Z-Band Z-Light 6TX, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...al is intended solely for use by purchasers of Z Band Technologies LLC transmitters and their qualified service technicians This document is the property of Z Band Technologies LLC and incorporates pr...

Page 2: ...bodily harm do not expose this equipment to rain or moisture and DO NOT OPEN THIS EQUIPMENT Optical Output Safety 1310nm and 1550nm Optical Transmitter units may emit harmful invisible laser radiatio...

Page 3: ...NSMITTERS DO NOT HAVE USER SERVICABLE INTERNAL PARTS DO NOT OPEN THE TRANSMITTER CABINET When replacement parts are required the replaceable power supplies make sure the service technician uses only r...

Page 4: ...Panel 9 3 3 Power Module 9 3 3 1 110 240VAC Power Module 9 3 4 Menu Operation 10 3 4 1 Main Menu 10 10 3 4 2 Display Parameters Menu 11 3 4 3 Set Parameters Menu 13 3 4 4 Alarm Status Menu 14 4 Insta...

Page 5: ...leshooting 29 6 3 After Sales Service 31 6 4 Disclaimer 31 Safety Reminder DANGER The transmitter emits invisible laser radiation AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO LASER Never operate the unit with a broken fi...

Page 6: ...u the communication settings of the Z Light 6TX 16TX 26TX Chapter 6 describes maintenance and what to do in the event of problems 1 2 Product Description The Z Light 6TX 16TX 26TX intelligent directly...

Page 7: ...ORTEL DFB Laser Dual redundant hot swappable power supply modules 48VDC optional Use in 1310nm Optical fiber transmission systems Building CATV HFC networks 2 Technical Parameters Item Unit Technical...

Page 8: ...e humidity Max 95 no condensation Dimension mm 483 W 380 D 44 H 19in W x 15in D x 1 75in H Optical link carrier to noise ratio degradation table Optical power Optical link loss dB 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12...

Page 9: ...Power on LED Green Status Indicator RUN Running normally LED Flashing Green Laser Status Indicator ON OFF Laser OFF LED Flashing Red Laser ON LED Green RF Input Indicator RF No input or exceeds the no...

Page 10: ...a Input ports are both interchangeable as RF inputs 4 5 RF Data Test RF input Test ports 20dB compared to RF Data input ports 11 Ground Screw Used for connecting the transmitter to building ground 6 O...

Page 11: ...0nm Direct Modulated Optical Transmitter with a 6mW output After the unit passes self test rotate the key to the ON position which will then be shown on the display The main menus are only accessible...

Page 12: ...meters Enter Laser Output xx x dBm Laser Bias xx x mA Laser Temp xx x Tec Cooling Amp x xx A RF Chan NO 10 ESC IP Address xxx xxx xxx xxx Subnet Mask xxx xxx xxx xxx Net Gateway xxx xxx xxx xxx Mac XX...

Page 13: ...being transmitted setting this in the SET PARAMETERS menu gives better accuracy in the RF signal levels displayed Laser RF Laser RF input signal level RF Control Mode RF control mode either AGC or MGC...

Page 14: ...e 866 902 2606 13 FAX 717 249 3253 3 4 3 Set Parameters Menu 2 Set Parameters Enter Set Buzzer Alarm Set RF Control Mode Set MGC ATT Set AGC Ref Set IP Address ESC ON OFF AGC MGC 0 dB X dBm Set SubNet...

Page 15: ...Mode Set the RF control mode Either AGC or MGC Set MGC Att Set the ATT in MGC mode Attenuation adjustable range 0 20dB Set AGC Ref Set the offset in AGC mode Adjustable range 5dB Set Local IP Address...

Page 16: ...ht carrier and Z Band Technologies LLC 4 1 1 Instruments and tools 1 An optical power meter 2 A digital multimeter 3 A standard optical fiber test jumper SC APC for standard SC APC 4 Fiberoptic cleani...

Page 17: ...omplies with the requirements and the power supply switches are in the OFF position Then connect the power supplies AC power cords 4 Attach the coaxial cable and input the RF signal turn the power sup...

Page 18: ...tton is trapped tap the button to move it so that it is able to move freely 4 3 2 Connecting the RF Cables Connect the RF input cable to the rear of the Transmitter A 20dB RF test connector is located...

Page 19: ...the transmitter s RJ 45 Ethernet port The Ethernet port is on the rear panel of the transmitter 2 Verify that the green Link LED is illuminated indicating that there is a connection 4 3 5 Connecting P...

Page 20: ...3 RX 4 No Connect 5 GND 6 No Connect 7 No Connect 8 No Connect 9 No Connect The serial communication uses the standard NRZ form 1 start bit 8 data bits 1 stop bit and the baud rate is 38400 5 2 Setti...

Page 21: ...Sessions name such as Z Band TX and choose the Serial line the computer serial or USB adapter port your serial cable is installed on your computer to connect with your transmitter Select Serial in the...

Page 22: ...start a PuTTY session 5 3 Operating Parameters Configuration With the transmitter power off use the serial port cable to connect the RS232 port with the computer port Open PuTTY which you have already...

Page 23: ...the following commands help ethcfg settrap community Restore setpswd Exit Specific command use is as follows help This command shows current application program version program name and the internal...

Page 24: ...mmand shows or modifies the host IP address list of the SNMP Trap IP addresses of 0 0 0 0 and 255 255 255 255 don t exist SNMP Trap does not send to these two addresses community This command configur...

Page 25: ...l SNMP is an application layer protocol It makes the management information and control between network devices much easier It is part of the TCP IP protocol SNMP enables the end users to manage netwo...

Page 26: ...the IE browser and entering the transmitter IP address displays the following transmitter login page You can read the IP address from the transmitter s Disp Parameters LCD menu OR set it to a new IP a...

Page 27: ...ng interface above at any time This interface displays the device parameters including optical output power laser bias current optical wavelength and power supply voltage etc Click Set Parameter to op...

Page 28: ...r Z Band Technologies LLC warranty Dirty optical connectors lead to optical signal loss and reflections which in turn can seriously degrade signal to noise SNR performance and in some cases distortion...

Page 29: ...nate the connectors and fiber 6 1 1 Cleaning Patch Cord or Pigtail Fiber Optical Connectors CAUTION LASER Remove power before working on the optical connections Observe all safety precautions To clean...

Page 30: ...re both normal but the actual measured optical output power is low 1 The poor quality of the test jumper 2 The active fiber connector or adapter may be contaminated 3 The ceramic tube in the adapter m...

Page 31: ...mode 3 Use a spectrum analyzer to check the system link C N and make appropriate adjustments Make sure the system link signal C N 51dB After initial startup the video image has randomly appearing noi...

Page 32: ...y damaged adapter 6 3 After Sales Service 1 When the equipment malfunctions immediately contact your local in country dealer or distributor or directly call our Z Band Technologies LLC USA Technical S...