RCA DCM205 Manual page 18

Cable modem
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Qu i ck Ref er en ce
Bu t t o n s
On/Off – Turns t he modem on or put s it in
st and-by mode. Placing t he cable modem in
st and-by mode (t he " of f " posit ion) allow s f or
cont inued st at us monit oring f rom t he cable
net w ork.
Do not press t his but t on w hen t ransmit t ing
dat a over t he int ernet . The inf ormat ion w ill
be lost along w it h your et hernet connect ion.
Li g h t I n d i ca t o r s
Pow er – Indicat es w het her cable modem is in
act ive or st and-by mode. The light is off
w hen t he modem is in st and-by mode, and
on w hen t he pow er is act ivat ed.
PC Link – Indicat es w het her t he Et hernet
connect ion is act ive, ready t o t ransmit /
receive, or act ually t ransmit t ing/receiving.
The light is off w hen no Et hernet carrier is
present or t he modem is in st and-by mode,
on w hen t he Et hernet carrier is present but
t here's no t ransmit /receive act ivit y, and
f lashing w hen t here is Et hernet t ransmit /
receive act ivit y.
Cable – Indicat es t he st at us of your cable
connect ion. The light is off w hen no cable
connect ion is det ect ed or t he modem is in st and-by mode
and f ully lit w hen t he modem is regist ered w it h t he
net w ork and dat a can be sent .
Act ivit y – Indicat es t he exist ence of dat a t raff ic in t he cable
lines. The light is off w hen no dat a t raff ic is present and
f lashing w hen dat a act ivit y exist s.
Em ail – This light f lashes w hen you have mail. (Check w it h
your service provider t o make sure t hey off er t his f eat ure.)
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