User's Manual

QUICK START GUIDE
Below are the basic steps for installing the transceiver. Detailed instructions are given in “INSTALLA-
TION” on Page 14 of this guide.
1. Install and connect the antenna system to the radio
Use good quality, low-loss coaxial cable. Keep the feedline as short as possible.
Preset directional antennas in the direction of desired transmission.
2. Connect the data equipment to the radio’s INTERFACE connector
Connection to the radio must be made with a DB-25 Male connector. Connections for typical sys-
tems are shown below.
Connect only the required pins. Do not use a straight-through RS-232 cable with all pins wired.
Verify the data equipment is configured as DTE. (By default, the radio is configured as DCE.)
3. Apply DC power to the radio
Observe proper polarity. The red wire is the positive lead; the black is negative.
4. Set the radio’s basic configuration with a Hand-Held Terminal (HHT)
Set the baud rate/data interface parameters as follows. Use the
BAUD xxxxx abc
command,
where
xxxxx
equals the data speed and
abc
equals the communication parameters as follows:
a
= Data bits (7 or 8)
b
= Parity (N for None, O for Odd, E for Even
c
= Stop bits (1 or 2)
(Example:
BAUD 9600 8N1
) NOTE: 7N1, 8E2 and 8O2 are invalid data parameters.
5. Verify proper operation by observing the LED display
Refer to Table 4 on Page 26 for a description of the status LEDs.
Refine directional antenna headings for best received signal strength using the
RSSI
command.
If difficulties are encountered, please refer to Table 14 on Page 56 for troubleshooting help.
DB-25 DB-25
2
3
2
3
4
5
20
6DSR
DSR
6
TXD
RXD
GND
RTS
CTS
TXD
RXD
GND
4
CTS
5
RTS
DB-9 DB-25
DB-9 to DB-25 ExampleDB-25 to DB-25 Example
11
4
5
2
3
3
2
5
20
7
RXD
TXD
DCD
GND
DSR
RTS
RXD
TXD
DCD
GND
As required for application
5
18
7
6
CTS
DSR
RTS
CTS8
6
4
5
77
GND
GND
8 8
DCD
DCD
As required for application
RTU
(DTE)
TRANSCEIVER
(DCE)
RTU
(DTE)
TRANSCEIVER
(DCE)