Owner`s manual
6 Series OUTPOST
®
Wireless Callbox
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ABLE OF
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ONTENTS
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Basic Operation
6 SERIES OUTPOST
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CALLBOX MODELS .......................... 1
ABOUT THE 6 SERIES OUTPOST
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CALLBOX ...................... 2
O
PERATING THE 6 SERIES OUTPOST
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CALLBOX WITH
FACTORY DEFAULT SETTINGS......................................... 3
EXPOSURE TO RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY ..................... 3
Installation Instructions
APPLYING POWER TO THE OUTPOST
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CALLBOX................ 4
P
OWER MANAGEMENT OPTIONS...................................... 5
Using Rechargeable Batteries for Battery Back-up .......... 5
FIG-1: Charge Jumper Shown in Charge Position ........... 5
FIG-2
: Sensor Turn-On Jumper Shown in Turn-On Position
..... 5
CALLBOX CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS.......................... 6
FIG-3: Callbox Assembly, Controls and Connectors ........ 6
B
ASIC OUTPOST
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS................ 7
C
OVERAGE................................................................ 7
XT
OUTPOST
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INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS .................... 7
FIG-4: XT Callbox Mounting Brackets............................ 7
O
PTIONAL XT OUTPOST
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MOUNTING BRACKET
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.......................................... 8
FIG-5: Optional XTMK Mounting Bracket XT Callbox....... 8
HOW TO SEAL THE ANTENNA........................................... 8
Field Programming
HOW TO READOUT CURRENT RADIO FREQUENCY & TONE
CODES ......................................................................... 9
H
OW TO FIELD PROGRAM FREQUENCY & TONE CODES ... 10
H
OW TO FIELD PROGRAM 2-TONE DECODE (RECEIVE)
CODES ....................................................................... 11
TABLE 1: PROGRAMMABLE FREQUENCY CODES ............. 12
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ANADIAN FREQUENCY CODES....................... 12
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ABLE 2: I NTERFERENCE ELIMINATOR PROGRAMMABLE QC
TONE CODES ................................................ 13
TABLE 3: D IGITAL INTERFERENCE ELIMINATOR
PROGRAMMABLE DQC TONE CODES .............. 13
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ABLE 4: P ROGRAMMABLE 2-TONE DECODE (RECEIVE)
CODES ..........................................................13
H
OW TO FIELD PROGRAM SINGLE-DIGIT RADIO FEATURE
CODES ....................................................................... 14
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ABLE 5: SINGLE-DIGIT RADIO FEATURE CODES ............ 14
H
OW TO FIELD PROGRAM ADVANCED FEATURE CODES... 15
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ABLE 6: ADVANCED FEATURE CODES .......................... 15
Programmable Features
PROGRAMMABLE OUTPOST
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CALLBOX FEATURES........... 17
Glossary of Terms..................................................... 17
I
NTERCOM (ALWAYS-ON) PROGRAMMING....................... 19
U
SEFUL FEATURES TO USE WITH INTERCOM (ALWAYS-ON)
PROGRAMMING............................................................ 19
S
WITCH OUTPUT OPTIONS - ALLOWS CONTROL OF AN
EXTERNAL DEVICE ....................................................... 20
2-T
ONE DECODE (RECEIVE) SETTINGS .......................... 21
GateGuard
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Application
Configuration for the Remote Control of a Gate Controller
C
ONFIGURING THE CALLBOX FOR A GATEGUARD
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APPLICATION............................................................... 22
FIG-6:
XT CALLBOX ASSEMBLY.................................... 23
Table 7: XT Callbox 6-Conductor Interface Cable.......... 23
H
OW TO FIELD PROGRAM THE OUTPOST
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CALLBOX FOR
GATEGUARD
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OPERATION ........................................... 24
O
PTIONAL GATEGUARD
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SETTING/FEATURES ................ 24
Licensing
FCC Licensing ............................................................. 26
How to Obtain an FCC Radio License ............................. 26
Safety Standards.......................................................... 26
INDUSTRY CANADA Regulations .................................. 26
INDUSTRY CANADA License Application ....................... 26
Service ....................................................................... 26
Warranty
RITRON,
INC. LIMITED WARRANTY.............................. 27
THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING RITRON
Congratulations on your purchase of the
OUTPOST
®
Callbox. Your new radio is the
culmination of RITRON’s 30 years of designing,
manufacturing, and supplying reliable, professional
wireless communication products. Ritron wireless
products will improve the operation, safety, and
profitability of any organization by providing instant
voice communications between employees
throughout the workplace.