Tait TB8100, User Manual

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TB8100 Service Kit User’s Manual
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Preface
Welcome to the TB8100 Service Kit User’s Manual. This manual provides you
with information about the Tait TB8100 Service Kit in PDF format. You can
view it online or print it if you want a paper copy. It describes how to use
Version 03.07 of the Service Kit.
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New Service Kit users should begin at Part B: Getting Started.
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For explanations of essential concepts, look in Part A: Introduction.
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The rest of the manual assumes that you are familiar with Part C: Basic
Tasks.
Typographical Conventions
‘File > Open’ means ‘click File on the menu bar, then click Open on the list of
commands that pops up’. ‘Monitor > Module Details > Reciter’ means ‘click
the Monitor icon on the toolbar, then in the navigation pane find the Module
Details group, and select Reciter from it’.
Associated Documentation
All available TB8100 product documentation is provided on the CD supplied
with the base station. Updates may be published on the Tait support web.
Online Help. The Service Kit also has online Help. It contains more or less the
same information as this manual. To view it, start the Service Kit, then press F1
or click the Help icon on the toolbar. If you are in a dialog box, click the Help
button. The Alarm Center and the Calibration Kit also have online Help.
TB8100 Installation Guide.
TB8100 Operation Manual.
CTU Operation Manual (MBA-00013-xx) . Instructions on using the calibration
and test unit.
TB8100 Service Manual. (service centers only)
TB8100 Product Catalog provides information about base station parts and
modules.
Technical notes are published from time to time to describe applications for
Tait products, to provide technical details not included in manuals, and to offer
solutions for any problems that arise. Look for them on Tait’s technical support
website. The following have been published:
TN-742 Remotely Monitoring and Configuring the Tait TB8100.
TN-743 Using the TB8100 Base Station as a Talk-Through, Community, or Linked
Repeater
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TN-745-AN Using the Tait TB8100 in TaitNet Trunked Networks .
TN-906-AN Connecting to TB8100 Base Stations Via an Asynchronous Port Switch .
TN-947-AN TB8100 Base Station Computer Controlled Interface Protocol .
TN-1047-AN Using a TB8100 in Paging Applications.
TN-1114-AN Using a TB8100 with an External Modem.
TN- 1142 -AN Connecting to a TB8100 via Ethernet.
TN-1154-AN Task Manager Programming Guide.