OPERATI ON MANUAL

MODE 4/ MODE S
TEST SYSTEM

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SECTION 2 - OPERATION
1. INSTALLATION
1. 1 GENERAL
The Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em i s a
bench t est set r equi r i ng cont i nuous ac
power t o oper at e. Mode 4/ Mode S Test
Syst em i nst al l at i on i ncl udes connect i ng t he
SI - 1404 Test Auxi l i ar y wi t h t he ATC- 1400A
Tr ansponder / DME Test Set , power i ng up
t he syst em and accompl i shi ng an
i nst al l at i on cal i br at i on.
1. 2 SAFETY PRECAUTI ONS
The f ol l owi ng saf et y pr ecaut i ons must be
obser ved dur i ng i nst al l at i on and oper at i on.
I FR Syst ems, I nc. assumes no l i abi l i t y f or
f ai l ur e t o compl y wi t h any saf et y pr ecaut i on
out l i ned i n t hi s manual .
1. 2. 1 Compl yi ng wi t h I nst ruct i ons
I nst al l at i on/ oper at i ng per sonnel shoul d not
at t empt t o i nst al l or oper at e t he Mode 4/
Mode S Test Syst em wi t hout r eadi ng and
compl yi ng wi t h i nst r uct i ons cont ai ned i n
t hi s manual . Al l pr ocedur es cont ai ned i n
t hi s manual must be per f or med i n exact
sequence and manner descr i bed.
1. 2. 2 Groundi ng Equi pment and Power
Cord
WARNI NG: DO NOT USE A THREE-
PRONG TO TWO- PRONG
ADAPTER PLUG. DOI NG SO
CREATES A SHOCK HAZARD
BETWEEN THE CHASSI S AND
ELECTRI CAL GROUND.


The power cor d, equi pped wi t h st andar d
t hr ee- pr ong pl ug, must be connect ed t o a
pr oper l y gr ounded t hr ee- pr ong r ecept acl e.
I t i s t he cust omer ' s r esponsi bi l i t y t o:
G Have a qual i f i ed el ect r i ci an check
r ecept acl e( s) f or pr oper gr oundi ng.
G Repl ace any st andar d t wo- pr ong
r ecept acl e( s) wi t h pr oper l y gr ounded
t hr ee- pr ong r ecept acl e( s) .
1. 2. 3 Operat i ng Saf et y
Due t o pot ent i al f or el ect r i cal shock wi t hi n
t est equi pment , Test Set covers must not
be r emoved by oper at or s. The I nst al l at i on
Cal i br at i on, Pr ocedur e, component
r epl acement and i nt er nal adj ust ment s must
onl y be per f or med by qual i f i ed ser vi ce
personnel . Ref er t o t he I nst al l at i on
Cal i br at i on Pr ocedur e or Mode 4/ Mode S
Test Syst em Mai nt enance Manual ( 1002-
2401- 400) f or mai nt enance pr ocedur es.
1. 2. 4 CAUTI ON and WARNI NG Label s
Exer ci se ext r eme car e when per f or mi ng
oper at i ons pr eceded by a CAUTI ON or
WARNI NG l abel . CAUTI ON l abel s appear
wher e possi bi l i t y of damage t o equi pment
exi st s. WARNI NG l abel s denot e condi t i ons
wher e bodi l y i nj ur y or deat h may r esul t .
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MODE 4/ MODE S
TEST SYSTEM

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1. 3 POWER REQUI REMENTS
The Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em oper at es
over a vol t age r ange of 100 t o 120 VAC at
60 Hz or 220 t o 240 VAC at 50 Hz. No
i nt er nal wi r i ng changes ar e r equi r ed bef or e
appl yi ng ac power t o t he Test Auxi l i ar y.
The VOLTAGE SELECT Swi t ch set t i ng on
SI - 1404 r ear panel must mat ch t he i nput
l i ne vol t age. I nst ant aneous sur ge cur r ent
at power up i s 50 A. The speci f i ed f use
r at i ngs ar e l i st ed i n 1- 2- 1, Tabl e 1.
CAUTI ON: FOR CONTI NUOUS
PROTECTI ON AGAI NST FI RE,
REPLACE ONLY WI TH FUSES
OF THE SPECI FI ED VOLTAGE
AND CURRENT RATI NGS.

I NPUT
VOLTAGE

F1 AND F3
AC I N FUSES
F2 AND F4
LI NE SUPPLY
FUSES
100 t o
120 VAC
3. 0 A, 250 V
Fast Bl o (Type F)
(I FR PN:
5106-0300-600)
(Bussman AGC3)
1. 0 A, 250 V
Fast Bl o (Type F)
(I FR PN:
5106-4501-000)
(Bussman AGC1)
220 t o
240 VAC
3. 0 A, 250 V
Fast Bl o (Type F)
(I FR PN:
5106-0300-600)
(Bussman AGC3)
0. 5 A, 250 V
Fast Bl o (Type F)
(I FR PN:
5106-0000-016)
(Bussman
AGC1/ 2)
Speci f i ed Fuse Rat i ngs
Tabl e 1
1. 4 I NSTALLATI ON PROCEDURE
Ref er t o 1- 2- 1, Fi gur e 1.
STEP PROCEDURE
1. Pl ace t he ATC- 1400A on t he bench.
2. Pl ace t he SI - 1404 on t op of t he
ATC- 1400A.
3. Connect t wo 25- Pi n D st yl e cabl es:
G One t o t he SI - 1404 I FR BUS
Connect or ( J11) and ATC- 1400A
I FR BUS Connect or (J5).
G One t o t he SI - 1404 AUX BUS
Connect or ( J10) and ATC- 1400A
AUXI LI ARY Connect or ( J6) .
4. Connect t hr ee SMB- t o- SMB coaxi al
cabl es:
G One t o t he SI - 1404 RF LVL
Connect or ( J13) and ATC- 1400A
RF LEVEL I NPUT Connect or ( J4) .
G One t o t he SI - 1404 PPMG
Connect or ( J14) and ATC- 1400A
EXTERNAL MEASUREMENT GATE
Connect or ( J3) .
G One t o t he SI - 1404 DPSK OUT
Connect or ( J15) and ATC- 1400A
DABS I NPUT Connect or ( J1) .
5. Connect ac power cabl e t o t he
SI - 1404 1400A POWER Connect or
and ATC- 1400A AC I NPUT Connect or .
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MODE 4/ MODE S
TEST SYSTEM

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TYPE F
TYPE F
VOLTAGE SELECT
F E
F3
ESUF
3A @
110/230
FUS E
SU
VAC
F1
F4
115
US
F E
. 230
ESUF
FUS E
.
163 WATTS MAX
F2
ESUF
FUS E
1400A POWER
1.0A @ 110VAC
0.5A @ 230VAC
02407007
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 O
N
O
F
F
GPIB ADDRESS
IEEE 488 - 1978
SH1
L4
PP0
AH1
LE0
DC1
T6
SR1
DT1
TE0
RL1
C0
DECODER
WIDE EQUALIZER
SELF-
INTERR
INST DIM
HI
NARROW
R/NAV
OFF
GEN
OFF
XMTR
LOW
J9 J10 J11 J22
CLOCK
FREQ
SERIAL
J1
J2
J3
J4
J23
TEST
ON
OFF
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
A1 A5
SYNC IN
EXT
PULSE/PROCESSOR
MECH ASSY,
EXT
SYNC OUT TRIG OUT
SCOPE
J7
MOD IN
EXT
J3
DPSK ADJ
RS-232
J12
PPMG
R28
RF LVL
J13 J14 J15
DPSK OUT
J17
J23
VIDEO OUT
GEN OUT
PREPULSE
OUT
J8 J9
OUT
ATCRBS
J4 J5
J22
ANT B DISPARTY
OUT
J6
ANT B EXT
PRF OUT TRIG IN
REPLY GRP
REPLY
(TTL) OUT
ENABLE
TRIG IN
J24
MODE GRP
TRIG IN
J18
REPLY
(3-27V) OUT
J25 J26
VIDEO IN
DECODED
J19 J20
IFR BUS J11
AUX BUS J10
GPIB J21
24
1
FOR CONTINUED PROTECTION
AGAINST FIRE, REPLACE ONLY
WITH FUSE OF THE SPECIFIED
VOLTAGE AND CURRENT RATINGS.
CAUTION
F2 F1
AC LINE FUSES
S S E
F U
S U F
E
E
F
UF
E S U
J6
AUXILIARY
IFR BUS
J5
J8
INTERROGATOR
J7
INDICATOR
120 WATTS MAX
100-120VAC 60Hz
220-240VAC 50Hz
3.0A @ 110/230 VAC
TYPE F

SI - 1404 t o ATC- 1400A I nt er connect i ons
Fi gur e 1
The Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em can be
i nst al l ed i n ei t her bench- t op or r ack- mount
f ashi on. Al l I FR Syst ems, I nc. , t est set s
ar e nor mal l y shi pped f r om t he f act or y wi t h
pl ast i c f eet i nst al l ed f or bench- t op
i nst al l at i on. I nst al l at i on ki t s are l i st ed i n
1- 2- 1, Tabl e 2.
KI T I NSTRUMENT I FR SYSTEMS
PART NUMBER
Rack-Mount ATC-1400A
SI -1404
7001-7636-800
7001-6740-800
Bench-Top/
St ack-Mount
ATC-1400A
SI -1404
7005-6743-000
One ki t requi red
per Mode 4/
Mode S Test
Syst em
I nst al l at i on Ki t s
Tabl e 2
CAUTI ON: AVOI D RESTRI CTI ON OF AI R
FLOW TO I NTAKE VENT.
WHEN OPERATI NG I N THE
NORMAL HORI ZONTAL
POSI TI ON, MAI NTAI N AT
LEAST TWO I NCHES ( FI VE
CENTI METERS) OF
CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE
FAN SI DE OF THE
EQUI PMENT AND OBJECTS
OR WALLS. I F OPERATI NG
I N A RACK, MAXI MUM
AMBI ENT TEMPERATURE
MUST BE AT OR BELOW
40 C.
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MODE 4/ MODE S
TEST SYSTEM

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1. 5 POWER-UP PROCEDURE
The Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em i s
conf i gur ed f or one- t ouch power cont r ol .
When t he ATC- 1400A POWER Swi t ch i s ON
( I) , t he SI - 1404 POWER Swi t ch cont r ol s
power t o t he SI - 1404 Test Auxi l i ar y and
ATC- 1400A Tr ansponder / DME Test Set .
STEP PROCEDURE
1. Connect ac power cabl e t o SI - 1404
AC I N Connect or and st andar d 3- pi n
gr ounded power r ecept acl e.
2. Pr ess ATC- 1400A POWER Swi t ch ON
( I).
3. Pr ess SI - 1404 POWER Swi t ch ON ( I)
t o ener gi ze Test Auxi l i ar y and
ATC- 1400A.
4. Ver i f y ATC- 1400A Di spl ays i l l umi nat e.
5. Ver i f y SI - 1404 MENU Di spl ay shows
an act i ve scr een.
1. 6 I NSTALLATI ON CALI BRATI ON
Bef or e oper at i on, t he Mode 4/ Mode S Test
Syst em r equi r es cal i br at i on accor di ng t o
t he I nst al l at i on Cal i br at i on Pr ocedur e. Any
t i me t he SI - 1404 or ATC- 1400A i s r epl aced,
anot her i nst al l at i on cal i br at i on shoul d be
per f or med ( onl y by qual i f i ed ser vi ce
per sonnel ) t o mai nt ai n measur ement
accur acy.
1. 7 EXTERNAL CLEANI NG
The f ol l owi ng pr ocedur e cont ai ns r out i ne
i nst r uct i ons f or cl eani ng t he out si de of t he
Test Set .
CAUTI ON: DI SCONNECT POWER FROM
TEST SET TO AVOI D
POSSI BLE DAMAGE TO
ELECTRONI C CI RCUI TS.
STEP PROCEDURE
1. Cl ean f r ont panel , swi t ches and
di spl ay f ace wi t h sof t l i nt - f r ee cl ot h. I f
di r t i s di f f i cul t t o r emove, dampen
cl ot h wi t h wat er and a mi l d l i qui d
det er gent .
2. Remove gr ease, f ungus and gr ound- i n
di r t f r om sur f aces wi t h sof t l i nt - f r ee
cl ot h dampened ( not soaked) wi t h
i sopr opyl al cohol .
3. Remove dust and di r t f r om connect or s
wi t h sof t - br i st l ed br ush.
4. Cover connect or s, not i n use, wi t h
sui t abl e dust cover t o pr event
t ar ni shi ng of connect or cont act s.
5. Cl ean cabl es wi t h sof t l i nt - f r ee cl ot h.
6. Pai nt exposed met al sur f ace t o avoi d
cor r osi on.
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