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• Display receive signal strength
• Display S/N ratio
• Set/display active transceiver board selection
• Display transmitter state (keyed, dekeyed)
• Display internal temperature and voltages
• Display radio serial number(s) for the A and B transceiver boards
• Display software revision level
Group 4—Event Log (page 62)
The event log displays up to 800 of the most recent operating changes. These
events include system problems,
as well as normal operator actions such as
turning the power on or off.
The screens in this group are:
• Display event log entries
• Clear event log
The following table organizes front panel screens in the same way as the PC
commands described earlier in this manual: operating parameters, diagnostics,
and radio information.
Table 12. Front Panel Screens—Operating Parameters
FRONT PANEL
SCREEN
PC COMMAND
DESCRIPTION
Access Level
Details, page 53
Enable or disable configuration mode
Alarm Masks
Details, page 59
AMASK [0000
0000–FFFF FFFF]
Details, page 30
,
NMASK [0000
0000–FFFF FFFF]
Details, page 36
ASENSE [HI/LO]
Details, page 31
Set or display hexadecimal code identifying
whether alarm events cause an alarm output
relay to be asserted and cause the active
radio to switch over; also displays the alarm
sense
Backlight Intensity
Details, page 59
Set or display front panel display’s back-
ground brightness
Baud Rate/Format
Details, page 54
BAUD [xxxxx abc]
Details, page 31
Set or display data interface port communica-
tion attributes
Clear To Send Delay
Details, page 55
CTS [0-255]
Details, page 32
Set or display the time to wait after RTS is
asserted by the host computer before assert-
ing the CTS line
Continuous Keying
Details, page 56
CKEY [ON/OFF]
Details, page 32
Select continuous or non-continuous keying
Data Buffering
Details, page 57
BUFF [ON/OFF]
Details, page 31
Enable or disable data buffering
Display Contrast
Details, page 59
Set or display front panel display’s foreground
character intensity
Emphasis
Details, page 54
EMP [ON/OFF]
Details, page 34
Enable or disable pre-emphasis and
de-emphasis
Key On Data
Details, page 57
DATAKEY [ON/OFF]
Details, page 33
Set or display keying behavior (key-on-data or
key-on-RTS)
Manual Key
Details, page 56
DKEY
Details, page 33
KEY
Details, page 35
Manually key or dekey the transmitter
Menu Directory
Details, page 53
Select diagnostic, configuration, or event log
screens
