Tait TB8100, User Manual

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TB8100 Service Kit User’s Manual
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From T800 to TB8100
The TB8100 is a software-based radio. This means that its programming
software has far more scope. For those who are familiar with the Tait
PGM800Win programming software, here are some key differences.
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The Service Kit does more than configure channels. It can monitor
operational details, receive alarms, and carry out diagnostic tests. It can
switch the base station’s operating mode from Run to Standby and back
again and even reset the base station or upgrade its firmware. It also lets you
edit Task Manager tasks, which enables you to customize the TB8100 for
individual applications. See
“Task Manager” on page 9 .
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The Service Kit can connect remotely to the base station via dial-up
modems. You can make routine monitoring checks and carry out diagnostic
tests without needing to travel to the site.
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The channel table does more than define the transmit and receive
frequencies and the frequency of the tone used for CTCSS . It specifies a
whole range of operational parameters. Because there are so many
configurable parameters, most are grouped into profiles. There are two
kinds of profiles: channel profiles and signalling profiles. See
“Profiles” on
page 6 .
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The Service Kit provides both a simple and a complex method for
configuring the channel table. The simple way uses default profiles and lets
you edit items directly in the table. The complex way is available if the base
station has an Advanced Profiles and Task Manager license. You define a set
of custom profiles then select the right ones for each channel.
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Custom profiles make it possible for you to assign up to 16 subtones to any
channel, meaning that a tone panel is not needed for most applications.
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The Service Kit can configure signal paths. In effect this means that you can
customize ‘virtual backplanes’. These are profile-based so that the base
station can change its virtual backplane in the middle of operations. For
example, a Task Manager action can change the base station from a line-
connected base station to a talk through repeater, simply by changing to a
channel with a different custom profile.