Nautel XR12 Installation Manual

Also see for XR12: Troubleshooting manual Operation and maintenance manual Preinstallation manual

XR12 Installation Manual Control and monitoringIssue 3.0 2009-07-15 Page 9-1Section 9: Control and monitoringThis section describes control and monitoring of the XR12 transmitter. This section includes thefollowing topics:• Controls• Alarm definitions• Remote control circuits and alarms - see page 9-6• Remote performance monitoring - see page 9-11• LAN interface (NxLink) - see page 9-12ControlsThe XR12’s graphic user interface (GUI) lets you control a number of transmitter functions and setparameters and schedules. (For detailed information about the GUI, refer to the XR12 Operating andMaintenance Manual.) In addition, you can control the on/off status, the active (A/B) exciter, the presetRF power level, the power level adjustment, and system alarm reset remotely by means of aconventional remote control interface (see “Remote control circuits and alarms” on page 9-6 or aLAN, using the optional NxLink module (see “LAN interface (NxLink)” on page 9-12).Alarm definitionsThis section describes the alarms that may occur, and what they indicate.DC voltage supply faultsFan P/S faultThe 48 V power supply used for the fans is monitored. A fault will be reported if the voltage varies bymore than ± 10%.RF drive P/S faultThe 62 V power supply used for the RF drive is monitored. A fault will be reported if the voltagevaries by more than ± 10%.