DCP Operation
3-93910-A2-GN32-40 September 1998
Table 3-3
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Top-Level Menu Status
Status
Message Indicates
Normal
Operation
Leased:MR* The modem is operating on leased lines and transmitting at the
displayed data rate.
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Idle:MR* The modem is configured for dial network operation and is on-hook.
OnLine:MR*
EC**
The modem is online, in Data mode, and operating at the displayed
data rate. EC (error control) appears if error control is operational.
Ring Indicate The local modem is receiving an incoming ring.
Test:MR* The modem is in test mode operating at the displayed data rate.
Alarm*** Make Busy The modem is in a Make Busy condition.
Power On Fail The modem has failed its Power-On Self-test.
SelfHealth Fail A failure has occurred in the modem’s hardware components.
Call Setup Off Hook The modem is off-hook and waiting to dial a telephone number.
Dialing The originating modem is dialing a telephone number.
Remote Ring The remote modem is ringing.
Training**** The modem is training or retraining.
EC Negotiating The local and remote modems are negotiating the highest possible
level of error control compatible between both modems. Once a
level is selected, this LCD message disappears.
Dial Backup or
LdBk
Standby: MR* The modem is operating in Dial Standby mode.
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Leased Backup
DialBckUp:MR* The modem is operating in Dial Backup mode at the displayed data
rate and is configured for Direct mode.
Backup:MR*
EC**
The modem is operating in Dial Backup mode and is configured for
error control and data compression on leased lines.
Standby:MR*
EC**
The modem is operating in Dial Standby mode and is configured for
error control and data compression on leased lines.
* MR. Modem Rate indicates the data rate the modem is using. One of the following values appears:
300, 1200, 2400, 4800, 7200, 9600, 12.0 (12,000), 14.4 (14,400), 16.8 (16,800), or 19.2 (19,200) bps.
** EC. Error Control indicates the modem is online and using V.42 or MNP error control. One of the
following values appears after the modem rates listed above: MNP2, MNP3, MNP4, MNP5, V42, V42b,
or NoEC. (NoEC indicates the modem is connected in Buffer mode rather than error control. If an EC
value does not appear, then the modem is in Direct mode.)
*** The Alarm Status Messages only appear when the Normal Operation Status Messages appear; the
LCD alternates between the two message sets.
**** The Training message may also appear in normal Trellis Multipoint (TMp) operation.