Extended Range Dynamic Power Measurement Troubleshooting

Last updated: January 16, 2009

Possible Setup Issues

The Extended Range Dynamic Power measurement can be made in Active Cell Operating Mode or FDD Test Operating Mode . It is not performed with a call established between the test set and UE. Rather, you must place your UE into a test mode which forces it to transmit two power sequences you desire to measure and 15 power steps (timeslots) in the middle of the two power sequences to allow the test set to re-range its receiver.
Before initiating the measurement, you must first set Measurement Frequency to the UE's transmit frequency and set Manual Power to the maximum power expected from the UE's first power sequence. (To best utilize the 45 dB dynamic range of the test set's receiver, the Manual Power should be set the highest power level of the first power sequence.)
The measurement must be properly triggered once it has been initiated. See Triggering the Extended Range Dynamic Power Measurement for details.
Ensure that the measurement setup parameters meet their respective requirements. See Extended Range Dynamic Power Measurement Parameters for details.
See Operating Considerations for more possible setup issues you should pay attention to.

Ensure that you have entered the proper Amplitude Offset values for your test setup. Absolute measurement results are affected by any amplitude offsets that are entered (relative measurement results are not).
Ensure that the power sequence to be measured meet the Extended Range Dynamic Power Input Signal Requirements .
Before performing an Extended Range Dynamic Power measurement, ensure that the measurement has been properly calibrated (see Calibrating the Test Set ).
To ensure that the measurement is not interrupted by other operations, it is recommended that you not send any GPIB commands to the test set or press any front panel keys until the measurement has completed.
Check to see if an integrity indicator other than 0 (normal) was returned with the measurement result (see Integrity Indicator ).