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TROUBLESHOOTING
The hardware used in the ELI system is extremely reliable, making component failure the unlikely cause of most problems. The most common causes of problems are as follows:
1.Site Controller Computer - The Site Controller may have a version of the Application Software that does not support the ELI option, a personality that does not specify the ELI option, telephone interconnect parameters that are not adequately defined in the database, or a PROM leg bent under a PROM during installation of new Application Software or Personality.
2.GTI Unit - A GTI Unit may have jumper positions that are incorrect for type of telephone line connected, DIP switch settings that are incorrect for the radio channel / line number,
3.Interconnect Cable - An interconnect cable may be missing, be connected to the wrong connector, or have a pin pushed back in a connector.
Table 9 lists some of the possible causes and the corresponding corrective action for various symptoms that might be observed. It is assumed that
Table 9 - Troubleshooting Symptoms
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No interconnect calls can be placed to | The GTI unit (that is connected to the | Make sure that the PCM Bus | ||||
or from a MASTR II or IIe Repeater | repeater) is connected to an open or | Termination is connected to the | ||||
channel, and the GTI unit connected to | unterminated | PCM/Data | bus. | An | PCM/Data bus at the highest channel | |
this channel won’t stay synchronized. | unterminated section of PCM/Data bus | end. | ||||
or | can act as an antenna to pick up stray | Make sure that the PCM/Data bus is | ||||
signals that | could interfere | with | the | |||
| connected between all GTI units. | |||||
No interconnect or | synchronization of the GTI unit, | |||||
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calls can be placed to or from a | causing it to continually reset in an | Check for defective PCM/Data bus | ||||
MASTR III Repeater channel, and the | attempt to regain synchronization. |
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transmitter stays keyed all the time |
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Module stays lit). |
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All | Improper software upgrade. |
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get stuck DTMF tone and tone |
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| upgrade all GTI old software to the new | |
continues to |
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All | The Dial Tone Required parameter is | Set the Dial Tone Required parameter | ||||
from all LIDs get rotary hunt tone. | incorrectly set to Y for E&M lines | to N in the System Configuration area | ||||
| (E&M lines have no dial tone). |
| of the GTI Configurator. | |||
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| All telephone lines are not connected or | Check connections and operation of the | ||||
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| Two or more GTIs have different | Check the version of the software in | ||||
| software versions belonging to different | each GTI. If all versions do not belong | ||||
| software releases. (All GTIs in a system | to the same software release, upgrade | ||||
| must use software versions belonging to | all older software to the newer. Do not | ||||
| the same software release.) |
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