User's Manual

02/10/2012
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5.2.3 Remote
holdoff set
The HOLDOFF command allows a Remote Station to hold off selecting a
Master Station for a given period of time (in seconds) whenever it does a
neighbor-down.
(Neighbor
from its assigned Master within a set period of time
2 minutes.) This lets the Remote pick a Remote Relay Station for the set
holdoff time in conditions where a Remote can hear
Base cannot hear the Remote
5.2.4 Power
turn on option
Note:
This option is only available on MCC
MCC-545C-
03 or later radios have Jumper JP4 installed on shipment
jumper ensures that the radio will
applied to the power connector.
There is also the ability for the radio to be powered up from an external
control signal (e.g., car ignition, data logger, etc.), connected to the I/O
port.
This can be used to turn the r
purposes of reducing standby operating current
allow this feature
This external signal (+4 to 12VDC voltage) is applied to the optical isolated
port 2, available on the 25 pin connector (I/O Por
500 ohm resistor to limit the current
apply +V to IN2+ (Pin 3 on DB
on DB-
25 connector).
This external control signal allows for the radio to be tu
a predefined time interval
1.
Remove Jumper JP4
2.
Connect control signal to IN2 .
3.
Set Power Time Out (PTO) in seconds to turn the radio off after the
IN2 is removed.
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holdoff set
tings
The HOLDOFF command allows a Remote Station to hold off selecting a
Master Station for a given period of time (in seconds) whenever it does a
(Neighbor
-
down is when a Remote Station doesn’t hear
from its assigned Master within a set period of time
–
the default setting is
2 minutes.) This lets the Remote pick a Remote Relay Station for the set
holdoff time in conditions where a Remote can hear
a Base Station, but the
Base cannot hear the Remote
.
turn on option
s
This option is only available on MCC
-545C-
03 or later units.
03 or later radios have Jumper JP4 installed on shipment
jumper ensures that the radio will
power up when the battery voltage is
applied to the power connector.
There is also the ability for the radio to be powered up from an external
control signal (e.g., car ignition, data logger, etc.), connected to the I/O
This can be used to turn the r
adio off under electronic control for
purposes of reducing standby operating current
.
JP4 must be removed to
This external signal (+4 to 12VDC voltage) is applied to the optical isolated
port 2, available on the 25 pin connector (I/O Por
t).
There is an internal
500 ohm resistor to limit the current
.
To connect the control signal to IN2,
apply +V to IN2+ (Pin 3 on DB
-25 connector) and –
V (ground) to IN2
25 connector).
This external control signal allows for the radio to be tu
rned on/off within
a predefined time interval
. To enable this feature:
Remove Jumper JP4
Connect control signal to IN2 .
Set Power Time Out (PTO) in seconds to turn the radio off after the
IN2 is removed.
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The HOLDOFF command allows a Remote Station to hold off selecting a
Master Station for a given period of time (in seconds) whenever it does a
down is when a Remote Station doesn’t hear
the default setting is
2 minutes.) This lets the Remote pick a Remote Relay Station for the set
a Base Station, but the
03 or later units.
03 or later radios have Jumper JP4 installed on shipment
. This
power up when the battery voltage is
There is also the ability for the radio to be powered up from an external
control signal (e.g., car ignition, data logger, etc.), connected to the I/O
adio off under electronic control for
JP4 must be removed to
This external signal (+4 to 12VDC voltage) is applied to the optical isolated
There is an internal
To connect the control signal to IN2,
V (ground) to IN2
- (Pin 4
rned on/off within
Set Power Time Out (PTO) in seconds to turn the radio off after the