Doc. No.:
Release Transmitter User Manual
Date:
02.07.2019
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To release a drop-off, switch on the transmitter. Scroll the drop-off list until you have
found the ID of the drop-off you want to release. Press the
button 5 seconds until
Fire? is shown in the display. This is the last opportunity to abort the release. Press
Exit/Cancel to abort. Press Enter/OK within 5 seconds to transmit the release
command to the drop-off, otherwise the display will return to the ID list. If you press
Enter/OK , the display will switch to Transm.
… . The transmitter now sends the signal
to the drop-off for 33 seconds. The only chance to abort the command in this stage is
to press the
button, but it is possible that the drop-off will have already received
the command and releases anyway. After the command has reached the drop-off, it
takes about 25 seconds to completely release the collar.
Note
: There will be no confirmation from the drop-off if the signal was received and the
drop-off triggered. If you are not sure whether the collar has been released, you can
resend the release command.
10 The information menu
With F1 , you can enter the information menu of the transmitter. If you press F1 , the
display will show Battery . Press Enter/OK to view the current battery voltage. Press
Exit/Cancel to return to the menu. With the Up
and Down
buttons, you can
scroll between the topics:
Battery
Voltage of the transmitter battery
Hardware
Version of the transmitter hardware
Software
Version of the
transmitter’s software
SerialNo
Serial Number of the transmitter
While the battery voltage is necessary for you to know to ensure enough power for the
drop-off release, the other three topics are only of interest for diagnostics if there are
problems with the transmitter.
11 The UHF ID-tag receiver
The Release Transmitter can be used to check if VECTRONIC UHF ID-tags are in
range. To do this, press F2 . The display will switch to ID-Rec. . Press Enter/OK to
start searching for UHF-tags. The display will switch to ID. . While the transmitter
is receiving ID numbers of UHF-tags the dot will blink. The ID numbers of the received