User's Manual

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Press the ENTER key to start the test. Hold still during the test – moving around
can result in inaccurate results. During the test the RF Terminal is transmitting 50
messages and waiting for acknowledgement from the Base Station. During the test
the following message displays on the RF Terminal screen:
Site Testing in
Progress, Please
Wait…………..
Please Wait… will display on your screen until the test is finished. If it takes
more than a few seconds, there is something wrong. When the test is finished,
you will see the results displayed in the following format:
1st Try nn% Good
2nd Try mm% Good
Press Enter When
Ready, F1 to Exit
The first line shows the percent of successful transmissions on the first try. The
second line shows the percent of successful transmissions on the second try. If
you are planning to use only one RF Terminal, even 50% successful on the
second try is probably tolerable for most applications. If you were planning to
use several RF Terminals in your system, 50% would result in long delays and
would not be acceptable.
Here are some rough guidelines you can use to evaluate your results:
Number of Terminals
in a given area
Minimum Acceptable
Percentage
1 75% on 2nd try
2 90% on 2nd try
3 98% on 2nd try
4 80% on 1st try
5-8 95% on 1st try
9+ 98% on 1st try
If you don’t get the minimum results shown above:
1. Try hanging the Base Station upside down or tilted toward the area
of usage – this alone can double the effective range.
2. If you are close to the Base Station and your results are very poor,
try a different frequency. You may find less interference on another
channel. There are many to choose from, only try 1 or 2 others.
3. Try locating the Base Station closer to the area of difficulty.
Remember that moving the Base Station will require you to recheck
the other locations already tested.