Cisco Headend Digital Broadband Delivery System Maintenance Manual
Conduct EAS Tests
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Conduct EAS Tests
Test the EAS from the DNCS
This section describes the procedure for using the DNCS EAS Message menu to test
the EAS using the EAS Message menu. The Send Emergency Alert System Message
screens allow you to create, modify, and send an emergency alert system message.
This procedure is valuable in testing your EAS system.
the EAS using the EAS Message menu. The Send Emergency Alert System Message
screens allow you to create, modify, and send an emergency alert system message.
This procedure is valuable in testing your EAS system.
Important: Sending EAS messages outside of the regularly scheduled EAS tests or
by using the DNCS EAS Message menu does not meet the FCC requirements for
conducting the RWT and the RMT. The RWT and RMT tests should be end-to-end
tests, and as such should be initiated from the EAS receiver and monitored at the
set-top.
by using the DNCS EAS Message menu does not meet the FCC requirements for
conducting the RWT and the RMT. The RWT and RMT tests should be end-to-end
tests, and as such should be initiated from the EAS receiver and monitored at the
set-top.