Local Ptt Tests; Keypad/Display; Figure 26: Front Panel Keypad/Display - Futurecom PDR8000 Manual

6.11.1 L PTT T
OCAL
PDR8000 is equipped with a local PTT switch that can be used to help set up or test a field
deployment. The PTT switch is accessed via a small opening (requiring insertion of an
implement, to avoid accidental activation) on the PDR8000 front panel, just above the Status
LEDs (see Figure 25). When activating this local transmit functionality, PDR8000 is configured
as to whether it transmits just an RF carrier, or alternatively the signal transmitted is a 1 kHz test
tone. (The test tone transmitted is a 1000 Hz tone on an analog channel, or the representation
for a 1011 Hz P25 encoded tone on a digital or mixed-mode channel.)
It is also possible to initiate transmitter tests on PDR8000 via the Futurecom Repeater
Configurator (FRC) application, which is running on a PC and connected to PDR8000's
programming port. The Futurecom Repeater Configurator (FRC) can be used to begin and end
the analog and digital test signals (carrier or tone) as described above, or instead can begin/end
the transmission of a well-defined (V.52 / O.153) digital test pattern from PDR8000.
6.11.2 K /D
EYPAD
PDR8000 is equipped with an LCD display, providing a means to access and control several
aspects of the unit. Access to various functions is available utilizing on-screen menus, and set
of navigation buttons.
The PDR8000's display menus can be configured for presentation in either English, French, or
Spanish. Customer programmed labels (e.g. Channel Names) also support accented or
international characters used in these languages.
Functionality available through the Keypad/Display includes:
•
View and select the active Channel (see 6.2)
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View and select the active Deployment Profile (see section 4)
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Adjust brightness (backlight) & contrast of the display & buttons
•
Set Date / Time / Time zone / DST
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Figure 26: Front Panel Keypad/Display

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