Checking background interference levels
Access the Main Menu by following the operations listed under the previous ‘
Accessing the
engineering menus
’ section.
The Iris+ should now be set up to Monitor Background Signals as their presence at a high level
may effect the performance of the system. To enter this mode from the Main Menu select;
Radio Setup
>
Test Routines
>
Monitor Carrier
.
Monitoring Carrier
Level = 26
Highest = 27
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*Test Menu*
Monitor Signal
Min/Max Report
Call-In Report
Battery Report
Monitor Carrier
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Test Routines
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*Main Menu*
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With Iris+ in Monitor Carrier mode the screen will show any background signals on and around
the frequency at which Iris operates. A typical screen shot is shown below. NOTE: Background
signals are generated by other electronic equipment such as computers, Fax machines, mobile
phones, surveillance cameras.
An acceptable level of background noise is between 0 and 55. Any higher indication may
adversely effect the performance of the system. If the level is shown to be high, there are a
number of steps that can be taken to reduce the reading, these are outlined overleaf.
