beautypg.com

Comtech EF Data RCS10 User Manual

Page 73

background image

Operation

RCS10 Redundant Communication System

Page 3-26

TM058 - Rev. 2.3

- Press '4'.

- Press 'ENT' button.

c. Set RCS10 as follows to force a manual backup from Prime #2 DEMOD to Backup #2.

- Press 'CONFIG SW' button.

- If BACKUP2 MODE: MANUAL you may skip the setting of manual.

- Press 'BU2 MODE' soft key to select BACKUP #2.

- Press 'MANUAL' soft key to place BACKUP #2 in MANUAL mode.

- Press 'NEXT' soft key until you reach 'MODEM SWITCHING STYLE' display.

- Press '<---' or '--->' soft key until 2 is highlighted.

- Press 'TOG MODE' soft key until modem 2 shows a 'M' (Module or independent

switching).

- Press 'ENT' button.

- Press 'NEXT' soft key until 'FORCE MANUAL BACKUP' display appears.

- Press 'SET BU2' softkey.

- Press 'DEMOD'.

- Press '2'.

- Press 'ENT' button.

d. Set RCS10 as follows to select 2:8 operation covering all modems with both backups:

- Press 'CONFIG SW' button.

- Press 'BU1 MODE' soft key.

- Press 'REVERTIVE' soft key. (Non-revertive could be selected as well if desired).

- Press 'BU2 MODE' soft key.

- Press 'REVERTIVE' soft key. (Non-revertive could be selected as wel lif desired).

- Press 'NEXT' soft key until 'AUTO B.U. ASSIGNMENT SUMMARY' appears on display.

- Press 'SET BU1' soft key.

- Press '<---' or '--->' softkey to move through the modems and press 'TOG MODE' softkey
until all show 'md'.

- Press 'ENT' button.

- Press 'SET BU2' soft key.

- Press '<---' or '--->' softkey to move through the modems and press 'TOG MODE' softkey
until all show 'md'.

- Press 'ENT' button.

- You may at this point set desired priorities for the modems using the 'PRIOR' soft key.

- Press the 'NEXT' soft key.

- Press 0, 0, 5 (5 seconds) and '--->' soft key and continue until all modems are set for a 5
second failure delay before backup.