User's Manual Part 2

Using the LMF – continued

6-30 1X SC480 BTS Hardware Installation, Optimization/ATP, and FRU MAY 2004

PRELIMINARY

Establishing an MMI

Communication Session

Equipment Connection – Figure 6-8 illustrates common equipment

connections for the LMF computer. For specific connection locations on

FRUs, refer to the illustration accompanying the procedures which

require the MMI communication session.

If the Motorola SLN2006A MMI Interface Kit is not available, an MMI

cable can be made, refer to Appendix D for more information.

Initiate MMI Communication – For those procedures which require

MMI communication between the LMF and BTS FRUs, follow the

procedures in Table 6-11 to initiate the communication session.

Table 6-11: Establishing MMI Communication

Step Action

1 Connect the LMF computer to the equipment as detailed in the applicable procedure which requires

the MMI communication session. Refer to Figure 6-8 or Figure 6-9 using the GLI3 as an example.

2 If the LMF computer has only one serial port (COM1) and the LMF is running, disconnect the LMF

from COM1 by performing the following:

2a – Click on Tools in the LMF window menu bar, and select Options from the pull–down menu list.

–– An LMF Options dialog box will appear.

2b – In the LMF Options dialog box, click the Disconnect Port button on the Serial Connection tab.

Start the named HyperTerminal connection for MMI sessions by double clicking on its Windows

desktop shortcut.

NOTE

If a Windows desktop shortcut was not created for the MMI connection, access the connection from the

Windows Start menu by selecting:

Programs > Accessories > Hyperterminal > HyperTerminal > <Named HyperTerminal

Connection (e.g., MMI Session)>

4 Once the connection window opens, establish MMI communication with the BTS FRU by pressing

the LMF computer <Enter>key until the prompt identified in the applicable procedure is obtained.