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| What are alarm cutoff switches used for? |
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| The restore the failed alarm system to normal after an alarm condition occurs. |
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| What are station alarms used for? |
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To monitor power and building conditions in the sytems control element; they also provide both visual and audible alarms and can be paralleled with remote alarm panels installed in locations within the building complex. |
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| What type of radio alarms are low-transmitter power output, low-receiver input, and low-fuel supply for generators? |
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| What type of radio alarm is the failure to transfer between operational and standby equipment due to lockout or equipment malfunction? |
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| Multiplex terminal equipment. |
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| What is the main purpose of the fault alarm and status reporting system? |
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To assist (you) the system controller in isolating a failure or degradation to a location and item of equipment. |
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| What design feature within the FASR system makes replacement of equipment as rapid and effective as patching? |
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Equipment design, modular construction, and built-in test equipment. (The equipment was designed for modular replacement.) |
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| Why is the TRAMCON subsystem important to the major SCF? |
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Because it provides the major systems control facilities with the capability to supervise subordinate digital terrestrial transmission media and facilities. |
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| In a system configuration employing two or more TRAMCOM terminals, what would be the mode of operation of these terminals? |
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One terminal would operate in the master mode and the other in the slave mode. |
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| When a TRAMCON system does not have 100 percent backup, what is the status of the system? |
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Fault Isolation Description: Distribution frame wiring files that are useful during fault isolation. |
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Plant cabling cross-reference files. |
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Fault Isolation Description: Labels affixed to patch panels that show test-tone, signal and noise levels. |
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Ready reference charts and placards. |
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Fault Isolation Description: Diagrams showing the layout of channel, trunk and link requirements and termination locations. |
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System/network configuration plans. |
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Fault Isolation Description: Fault isolation procedures based on the particular type of equipment installed in your station. |
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| When you discover that a circuit, T-1, or link is not operating in the prescribed manner, what do you do? |
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Perform channel fault isolation by doing the appropriate in-service monitoring tests and checks to find the size and general location of the fault. |
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| Where does the in-station user's signal first appear in the SCF? |
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| Where does the out-of-station user's signal first appear in the SCF? |
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| On the audio patch bay receive line jack. |
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Maintenance Activity Description: Maintains distribution frames, telephone switches and in-house cabling. |
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Maintenance Activity Description: Enables subscribers to send and receive voice, imagery and data traffic in a secure manner. |
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Computer, network, switching and cryptographic systems. |
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Maintenance Activity Description: Calibrates all test equipment such as oscillators and oscilloscopes. |
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Precision measurement equipment laboratory. |
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Maintenance Activity Description: Repairs multiplexing equipment and circuit conditioning equipment. |
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Satellite, wideband, and telemetry systems. |
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Maintenance Activity Description: Installs and maintains cable and wireless distribution systems. |
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Communications cable and antenna systems. |
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Maintenance Activity Description: Installs and maintains high-frequency transceivers. |
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Ground radio communications. |
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Maintenance Activity Description: Ensures the SCF has a reliable source of power from the power generating plant or auxiliary power system. |
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Electrical power production. |
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