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ALARM-PT (Alarm Port)
Issue 1 June 2005 379
System Technician-Demanded Tests:
Descriptions and Error Codes
Investigate tests in the order presented in the table below. For example, by clearing error codes
associated with the Battery Feed test (#35), you may also clear errors generated from other
tests in the testing sequence.
Battery Feed Test (or Port Diagnostic Test) (#35)
The battery feed chip provides power to the telephone equipment, signaling, rotary dial pulsing,
transmission, and balance. This test checks the signaling and switchhook capabilities of the
battery feed chip by terminating the port, applying battery, and trying to detect a current.
Order of Investigation Short Test
Sequence
Long Test
Sequence
D/
ND
1
1. D = Destructive; ND = Nondestructive
Battery Feed test (#35) X X ND
Station Status and Translation Audits and Updates test
(#36)
XXND
Table 110: Test #35 Battery Feed Test
Error
Code
Test
Result
Description / Recommendation
ABRT Could not allocate the necessary system resources to run this test.
1. Retry the command at 1-minute intervals up to 5 times.
ABRT Internal system error.
1. Retry the command at 1-minute intervals a maximum of 5 times.
1000 ABRT System resources required to run this test are not available. The port may
be reporting an external device alarm.
1. Before retesting, enter test external-device-alarm port
location to determine whether the port is reporting an EXT-DEV
failure.
2. If the port has no EXT-DEV failures, retry the command at 1-minute
intervals up to 5 times.
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