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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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