MAINTENANCE

Corrective maintenance
Corrective maintenance procedures consist of identifying and correcting defects or deficiencies that arise during transmitter operation. Local and/or remote alarm signals are generated when a malfunction occurs. If an alarm condition is caused by a malfunction in the RF power stage, the transmitter may maintain operation at a reduced RF output level. The nature of the fault – and station policy – will dictate whether an immediate maintenance response is necessary. Fault analysis and rectification may be conducted from three different levels, with a different technical competence level required for each: on-air troubleshooting, remote or local, and off-air troubleshooting.