05-6193A01-A - GE Digital Energy

8. Select Radio Configuration from the Main Menu and then select BasicSettings. The screen shown in Figure 4 appears. Review these basicsettings to determine if they are appropriate for your system.• The default RF Output Power default setting is 37 dBm (5 watts), butyou may wish to set it lower if full power is not required for yoursystem. MDS SD2 power is limited to 2 watts in Band B (220-222MHz) to meet regulatory requirements.• The Modem Type default setting is Modem 9600. This corresponds to9600 bps over-the-air data speed in a 12.5 kHz channel. Otherselections are possible by selecting the item and using the spacebarto cycle through the available choices. (A chart of modemselections and their associated bandwidths is provided in Table 2on Page 18.)• The RX (receive) and TX (transmit) frequencies may be unprogrammedwhen shipped from the factory. Set the frequencies bypressing the letter to the left of RX and TX, and entering the correctfrequencies in MHz (xxx.xxxxx) as authorized by your stationlicense. Press ENTER . (If no frequency is set, the value will indicateNone and the power LED will flash as a reminder to set thefrequency.)NOTE:Operation on exact multiples of 25 MHz is not supported by the SD4 transceiver(i.e., 400, 425, 450, 475, and 500 MHz).Figure 4. Radio Configuration>>Basic Settings Menu9. When done, exit the Basic Settings Menu by pressing thekey, which returns you to the Main Menu. Check the other menuscreens to review the default settings and make any necessarychanges.ESCAPEThis completes the initial setup and configuration of the radio via Serial/Telnetconnection.4 SD Series Serial-Telnet Supplement MDS 05-6193A01, Rev. A