Instruction manual

B) Status Requests

Table 1.1 lists the status requests for the 2017-14 and briefly describes them.

* PLEASE NOTE: The two character {aa}(00-31) prefix, in the table below,

should be used ONLY when R

S-485, (OPTION-Q), is selected.

Table 1.1 2017-14 Status R

equests

Status Requests

Command Syntax* Description

Command Status {aaS1} Returns {aaS1bbbcccdefg} where:

• bbb = Upconverter Gain (000 to 300) 00.0 to 30.0 dB

• ccc = Downconverter Gain (000 to 300) 00.0 to 30.0 dB

• d - Receiver synth alarm: 0 = normal, 1 = alarm

• e - Transmitter synth alarm: 0 = normal, 1 = alarm

• f - Summary alarm: 0 = normal, 1 = alarm

• g - Transmit signal disabled: 0 = muted, 1 = not muted

External 10MHz (option -E) {aaS2} Returns {aaS2bc} where:

• b - Reference Mode where:

1 = Internal, 2 = External, 3 = Auto

• c = Current Reference where:

1 = Internal, 2 = External

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