1-6Compaq Console Management Controller User Guide

Front Panel Controls

The CMC front panel includes the controls required to:

■Power the unit On or Off.

■Scroll through LCD menus.

■Select LCD menu items.

■Silence audible alarms and deactivate alarm relays (if these features are enabled in the control software).

NOTE: For information about changing the configuration on the CMC, or to check the current configuration, see Chapter 4, “Software.”

Front Panel LEDs

Each LED is described in the following table. See Table 1-1 for reference.

Table 1-2

Front Panel LEDs

LED

Reference

Color

Meaning

 

￿

Alarm LED

Red

General alarm indicator (blinking).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Orange

Warning (intrusion alert/temperature warning).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Green

No alarm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

￿

Network LED

Green

Normally On. Blinking indicates activity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

￿

Serial

Green

Normally Off. Blinking indicates communication.

 

 

Communication

 

 

 

 

LED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

￿

Power LED

Green

Power On.

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: Alarm status may be viewed in the LCD display (￿) or the system console.