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" 6 " SERIES OUTPOST™
" 6 " SERIES OUTPOST™
Wireless Callbox Owner's Manual
Wireless Callbox Owner's Manual
This manual covers the Basic and XT models
Ritron Pub. 14500042
Rev. A
06/04
Copyright © 2004 RITRON, INC. – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
RITRON ® , PATRIOT ® , JOBCOM ® , Quick Assist ® , and Quiet Call ® are registered trademarks of RITRON, INC.
OUTPOST ™ and Quick Talk ™ are trademarks of RITRON, INC.
P.O. Box 1998, Carmel, IN 46082-1998 • 505 W. Carmel Dr., Carmel, IN 46032 • USA
Phone: 317-846-1201 or 800-USA-1-USA (800-872-1872) • FAX: 317-846-4978
• E-mail:
Web:
www.radiocallbox.com
ritron@ritron.com
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- Page 1 Copyright © 2004 RITRON, INC. – ALL RIGHTS RESERVED RITRON ® , PATRIOT ® , JOBCOM ® , Quick Assist ® , and Quiet Call ® are registered trademarks of RITRON, INC. OUTPOST ™ and Quick Talk ™ are trademarks of RITRON, INC.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Congratulations on your purchase of the OUTPOST™ Callbox. Your new radio is the culmination of RITRON’s 27 years of designing, manufacturing, and supplying reliable, professional wireless communi- cation products. Ritron wireless products will improve the operation, safety, and profitability of any or- ganization by providing instant voice communications between employees throughout the workplace. -
Page 3: Basic Operation
• Volume Level. Field programmable for HIGH or • VHF: 1 Watt • MEDIUM and PC programmable to 2 – 100% volume UHF: 1 Watt or 2* Watt level. *See “Special Note” on Page 3 Have questions? Call 800-USA-1-USA (800-872-1872) or visit our website at www.ritron.com... -
Page 4: Operating The Outpost ™ C
7.9 inches (20 cm) from the AFB-1545 antenna which spect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency is supplied by RITRON to be attached directly to the Electromagnetic Fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz. top of the unit. For the RITRON RAM-1545 magnet •... -
Page 5: Installation Instructions
This mode is similar to the Automatic Turn-Off mode ternal source of +12 VDC is available (see above). except that the unit does not turn itself off after the Have questions? Call 800-USA-1-USA (800-872-1872) or visit our website at www.ritron.com... -
Page 6: Callbox Controls And Connectors
D-Cell Batteries In- stalled +12 VDC Input Speaker Connector On/PTT Connector Sensor Input Program Display Switch Output Program Button Battery Mating Connectors Pre-Drilled Mounting RJ-11 Program Cable Connector Holes (4 Corners) Have questions? Call 800-USA-1-USA (800-872-1872) or visit our website at www.ritron.com... -
Page 7: Coverage
Depending on the unit location and installation, the OUTPOST™ set for 1 Watt can cover up to 1 mile line of sight. To increase range, use an external antenna that is mounted higher. Contact RITRON for a RAM-1545 Magnet Mounted Antenna. Refer to Special Note on page 3. -
Page 8: Field Programming
10 and 11, the radio will sound the error tone on contents read out and display an "E". The PC pro- grammer will be required to readout the radios frequency and tone programming. . Normal radio operation resumes after the programming information has been displayed. Have questions? Call 800-USA-1-USA (800-872-1872) or visit our website at www.ritron.com... -
Page 9: Tone Codes
Check the digits you are attempting to en- ter, then start over. 15. Turn the radio back on for normal operation. Have questions? Call 800-USA-1-USA (800-872-1872) or visit our website at www.ritron.com... -
Page 10: Codes
Table 4 on page 11. These tone pairs correspond to field programmable 2-Tone encode (transmit) codes available in other RITRON portable and base radios. In our example we will program an RQX-456 to operate with 2-Tone decode (receive) frequen- cies of 389.0 and 669.9 Hz. -
Page 11: Eatures
Check the digits you are attempting to en- ter, then start over. 10. Turn the radio back on for normal operation. Have questions? Call 800-USA-1-USA (800-872-1872) or visit our website at www.ritron.com... -
Page 12: Table
British Columbia Models UHF Business Band VHF Business Band VHF Business Band Code Frequency Color Dot Code Frequency Color Dot Code Frequency Color Dot 458.6625 151.055 154.100 469.2625 151.115 158.940 Have questions? Call 800-USA-1-USA (800-872-1872) or visit our website at www.ritron.com... -
Page 13: Qc Tone Codes
Companding will compress transmit audio before sending it, and expand receive audio before it is heard on the speaker to reduce the background noise common in radio communications. Companding is not recommended unless all radios in the system are companded. Have questions? Call 800-USA-1-USA (800-872-1872) or visit our website at www.ritron.com... -
Page 14: Glossary Of Terms
UTPOST ALLBOX EATURES Requires programming by dealer using RITRON RQX Series B u s y C h a n n e l T X I n h i b i t PC Programmer version 10.0.1 or higher. If another user on the same frequency but, on a different... -
Page 15: Device
This option operates the same as Switch On When programming a 2-Tone code and a 2-Tone Turn-Off Callbox in Use with the added ability to OPEN the code. switch when a unique 2-Tone Turn-Off Code is re- Have questions? Call 800-USA-1-USA (800-872-1872) or visit our website at www.ritron.com... -
Page 16: Decode
1st Tone time or the Callbox determined 2-Tone codes that correspond to table will always decode on the 1st tone, ignoring the 2nd codes that certain RITRON portable and base radios tone altogether. can send. Use of the 2-Tone Table codes allows pro- gramming without the need for the PC programmer. -
Page 17: Seal The Antenna
B-1545 Antenna AFB-1545 Antenna the connector base, past the articulated portion of the antenna before sealing after sealing and several inches up the thin, shiny section of the antenna. Have questions? Call 800-USA-1-USA (800-872-1872) or visit our website at www.ritron.com... -
Page 18: Gateguard™ Specific Applications
Due to the wide variety of installation possibilities. gramming section of this manual for details. To RITRON does not provide the cables or hardware program the radio you must first apply +12VDC required to bring external connections into the XT external power, or alkaline batteries. -
Page 19: Fig-4: Xt Callbox Assembly
External 12 VDC “+” input Black External 12 VDC “-” input White Sensor Input “+” connection Brown Sensor Input “-“ ground Blue Switch Output “+” connection Green Switch Output “-“ connection Have questions? Call 800-USA-1-USA (800-872-1872) or visit our website at www.ritron.com... -
Page 20: Field
(like a busy signal) while the ON/PTT button is held the Switch Output when it receives a unique 2-Tone code. After the 2-tone decode (receive) code is re- down. Have questions? Call 800-USA-1-USA (800-872-1872) or visit our website at www.ritron.com... -
Page 21: How To Obtain An Fcc Radio License
• Repair of Ritron products should be performed only by Ritron authorized personnel. I N D U S T R Y C AN AD A R e g u l a t i o n s Have questions? Call 800-USA-1-USA (800-872-1872) or visit our website at www.ritron.com... -
Page 22: Ritron, Inc. Limited Warranty
IMPORTANT: This warranty sets forth the full extent of RITRON’s express responsibilities regarding the covered products, and is given in lieu of all other express warranties. What RITRON has agreed to do above is your sole and exclusive remedy. No person is authorized to make any other warranty to you on behalf of RITRON.
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