Wegener Communications 6400 User Manual

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800009-03 Rev. A

The liquid crystal display (LCD) provides menu, data, and input

screens to the user. Menu screens are entry points to further

screens showing signal or unit status or to user-input screens that

can be changed by the user. The "home" screen displays the

iPump

unit's

Serial Number

,

Eb/N0

, and alternately displays

FEC

Ratio

,

Signal Frequency

, and

Transport Rate

. This screen may be

reached at any time by repeatedly pressing the

ESC

button.

Six pushbuttons allow you to move through the various screens,

select characters for input, and accept or reject changes. To move

downward or upward through the menu screens, use the

ENTER

and

ESC

buttons. To enter or change data in editable fields, press

the

ENTER

button and use the up r

r

and down s

s

arrow buttons to

increment the highlighted character or digit. Use the right w

w

and

left v

v

arrow buttons to move to adjacent digits and press

ENTER

again to accept your input. Pressing

ESC

before accepting your

input will cancel any changes.

Eight light-emitting diodes (LEDs) illuminate to show unit status

at a glance.

Table 1

gives the meaning of each LED indicator.

Table 1. LED Indicator Descriptions

LED Label

Color and State

Meaning

GREEN constant

Receiver is tracking carrier.

CARRIER

GREEN slow blink

Receiver is not tracking carrier.

GREEN constant

iPump

is recording a program.

RECORD

Off

iPump

is not recording.

GREEN constant

iPump

is downloading a file via Compel.

DOWNLOAD

Off

iPump

is not downloading.

GREEN constant

Light network activity over the iPump's LAN
interface.

GREEN slow blink

Heavy network activity over the iPump's LAN

interface.

LAN

Off

iPump

observed no packet transfers during the

last 20 secs.

GREEN constant

iPump

has received a Compel command

within the last two minutes.

GREEN fast blink

iPump

has been addressed by Compel within

the last five seconds.

COMPEL

GREEN slow blink

iPump

is in tracking mode and Compel is

required but no Compel command received
within the last two minutes.

4. Next, start your iPump

as follows:

a.

Connect the ac power cord to the

iPump

's IEC

receptacle (

ff

,

Figure 1

) and to a 100-to-120-Vac or 200-to-240-

Vac source.

b.

Set the power switch to the On position ( I ) and

press and hold the

ENTER

button on the front panel for two

seconds. The

iPump

will power up and begin the boot process.

Outputs are muted during the short initialization time. All eight

LED indicators flash on and off as the unit begins initialization.
Until you configure your

iPump

's RF settings (see Step

6

6

), a

loss-of-carrier alarm may be displayed (red

ALARM

LED

indicator is lit and LCD screen indicates the alarm state). RF

settings are not necessary for units with the optional ASI input.

Note: To easily restart the

iPump

any time after a normal shutdown

(see Step

9

), simply press the

ENTER

button on the

iPump

’s

front panel (refer to the

User's Manua

l for details). If the

receiver is tracking a carrier signal, the green

CARRIER

LED

will light.

5. Get to know the iPump's front panel

Figure 3. iPump Front-Panel Controls and Indicators

Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)

Pushbuttons

LED Indicators

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