7 Series OUTPOST
®
Wireless Callbox
Programmable Features
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P
ROGRAMMABLE
O
UTPOST
®
C
ALLBOX
F
EATURES
(C
ONTINUED
)
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Ex12 VDC Power Fail Alert Tone ............ (PC or FP)
By selecting the +12 VDC Power Fail Alert Tone feature the
callbox will look for a loss of the +12 VDC power source. The
callbox will immediately transmit an Alert Tone to notify
personnel that the +12 VDC source has been lost and is now
operating on battery back-up. The callbox will transmit an
Alert Tone once every hour until the +12 VDC power source is
restored or until the back-up batteries are exhausted. Even if
this feature is
NOT
selected, it will always revert to Back-up
Battery power, see page
4
for details.
R Q X R e s e t T i m e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( P C o r F P )
Set from the factory for 10 seconds, the RQX Reset Time can
be Field Programmed to 9 different times ranging from 5
seconds to 4 minutes, and PC programmed for 5-255
seconds. A shorter RQX Reset Time will result in increased
battery life. In standard Automatic Turn-Off operation a longer
RQX Reset Time will allow more time for a response before
the Callbox turns off.
RQX Reset Time defines the Inactivity Time allowed before
the Callbox:
•
Turns Off if Automatic Turn-Off is ENABLED.
•
Enters
Battery
Saver mode if Battery Saver is ENABLED.
•
Resets 2-Tone Paging Decode.
•
Automatically opens the Switch output.
M i c r o p h o n e G a i n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( P C o r F P )
The Microphone can be placed in HIGH or NORMAL gain
mode. With the microphone in high gain mode quiet and
distant voices will be heard. This mode of operation will
increase background noise transmitted by the Callbox.
The Microphone gain is set to NORMAL mode by default.
Leave the microphone in normal gain mode for the majority of
applications where the user is talking directly into the Callbox.
This mode of operation will decrease background noise
transmitted by the Callbox.
L i s t e n I n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( P C o r F P )
Listen In allows remote activation of the Callbox transmitter for
a programmed period of time when the correct 2-Tone code is
decoded.
This feature, turned
OFF
by default, can be Field
Programmed to 4 different transmit times ranging from 5-30
seconds and PC programmed for 1-255 seconds.
The 2-Tone Decode Code required to activate the feature can
be Field Programmed from the 9 different 2-Tone Decode
Codes in Table 4, or PC programmed for any 2-Tone
frequency pair between 300-1500 Hz.
B u s y C h a n n e l T X I n h i b i t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( P C o r F P )
With this feature enabled the Callbox cannot transmit when
there is a received signal. A “busy signal” will be heard on the
Callbox speaker when the PTT is pressed and a received
signal is present. Busy Channel TX Inhibit is disabled from
the factory.
S e n s o r / C o n t a c t C l o s u r e I n p u t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Callbox will send a warning tone when a change in the
Sensor Input is detected. The Sensor Input will respond to an
OPEN
or
CLOSED
switch.
T r a n s m i t B e e p E n a b l e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( PC)
This feature is turned on from the factory to provide a short
beep in the Callbox speaker any time the
ON/PTT
button is
pressed. This assures the Callbox user that the radio has
turned on and is ready to transmit their message. With this
feature disabled the Callbox will only beep when the radio is
first turned on.
R X C o u r t e s y B e e p E n a b l e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( PC)
In high noise environments it is sometimes difficult to
determine when a received message has ended. With the RX
Courtesy Beep enabled the Callbox will sound a short beep
on the speaker at the end of each received transmission.
N a r r o w o r W i d e B a n d O p e r a t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( PC)
A number of table frequencies, which are Field
Programmable, offer you a choice between narrow (12.5 kHz)
or wide (25 kHz) band operation. See “T
ABLE
1:
P
ROGRAMMABLE
F
REQUENCY
C
ODES
” on page
12
. The callbox
automatically makes the narrow or wide band adjustment
depending on the frequency code selected.
The callbox can be PC programmed with Ritron RQX software
to operate either narrow or wide band on any custom
frequency within the specified band.
Refer to the section 2013 FCC Narrowband Mandate to see if
your radio is capable of wideband transmit operation.
T X T i m e O u t T i m e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( P C )
Set from the factory for 60 seconds, the TX Time Out Time
can be programmed for 1-255 seconds. This sets the length of
time the Callbox can transmit continuously. If the
ON/PTT
button is held down longer then the TX Time Out Time will
allow, the radio will stop transmitting and a “Busy Signal” will
be heard in the speaker until the button is released.
D T M F o r S e l c a l l AN I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ( P C )
The RQX can be programmed to send a 1-9 digit DTMF or 3-7
digit Selcall ANI code at the beginning of each transmission
for radio identification.
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