Product specifications

UT-4500-A Series Upconverters Revision 0
Front Panel Operation MN-UT4500A
5–10
CONFIG: REDUNDANCY !Auto/Manual
CONVERTER 123456789ABC
AUTO/MAN A-----------
Use this submenu to define backup as Automatic or Manual. This command provides for
automatic switching by the backup upconverter if both units are in the Redundancy Mode.
This command is only accepted by the backup upconverter. If a chain upconverter is set in
Manual Mode, the backup upconverter will log the occurrence and not act upon further
information from the upconverter until put into Automatic Mode.
On the top line: The unit in use and its Application ID (identification label) are displayed
here.
On the bottom line: First, use the
! " arrow keys to navigate to the AUTO/MAN setting,
and then use the # $ arrow keys to set toggle switchover as A (Automatic) or M (Manual).
CONFIG: REDUNDANCY !FORCE
CONV 01 OFFSET=+00.00 DB
ACTIVATE BACKUP = NO
On the top line: First, use the
! " arrow keys to navigate to the OFFSET operational
threshold setting (i.e., the limit defined to automatically trigger switchover to the backup
unit), and then use the # $ arrow keys to set that value in 0.25 dB increments.
On the bottom line: First, use the
! " arrow keys to navigate to the ACTIVATE
BACKUP setting, and then use the # $ arrow keys to set toggle switchover as NO (i.e., no
backup will occur at the defined operational threshold), or FORCE (i.e., switchover will take
place automatically if operation exceeds the predefined operational threshold.
Note that this submenu is operational only with a backup unit assigned, and with the
switchover set as Automatic. In the absence of a designated backup unit and/or switchover
set as Manual, the following message displays:
NO UNITS CURRENTLY
BACKED UP OR IN MANUAL
Press ENTER or CLEAR to return to the previous menus, and then reconfigure the system
to operate as intended.
CONFIG: REDUNDANCY !HSB
CONV# 01 FRQ= 3625.000
ATTN=00.00 AUTO OK
In the "Daisy Chain" configuration, the backup upconverter communicates with the online
units through the high-speed interface bus (HSB). The backup upconverter is able to detect
faults and reconfigure itself to replace the faulted upconverter. The HSB interface is also