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By clicking on the LOG icon, you enter the LOG screen. This isn’t a real menu, like the
others, but only a log view. The first event shown is the first event in the log. Move the
knob to scroll the log up/down.
In the titlebar of the small centred window, the number of the event shown and the total
number of events stored in the log are indicated. If the event is an alarm, a bell icon is
drawn on the leftmost side of the titlebar. On the first row there are the date and time at
which the event occurred. On the second line, a short description of the event is shown.
On the left of the small window, a scrollbar is drawn, like in the menus of parameters. The
scrollbar tab gives an idea of position in the list of the displayed event.
Click on the knob while viewing the log to go back to the Main Menu Icons.
3.5 LOG SCREEN
3.6 ALARM SCREEN
By clicking on the ALM icon in the main menu, you enter the ACTIVE ALARMS screen.
This isn't a real menu, like the others, but only a list of alarms that are currently active.
When no alarm is present, "No alarms present." is written on the top of the list.
If at least an alarm is active, the first row of the list is selected. Move the knob to scroll the
alarms list down/up.
On the left, a scrollbar is drawn, like in the menus of parameters. The scrollbar tab gives an
idea position in the list of the selected alarm.
Click on the knob while viewing this screen to go back to the Main Menu Icons.
3.7 FIRMWARE UPGRADE
The control system firmware of the ATSC TRANSMITTER can be upgraded to later versions without removing
the equipment from the rack or replacing any chip. You only need a Windows PC with a RS232 port and a
serial cable.
Carefully follow the steps below to upgrade to a new firmware.
z Obtain EKAFlash software that must be installed on the PC. You can download EKAFlash from the
manufacturer web site (www.elettronika.it). Install EKAFlash on the PC you want to use during the upgrade.
z Connect a straight (pin-to-pin) serial cable (D-SUB9 male on equipment side, D-SUB9 female on PC side)
between the RS232 port of the equipment and a RS232 port of the PC.
z Launch EKAFlash, select the PC RS232 port used for the connection with the equipment, choose the
firmware file (usually with .mhx extension) by pressing the "..." button and click on the Download button.
z Switch off the equipment and switch it on again.