Table Of Contents - GE MDS Master Station Technical Manual

1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 9
1.1 Organization of Manual ............................................................................................ 9
Related Publications ........................................................................................... 10
2.0 KEY PRODUCT FEATURES ............................................................................. 11
2.1 Accessories and Spare Items ................................................................................ 12
2.2 Technical Specifications ........................................................................................ 14
2.3 FCC Emission Designators: How to Find Them ..................................................... 15
2.4 Front Panel ............................................................................................................ 16
2.5 Rear Antenna Connections .................................................................................... 17
3.0 INSTALLATION PLANNING .............................................................................. 18
3.1 Applications ........................................................................................................... 19
Repeater and Polling Remote Operation ............................................................ 19
Simplex and Switched Carrier Operation ............................................................ 19
3.2 Network Management ............................................................................................ 19
Network-Wide Diagnostics ................................................................................. 19
Network Management Using PulseNET ............................................................. 19
3.3 Redundant versus Non-redundant Operation ........................................................ 20
3.4 Antennas and Feedlines ........................................................................................ 20
Antennas ............................................................................................................ 20
Feedlines ............................................................................................................ 20
3.5 Grounding Considerations ..................................................................................... 21
3.6 Data Interface Connections ................................................................................... 22
Ethernet Data Interface (RJ-45) .......................................................................... 22
Serial Data Interfaces ......................................................................................... 22
Serial Data Connection ....................................................................................... 22
Mini USB ............................................................................................................ 23
Alarm Output and 4-Wire Audio .......................................................................... 23
4.0 INSTALLATION PROCEDURES ....................................................................... 24
4.1 Unpacking and Inspection ...................................................................................... 24
4.2 Installation Steps ................................................................................................... 24
Initial Startup & Operation .................................................................................. 27
Module LED Indicators ....................................................................................... 28
Normal Indications .............................................................................................. 28
Maximizing RSSI ................................................................................................ 29
5.0 DEVICE MANAGEMENT ................................................................................... 30
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