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704-939-B1-001, Rev. A
(09/2020)
Initial Power-Up and Test / Returning the Unit to Service
1. Plug the power supply into the AC outlet.
2. Switch battery breaker ON.
3. The transponder LEDs will all blink in unison upon initial power up. The RDY LED will then begin blinking steadily
indicating normal processor activity.
4.
Verify the DS and OL LEDs are on solid. This verifies the Communications Module has registered an IP address
on the network.
5.
Verify the RF LED is solid Green, indicating Upstream and Downstream Power is within the default specified
range and the Upstream RF Power is below the recom50 dBmV (Table 1).
6. Verify no XM3 alarms are active.
Table 1, RF Power Default Values
Test Connection
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XM3 Smart Display - COMM Menu:
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Verify the DM3.0 Series transponder communication parameters such as IP address, RF Power Levels and
Signal/Noise Ratio on the COMM menu of the XM3 Smart Display. Press Enter <ENTR> to open the COMM-
GENERAL Menu enabling the operator to view values for communications parameters. Pressing the up or
down arrow softkeys will show two lines of information for each submenu item (Fig. 7).
Fig. 7, XM3 Smart Display Screen
RF Power Default Values
LED Color
Rx Range (dBmV)
Tx Range (dBmV)
Green
+10 to -10
0 to +50
Blue
+15 to +10 and -10 to -15
+50 to +55
Red
>+15 and <-15
>+55
COMM-GENERAL
CM MAC ADDRESS
00:90:EA:A0:04:99
ESC
COMMS STATUS/MENU
CM MAC ADDRESS
00:90:EA:A0:04:99
CM IP ADDRESS
192.168.1.121
CM IPV6 ADR PREFIX
2001:123:456:789
CM IPV6 ADR POSTFIX
111:222:333:3434
CPE MAC ADDRESS
00:90:EA:00:52:33
