DCP Operation
3-11
3920-A2-GN31-30
November 1996
Top-Level Menu Status and Operational Messages
Access to all menu tree branches from the DCP begins at the Top-Level menu, the head of the
menu hierarchy. The LCD’s top line identifies the modem status, as listed in Table 3-3, while the
bottom line displays the main menu tree branches as well as operational and security messages, as
listed in Table 3-4 and Table 3-5.
Table 3-3
(1 of 3)
Top-Level Menu Status
Status
Message
Indicates
Normal Operation
Leased:
MR*
The modem is operating on leased lines and receiving at the displayed data
rate.
Idle:
MR*
The modem is configured for dial network operation and is on-hook.
OnLine:
MR* EC**
The modem is online, in Data mode, and operating at the displayed data
rate. EC (error control) appears if error control is operational.
Ring Indicate
The local modem is receiving an incoming ring.
Test:
MR*
The modem is in test mode operating at the displayed data rate.
Alarm***
Make Busy
The modem is in a Make Busy condition.
Power On Fail
The modem has failed its Power-On Self-test.
SelfHealth Fail
A failure has occurred in the modem’s hardware components.
Call Setup
Off Hook
The modem is off-hook and waiting to dial a telephone number.
Dialing
The originating modem is dialing a telephone number.
Remote Ring
The remote modem is ringing.
Training****
The modem is training or retraining.
EC Negotiating
The local and remote modems are negotiating the highest possible level of
error control compatible between both modems. Once a level is selected,
this LCD message disappears.
Dial Backup or
Leased Back p
Stndby:
MR *
The modem is operating in Dial Standby mode.
p
Leased Backup
DialBckUp:
MR*
The modem is operating in a Dial Backup mode at the displayed data rate
and is configured for Direct mode.
Backup:
MR*
EC**
The modem is operating in Dial Backup mode and is configured for error
control and data compression on leased lines.
Stndby:
MR* EC**
The modem is operating in Dial Standby mode and is configured for error
control and data compression on leased lines.
* MR. Modem Rate indicates the data rate the modem is using. One of the following values appears: 300, 1200,
2400, 4800, 7200, 9600, 12.0 (12,000), 14.4 (14,400), 16.8 (16,800), 19.2 (19,200) 21.6 (21,600), 24.0 (24,000),
26.4 (26,400), 28.8 (28,800), 31.2 (31,200), or 33.6 (33,600) bps.
** EC. Error Control indicates the modem is online and using V.42 or MNP error control. One of the following values
appears after the modem rates listed above: MNP2, MNP3, MNP4, MNP5, V42, V42b, or NoEC. (NoEC indicates
the modem is connected in Buffer mode rather than error control. If an EC value does not appear, then the modem
is in Direct mode.)
*** The Alarm Status Messages only appear when the Normal Operation Status Messages appear; the LCD alternates
between the two message sets.
**** The Training message may also appear in normal Trellis Multipoint (TMp) operation.
