Owner`s manual
6 Series OUTPOST
®
Wireless Callbox Basic Operation
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The 6 Series OUTPOST
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Callbox Factory Default setting is
with Automatic Turn Off ENABLED. This means the callbox is
OFF and will not receive a call until the callbox first initiates a
call.
In Automatic Turn Off mode the callbox automatically
shuts off whenever there is “no activity” for ten (10)
seconds.
To Initiate a Call
Press and hold the ON/PTT Button. The callbox will send a
unique CALL TONE to alert radio equipped personnel. This
CALL TONE will also be heard at the callbox. Listen for the
“beep”, then, begin speaking into the MIC. For best
communication, the caller should be 3 feet or less from the
microphone.
To Receive a Call
1. When you have finished speaking, release the ON/PTT
Button.
2. Any reply will be heard through the callbox speaker. If a call
is not received within 10 seconds of releasing the ON/PTT
Button and there is no activity on the channel, the callbox
will sound a low double tone and turn-off automatically. This
automatic turn-off feature is designed to conserve battery
life.
Operation Notes
The 6 Series OUTPOST
®
must be powered with D-cell Alkaline
batteries ONLY, or alternatively, with an external 12 VDC
power supply, order Ritron model RPS-EXPO 110 VAC to 12
VDC cube power supply. When using an external 12 VDC
supply, Alkaline or NiCd batteries can be used as back-up. See
page 4.
If there has been no activity for 10 seconds, i.e. either the
ON/PTT Button has not been pressed or a call has not been
received, the unit automatically shuts OFF.
Low Battery Alert
The callbox will transmit an Alert Tone at the end of each
transmission when the batteries approach end-of-life. This
allows sufficient time for you to replace the batteries and assure
uninterrupted service.
E
XPOSURE TO
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REQUENCY
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NERGY
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These products generate radio frequency (RF) energy when
the ON/PTT button on the front of the unit is depressed. These
products have been evaluated for compliance with the
maximum permissible exposure limits for RF energy at the
maximum power rating of the unit when using antennas
available from RITRON.
These products are not to be used by the general public in an
uncontrolled environment unless compliance with the
Uncontrolled / General Population limits for RF exposure can
be assured.
Antennas other than those available from RITRON listed below
have not been tested for compliance and may or may not meet
the exposure limits at the distances given. Higher gain
antennas are capable of generating higher fields in the
strongest part of their field and would, therefore, require a
greater separation from the antenna.
RQX-456: For both the AFB-1545 and RAM-1545 antennas, at
the 20 cm (7.9 inches) minimum expected separation distance
and greater, the maximum RF exposure is well below the
General Population / Uncontrolled limits.
RQX-156: To comply with the General Population /
Uncontrolled limits, all persons must be at least 7.9 inches (20
cm) from the AFB-1545 antenna which is supplied by RITRON
to be attached directly to the top of the unit. For the RITRON
RAM-1545 magnet mount antenna, which can be located away
from the unit, all persons must be at least 10.8 inches (28 cm)
from the antenna.
To limit exposure to RF energy to levels below the limit, please
observe the following:
• Use only the antenna(s) available from RITRON for these
models. DO NOT operate the radio without an antenna.
• Keep talk times as short and infrequent as possible. DO
NOT depress the ON/PTT button when not actually wishing
to transmit. These radios are equipped with an internal timer
to limit continuous transmit times.
• When transmitting, make certain that the distance limits for
the particular model in use are observed.
• DO NOT allow children to operate the radio.
When used as directed, this series of radios is designed to
comply with the FCC’s RF exposure limits for “Uncontrolled /
General Population”. In addition, they are designed to comply
with the following Standards and Guidelines:
• FCC OET Bulletin 65, Edition 97-01, Supplement C,
Evaluating Compliance with FCC Guidelines for Human
Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields.
• American National Standards Institute (C95.1-1992), IEEE
Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human
Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields, 3
kHz to 300 GHz.
• American National Standards Institute (C95.3-1992), IEEE
Recommended Practice for the Measurement of Potentially
Hazardous Electromagnetic Fields-RF and Microwave.