Rain Bird WS-PRO, Installation, Maintenance And Troubleshooting Manual

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TESTING THE PHONE
MODEM
If a Hayes Model 1200 or 2400 Smart
Modem is being used to communicate
with the Weather Station - be sure the
switch settings are as follows:
SW # Setting Function
1 DOWN Ignores DTR
2 UP English word result
codes
SW # Setting Function
3 DOWN Result codes sent to
computer
4 DOWN Characters not
echoed
5 DOWN Auto-Answer
disabled
6 DOWN Carrier detect
always on
7 UP Single Line RJ11
phone jack
8 DOWN Enables
Commands
9 UP Compatible with
Bell 103/212A
modems
10 UP Modem Reset when
turned on
Test the phone modem by dialing out to
the weather station. It works if you can
hear a dial tone and the dialing. This
verifies the communication path and
most modem settings.
A phone line going to the computer or
the weather station itself must be of
DATA QUALITY . You can talk over a
phone line that will not allow data
communication. Listen for any fuzzy
noises and any disturbance at all. If the
modem keeps “HANGING UP”, this is
an indication of either an incorrect
setting or a bad phone line.