Black Box 5000 manual General LCD/Keypad Information

CHAPTER 13: LCD/Keypad

13. LCD/Keypad

13.1 General LCD/Keypad Information

The Multiserver 5000 has an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) and a keypad on the front of the unit. The 80-character LCD consists of two 40-character lines. The LCD is used to display status and alarm messages, as well as diagnostic and minimal configuration menus. When you turn on the Multiserver, the LCD will display the banner message, the current system time, a current alarm or event (if any), and its time. Functions performed at the keypad are for the local Multiserver only (no remote functions are possible).

The four arrow keys and the EXEcute key control all the menu action. Every key on the keypad will repeat an action in rapid succession if it is held longer than one second. This is valuable for a quick

exit from any menu to the top level. Just press the up arrow and hold it until the banner message appears. This is also valuable when selecting text.

During a test the LCD will display Test [Test Name] Activated in the lower right side. When the test is again selected from the previous menu (and the test has not been terminated), the display will read Active.

Should an information message appear which relates to the function being attempted (such as Out Of Range), press any key to clear that message and the display will return to where you were in the menus. See Appendix D for a list of the LCD messages.

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PRESS TO	PRESS TO EXIT	PRESS TO	PRESS TO	PRESS TO
ACCESS A MENU	CURRENT MENU	ENTER THE	ACCESS A MENU	EXECUTE A
OPTION OR TO	AND RETURN TO	NEXT MENU	OPTION OR TO	FUNCTION OR
ACCESS ALARM	PREVIOUS MENU.	WHEN THE	ACCESS MENU	ACCEPT THE
AND STATUS	PUSH AND HOLD	DESIRED	FUNCTIONS	ENTRY
MESSAGE FROM	TO EXIT MENU	OPTION IS	FROM THE
BANNER	SYSTEM TO TOP	DISPLAYED	BANNER
MESSAGE	LEVEL		MESSAGE

Figure 13-1. Menu access using the keypad.

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