Carrier 33CNSNGMOD manual

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    Manufactu rer reser ves the rig ht to dis continue , or chan ge at a ny time, spec ificat ions or des igns without notice an d withou t inc urring obligations. PC 111 Catalog No. 533-378 Prin ted in U.S.A. Form 33 CN-1S I Pg 1 4-01 Replaces: New Book 1 4 T ab 11a 13a Installation, Star t-Up and Ser vice Instr u ctions P ar t Numbers 3 3CNWIRMOD , 3[...]

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    2 PREINST ALLA TIO N Every installer should perform site evaluation prior to installing the transceivers. In order to perform this evaluation the following minimum equipment must be purchased from Carrier . The two modem starter kit (33CNWI RMOD) is re- quired to begin performing a site eval uation. The following components are in the two mode m ki[...]

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    3 Table 1 — H ardwar e Specif ication s Serial Comm unications — In order to configure any transceiver , a 9-pin RS-232 cable must be used. This is neces- sary because Pin 4 is used to transmit the configuration data into EEPROM and other pins are use d during the configuration process as well (see T able 2). A 9-pin RS-232 ca ble is included w[...]

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    4 Table 2 — Stand-Alone Transceiver Pin Out Anten na I ns talla tion — A ntennas must be connected to each transceiver for proper operation. W ithout an antenna, two units will not communicate. The higher the gain of the an- tenna, the longer t he range of the t ransceiver signal . All Carrier transceivers ship with a 5 db omni-directional 9-in[...]

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    5 NO TE: Not recommended f or use on sites with secondary buses. Fig. 3 — Wir eless Mu ltiple Bus Ex tensions of Primary Bus NO TE: Not recommended f or use on sites with secondary buses . Fig. 4 — W ireless Workstat ion NO TE: Not recommended for use on s ites with secondar y buses. Fig. 5 — Wireless B us Ex tension o f Primar y Bus[...]

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    6 W ireless links can only be used t o extend a CCN primary bus (bus D). Do not use bri dges when using a wireless link. Utilizing this primary bus wireless connection to acce s s CCN devices through a bri dge will cause communication messages to be generated on the primary bus. The wireless bus extension setup allows primary bus to be extended to [...]

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    7 k. Repeat as necessary for m ore transceivers . l. Check Report Genera tio n. m. Clic k Clos e. n. Clic k Canc el. o. Select Ex it f rom the file m enu. 6. V i ew the report . a. Open W indows Explor er. b. Once in W indows Explorer , Open the followin g file: C:Program FilesConfiguration Manager RReport.txt. 7. T est Ope ration. Connect trans[...]

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    8 Modifying Set tings — Y ou can run the Quick Configu- ration wizard to modify settings or you can change e ntries manually in the fields in the modification tabs provided. When manually changing entries, you must cl ick apply and/or store for the changes to take effect. (S ee Fig. 11.) T o manual ly change data in fi elds: 1. Click the desired [...]

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    9 Generating Rep ort s — Reports can be generated dur- ing the Quick Configure (if the box was chec ked) or can be generated at any time using menu commands. T w o types of re- ports can be generated. Information in each report can be cleared separat ely . Both reports generate te xt (.txt) files. The default location for report s is C:Program F[...]

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    10 US E R F U NC T I O N S — T o ch ange the passw ord as a user: 1. Select Change Password from the File menu. Change password dialog appears. See Fig. 15. 2. Enter the desired criteria. Enter user nam e and new password. Retype the new pass- word in Confirm Password. 3. Click OK. OE M FU N C T IO NS — All uni ts are de liver ed with d efau lt[...]

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    11 Session Holdoff — (Adjustment of these settings is not recommended.) This will only be enabl ed for a host transceiver and is re - quired to manage t he communication from mul tiple remotes. It prevents a host unit from starting a new session until it com- pletes its current session. It keeps other de vices from establish- ing a session with t[...]

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    12 T est Communications Between Units: 1. Open the Configuration Manager . See Fig. 17. 2. Click the T e rminal Mode tab. 3. In T est String, enter some text. 4. Click Resend. The tes t str ing is tran smit ted to the D esti nation Unit. LO O P B AC K TEST — The Loopback T est screen allows you to perform two functions; to test t hat two units ca[...]

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    13 Fig. 18 — RX Configuration Window Fig. 19 — Loopback Test Window[...]

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    14 TROUBLESHOO TING (See T able 7) Table 7 — Troubleshooting System Configur ation — Ref er to th e foll owing to check system configuration: • Do th e power a nd link LE Ds blink 3 time s as des cribe d in the Se tup section? • Does the power indicat or remain on after power up? • Are th e RS232 9 -pin cable s or RS 485 convert ers attac[...]

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    15 Q: Should I incorporate lightning surge protection for my tran sceive r? A: It is a good idea whene ver your coax ial cable lengths ar e 20 feet or more. Cont act your Carrier represent ative. Q: What is the hi ghest baud rate of the Carrier RS-485 adapter? A: 9600 Baud. Q: How many netw ork IDS are availabl e? A: 64,000 Q: How can I improve com[...]

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    Manufactu rer reser ves the rig ht to dis continue , or chan ge at a ny time, spec ificati ons or des igns without notice an d wit hout inc urring obligations. PC 111 Catalog No. 533-378 Prin ted in U.S.A. Form 33 CN-1S I Pg 16 4-01 Replaces: New Copyright 20 01 Car rier Cor po ration Book 1 4 T ab 11a 13a[...]