Paradyne 316x manual Menu Selection Screens, Edit and Display Screens

ACCULINK 316x DSU/CSU

Async Terminal feature displays all selections for a menu or configuration option in full screen format with functions available to operate on the screen information appearing at the bottom of the screen.

All functions operate the same throughout the async terminal interface whenever they appear at the bottom of the screen. These functions include the following:

•To select from the menu or screen, use the Tab key to move the cursor from one field to the next. Pressing the <CR> carriage return or <Enter> key while the cursor is positioned on a field accepts the selection or initiates the function.

•To return to the top-level menu from any screen,

from anywhere within the menu hierarchy, select

Main. This is the same as pressing the key when using the front panel.

•To terminate a session from any screen, enter Ctrl-x.

•To return to the screen one step up in the menu tree, select Previous. This is the same as pressing the key when using the front panel. This selection is not available on the main menu.

Menu Selection Screens

Figure 3-43 shows the top-level menu screen as it appears on the async terminal.

main	LED Status
Customer ID: New Cust Model: ACCULINK xxx	Test NET DTE Chan

Status

Test

Configuration

Control

Cntrl-x to Disconnect

Figure 3-43. Async Terminal Top-Level

Menu Screen

Appendix A provides a complete Front Panel Menu tree which illustrates a menu structure similar to that supported by the async terminal interface. Refer to this appendix for assistance when navigating through the menu system.

Alarm conditions are indicated on the upper right corner of the menu screen under the header LED Status. For example, if an alarm is reported on the DTE interface, DTE appears under LED Status in inverse video. Likewise, Test appears if a test is running on a device. NET appears to report alarms on network. Chan appears if any of the data ports are configured to generate All Ones (refer to the All Ones configuration option in the Port Configuration Options section of Appendix C). When these indicators appear, they reflect the current status upon entering into the menu system or whenever you return to the main menu.

Edit and Display Screens

Edit and display screens use the same navigation keys. The Tab key moves the cursor from field to field in an edit screen and is used to navigate to a Function key on both screen types. Use the carriage return (Enter) to make the selection. When you complete all the changes on an edit screen or finish viewing a display screen, tab to and select Previous at the bottom of the current screen. This moves you one step up in the menu tree, thus enabling you to navigate within the menu system.

Editing: Edit screens allow you to edit or change information on a screen. Basically, the procedure for editing or changing options using an async terminal is the same as the front panel. However, you must take into account the full screen capability which makes consolidating menu selections to one screen possible by using the screen's Function keys.

Edit screens support the following hard-key conventions for changing field values (Table 3-14).

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