Ritron LoudMouth LM-600Analog, Руководство пользователя

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Section 4 Operation 29
4.5
Weather Alert
The Loudmouth
®
can automatically play emergency weather warnings from the National Weather Service that is broadcast on
one of the seven NOAA weather frequencies. The Loudmouth
®
will listen for emergency weather broadcasts any time it is not
being used. To use this feature the Loudmouth
®
must first be programmed for your local NOAA weather frequency.
With Weather Alert operation:

Your local NOAA weather frequency must be programmed into the Loudmouth
®
and the Weather Alert feature must be
ON per the instructions in the Programming section of this manual.

If a severe weather notification from NOAA weather service occurs while the Loudmouth
®
is in use the Weather Alert
operation will not be activated.

When a severe weather notification from NOAA weather service activates Weather Alert operation, the Loudmouth
®
will
broadcast the NOAA weather alert message non-stop for a factory default time of 1 minute.

A Weather Alert message can be interrupted by an incoming message from your 2-way radio. While playing a Weather
Alert message the Loudmouth
®
checks your normal radio channel every 4 seconds for incoming messages. If an
incoming message is detected the Loudmouth
®
immediately leaves the Weather Alert broadcast and reverts to the
incoming message.

The maximum Weather Alert Time is set at the factory for 1 minute, but is Field and PC programmable from 10 seconds
to 255 seconds (4.25 minutes)
4.6
Battery Powered Operation
The Loudmouth
®
receiver can be equipped with an optional BP-LM-Li22 emergency backup battery that will temporarily power
the radio if primary power from the RPS-1B is interrupted. The BP-LM-Li22 is a 2200mAH rechargeable battery pack that is
charged by the Loudmouth
®
receiver and is not intended to operate the radio for an extended period of time. For applications
where AC power for the RPS-1B is not available, the Loudmouth
®
receiver must be powered by an ex12 VDC battery.
The Loudmouth
®
can then be configured for battery powered operation to maximize battery life.
Battery Saver
Enable this feature whenever the Loudmouth
®
is battery powered to extend battery life. When enabled the Loudmouth
®
receiver is in a low current “sleep” state the majority of the time, waking up periodically to see if there is an incoming
message to be broadcast.

Depending on usage, this may double the battery life.

The length of time the Loudmouth
®
can “sleep” before it checks for a message is PC programmable from .5 to 8
seconds.

With Battery Saver enabled the caller must wait approximately 2 second before speaking to allow the radio to wake up.
Low Battery Alert Tone
Enable this feature whenever the Loudmouth
®
is battery powered and a short tone will be heard at the end of each broadcast
to indicate that the batteries need replacement or recharging.

The Low Battery Alert Tone can be set for operation with either the BP-LM-Li22 battery back-up or for solar powered
operation.

When using the BP-LM-Li22 battery back-up the Low Battery Alert Tone will not be heard when the ex12 VDC is
present, regardless of the battery condition.
The Loudmouth
®
receiver and PA speaker is not intended for use as a stand-alone
weather receiver.