Sierra Wireless PINPOINT X HSUPA - Manual (Page 29)

Hardware Installation of the PinPoint X
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Indicator Lights
When your PinPoint X is connected to power and an antenna,
there is a specific pattern to the lights to indicate its operation
mode.
Figure 4-8: PinPoint X Indicator lights
• Network ‐ Indicates a successful connection to the cellular
network with an IP address given and a channel acquired.
• Signal ‐ 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.
• Activity ‐ Lights will flash as data is transferred to and
from the PinPoint modem on the remote network.
• Service ‐ Indicates when the connection is HSUPA/HSDPA
or UMTS. Unlit indicates EDGE or GPRS.
• GPS ‐ Indicates a GPS fix. When lit, the PinPoint X has
GPS coordinates to report.
• Power ‐ Indicates the power adapter is connected and
there is power getting to the PinPoint X.
• The Reset button (on the left side of the PinPoint X) has
two functions. If it is quickly depressed and released, the
modem will simply power cycle the internal hardware. If,
however, the reset is depressed and held for several
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