Assigning Satellite Groups - Toro OSMAC User Manual

5. Once the function has been entered, you are prompted to activate the satellite. Press the F1 key to activate it, or
press the arrow key to switch between Y and N on the display. Press the F1 key when the correct response has been
chosen.
6. The OSMAC Base Station will ask whether the satellite address number changes should be saved. Press the F1 key
to select Y if you wish to save the changes. If not, press an œ œ ¤ ¤ or ƒ ƒ arrow key to display N, then press the F1 key.
7. The OSMAC Base Station restarts back at the "PAGER NO =" prompt. It will automatically increment to the next satel-
lite address number. Press the – (dash) key to exit the Program Mode when all of the satellites have been entered
into the database. Your entries into the satellite database will then be saved in the internal FLASH memory.
Assigning a Group
The Group-Command feature is used to send the same command to a number of different satellites. Groups can have
assigned satellite address numbers similar to individual satellites. Once you define a group and its members, you can
send command codes to that group just like a single satellite. When you assign a satellite address number to a group, it
is important that the number is not the same as any of the individual satellite address numbers.
There is a limit to the number of satellites that can be assigned to any one group. Individual groups may contain a maxi-
mum of 75 individual satellite address numbers. The number of groups that can be assigned is also limited to 16 different
groups.
Note: OSMAC satellites are always considered to be members of group 256.
1. To do the group assignments, select 2 for ASSIGN GROUP from the program mode menu. The display will then
show:
GROUP NUMBER =
SELECT GROUP
2. Enter the number of the group you wish to work on and then press the F1 key. Valid group numbers are 1–16. The
display will then show:
GROUP X PAGER NN (See Note below)
ASSIGN PAGER NUMBER
Note: The X is the group number you wish to work on and NN is the satellite address number assigned to this group.
Important: When you wish to send a command to this group, you will enter the satellite number NN, not the group number.
3. Use the DEL key to backspace over NN if you wish to change the satellite address number the group is assigned to.
If the satellite address number NN is already assigned to an active satellite, the OSMAC Base Station will not allow
you to assign that number to the group and the satellite group will be erased. If you wish to use NN for the group
number rather than for the individual satellite, you must first deactivate that particular satellite number. Once the satel-
lite address number for this group is set, press the F1 key. The following prompt will appear.
GROUP X = NUMERIC
SELECT GROUP FUNC
4. Using the arrow keys, select the function (numeric) for this Satellite group. Members of the group may be of any type,
but this selection will determine the prompt to the user when a command to this group is initiated. Press the F1 key
after selection is made. The display will change to:
GROUP X MEMBER NN
ENTER MEMBER NUMBER
5. The X will be the group number you are currently working on and NN will be a number corresponding to the satellite
address number you wish to edit. The first group member you enter will be satellite 1. The second one you enter will
be satellite 2 and so on. The display always shows the next number for the next new satellite. Use the œ œ ¤ ¤ ƒ ƒ arrow
keys if you wish to scroll through the group members or press the DEL key to edit the satellite address number and
enter the correct satellite address number you wish to edit. Press the F1 key when you are ready to edit/add the
selected satellite address number for the group. The display will then show:
MEMBER NN =
ENTER PAGER NUMBER
RELEASED Version ©Toro 2005-2005
11