2-18 Close/Open Switching Module Channels Model 2701 User’s Manual
CLOSE key (MULTI menu option)
The MULTI menu option for the CLOSE key can be used to close any individual channel
in the mainframe (Figure 2-6). Perform the following steps to close a channel:
NOTE Channels closed by the MULTI option of the CLOSE key are not displayed. Use
the VIEW option of the CARD menu to display closed channels (see “CARD
menu,” page 2-30).
1. Press the CLOSE key and then use the or key to display the “CLOSE:MULTI”
message.
2. Press ENTER to display the prompt to close a channel (CLOSE MLT:XXX).
3. Using
, , , and , key in the three-digit channel you want to select.
4. Press ENTER to close the channel.
An invalid channel cannot be closed. The error messages associated with system channel
operation also apply to multiple channel operation.
Figure 2-6
Multiple channel operation — specifying a channel to close
CLOSEOPEN
CLOSE MLT:XXX
CLOSE:MULTI
Press CLOSE key
Display MULTI option
and press ENTER
Specify channel number
(XXX) and press ENTER