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Ritron Publication 14500083 

Rev. A  06-12 

© 2012 Ritron, Inc. All rights reserved. Ritron, Patriot, Jobcom, OutPost, GateGuard, Quick Assist

® 

and RadioNexus are registered trademarks of Ritron, Inc. 

DoorCom, Quick Talk and Liberty are trademarks of Ritron, Inc. 

Call 800-USA-1-USA for the right Wireless Solutions to your communication needs. 

P.O. Box 1998  

  Carmel, Indiana 46082-1998  

  USA 

Phone: 317-846-1201; 800-USA-1-USA (800-872-1872)  

  Fax: 317-846-4978 

Email: [email protected]  

  Website: 

www.ritron.com

 

 

 

Owner’s Manual

 

 

Basic Operation  

RDC-S

ERIES 

D

OOR

C

OM

 

M

ODELS

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S

YSTEM 

C

OMPONENTS  

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1

 

O

PTIONAL AND 

R

EPLACEMENT 

A

CCESSORY 

E

QUIPMENT

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1

 

B

RIEF 

F

EATURE 

O

VERVIEW

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1

 

C

ONTROLS

,

 

C

ONNECTORS AND 

B

UTTONS

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Figure-1:

  RDC-1 and R-Series Radio, Controls and 

Connectors ............................................................................

I

NITIAL SET

-U

P AND 

P

ROGRAMMING 

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Programmable Features

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Field Programming

 

H

OW TO 

R

EADOUT 

C

URRENT 

R

ADIO 

F

REQUENCY 

&

 

T

ONE 

C

ODES

.

H

OW TO 

F

IELD 

P

ROGRAM 

F

REQUENCY 

&

 

T

ONE 

C

ODES

................

5

 

T

ABLE 

1:

 

  P

ROGRAMMABLE 

F

REQUENCY 

C

ODES

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6

 

 

C

ANADIAN 

F

REQUENCY 

C

ODES

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6

 

T

ABLE 

2:

 

  I

NTERFERENCE 

E

LIMINATOR 

P

ROGRAMMABLE 

QC

 

T

ONE 

C

ODES

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7

 

T

ABLE 

3:

 

  I

NTERFERENCE 

E

LIMINATOR 

P

ROGRAMMABLE 

DQC

 

T

ONE 

C

ODES

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7

 

T

ABLE 

4:

 

  A

DVANCED 

F

EATURE 

C

ODES

...................................

T

ABLE 

5:

 

  S

INGLE 

D

IGIT 

R

ADIO 

F

EATURE 

C

ODES

......................

H

OW TO 

F

IELD 

P

ROGRAM 

R

ADIO 

F

EATURE 

C

ODES

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Installation Instructions 

RDC-1

 

S

PEAKER 

I

NTERCOM 

B

OX 

I

NSTALLATION 

I

NSTRUCTIONS

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9

 

Figure

 

-2:

  

RDC-1

 

I

NSTALLATION

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9

 

R-S

ERIES 

R

ADIO 

I

NSTALLATION 

I

NSTRUCTIONS

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10

 

Figure -3:

 R-Series Radio Installation .................................

10 

 

Operating Instructions 

  O

PERATING THE 

D

OOR

C

OM

 

W

IRELESS 

I

NTERCOM

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11 

  E

XPOSURE TO 

R

ADIO 

F

REQUENCY 

E

NERGY

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12 

S

AFETY 

S

TANDARDS

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12

Licensing

 

FCC Licensing .....................................................................

13

 

How to Obtain an FCC Radio License .................................

13

 

INDUSTRY CANADA Regulations.......................................

13

 

INDUSTRY CANADA License Application ...........................

13

 

Service .................................................................................

13

 

 

Warranty

 

RITRON,

 

INC.

 

L

IMITED 

W

ARRANTY

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14 

 

 

RDC-S

ERIES 

D

OOR

C

OM

 

M

ODELS

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The radio transceiver’s model number appears on the serial la-
bel located on the bottom-side of the metal enclosure

 
VHF Models 

RDC-146

  

VHF Wireless Intercom 

 

2 Watts, 150 - 165 MHz 

RDC-146M

  

VHF MURS License-Free, 

 Wireless 

Intercom, 

 

2 Watts, 7 MURS Frequencies Only 

RDC-146-BC  

VHF Wireless Intercom 

 

2 Watts, 150-165MHz 

 (British 

Columbia) 

RDC-146-Canada 

VHF Wireless Intercom 

 

2 Watts, 150-165MHz 

UHF MODELS 

RDC-446

  

UHF Wireless Intercom 

 

2 Watts, 450-470MHz 

RDC-446-Canada

 

UHF Wireless Intercom  

 

2 Watts, 450-470MHz

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for DoorCom

Page 1: ...BLE 2 INTERFERENCE ELIMINATOR PROGRAMMABLE QC TONE CODES 7 TABLE 3 INTERFERENCE ELIMINATOR PROGRAMMABLE DQC TONE CODES 7 TABLE 4 ADVANCED FEATURE CODES 7 TABLE 5 SINGLE DIGIT RADIO FEATURE CODES 8 HOW...

Page 2: ...rrow Band Mandate go to www ritron com for more information Field Programming Field programming allows you to program specific features of the radio without a PC or special software License Free VHF M...

Page 3: ...thout brackets Figure 1 RDC 1 and R Series Radio Controls and Connectors 9 Weather Resistant Speaker RDC 1 Weather resistant speaker is protected from vandalism by metal speaker mic guard Speaker allo...

Page 4: ...NABLED as Factory Default setting A HI Low double tone alerts the visitor that the speaker has turned OFF The same tone is transmitted to radio equipped personnel to signal that the RDC 1 speaker is n...

Page 5: ...selector to select the channel to be read out The channel number will appear briefly on the display as you step through the channels When you have settled on a channel a hyphen will appear across the...

Page 6: ...r across the center of the display to indicate that it is ready for programming 10 Enter the 1st digit of the frequency code by pressing the Program button until the display shows the desired number P...

Page 7: ...68 466 3625 12 5 69 467 7875 12 5 70 467 8375 12 5 71 467 8625 12 5 72 467 8875 12 5 73 467 9125 12 5 74 469 4875 12 5 75 469 5125 12 5 76 469 5375 12 5 77 469 5625 12 5 99 No change VHF Business Ban...

Page 8: ...nactivity Reset Time 801 5 seconds Inactivity Reset Time is the length of time the radio can remain 802 10 seconds inactive not receiving or transmitting before the audio is muted 803 20 seconds 804 3...

Page 9: ...e radio is in Program Mode and Channel 1 is selected 5 Press the Channel selector to select the channel to be programmed The channel number will appear briefly on the display as you step through the c...

Page 10: ...crew length which will hold firmly in the surface to which the unit will be mounted 4 If required drill the 2 holes to secure the RDC 1 into the wall mounting surface 5 If required drill the hole to r...

Page 11: ...ace with the screws selected in Step 1 4 Using the 2 screws 2 rubber washers nylon cable clamp and 2 small cable ties provided in the mounting kit secure the R Series radio to the mounting bracket as...

Page 12: ...f locations in the facility 4 If you are unable to achieve the desired coverage A Try mounting the radio with the included antenna slightly higher Keep in mind the included connecting cable that conne...

Page 13: ...ase 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 t...

Page 14: ...t the FCC at 888 CALL FCC 888 225 5322 or log on at www fcc gov You must decide which radio frequency ies you can operate on before filling out your application For help determining your frequencies c...

Page 15: ...on behalf of RITRON Warranties implied by state law such as implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are limited to the duration of this limited warranty as it appli...

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