HELIX DN9340E/DN9344E Remote Control Software
User Guide
To take a unit offline
1Switch to the respective HELIX AddIn.
2Click the green Go Offline button so that it toggles to red Go Online.
To check the online status of the Devices in the network
Switch to the FastNav® screen, see “To switch to the FastNav® screen on page 22. The status of each channel connection is indicated at the right of the Navigation Strip by a green (Online), red x (Offline) or a yellow ? (trying to establish connection).
To set the Rapide unit online/offline
Refer to Section 6.2.
1Switch to the FastNav® screen.
2Click Online to set the Rapide unit online.
3Or, click Online to set the Rapide unit offline.
When the Rapide online button is red (Online ) the unit is offline. The Rapide online button turns green
(Online ) when contact is successfully established, while at the Rapide unit the ETHERNET LED shows
communication activity. If the connection is not immediate the button turns yellow (Online ) while it tries to establish wireless contact.
To set the entire network online
1Switch to the FastNav® screen.
2Choose All Units Online or All Units Offline , as required.
3At the Synchronise Data prompt, choose to download the PC settings to the Units (Set All), or upload settings from the Units to overwrite the current PC settings in the respective AddIn Devices (Get All).
4Click
OK .
The HELIX RCS will poll the networked Units in order of the FastNav® list, bringing the respective AddIn to the foreground and updating their Online/Offline buttons as the poll proceeds. A Please Wait window shows the current progress.
If a unit communication cannot be established with a unit after a few seconds, a prompt will advise you to set the unit offline
to enable the system to run faster (if left online it will be continually polled for connection and this will slow the system). To help maintain optimum performance in a busy situation, this prompt has a countdown whereby the Unit is automatically taken offline if there is no acknowledgement.
To cancel online connection during polling
Close the Please Wait window by click on the Click Yes to cancel or No to resume the poll.
x . You will be prompted to confirm the action.
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