Tait TB8100 Service Manual page 77

Task 2 —
Check
Configuration and
Alarms
TB8100 Service Manual
© Tait Electronics Limited September 2006
1. Run the Service Kit and connect to the reciter. If the connection is
successful, check the state of the reciter. If it is in Run mode or
Standby mode, go to
If the connection is unsuccessful, go to
2. If the connection is unsuccessful, and the current measured in
is correct, proceed as follows:
Check that the communications port on the PC is configured
correctly.
Check that the connecting cables are fitted correctly, and the
Service Kit is set up correctly.
Check that the reciter is not in CCI mode. Try connecting to the
reciter at each of the different baud rates available in the Service
Kit. Start with the fastest speed, then try each slower speed in
turn. If the connection is successful, take the reciter out of CCI
mode and go to
Check that the 12.8MHz clock is present (go to
If the connection is now successful, check the state of the reciter. If
it is in Run mode or Standby mode, go to
mode, go to Step
complete reciter to your nearest CSO for repair or replacement.
Note
If the Service Kit locks up during connection, use Windows Task
Manager to shut it down.
3. Program the default profile into the reciter. Press Reset Base Station,
reset the power, and reconnect. If the connection is successful, go to
Step 4. If it is not, return the complete reciter to your nearest CSO
for repair or replacement.
4. Once connected to the reciter, ensure it is in Standby Mode.
5. Read the reciter and save the customer's configuration file so that it
can be reloaded later if required. Record any feature sets that are
enabled so that they can be re-enabled before the reciter is returned
to the customer. Also check that there are no Task Manager
statements in the configuration which may affect the operation of the
reciter during testing.
6. Select Monitor > Module Details > Reciter and check that the
module details are correct. If they are, go to
return the complete reciter to your nearest CSO for repair or
replacement.
Step 4. If it is in Download mode, go to
Step 4. If it is not, continue with this Step.
3. If the connection is still unsuccessful, return the
Step
Step 2.
Task 4).
Step 4. If it is in Download
Step 7. If they are not,
Reciter Fault Finding
3.
Task 1
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