Ritron Loudmouth Owner'S Manual Download

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Table of Contents

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

Installation

2.1

Selecting the PA speaker location .............................................................................................................................. 6

2.2

PA speaker installation ............................................................................................................................................... 8

2.3

Loudmouth

radio receiver installation ....................................................................................................................... 9

2.4

Installing two PA speakers with a single Loudmouth

receiver................................................................................. 10

2.5

Installing multiple Loudmouth

receivers and PA speakers ...................................................................................... 11

2.6

Vehicular installation ................................................................................................................................................. 12

2.7

Temporary outdoor installation ................................................................................................................................. 12

Programming

3.1

Loudmouth

Field Programming Overview ............................................................................................................... 13

3.2

Readout Current Frequency, Tone and Selective Signaling Codes.......................................................................... 14

3.3

Program Frequency & Tone Codes .......................................................................................................................... 15

Table 1:

Programmable Frequency Codes ....................................................................................................... 16

Table 2:

Interference Eliminator Programmable QC Tone Codes ..................................................................... 16

Table 3:

Digital Interference Eliminator Programmable DQC Tone Codes ....................................................... 16

3.4

Program Paging Codes ............................................................................................................................................ 17

Table 4:

2-Tone Paging Codes ......................................................................................................................... 17

3.5

Program Loudmouth

Features ................................................................................................................................ 18

Table 5:

Loudmouth

Feature Codes ................................................................................................................ 19

3.6

Program Loudmouth

Volume .................................................................................................................................. 20

Checking the current volume setting ..................................................................................................................... 20

3.7

Program the NOAA Weather Frequency .................................................................................................................. 21

Table 6:

NOAA Weather Frequency Codes ...................................................................................................... 21

3.8

Field Programming Flow Chart ................................................................................................................................. 22

Operation

4.1

Basic Operation ........................................................................................................................................................ 23

4.2

Selcall Paging ........................................................................................................................................................... 23

4.3

2-Tone Paging .......................................................................................................................................................... 24

4.4

Record and Play ....................................................................................................................................................... 24

4.5

Weather Alert............................................................................................................................................................ 25

4.6

Battery Powered Operation ...................................................................................................................................... 25

4.7

Loudmouth

Options ................................................................................................................................................ 26

4.8

How to Minimize Feedback....................................................................................................................................... 26

4.9

Relay Operation

(serial number A100119000 or higher)

................................................................................................. 27

Specifications

5.1

Audio Output............................................................................................................................................................. 29

5.2

Power Requirements ................................................................................................................................................ 30

5.3

Loudmouth

Speaker ............................................................................................................................................... 30

5.4

RPS-1B Power Cube ................................................................................................................................................ 30

5.5

Loudmouth

Receiver ............................................................................................................................................... 31

5.6

Loudmouth

Power Supply Requirements ............................................................................................................... 32

Warranty

....................................................................................................................................................................... 33