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6.0 OPERATION
6.2.1 OPERATOR STATIONS
6.2.1.1 MONITOR MOUNTED OPERATOR STATION
This operator station is factory installed on the monitor and is used by personnel right at the monitor.
6.2.1.2 PANEL MOUNT OPERATOR STATION (Y4E-RP)
This operator station is installed on the truck, for example the pump operator's panel. It is used to operate the monitor from a location on
the truck.
The electric Hurricane RC monitor has five different styles of operator stations for use in various locations on the fire truck or fire ground.
The design of the operator station communications allows users to override commands on other stations. The "last" button pressed has
control. The overridden user can regain control by releasing his/her button and pressing again.
Platform and ladder electronics enclosures are pre-configured for one set of inputs to have a master override feature. The operator
station connected to these inputs, typically at the base of the ladder, will override any other operator station.
Any operator station with a communication board or connected to a communication board can be field configured with the master
override feature. This allows the user to setup an operator station on the fire truck or fire ground as the master override station. See
Section 6.2.2 for details.
6.1 OVERRIDE HANDWHEELS
In the event of electrical system failure of the monitor or fire truck, Hurricane RC is factory supplied with handwheels so the monitor may
be manually operated. To make the Hurricane RC more compact, the handwheels may be removed.
6.2 ELECTRICAL MODEL
5.12.4 CONFIGURATION
The valve interface control is factory set for AUX2 and Momentary operation. This configuration is most suitable for joystick control of
monitor and valve functions. If another operator station with keypad is used, it may be desired to change from momentary to latching
operation so that the AUX2 key may be pressed and released once to open the water valve, then pressed and released again to close
the valve.
The two relays on the circuit board can be individually configured as AUX1 or AUX2. Also the actuation of each relay can be configured
to be momentary or latched. See Figure 5.8.3 for relay configuration DIP switch settings.
1. Remove lid from interface box.
2. Locate DIP switches on board and select configuration.
3. Replace lid. Verify rubber seal is clean and undamaged. Verify that no wires are caught between lid and box.
NOTE: BOTH DIP SWITCHES MUST BE CONFIGURED THE SAME FOR PROPER WATER VALVE CONTROL. FAILURE TO DO
SO MAY RESULT IN DAMAGE TO CIRCUIT BOARD.
6.2.1.3 TETHER OPERATOR STATION (Y4E-CT-##)
6.2.1.4 WIRELESS OPERATOR STATION (YE-RF-##)
This operator station is tethered to the truck with either a 30 foot (9 meter) cable or a 100 foot (30.5 meter) cable. It is used to move
slightly away from the truck to get a better view for redirecting the monitor.
The Wireless Operator Station allows a user to move away from the truck to get a better view for redirecting the monitor. This operator
station gives the user full control of the monitor including the STOW, OSCillate, and any AUXiliary functions. Every TFT RC monitor is
shipped with the antenna pre-mounted in the monitor control box. All the user needs to do is mount the storage bracket and teach the ID
code to the handheld unit.
The range of the wireless operator station is 500 ft (152 m) and the handheld unit is powered by four (4) AA batteries, lithium batteries are
recommended. Lithium batteries will provide 33 hours of continuous operation. When the battery voltage is low, the POWER light will
begin to flash. At this point there is approximately 3 hours of continuous operation remaining.
The handheld unit will automatically turn off after 5 minutes if no buttons are pressed.
-Press POWER button to turn on electronics.
-Use operator station just like any other wired operator station.
-Press POWER button again to turn off electronics or after 5 minutes of idle operation, handheld unit will automatically turn off.
If after pressing a button, the OSC & STOW lights alternately flash, this indicates no communication link is present with the
monitor. The handheld unit is out of range or cannot establish a link with the monitor. Move to a different location and then retry, also
verify monitor has power applied.
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