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Owner Password.
The owner command is the
password required before owner-only
commands may be executed, which is
all commands listed from owner
command down. (Refer to computer-
generated Repeater Programming
sheet we sent with your repeater.) To
perform any one of those functions,
the owner must enable owner control
mode by sending the owner command
password, which is three digits plus
"*".
If someone tries to send one of
owner-only commands without having
the password, the repeater won't even
acknowledge that it is a valid code,
even though it is listed in the look-up
table. When the computer analyzes
commands received by looking up
codes in the table, it quits after
comparing the third listing in the
table unless the password is in effect.
Don't even trust your mother with
this secret password! Secrets have a
way of getting around, and the only
way to rectify the situation is to have
us make a new EPROM for you.
Before you decide it is a good idea
for someone else in your repeater
group to have the password just in
case, decide if you think he/she will
still be a trusted friend a year or two
from now.
Once you send the owner
password, you have access to all the
commands normally used to turn
features on and off, change cor/cwid
parameters, or do testing. Access to
these functions remains in effect until
you disable access by sending the
corresponding command, which ends
with "#", or the cwid occurs, at which
time the computer automatically dis-
ables owner access in case you forget.
You don't need to keep resending the
password before each command; you
only need to repeat it if the cwid
occurs during your session.
User Commands.
The full four-digit (closed-access)
Autopatch code, Touch Tone Repeater
Access code, and Record Voice
Message code should be codes you
give out only to users you select.
These and Playback Voice Message
are the only user commands. ("*" and
"#" as single digit codes are also valid
user commands if you enable open-
access autopatch mode). The
Autopatch function allows a user to
bring up or knock down the
autopatch. The Touch Tone Repeater
Access function allows a user to
access or close down the repeater by
touch tone command if you turn on
this "closed access repeater" feature.
More details are given later on voice
messages.
AUTOPATCH OPERATION.
Autopatch Modes.
This section of the manual deals
with making telephone calls from a
mobile or portable transceiver. It is
assumed that the radio has a touch
tone microphone or a touch tone pad
on the radio.
There are two basic modes of op-
eration for outgoing autopatch activa-
tion. The normal (closed access) mode
of operation requires that the user
know a four-digit code to bring up the
autopatch. This code consists of three
digits and a star (*). To turn off the
autopatch, the user sends the same
three digits, but ends with a pound
sign (#).
The second mode (open access)
may be used only if the owner
activates it. This requires only a star
to bring up the patch and a pound
sign to knock it down. To use this
mode, the owner must enter his
password and then the code to turn
on open access autopatch.
Making Phone Calls.
To make a phone call from a
mobile or portable transceiver, key the
transmitter, and send the digits on
the tone pad required to activate the
autopatch. Be careful not to hold the
last digit too long, because any tones
present when the phone line is
connected will be counted by the
phone exchange as a digit entered as
a phone number.
The repeater audio is muted for a
few seconds each time a DTMF digit is
received; so there is a short delay after
the last digit of the command
sequence before you will hear audio
again if you unkey your microphone.
The complete sequence of digits
required to bring up the patch must
be sent within 3 seconds, or the
decoder circuit resets and you must
start over.
After bringing up the patch,
release the transmitter keyline
immediately, and listen for dial tone.
If you don't hear it, try again. If you
hear the phone line noise but no dial
tone, knock down the patch and bring
it up again to get a dial tone. After
you get a dial tone, key the trans-
mitter and dial the desired phone
number. Then, release transmitter
and listen for ringing.
When the called party answers,
you can talk to her merely by pressing
push-to-talk button when it is your
turn to speak. Be sure to inform the
party you call that s/he is on the air,
and explain any rules you think s/he
should understand. Note that you
can block anything the party on the
phone says over the air merely by
keying your transmitter. Although the
repeater carrier stays on the air, the
audio is muted anytime the receiver
squelch is open. This allows you to
censor the other party.
The repeater carrier remains on for
the duration of the phone call. When
the repeater squelch is open, the re-
peater transmits audio from the
mobile or portable station. When the
squelch is closed, the repeater
transmits audio from the phone line.
The Autopatch will stay up until
you release it by sending the required
command. When you hear a courtesy
beep and then the repeater carrier
drops, you know you have
successfully knocked down the patch.
Pulse-Dial Option.
In addition to the two basic modes
of autopatch operation, the REP-200
Repeater allows a third mode of
autopatch operation, which redials
the phone number you enter by
pulsing the phone line (rotary dialing).
You may wish to use the pulse-dial
option because you do not have
touch-tone service on your telephone
line, or because some mobiles have
dtmf tones which are not of sufficient
quality to work on the public
telephone system, or because the user
prefers to bring up the autopatch and
dial the desired number all in one
step without stopping to wait for the
dial tone.
To place a call with pulse dialing,
activate the autopatch by entering the
normal four digit command, except
enter the telephone number to be
called before entering the "*" at the
end of the command.
For example, if the command to
bring up the autopatch is "001*",
enter "001", followed by the phone
number, and finally enter the "*". It is
important to remember to enter the "*"
last, since it is a special character
which tells the repeater controller to
carry out the command. Enter only
the first three digits of the normal
command before entering the phone
number, and don't forget to enter the
