Before Using this Product. T&D RTR-500DC

Before Using this Product

What are "Base Units", "Remote Units" and "Repeaters"?

The following terms are used throughout this Manual. The definitions of the terms are as follows:

Base Unit

This term is used to refer to any RTR-500DC unit that has been set up as Base

Unit. A Base Unit collects current readings and data measured by and recorded in Remote Units via wireless communication as well as carries out monitoring.

Remote Unit

This term is used to refer to any RTR-500 Series Data Logger that has been registered as a Remote Unit. A Remote Unit measures and records various items such as temperature, humidity and so on. The wireless communication range between a Remote Unit and a Base Unit, if unobstructed and direct, is about 150 meters (500 ft).

RTR-501 / 502 : Temperature

RTR-503 / 507S : Temperature and Humidity

RTR-574 : Illuminance, UV Intensity, Temperature, and Humidity

RTR-576 : CO2 Concentration, Temperature, and Humidity

RTR-505 *

RTR-505-TC / 505-Pt --- Temperature (Thermocouple / Pt100, Pt1000)

RTR-505-V --------------- Voltage

RTR-505-mA ------------- 4-20mA

RTR-505-P --------------- Pulse

* RTR-505-TC, 505-Pt, 505-V, 505-mA, and 505-P are collectively referred to as the

"RTR-505".

Repeater

This term is used to refer to any RTR-500 unit that has been registered as a

Repeater. If wireless communication cannot successfully be carried out due to obstacles, or if you wish to extend the wireless communication range, please add Repeater(s) between Remote Unit(s) and the Base Unit.

Base Unit

Remote Unit(s)

Repeater

RTR-500

Remote Unit(s)

150m(500ft) 150m(500ft) 150m(500ft)

By registering and making settings with the dedicated software

"RTR-500DC for Windows" it is possible to create a system whereby wireless communication will be possible between the registered Base Units, Remote

Units, and Repeaters.

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About Groups

When registering Remote Units and Repeaters to a Base Unit, it is helpful to organize and register them in Groups depending on location, purpose or either criteria. Each Group can then be assigned a communication frequency channel.

Remote Units and Repeaters cannot be registered to more than one Group.

Group 1

Group 2

About Number of Possible Registrations

Number of Groups : Up to 7 Groups per RTR-500DC Unit

Number of Remote Units: Up to 32 units per Group (16 units for RTR-505 / 574 /

576)

Number of Repeaters: Up to 15 units per Group

- Even if the number of Groups is reduced, the maximum number of Remote Units /

Repeaters per Group does not change.

- Even if the number of Remote Units / Repeaters is reduced, the maximum number of Groups per RTR-500DC unit does not change.

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