Tait TB8100, Руководство пользователя

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32 Part C: Basic Tasks
© Tait Electronics Limited December 2007
Program
Sends the whole set of configuration information in the Service Kit to the base
station. The base station must be in Standby mode. Once programmed, the base
station operates using the new configuration. See also
“Working With Base
Station Configurations” on page 49 .
Mode Lets you change the base station’s operation mode. The traffic light indicates
the current mode. Green means Run mode, Orange means Standby mode, and
Red means Download mode. See also
“Operation Modes” on page 4 .
Monitor
Lets you monitor the base station. See also “Monitoring the Base Station” on
page 21 .
Configure
Lets you view and edit a configuration. If a configuration is not already selected,
you are given the option of creating a new configuration, opening an existing
one, or reading the base station’s current configuration. See also
“Viewing
Configuration Settings” on page 22 .
Diagnose
Lets you carry out diagnostic tests on the base station. See also “Diagnosing
Problems” on page 23 .
Alarms Turns red when any base station alarm is triggered. Click Alarms to display the
current status of all base station alarms. See also
“Monitoring Alarms” on
page 147 .
Help Displays a Help topic for the form or dialog box you are currently in.
Status Bar
The status bar provides you with useful information that supplements the
display in the main pane.
Miscellaneous messages appear on the left. ‘Ready’ means that the Service Kit
has completed the last user request and is ready to respond to another request.
Panels in the status bar display the following:
Q
Flashing alarm icon. When a base station alarm is triggered, a flashing alarm
icon appears.
Q
Service Kit requests.
Q
Connection. The name of the connection currently being used.
Q
Base station. The name of the base station that the Service Kit is logged on
to.
Q
Connection speed. The speed of the RS-232 connection to the base station.
The speed is as reported by the base station. For remote connections, this
will in fact be the configured speed of the base station modem, not the
overall speed of the remote link
Q
IP address. If the base station is connected via Ethernet it displays its IP
address instead of the connection speed.
Miscellaneous
messages
Service Kit requests
Connection
speed/IP address
Flashing alarm
icon
Base station
Connection