User's Manual

OUTPOST Wireless Callbox Basic Operation
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OUTPOST CALLBOX MODEL NUMBERS
VHF MODELS
RQX-156
...............Standard VHF Callbox
RQX-156-XT
........Vandal-Resistant VHF Callbox
UHF MODELS
RQX-456
...............Standard UHF Callbox
RQX-456-XT
........Vandal-Resistant UHF Callbox
The model number is located on the front of the stan-
dard Callbox enclosure, behind the removable
faceplate. On XT models the Standard enclose is lo-
cated inside the yellow vandal-resistant box.
VHF
radios are designed to operate within the 12 MHz
band between factory standard 150 and 162 MHz.
UHF
radios are designed to operate within the 20 MHz
band between factory standard 450 and 470 MHz.
THANK YOU FOR CHOOSING RITRON
Congratulations on your purchase of the
OUTPOST Callbox.
Your new radio is the culmination of RITRON’s
25 years of designing, manufacturing, and
supplying reliable, professional wireless com-
munication products. Ritron wireless products
will improve the operation, safety, and profit-
ability of any organization by providing instant
voice communications between employees
throughout the workplace.
ABOUT THE OUTPOST CALLBOX
The OUTPOST Callbox is a 2-way radio transceiver
used to communicate directly with portable, mobile
and stationary radios, or through radio repeaters.
Each OUTPOST Callbox is equipped with the follow-
ing features:
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Field Programming.
The Callbox allows you to
quickly program your radio in the field without the
need for a PC programmer. Each radio can be field
programmed to one of 26 VHF or 77 UHF channel
table frequencies, and one of 51 QC or 83 DQC in-
terference eliminator codes.
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MURS Frequencies.
VHF models can be pro-
grammed from a list of 5 MURS frequencies that re-
quire no FCC licensing in this service.
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QC (Quiet Call) interference eliminator codes.
The Callbox can be programmed from a list of 51
QC Sub-audible codes.
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DQC (Digital Quiet Call) interference eliminator
codes.
Each Callbox can be programmed from a
list of 83 DQC Sub-audible codes.
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Two-Tone Decoding.
The Callbox can be pro-
grammed to decode unique two-tone codes for se-
lective signaling of the Callbox or Switch Output ac-
tivation in GateGuard applications.
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Battery Powered.
The OUTPOST Callbox is pow-
ered by 6 Alkaline, D-cell batteries that can operate
the radio for up to one year.
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Low battery alert.
The Callbox will send a short
beep at the end of each transmission when the
batteries approach end-of-life. This allows the user
plenty of time to replace the batteries and assure
uninterrupted service.
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Wide or narrow band operation.
The radio can be
programmed for wide or narrow operation by se-
lecting from a wide variety of field programmable
table frequencies, or by PC programming.
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Companded Audio.
The radio can be field pro-
grammed to enable or disable audio companding.
Companding will compress transmit audio before
sending it, and expand receive audio before it is
heard on the speaker to reduce the background
noise common in radio communications.
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Sensor Input.
Each OUTPOST has a single sen-
sor input that can cause the radio to send an alert
tone when sensor input is detected.
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Switch Output.
The OUTPOST has a single 1-
Amp switch output that can be set when the Callbox
receives a unique Two-Tone code.
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“Automatic Turn-Off” or “Intercom” mode op-
eration.
The OUTPOST Callbox can operate in the
standard “Automatic Turn-Off” mode, where the ra-
dio is normally off until the Call Button is pressed, or
can be programmed for “Intercom” mode where the
radio is always on.
Standard Callbox XT Callbox