Owner`s manual

6 Series OUTPOST
®
Wireless Callbox Programmable Features
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I NTERCOM (A LWAYS O N ) P ROGRAMMING .............................................
The OUTPOST
®
can be Field or PC programmed by the factory
or by your Ritron dealer to operate as a two-way intercom.
When operating as an intercom the Automatic Turn-Off must be
DISABLED so that the radio will remain ON in a “intercom”
mode. The callbox can receive a call from another radio at any
time. The higher current requirements of Intercom operation
make it undesirable in battery powered only installations. It is
recommended that you power the callbox using +12 VDC
capability. See page 4.
Required Radio Programming:
Automatic Turn-Off.................................................(PC or FP)
This feature must be DISABLED via Field or PC programming
for the callbox to remain ON at all times.
Other Programmable Features to Consider:
Battery Saver ....................................................................(PC)
Battery Saver can be used to increase battery life in battery
powered applications. With Battery Saver enabled, the callbox
will periodically “wake-up” and listen for a received signal
before returning to a low current “sleep” mode. The Sleep Time
can be PC programmed between 0.5 - 8 seconds. A longer
sleep time will result in increased battery life, but may result in
missed calls.
Busy Channel TX Inhibit ........................................(PC or FP)
If ENABLED this feature prevents you from talking over
someone else on the same channel even if they are using a
different tone code. The radio will beep a series of long, low
tones that sounds like a “busy signal” when you press the
ON/PTT button.
U SEFUL F EATURES TO USE WITH I NTERCOM (A LWAYS O N ) P ROGRAMMING ....
Programming for Selective Calling:
2-Tone Paging Decode........................................... (PC or FP)
This allows selective calling to a Callbox in a radio system
where there is more than one Callbox. When the Callbox is
programmed for 2-tone decode in Intercom (Always-On) mode
it will sound an alert tone on the Callbox speaker, similar to a
telephone ring tone, whenever 2-tone page has been
successfully decoded. This will alert any users in the immediate
area that there is an incoming call on the Callbox.
Ring Tone.......................................................................... (PC)
Ring Tone must be set to sound the alert tone on the Callbox
speaker when a 2-Tone Page is successfully decoded. Ring
Tone is enabled from the factory.
2-Tone Monitor Trip.......................................................... (PC)
This can be set when used with 2-Tone decode to allow the
Callbox to hear all radio traffic on the channel after it has
successfully decoded the correct 2-tone code, regardless of QC
or DQC programming.
• Normal conversation will follow after the 2-tone code is
decoded.
• If the ON/PTT button is pressed the Callbox returns to QC
or DQC decode operation.
• The radio will automatically reset back to 2-tone decode
after the RQX Reset Time has expired.
Switch Output Programming:
Switch on When Called ..........................................(PC or FP)
This will close the internal Switch Output whenever the radio
receives a call after an Inactivity Time that exceeds the RQX
Reset Time. The switch will remain closed until the ON/PTT
button is pressed or the RQX Reset Time expires. The Switch
Output could be used to turn on a light or activate an alarm to
notify users in the area that an incoming call was present.