Rain Bird The Freedom System for Maxicom, Instruction Manual

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3
Using the Freedom System
15
Sending commands
To use the radio to send commands:
1.
Turn the volume control knob to the ON position.
The radio runs a quick self-test when you turn it on. If the radio works prop-
erly, you will hear a short confirmation tone to indicate the radio is ready for
use. If the radio does not work properly, consult Chapter 4, Troubleshooting
the Freedom System on pg. 25. If you still have difficulty with the radio,
contact your Rain Bird Maxicom distributor.
2.
Select the proper channel with the channel select knob. See the handheld
radio manual for information on selecting channels.
3.
Press and hold the PTT (push-to-talk) button to enter commands using the
touch-tone keypad or to talk into the microphone.
See “System commands” on pg. 16 for a list of available commands.
As you enter commands with the radio keypad, Maxicom 2 will respond with
beeps to indicate whether or not there were any errors. See “Freedom System
responses,” below, for descriptions of the responses.
The length of a telephone call is limited to five minutes. The Freedom System will
emit two short warning beeps 20 seconds before the five minutes expire.
Freedom System responses
As you enter commands into the phone, Maxicom
2
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 beeps.
The leading ## has been received (on-line).
•
Four short beeps.
OK; the command you entered is being executed and
Maxicom
2
is ready to receive another command.
• One long beep. Error; reenter the command.
•
Many short beeps.
Wait; Maxicom 2 is contacting the site you requested or is
hanging up.
•
Many long beeps.
Busy signal; Maxicom
2
is already on-line with a site or a
local user at Maxicom
2
terminated your contact.
• Error beep...busy signal. The Freedom Time Window is closed.
•
Wait beep...error beep...busy signal.
The site you requested did not respond
to the Maxicom 2 system call.
Interaction between a Freedom user and a local user
at Maxicom
2
The local user at Maxicom 2 is always given priority over the Freedom users in the
field. If a local user is manually on-line with a site, the Freedom users are blocked
out (sent a busy signal). If a Freedom user is on-line, the local user may terminate
the Freedom contact at any time.