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Simplex Multiplexer
Toggle Options
The toggle options menu allows you to review and set each
option. Toggle options have only two values. To change a
value, position the highlight over it and press the
up
or
down
arrow
. The other value appears. Toggle options include:
Alarm Message Display
The
ALARM MESSAGE DISPLAY
option lets you control
whether an
ALARM
message displays on-screen. It toggles as
follows:
ON
— Alarm messages are displayed on the main monitor.
OFF
—
Alarm messages are not displayed on the main
monitor.
The default
ALARM MESSAGE DISPLAY
setting is
ON
.
Alarm Message Latch
The
ALARM MESSAGE LATCH
option determines how long
the
ALARM
and
VIDLOSS
messages remain on screen. (See
Chapter 6 — Alarms
for details.) This option toggles as follows:
ON
—
All messages remain on screen until cleared. Press
the
FUNCTION
button to clear messages for all
expired
alarm events. Messages for current alarm events remain
on screen.
OFF
— Each message remains on screen until the
ALARM
DURATION
time expires or until the corresponding alarm
event clears, whichever is longer. (The default
ALARM DU-
RATION
time is 4 seconds.)
See
Chapter 6 — Alarms
for a description of alarm operation.
The default
ALARM MESSAGE LATCH
setting is
OFF
.
Video Loss Alarm
The
VIDEO LOSS ALARM
option controls the video loss de-
tection feature. It toggles as follows:
ON
—
The Simplex responds to loss of camera video with
a flashing
CAMERA
button LED and displays the message
VIDLOSS
on the main monitor.
OFF
—
If the
VIDEO LOSS ALARM
option is turned off,
the Simplex does not detect loss of camera video. See
Video
Loss Alarms
.
The default
VIDEO LOSS ALARM
setting is
ON
.