Overview; Diagnostic Control Panels; Security Branch - Paradyne COMSPHERE 3920PLUS Installation And Operation Manual

COMSPHERE 392xPlus Modems

Overview

This chapter describes how to use the diagnostic control panel (DCP) of the 392xPlus modem. It
also describes how to select and use each branch of the Top-Level menu tree.

Diagnostic Control Panels

There are two types of diagnostic control panels (DCP), the DCP on the standalone
Model 3920Plus modems and the shared diagnostic control panel (SDCP), an optional feature,
used with the Model 3921Plus installed into a COMSPHERE 3000 Series Carrier. Both DCPs have
a two-line, 32-character liquid crystal display (LCD) and keypad through which Top-Level menu
branches are accessed to perform the following:
The LCD displays the result of any command initiated using the DCP.
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Test Branch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Abort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Self . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Loc Analog Loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rem Digital Loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Loc Digital Loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sub-Network Health and Status Branch
Call Setup Branch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Disconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dial Standby/Return to Dial
Change Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Entering Telephone Numbers and Dial Command Modifiers into
Directory Locations
Directory Status (Does Not Appear in North America)
Talk/Data Branch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manual Dialing When the Remote Modem is Configured for
Auto-Answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Manual Dialing When the Remote Modem is Configured for
Manual Answer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Security Branch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Remote Branch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diagnostic Control Panel Access
Check modem status
Set up configuration options
Initiate diagnostic tests
Initiate and disconnect dial operations
Access remote modems through the local modem's DCP
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