Paradyne 3810 - Manual (Page 35)

COMSPHERE 3800 Series Modems
4-8 November 1996 3810-A2-GB30-20
Top-Level Menu Status and
Operational Messages
Access to all menu tree branches from the DCP begins
at the Top-Level menu, the head of the menu hierarchy.
The LCD’s top line identifies the modem status, as listed
in Table 4-4, while the bottom line displays the main
menu tree branches and operational and dial access
security messages, as listed in Table 4-5 and Table 4-6.
Table 4-4
(1 of 3)
Top-Level Menu Status
Normal Operation
Status Message
Indicates
Fax Rx: MR* Indicates that the modem is online, in fax receive modem, operating at the displayed data rate.
Fax Tx: MR* Indicates that the modem is online, in fax transmit mode, operating at the displayed data rate.
Idle: MR* The modem is configured for dial network operation and is on-hook.
Leased: MR* The modem is operating on leased lines at the displayed data rate.
OnLine: MR* EC** Indicates the modem is online, in Data mode, and operating at the displayed data rate. EC (error
control) displays if error control is operational.
Ring Indicate The local modem is receiving an incoming ring.
Test: MR* The modem is in test mode operating at the displayed data rate.
Alarm Status
Message***
Indicates
Make Busy Indicates the modem is in a Make Busy condition.
Power On Fail Indicates the modem has failed its Power-On Self-Test.
Self Health Fail Indicates a failure in the modem’s hardware components.
Weak Battery Indicates the battery is operating below 2 volts. Contact your sales or service representative.
Normal Call
Setup Messages
Indicates
Off Hook The modem is off-hook and waiting to dial a telephone number.
Dialing The remote modem is ringing.
Training The modem is training or retraining.
EC Negotiating The local and remote modems are negotiating the highest possible level of error control
compatible between both modems. Once a level is selected, this LCD message disappears.
* MR. Modem Rate indicates the data rate the modem is using. One of the following values appears: 300, 1200, 2400,
4800, 7200, 9600, 12K (12,000), 14.4 (14,400), 16.8 (16,800), or 19.2 (19,200) bps.
** EC. Error Control indicates the modem is online and using V.42 or MNP error control. One of the following values
appears after the modem rates listed above: MNP2, MNP3, MNP4, MNP5, V42, V42b, or NoEC. (NoEC indicates the
modem is connected in Buffer mode rather than error control. If an EC value does not appear, then the modem is in
Direct mode.)
*** The Alarm Status Messages only appear when the Normal Operation Status Messages display; the LCD alternates
between the two message sets.