Cisco D9854i Manual

 
 
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Overview 
This chapter describes how to set up the D9854 Advanced Program 
Receiver using the front panel keys and display. This information is 
primarily applicable for standalone operation.   
 
 
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Front Panel Operation 
In This Chapter 
 About the Front Panel .......................................................................... 38 
 Locking/Unlocking the Front Panel .................................................. 42 
 Startup Screen...

 
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About the Front Panel 
The D9854 receiver is operated using controls and indicators on the front panel. 
These include the numeric keypad, the Navigation/Selection keypad, the LCD, the 
Alarm and Signal indicators. These are shown in the following illustration. 
  
LCD 
The LCD provides information on the selections available at any menu level, current 
settings for parameters, and certain status and alarm indications. This is a 2x40,...

 
 
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Front Panel LEDs 
The functions of the LEDs are described in the table below. 
LED Signal 
State/Color 
Explanation 
ALARM 
 
Red Solid for five seconds indicates a Warning. 
Red Flashing indicates an Alarm. 
SIGNAL 
 
Green Solid indicates all of the following conditions: 
 all RF inputs are enabled, all inputs are 
locked to a signal, and are not muted. 
 all routed ASI outputs are operating without 
an error. 
Green Flashing indicates one of...

 
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Navigation/Selection Keypad 
Throughout this manual, there are references to parts of a keypad on the front of the 
receiver.  
The navigation keys (LEFT, RIGHT, UP, and DOWN) and the SELECT key are the 
primary controllers. Each navigation key performs various functions, depending on 
the current state of the menu system (i.e., sometimes the left navigation key 
backspaces over an entry and sometimes moves the cursor to a different...

 
 
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Button Function 
INFO key Press the key on the lower left 
of the numeric keypad for 
context-sensitive help 
messages, when available. 
When entering characters in 
numeric or alphanumeric 
fields, this key can be used to 
toggle between upper and 
lower case. 
 
 
MENU key Press the key on the lower 
right of the numeric keypad. 
Starts the on-screen display. 
Also functions as the Escape 
key so you can back out of 
menus and data entry fields....

 
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Locking/Unlocking the Front Panel 
Depending on the customer’s default settings, the receiver is shipped with a locked 
or unlocked front panel. You can lock or unlock the front panel using the front panel 
keypad. 
1 From the Startup screen, press SELECT and then INFO. This will unlock the 
front panel keypad and allow you to make changes to all the operating 
parameters; however, if the keypad remains untouched for the duration of the...

 
 
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Startup Screen 
Main Structure 
On power-up and initialization, the startup screen is displayed similar to that shown 
below. The screen also indicates the signal status. 
  
Channel Authorization Status 
From the startup screen, press the right or left arrow keys on the front panel keypad 
to move to the PE entry authorization status screen. This screen indicates whether 
the selected channel is authorized. 
Auth Status Description 
Y Indicates the...

 
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LCD Setting Description 
Channel name Name of the monitored program. 
RF Active RF input port.  
Note: ASI will be shown if the ASI input port is active. 
Freq: Downlink frequency of the tuned signal in GHz. 
Lvl: Signal level in dBm. 
Marg: Carrier-to-noise (C/N) margin in dB. 
DEGD The Degraded indicator only appears if there is 
degraded tuning information in use. This occurs if the 
SI tables are not consistent on the incoming stream....

 
 
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LCD Symbol Description 
  The Left/Right symbol indicates that the RIGHT/LEFT 
arrow key is active; e.g., pressing the RIGHT/LEFT 
arrow key will have an affect, such as moving the 
cursor to the right/left. 
  The up/down symbol indicates that the UP/DOWN 
arrow key is active. 
 The Download In Progress (DL) symbol indicates that 
the receiver is currently downloading a software 
update and storing it into memory in the background. 
Note: Service...

 
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3 Press   to scroll through the available program entries. 
4 Press ADV again to select the channel number.  
 
5 Directly enter the channel number using the 0 to 9 keys and press SELECT to 
apply the channel number, or press   to scroll through the available channels.  
Deleting a Program from the Program Entry 
1 Press MENU until the startup screen appears. 
 
The PE channel is initial displayed. 
Note: PE1 is the default. 
2 Press...