Telect MIX 56 user manual Viewing Alarms, To View Current Alarms

4 Software Operation MIX 56 User Manual

	Major: service-affecting conditions that cause the loss of a single low
	speed line or cause performance issues on the high-speed line.
	Minor: conditions that do not affect service.
	While some conditions trigger alarms automatically, you can set thresholds
	for other conditions in the Alarm Thresholds screen. The following table
	describes the Critical, Major, and Minor alarm conditions and identifies
	which have user-selectable thresholds:
Critical	Two or more low speed lines are in LOS
	DS3 receiving RAI.
	DS3 LOS.
Major	DS3 OOF.
	DS3 receiving AIS.
	DS3 SES and ES
	DS1 receiving AIS.
	DS1 LOS.
	DS1 SES and ES
Minor	System Settings configured for Redundant M13 Cards, but only 1, M13 Card installed.
	System Settings configured for No Redundant M13 Cards, but have 2, M13 Cards installed.
	Standby card failure
	Standby card in critical alarm
	Active and standby cards have different software versions
	Locked out of protection switching*
	Loss of back-up power
	Maintenance minor alarm (Loopback, BER testing, Programming Standby)

*Locked out for 10 min. after any automatic switch. Locked out for 12 hrs after third switch within one hour.

Viewing Alarms

You can view alarms in two ways: Current Alarms or Alarm Log history.

You can view the alarms for either the active card or the standby card.

To View Current Alarms

The Current Alarms screen displays the date and time the alarm started, de- tails about the alarm, the time remaining on the Alarm Cutoff (ACO) timer (if it has been engaged), and where you can engage and disengage the ACO. Engaging the ACO closes the external alarm contacts, turning them off, while disengaging the ACO turns external alarms back on.

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