Instruction Manual, SL2150 Series
FEATURES and OPERATION 3
REV A, Sep 21, 2011
down the list to highlight the parameter you wish to change. When the desired parameter is
highlighted, press the right or left edges of
SELECT
to cycle thru the settings. When you
have arrived at the desired setting, push
SELECT
straight in to invoke it. Doing so will also
cause any further left/right pressings to revert back to screen-to-screen navigation. If you
wish to stay within the screen to adjust other settings, only press
SELECT
up or down to
highlight other parameters in the screen you might wish to change. If you do so and highlight
a different parameter, the left/right pressings will remain in the parameter setting mode. To
revert to left/right screen-to-screen navigation, press
SELECT
straight in on a selection. The
status screens are “read-only” and they also show whether or not a parameter is in error. If
there is an error, the parameter will be shown in red, and the
POWER
LED will also be
flashing red. If there is no error, both the parameter and the
POWER
LED will be green.
The
Power Status
screen for the FTX shows the unit’s supply voltage (
MAIN PWR
) and the
LNB voltage (
LNB PWR
) going to the dish. If a parameter is within spec, it will be shown in
green, otherwise it will be red. Examples showing good and bad LNB power are shown
below:
The
Link Status
screen for the FTX shows the
LASER
current in mA and if the
LASER
STATUS
is good. If a parameter is in spec, it will be shown in green, otherwise it will be red.
An example is shown below:
The
Display Configuration
screen allows one to set the intensities of the
RED
,
GREEN
and
BLUE
pixels of the display from
0
to
255
. There are also settings for the seconds of inactivity
after which the
SCR
een
SAVER
will appear, and for the minutes of inactivity after which the
SCR
een will shut
OFF
entirely. Bringing your hand near the front panel will restore the screen
saver. Pressing the
SELECT
button will restore the menu. An example of the
Display Config
screen is shown below, along with the screen saver:
The
Link Configuration
screen allows one to choose the
POL
arity
P
o
W
e
R
to the dish,
either
HOR
(18V) or
VER
(13V). It also allows one to choose
L
ong
L
ine
COMP
ensation to be
ON
or
OFF
and
HI
band
22KHZ
mode
ON
or
OFF
. Long Line Compensation adds an extra