User's Manual

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 Radio
Display the model of the connected radio device
 Range
Displays the range number of the connected radio device
 Channel Bandwidth
Displays the channel bandwidth of the connected device: Half-channel (12.5 kHz) or Full-channel (25 kHz)
 Transceiver Type
Radio button selection for user configuration of transmit and receive characteristics of the device in accordance
with the type of network application:
Tx Only – For use in a full-duplex application to disable receptions on the unit used as the transmitter. Tx
Only designation pre-loads the synthesizer and allows faster attack time to speed up transmission
response.
Rx Only – For use in a full-duplex application to disable transmissions on the unit used as the receiver. Rx
Only designation prevents accidental transmissions.
Transceiver – For use in all other applications.
 Disable Tx w/Carrier Present
Provides the following options to configure unit reaction to an RF carrier presence when a transmission is to begin:
Disabled - Select this option to instruct the unit to allow a transmission when a carrier is present.
Enabled (Discard data) - Select this option to instruct the unit not to allow a transmission if a carrier is
present. Any user data the unit receives on the COM Port while a carrier is present, is ignored and
discarded.
Enabled (Buffer data) - Select this option to instruct the unit not to allow a transmission if a carrier is
present. Any user data the unit receives on the COM Port while a carrier is present is buffered and sent
when the carrier is no longer present.
 Carrier Sense
Denotes the RSSI level when the unit senses a carrier. Carrier Sense is used for data recovery, in the interpretation
of diagnostics, and to turn on the front panel CS LED. The threshold may be raised to prevent false Carrier Sense
operation in the presence of noise, inter-modulation, or other sources of interference (i.e. for ambient noise at -
100 dBm, set the Carrier Sense for -95 dBm).
 Tx Timeout
Used to set maximum period of time the unit will allow in a transmission. The range is 0 to 120 seconds in 1 second
intervals (0 being disabled). Tx Timeout is used to protect both the unit and the network in case a transmitter
becomes stuck on the air. For Integra-TRs equipped with the cooling option for extended transmit applications, the
Tx Timeout must be disabled. Warning: Disabling the timer may disrupt the network or damage the unit should it
become stuck in transmit due to excessive user data received on the COM port or the if the RTS signal remains
active.