April 5, 2004
Alpha RF900 Wireless Transceiver Instructions for Outdoor Signs (pn 9712-1103)
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Software setup
Software setup
1.
Install AlphaNET version 3.0.2 or higher software on your computer.
2.
Open the Site Manager and click
Edit
>
Connection Device > Add
. Select an Alpha RF900 connection device.
Then click
OK
.
3.
Next, create a site that uses the Alpha RF900 connection device. Click
File
>
New Site
:
4.
Finally, select
Messages
>
Edit
. Create a message and click
File
>
Transmit
. At the
Transmit Options
prompt,
check
To All Sites
. Then click
OK
. The TX indicator on the Alpha RF900 unit should blink as your message
is sent.
Select the COM port
connected to the Alpha
RF900 server.
Name the
new site.
For AlphaEclipse 2500, 2600, or 3500:
• select
Alpha 2.0
For AlphaEclipse 3600:
• select
Alpha 3.0
Check this
box.
Select the Alpha RF900 connection
device you just created.
Check
Enable error checking
to
make sure messages are received
by the sign. However, this will
increase the time it takes to
transmit messages.
Click
OK
. If an error message appears, click
OK
again.
