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Argen t Dat a Sys tem s
ADS-SR1 Sim plex Repeat er
User s Manu al
Revised 8-1-2010Firmware revision K
Argent Data SystemsPO Box 579Santa Maria, CA 93455
(800) 274-4076Fax (866) 302-6890
www.argentdata.com
Copyright 2008-2010 Argent Data SystemsAll Rights Reserved
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Warranty
Ifthisproductfailsduetodefectsinmaterialsorworkmanshipduringthe
periodofoneyearfromthedateofpurchase,oriftheflashmemoryinthis
devicefailsthroughnormalusageduringtheperiodoffiveyearsfromthedate
ofpurchase,ArgentDataSystemswillrepairorreplacethedevice,atouroption.
Thiswarrantycoversdefectsinmanufacturingdiscoveredwhileusingthe
productasrecommendedbythemanufacturer. Thewarrantydoesnotcover
lossortheft,nordoescoverageextendtodamagecausedbymisuse,abuse,
unauthorizedmodification,
improper
storage
conditions,
lightning,
or
natural
disasters.
Shouldtheproductfail,yoursolerecourseshallberepairorreplacement,as
describedintheprecedingparagraphs.Wewillnotbeheldliabletoyouorany
otherpartyforanydamagesthatresultfromthefailureofthisproduct.
Damagesexcludedinclude,butarenotlimitedto,thefollowing:lostprofits,lost
savings,lostdata,damagetootherequipment,andincidentalorconsequential
damagesarisingfromtheuse,orinabilitytousethisproduct. Innoeventwill
ArgentDataSystemsbeliableformorethantheamountofyourpurchaseprice,
nottoexceedthecurrentlistpriceoftheproduct,andexcludingtax,shippingandhandlingcharges.
ArgentDataSystemsdisclaimsanyotherwarranties,expressedorimplied. By
installingorusingtheproduct,theuseracceptsalltermsdescribedherein.
Toobtainserviceunderthiswarranty,[email protected] or
at18002744076.
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Introduction
TheADSSR1isamultifunctionsimplexrepeater,voicemailbox,andvoice
announcementsystem. Itcanbeusedwithalmostanyradio(handheld,base
station,or
mobile)
and
is
equally
suitable
for
permanent
installation
or
temporaryuseforemergenciesandspecialevents. FeaturesoftheADSSR1
include:
218secondstotalrecordingtime 19.2kHzsamplerateforexcellentvoiceclarity 10voiceannouncementswithindependenttimers Upto20voicemailmessages ProgrammablemaximummessagelengthsettingMessages
and
settings
retained
for
20
years
with
no
power
OptionalMorsecodeorvoiceidentification DTMFremotecontrolforallfunctions OperatesfromtwoAAbatteriesorexternal428VDCsupply Runsforweeksonalkalineorlithiumbatteries Sayagainfunctionrepeatslastreceivedtransmissiononcommand Standbytoneormessageoptionletsusersknowrepeaterisinuse Selectablecourtesytones Audiooutputadjustableinhardwareandbyremotecommand PTTmodesforhandheldandmobileradios Upgradeablesoftwareforfutureenhancements Programmablesecuritycodewithautolockfeature Unitremainscontrollableevenwithstuckreceiversquelch 1yearwarrantyoncompleteunit,5yearsonflashmemory
What is a Simplex Repeater?
Mostradiooperatorsarefamiliarwiththeconceptofaduplexrepeater,wherea
separatereceiverandtransmitteroperateatthesametime,listeningonone
frequencyand
retransmitting
on
another.
Duplex
repeaters
allow
natural
conversation,buttheyretypicallybulkyandexpensivebecauseoftheelaborate
filtersrequired.
Asimplexrepeater,ontheotherhand,isastoreandforwarddevice. Itrecords
incomingtransmissionsandresendsthemonthesamechannel. Itcanprovide
thesameextensionofcoverageandrangeasaduplexrepeater,withtheobvious
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drawbackofrequiringtwiceasmuchairtimetocarryoutaconversation,aseach
transmissionisrepeatedback. However,theirsimplicityandlowcostmakes
themperfectfortemporaryoremergencyuse,andtoprovidecoverageinareas
wherethecostofaduplexrepeatercantbejustified.
Formany
radio
clubs
and
emergency
response
organizations,
asingle
semi
portableduplexrepeaterisamajorinvestment. SimplexrepeatersliketheADS
SR1,ontheotherhand,areinexpensiveenoughtobekeptasindividual
equipmentforeachmember,makingitmorelikelythattheyllbeavailablefor
rapiddeploymentwhenneeded. Anemergencyrepeaterstationcanbesetup
withnothingmorethanahandheldradio,acable,andtherepeaterunititself.
TheADSSR1hasadditionalfeaturesthatmakeitusefulasmorethanjusta
simplexrepeater. Forexample,thesayagainfeaturecanbeusedtorepeata
single
missed
message
on
demand,
even
with
the
normal
repeater
function
disabled. Thisisparticularlyusefulinsituationswheremoststationsareclose
enoughtoheareachotherdirectlyandnormaloperationoftherepeaterwould
bedistracting.
ThevoiceannouncementfeaturesoftheADSSR1canbeusedindependentlyof
therepeaterfunctions,andcanbeusedforsuchthingsasclubactivityreminders
orfoxhuntbeacons,orevenaslowscanTVbeacon. Thevoicemailfeature
functionslikeanansweringmachineforyourradio,recordingupto20incoming
messagesandallowingthemtoberetrievedwithaseparateaccesscode,
independentof
the
main
security
code.
Legal Issues
Legalrestrictionsontheoperationofasimplexrepeaterdependontheradio
serviceused(i.e.,amateur,commercial,FRS,MURS,etc)andvaryfromcountry
tocountry. Interpretationsofspecificrulesvaryaswell,andtheirapplicability
tooperationoftheADSSR1maydependonwhichspecificfeaturesareused. It
istheresponsibilityoftheendusertoensurethattheyoperatewithinapplicable
regulations.
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Hardware Description
TheADSSR1measures3.6by2.6by1.1(92mmby66mmby28mm). Its
frontpanelhasapushbuttonpowerswitch,2.1x5.5mmcenterpositiveDCpower
jack,andanRJ45jackforallradioconnections. TwoLEDs(oneredandone
green)on
the
RJ45
jack
indicate
activity.
A
removable
panel
on
the
back
of
the
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.
Becausethe
ADS
SR1
may
be
stored
in
your
emergency
kit
for
years
without
beingused,lithiumbatteriesarehighlyrecommendedtoensurethattheunitwill
workwhenitsneeded.
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volumeoftheradioconnectedtotheADSSR1sothatthegreenLEDflickersin
responsetoyourvoice,withouttheredLEDdimmingnoticeably.
Settingthetransmitaudiolevelisatwostepprocess. First,therangecanbeset
roughlyusingDIPswitches1and2. Theaudiolevelwillbelowestwithboth
switchesoff,
and
highest
with
both
switches
on.
Whensetproperly,thetransmittedaudioshouldsoundnaturalandnotdistorted
orclipped,withoutbeingexcessivelyquiet. The##98commandwillcausethe
unittotransmita1kHztoneatfullamplitudeforseveralseconds,tohelpwith
adjustment. IfyoucantfindacombinationofDIPswitchsettingsthatyieldsa
comfortableaudiolevel,itcanbefurtheradjustedusingaDTMFcommand,
detailedbelow.
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Operation
Whenrepeatermodeisenabled(asitisbydefault),theADSSR1listensfor
activityandautomaticallystartsrecordingwhenaudioisdetected. Ifthered
lightdoesnotcomeoninresponsetoradioactivity,checkthatthevolumelevel
ofthe
radio
is
set
correctly.
Aperiodofsilence(initiallysettotwoseconds)tellstheADSSR1thatthe
transmissionisfinished,anditthenkeystheradioandretransmitsthemessage.
Manymobileradiosprovideasquelch,COR/COS,orbusysignalthatcanbe
usedwiththeADSSR1ssquelchinput. ThisallowstheVOXdelaytobe
eliminated. Seethesectiononthesquelchinputfunctionformoreinformation.
If
no
time
limit
has
been
set,
the
repeater
will
record
until
its
memory
is
full.
Rememberthatthe218secondmemoryissharedbetweenthecurrentmessage
beingrecorded,theprevioustransmission(ifsayagainmodeisenabled)and
anystoredvoicemailmessagesandannouncements. Iftheunitrunsoutofspace,
itwillwaituntilthecurrenttransmissionendsbeforerepeatingasmuchasitwas
abletorecord.
Ifatimelimitisset,therepeaterwillrecordonlytothislimitandwillthen
immediatelytransmitwhatitrecorded,evenifthesenderisstilltalking. Ifthe
cooldowntimerisenabled,theunitwillstoprepeatinguntilthetimerexpires.
Thishelps
prevent
transmitter
overheating,
and
allows
arepeater
with
astuck
squelchtobecontrolled,asitwillstillrespondtocommandsevenwhilethecool
downtimerisactive.
TheADSSR1respondstoanumberofDTMFcommands.Normalcommands
startwith##;accesstothesecommandscanberestrictedthroughtheuseofa3
digitsecuritycode.
Afewcommandscanbeusedwithoutasecuritycode. Pressing0activatesthe
say
again
function
(if
enabled)
and
causes
the
repeater
to
retransmit
the
last
transmissionheard,evenifhoursordayshavepassed.However,thesayagain
memoryisnotretainedwhentheunitispoweredoff.
Therecordvoicemailcommand,1,canalsobeenteredwithoutasecuritycode.
Seebelowformoreinformationonvoicemailfunctions.
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Command Reference
Allnormalcommandsstartwith##,followedbyatleasttwodigits. Iftheunit
islocked(eitherbecausethelockcommand##00wasenteredorbecausethe
autolockfunctionwasenabledandthetimerexpired),nocommandswillbe
accepteduntil
##
and
the
3digit
security
code
have
been
received.
For
example,ifthecodeis123,entering##123unlockstheunit.
Iftherepeaterhastroublereceivingcommands,tryadjustingtheaudioinput
level. EachtimeavalidDTMFtoneisreceived,theredLEDwillmomentarily
turnoff.Whenenteringlongcommands,watchtheLEDtoensureeachkey
pressisreceivedproperly.
TheADSSR1respondstocommandswithfourdistincttonesequences:
HightriplebeepOk Commandwasaccepted.
HighhighlowNegative Commandwasaccepted,withnegativeresults.
HighlowError Unknowncommand,orinvalidentry.
LowlowLocked Thesecuritycodemustbeenteredfirst.
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.
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CommandReference
##00LockRepeater
Activatesthesecuritycodeandpreventsentryofmostcommandsuntil
theaccesscodeisentered.
##01Ping
Alwaysrespondswithatriplebeep. Usetotestthattheunitisunlocked
andrespondingproperlytocommands.
##02CheckVoicemail
Seebelowformoreinformationonretrievingvoicemailmessages.
##06SetAutoOffTimer
The
repeater
function
automatically
shuts
off
after
the
specified
idle
interval,andmaybeturnedonagainwith3oroffwith6. Theseonandoff
functionsdonotrequiretheaccesscodetobeentered. Settingtheautoofftimer
to0disablesthisfunction.
Example:##06045Settimerto45seconds
##07SetVoicemailAccessCode
Setsthe3digitaccesscodethatgrantsaccessonlytothevoicemail
retrievalmenu. Thecodemustbeenteredtwice. Thedefaultcodeis000.
Example:##07123123Setcodeto123
##08SetSecurityCode
Setsthe3digitaccesscodeforallnormalcommands. Aswiththe
voicemailcode,thismustbeenteredtwice. Ifthecodeislost,theunitcanbe
unlockedbyusingtheresetswitch,detailedbelow,torestoreittoitsdefaultof
000.
Example:##08123123Setcodeto123
##09SetAutoLockTimer
If
the
auto
lock
timer
is
not
set
to
zero,
the
unit
will
automatically
lock
itselfafterthespecifiedtimeintervalifnocommandsareenteredduringthat
time.
Example:##09030Settimerto30seconds
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##107SetAudioInputGain
Iftheaudiolevelfromtheradioistoolow,thissettingcanbeusedto
increasethegaininsoftware. ##1070sets1xgain,##1071is2x,and##1072is4x.
NotethatthissettingdoesnotaffecttheVOXthreshold. Theunitmustbereset
forthissettingtotakeeffect.
Example:##1071
Sets
2x
gain
##109COR/SquelchInputMode
Someradiosprovideacarrieroperatedrelay,carrieroperatedswitch,
orothersquelchoutput. Setthisoptionto0forVOXoperation,1foranactive
highinput,and2foranactivelowinput.
Example:##1091Enablesquelchinput,activehigh
##11SetTransmitAudioLevel
Sets
the
transmitted
audio
level,
from
00
to
99.
Avoid
using
low
numbers,
asthisdecreasessoundquality. SetthelevelfirstusingtheDIPswitches,and
thenusethissettingasafineadjustment.
Example:##1150Audiolevel50%
##12 SelectCourtesyTone
TheADSSR1willtransmitacourtesytoneorrogerbeepafterevery
transmission,ifenabled. Thiscommandselectsthestyleoftonetouse.
0Notone
1Rising
triple
tone
(default)
2Highhighlowlow
3Highlow
4Lowhigh
5Triplebeep
6Singlebeep
##13 SetVOXTimeout
Thissetting,in10thsofasecond,controlshowlongtherepeaterwilllisten
for
silence
before
deciding
that
a
transmission
has
ended.
Setting
this
too
low
willcausetherepeatertostarttransmittingduringshortpausesinspeech,and
settingittoohighwillcauseunnecessarydelay. Thedefaultis2seconds.
Example:##1335Settimeoutto3.5seconds
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##14SayAgainModeOn/Off
Enablesordisablessayagainmode. Pressing0willcausetherepeater
toretransmitthelasttransmissionheardwhenthismodeisenabled.
Example:##141Enablesayagainmode.
##16Voice
ID
On/Off
TurnsvoiceIDautoresponseonoroff.Whenenabled,therepeaterwill
playannouncement0inresponsetoatransmission. LiketheMorseID,an
inhibittimer(setwiththe##85command)canbeusedtoensurethevoiceID
playsnomoreoftenthanspecified. Thismessagecanalsobeusedtotransmit
instructionsonuseoftherepeaterorvoicemailfunctions.
Example:##161VoiceIDon
##16VoicePreambleOn/Off
The
voice
preamble
function
causes
the
repeater
to
send
message
1
at
the
startofeachrepeatedtransmission.
Example:##163Voicepreambleon
##164DisableStandByMessage
Turnsoffthestandbytoneormessage.
##165[n]EnableStandByToneorMessage
Therepeaterwillsendtheselectedmessage(oradoublebeepifno
messageisselected)whenanincomingtransmissionisreceived. Thisalerts
otherusers
that
the
repeater
is
in
use.
Because
the
repeater
must
key
the
transmitterforthedurationofthebeepormessage,thefirstportionofthe
incomingtransmissionwillbelost,sokeepthestandbymessageshort.
Example:##165Usestandbybeep ##1651Usemessage1
##16VoiceIDRotationOn/Off
Whenthisoptionisenabled,thevoiceIDautoresponsemessagewill
cyclethrougheachrecordedannouncement,exceptmessage1ifthepreamble
optionisenabled.
Example:
##168
Voice
ID
rotation
off
##17 RepeaterTimeout
Setsthemaximumtransmissionlengthallowed. Ifanincoming
transmissionexceedsthislength,therepeaterwillstoprecordingandstartre
transmittingitimmediately.
Example:##17045Setrepeatertimeoutto45seconds
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##18 RepeaterCooldownTime
Iftherepeatertimesoutduetoalongtransmission,itwillstoprepeating
transmissionsuntiltheperiodoftimespecifiedbythissettinghasexpired. This
canbeusedtoavoidtransmitteroverheating,toensurethatarepeaterwitha
stucksquelchremainscontrollable,ortopenalizeoverlylongwindedusers.
Example:##1802
Set
cool
down
time
to
2minutes
##19 SetMinimumTransmissionTime
Thissettingspecifies,intenthsofasecond,howlongatransmissionmust
bebeforeitwillberepeated. Thiscanbeusedtoavoidkerchunkingofthe
repeater.Whenusingtherepeatertocheckformissedcallswiththesayagain
feature,settingthisnumberhigherwillpreventshorttransmissionsfrom
overwritingthesayagainmemory. Defaultis0.2seconds.
Example:##1904Setminimumtransmissiontimeto0.4seconds
##2 PlayAnnouncement
Playsthespecifiedannouncement(09),oranegativebeepifthe
announcementisblank.
Example:##21Playannouncement1
##3 RecordAnnouncement
Recordsanannouncementinthespecifiedslot(09). Ifanannouncement
alreadyexistsintheslot,theoldmessageiserasedandreplaced. Therepeater
willrespondwithanokbeep. Transmityourmessageaftertheokbeep,and
therepeater
will
respond
by
playing
an
ok
beep,
followed
by
the
message
just
recorded.
Example:##31 Recordannouncement1
##4 EraseAnnouncement
Erasesthespecifiedannouncement(09).
Example:##41Eraseannouncement1
##5 SetAnnouncementInterval
If
the
interval
for
an
announcement
is
not
zero,
it
will
be
played
automaticallyatthatinterval. Thetimerangecanbefromonesecondtotwelve
hours.
Example:##530100Setannouncement3intervalto1hour
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##6 SetAnnouncementTimeOffset
Withouttheuseofatimeoffset,allannouncementswiththesameinterval
wouldplayatthesametime. Usetheoffsettostaggermessages. Forexample,to
alternatebetweenmessages1and2everyfiveminutes,setbothtointerval10,
andthensettheoffsetformessage2to5.Message1willtransmitat00:00,
message2at
00:05,
message
1again
at
00:10,
message
2at
00:15,
and
so
on.
Example:##6410Setannouncement4offsetto10minutes
##70RepeaterOff
Turnsoffthesimplexrepeaterfunction. Theunitwillrespondto
commands,recordsayagainmessages,playannouncements,andaccept
voicemailasusual,butitwontautomaticallyrepeattransmissions.
##71RepeaterOn
Turns
on
the
simplex
repeater
function.
The
unit
will
automatically
repeat
transmissions. Therepeateristurnedonbydefault.
##72VoicemailOff
Turnsoffthevoicemailfunction. Existingmessageswillberetainedand
canberetrieved,butmessagescannotberecorded. Thevoicemailfunctionis
turnedoffbydefault.
##73VoicemailOn
Turnsonthevoicemailfunction. Pressing1willrecordanewvoicemail
message.
##74EraseAllVoicemailMessages
Erasesallvoicemailmessages.
##77 CourtesyToneDelayOn/Off
Someradiosproduceabeepattheendofeachtransmissionthatcancause
therepeatertogetstuckinacontinuoustransmissioncycle. Enablingthisoption
causestherepeatertoignoreaudioforonesecondaftereachtransmission.
Example:
##771
Enable
courtesy
tone
delay
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##78 SetPagerActivationCode
Thepageractivationcodecanbeupto6characterslong.Whenacodeis
entered,therepeaterwillignoreallreceivedtransmissionsunlesstheDTMF
activationcodeisheard. Thiscanbeusedtoextendvoicepagersystems,orto
activatetherepeaterusingaDTMFANIsettingonthesendingradio. Settinga
blankcode
disables
the
function.
Example:##781234Setpageractivationcodeto1234.
##79 SquelchTailSuppressionTime
Ifyourradiohasaslowsquelch,youmayhearastaticcrashattheendof
eachrepeatedtransmission. Setthisoptionin1/75secondunitstoreduceor
eliminatethisnoise.
Example:##7910Repeaterwillignorelast10/75(0.133)secondofeachtransmission
##15CWIDAutoResponderOn/Off
EnablesordisablesCWIDautoresponse. Therepeaterwillrespondtoa
transmissionwithaMorsecodeID(setwiththe##82command)whenenabled.
IftheCWIDinhibittimer(##84)isset,theIDresponsewillbesentonlyasoften
asspecifiedbythattimersetting.
Example:##150CWIDoff
##80 TimedCWIDOn/Off
##801turnsonthetimedMorsecodeID,and##800turnsitoff. ThisID
functionisseparatefromtheCWIDautoresponsefunction.Whenenabled,the
IDwill
be
transmitted
at
the
programmed
interval
regardless
of
activity.
Example:##801TurnonCWID
##83 SetCWIDTimer
SetsthetimeintervalforMorsecodeIDs. Thisoptionisenabledwiththe
##80command,andisindependentoftheautoresponseID.
Example:##8310SetCWIDtimeto10minutes
##84 SetCWIDInhibitTimer
When
the
Morse
code
ID
auto
response
feature
(##151)
is
enabled,
this
timerdetermineshowoftentheIDwillbesentinresponsetoatransmission. For
example,ifthetimerissetto10minutes,theIDwillbesentinresponsetothe
firsttransmissionheard,andnotagainuntilatleast10minuteshavepassedand
anothertransmissionisheard.
Example:##8405SetCWIDinhibittimerto5minutes
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##81 SetCWSpeed
SetsthetransmissionspeedforMorsecodemessages. Acceptedvalues
are0099,rangingfromveryslowtoveryfast. Defaultis80.
Example:##8195SetCWspeedto95%(veryfast)
##82Set
CW
ID
Text
SetsthetexttobetransmittedinMorsecodeforthetimedandauto
responseIDfunctions,upto12characters. Eachcharacterisenteredasatwo
digitnumber,fromthefollowingtable:
00 Space 24 X
01 A 25 Y
02 B 26 Z
03 C 27 .(Period)
04D
28
,(Comma)
05 E 29 ?
06 F 30 0
07 G 31 1
08 H 32 2
09 I 33 3
10 J 34 4
11 K 35 5
12L
36
6
13 M 37 7
14 N 38 8
15 O 39 9
16 P 40 ;(Semicolon)
17 Q 41 :(Colon)
18 R 42 /(Slash)
19 S 43 (Dash)
20 T 44 (Apostrophe)
21 U 45 ((Leftparenthesis)
22 V 46 )(Rightparenthesis)
23 W 47 _(Underscore)
Example:##8223310123SetIDtoW1AW
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##86CheckCWID
PlaystheMorsecodeIDenteredbythe##82command.
##85 SetVoiceIDInhibitTimer
Aswith
the
CW
ID
inhibit
timer,
this
timer
prevents
the
voice
ID
auto
responsefromplayingmoreoftenthanthespecifiedinterval.
Example:##8508SetvoiceIDinhibittimerto8minutes
##91IdentifyFirmwareRevision
SendsafirmwarerevisionidentifierinMorsecode.
##93xySetOutputPinState
Setsoutputpinx(0or1)on(1)oroff(0). SeeOutputPinssectionbelow
for
more
information.
Example:##9301Setoutputpin0on
##95ReportBatteryLevel
Therepeaterrespondstothiscommandwithaseriesofbeepstoindicate
thebatteryvoltage. Fullbatteriesshouldreportmorethan15beeps. Theunit
maynotcontinuetooperateallthewaytoonebeep. Thiscommandonly
functionswhentheunitisoninternalbatterypower.
##96ReportUsageCount
Reports,in
Morse
code,
the
number
of
times
the
repeater
has
been
used
sincebeingpoweredon.
##97LoadDefaultSettings
Resetsallsettingstofactorydefaultsanderasesallvoicemailmessages
andannouncements.
##98SendCalibrationTone
Transmitsa1kHztoneatfullamplitudeforseveralseconds. This
command
can
be
used
to
set
audio
levels
precisely
using
a
service
monitor.
##99Reset
Resetstheunitasifpoweredoffandonagain. Doesnotaffectsettingsor
recordedmessages.
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Using Voicemail
TheADSSR1svoicemailfunctionsaredisabledbydefault. Usethe##73
commandtoturnonvoicemailandallowuserstorecordmessages.
Whenthe
voicemail
function
is
on,
users
can
record
amessage
by
pressing
1.
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.The
unit
also
automatically
exits
this
mode
when
the
last
message
is
played,asindicatedbyanegativebeep.
Resetting to Defaults
Ifyouforgettheaccesscode,orforanyotherreasonneedtorestoretheunittoits
factorydefaultsettings,turnthedeviceoff,setDIPswitch3(locatedinthe
batterycompartment)totheonposition,andturnthedeviceonagain. Thered
andgreenLEDswilllightinsequenceandthenflashtogether,indicatinga
successfulreset.
You
can
then
set
the
DIP
switch
back
to
the
off
position.
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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,
toward
the
battery
compartment
door.
The
functions
of
all
four
are
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
backto
the
device
through
its
radio
interface.
A
3.5mm
phone
plug
wired
to
an
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: Initialpublicrelease
RevisionC: Addedcalibrationtonecommand(##98)
RevisionD:
Added
COR
/squelch
input
option
SettingVOXtimeouttozeronolongerdisablesreception
Addedbatterystatuscommand
Addedsquelchtailsuppressionoption
Addedcourtesytone#5
Loweredpowerconsumptioninidlemode
Addedoutputpincontroloption
RevisionE: Addedbeepignoreandpageractivationoptions
RevisionH: Bugfixes,supportfornewflashICs
Preamble
and
usage
count
functions
added
RevisionJ: ImprovedDTMFdecoding
Addedstandbymessagefunction
Addedvoicefollowmessagerotation
Fixedbugscausingoccasionalgarbledrecording
RevisionK: Fixedtimedannouncementandvoicemailaccessbugs
AddedautooffandunauthenticatedONcommand
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