Operation Manual

SFX SERIES USER’S GUIDE
Rev 2.2 5
Front Panel
Once you have removed the satellite receiver from the box, please familiarize yourself with the front panel. Refer to
Figure 1- 1 for the location of the indicators. These are the same for both models of receiver - the SXF310x and the
SFX210x, and are described in the table under the figure.
Figure 1- 1 Front Panel Indicators
Indicator Description
LOCK Indicates receiver lock to incoming satellite DVB carrier on the L-Band input.
Off – no power and no lock.
Solid Green – unit is locked to the DVB carrier.
Solid Red – the unit is not locked to the DVB carrier.
STATUS Indicates various power-up states of the receiver, including LNB DC power status to the L-Band
connector.
Off – no power is applied to the receiver.
Solid Green – normal operation and one of:
1. the LNB is powered by the receiver; current drawn is between 50 and 500 mA; or
2. the receiver has not been configured to power the LNB.
Solid Orange – power is being supplied to the LNB, and it is under current (power drawn is <50 mA,
which may possibly indicate an open circuit).
Solid Red – boot and normal operation, can be one of:
1. during the boot, start-up and initialization of the receiver application firmware, remains red
until startup is completed, then turns solid green, orange, or remains red, depending on LNB
status; and
2. during operation, power is being supplied to the LNB and it is over current (power drawn is
>500 mA, which may possibly indicate a short circuit).
CONTROL Indicates the authorization for the receiver to process control commands from the Network Control
Channel (NetManager2 NCC PID stream for the DVB Carrier):
Solid Green – NCC PID is assigned, and the receiver is locked.
LED Indicators
Lock
Status
Control
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Options
LCD Display
Keypad