OPERATING THE RADIO
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Ritron RCCR Clean Cab User Manual
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Channel Zone Set-Up
The RCCR -151 Locomotive Radio can be set-up using the front panel keypad such that any or all of
the available Channel Zones are enabled for normal radio operation. The available zones are:
y
Home Channel Zone (1 – 500)
y
Wideband Channel Zone (AAR03 – 97)
y
Narrowband Channel Zone (AAR005 – 097)
y
Narrowband Offset Zone (AAR104 – 197)
y
Digital Channel Zone (AAR302 – 488)
IMPORTANT!
DO NOT pause more than 2 seconds between keypad presses prior to the completion of set-up,
otherwise the radio will automatically resume normal operation and the operator must begin at Step 1.
To enable Channel Zones using the front panel keypad:
1. Press
CHAN
-
#
-
6
–
2
–
7 – 7 – 6 - 9
2. “
CH PLAN
”
will be displayed on the top row of the LED Display.
3. Referring the table below, press the keypad digits to enable the corresponding channel zone(s)
you wish to enable.
1 –
Home Channel Zone (1 – 500)
2
– Wideband Channel Zone (AAR03 – 97)
3
– Narrowband Channel Zone (AAR005 – 097)
4 –
Narrowband Offset Zone (AAR104 – 197)
5
– Digital Channel Zone (AAR302 – 488)
4. After last digit is pressed, wait 2 seconds and the radio will automatically resume to normal
operation.
5. If a channel from a list that is not enabled is entered using the front keypad, “
INVALID
”
will be
displayed momentarily (2 sec), and then the last valid channel entered will be displayed.
The following example illustrates a Channel Zone Set-Up to enable only the Narrowband Channel
Zone (3) and Digital Channel Zone (5).
T/D
HOME
TX
RX
TX
RX
#
6
2
7
7
6
9
3
5
CHAN
Press
CHAN - # - 6 – 2 – 7 – 7 – 6 – 9
►
CH PLAN
is displayed
►
Press
3 – 5
