Pacific Digital RI-310e User Manual

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Pacific Research Solutions 
 
RI-300 User Manual 
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 
SECTION 1 
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................1 
What is the RI-300(e) Version ............................................................................................................................................. 1
 
Overview .............................................................................................................................................................................. 1
 
Feature List........................................................................................................................................................................... 1
 
What is an RI-310?............................................................................................................................................................... 2
 
SECTION 2 
QUICK START ..............................................................................................................3 
UNPACKING THE RI-300 ................................................................................................................................................. 3
 
MOUNTING THE RI-300 REPEATER CONTROLLER................................................................................................... 3
 
INTERFACE YOUR RECEIVER and TRANSMITTER.................................................................................................... 3
 
SETTING AUDIO LEVELS................................................................................................................................................ 4
 
Receiver Gain................................................................................................................................................................ 4
 
Squelch Level................................................................................................................................................................ 4
 
Transmitter Level .......................................................................................................................................................... 4
 
OPERATION ....................................................................................................................................................................... 4
 
INITIAL SETTINGS ........................................................................................................................................................... 4
 
SECTION 3 
PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE ..................................................................................5 
INSTALLATION................................................................................................................................................................. 5
 
OPERATION ....................................................................................................................................................................... 5
 
FLASHING the CONTROLLER’S PROGRAM ................................................................................................................. 5
 
PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE MENU ............................................................................................................................ 6
 
Main Window ............................................................................................................................................................... 6
 
File ................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
 
Controller ...................................................................................................................................................................... 7
 
Repeater ........................................................................................................................................................................ 7
 
Tone Squelch ................................................................................................................................................................ 7
 
Commands..................................................................................................................................................................... 7
 
Triggers ......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
 
Telephone...................................................................................................................................................................... 8
 
Help............................................................................................................................................................................... 8
 
MACRO EDITING MENU ................................................................................................................................................. 8
 
MODEM INTERFACE........................................................................................................................................................ 9
 
Vertex Programming Cable to Modem Cable ............................................................................................................... 9
 
U.S. Robotics 56K External Modem Set Up............................................................................................................... 10
 
Modem Trouble Shooting ........................................................................................................................................... 10
 
SECTION 4 
INSTALLATION (RI-300) ..........................................................................................11 
PROPER TECHNIQUES FOR QUALITY REPEATER AUDIO..................................................................................... 11
 
POWER SUPPLY CONNECTIONS (Pins 1 and 9).......................................................................................................... 12
 
REPEATER RECEIVER AUDIO CONNECTION (Pin 2)............................................................................................... 12
 
REPEATER TRANSMITTER AUDIO CONNECTIONS (Pin 3) .................................................................................... 12
 
REPEATER TRANSMITTER PTT OR TRANSMIT KEYING CONNECTION (Pin 4)................................................ 12
 
DCS MODULATION (Pin 11) .......................................................................................................................................... 12
 
DIGITAL INPUTS (Pins 6, 7 and 8) ................................................................................................................................. 13
 
DIGITAL OUTPUTS (Pins 13, 14 and 15) ....................................................................................................................... 13
 
ANALOG INPUTS (Pin 5) ................................................................................................................................................ 13
 
DCS DECODE AND ENCODE SET UP AND OPERATION ......................................................................................... 13