USER MANUAL
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Handheld Controller
– PAPI
3.0
Operation
3.1 Theory of Operation
The Handheld Controller contains a 900 MHz radio that transmits commands to a receiving radio inside the
controlled product. The controlled product operates in one of several modes detailed in Section 3.3.
3.2 Features
3.2.1 Grouping
Grouping allows independent control of different subsets of wirelessly controlled products on an airfield:
There are 8 groups, numbered 1 through 8
Factory default for controlled products is group 1
Each controlled product can be assigned to only one group
Handheld Controller can control multiple or all groups at a time
A controlled product can be reassigned to another group as required
The Handheld Controller only sends wireless commands to the groups indicated by the Active
Groups indicator LED’s.
Controlled products not in the Active Groups will not respond to Handheld Controller commands.
In this example, the Active Groups are 1, 4, and 5:
To choose the Active Groups:
1. Press
SELECT GROUP
2. Press
1
through
8
to select group number(s)
As an alternative, press
9 / ALL
to select all 8 groups
3. Press
ENTER
To choose which controlled products are part of a group:
1. Controlled product must be powered for at least 10 sec.
2. Manually instruct the controlled product to accept grouping configurations from the Handheld Controller for
5 min.:
