DAVIS Wireless Repeater (7626, 7627) - Manual (Page 24)

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5. Continue setting the next sequential repeater ID for each repeater in the chain.
Verifying Communication with a Transmitter and
Repeaters
Always start verifying communication at the beginning of the chain, which is repeater A.
Once communication between repeater A and a station is established, move to the next
repeater in the chain and make sure it can receive packets from repeater A. Repeat this
process until you have reached the end of the chain closest to the receiver.
1. Place the first repeater in an area where it is likely to receive the station signal.
The repeater that received the default ID of A is the only repeater in the network that
must be configured with the station’s Transmitter ID.
2. Turn the Transmitter ID for the station ON on the Transmitter ID switch.
3. Put the repeater into Test Mode by turning on the repeater DIP Switch #4. The repeater
goes through the following process:
• It looks for a station signal for ten minutes, with the STAT LED flashing red when
it detects a signal not associated with a station during this time.
• It flashes yellow if it has found some stations but not all (if more than one station
has been selected), and then;
• It flashes green when all stations are found. For each station found, the TX LED
flashes immediately after the STAT LED, indicating that it is transmitting the sta-
tion ID(s).
Note: See “Maintenance and Troubleshooting” if you do not see the described LED pattern after ten minutes.
Wait for repeater A to fully acquire a signal from the station before proceeding to the next repeater in the
chain, otherwise the second repeater will not be able to acquire repeater A.
4. Turn repeater DIP Switch #4 off once the test is complete, otherwise it will signifi-
cantly shorten battery life.
5. Close the repeater enclosure.
6. Select the second repeater in the chain (Repeater ID B) and put it into Test Mode. The
LEDs displays the same light pattern as described in step 3.
Note: Set the Transmitter ID on only one repeater (the first repeater) in the chain. The second repeater in the
chain automatically repeats the first repeater.
7. Repeat the test process to verify communication for every repeater in the chain.