RF SAFETY & FCC COMPLIANCE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
SAFETY & INFORMATION The EA200 requires care in mounting and servicing. Observing the following precautions will ensure the proper function and safety of the unit. CAUTION! • Do not screw through the device to mount to a surface. • Keep the Callbox away from water, high moisture, and high temperatures. •...
(2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. (3) Changes or modifications made to this device, not expressly approved by Alert Tech, could void the authority of the user to operate this equipment.
INDUSTRY CANADA COMPLIANCE Industry Canada (IC) statement (Canada) / Déclaration de Canada d’industrie (IC) (Canada) IC RF Exposure Statement / Déclaration d’exposition d’IC RF This device meets the IC requirements for RF exposure in public or uncontrolled environments. Cet appareil est conforme aux conditions de la IC en matière de RF dans des environnements publics ou incontrôlée.
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INSTALLING THE BATTERIES BATTERY The EA200 uses six (6) AA batteries. HOLDER 1. Remove the battery holder from cardboard packaging. COPPER 2. Orient the battery holder with the CONTACT four copper contacts pointed towards you. 3. Insert the batteries following BATTERY battery sled sticker.
CONTROL INTERFACE Available Controls and Components 1. Menu Button 2. Enter Button 3. Esc Button 4. Display 5. Microphone 6. Wake Up Button 7. Call Button...
LCD DISPLAY Initial Power-Up EA200 uhf EA200 vhf Once the batteries are installed in Insert Battery Insert Battery the unit, the Call Button blinks and LCD display shows INTERFACE ENA INTERFACE ENA Interface ENA. -ESC to EXIT- -ESC to EXIT- If the USB Serial Interface is not to be used, press the ESC button Press Esc...
LCD WAKEUP The screen is in a blank “sleep” state during most operation, even when the system is operating. This is a feature to increase battery life and prevent tampering. To enter the Menu options, press the Wakeup button on the unit. The large round button blinks to indicate it is awake.
SCROLLING MENU You can setup preferred features on EA200 by scrolling through the menu options. Press the Menu buttons to scroll through menus. Menu options are presented in the order below, and the list repeats continuously. Set Radio Frequency Set Radio Frequency Set Radio Code Set Radio Code Message Record...
RADIO FREQUENCY SELECTION Set Radio Frequency When the unit is awake and displaying the Status Screen, press the UP or Down Menu buttons until “Radio Freq?” appears. Press Enter Press Up or Down to select new frequency Press Enter to select new frequency Press Enter to select new frequency...
RADIO CODE SELECTION Set Code Frequency When the unit is awake and displaying the Status Screen, press the UP or Down Menu buttons until “Radio Code?” appears. Press Enter Radio Code? Press Up or Down to Old:12 100.0 Hz New:12 100.0 Hz select new code Press Enter to select new Old:12 100.0 Hz...
MESSAGE RECORDING Press Up or Down button until “Msg Record?” appears. Press Enter Msg Record? Press Up or Down to find Select Message? Aux Message message to record. Press Enter to select mes- Select Message? Local Message sage to record. Hold Enter button to record Hold ENTER Btn To Record Msg...
MESSAGE PLAYBACK Press Up or Down button until “Msg Playback?” appears. Press Enter Msg Playback? Press Up or Down to find Select Message? Local Message message to playback. Press Enter to select Select Message? Radio Message message to playback. Select new message to -Playback Act- Radio Message playback or press Esc to exit.
VOLUME ADJUSTMENT Press Up or Down button until “Volume Adjust?” appears. Press Enter Volume Adjust? Press Up or Down to select which volume Speaker Volume? to adjust, then press Enter. Press Up or Down until desired volume -Speaker Vol- Vol(1-63): 45 selection is shown.
LCD CONTRAST Press Up or Down button until “LCD Contrast?” appears. Press Enter LCD Contrast? Press Up or Down until desired contrast -LCD Contrast- (0-15): 0 selection is shown. The contrast settings take place immediately. Press Esc to exit. If the need arises to adjust the LCD contrast, check the batteries first. The batteries may be too weak to operate the unit correctly.
USER DEFINED FREQUENCIES If the radios you are using are set to frequencies not listed in our predefined set, you can reset them in this area. There are placeholders for 5 channels, UHF 57-61 ( VHF 6-10 ) ( Not Available in MURs ) Press Up or Down button until “User Def Freq?”...
SOFTWARE VERSION You may be asked by a field support or technical support personnel to determine the EA200 device’s software version. Press Up or Down button until “Software Ver?” appears. Press Enter The software version is shown EasyAssist EA200 EA2.00...
CALL CYCLES Call Cycles refers to the repeating radio broadcasts that will occur when the call button is active. Press Up or Down button until “Call Cycles?” appears. Press Enter Call Cycles? Press Up or Down to increase or decrease Old: 2 cycles New: 2 cycles the Call Cycle selection.
CYCLE DELAY Call Delay refers to the delay (in seconds) between repeating radio broadcasts that occur when the call button (or aux button) is active. Press Up or Down button until “Cycle Delay?” appears. Press Enter Cycle Delay? Press Up or Down to increase or decrease Old: 45 sec New: 45 sec the Cycle Delay selection.
INVERTED CODES When selecting digital CTCSS (squelch) codes, some receiving units may require inverted Octal numeric codes. Typically, receivers use the non-inverted codes. EA200-M is set to non-inverted by default. Note: This feature only applicable for EA200-M Press Up or Down button until “Inverted Codes?” appears. Press Enter Press Up or Down to select between NORMAL and INVERTED.
CHANGING VHF TO MURS The EA200-M can change between VHf channel set and MURs Channel Set. Note: This feature only applicable for EA200-M Press Up or Down button until “MURs or VHF?” appears. Press Enter Press Up or Down to cycle through MURS Only and VHF selections.
RF BUSY DELAY RF Busy Delay defines the amount of time after the EA200 recognizes an open channel before it makes it’s radio transmission. This is helpful if you would like to set a longer time between button press and radio message or to prevent transmitting while conversations are ongoing in some environments.
MOUNTING THE DEVICE The EA200 can be mouted to the wall using the included 3M DualLock strips or by using the optional wall mounting bracket. Using 3M DualLock Ensure both the back of the callbox and the area of the surface that is being attached to is clean, flat, and dry.
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3. Once the callbox appears aligned, firmly press it to the wall in one motion. Note: The callbox is now removable by applying firm pressure around the exterior edge of the unit. For optional mounting accessories, please use the mounting bracket available from your Alert Tech EA200 distributor.
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FREQUENCY SELECTION TABLE - UHF Freq. Freq. Value Freq. No. Freq. Value Freq. No. Freq. Value (MHz) (MHz) (MHz) 466.1125 467.8375 User Defined 466.1625 467.8625 466.1625 467.8875 466.1875 467.9125 466.2125 469.4875 466.2375 469.5125 466.2625 469.5375 466.2875 469.5625 466.3125 User Defined 466.3375 User Defined 466.3625...
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