User's Manual

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Software Operations
Section 4
Software Behavior Under Normal Conditions
Maintenance Mode:
The repeater has, in addition to it’s normal “Operational Mode” a “Maintenance Mode”. After system boot up this mode can
be accessed in the TMI only by typing the user name and password of service.
This mode of operation provides all the same menus and features as shown in the software overview on
previous pages except that upon entering the Maintenance Mode, the product will de-key and await instructions
from a connected user. During the Maintenance Mode of operation the Operating Software supports:
- Manual operation of the Key/De-Key function.
- Manual operation of the Area Definition Switching function.
- Manual Setting of the gain setting in both the Uplink and Downlink Directions
- Retrieval of all current User Provisioned Settings from the Product
- Retrieval of the Current Version of software in the Product
- Setting of all User Provisioned Settings
- Retrieval of logged Status data
- Retrieval of boot counts, Maintenance Mode entry counts, Watch Dog timer events with debugging data, and
Low Isolation Detection and Protection events.
- The Ability to Disable and Enable the System.
- A Method to automatically place the System back into operation upon the discontinuance of the Maintenance
session.
- A Method to automatically place the stem back into operation after a User Provisioned time limit of inactivity in
the Maintenance Mode.
- Ability to load Operating Software into the repeater’s processor.
- Ability to perform a “soft” reset of the processor.