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9 Front Panel System Menu
9. Front Panel System Menu
The system menu, accessed via the front panel, offers alternative access to
a limited set of options and information. Each layer of the menu structure,
apart from the main menu, has a ‘BACK’ option which ascends to the parent
menu. All layers have a ‘CLOSE’ option which exits the current menu and
returns to the main screen.
Fig 9-1: Main System Menu
To access the system menu, press and hold the navigation centre button
until the menu appears or press the ‘Menu’ button. The left side of the
screen shows the current position within the menu structure. The right side
shows the available menu selections or the options related to the current
menu item. To navigate through the menu, use either the navigation outer
up/down buttons or the inner rotary control to highlight the required item
and then press either the centre button or the right button to confirm. The
configuration settings within the menu structure are presented either as a
list of options with a tick to show the current selection, or in a dialog which
allows the value to be changed. For listed options, highlight the required
setting and press the centre button to select. Options presented in a dialog
give guidance on how to change the current setting. To ascend up the menu
structure, press either the navigation outer left button, or select the option
‘back’.
All AVN portal series devices have the following options available in their
‘Main Menu’;
→ System Info
→ Network
→ Display
→ Close
Devices with a ‘Meter Panel’ (those with a ‘Device ID’ ending in a ‘D’) such
as the ‘AVN-PA8D’ also have the following options available in their ‘Main
Menu’;
→ Meters
System Info
The read only System Info menu item shows important information about
the unit. In particular, it shows the current IP addresses for the 2 network
ports which will be required when accessing the embedded web server. The
PTP clock information is dynamic and shows the current status, whether
Listening, Master or Slave. The ID of the current master is shown as well as
the clock offset from the master clock if the unit is currently a slave. The
state of the AC-DC power supply and DC power input is also dynamic and
shows the voltage level of each supply.
Main Menu → System Info
→ Device
→ Host Name
→ Friendly Name
→ Ethernet Port
→ Network Mode
→ IP Address
→ Subnet Mask
→ MAC Address
→ AoIP Port
→ Network Mode
