Table of Contents
1
Getting Started
1.1
Loudmouth
®
receiver and PA speaker equipment ...................................................................................................... 1
1.2
Loudmouth
®
receiver assembly .................................................................................................................................. 2
1.3
Paging the Loudmouth
®
receiver and PA speaker ...................................................................................................... 3
1.4
Compatibility with other RITRON model radios .......................................................................................................... 4
1.5
Determine the volume setting ..................................................................................................................................... 5
1.6
Operating Conditions and Limitations ......................................................................................................................... 6
2
Installation
2.1
Selecting the PA speaker location .............................................................................................................................. 7
2.2
PA speaker installation ............................................................................................................................................... 9
2.3
Loudmouth
®
radio receiver installation ..................................................................................................................... 10
2.4
Installing two PA speakers with a single Loudmouth
®
receiver................................................................................. 11
2.5
Installing multiple Loudmouth
®
receivers and PA speakers ...................................................................................... 12
2.6
Vehicular installation ................................................................................................................................................. 13
2.7
Temporary outdoor installation ................................................................................................................................. 13
2.8
Installation of Optional Interface Cable Assembly 60201136 ................................................................................... 14
3
Programming
3.1
PC Programming Software LM-PCPS ...................................................................................................................... 15
3.2
Loudmouth
®
Field Programming Overview ............................................................................................................... 15
3.3
Readout and Field Program Frequency Codes ........................................................................................................ 16
Table F:
Programmable Frequency Codes ....................................................................................................... 18
3.4
Readout and Field Program QC or DQC Tone Codes .............................................................................................. 19
Table b:
Interference Eliminator Programmable QC Tone Codes ..................................................................... 20
Table b:
Digital Interference Eliminator Programmable DQC Tone Codes ....................................................... 20
Table C:
Programmable 2-Tone, DTMF and Selcall Codes............................................................................... 20
3.5
Readout and Field Program 2-Tone, DTMF or Selcall Decode Operation ................................................................ 21
3.6
Field Program Advanced Feature Codes ................................................................................................................. 22
Table A:
Advanced Feature Codes ................................................................................................................... 22
3.7
Readout and Field Program Loudmouth
®
Speaker Volume ..................................................................................... 24
3.8
Readout and Field Program the NOAA Weather Frequency .................................................................................... 25
Table d:
NOAA Weather Frequency Codes ...................................................................................................... 25
3.9
Field Programming Flow Chart ................................................................................................................................. 26
4
Operation
4.1
Basic Operation ........................................................................................................................................................ 27
4.2
DTMF and Selcall Paging ......................................................................................................................................... 27
4.3
2-Tone Paging .......................................................................................................................................................... 28
4.4
Record and Play (20 seconds of record time MAXIMUM) ........................................................................................ 28
4.5
Weather Alert............................................................................................................................................................ 29
4.6
Battery Powered Operation ...................................................................................................................................... 29
4.7
Loudmouth
®
Options ................................................................................................................................................ 30
4.8
How to Minimize Feedback....................................................................................................................................... 30
4.9
Switch Input Operation ............................................................................................................................................. 31
4.10
Relay Operation ........................................................................................................................................................ 32
Radio Operation Timeline ..................................................................................................................................... 32
Strobe Light Operation .......................................................................................................................................... 32
Connecting the Relay Switch to a Strobe Light ..................................................................................................... 33
5
Specifications
5.1
Audio Output............................................................................................................................................................. 34
5.2
Power Requirements ................................................................................................................................................ 35
5.3
Loudmouth
®
Speaker ............................................................................................................................................... 35
5.4
RPS-1B Power Cube ................................................................................................................................................ 35
5.5
Loudmouth
®
Receiver ............................................................................................................................................... 36
6
Warranty
....................................................................................................................................................................... 37
