
Troubleshooting
150-231-184-05, Revision 05
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October 25, 1999
HLU-231 List 8D
Initiating a Manual Loopback Session
To initiate a manual loopback session:
1
Press both the MODE and SEL buttons on the front panel for at least 3 seconds. The message
MAN LPBK NLO?
appears on the front panel display:
2
Press SEL to activate NLOC. The display changes to
MAN LPBK NLOC
.
3
Press MODE to advance to the next available loopback (ND1? ND2? ND3? ND4? NRE? CRE? CD1? CD2?
CD3? CD4? CLO?).
4
Press SEL to activate the selected loopback. The previous loopback is terminated.
Once a loopback is selected and activated, the loopback stays active until it times out (based on the LBTO setting).
When a loopback times out, the display then returns to the normal display mode.
You can terminate loopbacks manually and exit the MAN LPBK mode by simultaneously pressing the MODE
and SEL buttons for 3 or more seconds. If no loopback is active, the MAN LPBK mode automatically terminates
after 30 seconds.
All loopbacks can be initiated by inband commands in the T1 payload or by a command from the HiGain system
(front panel buttons or maintenance screen selections). When a loopback is active, the method by which it was
activated is indicated in the Loopback and Status screens by the annotation HG (HiGain) or PL (Payload) adjacent
to the identified loopback. For example, NREM (HG) indicates that the loopback was initiated by the HiGain
system.
With the exception of SmartJack, any of the HiGain loopbacks can be executed using the MODE
and SEL buttons.
When executing a manual loopback session using the MODE and SEL buttons:
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The next loopback option can be presented by pressing the MODE button; however, the
previously activated loopback remains active until the SEL button is pressed, which
activates the new loopback.
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If neither button is pressed for a period of 30 seconds and no loopback is in effect, the
manual loopback session terminates and the display returns to normal mode.
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If any loopback is in effect, the 30-second time-out is inhibited. The active loopback and the
manual loopback session continue until the loopback times out in accordance with the LBTO
setting.
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Only the SMJK loopback can exist with other network loopbacks at any given time.
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If there is an active loopback, pressing the MODE and SEL buttons for 3 or more seconds
terminates any active loopback, ends the manual loopback session and returns the display
to normal mode.
SMJK loopback commands are only activated by inband commands.