OPERATI ON MANUAL

MODE 4/ MODE S
TEST SYSTEM

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2. GENERAL OPERATING PROCEDURES
2. 1 GENERAL
The Gener al Oper at i ng Pr ocedur es cont ai n
i nst r uct i ons t o oper at e t he Mode 4/ Mode S
Test Syst em usi ng Fr ont Panel cont r ol s
( l ocal oper at i on) . Gener al Oper at i ng
Pr ocedur es i dent i f y cont r ol s, connect or s,
i ndi cat or s and di spl ay scr eens used t o
per f or m t he i ndi vi dual f unct i ons. Dat a
shown i n sampl e di spl ay scr eens may di f f er
wi t h act ual t est set t i ngs. Ref er t o Uni t
Under Test ( UUT) Manual s f or speci f i c UUT
Test Pr ocedur es.
The SI - 1404 GPI B Connect or ( J21) ,
SI - 1404 RS- 232 Connect or ( J12) and
ATC- 1400A GPI B Connect or ( J14) pr ovi de
opt i onal i nput s f or r emot e communi cat i on
wi t h t he Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em. Al l
remot e communi cat i on wi t h t he
Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em i s
i mpl ement ed wi t h ASCI I encoded char act er
st r i ngs. Ref er t o 1- 2- 4 f or descr i pt i on of
GPI B and RS- 232 oper at i on.
Ref er t o 1- 1- 2, Fi gur e 1 f or SI - 1404
cont r ol s, connect or s and i ndi cat or s; 1- 1- 2,
Fi gur e 2 f or SI - 1404 Keyboar d r ef er ences
and 1- 1- 2, Fi gur e 50 f or ATC- 1400A
cont r ol s, connect or s and i ndi cat or s.
2. 1. 1 Syst em Charact eri st i cs
The Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em has
el even oper at i onal f unct i ons as f ol l ows:
G ATCRBS ( ATC) Funct i on
The Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em
t r ansmi t s st andar d ATCRBS
i nt er r ogat i ons. Repl i es ar e t est ed f or
accur acy, per cent r epl y, f r equency,
power and r epl y del ay. I nt er r ogat i on
pul se char act er i st i cs ar e var i ed t o ver i f y
ATCRBS t r ansponder r ecei ver
l i mi t at i ons.

G Sequence ( SEQ) Funct i on
The Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em sends
out st andar d Mode S i nt er r ogat i ons. Up
t o 1000 pr ogr ammabl e i nt er r ogat i ons
ar e sent i n sequence. I nt er r ogat i on
pul se char act er i st i cs ar e var i ed t o ver i f y
Mode S t r ansponder r ecei ver
l i mi t at i ons. The SI - 1404 di spl ays r epl y
i nf or mat i on.
G Al l - Cal l Shor t ( ACS) Funct i on
The Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em
t r ansmi t s t he ATCRBS Onl y Al l Cal l
(ATCRBS i nt errogat i on pl us P4 pul se at
nor mal wi dt h) . Repl y i nf or mat i on
ver i f i es t he t r ansponder oper at es
correct l y. I nt errogat i on pul se
char act er i st i cs i ncl udi ng P4 ar e var i ed
t o ver i f y t r ansponder r ecei ver
l i mi t at i ons.
G Al l - Cal l Long ( ACL) Funct i on
The Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em
t r ansmi t s t he ATCRBS/ Mode S Al l Cal l
( ATCRBS i nt er r ogat i on pl us wi de P4
pul se) . Repl y i nf or mat i on ver i f i es t he
t r ansponder oper at es cor r ect l y.
I nt er r ogat i on pul se char act er i st i cs
i ncl udi ng P4 ar e var i ed t o ver i f y
t r ansponder r ecei ver l i mi t at i ons.
G I nt erl ace (I NTLCE) Funct i on
The Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em
t ransmi t s Mode S i nt errogat i ons
i nt erl aced wi t h ATCRBS i nt errogat i ons
t o ver i f y t r ansponder oper at i on i n a
nor mal l y mi xed envi r onment .
G Doubl e I nt errogat i on (DI ) Funct i on
The Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em
t r ansmi t s ( ATCRBS, Mode S, ACS or
ACL) i n cl osel y spaced i nt er r ogat i ons t o
ver i f y t r ansponder oper at i on and
recovery.
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G BURST Funct i on
The Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em
t r ansmi t s ATCRBS or Mode S
i nt er r ogat i on sequences at a set Pul se
Repet i t i on Fr equency ( PRF) t o ver i f y
t r ansponder r epl y r at e capabi l i t y.
G ATCRBS Moni t or Pul se Funct i on
The Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em
t r ansmi t s sel ect ed st andar d ATCRBS
i nt er r ogat i ons and measur es r epl y pul se
par amet er s and r epl y j i t t er . The
ATCRBS Moni t or Pul se Funct i on
oper at es t he same as t he ATC Funct i on
wi t h addi t i onal measur ement s and i s
used i n t he same pr ocedur e.
G Mode 4 ( I nt er nal ) Funct i on
The Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em
per f or ms t wo f unct i ons: one by
si mul at i ng a Mode 4 i nt er r ogat or ,
sendi ng Mode 4 i nt er r ogat i ons t o t he
UUT Tr ansponder and t he ot her by
si mul at i ng a KI T encr ypt i on uni t ,
pr ovi di ng t he r epl y t o t he UUT
Tr ansponder . I nt er r ogat i on pul se
char act er i st i cs ar e var i ed t o ver i f y
Mode 4 t r ansponder r ecei ver l i mi t at i ons.
The SI - 1404 di spl ays r epl y i nf or mat i on.
The Mode 4 ( I nt er nal ) Funct i on enabl es
t he t est i ng of t r ansponder oper at i on i n
t he absence of encr ypt i on uni t s.
G Mode 4 ( Ext er nal ) Funct i on
The Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em
si mul at es a Mode 4 i nt er r ogat or usi ng a
KI T encr ypt i on uni t and t r ansmi t s
i nt er r ogat i ons t o t he UUT Tr ansponder
connect ed t o a KI R encr ypt i on uni t .
G Mode 4 Moni t or Pul se Funct i on
The Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em
t r ansmi t s sel ect ed st andar d Mode 4
i nt er r ogat i ons and measur es r epl y pul se
and enabl e t r i gger par amet er s. The
Mode 4 Moni t or Pul se Funct i on oper at es
t he same as t he ot her Mode 4 f unct i ons
wi t h addi t i onal measur ement s and i s
used i n t he same pr ocedur es.
Al l f unct i ons pr ovi de di ver si t y t est i ng by
enabl i ng Ant enna B ( ANT B) . Si mul at i ng
di spar i t y i n ampl i t ude or t i me f r om t he
Ant enna A ( ANT A) out put ( ATC- 1400 RF
I / O Connect or) t o t he ANT B out put
(SI -1404 ANT B Connect or), t est s t he UUT
abi l i t y t o swi t ch ant ennas.
2. 1. 2 Syst em Consi derat i ons
Some Mode S or SI - 1404 f unct i ons ar e
di f f er ent f r om ATCRBS or ATC- 1400A
f unct i ons. Maj or di f f er ences and ot her
consi der at i ons ar e as f ol l ows:
G The ATC- 1400A DI SPLAY SELECT
Readout i s not val i d f or Mode S r epl i es.
G The Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em does
not t r ansmi t Mode A and Mode C
i nt errogat i ons al t ernat el y. I n ATCRBS
f unct i ons, t he Mode 4/ Mode S Test
Syst em t r ansmi t s onl y Mode A
i nt er r ogat i ons wi t h t he ATC- 1400A
XPDR MODE Cont rol set t o AC1 and
onl y Mode C i nt errogat i ons wi t h t he
ATC-1400A XPDR MODE Cont rol set t o
AC2.
G The SI - 1404 squi t t er di spl ay does not
di scr i mi nat e bet ween i nput s t o ANT A
(ATC-1400A) and ANT B (SI-1404).
G Adj ust i ng RF l evel wi t h SI - 1404 SLEW
Cont r ol r equi r es 200 i nt er r ogat i ons t o
st abi l i ze. St abi l i zat i on t i me i ncr eases
as PRF i s set l ower . The ATC- 1400A
RF LEVEL Cont r ol r equi r es l i t t l e or no
st abi l i zat i on t i me.
G The ATC-1400A DME- PRF Hz XPDR-
%REPLY Di spl ay di spl ays i nval i d r epl y
per cent ages because of Mode S
squi t t er s. The SI - 1404 di spl ays
accur at e r epl y per cent ages i n t he
Funct i on A, Funct i on B and %Repl y
Cont r ol Menu Scr eens.
G The ATC- 1400A SLS/ ECHO
Thumbwheel s adj ust mor e t han one
pul se l evel at t he same t i me i f set i n t he
SI - 1404 Cont r ol Menus scr eens.
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2. 1. 3 I nput Consi derat i ons
CAUTI ON: CONTI NUOUS HI GH PRF
WI TH HI GH UUT POWER MAY
DAMAGE THE SI - 1404.
To ensur e al l owabl e i nput , set i nt er r ogat i on
PRF of t he Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em
accor di ng t o r epl i es as f ol l ows ( UUT Power
i s t he power di spl ayed on t he ATC- 1400A
XMTR PWR WATTS Di spl ay) :
G For ATCRBS, set PRF
148 10
6
.
UUT POWER
.
G For Mode S shor t , set PRF
333 10
3

UUT POWER
.
G For Mode S l ong, set PRF
172 10
3

UUT POWER
.
2. 1. 4 I ni ti al ATC-1400A Control Setti ngs
Set ATC-1400A as f ol l ows:
CONTROL SETTI NG
CW/ NORM/ OFF Swi t ch NORM
SLS/ ECHO ON/ OFF Swi t ch OFF
MAN/ AUTO/ MAN STEP Swi t ch MAN
XPDR DEV P3/ CAL Swi t ch CAL
XPDR DEV P2/ CAL Swi t ch CAL
PRF/ SQTR ON/ OFF Swi t ch ON
TACAN ON/ OFF Swi t ch OFF
XPDR MODE Cont rol A
DI SPLAY SELECT Cont rol PRF/SQTR
Hz
PRF/ SQUI TTER Thumbwheel s 0200
DBL I NTERR/ I NTRF Thumbwheel s 000.0 OFF
FREQ/ FUNCTI ON SELECT
Thumbwheel s 1030 XPDR
F Thumbwheel s OFF
SELF-I NTERR/ OFF Swi t ch OFF
2. 1. 5 Operat i onal Hook-Up
For ATCRBS and Mode S f unct i ons, r ef er t o
1- 2- 2, Fi gur e 2 f or suggest ed hook- up used
t o oper at e t he Mode 4/ Mode S Test
Syst em. For Mode 4, ref er t o t he speci f i c
hook- up di agr ams accor di ng t o t est
f unct i on.

02403026
SI-1404
ATC-1400A
SCOPE UUT
GEN (J17) RF I/O (J15) XMTR (J16)
SCOPE
TRIG
OUT
(J7)
EXT
SYNC
OUT
(J8)
ATCRBS
OUT
(J5)
PRE-
PULSE
OUT
(J9)
ANT B (J10002)
ANT B ANT A CHAN 2 CHAN 1
TRIG

Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em Oper at i onal Hook- Up Di agr am
Fi gur e 2
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2. 2 ATC FUNCTI ON
2. 2. 1 Descri pt i on
I n t he ATC Funct i on, t he Mode 4/ Mode S
Test Syst em si mul at es an ATCRBS gr ound
st at i on t r ansmi t t i ng st andar d t wo- pul se
i nt er r ogat i ons shown i n Appendi x E. The
Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em measur es
r epl y char act er i st i cs t o ver i f y t he ATCRBS
t r ansponder oper at es cor r ect l y.
2. 2. 2 Procedure
STEP PROCEDURE
1. Connect t est equi pment accor di ng t o
1- 2- 2, Fi gur e 2.
2. Appl y power t o Mode 4/ Mode S Test
Syst em.
3. Press SI -1404 2ND, FUNC#, 0 and 1
Keys i n sequence t o sel ect ATC
Scr een. I f necessar y, use SI - 1404
CURSOR Keys and SLEW Cont rol t o
set menu t o C10.
C10 f01:ATC (ATCRBS) Arf:-0.5
P3:CAL
Altitude=+ 9700 Dly= 2.9750 Sqtr= 1.00
AntA%:ATC=100,S= 0 AntB%=100 AntB:+.95
4. Set t est paramet ers as f ol l ows:
I NTERROGATI ON MODULATI ON
Pr ess SI - 1404 2ND and EX MOD Keys
i n sequence t o move cur sor t o C75
Set up Scr een Ant AModSr c.
C75 SETUP - MISC
AntAEnable:ON PrePulseOut:253s
AntAModSrc:INT
AntBModSrc:INT


STEP PROCEDURE
Pr ess SI - 1404 ON/ CAL Key t o set
Ant AModSr c ( modul at i on f or si gnal
out ATC- 1400A RF I / O Connect or ) t o:
G EXT t o deact i vat e i nt ernal pul se
modul at i on and use ext er nal
modul at i on t hr ough SI - 1404 EXT
MOD I N Connect or . The Mode 4/
Mode S Test Syst em di sr egar ds
i nt er nal pul se cont r ol set t i ngs f or
t he appl i cabl e ant enna connect or .
G INT/EXT t o accept ext ernal pul se
modul at i on t hr ough SI - 1404 EXT
MOD I N Connect or i n addi t i on t o
nor mal i nt er nal modul at i on.
G INT f or nor mal Mode 4/ Mode S
Test Syst em i nt er nal modul at i on.
Use SI -1404 CURSOR and ON/ CAL
Keys t o set Ant BModSrc (modul at i on
f or si gnal out SI - 1404 ANT B
Connect or ) as desi r ed.
MODE SELECTI ON
Use ATC-1400A XPDR MODE Cont rol
t o sel ect i nt errogat i on mode ( 1, 2, T,
A, B, C or D).
FREQUENCY
Adj ust ATC-1400A FREQ/ FUNCTI ON
Thumbwheel s and F Thumbwheel s t o
set i nt er r ogat i on RF f r om 952.01 t o
1222.99 MHz. Set t o 1030 MHz f or
nor mal oper at i on.
RF LEVEL
Adj ust ATC- 1400A RF LEVEL Cont r ol
t o set RF LEVEL - dBm Di spl ay f r om
127 ( - 127 dBm) t o 0 (0 dBm) . Normal
oper at i ng r ange i s - 69 t o - 21 dBm.
Pr ess SI -1404 2ND and FUNC# Keys
i n sequence t o ret urn t o ATC Screen.
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys, SLEW
Cont r ol and Keyboar d t o set Ar f f i el d
f r om -3.0 t o +3.0 i n dB t o of f set cabl e
l oss and/ or ot her ext er nal f act or s.
Pr ess SI - 1404 ENTER Key.
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STEP PROCEDURE
I NTERROGATI ON RATE
Pr ess SI - 1404 C MENU, 7 and 1 Keys
i n sequence t o di spl ay C71
I nt er r ogat i on Tr i gger Set up Scr een.
C71 SETUP - INTERROGATION TRIGGER
TrigSource:TrigGen
TrigGen: 450Hz
CAUTI ON: CONTI NUOUS HI GH PRF
WI TH HI GH UUT POWER
MAY DAMAGE SI - 1404
( SEE 2. 1. 3 I N 1- 2- 2) .
Set i nt er r ogat i on r at e or pul se
r epet i t i on f r equency ( PRF) accor di ng
t o one of f our ways as f ol l ows:
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont r ol and Keyboar d t o set
Tr i gSource t o Tri gGen and
Tr i gGen f r om 1 t o 2500 Hz. Set
500 Hz f or nor mal oper at i on.
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont r ol and Keyboar d t o set
Tr i gSource t o Sel fInterr. Adj ust
ATC- 1400A PRF/ SQTR
Thumbwheel s t o set PRF f r om 0 t o
7999. Set f r om 0 t o 500 f or
nor mal oper at i on. To use
ATCRBS Moni t or Pul se Funct i on t o
ver i f y accur acy i n St ep 6, set PRF
4000.
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont r ol and Keyboar d t o set
Tr i gSource t o ExtSyncIn.
Connect ext er nal t r i gger sour ce
pr ovi di ng TTL l evel i nt er r ogat i on
t r i gger pul se t o SI - 1404 EXT
SYNC I N Connect or . Leadi ng
edge of P1 or pr epul se ( when
enabl ed) occur s 17. 95 s af t er
l eadi ng edge of ext er nal sync
pul se. Adj ust ext er nal t r i gger
sour ce as desi r ed.
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont r ol and Keyboar d t o set
Tr i gSource t o BurstKey t o al l ow
manual t r i gger i ng of a si ngl e
i nt er r ogat i on by pr essi ng t he
SI - 1404 BURST Key.
STEP PROCEDURE
PULSE WI DTH
Set ATC- 1400A XPDR PULSE WI DTH
VAR/ CAL Swi t ch t o CAL f or 0. 8 s
nomi nal wi dt h of P1, P2 ( SLS) ( i f
act i vat ed) and P3 (i f act i vat ed)
i nt er r ogat i on pul ses. Set XPDR
PULSE WI DTH VAR/ CAL Swi t ch t o
VAR and use ATC- 1400A XPDR
PULSE WI DTH Thumbwheel s t o
adj ust wi dt h f r om 0.20 t o 1.85 s.
P2 ( SLS) LEVEL
Set ATC- 1400A SLS/ ECHO ON/ OFF
Swi t ch t o ON. Set P2 ( SLS) l evel
usi ng ATC- 1400A SLS/ ECHO
Thumbwheel s. Adj ust l evel f r om -19
t o +6 dB, rel at i ve t o P1 l evel . Ver i f y
suppr essi on occur s when P2 l evel i s
P1 l evel . Ver i f y suppr essi on does
not occur when P2 l evel exceeds P1
l evel by 9 dB.
P2 ( SLS) POSI TI ON
Set ATC- 1400A XPDR DEV P2/ CAL
Swi t ch t o CAL f or nomi nal P2 ( SLS)
posi t i on of 2. 0 s f ol l owi ng P1 l eadi ng
edge. Set XPDR DEV P2/ CAL Swi t ch
t o - or + and adj ust ATC- 1400A
XPDR P2/ P3 DEV Thumbwheel s f r om
0.00 t o 1.85 t o set posi t i on f r om 0. 15
t o 3. 85 s f ol l owi ng P1 l eadi ng edge.
P3 LEVEL
Set ATC- 1400A SLS/ ECHO ON/ OFF
Swi t ch t o OFF. Pr ess SI - 1404 2ND
and P3 Keys i n sequence t o move
cur sor t o C10 Funct i on 01 ATC P3
f i el d. Pr ess SI - 1404 ON/ CAL Key t o
set P3 t o VAR. Set P3 l evel usi ng
ATC- 1400A SLS/ ECHO Thumbwheel s.
Adj ust l evel f r om -19 t o +6 dB,
rel at i ve t o P1 l evel . 0 dB i s nor mal
oper at i ng l evel ( P3: CAL). For P3
deact i vat i on, pr ess SI - 1404 ON/ CAL
Key t o set P3 t o OFF.
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STEP PROCEDURE
P3 POSI TI ON
Set ATC- 1400A XPDR DEV P3/ CAL
Swi t ch t o CAL f or nomi nal P3
posi t i on. Ref er t o Appendi x E f or
nomi nal posi t i on. Set ATC- 1400A
XPDR DEV P3/ CAL Swi t ch t o - or +
and adj ust ATC- 1400A XPDR P2/ P3
DEV Thumbwheel s f r om 0.00 t o 1.85
t o devi at e posi t i on - 1. 85 t o +1. 85 s
f r om nomi nal .
I NTERFERENCE PULSE
Set ATC- 1400A DBL I NTERR/ I NTRF
PULSE Thumbwheel s f r om 017.5
INTERF- t o 399.9 INTERF+ t o enabl e
and posi t i on i nt er f er ence pul se at
- 17. 5 t o +399. 9 s f r om l eadi ng edge
of P1 or pr epul se, i f act i ve.
G Set l evel f r om -19 t o +6 dB
(rel at i ve t o P1) usi ng ATC- 1400A
SLS/ ECHO Thumbwheel s.
G Set wi dt h f r om 0. 2 t o 5 s usi ng
ATC- 1400A I NTRF PULSE WI DTH
Cont rol .
SUPPRESSOR PULSE
Connect ATC- 1400A SUPPRESSOR
OUTPUT Connect or t o UUT
suppr essor i nput . Set ATC- 1400A
SUPPRESSOR ON/ OFF Swi t ch t o ON
t o act i vat e 33 s wi de ( f i xed)
suppr essor pul se.
G Adj ust l evel f r om 3 t o 27 V usi ng
ATC- 1400A SUPPRESSOR VAR
Adj ust ment .
G Set ATC-1400A DBL INTERR/INTRF
PULSE Thumbwheel s t o OFF t o
posi t i on suppr essor pul se 0. 8 s
pri or t o P3. Set DBL
I NTERR/ I NTRF PULSE
Thumbwheel s f rom 017.5 INTERF-
to 399.9 INTERF+ t o adj ust
suppr essor pul se posi t i on f r om
- 17. 5 t o +399. 9 s rel at i ve t o P1.
( Suppr essor pul se r epl aces
i nt er f er ence pul se when bot h ar e
act i vat ed. )

STEP PROCEDURE
ANT B
Pr ess SI - 1404 2ND and ANT B Keys
i n sequence t o move cursor t o Ant B
f i el d. Pr ess SI - 1404 ON/ CAL Key t o
act i vat e i nt errogat i ons t hrough ANT B
Connect or . Use SLEW Cont r ol and
Keyboar d t o ent er val ue f r om -0.95 t o
+0.95 ( of f set i n 0. 05 s i ncr ement s
f r om ANT A i nt errogat i ons) .
Set ANT B out put l evel . Use SI - 1404
CURSOR Keys and SLEW Cont rol t o
set menu t o C20. Use CURSOR Keys
t o sel ect Br f f i el ds. Use SLEW
Cont r ol and Keyboar d t o set f i r st f i el d
f r om -80 t o -20 dBm and second f i el d
f r om -3.0 t o +3.0 dB ( used t o of f set
cabl e l oss) .
5. I f desi r ed, set opt i onal out put s as
f ol l ows:
PREPULSE OUT
Pr ess SI - 1404 2ND and P PULS Keys
i n sequence t o move cur sor t o C75
Set up Scr een Pr ePul seOut f i el d.
Press SI -1404 ON/ CAL Key t o act i vat e
pr epul se t hr ough SI - 1404 PREPULSE
OUT Connect or . Use SI - 1404 SLEW
Cont r ol and Keyboar d t o ent er 0 t o
260 s ( t i me f r om pr epul se l eadi ng
edge t o P1 l eadi ng edge) .
EXT SYNC OUT
Pr ess SI - 1404 2ND and EX SYN Keys
i n sequence t o move cur sor t o C73
Set up Scr een Enabl e f i el d. Pr ess
ON/ CAL Key t o set ATC Enabl e f i el d
ON f or act i vat i ng ext er nal sync pul se
t hr ough SI - 1404 EXT SYNC OUT
Connect or. Use SI -1404 CURSOR
Keys and SLEW Cont r ol or Keyboar d
t o set Dv f i el d f r om -9.95 t o +9.95 s
( t i me f r om ext er nal sync pul se l eadi ng
edge t o P1 l eadi ng edge) ( -, P1
f ol l ows ext er nal sync; +, ext ernal sync
f ol l ows P1).
C73 SETUP - EXT SYNC OUT
ATC ModeS ACS ACL Mode4
Enable:ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
Dv:+1.00S
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STEP PROCEDURE
SCOPE TRI GGER OUT
Set scope t r i gger out put t hr ough
SI - 1404 SCOPE TRI G OUT Connect or
f or desi r ed Osci l l oscope di spl ay.
Pr ess SI - 1404 C MENU, 7 and 2 Keys
i n sequence t o ent er C72 Set up
Scr een.
C72 SETUP - SCOPE TRIGGER
ATC ModeS ACS ACL Mode4
Enable: ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
Source:CAL 150 CAL CAL CAL (in S)
Set scope t r i gger as f ol l ows:
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont r ol and Keyboar d t o set
ATC Enabl e t o ON f or act i vat i ng
scope t r i gger .
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont r ol and Keyboar d t o set
ATC Sour ce t o CAL ( ATC- 1400A
cont r ol s scope t r i gger posi t i on) .
G Set ATC- 1400A TO/ TAC/ TD Swi t ch
t o TO f or vi ewi ng i nt er r ogat i on at
ATC- 1400A GEN Connect or or TD
f or vi ewi ng r epl y at ATC- 1400A
XMTR Connect or .
Connect SI - 1404 UUT XMTR
Connect or t o Osci l l oscope f or vi ewi ng
r epl i es at SI - 1404 ANT B Connect or .
6. Ver i f y UUT r epl i es as f ol l ows:
FREQUENCY
Ver i f y UUT t r ansmi t f r equency on
ATC-1400A XMTR FREQ MHz Di spl ay.
ACCURACY
Press SI -1404 2ND, FUNC#, 0 and 1
Keys i n sequence t o sel ect ATC
Scr een. Ver i f y r epl y cont ent i n
Al t i t ude/ I D Code f i el d.
Pr ess SI - 1404 0 and 8 Keys i n
sequence t o sel ect ATC Moni t or
Screen. Veri f y repl y pul se parameters.
C10 f08:ATC Mon;Mode:1 Arf:+1.2
F1toF2=20.3000, F1Wd=0.4500, F2Wd=0.4500
Altitude=+ 9700 Dly= 3.0125 Jtr=0.2000
AntA%:ATC= 0,S= 90 AntB%= 90 AntB:-.95
STEP PROCEDURE
Vi ew r epl y pul ses on Osci l l oscope
Channel 2.
REPLY DELAY
Ver i f y r epl y del ay ( P3 l eadi ng edge t o
F1 l eadi ng edge) i n Dl y f i el d. Ver i f y
Dl y f i el d i ndi cat es 3. 000 s ( 0. 5 s) .
For det ai l ed r epl y del ay i nf or mat i on,
pr ess SI - 1404 C MENU and 4 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C40 Repl y Del ay
Cont r ol Menu. I f desi r ed, pr ess
SI -1404 CL/ ESC Key t o reset f i el ds.
PERCENT REPLY
Ver i f y per cent r epl y i n C10/ C20 ATC
Scr een Ant A% and Ant B% f i el ds.
For detai l ed per cent r epl y i nf or mat i on,
pr ess SI - 1404 C MENU and 3 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C30 Per cent
Repl y Cont r ol Menu. I f desi r ed, pr ess
SI -1404 CL/ ESC Key t o reset f i el ds.
POWER
Veri f y UUT power (ATCRBS repl i es
onl y) t hrough ANT A (RF I / O
Connect or ) shown on ATC- 1400A
XMTR PWR WATTS Di spl ay. Sel ect
r epl y pul se t o measur e as f ol l ows:
G Set ATC- 1400A F2/ P2 F1/ P1 Swi t ch
t o F1/P1 t o measur e pul se power
of F1 r epl y pul se onl y.
G Set F2/ P2 F1/ P1 Swi t ch t o F2/P2
f or SI - 1404 t o cont r ol pul se power
measur ement sel ect i on.
Pr ess SI - 1404 2ND and PPG Keys
i n sequence t o di spl ay C74 PPMG
Set up Scr een.
C74 SETUP - PPMG (POWER)
ATC ModeS DELM Mode4
Enable:ON ON OFF OFF
Pulse:D2 P116 1 T1
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and
SLEW Cont r ol t o set ATC Enabl e
f i el d t o ON and sel ect one of
16 possi bl e ATCRBS r epl y pul ses
f or ATC Pul se f i el d.

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MODE 4/ MODE S
TEST SYSTEM

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STEP PROCEDURE
7. Ver i f y UUT Mode S squi t t er
i nf or mat i on as f ol l ows:
I NTERVAL
Press SI -1404 2ND, FUNC#, 0 and 1
Keys i n sequence t o sel ect ATC
Scr een. Ver i f y i nt er val bet ween DF11
squi t t er s i n Sqt r f i el d. ( Nor mal l y 0. 8
t o 1. 2 seconds. )
For DF17 t ype squi t t er i nt erval s,
pr ess SI - 1404 C MENU and 6 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C60 Squi t t er ( 2 of
2) Cont r ol Menu.
C60 SQUITTER (2of2)
DF CA AA ME II ANT TIME
11 4 A07613 0 A 1.00
17I 4 A07613 1A8C9A3124BA53 0 A 10.05
Veri f y squi t t er i nt erval s i n DF17X
TI ME f i el d accor di ng t o 1- 2- 2,
Tabl e 3.
DF17
TYPE
HI GH RATE
TI ME
LOW RATE
TI ME
A 0. 4 t o 0. 6 s 0. 4 t o 0. 6 s
I 4. 8 t o 5. 2 s 9. 8 t o 10. 2 s
O --- ---
P Once Once
S 0. 4 t o 0. 6 s 4. 8 t o 5. 2 s
T 0. 4 t o 0. 6 s 0. 4 t o 0. 6 s
DF17 Squi t t er I nt er val Ti mes
Tabl e 3
ADDRESS
Pr ess SI - 1404 C MENU and 5 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C50 Squi t t er ( 1 of
2) Cont r ol Menu. Ver i f y Mode S
Addr ess ( ai r cr af t addr ess) i n Addr
f i el ds.
C50 SQUITTER (1of2)
Addr:h=A07613,o=50073023,Tail=N129KS
Country=United States
Counts/120s:DF11=110,DF17= 36,DF17S= 24
STEP PROCEDURE
I NFORMATI ON
Veri f y Tai l and Count ry f i el ds.
Vi ew squi t t er f i el ds i n hexadeci mal :
pr ess SI - 1404 C MENU and 6 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C60 Squi t t er ( 2 of
2) Cont r ol Menu. Use SI - 1404
CURSOR Keys and ON/ CAL Key t o
set DF17 t ype ( A, I, O, P, S or T).
Ref er t o 1- 2- 2, Tabl e 4 f or t ype
descr i pt i on. Ref er t o Appendi x D,
Tabl e 6 f or speci f i c ME f i el d ( f i r st f i ve
bi t s) val ues accordi ng t o t ype.
DF17 TYPE DESCRI PTI ON
A Ai rborne Posi t i on
I Ai rcraf t I dent i f i cat i on
O Ot her
P On-Demand I nf ormat i on
(Pi l ot Report )
S Surf ace Posi t i on
T Ai rborne Suppl ement ary
I nf ormat i on (Trend)
DF17 Squi t t er Type
Tabl e 4
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TEST SYSTEM

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2. 2. 3 General Test Sequence
Ref er t o 1- 2- 2, Fi gur e 3.
SI GNAL DESCRI PTI ON
1. Self Interr I n (i f sel ect ed)
Act i ve l ow pul se f rom t he ATC-1400A
t ri ggers t he i nt errogat i on process
(C71 I nt errogat i on Tri gger Set up
Screen Tri g Source f i el d set t o
Sel fInterr). The sel f i nt errogat e
pul se ri si ng edge occurs 17. 95 s
pri or t o l eadi ng edge of P1 or
prepul se (when enabl ed). The
SI -1404 recei ves t he sel f i nt errogat e
pul se t hrough t he AUXI LI ARY
Connect or (J10).
2. Ext Sync I n (i f sel ect ed)
Act i ve hi gh pul se occurs 17. 95 pri or
t o l eadi ng edge of P1 or prepul se
(when enabl ed). The SI -1404
recei ves t he pul se t hrough t he EXT
SYNC I N Connect or (J4). The
ext ernal sync i nput repl aces t he sel f
i nt errogat e i nput i n t ri ggeri ng t he
i nt errogat i on process (C71
I nt errogat i on Tri gger Set up Screen
Tri g Source f i el d set t o ExtSyncIn).
3. Prepul se Out (when enabl ed)
Act i ve hi gh pul se, 1. 0 s wi de, occurs
17. 95 s af t er t he sync pul se ri si ng
edge (sel f i nt errogat e, ext ernal sync
i nput or i nt ernal t ri gger generat or)
and 0 t o 260 s, as sel ect ed, pri or t o
P1 l eadi ng edge. The SI -1404
t ransmi t s t he prepul se t hrough t he
PREPULSE OUT Connect or (J9).
4. Ext Sync Out (when enabl ed)
Act i ve hi gh pul se, 1. 0 s wi de, occurs
f rom -9. 95 t o +9. 95 s, as sel ect ed,
rel at i ve t o P1 l eadi ng edge of t he
i nt errogat i on. The SI -1404 t ransmi t s
t he pul se t hrough t he EXT SYNC OUT
Connect or (J8).

SI GNAL DESCRI PTI ON
5. Scope Tri g Out
The SI -1404 t ransmi t s t he act i ve hi gh
scope t ri gger pul se t hrough t he
SCOPE TRI G OUT Connect or (J7).
Posi t i on, ref erenced t o ANT A
i nt errogat i ons, depends on t he
ATC-1400A TO/ TAC/ TD Swi t ch set t i ng:
G TO (f or vi ewi ng i nt errogat i ons)
Leadi ng edge occurs 1. 0 s pri or
t o P1 l eadi ng edge and t rai l i ng
edge occurs 1. 0 s pri or t o P3
l eadi ng edge.
G TD (f or vi ewi ng repl i es)
Leadi ng edge of 20. 3 s wi de
pul se occurs 2. 0 s f ol l owi ng P3
l eadi ng edge (1. 0 s pri or t o F1
l eadi ng edge of t he expect ed
repl y).
6. ATCRBS Out
Act i ve l ow pul se, 3. 0 s wi de, occurs
1. 0 s pri or t o P1 l eadi ng edge. The
SI -1404 t ransmi t s t he pul se t hrough
t he ATCRBS OUT Connect or (J5).
7. ANT B (when enabl ed)
Act i ve hi gh ANT B i nt errogat i on
pul ses modul at e RF t ransmi t t ed
t hrough t he SI -1404 ANT B Connect or
(J2). The SI -1404 of f set s P1 l eadi ng
edge of t he ANT B i nt errogat i on f rom
P1 l eadi ng edge of t he ANT A
i nt errogat i on accordi ng t o t he Ant B
f i el d set t i ng i n t he C10/ C20 ATC
Screen. ANT B and ANT A pul se
charact eri st i cs are t he same except
f or pul se l evel .
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TEST SYSTEM

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SI GNAL DESCRI PTI ON
8. Ext Pulse
Act i ve l ow pul ses t ransmi t t ed t hrough
t he SI -1404 AUXI LI ARY Connect or
(J10) modul at e t he ATC-1400A RF
out put . Pul se charact eri st i cs vary
accordi ng t o t est paramet er set t i ngs.
Ref er t o St ep 4 of ATC Funct i on
Procedure (2. 2. 2 i n 1-2-2).
9. Ext SLS (when enabl ed)
Act i ve l ow gat e pul se enabl es
ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO Thumbwheel s
t o cont rol t he l evel of P2 (SLS) or P3
dependi ng on t he ATC-1400A
SLS/ ECHO ON/ OFF Swi t ch posi t i on
and C10/ C20 P3 f i el d set t i ng.
10. PPMG (i f sel ect ed)
The pul se power measurement gat e
(PPMG) occurs <1. 0 s pri or t o t he
l eadi ng edge of t he sel ect ed pul se.
The SI -1404 t ransmi t s t he PPMG
pul se t hrough t he PPMG Connect or
(J14) t o t he ATC-1400A.
NOTE: The ATC-1400A i gnores
PPMG i f t he ATC-1400A F2/ P2
F1/ P1 Swi t ch i s set t o F1/P1.
11. 50% Vi deo
The Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em
recei ves t he UUT repl y vi deo t hrough
ANT A (ATC-1400A RF I / O
Connect or). The ATC-1400A sends
t he repl y vi deo t o t he SI -1404 t hrough
t he AUXI LI ARY Connect or (J10).

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MODE 4/ MODE S
TEST SYSTEM

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2. 3 SEQ FUNCTI ON
2. 3. 1 Descri pt i on
I n t he SEQ Funct i on, t he Mode 4/ Mode S
Test Syst em si mul at es a Mode S ground
st at i on t ransmi t t i ng st andard t hree-pul se,
DPSK modul at ed i nt errogat i ons shown i n
Appendi x E. The Mode 4/ Mode S Test
Syst em measures repl y charact eri st i cs t o
veri f y correct Mode S transponder operati on.
2. 3. 2 Procedure
STEP PROCEDURE
1. Connect t est equi pment accordi ng t o
1-2-2, Fi gure 2.
2. Appl y power t o Mode 4/ Mode S Test
Syst em.
3. Press SI -1404 C MENU, 7 and 6 Keys
t o di spl ay C76 SMENU Set up Screen.
Set as f ol l ows:
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and
ON/ CAL Key t o set SmenuRadi x t o
desi red dat a f ormat (HEX
[ hexadeci mal ] or OCTAL).
G Use SI-1404 CURSOR, ON/CAL
and ENTER Keys f or changi ng
Set Al l Smenu t o OFF (deact i vat es
al l sequence menus), DEFAULT
(act i vat es/ reset s def aul t sequence
menus, deact i vat es al l ot hers) or
ZERO (set s al l f i el ds except ADDR
t o 0). Ref er t o 1-1-2, Tabl e 6 f or
def aul t sequence menus.
Use SI-1404 ON/CAL and ENTER
Keys t o set ADDR i n al l sequence
menus by changi ng Set Al l Smenu
t o XPDR (t ransponder address) or
USER (address f rom User= f i el d).
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and
SLEW Cont rol t o set al t ernat e
addresses (Gl obal Addr: User=) and
pari t y (AP XOR=) f i el ds as desi red
f or checki ng operat i on wi t h bogus
addresses or bad AP f i el ds.
C76 SETUP - SMENU
SmenuRadix:OCTAL SetAllSmenu:NoAction
GlobalAddr:Xpdr=17725762,AP XOR=00000000
GlobalAddr:User=10273645,AP XOR=00000001


STEP PROCEDURE
4. Press SI -1404 S MENU Key t o di spl ay
Mode S Sequence Menu.
S001:D;UF00,RL=0,CL=0,AQ=0,
+ ADDR=17725762
RPLY:D;DF00,VS=0,SL=0,RI=00,AC=+ 31200,
ADDR=17725762
5. Set i nt errogat i on sequence as f ol l ows:
ACTI VATI ON
Press SI -1404 ON/ CAL Key t o act i vat e
or deact i vat e sequence menu.
FORMAT
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and
ON/ CAL Key t o sel ect f ormat t ype f or
act i ve sequence menu. Set t o S
(short 56-bi t t ransmi ssi on), L (l ong
112-bi t t ransmi ssi on) or D (decoded,
used f or f ormat s wi t h def i ned f i el ds).
UPLI NK FORMAT
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and
SLEW Cont rol or Keyboard t o sel ect
desi red upl i nk f ormat .
DATA FI ELDS
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys, SLEW
Cont rol and Keyboard t o l oad dat a
f i el ds accordi ng t o Appendi x D. Ref er
t o Appendi x B f or def i ned f i el ds and
1-2-2, Tabl e 5 f or converti ng data.
SCOPE TRI GGER
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and
ON/ CAL Key t o act i vat e + or
deact i vat e - scope t ri gger. For st abl e
di spl ay, act i vat e scope t ri gger f or onl y
one sequence menu.
UUT ADDRESS
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys, SLEW
Cont rol and Keyboard t o set ADDR
(UUT t ransponder address) f i el d as
desi red. Wi t h cursor i n ADDR f i el d,
press ON/ CAL Key t o cycl e t hrough
ot her preset addresses (some set
remot el y and t hose set i n St ep 3).
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TEST SYSTEM

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STEP PROCEDURE
SEQUENCE
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys, SLEW
Cont rol and Keyboard t o sel ect next
sequence menu. Repeat St ep 5 t o set
as desi red.
BI NARY OCTAL DECI MAL HEX
000 0 0 0
001 1 1 1
010 2 2 2
011 3 3 3
100 4 4 4
101 5 5 5
110 6 6 6
111 7 7 7
1000 10 8 8
1001 11 9 9
1010 12 10 A
1011 13 11 B
1100 14 12 C
1101 15 13 D
1110 16 14 E
1111 17 15 F
Number Syst ems Conversi on
Tabl e 5
6. Press SI -1404 2ND, FUNC#, 0 and 2
Keys i n sequence t o sel ect SEQ
Screen. I f necessary, use SI -1404
CURSOR Keys and SLEW Cont rol t o
set menu t o C10.
C10 f02:SEQ (ModeS) Arf:+0.7
P6:CAL,Wd:CAL ,Dv:CAL P2:CAL
SPR:ON ,Dv:CAL Dly=127.9875 Sqtr= 1.15
AntA%:ATC= 0,S=100 AntB%=100 AntB:+.95
7. Set t est paramet ers as f ol l ows:
FREQUENCY
Adj ust ATC-1400A FREQ/ FUNCTI ON
Thumbwheel s and F Thumbwheel s t o
set i nt errogat i on RF f rom 952.01 t o
1222.99 MHz. Set t o 1030 MHz f or
normal operat i on.
STEP PROCEDURE
RF LEVEL
Adj ust ATC-1400A RF LEVEL Cont rol
f rom 127 t o 0 on RF LEVEL -dBm
Di spl ay (-69 t o -21 dBm i s normal ).
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys, SLEW
Cont rol and Keyboard t o set Arf f i el d
f rom -3.0 t o +3.0 i n dB t o of f set cabl e
l oss and/ or ot her ext ernal f act ors.
Press SI -1404 ENTER Key.
I NTERROGATI ON RATE
Press SI -1404 C MENU, 7 and 1 Keys
i n sequence t o ent er C71
I nt errogat i on Tri gger Set up Screen.
C71 SETUP - INTERROGATION TRIGGER
TrigSource:TrigGen
TrigGen: 34Hz
CAUTI ON: CONTI NUOUS HI GH PRF
WI TH HI GH UUT POWER
MAY DAMAGE SI -1404
(SEE 2. 1. 3 I N 1-2-2).
Set i nt errogat i on rat e or PRF one of
f our ways as f ol l ows:
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o set
Tri gSource to Tri gGen and Tri gGen
f rom 1 t o 2500 Hz. Set f rom 1 t o
50 Hz f or normal operat i on.
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o set
Tri gSource t o Sel fInterr. Set PRF
f rom 0 t o 2500 wi t h ATC-1400A
PRF/ SQTR Thumbwheel s. Set
f rom 0 t o 50 f or normal operat i on.
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o set
Tri gSource to ExtSyncIn. Connect
ext ernal t ri gger source provi di ng
TTL l evel i nt errogat i on t ri gger
pul se t o SI -1404 EXT SYNC I N
Connect or. Leadi ng edge of P1 or
prepul se (when enabl ed) occurs
17. 95 s af t er l eadi ng edge of
ext ernal sync pul se. Adj ust
ext ernal t ri gger source as desi red.
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TEST SYSTEM

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STEP PROCEDURE
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o set
Tri gSource t o BurstKey t o al l ow
manual t ri ggeri ng of a si ngl e
i nt errogat i on by pressi ng t he
SI -1404 BURST Key.
PULSE WI DTH
Set ATC-1400A XPDR PULSE WI DTH
VAR/ CAL Swi t ch t o CAL f or 0. 8 s
nomi nal wi dt h of P1 and P2 (i f
act i vat ed) i nt errogat i on pul ses. Set
XPDR PULSE WI DTH VAR/ CAL
Swi t ch t o VAR and use ATC-1400A
XPDR PULSE WI DTH Thumbwheel s t o
adj ust wi dt h f rom 0.20 t o 1.85 s.
P2 LEVEL
Set ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO ON/ OFF
Swi t ch t o OFF. Press SI -1404 2ND
and P2 Keys i n sequence t o move
cursor t o C10 Funct i on 02 SEQ P2
f i el d. Press SI -1404 ON/ CAL Key t o
set P2 t o VAR. Set P2 l evel usi ng
ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO Thumbwheel s.
Adj ust l evel f rom -19 t o +6 dB,
rel at i ve t o P1 l evel . 0 dB i s normal
operat i ng l evel (P2: CAL). For P2
deact i vat i on, press SI -1404 ON/ CAL
Key t o set P2 t o OFF.
P2 POSI TI ON
Set ATC-1400A XPDR DEV P2/ CAL
Swi t ch t o CAL f or nomi nal P2 posi t i on
of 2. 0 s f ol l owi ng P1 l eadi ng edge.
Set ATC-1400A XPDR DEV P2/ CAL
Swi t ch t o - or + and adj ust
ATC-1400A XPDR P2/ P3 DEV
Thumbwheel s f rom 0.00 t o 1.85 t o set
posi t i on f rom 0. 15 t o 3. 85 s f ol l owi ng
P1 l eadi ng edge.
STEP PROCEDURE
P5 ( SLS) LEVEL
Set ATC_1400A SLS/ ECHO ON/ OFF
Swi t ch t o ON. Set P5 (SLS) l evel
usi ng ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO
Thumbwheel s. Adj ust l evel f rom -19
t o +6 dB, rel at i ve t o P1 l evel . Veri f y
suppressi on occurs when P5 l evel
exceeds P6 l evel by 3 dB or more.
Veri f y suppressi on does not occur
when P6 l evel exceeds P5 l evel by
12 dB or more.
P5 ( SLS) POSI TI ON
Adj ust P5 (SLS) posi t i on by changi ng
SPR posi t i on (cent er of P5 t racks
SPR). Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys
and SLEW Cont rol or Keyboard t o set
SPR: Dv f i el d f rom -1.00 t o +1.00 (t i me
devi at ed f rom nomi nal posi t i on i n
0. 05 s i ncrement s).
P6 CONTROL
Press SI -1404 2ND and P4/ P6 Keys i n
sequence t o move cursor t o C10
Funct i on 02 SEQ P6 f i el d. Press
ON/ CAL Key t o act i vat e ( CAL) or
deact i vat e (OFF) P6.
P6 WI DTH
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys, ON/ CAL
Key and SLEW Cont rol t o set P6: Wd:
f i el d as desi red. Set t o CAL f or
nomi nal P6 pul se wi dt h (16. 25 s f or
short 56-bi t dat a f i el d or 30. 25 s f or
l ong 112-bi t dat a f i el d). Vary P6
pul se wi dt h f rom -1.50 t o +1.50 (s
f rom nomi nal wi dt h).
P6 POSI TI ON
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys, ON/ CAL
Key and SLEW Cont rol t o set P6: Dv:
f i el d as desi red. Set t o CAL f or
nomi nal P6 l eadi ng edge posi t i on
(3. 5 s f ol l owi ng P1 l eadi ng edge).
Set P6 posi t i on f rom 1. 55 t o 5. 45 s
f ol l owi ng P1 by set t i ng P6: Dv: f i el d
f rom -1.95 t o +1.95 (s f rom nomi nal
posi t i on).
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STEP PROCEDURE
SPR CONTROL
Press SI -1404 2ND and SPR Keys i n
sequence t o move cursor t o C10
Funct i on 02 SEQ SPR f i el d. Press
ON/ CAL Key t o act i vat e ( ON) or
deact i vat e (OFF) SPR.
SPR POSI TI ON
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys, ON/ CAL
Key and SLEW Cont rol t o set SPR: Dv:
f i el d as desi red. Set t o CAL f or
nomi nal SPR posi t i on (1. 25 s
f ol l owi ng P6 l eadi ng edge). Set SPR
posi t i on f rom 0. 25 t o 2. 25 s f ol l owi ng
P6 by set t i ng SPR: Dv: f i el d f rom
-1.00 t o +1.00 (i n s f rom nomi nal
posi t i on). (Al l DPSK modul at ed dat a
shi f t s accordi ngl y. )
I NTERFERENCE PULSE
Set ATC-1400A DBL I NTERR/ I NTRF
PULSE Thumbwheel s f rom 017.5
INTERF- t o 399.9 INTERF+ t o enabl e
and posi t i on i nt erf erence pul se at
-17. 5 t o +399. 9 s f rom l eadi ng edge
of P1 or prepul se, i f act i ve.
G Set l evel f rom -19 t o +6 dB
(rel at i ve t o P1) usi ng ATC-1400A
SLS/ ECHO Thumbwheel s.
G Set wi dt h f rom 0. 2 t o 5 s usi ng
ATC-1400A I NTRF PULSE WI DTH
Cont rol .
SUPPRESSOR PULSE
Connect ATC-1400A SUPPRESSOR
OUTPUT Connect or t o UUT
suppressor i nput . Set ATC-1400A
SUPPRESSOR ON/ OFF Swi t ch t o ON
t o act i vat e 33 s wi de (f i xed)
suppressor pul se.
G Adj ust l evel f rom 3 t o 27 V usi ng
ATC-1400A SUPPRESSOR VAR
Adj ust ment .
STEP PROCEDURE
G Set ATC-1400A DBL INTERR/INTRF
PULSE Thumbwheel s t o OFF t o
posi t i on suppressor pul se 0. 8 s
pri or t o SPR. Set DBL I NTERR/
I NTRF PULSE Thumbwheel s f rom
017.5 INTERF- to 399.9 INTERF+
t o adj ust suppressor pul se posi t i on
f rom -17. 5 t o +399. 9 s rel at i ve t o
P1. (Suppressor pul se repl aces
i nt erf erence pul se when bot h are
act i vat ed. )
ANT B
Press SI -1404 2ND and ANT B Keys
i n sequence t o move cursor t o Ant B
f i el d. Press SI -1404 ON/ CAL Key t o
act i vat e i nt errogat i ons t hrough ANT B
Connect or. Use SLEW Cont rol and
Keyboard t o ent er val ue f rom -0.95 t o
+0.95 (of f set i n 0. 05 s i ncrement s
f rom ANT A i nt errogat i ons).
Set ANT B out put l evel . Use SI -1404
CURSOR Keys and SLEW Cont rol t o
set menu t o C20. Use CURSOR Keys
t o sel ect Brf f i el ds. Use SLEW
Cont rol and Keyboard t o set f i rst f i el d
f rom -80 t o -20 dBm and second f i el d
f rom -3.0 t o +3.0 dB (used t o of f set
cabl e l oss).
8. I f desi red, set opt i onal out put s as
f ol l ows:
PREPULSE OUT
Press SI -1404 2ND and P PULS Keys
i n sequence t o move cursor t o C75
Set up Screen PrePul seOut f i el d.
Press SI -1404 ON/ CAL Key t o act i vat e
prepul se t hrough SI -1404 PREPULSE
OUT Connect or. Use SI -1404 SLEW
Cont rol and Keyboard t o ent er 0 t o
260 s (t i me f rom prepul se l eadi ng
edge t o P1 l eadi ng edge).
C75 SETUP - MISC
AntAEnable:ON PrePulseOut:253s
AntAModSrc:INT
AntBModSrc:INT
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STEP PROCEDURE
EXT SYNC OUT
Press SI -1404 2ND and EX SYN Keys
i n sequence t o move cursor t o C73
Set up Screen Enabl e f i el d. Use
SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and ON/ CAL
Key t o set ModeS Enabl e f i el d ON f or
act i vat i ng ext ernal sync pul se t hrough
SI -1404 EXT SYNC OUT Connect or.
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and
SLEW Cont rol or Keyboard t o set Dv
f i el d f rom -9.95 t o +9.95 s (t i me f rom
ext ernal sync pul se l eadi ng edge t o
P1 l eadi ng edge) (-, P1 f ol l ows
ext ernal sync; +, ext ernal sync f ol l ows
P1).
C73 SETUP - EXT SYNC OUT
ATC ModeS ACS ACL Mode4
Enable:ON ON OFF OFF OFF
Dv:-0.50S
SCOPE TRI G OUT
Set scope t ri gger out put t hrough
SI -1404 SCOPE TRI G OUT Connect or
f or desi red Osci l l oscope di spl ay.
Press SI -1404 C MENU, 7 and 2 Keys
i n sequence t o ent er C72 Set up
Screen.
C72 SETUP - SCOPE TRIGGER
ATC ModeS ACS ACL Mode4
Enable: ON ON OFF OFF OFF
Source:CAL 200 CAL CAL CAL (in S)
Set scope t ri gger as f ol l ows:
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o set
ModeS Enabl e t o ON f or act i vat i ng
scope t ri gger, dependi ng on scope
t ri gger f i el d set t i ng i n i ndi vi dual
sequence menus.
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and
SLEW Cont rol or Keyboard t o set
ModeS Source t o CAL (t ri gger
posi t i on cont rol l ed by ATC-1400A)
or a numeri c val ue (SI-1404
control s tri gger posi ti on).
STEP PROCEDURE
G For SI -1404 cont rol , use SI -1404
SLEW Cont rol or Keyboard t o
del ay t ri gger i n s f ol l owi ng P1
l eadi ng edge of the ANT A
i nt errogat i on. For det ai l ed repl y
vi ew, set ModeS Source f i el d
accordi ng t o t he f ol l owi ng sum
(Maxi mum f i el d set t i ng i s 255 s):
P1-SPR Spaci ng (1. 8 t o 7. 7 s) +
expect ed repl y del ay (128 s) +
repl y P1 t o desi red t ri gger poi nt (0
t o 120 s).
G For ATC-1400A cont rol , set
ATC-1400A TO/ TAC/ TD Swi t ch t o
TO f or vi ewi ng i nt errogat i on at
ATC-1400A GEN Connect or or TD
f or vi ewi ng repl y at ATC-1400A
XMTR Connect or.
Connect SI -1404 UUT XMTR
Connect or t o Osci l l oscope f or vi ewi ng
repl i es at SI -1404 ANT B Connect or.
9. Veri f y UUT repl i es as f ol l ows:
FREQUENCY
Veri f y UUT t ransmi t f requency on
ATC-1400A XMTR FREQ MHz Di spl ay.
REPLY DELAY
Veri f y repl y del ay (SPR t o P1 l eadi ng
edge i n repl y) i n Dl y f i el d. Veri f y Dl y
f i el d i ndi cat es 128. 000 s (0. 5 s).
For det ai l ed repl y del ay i nf ormat i on,
press SI -1404 C MENU and 4 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C40 Repl y Del ay
Cont rol Menu. I f desi red, press
SI -1404 CL/ ESC Key t o reset f i el ds.
PERCENT REPLY
Veri f y percent repl y i n C10/ C20 SEQ
Screens, Ant A% and Ant B% f i el ds.
For detai l ed percent repl y i nf ormat i on,
press SI -1404 C MENU and 3 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C30 Percent
Repl y Cont rol Menu. I f desi red, press
SI -1404 CL/ ESC Key t o reset f i el ds.
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STEP PROCEDURE
POWER
Veri f y UUT power t hrough ANT A (RF
I / O Connect or) shown on ATC-1400A
XMTR PWR WATTS Di spl ay. Sel ect
repl y pul se t o measure as f ol l ows:
G Set ATC-1400A F2/ P2 F1/ P1 Swi t ch
t o F1/P1 t o measure pul se power
of P1 repl y pul se onl y.
G Set F2/ P2 F1/ P1 Swi t ch t o F2/P2
f or SI -1404 t o cont rol pul se power
measurement sel ect i on.
Press SI -1404 2ND and PPG Keys
i n sequence t o di spl ay C74 PPMG
Set up Screen.
C74 SETUP - PPMG (POWER)
ATC ModeS DELM Mode4
Enable:OFF ON OFF OFF
Pulse:A1 P100 1 T1
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and
SLEW Cont rol t o set ModeS
Enabl e f i el d t o ON. Sel ect f rom 1
t o 60 (short repl y) or 116 (l ong
repl y) possi bl e Mode S repl y
pul ses f or ModeS Pul se f i el d.
NOTE: The SI -1404 enabl es t he
measurement gat e pri or t o t he
ri si ng edge of t he pul se t o be
measured. Measurement
cont i nues unt i l t he next f al l i ng
edge. Adj acent pul ses i n t he
pul se posi t i on modul at ed
Mode S repl i es may cause
erroneous power readi ngs
wi t h condi t i ons as f ol l ows:
G I f t he measurement pul se
dat a i s Zero f ol l owed by a
One, t he sel ect ed pul se
and f ol l owi ng pul se are
measured together
because t he f ol l owi ng
pul se has t he f i rst
detectabl e f al l i ng edge.
Zero One
02402007
PPMG
n+1 P n (>4) P

STEP PROCEDURE
G I f t he measurement pul se
dat a i s One and t he
precedi ng pul se dat a i s
Zero, t he power readi ng i s
zero because of not
det ect i ng a ri si ng edge.
Zero One
02402008
PPMG
n(>5) P n-1 P

DATA
Press SI -1404 S MENU Key. Use
SI -1404 SLEW Cont rol (cursor i n S
f i el d) t o di spl ay each act i ve sequence
menu. Veri f y repl y dat a shown i n
SI -1404 Sequence Menu screens.
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and
ON/ CAL Key t o set desi red f ormat
t ype i n RPLY f i el d (D f or decoded
subf i el ds or N f or not decoded dat a).
(SI -1404 di spl ays repl y dat a usi ng t he
radi x sel ect ed i n St ep 3. )
10. Veri f y UUT Mode S squi t t er
i nf ormat i on as f ol l ows:
I NTERVAL
Press SI -1404 2ND, FUNC#, 0 and 2
Keys i n sequence t o sel ect SEQ
Screen. Veri f y i nt erval bet ween
squi t t ers i n Sqt r f i el d. (Normal l y 0. 8
t o 1. 2 seconds. )
For DF17 t ype squi t t er i nt erval s,
press SI -1404 C MENU and 6 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C60 Squi t t er (2 of
2) Cont rol Menu.
C60 SQUITTER (2of2)
DF CA AA ME II ANT TIME
11 4 A07613 0 A 1.00
17I 4 A07613 1A8C9A3124BA53 0 A 10.05
Veri f y squi t t er i nt erval s i n DF17X
PERI OD f i el d accordi ng t o 1-2-2,
Tabl e 3.
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SI GNAL DESCRI PTI ON
ADDRESS
Press SI -1404 C MENU and 5 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C50 Squi t t er (1 of
2) Cont rol Menu. Veri f y Mode S
Address (ai rcraf t address) i n Addr
f i el ds.
C50 SQUITTER (1of2)
Addr:h=A07613,o=50073023,Tail=N129KS
Country=United States
Counts/120s:DF11=110,DF17= 36,DF17S= 24
I NFORMATI ON
Veri f y Tai l and Count ry f i el ds.
Vi ew squi t t er f i el ds i n hexadeci mal :
press SI -1404 C MENU and 6 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C60 Squi t t er (2 of
2) Cont rol Menu. Use SI -1404
CURSOR Keys and ON/ CAL Key t o
set DF17 t ype (A, I, O, P, S or T).
Ref er t o 1-2-2, Tabl e 4 f or t ype
descri pt i on. Ref er t o Appendi x D,
Tabl e 6 f or speci f i c ME f i el d val ues
(f i rst f i ve bi t s) accordi ng t o t ype.
2. 3. 3 General Test Sequence
Ref er t o 1-2-2, Fi gure 4.
SI GNAL DESCRI PTI ON
1. Self Interr I n (i f sel ect ed)
Act i ve l ow pul se f rom t he ATC-1400A
t ri ggers t he i nt errogat i on process
(C71 I nt errogat i on Tri gger Set up
Screen Tri g Source f i el d set t o
Sel fInterr). The sel f i nt errogat e
pul se ri si ng edge occurs 17. 95 s
pri or t o l eadi ng edge of P1 or
prepul se (when enabl ed). The
SI -1404 recei ves t he sel f i nt errogat e
pul se t hrough t he AUXI LI ARY
Connect or (J10).
2. Ext Sync I n (i f sel ect ed)
Act i ve hi gh pul se occurs 17. 95 pri or
t o l eadi ng edge of P1 or prepul se
(when enabl ed). The SI -1404
recei ves t he pul se t hrough t he EXT
SYNC I N Connect or (J4). The
ext ernal sync i nput repl aces t he sel f
i nt errogat e i nput i n t ri ggeri ng t he
i nt errogat i on process (C71
I nt errogat i on Tri gger Set up Screen
Tri g Source f i el d set t o ExtSyncIn).
3. Prepul se Out (when enabl ed)
Act i ve hi gh pul se, 1. 0 s wi de, occurs
17. 95 s af t er t he sync pul se ri si ng
edge (sel f i nt errogat e, ext ernal sync
i nput or i nt ernal t ri gger generat or)
and 0 t o 260 s, as sel ect ed, pri or t o
P1 l eadi ng edge. The SI -1404
t ransmi t s t he prepul se t hrough t he
PREPULSE OUT Connect or (J9).
4. Ext Sync Out (when enabl ed)
Act i ve hi gh pul se, 1. 0 s wi de, occurs
f rom -9. 95 t o +9. 95 s, as sel ect ed,
rel at i ve t o P1 l eadi ng edge of t he
i nt errogat i on. The SI -1404 t ransmi t s
t he pul se t hrough t he EXT SYNC OUT
Connect or (J8).
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SI GNAL DESCRI PTI ON
5. Scope Tri g Out
The SI -1404 t ransmi t s t he act i ve hi gh
scope t ri gger pul se t hrough t he
SCOPE TRI G OUT Connect or (J7).
Posi t i on, ref erenced t o ANT A
i nt errogat i ons, depends on t he
ATC-1400A TO/ TAC/ TD Swi t ch set t i ng:
G TO (f or vi ewi ng i nt errogat i ons)
Leadi ng edge of 4. 75 s wi de
pul se occurs 1. 0 s pri or t o P1
l eadi ng edge. Trai l i ng edge
occurs 1. 0 s pri or t o SPR.
G TD (f or vi ewi ng repl i es)
Leadi ng edge of 8. 0 s wi de pul se
occurs 127 s af t er SPR (1. 0 s
pri or t o P1 l eadi ng edge of t he
expect ed repl y).
Set t i ng SI -1404 C72 Scope Tri gger
Set up Screen ModeS Source f i el d t o a
numeri c val ue set s scope t ri gger
l eadi ng edge at 0 t o 255 s f rom P1 of
t he ANT A i nt errogat i on.
6. ANT B (when enabl ed)
Act i ve hi gh ANT B i nt errogat i on
pul ses and DPSK dat a modul at e RF
t ransmi t t ed t hrough t he SI -1404 ANT
B Connect or (J2). The SI -1404
of f set s P1 l eadi ng edge of t he ANT B
i nt errogat i on f rom P1 l eadi ng edge of
t he ANT A i nt errogat i on accordi ng t o
t he Ant B f i el d set t i ng i n t he C10/ C20
SEQ Screen. ANT B and ANT A pul se
charact eri st i cs are t he same except
f or pul se l evel .
SI GNAL DESCRI PTI ON
7. Ext Pulse
Act i ve l ow pul ses t ransmi t t ed t hrough
t he SI -1404 AUXI LI ARY Connect or
(J10) modul at e t he ATC-1400A RF
out put . Pul se charact eri st i cs vary
accordi ng t o t est paramet er set t i ngs.
Ref er t o St ep 7 of SEQ Funct i on
Procedure (2. 3. 2 i n 1-2-2).
8. DPSK Out
The DPSK out put cont ai ns t he upl i nk
f ormat dat a i nf ormat i on used t o
modul at e t he ANT A i nt errogat i on
si gnal . The dat a const ant l y changes
accordi ng t o t he upl i nk f ormat s
sel ect ed f or t he i nt errogat i on
sequence. Ref er t o St ep 5 of SEQ
Funct i on Procedure (2. 3. 2 i n 1-2-2).
The SI -1404 t ransmi t s t he DPSK
modul at i on t hrough t he DPSK OUT
Connect or (J15) t o t he ATC-1400A.
9. Ext SLS (when enabl ed)
Act i ve l ow gat e pul se enabl es
ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO Thumbwheel s
t o cont rol t he l evel of P5 (SLS) or P2
dependi ng on t he ATC-1400A
SLS/ ECHO ON/ OFF Swi t ch posi t i on
and C10/ C20 P2 f i el d set t i ng.
10. PPMG (i f sel ect ed)
The pul se power measurement gat e
(PPMG) occurs <1. 0 s pri or t o t he
l eadi ng edge of t he sel ect ed pul se.
The SI -1404 t ransmi t s t he PPMG
pul se t hrough t he PPMG Connect or
(J14) t o t he ATC-1400A.
NOTE: The ATC-1400A i gnores
PPMG i f t he ATC-1400A F2/ P2
F1/ P1 Swi t ch i s set t o F1/P1.
11. 50% Vi deo
The Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em
recei ves t he UUT repl y vi deo t hrough
ANT A (ATC-1400A RF I / O
Connect or). The ATC-1400A sends
t he repl y vi deo t o t he SI -1404 t hrough
t he AUXI LI ARY Connect or (J10).
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2. 4 ACS FUNCTI ON
2. 4. 1 Descri pt i on
I n t he ACS Funct i on, t he Mode 4/ Mode S
Test Syst em t ransmi t s ATCRBS Onl y Al l
Cal l i nt errogat i ons shown i n Appendi x E.
The Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em uses t he
ACS Funct i on t o veri f y Mode S
t ransponders do not repl y and ATCRBS
onl y t ransponders repl y correct l y.
2. 4. 2 Procedure
STEP PROCEDURE
1. Connect t est equi pment accordi ng t o
1-2-2, Fi gure 2.
2. Appl y power t o Mode 4/ Mode S Test
Syst em.
3. Press SI -1404 2ND, FUNC#, 0 and 3
Keys i n sequence t o sel ect ACS
Screen. I f necessary, use SI -1404
CURSOR Keys and SLEW Cont rol t o
set menu t o C10.
C10 f03:ACS (All Call Short) Arf:-1.1
P4:VAR,Wd:CAL ,Dv:CAL P3:CAL
DF=--,AA=------ Dly= 3.0000 Sqtr= 1.10
AntA%:ATC=100,S= 0 AntB%=100 AntB:+.95
4. Set t est paramet ers as f ol l ows:
I NTERROGATI ON MODULATI ON
Press SI -1404 2ND and EX MOD Keys
i n sequence t o move cursor t o C75
Set up Screen Ant AModSrc.
C75 SETUP - MISC
AntAEnable:ON PrePulseOut:253s
AntAModSrc:INT
AntBModSrc:INT
Press SI -1404 ON/ CAL Key t o set
Ant AModSrc (modul at i on f or si gnal
out ATC-1400A RF I / O Connect or) t o:
G EXT t o deact i vat e i nt ernal pul se
modul at i on and use ext ernal
modul at i on t hrough SI -1404 EXT
MOD I N Connect or. The Mode 4/
Mode S Test Syst em di sregard
i nt ernal pul se cont rol set t i ngs f or
t he appl i cabl e ant enna connect or.


STEP PROCEDURE
G INT/EXT t o accept ext ernal pul se
modul at i on t hrough SI -1404 EXT
MOD I N Connect or i n addi t i on t o
normal i nt ernal modul at i on.
G INT f or normal Mode 4/ Mode S
Test Syst em i nt ernal modul at i on.
Use SI -1404 CURSOR and ON/ CAL
Keys t o set Ant BModSrc (modul at i on
f or si gnal out SI -1404 ANT B
Connect or) as desi red.
MODE SELECTI ON
Use ATC-1400A XPDR MODE Cont rol
t o sel ect i nt errogat i on mode ( 1, 2, T,
A, B, C or D).
FREQUENCY
Adj ust ATC-1400A FREQ/ FUNCTI ON
Thumbwheel s and F Thumbwheel s t o
set i nt errogat i on RF f rom 952.01 t o
1222.99 MHz. Set t o 1030 MHz f or
normal operat i on.
RF LEVEL
Adj ust ATC-1400A RF LEVEL Cont rol
t o set RF LEVEL -dBm Di spl ay f rom
127 (-127 dBm) t o 0 (0 dBm). Normal
operat i ng range i s -69 t o -21 dBm.
Press SI -1404 2ND and FUNC# Keys
i n sequence t o ret urn t o ACS Screen.
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys, SLEW
Cont rol and Keyboard t o set Arf f i el d
f rom -3.0 t o +3.0 i n dB t o of f set cabl e
l oss and/ or ot her ext ernal f act ors.
Press SI -1404 ENTER Key.
I NTERROGATI ON RATE
Press SI -1404 C MENU, 7 and 1 Keys
i n sequence t o ent er C71
I nt errogat i on Tri gger Set up Screen.
C71 SETUP - INTERROGATION TRIGGER
TrigSource:TrigGen
TrigGen: 450Hz
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STEP PROCEDURE
CAUTI ON: CONTI NUOUS HI GH PRF
WI TH HI GH UUT POWER
MAY DAMAGE SI -1404
(SEE 2. 1. 3 I N 1-2-2).
Set i nt errogat i on rat e or pul se
repet i t i on f requency (PRF) accordi ng
t o one of f our ways as f ol l ows:
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o set
Tri gSource t o Tri gGen and
Tri gGen f rom 1 t o 2500 Hz. Set
f rom 1 t o 500 Hz f or normal
operat i on.
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o set
Tri gSource t o Sel fInterr. Adj ust
ATC-1400A PRF/ SQTR
Thumbwheel s t o set PRF f rom 0 t o
7999. Set f rom 0 t o 500 f or
normal operat i on.
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o set
Tri gSource t o ExtSyncIn.
Connect ext ernal t ri gger source
provi di ng TTL l evel i nt errogat i on
t ri gger pul se t o SI -1404 EXT
SYNC I N Connect or. Leadi ng
edge of P1 or prepul se (when
enabl ed) occurs 17. 95 s af t er
l eadi ng edge of ext ernal sync
pul se. Adj ust ext ernal t ri gger
source as desi red.
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o set
Tri gSource t o BurstKey t o al l ow
manual t ri ggeri ng of a si ngl e
i nt errogat i on by pressi ng t he
SI -1404 BURST Key.
PULSE WI DTH
Set ATC-1400A XPDR PULSE WI DTH
VAR/ CAL Swi t ch t o CAL f or 0. 8 s
nomi nal wi dt h of P1, P2 (SLS) (i f
act i vat ed) and P3 (i f act i vat ed)
i nt errogat i on pul ses. Set XPDR
PULSE WI DTH VAR/ CAL Swi t ch t o
VAR and use ATC-1400A XPDR
PULSE WI DTH Thumbwheel s t o
adj ust wi dt h f rom 0.20 t o 1.85 s.
STEP PROCEDURE
P2 ( SLS) LEVEL
Set ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO ON/ OFF
Swi t ch t o ON. Set P2 (SLS) l evel
usi ng ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO
Thumbwheel s. Adj ust l evel f rom -19
t o +6 dB, rel at i ve t o P1 l evel . Veri f y
suppressi on occurs when P2 l evel i s
P1 l evel . Veri f y suppressi on does
not occur when P2 l evel exceeds P1
l evel by 9 dB.
P2 ( SLS) POSI TI ON
Set ATC-1400A XPDR DEV P2/ CAL
Swi t ch t o CAL f or nomi nal P2 (SLS)
posi t i on of 2. 0 s f ol l owi ng P1 l eadi ng
edge. Set XPDR DEV P2/ CAL Swi t ch
t o - or + and adj ust ATC-1400A
XPDR P2/ P3 DEV Thumbwheel s f rom
0.00 t o 1.85 t o set posi t i on f rom 0. 15
t o 3. 85 s f ol l owi ng P1 l eadi ng edge.
P3 LEVEL
Set ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO ON/ OFF
Swi t ch t o OFF. Press SI -1404 2ND
and P3 Keys i n sequence t o move
cursor t o C10 Funct i on 03 ACS P3
f i el d. Press SI -1404 ON/ CAL Key t o
set P3 t o VAR. Set P3 l evel usi ng
ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO Thumbwheel s.
Adj ust l evel f rom -19 t o +6 dB,
rel at i ve t o P1 l evel . 0 dB i s normal
operat i ng l evel (P3: CAL). For P3
deact i vat i on, press SI -1404 ON/ CAL
Key t o set P3 t o OFF.
P3 POSI TI ON
Set ATC-1400A XPDR DEV P3/ CAL
Swi t ch t o CAL f or nomi nal P3
posi t i on. Ref er t o Appendi x E f or
nomi nal posi t i on. Set ATC-1400A
XPDR DEV P3/ CAL Swi t ch t o - or +
and adj ust ATC-1400A XPDR P2/ P3
DEV Thumbwheel s f rom 0.00 t o 1.85
t o devi at e posi t i on -1. 85 t o +1. 85 s
f rom nomi nal .
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STEP PROCEDURE
P4 LEVEL
Set ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO ON/ OFF
Swi t ch t o OFF. Press SI -1404 2ND
and P4/ P6 Keys i n sequence t o move
cursor t o C10 Funct i on 03 ACS P4
f i el d. Press SI -1404 ON/ CAL Key t o
set P4 t o VAR. Set P4 l evel usi ng
ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO Thumbwheel s.
Adj ust l evel f rom -19 t o +6 dB,
rel at i ve t o P1 l evel . 0 dB i s normal
operat i ng l evel (P4: CAL). For P4
deact i vat i on, press SI -1404 ON/ CAL
Key t o set P4 t o OFF.
P4 WI DTH
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys, ON/ CAL
Key and SLEW Cont rol t o set P4: Wd:
f i el d as desi red. Set t o CAL f or
nomi nal 0. 8 s P4 pul se wi dt h. Vary
P4 pul se wi dt h (0. 2 t o 3. 55 s) by
set t i ng P4: Wd: f i el d f rom -0.60 t o
+2.75 (s f rom nomi nal wi dt h).
NOTE: Set t i ng P4 wi der t han 1. 5 s
t urns an ATCRBS Onl y Al l
Cal l t o an ATCRBS/ Mode S
Al l Cal l . ATCRBS Onl y Al l
Cal l i nt errogat i ons requi re P4
wi dt h <1. 2 s.
P4 POSI TI ON
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys, ON/ CAL
Key and SLEW Cont rol t o set P4: Dv:
f i el d as desi red. Set t o CAL f or
nomi nal P4 l eadi ng edge posi t i on
(2. 0 s f ol l owi ng P3 l eadi ng edge).
Set P4 posi t i on f rom 0. 05 t o 3. 95 s
f ol l owi ng P3 by set t i ng P4: Dv: f i el d
f rom -1.95 t o +1.95 (s f rom nomi nal
posi t i on).
I NTERFERENCE PULSE
Set ATC-1400A DBL I NTERR/ I NTRF
PULSE Thumbwheel s f rom 017.5
INTERF- t o 399.9 INTERF+ t o enabl e
and posi t i on i nt erf erence pul se at
-17. 5 t o +399. 9 s f rom l eadi ng edge
of P1 or prepul se, i f act i ve.
STEP PROCEDURE
G Set l evel f rom -19 t o +6 dB
(rel at i ve t o P1) usi ng ATC-1400A
SLS/ ECHO Thumbwheel s.
G Set wi dt h f rom 0. 2 t o 5 s usi ng
ATC-1400A I NTRF PULSE WI DTH
Cont rol .
SUPPRESSOR PULSE
Connect ATC-1400A SUPPRESSOR
OUTPUT Connect or t o UUT
suppressor i nput . Set ATC-1400A
SUPPRESSOR ON/ OFF Swi t ch t o ON
t o act i vat e 33 s wi de (f i xed)
suppressor pul se.
G Adj ust l evel f rom 3 t o 27 V usi ng
ATC-1400A SUPPRESSOR VAR
Adj ust ment .
G Set ATC-1400A DBL INTERR/INTRF
PULSE Thumbwheel s t o OFF t o
posi t i on suppressor pul se 0. 8 s
bef ore P3. Set DBL INTERR/INTRF
PULSE Thumbwheel s f rom 017.5
INTERF- to 399.9 INTERF+ t o
adj ust suppressor pul se posi t i on
f rom -17. 5 t o +399. 9 s rel at i ve t o
P1. (Suppressor pul se repl aces
i nt erf erence pul se when bot h are
act i vat ed. )
ANT B
Press SI -1404 2ND and ANT B Keys
i n sequence t o move cursor t o Ant B
f i el d. Press SI -1404 ON/ CAL Key t o
act i vat e i nt errogat i ons t hrough ANT B
Connect or. Use SLEW Cont rol and
Keyboard t o ent er val ue f rom -0.95 t o
+0.95 (of f set i n 0. 05 s i ncrement s
f rom ANT A i nt errogat i ons).
Set ANT B out put l evel . Use SI -1404
CURSOR Keys and SLEW Cont rol t o
set menu t o C20. Use CURSOR Keys
t o sel ect Brf f i el ds. Use SLEW
Cont rol and Keyboard t o set f i rst f i el d
f rom -80 t o -20 dBm and second f i el d
f rom -3.0 t o +3.0 dB (used t o of f set
cabl e l oss).
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STEP PROCEDURE
5. I f desi red, set opt i onal out put s as
f ol l ows:
PREPULSE OUT
Press SI -1404 2ND and P PULS Keys
i n sequence t o move cursor t o C75
Set up Screen PrePul seOut f i el d.
Press SI -1404 ON/ CAL Key t o act i vat e
prepul se t hrough SI -1404 PREPULSE
OUT Connect or. Use SI -1404 SLEW
Cont rol and Keyboard t o ent er 0 t o
260 s (t i me f rom prepul se l eadi ng
edge t o P1 l eadi ng edge).
EXT SYNC OUT
Press SI -1404 2ND and EX SYN Keys
i n sequence t o move cursor t o C73
Set up Screen Enabl e f i el d. Use
SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and ON/ CAL
Key t o set ACS Enabl e f i el d ON f or
act i vat i ng ext ernal sync pul se t hrough
SI -1404 EXT SYNC OUT Connect or.
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and
SLEW Cont rol or Keyboard t o set Dv
f i el d f rom -9.95 t o +9.95 s (t i me f rom
ext ernal sync pul se l eadi ng edge t o
P1 l eadi ng edge) (-, P1 f ol l ows
ext ernal sync; +, ext ernal sync f ol l ows
P1).
C73 SETUP - EXT SYNC OUT
ATC ModeS ACS ACL Mode4
Enable:ON OFF ON OFF OFF
Dv:+1.00S
SCOPE TRI G OUT
Set scope t ri gger out put t hrough
SI -1404 SCOPE TRI G OUT Connect or
f or desi red Osci l l oscope di spl ay.
Press SI -1404 C MENU, 7 and 2 Keys
i n sequence t o ent er C72 Set up
Screen.
C72 SETUP - SCOPE TRIGGER
ATC ModeS ACS ACL Mode4
Enable: ON OFF ON OFF OFF
Source:CAL 150 CAL CAL CAL (in S)
STEP PROCEDURE
Set scope t ri gger as f ol l ows:
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o set
ACS Enabl e t o ON t o act i vat e
scope t ri gger.
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o set
ACS Source t o CAL (ATC-1400A
cont rol s scope t ri gger posi t i on).
G Set ATC-1400A TO/ TAC/ TD Swi t ch
t o TO f or vi ewi ng i nt errogat i on at
ATC-1400A GEN Connect or or TD
f or vi ewi ng repl y at ATC-1400A
XMTR Connect or.
Connect SI -1404 UUT XMTR
Connect or t o Osci l l oscope f or vi ewi ng
UUT repl i es at SI -1404 ANT B
Connect or.
6. Veri f y UUT repl i es as f ol l ows:
Veri f y ATCRBS onl y t ransponders
repl y t o normal i nt errogat i ons wi t hout
suppressi on. Veri f y Mode S
t ransponders do not repl y.
FREQUENCY
Veri f y UUT t ransmi t f requency on
ATC-1400A XMTR FREQ MHz Di spl ay.
ACCURACY
Set ATC-1400A DI SPLAY SELECT
Cont rol t o XPDR CODE and veri f y
repl y code on ATC-1400A DI SPLAY
SELECT Readout .
Vi ew repl y pul ses on Osci l l oscope
Channel 2.
REPLY DELAY
Veri f y repl y del ay (P3 l eadi ng edge t o
F1 l eadi ng edge) i n Dl y f i el d. Veri f y
Dl y f i el d i ndi cat es 3. 000 s (0. 5 s).
For det ai l ed repl y del ay i nf ormat i on,
press SI -1404 C MENU and 4 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C40 Repl y Del ay
Cont rol Menu. I f desi red, press
SI -1404 CL/ ESC Key t o reset f i el ds.
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STEP PROCEDURE
PERCENT REPLY
Veri f y percent repl y i n C10/ C20 ACS
Screen Ant A% and Ant B% f i el ds.
For detai l ed percent repl y i nf ormat i on,
press SI -1404 C MENU and 3 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C30 Percent
Repl y Cont rol Menu. I f desi red, press
SI -1404 CL/ ESC Key t o reset f i el ds.
POWER
Veri f y UUT power t hrough ANT A (RF
I / O Connect or) shown on ATC-1400A
XMTR PWR WATTS Di spl ay. Sel ect
repl y pul se t o measure as f ol l ows:
G Set ATC-1400A F2/ P2 F1/ P1 Swi t ch
t o F1/P1 t o measure pul se power
of F1 repl y pul se onl y.
G Set F2/ P2 F1/ P1 Swi t ch t o F2/P2
f or SI -1404 t o cont rol pul se power
measurement sel ect i on.
Press SI -1404 2ND and PPG Keys
i n sequence t o di spl ay C74 PPMG
Set up Screen.
C74 SETUP - PPMG (POWER)
ATC ModeS DELM Mode4
Enable:ON ON OFF OFF
Pulse:A2 P116 1 T1
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and
SLEW Cont rol t o set ATC Enabl e
f i el d t o ON and sel ect one of 16
possi bl e ATCRBS repl y pul ses f or
ATC Pul se f i el d.
STEP PROCEDURE
7. Veri f y UUT Mode S squi t t er
i nf ormat i on as f ol l ows:
I NTERVAL
Press SI -1404 2ND, FUNC#, 0 and 3
Keys i n sequence t o sel ect ACS
Screen. Veri f y i nt erval bet ween
squi t t ers i n Sqt r f i el d. (Normal l y 0. 8
t o 1. 2 seconds. )
For DF17 t ype squi t t er i nt erval s,
press SI -1404 C MENU and 6 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C60 Squi t t er (2 of
2) Cont rol Menu.
C60 SQUITTER (2of2)
DF CA AA ME II ANT TIME
11 4 A07613 0 A 1.00
17I 4 A07613 1A8C9A3124BA53 0 A 10.05
Veri f y squi t t er i nt erval s i n DF17X
PERI OD f i el d accordi ng t o 1-2-2,
Tabl e 3.
ADDRESS
Press SI -1404 C MENU and 5 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C50 Squi t t er (1 of
2) Cont rol Menu. Veri f y Mode S
Address (ai rcraf t address) i n Addr
f i el ds.
C50 SQUITTER (1of2)
Addr:h=A07613,o=50073023,Tail=N129KS
Country=United States
Counts/120s:DF11=110,DF17= 36,DF17S= 24
I NFORMATI ON
Veri f y Tai l and Count ry f i el ds.
Vi ew squi t t er f i el ds i n hexadeci mal :
press SI -1404 C MENU and 6 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C60 Squi t t er (2 of
2) Cont rol Menu. Use SI -1404
CURSOR Keys and ON/ CAL Key t o
set DF17 t ype (A, I, O, P, S or T).
Ref er t o 1-2-2, Tabl e 4 f or t ype
descri pt i on. Ref er t o Appendi x D,
Tabl e 6 f or speci f i c ME f i el d (f i rst f i ve
bi t s) val ues accordi ng t o t ype.
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2. 4. 3 General Test Sequence
Ref er t o 1-2-2, Fi gure 5.
SI GNAL DESCRI PTI ON
1. Self Interr I n (i f sel ect ed)
Act i ve l ow pul se f rom t he ATC-1400A
t ri ggers t he i nt errogat i on process
(C71 I nt errogat i on Tri gger Set up
Screen Tri g Source f i el d set t o
Sel fInterr). The sel f i nt errogat e
pul se ri si ng edge occurs 17. 95 s
pri or t o l eadi ng edge of P1 or
prepul se (when enabl ed). The
SI -1404 recei ves t he sel f i nt errogat e
pul se t hrough t he AUXI LI ARY
Connect or (J10).
2. Ext Sync I n (i f sel ect ed)
Act i ve hi gh pul se occurs 17. 95 pri or
t o l eadi ng edge of P1 or prepul se
(when enabl ed). The SI -1404
recei ves t he pul se t hrough t he EXT
SYNC I N Connect or (J4). The
ext ernal sync i nput repl aces t he sel f
i nt errogat e i nput i n t ri ggeri ng t he
i nt errogat i on process (C71
I nt errogat i on Tri gger Set up Screen
Tri g Source f i el d set t o ExtSyncIn).
3. Prepul se Out (when enabl ed)
Act i ve hi gh pul se, 1. 0 s wi de, occurs
17. 95 s af t er t he sync pul se ri si ng
edge (sel f i nt errogat e, ext ernal sync
i nput or i nt ernal t ri gger generat or)
and 0 t o 260 s, as sel ect ed, pri or t o
P1 l eadi ng edge of t he i nt errogat i on.
The SI -1404 t ransmi t s t he prepul se
t hrough t he PREPULSE OUT
Connect or (J9).
4. Ext Sync Out (when enabl ed)
Act i ve hi gh pul se, 1. 0 s wi de, occurs
f rom -9. 95 t o +9. 95 s, as sel ect ed,
rel at i ve t o P1 l eadi ng edge of t he
i nt errogat i on. The SI -1404 t ransmi t s
t he pul se t hrough t he EXT SYNC OUT
Connect or (J8).

SI GNAL DESCRI PTI ON
5. Scope Tri g Out
The SI -1404 t ransmi t s t he act i ve hi gh
scope t ri gger pul se t hrough t he
SCOPE TRI G OUT Connect or (J7).
Posi t i on, ref erenced t o ANT A
i nt errogat i ons, depends on t he
ATC-1400A TO/ TAC/ TD Swi t ch set t i ng:
G TO (f or vi ewi ng i nt errogat i ons)
Leadi ng edge occurs 1. 0 s pri or
t o P1 l eadi ng edge and t rai l i ng
edge occurs 1. 0 s pri or t o P4
l eadi ng edge.
G TD (f or vi ewi ng repl i es)
Leadi ng edge of 8. 0 s wi de pul se
occurs 2. 0 s f ol l owi ng P3 (1. 0 s
pri or t o F1 l eadi ng edge of t he
expect ed repl y).
6. ATCRBS Out
Act i ve l ow pul se, 3. 0 s wi de, occurs
1. 0 s pri or t o P1 l eadi ng edge. The
SI -1404 t ransmi t s t he pul se t hrough
t he ATCRBS OUT Connect or (J5).
7. ANT B (when enabl ed)
Act i ve hi gh ANT B i nt errogat i on
pul ses modul at e RF t ransmi t t ed
t hrough t he SI -1404 ANT B Connect or
(J2). The SI -1404 of f set s P1 l eadi ng
edge of t he ANT B i nt errogat i on f rom
P1 l eadi ng edge of t he ANT A
i nt errogat i on accordi ng t o t he Ant B
f i el d set t i ng i n t he C10/ C20 ATC
Screen. ANT B and ANT A pul se
charact eri st i cs are t he same except
f or pul se l evel .
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SI GNAL DESCRI PTI ON
8. Ext Pulse
Act i ve l ow pul ses t ransmi t t ed t hrough
t he SI -1404 AUXI LI ARY Connect or
(J10) modul at e t he ATC-1400A RF
out put . Pul se charact eri st i cs vary
accordi ng t o t est paramet er set t i ngs.
Ref er t o St ep 4 of ACS Funct i on
Procedure (2. 4. 2 i n 1-2-2).
9. Ext SLS (when enabl ed)
Act i ve l ow gat e pul se enabl es
ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO Thumbwheel s
t o cont rol t he l evel of P2 (SLS), P3
and/ or P4 dependi ng on t he
ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO ON/ OFF
Swi t ch posi t i on, C10/ C20 P3 f i el d
set t i ng and C10/ C20 P4 f i el d set t i ng.
10. PPMG (i f sel ect ed)
The pul se power measurement gat e
(PPMG) occurs <1. 0 s pri or t o t he
l eadi ng edge of t he sel ect ed pul se.
The SI -1404 t ransmi t s t he PPMG
pul se t hrough t he PPMG Connect or
(J14) t o t he ATC-1400A.
NOTE: The ATC-1400A i gnores
PPMG i f t he ATC-1400A F2/ P2
F1/ P1 Swi t ch i s set t o F1/P1.
11. 50% Vi deo
The Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em
recei ves t he UUT (ATCRBS onl y
t ransponder) repl y vi deo t hrough ANT
A (ATC-1400A RF I / O Connect or).
The ATC-1400A sends t he repl y vi deo
t o t he SI -1404 t hrough t he AUXI LI ARY
Connect or (J10). When t he ACS
Funct i on operat es wi t hout pul se
adj ust ment s, t he Mode 4/ Mode S Test
Syst em expect s no repl y vi deo f rom
Mode S t ransponders.
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2. 5 ACL FUNCTI ON
2. 5. 1 Descri pt i on
I n t he ACL Funct i on, t he Mode 4/ Mode S
Test Syst em t ransmi t s ATCRBS/ Mode S Al l
Cal l i nt errogat i ons shown i n Appendi x E.
The Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em uses t he
ACL Funct i on t o veri f y ATCRBS and
Mode S t ransponders respond and operat e
correct l y.
2. 5. 2 Procedure
STEP PROCEDURE
1. Connect t est equi pment accordi ng t o
1-2-2, Fi gure 2.
2. Appl y power t o Mode 4/ Mode S Test
Syst em.
3. Press SI -1404 2ND, FUNC#, 0 and 4
Keys i n sequence t o sel ect ACL
Screen. I f necessary, use SI -1404
CURSOR Keys and SLEW Cont rol t o
set menu t o C10.
C10 f04:ACL (All Call Long) Arf:-0.2
P4:CAL,Wd:-0.10,Dv:+1.05 P3:CAL
DF=11,AA=123456 Dly=128.0000 Sqtr= 0.98
AntA%:ATC= 0,S= 90 AntB%= 90 AntB:+.95
4. Set t est paramet ers as f ol l ows:
I NTERROGATI ON MODULATI ON
Press SI -1404 2ND and EX MOD Keys
i n sequence t o move cursor t o C75
Set up Screen Ant AModSrc.
C75 SETUP - MISC
AntAEnable:ON PrePulseOut:253s
AntAModSrc:INT
AntBModSrc:INT
Press SI -1404 ON/ CAL Key t o set
Ant AModSrc (modul at i on f or si gnal
out ATC-1400A RF I / O Connect or) t o:
G EXT t o deact i vat e i nt ernal pul se
modul at i on and use ext ernal
modul at i on t hrough SI -1404 EXT
MOD I N Connect or. The Mode 4/
Mode S Test Syst em di sregard
i nt ernal pul se cont rol set t i ngs f or
t he appl i cabl e ant enna connect or.


SI GNAL DESCRI PTI ON
G INT/EXT t o accept ext ernal pul se
modul at i on t hrough SI -1404 EXT
MOD I N Connect or i n addi t i on t o
normal i nt ernal modul at i on.
G INT f or normal Mode 4/ Mode S
Test Syst em i nt ernal modul at i on.
Use SI -1404 CURSOR and ON/ CAL
Keys t o set Ant BModSrc (modul at i on
f or si gnal out SI -1404 ANT B
Connect or) as desi red.
MODE SELECTI ON
Use ATC-1400A XPDR MODE Cont rol
t o sel ect i nt errogat i on mode ( 1, 2, T,
A, B, C or D).
FREQUENCY
Adj ust ATC-1400A FREQ/ FUNCTI ON
Thumbwheel s and F Thumbwheel s t o
set i nt errogat i on RF f rom 952.01 t o
1222.99 MHz. Set t o 1030 MHz f or
normal operat i on.
RF LEVEL
Adj ust ATC-1400A RF LEVEL Cont rol
t o set RF LEVEL -dBm Di spl ay f rom
127 (-127 dBm) t o 0 (0 dBm). Normal
operat i ng range i s -69 t o -21 dBm.
Press SI -1404 2ND and FUNC# Keys
i n sequence t o ret urn t o ACL Screen.
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys, SLEW
Cont rol and Keyboard t o set Arf f i el d
f rom -3.0 t o +3.0 i n dB t o of f set cabl e
l oss and/ or ot her ext ernal f act ors.
Press SI -1404 ENTER Key.
I NTERROGATI ON RATE
Press SI -1404 C MENU, 7 and 1 Keys
i n sequence t o ent er C71
I nt errogat i on Tri gger Set up Screen.
C71 SETUP - INTERROGATION TRIGGER
TrigSource:TrigGen
TrigGen: 450Hz
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STEP PROCEDURE
CAUTI ON: CONTI NUOUS HI GH PRF
WI TH HI GH UUT POWER
MAY DAMAGE SI -1404
(SEE 2. 1. 3 I N 1-2-2).
Set i nt errogat i on rat e or pul se
repet i t i on f requency (PRF) accordi ng
t o one of f our ways as f ol l ows:
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o set
Tri gSource t o Tri gGen and
Tri gGen f rom 1 t o 2500 Hz. Set
f rom 1 t o 500 Hz f or normal
operat i on.
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o set
Tri gSource t o Sel fInterr. Adj ust
ATC-1400A PRF/ SQTR
Thumbwheel s t o set PRF f rom 0 t o
2500. Set f rom 0 t o 500 f or
normal operat i on.
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o set
Tri gSource t o ExtSyncIn.
Connect ext ernal t ri gger source
provi di ng TTL l evel i nt errogat i on
t ri gger pul se t o SI -1404 EXT
SYNC I N Connect or. Leadi ng
edge of P1 or prepul se (when
enabl ed) occurs 17. 95 s af t er
l eadi ng edge of ext ernal sync
pul se. Adj ust ext ernal t ri gger
source as desi red.
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o set
Tri gSource t o BurstKey t o al l ow
manual t ri ggeri ng of a si ngl e
i nt errogat i on by pressi ng t he
SI -1404 BURST Key.
PULSE WI DTH
Set ATC-1400A XPDR PULSE WI DTH
VAR/ CAL Swi t ch t o CAL f or 0. 8 s
nomi nal wi dt h of P1, P2 (SLS) (i f
act i vat ed) and P3 (i f act i vat ed)
i nt errogat i on pul ses. Set XPDR
PULSE WI DTH VAR/ CAL Swi t ch t o
VAR and use ATC-1400A XPDR
PULSE WI DTH Thumbwheel s t o
adj ust wi dt h f rom 0.20 t o 1.85 s.
STEP PROCEDURE
P2 ( SLS) LEVEL
Set ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO ON/ OFF
Swi t ch t o ON. Set P2 (SLS) l evel
usi ng ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO
Thumbwheel s. Adj ust l evel f rom -19
t o +6 dB, rel at i ve t o P1 l evel . Veri f y
suppressi on occurs when P2 l evel i s
P1 l evel . Veri f y suppressi on does
not occur when P2 l evel exceeds P1
l evel by 9 dB.
P2 ( SLS) POSI TI ON
Set ATC-1400A XPDR DEV P2/ CAL
Swi t ch t o CAL f or nomi nal P2 (SLS)
posi t i on of 2. 0 s f ol l owi ng P1 l eadi ng
edge. Set XPDR DEV P2/ CAL Swi t ch
t o - or + and adj ust ATC-1400A
XPDR P2/ P3 DEV Thumbwheel s f rom
0.00 t o 1.85 t o set posi t i on f rom 0. 15
t o 3. 85 s f ol l owi ng P1 l eadi ng edge.
P3 LEVEL
Set ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO ON/ OFF
Swi t ch t o OFF. Press SI -1404 2ND
and P3 Keys i n sequence t o move
cursor t o C10 Funct i on 04 ACL P3
f i el d. Press SI -1404 ON/ CAL Key t o
set P3 t o VAR. Set P3 l evel usi ng
ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO Thumbwheel s.
Adj ust l evel f rom -19 t o +6 dB,
rel at i ve t o P1 l evel . 0 dB i s normal
operat i ng l evel (P3: CAL). For P3
deact i vat i on, press SI -1404 ON/ CAL
Key t o set P3 t o OFF.
P3 POSI TI ON
Set ATC-1400A XPDR DEV P3/ CAL
Swi t ch t o CAL f or nomi nal P3
posi t i on. Ref er t o Appendi x E f or
nomi nal posi t i on. Set ATC-1400A
XPDR DEV P3/ CAL Swi t ch t o - or +
and adj ust ATC-1400A XPDR P2/ P3
DEV Thumbwheel s f rom 0.00 t o 1.85
t o devi at e posi t i on -1. 85 t o +1. 85 s
f rom nomi nal .
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STEP PROCEDURE
P4 LEVEL
Set ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO ON/ OFF
Swi t ch t o OFF. Press SI -1404 2ND
and P4/ P6 Keys i n sequence t o move
cursor t o C10 Funct i on 04 ACL P4
f i el d. Press SI -1404 ON/ CAL Key t o
set P4 t o VAR. Set P4 l evel usi ng
ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO Thumbwheel s.
Adj ust l evel f rom -19 t o +6 dB,
rel at i ve t o P1 l evel . 0 dB i s normal
operat i ng l evel (P4: CAL). For P4
deact i vat i on, press SI -1404 ON/ CAL
Key t o set P4 t o OFF.
P4 WI DTH
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys, ON/ CAL
Key and SLEW Cont rol t o set P4: Wd:
f i el d as desi red. Set t o CAL f or
nomi nal 1. 6 s P4 pul se wi dt h. Vary
P4 pul se wi dt h (0. 2 t o 3. 55 s) by
set t i ng P4: Wd: f i el d f rom -1.40 t o
+1.95 (s f rom nomi nal wi dt h).
NOTE: Set t i ng P4 wi dt h <1. 2 s t urns
an ATCRBS/ Mode-S Al l Cal l
t o an ATCRBS Onl y Al l Cal l .
ATCRBS/ Mode S Al l Cal l
i nt errogat i ons requi re P4
wi dt h >1. 5 s.
P4 POSI TI ON
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys, ON/ CAL
Key and SLEW Cont rol t o set P4: Dv:
f i el d as desi red. Set t o CAL f or
nomi nal P4 l eadi ng edge posi t i on
(2. 0 s f ol l owi ng P3 l eadi ng edge).
Set P4 posi t i on f rom 0. 05 t o 3. 95 s
f ol l owi ng P3 by set t i ng P4: Dv: f i el d
f rom -1.95 t o +1.95 (s f rom nomi nal
posi t i on).
I NTERFERENCE PULSE
Set ATC-1400A DBL I NTERR/ I NTRF
PULSE Thumbwheel s f rom 017.5
INTERF- t o 399.9 INTERF+ t o enabl e
and posi t i on i nt erf erence pul se at
-17. 5 t o +399. 9 s f rom l eadi ng edge
of P1 or prepul se, i f act i ve.
STEP PROCEDURE
G Set l evel f rom -19 t o +6 dB
(rel at i ve t o P1) usi ng ATC-1400A
SLS/ ECHO Thumbwheel s.
G Set wi dt h f rom 0. 2 t o 5 s usi ng
ATC-1400A I NTRF PULSE WI DTH
Cont rol .
SUPPRESSOR PULSE
Connect ATC-1400A SUPPRESSOR
OUTPUT Connect or t o UUT
suppressor i nput . Set ATC-1400A
SUPPRESSOR ON/ OFF Swi t ch t o ON
t o act i vat e 33 s wi de (f i xed)
suppressor pul se.
G Adj ust l evel f rom 3 t o 27 V usi ng
ATC-1400A SUPPRESSOR VAR
Adj ust ment .
G Set ATC-1400A DBL INTERR/INTRF
PULSE Thumbwheel s t o OFF t o
posi t i on suppressor pul se 0. 8 s
bef ore P3. Set DBL INTERR/INTRF
PULSE Thumbwheel s f rom 017.5
INTERF- to 399.9 INTERF+ t o
adj ust suppressor pul se posi t i on
f rom -17. 5 t o +399. 9 s rel at i ve t o
P1. (Suppressor pul se repl aces
i nt erf erence pul se when bot h are
act i vat ed. )
ANT B
Press SI -1404 2ND and ANT B Keys
i n sequence t o move cursor t o Ant B
f i el d. Press SI -1404 ON/ CAL Key t o
act i vat e i nt errogat i ons t hrough ANT B
Connect or. Use SLEW Cont rol and
Keyboard t o ent er val ue f rom -0.95 t o
+0.95 (of f set i n 0. 05 s i ncrement s
f rom ANT A i nt errogat i ons).
Set ANT B out put l evel . Use SI -1404
CURSOR Keys and SLEW Cont rol t o
set menu t o C20. Use CURSOR Keys
t o sel ect Brf f i el ds. Use SLEW
Cont rol and Keyboard t o set f i rst f i el d
f rom -80 t o -20 dBm and second f i el d
f rom -3.0 t o +3.0 dB (used t o of f set
cabl e l oss).
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STEP PROCEDURE
5. I f desi red, set opt i onal out put s as
f ol l ows:
PREPULSE OUT
Press SI -1404 2ND and P PULS Keys
i n sequence t o move cursor t o C75
Set up Screen PrePul seOut f i el d.
Press SI -1404 ON/ CAL Key t o act i vat e
prepul se t hrough SI -1404 PREPULSE
OUT Connect or. Use SI -1404 SLEW
Cont rol and Keyboard t o ent er 0 t o
260 s (t i me f rom prepul se l eadi ng
edge t o P1 l eadi ng edge).
EXT SYNC OUT
Press SI -1404 2ND and EX SYN Keys
i n sequence t o move cursor t o C73
Set up Screen Enabl e f i el d. Use
SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and ON/ CAL
Key t o set ACL Enabl e f i el d ON f or
act i vat i ng ext ernal sync pul se t hrough
SI -1404 EXT SYNC OUT Connect or.
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and
SLEW Cont rol or Keyboard t o set Dv
f i el d f rom -9.95 t o +9.95 s (t i me f rom
ext ernal sync pul se l eadi ng edge t o
P1 l eadi ng edge) (-, P1 f ol l ows
ext ernal sync; +, ext ernal sync f ol l ows
P1).
C73 SETUP - EXT SYNC OUT
ATC ModeS ACS ACL Mode4
Enable:ON OFF OFF ON OFF
Dv:+1.00S
SCOPE TRI G OUT
Set scope t ri gger out put t hrough
SI -1404 SCOPE TRI G OUT Connect or
f or desi red Osci l l oscope di spl ay.
Press SI -1404 C MENU, 7 and 2 Keys
i n sequence t o ent er C72 Set up
Screen.
C72 SETUP - SCOPE TRIGGER
ATC ModeS ACS ACL Mode4
Enable: ON ON OFF ON OFF
Source:CAL CAL CAL CAL CAL (in S)
STEP PROCEDURE
Set scope t ri gger as f ol l ows:
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o set
ACL Enabl e t o ON t o act i vat e
scope t ri gger.
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o set
ACL Source t o CAL (ATC-1400A
cont rol s t ri gger posi t i on) or a
numeri c val ue (SI-1404 control s
tri gger posi ti on).
G For SI -1404 cont rol , use SI -1404
SLEW Cont rol or Keyboard t o
del ay t ri gger i n s f ol l owi ng P1
l eadi ng edge of the ANT A
i nt errogat i on. For det ai l ed repl y
vi ew, set ACL Source f i el d
accordi ng t o t he f ol l owi ng sum
(Maxi mum f i el d set t i ng i s 255 s):
P1-P3 Mode Spaci ng (5 t o 25 s) +
P3-P4 spaci ng (0. 05 t o 3. 95 s) +
expect ed repl y del ay (128 s) +
repl y P1 t o desi red t ri gger poi nt (0
t o 120 s).
G Set ATC-1400A TO/ TAC/ TD Swi t ch
t o TO f or vi ewi ng i nt errogat i on at
ATC-1400A GEN Connect or or TD
f or vi ewi ng repl y at ATC-1400A
XMTR Connect or.
Connect SI -1404 UUT XMTR
Connect or t o Osci l l oscope f or vi ewi ng
repl i es at SI -1404 ANT B Connect or.
6. Veri f y UUT repl i es as f ol l ows:
FREQUENCY
Veri f y UUT t ransmi t f requency on
ATC-1400A XMTR FREQ MHz Di spl ay.
ACCURACY
Press SI -1404 2ND, FUNC#, 0 and 4
Keys i n sequence t o sel ect ACL
Screen. Veri f y DF f i el d i ndi cat es 11
and AA f i el d i ndi cat es correct ai rcraf t
address.
Vi ew repl y pul ses on Osci l l oscope
Channel 2.

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STEP PROCEDURE
REPLY DELAY
Veri f y repl y del ay (SPR t o P1 l eadi ng
edge i n repl y) i n Dl y f i el d. Veri f y Dl y
f i el d i ndi cat es 128. 000 s (0. 5 s).
For det ai l ed repl y del ay i nf ormat i on,
press SI -1404 C MENU and 4 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C40 Repl y Del ay
Cont rol Menu. I f desi red, press
SI -1404 CL/ ESC Key t o reset f i el ds.
PERCENT REPLY
Veri f y percent repl y i n C10/ C20 ACL
Screens, Ant A% and Ant B% f i el ds.
For detai l ed percent repl y i nf ormat i on,
press SI -1404 C MENU and 3 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C30 Percent
Repl y Cont rol Menu. I f desi red, press
SI -1404 CL/ ESC Key t o reset f i el ds.
POWER
Veri f y UUT power t hrough ANT A (RF
I / O Connect or) shown on ATC-1400A
XMTR PWR WATTS Di spl ay. Sel ect
repl y pul se t o measure as f ol l ows:
G Set ATC-1400A F2/ P2 F1/ P1 Swi t ch
t o F1/P1 t o measure pul se power
of P1 repl y pul se onl y.
G Set F2/ P2 F1/ P1 Swi t ch t o F2/P2
f or SI -1404 t o cont rol pul se power
measurement sel ect i on.
Press SI -1404 2ND and PPG Keys
i n sequence t o di spl ay C74 PPMG
Set up Screen.
C74 SETUP - PPMG (POWER)
ATC ModeS DELM Mode4
Enable:ON ON OFF OFF
Pulse:A2 P116 1 T1
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and
SLEW Cont rol t o set ModeS
Enabl e f i el d t o ON. Sel ect f rom 1
t o 116 possi bl e Mode S repl y
pul ses f or ModeS Pul se f i el d.
STEP PROCEDURE
NOTE: The SI -1404 enabl es t he
measurement gat e pri or t o t he
ri si ng edge of t he pul se t o be
measured. Measurement
cont i nues unt i l t he next f al l i ng
edge. Adj acent pul ses i n t he
pul se posi t i on modul at ed
Mode S repl i es may cause
erroneous power readi ngs
wi t h condi t i ons as f ol l ows:
G I f t he measurement pul se
dat a i s Zero f ol l owed by a
One, t he sel ect ed pul se
and f ol l owi ng pul se are
measured together
because t he f ol l owi ng
pul se has t he f i rst
detectabl e f al l i ng edge.
Zero One
02402007
PPMG
n+1 P n (>4) P

G If the measurement pul se
data i s One and the
precedi ng pul se data i s
Zero, the power readi ng i s
zero because of not
detecti ng a ri si ng edge.
Zero One
02402008
PPMG
n(>5) P n-1 P

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STEP PROCEDURE
7. Veri f y UUT Mode S squi t t er
i nf ormat i on as f ol l ows:
I NTERVAL
Press SI -1404 2ND, FUNC#, 0 and 4
Keys i n sequence t o sel ect ACL
Screen. Veri f y i nt erval bet ween
squi t t ers i n Sqt r f i el d. (Normal l y 0. 8
t o 1. 2 seconds. )
For DF17 t ype squi t t er i nt erval s,
press SI -1404 C MENU and 6 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C60 Squi t t er (2 of
2) Cont rol Menu.
C60 SQUITTER (2of2)
DF CA AA ME II ANT TIME
11 4 A07613 0 A 1.00
17I 4 A07613 1A8C9A3124BA53 0 A 10.05
Veri f y squi t t er i nt erval s i n DF17X
PERI OD f i el d accordi ng t o 1-2-2,
Tabl e 3.
ADDRESS
Press SI -1404 C MENU and 5 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C50 Squi t t er (1 of
2) Cont rol Menu. Veri f y Mode S
Address i n Addr f i el ds.
C50 SQUITTER (1of2)
Addr:h=A07613,o=50073023,Tail=N129KS
Country=United States
Counts/120s:DF11=110,DF17= 36,DF17S= 24
I NFORMATI ON
Veri f y Tai l and Count ry f i el ds.
Vi ew squi t t er f i el ds i n hexadeci mal :
press SI -1404 C MENU and 6 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C60 Squi t t er (2 of
2) Cont rol Menu. Use SI -1404
CURSOR Keys and ON/ CAL Key t o
set DF17 t ype (A, I, O, P, S or T).
Ref er to 1-2-2, Tabl e 4. Ref er t o
Appendi x D, Tabl e 6 f or speci f i c ME
f i el d (f i rst f i ve bi t s) val ues accordi ng
t o t ype.
2. 5. 3 General Test Sequence
Ref er t o 1-2-2, Fi gure 6.
SI GNAL DESCRI PTI ON
1. Self Interr I n (i f sel ect ed)
Act i ve l ow pul se f rom t he ATC-1400A
t ri ggers t he i nt errogat i on process
(C71 I nt errogat i on Tri gger Set up
Screen Tri g Source f i el d set t o
Sel fInterr). The sel f i nt errogat e
pul se ri si ng edge occurs 17. 95 s
pri or t o l eadi ng edge of P1 or
prepul se (when enabl ed). The
SI -1404 recei ves t he sel f i nt errogat e
pul se t hrough t he AUXI LI ARY
Connect or (J10).
2. Ext Sync I n (i f sel ect ed)
Act i ve hi gh pul se occurs 17. 95 pri or
t o l eadi ng edge of P1 or prepul se
(when enabl ed). The SI -1404
recei ves t he pul se t hrough t he EXT
SYNC I N Connect or (J4). The
ext ernal sync i nput repl aces t he sel f
i nt errogat e i nput i n t ri ggeri ng t he
i nt errogat i on process (C71
I nt errogat i on Tri gger Set up Screen
Tri g Source f i el d set t o ExtSyncIn).
3. Prepul se Out (when enabl ed)
Act i ve hi gh pul se, 1. 0 s wi de, occurs
17. 95 s af t er t he sync pul se ri si ng
edge (sel f i nt errogat e, ext ernal sync
i nput or i nt ernal t ri gger generat or)
and 0 t o 260 s, as sel ect ed, pri or t o
P1 l eadi ng edge of t he i nt errogat i on.
The SI -1404 t ransmi t s t he prepul se
t hrough t he PREPULSE OUT
Connect or (J9).
4. Ext Sync Out (when enabl ed)
Act i ve hi gh pul se, 1. 0 s wi de, occurs
f rom -9. 95 t o +9. 95 s, as sel ect ed,
rel at i ve t o P1 l eadi ng edge of t he
i nt errogat i on. The SI -1404 t ransmi t s
t he pul se t hrough t he EXT SYNC OUT
Connect or (J8).
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SI GNAL DESCRI PTI ON
5. Scope Tri g Out
The SI -1404 t ransmi t s t he act i ve hi gh
scope t ri gger pul se t hrough t he
SCOPE TRI G OUT Connect or (J7).
Posi t i on, ref erenced t o ANT A
i nt errogat i ons, depends on t he
ATC-1400A TO/ TAC/ TD Swi t ch set t i ng:
G TO (f or vi ewi ng i nt errogat i ons)
Leadi ng edge occurs 1. 0 s pri or
t o P1 l eadi ng edge and t rai l i ng
edge occurs 1. 0 s pri or t o P4
l eadi ng edge.
G TD (f or vi ewi ng repl i es)
Leadi ng edge of 8. 0 s wi de pul se
occurs 127 s f ol l owi ng P4 (1. 0 s
pri or t o P1 l eadi ng edge of t he
expect ed repl y).
Set t i ng SI -1404 C72 Scope Tri gger
Set up Screen ModeS Source t o a
numeri c val ue set s scope t ri gger
l eadi ng edge at 0 t o 255 s f rom
P1 of t he ANT A i nt errogat i on.
6. ATCRBS Out
Act i ve l ow pul se, 3. 0 s wi de, occurs
1. 0 s pri or t o P1 l eadi ng edge of t he
ANT A i nt errogat i on. The SI -1404
t ransmi t s t he pul se t hrough t he
ATCRBS OUT Connect or (J5).
7. ANT B (when enabl ed)
Act i ve hi gh ANT B i nt errogat i on
pul ses modul at e RF t ransmi t t ed
t hrough t he SI -1404 ANT B Connect or
(J2). The SI -1404 of f set s P1 l eadi ng
edge of t he ANT B i nt errogat i on f rom
P1 l eadi ng edge of t he ANT A
i nt errogat i on accordi ng t o t he Ant B
f i el d set t i ng i n t he C10/ C20 ATC
Screen. ANT B and ANT A pul se
charact eri st i cs are t he same except
f or pul se l evel .
SI GNAL DESCRI PTI ON
8. Ext Pulse
Act i ve l ow pul ses t ransmi t t ed t hrough
t he SI -1404 AUXI LI ARY Connect or
(J10) modul at e t he ATC-1400A RF
out put . Pul se charact eri st i cs vary
accordi ng t o t est paramet er set t i ngs.
Ref er t o St ep 4 of ACL Funct i on
Procedure (2. 5. 2 i n 1-2-2).
9. Ext SLS (when enabl ed)
Act i ve l ow gat e pul se enabl es
ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO Thumbwheel s
t o cont rol t he l evel of P2 (SLS) or P3
dependi ng on t he ATC-1400A
SLS/ ECHO ON/ OFF Swi t ch posi t i on
and C10/ C20 P3 f i el d set t i ng.
10. PPMG (i f sel ect ed)
The pul se power measurement gat e
(PPMG) occurs <1. 0 s pri or t o t he
l eadi ng edge of t he sel ect ed pul se.
The SI -1404 t ransmi t s t he PPMG
pul se t hrough t he PPMG Connect or
(J14) t o t he ATC-1400A.
NOTE: The ATC-1400A i gnores
PPMG i f t he ATC-1400A F2/ P2
F1/ P1 Swi t ch i s set t o F1/P1.
11. 50% Vi deo
The Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em
recei ves t he UUT repl y vi deo t hrough
ANT A (ATC-1400A RF I / O
Connect or). The ATC-1400A sends
t he repl y vi deo t o t he SI -1404 t hrough
t he AUXI LI ARY Connect or (J10).
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2. 6 I NTLCE FUNCTI ON
2. 6. 1 Descri pt i on
I n t he I NTLCE Funct i on, t he Mode 4/
Mode S Test Syst em t ransmi t s ATCRBS
i nt errogat i ons i nt erl aced wi t h Mode S
i nt errogat i ons. The Mode 4/ Mode S Test
Syst em measures repl y charact eri st i cs t o
veri f y UUT operat i on i n a normal mi xed
envi ronment .
The Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em t ransmi t s:
G ATCRBS i nt errogat i ons accordi ng t o t he
sel ect ed mode and PRF.
G Mode S i nt errogat i ons accordi ng t o t he
sequence menus and SI -1404 C10/ C20
f 05 Rat i o: 1t o f i el d set t i ng.


A Mode S i nt errogat i on f ol l ows t he f i rst
ATCRBS i nt errogat i on. Af t er sendi ng t he
number of ATCRBS i nt errogat i ons set i n
t he SI -1404 C10/ C20 f 05 Rat i o: 1t o f i el d,
t he Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em t ransmi t s
t he next Mode S i nt errogat i on. Each
Mode S i nt errogat i on t hereaf t er f ol l ows t he
set number of ATCRBS i nt errogat i ons.
Ref er t o 1-2-2, Fi gure 7. When
t ransmi t t ed, P1 of t he Mode S i nt errogat i on
f ol l ows P1 of t he ATCRBS i nt errogat i on
af t er a 200 s f i xed del ay.
AND SO ON THROUGH Ratio:1to999
ATCRBS MODE S
ATCRBS
ATCRBS
ATCRBS ATCRBS
ATCRBS
ATCRBS
ATCRBS ATCRBS
ATCRBS
ATCRBS
ATCRBS ATCRBS
ATCRBS
ATCRBS
ATCRBS
MODE S
MODE S
MODE S
MODE S
MODE S MODE S MODE S
MODE S
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ATCRBS
MODE S ATCRBS
ATCRBS
MODE S ATCRBS
MODE S
1 2 3 4 5
INTERROGATION
NUMBER SET BY
PRF (EACH SYNC)
Ratio: 1to 1
Ratio: 1to 2
Ratio: 1to 3
Ratio: 1to 4

I NTLCE Funct i on I nt errogat i on Sequence
Fi gure 7
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2. 6. 2 Procedure
STEP PROCEDURE
1. Connect t est equi pment accordi ng t o
1-2-2, Fi gure 2.
2. Appl y power t o Mode 4/ Mode S Test
Syst em.
3. Veri f y Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em i s
not i n any f unct i on usi ng sequence
menus. (SI -1404 C10/ C20 Cont rol
Menu Screen does not i ndi cat e
f 02:SEQ, f 05:INTLCE; f 06:DI;1st:SEQ,
f 06: DI ; 2nd: SEQ or f 07: BURST; SEQ. )
Use SI -1404 Keyboard t o sel ect any
ot her f unct i on, i f necessary.
4. Press SI -1404 C MENU, 7 and 6 Keys
t o di spl ay C76 SMENU Set up Screen.
Set as f ol l ows:
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and
ON/ CAL Key t o set SmenuRadi x t o
desi red dat a f ormat (HEX
[ hexadeci mal ] or OCTAL).
G Use SI-1404 CURSOR, ON/CAL
and ENTER Keys f or changi ng
Set Al l Smenu t o OFF (deact i vat es
al l sequence menus), DEFAULT
(act i vat es/ reset s def aul t sequence
menus, deact i vat es al l ot hers) or
ZERO (set s al l f i el ds except ADDR
t o 0). Ref er t o 1-1-2, Tabl e 6 f or
def aul t sequence menus.
Use SI-1404 ON/CAL and ENTER
Keys t o set ADDR i n al l sequence
menus by changi ng Set Al l Smenu
t o XPDR (t ransponder address) or
USER (address f rom User= f i el d).
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and
SLEW Cont rol t o set al t ernat e
addresses (Gl obal Addr: User=) and
pari t y (AP XOR=) f i el ds as desi red
f or checki ng operat i on wi t h bogus
addresses or bad AP f i el ds.
C76 SETUP - SMENU
SmenuRadix:OCTAL SetAllSmenu:XPDR
GlobalAddr:Xpdr=17725762,AP XOR=00000000
GlobalAddr:User=10273645,AP XOR=00000001

STEP PROCEDURE
5. Press SI -1404 S MENU Key t o di spl ay
Mode S Sequence Menu.
S001:D;UF00,RL=0,CL=0,AQ=0,
+ ADDR=17725762
RPLY:D;DF00,VS=0,SL=0,RI=00,AC=+ 31200,
ADDR=17725762
6. Set i nt errogat i on sequence as f ol l ows:
ACTI VATI ON
Press SI -1404 ON/ CAL Key t o act i vat e
or deact i vat e sequence menu.
FORMAT
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and
ON/ CAL Key t o sel ect f ormat t ype f or
act i ve sequence menu. Set t o S
(short 56-bi t t ransmi ssi on), L (l ong
112-bi t t ransmi ssi on) or D (decoded,
used f or f ormat s wi t h def i ned f i el ds).
UPLI NK FORMAT
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and
SLEW Cont rol or Keyboard t o sel ect
desi red upl i nk f ormat .
DATA FI ELDS
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys, SLEW
Cont rol and Keyboard t o l oad dat a
f i el ds accordi ng t o Appendi x D. Ref er
t o Appendi x B f or def i ned f i el ds and
1-2-2, Tabl e 5 f or converti ng data.
7. Press SI -1404 2ND, FUNC#, 0 and 5
Keys i n sequence t o sel ect I nt erl ace
Screen. I f necessary, use SI -1404
CURSOR Keys and SLEW Cont rol t o
set menu t o C10.
C10 f05:INTLCE;Ratio:1to 25 Arf:+1.0
Dly= 2.9875 Sqtr= 1.05
AntA%:ATC= 98,S= 2 AntB%=100 AntB:+.95
8. Press SI -1404 CURSOR Key ( ) t o
move cursor t o Rat i o: 1t o f i el d. Use
SI -1404 SLEW Cont rol or Keyboard t o
set number of ATCRBS i nt errogat i ons
(1 t o 999) t ransmi t t ed f or each
Mode S i nt errogat i on.
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STEP PROCEDURE
9. Set t est paramet ers as f ol l ows:
MODE SELECTI ON
Use ATC-1400A XPDR MODE Cont rol
t o sel ect i nt errogat i on mode ( 1, 2, T,
A, B, C or D).
FREQUENCY
Adj ust ATC-1400A FREQ/ FUNCTI ON
Thumbwheel s and F Thumbwheel s t o
set i nt errogat i on RF f rom 952.01 t o
1222.99 MHz. Set t o 1030 MHz f or
normal operat i on.
RF LEVEL
Adj ust ATC-1400A RF LEVEL Cont rol
t o set RF LEVEL -dBm Di spl ay f rom
127 (-127 dBm) t o 0 (0 dBm). Normal
operat i ng range i s -69 t o -21 dBm.
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys, SLEW
Cont rol and Keyboard t o set Arf f i el d
f rom -3.0 t o +3.0 i n dB t o of f set cabl e
l oss and/ or ot her ext ernal f act ors.
Press SI -1404 ENTER Key.
I NTERROGATI ON RATE
Press SI -1404 C MENU, 7 and 1 Keys
i n sequence t o ent er C71
I nt errogat i on Tri gger Set up Screen.
C71 SETUP - INTERROGATION TRIGGER
TrigSource:TrigGen
TrigGen: 450Hz
CAUTI ON: CONTI NUOUS HI GH PRF
WI TH HI GH UUT POWER
MAY DAMAGE SI -1404
(SEE 2. 1. 3 I N 1-2-2).
Set i nt errogat i on rat e or pul se
repet i t i on f requency (PRF) accordi ng
t o one of f our ways as f ol l ows:
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o set
Tri gSource to Tri gGen and
Tri gGen f rom 1 t o 1250 Hz. Set
f rom 1 t o 500 Hz f or normal
operat i on.
STEP PROCEDURE
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o set
Tri gSource t o Sel fInterr. Set PRF
f rom 0 t o 1250 Hz on ATC-1400A
PRF/ SQTR Thumbwheel s. Set
f rom 0 t o 500 f or normal
operat i on.
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o set
Tri gSource t o ExtSyncIn.
Connect ext ernal t ri gger source
provi di ng TTL l evel i nt errogat i on
t ri gger pul se t o SI -1404 EXT
SYNC I N Connect or. Leadi ng
edge of P1 or prepul se (when
enabl ed) occurs 17. 95 s af t er
l eadi ng edge of ext ernal sync
pul se. Adj ust ext ernal t ri gger
source as desi red.
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o set
Tri gSource t o BurstKey t o al l ow
manual t ri ggeri ng of a si ngl e
i nt errogat i on by pressi ng t he
SI -1404 BURST Key.
P2 ( SLS) LEVEL
Set ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO ON/ OFF
Swi t ch t o ON. Set P2 (SLS) l evel
usi ng ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO
Thumbwheel s. Adj ust l evel f rom -19
t o +6 dB, rel at i ve t o P1 l evel . Veri f y
suppressi on occurs when P2 l evel i s
P1 l evel . Veri f y suppressi on does
not occur when P2 l evel exceeds P1
l evel by 9 dB.
I NTERFERENCE PULSE
Set ATC-1400A DBL I NTERR/ I NTRF
PULSE Thumbwheel s f rom 017.5
INTERF- t o 399.9 INTERF+ t o enabl e
and posi t i on i nt erf erence pul se at
-17. 5 t o +399. 9 s f rom l eadi ng edge
of P1 or prepul se, i f act i ve.
G Set l evel f rom -19 t o +6 dB
(rel at i ve t o P1) usi ng ATC-1400A
SLS/ ECHO Thumbwheel s.
G Set wi dt h f rom 0. 2 t o 5 s usi ng
ATC-1400A I NTRF PULSE WI DTH
Cont rol .
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STEP PROCEDURE
SUPPRESSOR PULSE
Connect ATC-1400A SUPPRESSOR
OUTPUT Connect or t o UUT
suppressor i nput . Set ATC-1400A
SUPPRESSOR ON/ OFF Swi t ch t o ON
t o act i vat e 33 s wi de (f i xed)
suppressor pul se.
G Adj ust l evel f rom 3 t o 27 V usi ng
ATC-1400A SUPPRESSOR VAR
Adj ust ment .
G Set ATC-1400A DBL INTERR/INTRF
PULSE Thumbwheel s t o OFF t o
posi t i on suppressor pul se 0. 8 s
pri or t o P3. Set DBL
I NTERR/ I NTRF PULSE
Thumbwheel s f rom 017.5 INTERF-
to 399.9 INTERF+ t o adj ust
suppressor pul se posi t i on f rom
-17. 5 t o +399. 9 s rel at i ve t o P1.
(Suppressor pul se repl aces
i nt erf erence pul se when bot h are
act i vat ed. )
ANT B
Press SI -1404 2ND and ANT B Keys
i n sequence t o move cursor t o Ant B
f i el d. Press SI -1404 ON/ CAL Key t o
act i vat e i nt errogat i ons t hrough ANT B
Connect or. Use SLEW Cont rol and
Keyboard t o ent er val ue f rom -0.95 t o
+0.95 (of f set i n 0. 05 s i ncrement s
f rom ANT A i nt errogat i ons).
Set ANT B out put l evel . Use SI -1404
CURSOR Keys and SLEW Cont rol t o
set menu t o C20. Use CURSOR Keys
t o sel ect Brf f i el ds. Use SLEW
Cont rol and Keyboard t o set f i rst f i el d
f rom -80 t o -20 dBm and second f i el d
f rom -3.0 t o +3.0 dB (used t o of f set
cabl e l oss).
STEP PROCEDURE
10. I f desi red, set opt i onal out put s as
f ol l ows:
PREPULSE OUT
Press SI -1404 2ND and P PULS Keys
i n sequence t o move cursor t o C75
Set up Screen PrePul seOut f i el d.
Press SI -1404 ON/ CAL Key t o act i vat e
prepul se t hrough SI -1404 PREPULSE
OUT Connect or. Use SI -1404 SLEW
Cont rol and Keyboard t o ent er 0 t o
260 s (t i me f rom prepul se l eadi ng
edge t o P1 l eadi ng edge).
C75 SETUP - MISC
AntAEnable:ON PrePulseOut:253s
AntAModSrc:INT
AntBModSrc:INT
EXT SYNC OUT
Press SI -1404 2ND and EX SYN Keys
i n sequence t o move cursor t o C73
Set up Screen Enabl e f i el d. Press
ON/ CAL Key t o set ATC Enabl e f i el d
ON f or act i vat i ng ext ernal sync pul se
t hrough SI -1404 EXT SYNC OUT
Connect or. Use SI -1404 CURSOR
Keys and SLEW Cont rol or Keyboard
t o set Dv f i el d f rom -9.95 t o +9.95 s
(t i me f rom ext ernal sync pul se l eadi ng
edge t o P1 l eadi ng edge) (-, P1
f ol l ows ext ernal sync; +, ext ernal sync
f ol l ows P1).
C73 SETUP - EXT SYNC OUT
ATC ModeS ACS ACL Mode4
Enable:ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
Dv:-2.25S
SCOPE TRI G OUT
Set scope t ri gger out put t hrough
SI -1404 SCOPE TRI G OUT Connect or
f or desi red Osci l l oscope di spl ay.
Press SI -1404 C MENU, 7 and 2 Keys
i n sequence t o ent er C72 Set up
Screen.
C72 SETUP - SCOPE TRIGGER
ATC ModeS ACS ACL Mode4
Enable: ON OFF ON OFF OFF
Source:CAL CAL CAL CAL CAL (in S)
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STEP PROCEDURE
Set scope t r i gger as f ol l ows:
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont r ol and Keyboar d t o set
ATC Enabl e t o ON.
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont r ol and Keyboar d t o set
ATC Sour ce t o CAL ( ATC- 1400A
cont r ol s scope t r i gger posi t i on) .
G Set ATC- 1400A TO/ TAC/ TD Swi t ch
t o TO (ATCRBS i nt errogat i on/ repl y
at ATC- 1400A GEN Connect or ) or
TD ( Mode S i nt er r ogat i on/ r epl y at
ATC- 1400A XMTR Connect or ) .
Connect SI - 1404 UUT XMTR
Connect or t o Osci l l oscope f or vi ewi ng
UUT r epl i es at SI - 1404 ANT B
Connect or .
11. Ver i f y UUT r epl i es as f ol l ows:
FREQUENCY
Ver i f y UUT t r ansmi t f r equency on
ATC-1400A XMTR FREQ MHz Di spl ay.
ACCURACY
Set ATC- 1400A DI SPLAY SELECT
Cont rol t o XPDR CODE. Veri f y
ATCRBS r epl y shown on ATC- 1400A
DI SPLAY SELECT Readout .
G Set ATC- 1400A XPDR MODE
Cont r ol t o A t o veri f y oct al I D.
G Set ATC- 1400A XPDR MODE
Cont r ol t o AC2 t o veri f y al t i t ude i n
f eet .
Pr ess SI - 1404 S MENU Key. Use
SI - 1404 SLEW Cont r ol ( cur sor i n S
f i el d) t o di spl ay each act i ve sequence
menu. Ver i f y r epl y dat a shown i n
SI - 1404 Sequence Menu scr eens.
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and
ON/ CAL Key t o set desi red f ormat
t ype i n RPLY f i el d (D f or decoded
subf i el ds or N f or not decoded dat a) .
( SI - 1404 di spl ays r epl y dat a usi ng t he
r adi x sel ect ed i n St ep 4. )
Vi ew r epl y pul ses on Osci l l oscope
Channel 2.
STEP PROCEDURE
REPLY DELAY
Pr ess SI - 1404 C MENU and 4 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C40 Repl y Del ay
Cont r ol Menu. I f desi r ed, pr ess
SI -1404 CL/ ESC Key t o reset f i el ds.
Ver i f y ATC f i el ds i ndi cat e 3.0000 s
( 0. 5 s) , Mi n= 2.5000 s and Max=
3.5000 s, f or ATCRBS r epl y del ay
( P3 l eadi ng edge t o F1 l eadi ng edge) .
Ver i f y ModeS f i el ds show 128.0000 s
( 0. 5 s) , Mi n= 127.5000 s and
Max= 128.5000 s, f or Mode S r epl y
del ay (SPR t o repl y P1 l eadi ng edge) .
PERCENT REPLY
Ver i f y per cent r epl y i n C10/ C20
I NTLCE Scr een Ant A% and Ant B%
f i el ds.
For detai l ed per cent r epl y i nf or mat i on,
pr ess SI - 1404 C MENU and 3 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C30 Per cent
Repl y Cont r ol Menu. I f desi r ed, pr ess
SI -1404 CL/ ESC Key t o reset f i el ds.
POWER
Veri f y UUT power t hrough ANT A (RF
I / O Connect or ) shown on ATC- 1400A
XMTR PWR WATTS Di spl ay. Sel ect
r epl y pul se ( onl y f or ATCRBS r epl i es)
t o measur e as f ol l ows:
G Set ATC- 1400A F2/ P2 F1/ P1 Swi t ch
t o F1/P1 t o measur e pul se power
of F1 r epl y pul se onl y.
G Set F2/ P2 F1/ P1 Swi t ch t o F2/P2
f or SI - 1404 t o cont r ol pul se power
measur ement sel ect i on.
Pr ess SI - 1404 2ND and PPG Keys
i n sequence t o di spl ay C74 PPMG
Set up Scr een.
C74 SETUP - PPMG (POWER)
ATC ModeS DELM Mode4
Enable:OFF ON OFF OFF
Pulse:B1 P116 1 T1
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STEP PROCEDURE
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and
SLEW Cont r ol t o set ATC Enabl e
f i el d t o ON and sel ect one of 16
possi bl e ATCRBS r epl y pul ses f or
ATC Pul se f i el d.
12. Ver i f y UUT Mode S squi t t er
i nf or mat i on as f ol l ows:
I NTERVAL
Press SI -1404 2ND, FUNC#, 0 and 5
Keys i n sequence t o sel ect I nt er l ace
Scr een. Ver i f y i nt er val bet ween
squi t t er s i n Sqt r f i el d. ( Nor mal l y 0. 8
t o 1. 2 seconds. )
For DF17 t ype squi t t er i nt erval s,
pr ess SI - 1404 C MENU and 6 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C60 Squi t t er ( 2 of
2) Cont r ol Menu.
C60 SQUITTER (2of2)
DF CA AA ME II ANT TIME
11 4 A07613 0 A 1.00
17I 4 A07613 1A8C9A3124BA53 0 A 10.05
Veri f y squi t t er i nt erval s i n DF17X
PERI OD f i el d accor di ng t o 1- 2- 2,
Tabl e 3.
ADDRESS
Pr ess SI - 1404 C MENU and 5 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C50 Squi t t er ( 1 of
2) Cont r ol Menu. Ver i f y Mode S
Addr ess i n Addr f i el ds.
C50 SQUITTER (1of2)
Addr:h=A07613,o=50073023,Tail=N129KS
Country=United States
Counts/120s:DF11=110,DF17= 36,DF17S= 24
STEP PROCEDURE
I NFORMATI ON
Veri f y Tai l and Count ry f i el ds.
Vi ew squi t t er f i el ds i n hexadeci mal :
pr ess SI - 1404 C MENU and 6 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C60 Squi t t er ( 2 of
2) Cont r ol Menu. Use SI - 1404
CURSOR Keys and ON/ CAL Key t o
set DF17 t ype ( A, I, O, P, S or T).
Ref er to 1-2-2, Tabl e 4. Ref er t o
Appendi x D, Tabl e 6 f or speci f i c ME
f i el d ( f i r st f i ve bi t s) val ues accor di ng
t o t ype.
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2. 6. 3 General Test Sequence
Ref er t o 1-2-2, Fi gure 8.
SI GNAL DESCRI PTI ON
1. Self Interr I n (i f sel ect ed)
Act i ve l ow pul se f rom t he ATC-1400A
t ri ggers t he i nt errogat i on process
(C71 I nt errogat i on Tri gger Set up
Screen Tri g Source f i el d set t o
Sel fInterr). The sel f i nt errogat e
pul se ri si ng edge occurs 17. 95 s
pri or t o l eadi ng edge of t he ATCRBS
i nt errogat i on P1 or prepul se (when
enabl ed). The SI -1404 recei ves t he
sel f i nt errogat e pul se t hrough t he
AUXI LI ARY Connect or (J10).
2. Ext Sync I n (i f sel ect ed)
Act i ve hi gh pul se occurs 17. 95 pri or
t o l eadi ng edge of P1 or prepul se
(when enabl ed). The SI -1404
recei ves t he pul se t hrough t he EXT
SYNC I N Connect or (J4). The
ext ernal sync i nput repl aces t he sel f
i nt errogat e i nput i n t ri ggeri ng t he
i nt errogat i on process (C71
I nt errogat i on Tri gger Set up Screen
Tri g Source f i el d set t o ExtSyncIn).
3. Prepul se Out (when enabl ed)
Act i ve hi gh pul se, 1. 0 s wi de, occurs
17. 95 s af t er t he sync pul se ri si ng
edge (sel f i nt errogat e, ext ernal sync
i nput or i nt ernal t ri gger generat or)
and 0 t o 260 s, as sel ect ed, pri or t o
t he ATCRBS i nt errogat i on P1 l eadi ng
edge. The SI -1404 t ransmi t s t he
prepul se t hrough t he PREPULSE OUT
Connect or (J9).
4. Ext Sync Out (when enabl ed)
Act i ve hi gh pul se, 1. 0 s wi de, occurs
f rom -9. 95 t o +9. 95 s, as sel ect ed,
rel at i ve t o t he ATCRBS i nt errogat i on
P1 l eadi ng edge. The SI -1404
t ransmi t s t he pul se t hrough t he EXT
SYNC OUT Connect or (J8).

SI GNAL DESCRI PTI ON
5. Scope Tri g Out
The SI -1404 t ransmi t s t he act i ve hi gh
scope t ri gger pul se t hrough t he
SCOPE TRI G OUT Connect or (J7).
Posi t i on, ref erenced t o ANT A
i nt errogat i ons, depends on t he
ATC-1400A TO/ TAC/ TD Swi t ch set t i ng:
G TO (f or vi ewi ng ATCRBS
i nt errogat i ons and repl i es)
Leadi ng edge occurs 1. 0 s pri or
t o P1 l eadi ng edge of t he ATCRBS
i nt errogat i on and t rai l i ng edge
occurs 1. 0 s pri or t o F1 l eadi ng
edge of t he expect ed repl y.
G TD (f or vi ewi ng Mode S
i nt errogat i ons and repl i es)
Leadi ng edge of 132. 75 s wi de
pul se occurs 1. 0 s pri or t o P1
l eadi ng edge of t he Mode S
i nt errogat i on.
6. ATCRBS Out
Act i ve l ow pul se, 3. 0 s wi de, occurs
1. 0 s pri or t o P1 l eadi ng edge of t he
ATCRBS i nt errogat i on. The SI -1404
t ransmi t s t he pul se t hrough t he
ATCRBS OUT Connect or (J5).
7. ANT B (when enabl ed)
Act i ve hi gh ANT B i nt errogat i on
pul ses modul at e RF t ransmi t t ed
t hrough t he SI -1404 ANT B Connect or
(J2). The SI -1404 of f set s P1 l eadi ng
edge of t he ANT B i nt errogat i on f rom
P1 l eadi ng edge of t he ANT A
i nt errogat i on accordi ng t o t he Ant B
f i el d set t i ng i n t he C10/ C20 ATC
Screen. ANT B and ANT A pul se
charact eri st i cs are t he same except
f or pul se l evel .
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SI GNAL DESCRI PTI ON
8. Ext Pulse
Act i ve l ow pul ses t ransmi t t ed t hrough
t he SI -1404 AUXI LI ARY Connect or
(J10) modul at e t he ATC-1400A RF
out put t o provi de t he i nt errogat i on
pul ses. The Mode S i nt errogat i on,
when t ransmi t t ed, occurs 200 s
f ol l owi ng P1 l eadi ng edge of t he
ATCRBS i nt errogat i on.
9. Ext SLS (when enabl ed)
Act i ve l ow gat e pul se enabl es
ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO Thumbwheel s
t o cont rol t he l evel of P2 (SLS)
dependi ng on t he ATC-1400A
SLS/ ECHO ON/ OFF Swi t ch posi t i on.
10. DPSK Out
The DPSK out put cont ai ns t he upl i nk
f ormat dat a i nf ormat i on used t o
modul at e t he ANT A i nt errogat i on
si gnal . The dat a const ant l y changes
accordi ng t o t he upl i nk f ormat s
sel ect ed f or t he i nt errogat i on
sequence. Ref er t o St ep 6 of I NTLCE
Funct i on Procedure (2. 6. 2 i n 1-2-2).
The SI -1404 t ransmi t s t he DPSK
modul at i on t hrough t he DPSK OUT
Connect or (J15) t o t he ATC-1400A.
11. PPMG (i f sel ect ed)
The pul se power measurement gat e
(PPMG) occurs <1. 0 s pri or t o t he
l eadi ng edge of t he sel ect ed ATCRBS
repl y pul se. The SI -1404 t ransmi t s
t he PPMG pul se t hrough t he PPMG
Connect or (J14) t o t he ATC-1400A.
NOTE: The ATC-1400A i gnores
PPMG i f t he ATC-1400A F2/ P2
F1/ P1 Swi t ch i s set t o F1/P1.
12. 50% Vi deo
The Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em
recei ves t he UUT repl y vi deo t hrough
ANT A (ATC-1400A RF I / O
Connect or). The ATC-1400A sends
t he repl y vi deo t o t he SI -1404 t hrough
t he AUXI LI ARY Connect or (J10).

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2. 7 DI FUNCTI ON
2. 7. 1 Descri pt i on
I n t he DI Funct i on, t he Mode 4/ Mode S Test
Syst em t ransmi t s t wo i nt errogat i ons i n a
si ngl e i nt errogat i on peri od. The
i nt errogat i ons consi st of any combi nat i on of
ATCRBS, Al l Cal l and/ or Mode S. The
Mode 4/ Mode S Test Syst em uses t he DI
Funct i on t o veri f y t ransponder operat i on
and recovery.
2. 7. 2 Procedure
STEP PROCEDURE
1. Connect t est equi pment accordi ng t o
1-2-2, Fi gure 2.
2. Appl y power t o Mode 4/ Mode S Test
Syst em.
3. Press SI -1404 2ND, FUNC#, 0 and 6
Keys i n sequence t o sel ect Doubl e
I nt errogat i on Screen. I f necessary,
use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and
SLEW Cont rol t o set menu t o C10.
C10 f06:DI;1st:ACS,2nd:SEQ Arf:+0.0
P4:CAL,Wd:+0.00,Dv:+0.00 P3:CAL
Dly= 3.0125 Sqtr= 1.00
AntA%:ATC= 70,S= 30 AntB%=100 AntB:+.50
4. Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys, SLEW
Cont rol and Keyboard t o set 1st : (f i rst
i nt errogat i on) and 2nd: (second
i nt errogat i on) f i el ds t o ATC
(ATCRBS), SEQ (Mode S
i nt errogat i ons set i n sequence
menus), ACS (ATCRBS Onl y Al l Cal l )
or ACL (ATCRBS/ Mode S Al l Cal l ).
5. Set ATC-1400A DBL I NTERR/ I NTRF
PULSE Thumbwheel s t o DOUBLE.
Set desi red spaci ng bet ween
i nt errogat i ons (DI del ay, P1 l eadi ng
edge t o P1 l eadi ng edge) f rom 000.0
(or 040.0 i f 1st : SEQ and 2nd: SEQ i n
St ep 4) t o 399.9 s.


STEP PROCEDURE
NOTE: Some set t i ngs of t he
ATC-1400A DBL
I NTERR/ I NTRF PULSE
Thumbwheel s may cause
i nval i d repl y del ay
i nf ormat i on. Ref er t o REPLY
DELAY i n St ep 12.
I f usi ng Mode S i nt errogat i ons (SEQ),
set sequence menus accordi ng t o
St eps 6 t hrough 8 pri or t o sel ect i ng
SEQ as f i rst or second i nt errogat i on.
I f usi ng onl y ATCRBS and/ or Al l Cal l
i nt errogat i ons, go t o St ep 9.
6. Press SI -1404 C MENU, 7 and 6 Keys
t o di spl ay C76 SMENU Set up Screen.
Set as f ol l ows:
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and
ON/ CAL Key t o set SmenuRadi x t o
desi red dat a f ormat (HEX
[ hexadeci mal ] or OCTAL).
G Use SI-1404 CURSOR, ON/CAL
and ENTER Keys f or changi ng
Set Al l Smenu t o OFF (deact i vat es
al l sequence menus), DEFAULT
(act i vat es/ reset s def aul t sequence
menus, deact i vat es al l ot hers) or
ZERO (set s al l f i el ds except ADDR
t o 0). Ref er t o 1-1-2, Tabl e 6 f or
def aul t sequence menus.
Use SI-1404 ON/CAL and ENTER
Keys t o set ADDR i n al l sequence
menus by changi ng Set Al l Smenu
t o XPDR (t ransponder address) or
USER (address f rom User= f i el d).
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and
SLEW Cont rol t o set al t ernat e
addresses (Gl obal Addr: User=) and
pari t y (AP XOR=) f i el ds as desi red
f or checki ng operat i on wi t h bogus
addresses or bad AP f i el ds.
C76 SETUP - SMENU
SmenuRadix:OCTAL SetAllSmenu:DEFAULT
GlobalAddr:Xpdr=17725762,AP XOR=00000000
GlobalAddr:User=10273645,AP XOR=00000001
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STEP PROCEDURE
7. Press SI -1404 S MENU Key t o di spl ay
Mode S Sequence Menu.
S001:D;UF00,RL=0,CL=0,AQ=0,
+ ADDR=17725762
RPLY:D;DF00,VS=0,SL=0,RI=00,AC=+ 31200,
ADDR=17725762
8. Set i nt errogat i on sequence as f ol l ows:
ACTI VATI ON
Press SI -1404 ON/ CAL Key t o act i vat e
or deact i vat e sequence menu.
FORMAT
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and
ON/ CAL Key t o sel ect f ormat t ype f or
act i ve sequence menu. Set t o S
(short 56-bi t t ransmi ssi on), L (l ong
112-bi t t ransmi ssi on) or D (decoded,
used f or f ormat s wi t h def i ned f i el ds).
UPLI NK FORMAT
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and
SLEW Cont rol or Keyboard t o sel ect
desi red upl i nk f ormat .
DATA FI ELDS
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys, SLEW
Cont rol and Keyboard t o l oad dat a
f i el ds accordi ng t o Appendi x D. Ref er
t o Appendi x B f or def i ned f i el ds and
1-2-2, Tabl e 5 f or converti ng data.
SCOPE TRI GGER
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and
ON/ CAL Key t o act i vat e + or
deact i vat e - scope t ri gger. For st abl e
di spl ay, act i vat e scope t ri gger f or onl y
one sequence menu.
9. Set t est paramet ers as f ol l ows:
MODE SELECTI ON
I f ATC, ACS or ACL was sel ect ed as
f i rst and/ or second i nt errogat i on i n
St ep 4, use ATC-1400A XPDR MODE
Cont rol t o sel ect i nt errogat i on mode
(1, 2, T, A, B, C or D).
STEP PROCEDURE
NOTE: I nt errogat i on Mode Sel ect ed
set s one or bot h
i nt errogat i ons dependi ng on
i nt errogat i ons sel ect ed i n
St ep 4.
FREQUENCY
Adj ust ATC-1400A FREQ/ FUNCTI ON
Thumbwheel s and F Thumbwheel s t o
set i nt errogat i on RF f rom 952.01 t o
1222.99 MHz. Set t o 1030 MHz f or
normal operat i on.
RF LEVEL
Adj ust ATC-1400A RF LEVEL Cont rol
t o set RF LEVEL -dBm Di spl ay f rom
127 (-127 dBm) t o 0 (0 dBm). Normal
operat i ng range i s -69 t o -21 dBm. I f
needed, press SI -1404 2ND and
FUNC# Keys i n sequence t o ret urn t o
DI Screen. Use SI -1404 CURSOR
Keys, SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o
set Arf f i el d f rom -3.0 t o +3.0 i n dB t o
of f set cabl e l oss and/ or ot her ext ernal
f act ors. Press SI -1404 ENTER Key.
I NTERROGATI ON RATE
Press SI -1404 C MENU, 7 and 1 Keys
i n sequence t o ent er C71
I nt errogat i on Tri gger Set up Screen.
C71 SETUP - INTERROGATION TRIGGER
TrigSource:TrigGen
TrigGen: 450Hz
CAUTI ON: CONTI NUOUS HI GH PRF
WI TH HI GH UUT POWER
MAY DAMAGE SI -1404
(SEE 2. 1. 3 I N 1-2-2).
Set i nt errogat i on rat e or pul se
repet i t i on f requency (PRF) accordi ng
t o one of f our ways as f ol l ows:
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o set
Tri gSource to Tri gGen and
Tri gGen f rom 1 t o 1250 Hz.
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STEP PROCEDURE
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o set
Tri gSource t o Sel fInterr. Adj ust
ATC-1400A PRF/ SQTR
Thumbwheel s t o set PRF f rom 0 t o
4000 when bot h i nt errogat i ons are
set t o ATC (1st : ATC, 2nd: ATC) i n
St ep 4. Set f rom 0 t o 1250 f or
ot her i nt errogat i on combi nat i ons.
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o set
Tri gSource to ExtSyncIn. Connect
ext ernal t ri gger source provi di ng
TTL l evel i nt errogat i on t ri gger
pul se t o SI -1404 EXT SYNC I N
Connect or. Leadi ng edge of P1 or
prepul se (when enabl ed) occurs
17. 95 s af t er l eadi ng edge of
ext ernal sync pul se. Adj ust
ext ernal t ri gger source as desi red.
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o set
Tri gSource t o BurstKey t o al l ow
manual t ri ggeri ng of a si ngl e
i nt errogat i on by pressi ng t he
SI -1404 BURST Key.
SUPPRESSOR PULSE
Connect ATC-1400A SUPPRESSOR
OUTPUT Connect or t o UUT
suppressor i nput . Set ATC-1400A
SUPPRESSOR ON/ OFF Swi t ch t o ON
t o act i vat e 33 s wi de (f i xed)
suppressor pul se t o repl ace f i rst
i nt errogat i on.
G Adj ust l evel f rom 3 t o 27 V usi ng
ATC-1400A SUPPRESSOR VAR
Adj ust ment .
G Set ATC-1400A DBL INTERR/INTRF
PULSE Thumbwheel s f rom 000.0
to 399.9 s t o set spaci ng bet ween
suppressor pul se l eadi ng edge t o
second i nt errogat i on P1 l eadi ng
edge.
STEP PROCEDURE
ANT B
Press SI -1404 2ND and ANT B Keys
i n sequence t o move cursor t o Ant B
f i el d. Press SI -1404 ON/ CAL Key t o
act i vat e i nt errogat i ons t hrough ANT B
Connect or. Use SLEW Cont rol and
Keyboard t o ent er val ue f rom -0.95 t o
+0.95 (of f set i n 0. 05 s i ncrement s
f rom ANT A i nt errogat i ons).
Set ANT B out put l evel . Use SI -1404
CURSOR Keys and SLEW Cont rol t o
set menu t o C20. Use CURSOR Keys
t o sel ect Brf f i el ds. Use SLEW
Cont rol and Keyboard t o set f i rst f i el d
f rom -80 t o -20 dBm and second f i el d
f rom -3.0 t o +3.0 dB (used t o of f set
cabl e l oss).
10. Set pul se charact eri st i cs f or f i rst
i nt errogat i on accordi ng t o 1st : f i el d
set t i ng (second i nt errogat i on pul se
charact eri st i cs not adj ust abl e).
PULSE WI DTH
Set ATC-1400A XPDR PULSE WI DTH
VAR/ CAL Swi t ch t o CAL f or 0. 8 s
nomi nal wi dt h of P1, P2 (i f act i vat ed)
and P3 (i f act i vat ed and appl i cabl e)
i nt errogat i on pul ses. Set XPDR
PULSE WI DTH VAR/ CAL Swi t ch t o
VAR and use ATC-1400A XPDR
PULSE WI DTH Thumbwheel s t o
adj ust wi dt h f rom 0.20 t o 1.85 s.
P2 LEVEL ( 1st : SEQ)
Set ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO ON/ OFF
Swi t ch t o OFF. Press SI -1404 2ND
and P2 Keys i n sequence t o move
cursor t o C10 Funct i on 06 DI P2 f i el d.
Press SI -1404 ON/ CAL Key t o set P2
t o VAR. Set P2 l evel usi ng
ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO Thumbwheel s.
Adj ust l evel f rom -19 t o +6 dB,
rel at i ve t o P1 l evel . 0 dB i s normal
operat i ng l evel (P2: CAL). For P2
deact i vat i on, press SI -1404 ON/ CAL
Key t o set P2 t o OFF.
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STEP PROCEDURE
P2 POSI TI ON ( 1st : SEQ)
Set ATC-1400A XPDR DEV P2/ CAL
Swi t ch t o CAL f or nomi nal P2 posi t i on
of 2. 0 s f ol l owi ng P1 l eadi ng edge.
Set ATC-1400A XPDR DEV P2/ CAL
Swi t ch t o - or + and adj ust
ATC-1400A XPDR P2/ P3 DEV
Thumbwheel s f rom 0.00 t o 1.85 t o set
posi t i on f rom 0. 15 t o 3. 85 s f ol l owi ng
P1 l eadi ng edge.
P2 ( SLS) LEVEL ( 1st : ATC, ACS or
ACL)
Set ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO ON/ OFF
Swi t ch t o ON. Set P2 (SLS) l evel
usi ng ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO
Thumbwheel s. Adj ust l evel f rom -19
t o +6 dB, rel at i ve t o P1 l evel . Veri f y
suppressi on occurs when P2 l evel i s
P1 l evel . Veri f y suppressi on does
not occur when P2 l evel exceeds P1
l evel by 9 dB.
P2 (SLS) POSI TI ON (1st:ATC, ACS
or ACL)
Set ATC-1400A XPDR DEV P2/ CAL
Swi t ch t o CAL f or nomi nal P2 (SLS)
posi t i on of 2. 0 s f ol l owi ng P1 l eadi ng
edge. Set XPDR DEV P2/ CAL Swi t ch
t o - or + and adj ust ATC-1400A
XPDR P2/ P3 DEV Thumbwheel s f rom
0.00 t o 1.85 t o set posi t i on f rom 0. 15
t o 3. 85 s f ol l owi ng P1 l eadi ng edge.
P3 LEVEL ( 1st : ATC, ACS or ACL)
Set ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO ON/ OFF
Swi t ch t o OFF. Press SI -1404 2ND
and P3 Keys i n sequence t o move
cursor t o C10 Funct i on 06 DI P3 f i el d.
Press SI -1404 ON/ CAL Key t o set P3
t o VAR. Set P3 l evel usi ng
ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO Thumbwheel s.
Adj ust l evel f rom -19 t o +6 dB,
rel at i ve t o P1 l evel . 0 dB i s normal
operat i ng l evel (P3: CAL). For P3
deact i vat i on, press SI -1404 ON/ CAL
Key t o set P3 t o OFF.
STEP PROCEDURE
P3 POSI TI ON ( 1st : ATC, ACS or ACL)
Set ATC-1400A XPDR DEV P3/ CAL
Swi t ch t o CAL f or nomi nal P3
posi t i on. Ref er t o Appendi x E f or
nomi nal posi t i on. Set ATC-1400A
XPDR DEV P3/ CAL Swi t ch t o - or +
and adj ust ATC-1400A XPDR P2/ P3
DEV Thumbwheel s f rom 0.00 t o 1.85
t o devi at e posi t i on -1. 85 t o +1. 85 s
f rom nomi nal .
P4 LEVEL ( 1st : ACS or ACL)
Set ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO ON/ OFF
Swi t ch t o OFF. Press SI -1404 2ND
and P4/ P6 Keys i n sequence t o move
cursor t o C10 Funct i on 06 DI P4 f i el d.
Press SI -1404 ON/ CAL Key t o set P4
t o VAR. Set P4 l evel usi ng
ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO Thumbwheel s.
Adj ust l evel f rom -19 t o +6 dB,
rel at i ve t o P1 l evel . 0 dB i s normal
operat i ng l evel (P4: CAL). For P4
deact i vat i on, press SI -1404 ON/ CAL
Key t o set P4 t o OFF.
P4 WI DTH (1st:ACS or ACL)
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys, ON/ CAL
Key and SLEW Cont rol t o set P4: Wd:
f i el d as desi red. Set t o CAL f or
nomi nal P4 pul se wi dt h (0. 8 s f or
ACS, 1. 6 s f or ACL). Vary P4 pul se
wi dt h by set t i ng P4: Wd: f i el d i n
0. 05 s i ncrement s f rom nomi nal
wi dt h. Vary P4 pul se wi dt h f rom 0. 2
t o 3. 55 s by set t i ng P4: Wd: f i el d
f rom -0.60 t o +2.75 f or ACS or f rom
-1.40 t o +1.95 f or ACL.
NOTE: Set t i ng P4 wi der t han 1. 5 s
t urns an ACS t o an ACL.
Set t i ng P4 wi dt h <1. 2 s t urns
an ACL t o an ACS. ACS
i nt errogat i ons requi re P4
wi dt h <1. 2 s. ACL
i nt errogat i ons requi re P4
wi dt h >1. 5 s.
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STEP PROCEDURE
P4 POSI TI ON ( 1st : ACS or ACL)
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys, ON/ CAL
Key and SLEW Cont rol t o set P4: Dv:
f i el d as desi red. Set t o CAL f or
nomi nal P4 l eadi ng edge posi t i on
(2. 0 s f ol l owi ng P3 l eadi ng edge).
Set P4 posi t i on f rom 0. 05 t o 3. 95 s
f ol l owi ng P3 by set t i ng P4: Dv: f i el d
f rom -1.95 t o +1.95 (s f rom nomi nal
posi t i on).
P5 ( SLS) LEVEL ( 1st : SEQ)
Set ATC_1400A SLS/ ECHO ON/ OFF
Swi t ch t o ON. Set P5 (SLS) l evel
usi ng ATC-1400A SLS/ ECHO
Thumbwheel s. Adj ust l evel f rom -19
t o +6 dB, rel at i ve t o P1 l evel . Veri f y
suppressi on occurs when P5 l evel
exceeds P6 l evel by 3 dB or more.
Veri f y suppressi on does not occur
when P6 l evel exceeds P5 l evel by
12 dB or more.
P5 (SLS) POSI TI ON (1st:SEQ)
Adj ust P5 (SLS) posi t i on by changi ng
SPR posi t i on (cent er of P5 t racks
SPR). Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys
and SLEW Cont rol or Keyboard t o set
SPR: Dv f i el d f rom -1.00 t o +1.00 (t i me
devi at ed f rom nomi nal posi t i on i n
0. 05 s i ncrement s).
P6 CONTROL (1st:SEQ)
Press SI -1404 2ND and P4/ P6 Keys i n
sequence t o move cursor t o C10
Funct i on 02 SEQ P6 f i el d. Press
ON/ CAL Key t o act i vat e ( CAL) or
deact i vat e (OFF) P6.
P6 WI DTH (1st:SEQ)
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys, ON/ CAL
Key and SLEW Cont rol t o set P6: Wd:
f i el d as desi red. Set t o CAL f or
nomi nal P6 pul se wi dt h (16. 25 s f or
short 56-bi t dat a f i el d or 30. 25 s f or
l ong 112-bi t dat a f i el d). Vary P6
pul se wi dt h f rom -1.50 t o +1.50 (s
f rom nomi nal wi dt h).
STEP PROCEDURE
P6 POSI TI ON ( 1st : SEQ)
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys, ON/ CAL
Key and SLEW Cont rol t o set P6: Dv:
f i el d as desi red. Set t o CAL f or
nomi nal P6 l eadi ng edge posi t i on
(3. 5 s f ol l owi ng P1 l eadi ng edge).
Set P6 posi t i on f rom 1. 55 t o 5. 45 s
f ol l owi ng P1 by set t i ng P6: Dv: f i el d
f rom -1.95 t o +1.95 (s f rom nomi nal
posi t i on).
SPR CONTROL (1st:SEQ)
Press SI -1404 2ND and SPR Keys i n
sequence t o move cursor t o C10
Funct i on 02 SEQ SPR f i el d. Press
ON/ CAL Key t o act i vat e ( ON) or
deact i vat e (OFF) SPR.
SPR POSI TI ON ( 1st : SEQ)
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys, ON/ CAL
Key and SLEW Cont rol t o set SPR: Dv:
f i el d as desi red. Set t o CAL f or
nomi nal SPR posi t i on (1. 25 s
f ol l owi ng P6 l eadi ng edge). Set SPR
posi t i on f rom 0. 25 t o 2. 25 s f ol l owi ng
P6 by set t i ng SPR: Dv: f i el d f rom -1.00
t o +1.00 (i n s f rom nomi nal posi t i on).
(Al l DPSK modul at ed dat a shi f t s
accordi ngl y. )
11. I f desi red, set opt i onal out put s as
f ol l ows:
PREPULSE OUT
Press SI -1404 2ND and P PULS Keys
i n sequence t o move cursor t o C75
Set up Screen PrePul seOut f i el d.
Press SI -1404 ON/ CAL Key t o act i vat e
prepul se t hrough SI -1404 PREPULSE
OUT Connect or. Use SI -1404 SLEW
Cont rol and Keyboard t o ent er 0 t o
260 s (t i me f rom prepul se l eadi ng
edge t o P1 l eadi ng edge).
C75 SETUP - MISC
AntAEnable:ON PrePulseOut:253s
AntAModSrc:INT
AntBModSrc:INT
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STEP PROCEDURE
EXT SYNC OUT
Press SI -1404 2ND and EX SYN Keys
i n sequence t o move cursor t o C73
Set up Screen Enabl e f i el d. Use
SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and ON/ CAL
Key t o set appl i cabl e Enabl e f i el d ON
f or act i vat i ng ext ernal sync pul se
t hrough SI -1404 EXT SYNC OUT
Connect or. Use SI -1404 CURSOR
Keys and SLEW Cont rol or Keyboard
t o set Dv f i el d f rom -9.95 t o +9.95 s
(t i me f rom ext ernal sync pul se l eadi ng
edge t o P1 l eadi ng edge) (-, P1
f ol l ows ext ernal sync; +, ext ernal sync
f ol l ows P1).
C73 SETUP - EXT SYNC OUT
ATC ModeS ACS ACL Mode4
Enable:ON OFF OFF OFF OFF
Dv:-2.25S
SCOPE TRI G OUT
Set scope t ri gger out put t hrough
SI -1404 SCOPE TRI G OUT Connect or
f or desi red Osci l l oscope di spl ay.
Press SI -1404 C MENU, 7 and 2 Keys
i n sequence t o ent er C72 Set up
Screen.
C72 SETUP - SCOPE TRIGGER
ATC ModeS ACS ACL Mode4
Enable:OFF OFF ON OFF OFF
Source:CAL CAL CAL CAL CAL (in S)
Set scope t ri gger as f ol l ows:
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o set
Enabl e f i el d of f i rst i nt errogat i on
t ype t o ON, dependi ng on scope
t ri gger f i el d set t i ng i n i ndi vi dual
sequence menus i f SEQ i s
sel ect ed as f i rst i nt errogat i on.
G Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys,
SLEW Cont rol and Keyboard t o set
Source f i el d of f i rst i nt errogat i on
t ype t o CAL (ATC-1400A cont rol s
t ri gger posi t i on) or a numeri c val ue
(SI-1404 control s tri gger posi ti on).
STEP PROCEDURE
G For SI -1404 cont rol , use SI -1404
SLEW Cont rol or Keyboard t o
del ay t ri gger i n s f ol l owi ng P1
l eadi ng edge of the f i rst ANT A
i nt errogat i on. For det ai l ed Mode S
repl y vi ew, set appl i cabl e Source
f i el d as f ol l ows accordi ng t o t he
f i rst i nt errogat i on t ype (Maxi mum
f i el d set t i ngs are 35 s f or ATC or
255 s f or Mode S [ SEQ] , ACS and
ACL):
For SEQ (Mode S), P1-SPR
Spaci ng (1. 8 t o 7. 7 s) + expect ed
repl y del ay (128 s) + repl y P1 t o
desi red t ri gger poi nt (0 t o 120 s).
For ACL, P1-P3 Mode Spaci ng (5
t o 25 s) + P3-P4 spaci ng (0. 05 t o
3. 95 s) + expect ed repl y del ay
(128 s) + repl y P1 t o desi red
t ri gger poi nt (0 t o 120 s).
G Set ATC-1400A TO/ TAC/ TD Swi t ch
t o TO (f i rst i nt errogat i on/ repl y at
ATC-1400A GEN Connect or) or TD
(second i nt errogat i on/ repl y at
ATC-1400A XMTR Connect or).
Connect SI -1404 UUT XMTR
Connect or t o Osci l l oscope f or vi ewi ng
UUT repl i es at SI -1404 ANT B
Connect or.
12. Veri f y UUT repl i es as f ol l ows:
FREQUENCY
Veri f y UUT t ransmi t f requency on
ATC-1400A XMTR FREQ MHz Di spl ay.
ACCURACY
For ATCRBS repl i es, set ATC-1400A
DI SPLAY SELECT Cont rol t o XPDR
CODE. Veri f y ATCRBS repl y shown
on ATC-1400A DI SPLAY SELECT
Readout .
G Set ATC-1400A XPDR MODE
Cont rol t o A t o veri f y oct al I D.
G Set ATC-1400A XPDR MODE
Cont rol t o AC2 t o veri f y al t i t ude i n
f eet .
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STEP PROCEDURE
For Mode S r epl i es, pr ess SI - 1404 S
MENU Key. Use SI - 1404 SLEW
Cont r ol ( cur sor i n S f i el d) t o di spl ay
each act i ve sequence menu. Ver i f y
r epl y dat a shown i n SI - 1404 Sequence
Menu scr eens. Use SI -1404 CURSOR
Keys and ON/ CAL Key t o set desi r ed
f or mat t ype i n RPLY f i el d (D f or
decoded subf i el ds or N f or not
decoded dat a) . ( SI - 1404 di spl ays
r epl y dat a usi ng t he r adi x sel ect ed i n
St ep 6. )
Vi ew r epl y pul ses on Osci l l oscope
Channel 2.
REPLY DELAY
Pr ess SI - 1404 C MENU and 4 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C40 Repl y Del ay
Cont r ol Menu. I f desi r ed, pr ess
SI - 1404 CL/ ESC Key t o r eset f i el ds.
I f appl i cabl e, ver i f y ATCRBS r epl y
del ay ( P3 l eadi ng edge t o F1 l eadi ng
edge) i n ATC f i el ds. Ver i f y ATC f i el ds
i ndi cat e 3.0000 s ( 0. 5 s) , Mi n=
2.5000 s and Max= 3.5000 s.
I f appl i cabl e, ver i f y Mode S r epl y
del ay ( SPR or P4 l eadi ng edge t o P1
l eadi ng edge i n r epl y) i n ModeS
f i el ds. Ver i f y ModeS f i el ds i ndi cat e
128.0000 s ( 0. 5 s) , Mi n=
127.5000 s and Max= 128.5000 s.
NOTE: I nval i d r epl y del ay i nf or mat i on
may r esul t i f DI del ay set by
t he ATC- 1400A DBL
I NTERR/ I NTRF PULSE
Thumbwheel s causes t he
f ol l owi ng condi t i ons:
G P1 of second i nt errogat i on
pl aced wi t hi n r epl y del ay
r ange of possi bl e Mode S
repl y t o f i rst i nt errogat i on
( 1st : SEQ, ACS or ACL) .

STEP PROCEDURE
G Fi rst repl y i s t o second
i nt errogat i on, but i s wi t hi n
t he r epl y del ay r ange of
possi bl e Mode S r epl y t o
f i rst i nt errogat i on (1st : ACS
and 2nd: ATC, ACS or
ACL) .
G P1 of second i nt er r ogat i on
occur s pr i or t o expect ed
ATCRBS r epl y del ay f r om
f i rst i nt errogat i on
(1st : ATC, ACS or ACL).
G P1 of second i nt er r ogat i on
occurs pri or t o t rai l i ng
edge of l ast pul se i n f i r st
i nt errogat i on.
PERCENT REPLY
Ver i f y per cent r epl y i n C10/ C20 DI
Screen Ant A% and Ant B% f i el ds.
For det ai l ed per cent r epl y i nf or mat i on,
pr ess SI - 1404 C MENU and 3 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C30 Per cent
Repl y Cont r ol Menu. I f desi r ed, pr ess
SI -1404 CL/ ESC Key t o reset f i el ds.
POWER
Veri f y UUT power t hrough ANT A (RF
I / O Connect or ) shown on ATC- 1400A
XMTR PWR WATTS Di spl ay. Sel ect
repl y pul se (onl y f or repl i es t o f i rst
i nt errogat i on) t o measure as f ol l ows:
G Set ATC- 1400A F2/ P2 F1/ P1 Swi t ch
t o F1/P1 t o measur e pul se power
of F1 or P1 r epl y pul se onl y.
G Set F2/ P2 F1/ P1 Swi t ch t o F2/P2
f or SI - 1404 t o cont r ol pul se power
measur ement sel ect i on.
Pr ess SI - 1404 2ND and PPG Keys
i n sequence t o di spl ay C74 PPMG
Set up Scr een.
C74 SETUP - PPMG (POWER)
ATC ModeS DELM Mode4
Enable:OFF ON OFF OFF
Pulse:A1 P024 1 T1
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STEP PROCEDURE
Use SI -1404 CURSOR Keys and
SLEW Cont rol t o set ATC and
ModeS Enabl e f i el ds t o ON.
Sel ect one of 16 possi bl e ATCRBS
r epl y pul ses f or ATC Pul se f i el d.
Sel ect f r om 1 t o 60 ( shor t r epl y) or
116 ( l ong r epl y) possi bl e Mode S
r epl y pul ses f or ModeS Pul se f i el d.
NOTE: The SI - 1404 enabl es t he
measur ement gat e pr i or t o t he
r i si ng edge of t he pul se t o be
measur ed. Measur ement
cont i nues unt i l t he next f al l i ng
edge. Adj acent pul ses i n t he
pul se posi t i on modul at ed
Mode S r epl i es may cause
er r oneous power r eadi ngs
wi t h condi t i ons as f ol l ows:
G I f t he measur ement pul se
dat a i s Zer o f ol l owed by a
One, t he sel ect ed pul se
and f ol l owi ng pul se ar e
measured together
because t he f ol l owi ng
pul se has t he f i rst
detectabl e f al l i ng edge.
Zero One
02402007
PPMG
n+1 P n (>4) P

G I f t he measur ement pul se
dat a i s One and t he
pr ecedi ng pul se dat a i s
Zer o, t he power r eadi ng i s
zer o because of not
detecti ng a ri si ng edge.
Zero One
02402008
PPMG
n(>5) P n-1 P

STEP PROCEDURE
13. Veri f y UUT Mode S squi t t er
i nf or mat i on as f ol l ows:
I NTERVAL
Pr ess SI -1404 2ND, FUNC#, 0 and 6
Keys i n sequence t o sel ect DI Scr een.
Veri f y i nterval between squi tters i n
Sqt r f i el d. ( nor mal l y 0. 8 t o 1. 2
seconds. )
For DF17 t ype squi t t er i nt erval s,
pr ess SI - 1404 C MENU and 6 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C60 Squi t t er ( 2 of
2) Cont r ol Menu.
C60 SQUITTER (2of2)
DF CA AA ME II ANT TIME
11 4 A07613 0 A 1.00
17I 4 A07613 1A8C9A3124BA53 0 A 10.05
Ver i f y squi t t er i nt er val s i n DF17X
PERI OD f i el d accor di ng t o 1- 2- 2,
Tabl e 3.
ADDRESS
Pr ess SI - 1404 C MENU and 5 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C50 Squi t t er ( 1 of
2) Cont r ol Menu. Ver i f y Mode S
Addr ess i n Addr f i el ds.
C50 SQUITTER (1of2)
Addr:h=A07613,o=50073023,Tail=N129KS
Country=United States
Counts/120s:DF11=110,DF17= 36,DF17S= 24
I NFORMATI ON
Ver i f y Tai l and Count r y f i el ds.
Vi ew squi t t er f i el ds i n hexadeci mal :
pr ess SI - 1404 C MENU and 6 Keys i n
sequence t o di spl ay C60 Squi t t er ( 2 of
2) Cont r ol Menu. Use SI - 1404
CURSOR Keys and ON/ CAL Key t o
set DF17 t ype (A, I, O, P, S or T).
Ref er to 1-2-2, Tabl e 4. Ref er t o
Appendi x D, Tabl e 6 f or speci f i c ME
f i el d ( f i r st f i ve bi t s) val ues accor di ng
t o t ype.
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2. 7. 3 General Test Sequence
Ref er t o 1-2-2, Fi gure 9.
SI GNAL DESCRI PTI ON
1. Self Interr I n (i f sel ect ed)
Act i ve l ow pul se f rom t he ATC-1400A
t ri ggers t he i nt errogat i on process
(C71 I nt errogat i on Tri gger Set up
Screen Tri g Source f i el d set t o
Sel fInterr). The sel f i nt errogat e
pul se ri si ng edge occurs 17. 95 s
pri or t o l eadi ng edge of t he ATCRBS
i nt errogat i on P1 or prepul se (when
enabl ed). The SI -1404 recei ves t he
sel f i nt errogat e pul se t hrough t he
AUXI LI ARY Connect or (J10).
2. Ext Sync I n (i f sel ect ed)
Act i ve hi gh pul se occurs 17. 95 pri or
t o l eadi ng edge of P1 or prepul se
(when enabl ed). The SI -1404
recei ves t he pul se t hrough t he EXT
SYNC I N Connect or (J4). The
ext ernal sync i nput repl aces t he sel f
i nt errogat e i nput i n t ri ggeri ng t he
i nt errogat i on process (C71
I nt errogat i on Tri gger Set up Screen
Tri g Source f i el d set t o ExtSyncIn).
3. Prepul se Out (when enabl ed)
Act i ve hi gh pul se, 1. 0 s wi de, occurs
17. 95 s af t er t he sync pul se ri si ng
edge (sel f i nt errogat e, ext ernal sync
i nput or i nt ernal t ri gger generat or)
and 0 t o 260 s, as sel ect ed, pri or t o
t he f i rst i nt errogat i on P1 l eadi ng edge.
The SI -1404 t ransmi t s t he prepul se
t hrough t he PREPULSE OUT
Connect or (J9).
4. Ext Sync Out (when enabl ed)
Act i ve hi gh pul se, 1. 0 s wi de, occurs
f rom -9. 95 t o +9. 95 s, as sel ect ed,
rel at i ve t o t he f i rst i nt errogat i on P1
l eadi ng edge. The SI -1404 t ransmi t s
t he pul se t hrough t he EXT SYNC OUT
Connect or (J8).

SI GNAL DESCRI PTI ON
5. Scope Tri g Out
The SI -1404 t ransmi t s t he act i ve hi gh
scope t ri gger pul se t hrough t he
SCOPE TRI G OUT Connect or (J7).
Posi t i on, ref erenced t o ANT A
i nt errogat i ons, depends on t he
ATC-1400A TO/ TAC/ TD Swi t ch set t i ng:
G TO (f or vi ewi ng f i rst i nt errogat i ons
and repl i es)
Leadi ng edge occurs 1. 0 s pri or
t o P1 l eadi ng edge of t he f i rst
i nt errogat i on and t rai l i ng edge
occurs 1. 0 s pri or t o F1 or P1
l eadi ng edge of t he expect ed
repl y.
G TD (f or vi ewi ng second
i nt errogat i ons and repl i es)
Leadi ng edge occurs 1. 0 s pri or
t o P1 l eadi ng edge of t he second
i nt errogat i on and t rai l i ng edge
occurs 1. 0 s pri or t o F1 or P1
l eadi ng edge of t he expect ed
repl y.
6. ATCRBS Out (1st : ATC, ACS or ACL)
Act i ve l ow pul se, 3. 0 s wi de, occurs
1. 0 s pri or t o P1 l eadi ng edge of t he
f i rst i nt errogat i on. The SI -1404
t ransmi t s t he pul se t hrough t he
ATCRBS OUT Connect or (J5).
7. ANT B (when enabl ed)
Act i ve hi gh ANT B i nt errogat i on
pul ses modul at e RF t ransmi t t ed
t hrough t he SI -1404 ANT B Connect or
(J2). The SI -1404 of f set s P1 l eadi ng
edge of t he ANT B i nt errogat i on f rom
P1 l eadi ng edge of t he ANT A
i nt errogat i on accordi ng t o t he Ant B
f i el d set t i ng i n t he C10/ C20 ATC
Screen. ANT B and ANT A pul se
charact eri st i cs are t he same except
f or pul se l evel .
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