Chapter:
Overview
1–3
The softkeys let you select options that vary based on the screen shown. To select
an option, you press the button below that option. The LEDs turn on to indicate
special conditions at the rack.
The iPatch Manager display has lighting, which turns on when any button is
pressed on the iPatch Manager or on an iPatch Panel connected to the iPatch
Manager. The display lighting times out after a period of inactivity, which can be
configured using the System Manager Software. While jobs are being performed, all
of the iPatch Manager units in the equipment room show the information on their
displays. The lighting turns on only at the iPatch Manager units associated with a
particular job. This feature helps guide you and is especially useful in a crowded
equipment room.
Note:
When you press a button on the iPatch Manager to turn on the lighting, the
iPatch Manager does not perform the associated action.
The Sounds
The following table lists the sounds that the iPatch Manager produces. These
sounds give you additional feedback as you are performing activities using the
iPatch System.
Figure 1–1
The Panel Manager Display and Buttons
Arrow
buttons
Softkeys
LEDs
Table 1–1
iPatch Manager Sounds
Type
Tones
Action or Event
Key beep or
sensor beep
1 short beep
Pressed an iPatch Manager key.
Inserted or removed a patch cord at an iPatch Panel.
Completion tone
3 short tones—
low, medium, high
Added or removed a patch connection at an iPatch Panel.
Indicated the position of a row of iPatch Panel ports.
Saved a network setting.
Confirmation tone
2 short tones
Programmed the order of the panels and modules in the
rack.
Attention tone
1 long, low tone
Technician is requested to confirm an action.
Error occurred.
Diagnostic tests detected a problem.
