Using The Menu System-Common Tasks; Viewing Status And Performance Information - GE MDS SD Series Reference Manual

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6.6 Using the Menu System—Common Tasks
The transceiver is designed for rapid installation with a minimum
number of menu configuration steps. In many cases, only the receive
(RX) and transmit (TX) frequencies need to be set to begin basic opera-
tion. Nevertheless, proper use of the menu system allows the transceiver
to be tailored for optimal performance, and allows several key status
points to be observed in real time.
This section describes common tasks performed with the menu system.
Some of these might be performed at the time of installation, while
others are intended for later management, programming or maintenance
activities. For easy reference, the tasks described here are presented in
the same order as those listed in Table 11.

Viewing Status and Performance Information

Perhaps the most common use for the menu system is to check the
overall health and operating status of the radio. The arrangement of the
menu system makes it easy to view this information in several different
ways. Listed below are the key menus where status and performance
information are displayed.
When you first log in to the menu system, the
appears (Figure 26). This screen is read-only, and provides key informa-
tion about the current operating conditions of the transceiver. While
changes cannot be made here, some of the entries (such as
Name/Message, Unit Number, and Current IP Address
information entered on other screens. To go to the Main Menu from
here, press .
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NOTE: Pressing
ESC
radio into x710 mode, which is not covered by this manual.
See "Operating Modes and Applicable Manuals" on Page 5 for
more information.
at the Starting Information Screen switches the
Starting Information Screen
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