Monitoring Task Manager - Tait TB8100 User Manual

Monitoring Task Manager

Viewing System Flag States
Loopback
Intercom
Tx Key
Receiver
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The items under Monitor > Task Manager provide options for monitoring
Task Manager. If the base station is behaving unexpectedly, you can view the
state of system flags to see whether Task Manager has overridden the normal
configuration. Alternatively, open the Recent Actions form to see a list of
actions that Task Manager has recently carried out. You also can view the
current state of timers, counter, and flags.
The System Flags form (Monitor > Task Manager > System Flags) displays the
current state of flags that Task Manager sets in the base station firmware. A
green LED means that the flag is enabled. A gray LED means that it is disabled.
Most flags are enabled by default, but Loopback, Over the air alarms, and
Over the line alarms are disabled. When the base station enters or re-enters
Run mode, Task Manager sets all flags to their default values. Flags only change
when Task Manager executes a task that enables, disables, or toggles them.
Important: The System Flags area shows you the state of the flags,
not necessarily the state of the corresponding base station function.
It is important to understand this distinction. For example, if the
Loopback flag is enabled, the base station's audio will in fact be looped back
only if the current channel profile
audio paths. If the Email alarms flag is enabled, the base station will only
actually email alarms if email alarm notification is enabled and correctly
configured in Configure > Communications > Email.
Use the System Flags area to find out whether Task Manager has enabled or
disabled any functions. If a system flag does not show the default setting, Task
Manager has changed it. Checking the state of the
is particularly important.
The System Flags area is an important place to check, if the base station is not
behaving as expected; Task Manager actions
When the Loopback flag is enabled, audio from the line input is connected
directly to line output. Loopback can only happen if the current channel
profile's signal path has a line input and a line output. A balanced input can only
be looped back to a balanced output and an unbalanced input can only be
looped back to an unbalanced output. By default, the flag is disabled.
When the Intercom flag is enabled, a technician at the base station can
communicate with a console over the line. The Base Station's microphone is
connected to line output. When the flag is disabled, the microphone is
disconnected, but the speaker still remains connected to the receiver Path A.
When the Tx Key flag is enabled, the Tx Key line on the system interface can
be used to key up the transmitter. When the flag is disabled, you can still
transmit microphone audio using the PTT key, but the Tx Key line has no
effect, which means that line audio is not transmitted.
When the Receiver flag is enabled, the receiver is able to receive as usual,
according to the current channel configuration. When the flag is disabled, the
receiver is unable to pass any received audio.
provides compatible line in and line out
alarm notification
may be responsible.
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functions