Rain Bird The Freedom System for Maxicom, Instruction Manual

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If the local user is manually on-line with a site, and a Freedom user attempts to
initiate contact, a message will appear on the Maxicom
2
screen, informing the local
user that Freedom contact is being attempted. The message will ask if the local user
wants to terminate contact. The default answer is “no.”
If the local user wishes to monitor the Freedom user’s activities:
1.
Open the site to be monitored.
2.
From the Site menu, select Manual Contact, Monitor Site .
3.
Open the Communications window. Select the
COM
port that Freedom is
connected to. You will see both the commands and the actual keys being
entered.
All activities initiated by the Freedom user appear in the log. Maxicom 2
dynamically updates the log while the Freedom user is on-line with the site.
The local user can terminate Freedom contact at any time by selecting the
Disconnect command, which displays a warning message. The message indicates
that a Freedom user is on-line and asks if the local user wants to terminate the
Freedom contact. While the local user can then answer “yes” 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 Maxicom
2
from the radio or remote telephone
To operate Maxicom 2 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 by the individual parameters for the group, channel, station,
time, etc., each separated by the # sign. You must enter the ## sign to terminate a
command. The handheld unit will confirm you choices with different beeps. See
“Freedom System responses” on pg. 15 for the meaning of the beeps.
Entering access codes
You can enter the access code from the Freedom radio or by remote telephone. To
enter a password (it must have four digits; in the example below, we use 4321)
from the radio or telephone, use the following example:
To turn on access:
Press
##4321#1##
You have accessed the system. The “1” in the above command opens the
system to access for the default time period, which is eight hours.
To turn off access for an indefinite time period:
Press
##4321#2##
You have closed access to the system. The “2” in the above command closes
access to the system for an indefinite time period.