Appendix B: Status and Error Messages
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1. changed since the directory was read Reinsert the original disk and recall the file again Disk is busy Y ou tried to save a file to disk while the disk was active Wait until the disk activity light turns off and save to disk again CTS850 SDH Test Set User M anual Appendix B Status and Error M essages Disk is full Y ou tried to save a file to disk and there is not enough room on the disk for the file Insert a disk with space available and save the file again Disk not present in drive Y ou tried to save a file to disk but no disk is in the drive Insert a formatted disk and save the file again Disk is write protected cannot write to file Y ou tried to save a file to a disk that is write protected Disk operation failed A disk error occurred while reading or writing to the disk If you were trying to save a file to disk save the file to a different disk If you were trying to read a file from disk you might be able to recover the file using an MS DOS disk recovery program Error insertion disabled while in Through Mode Y ou pressed the INSERT ERROR button while the CTS850 was in Through M ode Y ou cannot insert errors while the CTS850 is in Through M ode because the transmit signal must match the received signal Errors in test recall test not loaded The CTS850 encountered disk errors while recalling a pass fail test and the operation was aborted You might be able to recover the file with an MS DOS disk recovery2. program Extra data in history file ignored Y ou recalled a history file that contains extra data This can occur if the history file has been edited with a file editor and the edited file contains inappropriate informa tion Failure generation invalid while in through mode Y ou attempted to transmit a failure while the CTS850 was in Through M ode Transmit settings cannot be changed while the transmit rate is set to Through M ode File name required Y ou entered a name for an instrument setup a pass fail test or a results file and then you removed the name by selecting Clear This message is just a reminder that a name must be CTS850 SDH Test Set U ser M anual B5 Appendix B Status and Error M essages B 6 entered for the file to be saved to disk that is there is no default file name Filename not found This message appears if the disk was swapped after the directory was read and you attempted to recall a file Insert the original disk and recall the file again File not read A disk error occurred while reading a file The file is probably corrupted though you might be able to recover the file with an MS DOS disk recovery program Frequency offset disabled with current transmit clock Y ou attempted to change from Pointer Timing M ode to Frequency Offset while the transmit clock was set to External Frequency Offset can be selected only when the transmit clock is set to Internal or Recovered Hardcopy already in
3. This message appears if you select Cancel while an A utoscan is in progress Instrument setup for received signal The CTS850 has completed an Autoscan and has changed its settings to match those of the received signal Internal diagnostics completed A n instrument self test has been initiated and completed successfully No Setup file with SET extension found Y ou selected the Disk action onthe RECALL INSTRUMENT SETUPS page and no instrument setup files were found on the disk Previous power down instrument state restored This message appears when the CT S850 turns on It means that the settings in effect when the CT S850 was last turned off have been successfully restored Reading disk The CTS850 is reading the disk directory Recall of instrument setup complete This message confirms that the recall of an instrument setup was successfully completed Recall of measurement results histories complete The CT S850 has successfully recalled the selected results from disk Recall of pass fail test complete The CTS850 has successfully recalled the selected pass fail test from disk Save of instrument setup complete This message confirms that an instrument setup was successfully written to disk CTS850 SDH Test Set User M anual Appendix B Status and Error M essages Save of measurement results histories complete The CT S850 has successfully saved test results to disk Save of pass fail test complete The CTS850 h
4. ae eee eee Appendix B Status and Error Messages This appendix describes the status and error messages that appear on the CTS850 display Status messages are statements about actions the CTS850 has completed Status messages appear during normal operation Error messages are statements about actions the CT S850 was unable to complete Error messages appear when the CTS850 is unable to perform a requested action Status Messages Autoscan complete The CT S850 has successfully completed the Autoscan sequence Burst pointer movement transmitted The POINTER ACTION button was pressed with the Pointer Control set to B urst Disk root directory read T he CT S850 has successfully read the disk directory Factory settings restored non volatile settings cleared T his message appears when the instrument is turned on after it was turned off during a state change The instrument settings were corrupted during the shutdown and so the factory default settings were loaded at turn on and all information stored in RAM was cleared File has been deleted The CTS850 has successfully deleted the selected file Hardcopy complete The CTS850 has successfully completed a printout CTS850 SDH Test Set User M anual B 1 Appendix B Status and Error M essages 2 Instrument factory reset complete The recall of default factory settings from the RECALL INSTRUMENT SETUPS page was completed successfully Instrument returned to previous setup
5. as successfully saved the pass fail test to disk Single pointer movement transmitted Y ou pressed the POINTER ACTION button with the Pointer Control set to Single Test restarted due to change in receiver settings Y ou changed the receive settings while a test was running When any settings are changed a running test is restarted Transmit rate change complete T he CT S850 has successfully changed transmit rate This message can occur when an instrument setup file is recalled from disk Error Messages Alarm generation invalid while in through mode Y ou attempted to transmit an alarm while the CTS850 was in Through M ode Transmit settings cannot be changed while the transmit rate is set to Through M ode Autoscan already in progress Y ou pressed the A utoscan front panel button while an A utoscan was in progress Button disabled in edit mode Y ou pressed a front panel button while the CTS850 was in edit mode Y ou must exit edit mode before you can use the front panel buttons Button disabled when dialog box is displayed Y ou pressed a front panel button while a dialog box for example PRINT CONTROL was displayed Some front panel buttons are disabled while a dialog box is displayed Exit the dialog box to enable all the front panel buttons CTS850 SDH Test Set User M anual B 3 Appendix B Status and Error M essages 4 Can not insert tributary error alarm while adding external signal An attempt was made to in
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7. ning For example this message would appear if you attempted to recall instrument settings while a test is running Optical power has been overloaded Y ou have connected an optical signal that has saturated the CT S850 optical receiver Pointer burst active request ignored Y ou pressed the POINTER ACTION button while a pointer burst movement was occurring Pointer movements disabled while in Through Mode Y ou pressed the POINTER ACTION button while the CT S850 was in Through M ode Pointer movements are not allowed while the CT S850 is in Through M ode because the transmit signal must match the received signal Root directory is full Y ou tried to save a file to disk but the directory shows that the disk is full Insert a disk with space available and save the file again Through Mode invalid while receiving a tributary signal Y ou attempted to change the transmit rate to Through M ode while a test was running at a tributary rate Any change in settings would invalidate the test so no change was made Unexpected End Of File file not read Y ou tried to recall an instrument setup file a pass fail file or a history file and a disk error occurred The file is corrupted and cannot be recovered Warning No received signal currently identified Y ou started a test while there was no received signal Write Failure on Disk The CTS850 was unable to write to the disk Try saving the file on a different disk CTS850 SDH Test Set Us
8. progress Y ou tried to start a printout while a printout was already in progress Wait until the current printout completes and then select Print again Instrument unable to drop signal while transmitting current rate Y ou attempted to turn on tributary drop while the transmit rate was set to aPDH rate Because the PDH transmit connector and tributary drop connector are the same connector you cannot transmit a PDH signal and drop a PDH signal at the same time Internal diagnostics failed A malfunction has occurred that requires servicing Contact a Tektronix representative for assistance Internal Error N Contact Tektronix Service A hardware malfunction has occurred that requires servicing Contact a Tektronix representa tive for assistance Internal format of file incorrect file not read Y ou recalled a file that does not contain data in the correct format This occurs when a file is recalled that happens to have the same extension as the type of CTS850 file being recalled but it is not a CT S850 file CTS850 SDH Test Set User M anual Appendix B Status and Error M essages Invalid history data formatin file Y ou recalled a file that does not contain data in the correct format This occurs when a file is recalled that happens to have the correct extension for a history file and thus shows up on the RECALL RESULTS page even though it is not a CTS850 history file Loss of added signal Y ou have selected an externally gene
9. rated tributary signal but no valid signal is present Loss of external clock Y ou have selected an external clock source that does not have a valid clock source attached Measurements are running recall not allowed Y ou tried to recall instrument setups from memory or disk while a test is running Wait until the test is completed and then recall the file Measurements are running results cannot be saved Y ou attempted to save results to disk while a test was running Wait until the test is completed and then save the results to disk No Result file with RES extension found T his message appears when you select Disk on the RECALL RESULTS page but the disk does not contain any results files Not available without tributary option T he requested action requires that the A dd D rop Test tributary option be installed No Test file with TST extension found This message appears when you select Disk on the RECALL PASS FAIL TESTS page but the disk does not contain any pass fail test files Numeric value greater than maximum limit Y ou attempted to enter a numeric value larger than the maximum value Numeric value less than minimum limit Y ou attempted to enter a numeric value smaller than the minimum value CTS850 SDH Test Set User M anual B 7 Appendix B Status and Error M essages B 8 Operation invalid while a test is running Y ou tried to perform an action that cannot be completed while a test is run
10. sert a PDH error or alarm while adding an external signal Could not create disk file The CTS850 was unable to create a file on the disk Try saving the file on a different disk Could not delete file You attempted to a delete a file and a disk error occurred that prevented the CTS850 from deleting the file The file is probably corrupted though you might be able to fix the problem with an MS DOS disk recovery program Could not open disk file The CTS850 has attempted to read a file from disk and was unable to do so The file is probably corrupted though you might be able to recover the file using an MS DOS file recovery program Could not read disk s root directory The CT S850 was unable to read the disk directory The disk directory is probably corrupted though you might be able to recover files from the disk with an MS DOS disk recovery utility Diagnostics invalid while disk or autoscan busy Y ou tried to run Self Test diagnostics while accessing the disk or completing an A utoscan Wait until disk access is complete or the A utoscan is complete before running a self test routine Disk file too large for memory buffer truncated Y ou recalled a file and it was too large to load into memory This can occur if an instrument settings file is recalled that has been edited on a PC and the edited file is larger than the original file Disk has changed operation aborted Y ou attempted to recall a disk file and the disk has been
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