Chapter 1 Introduction
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Ellipse 3000 Release 3.0, Rev. B
Mechanical Structure
1.4 Mechanical
Structure
Housed in a true 1RU slimline chassis and featuring low power consumption, the Ellipse Series of
Contribution Encoders fully integrates with the Harmonic product platform.
Figure 1–1: Ellipse Contribution Encoder – General View
1.4.1
Front Panel
The front panel allows control using: four way touch pad, an
Enter
key, and an
Esc
key.
Operational commands and parameters are displayed on a graphical LCD. The four way touch pad
allows parameter modification and menu scrolling.
The
F1
and
F2
keys are short-cut keys, you can use them to perform the following tasks:
■
F1
is the Save/Drop key, use it from any screen or menu on the front panel.
■
F2
is currently active in DSNG modules only. The key sets the Carrier and Modulation Mode
parameters. For details see
3.1.1.1 Front Panel Controls and Displays
.
The alphanumeric touch pad offers an easy-to-use keyboard for using parameters that require
setting a number or a string of characters. The user can directly set values and strings with free-
text using the alphanumeric touch pad.
For details on the touch-pad functionality and front panel components, see
The front panel also contains warning and power/fail LEDs that operate as status indicators (see
3.1.1.1 Front Panel Controls and Displays
Figure 1–2: Ellipse 3000 Front View
Alpha-Graphic LCD
ESC and ENTER
control keys
Function keys
WARNING, PWR/FAIL
LEDs
Four direction
touch-pad
Alpha numeric
touch-pad
