Programming And Control Buttons; Navigating Through The Front Panel Screens; Menu Directory Screen; Selecting A Main Menu Item - GE MDS 4790M Installation And Operation Manual

Displaying the menu
directory
Selecting a main menu
item
MDS 05-3628A01, Rev. B

Programming and Control Buttons

The programming and control buttons are located at the far right side of the
front panel. They are used to navigate through the front panel screens and,
when the front panel display is in configuration mode, to make changes to radio
operating parameters. Figure 23 shows a detailed view of these controls.
Figure 23. Programming and Control Buttons
• ENTER —When the start-up screen is displayed, pressing this button
displays the Menu Directory screen. Otherwise, the
has no effect in safe mode. Its use in radio configuration is described
in "Use of Control Buttons in Configuration Mode" on page 48.
• ESCAPE —Displays the previous screen in the menu hierarchy (start-up
screen or menu directory). Its use in radio configuration is described in
"Use of Control Buttons in Configuration Mode" on page 48.
• Up/down arrow buttons (
the up or down arrow button displays the menu directory. On the
menu directory screen (Figure 24), the up and down arrow buttons
cycle a selection arrow (->) through the main menu items. On the
individual menu screens, in safe mode, pressing the up or down arrow
buttons displays the menu directory.
• Left/right arrow buttons (
buttons cycle the display through the selected menu's screens.

Navigating Through the Front Panel Screens

Figure 22 shows the menu hierarchy, as well as the button presses used to
display the start-up and menu directory screens. (Navigation between
individual screens is done using the right or left arrow buttons.)
Selection
arrow
Figure 24. Menu Directory Screen
To display the menu directory when the start-up screen is displayed, press the
ENTER , up, or down arrow button once. The menu directory lists the three
main menus—
Configuration
Pressing the up or down arrow buttons cycles the selection arrow (
the main menu items.
MDS 4790M (MPT 1411) I/O Guide
Invisible place holder
ENTER
ESCAPE
)—On the start-up screen, pressing
)—The left and right arrow
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Diagnostics, Event Log
ENTER button
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