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ODU Remote Users Guide

APPLICATION REVISIONS
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Outdoor Unit Remote Panel
For Windows 98!P
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Introdu"tion
T+e Outdoor Unit Remote Pane, -ODU Remote. provides a comp,ete so,ution /or remote,0 monitorin1 and
contro,,in1 up to ten outdoor unit po2er amp,i/iers -PA.s /rom a sin1,e P'* ODU Remote communicates
usin1 t+e +ost P's seria, communication port -'OM1!'OM%. or an Et+ernet LAN inter/ace* 3indo2s
disp,a0in1 meter readin1s and status in/ormation /or eac+ amp,i/ier ma0 4e disp,a0ed simu,taneous,0*
User speci/ied media /i,es can automatica,,0 4e p,a0ed to a,ert an operator 2+en a PA /au,t condition
e5ists*
Installation
Insta,,ation o/ ODU Remote is simp,e* 'op0 t+e /i,es ,ocated on t+e ODU Remote CD to a director0 on
0our P's +ard dis6 drive*
Conne"tin# to PA
1* To start ODU Remote dou4,e!c,ic6 on t+e ODU Remote I'ON7
ODU Remote 2i,, start 2it+ a 4,an6 2indo2*
#* 8rom t+e Setu$ menu se,ect Con%i#uration*
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9* &e,ect t+e Inter%a"e ta4*
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%* &e,ect t+e &aud Rate: Parit': Word Len#t(: Proto"ol: and CRLF settin1s t+at matc+ t+e PAs
con/i1uration*
;* I/ connectin1 usin1 t+e P's seria, communication port: se,ect t+e appropriate Port and se,ect Comm
Port as t+e Conne"tion T'$e* I/ connectin1 via Et+ernet: enter t+e appropriate IP address in t+e IP
Address edit 4o5 and se,ect Et(ernet as t+e Conne"tion T'$e*
"* '+ec6 t+e Ena)led c+ec6 4o5*
<* &e,ect t+e Am$li%iers *+, ta4*
* Enter t+e address o/ eac+ PA connected to t+e +ost P' in t+e Address edit 4o5es*
)* T+e PAs name 2i,, appear in t+e tit,e 4ar o/ a,, 2indo2s associated 2it+ t+at PA i/ a name is entered in
t+e Name edit 4o5* I/ no name is 1iven t+en a de/au,t name 2i,, 4e assi1ned*
1$* '+ec6 t+e Ena)led c+ec6 4o5 /or eac+ PA connected to t+e +ost P'*
11* &e,ect t+e Am$li%iers -+*. ta4 and repeat steps t+rou1+ 1$* Note7 Do NOT c+ec6 t+e Ena)led
c+ec6 4o5 i/ an amp,i/ier does not e5ist or is not turned on* Doin1 so 2i,, si1ni/icant,0 s,o2 do2n
communications 4et2een t+e +ost P' and t+e PA-s.*
1#* Press t+e O/ 4utton* ODU Remote 2i,, esta4,is+ communications 2it+ eac+ ena4,ed PA*
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0eters Window
Once connected a Meters 3indo2 2i,, appear /or eac+ PA* T+e Meters 3indo2 consists o/ t+e &tatus
=ar: =ar Grap+s: and 'ontro, =uttons*
T+e contro, point: s0stem state: R8 output po2er: and R8 po2er mode are disp,a0ed on t+e &tatus =ar*
Events suc+ as /au,ts: a,arms: and in+i4its are disp,a0ed in t+e Event =o5*

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&tatus =ar
=ar Grap+s
'ontro, =uttons
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Eac+ 4ar 1rap+ can 4e con/i1ured /or a di//erent readin1 40 ri1+t c,ic6in1 on t+e 4ar 1rap+ and se,ectin1
t+e desired readin1*
T+e contro, 4uttons are ,ocated at t+e 4ottom o/ t+e 2indo2* TRANS0IT p,aces t+e PA in transmit state*
STAN1&2 p,aces t+e PA in stand40 state* RESET resets a PA ,atc+ed /au,t condition* RF IN3I&IT
in+i4its t+e PAs R8 output* 0ute 0P mutes t+e ODU Remote Media P,a0er*
3+en minimi>ed t+e Meters 3indo2 2i,, 4e ,ocated at t+e 4ottom ,e/t o/ t+e screen*

A red circ,e 2i,, /,as+ i/ a /au,t condition occurs 2+i,e t+e Meters 3indo2 is minimi>ed*
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Settin#s Window
8rom t+e Edit menu se,ect Settin#s* T+e &ettin1s 2indo2 consists o/ /our ta4s* T+e 4eneral ta4
contains R8 po2er: /au,t: and a,arm settin1s* R8 readin1s?settin1s can 4e disp,a0ed as 2atts: d=3: and
d=m 40 c+ec6in1 t+e appropriate c+ec6 4o5*
T+e Con%i#uration ta4 contains time: s2itc+ s0stem: and re,a0 con/i1uration settin1s*
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T+e En#ineerin# ta4 contains /actor0!ad@usted settin1s* &ettin1s: timers: and meter ,o1 can 4e reset to
/actor0 de/au,ts 40 c+ec6in1 t+e appropriate Reset c+ec6 4o5es: t0pin1 in t+e pass2ord A*567,-B: and
pressin1 t+e E8e"ute 4utton*
T+e 'I8 ta4 is used to c+an1e a PAs 'I8 con/i1uration* &e,ect t+e ne2 'I8 con/i1uration parameters
and press t+e Re"on%i#ure 4utton* T+e ne2 settin1s 2i,, ta6e a//ect once t+e PAs po2er is c0c,ed*
To c+an1e a settin1 /irst c,ic6 on t+e settin1s edit 4o5: t+en t0pe in t+e ne2 settin1s and press Enter or
use t+e up?do2n 4uttons ,ocated to t+e ri1+t o/ t+e edit 4o5* Pressin1 ESC 2i,, a4ort c+an1in1 a settin1*
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0eter Lo#
8rom t+e View menu se,ect 0eter Lo#* T+e meter ,o1 disp,a0s up to si5teen meter ,o1 entries at a time*
Use t+e scro,, 4ar on t+e ri1+t side o/ t+e 2indo2 to scro,, t+rou1+ t+e ,o1* ',ic6 on an entr0 to 1et /urt+er
detai,s* T+is in/ormation is disp,a0ed in t+e E9ent 1etail 4o5*
Auto U$date
ODU Remote automatica,,0 c+ec6s t+e PA meter ,o1 /or c+an1es once a second* I/ a c+an1e is
detected t+en ODU Remote re/res+es t+e disp,a0 2it+ ne2 data* ',earin1 t+e Auto U$date c+ec6
4o5 2i,, disa4,e t+is /eature*
Auto Lo# Time
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T+e PA stores an entr0 in t+e meter ,o1 an0time an event occurs* Durin1 norma, operation events
ma0 occur in/reCuent,0* &ettin1 t+e Auto Lo# Time to a va,ue ot+er t+an $*$M 2i,, cause t+e PA to
automatica,,0 ,o1 an entr0 at t+e speci/ied interva,*
Sear"(
T+e Sear"( /eature is used to Cuic6,0 searc+ t+rou1+ t+e meter ,o1 /or a speci/ic t0pe o/ event suc+
as a /au,t or a,arm* To use t+e searc+ /eature t+e entire meter ,o1 must 4e do2n,oaded /rom t+e PA*
T+is is accomp,is+ed 40 /irst c,earin1 t+e Auto U$date c+ec6 4o5 t+en pressin1 t+e U$date All
4utton*
Once t+e meter ,o1 is do2n,oaded se,ect an event usin1 t+e E9ent edit 4o5* Use t+e up?do2n arro2
4uttons to t+e ri1+t o/ t+e E9ent edit 4o5 to searc+ /or t+e se,ected event*
Sa9e File
&ave 8i,e saves t+e PA meter ,o1 to a ta4 de,imited te5t /i,e* PA readin1s and settin1s are p,aced at
t+e end o/ t+e /i,e*
Press t+e Sa9e File 4utton* T+e save ,o1 ran1e dia,o1 4o5 2i,, appear* &e,ect t+e ran1e o/ ,o1
entries to 4e saved*
Press O/ once t+e desired ran1e is se,ected* T+e save ,o1 /i,e dia,o1 4o5 2i,, appear 2it+ t+e
/i,ename set to t+e current time and date* &peci/0 a ne2 /i,ename and director0 i/ desired: and t+en
press Sa9e* ODU Remote 2i,, /irst do2n,oad t+e entire ,o1 i/ reCuired: t+en /ormat and save t+e data
to t+e /i,e*
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Swit"( 1ia#ram
8rom t+e View menu se,ect Swit"( 1ia#ram* A sc+ematic representation o/ t+e s0stem 2i,, 4e
disp,a0ed* To rotate a s2itc+ /irst c,ear t+e Auto 0ode c+ec6 4o5: t+en dou4,e!c,ic6 on t+e s2itc+
s0m4o,*
Note7 T+e s2itc+ dia1ram t0pe is se,ected /rom t+e Settin#sEn#ineerin# ta4* Am$li%ier Ident is used to
identi/0 t+e PA 2it+in t+e dia1ram*
Alerts
8rom t+e Setu$ menu se,ect Con%i#uration t+en se,ect t+e Alerts ta4* &e,ect t+e PA to 4e con/i1ured
usin1 t+e Am$li%ier ,ist 4o5*

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0edia Pla'er
T+e 0edia Pla'er /eature p,a0s a user speci/ied media c,ip i/ a PA /au,t occurs or t+e PA is ,atc+ed
into /au,t state* T+e Media P,a0er supports a num4er o/ /ormats inc,udin1 *3A(: *MP9: MPG: and
*A(I* 'onnectin1 t+e +ost P's audio output to spea6ers or ,oca, PA s0stem provides an additiona,
means o/ a,ertin1 operators 2+en a PA +as /ai,ed*
To use t+e Media P,a0er /irst se,ect a media /i,e t+en se,ect t+e condition t+at 2i,, activate t+e Media
P,a0er* 3+en t+e Media P,a0er is activated it 2i,, p,a0 and continuous,0 repeat t+e speci/ied media
c,ip unti, t+e /au,t condition is c,eared or t+e 0ute 0P contro, 4utton is pressed*
3+en muted t+e 0ute 0P contro, 4utton 2i,, /,as+* T+e mute condition 2i,, not ta6e a//ect unti, t+e
Media P,a0er is at t+e end o/ t+e media c,ip* Mute is c,eared eit+er 40 pressin1 t+e 0ute 0P contro,
4utton a1ain or c,earin1 t+e /au,t condition*
Restore Window
T+e Restore Window /eature restores a minimi>ed Meters 3indo2 i/ a PA /au,t occurs or t+e PA is
,atc+ed into /au,t state*
Notes
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To improve t+e response time o/ Meter Lo1 and &ettin1s 2indo2s 2+en connected to mu,tip,e
PAs: it is recommended t+at t+e Meters 3indo2s o/ ot+er PAs 4e minimi>ed*
&ettin1 c+an1es are on,0 accepted i/ t+e PA contro, point is set to RE0OTE: &ettin1s 2i,, 4e
co,ored in 1ra0 i/ t+e contro, point is incorrect*
&ettin1s 2i,, 4e co,ored in 1ra0 i/ t+e PA is not con/i1ured to support t+em*
8or proper ODU Remote operation use t+e ST!ET! protoco,*
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