This is the first release of a complete Netmonitor manual for Nokia phones. For now it only contains the simple specifications for the great majority of screens. If you aren’t already familiar with nokia’s netmonitor, please wait for the definitive version, probably v1.0. For now I am just releasing this for people to give suggestions and make corrections if necessary.
Phone Models/Software versions
31xx/81xx
Old phones netmonitor has some differences when compared with the newer models, but this manual can be used as a guide, because the overall working method and the info given by the phone is very similar. However, I won’t get into more details about old/new phones netmonitor differences for now.
51xx/61xx/71xx/88xx/91xx/32xx
This document covers the majority of menus from these phones netmonitor. Some of them may have little differences, like missing/additional menus, different info, etc.
The goal right now is to make an accessible manual, that will get better over the time. Please contribute with all the info that you find relevant.
Information Sources
Almost all the info available at the moment comes from an official document from Nokia. Some things were added, based on personal experiences and friends contributions. I expect to add more details based on email replys from people reading this document.
Please use the email at the end of the file for suggestions
Things To Do:
- Distribute this document in adobe .pdf format (does anybody nows where I can get Adobe Acrobat Full Version? J
- Add a small section that explains how can some netmonitor information can be used by the simple user (battery charging, network details, that kind of things that can be used by non-technical people.
- Change the visual aspect of this manual, making it a good-looking document to print out. (please send me some examples of how you would like to see this… you are free to send me other documents that look nice, so that I can take some ideas.
- Suggestions?
Menu Modes
There are three Menu Display modes:
- execute mode
- data display mode
- help mode
Different modes are marked in this manual as follows:
************** ++++++++++++++ ##############
* * + + # #
* Execute * +Data display+ # Help #
* Mode * + Mode + # Mode #
* * + + # #
************** ++++++++++++++ ##############
The execute mode is entered from the menu by scrolling and selecting or shortcut. If the test index entered pertains to a test that resets a timer (test 80) for example, then the timer is reset as soon as the Ok button has been pressed in the menu, and the data display mode takes over. In other words, the execute mode is of the one-shot type. To run another test in the execute mode, the Field Test Display menu must be re-activated.
During the data display mode, the field test data (e.g. carrier, power level, cell) is visible on the main display. During the help mode, one screen of instructions is shown for each test to make it easier to identify the test in question. A long press of asterisk (*) is used to toggle between these two modes.
(on some 3110 versions, the help screens follow the data display modes on the list)
The arrow keys (^,v) offer an easy way to switch to another test without using the menu. However, the data display mode remains, i.e. nothing will be executed or set on although such tests would be passed. This is to prevent the user from accidentally clearing any valuable data. (see 3.7.2 for details and 2.5 for recommendations).
The help mode is also a non-execute mode. Display numbers have been selected in such way that no 5-terminated test number is an execute display.
Display 1 – Serving cell info
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+abbb ccc ddd+ #CH RxL TxPwr#
+ e ff g mmmm+ #TS TA RQ RLT#
+ nnn ppp+ # C1 C2 #
+ oooo + # CHT #
++++++++++++++ ##############
a H, if carrier numbers are scrolled when hopping is on. Otherwise ' '.
bbb When mobile is on TCH:
DCH carrier number in decimal.
When mobile is NOT on TCH:
CH means carrier number in decimal.
If hopping is on, used channels are scrolled when display is updated.
ccc rx level in dBm, minus sign not shown if <=-100
ddd tx power level. If transmitter is on, symbol * is shown in front of the power level value.
e Time Slot, range is 0 - 7
ff Timing advance, range is 0 – 63 (see apendix XXXXX)
g rx quality (sub), range is 0 - 7
mmmm Radio Link Timeout value. If value is negative, 0 is shown.
Maximum value is 64. When mobile is NOT on TCH then xx is shown.
nnn value of the path loss criterium (C1). Range is -99 - 999.
oooo type of current channel:
THR0 : TCH HR subchannel 0
THR1 : TCH HR subchannel 1
TFR : TCH FR
TEFR : TCH EFR
F144 : TCH FR data channel, speed 14.4 kbps
F96 : TCH FR data channel, speed 9.6 kbps
F72 : TCH FR data channel, speed 7.2 kbps
F48 : TCH FR data channel, speed 4.8 kbps
F24 : TCH FR data channel, speed 2.4 kbps
H480 : TCH HR data channel, speed 4.8 kbps, subch 0
H481 : TCH HR data channel, speed 4.8 kbps, subch 1
H240 : TCH HR data channel, speed 2.4 kbps, subch 0
H241 : TCH HR data channel, speed 2.4 kbps, subch 1
FA : TCH FR signalling only (FACCH) channel
FAH0 : TCH HR signalling only (FACCH) channel, subch 0
FAH1 : TCH HR signalling only (FACCH) channel, subch 1
SDCC : SDCCH
AGCH : AGCH
CCCH : CCCH
CBCH : CCCH and cell broadcast receiving on
BCCH : BCCH
SEAR : SEARCH
NSPS : MS is in No Serv Power Save state
ppp value of the cell reselection criterium (C2).
Range is -99 - 999. If phone is phase 1 then C1 value is shown.
Display 2 – More info about serving cell
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+ aa b c Bdd + #PM RAR Ro BC#
+ ee f + #RelR QLF #
+ ggg hh iii + #CRO TO PenT #
+ H=j mm nn + #H MAIO HSN #
++++++++++++++ ##############
aa paging mode
NO : normal paging
EX : extended paging
RO : paging reorganization
SB : same as before
b maximum number of Random Access retransmission
c roaming indicator, values are R or empty.
Bdd Letter B and BSIC value, range is 0 - 63.
ee Reason of last call release
f RX quality (full), range is 0 - 7
ggg Cell reselect offset, range 0 - 126 dB.
0 - 63 * 2 dB. 'xxx' in active mode.
hh Temporary offset, range 0 - 60 dB.
0 - 7 * 10 dB. 70 dB means infinite time.
'xx' in active mode.
iii Penalty time, range 0 - 620 s.
0 - 31 * 20 s. 'xxx' in active mode.
j Hopping channel
0 Single RF channel
1 RF hopping channel
mm mobile allocation index offset, MAIO
Range: 00 to 63 / xx when H=0
nn hopping sequence number, HSN
Range: 00 to 63 / xx when H=0
Display 3 – Serving cell, 1st and 2nd neighbour
++++++++++++++ ##############
+aaabbbcccddd+ #SCH C1 rx C2#
+aaabbbcccddd+ #1CH C1 rx C2#
+aaabbbcccddd+ #2CH C1 rx C2#
+ ef gh + # 1N 2N #
++++++++++++++ ##############
1. row: serving cell information
2. row: 1. neighbour information
3. row: 2. neighbour information
4. row, ef: 1. neighbour information
4. row, gh: 2. neighbour information
aaa carrier number in decimal
bbb C1 value, range is -99 - 999, displayed only in idle mode.
Instead of C1 value, letter 'B' and BSIC value will be displayed in active mode.
ccc rx level in dBm, minus sign not shown if <=-100
ddd C2 value, range is -99 - 999
e,g F is shown if cell is in a forbidden location area otherwise location is empty.
f,h B is Barred, N is normal priority and L is low priority otherwise location is empty.
Display 4 – 3rd, 4th and 5th neighbour cells
++++++++++++++ ##############
+aaabbbcccddd+ #3CH C1 rx C2#
+aaabbbcccddd+ #4CH C1 rx C2#
+aaabbbcccddd+ #5CH C1 rx C2#
+ ef gh ij + # 3N 4N 5N #
++++++++++++++ ##############
1. row: 3. neighbour information
2. row: 4. neighbour information
3. row: 5. neighbour information
4. row, ef: 3. neighbour information
4. row, gh: 4. neighbour information
4. row, ij: 5. neighbour information
aaa carrier number in decimal
bbb C1 value, range is -99 - 999, displayed only in idle mode.
Instead of C1 value, letter 'B' and BSIC value will be displayed in active mode.
ccc rx level in dBm, minus sign not shown if <=-100
ddd C2 value, range is -99 - 999
e,g,I F is shown if cell is in a forbidden location area otherwise location is empty.
f,h,j B is Barred, N is normal priority and L is low priority otherwise location is empty.
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