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MDS 4790/9790 Series I/O Guide
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connector pinouts when the unit uses the digital
modem mode. Review the
RXLEVEL
command on
Page 53
and
the
TXLEVEL
command on
Page 59
for guidance on setting
appropriate levels.
9600—
9600 bps modem speed (used for MDS 4790A/E and
MDS 9790A)
4800—
4800 bps modem speed (used for MDS 4790E)
19200—
19200 bps modem speed (used for MDS 4790C)
DEFAULT
—Default modem speed for radio (model dependent)
Minor Alarm Event
Assignments
NMASK [0000 0000–FFFF FFFF]
Table 10
and
Table 11
list the major and minor alarm classifications. It
is possible to reassign alarm outputs (illustrated in
Figure 19
on
Page 22
) to a different category, and to change which alarm events
trigger an automatic switchover in redundant master stations. However,
this should be done rarely, if ever.
The
AMASK
command (
Page 40
) and
NMASK
command reclassify major
and minor alarm events, respectively, changing the alarm output relay
status and switchover conditions. Use these commands to tailor a radio’s
alarm response. For example, a major alarm at a redundant master sta-
tion causes switch-over to the other transceiver board. By reconfiguring
a minor alarm as a major alarm, a minor alarm condition can force a
transceiver board switch-over.
Reclassifying alarms does not disable alarm notification
. The front
panel
ALARM
LED illuminates, the alarm event is logged, and the
ALARM
and
STAT
commands show the alarm status.
Entering the
NMASK
command alone displays the current setting of
minor alarm events in hexadecimal format. Entering the
NMASK
com-
mand followed by an eight-digit hexadecimal number reassigns each of
the 32 possible alarm events as enabled or disabled, with respect to
minor alarm output relay status and switchover criteria.
The hex value for the mask corresponds to the hex value for the
ALARM
command (see the
ALARM
command description). Each bit that is a ‘1’
identifies the associated alarm event as a major alarm. Each bit that is a
‘0’ means that the alarm condition will not cause an alarm output relay
to assert, and will not cause a transceiver board switch over.
Contact GE MDS for more information on configuring the alarm
response.
Alarm Masks screen
,
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