Powering The Equipment; Switching On; Using The Front Panel; Introduction - Ericsson RX8000 Reference Manual

3.1

Introduction

This chapter describes the features and options provided by the RX8000 Integrated
Receiver/Decoder (IRD).
3.2

Powering the Equipment

3.2.1

Switching On

This equipment should not be operated unless the cooling fans are working and
there is free-air flow around the unit.
1. Connect all signal and power cables to the rear panel of the unit. All connectors
2. Switch on the AC power supply to the unit at the wall or rack outlet.
Note: The RX8000 IRDs do NOT contain a power on/off switch.
3. After a short period of initialization the following screen is displayed on the Front
4. During initialization, confirm that the Status LED is on and all Up, Down, Left,
3.3

Using the Front Panel

The user interface for the Front Panel consists of an alphanumeric Liquid Crystal
Display, pushbuttons and a status LED that are used to set-up, control and monitor
the unit.
Various menu screens can be navigated on the LCD using the pushbuttons, which
allow you to select and modify key parameters and features of the unit.
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are described in Chapter 2, Installing the Equipment.
Panel:
Right, Edit and Save pushbuttons are lit (where fitted).
Caution!
INITIALIZING
8.0.0 (Bank 0)
Using the Equipment
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