Specifications

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Chapter 3
System Basics
This chapter explains the base level procedures for setting up, navigating, and understanding how
to operate Ion.
This chapter contains the following sections:
Setting Up the Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
The Central Information Area (CIA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Using the Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Display Control and Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Graphical User Interface (GUI) Display Conventions. . . . . .33
Using [Format] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Using Flexichannel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Encoders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Using Softkeys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41