User`s guide

Displays
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6700-A2-GY31-70
July 1999
Front Panel
The Front Panel command allows you to have direct access to a device’s front
panel directly from NMS. This front panel looks and operates exactly like the
selected device’s front panel. Each time a button is pressed, a command is sent
to and a response is received from the device. The window is updated
periodically to show what the device is currently displaying.
Select Front Panel from the Displays pull-down menu, or select the Front Panel
icon in the toolbar. The Front Panel window appears.
 Procedure
1. Select a device by choosing the Device Name button to select a single
device.
2. Check the Stop/Go Light indicator on the lower right portion of the screen.
The Go light (green) indicator is activated when NMS is communicating with
the selected device. The Stop Light indicator (red) is activated for the
following conditions:
— There is no device currently selected.
— Communication with the selected device has been lost or a response
error has been received. A message box also appears with more
information about the error. Either press ENTER or choose OK within the
message box to display the last valid response from the device.
— You halted update polling by clicking on the Go Light indicator.
3. View the front panel status area just above the Device Name button. This
area remains blank unless the In Progress... message displays indicating
that NMS has issued a command to the selected device and is waiting for a
response.
4. Use the four buttons and three function keys to control the front panel. See
the appropriate device User’s Guide for more information about using the
front panel.