Rain Bird Freedom System for Maxicom2, User Manual

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Setting the CIMIS Password
You must set a CIMIS password in order to gain access to the CIMIS Bulletin
Board System.
To set the CIMIS password:
Enter the password in the CIMIS Password field.
Setting the CIMIS Weather Station Number
CIMIS has 158 weather stations across California, each of which is numbered. You
must choose the station you want by its number.
To set the number of the CIMIS weather station:
Enter the number of the weather station (from 0 to 135) in the CIMIS Weather
Station field.
Selecting the Contact Port and Telephone Number
The Contact Port drop-down list contains all communications ports that have
been configured to operate with Maxicom
2 . If you select a contact port that is a
telephone modem, you must provide the phone number to reach the CIMIS
Bulletin Board System. The default phone number is 1(800)955-6837 to reach the
CIMIS Bulletin Board System.
To select the contact port:
1 Select the port you want from the drop-down list on the Contact Port filed.
Select First Available Modem if you want to use the modem that becomes
available first when a contact takes place.
2 If you selected a contact port that is a telephone modem, enter the number in
the Telephone Number field.
Setting Weather Source Properties
5.11
For more information about
the CIMIS Bulletin Board
System, see your CIMIS
manual or CIMIS website.
For more information, see
“Setting Communications
Properties” on page 3.4.
Ports configured for use
with the Freedom System
will not appear on the list.