User's Manual

Configuring the FALCON PLUS Transmitter:

Via the TrangoLink interface panel for the VTX5900 transmitter, the user can configure

the following settings:

MENU CONTROLS:

File: Choosing this pull-down menu brings up three options:

Sound: This toggles the PC sound on and off, so that the PC can beep (or

not) if a change in any of the indicators is received.

Select Port: This selects the serial port through which the PC is

connected to the transmitter or receiver. The cable required to connect

may be purchased from your Trango Systems sales representative.

Exit: Exits TrangoLink.

Link Verification: This option brings up a dialog box by which the Link

Verification Code can be set. This is a 32-bit code sent from the transmitter to the

receiver to verify that the signal is being received from the proper location. The link

verification codes on the transmitter and receiver must match for reception of alarms

or low battery signals. If the codes do not match video will still be received, but the

user will be notified that it is not coming from the proper location.

Pass-Through Mode: Choosing this pull-down menu brings up the following dialog

box shown in Figure 5 through which the data rate and parity can be chosen. To use

this function, the Stereo/Alarm switch on the transmitter and receiver must be set to

“Alm/Data Mode On.”

• FIGURE 5 •

Help: Choosing this pull-down menu brings up two options:

Help Topics: This offers you an index of online help topics.

About: This displays the copyright notice and version number of your

copy of TrangoLink.

SCREEN CONTROLS:

Current Channel: This must be the same on the transmitter and receiver in order for

video, alarms, and/or data to be transmitted properly.

Select Mode: The Normal button places the transmitter in Normal mode or awakens

it from Standby mode. The Standby button places the transmitter in either Secure