GE ApexPro TT, Technical Manual

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Installation and configuration
2001989-351A ApexPro™ 3-17
Setup the receiver
Assuming that the ApexPro Telemetry System and all antennas have been installed
and set up, the entire system is now installed and connected.
CAUTION
Equipment damage. If receiver system software needs updating, the
system LED flashes yellow while software is updating. DO NOT
power down the system during a software update.
1. Using the 9-pin, serial cable supplied with the transmitter programming kit,
connect a PC to
Async Comm (asynchronous serial communication) for setup.
2. At the PC, use a communication program such as HyperTerminal to set up the
ComPort connection. For example:
3. Press Enter to get the @> Enter Service Password: prompt.
4. Type password, mms_aps (case-sensitive).
5. Press Enter .
6. At the @> prompt type sii .
7. Type information for the following prompts:
„ Enter Installer’s Name/ID (31 Characters MAX):
„
Enter Installation Date (31 Characters MAX):
„ Enter Rack Location (31 Characters MAX):
8. Check the information by typing gii at the prompt.
9. Exit the communication program, then disconnect serial cable and PC.
10. Go to Maintenance on page 4-1 and complete the Receiver System Checkout
procedures to make sure the Receiver System is working properly.
Transmitter installation
Due to the fact that frequency drift occurs even without power applied, the cailbration
schedule should take into account the date the equipment was last calibrated,
including equipment in storage locations and spares.
Port: Com1 (comm port on the PC)
Speed: Baud 19200
Parity: No
Stop Bit: 1
Data Bits: 8
Flow Control: Xon Xoff