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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.   
 
 
4 Chapter 4 
Front Panel Operation 
In This Chapter 
 About the Front Panel .......................................................................... 38 
 Locking/Unlocking the Front Panel .................................................. 42 
 Startup Screen ........................................................................................ 43 
 Main Menu ............................................................................................. 47 
 Status Menu ........................................................................................... 48 
 Setup Menu ............................................................................................ 57 
 About Menu ......................................................................................... 121 
 Versions Menu .................................................................................... 123 
 Diagnostics Menu ............................................................................... 125  
						

							 
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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, 
backlit LCD display. The top line may be status data or identifier information. It can 
also display optional functions available for tuning operations. The bottom line will 
show selections or parameter values available using the navigation/selection 
keypad. The items are selected by pressing the SELECT (center key) or the  (down 
arrow) key on the navigation/selection keypad.  
Keypad 
The numeric keypad is used to enter alphanumeric values. The MENU key sets the 
software to the initial menu and returns to the previous menu. The MENU key can 
also be used to cancel a numeric entry at any point during the entry sequence, and 
the  (left arrow) key allows backspacing through the entry.  
CI Slots 
The CI slots allow the use of CAM (Conditional Access Module) Smart Card to 
decrypt purchased programming. For setup information, see Setup Menu: Common 
Interface (CI) (on page 90). For a list of supported CAMs, refer to Common Interface 
Modules (on page 35). 
   
						

							 
 
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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 the following 
conditions: 
 difficulty with an input, route or output. 
 one or more RF inputs, or the ASI input are 
not synchronized.  
 one or more ASI outputs are routed, but 
muted by a fault condition.  
 no RF signal is present or detected, or it is 
muted. 
 receiver is not authorized to receive the 
program. 
Off Off indicates all of the following conditions: 
 no RF input signal is available, enabled or 
detected, or the input is muted. 
 no ASI input is present 
 no valid inputs are available. 
   
						

							 
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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 menu item). 
Once the cursor is over the desired function, pressing the SELECT (center key) key 
selects the current item. Pressing the SELECT key stores any entered values. 
The following is the Navigation/Selection keypad, which changes its function, 
depending on the current state of the menu. 
 
The following table shows which parts of this integral interface are being referenced 
by which term. 
Button Function 
LEFT Arrow key When moving through menus, 
highlights the menu item to 
the left. When entering data, 
moves the cursor to the left. In 
some menus, backspaces over 
the data entry. 
 
RIGHT Arrow 
key 
When moving through menus, 
highlights the menu item to 
the right. When entering data, 
moves the cursor to the right. 
 
UP Arrow key Highlights the menu item 
above.  
DOWN Arrow 
key 
Highlights the menu item 
below.  
SELECT key Runs the highlighted 
command or opens the 
highlighted menu. 
  
						

							 
 
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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. 
Alphanumeric 
Entry 
Pressing the numeric keys 2-9 
once will enter the respective 
digit into a data entry field. 
Pressing these buttons again 
will enter the first of the letters 
displayed beside the number. 
Repeatedly pressing the 
button will toggle through all 
of the keys possible choices. 
When entering text, the 1 
button can be used to insert 
spaces (press twice). 
To delete a character, press 0 
twice. 
ADV Toggles between Program 
Entry and Channel number. 
MAP Edit, insert, and delete Digital 
Program Mapping (DPM) 
Modes on Program Entries or 
on PIDS within Program 
Entries. 
NAV For future use. 
 
 
  
						

							 
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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 
set timeout period (default is 60 seconds), the keypad will change back to the 
Lock state unless you change the keypad state on the Admin Menu. Likewise 
you can toggle the keypad lock state back using SELECT and INFO at any time 
provided the KB Lock state on the Admin Menu is Enabled. For more 
information on front panel keypad buttons, see Keypad Convention. 
Note: If the lock level is 3 or 4, you must enter a password to unlock the front 
panel. For more information on lock level password, see Setup Menu: Admin (on 
page 58). 
2 To disable Lock completely, navigate to Setup, Admin, KB Lock in the LCD 
display and press the SELECT key. 
3 Change the KB Lock state from Enabled to Disabled.  
4 The front panel will now be unlocked allowing you to change any of the 
operating parameters. 
To lock the front panel, perform the same procedure, except use   to change the 
state. In this case you will not be prompted to confirm the operation. 
  
						

							 
 
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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 channel is authorized. 
N Indicates the channel is not authorized. 
  
LCD Panel 
The LCD panel displays basic signal and program information in the LCD display, 
as described in the following illustration: 
 
LCD Setting Description 
PE Program Entry (PE). The receiver supports up to 16 
program entries.  
Note: Only PE1 supports PowerVu descrambling. Do 
not assign PowerVu channels to PE2 to PE16. If any 
PowerVu channels are assigned to PE2 to PE16, all 
Service PIDs associated with these channels will be 
dropped from the transport output. 
All 16 PEs can use the Conditional Access Modules 
(CAMs). 
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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. The 
receiver will attempt to identify the service list based 
on the information available. Check the SI acquisition 
and stream information to ensure that the channels, 
network, and tuning information are operating as 
expected. 
  
LCD Symbol 
Various symbols will periodically appear in the top right-hand corner of the LCD 
panel, indicating which user actions are currently acceptable. The following displays 
the location of the symbol: 
 
The following table describes the various symbols: 
LCD Symbol Description 
 The Hourglass indicates that parameters are being 
saved in the background. You can continue to perform 
any operation desired. 
Note: If a power-cycle/interruption occurs while the 
hourglass is displayed, some parameters may not be 
saved. Refrain from powering off the unit while the 
hourglass is displayed.  
 The Info symbol indicates that the INFO key is active. 
In most cases, this will display contextual information 
on the LCD screen. 
 The Select symbol indicates that the SELECT key is 
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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 interruption occurs during a reboot, 
which is always required when the receiver’s software 
is updated. 
 The Download Trigger (DT) symbol indicates new 
software is ready for download, but a download 
trigger by the receiver is required before it will be 
downloaded. 
Note: Service interruption occurs during a reboot, 
which is always required when the receiver’s software 
is updated. 
 The Download symbol indicates that a software 
download for a version of software already in memory 
has been detected. 
* The Session Open symbol indicates that you are 
changing a group of related items. 
  
Assigning Program to the Program Entry 
1 Press MENU until you display the startup screen. 
 
The PE (Program Entry) channel is initially displayed. 
Note: PE1 is the default. 
2 Press the ADV key to select PE1. s PE1 706  Channel NameRF1    Freq:12.658 Lvl:-50 Marg:11.6
Ch #PE #  
						

							 
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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 the ADV key to select PE1. 
 
3 Press the   to scroll through the available program entries. 
4 Press ADV again to select the channel number. 
5 Enter the channel number 0 with the numeric keys and press SELECT to apply 
and delete the program. 
 s PE1 1      Channel NameRF1   Freq:12.658 Lvl:-50 Marg:11.6
PE s PE1 1      Channel NameRF1   Freq:12.658 Lvl:-50 Marg:11.6
Ch # s PE1 706  Channel NameRF1    Freq:12.658 Lvl:-50 Marg:11.6
Ch #PE # s PE1 1      Channel NameRF1   Freq:12.658 Lvl:-50 Marg:11.6
PE