Setting SDHSONET Transmit Parameters
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consisting of ASCII characters (rather than the ones and zeros used
to edit the other overhead bytes).
To edit the J1 Path Trace Byte:
1. Display the Path Trace Byte as follows:
Press Menu
Button
Select Menu
Page
Highlight
Parameter
Select Choice
TRANSMIT PATH
OVERHEAD
J1 byte Reset Overhead
Null Trace
Default Trace
User Trace
EDIT TRACE
The text string USER is shown in place of the actual byte value.
There are five ways you can change the Path Trace message.
H Select Reset Overhead to set all bytes in the path overhead to
their default values.
NOTE. Reset Overhead does not remove simulated error conditions
that have been set using controls in the ERRORS & ALARMS page.
H Select Null Trace to set all the J1 bytes in the string to the
null character.
H Select Default Trace to set the J1 byte string to the default
string “Tektronix CTS 710 SONET Test Set, hello how are
you?”
H Select User Trace to set the J1 byte string to a string you can
enter using the EDIT TRACE function.
H Select EDIT TRACE to define your own text string.
2. Select EDIT TRACE to edit the path trace message (see
Figure 3–30).
Setting SDHSONET Transmit Parameters
CTS 710 SONET Test Set User Manual
3–83
consisting of ASCII characters (rather than the ones and zeros used
to edit the other overhead bytes).
To edit the J1 Path Trace Byte:
1. Display the Path Trace Byte as follows:
Press Menu
Button
Select Menu
Page
Highlight
Parameter
Select Choice
TRANSMIT PATH
OVERHEAD
J1 byte Reset Overhead
Null Trace
Default Trace
User Trace
EDIT TRACE
The text string USER is shown in place of the actual byte value.
There are five ways you can change the Path Trace message.
H Select Reset Overhead to set all bytes in the path overhead to
their default values.
NOTE. Reset Overhead does not remove simulated error conditions
that have been set using controls in the ERRORS & ALARMS page.
H Select Null Trace to set all the J1 bytes in the string to the
null character.
H Select Default Trace to set the J1 byte string to the default
string “Tektronix CTS 710 SONET Test Set, hello how are
you?”
H Select User Trace to set the J1 byte string to a string you can
enter using the EDIT TRACE function.
H Select EDIT TRACE to define your own text string.
2. Select EDIT TRACE to edit the path trace message (see
Figure 3–30).