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Appendix C
Wireless Repeater Configuration
A Vantage Pro2 Wireless Repeater (#7626, #7627) or Long-Range Wireless Repeater
(#7653, #7654) increase transmission distances or improve transmission quality
between a station and a console. A repeater receives information transmitted from a
Vantage Pro2 station and retransmits it to a console. Depending on transmission dis-
tance, one repeater or several repeaters can be used to collect and retransmit weather
data.
All consoles communicating with repeaters must be set up with the correct Transmitter
ID and repeater ID before the console can correctly receive station information.
Note:
Not all consoles have the capability for repeater support. If your console has firmware dated earlier
than May 2005, it does not have the capability to receive Vantage Pro2 wireless repeaters. To
check your console’s firmware, press the DONE and up arrow (+) keys. The firmware revision date
displays in the ticker tape section of the console. If the console firmware version is older than May
2005, a Vantage Pro2 Updater can be used to update the console. Contact Technical Support
about acquiring an Updater for your console. See “Contacting Davis Technical Support” on
page 36 for more information.
To set Repeater ID on the console:
1. Press DONE and the down arrow (-) to enter Setup Mode.
2. If Setup Mode has previously been completed, press DONE to display Screen 2:
Configuring Transmitter IDs.
3. See “Screen 2: Configuring Transmitter IDs — Wireless Only” on page 10 for more
information on configuring Transmitter IDs.
Note:
The way the Repeater ID information is accessed depends on the firmware version available on
the console. If the firmware is dated May 2005, the Repeater ID is accessed by pressing WIND. If
the firmware is dated October 2005, the Repeater ID is accessed by pressing 2ND and WIND. Fol-
low the instructions below based on your console’s firmware.
4. For consoles with May 2005 firmware, press WIND to turn the repeater function on
and to select a Repeater ID. Pressing WIND sets the console to receive the signal
from a repeater instead of directly from a station. The first Repeater ID displayed is
repeater A.
For consoles with October 2005 firmware, press 2ND and then press WIND to enter
Repeater Setup Mode and to select a repeater ID. Pressing 2ND and WIND sets the
console to receive the signal from a repeater instead of directly from a station. Once
the console is in the repeater setup mode, subsequent pressing of WIND continue to
cycle through the all the repeater IDs.
5. Press WIND repeatedly to cycle through all eight repeater IDs possible or to clear
the repeater ID in the right hand corner. When no repeater ID is shown, the console
is configured to listen directly to a station and not to a repeater.
