Weather Alert; Battery Powered Operation - Ritron Jobcom J Series J-U410 Owner's Manual

4.5

Weather Alert

VHF models of the Loudmouth
Service that is broadcast on one of the seven NOAA weather frequencies. The Loudmouth
emergency weather broadcasts any time it is not being used. To use this feature the Loudmouth
programmed for your local NOAA weather frequency.
With Weather Alert operation:
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The Weather Alert feature is only available on the LM-V150 model.
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Your local NOAA weather frequency must be programmed into the LM-V150 and the Weather Alert feature
must be ON per the instructions in the Programming section of this manual.
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If a severe weather notification from NOAA weather service occurs while the LM-V150 is in use the Weather
Alert operation will not be activated.
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When a severe weather notification from NOAA weather service activates Weather Alert operation, the LM-
V150 will broadcast the NOAA weather alert message non-stop until an end-of-message signal is received
or 2 minutes elapses. The Loudmouth
alert message is being played.
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The maximum Weather Alert Time is set at the factory for 2 minutes, but is PC programmable from 20
seconds to 4 minutes. This time only matters if an end-of-message signal is not received from NOAA
weather service.
The Loudmouth
alone weather receiver.
4.6

Battery Powered Operation

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The Loudmouth receiver comes equipped with the BP-LM9 emergency backup battery that can temporarily
power the radio if primary power from the RPS-1A is interrupted. The BP-LM9 is an 800mAH rechargeable battery
pack that is trickle charged by the Loudmouth
period of time. For applications where AC power for the RPS-1A is not available, the Loudmouth receiver must be
powered by an external +12 VDC battery. The Loudmouth
to maximize battery life.
Battery Operation Enable
Enabling this feature will put the audio amplifier into a standby mode except when a message is played.
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Depending on usage, this may double the battery life.
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The caller must wait approximately 1 second before speaking to allow the audio amplifier to turn on.
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If the Record and Play feature is used the caller does not need to wait before speaking.
Power Save
Enable this feature whenever the Loudmouth
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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.
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Depending on usage, this may double the battery life.
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The length of time the Loudmouth
to 8 seconds.
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With Power Save enabled the caller must wait approximately 2 second before speaker to allow the radio to
wake up.
Low Battery Alert Tone
Enable this feature whenever the Loudmouth
each broadcast to indicate that the batteries need replacement or recharging.
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can automatically play emergency weather warnings from the National Weather
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cannot be used for regular paging operation as long as the weather
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receiver and PA speaker is not intended for use as a stand-
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receiver and is not intended to operate the radio for an extended
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is battery powered to extend battery life. When enabled the
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can "sleep" before it checks for a message is PC programmable from .5
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is battery powered and a short tone will be heard at the end of
Section 4 Operation
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can then be configured for battery powered operation
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will listen for
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must first be