User guide
DATA-LINC GROUP
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PLR580D / DA User Guide
PN 161-09889-001B
rev 3/2005 ver 6.33c
Main Menu Option (0): Set Operation Mode
When item (0) is selected, the Operation Mode Menu appears as shown in figure 12. The Operation Mode option is used to
designate the method in which the particular PLR580 will be used. The PLR580 operates in a master to remote configuration;
therefore, any radio modems that are intended to operate together must be set up as such. In a point-to-point setup, either
the master or remote may be used on either end of the communications link. One consideration when setting up the radio
modems is that a number of parameters are controlled by the settings in the master; therefore, you may wish to deploy the
master on the communications end where you will have easier access to the radio modem.
Figure 12: Mode Menu
Shown below are example settings. Please refer to supplied configuration sheets for your modem’s configuration.
(0) Point-to-Point Master
The PLR580 operates in a master/remote configuration. When designated as a master in point-to-point mode, the radio
modem will call any or all remotes it is instructed to call in the call book. The master determines the settings used for all
Radio Transmission Characteristics, regardless of the settings in the remotes and/or repeaters.
(1) Point-to-Point Remote
When set up as a point-to-point remote, a PLR580 will communicate with any master in its call book, either directly or
through one or two repeaters. When functioning as a remote, the Entry to Call feature in the radio modem’s call book
(Figure 13) is not operational. The remote will communicate with any master on the list that calls.
(2) Point-to-Multipoint Master
The PLR580 may be set to run in multipoint mode, which allows one master to simultaneously be in
communication with numerous remotes. A point-to-multipoint master will communicate only with other radio
modems designated as point-to-multipoint remotes or point-to-multipoint repeaters.
(3) Point-to-Multipoint Remote
Setting (3) allows the radio modem to operate as a remote in a multipoint network.
Please refer to the section entitled multipoint Operation, for more information on running a multipoint network.