User's Manual Part 1

RS81/RS82 VHF
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4.3.6 SimNet
SimNet is Simrad’s proprietary network bus system. Note, that
the SimNet functions detailed below are handset specific.
From the VHF Items menu press O
K to enter the submenus
and select “SIMNET” pressing O
K again. Use the ▲ and ▼ keys
to select one of the following menu options: “BANK SEL” (sec-
tion 4.3.6.1), “DEVICE INS” (section 4.3.6.2) or “SYSTEM INS”
(section 4.3.6.3).
Press O
N/C to exit return to the upper menu level.
4.3.6.1 Banks select
To edit the light banks select “BANKS” from the SimNet mode,
then press O
K. Use the ▲ and ▼ keys to select a station and
press O
K
to edit the required bank.
Then using the
▲ and ▼ keys scroll through to the required
bank and press O
K to select it. The display will show
“SELECTED” for 2 seconds, then return to show the station
number.
Press O
N/C to return to the upper menu levels.
4.3.6.2 Device instance
For multiple systems, this function allocates a number to a
radio when there are more than one of the same products on
the network.
From the SimNet menu press O
K to enter the submenus and
use the
▲ and ▼ keys to select “DEVICE INS”. Press OK to
enter the editing mode (the default number is “000”), then use
the
▲ and ▼ keys to allocate a number and press OK to con-
firm. “SELECT XXX” (where “XXX” is the chosen number) will
be shown for 2 seconds (Fig 4.9).
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Fig 4.9 - Allocating a device number to one of several identical
devices on the same network
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