Specifications

MDS 05-3438A01, Rev. E MDS 4790/9790 Series I/O Guide 61
The Diagnostic screens display important status information for the
local and remote radio, as well as run several tests useful in locating
system problems.
Group 4—Event Log (Page 75)
The event log displays up to 800 of the most recent operating changes.
These events include system problems, as well as normal operator
actions such as turning the power on or off.
The following table organizes front panel screens in the same way as the
PC commands described earlier in this manual: operating parameters,
diagnostics, and radio information.
Table 14. Front Panel Screens—Configuration Parameters
FRONT PANEL
SCREEN
TERMINAL
COMMAND
DESCRIPTION
Access Level
Details, page 64
Enable or disable configuration mode
Alarm Masks
Details, page 71
AMASK [0000
0000–FFFF FFFF]
Details, page 37,
NMASK [0000
0000–FFFF FFFF]
Details, page 45
ASENSE [HI/LO]
Details, page 38
Set or display hexadecimal code identifying
whether alarm events cause an alarm output
relay to be asserted and cause the active
radio to switch over; also displays the alarm
sense
Battery Backup
Details, page 69
BATT(ery) [ON/OFF]
Details page 38
Enable or disable alarm generation when the
back-up battery falls below 13.0 Vdc.
Backlight Intensity
Details, page 72
Set or display front panel display’s back-
ground brightness
Baud Rate/Format
Details, page 66
BAUD [xxxxx abc]
Details, page 38
Set or display data interface port communica-
tion attributes
Clear-to-Send Delay
Details, page 66
CTS [0-255]
Details, page 40
Set or display the time to wait after RTS is
asserted by the host computer before assert-
ing the CTS line
Continuous Keying
Details, page 68
CKEY [ON/OFF]
Details, page 40
Select continuous or non-continuous keying
Data Buffering
Details, page 70
BUFF [ON/OFF]
Details, page 39
Enable or disable data buffering
Display Contrast
Details, page 71
Set or display front panel display’s foreground
character intensity
Emphasis
Details, page 66
EMP [ON/OFF]
Details, page 42
Enable or disable pre-emphasis and
de-emphasis
Key On Data
Details, page 69
DATAKEY [ON/OFF]
Details, page 40
Set or display keying behavior (key-on-data or
key-on-RTS)
Multi-Drop Address
(MADDR)
Details, page 68
MADDR [NONE, 1–255]
Details, page 44
Unit address for use with MDS’ InSite NMS
software where multiple master stations are
connected together at one location.
Manual Key
Details, page 68
DKEY
Details, page 41
KEY
Details, page 44
Manually key or dekey the transmitter
Menu Directory
Details, page 64
Select diagnostic, configuration, or event log
screens