7 Series OUTPOST
®
Wireless Callbox
GateGuard
®
Application
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(800-872-1872) or visit our website at
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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
10
.
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
14
.
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
11
.
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
7
S
ERIES
O
UTPOST
®
C
ALLBOX WITH
F
ACTORY
D
EFAULT
S
ETTINGS
” section on page
3
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 5-255 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.
Ex12 VDC Power Fail Alert Tone ............ (PC or FP)
B y 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.
NOTE: In applications where external power is available, we
recommend using the RPS-EXPO Cube Power
Supply. See page
4
for details.
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