Chapter 4 Operation
MX-2100/2104
Installation and Operation Manual
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Operating Instructions
Normal Indications
The top display shows ALARM BUFFER. During normal operation, the second row
should show EMPTY (no alarm messages). If the alarm buffer contains alarms, you
will see SCROLL in the left-hand field of the second row, and CLEAR in the
right-hand field.
To interpret the messages displayed in the second row, refer to the
Alarms
appendix. There are two types of alarms, designated as state and event:
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A message indicating a state alarm is displayed only when the alarm condition
is present, and is automatically removed when the condition is cleared (if the
alarm is being displayed, it will disappear only when the display is refreshed by
scrolling).
•
A message indicating an event alarm persists even after the event that caused
the alarm condition is cleared.
If the MX-2100 operates normally, but event alarm messages are still
displayed, you can clear the event alarm messages by the following
procedure:
1. Bring the cursor under the second row, under the CLEAR message.
2. Press ENTER to clear the event messages stored in the alarm buffer.
If no state alarms are present, the second row will now show empty.
4.4 Operating Instructions
The MX-2100 can be operated through:
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The supervision terminal
•
The MX-2100 front panel.
Supervision Terminal
Before using the supervision terminal, make sure the preparations listed in the
Initial Setup and Configuration
section in the
System Installation and Setup
chapter
were completed and all the relevant equipment has been turned on.
Power-Up
During the power-up procedure, MX-2100 automatically sends information
through its supervisory port to allow the monitoring of the power-up self-test from
a supervision terminal.
Upon power-up, the supervision terminal displays:
<BEL>Kilomux SUPERVISORY PORT ON LINE. TYPE 'H' FOR HELP
where <BEL> stands for the graphic symbol of the <BEL> code (ASCII 07).