Ritron JBS Series Owner's Manual

Jbs/pbs/sbs series compact, small, professional two-way radio base station & mobile

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COMPACT, SMALL, PROFESSIONAL
TWO-WAY RADIO BASE STATION & MOBILE
RITRON JBS, PBS
BASE STATION/ MOBILE
OWNER'S MANUAL
• Two channels
• 2 Watts of power
• Weather scan
• Easy-to-hear, high audio output
®
• Built-in Quiet Call
• Owner-selectable frequency settings
• Vehicle 12 VDC, or wall outlet
120 VAC operation
SBS SERIES
AND
feature (VHF only)
tone feature

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  • Page 1 • Weather scan feature (VHF only) • Easy-to-hear, high audio output ® • Built-in Quiet Call tone feature • Owner-selectable frequency settings • Vehicle 12 VDC, or wall outlet 120 VAC operation RITRON JBS, PBS SBS SERIES BASE STATION/ MOBILE OWNER'S MANUAL...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    2. To Scan Weather Frequencies ............3 3. To Place the Radio in Program/ Readout Mode ........ 4 PROGRAMMING .................... 8 NOTE: Refer to page 1 for Accessory information. Call RITRON at 800-USA-1-USA (800-872-1872) for a complete Accessory listing. page i...
  • Page 3: Description

    PBS, SBS radio. Your new radio is the culmination TO ORDER, CALL 800-USA-1-USA indicates its operating band. A color "dot" label on the of Ritron's 25 years of designing, manufacturing, bottom of the radio indicates the frequency of each MODEL...
  • Page 4: Control & Operation

    Adapter here. Uncoil the cord completely and allow any extra length to hang away from the antenna. FIG-1: RADIO CONTROLS & CONNECTORS page 3 RITRON, INC. 1-800-USA-1-USA (1-800-872-1872) For assistance, call 800-USA-1-USA (800-872-1872) page 2 or visit our web site at www.ritron.com...
  • Page 5: Fig-1: Radio Controls And Connectors

    THEN RELEASE. weather scan feature, and stops when it is alternating error tone sounds. Turn the ready to scan standard U.S. weather radio off, then on again. Consult a Ritron frequencies. PRESS AND Dealer, or Ritron, Inc. with any problem you RELEASE - The radio cannot correct.
  • Page 6: To Read Out (Beep Out) Radio Channel Contents

    4. A radio with identical codes in both channels will beep out only one frequency and one QC code. 5. Ritron base station or mobile radios can have a different Quiet Call code programmed into each FIG-3: TO PLACE THE RADIO IN channel.
  • Page 7: Frequency Table

    ** General Mobile Radio Service NOTES: Programming ten (10) PTT clicks = the digit 0 (zero). Hearing (10) ten beeps on readout = the digit 0 (zero). For assistance, call 800-USA-1-USA (800-872-1872) page 5 or visit our web site at www.ritron.com...
  • Page 8: Quiet Call (Tone) Code Table

    156.7 254.1 254.1 162.2 162.2 ** Interference Eliminator codes *** Refer to Note 2 on both pages 4 & 7. page 3 RITRON, INC. 1-800-USA-1-USA (1-800-872-1872) For assistance, call 800-USA-1-USA (800-872-1872) page 6 or visit our web site at www.ritron.com...
  • Page 9: How To Program Your Jbs/ Pbs/ Sbs

    5. Refer to Frequency and Tone Code (Quiet Call®) tables on pages 5 and 6. The radio pauses to sound a low tone at the end of each beep series. For assistance, call 800-USA-1-USA (800-872-1872) page 7 or visit our web site at www.ritron.com...
  • Page 10: Programming

    DO NOT drop user convenience. To prevent interference, Ritron the radio. recommends programming a different Quiet Call code into the channel. page 3 RITRON, INC. 1-800-USA-1-USA (1-800-872-1872) For assistance, call 800-USA-1-USA (800-872-1872) page 8 or visit our web site at www.ritron.com...
  • Page 11: Troubleshooting

    Verify you transmit the same code the radio(s) you call are programmed A double beep indicates Quiet Call squelch is off. hear your Quiet Call messages. to detect. (See Note 5.) For assistance, call 800-USA-1-USA (800-872-1872) page 9 or visit our web site at www.ritron.com...
  • Page 12: Fcc License Required

    The FCC (with its action in General Docket 79-144, March 13, 1985) has adopted a safety standard for Forms 600 and 159. (For SBS-450, a GMRS radio, use human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic energy emitted by FCC regulated equipment. Ritron Forms 574 and 159.) observes these guidelines and recommends that you do also: •...
  • Page 13: Limited Warranty

    (or other written evidence of the date of purchase) and deliver it • Any products not furnished by RITRON which are attached or used with the covered product, or along with the product. If RITRON chooses to repair or replace a defective product,...
  • Page 14 P. O. Box 1998 • Carmel, IN 46032 Pub. 14500007 REV. B 01-11 Ph: 317-846-1201 • Fax: 317-846-4978 COPYRIGHT© 1999-2001 RITRON, INC. • ALL RIGHTS RESERVED • RITRON®, JOBCOM®, Website: www.ritron.com Email: ritron@ritron.com • PATRIOT®, SportCom® and Quiet Call® ARE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF RITRON, INC.

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