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DS1 LOOP VePAL TX300 Quick Reference Guide Home Menu The Home menu can be accessed at anytime during operation by pressing the Home key on the rubber keypad. The screen is divided into three presentation areas: LEDs: Displays soft LEDs associated with Errors...
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DS1 LOOP VePAL TX300 Quick Reference Guide DS1 Home Allows the user to set up the DS1 interfaces and associated test parameters prior to running a test. DS1 Home Menu Setup – configure Interface, Measurement and General settings; Framing, Line...
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DS1 LOOP VePAL TX300 Quick Reference Guide Configuration 1. Connect to the DS1 test interface using the Bantam connectors 2. Power on the unit 3. From the DS1 Home menu, tap on the Setup menu 4. Configure the Measurements and General settings...
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DS1 LOOP VePAL TX300 Quick Reference Guide Configuration (DS1 Loop) 6. Configure the DS1 Loop. Press the button. The Loopback can operate many kinds of loopback devices on a DS1 line. With the circuit looped back, it is possible to measure the transmission performance on the transmission path between the TX300 and the loopback device.
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DS1 LOOP VePAL TX300 Quick Reference Guide Configuration (DS1 Loop) *Note: This determines the type of sent loopback code. Sent in the ESF framing data link are ESF-DFL codes; therefore, ESF framing must be used to select ESF. IN-BAND is the most common type deployed in networks.
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DS1 LOOP VePAL TX300 Quick Reference Guide Configuration (DS1 Loop) 7. Loop Up testing - Press the Loop up button. “Loop up in progress” m e s s a g e w i l l b e displayed followed by a “...
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DS1 LOOP VePAL TX300 Quick Reference Guide Results 9. Once the OK button is pressed in Loop Up, the screen automatically moves to the Results, Summary screen. − Results can be viewed by selecting the following tabs: Summary, Analysis, Errors/Alarms, Histogram, Graph,...
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DS1 LOOP VePAL TX300 Quick Reference Guide Results (cont’d) Errors/Alarms screen: The soft LEDs on screen are arranged logically and depend on signal hierarchy, structure, payload and framing selected. The soft LEDs have a tri-color function. Green: No error or...
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DS1 LOOP VePAL TX300 Quick Reference Guide Results (cont’d) Signal screen: Tap the Signal tab to bring up the Frequency and Level results. FREQUENCY – the received signal frequency and offset is measured and displayed. − 1.5M current: Indicates the frequency of the input signal −...
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