APPLIED ACOUSTICS SYSTEMS Easytrak Nexus Lite 2683, Operation Manual

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2695 Series Operation Manual
EZT-2695-8000/1
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Enable/Disable Sleep – A release beacon may be put into a sleep mode. In this mode the
beacon will only respond to release commands and not to normal acoustic interrogations
15xx Release Operation
The 15xx release beacons may be operated from this tab. Each beacon has an ID, in order to
communicate with the release beacon, the correct ‘Release ID’ must be selected from the drop
down box to match the release beacons ID. The ‘Get ID’ button may be used to interrogate the
release beacon, the ID read from the beacon will be displayed in the text box next to the button.
Release Status Flags
This area displays the operational status of the release beacon. The ‘Read Status’ button may be
pressed to interrogate the release beacon and obtain the current operational status flags.
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Armed – This flag indicates that the beacon is in an armed condition and may be released
or primed
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Released – Indicates that a prime/release action has just completed
The 15xx battery voltages may be read by pressing the ‘Read’ button.
The nominal battery pack voltages are 6.0V RX and 18.0V TX/Motor.
Release Actions
A number of actions may be performed with a release beacon.
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Arm – press this button to arm the beacon
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Prime/Release – This button will only be enabled if the beacon is in an armed
condition . Pressing this button will move the release motor to the next position, either
primed or released
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Reset – Pressing this button will clear all status flags within the release beacon