Menu Structure; Status Branch; Keypad; Top-Level Menu - Paradyne COMSPHERE DualFlow 3615 User Manual

COMSPHERE DualFlow Data Service Units

Keypad

There are seven keys on the DCP of the standalone
Model 3615, and eight on the SDCP for the carrier-
mounted Model 3616 DSU. The additional key, the Select
key, connects the SDCP to a specific DSU located in a
specific carrier and slot within the carrier.
F1
The key returns you to the top-level menu, and
terminates any work in progress.
The key returns you to the previous display,
one level up from the current display. It can also be
used to terminate a data entry display without
making a change.
The and keys scroll menus or other
displays to the left or right, respectively.
On status and test result displays, the
keys scroll additional information into view.
On data entry displays, these keys move the cursor
one character to the left or right to allow entry of
one digit or character at a time.
Function keys (F1, F2, or F3) select the item
displayed directly above the key.
Additional information on operating the DSU's keypad
can be found in the procedures used to install and verify
operation of the DSU in Chapters 2
for editing configuration options in
various procedures scattered throughout this chapter.

Menu Structure

The menu is your map through the DSU's various
functions. The following sections describe each branch
and subbranch, and provide procedures for operating
certain features. Appendix A
and describes the DSU's branches and subbranches. (The
menu is also included on the Reference Card that comes
with this guide.)
4-4
F3
F2
and
and 3, the procedure
Chapter 5, and the
shows the complete menu

Top-Level Menu

The top-level menu is the starting point for all DSU
operations. You can always return to this point from
anywhere in the menu by pressing the
this key immediately terminates any operation or work in
progress. Refer to Appendix A
branches and subbranches.
The standalone Model 3615 DualFlow DSU indicates
whether the DDS or DBM line interface is being
monitored. The carrier-mounted Model 3616 DualFlow
DSU displays the DSU's carrier and slot location in the
cabinet.
When there are simultaneous DSU (V.35) and Dial
(232) connections (e.g., as in a Dial Diagnostic – DiDg
configuration), the top-level screen toggles between two
displays every 10 seconds, displaying the status of each of
the two ports, the EIA-232-D port for the router
management or user data and the V.35 port for the user
data.
232
Local
F1
V.35
Local
F1

Status Branch

The Status (Stat) branch reports on the health and
status of the DSU, DBM, the DTE interfaces, the quality
of the dial connection, the identity of the DSU (model
number, serial number, etc.), and the terminal's power
(where it checks the presence of voltage on the DTE's
RTS lead).
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