unit, which early customers (before this manual was even written)
reported were sufficient to successfully use the system.
+ [WARNING]
+ The siren used on TeleFire boxes is intended to be heard at a distance
+ outdoors. We strongly recommend that you do NOT test the system on
+ your kitchen counter when your significant other has a cup of hot
+ coffee in hand nearby!
+
The remainder of this section assumes the system has already been
properly configured with callsign, AES key, and bank numbers for each
TeleFire box.
The TeleLCO unit should be placed on a table at the Launch
Control position. It can be helpful for the LCO (the human(s)
too, not just the electronics!) to be provided with some
- shade, but the use of transreflexive LCDs for the digit
+ shade, but the use of reflective LCDs for the digit
displays and ultri-bright LEDs make TeleLCO operation
reasonable even in direct sunlight.
Put a rocket on a launch rail / rod, and connect whip clips
from a pad output on a TeleFire unit to the motor igniter.
Verify igniter continuity using the LED associated with that
- output. Green is good, red is bad.
+ output. Green is good.
Switch the TeleFire unit from 'Safe' to 'Arm', at which point
it will start "chirping" to indicate that it is "armed and