ClearOne comm AP800 Menu Trees, Installation ~ LCD Programming, Navigating the menu items

Installation ~ LCD Programming

LCD Programming

The AP800’s front panel is simple and intuitive to operate, thanks to its front-panel user interface: a 2x16 character LCD, previously described menu buttons, level LED bar meter and gate LED bar meter.

When power is applied to the AP800, the LCD panel will first read INITIALIZING. If an error is displayed, contact technical support. If initialization is completed without any errors, a title screen is displayed, including the product name (top line) and the version number (bottom line). The title screen remains on display until an event occurs (i.e., a button is pressed) that writes information to the LCD panel or a device conflict error is detected.

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✍ Easy, complete AP system configuration is also available with AP-Ware software. See Chapter 3, AP-Ware Software, and the AP-Ware help file

for more information.

Menu Trees

There are five menu trees (menu categories): meter, inputs, outputs, routing, and system. All menu items are arranged under these menus. To enter one of the five menu trees or to move from one menu tree to another, press the corresponding category button.

The menu trees are structured in levels such that the first level (top of the tree) branches into multiple subcategories. These branches typically end when an adjustable parameter or viewable value is reached (see Figure 2.6).

Navigating the menu items

Use the ▲ and ▼ buttons to scroll through the menu items at a particular level. When you reach the last menu item, the display scrolls back to the beginning of the list, and vice-versa. If you hold down an ▲/▼ button, the scrolling speed increases.

To descend a menu level (go deeper into the tree), press Enter. To ascend a menu level (go back toward the top of the tree), press Esc.

Switching from one main menu category to another

To switch between main menu categories, press the System, Routing, Outputs, Inputs, or Meter buttons. If the menu tree is left inactive for a period of time (see Timeout, page 20), the LCD reverts to the title screen.

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Pressing ESC at the top of the menu tree has no effect.

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