BlinkerBeam™ Radio Operation Guide
14
Adjust the Transmission (TX) Power
NOTICE
Only adjust the
Tx Power Level
if instructed to do so by TAPCO.
1. Select
MAIN MENU > RADIO SETUP > Tx Power
.
See Figures 62 and 63.
Note:
Asterisk indicates that the current saved value is Low. This is
the default setting. See Figure 64.
2. Scroll down and select
Medium
. See Figure 65.
3. Confirm and save the selection. See Figure 66.
Transmission Power Output
Increasing the transmission power level also increases the power draw.
For installations with solar or battery power, this additional power draw
can reduce the autonomy of these systems.
Network Search Menu
To locate and add a missing receiver radio to the network, perform
network search from a transmitter radio. Network searching may take
several minutes to perform.
Note:
Passive Search mode (default) takes more time than the
Active Search mode, but Passive Search will reliably find all
available radios.
To perform a network search:
1. Select
MAIN MENU > RADIO SETUP > Find Net Devices
to begin a
Network Search in
Passive Search
mode. See Figures 67 and 68.
The
NETWORK SEARCH
screen appears and the network search
begins. The radio count starts with
1
to include the transmitter radio.
See Figure 69.
As radios join the network, the digits to the left of the slash
increment up to the maximum (16). See Figure 70.
LED lights to the left of the radio LCD screen light up on both passive
and active search. The red Rx LED flashes when a receiver radio joins
the network. See
LEDs
in the User Interface section.
2. To speed up a passive search, push the joystick right to enter active
search mode.
The LCD screen indicates
STOP Net Search
as the bottom row text
changes to flash
SEARCHING
. See Figure 71.
Figure 69
>
MAIN MENU
1) Controller Status
2) Radio Status
3) Radio Setup
RADIO SETUP
4) RX Sensitivity
5) TX Power
6) Find Net Devices
>
RADIO SETUP
4) RX Sensitivity
5) TX Power
6) Find Net Devices
>
NETWORK SEARCH 1/16
> > > STOP Net Search
Net State: Transmitter
<<<< SEARCHING >>>>
RADIO SETUP
4) RX Sensitivity
5) TX Power
6) Find Net Devices
>
NETWORK SEARCH 9/16
> > > Start Net Search
Net State: Transmitter
passive search
RADIO SETUP
4) RX Sensitivity
5) TX Power
6) Find Net Devices
>
NETWORK SEARCH 1/16
> > > Start Net Search
Net State: Transmitter
passive search
1
2
3
4
5
Figure 71
>
MAIN MENU
1) Controller Status
2) Radio Status
3) Radio Setup
RADIO SETUP
4) RX Sensitivity
5) TX Power
6) Find Net Devices
>
RADIO SETUP
4) RX Sensitivity
5) TX Power
6) Find Net Devices
>
NETWORK SEARCH 1/16
> > > STOP Net Search
Net State: Transmitter
<<<< SEARCHING >>>>
RADIO SETUP
4) RX Sensitivity
5) TX Power
6) Find Net Devices
>
NETWORK SEARCH 9/16
> > > Start Net Search
Net State: Transmitter
passive search
RADIO SETUP
4) RX Sensitivity
5) TX Power
6) Find Net Devices
>
NETWORK SEARCH 1/16
> > > Start Net Search
Net State: Transmitter
passive search
1
2
3
4
5
>
MAIN MENU
1) Controller Status
2) Radio Status
3) Radio Setup
RADIO SETUP
4) RX Sensitivity
5) TX Power
6) Find Net Devices
>
RADIO SETUP
4) RX Sensitivity
5) TX Power
6) Find Net Devices
>
NETWORK SEARCH 1/16
> > > STOP Net Search
Net State: Transmitter
<<<< SEARCHING >>>>
RADIO SETUP
4) RX Sensitivity
5) TX Power
6) Find Net Devices
>
NETWORK SEARCH 9/16
> > > Start Net Search
Net State: Transmitter
passive search
RADIO SETUP
4) RX Sensitivity
5) TX Power
6) Find Net Devices
>
NETWORK SEARCH 1/16
> > > Start Net Search
Net State: Transmitter
passive search
1
2
3
4
5
Figure 70
Figure 67
MAIN MENU
3) Radio Setup
4) Legacy Control
5) Site Survey
>
MAIN MENU
2) Radio Status
3) Radio Setup
4) Legacy Control
>
MAIN MENU
1) Controller Status
2) Radio Status
3) Radio Setup
4) Legacy Control
5) Site Survey
MAIN MENU
1) Controller Status
2) Radio Status
3) Radio Setup
>
MAIN MENU
0) Quick Setup
1) Controller Status
2) Radio Status
3) Radio Setup
>
>
MAIN MENU
1) Controller Status
2) Radio Status
3) Radio Setup
LCD Screen Icons
Selected and Saved
Saved Value
Selected
>
*
->
1
2
3
4
5
6
Figure 68
RADIO SETUP
1) Set Binding Code
2) Set Hop Channel
3) Set Operation Mode
>
RADIO SETUP
1) Set Binding Code
2) Set Hop Channel
3) Set Operation Mode
>
RADIO SETUP
1) Set Binding Code
2) Set Hop Channel
3) Set Operation Mode
>
RADIO SETUP
2) Set Hop Channel
3) Set Operation Mode
4) RX Sensitivity
>
RADIO SETUP
3) Set Operation Mode
4) RX Sensitivity
5) TX Power
>
RADIO SETUP
4) RX Sensitivity
5) TX Power
6) Find Net Devices
>
1
2
3
4
5
6
Figure 64
RADIO SETUP
3) Set Operation Mode
4) RX Sensitivity
5) TX Power
TX POWER LEVEL
0: High
1: Medium
2: Low
*
>
TX POWER LEVEL
0: High
1: Medium
2: Low
*
>
TX POWER LEVEL
0: High
1: Medium
2: Low
->
Is this the clearest and simplest that it could be?
>
1
2
3
4
Figure 66
RADIO SETUP
3) Set Operation Mode
4) RX Sensitivity
5) TX Power
TX POWER LEVEL
0: High
1: Medium
2: Low
*
>
TX POWER LEVEL
0: High
1: Medium
2: Low
*
>
TX POWER LEVEL
0: High
1: Medium
2: Low
->
Is this the clearest and simplest that it could be?
>
1
2
3
4
RADIO SETUP
3) Set Operation Mode
4) RX Sensitivity
5) TX Power
TX POWER LEVEL
0: High
1: Medium
2: Low
*
>
TX POWER LEVEL
0: High
1: Medium
2: Low
*
>
TX POWER LEVEL
0: High
1: Medium
2: Low
->
Is this the clearest and simplest that it could be?
>
1
2
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Figure 65
Figure 62
MAIN MENU
3) Radio Setup
4) Legacy Control
5) Site Survey
>
MAIN MENU
2) Radio Status
3) Radio Setup
4) Legacy Control
>
MAIN MENU
1) Controller Status
2) Radio Status
3) Radio Setup
4) Legacy Control
5) Site Survey
MAIN MENU
1) Controller Status
2) Radio Status
3) Radio Setup
>
MAIN MENU
0) Quick Setup
1) Controller Status
2) Radio Status
3) Radio Setup
>
>
MAIN MENU
1) Controller Status
2) Radio Status
3) Radio Setup
LCD Screen Icons
Selected and Saved
Saved Value
Selected
>
*
->
1
2
3
4
5
6
Figure 63
RADIO SETUP
1) Set Binding Code
2) Set Hop Channel
3) Set Operation Mode
>
RADIO SETUP
1) Set Binding Code
2) Set Hop Channel
3) Set Operation Mode
>
RADIO SETUP
1) Set Binding Code
2) Set Hop Channel
3) Set Operation Mode
>
RADIO SETUP
2) Set Hop Channel
3) Set Operation Mode
4) RX Sensitivity
>
RADIO SETUP
3) Set Operation Mode
4) RX Sensitivity
5) TX Power
>
RADIO SETUP
4) RX Sensitivity
5) TX Power
6) Find Net Devices
>
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2
3
4
5
6