ID-O-Matic II Manual
02/27/2010
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Courtesy beep tone: This prompt will only appear if you answered “Y” to Repeater mode. With
the courtesy beep tone set to an audio frequency (in Hz) between 250 and 2500, the ID-O-Matic II
will send a short beep about 500 milliseconds after the COR input goes inactive.
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Courtesy beep delay time: This is the delay, in tenths of a second, between the time the COR
input goes inactive (high) and the courtesy beep. The valid range is from 0 (no delay) to 255 (25.5
seconds). For example, the default value of 5 gives you a half-second delay; 20 would be a 2
second delay and so on.
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Courtesy beep mult: If you have selected Repeater mode, this allows you to “stretch” the length
of the courtesy beep. Enter a number indicating the length of the desired courtesy beep as a
multiple of “dit” times – this means the courtesy beep length is determined by the current Morse
code speed selected. Set this to zero to disable the courtesy beep.
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Beacon time: This prompt will only appear if you answered “Y” to Repeater mode. Setting this
to other than zero will cause the ID-O-Matic II to send a Morse message at regular intervals if
nothing is seen on the COR input while in repeater mode. This can be set to 3600 to announce the
repeater every hour, for example, if the repeater is idle. Enter the number of seconds you wish to
have between beacons, up to 65535. The beacon message is used if it is set, otherwise the ID
message will be used. Set this to zero to disable beaconing.
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PTT hang time: This value is specified in seconds. While in repeater mode, the PTT output will
be active as soon as the COR in put goes low and will remain active for the specified number of
seconds after the COR input goes high and any ID or courtesy beep is finished. With PTT hang
time set to 0, PTT drops immediately after the courtesy beep.
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PTT Max: This setting will specify the maximum number of seconds the ID-O-Matic II will
allow PTT to be active. If the COR input is active for longer then this setting, the ID-O-Matic II
will send “TOT” (for “Time-Out Timer”), then send the ID message and disable PTT until the
COR input is inactive.
Status LED indications and what they mean
Green (solid)
Timer is operating; timer is more than 60 seconds from expiring.
Green (blinking)
In repeater mode, COR input has been seen and ID timer is running.
Yellow
Timer is within 60 seconds (or YELLOW time) of expiring.
Yellow/Red
Blinking
Timer is within 30 seconds (or BLINK time) of expiring
Red
Timer has expired. In repeater mode, ID is being transmitted (or is pending,
being delayed until COR and/or INHIBIT go inactive).
