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INDICATORS
The transmitter and receiver modules contain various indicators to provide you with status information. Both modules have four
red indicators on their front panels.
STATUS INDICATORS
The multi-color status indicators on the front panels of each module mostly behave in the same manner at the same time:
LNK
STS
VID
PWR
PWR
This indicator shows
red
while the module
is performing its
initial boot proce-
dure and changes to
green
when ready.
The indicator will
flash
red
if a prob-
lem is encountered
- remove power and
re-apply to see if the
problem persists.
VID
This indicator shows the
status of the video con-
nections:
•
Off
- no video displays
connected
•
Red
- displays con-
nected, no video on
any display
•
Amber
- displays con-
nected, video only on
one (200-series only)
•
Green
- displays con-
nected, all have video
LNK
This indicator shows the
status of the link between
the transmitter and receiver
modules:
•
Off
- no link
•
Red
- 0-25% quality
•
Amber
- 25-50% quality
•
Yellow
- 50-75% quality
•
Green
- 75-100% quality
CATX STATUS INDICATORS
The status indicators on the CATx port connector of each module provide further status information when a CATx link is in use:
SPEED
This indicator signals whether the speed of the CATx
link is sufficient:
•
Amber
- link speed is below the necessary 5Gbit/
sec. Check the CATx cable link for problems.
•
Green
- link speed is ok.
LINK
This indicator will be
green
or
yellow
*
whenever there is a CATx link between
the transmitter and receiver modules.
The modules are designed to be transparent in operation; all peripherals should respond exactly as they would when situated
next to your host computer.
STS
This indicator shows which
link-type is being used:
• Alternating
red
/
blue
- Up-
grade mode
• Alternating
red
/
green
- Up-
grade in progress
•
Blue
- Fiber 10G link in use
•
Green
- CATx 5G link in use
•
Amber
- Warning, see Dash-
board for details
•
Red
- Error, see Dashboard
for details.
CHAPTER 5: OPERATION
* The CATx LINK LED will be either yellow or green, depending upon the
connector manufacturer used. There is no difference in functionality.
