05-6193A01-A - GE Digital Energy

Invisible place holderRX and TX Time-Out SettingsFigure 17. Advanced Settings Menu(Radio Configuration>>Advanced Settings)RX and TX timeouts may be used to set limits on how long the receiverand transmitter can operate continuously before shutting down. Thesesettings are located on the Advanced Settings Menu (Figure 17).RX Time-OutRX Time-Out protects against a receiver which fails to receive data fora period exceeding the time-out setting. When the time is exceeded, analarm is issued. The alarm can be used to signal switchover to an alternateunit in redundant systems. The RX time-out is cleared when theradio receives a new Carrier Detect signal.The default setting for RX Time-Out is OFF (no time-out limit). Tochange the setting, proceed as follows:1. Select RX Time-Out Enable from the menu and press the spacebar tochange the display to the desired setting (OFF or ON).2. When the desired selection is shown, press the ENTER key to applythe change.If the RX Time-Out feature is set to ON, you must also specify a time-outtime. Do this as follows:1. Select RX Time-Out Delay from the menu and enter the time (inminutes) that you wish to impose for a delay. This parameter may beset anywhere between 1 and 1440 minutes (24 hours).2. After the delay has been entered, press the ENTER key to apply thechange.20 SD Series Serial-Telnet Supplement MDS 05-6193A01, Rev. A