Dataradio Paragon-III, Technical Manual

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 Paragon-III

Technical Manual

ii

1. PRODUCT 

OVERVIEW ...................................................................................................................................1 

1.1 I

NTENDED 

A

UDIENCE

........................................................................................................................................1 

1.2 G

ENERAL 

D

ESCRIPTION

.....................................................................................................................................1 

1.2.1 Features:..................................................................................................................................................2 

1.3 F

ACTORY 

T

ECHNICAL 

S

UPPORT

........................................................................................................................3 

1.4 P

RODUCT 

W

ARRANTY

.......................................................................................................................................4 

1.5 R

EPLACEMENT 

P

ARTS

.......................................................................................................................................4 

1.5.1 Factory 

Repair.........................................................................................................................................4 

1.6 P

ACKAGING

.......................................................................................................................................................4 

2. INSTALLATION................................................................................................................................................5 

2.1 O

VERVIEW

........................................................................................................................................................5 

2.2 L

OCATION

.........................................................................................................................................................5 

2.3 F

RONT 

V

IEW

: ....................................................................................................................................................5 

2.4 R

EAR 

V

IEWS

: ....................................................................................................................................................6 

2.5 E

LECTRICAL

......................................................................................................................................................8 

2.5.1  Paragon-III Assembly Power ..................................................................................................................8 

2.6 A

NTENNA

........................................................................................................................................................10 

2.6.1 Overview................................................................................................................................................10 
2.6.2  Cabling and Connection........................................................................................................................10 

2.7 C

OMPLETING THE PHYSICAL 

I

NSTALLATION

....................................................................................................10 

2.8 C

HECKING OUT 

N

ORMAL 

O

PERATION

.............................................................................................................10 

3. OPERATING 

DESCRIPTION .......................................................................................................................11 

3.1 R

ADIO 

A

SSEMBLY

...........................................................................................................................................11 

3.1.1      Receiver module....................................................................................................................................11 
3.1.2  5W Transmitter module .........................................................................................................................12 
3.1.3  50W Transmitter module .......................................................................................................................12 
3.1.4     BDLC-III module ...................................................................................................................................13 
3.1.5 Speaker 

panel ........................................................................................................................................13 

3.1.6  Dual Power Supply module ...................................................................................................................14 
3.1.7  Radio Backplane Assembly....................................................................................................................15 

4. 

TROUBLE-SHOOTING AND TESTING .....................................................................................................16 

4.1 E

QUIPMENT 

R

EQUIRED

....................................................................................................................................16 

4.2 R

ECOMMENDED 

C

HECKS

.................................................................................................................................16 

4.3 A

DDITIONAL TEST DETAILS

.............................................................................................................................20 

4.3.1  RF Data Link Test..................................................................................................................................20 

5. 

RADIO PROGRAMMING AND ADJUSTMENTS .....................................................................................21 

5.1 S

ERIES 

II

R

ADIO 

P

ROGRAMMING

.....................................................................................................................21 

5.1.1 Recommended 

Items ..............................................................................................................................21 

5.1.2 Module 

Programming............................................................................................................................21 

5.1.3 Channel 

Selection via DIP Switches......................................................................................................24 

5.2 S

ERIES 

II

R

ADIO 

T

UNING

.................................................................................................................................25 

5.2.1 Test 

Equipment ......................................................................................................................................25 

5.2.2 Receiver 

module ....................................................................................................................................25 

5.2.3  Exciter Module (T881-xx-0200) ............................................................................................................27 

6. SPECIFICATIONS ..........................................................................................................................................32 

 
F

IGURE 

1

-

T

YPICAL RACK

-

MOUNT MULTI

-

MODULES 

"R

ADIO 

A

SSEMBLY

".....................................................................5 

F

IGURE 

2

-

T

YPICAL RACK

-

MOUNT DUAL 

"P

OWER 

S

UPPLY

"...........................................................................................5 

F

IGURE 

3

-

B

ASE 

S

TATION STANDARD ASSEMBLY

-

PRELIMINARY

...................................................................................6 

F

IGURE 

4

-

B

ASE 

S

TATION STANDARD ASSEMBLY

,

 WITH 

3

RD

 PARTY 

DC

 SUPPLY MODULE 

-

PRELIMINARY

.......................7 

F

IGURE 

5

-

M

AXI

-F

USE

...................................................................................................................................................9