MDS 4710B - Page 50

I-2 MDS 4710B/9710B I/O Guide MDS 05-3316A01, Rev. E
Connections
antenna/feedline
9
basic steps for making 6
data interface 10–12
hand-held terminal (HHT) 16
PC 37
power 8
RTU simulator (bench test set-up) 38
voltmeter (for reading RSSI) 14
Conversions
Celsius to Fahrenheit
31
RF power (dBm) to watts or volts 39
CTS
command
23
interface connection for (Pin 5) 11
D
Data interface
caution against using 25-wire interface cable
11
connections 10–12
specifications 35
speed of various modem types 10
Data transfer rates by modem type 10
DC input. See Power input
DCD
LED 13
LED, interface connection for (Pin 8) 11
DECF command 23
DECP command 23
Defaults, factory
re-initializing radio using INIT command
25
resetting Hand-Held Terminal (HHT) to 17
DF command 23
DIAGLEV command 23
Diagnostic Channel Enable, interface connection for (Pin 23) 12
Diagnostics
advanced mode
15
bench testing set-up 38
loopback mode 15
remote maintenance mode 15
set level (DIAGLEV command) 23
using LEDs 13
using PC software for 37
Diagnostics. See also Troubleshooting
Diagnostics and configuration software
MDS InSite software (remotely reset RTU) 14
REMOTE Radio Diagnostics Software (for programming
transceiver)
15
using 37
Diagnostics using Hand-Held Terminal (HHT)
checking for alarm conditions (STAT command)
32
connection and start-up 16
event codes displayed on 33
Display
alarm status (STAT command)
29
all settings (DUMP command) 24
baud setting (BAUD command) 22
data port, active (SHOW command) 29
DC voltage (SHOW command) 29
frequency, receive (RX command) 28
frequency, transmit (TX command) 31
hardware revision level (HREV command) 25
key-up delay (PTT command) 27
loopback code (LBC command) 26
model number (MODEL command) 26
owner’s message (OWM command) 27
owner’s name (OWN command) 27
power/frequency settings (RMRD command) 28
revision level, hardware (HREV command) 25
revision level, software (SREV command) 29
RF forward output power setting (PWR command) 27
RF power output (SHOW command) 29
RSSI (RSSI command) 28
serial number, radio (SER command) 29
software revision level (SREV command) 29
squelch tail eliminator state (STE command) 30
status, radio (STAT command) 29
temperature, internal transceiver (TEMP command) 30
time-out period (TOT command) 31
timer status (TOT command) 31
timer value for CTS line response (CTS command) 23
DKEY command 24
Downloading new software 37
DP command 24
DSR (Data Set Ready), interface connection for (Pin 6) 11
DSTE command 24
DUMP command 24
E
EEPROM FAILURE error message 19
EMP command 24
Emphasis & deemphasis, enable/disable (EMP command) 24
Enable/disable
emphasis & deemphasis (EMP command)
24
internal RTU (RTU command) 28
STE circuit (ESTE/DSTE commands) 24
Entering commands 18
Error messages
access denied
19
alarm event codes 33
command failed 18
EEPROM failure 19
for HHT-entered commands 18
incorrect entry 18
not available 19
not programmed 18
password invalid 19
text too long 18
unknown command 18
ESTE command 24
Event code definitions 33
F
Factory