Cdm1550 Ls Special Diagnostic Functions - Motorola CDM Series Basic Service Manual

Power Up Self-Test
5.3 CDM1550
Some special diagnosis functions can be turned on "as needed" by accessing the "Service Menu". In
order to enter this menu please proceed as follows
1) Press the Menu Key. (You don't need to be registered).
2) Quickly press the v then the w key.
3) Service Menu appears on the screen.
4) Press ) to select it.
A series of functions then become available to you as you scroll up and down. They are as follows:
PassPort ESN: Enter the Service Menu and using the Up/Dn keys scroll to "PassPort ESN". Press
the Select key. Use the Up/Dn and Select Keys to activate or deactivate this function. This function
momentarily displays the radio's PassPort Electronic Serial Number.
PassPort Information Report - Enter the Service Menu and using the Up/Dn keys scroll to "Report".
Press the Select key. The display will sequentially show, the search method preference, the number
of Near Neighbors from the last registered site neighbor list, All Neighbors, the total number of unique
stored Neighbor frequencies and then display the known list of Neighbor Frequencies. The report will
complete and the radio will search and re-register.
Monitor - This Service Menu option defeats PassPort coded squelch and allows a technician to hear
all transmissions on the system. This function can be enabled or disabled using the PassPort CPS
(PPCPS).
Show RSSI - Enter the Service Menu and using the Up/Dn keys scroll to "Show RSSI". Press the
Select key. Use the Up/Dn and Select Keys to activate or deactivate this function. This diagnostic
momentarily displays the ASID and RSSI of all received site IDLE messages in the format " WXXX-
YYY-ZZZ " where W is a "-" on an Idle channel and a "+" on a busy one, XXX is the ASID of the site,
YYY is the RSSI of the message just received and ZZZ is the current running average RSSI. This can
be helpful in determining RSSI roaming settings. Also while this feature is enabled and the radio is
searching, each new search frequency is momentarily displayed in order to track the radio's progress
through the known frequencies.
Search Freq-(Enter Search Frequencies) - Enter the Service Menu and using the Up/Dn keys scroll
to "Search Freq". Press the Select key. Using the numeric keys and Left (P1) key for backup/delete
and the "*" key for the decimal point, enter the desired Search Frequency in MHz. Press the Select
key when the entry is complete or the Escape/Exit Key to exit the function without entering a search
frequency. After pressing the Select key the radio will exit the Menu mode and begin searching the
entered frequency for a period of time equal to twice the initial search delay. This utility allows a new
radio or a radio with an empty Neighbor List Almanac to search an initial frequency other than its
Home Frequency or a Seed List Frequency. This can be helpful when programming and delivering a
new radio to a customer in an area not served by a site on his Home Frequency.
Clear Almanac – (Clear Neighbor list Almanac): Enter the Service Menu and using the Up/ keys
scroll to "Clear Almanac". Press the Select key. The stored Neighbor frequencies will be erased. This
utility allows clearing obsolete Neighbor frequencies collected.
+
LS Special Diagnostic Functions
•
5-3