RCA 1537757A, RCA Broadband Digital Cable Modem Using the Cable Modem, Buttons, Light Indicators

USING THE CABLE MODEM

BUTTONS

•On/off – Turns the modem on or puts it in stand-by mode. Placing the cable modem in stand-by mode (the “off” position) allows for continued status monitoring from the cable network.

Do not press this button when transmitting data over the internet. The information will be lost along with your ethernet connection.

LIGHT INDICATORS

•Power – Indicates whether cable modem is in active or stand-by mode. The light is off when the modem is in stand-by mode, and on when the power is activated.

•Data – Indicates whether the ethernet connection is active, ready to transmit/ receive, or actually transmitting/ receiving. The light is off when no ethernet carrier is present or the modem is in stand-by mode, on when the ethernet carrier is present but there’s no transmit/receive activity, and flashing when there is ethernet transmit/receive activity.

on off

power

data

• Cable – Indicates the status of your	cable
cable connection. The light is off when
no cable connection is detected or the
modem is in stand-by mode, flashing	activity
when the cable connection is detected
but not yet ready to send or receive
data, and fully lit when the modem is	email
registered with the network and data
can be sent.

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