FLEX-6400/FLEX-6600 Hardware Reference Manual
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FRONT PANEL CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS
The front panel of the 6400/6600 contains only the Power button
and the radio’s
backlights. The Power button is used to turn the radio on and off and is illuminated with
a number of colors to indicate the radio’s operational state
:
•
FLASHING GREEN: Radio is starting or shutting down
•
SOLID GREEN: Radio is in receive mode
•
FLASHING RED: See
Error Conditions
below
•
SOLID BRIGHT RED: Transmitting on PA
•
SOLID DIM RED: Transmit engaged, but transmit interlocks are not ready. Refer to
the SmartSDR documentation for description of the transmit interlocks.
•
SOLID ORANGE: Transmitting on XVTR port with low power
•
SOLID PURPLE: Radio is performing a software update
•
FLASHING WHITE: Radio is performing a reset to factory defaults
•
OFF: Radio is off
When the optional GPS Disciplined Oscillator is installed:
•
SOLID AMBER: Radio is off, GPSDO is powered for stability
•
FLASHING YELLOW: GPSDO is warming up
•
SOLID YELLOW: GPSDO is
“
holdover
” mode
(has lost satellites)
•
SHORT FLASH BLUE: GPSDO is locking
•
LONG FLASH BLUE: GPSDO is in “hold phase” mod
e
•
SOLID BLUE: GPSDO is locked
