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Engineering mode on ZTE mobile phones

ZTE's mobile phone handsets have the ability to display engineering mode information, which is intended for network engineers' information. For information about enabling engineering mode on some handsets, but you meddle with your phone's settings at your own risk! The following instruction is for the ZTE F8xx series, and other models are similar. Engineering Fields (Fold up the handset to resume) *#06# Show the IMEI of the handset

The International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) is a number unique to every GSM and UMTS mobile phone. It is usually found printed on the phone underneath the battery and can also be found by dialling the sequence *#06# into the phone.
*983*837# Show the Software & Hardware version of the handset Model No. :- e.g. F852 Software version :- e.g. F852 T05 M6280A-KLRX-4.0.5060T Flexfile version:- e.g. FLEX F852 2.1 *983*2288# Show the details & the remaining of the battery The battery voltage :- e.g. 3874mV The remaining capacity :- e.g. 67% *983*0# *983*3641 # Run the automatic hardware functional test (not recommended) Display test=>Sound Test=>Vibrate Test To enter the engineering mode Use arrows key UP/DOWN to select the page. Use arrows key LEFT/RIGHT to select either the serving cell or the neighbour cell in DualBand only. It can enter the phone number to make a voice call directly. Moreover, you can fold up the handset as a temporary for making a voice call/ video call. *983*3640 # To quit the engineering mode Fold up the handset/ press the hang-off key cannot quit the engineering operation. mode completely. It will enter the engineering mode automatically again by selected other It should press *983*3640# to quit the engineering mode.

The display varies from handset to handset, and not all handsets give the same information, so treat this as more of a general guideline than a comprehensive

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listing. For ZTE(F852)-specific information, see the following information:-

Current Cell Information RRC Radio Resource Control SCode Scrambling Code SerCh Service Channel TSSI Transmitted Signal Strength Indication RSSI Received Signal Strength Indication AMR Advanced Multi Rate Codec (AMR) BLER Block Error Rate (BLER) SMS Short Message Service TA Timing Advanced AC Access Class ARFCN Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number CELLBAR Cell Bar Access TXP Transmit power maximum DSC Downlink Signalling Counter CRH Cell Reselect Hysteresis PT Penalty Time System Parameters MCC MNC LAC RAC CellID IMSI Mobile Country Code Mobile Network Code. MCC+MNC are sometimes combined to give the Network Code Location Area Code Routing Area Code Cell identity, including RNC identity & Base Station Identity International Mobile Station Identity (IMSI) is a unique 15-digit number assigned to a mobile station at the time of service subscription Temporary Mobile Station Identity (TMSI) is an identification number assigned to a mobile station while it is attached to the network. This number is maintained in the VER and SIM while the mobile is attached to the network and is used to route calls to and from the mobile. TMSI of Packet service

TMSI

PTMSI

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Engineering mode (WCDMA network)

Single test mode only, same display for either dedicated mode or idle mode

Information on the display

Display 1 - WCDMA 0~ System Information of Current Cell

Network Parameters

MCC MNC

LAC RAC IMSI

TMSI

PTMSI

Mobile Country Code(3-decimal digit), e.g. 454 for Hong Kong, 460 for China,520 for Thailand Mobile Network Code(2-decimal digit). MCC+MNC are sometimes combined to give the Network Code, e.g. 454+00 for HK CSL, 454+04 for HK HUTCHISON,520+99 for True Move Location Area Code (4-hex digit) e.g. 2EF5 (decimal=12021) Routing Area Code (2-hex digit) e.g. 56 (decimal=86) International Mobile Station Identity (IMSI) is a unique 15-digit number assigned to a mobile station at the time of service subscription. But for True Move, this value not correct, please do not use the field. Temporary Mobile Station Identity (TMSI) is an identification number assigned to a mobile station while it is attached to the network. This number is maintained in the VER and SIM while the mobile is attached to the network and is used to route calls to and from the mobile. TMSI of Packet service

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Display 2 - WCDMA 1~ Further Information of Current Cell

Current Cell Information

RRC

Cell ID

SCode

SerCh

TSSI

Radio Resource Control DISCON=Disconnected (idle mode) CONN=Connected (dedicated mode) CELL-DCH= Dedicated Channel (a channel dedicated to one UE) CELL-PCH= Paging Channel (broadcast the control information) CELL-FACH= Forward Access channel CS= Circuit Switch (voice call/ video call) PS= Packet Switch (data transfer) Cell identity, representing RNC identity & Cell Identity 6-hex digit that first 2 digit equal to the RNC identity while remain 4 digit equal to the Cell identity. e.g. Cell Id =6507db RNC identity = 65 (hex) = 101 Cell identity = 07db (hex) = 2011 Scrambling Code (3-hex digit), the first 2 digit indicating the actual scrambling code e.g. SCode = 100 Scrambling Code = 10 (hex) = 16 Service Channel (4-hex digit) e.g. SerCH = 1139 Service Channel = 1139 (hex) = 4409(Down link frequency point) Transmitted Signal Strength Indication

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