Ritron “ 6 “ SERIES OUTPOST Owner's Manual - page 9
OUTPOST Wireless Callbox
Field Programming
H
OW TO
F
IELD
P
ROGRAM
F
REQUENCY
& T
ONE
C
ODES
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To match other radios, the owner can select Frequency, Tone and DQC Codes from
Table 1, Table 2
and
Table 3
on pages 10 and 11. In our example, we will program an RQX-456 to operate on the "Brown Dot" frequency of
464.500 MHz with 100.0 Hz tone.
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1. Refer
to
Table 1
on page 10 to determine the two-digit frequency code and write it down.
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2. Refer
to
Table 2
on page 11 to determine the two-digit tone code for 100.0 Hz and write
it down.
3. Loosen the (4) captive screws in the front corners of the case. These screws are captive
to the housing; to prevent damaging them, DO NOT remove the screws from the hous-
ing.
4. Separate the case front from the case back, leaving the battery connected to the radio.
Make sure the unit has batteries installed.
NOTE: The voltage of the batteries must be greater than 6 VDC to program properly.
5. Press and release the ON/PTT button on the front of the unit to turn the radio on.
6. Press and hold the Program Button (See FIG-1 on page 4 for location). A "P" will appear
on the program display as you enter program mode and the radio will beep rapidly.
7. Release the program button after the beeping has stopped. The radio will display a se-
ries of six characters for Radio Identification, with each character separated by a hyphen.
The
1
st
two characters indicate the model number, the 3
rd
and 4
th
characters indicate the
radio type, and the 5
th
and 6
th
characters indicate the firmware revision.
MODEL NUMBER
RADIO TYPE
FIRMWARE REVISION
8. After the Radio Identification has been displayed the radio will emit a triple beep indicat-
ing that the radio is in program mode.
9. Enter the 1
st
digit of the frequency code by clicking the Program button until the program
display shows the desired number. Pause—the radio will sound a low tone and show a
hyphen across the center of the display to indicate that it is ready to accept the next digit.
10. Enter the 2
nd
digit of the frequency code by clicking the Program button until the program
display shows the desired number. Pause—the radio sounds a low tone and will show a
hyphen across the center of the display to indicate that it is ready to accept the next digit.
11. Enter the 1
st
digit of the tone code (or 1
st
digit of the DQC code) by clicking the Program
button until the program display shows the desired number. Pause—the radio sounds a
low tone and will show a hyphen across the center of the display to indicate that it is
ready to accept the next digit.
12. Enter the 2
nd
digit of the tone code (or 2
nd
digit of the DQC code) by clicking the Program
button until the program display shows the desired number. Pause—the radio sounds a
low tone and will show a hyphen across the center of the display to indicate that it is
ready to accept the next digit.
13. FOR DQC CODES ONLY – Enter the 3
rd
digit of the DQC code by clicking the Program
button until the program display shows the desired number. Pause—the radio sounds a
low tone and will show a hyphen across the center of the display to indicate that it is
ready to accept the next digit.
14. Press and release the ON/PTT button to save your programming. A triple beep will
sound to indicate that programming was successful and the radio will turn off.
NOTE: An error tone will sound if you attempt to save an incorrect code, an "E" will ap-
pear on the display and the radio will turn off. 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
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