Operator`s manual

RECOVERY (REVERTS)
4-6
June 1997
Part No. 002-0690-201
4.7 PERFORM MANUAL REPEATER CONTROL
CAUTION
Use extreme caution. Consider the effects that
changes will have on the entire system.
Since each system has a unique installation and
unique propagation patterns, some situations will be
beyond the scope of automatic reverts. Therefore, it is
possible to manually set the repeater mode and power
level for each repeater and also set if the repeater is on
the Status Channel. Repeater control is done by select-
ing a System icon and then selecting menu item Sys-
tem -> Manual Repeater Control. The Manual
Repeater Control dialog box will appear.
This dialog box shows the name of the system
and a list of all sites/repeaters within the system. The
repeaters can be shown/hidden by clicking the +/- but-
ton next to the site name or by double clicking the site
name. For each repeater, the mode, power level, and
whether the repeater is on the Status Channel are
shown.
The Current column shows if the information is
True or False. True indicates the conditions at the
present time. False indicates that there is a communi-
cation problem with the repeater, so current informa-
tion is unavailable.
To make changes, select the repeater to change,
select the desired options, and then click either the Set
Mode button, the Set Power button, or the Set Mode
and Set Power button. The repeater will be repro-
grammed and the dialog box will be updated accord-
ingly.
Repeater Mode
This section is used to select the trunking method of
the repeater and whether the repeater is on the Status
Channel.
Disabled: The repeater will be shut down. It will not
transmit or receive in any mode.
Stand-Alone Multi-Net: The repeater will use
Multi-Net signaling, but will not communicate with
any other radio sites (Multi-Net sites or other sites)
within the system. The enhanced operating features
provided by Multi-Net signaling will not be avail-
able.
Simulcast Channel Control: Select this option if
the repeater is part of the channel controller in a
simulcast system. A channel controller makes sev-
eral simulcast remote repeaters look like one
repeater to the RNT (Radio Network Terminal,
which controls the operating features of the radio
system).
Simulcast Remote Repeater: Select this option for
any repeater that is part of a simulcast system. A
simulcast system has several sites. Each site in a
system has the same channels and the channel audio
is rebroadcast at each site.
Status Channel: An x in this box designates that the
repeater is on the Status Channel. The Status Chan-
nel transmits update information for all calls. There
is only one Status Channel in a simulcast system.
Although, a site configured as a separate stand-
alone site may have a different Status Channel.
Power Level
Select the desired transmit power level.
4.8 REPEATER MENU
Repeaters can also be controlled by selecting a
repeater icon from the map and then selecting a func-
tion from the Repeater menu. The following functions
are available.
Active Alarms: To view the active alarms for a
repeater, select a repeater icon and then select menu
item Repeater -> Active Alarms. A dialog box shows
the repeater name and a list of active alarms, including
active alarms that have been manually acknowledged
from the Alarm Log.
Restart: A repeater can be restarted by selecting a
repeater icon on a map, and then selecting menu item
Repeater -> Restart.
Revert: To revert a repeater, select a repeater icon on a
map, and then select menu item Repeater -> Revert.
The repeater will be reverted to the configuration set
in the Revert Action Configuration dialog box (a sys-
tem manager function).
UnRevert: To unrevert a repeater, select a repeater
icon on a map, and then select menu item Repeater ->
UnRevert. Unrevert returns the repeater to the config-
uration set in the EFJ Repeater Description dialog box
(a system manager function).