Specifications

MDS 05-3447A01, Rev. F MDS 1710A/C and MDS2710A/C/D I-1
INDEX
A
ACCESS DENIED error message 20
Accessories 5
Accessory Power pinout (Pin 18) 14
Active messaging (defined) 5
Alarms
alarm code definitions
32
major vs. minor 31
pinout (Pin 25) 15
using STAT command to display 29
AMASK command 22
Antenna
installation
9
RSSI command used to refine heading 15
system gain, defined 6
Yagi, illustrated 12
Antennas 11–12
Applications 2
Multiple Address Systems (MAS) 2
point-to-multipoint system 2
point-to-point system 3
ASENSE command 23
B
BAUD command 23
Baud rate
setting for RJ-11 DIAG port (DLINK command)
25, 35
Bench testing (radio performance), 36–37
Bit, defined 6
Bits-per-second. See BPS
BPS (bits-per-second), defined
6
BUFF command 23
Byte, defined 6
C
Cable, loss due to length of coaxial 12
Cautions
use attenuation between all units in test setup
35
CKEY command 24
COMMAND FAILED error message 20
Command summary, table 20
Commands
AMASK (set/display alarm triggers)
22
ASENSE (set alarm output state) 23
BAUD (set/display rate, encoding) 23
BUFF (set/display data handling mode) 23
CKEY (enable/disable continuous keying) 24
CTS (set/display CTS line response timer) 24
DATAKEY (enable/disable transmitter keying by radio) 24
DEVICE (set/display radio behavior) 24
DKEY (deactivate transmitter after KEY command) 25
DLINK (enable/disable network-wide diagnostics) 25
DMGAP (set time to wait between characters) 25
DTYPE (set radio to Root or Node for diagnostics) 25
DUMP (display all programmed settings) 26
entering on Hand-Held Terminal (HHT) 19
Hand-Held Terminal (HHT) 19
HREV (display hardware revision level) 26
INIT (reinitialize radio to factory defaults) 26
INIT xx10 (restore standard transceiver defaults) 26
INIT xx20 (configure radio for use with P-20 chassis) 26
KEY (activate transmitter) 27
MODEL (display radio model number code) 27
MODEM (set modem speed) 27
OWM (set/display owner’s message) 27
OWN (set/display owner’s name) 27
PTT (set/display key-up delay) 27
PWR (set/display RF forward output power) 27
RSSI (display RSSI) 28
RTU (enable/disable internal RTU) 28
RX (set/display receive frequency) 28
RXTOT (set/display receive time-out timer value) 28
SCD (set/display soft-carrier dekey delay) 28
SER (display radio serial number 28
SHOW (display DC voltage, data port, RF power) 29
SNR (display signal-to-noise ratio) 29
SREV (display software revision level) 29
STAT (display current alarm status) 29
TEMP (display internal temperature) 29
TOT (set/display time-out value and timer status) 30
TX (set/display transmit frequency) 30
Conversions, dBm-Watts-Volts 40
CTS command 24
CTS pinout (Pin 5) 14
D
Data interface
connector pinouts
14
display active connector port 29
installing connection 13
DATAKEY command 24
dB. See Decibel 6
dBi, defined 6
dBm, defined 6
DCD
LED
16
pinout (Pin 8) 14
DCE (Data Cirtuit-terminating Equipment), defined 6
Decibel (dB), defined 6