User guide

SATELLINE-3AS NMS / NMS Epic / NMS 869 / VHF

User Guide, Version 1.0

INTERFACE - CONNECTORS & LEDS

4.1

Antenna connector

TNC female 50  connector.

The antenna should always be connected when the power is on. Removing the antenna while the

transmitter is on may damage the power amplifier inside the transmitter.

4.2

LED indicators

There are five (5) LEDs indicating the status of the serial

port (

DATA

port) and the radio interface on the front

panel of the radio modem. See the table below for the

description of operation.

Table 4.1.

SATELLINE-3AS(d) NMS, NMS Epic, NMS 869, VHF LED INDICATORS

LED Indication OFF Red Orange Green

RTS RTS-line status (D15 Pin 13) Inactive Active - -

CTS CTS-line status (D15 Pin 6) Inactive Active - -

TD TD-line status (D15 Pin 11)

indicates that the radio modem

is receiving data via serial port.

No data Data - Test Tx active

RD RD-line status (D15 Pin 9)

indicates that the radio modem

is sending data via serial port.

No data Data - -

indicates the status of the radio

interface.

No signal Transmitter

is ON

Noise Reception

Note

*) The status of CD-line (D15 connector pin 2) may differ from the status of CD LED.

LED ERROR CODES:

In case the self-diagnostics routine of the radio modem detects a malfunction in the start

up, ALL LEDs shine red for 1 second after which the error code is indicated.

When the self-diagnostics function of the modem discovers an error, the modem will go to the

ERROR-state. In the ERROR-state the data transmission and reception are disabled. Instead of

data transfer, the LED indicators follow the sequence: All LEDs ON -> All LEDs OFF -> ERROR

code -> All LEDs ON...