UG_18054391
BLINKERBEAM™ RADIO OPERATION GUIDE
FOR SYSTEMS EMPLOYING:
STANDARD AND LOW POWER RADIOS
Page 1: ...UG_18054391 BLINKERBEAM RADIO OPERATION GUIDE FOR SYSTEMS EMPLOYING STANDARD AND LOW POWER RADIOS...
Page 2: ...ce pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This device c...
Page 3: ...n Mode 12 Change From Transmitter to Receiver 12 Change From Receiver to Transmitter 12 Reception Rx Sensitivity 13 Transmission Tx Power 13 Network Search Menu 14 Legacy Control Menu 15 Run an LED Di...
Page 4: ...uence LED indications may be different if the radio is in Transmitter TX or Receiver RX mode Figure 2 Orange LED Rapid Flash Active Network Survey Single Flash Passive Network Survey Yellow LED Single...
Page 5: ...central point within a group of cabinets is typically the best system to set as the Transmitter Figure 3 MAIN MENU 3 Radio Setup 4 Legacy Control 5 Site Survey MAIN MENU 2 Radio Status 3 Radio Setup...
Page 6: ...he same binding code and hop channel as every other radio in the network Only one radio can be set as the Transmitter 3 Set QBind1 or another QBind number in the QUICK SETUP menu See Figure 7 QBind us...
Page 7: ...the next digit If additional digits need to be replaced repeat the previous three substeps If the new numbered code is ready to be saved press the joystick repeatedly to the right until the asterisk...
Page 8: ...RADIO STATUS Radio Fw V LCD Fw V BindCode Net Cnt Size 16 Radio Fw PN Hop Seq FCC ID See Network Table RADIO STATUS Radio Fw V LCD Fw V BindCode 4 5 6 Figure 19 RADIO STATUS Radio Fw V LCD Fw V BindC...
Page 9: ...NETWORK TX MyDevNum Trnsmittr Transmit Device 1 RADIO NETWORK TX MyDevNum Trnsmittr Transmit Device 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 15 16 14 Figure 24 RADIO NETWORK TX MyDevNum Trnsmittr Transmit Device 1 Device 2...
Page 10: ...1 Value 0 2 0 4 4 6 2 NOTICE If another TAPCO system is located within a 1 mile radius or 40 miles if it has an Omni or a Yagi antenna of this system ensure each system uses its own unique binding cod...
Page 11: ...0 BINDING DIGIT 6 1 2 3 X BINDING CONFIG Digit 2 0 Digit 1 2 SendCode BINDING SAVING SAVED 00204462 BINDING CONFIG Digit 7 0 Digit 6 2 Digit 5 0 RADIO STATUS TX Radio Fw V LCD Fw V BindCode 00204462...
Page 12: ...op Channel 3 3 Hop Channel 3 3 Hop Channel 3 RADIO SETUP 1 Hop Channel 1 2 Hop Channel 2 3 Hop Channel 3 HOP SEQ SAVED HOP CHANNEL 3 RADIO SETUP 3 Hop Channel 3 4 Hop Channel 4 5 Hop Channel 5 3 4 5 6...
Page 13: ...4 5 6 NOTICE If radio operating mode is changed from Transmitter to Receiver reboot the network before changing or setting binding values See Reboot All the Radios in the Network If the operating mode...
Page 14: ...es NETWORK SEARCH 1 16 Start Net Search Net State Transmitter passive search MAIN MENU 1 Controller Status 2 Radio Status 3 Radio Setup RADIO SETUP 4 RX Sensitivity 5 TX Power 6 Find Net Devices RADIO...
Page 15: ...an LED Diagnostic routine on either LED array from either the LOCAL COMMANDS or NETWORK COMMANDS menu 1 Select MAIN MENU Legacy Control See Figure 72 2 From the LEGACY CONTROL Menu select either opti...
Page 16: ...trol 5 Site Survey LEGACY CONTROL 1 Local Control 2 Network Control LEGACY CONTROL 1 Local Control 2 Network Control LOCAL COMMANDS 1 LED1 10s ON 2 LED2 10s ON 3 Reset Legacy 4 Send Button TO 5 Set Bu...
Page 17: ...97 Figure 95 MAIN MENU 3 Radio Setup 4 Legacy Control 5 Site Survey SITE SURVEY SYNC D Passive DEV 00 LINK LOCAL SENDER 0 00dBm 00dBm SITE SURVEY SYNC D Active DEV 00 LINK LOCAL SENDER 0 00dBm 00dBm c...
Page 18: ...onfigured as Receivers To function each radio within a network must be configured with the same 8 digit Binding Code and the same Frequency Hopping Channel These values can be quickly viewed in the MA...
Page 19: ...ing code Make sure all radios have same binding code NOT all zeros Modify as needed Frequency hopping channel Make sure all radios have same value Modify as needed Insufficient signal strength If sign...
Page 20: ...0 236 0112 FAX 800 444 0331 TAPCOnet com 800 236 0112 TAPCOnet com For technical support call TAPCO at 800 236 0112 or email customerservice tapconet com 8 am 5 pm CST Monday through Friday For faster...
