Wegener Communications 6400 User Manual
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The liquid crystal display (LCD) provides menu, data, and input
screens to the user. Menu screens are entry points to further
screens showing signal or unit status or to user-input screens that
can be changed by the user. The "home" screen displays the
iPump
unit's
Serial Number
,
Eb/N0
, and alternately displays
FEC
Ratio
,
Signal Frequency
, and
Transport Rate
. This screen may be
reached at any time by repeatedly pressing the
ESC
button.
Six pushbuttons allow you to move through the various screens,
select characters for input, and accept or reject changes. To move
downward or upward through the menu screens, use the
ENTER
and
ESC
buttons. To enter or change data in editable fields, press
the
ENTER
button and use the up r
r
and down s
s
arrow buttons to
increment the highlighted character or digit. Use the right w
w
and
left v
v
arrow buttons to move to adjacent digits and press
ENTER
again to accept your input. Pressing
ESC
before accepting your
input will cancel any changes.
Eight light-emitting diodes (LEDs) illuminate to show unit status
at a glance.
Table 1
gives the meaning of each LED indicator.
Table 1. LED Indicator Descriptions
LED Label
Color and State
Meaning
GREEN constant
Receiver is tracking carrier.
CARRIER
GREEN slow blink
Receiver is not tracking carrier.
GREEN constant
iPump
is recording a program.
RECORD
Off
iPump
is not recording.
GREEN constant
iPump
is downloading a file via Compel.
DOWNLOAD
Off
iPump
is not downloading.
GREEN constant
Light network activity over the iPump's LAN
interface.
GREEN slow blink
Heavy network activity over the iPump's LAN
interface.
LAN
Off
iPump
observed no packet transfers during the
last 20 secs.
GREEN constant
iPump
has received a Compel command
within the last two minutes.
GREEN fast blink
iPump
has been addressed by Compel within
the last five seconds.
COMPEL
GREEN slow blink
iPump
is in tracking mode and Compel is
required but no Compel command received
within the last two minutes.
4. Next, start your iPump
as follows:
a.
Connect the ac power cord to the
iPump
's IEC
receptacle (
ff
,
Figure 1
) and to a 100-to-120-Vac or 200-to-240-
Vac source.
b.
Set the power switch to the On position ( I ) and
press and hold the
ENTER
button on the front panel for two
seconds. The
iPump
will power up and begin the boot process.
Outputs are muted during the short initialization time. All eight
LED indicators flash on and off as the unit begins initialization.
Until you configure your
iPump
's RF settings (see Step
6
6
), a
loss-of-carrier alarm may be displayed (red
ALARM
LED
indicator is lit and LCD screen indicates the alarm state). RF
settings are not necessary for units with the optional ASI input.
Note: To easily restart the
iPump
any time after a normal shutdown
(see Step
9
), simply press the
ENTER
button on the
iPump
’s
front panel (refer to the
User's Manua
l for details). If the
receiver is tracking a carrier signal, the green
CARRIER
LED
will light.
5. Get to know the iPump's front panel
Figure 3. iPump Front-Panel Controls and Indicators
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
Pushbuttons
LED Indicators