GSM–SPY Maintenance Tool Quick user manual
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1. Actions gt Return to main GSM SPY stops SNC mode and returns to normal scanning mode Log gt Save Results saves current measurements to a file single shot 3 3 Scan GSM network G ot 46137 QD Status Finished Registering Avaliable Networks Operators SI vodafone 29340 current MOBITEL 29341 forbidden SI VEGA O70 29370 forbidden Network signal strength SI vodafone max 56 chan 18 MOBITEL max 66 chan 106 SI VEGA 070 max 63 chan 534 E Picture 3 Network scan window This window is shown if menu option Actions gt Scan GSM network is selected The GSM SPY tool stops normal operations and executes search for available operators On the Status field is displayed the current operation of the process Process flow Scanning network gt Deregistering gt Registering to gt Measuring After successful network scanning the detectable GSM networks are displayed For each operator there is its operator name numerical name and status Status of the operator depends on the SIM card if it has registration permissions Signal measuring for each operator is performed in 3 steps deregistering from current operator registering to selected operator measuring signal strength After successful measuring the GSM SPY tool enters automatic network registration mode The whole process is time consuming and can take more than a minute for each operator to get the required measurements I2. ISKRAEMECO eo GSM SPY Maintenance tool GSM SPY Maintenance Tool Quick user manual Vv Sy v 09908 TETEA 9 9 CONTENTS Quick Start Operating manual Charging instructions Error Messages and troubleshooting Charging Instruction Technical Specifications ISKRAEMECO March 2009 ISKRAEMECO _ GSM SPY Maintenance tool Quick Start Picture 1 GSM SPY 1 Antenna connector 2 Led indication 3 SIM holder 4 Charging connector 5 Communication connectors 6 USB connector for future use upgrades not implemented in this versions ISKRAEMECO _ GSM SPY Maintenance tool 1 Check the list of supplied items Verify that you have received the following items with your GSM SPY tool and that you have a proposed type of Windows Mobile device e Recommended AC charger with DC output voltage 8V and max Current 500mA AVA GSM SPY maintenance tool Compatible Windows Mobile device Application software GSM_Spy on Windows Mobile device Four rechargeable NiMH batteries 1 2V with capacity gt 1800mAh GSM dual band antenna Communication cable GSM SPY is a device for measuring the strength of the GSM signal and the basic parameters of the GSM network Its main purpose is the ability to measure the signal strength from an external antenna and with that helping to place the antenna in the position for best signal strength 2 Preparing the tool for use 2 1 Insert Windows Mobi
3. SPY is registered to 9 Menu Command menu Note the displayed menu positions may be different depending on the operating system of the Windows Mobile device Further explanation of application REG window Possible messages Not Registered GSM SPY is not registered on the GSM network and is not searching for new networks this usually occurs when no GSM network is present The search for an available network is executed less frequently to preserve battery power Not Registered Searching GSM SPY is not registered and is searching for available network Registered home network registered to home network based on the SIM card provider Registered Roaming registered to network other than home network Registration Denied registration is not allowed to this GSM SPY module or SIM card Unknown status is unknown only happens if there is an error with the communication or internal error 3 1 2 Command menu description At the bottom of the screen there is a command menu There are to groups Actions and Log Picture 3 ISKRAEMECO _ GSM SPY Maintenance tool The Action group holds the commands to execute the remaining measuring processes of the GSM SPY tool When the user presses Scan neighbouring cells the current measuring process is suspended and the Scan neighbouring cells process is started Similarly when the Scan GSM network is pressed the program suspends cur
4. f the network scan is interrupted the module first tries to register to home network before the main screen appears ISKRAEMECO _ GSM SPY Maintenance tool IMPORTANT If the process of network scanning is interrupted the GSM SPY tool remains in custom registration mode The program has to be restarted in order to reactive automatic network selection Next restart after interrupted network scan can take the tool more than a minute to register to home network IMPORTANT Always close the application and wait 3 seconds before turning off or removing Windows Mobile device or batteries Otherwise the GSM SPY tool is shut down incorrectly Potentially that could lead to hardware problems or malfunction 4 Error Messages and troubleshooting Battery Low Battery voltage is below 3660mV This is just a warning Battery Empty POWEROFF Battery voltage is below 3630 mV the module is turned off Replace or recharge the batteries and restart the application GSM Module error or Initialization timeout The application could not establish communication with the GSM SPY tool Check battery voltage and replace them if necessary Also check the connection between Windows Mobile device and the GSM SPY tool If the REG STATUS led blinks only a few times and the stops that means that the battery voltage is below the needed voltage limit for the GSM SPY to start Then restart the application Port Error Unable to open port The port that the ap
5. le device into the insertion slot 1 2 Insert SIM card To insert the SIM card press the yellow button right side of the SIM card holder with a pointing object A holder will pop out Put the SIM card onto the holder facing up and in proper direction and slide the holder back into the GSM SPY tool WARNING SIM PIN protection must be disabled 2 3 Connect the Windows Mobile device and the GSM SPY tool with the supplied cable 2 4 Start GSM SPY application on Windows Mobile device The GSM SPY tool doesn t have a power on switch The tool is powered on automatically by the GSM_Spy application ISKRAEMECO _ GSM SPY Maintenance tool 3 GSM_SPY application manual 3 1 Main Window 3 1 1 Main Window description After application start up the main window appears In the Reg window Picture 2 pointer 2 there is a message Module Starting Please Wait This indicates that the application is waiting for the tool to power up The power up of the tool is also indicated by the blinking status light Picturel pointer 2 After the power up the search for an available network begins Registration status is displayed in the Reg window The status light also indicates registration status In the not registered mode the light is blinking with 1 second interval while in registered mode this interval is 4 seconds When the tool finds and registers to a GSM provider the measuring begins Signal strength is displayed nu
6. merical in the CSQ and dBm windows Picture 2 pointer 6 7 and graphical Picture 2 pointer 1 Additionally the current GSM channel Picture 2 pointer 8 network band Picture2 pointer 3 and the operator name Picture 2 pointer 4 is displayed If the registration is lost the signal measuring is stopped until a successful re registration Close to the bottom of the window there is the battery status of the tool Picture 2 pointer 5 The current battery voltage is displayed numerical The remaining battery capacity is displayed graphically EZ csm_spy20 fe d a3s 50 60 70 80 90 oe CSQ dBm Status Network a Operator Battery status JL arg Actions Log Picture 2 Main application window ISKRAEMECO _ GSM SPY Maintenance tool Application windows description Position Identification Description 1 signal strength history measurements history showed graphically 2 registration status Registration status of the GSM SPY 3 GSM network band 900 1800 MHz network frequency 4 operator name Alpha numerical operator name 5 battery voltage Battery voltage in mV 6 signal strength dBm Received signal strength measured in dBm also see 7 7 signal strength CSQ Received signal strength measured in CSQ scaled dbm result 0 113 dBm or less 1 111 dbM 2 30 109 53dBm 31 51dBm or greater 8 channel Base station channel which GSM
7. plication is trying to use COM 1 is already been used by another application Close the program which is using the port and restart the GSM Spy application error 99 Incorrect shutdown slow init the GSM network scan was interrupted and custom network selection mode is active Please allow up to a minute for the tool to enters automatic network selection mode and registers to a GSM network Log File Error or File open failure There was an error trying to open a log file If any other error message appears please contact manufacturer 5 Charging instructions GSM SPY device is entirely powered by rechargeable set of batteries and must be charged with defined charging adapter To start charging plug the AC adapter into the power charging plug Picture 1 pointer 4 charging connector The charging LED indicates the charging process Picture 1 pointer 2 LED indication red LED If the batteries are completely empty the average charging time is around six to eight hours When the batteries are fully charged the charge process of the GSM SPY maintenance tool automatically goes into charging sustain mode charge LED turns off ISKRAEMECO _ GSM SPY Maintenance tool With fully charged batteries the normal operation time between two consecutive charge processes is up to eight hours depending on the type of measurements NOTE At low temperatures the battery voltage could decrease rapidly
8. rent measuring process and the GSM network scan starts If the device is not registered to any GSM network provider the commands in the Action group are not possible The Log group holds the logging feature command The Start Logging command starts logging measurements every selected interval After pressing Start Logging the open file dialog appears Here we can choose the name of the log file and its destination After confirming the logging starts at pre selected logging interval Logging interval is selected in the Set logging interval group Default is 10 seconds Logging is stopped by clicking Stop Logging or by starting another measurement mode in Action group 3 2 Scan neighbouring cells B csm_spy2 0 FP et d s 20 Q Chan dBm MCC C IEEE 23 e2 293 _ 49 L 33 L3I re ra ff W N Actions Log E Picture 2 SNC window This window is shown if the menu option Action gt Scan Neighbouring Cells is selected The GSM SPY tool stops normal operations and starts scanning for neighbouring cells GSM cells closest to the one registered to Results are automatically sorted by signal strength descending ISKRAEMECO _ GSM SPY Maintenance tool Application windows description Chan channel of the base station dBm signal strength in dBm MCC mobile country code of the base station MNC mobile network code to which network that base station belongs to
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