99 Programming the COMPANION 200
Setting the antenna type for a radio
Data Re-evaluation
COMPANION 200 Installation and Maintenance Guide
If the LID entered is not valid, the display shows LID not
changed. Go back to step 6 and repeat the process.
11. Record the new System LID in the COMPANION 200
Programming Record.
12. To continue in Configuration programming, press %.
You must tell the system when an external antenna is installed or
removed. The setting options are internal or external antenna. The
default at system start up is internal. Always record the current
setting in the COMPANION 200 Programming Record.
A radio is identified by a five-digit number. For example, the number
01121 means module 01, port 12 and radio 1.
1. Enter Configuration programming.
2. Press * or & until the display shows
3. Radio Data.
3. Press ^. The display shows Re-Evaluation.
4. Press *. The display shows Radios.
5. Press ^ . The display shows Show radio:_.
6. Enter the five-digit radio number you wish to program. The
display shows Cell Assignment.
7. Press *. The display shows Antenna Type.
8. Press ^. The display shows the radio number (nnnnn)
followed by either internal or external, depending on the
current setting.
9. Press CHANGE to change to the other type of antenna.
10. Record the type of antenna programmed for the radio in the
COMPANION 200 Programming Record.
11. Press * to change the setting of the next radio, or press
% four times to continue in Configuration
programming.
When the system parameters (such as new Base Stations or change
in layout) have changed significantly (as determined by the
COMPANION 200 system or by the System Administrator), you
must run Data Re-evaluation so that the COMPANION 200 system
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