Sierra Wireless EV-DO - Manual (Page 41)

Hardware Installation of the PinPoint-E
Rev 3.0B Feb.08 36
• Link ‐ Indicates a successful connection to the cellular
network.
• Reg (registration) ‐ Indicates the PinPoint‐E has acquired
an IP fromVerizon.
• RSSI (signal level) ‐ Light shows the strength of the signal
and may be nearly solid (strong signal) or flashing (weaker
signal). A slow flash indicates a very weak signal.
• Tx (transmit) and Rx (receive) ‐ Lights will flash as data is
transferred to and from the Raven‐E modem on the remote
network.
• Srvc (service) ‐ Indicates when the connection is EV‐DO.
Unlit indicates 1x.
• GPS ‐ Indicates a GPS fix. When lit, the PinPoint‐E has
GPS coordinates to report.
• On (power) ‐ Indicates the power adapter is connected and
there is power getting to the PinPoint‐E.
• The Reset button performs the same function as
unplugging power from the modem and plugging it back
in. Reset will not alter any saved configuration settings.
Light Patterns
The LEDs on the front of the modem will respond in different
patterns to indicate modem states.
• Normal ‐ Each LED, mentioned above, lit as applicable.
• Start up ‐ The LEDs will cycle from left to right.
• PassThru mode ‐ The Chan, Reg, and Link LEDs will blink
in tandem. The Tx and Rx LEDs will blink when trans‐
mitting or receiving data.
• Low Power ‐ All LEDs will be off except the power LED
which will blink every 3 seconds.
OTASP: One at a time, the Network, Signal and Acitivity LED
will flash (respectively).
RSSI LED Ranges
RSSI/Signal LED Status Ranges of RSSI (dBm)
On Solid Equal to or stronger than -69
Fast Blink -70 to -79
Normal blink -80 to -89
Slow Blink -90 to -99
Extinguished Equal to or weaker than -100