Vertex VXR-5000 - Alignment Mode; Repeater System Status Display

Alignment Mode
This mode is selectable from the introduc-
tory screen as selected
with the "-A" switch
from
DOS (type A: CE8 -A Enter), forgetting
the
"-A" switch permits opening the CLONE
mode only. The Alignment Mode enables you
to view current repeater I/O status and ad-
just repeater
output power level during bat-
tery operation. Two items are selectable here;
Status
and Alignment (see the full-screen dis-
play
on the bottom of the next page).
Repeater System Status Display
This window displays three areas: Alarm,
Logic
In and Logic Out. Note that these pa-
rameters cannot
be modified, only viewed.
Along the
bottom of the screen, Function Key
selections
appear as before. After pressing
Enter, a different function key submenu will
appear, as
shown below.
Fl-Help F2-Print F3-PTT F4-Read FlO-Exit
Alignment Mode Sub-Menu
To monitor the present I/O status of the
repeater, press
F4. An /I Accessing Repeater"
message
appears briefly as the I/O data is
loaded,
then all parameters are displayed.
This feature is useful for
network monitoring,
confirming system
programming changes, or
to assist in troubleshooting
in the event that
an reoeater svstem alarm is received.
VXR-5000
Repeater System Status Parameters
A brief explanation of system I/O parame-
ters are explained below:
VXR·5000 System Parameters
Parameter
Indication Comment
[Alarm]
Tx Unlock
Normal/Unlock TX Pllstate
Rx Unlock
Normal/Unlock RX PLLstale
[Logic In]
BASE
L· base H - rptr
Mode 01 Operation
from pin 13, BASE
pn
L - tx
H - rx
TXkeyed_
from pin 12 pn
RX MUTE l -muted H - unmuted
Line audio
from pin 19 AX MUTE
TONE OFF
L - off H - on
CTCSS Audio Off
from pin 17 TONE OFF
NSOOFF l-off
H - on
Noise Squelch Off
from pin 10 NSO OFF
SOLOW
l-Iow H - high
Squelch Status
from pin 20 SOL lOW
HI TEMP
L - reduced tx power
PA Unit High Temp
H - normal Ix power from Thermal Sensor
BAn
L - Battery Operation
Aux . Battery Oper.
H - AC Mains Operation
Channel of Operation
REMOTE 1 -8
from gins 21-23,-
REMOTE DO D1 D2
[Logic Out]
TONE DET
L - active H - none
CTCSS Tone Receive
NSO DET
L-Iow
H - hi~h
Noise Squelch
COAXIALSW
L - relay energized
Antenna Relay
H - relay de-energized
from pin 9 COAX SW
TX CNTL
L-Iow H - high
logic OutP\!L
from pin 18, TX
Repeater va Status Window
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