MPC User Manual Rev 0D 40
Chapter 5 VFD Menus
The front panel of MPC has a Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD) with 7 interaction keys. The panel
consist of four navigational, a combination edit/enter, a power, and an escape key.
The main functions of the VFD menu are:
• MPC Status
• MPC Connect
• Configure Client
• Configure Ethernet
• Configure Modem
• Configure Direct (PPP)
Accompanying this manual is a water/tear proof VFD Menus Quick Look Guide for on the fly
referencing of menu locations.
The current menu page being displayed is shown in the top left corner of the VFD screen. Figure 33
shows the layout of the VFD area.
Figure 33: VFD Areas
The VFD areas are defined as:
• Functionality: The title of the current menu page.
• Main Data Display: Current data and depends on the active Functionality.
• Row Labels: Row labels for the data being displayed in the Main Data Display
• Row Cursor: This cursor indicates the current row. It is especially useful for
choosing a row to edit.
• Navigation Aids: Four directional arrows show you how you can proceed through
the menu items for the current Functionality.
• : This edit cursor appears when the digits, or a group, in a row become
editable. See also Edit Digit Display and Edit Group Display on Page 41.
When the MPC is first powered up, and after an initialization period, the NovAtel logo appears
followed by the MPC SYSTEM STATUS menu, see Figure 34 on Page 41 and also Page 42, from
Functionality
Row Labels
Navigation Aids
Row
Cursor
Main Data Display
