Alarm Menu

Use this menu to choose which alarm condition will activate an alarm. Press the  button until the Alarm menu is located (shown below).

ALARM	Trigger	Test
E	Auto	Off

The alarm can be activated for any of the following conditions:

•The unit’s tuner loses lock when the input is RF.

•The unit cannot lock to the ASI input when the input is ASI.

•The unit is unable to render video.

•The unit is not authorized to access the selected service.

•The unit loses power.

•The unit’s GigE Port Link state is inactive when the Input field (described on page 32) is set to GigE In.

Trigger Field

Default: Auto

The Trigger field allows the user to select the trigger condition to activate an alarm on the IRD. When the alarm is activated, the Alarm LED illuminates and the alarm relay indicates an alarm condition.

Press the 4 button until the cursor is at the Trigger label, and press ENTER to move into the field. Press the  buttons to display the five options:

Disabled	Disables the IRD alarm feature.
Auto	Enables all triggers for an IRD alarm.
Auto+HDD	Alarm is triggered when the IRD detects a hard drive fault.
No Signal	Alarm is triggered when the IRD loses the incoming signal.
No Video	Alarm is triggered when the IRD loses analog video output.
No Auth (Authorization)	Alarm is triggered when the IRD is not authorized to access a
	selected service.

Press ENTER to select the desired option and exit the field.

Test FieldDefault: Off

Note: The Test field returns to the default value (Off) when the field is exited.

The Test field provides an IRD alarm test when this field is set to On. Press the  buttons to display the two options: Off or On.

Press ENTER to select the option shown and exit the field.

DSR-6400 Series

DSR-6400 specifications

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