Interpreting

Front Panel

LEDs

UNITY 4600 USERS MANUAL

On the Home screen, the (right-pointing arrow) field will quickly flash (a half-second ON and a half-second OFF) to signal the user that the right arrow button is active for user con- trol. Pressing either the left or right arrow buttons will cause the U4600 to display the other top-level screens in succession. If there are current alarm and warning indications, the text "See Alarms" or "See Warnings" will appear before the arrow and pressing the right arrow will display the applicable alarm or warning message(s).

Table 3.2: Front-Panel LED Indicator Descriptions provides the meaning of the color and state of each LED in Figure 3.5 below.

Figure 3.5: LED Indicators.

Table 3.2: Front-Panel LED Indicator Descriptions

Indicator Label

Color and State*

Meaning

 

 

 

CARRIER

GREEN constant

Unit has demod and FEC lock on the RF carrier

 

 

 

 

Off

Unit does not have demod and FEC lock on the RF carrier

 

 

 

TRANSPORT

GREEN constant

Unit recognizes a valid transport stream

 

 

 

 

Off

Unit does not recognize a valid transport stream

 

 

 

COMPEL®

GREEN constant

COMPEL control stream received within last two minutes

 

 

(including keep-alives) while locked continuously on the current

 

 

transport stream for >2 minutes

 

 

 

 

GREEN flash

Unit has had a verified transport stream for >2 minutes and

 

 

COMPEL is required but no valid COMPEL

 

 

 

 

GREEN flutter

COMPEL has been addressed to unit within last 5 seconds

 

 

(excluding keep-alives)

 

 

 

 

Off Otherwise.

Note that this LED must be OFF when there is no valid Transport

 

 

stream OR COMPEL

 

 

 

SERVICES

GREEN constant

Unit is processing services for delivery

 

 

 

 

Off

Unit is not processing services

 

 

 

WARNING

YELLOW constant

One or more warning indications exist, usually the failure of a non-

 

 

essential item, or to warn of an impending failure of an essential

 

 

item

 

 

 

 

Off

No warning conditions

 

 

 

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4600 specifications

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