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7.0 CALL BOOK SELECTIONS
(2) Edit Call Book
The Call Book is an innovative feature in AutoWAVE which offers both security and
flexibility in use. The Call Book accomplishes this by allowing the user to determine with
which other AutoWAVE Transceivers a given transceiver will communicate, based on the
ID numbers for both the master and slave. The transceiver’s ID number is encoded in the
microprocessor and identified on the on the top label of the unit. The instructions provided
in this section are for Point-to-Point mode only. Use of the Call Book for Multipoint
systems is explained later in this chapter.
For two AutoWAVE transceivers to communicate in Point-to-Point mode, three events must
occur:
1. The ID number for the master must be listed in the slave’s Call Book.
2. The ID number for the slave must be listed in the master’s Call Book.
3. The master must be programmed to call the slave.
As shown in figure 6, the Call Book allows users to setup a list of up to 10 AutoWAVE
transceivers with whom they can communicate, designate up to 2 repeaters to be used in
communicating with a given transceiver, and tell the master which slave to call. To direct
the master to call a slave the user must be in the Call Book Menu. A specific slave may be
called by entering C at the prompt, followed by the menu number corresponding to that
slave. To call any available slave in the list the user should enter C and then A (for All).
Note:
To call a slave through one or two repeaters you must call that slave directly (as
opposed to using the Call All option). When Call All is selected the master is not
able to connect with any slaves through repeaters. This is because the master calls
every slave in the list when instructed to call all and will connect with the first slave
to respond. When calling through a repeater, the master must first call that repeater
and establish a communications link with it prior to making contact with the slave.
