SHOUT ts User Guide Version B
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3.
Using the
Mbox Rate
menu (see below for detailed description), the SHOUT ts can
be set to automatically wake up and check the mailbox at a preset frequency. A
position report will not be sent when the SHOUT ts wakes up to check the mailbox
unless the mailbox check rate coincides with the tracking report rate.
The
Check Mailbox
menu can either be in
Idle
or
Checking
the Iridium gateway for any
pending messages to be downloaded. As the messages are being downloaded, the SHOUT ts
shows the number of unread messages in the Inbox and the number of messages still
queued at the Iridium gateway to be downloaded.
5.8
M
BOX
R
ATE
The Mailbox Rate [
Mbox Rate
] option is available ONLY when the Iridium link is
enabled.
The Mbox Rate is used to set mailbox check rate (time between mailbox checks) and to
enable mailbox check automatically. Select either a predefined rate or a user-defined rate
with an on-screen keypad. The
Mailbox Check Rate
menu is dimmed when mailbox check is
disabled. However, even when mailbox check is disabled and the labels are dimmed, you
can still enter the rate.
Figure 16: Mailbox Check Rate
When mailbox check is enabled, the symbol
lights up from dimmed gray to bright
white at the top of the screen. The SHOUT ts checks the Iridium gateway automatically for
any pending messages at the next scheduled time. When mailbox check is enabled and the
SHOUT ts sleeps in between checks, the status LED flashes once every five seconds. The
status LED can be turned off during sleep to reduce power consumption by using the
Settings
>
LED
menu.
Labels are
dimmed when
mailbox check
is disabled
Enable/Disable
mailbox check
Mailbox
check is
enabled