4. RVP Hardware.................................................................................................. 53
4.1 Hardware System Overview.............................................................................53
4.2 RVP901 IFDR Hardware....................................................................................54
4.2.1 Upgrading IF Receiver with RVP901 IFDR...............................................55
4.2.2 RVP901 IFDR Power, Size, and Mounting Considerations..................... 56
4.2.3 RVP901 IFDR I/O Connectors....................................................................57
4.2.4 RVP901 Miscellaneous Discrete and Analog I/O Connectors............... 60
4.2.5 RVP901 IFDR Status Indicators..................................................................61
4.2.6 RVP901 IFDR Inputs................................................................................... 62
4.2.7 Defining RVP901 IFDR Input A/D Saturation Levels.............................. 62
4.2.8 Configuring the RVP901 IFDR Clock Subsystem.................................... 63
4.2.9 Configuring External Pre-Trigger Input................................................... 66
4.2.10 IF Bandwidth and Dynamic Range...........................................................67
4.2.11 Configuring IF Gain Based on System Performance..............................69
4.2.12 Configuring IF Gain Based on System Noise Figure................................71
4.2.13 Choosing Intermediate Frequency........................................................... 72
4.3 Installing RVP902 Main Chassis.......................................................................73
4.3.1 Powering-up RVP902.................................................................................73
4.4 Installing DAFC.................................................................................................. 74
4.4.1 Example: Hookup to a CTI MVSR-xxx STALO..........................................77
4.4.2 Example: MITEQ MFS-05.00– 05.30–100K–10MP STALO..................... 79
4.4.3 Using the Legacy IFD Coax Uplink...........................................................80
5. TTY Non-volatile Setups.............................................................................. 87
5.1 Using the TTY Setup Menu...............................................................................87
5.1.1 Factory, Saved, and Current Settings.......................................................88
5.1.2 Vand Vz – View Card and System Status............................................... 89
5.1.3 Vp – View Processing and Threshold Values............................................91
5.1.4 @ - Displaying and Changing Current Major Mode................................92
5.2 Managing Settings with MMenus....................................................................92
5.2.1 Mb — Burst Pulse and AFC........................................................................ 93
5.2.2 Mc — Top-level Configuration................................................................. 102
5.2.3 Mf — Clutter Filters.................................................................................. 104
5.2.4 Mp — Processing Options........................................................................ 107
5.2.5 Mt — General Trigger Setups....................................................................113
5.2.6 Mt<n> — Triggers for Pulsewidth n.........................................................116
5.2.7 Mz — Transmissions and Modulations.................................................... 126
5.2.8 M+ Debug Options.....................................................................................127
6. Plot-assisted Setups.....................................................................................129
6.1 Plot-assisted Setup Overview........................................................................129
6.2 Plot Command Conventions.......................................................................... 129
6.3 Configuring RVP900 Digital Front End........................................................130
6.4 P+ — Plot Test Pattern..................................................................................... 131
6.5 Pb — Plot Burst Pulse Timing.........................................................................132
6.5.1 Interpreting the Burst Timing Plot.......................................................... 132
6.5.2 Pb Subcommands.....................................................................................134
6.5.3 TTY Information Lines In Pb.................................................................... 135
6.5.4 Adjusting Burst Pulse Timing.................................................................. 136
6.6 Ps — Plot Burst Spectra and AFC..................................................................137
6.6.1 Interpreting Burst Spectra Plots..............................................................137
6.6.2 Ps Subcommands.................................................................................... 140
6.6.3 TTY Information Lines Within Ps............................................................142
6.6.4 Computing Filter Loss..............................................................................144
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