Cisco Headend System Release 2.7 Guia Da Instalação
Reset the Modulators
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Resetting Modulators Through the Modulator Panel
When you reset the modulators, the modulators download their new SR 5.0 code.
Follow these instructions to reset the modulators through the modulator panel.
1 Follow these instructions to record the Session Count, the Program Count, and
Follow these instructions to reset the modulators through the modulator panel.
1 Follow these instructions to record the Session Count, the Program Count, and
the IP address of your modulators.
Note: Skip this step for any modulator that is used for video-on-demand (VOD).
a Press the Options button on the front panel until the Session Count total
Note: Skip this step for any modulator that is used for video-on-demand (VOD).
a Press the Options button on the front panel until the Session Count total
appears.
b Record the Session Count on a piece of paper.
c Press the Options button on the front panel until the Program Count total
c Press the Options button on the front panel until the Program Count total
appears.
d Record the Program Count on a piece of paper.
e Press the Options button on the front panel until the IP address appears.
f Record the IP address on a piece of paper.
e Press the Options button on the front panel until the IP address appears.
f Record the IP address on a piece of paper.
Note: Press the RF Select button to access each component of the MQAM
and GQAM.
and GQAM.
g Repeat steps a through f for all of your QAM, MQAM, and/or GQAM
modulators.
2 Choose one of the following options:
To reset an MQAM or GQAM modulator, go to step 3.
To reset a QAM modulator, go to step 4.
3 To reset an MQAM or GQAM modulator, follow these instructions.
a Press the Options button on the front panel until the Reset option appears.
b Follow the instructions that appear alongside the Reset option.
c Go to step 5.
b Follow the instructions that appear alongside the Reset option.
c Go to step 5.
4
To reset a QAM modulator, turn off the power switch on the back of the QAM
modulator, wait a few seconds, and then turn it back on.
modulator, wait a few seconds, and then turn it back on.
5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 for up to three additional modulators, and then go to step 6.
Important: Never reset more than four modulators at once, or you may overload
the DNCS.
Note: In step 7, you will have the opportunity to reset additional modulators.
the DNCS.
Note: In step 7, you will have the opportunity to reset additional modulators.
6 Wait a few minutes and then from an xterm window on the DNCS, type ping [IP
address] and press Enter to ping each modulator you just reset.
Example: ping 172.16.4.4
Result: The ping command displays a message similar to Device is alive when
the modulator has been reset.
Note: It may take up to 5 minutes for each modulator to reset.
Example: ping 172.16.4.4
Result: The ping command displays a message similar to Device is alive when
the modulator has been reset.
Note: It may take up to 5 minutes for each modulator to reset.