SDM-300L3 Satellite Modem
Revision 1
Front Panel Operation
MN/SDM300L3.IOM
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4.6.4
FUNCTION SELECT: STORED FLTS/ALMS
FUNCTION SELECT
STORED FLTS/ALMS
Press <ENTER > to review or edit the following sub-menus.
The modem stores the first 10 (Flt0 through Flt9) occurrences of fault status changes in
each of the following major fault categories:
Each fault status change is stored with the time and date of the occurrence of the fault.
Stored faults may be viewed by entering the stored faults level from the Select menu.
Refer to Faults and Alarms menus for fault explanations. UNAVAL SECONDS fault
information. Stored faults are not maintained through controller power-on reset cycle.
However, the last known time is maintained in nonvolatile Random Access Memory
(RAM). On power-up, a common equipment fault is logged (Flt0) with that last known
time and date. Also on power-up, an additional common equipment fault is logged (Flt1)
to indicate the power-up time and date. The power-down and power-up times are logged
as common equipment fault 0 and common equipment fault 1, respectively.
On entering the stored faults level, press [
←
] or [
→
] to move between the fault groups and
the “Clear Stored Faults?” selections. The time and date of the first stored fault status
(Flt0) for the selected group will be displayed alternately on line 2 of the display. Press
[
↑
] or [
↓
] to cycle through the selected group’s stored fault status (Flt0 through Flt9). To
display the fault status associated with the displayed time and date, press <ENTER>.
To identify the fault, press [
←
] or [
→
] to move the flashing cursor.
Note:
Faults are stored in time sequence, with the oldest fault status change stored in
Flt0, and the most recent in Flt9. Only the first 10 fault status changes are stored. All
stored faults, which have not been used, indicate “No Fault” on the display.
