I-4
MDS 1710A/C and MDS2710A/C/D
MDS 05-3447A01, Rev. F
entering commands using the Hand-Held Terminal (HHT)
19
helical
fi
lter adjustment
37
installation
9
measuring RSSI with DC voltmeter
16
network-wide diagnostics
34
operation
15, 16
performance optimization
15
reading LED status indicators
16
resetting Hand-Held Terminal (HHT)
18
troubleshooting
30–32
Product
accessories
5
description
1
display model number code (MODEL command)
27
display radio serial number (SER command)
28
Programming radio as root or node
35
Programming, transceiver
17–20
PTT
command
27
pinout (Pins 14, 16)
14
PWR
command
27
LED
16
R
Radio
Con
fi
guration Software
5, 38
Inhibit pinout (Pin 12)
14
serial number, displaying (SER command)
28
Receive Audio Output pinout (Pin 11)
14
Receiver
speci
fi
cations
34
system speci
fi
cations
33
unsquelched signal (Pin 10)
14
Redundant operation, de
fi
ned
8
Remote
RTU reset (Pin 15)
14
Station, de
fi
ned
8
Station, illustrated
9
Resetting
Hand-Held Terminal (HHT) (SHIFT,CTRL,SPACE keys)
18
remote RTU reset (Pin 15)
14
transceiver (INIT command)
26
Revision level
display hardware (HREV command)
26
display software (SREV command)
29
RSSI
adjusting helical
fi
lter for increased signal strength
37
command
28
command, used to re
fi
ne antenna heading
15
measuring
16
pinout (Pin 21)
15
vs. Vdc, illustrated
13, 16
RTS pinout (Pin 4)
14
RTU
command
28
RTU (Remote Terminal Unit)
de
fi
ned
8
remote reset (Pin 15)
14
RTU simulator,
36
RUS pinout (Pin10)
14
RX command
28
RXD LED
description
16
Pin 3
14
RXTOT command
28
S
SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition), de
fi
ned
8
SCD command
28
SER command
28
Set
alarm output state (ASENSE command)
23
alarm triggers (AMASK command)
22
receive time-out timer value (RXTOT command)
28
SHOW command
29
Signal
ground (Pin 7)
14
loss due to coaxial cable length, table
12
Simplex
3
single-frequency operation
4
special case of switched carrier operation
4
Sleep mode
example implementation
13
ground on Radio Inhibit pin activates
14
Pin 12
14
shown by PWR LED status indicator
16
SNR command
29
Software
diagnostics and control used from PC
38
display revision level
29
upgrades (.S28
fi
les)
38
upgrading
38
used for diagnostics and programming
17
Speci
fi
cations
diagnostics interface
34
environment
34
power
34
receiver
34
receiver system
33
transceiver
33–34
transmitter
33
transmitter system
33
SREV command
29
STAT command
29
SWR (Standing Wave Radio), de
fi
ned
8
T
Tables
accessories
5
alarm code de
fi
nitions
32
command summary
20
conversions, dBm-Watts-Volts
40
data interface connector pinouts
14
Hand-Held Terminal (HHT) operational settings
19
LED status indicators
16
MDS 05-3447A01, Rev. F
MDS 1710A/C and MDS 2710A/C/D
iii
Copyright Notice
This Installation and Operation Guide and all software described herein
are protected by
copyright: © 2004 Microwave Data Systems Inc
. All
rights reserved. MDS reserves its right to correct errors and omissions.
To Our Customers
We appreciate your patronage. You are our business. We promise to
serve and anticipate your needs. We will strive to give you solutions
that are cost effective, innovative, reliable and of the highest quality
possible. We promise to build a relationship that is forthright and ethi-
cal, one that builds con
fi
dence and trust.
RF Safety Notices
MDS 1710, 5 Watts
The radio equipment described in this guide emits radio frequency
energy. Although the power level is low, the concentrated energy from a
directional antenna may pose a health hazard. Do not allow people to
come closer than
1.80
meters to the front of the antenna when the trans-
mitter is operating with a 7 dBd (9.15 dBi) gain antenna. Use of higher
gain antennas means increasing the distance accordingly.
This manual is intended to guide a
professional installer
to install,
operate and perform basic system maintenance on the described radio.
MDS 2710A/C, 2 Watts
The radio equipment described in this guide emits radio frequency
energy. Although the power level is low, the concentrated energy from a
directional antenna may pose a health hazard. Do not allow people to
come closer than
0.425
meters to the front of the antenna when the
transmitter is operating with a 0 dBd (2.15 dBi) gain antenna. Use of
higher gain antennas means increasing the distance accordingly.
This manual is intended to guide a
professional installer
to install,
operate and perform basic system maintenance on the described radio.
MDS 2710D, 5 Watts
The radio equipment described in this guide emits radio frequency
energy. Although the power level is low, the concentrated energy from a
directional antenna may pose a health hazard. Do not allow people to
come closer than
1.50
meters to the front of the antenna when the trans-
mitter is operating with a 7 dBd (9.15 dBi) gain antenna. Use of higher
gain antennas means increasing the distance accordingly.
This manual is intended to guide a
professional installer
to install,
operate and perform basic system maintenance on the described radio.
RF Exposure
