Minitor III/IV Programming Question

[TJ_in_IL]

I have a programming base and software (ver. 2.1.0), and have a question about programming the tone codes. I have my codes, but when I enter them, they change over to something close. I have tried changing from Motorola, to Plectron to GE and User, but it always changes back. The tones I have are straight off of the crystals from our II's, and we have had some programmed before in the past to the exact tone. However, when I make changes, it transforms to something else.
Is it a software version issue, a program setting issue, or something else?
They seem to work fine, but just something that is puzzling.
Thanks in advance for the assistance.

TJ

 

[GTR8000]

That's normal, the software will usually adjust the tones by a very small amount. If it's changing them more than 1 or 2 Hz, then you might run into some issues. So if you input 855.5 and it changes to 854.9 or 856.1, that's not a problem. This usually only occurs when you have the software set to User.

It's important to know what plan (manufacturer) your tones come from, i.e. are they all Motorola, all Plectron, all GE, or are they a mixture? If all of them are from one tone plan, then you should leave that tone plan selected in the software to get the most accurate results. If you have mixed tones, i.e. Motorola 855.5 for the first tone and Plectron 1082.0 for the second tone, then select User and you will see the software adjust them slightly as noted in my first paragraph.

Bottom line is this: If the pager is alerting just fine after the software adjusts the tones, then don't stress about it.

 

[NCFire11]

If it is within a +/- 5hz tolerance, you will be fine. In fact, as I tested this once, i got a Minitor IV to activate with up to 8 hz off of what it was set to.

 

[TJ_in_IL]

Thanks for the replies.
Just wanted to be sure.