Paradyne 3172 Operator's Manual

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Operation3-353170-A2-GB20-30 March 19998. Select the appropriate external clock rate bypressing the corresponding Function key. This stepis mandatory if you have chosen externalclocking.F1Clock Rate:2048Next 2048 8F2 F3Acquiring/Releasingthe User InterfaceYou can access the user interface from either the frontpanel or the COM port. The E1 DSU/CSU allows onlyone user interface to be active at a time. The front panel isthe default user interface at power-up or after a reset. It isalso the default during a software download or when afailure occurs at either the local or remote PC interface.You can switch an inactive user interface to active if,• The current active user interface has had no activity(no key was pressed) for at least five minutes,and/or• The active user interface has been released with theRelease command.Acquiring the Active User InterfaceTo acquire the active user interface, press any key. Ifyou are using the PC interface, use the mouse to click onthe desired Function key.The top-level menu screen appears on the active userinterface, regardless of what screen was displayed at theprevious active user interface.F1DSU E1 CEPTStat Test CnfigF2 F3The inactive interface displays the following messagewhen a Function key is pressed or a connection is madeon the inactive user interface and control cannot beswitched because the currently active interface is in use.On the screen, either Ft. Panel (front panel) or COM Portis displayed in the user interface (User I/F) field.F1DSU E1 CEPTUser I/F activeF2 F3The inactive interface displays the following messageafter control has been released from the previously activeinterface and another interface has not become active.F1DSU E1 CEPTUser I/F idleF2 F3Releasing the Active User InterfaceTo release the current active user interface, either allowfive minutes to elapse without pressing any key or use theRelease command.To use the Release command: Procedure1. Press the key on the top-level menu screen tobring the Ctrl branch onto the front panel LCD.F1DSU E1 CEPTStat Test CnfigF2 F32. Press F3 to select Ctrl from the top-level menuscreen.F1DSU E1 CEPTTest Cnfig CtrlF2 F3