Transmitter Functions
17-5
Select Transmitter Timeout Timer
Controls the maximum amount of time an input carrier signal may
be present.
• The Transmitter Timeout Timer starts timing when the COR becomes
active, and continues to run until reset.
• The timer is reset either by command (on page 17-7) or releasing the carrier
signal until the Courtesy Delay time elapses. See Figure 2 on page 17-2.
• Enter one, two, or three digits from 1 to 546 to set the transmitter timeout
timer to 0.1 to 54.6 minutes.
• To disable the timer completely, enter three zeroes.
Command Form:
Command Form Data Digit
Select Transmitter Timeout Timer (PW) 40 xxx * 000 = infinity
(001–546) =
(0.1–54.6) minutes
Acknowledgment: Sends OK
Errors:
Error Meaning
? err 1 wrong number of digits entered
? err 2 illegal digit entered
Default Condition: Transmitter Timeout Timer is 3.0 minutes
Examples:
Some of the ways to program the transmitter timeout timer follow: To change
the transmitter timeout timer from its existing value to 4.5 minutes, enter:
(PW) 40 45 *
To change the transmitter timeout timer to 10.0 minutes, enter:
(PW) 40 100 *
To set the timer for infinity (no timeout), enter:
(PW) 40 000 *