Appendix A

Front Panel Information

After you’ve correctly installed the Zoom Cable Modem, the READY light, 10BT light, and SYNC light go on to indicate that the modem is fully operational.

Light

Mode

Status

READY

On

Power is on.

10BT

On

The 10BaseT/Ethernet Cable

 

 

Modem is connected to the

 

 

computer (the computer must be

 

 

turned on).

ACT

Blinking

Activity is present on the cable.

 

 

The cable modem is sending

 

 

data to the cable service provider

 

 

or receiving data from it.

 

 

This light flickers during the

 

 

synchronization process.

SYNC

Blinking Fast

Searching for a data channel

 

 

from the cable provider.

 

Blinking Slow

Synchronizing with the cable

 

 

network and adjusting the signal

 

 

for optimum performance.

 

Steady On

The modem is synchronized to

 

 

the cable network.

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