6 Series OUTPOST
®
Wireless Callbox
GateGuard
®
Application
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H
OW TO
F
IELD
P
ROGRAM THE
O
UT
P
OST
®
C
ALLBOX FOR
G
ATE
G
UARD
®
O
PERATION
........................................................
The OUTPOST
®
can be field programmed for basic
GateGuard
®
operation, or PC programmed to suit your
unique requirements. The instructions in this section
apply only to Field Programmable features. If PC
programming software has been used to set 2-Tone
decode (receive) or other optional GateGuard
®
features,
operation may not be as described here.
Follow these steps to program the OUTPOST
®
for
GateGuard
®
operation:
1. Program
the
frequency and tone codes per the
“H
OW TO
F
IELD
P
ROGRAM
F
REQUENCY
&
T
ONE
C
ODES
”
instructions on page 9.
2. Program the callbox for GateGuard
®
operation ON
per the “H
OW TO
F
IELD
P
ROGRAM
S
INGLE
-D
IGIT
R
ADIO
F
EATURE
C
ODES
” instructions on page 13.
3. Program
the
2-Tone decode (receive) code per the
“H
OW TO
F
IELD
P
ROGRAM
2-T
ONE
D
ECODE
(R
ECEIVE
)
C
ODES
” instructions on page 10.
The OUTPOST
®
Callbox will now operate in GateGuard
®
mode as follows:
•
The Callbox will be in “Automatic Turn-Off” mode.
The ON/PTT button must first be pressed as described
in “O
PERATING THE
6
S
ERIES
O
UTPOST
®
C
ALLBOX WITH
F
ACTORY
D
EFAULT
S
ETTINGS
” section on page 2 before
normal two-way communications can be established.
•
If the Callbox does not send or receive a signal for
more than 10 seconds the Callbox will automatically
turn off. The ON/PTT button must be pressed to turn
the Callbox back on and receive a call.
•
When the Callbox receives and decodes the correct 2-
Tone code the Callbox Switch Output will momentarily
CLOSE the switch for 1 second. The Callbox will also
automatically transmit a confirmation tone back to the
senders radio notifying them that the correct 2-tone
code has been decoded at the OUTPOST
®
Callbox.
O
PTIONAL
G
ATE
G
UARD
®
S
ETTING
/F
EATURES
...............................
The OUTPOST
®
can be Field Programmed, or PC
programmed using special software, for customized
GateGuard® applications.
Au t o m a t i c T u r n - O f f ................................ (PC or FP)
This is ENABLED as the Factory Default setting. The
callbox will turn OFF when the RQX Reset Time has
expired. The Reset Time is a pre-programmed amount of
time of “no activity” (no calls transmitted, no calls
received) before the callbox turns OFF in order to
conserve battery life. The callbox can be turned back ON
when the ON/PTT button is pressed. This is the
recommended mode of operation for all battery only
powered applications.
If Automatic Turn-Off is NOT selected the callbox does
NOT completely turn OFF, but remains in the Intercom
mode, allowing the callbox to receive calls at any time.
Operating the callbox with Automatic Turn-Off
DISABLED significantly increases battery drain, and is
therefore NOT recommended for battery only powered
applications. Battery life can be increased using the
Battery Saver Enable feature detailed in this section.
RQX Reset Time............................................. (PC or FP)
This is set from the factory for 10 seconds, but can be
Field Programmed to 9 different times ranging from 5
seconds to 4 minutes, and PC programmed for 1-255
seconds. A shorter RQX Reset Time will result in
increased battery life. In standard Automatic Turn-Off
operation a longer inactivity timer will allow more time for
a response before the callbox turns OFF.
Battery Saver Enable............................................... ( PC)
When the OUTPOST
®
Callbox is programmed to operate
with Automatic Turn-Off DISABLED, Battery Saver can
increase battery life in both internal or external battery
powered applications.
With Battery Saver Enable, the callbox will periodically
Wake-Up and listen for a received signal before returning
to a low current Sleep mode. The sleep time can be PC
programmed between 0.5 - 8 seconds with the Battery
Saver Sleep Time setting. A longer sleep time will result
in increased battery life, but may result in missed calls.
The callbox immediately leaves Battery Saver mode any
time the ON/PTT Button is pressed or a signal is
received, and will not return to Battery Saver until the
period of no activity exceeds the RQX Reset Time.
Ring Tone ................................................................. (PC)
This will sound an alert tone on the callbox speaker,
similar to a telephone ring tone, whenever the correct 2-
tone code has been successfully decoded. This feature
is used to alert the Callbox user that the gate is being
opened or closed.
S e n d C a l l T o n e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( P C o r F P )
The Factory Default setting has the Call Tone feature ON
(refer to “H
OW TO
F
IELD
P
ROGRAM
S
INGLE
-D
IGIT
R
ADIO
F
EATURE
C
ODES
” on page 13). The callbox can be
programmed to transmit a Call Tone if the Reset Time
has expired and the ON/PTT button is pressed. This will
alert system users that the call is originating from the
callbox.
