Comtech EF Data SDM-9000 User Manual

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Operation

SDM-9000 Satellite Modem

4–46

Rev. 4

TEST MODE STATUS

Test mode status indicator. The following modem test
points are listed in this window and will display a “+”
when a test mode is active:

•

RF

Output

•

Reed-Solomon

•

RX 2047 Pattern

•

TX 2047 Pattern

•

Interface

Loopback

•

B-Band

Loopback

•

RF

Loopback

•

IF

Loopback

•

Carrier

Mode

To view the test modes, press [ENTER]. Press [

←

] or [

→

]

to move through the list of test modes.

LAMP TEST ??

Lamp test function to test all the front panel indicators.

Press [ENTER] to turn on all of the front panel indicators
for three seconds.

MASTER RESET

Master reset function.

•

HARD resets the switch to the defaults in ROM.

•

SOFT resets the switch to stored configuration.

CAUTION

Initiating a hard reset will result in the modem being
configured to the default settings in ROM. Initiating a
soft reset will reset the modem hardware, but will
save the current configuration settings.

Note: The following parameters do not revert to default
settings after a hard reset:

•

Address

•

Parity

•

Baud

Rate

•

Ext AGC: Min Pwr

•

Ext AGC: Max Pwr

•

Display

Contrast

Press [ENTER] to begin. Press [

←

] or [

→

] to select

HARD or SOFT. Press [ENTER], then press [

→

] five

times so the cursor is on YES. Press [ENTER] twice to
reset.

M&C MODULE FW

Displays the M&C module firmware version. The display
includes the month, day, and year.

DISPLAY CONTRAST

Sets the contrast setting of the front panel menu from 0
to 100%.

Press [ENTER] to change the contrast of the front panel
display. Press [

↑

] or [

↓

] to increment or decrement the

number at the flashing cursor from
0 to 100. Press [ENTER] to execute the change.

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