specified synchronization source.
If you prefer to start to warm the oscillator up immediately after you turn your
test instrument on, you can configure the TEM Module to turn the oscillator
on by default. For details, see
“Specifying oscillator and timing settings” on
of this manual.
Table 4
Oscillator Modes
Mode
Description
Warm Up
The oscillator is warming up.
NOTE:
Do not use the TEM Module for high accuracy
timing while the oscillator is in warm up mode; the
oscillator must be tuned in order to provide a stable
timing reference.
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