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Rev 4.0 Oct.09
Hardware Installation of the PinPoint X
Indicator Lights
When your PinPoint X is connected to power and an antenna,
there is a specific pattern to the lights to indicate its operation
mode.
Figure 4-8: PinPoint X Indicator lights
Network ‐ Indicates a successful connection to the cellular
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network with an IP address given and a channel acquired.
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Signal ‐ Light shows the strength of the signal and may be
nearly solid (strong signal) or flashing (weaker signal). A
slow flash indicates a very weak signal.
RSSI LED Ranges
RSSI/Signal LED Status
On Solid
Fast Blink
Normal blink
Slow Blink
Extinguished
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Activity ‐ Lights will flash as data is transferred to and
from the PinPoint modem on the remote network.
Service ‐ Indicates when the connection is HSUPA/HSDPA
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or UMTS. Unlit indicates EDGE or GPRS.
GPS ‐ Indicates a GPS fix. When lit, the PinPoint X has
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GPS coordinates to report.
Power ‐ Indicates the power adapter is connected and
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there is power getting to the PinPoint X.
The Reset button (on the left side of the PinPoint X) has
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two functions. If it is quickly depressed and released, the
modem will simply power cycle the internal hardware. If,
however, the reset is depressed and held for several
Ranges of RSSI (dBm)
Equal to or stronger than -69
-70 to -79
-80 to -89
-90 to -99
Equal to or weaker than -100
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