GUIDE TO INSTALLATION AND OPERATION
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| MDX-3901
3
User Interface
3.1 Control options
The MDX-3901 can be controlled in three different ways:
The local control panel and its push-buttons can be used to move through a menu of parameters and to adjust
parameter values (see section 4).
Grass Valley
’s iControl system can be used to access the card’s operating parameters from a remote computer,
using a convenient graphical user interface (GUI) (see section 5).
Grass Valley
’s RCP-200 panel (check for availability).
3.2 Card-Edge Status LED
The status monitor LED is located on the front card-edge of the MDX-3901, and is visible through the front access door
of the DENSITÉ frame. This multi-color LED indicates the status of the MDX-3901 by color, and by flashing/steady
illumination.
The various error conditions are specified in the Alarm Configuration panel accessible through iControl. See
Section
This chart shows the error which can be flagged on the front panel led of a MDX-3901 without the use of iControl.
If a cell is gray, the error condition cannot cause the LED to assume that status
The factory default status is shown by a
The LED will always show the most
severe detected error status that it is
configured to display, and in the chart
error severity increases from left to
right, with green representing no
error/disabled, and flashing red the
most severe error.
Error Condition
LED Status
Green
Yellow
Red
Flashing
Red
Cooling Fan error
FPGA error
Dataflash Error
No Rear
Input Video error
Quad Link Align
Audio Mute error
Test Mode
If the LED is Flashing Yellow, it means that either the card is selected for local control using the Densité frame’s
control panel, or the firmware of the card is being updated. See
