DISPLAY SERIES DESKTOP BASE RADIO RUGGED, PR OFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL TW OWAY TWOO-W BASE RADIOS AL WAYS THERE, AL WAYS READ Y, AL WAYS ON! READY ALW ALW ALW • • • • Up to 10 channel capability • • Easy-to-hear, high audio output Vehicle 12 VDC or wall outlet 120 VAC operation Weather Channel feature (VHF only) Emergency Weather Alert feature (VHF only) Built-in Quiet Call® and Digital Quiet Call® Interference Eliminator • • • • 2-Tone Paging encode and decode DTMF ANI encoding Channel scan 2.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS DESCRIPTION PAGE ACCESSORIES Optional Accessories ................................................. ii INTRODUCTION "Display Series" Model Numbers .............................. 1 Features ..................................................................... 1 CONTROL & OPERATION ............................................ 2 FIG-1: Radio Controls and Connectors .................... 2 OPERATION On-off/ Volume Adjust ...............................................
INTRODUCTION THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING RITRON FEATURES Congratulations on your purchase of the "Display Series" base radio. Your new radio is the culmination of Ritron's 25 years of designing, manufacturing, and supplying reliable, professional wireless communication products. Ritron wireless products will improve the operation, safety, and profitability of any organization by providing instant voice communications between employees throughout the workplace.
CONTROL & OPERATION 1 CHANNEL DISPLAY 5 The channel display will indicate the current operating channel. When the Scan Channel is selected the display will rapidly flash the channels being scanned, and will stop when a channel is received. The channel display also indicates the volume level between 0-9 whenever a volume control is pressed. 2 6 7 CHANNEL SELECTOR Press the Channel Selector button and the radio will advance the channel. The Channel Beep will be heard any time Channel 1 is selected.
OPERATION ON-OFF / VOLUME ADJUST CHANNEL SELECTION RECEIVE To switch on the radio - press the On/Volume Up button. The radio will sound the Channel Beep. If the radio turns on to the Scan Channel it will emit the Scan Beep. The radio will turn on to the channel that was selected when it was last turned off. To change channels - press and release the Channel Selector button. The radio will increment the channel, and the Channel Display will show the new operating channel.
OPERATION To activate tone squelch - simultaneously press both volume buttons and hold briefly before releasing. When tone squelch is turned on, the radio sounds one beep. You will only hear broadcasts that carry the same QC or DQC code programmed into your radio. To activate no squelch - simultaneously press both of the volume buttons and continue to hold them down. About 3 seconds after the beep (or double beep), the radio will start beeping repeatedly. This means that squelch is turned off.
OPERATION SCAN CHANNEL OPERATION Last Channel Scanned Alert Tone With Priority Scan enabled: Channel scanning allows you to listen to broadcasts on your radio channels. The "Display Series" base radio will scan all channels programmed into the radio except the NOAA Weather Channel. When changing channels with the Channel Selector button, an alert tone will sound to indicate the last channel that received a message when the radio was scanning.
OPERATION When receiving a 2-tone page the radio will emit a "ring" tone similar to a telephone and the display will show a "C" to indicate that a call has been received. You can now proceed with normal two way communication until 2-tone paging has been reset. The "ring" tone will sound every time a 2-tone page is decoded. The display will show a "C" to indicate that a 2-tone call has been received.
OPERATION DTMF ANI TRANSPOND Pressing the "Z" button causes the radio to transmits a unique DTMF ANI string that can be programmed seperately for each channel. If you continue to hold the "Z" button down, the transmitter will remain active and voice communications will be possible after the DTMF ANI string has been sent. When the "Z' button is pressed the radio transmits a unique code that causes the receiving radio’s transmitter to activate for a prescribed period of time.
NOAA WEATHER RADIO HOW TO PRESET YOUR RADIO FOR LOCAL NOAA WEATHER BROADCASTS (VHF MODELS ONLY) VHF models of the "Display Series" base radio can hear weather forecasts from the National Weather Service which are broadcast on one of the seven NOAA weather frequencies. In some areas you may be able to receive more than one broadcast. The radio is shipped from the factory without a NOAA frequency selected.
RADIO PROGRAMMING HOW TO READOUT FIELD PROGRAMMED FREQUENCY & TONE CODES 1. PRESS & HOLD UNTIL THE "RADIO OFF" TONES ARE HEARD, THEN RELEASE. 1. Place the radio into Program/ Readout Mode by following the instructions in FIG-7 at left. A "P" will appear on the LED display as you enter program mode. 3. PRESS & RELEASE THE RADIO WILL START BEEPING RAPIDLY. CHANNEL 2. Using the Channel button and the LED display on the front of the radio, select the channel number you wish to readout. 4.
RADIO PROGRAMMING TABLE 1: PROGRAMMABLE FREQUENCY CODES VHF MURS ** CODE # MHz Color Dot 01 02 19 20 21 154.600 154.570 151.820 151.880 151.940 00 DELETE Code UHF Business Band CODE # MHz Color Dot/Star 01 02 03 04 467.7625 467.8125 464.5500 464.5000 J K Yellow Dot Brown Dot 05 06 07 08 467.8500 467.8750 467.9000 467.9250 Silver Star Gold Star Red Star Blue Star 09 10 11 12 469.2625 462.5750 462.6250 462.6750 White Dot Black Dot Orange Dot 13 14 15 16 464.3250 464.8250 469.5000 469.
RADIO PROGRAMMING HOW TO FIELD PROGRAM FREQUENCY & TONE CODES To match other radios, the owner can select Frequency and Tone Codes from Tables 1 and 2 on page 10. 10. Using the PTT (push-to-talk) button and the LED display, select the 1st digit of the 2-digit tone code (or No Tone code "44") you wish to program into the radio. 04 12 1. Refer to Table 1 on page 10 to determine the two digit frequency code and write it down. 2. Refer to Table 2 on page 10 to determine the two digit tone code for 100.
RADIO PROGRAMMING HOW TO FIELD PROGRAM RADIO OPTIONS PC PROGRAMMABLE FEATURES 1. Follow the instructions in FIG-7 on page 9 to place the radio in the Program/ Readout Mode. Transmit Time Out time can be changed. 2. Using the PTT (push-to-talk) button and the LED display, enter the single digit code from Table 3 below for the option to be programmed. Pause—the display will change and show a hyphen, you will also hear a short low tone. Press and release the On/ Volume Up to SAVE your programming entry.
!! CAUTIONS— ALL RADIOS !! OBSERVE CAUTION IN THE FOLLOWING ENVIRONMENTS TO MAXIMIZE THE LIFE OF YOUR RADIO EQUIPMENT: LOCATION: Be aware that this radio and/or antenna may create interference with, or be interfered with, by nearby electronic equipment such as computers, monitors, keyboards, electronic telephones and other sensitive devices. Either move the equipment or use a remote antenna to separate components sufficiently to stop or reduce interference.
TROUBLESHOOTING CHART NOTES 1. • Reception can often be improved if you relocate by a short distance. This effect is more noticeable inside buildings. • The range of the "Display Series" base radio is approximately two miles, line-ofsight. 2. If your radio does not detect calls from other radios on the channel, turn off Quiet Call by pressing and holding both volume buttons at the same time—a double beep indicates Quiet Call is off. 3.
FCC LICENSE REQUIRED FCC REGULATIONS LICENSING — The FCC requires the owners of the radios to obtain a station license before using them. The station licensee is responsible for ensuring that transmitter power, frequency and deviation are within the limits specified by the station license. The station licensee is also responsible for proper operation and maintenance of the radio equipment. This includes checking the transmitter frequency and deviation periodically, using appropriate methods.
RITRON, INC. LIMITED WARRANTY IMPORTANT WHAT THIS WARRANTY COVERS RITRON, INC. ("RITRON") provides the following warranty against defects in materials and/or workmanship in RITRON Radios and Accessories under normal use and service during the applicable warranty period (as stated below). "Accessories" means antennas, holsters, chargers, earphones, speaker/ microphones and items contained in the programming and programming/service kits.
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