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Comtech EF Data CDM-760 User Manual

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Front Panel Operation

Revision 2

CDM-760 Advanced High-Speed Trunking Modem

MN-CDM760

6–3

6.1.2 Keypad

The keypad has an auto-repeat feature. When you hold down a key

for more than 1 second, the key action repeats at the rate of 15

keystrokes per second. This is particularly useful when editing

numeric fields with many numbers, such as frequency or data rate.

ENTER key – You may use the ENTER key as follows:

From the opening screen, press ENTER once to go to the SELECT: (main) menu.

Press ENTER to access the nested menu for a selected function, or to execute (save) a

configuration change.

CLEAR key – You may use the CLEAR key as follows:

From the opening screen, press CLEAR once to go to the SELECT: (main) menu.

Press CLEAR to back out of a selection or to cancel a configuration change that you have not

yet executed using ENTER.

Press CLEAR to return to the previous menu screen.

Press CLEAR repeatedly to return to the opening screen.

◄► Left, Right keys – On any menu screen, press the left or right key to move among available

selections, or to move the cursor position

▲▼ Up, Down keys – Press the up or down key to scroll through settings that are available at

the cursor position.

You may also use the up or down key to change the alphanumeric selection at the cursor

position. Alphanumeric selections typically include numbers for configuration data and letters

for text strings.

6.1.3 Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD)

The unit has a Vacuum Fluorescent Display

(VFD). The VFD is an active display showing

two lines of 40 characters each. It produces a

blue light with a user-adjustable brightness.

Compared to a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), it

provides superior viewing characteristics and

does not suffer problems of viewing angle or

contrast.