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Wireless I/O Extender User’s Guide
PN 161-09981-007A
January 2010
Appendix D – Radio Settings
The Radio settings menu with most of the details of the settings discussed.
Menu (0): Set Operation Mode
(0) Point-to-Point Master
Sets the radio as a Master in Point-to-Point mode. The unit must use call book and can connect to a remote unit
designated in the call book.
The Master determines the setting used for most of the radio transmission characteristics, regardless of the settings in the
remotes and/or repeaters.
The settings in the remote not determined by the Master are: RF Xmit Power, Slave Security, Retry Time Out,
and the Hop Table settings
(1) Point-to-Point Slave
Sets the radio as a remote in Point-to-Point mode. The unit must use call book and can connect with any point-to-point
master designated in the call book, but only able one connection with a master at a time.
(2) Point–to-MultiPoint Master
Sets the radio as a Master in MultiPoint mode. The unit communicates simultaneously with numerous remotes and
repeaters.
(3) Point-to-MultiPoint Slave
Sets the radio as a remote in MultiPoint mode. The unit communicates with a MultiPoint Master. The remote may commu-
nicate with its Master through one or more Repeaters.
(4) Point-to-Point Slave/Repeater
Sets the radio as a remote or repeater depending on the instructions from the Master. The unit cannot act as both a re-
mote and a repeater at the same time. True Slave/Repeater functionality is only available in a MultiPoint mode.
Note: Congured as a point-to-point repeater, the radio has no security features, it will allow any point-to-point
master to use it as a repeater.
(5) Point-to-Point Repeater
Sets the radio as a repeater in Point-to-Point mode. The unit will allow any point-to-point master to use it as a repeater
(the repeater must still be set up in the master’s call book). The use of up to two repeaters in a communications link,
signicantly extending the operation range or reliability. All settings for the call book, baud rates, and radio transmission
characteristics are disabled.
(6) Point-to-Point Slave/Master Switchable
Sets the radio into mode 6. The unit is controlled entirely through software commands. A number of key parameters may
be changed either directly with a terminal emulation or through the use of script les. When the in mode 6 is not calling a
remote, it will function as a remote and accept any appropriate calls from other radios.
When using mode 6, the following items must be followed:
•Mode 6 only works with the RS232 interface. (The DTR line is not available in RS485/422, Ethernet,
DD(AA)1000, or PLR580D(A) models.)
•The radio remains in remote mode waiting for a connection until called by another radio in mode 6 in its call book
or instructed to call another radio through an AT command. All script le or AT commands issued to the radio in
mode 6 must be in ALL CAPS.