Viewing the Fast Fact Diagnostic Screens, FF1

Viewing the Fast Fact Diagnostic Screens

The diagnostic screens (Figure 8-1) are available via the On-Screen Display (OSD) video out using a video monitor connected to the OSD Video Out port on the back of the unit.

To view the OSD diagnostic screens, press the  buttons on the front of the unit until the Diagnostic menu appears, and press ENTER to access the Diagnostic menu on the unit.

DIAG	Menus	PR
E	Off	1

Press the 4 button to navigate to the Menus field and press ENTER to move into the field.

DIAG	Menus	Clear Cntrs	PR
E	Diag E	No	1

Use the  buttons to choose one of the Fast Fact Diagnostic screens.

Note: Pressing ENTER while viewing a particular OSD diagnostic screen allows for the continued display of the OSD diagnostic information while allowing the user to navigate thru other front-panel menus.

NOTE: To move between these two screens, use the 4buttons.

FF1

FF2

FF3

FF4

FF5

FF7

FF8

FF9

Fast Facts 1 (General Information) [page 87]

Fast Facts 2 (RF Port Configuration) [page 89]

Fast Facts 3 (Video Information) [page 90]

Fast Facts 4 (Audio1 and 2 Information) [page 92]

Fast Facts 5 (10/100 Ethernet Port Information) [page 93]

Fast Facts 5 (GigE Port Information) [page 94]

Fast Facts 7 (Decoder Address) [page 95]

Fast Facts 8 (Inbox) [page 96]

Fast Facts 9 (Archive) [page 97]

Figure 8-1: Fast Fact Diagnostic Screens

DSR-6400 specifications

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