DEFINITY ECS Release 8.2 Maintenance for R8.2csi
555-233-119 Issue 1
April 2000
Maintenance Objects
3-666EXT-DEV ADMIN? Y (External Device Alarm)
3
Hardware Error Log Entries and Test to Clear
Valu es
NOTE:
The loss of -48 volt power will prevent detec tion of an external device
alarm. AC-POWER and DC-POWER alarms could indic ate the loss of the
external device alarm -48 volt p ower source. ALARM-PT alarms may also
indicate a loss of power. When analog line ports are administered as analog
line external device alarms loss of -48 volts will prevent detection of an
external device alarm.
System Technician-Demanded Tests: Descriptions
and Error Codes
Always investigate tests in the order p resented in the table below when
inspecting errors in the sy stem. By clearing error codes assoc iated with the

External Device Alarm Test,

you may also clear errors generated from other tests
in the testing sequenc e.
External Device Alarm Test (#120)
The External Device Alarm Test requests the state of the External Device Alarm
from a Maintenance circuit p ack and reports the results. The test has no effec t on
the external device itself.
Table 3-277. EXT-DEV ADMIN? Error Log Entries
Error
Type
Aux
Data Associated Test
Alarm
Level
On/Off
Board Test to Clear Value
0 0 Any Any Any test eda-external-device-alrm
physical location r 2 or 6
1 or 5 Any External Device
Alarm Test (#120) Any OFF test eda-external-device-alrm
physical location r 2 or 6
Order of Investigation
Short Test
Sequence
Long Test
Sequence D/ND1
1. D = Destructive; ND = Nondestructive
External Device Alarm Test (MAJOR port) (#120) X X ND
External Device Alarm Test (MINOR port) (#120) X X ND
External Device Alarm Test (WARNING port) (#120) X X ND