ALARMS, TROUBLESHOOTING & TESTING
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4 ALARMS, TROUBLESHOOTING & TESTING
4. 1 Alarms
The Status LED on the DC3445 rear panel shows a variety of alarm conditions as shown in
the table below.
Figure 4. 1 Rear panel LED alarms
The definitions of each alarm and the unit’s response to them is tabulated below.
Figure 4. 2 Alarm definitions & responses
Status LED
Meaning
Off
No mains power present
Red steady
LOS
Red/Off flashing
LOS and DTE Alarm
Green/Off flashing
DTE Alarm
Green steady
Status OK
Alarm
Alarm Definition
Response
LOS
Loss Of Signal: No data and therefore no
clocking information.
LOS alarm signal from LED
DTE
DTE Control signal absent
DTE alarm signal from LED