Testing Wcs Signal Quality And Battery Life; Checking Signal Quality On A Site - Trane Air-Fi WCS-SB Installation, Operation And Maintenance Manual

Troubleshooting and Maintenance
5. Push the START button for 5 seconds or use Tracer TU to re-form the network.

Testing WCS Signal Quality and Battery Life

To test the radio signal quality between the WCS and the WCI, and WCS battery life:
1. Press the WCS center keypad button twice.
2. Observe the radio signal quality symbol on the display and refer to
3. Record the results in your commissioning statement.
Table 13. Testing radio signal quality between the WCS and the WCI, and WCS battery life
Symbol on WCS display
User action
Press the WCS center
keypad button twice.

Checking Signal Quality on a Site

Follow these steps to check the signal quality on a site:
1. Power up a WCI with a 24 V transformer (user supplied).
2. Associate the WCS to a WCI of the same model that is intended for the job.
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Operating Status ," p. 59.
Note: Additional unit controller operating status data may appear on the display. For more
information, see "Viewing Unit Controller Operating Status ," p.
Indicates...
Associated but no communication with the WCI.
In this situation, only the battery level and error code will appear.
Excellent signal quality
• Good signal margin for reliable communication.
• Corresponds to a green link on the Tracer TU network health map.
Satisfactory signal quality:
• Adequate signal quality for reliable communication.
• Corresponds to a yellow link on the Tracer TU network health map.
Poor signal quality:
• Unreliable communication.
or
• Recommend moving the sensor or the WCI to a better location if the quality remains low for
repeated signal tests.
• Corresponds to a red link on the Tracer TU network health map.
100–50% battery life remaining.
50–3% battery life remaining.
Less than 3% battery life remaining.
When the remaining battery power is approximately 1%, the battery symbol will flash on the main
display screen. In the test mode display screen, the empty battery symbol will not flash.
"Viewing Unit Controller
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