Console Diagnostic Mode
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14. Current console battery voltage. Ignore this value if using the AC Adapter
only to power the console.
15. Repeater ID currently communicating with the console. If a repeater or
group of repeaters is used to relay station information to the console, the
Repeater ID displayed is the repeater that the console is set to receive. If
the console is not listening to repeaters, this section remains blank. Please
see Application Note 25 available on the Davis Instruments Support web
page for more information on using repeaters.
Note: The Repeater ID does not display in the ticker banner in firmware versions earlier than May 2005,
or Version 1.6. If you want your console to support repeater communication, upgrade your con-
sole to the most recent console firmware version.
16. The console’s reception status. See “Troubleshooting Reception Prob-
lems” on page 35 for information on the status types.
Screen 2: Reception Diagnostic Screen
The Reception Diagnostic screen displays information pertinent to the con-
sole’s wireless reception. To view this screen from the Statistical Diagnostic
screen, press 2ND and then press CHILL. The degree sign displaying in the
upper left corner next to value 1 verifies that the Reception Diagnostic screen
is currently displayed.
The information that is displayed in this screen includes:
Screen 2: Reception Diagnostics Screen
1. 8-bit timer value of next reception.
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2. Radio frequency error of the last packet received successfully. In normal
operation, this value is +1, -1, or 0. This value affects the value of #5 on
the next page.
3. Percentage of good data packets.
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