Performance Checks: Display Radio Test Mode (Dual-Display Version) Sec 1: 5-5
NOTE: Each press of the Top Side Button (Purple button) scrolls through “RF TEST”,
“CH TEST”, “RGB TEST” and “CID TEST”.
• Press the Top Button (Orange button) to stop the displays and put the radio into the RF
test mode. The test mode menu, “1 CSQ”, is displayed, indicating test frequency 1
, Carrier
SQ
uelch mode. Go to Section “5.2.2 RF Test Mode” below.
NOTE: Once your radio is in a particular test mode, you must turn off the radio and turn it
back on again to access the other test mode.
5.2.2 RF Test Mode
When the ASTRO APX 6000 radio is operating in its normal environment, the radio's microcomputer
controls the RF channel selection, transmitter key-up, and receiver muting, according to the
customer codeplug configuration. However, when the unit is on the bench for testing, alignment, or
repair, it must be removed from its normal environment using a special routine, called RF TEST
MODE.
While in RF test mode:
• Each additional press of Side Button 2 advances to the next test channel. (Refer to Table 5-3.)
•Pressing Side Button 1 scrolls through and accesses the test environments shown in
Table 5-4.
•Pressing Top Side Button scrolls through the Tx Deviation Frequency.
NOTE: Transmit into a load when keying a radio under test.
Table 5-3. Test Frequencies (MHz)
Test
Channel
VHF UHF1 UHF2 700–800 MHz
RX TX RX TX RX TX RX TX
F1 136.075 136.025 380.075 380.025 450.075 450.025 764.0625 764.0125
F2 142.075 142.125 390.075 390.025 460.075 460.025 769.0625 769.0125
F3 154.275 154.225 400.075 400.025 471.075 471.025 775.9375 775.9875
F4 160.175 160.125 411.075 411.025 484.925 484.975 851.0625 794.0125
F5 168.125 168.075 424.975 424.925 485.075 485.025 860.0625 809.0125
F6 173.925 173.975 435.075 435.025 495.075 495.025 869.9375 823.9875
F7 – – 445.075 445.025 506.075 506.025 851.0625 851.0125
F8 – – 457.075 457.025 519.925 519.975 860.0625 860.0125
F9 – – 469.975 469.925 – – 869.9375 869.8875
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