Advanced Hand Held Radio Operation; Placing Phone Calls From The Two-Way Radio; Autodial Memory - Toro OSMAC User Manual

ADVANCED HAND HELD RADIO OPERATION

Placing Telephone Calls at the Two-Way Radio
Two-way radios can place "Autopatch" telephone calls through OSMAC Base Station using the telephone line connected
to the rear of the base station. The base station operates in a simplex mode. In other words, it can only receive or trans-
mit at any given time but not simultaneously. If the Base Station is transmitting, it cannot receive. Conversely, when it is
receiving, it cannot transmit. The Base Station uses a Voice Operated Switch (VOX) circuit on the telephone line. The
VOX circuit switches the Base Station from transmit mode to receive mode when it detects the incoming audio from the
telephone line has stopped.
To place a telephone call:
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1. Press the 7 keys on the two-way radio DTMF keypad. This tells the base station that you wish to place a telephone
call.
2. Listen for the dial tone to come back from the base station. If Autopatch operation has been disabled (Autopatch
timer=0) from the Configuration Menu, then an error message will be heard.
3. Begin dialing the telephone number you wish to call after the dial tone ends. After entering the telephone number, you
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have to press the key to place the call. Alternatively, the phone number will be dialed if no keys are pressed after a
few seconds. The DTMF tones being sent to the phone line will be heard to confirm dialing.
4. Once the called party answers, the phone VOX circuit takes over. When the called party speaks, OSMAC Base
Station transmits his or her voice.
5. A periodic ticking sound will be heard by the mobile user as the base station briefly switches from transmit mode to
receive mode to determine whether the mobile user wishes to interrupt the conversation and has begun transmitting.
6. If neither party is talking, a single beep will be heard periodically to remind the mobile user that the phone patch is still
in operation.
7. A time-out timer exists in order to shut down the phone patch automatically in the event that the mobile user goes out
of range or has a battery outage. Warning beeps or a voice message will be sent 30 seconds before the time-out
timer expires and the phone call is terminated. The mobile user may press the
timer and continue the phone call.
8. End the conversation from the two-way radio by pressing the # key. A high and low beep sequence or a voice mes-
sage should be heard to confirm the disconnection.

Autodial Memory

The OSMAC Base Station provides an Autodial Memory feature enabling storage of up to ten telephone numbers which
can be automatically dialed. (Refer to Autodial Memory Programming information on page 13 to enter phone numbers.)
To make an Autodial call from a two-way radio:
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1. Press the 6 keys on the two-way radio DTMF keypad, followed by the Autodial Memory number you wish to place
the call to. Memory number 0 will be used if no number is sent after the
2. Once the called party answers, the phone VOX circuit takes over. When the called party speaks, OSMAC Base
Station transmits his or her voice.
3. A periodic ticking sound will be heard by the mobile user as the base station briefly switches from transmit mode to
receive mode to determine whether the mobile user wishes to interrupt the conversation and has begun transmitting.
4. If neither party is talking, a single beep will be heard periodically to remind the mobile user that the phone patch is still
in operation.
5. A time-out timer exists in order to shut down the phone patch automatically in the event that the mobile user goes out
of range or has a battery outage. Warning beeps or a voice message will be sent 30 seconds before the time-out
timer expires and the phone call is terminated. The mobile user may press the
timer and continue the phone call.
6. End the conversation from the two-way radio by pressing the # key. A high and low beep sequence or a voice mes-
sage should be heard to confirm the disconnection.
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key in order to reset the time-out
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6 command.
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key in order to reset the time-out
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