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WPR400 Wireless Portable Reader User Guide
Use the WPR400 in Test Mode
Do not attempt a pre-installation test if the WPR400 batteries
are low. See Batteries on page 13 for information on charging the
batteries.
Always locate the WPR400 in the intended mounting position(s)
before and during the link process.
1. The WPR400 should be held in place at the exact spot where
the WAPM (WPR400, WRI400 or WSM400) will be installed.
(Always hold the WPR400 by the handle, not by the housing.)
2. Test on the intended door with the door open and with the
door closed.
3. Turn on the WPR400. It will perform a power-on test and then automatically enter Test mode. It
will then send 200 test packets to check the quality of the RF link. A successful link will produce
more green than red LED blinks during the link transmissions. See
WPR400 Test Mode LED
Reference
below for more information.
4. For each new link test, the WPR400’s power must be cycled off, then on.
WPR400 Test Mode LED Reference
In Test mode, the WPR400’s LEDs will blink to indicate RF communication quality as follows:
Schlage LEDs
RF Communication Quality
Solid green, fast green blinks, or green with
very few red blinks
Good link
Solid red or fast red blinks
Poor or no link
10 fast red blinks
Low Battery, Test Incomplete (see
Batteries
on page 13)
A successful transmission rate greater than 85% is needed for a successful link and to ensure
that more than 99.6% of all RF transmissions will be completed error-free. If the RF transmission
is poor or unsuccessful, attempt modifi cations to improve the transmission. See
Improve RF
Communications
below.
Improve RF Communication
1. Ensure that the distance between the PIM400 and the WPR400 does not exceed 200 feet (61
meters). The PIM400 and the WPR400 should not be located on separate fl oors in a building.
2. If the link problem still exists and the PIM400 is in a closet, move it outside the closet where a
Schlage Remote Antenna could be located. This will eliminate the RF attenuation from the closet
wall. If this allows for a successful link, then the PIM400-TD2 or PIM400-485 should be mounted
outside the closet. If it is not desirable to mount the PIM400-TD2 or PIM400-485 outside the
closet, then mount it in the closet with the Schlage omnidirectional (remote) Antenna mounted
outside the closet.
3. If the link problem still exists, use a PIM400-TD2 with a Schlage directional (remote) antenna
aimed at the non-linking WPR400 test location.
4. Finally, move the PIM400 to another workable location nearer to the test site, then test again.
TIP
The fi rst time you test the link
to the PIM400-TD2 with the
WPR400 in Test mode, do so
within close proximity so that
you can observe a successful
link result before linking at a
remote distance.
