TOPIC 1.0 Quick Operating Guide 1.1 Installing Batteries in Your Prairie Blaster 1.2 Installing Batteries in Your TX-500 1.3 Playing Sounds Manually 1.4 Operating the Prairie Blaster by TX-500 Remote Control 1.5 Powering Down PAGE 1 1 2 2 3 4 1.6 Power Save Mode 2.0 About the FOXPRO Prairie Blaster Speakers 3.0 Batteries and Charging 3.1 Installing Batteries 4.0 “AUX” Jack Function 3.2 Charging Batteries 5.0 Using External Speakers 5.1 Connecting External Speakers 5.
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Using the FOXPRO Prairie Blaster Digital Game Call Congratulations on the purchase of your FOXPRO Prairie Blaster digital wildlife caller! You have chosen a highly advanced product that is easy to use and loaded with some of the most innovative features to date. The Prairie Blaster is the product of an engineering effort that has spanned several years.
1.0 QUICK OPERATING GUIDE This manual will explain all features of your new FOXPRO Prairie Blaster in depth to help ensure the best overall experience. We realize, however, that you may want to try out the Prairie Blaster right away. The Quick Operating Guide will provide you the basic steps on how to get started. It is strongly recommended that to fully understand the features and abilities of your FOXPRO Prairie Blaster, that you read this manual in its entirety. 1.
2) Turn the On/Off/Volume knob clockwise to the “ON” position – you should hear a soft click. Please note that this switch is also the volume control when the unit is operated without the remote control. The further clockwise you turn the knob, the louder the unit will play. At this point, the LCD display on the PRAIRIE BLASTER will first display the channel of operation, the software revision, and then display three horizontal bars “---“.
Changing the Sound To change the sound, simply highlight your next sound preference and depress the rotary selector knob. Your sound will instantly change. You can also use the numeric keypad to enter the three digit number of the sound you wish to play. When you begin entering a number on the keypad, the numbers you type will appear in large text on the screen. You need to enter the three digit number of the sound you wish to play.
2.0 ABOUT THE FOXPRO PRAIRIE BLASTER SPEAKERS The PRAIRIE BLASTER incorporates three different types of speakers. There are two speakers in the front—a high efficiency SP-55 horn and a tweeter. Distress sounds of rabbits, small rodents, birds, canines, and many others are best reproduced by using the front horn only with the rear cone speaker turned off. This will also ensure maximum battery life as playing both speakers requires almost twice as much battery power.
NOTE: If you have a secondary decoy attached to the Prairie Blaster via the auxiliary device jack, using the AUX button on the TX-500 will control it along with the internal decoy simultaneously. The Decoy button on the front of the Prairie Blaster will only control the internal decoy. 4.0 “AUX” JACK FUNCTION The PRAIRIE BLASTER is equipped with an auxiliary jack labeled “AUX”.
NOTE: Be sure the Prairie Blaster is turned OFF before connecting an external speaker. To connect an external speaker, plug the connector of the external speaker into one of the external speaker jacks. You will notice that each external speaker jack corresponds with one of the internal speakers. For example, internal front speaker and front external speaker are linked together.
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6.1 INSTALLING BATTERIES IN YOUR TX-500 1) Remove the battery compartment cover located on the rear of the transmitter. 2) Insert the AA batteries into the provided cavities. Note that the battery polarity alternates. 3) Replace the battery compartment cover after the batteries are installed. 6.
PRAIRIE BLASTER CONTROL provides access to: • MONO/STEREO o MONO (.24b only) o STEREO o R STEREO (.
6.3 TURNING ON THE TX-500 To turn on your TX-500 transmitter, simply push and hold the selector knob for 4 seconds. This delay is to help prevent an accidental turn on. Be sure to turn off the TX-500 transmitter after use so that unnecessary battery drain is prevented. To do so, push and hold the selector knob until the selection menu appears (with turn off transmitter already highlighted). By pressing the selection knob a second time the transmitter will shut off.
Numerical Entry Method: You can also directly access any sound by direct numerical entry on the keypad. For example, if you want to play sound 005, simply press the numbers 0, 0, and 5 sequentially on the keypad. 6.5 SETTING THE VOLUME When the TX-500 is first turned on, the volume setting is preset to 00, as the display will indicate. Once you have selected and transmitted your sound to the PRAIRIE BLASTER, simply depress the volume up button on the transmitter to your desired level.
soft your unit is playing. 6.6 MUTE To mute the current sound that is playing, simply depress the mute button on the TX-500 transmitter. Mute mode is indicated by an “M” appearing in the bottom status line. To un-mute, simply depress the mute button again. The mute feature also serves as a pause function. When you mute the current sound being played and un-mute again, the sound will begin playing at the point where you muted it.
V 30 S 12 P 60 V 23 S1 Q The translation of the above example would equate to: Set volume to 30 Play sound 12 one time Pause for 60 seconds Set volume to 23 Play sound 1 one time End The above example uses the following syntax to denote instructions for the Prairie Blaster.
V 10 S 16 S 16 S 16 V 15 S 16 Q This example shows that the volume is set to 10 for three loops playing sound number 16. The volume then switches to level 15 and plays sound 16 one last time. After creating your sequence file in Notepad (or basic text editor), be sure to name the file in the format of S00.seq through S09.seq so that the Prairie Blaster will recognize it as a valid sequence file. Notepad will try to name the file .txt by default; this must be changed to .seq.
volumes with the push of a button. The TX-500 can hold a total of ten individual sound presets, each one having their own unique volume level. You will also find two quick-access buttons (P1 and P2) that provide you one-button access to the sounds stored on presets one and two. Creating Presets 1) Press the PRESET button and hold for approximately 3-4 seconds to enter set preset mode. You should see SEL SND/ VOL on the top line of the TX-500 display.
Moving the knob clockwise will result in the bar moving towards the left of the screen which corresponds with the front (horn) speaker and the left audio channel. By moving the bar in this direction, the volume level of the back speaker will go down. Moving the cursor to the far left and depressing the rotary selector knob will result in the front speaker being turned off.
it is shut off. Note: When using PRESETS while AUTO-V is enabled, the preset volume control may not be recognized. For proper operation while using PRESETS, turn AUTO-V off. Turning AUTO-V On It is not necessary that you have a sound playing prior to engaging AUTO-V as it will begin its cycle after the sound begins playback. 1) 2) 3) 4) Hold down the selector knob for 2-3 seconds to access the main menu.
6.11 AUX This button is used to operate either the internal decoy or external device that is connected to the Prairie Blaster. Depressing the AUX button will begin operation. A second press of the AUX button will cease operation. For more information on the AUX function, see the AUX Jack Function in the beginning of the manual. The AUX jack can be configured to be momentary or a latched output.
can both operate on separate channels without interfering with one another. You can quickly and easily change the channel of operation through the menu, but you must be certain that your Prairie Blaster and TX-500 are both set to operate on the same channel.
The above image is looking directly down onto the switch from the battery compartment. The two possible switch positions for each of the four switches are noted on the top as ON and OFF. The ON position is selected by moving the switch to the left (towards the USB port). The OFF position is selected by moving the switch to the right. Each of the four switches are marked 1 – 4. When referring to matrix below, be sure that you modify the switches starting with 1 then continuing on through number 4.
examine the menu system in detail and explain the available customizations that you can perform. 7.1 PRAIRIE BLASTER CONTROL MENU This menu allows you to select how the Prairie Blaster will operate. From speaker selections, mono or stereo playback, and AUTO-V—use this menu to get the Prairie Blaster working the way you want it. MONO/STEREO This menu allows you to specify the playback mode of the Prairie Blaster.
7.2 TX500 CONFIG MENU This menu allows to you setup how the TX-500 will operate. Everything from contrast to how the AUX button performs will be configurable through these menus. AUX This option allows you to specify whether the AUX function will be momentary or latched. To change the AUX settings, use the selector to highlight the desired option then press down on the selector knob one time. NOTE: FOXPRO’s Jack-in-the-Box Decoy requires that the AUX function be setup for momentary.
being displayed upon incrementing to the next page. SINGLE will allow you to increment up by one sound at a time rather than a page at a time. NOTE: By default, the scroll option will be set to SINGLE. Backlight There are four options in the backlight menu; ALWAYS OFF, LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH, and ALWAYS ON. To change the backlight settings, use the selector to highlight the desired option then press down on the selector knob one time.
counting. The timer can be reset at any time in the back menu by selecting the RESET TIMER option. Once you turn your TX-500 transmitter off, the timer stops counting. BATTERY MONITOR The TX-500 transmitter also features a very effective battery monitor on the bottom status line. The TX-500 transmitter operates on three standard AA batteries. Please use high quality alkaline or lithium batteries. Battery life of the TX-500 transmitter can approach two months with heavy use.
in product pricing. Always consult the website before making a decision to purchase. If you do not have access to a computer, sounds can be reprogrammed or added for a fee by sending your Prairie Blaster to FOXPRO. 8.2 DOWNLOADING THE FOXPRO PROGRAMMING UTILITY We have developed a utility that simplifies the reprogramming of sounds on your PRAIRIE BLASTER. You can download the utility from our website.
The Programming Utility is also stored on the Prairie Blaster memory card. To download and install the Programming Utility from your PRAIRIE BLASTER 1) Connect your Prairie Blaster to your PC with the supplied USB cable. Once the PRAIRIE BLASTER is recognized by the PC it will be assigned a drive letter. 2) Enter your “MY COMPUTER” icon and locate the PRAIRIE BLASTER from the list of available drive letters. Once you have located the drive for the PRAIRIE BLASTER, double-click on the icon to open it up.
create sub folders for different species, if you choose, rather than to have all sounds located in one folder. Once your backup is complete, you are ready to reprogram your PRAIRIE BLASTER. 4) Select the “source” folder of your new sounds (located on the left hand side of the programmer screen). This is the folder where your sounds are located. 5) Double click on the C:\ prompt, and locate the “FOXPRO” folder.
If you would like to relocate a sound in the right sound column, you can high light the sound and then type the position number that you would like to move it to in the “Move To” box (located below the right side column). This will move the sound to your designated number. You can also highlight the sound that you wish to move on the right column, and then click on the up or down arrows below the right side column to move the sound one position at a time.
FCC Information NOTE: 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.
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LIMITED WARRANTY STATEMENT Your FOXPRO wildlife caller is warranted to be free from defects in materials and workmanship that diminish its usefulness for a period of five years from the date of purchase. Return the unit prepaid and packaged securely along with proof of purchase to the address shown below. Include a note describing the defect or problem.