4. Maintenance

Monitoring Test Patterns

Use the Monitor command to monitor a QRSS test pattern over all the channels on the network interface, or to monitor QRSS or 511 test patterns on the channels allocated to an individual port.

This command provides the number of errors detected in the test pattern (5 digits, maximum 99999).

Procedure

To monitor a QRSS or 511 test pattern:

1.From the top-level menu screen, select Test.

2.From the Test screen, select Ptrns.

Test:

Rlpbk Lpbk Ptrns

F1 F2 F3

3. From the Patterns screen, select Mon.

Patterns:

Abort Send Mon

F1 F2 F3

4. From the Patterns Mon screen, press F1 for QRSS or F2 for 511.

Patterns: Mon

QRSS 511

F1 F2 F3

5.From the Monitor screen, press the Function key that corresponds to network or the port for which you want to send a test pattern. Use the scroll keys, if necessary. (NET does not appear for the 511 pattern.

Monitor: Name

 

NET

Prt1

Prt2

F1

F2

F3

The Monitor screen appears with the error count. If the maximum of 99999 is exceeded, OvrFlw appears instead of the count. If the receiver loses synchronization while the monitor is active, No Sync appears.

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