dBi, defined 64
dBm, defined 64
DCE, defined 64
Decibel (dB), defined 64
Default settings
data interface baud rate 28
factory settings reset by INIT command (table) 41
re-initializing HHT to 29
restoring (INIT command) 41
See also individual command descriptions
DEVICE command (set/display DCE or CTS Key
behavior) 38
Diagnostics
network-wide, performing 53
setup mode (SETUP command) 44
using InSite software for network-wide 53
Display
alarm output sense (ASENSE command) 36
alarms (STAT command) 47
connector port, diagnostics (SHOW command) 45
CTS hold timer value (CTSHOLD command) 38
CTS line response timer value (CTS command) 37
data interface baud rate (BAUD command) 36
dc input/output voltages (SHOW command) 45
device behavior (DEVICE command) 38
hoptime setting (HOPTIME command) 40
master or remote operation (MODE command) 41
network address (ADDR command) 36
operating status commands 34
owner's message (OWM command) 42
owner's name (OWN command) 42
received data handling mode (BUFF command) 37
received data timeout value (RXTOT command) 43
received signal strength (RSSI command) 42
RF forward output power (PWR command) 42
RF power output, actual measured (SHOW command) 45
signal-to-noise ratio (SNR command) 46
simplex or half-duplex operation (SIMPLEX command) 45
skipped frequency zones (SKIP command) 46
software version, transceiver (SREV command) 47
temperature, internal (TEMP command) 48
test receive frequency (RX command) 43
DKEY command (dekey transmitter) 27, 35, 45
DLINK command (set/display baud rate of diagnostics
link) 39, 54, 55
DMGAP command (set/display time to wait between
characters) 39
DSP (Digital Signal Processing), defined 64
DTE, defined 64
DTYPE command (set radio's diagnostics type) 39, 54, 55
E
EEPROM FAILURE error message 32
Enable
diagnostics channel by grounding Pin 23 of HHT cable 29
HHT setup mode 29
internal RTU (RTU command) 43
master/remote operation (MODE command) 41
network-wide diagnostics, procedures 54
Setup mode (SETUP command) 44
simplex/half-duplex operation (SIMPLEX command) 45
skipped zone (SKIP command) 46
Sleep Mode 25
Equalization, defined 64
Error messages
on Hand-Held Terminal (HHT) 31
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F
Fade margin, defined 65
Feedline
selection 11, 12
Frame, defined 65
Frequency hopping, defined 65
Frequency zone
defined 65
table 46
G
Gate (radio diagnostics type) 39, 55
Glossary 63–66
H
Hand-Held Terminal (HHT)
command summary, table 32
connected to transceiver, illustrated 18, 29
connection and start-up 28
entering commands 30
error messages 31
keyboard commands 30
operational settings, table 30
re-initialization 29
setup display, illustrated 30
Hardware flow control, defined 65
Hopping, defined 65
Hoptime
parameters, table 40
setting 27
HOPTIME command (set/display hoptime setting) 40
Host computer, defined 65
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Illustrations
antenna, Yagi 12
bench test setup 61
data interface cable wiring 21
data interface cable wiring for repeater 23, 24
data interface cable wiring for tail-end links 22
DATA INTERFACE connector pins 59
HHT connected to transceiver 18, 29
HHT setup display 30
LED status indicators 26
model configuration code 2
network-wide diagnostics 53
peer-to-peer network with repeater assistance 5, 20
point-to-point link 5
remote station arrangement 8
repeater system configuration 6
RJ-11 to DB-9 adapter 62
RJ-11 to DB-9 adapter cable 54
RSSI vs. V dc at Pin 21 of DATA INTERFACE
connector 58
simplex peer-to-peer network 4
tail-end link 6
transceiver 1
typical MAS network 3
INCORRECT ENTRY error message 31
INIT command (restore factory default settings) 41
InSite software 53
Installation 14–25
antenna 16
configuring the transceiver 17
connecting transceiver to data equipment 16
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