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Pacific Research Solutions
RI-300e and RI-310e
REPEATER and TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT
USER MANUAL
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solely for the operation and maintenance of the equipment described. This manual is not to be reproduced
or used for any other purpose without written authorization.
Revised 02.28.02 – RI-300 Version 2.11 and RI-300e Version 3.11 User Manual
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Pacific Research Solutions RI-300 User Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................1 What is the RI-300(e) Version ............................................................................................................................................. 1 Overview......................................................................................................................
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Pacific Research Solutions RI-300 User Manual SECTION 5 INSTALLATION (RI-310) ..........................................................................................15 VXR-5000 FREQUENCY SETUP .................................................................................................................................... 16 VXR-5000 DEFAULT LED and TX POWER MACROS................................................................................................. 16 Initialize VXR-5000DC
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Pacific Research Solutions RI-300 User Manual SECTION 12 SYSTEM COMMANDS ..............................................................................................42 S-Cmd 00 NO OPERATION......................................................................................................................................... 43 S-Cmd 01 SYSTEM MODE.......................................................................................................................................... 43 S
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Pacific Research Solutions RI-300 User Manual S-Cmd 51 SET SQUELCH MODE ............................................................................................................................... 77 S-Cmd 52 DETAIL SQUELCH SET UP ...................................................................................................................... 78 S-Cmd 53 TELEPHONE HYBRID ADJUSTMENT....................................................................................................7
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Pacific Research Solutions RI-300 User Manual SECTION 13 USER COMMANDS and MACROS........................................................................103 DEFINITION of TERMS ................................................................................................................................................ 104 PROGRAMMING STANDARD USER COMMANDS and MACROS ......................................................................... 105 Example of programming a standard user comman
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Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SECTION 1 INTRODUCTION What is the RI-300(e) Version The RI-300e and RI-310e are revised versions of the RI-300 and RI-310. The RI-300e has some enhanced performance features, including a battery backed real time clock (RTC). This manual will cover both controllers. Areas where there are differences between the controllers will be clearly pointed out. However, when this manual talks about the controller as “RI-300” or “RI-310” it is also
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Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual The RI-300 provides excellent audio quality. With proper consideration when interfacing the controller to the receiver and transmitter, your repeater will provide excellent audio to the users. Interfacing information is provided in numerous sections of this manual and support is available from the factory. The receiver discriminator output must be connected to the RI-300 audio input in order for the squelch circuit to function properly and t
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Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SECTION 2 QUICK START This section will cover the basics of installation and programming of your RI-300. You may also need to review section 4 or 5 for more details on connecting your RI-300 to your repeater. Once you have covered these basics, we recommend that you thoroughly review the complete manual in order to get the most out of your controller. UNPACKING THE RI-300 Inspect the carton for the following contents and if any of the items
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Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SETTING AUDIO LEVELS Adjusting the levels in your controller is very important, in order to achieve proper decoder operation and avoid clipping and distortion. See section 7 of this manual for more complete details on correct adjustment of the audio levels. Receiver Gain 1. Setting the receiver input gain maybe the most important adjustment in the controller. 2. Transmit a carrier on the repeater’s input channel. 3. Generate a 1000 Hz ton
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Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SECTION 3 PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE An optional programming software and cable package is available. This software is designed to run in Windows 95/98, ME, NT, 2000 and XP. The software will allow you to read, change and save all parameters within your RI-300 controller. You can even load controller firmware update (FLASH) to the controller over the programming port. For software installation, follow the instructions included with the software
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Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE MENU The basic startup window contains the status items shown. Use the "View Controller" or pick the “Active Controller” light to select which controller on the auxiliary buss you want to monitor. Whenever you leave the cursor on a window item, the program will show a hint as to the associated System Command that is adjusted by that item. The following is a quick overview of menus and their functions. Main Window The
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Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual Controller This menu is used to send data to and get data from the controller. You may also flash the program firmware to the controller. Any one of these functions may take as long as 3 minutes to complete. Do not interrupt the process once it is started. The repeater controller is allowed to be in use during the time that you are sending data to or getting data from the repeater. These data functions can be performed while the repeater
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Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual Triggers This menu is used to set up messages, various internal event triggers and the scheduler. Telephone This menu is used to set up the telephone operation, access/account codes, auto dial numbers and toll restriction. Help Use this menu to get help on any of the programming software items. MACRO EDITING MENU You can edit the macros associated with commands by clicking the “Edit Macro” button in any of the user command menus. In the
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Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual MODEM INTERFACE You should be able to use about any external modem that operates at 9600 baud or higher, can auto answer and operate in a dumb terminal mode. In this application, we used a US Robotics external modem to connect to the controller. On the back of the USR modem, you will find a configuration dipswitch. Set all of the dipswitches in the up position, except for switch 4, which will be down. When using other modems, consider the
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Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual U.S. Robotics 56K External Modem Set Up 1. Set the dipswitch on the modem. Set switch 3 and 8 down all others up. 2. Connect the modem to your computer using a standard computer-to-modem cable. 3. Run the Hyper Terminal program. 4. Set up Hyper Terminal to communicate to the comm. port to which the external modem is connected, 9600 baud, no parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit. The baud rate used must be 9600 and cannot be changed. 5. Power the
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Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual SECTION 4 INSTALLATION (RI-300) If you are installing the RI-310 into the Vertex repeater, you can skip to the next section. 386+ 72 7$/. $1$/2* ,1387 7; 02’8/$7,21 ’,*,7$/ ,1387 This section will cover connecting your RI-300 to your repeater in 5; ’,6&5,0,1$725 ’,*,7$/ ,1387 9’& 32:(5 ’,*,7$/ ,1387 detail. To ensure a successful installation, please follow these few simple steps. 1. Review this section completel
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Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual Besides audio frequency response, you should consider the audio amplitude levels to and from the controller. If the levels to and from the repeater are small, it may be valuable to use shielded cable. We recommend shielded cables at all times. Use large signal levels whenever possible. On the other hand, do not let the audio signal get large enough where clipping occurs in any stage of the controller, the receiver, or the transmitter. The
