Turn on Wireless Radio on a Field Gauge LC20 and Process Meter LC30

Turn on the radio on a Field Gauge and Process Meter equipped with wireless radio (W1) to transmit and log live readings to other Ralston devices and software, including FieldLab Desktop and Ralston Field Gauge.

This article applies to all Field Gauge LC20 and Process Meter LC30 models equipped with a Wireless Radio (W1).

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Confirm that the Field Gauge is set to the same radio channel as the device you want to the Field Gauge to communicate with.

Field Gauges and other Ralston devices that are equipped with a W1 Radio each have 16 radio channels (11 through 26). All devices must be set to the same channel in order to communicate with each other. The factory default for all Ralston devices is channel 26.

Other related articles:

• Change Wireless Channel on a Field Gauge.
  
• Change Wireless Channel on a FieldLab.
  
• Make a Wireless Connection between a Ralston Field Gauge and FieldLab Desktop.
  

2

Press and hold the Menu/Up Arrow Button to access the menu.

3

Press the Backlight/Right Arrow Button to scroll to RADIO

4

Press the Zero/Check button to enter the Radio submenu.

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Press the Zero/Check button to turn on radio ON.

After you press the Zero/Check Button, you should see a 'Waiting' message and a blinking link icon. This indicates the radio is on and the Field Gauge is looking for another device to connect to.

When the link icon is solid, and not blinking, the Field Gauge is connected to another device.

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