TB8100 Service Kit User’s Manual Getting Started with Channels 99
Getting Started with Channels
To set up channels, you first edit the default channel and signalling profiles. This
defines the configuration items that are the same for all channels. Then in the
channel table
you create the channels you need, for example, by editing the one
channel in the table and block copying it to give a set of channels all with the
same channel spacing. You then edit the channels as needed, for example, to
vary the subaudible signalling for different channels. Finally, you select one
channel to be the default.
The following instructions describe the main steps you need to follow. If the
base station has the Advanced Profiles and Task Manager license, more options
are available. See “Using Advanced Profile Features” on page 103.
To set up channels
1. Open a suitable configuration file or read the configuration of the base
station you are logged on to. For more information, see “Working With
Base Station Configurations” on page 49.
2. Select Configure > Base Station > General. In the Default profiles area,
click Channel Profile.
3. Edit the settings in the Edit Channel Profile form to reflect the requirements
of the channels in the system. For more information, see “Customizing the
Default Channel Profile” on page 100. Click OK to confirm your changes
and return you to the General form.
4. In the Default profiles area, click Signal Profile.
5. Edit the settings in the Edit Signalling Profile form to reflect the
requirements of the channels in the system. For more information, see
“Customizing the Default Signalling Profile” on page 102. Click OK to
confirm your changes and return you to the General form.
6. Select Configure > Base Station > Channel Table to open the Channel
Table form.
7. Pick a channel from the table (there may only be one), and give it the first
transmit and receive frequencies in the band plan. Make any other
configuration changes needed. For details, see “Editing a Channel (Default
Profiles)” on page 139.
8. Click Block copy and specify the number of channels that you need.
If the interval between channels is not regular, or if block copy is not appro-
priate for any other reason, use Insert Copy instead. Copy an existing
channel as needed and edit the copies to get the results you want.
9. When the channels are set up to your satisfaction, return to the General
form (Configure > Base Station > General) and select a channel as the
default. All the channels you created will appear in the drop-down list.
10. Click OK to commit your changes and close the form.
11. Save the changes to a configuration file.
12. Program the changes into the base station.
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