Comtech EF Data KPA series, Installation And Operation Manual

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KPA Ku-Band Indoor Solid-State Power Amplifier Revision 1
Front Panel Operation MN/KPA.IOM
5–12
If 1:2 Redundancy is recognized:
Config: Auto/Manual Mode
Backup Mode Priority
For 1:1 configurations,
select
Auto/Manual Mode
or
Backup Mode
using the
◄ ►
arrow keys,
then press
ENTER
.
For 1:2 configurations,
select
Auto/Manual Mode
,
Backup Mode
, or
Priority
using the
◄ ►
arrow keys, then press
ENTER
.
The operations that follow are typical for both 1:1 and 1:2 redundant operations unless otherwise
indicated.
If
Auto/Manual Mode
is selected:
Operating Mode: Manual
Automatic (
◄ ► E)
Select
Manual
or
Automatic
using the
◄ ►
arrows keys, then press
ENTER
to continue.
If
Backup Mode
is selected:
Note:
This submenu is enabled only in
Remote
Æ
Local
mode, and with Redundancy
Auto/Manual Mode
set to
Manual
. If the user attempts to access this submenu either while
in
Remote
Æ
Serial
or
Remote
Æ
Ethernet
mode, or with
Redundancy
Æ
Auto/Manual
Mode
set as
Automatic
, this submenu is disabled and, in its place, the following message
displays:
NOT IN MANUAL MODE OR
NOT ACTIVE
Otherwise:
SSPA #1 OFFSET: X.XX dB
Active Backup: NO
For 1:2 configurations only:
On the top line, use the ▲ ▼ arrow keys to select the desired
Backup KPA (i.e., SSPA #
1
or SSPA #
2
).
For 1:1 configurations, note that this number is
always fixed as ‘1’.
For 1:1 and 1:2 configurations:
On the top line, set the dB offset used for Gain Equalization for the selected Backup KPA. Use
the
◄ ► arrow keys to select the numeral to edit, then using the ▲ ▼ arrow keys to edit the
value of that digit (the valid range, in dB, is -7.00 to +7.00).
On the second line, use the ▲ ▼ arrow keys to set operation of the specified Backup KPA:
•
The default setting is
NO (
i.e., the Backup KPA remains in
standby mode
).
•
Select
FORCED
to toggle/activiate the selected Backup KPA, then press
ENTER
to
take the primary unit
OFFLINE
, and take the selected Backup KPA
ONLINE
.
If
Priority
is selected (1:2 configurations only):
Priority SSPA: SSPA#1
SSPA#2