Black Box MD1640A, MD1641A Synchronous Mode Testing, Local Analog Loopback Test Synchronous Mode

CHAPTER 8: Modem Testing

9.Entered characters should echo back to the sending modem.

DTE	“Local” Back-to- “Remote”
	modem back cable modem

Figure 8-4B. Back-to-Back Testing

8.6 Synchronous Mode Testing

The following tests must be run with your modem in Synchronous mode (DIP Switch #12 in the Up (OPEN) position), DIP Switch #9 controls the modem’s Synchronous mode testing function. (Refer to Chapter 9 for DIP Switch information.) The test procedures for Synchronous mode are different from those for Asynchronous mode. In Synchronous mode, you cannot access the modem’s AT commands.

With DIP Switch #9, you can perform either the Digital Loopback Test (remote/automatic) or the Digital Loopback Test (local/manual) in Synchronous mode, as described in the following sections. There is also a Local Analog Loopback Test, documented in section 8.7.

8.7 Local Analog Loopback Test (Synchronous Mode)

This test diagnoses the connection between your Series II Modem and your computer or terminal. In Local Analog Loopback Test mode, data entered at the local computer or terminal are sent through the local modem’s transmit and receive circuits (much like entering an ATU or ATU1 command in Asynchronous mode). You then compare the test characters (multiple upper case “U” characters in Figure 8-5) on your monitor with the characters you typed. If the characters don’t match, check your computer’s COM port setting, then verify your communication software’s configuration.

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