Argent Data Systems ADS-SR1 Simplex Repeater Users Manual Revised 8-1-2010

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Warranty
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Introduction
TheADSSR1isamultifunctionsimplexrepeater,voicemailbox,andvoice announcementsystem.Itcanbeusedwithalmostanyradio(handheld,base station,ormobile)andisequallysuitableforpermanentinstallationor temporaryuseforemergenciesandspecialevents.FeaturesoftheADSSR1 include: 218secondstotalrecordingtime 19.2kHzsamplerateforexcellentvoiceclarity 10voiceannouncementswithindependenttimers Upto20voicemailmessages Programmablemaximummessagelengthsetting Messagesandsettingsretainedfor20yearswithnopower OptionalMorsecodeorvoiceidentification DTMFremotecontrolforallfunctions OperatesfromtwoAAbatteriesorexternal428VDCsupply Runsforweeksonalkalineorlithiumbatteries Sayagainfunctionrepeatslastreceivedtransmissiononcommand Standbytoneormessageoptionletsusersknowrepeaterisinuse Selectablecourtesytones Audiooutputadjustableinhardwareandbyremotecommand PTTmodesforhandheldandmobileradios Upgradeablesoftwareforfutureenhancements Programmablesecuritycodewithautolockfeature Unitremainscontrollableevenwithstuckreceiversquelch 1yearwarrantyoncompleteunit,5yearsonflashmemory

What is a Simplex Repeater?

Mostradiooperatorsarefamiliarwiththeconceptofaduplexrepeater,wherea separatereceiverandtransmitteroperateatthesametime,listeningonone frequencyandretransmittingonanother.Duplexrepeatersallownatural conversation,buttheyretypicallybulkyandexpensivebecauseoftheelaborate filtersrequired. Asimplexrepeater,ontheotherhand,isastoreandforwarddevice.Itrecords incomingtransmissionsandresendsthemonthesamechannel.Itcanprovide thesameextensionofcoverageandrangeasaduplexrepeater,withtheobvious

drawbackofrequiringtwiceasmuchairtimetocarryoutaconversation,aseach transmissionisrepeatedback.However,theirsimplicityandlowcostmakes themperfectfortemporaryoremergencyuse,andtoprovidecoverageinareas wherethecostofaduplexrepeatercantbejustified. Formanyradioclubsandemergencyresponseorganizations,asinglesemi portableduplexrepeaterisamajorinvestment.SimplexrepeatersliketheADS SR1,ontheotherhand,areinexpensiveenoughtobekeptasindividual equipmentforeachmember,makingitmorelikelythattheyllbeavailablefor rapiddeploymentwhenneeded.Anemergencyrepeaterstationcanbesetup withnothingmorethanahandheldradio,acable,andtherepeaterunititself. TheADSSR1hasadditionalfeaturesthatmakeitusefulasmorethanjusta simplexrepeater.Forexample,thesayagainfeaturecanbeusedtorepeata singlemissedmessageondemand,evenwiththenormalrepeaterfunction disabled.Thisisparticularlyusefulinsituationswheremoststationsareclose enoughtoheareachotherdirectlyandnormaloperationoftherepeaterwould bedistracting. ThevoiceannouncementfeaturesoftheADSSR1canbeusedindependentlyof therepeaterfunctions,andcanbeusedforsuchthingsasclubactivityreminders orfoxhuntbeacons,orevenaslowscanTVbeacon.Thevoicemailfeature functionslikeanansweringmachineforyourradio,recordingupto20incoming messagesandallowingthemtoberetrievedwithaseparateaccesscode, independentofthemainsecuritycode.

Legal Issues
Legalrestrictionsontheoperationofasimplexrepeaterdependontheradio serviceused(i.e.,amateur,commercial,FRS,MURS,etc)andvaryfromcountry tocountry.Interpretationsofspecificrulesvaryaswell,andtheirapplicability tooperationoftheADSSR1maydependonwhichspecificfeaturesareused.It istheresponsibilityoftheendusertoensurethattheyoperatewithinapplicable regulations.

Hardware Description
TheADSSR1measures3.6by2.6by1.1(92mmby66mmby28mm).Its frontpanelhasapushbuttonpowerswitch,2.1x5.5mmcenterpositiveDCpower jack,andanRJ45jackforallradioconnections.TwoLEDs(oneredandone green)ontheRJ45jackindicateactivity.Aremovablepanelonthebackofthe unitprovidesaccesstothebatterycompartmentandDIPswitches.Settingthe DIPswitchesmayrequireasmallobjectlikeapapercliporpin.Theseswitches selectthePTTmodeandaudiooutputrange,andallowthedevicetoberesetto itsdefaultsettings. Powerissuppliedbyinternalbatteries,throughtheDCpowerjack,orthrough theRJ45jack.

Installing Batteries
TheADSSR1acceptstwoAA(LR6)sizebatteries.Usefreshalkalineorlithium batteries,andpaycloseattentiontobatterypolarity.Donotinstallbatteriesif theunitisbeingpoweredthroughtheRJ45jack! Donotstoretheunitforlongperiodswithalkalinebatteriesinstalled.Iflong termstorageisrequired,usepremiumgradelithiumbatteries(e.g.,Energizer Lithium)andinspectthemperiodically.Lithiumbatteriesprovidesignificantly longeroperatinglifefortheunitandcanbestoredforlongerperiodsoftime. BecausetheADSSR1maybestoredinyouremergencykitforyearswithout beingused,lithiumbatteriesarehighlyrecommendedtoensurethattheunitwill workwhenitsneeded.

Radio Interfacing
TheRJ45jackonthefrontpanelprovidesallradiointerface connections.Lookingintothefrontoftheconnector,thepin functions,fromlefttoright,areasfollows: 8 Powerin(typicallyusedwithradiosthatprovidea+8voutput) 7 Unused 6 Audioin(fromradiosspeakeroutput) 5 Pushtotalkoutput 4 Ground 3 Audioout(toradiosmicrophoneinput) 2 Ground 1 Squelch/CORinput TheSquelch/CORinputisoptional.Whenthissignalisavailablefromtheradio (usuallyfromanaccessoryordataconnector)itallowstherepeatertobe operatedwiththeVOXdelay. ThePTTmodemustbesetappropriatelyfortheradiobeingused.Mostbase stationandmobileradiosuseaseparatePTTinput.Manyhandheldradios,with thenotableexceptionofmostKenwoodmodels,combinethemicrophoneand PTTsignals.ForcombinedPTTmodels,DIPswitch4intheADSSR1sbattery compartmentmustbesettotheONposition.Allotherradiosshouldhave switch4settoOFF. DonotinstallbatterieswhenusingtheoptionalRJ45powerinputpin.The DCjack,however,maybeusedwhilebatteriesareinstalled.

Audio Levels
Forgoodperformance,itsimportanttosetbothreceiveandtransmitaudio levelscorrectly.Thereceiveaudiolevelissetusingtheradiosvolumecontrol. Tosetitcorrectly,useanotherradiofortesting.Transmitatestmessageinan ordinaryspeakingvoiceandobservetheredandgreenLEDsonthefrontofthe ADSSR1. ThegreenLEDwillturnonwhentheaudiolevelisabout75%offullscale.The redLEDisnormallyonandwillswitchoffwhenthelevelexceeds100%.Setthe

volumeoftheradioconnectedtotheADSSR1sothatthegreenLEDflickersin responsetoyourvoice,withouttheredLEDdimmingnoticeably. Settingthetransmitaudiolevelisatwostepprocess.First,therangecanbeset roughlyusingDIPswitches1and2.Theaudiolevelwillbelowestwithboth switchesoff,andhighestwithbothswitcheson. Whensetproperly,thetransmittedaudioshouldsoundnaturalandnotdistorted orclipped,withoutbeingexcessivelyquiet.The##98commandwillcausethe unittotransmita1kHztoneatfullamplitudeforseveralseconds,tohelpwith adjustment.IfyoucantfindacombinationofDIPswitchsettingsthatyieldsa comfortableaudiolevel,itcanbefurtheradjustedusingaDTMFcommand, detailedbelow.

Operation
Whenrepeatermodeisenabled(asitisbydefault),theADSSR1listensfor activityandautomaticallystartsrecordingwhenaudioisdetected.Ifthered lightdoesnotcomeoninresponsetoradioactivity,checkthatthevolumelevel oftheradioissetcorrectly. Aperiodofsilence(initiallysettotwoseconds)tellstheADSSR1thatthe transmissionisfinished,anditthenkeystheradioandretransmitsthemessage. Manymobileradiosprovideasquelch,COR/COS,orbusysignalthatcanbe usedwiththeADSSR1ssquelchinput.ThisallowstheVOXdelaytobe eliminated.Seethesectiononthesquelchinputfunctionformoreinformation. Ifnotimelimithasbeenset,therepeaterwillrecorduntilitsmemoryisfull. Rememberthatthe218secondmemoryissharedbetweenthecurrentmessage beingrecorded,theprevioustransmission(ifsayagainmodeisenabled)and anystoredvoicemailmessagesandannouncements.Iftheunitrunsoutofspace, itwillwaituntilthecurrenttransmissionendsbeforerepeatingasmuchasitwas abletorecord. Ifatimelimitisset,therepeaterwillrecordonlytothislimitandwillthen immediatelytransmitwhatitrecorded,evenifthesenderisstilltalking.Ifthe cooldowntimerisenabled,theunitwillstoprepeatinguntilthetimerexpires. Thishelpspreventtransmitteroverheating,andallowsarepeaterwithastuck squelchtobecontrolled,asitwillstillrespondtocommandsevenwhilethecool downtimerisactive. TheADSSR1respondstoanumberofDTMFcommands.Normalcommands startwith##;accesstothesecommandscanberestrictedthroughtheuseofa3 digitsecuritycode. Afewcommandscanbeusedwithoutasecuritycode.Pressing0activatesthe sayagainfunction(ifenabled)andcausestherepeatertoretransmitthelast transmissionheard,evenifhoursordayshavepassed.However,thesayagain memoryisnotretainedwhentheunitispoweredoff. Therecordvoicemailcommand,1,canalsobeenteredwithoutasecuritycode. Seebelowformoreinformationonvoicemailfunctions.

Entering*atanytimeduringatransmissioncausestherepeatertoignorethe currenttransmission,andabortsanycommandsbeingentered.Thiscanbeused topreventtheunitfromretransmittingyourmessage,ortocorrectamistake whileenteringacommand.Pressing*followedbythe3digitvoicemailaccess codeentersvoicemailretrievalmode,detailedbelow. Iftherepeaterautoofftimerisenabled,pressing3willturnontherepeater function.Therepeaterfunctionwillshutoffagainaftertheunithasbeenidlefor thespecifiedtimeorwhenthe6commandisreceived. Thestandbytoneormessageoption,whenenabled,alertsusersoftherepeater thatatransmissionisbeingrecorded.Thishelpstopreventdoubling,butresults inthefirstportionoftheincomingtransmissionbeingdropped.Whenthis optionisenabled,allowanextrasecondorsoafterkeyingthemicrophonebefore talking.

Messages
TheADSSR1has10messageslots,numbered0through9.Thesemessagescan beconfiguredastimedannouncements(eachwithaselectableintervalandtime offset),automaticresponsestoincomingtransmissions(oftenforIDoroperating instructions),ortheymaybetriggeredmanuallybyDTMFcommand.

Command Reference
Allnormalcommandsstartwith##,followedbyatleasttwodigits.Iftheunit islocked(eitherbecausethelockcommand##00wasenteredorbecausethe autolockfunctionwasenabledandthetimerexpired),nocommandswillbe accepteduntil##andthe3digitsecuritycodehavebeenreceived.For example,ifthecodeis123,entering##123unlockstheunit. Iftherepeaterhastroublereceivingcommands,tryadjustingtheaudioinput level.EachtimeavalidDTMFtoneisreceived,theredLEDwillmomentarily turnoff.Whenenteringlongcommands,watchtheLEDtoensureeachkey pressisreceivedproperly. TheADSSR1respondstocommandswithfourdistincttonesequences: HightriplebeepOkCommandwasaccepted. HighhighlowNegativeCommandwasaccepted,withnegativeresults. HighlowErrorUnknowncommand,orinvalidentry. LowlowLockedThesecuritycodemustbeenteredfirst. EnteringTimes Formostcommandsrequiringunitsoftime,youcanuseoneofthreeentry modes: MMTwodigitvalueinminutes(e.g.,10=10minutes) SSSThreedigitvalueinseconds(e.g.,030=30seconds) HHMMHoursandminutes,upto12hours(e.g.,0130=1hour30minutes) Aquickreferencesheetisincludedattheendofthismanual.Westrongly recommendcuttingoutthissheet,foldingit,andstoringitintheADSSR1s batterycompartment.Ifyouplantostoretheunitforlongperiodswithlithium batteriesinstalled,usethebackofthesheettotrackbatteryreplacementdates.

CommandReference ##00LockRepeater Activatesthesecuritycodeandpreventsentryofmostcommandsuntil theaccesscodeisentered. ##01Ping Alwaysrespondswithatriplebeep.Usetotestthattheunitisunlocked andrespondingproperlytocommands. ##02CheckVoicemail Seebelowformoreinformationonretrievingvoicemailmessages. ##06<time>SetAutoOffTimer Therepeaterfunctionautomaticallyshutsoffafterthespecifiedidle interval,andmaybeturnedonagainwith3oroffwith6.Theseonandoff functionsdonotrequiretheaccesscodetobeentered.Settingtheautoofftimer to0disablesthisfunction. Example:##06045Settimerto45seconds ##07<code>SetVoicemailAccessCode Setsthe3digitaccesscodethatgrantsaccessonlytothevoicemail retrievalmenu.Thecodemustbeenteredtwice.Thedefaultcodeis000. Example:##07123123Setcodeto123 ##08<code>SetSecurityCode Setsthe3digitaccesscodeforallnormalcommands.Aswiththe voicemailcode,thismustbeenteredtwice.Ifthecodeislost,theunitcanbe unlockedbyusingtheresetswitch,detailedbelow,torestoreittoitsdefaultof 000. Example:##08123123Setcodeto123 ##09<time>SetAutoLockTimer Iftheautolocktimerisnotsettozero,theunitwillautomaticallylock itselfafterthespecifiedtimeintervalifnocommandsareenteredduringthat time. Example:##09030Settimerto30seconds

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##107<n>SetAudioInputGain Iftheaudiolevelfromtheradioistoolow,thissettingcanbeusedto increasethegaininsoftware.##1070sets1xgain,##1071is2x,and##1072is4x. NotethatthissettingdoesnotaffecttheVOXthreshold.Theunitmustbereset forthissettingtotakeeffect. Example:##1071Sets2xgain ##109<n>COR/SquelchInputMode Someradiosprovideacarrieroperatedrelay,carrieroperatedswitch, orothersquelchoutput.Setthisoptionto0forVOXoperation,1foranactive highinput,and2foranactivelowinput. Example:##1091Enablesquelchinput,activehigh ##11<nn>SetTransmitAudioLevel Setsthetransmittedaudiolevel,from00to99.Avoidusinglownumbers, asthisdecreasessoundquality.SetthelevelfirstusingtheDIPswitches,and thenusethissettingasafineadjustment. Example:##1150Audiolevel50% ##12<n>SelectCourtesyTone TheADSSR1willtransmitacourtesytoneorrogerbeepafterevery transmission,ifenabled.Thiscommandselectsthestyleoftonetouse. 0Notone 1Risingtripletone(default) 2Highhighlowlow 3Highlow 4Lowhigh 5Triplebeep 6Singlebeep ##13<nn>SetVOXTimeout Thissetting,in10thsofasecond,controlshowlongtherepeaterwilllisten forsilencebeforedecidingthatatransmissionhasended.Settingthistoolow willcausetherepeatertostarttransmittingduringshortpausesinspeech,and settingittoohighwillcauseunnecessarydelay.Thedefaultis2seconds. Example:##1335Settimeoutto3.5seconds

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##14<1/0>SayAgainModeOn/Off Enablesordisablessayagainmode.Pressing0willcausetherepeater toretransmitthelasttransmissionheardwhenthismodeisenabled. Example:##141Enablesayagainmode. ##16<1/0>VoiceIDOn/Off TurnsvoiceIDautoresponseonoroff.Whenenabled,therepeaterwill playannouncement0inresponsetoatransmission.LiketheMorseID,an inhibittimer(setwiththe##85command)canbeusedtoensurethevoiceID playsnomoreoftenthanspecified.Thismessagecanalsobeusedtotransmit instructionsonuseoftherepeaterorvoicemailfunctions. Example:##161VoiceIDon ##16<3/2>VoicePreambleOn/Off Thevoicepreamblefunctioncausestherepeatertosendmessage1atthe startofeachrepeatedtransmission. Example:##163Voicepreambleon ##164DisableStandByMessage Turnsoffthestandbytoneormessage. ##165[n]EnableStandByToneorMessage Therepeaterwillsendtheselectedmessage(oradoublebeepifno messageisselected)whenanincomingtransmissionisreceived.Thisalerts otherusersthattherepeaterisinuse.Becausetherepeatermustkeythe transmitterforthedurationofthebeepormessage,thefirstportionofthe incomingtransmissionwillbelost,sokeepthestandbymessageshort. Example:##165Usestandbybeep ##1651Usemessage1 ##16<9/8>VoiceIDRotationOn/Off Whenthisoptionisenabled,thevoiceIDautoresponsemessagewill cyclethrougheachrecordedannouncement,exceptmessage1ifthepreamble optionisenabled. Example:##168VoiceIDrotationoff ##17<time>RepeaterTimeout Setsthemaximumtransmissionlengthallowed.Ifanincoming transmissionexceedsthislength,therepeaterwillstoprecordingandstartre transmittingitimmediately. Example:##17045Setrepeatertimeoutto45seconds

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##18<time>RepeaterCooldownTime Iftherepeatertimesoutduetoalongtransmission,itwillstoprepeating transmissionsuntiltheperiodoftimespecifiedbythissettinghasexpired.This canbeusedtoavoidtransmitteroverheating,toensurethatarepeaterwitha stucksquelchremainscontrollable,ortopenalizeoverlylongwindedusers. Example:##1802Setcooldowntimeto2minutes ##19<nn>SetMinimumTransmissionTime Thissettingspecifies,intenthsofasecond,howlongatransmissionmust bebeforeitwillberepeated.Thiscanbeusedtoavoidkerchunkingofthe repeater.Whenusingtherepeatertocheckformissedcallswiththesayagain feature,settingthisnumberhigherwillpreventshorttransmissionsfrom overwritingthesayagainmemory.Defaultis0.2seconds. Example:##1904Setminimumtransmissiontimeto0.4seconds ##2<n>PlayAnnouncement Playsthespecifiedannouncement(09),oranegativebeepifthe announcementisblank. Example:##21Playannouncement1 ##3<n>RecordAnnouncement Recordsanannouncementinthespecifiedslot(09).Ifanannouncement alreadyexistsintheslot,theoldmessageiserasedandreplaced.Therepeater willrespondwithanokbeep.Transmityourmessageaftertheokbeep,and therepeaterwillrespondbyplayinganokbeep,followedbythemessagejust recorded. Example:##31Recordannouncement1 ##4<n>EraseAnnouncement Erasesthespecifiedannouncement(09). Example:##41Eraseannouncement1 ##5<n><time>SetAnnouncementInterval Iftheintervalforanannouncementisnotzero,itwillbeplayed automaticallyatthatinterval.Thetimerangecanbefromonesecondtotwelve hours. Example:##530100Setannouncement3intervalto1hour

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##6<n><time>SetAnnouncementTimeOffset Withouttheuseofatimeoffset,allannouncementswiththesameinterval wouldplayatthesametime.Usetheoffsettostaggermessages.Forexample,to alternatebetweenmessages1and2everyfiveminutes,setbothtointerval10, andthensettheoffsetformessage2to5.Message1willtransmitat00:00, message2at00:05,message1againat00:10,message2at00:15,andsoon. Example:##6410Setannouncement4offsetto10minutes ##70RepeaterOff Turnsoffthesimplexrepeaterfunction.Theunitwillrespondto commands,recordsayagainmessages,playannouncements,andaccept voicemailasusual,butitwontautomaticallyrepeattransmissions. ##71RepeaterOn Turnsonthesimplexrepeaterfunction.Theunitwillautomaticallyrepeat transmissions.Therepeateristurnedonbydefault. ##72VoicemailOff Turnsoffthevoicemailfunction.Existingmessageswillberetainedand canberetrieved,butmessagescannotberecorded.Thevoicemailfunctionis turnedoffbydefault. ##73VoicemailOn Turnsonthevoicemailfunction.Pressing1willrecordanewvoicemail message. ##74EraseAllVoicemailMessages Erasesallvoicemailmessages. ##77<1/0>CourtesyToneDelayOn/Off Someradiosproduceabeepattheendofeachtransmissionthatcancause therepeatertogetstuckinacontinuoustransmissioncycle.Enablingthisoption causestherepeatertoignoreaudioforonesecondaftereachtransmission. Example:##771Enablecourtesytonedelay

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##78<code>SetPagerActivationCode Thepageractivationcodecanbeupto6characterslong.Whenacodeis entered,therepeaterwillignoreallreceivedtransmissionsunlesstheDTMF activationcodeisheard.Thiscanbeusedtoextendvoicepagersystems,orto activatetherepeaterusingaDTMFANIsettingonthesendingradio.Settinga blankcodedisablesthefunction. Example:##781234Setpageractivationcodeto1234. ##79<nn>SquelchTailSuppressionTime Ifyourradiohasaslowsquelch,youmayhearastaticcrashattheendof eachrepeatedtransmission.Setthisoptionin1/75secondunitstoreduceor eliminatethisnoise. Example:##7910Repeaterwillignorelast10/75(0.133)secondofeachtransmission ##15<1/0>CWIDAutoResponderOn/Off EnablesordisablesCWIDautoresponse.Therepeaterwillrespondtoa transmissionwithaMorsecodeID(setwiththe##82command)whenenabled. IftheCWIDinhibittimer(##84)isset,theIDresponsewillbesentonlyasoften asspecifiedbythattimersetting. Example:##150CWIDoff ##80<1/0>TimedCWIDOn/Off ##801turnsonthetimedMorsecodeID,and##800turnsitoff.ThisID functionisseparatefromtheCWIDautoresponsefunction.Whenenabled,the IDwillbetransmittedattheprogrammedintervalregardlessofactivity. Example:##801TurnonCWID ##83<time>SetCWIDTimer SetsthetimeintervalforMorsecodeIDs.Thisoptionisenabledwiththe ##80command,andisindependentoftheautoresponseID. Example:##8310SetCWIDtimeto10minutes ##84<time>SetCWIDInhibitTimer WhentheMorsecodeIDautoresponsefeature(##151)isenabled,this timerdetermineshowoftentheIDwillbesentinresponsetoatransmission.For example,ifthetimerissetto10minutes,theIDwillbesentinresponsetothe firsttransmissionheard,andnotagainuntilatleast10minuteshavepassedand anothertransmissionisheard. Example:##8405SetCWIDinhibittimerto5minutes

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##81<nn>SetCWSpeed SetsthetransmissionspeedforMorsecodemessages.Acceptedvalues are0099,rangingfromveryslowtoveryfast.Defaultis80. Example:##8195SetCWspeedto95%(veryfast) ##82<nn>SetCWIDText SetsthetexttobetransmittedinMorsecodeforthetimedandauto responseIDfunctions,upto12characters.Eachcharacterisenteredasatwo digitnumber,fromthefollowingtable: 00 Space 24 X 01 A 02 B 03 C 04 D 05 E 06 F 07 G 08 H 09 I 10 J 11 K 12 L 13 M 14 N 15 O 16 P 17 Q 18 R 19 S 20 T 21 U 22 V 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 Y Z .(Period) ,(Comma) ? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ;(Semicolon) :(Colon) /(Slash) (Dash) (Apostrophe) ((Leftparenthesis) )(Rightparenthesis)

23 W 47 _(Underscore) Example:##8223310123SetIDtoW1AW

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 ##86CheckCWID PlaystheMorsecodeIDenteredbythe##82command. ##85<time>SetVoiceIDInhibitTimer AswiththeCWIDinhibittimer,thistimerpreventsthevoiceIDauto responsefromplayingmoreoftenthanthespecifiedinterval. Example:##8508SetvoiceIDinhibittimerto8minutes ##91IdentifyFirmwareRevision SendsafirmwarerevisionidentifierinMorsecode. ##93xySetOutputPinState Setsoutputpinx(0or1)on(1)oroff(0).SeeOutputPinssectionbelow formoreinformation. Example:##9301Setoutputpin0on ##95ReportBatteryLevel Therepeaterrespondstothiscommandwithaseriesofbeepstoindicate thebatteryvoltage.Fullbatteriesshouldreportmorethan15beeps.Theunit maynotcontinuetooperateallthewaytoonebeep.Thiscommandonly functionswhentheunitisoninternalbatterypower. ##96ReportUsageCount Reports,inMorsecode,thenumberoftimestherepeaterhasbeenused sincebeingpoweredon. ##97LoadDefaultSettings Resetsallsettingstofactorydefaultsanderasesallvoicemailmessages andannouncements. ##98SendCalibrationTone Transmitsa1kHztoneatfullamplitudeforseveralseconds.This commandcanbeusedtosetaudiolevelspreciselyusingaservicemonitor. ##99Reset Resetstheunitasifpoweredoffandonagain.Doesnotaffectsettingsor recordedmessages.

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Using Voicemail
TheADSSR1svoicemailfunctionsaredisabledbydefault.Usethe##73 commandtoturnonvoicemailandallowuserstorecordmessages. Whenthevoicemailfunctionison,userscanrecordamessagebypressing1. Theunitwillrespondwithanokbeep,afterwhichtheusercantransmittheir message.TheADSSR1willtransmitanotherokbeepandthenthemessage justrecorded. Youcanentervoicemailretrievalmodeusingthe##02command(iftheunitis unlocked),orbyentering*followedbythe3digitvoicemailaccesscode.The unitwillrespondbyplayingthefirstmessage,oranegativebeepifthereareno messages. Whileinvoicemailretrievalmode,fivecommandsareavailable: 1Playpreviousmessage 2Repeatcurrentmessage 3Playnextmessage 0Erasecurrentmessageandplaynextmessage *Exitvoicemailretrievalmode Ifnocommandisentered,aftertensecondstheunitwillexitvoicemailretrieval mode.Theunitalsoautomaticallyexitsthismodewhenthelastmessageis played,asindicatedbyanegativebeep.

Resetting to Defaults
Ifyouforgettheaccesscode,orforanyotherreasonneedtorestoretheunittoits factorydefaultsettings,turnthedeviceoff,setDIPswitch3(locatedinthe batterycompartment)totheonposition,andturnthedeviceonagain.Thered andgreenLEDswilllightinsequenceandthenflashtogether,indicatinga successfulreset.YoucanthensettheDIPswitchbacktotheoffposition.

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Squelch Input
Thesquelchinputcanbeenabledinactivehighoractivelowmode.Theinput thresholdisapproximatelytwovolts.Ifanopencollectorinputisused,an externalpullupresistorisrequired.Theinputvoltageshouldnotexceed30 volts. Iftheunitisconnectedtoanunsquelchedaudiosource,unplugthecablebriefly aftersendingthesquelchmodecommand.Thiswillgivetherepeaterachanceto processthereceivedcommandandsettheappropriatemode. Ifyouinadvertentlysetthewrongsquelchmodeandleavetheunitinastate whereitcantreceivecommands,youcanrestorethedefaultsettingsusingthe proceduredescribedintheResettingtoDefaultssection. Oncethesquelchmodehasbeenproperlyset,itissafetosettheVOXtimeoutto zero,allowingretransmissionwithoutapause.Ifunsquelchedaudioisusedand thesquelchsignalistooslow,repeatedtransmissionsmayincludeaburstof staticattheend.Youcanusethesquelchtailsuppressionoptiontopreventthis.

DIP Switches
FourDIPswitchesarelocatedinthebatterycompartment.Theswitchesare numbered14,startingfromthesidenearestthepowerswitch.Theonposition isdown,towardthebatterycompartmentdoor.Thefunctionsofallfourare describedindetailelsewhereinthismanual. 1Audiolevel(on=higher) 2Audiolevel(on=higher) 3Resettodefaultsatpoweron 4PTTmode(on=PTT/miccombined)

Output Pins
TwogeneralpurposeoutputpinsonpinheaderJP2,locatedinthelowerright cornerofthecircuitboard,canbecontrolledwiththe##93command.Output0 ispin5oftheheader,inthelowerrightposition,andoutput1ispin3, immediatelytotheleft.Theonstateis3volts,andoffiszero.Outputsettings areretainedinnonvolatilememoryandarerestoredatpoweron.

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Firmware Updates
Firmwareupdateswithfeatureenhancementsandbugfixesareavailable throughtheArgentDataSystemswebsiteathttp://www.argentdata.com/support. UpdatestotheADSSR1areprovidedintheformofaudiofilesthatareplayed backtothedevicethroughitsradiointerface.A3.5mmphoneplugwiredtoan RJ45connectorwillallowtheADSSR1tobeconnectedtoaPCssoundcard,CD player,orsimilaraudiosource.ThegreenLEDwillbeginblinkingastheunit receivesthefirmwarefile,andwhenthedownloadiscompleteandhasbeen verified,bothLEDswilllightbrieflyandtheunitwillreset.Newerunitswill enterarapidred/greenblinkingmodetoindicateasuccessfulupdate;turnthe poweroffandbackonagaintoresettheunit. Iftheupdatedoesnotcomplete,itmayhavemissedoneormoreblocksofdata. Simplyreplaytheupdateuntilittakes.Youcanverifythattheupdateworked byusingthe##91commandtocheckthefirmwarerevision. KeepinmindthatfirmwareupdatesmaycausetheADSSR1toreverttoits defaultsettings,and/orerasestoredmessages.

Revision History
RevisionB: RevisionC: RevisionD: RevisionE: RevisionH: RevisionJ: RevisionK: Initialpublicrelease Addedcalibrationtonecommand(##98) AddedCOR/squelchinputoption SettingVOXtimeouttozeronolongerdisablesreception Addedbatterystatuscommand Addedsquelchtailsuppressionoption Addedcourtesytone#5 Loweredpowerconsumptioninidlemode Addedoutputpincontroloption Addedbeepignoreandpageractivationoptions Bugfixes,supportfornewflashICs Preambleandusagecountfunctionsadded ImprovedDTMFdecoding Addedstandbymessagefunction Addedvoicefollowmessagerotation Fixedbugscausingoccasionalgarbledrecording Fixedtimedannouncementandvoicemailaccessbugs AddedautooffandunauthenticatedONcommand

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Schematic Diagram

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Quickreferencesheetcutout,fold,andstoreinbatterycompartment.
Commands *AbortEntry 0SayAgain 3RepeaterOn 6RepeaterOff ##00LockRepeater ##06<time>SetAutoOffTimer ##08<codetwice>SetSecurityCode ##78<code>Setactivationcode ##09<time>AutoLockTimer ##7<0/1>Repeateroff/on ##7<2/3>Voicemailoff/on ##14<0/1>SayAgainoff/on ##16<4/5><n>Standbymessageoff/on/select ##11<nn>TransmitAudioLevel ##107<n>InputGain(0=1x,1=2x,2=4x) ##109<n>SquelchMode (0=VOX,1=HI,2=LO) ##13<nn>VOXTimeout(1/10second) ##19<nn>Min.TransmissionTime(1/10sec) ##79<nn>SquelchTailSuppression(1/75 sec) ##17<time>RepeaterTimeout ##18<time>CooldownTime ##12<n>CourtesyTone ##16<0/1>VoiceIDoff/on ##16<8/9>VoiceIDrotateon/off ##85<time>VoiceIDInhibitTimer ##16<2/3>Voicepreambleoff/on ##2<n>PlayAnnouncement ##3<n>RecordAnnouncement ##4<n>EraseAnnouncement ##5<n><time>AnnouncementInterval ##6<n><time>AnnouncementTimeOffset ##80<0/1>CWIDoff/on ##81<nn>CWSpeed ##82<nn>CWID (_=0,A=1,Z=26,0=31,9=39) ##86CheckCWID ##83<time>CWIDTimer ##15<0/1>CWIDresponderoff/on ##84<time>CWIDInhibitTimer ##01Ping(Respondswithbeep) ##91IdentifyFirmwareRevision ##93xySetoutputinxtostatey ##95ReportBatteryLevel ##96Reportusagecount ##97LoadDefaultSettings ##98SendCalibrationTone(1kHz) ##99Reset Voicemail ##02CheckVoicemail ##07<codetwice>SetVoicemailCode ##74EraseAllVoicemailMessages *<code>or##02tocheck 1Playpreviousmessage 2Repeatcurrentmessage 3Playnextmessage 0Erasemessageandplaynext *Exitvoicemailmode DIPswitches #1nearestpowerswitch,downison 1&2Audiolevel(on=higher) 3Resettodefaultsatpoweron 4PTTmode(on=HTmode) Pinouts Fromfront,lefttoright 8Powerin 6Audioin 5PTT 4&2Ground 3Audioout 1Squelch/Busyin

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