Other Site Controller Symptoms; Base Radio / Rfds / Miscellaneous Troubleshooting; Base Radio Troubleshooting; Base Radio Alarms - Motorola MTS LiTE Installation, Configuration And Basic Service Manual

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Chapter 13: MTS Troubleshooting
13.1.6

Other Site Controller Symptoms

Table 110: Other Site Controller Symptoms

Symptom
Initial power up self test fails
Service terminal unable to com-
municate with Controller
Controller cannot communicate
over Ethernet
Site Controller functions normal-
ly at first then fails after a period
of time
13.2

Base Radio / RFDS / Miscellaneous Troubleshooting

The built-in system troubleshooting intelligence is mainly accessed through the Site Controller and
Base Radio Controller(s) LED, Man-Machine Interface (MMI) status and fault indications.
13.2.1

Base Radio Troubleshooting

This section serves as a guide to isolate Base Radio failures to the module level. It contains
procedures for:
• Troubleshooting
• Verification/Station Operation
13.2.1.1

Base Radio Alarms

The following table displays the generic base radio alarms that can be listed using MMI command get
alarms.

Table 111: Generic Base Radio Alarms

Alarm ID
• ALM_BRC_NVM_CKSUM
_FAULT
• ALM_BRC_NVM_CKSUM
_FAIL
370
Possible Failure
Site Controller
Incorrect cable In-
correct setup param-
eters
Cabling problem Site
Controller
Controller overheat-
ing
Descrip- Recovery
tion
Action
Checksum Software at-
fault for the tempts to set
XCVR NVM the parame-
parameters ters to the
was detect- default val-
ed during ues taken
from the de-
initialization
- some of fault region
the XCVR
Corrective Action
Replace Site Controller.
Verify cable. Check terminal con-
figuration.
Check Ethernet cable and 50-Ohm
terminator on Ethernet termination.
Replace Site Controller.
Replace if required.
Clear Ac-
tion
If the opera- Corrupted con-
tion of re- figuration pa-
storing de- rameters may
faults is suc- cause that BRC
cessful the works incorrect-
alarm is ly. The default
cleared. Oth- values may be
erwise the different than the
alarm status lost parameter
Notes