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Configuration

You can configure the Freedom System by connecting the base unit to a serial port
on your Maxicom

computer (see fig. 1). This configuration requires additional

equipment that is not included with the Freedom System. Be certain to obtain the
additional equipment that is required for the installation. (See page 5, “Additional
Equipment.”)

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Figure 1: Configuration of connections between the Freedom System and a serial port

Summary of Contents for The Freedom System for Maxicom

Page 1: ...The Freedom System for Maxicom2 Instruction Manual ...

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Page 3: ...m responses 15 Interaction between a Freedom user and a local user at Maxicom 2 15 System Commands 16 Operating Maxicom 2 from the radio or remote telephone 16 Command format examples 16 Entering access codes 16 Contacting the Freedom System by telephone 17 Accessing a typical site with the Freedom System 17 Contacting different sites with one phone call 18 Summary of Freedom System commands 19 Co...

Page 4: ...Optional equipment 34 Battery life and charging time 35 FCC regulations 36 Telephone interface information 36 FCC radio regulations 37 Service information 38 iv ...

Page 5: ...ation detail 8 Figure 4 Weatherproofing the coaxial cable connections 9 Figure 5 Ground wire terminal lug and ground wire installation detail of central base antenna 9 Figure 6 Exterior and or interior mounting of surge arrestor 10 Figure 7 Handheld radio and unit controls 14 Figure 8 Configuration of telephone interface with Freedom System 29 List of figures ...

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Page 7: ...for two way radio communication with the Maxicom2 computer System overview Once you have connected the Freedom System to your Maxicom2 computer you can access a site with the handheld radio to perform the following tasks Turn on specific station s of any satellite for a specific time a contiguous block of stations for a specific time a schedule Advance to the next station in the schedule a specifi...

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Page 11: ...1 www polyphaser com Two brass ground wire clamps for securing wires to a grounding rod May not be required for your installation if you can use an existing MAXI three rod grounding grid and you can attach it to the grounding screws on the MGP 1 grounding plate assembly Three eight feet long copper clad grounding rods arranged in a triangular pattern Each rod should be a minimum of eight feet from...

Page 12: ... the base unit against the wall With a pencil mark the position on the wall where you will drill holes for the four mounting brackets 2 Drill the holes and mount the base unit on the wall The specific screws you will need to mount the base unit will vary according to the type of mounting surface i e wood cement masonry drywall etc 3 Connect the 120 VAC power cord to the Freedom System base unit Pl...

Page 14: ...1 Remove the antenna from the box and assemble it according the directions included 2 Connect one 25 feet length of coaxial cable from the central base antenna to the antenna connection of a coaxial cable surge arrestor Caution Do not cut the coaxial cable Lay out the excess cable in as straight of a line as possible Do not coil the cable this will add resis tance to data transmission and receptio...

Page 15: ... secure it to both the mast and the side of the building using proper standoff insulators 8 Route the coaxial cable along the mast on the opposite side from the ground wire Secure the coaxial cable to both the mast and the side of the building using the proper standoff insulators 9 Connect the other end of the coaxial cable to the connector marked Antenna on the coaxial surge arrestor 10 Mount the...

Page 16: ...mp If you have the MGP 1 grounding plate assembly you can connect its grounding screws to the ground wire on the existing MAXI three rod grounding grid If not use a brass ground rod clamp and attach it directly to the ground rod 13 Connect the ground wire from the antenna to one of the rods of the three rod grounding grid Attach it directly to the ground rod by using a brass ground rod clamp For a...

Page 17: ...e Freedom password 1 With the Freedom tab displayed in System Properties enter the Freedom Password 2 Click the OK button Your new Freedom password is saved Setting the Freedom Time Window After defining as many of the passwords as you need you can enter the start and end times for the Freedom Time Window The Freedom Time Window prevents remote users from accessing the system during certain period...

Page 18: ...en from the Site menu The Open An Existing Site dialog box opens If you have not set up any sites yet in Maxicom2 see the Maxicom2 manual for instructions on setting up sites 2 Highlight a site for which you would like to set the Freedom Time Window and then select Open The site opens 3 Select Properties from the Site menu The Site Properties Setup dialog box opens 12 ...

Page 19: ...er the time without typing You can enter only one start time 6 Enter the time to end the Freedom Time Window Use a 12 hour time format Or use the scroll buttons on the right side of the field to enter the time without typing You can enter only one end time 7 When you have finished setting the Freedom Time Window click on OK to save your changes The Freedom Time Window is set Note The Freedom Time ...

Page 20: ...be used to contact other radios at your site or to receive and make telephone calls from the field While using the radio you must keep in mind three important rules Monitor the frequency before you talk You must enter a complete command or a at least once every four minutes or Maxicom2 will hang up Once you start a command by entering you must complete it within five seconds or Maxicom2 will disre...

Page 21: ...seconds before the five minutes expire Freedom System responses As you enter commands into the phone Maxicom2 will respond with beeps from the radio to indicate whether or not there were any errors The following is a list of the possible Freedom System responses No response No contact has been made with the Freedom System base unit One short beep The leading had been received off line Two short be...

Page 22: ...or no the default answer is no If the local user terminates the Freedom contact the Freedom user receives a busy signal System commands Operating Maxicom2 from the radio or remote telephone To operate Maxicom2 from the handheld radio or a remote telephone you must enter commands Command format examples Each command must begin with the sign for you to gain access to the system This sign is followed...

Page 23: ...nter 4321 1 2 Access to the system is turned on with the password 4321 for two hours d Enter 71 112 Schedule 112 is turned on e Enter 71 23 Schedule 23 is turned on You can enter any other commands to the Freedom System via telephone in the same manner Accessing a typical site with the Freedom System After you have initialized the Freedom System in Maxicom2 you may access a site This section descr...

Page 24: ...the error beep enter the command again 6 When you have finished entering commands for the site enter and then hang up the phone Contacting different sites with one phone call There may be times when you want to contact a site immediately after you have contacted a different site i e if site 5 is on one side of the road and site 6 on the other Or you may want to send some commands to control Maxico...

Page 25: ...ee Commands used to control Maxicom2 features pg 23 As you read through these commands you will notice that 1 always means you are turning something on a site a schedule a station etc 2 always means you are turning something off a site a schedule a station etc Commands used while on line with a CCU For the commands listed in the following table cc channel ss station s tt minute s SSSS schedule s c...

Page 26: ...21 on channel 8 for i e stations 1 10 10 minutes Command 4 Advance a channel 4 cc Turns off all stations on channel 4 9 cc and turns on the next available Turns off the stations on channel 9 that are station currently on and turns on the next available station Use commands 3 and 4 together For example to verify that each station on a channel works properly use command 3 to turn on stations 1 24 fo...

Page 27: ...mmand 56 Resume the station 56 Resumes the operation of the 56 paused by command 55 station paused by command 55 The station paused by command 55 resumes operation You do not have to specify the channel and station because Maxicom2 main tains that information If you use this command without first pausing a station with command 55 you hear an error beep Command 71 Turn on a schedule 71 SSSS Turns o...

Page 28: ... up Maxicom2 stays on line move to a different location in the same site with the site until the remote user then send more commands For example if contacts it again or until 30 you send commands to site 8 but need to minutes pass whichever comes check another part of the site before first During this time all completing the commands to site 8 enter passwords are locked out 9 wait for the OK beep ...

Page 29: ...o rain shut down 2 19 25 Sets sites 19 and 25 to rain shut down If no sites are entered all sites are set to rain shut down Therefore 2 sets all sites to rain shut down Command 6 Temporarily open or 6 1 t Opens the Freedom Time Window 6 1 5 close the Freedom for t hour s If t is not specified Opens the Freedom Time Window for the next Time Window the window stays open for one five hours regardless...

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Page 31: ...hone you can restore the factory default settings Unplug the power cord to the base unit The autopatch unit is factory configured for use with the Freedom System To return the autopatch unit to the factory default settings enter the 693 command from a telephone or handheld radio All the information in the autopatch unit s configuration memory will be replaced with the factory defaults settings for...

Page 32: ...t hear calls from other radios Solution Press and release the monitor button to activate the squelch func tion which will mute any noise Be certain that your radio is receiving on the same frequency as the caller is transmitting Recharge the battery Try the battery from a working radio If the radio works with that battery the original battery may be bad Change or replace the battery If it still wi...

Page 33: ... the and hang up Problem You hear a busy signal while you are already on line Solution If you are on line with a site and then hear the busy signal someone at Maxicom2 has terminated your contact Enter and hang up While you are on line with Maxicom2 all of the automatic uploads and downloads will be postponed so they do not interrupt your call Problem You hear an error beep followed by a busy sign...

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Page 36: ... though the other party has hung up 3 If you fail to hang up you will hear a dial tone after 10 seconds and hear a high low warble beep to indicate that you need to hang up Making a telephone call To make a telephone call from the handheld radio unit 1 Press and hold the PTT button 2 Press to get a dial tone 3 Enter the telephone number just as you would on a normal telephone Remember that you mus...

Page 37: ...he radio mode at any time by entering 671 from the Allows the base unit to receive radio or a touch tone telephone commands from a touch tone telephone Rings the radio when incoming telephone calls come into the base unit Forward incoming telephone calls to the 675 Allows the radio to transmit When in this mode the base unit will not radio with one ring commands to the base unit answer incoming te...

Page 38: ...it prevents operation of the Maxicom2 by from the radio remote telephone Allows normal operation of the telephone connected to the I m p o rtant same line as the base unit if To control Maxicom2 from a remote server applicable to your particular enter the 672 command when you finish base unit configuration with the 674 mode If you forget to do this you can call in Let the telephone ring 30 times a...

Page 39: ...adio user manual for more information After the initial charge a battery should be charged overnight after each day of use Use only the drop in charger supplied with the Freedom System for recharging a battery pack Do not use a battery when it is not fully charged If the battery cannot power the radio recharge the battery Do not overcharge a battery A standard battery should not be charged for mor...

Page 40: ...t 850 mAh battery for SST FCP FS Fast rate drop in charger for handheld radio BCP AD Standard rate charger for FTX handheld radio BC A Cube charger for FTX and SST handheld radio BCPS FS Fast rate charger for SST handheld radio LHX AT Leather holster for handheld radio LHX A Leather holster for standard radio w o pad MHX A Holster cordura w nylon T cord CBX A Replacement belt clip w screws MHS A H...

Page 41: ...2 hrs 5 duty cycle 24 mins 29 mins 47 mins Two watts Battery saver enabled 13 3 hrs 16 4 hrs 24 6 hrs Battery saver disabled 6 2 hrs 7 6 hrs 11 4 hrs 90 duty cycle 12 hrs 14 8 hrs 22 1 hrs 5 duty cycle 40 mins 49 mins 1 2 hrs Charging time Model BPX 8N BPX 8N HC BPX 8N MH Capacity 650 mAh 800 mAh 1100 mAh Type NiCad NiCad NiMH Standard rate charge time 12 14 hrs 16 18 hrs 20 24 hrs Fast rate charg...

Page 42: ...pany has the right to temporarily disconnect service to any device causing harm to the system The tele phone company will however give prior notice if practicable If prior notice is not given the company will 1 Promptly notify you after service is disconnected 2 Give you the opportunity to correct the situation that has caused the disconnection 3 Inform you of your right to file a complaint with t...

Page 43: ...s in section 90 175 apply in all services See section 90 555 a for identification of service abbreviations 4 Wide area operations will not be authorized The area of normal day to day operations is described in the application It states the maximum distance from a geographical center latitude and longitude 5 Applications for stations under this part must provide a statement of proposed use but are ...

Page 44: ...fore using the equipment to transmit but does not require you to obtain an operating license or permit The station licensee is responsible for ensuring that the transmitter power frequency and deviation are within the limits specified by the station license The station licensee is also responsible for proper operation and maintenance of his or her radio equipment This responsibility includes check...

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