PA-U8D-C-FA User Manual
ACT-PAU8D-USR-DOC-V2.0, 05/20/2022
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3.2 Local (Touch Screen) User Interface
3.2.1.
Home Screen
Turn on the power supply and the PA enters the initialization process, and after 5 seconds, the PA enters the
home screen (as shown below).
The home screen is divided into 4 parts: Title Bar (left column), Power Metering (upper right), Block
Diagram (middle right), and Status Bar (lower right), as shown below.
Title Bar
: Shown in the picture above, the “Home” button is highlighted, indicating the Home screen
is now displayed. This screen is a touch screen. You may navigate to the other screens (Config, Log,
Control, Help) by simply touching the corresponding button in the Title Bar.
Power Metering
ON/OFF (Green) Button: Provides TX ON/OFF control. When GREEN (as shown above), this
indicates the TX is ON. When RED, this indicates the TX is OFF.
FWD: Forward Power Meter. Touching the white display box of FWD will toggle its display
units between “dBm” and “W”.
REFL: Reflected Power Meter. Touching the white display box of REFL will toggle its display
units between “dBm” and “W”.
IN: Input Power Meter. touching the white display box of IN will toggle its display units between
“dBm” and “W”.
VSWR: Voltage Standing Wave Ratio.
