Owner`s manual
6 Series OUTPOST
®
Wireless Callbox GateGuard
®
Application
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H
OW TO
F
IELD
P
ROGRAM THE
O
UT
P
OST
®
C
ALLBOX FOR
G
ATE
G
UARD
®
O
PERATION
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The OUTPOST
®
can be field programmed for basic
GateGuard
®
operation, or PC programmed to suit your unique
requirements. The instructions in this section apply only to
Field Programmable features. If PC programming software
has been used to set 2-Tone decode (receive) or other optional
GateGuard
®
features, operation may not be as described here.
Follow these steps to program the OUTPOST
®
for GateGuard
®
operation:
1. Program the frequency and tone codes per the “H
OW TO
FIELD PROGRAM FREQUENCY & TONE CODES” instructions on
page 10.
2. Program the callbox for GateGuard
®
Operation ON per
the “H
OW TO FIELD PROGRAM SINGLE-DIGIT RADIO FEATURE
CODES” instructions on page 14.
3. Program the 2-Tone decode (receive) code per the “H
OW
TO
FIELD PROGRAM 2-TONE DECODE (RECEIVE) CODES”
instructions on page 11.
The OUTPOST
®
Callbox will now operate in GateGuard
®
mode
as follows:
• The Callbox will be in “Automatic Turn-Off” mode. The
ON/PTT button must first be pressed as described in
“O
PERATING THE 6 SERIES OUTPOST
®
CALLBOX WITH FACTORY
DEFAULT SETTINGS” section on page 3 before normal two-way
communications can be established.
• If the Callbox does not send or receive a signal for more than
10 seconds the Callbox will automatically turn off. The
ON/PTT button must be pressed to turn the Callbox back on
and receive a call.
• When the Callbox receives and decodes the correct 2-Tone
code the Callbox Switch Output will momentarily CLOSE the
switch for 1 second. The Callbox will also automatically
transmit a confirmation tone back to the senders radio
notifying them that the correct 2-tone code has been
decoded at the OUTPOST
®
Callbox.
O
PTIONAL
G
ATE
G
UARD
®
S
ETTING
/F
EATURES
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The OUTPOST
®
can be Field Programmed, or PC programmed
using special software, for customized GateGuard®
applications.
Automatic Turn-Off ......................................... (PC or FP)
This is ENABLED as the Factory Default setting. The callbox
will turn OFF when the RQX Reset Time has expired. The
Reset Time is a pre-programmed amount of time of “no activity”
(no calls transmitted, no calls received) before the callbox turns
OFF in order to conserve battery life. The callbox can be turned
back ON when the ON/PTT button is pressed. This is the
recommended mode of operation for all battery only powered
applications.
If Automatic Turn-Off is NOT selected the callbox does NOT
completely turn OFF, but remains in the Intercom mode,
allowing the callbox to receive calls at any time.
Operating the callbox with Automatic Turn-Off DISABLED
significantly increases battery drain, and is therefore NOT
recommended for battery only powered applications. Battery
life can be increased using the Battery Saver Enable feature
detailed in this section.
RQX Reset Time...................................................... (PC or FP)
This is set from the factory for 10 seconds, but can be Field
Programmed to 9 different times ranging from 5 seconds to 4
minutes, and PC programmed for 5-255 seconds. A shorter
RQX Reset Time will result in increased battery life. In standard
Automatic Turn-Off operation a longer inactivity timer will allow
more time for a response before the callbox turns OFF.
Battery Saver Enable........................................................(PC)
When the OUTPOST
®
Callbox is programmed to operate with
Automatic Turn-Off DISABLED, Battery Saver can increase
battery life in both internal or external battery powered
applications.
With Battery Saver Enable, 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 with the Battery Saver Sleep Time
setting. A longer sleep time will result in increased battery life,
but may result in missed calls.
The callbox immediately leaves Battery Saver mode any time
the ON/PTT Button is pressed or a signal is received, and will
not return to Battery Saver until the period of no activity
exceeds the RQX Reset Time.
External +12 VDC Power Fail Alert Tone .............. (PC or FP)
By selecting the +12 VDC Power Fail Alert Tone feature the
callbox will look for a loss of the +12 VDC power source. The
callbox will immediately transmit an Alert Tone to notify
personnel that the +12 VDC source has been lost and is now
operating on battery back-up. The callbox will transmit an Alert
Tone once every hour until the +12 VDC power source is
restored or until the back-up batteries are exhausted. Even if
this feature is NOT selected, it will always revert to Back-up
Battery power, see page 4 for details.
NOTE: In applications where external power is available, we
recommend using the RPS-EXPO Cube Power
Supply. See page 4 for details.