Conducting A Cdt Operational Check - Nortel Meridian Companion Reference Manual

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Conducting a CDT operational check

Charge the battery for the CDT transceiver the day or night before and have a
fresh set of batteries for the portable. For details on how to charge the battery,
refer to Companion Deployment Tool User Guide.
Note: Do not set up the CDT transceiver outdoors. The CDT is not intended
CDT using CT2Plus protocol
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CDT using PCI protocol
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Triple beep, followed by a steady tone—The signal strength has
increased to 6 dB stronger than the cell boundary value. The CDT resets
for you to make another measurement.
No sound—If you lose the link, no tones are generated. If you move
closer to the CDT transceiver within 10 seconds, the link reestablishes
itself.
for outdoor use.
Establish a link.
In an open area, stand 33 ft (10 m) from the CDT transceiver with the
portable. Keep the CDT transceiver in plain view and have no
obstructions nearby (including people).
If the display shows -44, the CDT works properly. If the display does not
show -44, repeat this procedure with a different portable. If the display
still does not show -44, replace the transceiver.
Establish a link.
In an open area, stand 10 ft (3 m) from the CDT transceiver with the
portable. Keep the CDT transceiver in plain view and have no
obstructions nearby (including people).
If the display shows -35, the CDT works properly. If the display does not
show -35, repeat this procedure with a different portable. If the display
still does not show -35, replace the transceiver.
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