Operation Manual; 4.6 General Tab; 1. Real Time Clock- Page 26

Operation Manual

DBC Network Bridge

page 26

4.6 General Tab

Click on the 

Expand/Shrink Bar

 so that the Setup and Processing Func-

tions appear. Click on the 

General

 tab at the top to view the 

General

 win-

dow (Figure 4.6). Its features are described below.

1. Real Time Clock

The onboard Real Time Clock tracks day, date, hour, minute and second, 
and may be set to any date and time desired, or to match that of the com-
puter running IQwic software. The clock is used as a time reference for the 
Events Scheduling feature (described later). Internal capacitor storage 
allows the clock to run for up to 45 days without power being applied to the 
DBC Network Bridge.

2. Front Panel Control Lock Out

Activation of this control prevents access to the front panel controls. When 
active, the front panel display will indicate “Lxx” to show that the front panel 
is not accessible. If a front panel control is pressed, the display will show 
“Loc”, reminding the user that the front panel is locked.

3. Data

This control allows the user to light the front panel “DATA” LED continu-
ously. This is handy as a diagnostic tool to show IQ communications to a 
particular unit.

4. LED Display Mode

Select the mode of the front-panel LED display: input/output signal pres-
ence or Infinity Pattern. The sixteen LED’s display input signal levels greater 
than –40 dBu. The  Infinity Pattern is a diagnostic tool.

5. User Labels

The user labels can be used to convey useful information about the unit. 
User label 1 is also displayed in the title bar in IQwic. These labels are at the 
top of the I/O Level Meter window, shown on the previous page.

6. IP Address / MAC Address

This display shows the current IP Address and MAC Address of the DBC 
Network Bridge.

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Figure 4.6 The General Window

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