3. Using the Front Panel

The scroll keys ( and ) serve one of two functions, depending on whether a menu screen or a data entry screen appears on the front panel.

For data entry screens, the key scrolls one character to the left while the key scrolls one character to the right.

For menu screens, the key scrolls to the previous menu choice while the key scrolls to the next menu choice.

F1 F2 F3

If a choice is available to the left of the screen, the character appears on the top line. If a choice is available to the right of the screen, the character appears on the top line. If choices are available to both the right and the left of the screen, two arrows appear (). The arrows indicate that you must use the scroll keys to bring the additional options onto the screen.

Test Jacks

Test jacks are located on the DSU/CSU front panel (Figure 3-4, Test Jacks (Standalone DSU/CSU)). These are described in Test Jacks in Chapter 8, Testing. (The 3165 provides only the Network Monitor In and Network Monitor Out test jacks.)

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3160-A4, 3161, and 3165-A4 specifications

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