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Page 1: ...tomation Technology Inc Computer Automation Technology Inc Computer Automation Technology Inc 4631 N W 31st Avenue Suite 142 Fort Lauderdale Florida 33309 Phone 954 978 6171 Fax 561 488 2894 Internet http www catauto com CAT 300 Repeater Controller ...

Page 2: ...m Configuration 2 1 3 Repeater Control DTMF 3 1 4 Repeater Operation 4 1 5 Repeater Programming DTMF 5 1 6 Interfacing to Other Equipment 6 1 7 Voice Synthesizer Vocabulary 7 1 8 Drawings 8 1 9 Schematics 9 1 10 Parts List 10 1 11 CI 300 Computer Interface 11 1 REVISED 10 28 08 ...

Page 3: ... the features of the CAT 300 These are considered repeater user commands Chapter 5 This chapter describes how to program the CAT 300 with DTMF tones During programming the CAT 300 must be un locked The default value for the unlock code is 1234567 Chapter 6 This chapter describes how to interface the CAT 300 to a RF package It defines the input output connections and how to adjust the audio levels ...

Page 4: ...ns Additional message buffers can be activated on demand through hardware inputs or by the scheduler Digital Voice Clock DX The digital voice clock will announce the time upon request at the completion of an autopatch during repeater IDs or on the hour through the grandfather clock feature Autopatch A full feature autopatch with storage for 25 or 100 speed dial numbers highlight the CAT 300 Each s...

Page 5: ... Each prefix is programmable from one to seven digits depending on the security you require Repeater Timers A total of sixteen timers control repeater operation Each timer is user programmable to afford maximum flexibility to suite your special requirements DTMF Keypad Test A DTMF keypad test will read back the numbers decoded in a synthesized voice Macro DX By entering a single macro number the C...

Page 6: ... Digit Entry Eight Position ID Speed Dial User DX 100 Eleven Digit Entry Eight Position ID Speed Dial Emergency 5 Eleven Digit Entry Eight Position ID Telephone Area Code DX 10 Area Code Look up Table Ten Position Telephone Prefix Number DX 100 Prefix Look up Table Hundred Position Voice Synthesizer 12 Messages Maximum Word Length 23 Digital Voice Recorder 16 Tracks Maximum Record Time 2 minutes U...

Page 7: ...nd proper in its business Should any such changes render the CAT 300 incompatible with the telephone company facilities you shall be given adequate notice to make modifications to maintain service The FCC prohibits the connection of the CAT 300 controller to party lines or to be used in conjunction with coin telephone service The CAT 300 is equipped with a USOC RJ11C standard miniature modular jac...

Page 8: ...p switch is used to configure the CAT 300 Switch 1 This switch determines Repeater COR input logic Switch 1 should be ON if the repeater receiver s COR is an active low and OFF if COR is active high Switch 2 This switch determines CTCSS input logic Switch 2 should be ON if the CTCSS input is an active low and OFF if the CTCSS is active high Switch 3 This switch determines User Function Switch 1 in...

Page 9: ...mine the type of dialing during an autopatch If dipswitch 6 is OFF the CAT 300 will dial with DTMF tones If dipswitch 6 is ON the CAT 300 will pulse dial at a 10 pulse per second rate To increase the rate to 20 pulses per second set control channel Zone 5 Channel 7 to ON Switch 7 This switch is used to initialize the CAT 300 Set this switch to ON Cycle the power OFF and back ON During power up the...

Page 10: ...he repeater by telephone When the CAT 300 answers a beep will be heard Enter the control operator prefix code followed by a pound The voice will say CONTROL READY You need only enter the Zone number Channel number and a 1 to turn the channel ON or a 0 to turn the channel OFF followed by the pound It is not necessary to enter the control operator prefix number before each command when controlling b...

Page 11: ...ater CTCSS Enable When this channel is enabled in addition to a COR input an input from a CTCSS decoder at J3 4 must also be present before the repeater will activate A COR input by itself will have no affect To prevent loss of control DO NOT ENABLE THIS CHANNEL unless a CTCSS decoder is connected to J3 4 3 DTMF Access Enable When this channel is enabled a DTMF Access number selected by programmin...

Page 12: ...to 3 minutes When this channel is turned off the repeater will not time out 2 Squelch Tail Enable When this channel is enabled the repeater s transmitter will remain on for a period of time determined by the COR Drop to Courtesy Beep Timer 604 and Courtesy Beep to PTT Drop Timer 605 To make the transmitter turn off the instant COR is lost turn this channel OFF This feature is useful when linking t...

Page 13: ...channel is enabled a voice squelch tail message will occur when a repeater user un keys their transmitter This message will repeat subject to the setting of the squelch tail message timer 608 This message will consist of up to 23 words selected from the voice vocabulary table and programmed with the 3103 command 4 Dropout Message Enable When this channel is enabled a voice drop out message will oc...

Page 14: ...is provided for 25 or 100 phone numbers with call letter ID 6 Phone Number Read Back Enable This channel must be enabled for the controller to read back the phone number prior to dialing After the repeater user enters the number the CAT 300 will read back the number for verification If the number was entered correctly the repeater user does nothing and in two seconds the CAT 300 will redial the nu...

Page 15: ...or reverse autopatch input During this operation the controller will also respond to control and programming commands All other inputs will be rejected 6 Telephone Line Busy Enable When this channel is enabled input 2 is converted to a telephone busy input When this input is active an autopatch will be rejected and the voice will say TELEPHONE LINE IN SERVICE Dipswitch 2 determines if the input is...

Page 16: ...in 8 will switch 28 VDC and sink 150 MA 8 Output 3 Enable When this channel is enabled user function switch 3 is turned on Connector J3 pin 9 will switch 28 VDC and sink 150 MA Zone 7 Expanded User Function Switches 1 Expanded User Function Switch 1 MF 1000 Serial Interface Card switch 1 J2 pin 24 will turn on when this channel is enabled 2 Expanded User Function Switch 2 MF 1000 Serial Interface ...

Page 17: ...l terminate A telephone number other than seven eight ten or eleven digits will not be checked 4 Speed Dial Pre Dial Enable When this channel is enabled the CAT 300 will generate the number stored in the pre dial buffer before generating the telephone number stored in the speed dial memory This feature is useful when the CAT 300 is connected to a business phone system and a 9 is requires to access...

Page 18: ... a carrier input After the repeater returns to rest the DTMF Access code must be re entered to override the CTCSS requirement You can bypass the rest period and return the repeater to DTMF access mode by reentering the DTMF access code The voice will say OK DOWN Autopatch Access To initiate an autopatch key up and enter the autopatch access code followed by the number Un key and the CAT 300 will r...

Page 19: ...repeater by telephone When the CAT 300 answers the phone a beep will be heard Enter the reverse autopatch code followed by the speed dial table position You must terminate the entry with a pound The CAT 300 will turn on the repeater s transmitter generate a ringing tone and say CALL FOR W4XYZ To connect the reverse autopatch the radio operator must enter the reverse autopatch code Autopatch Timer ...

Page 20: ...ovided for four memory files Each memory file includes control channel settings codes timer values CW ID buffer and voice messages one through twelve When the CAT 300 is initialized all files are filled with the default values The memory recall prefix number will permit the user to copy into active memory a file from storage To store active memory as a memory file unlock the CAT 300 and use the 19...

Page 21: ...ontrol by phone send 0 Programming By Telephone To program the CAT 300 call the repeater by telephone When the CAT 300 answers the phone a beep will be heard Enter the seven digit unlock number followed by a pound The voice will say CAT300 CONTROL Programming by phone is identical to programming by radio except you must end each entry with a pound To terminate programming by phone send 0 Repeater ...

Page 22: ...er To program the UNLOCK code set dipswitch 8 to the ON position The voice will say ENTER CONTROL Key up and enter a seven digit number Un key if the number is accepted the voice will say DATA INPUTS OK If the number is rejected the voice will say ENTER CONTROL Key up and enter the seven digit number Set dipswitch 8 to the OFF position NOTE When the CAT 300 is powered up with dipswitch 7 set to ON...

Page 23: ...01 04 Time Delay Control Seconds 60 01 99 PTT Control 62 00 01 Expanded UF Switch Control 80 81 01 16 Send Voice Vocabulary 9 000 999 Figure 5 1 Scheduler Command Memory DX This memory area is reserved for storage of scheduler activity This includes the time the command is to be executed and the action to be taken Read Scheduler Locations 01 40 DX Key up and send 10XX Un key and the voice will rea...

Page 24: ...1 40 DX Key up and send 12XX Un key and the voice will say POSITION XX IS CLEAR Read Macro Locations 01 10 DX Key up and send 13XX Un key and voice will read back the macro control code number followed by the macro data commands stored at that memory location If the location is empty the voice will say NO MACRO Day of Week DVR Pointer Minutes Day of Month DVR Table Position Hour Month of Year 1106...

Page 25: ... say CONTROL OK Example Announce the time of day when switch 2 is activated Erase Hardware Input Switch Locations 1 2 Key up and send 18X Un key and the voice synthesizer will say CONTROL OK Save Active Memory 1 4 DX Save the current settings of active memory to be recalled later Memory space is provided for four files Configure the active memory to suite your special requirements Use the 19X prog...

Page 26: ...enter 222 un key and the voice will say CONTROL OK To return to 12 hour clock announcements key up and enter 221 To read the current selection key up and enter 220 Voice Synthesizer Memory Storage Space is provided for twelve user programmable messages of up to 23 words each Send Synthesized Voice Message Locations 01 12 Key up and send 30XX Un key and the voice synthesizer will say the message st...

Page 27: ...h command 111 through 119 is encountered the CAT 300 will set the switch and then continue with the remainder of the voice message USER FUNCTION VOICE CONTROL COMMANDS 111 UF 1 OFF 114 UF 2 OFF 117 UF 3 OFF 112 UF 1 ON 115 UF 2 ON 118 UF 3 ON 113 UF 1 MOMENTARY 116 UF 2 MOMENTARY 119 UF 3 MOMENTARY Figure 5 5 DVR Track Selection by Voice Message The voice message buffers can be used to select one ...

Page 28: ...r 170 in the voice message buffer Please note the CAT 300 will not pass receive audio when the CW buffer is activated by the 170 programming command Example Send the CW ID as ID 2 Erase Synthesized Voice Message Locations 01 40 Key up and send 32XX Un key and the voice will say CONTROL OK The voice message will be erased at location XX CW ID Memory Storage Memory space is provided for one CW ident...

Page 29: ... to control a CTCSS encoder decoder or any other equipment at the repeater site The switch settings are stored as a group A sixteen position table is provided These switches can be changed by a DTMF command or automatically by the action of the scheduler Read Expanded User Function Switches 01 16 Key up and send 43XX Un key and the voice will announce the settings of each switch stored at memory l...

Page 30: ... Number of 325 key up and send 504 325 Un key and the voice will say CONTROL OK DTMF Pad Test Number 505 This number must be entered to initiate a DTMF keypad test Example To program a DTMF Pad Test Number of 375 key up and send 505 375 Un key and the voice will say CONTROL OK User Function Switch Number 506 This number must precede the command to change the settings of the user function switches ...

Page 31: ...FIVE ZERO ONE IS ONE ZERO ZERO Timer Memory This memory area is reserved for storage of sixteen timers These timers are user programmable If the CAT 300 is initialize by applying power with dip switch 7 in the ON position the timers will be automatically loaded with default times Repeater Time out 601 The maximum length of a transmission is limited by the repeater time out timer This timer is prog...

Page 32: ...a short delay the voice speaks This delay is field programmable This feature is useful in repeater systems using CTCSS tone squelch or multiple linking where the system is slow to come up The voice delay timer can be programmed between 0 1 and 9 9 seconds When initialize the timer defaults to 1 0 seconds Autopatch Timer 611 This timer sets the maximum length of an autopatch This timer is programma...

Page 33: ...User Speed Dial is stored at that memory location the voice will read the phone number and ID Program User Speed Dial Locations 00 24 00 99 DX Key up and send 71XX followed by up to a eleven digit phone number a separator and up to eight words from the voice synthesizer vocabulary list Un key and the voice will say CONTROL OK Example 978 6171 W4XYZ Store at table position 15 Erase User Speed Dial ...

Page 34: ...ers 305 and 407 Store at table position 00 Erase Area Code Locations 00 09 DX Key up and send 78XX Un key and the voice will say CONTROL OK Emergency Speed Dial Memory This memory area is reserved for five phone numbers with identification Space is provided for up to a eleven digit phone number with an identification of eight numbers letters or word from the voice synthesizer word list Read Emerge...

Page 35: ...one to modulate the transmitter at TP2 and a DTMF A to the phone line at TP1 The phone line will not go off hook These tones are use as a reference when setting audio levels To activate the tones key up and enter 90 The length of the tones are 30 seconds Courtesy Tone Memory space is provided for the storage of eight custom courtesy tones Each tone can consist of up to three different tone frequen...

Page 36: ...RATION TABLE Milliseconds 0 0 1 50 2 100 3 150 4 200 5 250 6 300 7 350 8 400 9 450 Figure 5 11 Erase Courtesy Tone Location 1 8 Key up and send 93X Un key and the voice will say CONTROL OK Select Courtesy Tone To select tone 163 as the repeater s courtesy beep load Voice Message buffer 05 with 163 Example Enter 3105 163 Tone 1 Frequency Table Position Tone 1 Duration Programming Command Time Separ...

Page 37: ...terface Card and a special cable are required See Chapter 7 of this manual The erase command and recording by telephone do not work with the Ming DVM 58 Play Digital Voice Recorder Tracks 01 16 Key up and send 94XX Un key and the CAT 300 will play the prerecorded message stored at track XX Record Digital Voice Recorder Tracks 01 16 Key up and send 95XX Un key and the voice will say START MESSAGE K...

Page 38: ...OICE SYNTHESIZER 331 SEND CW ID 341 PROGRAM CW ID 351 ERASE CW ID 43XX READ EXPANDED USER FUNCTION SWITCHES 44XX PROGRAM EXPANDED USER FUNCTION SWITCHES 45XX ERASE EXPANDED USER FUNCTION SWITCHES 501 CONTROL OPERATOR PREFIX CODE 100 502 TIME OF DAY REQUEST CODE DX 400 503 MEMORY RECALL PREFIX CODE DX 175 504 DTMF ACCESS CODE 325 505 DTMF PAD TEST CODE 375 506 USER FUNCTION SWITCH PREFIX CODE 550 5...

Page 39: ...X READ USER SPEED DIAL 71XX PROGRAM USER SPEED DIAL 72XX ERASE USER SPEED DIAL 73XX READ PREFIX CODE DX 74XX PROGRAM PREFIX CODE DX 75XX ERASE PREFIX CODE DX 76XX READ AREA CODE DX 77XX PROGRAM AREA CODE DX 78XX ERASE AREA CODE DX 80X READ EMERGENCY SPEED DIAL 81X PROGRAM EMERGENCY SPEED DIAL 82X ERASE EMERGENCY SPEED DIAL 89 PROGRAM PRE DIAL NUMBER 90 GENERATE 1000Hz AND DTMF A TEST TONES 91X SEN...

Page 40: ... repeater receiver audio output to J3 13 and the COR to J3 6 of the CAT 300 Measure the COR level when the receiver is active Verify this line changes from less than 0 8VDC to greater than 3 0 VDC If the COR line will not meet these limits it may be necessary to add an external pull up resistor or transistor to the COR line Connection to Transmitter Locate your repeater s Push To Talk input When g...

Page 41: ...nded that an external voltage divider be installed at the input of the transmitter This will permit you to increase the TX audio output from the controller and will insure an acceptable transmit audio signal to noise ratio Audio Level Adjustment Voice Synthesizer Compare the receive and synthesized voice audio and adjust the VOICE Level R35 as desired For best quality speech the synthesized voice ...

Page 42: ...11 COR 12 Audio From DVR 13 RX Audio 14 Audio To DVR Figure 6 2 Audio Delay Interface J5 This interface is used to connect the DL 1000 audio delay board The CAT 300 is shipped from the factory with a jumper installed across pins 1 and 2 This completes the receive audio path An audio delay board connected to J5 will eliminate the receiver squelch noise crash and the chirp of the first DTMF tone whe...

Page 43: ...us indication that will disrupt the alignment procedure Set your HT to the low power position and hold it away from the controller and voltmeter leads or have someone off site generate the DTMF tones Header Pin Assignments Header connectors on the CAT 300 DVR 100 DL 1000 MF 1000 and RBS 1000 use the same numbering system Looking at the board s solder side one of the header pins is connected to a s...

Page 44: ...e CAT 300 keys the transmitter by grounding the PTT line Some transmitters require a DC current usually from a 12 volt DC supply to key In these cases a switching device must be installed between the transmitter and the CAT 300 Push to Talk output at J3 10 Figure 6 5 describes two possible circuits that will supply the transmitter Use caution when connecting this circuit Do not apply 12VDC directl...

Page 45: ...6 Channel 1 is enabled Output 3 is converted to a transceiver PTT while Input 1 becomes a transceiver COR input Output 3 PTT 2 will be active only when repeater COR is active It will not be active when Input 1 COR 2 is active Both the repeater and transceiver must supply squelch switched audio Figure 6 6 RX AUDIO IN COR CTCSS PTT TX AUDIO OUT REPEATER INPUT 1 COR 2 OUTPUT 3 PTT 2 TX AUDIO 2 12VDC ...

Page 46: ...patch 244 Auxiliary 245 Avenue 246 Average 247 B B 250 Back 251 Band 252 Base 253 Below 255 Between 256 Bravo 257 Break 258 By 260 C C 270 Calibrate 271 Call 272 Calling 273 Cancel 274 Cat 275 Caution 276 Center 277 Celsius 278 Change 279 Charlie 280 Check 281 Circuit 282 Clear 283 Clock 284 Closed 285 Club 286 Code 287 Complete 289 Completed 290 Computer 291 Condition 292 Connect 294 Contact 295 ...

Page 47: ... Measured 592 Meeting 593 Mega 594 Message 595 Meter 596 Meters 597 Mike 599 Miles 600 Million 602 Minus 603 Minute 604 Minutes 605 Mobile 606 Modified 607 Monday 608 Month 609 More than 610 Move 611 Much 612 N N 620 Near 621 Net 623 New 624 Next 625 Night 626 No 627 Normal 628 North 629 Not 630 November 631 Now 632 Number 633 O O 650 O clock 651 October 652 Of 653 Off 654 Ohms 655 On 656 Open 657...

Page 48: ... Week 898 Weekday 899 Welcome 900 West 902 What 903 Whiskey 904 Will 905 Wind 906 With 908 X X 920 X Ray 921 Y Y 930 Yankee 931 Year 932 Yellow 933 Yes 934 Yesterday 935 You 936 Your 937 Z Z 950 Zed 951 Zero 952 Zone 953 Zulu 954 Pause 1 960 Pause 2 961 Pause 3 962 Pause 4 963 Sound Effects Chime 1 964 Chime 2 965 Chime 3 966 Gunshot 967 Laughter 972 Female Good Morning 980 Good Afternoon 981 Good...

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Page 50: ...8 1 Chapter 8 Diagrams CAT 300 Repeater Controller ...

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Page 52: ...9 1 Chapter 9 Schematics 11 2 Controller Board CAT 300 sheet 1 of 1 11 3 Computer Interface CI 300 sheet 1 of 1 ...

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Page 55: ...1 Connector Header 1X5 J5 2 Diode 1N4005 CR2 CR3 1 Filter Low Pass FL1 1 I C 4N26 U1 1 I C ULN2803A U2 1 I C LM348 U3 1 I C MC4053 U4 1 I C LM340T 5 U5 1 I C MT8880 U6 1 I C 74HCT10 U7 1 I C ICL7660 U8 1 I C DS1232 U9 1 I C 80C535 U10 1 I C 74HCT573 U11 1 I C 27C512 U12 1 I C DS1220Y DS1243Y U13 1 I C TSP53C30 U14 1 Fuse 0 5A F1 2 Jumper JP5 JP6 1 Relay DPDT 12V K1 2 Resistor 10 0 5W R1 R2 2 Resis...

Page 56: ... Transformer 600 600 ohm CT T1 T2 2 Transistor VN10KM Q1 Q2 1 Transorb 1N6278A CR1 5 Test Point TP1 TP2 TP3 TP4 TP5 CI 300 Computer Interface 4 Capacitor 10uF 16V C1 C2 C3 C4 2 Capacitor 0 1uF 50V C5 C6 1 Connector Header 2X7 J1 1 Connector DB 25F J2 1 I C MAX232 U1 1 I C LM340T 5 U2 ...

Page 57: ... Set dipswitch 8 to ON and turn the DC power on After the power up message is complete the CAT 300DX will switch to the computer interface mode Remote Activation Of The Computer Interface Key up and enter the control operator prefix code followed by 97 Un key and the CAT 300DX will automatically switch to the computer interface mode When the computer interface activates the computer will display P...

Page 58: ...ven just point and click Voice Messages From the voice message display window place the hand on the message cell and double click The voice synthesizer editor dialogue box window will appear From the voice message display window place the hand on the message cell and double click The voice synthesizer editor dialogue box window will appear Double click the letters words and numbers in the voice wo...

Page 59: ...ter Timers Voice Messages Control Zones Memory Saves 1 4 Macros Scheduler Speed Dials Courtesy Tones CW Messages Telephone Prefix Area Codes User Speed Dial To program a speed dial window place the hand on the telephone number cell and double click The keypad window will appear Use the keypad to enter the telephone number and click OK Place the hand on the identification cell and double click The ...

Page 60: ...11 4 Emergency Speed Dial To program an emergency speed dial location use the emergency speed dial window Figure 11 5 Figure 11 6 ...

Page 61: ...a control channel in the zone place the arrow in the desired box and click Figure 11 7 Scheduler From the scheduler window place the hand on the TIME cell and double click The SCHEDULER POSITION window will appear Place the hand on the COMMAND cell and double click The KEYPAD window will appear Use the keypad to enter the COMMAND and click OK Place the hand on the SCHEDULED TIME cell and double cl...

Page 62: ...rol Codes From the repeater code window place the hand on the CONTROL OPERATOR PREFIX cell and double click The KEYPAD window will appear Use the key pad to enter a new control operator prefix code and click OK Figure 11 10 ...

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