
MDS 05-3628A01, Rev. B
MDS 4790M (MPT 1411) I/O Guide
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Alarm Masks
This screen is used to display hexadecimal codes which specify whether each
alarm event will result in:
• an alarm output relay to be asserted and
• a radio switch-over.
The screen also displays the alarm sense setting. For an explanation, or to change
the alarm masks, see the following PC commands:
Display Contrast
This screen is used to set the intensity of the front panel display’s foreground
characters. Making the characters darker may aid the clarity of the front panel
display when viewed from an angle.
The bar display indicates the relative intensity of the foreground characters, with ‘0’
being faint characters and ‘100’ being dark characters.
To change the selection, press ENTER, then use the left/right arrow buttons to
move the bar display to the desired setting. The screen changes dynamically to
show the effects of the change. Press ENTER again to set the change.
Backlight Intensity
This screen is used to set the brightness of the front panel display’s background.
Making the screen background brighter or dimmer may aid the clarity of the front
panel display when viewed under different light conditions.
The bar display indicates the relative brightness of the screen background, with ‘0’
being dim and ‘100’ being very bright.
To change the selection, press ENTER, then use the left/right arrow buttons to
move the bar display to the desired setting. The screen changes dynamically to
show the effects of the change. Press ENTER again to set the change.
Set Owner Name
This screen is used to set or display text (up to 20 characters) to appear on the
radio’s start-up screen, such as the system name.
Press ENTER to display a scrollable line of characters at the bottom of the screen.
An underscore (_) is used to select a character for the owner name (Figure 25). A
caret (^) shows the current character position.
• Press the
up arrow
button to move the underscore to the
left
until it is
under the first character of the owner name. As you scroll to the left, the
character under the underscore appears above the caret.
• Press the
right
arrow
button once to move the caret to the next
character position to the right.
• Press the up or down
arrow buttons to move the underscore to the next
character.
Alarm Masks
Major FFFF 0000
Minor 0000 FFFF
Alarm Sense is HI
AMASK [0000 0000–FFFF
FFFF] command, page 30
ASENSE [HI/LO] command,
page 31
Display Contrast
0
50
100
Backlight Intensity
0
50
100
Set Owner Name
^
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&
’()*
+
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