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Contents
Introduction ....................................... 1-1
About this Guide ............................................... 1-1
Structure ....................................................................... 1-1
Conventions .................................................................. 1-2
Use of auroraDuet .................................................................................. 1-4
Care ............................................................................. 1-5
Basic and Primary Rate Interface testers ........................... 1-5
Introduction to ISDN .......................................... 1-6
Transmission services ..................................................... 1-6
Interface types ............................................................... 1-7
Equipment .................................................................... 1-8
Terminal Equipment ....................................................... 1-8
Network Terminators ...................................................... 1-8
Equipment interface reference points ............................. 1-9
auroraDuet emulation modes ............................ 1-10
Power Sources .................................... 2-1
General information .......................................... 2-1
Main battery pack........................................................... 2-1
Real Time Clock battery .................................................. 2-2
Automatic power-off.......................................... 2-3
Replacing the main battery pack ........................ 2-3
Recharging the main battery pack ..................... 2-4
Discharging the battery pack ............................. 2-5
A Look at auroraDuet ................................................. 3-1
Power supply .................................................... 3-2
Audiovisual interfaces ........................................ 3-2
Controls ............................................................ 3-3
LED indicators ................................................... 3-5

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Communications ports and connectors ............. 3-8
Connecting auroraDuet at the S/T interface ...................... 3-10
Connecting auroraDuet at the U interface ........................3-10
Telecommunications safety ............................................3-10
Switching power on........................................ 3-11
Self test ........................................................................3-11
Getting Started................................... 4-1
The auroraDuet menu system ............................... 4-1
Moving around the menus ............................................ 4-2
The MAIN menu display ................................................. 4-2
Details of the MAIN menu display ................................... 4-3
The MAIN menu options ................................................ 4-6
ISDN CALL SETUP .......................................................... 4-6
AUTO TEST ................................................................... 4-6
CAPTURE REVIEW .......................................................... 4-7
RESULTS ........................................................................ 4-7
S BUS TEST(BRI) ............................................................. 4-7
U INTERFACE(BRI) .......................................................... 4-7
MONITOR ..................................................................... 4-7
T1 TEST (PRI) ................................................................. 4-7
SETUP ........................................................................... 4-7
UNATTENDED ............................................................... 4-8
LINE BERT (BRI) .............................................................. 4-8
How to get on-screen Help ............................... 4-8
Help STATUS screen ...................................................... 4-8
Function keys .................................................... 4-9
The main function keys .................................................4-10
F1—Help .....................................................................4-10
F2—B Channel Selection (BRI) .......................................4-10
F2—B Channel Selection (PRI) .......................................4-11
F3—ISDN Call Information ............................................. 4-12
F4—Hot Keys ...............................................................4-14
F5—SPID Selection (BRI) ................................................4-14
F5—T1 Status (PRI).......................................................4-14
F6—Exit .......................................................................4-14
Hot Keys (SIMULATE) ....................................... 4-14
Switching between Basic and Primary Rate ...... 4-15
Using the menu ...........................................................4-15
Using the Hot Keys .......................................................4-16

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Cross connections ........................................... 4-17
Establishing a cross connection...................................... 4-17
Removing a cross connection........................................ 4-18
auroraDuet date and time setup ......................... 4-18
Checking the date and time setup .................................4-18
auroraDuet speech call function ......................... 4-19
Loading and upgrading auroraDuet software ..... 4-20
Connecting auroraDuet to the PC ....................................4-21
Software download .......................................................4-21
During the download procedure: .................................. 4-22
After the download procedure: ..................................... 4-22
Setting Up auroraDuet .............................................. 5-1
Chapter Summary ............................................. 5-1
Using Hot Keys (SIMULATE) ............................... 5-3
Choosing a configuration ............................................... 5-4
Switching between BRI and PRI mode ............................ 5-4
Settings assigned to the Hot Keys (BRI) ........................... 5-5
Settings assigned to the Hot Keys (PRI) ........................... 5-5
U INTERFACE screen (BRI) .................................. 5-6
Setting up manual U interface activation .......................... 5-6
EOC MODE screen (BRI) .................................... 5-7
Setting up Embedded Operations Channel functions ....... 5-8
To specify the addressing type: ...................................... 5-8
To select a command to transmit: ................................... 5-8
Function keys ................................................................ 5-9
U INTERFACE INFORMATION screen (BRI) ........... 5-9
Information displayed ....................................................5-10
MAIN SETUP menu .......................................... 5-10
Options in the MAIN SETUP menu .................................5-11
COMMS SETUP screen..................................... 5-12
Defining the communication settings ............................. 5-12
REAL TIME FILTER SETUP screen (MONITOR) ..... 5-14
Setting up filters for data capture .................................... 5-14
TRACER SETUP screen ...................................... 5-15
Choosing the type of Monitor trace output .....................5-16
Types of output available ............................................... 5-16

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T1 SETUP screen (PRI) (SIMULATE) .................... 5-18
Setting up the T1 interface ............................................5-18
T1 SETUP screen (PRI) (MONITOR) ................... 5-19
Setting up the T1 interface ............................................5-19
BERT SETUP screens (SIMULATE) ...................... 5-20
Setting up BERT ............................................................5-20
User defined BERT settings ............................................5-22
Function keys ...............................................................5-22
GENERAL SETUP menu .................................... 5-23
Moving on to further screens ........................................5-24
Defining the general settings ........................................5-24
RINGER VOLUME Screen (SIMULATE) .............. 5-26
Adjusting the ringer volume .........................................5-26
REAL TIME CLOCK screen ................................ 5-26
Changing the date and time .........................................5-27
START TIME screen (MONITOR)......................... 5-27
Setting the D Channel Monitor automatic start ................ 5-28
auroraDuet default settings ................................. 5-29
Making Calls and Testing .................... 6-1
Chapter summary ............................................. 6-1
Notes on voice calls ........................................... 6-1
Notes on data calls ............................................ 6-2
Functions of the T1 interfaces (PRI)..................... 6-3
Making a call ..................................................... 6-3
Voice calls ..................................................................... 6-3
Data calls ....................................................................... 6-4
Answering a voice call ....................................... 6-5
Clearing a call ................................................... 6-6
UNATTENDED mode ......................................... 6-6
LINE BERT menu (BRI) ........................................ 6-8
Choosing a channel ....................................................... 6-8
Choosing the test type ................................................... 6-9
CONNECT LOOP screen ................................................ 6-9
Running the Loop test .................................................... 6-9
To stop the loop test .....................................................6-10
CONNECT BERT screen ................................................6-10

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Running the BER test ..................................................... 6-10
To stop the BER test ...................................................... 6-10
To store the test results.................................................. 6-10
To restart the BER test ...................................................6-10
To print the results on-line .............................................. 6-11
Function keys ...............................................................6-11
T1 TEST Menu (PRI) .......................................... 6-11
Options for the T1 test .................................................. 6-12
Function keys ...............................................................6-12
Setting up a T1 Test ...................................................... 6-13
Function keys ...............................................................6-15
T1 TEST INFORMATION screens ....................................6-15
BIT ERROR STATUS screen .............................................6-15
ERROR COUNTS screen ................................................6-16
T1 ERROR RATIO screen ................................................6-17
Injecting errors into the test stream ...............................6-17
To stop the test .............................................................6-17
To store the test results.................................................. 6-18
To print the test results .................................................. 6-18
Function keys in the T1 TEST INFORMATION screens ...... 6-18
T1 STATUS screens (PRI) ................................... 6-19
LAYER 1 STATUS screen .................................................6-19
Information displayed ....................................................6-20
PORT 1/PORT 2 LINE STATUS .........................................6-20
Information displayed ....................................................6-21
PORT 1/PORT 2 PRM STATUS (SIMULATE) .......................6-21
Information displayed ....................................................6-22
Function keys in the T1 STATUS screens .........................6-22
RESULTS screen (BER test results)(SIMULATE) .... 6-22
Information displayed ....................................................6-23
Function keys ...............................................................6-23
Monitor, Capture & Review Functions 7-1
Chapter summary ............................................. 7-1
Functions of the T1 interfaces (PRI)..................... 7-2
MONITOR menu ............................................... 7-2
Understanding the Monitor display .................................. 7-3
Options in the MONITOR menu ..................................... 7-4
Function keys ................................................................ 7-5

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U INTERFACE INFORMATION screen............................... 7-5
Information displayed ..................................................... 7-6
Function keys ................................................................ 7-6
D Channel monitoring ...................................... 7-7
MONITOR SESSION screen ............................................ 7-7
To assign a name to the session ..................................... 7-8
To exit without starting a session ..................................... 7-8
To start the monitor session ............................................ 7-8
DATA MONITOR screen ................................................. 7-9
Information on the DATA MONITOR screen ..................... 7-9
Settings for data monitoring ........................................... 7-10
Function keys ...............................................................7-11
VOICE MONITOR screen (BRI) .......................... 7-11
Connecting and disconnecting the headset ...................7-12
Adjusting the sound volume .........................................7-12
Function keys ...............................................................7-12
VOICE MONITOR screen (PRI) .......................... 7-13
Choosing a B channel for monitoring ............................7-13
Connecting and disconnecting the headset ...................7-13
Adjusting the sound volume .........................................7-13
Reviewing stored D channel monitor sessions .. 7-14
SELECT SESSION screen ...............................................7-14
To select a session for review ........................................7-15
To exit without selecting a session .................................. 7-15
Function keys ...............................................................7-15
MONITOR REVIEW menu .............................................7-16
Options in the MONITOR REVIEW menu .......................7-16
To choose how to review the session ............................7-17
Function keys ...............................................................7-17
DISPLAY DECODE DATA screen .....................................7-17
Information displayed about the session ......................... 7-18
Navigating through the data .........................................7-19
Using markers .............................................................. 7-19
Function keys ...............................................................7-20
Understanding Decode information ............................... 7-22
TRACE CAPTURE REVIEW menu (SIMULATE) ..... 7-24
Options for reviewing the monitor sessions ....................7-25
Function keys ...............................................................7-26
Clearing the memory ...................................................7-26