Led Indicators; Checking For Alarms/Events; Major Alarms Vs. Minor Alarms - GE MDS SD Series Technical Manual

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Table 14. Troubleshooting Guide (Continued)
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Alarm message No load on Antenna connector or poor/shorted/open load.
"RF Output Out of Check condition of antenna cable, connectors, and antenna
Range" system.
Transmitter keys Many terminal programs raise the RTS line by default.
when using terminal Keying can be avoided by setting the transceiver's RTSkey
communications parameter to OFF (Configuration>>Radio>>Advanced
program.
Settings)

7.1 LED Indicators

The LED status indicators are an important troubleshooting aid, and
should be checked whenever a problem is suspected. Table 10 on
Page 33 describes the function of each status LED and their normal indi-
cations.
7.2

Checking for Alarms/Events

When an alarm condition exists, the transceiver registers it as an
"event." These events can be viewed the Device Manager's
& Status>>Alarm Summary
alarms, whether they be Major, Minor, Status Conditions, or Informa-
tional Events.
In addition, all historical events may be viewed by accessing the Device
Manager's screen. To access the Event Log, select
Event Log
and click
& Status>>Event Log
Figure 40).
Figure 40. Event Log Screen
Both setting and clearing of major/minor alarms and status conditions
are logged, as well as informational events (i.e., remote rebooted, repro-
gramming in process, etc.).

Major Alarms vs. Minor Alarms

Major Alarms report serious conditions that generally indicate a hard-
ware failure, or other abnormal condition that will prevent (or seriously
hamper) further operation of the transceiver. Major alarms generally
indicate the need for factory repair. Contact your factory representative
for further assistance.
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screen. Here, you can check for currently active
to view stored events (see
Show Log
Maintenance
Maintenance
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