TA 102/202 eMTA Front Panel LED Definitions
Chapter 3 Troubleshooting
TA 102/202 Technical Support Guide
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TA 102/202 eMTA Front Panel LED Definitions
The indicator LEDs on the front panel of the TA 102/202 eMTA tell you what’s happen-
ing during a communications session. The table below tells you what each LED indica-
tor means.
LED Color
Definition
Power
Green
•
Dark when power is Off.
•
Solid when power is On.
Amber
•
Flashing slowly – eMTA is powered from battery.
•
Solid when battery is bad.
Cable
Green
•
Dark for no downstream RF carrier present or power Off.
•
Flashes slowly for downstream RF carrier present and ranging in
process.
•
Flashes fast when registration is in process.
•
Flashes fast continuously when network access has been dis-
abled.
•
Solid when modem registration is complete and ready to transfer
data.
PC
Green
•
Dark when no carrier is present to or from the PC or when power
is Off.
•
Solid when carrier is present to or from the PC.
•
Flashes slowly when data switch is OFF and PC connected.
Data
Green
•
Dark when no data is passing through modem or when power is
Off.
•
Flashing when CPE is receiving data.
Test
Green
•
Dark when initial modem self-test is OK, or power is Off.
•
Flashing when modem self-test is in process, or when the
modem is receiving software updates.
•
Flashes when the modem fails the initial self-test during startup.
•
Solid when the modem fails the initial self-test.
Line 1
Green
During Startup:
•
Flashing slowly – retrieving MTA IP address.
•
Flashing fast – in CMS (EP#1)
a
registration/security process.
•
Solid - registered, service is available.
Normal Operation
•
Dark when phone call service is unavailable.
•
Solid when phone call service is available.
•
Flashing when phone call is in progress.
a. When the Endpoint (EP) is not defined in the config file or has gone out of service, the corre-
sponding LED will be dark—service is unavailable.
Line 2
Green
During Startup:
•
Flashing slowly – retrieving MTA IP address.
•
Flashing fast – in CMS (EP#2)
a
registration/security process.
•
Solid - registered, service is available.
Normal Operation
•
Dark when phone call service is unavailable.
•
Solid when phone call service is available.
•
Flashing when phone call is in progress.
Power
Line 1
Line 2
TA-102
Cable
PC
Data
Test
