COMSPHERE 392xPlus Modems
The message Command Complete appears on the LCD to indicate that the tributary modem will be added to the control modem's poll list.
To exit this function and remain in the PList branch, press the 
key. To exit and return to the
key.
Acquire
The Acquire function does not appear in Remote mode.
Acquire allows you to acquire an active poll list consisting of all modems that are one tier downstream. A modem adds to its poll list all downstream modems that respond to a poll.
To access Acquire from the Plist branch, make the following selections:
Poll List: |
| < |
Add |
| Acquire |
F1 | F2 | F3 |
Press the
key until Acquire appears. Select Acquire.
NOTE
If an error message (OtherTestActive or Unable To Acquir) appears on the second line of the LCD, move up one level in the menu tree to clear the message and return to the PList Acquire branch. The OtherTestActive message indicates that a test is running which blocks the Acquire function. The Unable To Acquir message indicates that the diagnostic network is in a busy state.
Poll List:Acquir
Abort xxx yyy
F1 F2 F3
The address field (xxx) is incremented sequentially from 001 to 256 as polls are transmitted from the modem to the downstream modem(s). To be added to the modem's poll list, the device must respond to a poll after receiving its address. The Acquire function can be canceled by selecting Abort.
The number field (yyy) indicates the total number of devices that responded to the modem's polls thus far. These devices have been acquired for the poll list.
Select Abort or allow the function to complete.
November 1996 |
