User's Manual

WESROC® RMS Mini-Base Unit – User Manual
Independent Technologies, Inc.
Revision Orig. June 30, 2009 Page 4
Once a proper location has been found for the Mini-Base, connect the Mini-Base
to AC power using the attached wall-mounted power supply. Then connect the
Mini-Base to a phone line that has access to the Public Switched Telephone
Network. It is important to verify that power to the Mini-Base will be constant and
reliable. It is an easy mistake to plug the Mini-Base into a switched outlet.
The Mini-Base is capable of being wall-mounted or the Mini-Base can simply sit
on a counter top.
Initialization
Initializing the Wesroc® Mini-Base Unit to the Tank Transmitter
A fresh, un-configured, Mini-Base will display two underscores “__”. To place the
Mini-Base in initialization mode, press and hold all three buttons at the same
time. This brings up the Mini-Base Menu. Press either the “Up” button or the
“Down” button until the display shows “IN”. With the display showing “IN”, press
the “Mode” button. This places the Mini-Base in initialization mode. While the
Mini-Base is in initialization mode, the display will show a dash on the left side
and up to three dashes on the right side. The three dashes on the right side
sequentially scroll up. This indicates that the Mini-Base is listening for a Tank
Transmitter initialization packet.
When the Mini-Base receives an initialization packet from a Tank Transmitter, the
left side of the display will change from a dash “-“ to an asterisk “*”.
It is recommended to always verify the signal strength of the Tank Transmitter
transmission! To do this (once an initialization packet has been received, and
while the Mini-Base is still in initialization mode), press the Mode button once.
The display then shows an antenna on the left side and the signal strength on the
right side. The signal strength range is from 0 to 9. More signal strength is always
better. The stronger the signal, the less prone the Mini-Base will be to missing
transmissions from the Tank Transmitter. We recommend that the signal strength
reading be at least 3 for reliable operation.
Once the Mini-Base has been initialized to the Tank Transmitter, the Mini-Base
should be removed from initialization mode. To do this, press and hold the Mode
button for 3 seconds. This will return the Mini-Base to normal operation. While in
normal operation, the Mini-Base will continuously show the tank level as reported
by the Tank Transmitter. With no activity, the Mini-Base will return from
initialization mode to normal operation in ten minutes.