Eagle Tree Seagull Expander - Manual (Page 4)

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• If the audio is in “Mute All” state, pushing the button causes the Dashboard to go into “Unmute” state. All
beeps will be heard in this state.
• If the audio is unmuted, and alarm beeps are in progress, the Dashboard will go into “Mute Current” state. This state mutes
only the currently sounding alarm to be muted. All other beeps will be heard, and the currently sounding alarm will be heard
once the alarm condition occurs again.
When the Mute/Power button is held for approximately 2 seconds, the Dashboard is powered off.
Note: Pressing any of the keys when the power is off powers up the Dashboard.
Note: The Dashboard will power off after approximately 5 minutes when no signal is being received, and no buttons are pressed.
Seagull Configuration Instructions
Setting Metric or English Units
Metric or English units are selected via the Windows Recorder Application (the App). The default setting is English units. To
change this, Click “Tools, Choose What to Display” in the app, and click on “Display In Metric.” This causes both the App display
and the Seagull LCD display to switch to metric.
NOTE: whenever you change this parameter, you must re-download data to the Seagull Dashboard, as described
in “Seagull Dashboard Data Setup Utility Instructions” below.
Seagull Configuration Wizard
Ensure you have App version 2.0 or higher. Click “Help, About” in the App to determine what application revision you have.
Upgrade your application from our support web page if you do not have the latest version.
To configure the Seagull system, plug the USB cable into your PC and the Data Recorder, and launch the App and select “Tools,
Seagull Setup Wizard.” This wizard will guide you through the rest of the installation process. See the below instructions on
configuring specific items in the Wizard:
Seagull Transmitter Type: Select either the FCC US Transmitter (red case) or the EU transmitter (gold case) depending on which
system you have.
Seagull ID: The Wizard automatically generates an ID for your Seagull system, which you can change in the wizard. The Seagull
ID uniquely attaches your Seagull Transmitter to your Dashboard. This attachment means that it is unlikely that other Seagull
systems at your site will interfere with your system, and it also keeps your data private to some degree. Note that the Seagull system
will not operate if the Seagull Transmitter and Dashboard are set to different ID’s.
Note: The Dashboard ID is displayed in Hexadecimal in the lower right-hand side of the LCD screen at Dashboard power up.
Set Beep on Seagull Keyboard Press: Check this wizard box if you want a short beep to sound on each press of the Dashboard
buttons. Note that in this mode, selecting Mute All will silence these beeps.
Seagull Power Level (FCC transmitter only): The Seagull Transmitter supports operation at low (around 8-12 milliwatt) and high
(around 200 milliwatt) power levels. Normally low power is good for indoor use, and high power may be required for outdoor use.
Warning: Always range check your model after changing power levels!
Connecting the Dashboard to USB: When the Wizard asks you to Connect the Seagull Dashboard, disconnect the Recorder from
the USB connection, and connect the Dashboard as described in the “Seagull Dashboard Receiver Instructions” section above. Note:
Follow the Wizard instructions carefully – if the computer needs to reboot the first time the Dashboard is installed, do so and relaunch
the Wizard after reboot.
After the Dashboard is successfully discovered by your PC, “USB Mode Active” should display on the LCD window. If this does not
happen, see the Troubleshooting section below.
Launching the Dashboard Data Setup Utility: After the Dashboard is discovered by the PC, the Next button of the Wizard should
ungray, and hitting Next take you to the final page of the Wizard. This page has a button to launch the Dashboard Data Setup Utility.
See the below section on running this utility. Once the utility is successfully run, the Finish button of the Wizard will ungray.