Nautel VX150, Operation & Maintenance Manual

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VX150 TO VX2 OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE MANUAL OPERATING THE TRANSMITTER
VERSION 1.0 2022-12-08 PAGE 2.2.9
• Date & Time: Displays day, month, year and current time. To set the time, see Time on
page 2.2.64 .
• Nautel Logo: From any page, click the Nautel logo to return to the Dashboard page.
• Remote/Local: Indicator showing the operational control of the transmitter. In Remote mode,
the button is green and Local is gray. If Local is selected, only local control of the transmitter is
possible and the button will be red and Remote will be gray. To change the local/remote status
from the front panel, press the Remote button.
NOTE
:
Local changes can always be made while Remote access is enabled/disabled using the front
panel's REMOTE button
.
• Forward Power: Displays the current forward power level of the transmitter.
• Reflected Power: Displays the current reflected power level of the transmitter.
• Temperature: Displays the current Inlet temperature.
• Modulation: Displays the current modulation percentage of the transmitter.
• RF On/Off: Buttons that determine the on/off status of the transmitter’s RF power stage. The RF
On button is highlighted green indicating the current setting and RF Off is gray. Click RF On to
enable the transmitter’s RF power stage. Click RF Off to disable the transmitter’s RF power
stage, the RF On button will turn gray and RF Off will turn red.
• Active Alarms: Displays the alarms that are currently active on the transmitter. Click on the
alarm to go to the Alarms page (see
Alarms on page 2.2.25 ), which provides details for current
alarms as well as an option to view alarm history. When a critical-level alarm is being reported,
the transmitter is in an ‘off-air’ state. When a maintenance-level alarm is being reported, the
transmitter may still be ‘on-air’, but possibly at reduced power. When the transmitter is
operating normally, no alarm symbols will display.