Checking signal strength
The top screen to the right is accessible on the ProHome Base Station.
(See page 27 -28 of the user manual)
Q-Value:
This number represents the percent of the expected transmissions
received from a sensor over the past four days or since the Base Station was last
restarted - whichever is shorter. This value is “0” until the first 90 minute interval
has passed.
If the Q-Value, is below 40%, a Repeater may be advisable.
In this example, the Q-Value is 23%.
Short-Term Signal Quality Indicator:
At the bottom of the screen, a series of
dashes and/or boxes will appear when a sensor has been paired to the Base
Station. This indicator displays the number of transmissions it has received from
the sensor over the past 60 minutes. The indicator draws a box on the right while
waiting for a transmission. Each time an expected transmission is received a solid
box is drawn to the left. If a transmission is not received with the expected time
period, an empty box is drawn.
Repeater Properly Installed:
The same view sensor screen for the hard-to-see
sensor should look similar to the bottom screen to the right when the repeater is
properly installed. The short-term indicator shows solid boxes and the Q-Value
should be above 60%. (Remember that the Q-Value takes 90 minutes to populate)
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0 8 9
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+076.2F; W:+27.0% R099
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+076.2F; W:+27.0% R015
Q Value
Short-term Signal
Strength Indicator
View Sensor Screen on Base Station
Q Value
Short-term Signal
Strength Indicator
POOR RECEPTION FROM SENSOR
GOOD RECEPTION FROM SENSOR THROUGH REPEATER
