Cisco Headend System Release 2.7 Troubleshooting Guide

Chapter 6 Conduct EAS Tests

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Test the EAS from the ISDS

This section describes the procedure for using the ISDS 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.
Important: Sending EAS messages outside of the regularly scheduled EAS tests or

by using the ISDS 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.