Faults/Alarms - Comtech EF Data SDM-9000 Installation And Operation Manual

Operation

4.2.3 Faults/Alarms

The Faults/Alarms level is accessible from the Function Select menu. Faults/Alarms are
similar to Monitor functions, as they display the current fault status of the group being
displayed. Press [
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The current Faults/Alarms status is displayed on line 2 of the display in real time.
For each parameter monitored, fault status is displayed as follows:
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To display labels for individual faults or alarms, press [ENTER]. Press [
move the flashing cursor to identify the fault or alarm. The label for that Fault/Alarm is
then displayed on line 1.
Press [CLEAR] to exit this level of operation and return to the previous level.
The following sections outline the faults and alarms monitored and displayed in each
group. Refer to the fault isolation section in Chapter 6 for more details on the causes of
each fault.
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] or [ ] to move between the following Fault/Alarm groups:
Modulator
Demodulator
TX Interface
RX Interface
Common
Backward Alarms (IDR overhead only)
"-" indicates that no fault or alarm exists.
"+" indicates that a fault exists, and will cause switching in a redundant system.
A reversed-contrast "+" indicates an alarm is active. Alarms do not cause
switching to occur.
SDM-9000 Satellite Modem
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Rev. 4