Chapter 4. Operation
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The Alarm Buffer can be cleared by pressing the "c" key. Note that each entry in the buffer is
"time stamped" with the actual time of occurrence (based on real time clock setting). So it is
important to properly set the Date & Time as described previously.
4.5.11 Performance Display
Another important diagnostic display is the Performance Monitor display. This display is also
accessible from the root menu, as item "4". The display looks similar to the following.
LOCAL
<<< Performance Display >>>
P1A P1B P1C P1D P2A P2B P2C P2D
Line CV: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Line ES: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Path CV: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Path ES: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Path SES: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Path UAS: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
P3A P3B P3C P3D P4A P4B P4C P4D Opt
Line CV: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Line ES: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Path CV: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Path ES: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Path SES: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Path UAS: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Press <ENTER> to History Interval, or Press <ESC> to Exit.
Press <R> to Reset Current Interval.
The performance data for all 16 channels is shown, 4 for each of 4 ports, plus the optical
performance. There is a total of 96 history pages, 00~95 with 00 being the current performance
display. Each performance history represents a 15 minute interval (900 seconds), while all 96
history intervals represent the last 24 hours. To view a previous performance history interval, press
the <ENTER> key and enter the two digit interval ie. enter with the leading zero, 01, 02, 03, etc.
There are four (4) intervals per hour, so if we wanted to view the history interval three hours ago,
enter interval 12.
To clear all the data in the history intervals, use the "R" key.
4.5.12 Alarm Cut Off
The very last item on the root menu is the Alarm Cut Off function. To turn off an activated
audible or visual alarm, the ACU pushbutton on the front of the unit may be pushed or in terminal
mode, the alarm may be cut off for the local or remote unit. Press item "5" from the root menu. The
"Audible Alarm Cut-off" LED will light on the front panel to indicate ACO.
This completes the overview of the LCD and Console mode configuration and status
monitoring of the
Fiber Multiplexer
.