Carmanah Technologies Corp. | 250 Bay St, Victoria, BC V9A 3K5, Canada | 1.250.380.0052 | customerservice@carmanah.com | carmanahtraffic.com 11E / F SERIES USER MANUAL2.0 INTRODUCTION2.5 R829-E and R829-F: School Zone Flashing BeaconOverviewThe R829-E/F School Zone Flashing Beacon systems operate on a programmable calendar used to set the daysand times when the beacon(s) will flash. There are four ways that an R829 system can follow a calendarschedule:1) A non-wireless R829 can operate on its own, automatically flashing based on the schedule programmedinto its internal calendar.2) A non-wireless R829 can also be turned on and off through a hard-wired switch. This switching functioncan be provided by an override box, a third-part time switch, or both.3) A wireless R829 can operate as the master controller in a group of wireless Carmanah E, F, or G Seriestraffic products4) Other Carmanah E, F, or G Series products respond to commands from a wireless R829 mastercontroller system and operate according to the master’s calendar schedule.Details on circular beacons can be found in Section 2.8 and Section 4.2.As an alternative to circular beacons, R829 systems can be configured with LED Enhanced Signs. Details onLED Enhanced Signs can be found in Section 2.9 and Section 4.3.E Series products can also operate with an externally mounted time switch, while F Seriesproducts feature optional time switch kits that allow various third-party products to be mountedwithin the solar engine. See Section 2.10 and Section 5.0 for details.Typical R829 Configuration