Specifications

I-4 MDS 1710A/C and MDS2710A/C/D MDS 05-3447A01, Rev. F
entering commands using the Hand-Held Terminal (HHT) 19
helical filter adjustment 37
installation 9
measuring RSSI with DC voltmeter 16
network-wide diagnostics 34
operation 15, 16
performance optimization 15
reading LED status indicators 16
resetting Hand-Held Terminal (HHT) 18
troubleshooting 30–32
Product
accessories 5
description 1
display model number code (MODEL command) 27
display radio serial number (SER command) 28
Programming radio as root or node 35
Programming, transceiver 17–20
PTT
command 27
pinout (Pins 14, 16) 14
PWR
command 27
LED 16
R
Radio
Configuration Software 5, 38
Inhibit pinout (Pin 12) 14
serial number, displaying (SER command) 28
Receive Audio Output pinout (Pin 11) 14
Receiver
specifications
34
system specifications 33
unsquelched signal (Pin 10) 14
Redundant operation, defined 8
Remote
RTU reset (Pin 15) 14
Station, defined 8
Station, illustrated 9
Resetting
Hand-Held Terminal (HHT) (SHIFT,CTRL,SPACE keys)
18
remote RTU reset (Pin 15) 14
transceiver (INIT command) 26
Revision level
display hardware (HREV command) 26
display software (SREV command) 29
RSSI
adjusting helical filter for increased signal strength
37
command 28
command, used to refine antenna heading 15
measuring 16
pinout (Pin 21) 15
vs. Vdc, illustrated 13, 16
RTS pinout (Pin 4) 14
RTU
command 28
RTU (Remote Terminal Unit)
defined 8
remote reset (Pin 15) 14
RTU simulator, 36
RUS pinout (Pin10) 14
RX command 28
RXD LED
description 16
Pin 3 14
RXTOT command 28
S
SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition), defined 8
SCD command 28
SER command 28
Set
alarm output state (ASENSE command) 23
alarm triggers (AMASK command) 22
receive time-out timer value (RXTOT command) 28
SHOW command 29
Signal
ground (Pin 7) 14
loss due to coaxial cable length, table 12
Simplex 3
single-frequency operation 4
special case of switched carrier operation 4
Sleep mode
example implementation 13
ground on Radio Inhibit pin activates 14
Pin 12 14
shown by PWR LED status indicator 16
SNR command 29
Software
diagnostics and control used from PC 38
display revision level 29
upgrades (.S28 files) 38
upgrading 38
used for diagnostics and programming 17
Specifications
diagnostics interface 34
environment 34
power 34
receiver 34
receiver system 33
transceiver 33–34
transmitter 33
transmitter system 33
SREV command 29
STAT command 29
SWR (Standing Wave Radio), defined 8
T
Tables
accessories
5
alarm code definitions 32
command summary 20
conversions, dBm-Watts-Volts 40
data interface connector pinouts 14
Hand-Held Terminal (HHT) operational settings 19
LED status indicators 16