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3 front panel controls – Comtech EF Data SDM-100A User Manual

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SDM-100A Satellite Modem

Operation

Rev. 0

3–3

3.1.3 Front Panel Controls

The modem is locally operated by using the front panel keypad (Figure 3-1), which
consists of the following keys:

[ENTER] This

key is used to select a displayed function, or to execute a change to the

modem’s configuration.

[CLEAR] This

key is used to back out of a selection, or to cancel a configuration change

which has not been executed using [ENTER].

Pressing [CLEAR] generally returns the display to the previous selection.

[

] and [

]

These keys are used to move to the next selection, or to move the cursor for
certain functions.

[

] and [

]

These keys are used primarily to change configuration data (numbers), but are
also used at times to move from one section to another.



The modem responds by beeping whenever a key is pressed.

• A single beep indicates that the key pressed was a valid entry and the appropriate

action was taken.


• A double beep when a key is pressed indicates an invalid entry.