7. Front Panel Interface
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PLM+ SERIES Operation Manual rev
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7.4. Mute Enable Button
The dynamic function buttons to the immediate left and right of the LCD are used as MUTE buttons only when
the MUTE ENABLE button
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is activated (flashing).
When MUTE ENABLE is activated the MUTE ENABLE button will flash and the four buttons on the left act
as Module or Input Router mute controls (depending on active view) and the four buttons on the right enable
muting/unmuting of the Amplifier Channel (power outputs).
In Meter Mode > Home View with MUTE ENABLE activated, text on the LCD adjacent to each button indicates
when a Module input or Amplifier Channel power output has been muted. Meter Mode must be selected for
MUTE ENABLE to be activated; MUTE ENABLE is not available in Menu Mode.
To exit MUTE ENABLE mode, press the flashing MUTE ENABLE button. If no mute activity occurs for two
minutes, MUTE ENABLE mode will automatically be disabled.
7.5. Meter Button
The front panel display has two main operating modes, Meter Mode (default) and Menu Mode. In normal
operation, the display will be in Meter Mode.
The following views are available in Meter Mode: Home View (default), Amplifier View / LoadPilot View,
Temperature View, Input View and Module View. Pressing the METER
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button scrolls through these views.
Pressing the METER button when in Menu Mode will return the system to Meter Mode, with the Home View
displayed.
7.6. Menu Button
Menu Mode is selected by pressing the MENU button
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. The screen displays the top level menu with various
submenu options. Press the button adjacent to the required submenu to select it.
Pressing the MENU button while in Menu Mode will display the previous menu level.
Menu Mode is used for processor configuration, or for editing a parameter. Please refer to section 7.11 for
further details.
7.7. Exit Button
In Menu Mode, pressing the EXIT button
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returns back one menu level. In Meter Mode, pressing EXIT returns
the display to the Home View.
