Paradyne 3551 manual DSU Menu a, Port1 DSU 9.6 C Local Remot Msg

DSU Menu A

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Menu Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Top-Level Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

Local/Remote Menu Subbranches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-4

Overview

This menu is your map through the DSU's various functions and pathways. Compare it against the menus that appear as you move through procedures. You will learn to quickly access where you want to go on the menu when operating the DSU. (This menu is also included on the Reference Card that comes with this guide, which can be removed and placed with your DSU.)

Menu Structure

The DSU's operation is represented as menu selections that branch downward from its starting point, the top-level menu, like the roots of a tree. The menu is sometimes referred to as a menu tree.

Top-Level Menu

The top-level menu is the starting point for all DSU operations. You can always return to this point from

anywhere in the menu by pressing the key. Pressing this key immediately terminates any operation or work in progress.

The following shows an example of the top-level menu for a standalone Model 3550 DSU that is configured as a control operating at 9.6 kbps, with an NMS message waiting.

Port1 DSU 9.6 C

Local Remot Msg

F1 F2 F3

The following information is displayed:

Line 1 ± Source of the information being displayed

±DSU's current function or mode (In this example, the unit is operating as a DSU, not as a DBM or TDM/Flex.)

±DSU's data rate

±DSU's network designation (Here the DSU is a control.)

If this display was for a Model 3551 (a carrier-mounted DSU), the carrier (nest or rack) and slot numbers would appear instead of Port 1 (e.g., Carrier 2 and Slot 16 would appear as 2:16).

Line 2 ± Menu selections, one appearing directly over each function key (F1 and F2).

Continued on Page A-4.

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