Vemco VR100 - Setting Up Channels for Continuous Sensor Tags

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5. Press the left selection button to “Edit” this channel, or press the right button to “Accept” the channel
configuration.
6. Use the arrow buttons to select “Cont pinger” and press the right selection button for “Next”.
7. Enter the desired frequency in kilohertz and select “Next”.
8. Enter the desired Blanking Interval and select “Next”. If the chosen blanking interval is outside the
recommended range, a confirmation screen appears to verify the blanking interval is the desired
value.
9. Review the information on the screen.
10. Press the right selection button to “Accept” the configuration, or press the left selection button to
repeat the configuration process.
11. Verify that the cursor is over the channel you just set up. If it isn’t, use the up/down arrows until the
cursor is in position or press the corresponding number on the keypad.
12. Press the left selection button for “Set on” to turn this channel on. If you don’t want to turn the
channel on at this time, perform steps 11 and 12 at a future time, or see section 2.3.5.
2.3.2 Setup a Channel to Monitor a Continuous Sensor Tag
A channel can be set up to monitor one continuous sensor transmitter. Other continuous sensor transmitters
are monitored on other channels.
From the Main screen:
1. Select Config (see section 6.1.2.1).
2. Press “1” on the keypad.
3. Select the desired channel number on the keypad, or use the arrow buttons to move through the list of
channels until the cursor is over the desired channel.
4. Press the right selection button for “Configure”. The current channel configuration is displayed in a
summary screen.
5. Use the arrow buttons to select the type of continuous sensor transmitter to be monitored, either
“Cont 1 Sensor” or “Cont 2 Sensor”.
6. Press the right selection button for “Next”.
7. Enter the serial number of the desired tag, or use the arrows to select it from the list, and select
“Next”.
NOTE: The tag must be set up in the receiver before it can be monitored. See section 2.2.2 or 3.8.1
for how to set up a continuous sensor transmitter in the VR100 receiver.
8. Review the summary screen to verify that the information is correct.
9. Press the right selection button for “Accept”.
10. Select the channel to be set up by either using the up/down arrows or pressing the corresponding
number on the keypad.
11. Press the left selection button for “Set on” to turn this channel on. If you don’t want to turn the
channel on at this time, perform steps 10 and 11 at a future time, or see section 2.3.5.