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High Speed Base Band Modems
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6.3 CONFIG MENU
The configuration menu contains the items that define the set-up and mode of operation of
the modem.
Modem Mode
Number of Line
Pairs
Line Rate
Internal/External
Timing
Interface Control
Line Transfer
Transmit Power
Cannot be changed if
slave Mode
Rate can be from 64K to 1024K in
steps of 64K
(depending on modem type)
Cannot be changed in Slave Mode
Master Mode cannot select
Line Clk
External Byte clock no longer used
Slave Mode is always set to
Line Clk
Cannot be changed if
Slave Mode
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6.2 MENU STRUCTURE
The items in each menu are as shown below:
There are two inactivity timeouts in the menu system. Three seconds after selecting a menu
heading the first option of that menu will be shown. The display returns to the status menu
when the unit has been idle for 1 minute. Changes made to the configuration and not
programmed will be lost in this case.
Status Menu Test Menu Option Menu
Config Menu
Unit Status
Local Loop
On/Off
Interface Type
Modem Mode
Alarms
Loopback
On/Off
Interface Info
Number of
Line Pairs
Line Quality
Remote Loop
On/Off
Interface Settings
Line Rate
Interface Status
V54 Loop
On/Off
Internal/External
Timing
Menu Locked/
Unlocked
Data Test
On/Off
Interface Control
Line
Transfer
In Service Test
Transmit Power
Lamp Test
Self Test