Chapter 1 - Introduction

1.8Modem LED Indicators

The MT2834MR6 has five LED indicators per modem:

TD

Transmit Data. This LED blinks when data is being transmitted, on for a space, off for a mark. The

 

state of this LED matches that of the TD circuit on Pin 2 of the RS-232C interface.

RD

Receive Data. This LED blinks when data is received, on for a space, off for a mark. The state of

 

this LED matches that of the RD circuit on Pin 3 of the RS-232C interface.

CD

Carrier On. This LED lights when a valid carrier tone has been detected.

Speed

Speed. This LED blinks at different rates to indicate the speed of the data connection:

 

 

Data Rate (bps)

LED State

 

 

12000

or less

Off

 

14400

or 16800

Slow blink rate

 

19200

or 21600

Medium blink rate

 

24000

or 26400

Fast blink rate

 

 

28800 or more

On

OH/OOS

Off Hook/Out of Service. This LED lights when the modem is off hook, which occurs when the

 

modem is dialing, online, or answering a call. The LED flashes when the modem is in the busy-

 

out or out-of-service state.

Note: The PS4800 modem rack power supply has one LED that indicates the presence of all supply voltages.

1.9Busy Switch

The MT2834MR6 has six two-position Busy switches on the front panel. Each switch can be used to create a “busy-out” (OOS) condition for one of the six on-board modems (i.e., modem A, B, C, D, E, or F).

To place a modem in the Busy condition, move the appropriate Busy switch to the right. The selected modem goes off-hook, its OH/OOS LED begins to flash, and incoming calls to this modem get a busy signal. If you suspect a problem with a particular modem, you can use the Busy switch to have an optional device (such as a “hunt group”) that looks for a non-busy line to perform a rollover to the next available modem while you check the status of the Busy modem.

Note: The MultiModemManager can perform the same function using software.

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Multi-Tech Systems MT2834MR6 manual Modem LED Indicators, Busy Switch, Speed, Data Rate bps LED State