S-COM S-COM 6K, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...COM 6K MICROPROCESSOR REPEATER CONTROLLER OWNER S MANUAL V1 02 03 16 91 V2 0 V2 01 upgrades in back Rev 04 10 2021 S COM LLC P O Box 1546 LaPorte CO 80535 1546 U S A 970 416 6505 www scomcontrollers c...

Page 2: ...vide power to the memory system when main power is interrupted This lithium battery is a primary cell Do not attempt to recharge it 3 The pin designations of the DB25 connector in the 6K are slightly...

Page 3: ...Telephone Interface Module Board and up to two optional Audio Delay Module Boards The cabinet can be installed in a standard 19 wide equipment rack The cabinet is constructed from three basic parts An...

Page 4: ...adjustment of tone paging and DTMF paging Pages may be stacked for convenient call ups of ARES members weather spotters DX Club members on the air meetings and so on c Timers All timers in the 6K are...

Page 5: ...users Macros may be created deleted renamed and modified at any time by authorized control operators 3 OPTIONAL FEATURES Audio Delay Module The Audio Delay Module model ADM K is constructed on a 2 1...

Page 6: ...g lack of technical skill competence or experience of the user 7 Damage to any unit which has been altered or on which the serial number has been defaced modified or removed ENFORCEMENT This warranty...

Page 7: ...or additions to or improvements in its products without any obligation to install such additions or improvements in equipment previously sold S COM further reserves the right to replace defective par...

Page 8: ...edure is explained later This procedure causes the microprocessor to read default information from the EPROM and write it over the old information stored in the non volatile memory 3 POWER REQUIREMENT...

Page 9: ...detector or an intrusion alarm The controller also has three Logic Outputs each of which can control ON or OFF an external device at the repeater site Power MOSFETs are used as the switching devices...

Page 10: ...nditions a few microamperes 10 VOLTAGE MONITOR AND WATCHDOG TIMER The controller contains circuitry to properly start the microprocessor when power is applied to stop the microprocessor when power fai...

Page 11: ...first cable is optional The 2 5 mm power jack is retained in the 6K for the benefit of customers who are upgrading from existing 5K installations The other cable is for repeater connections logic inpu...

Page 12: ...it s connected between the COR Input pin and the controller s 5 V supply The purpose of this pullup resistor is to provide input current for transistor Q1C in installations where the COR driver is an...

Page 13: ...iver COR input is pin 6 of J2 The last step is to determine the sense of your receiver s COR signal Does the COR signal go low or high when an incoming carrier is detected If the COR output goes low w...

Page 14: ...a powered PTT input arrangement and cannot be keyed by an open drain driver These transmitters require a positive voltage to be sourced into their PTT inputs to key removing the voltage unkeys the tr...

Page 15: ...e midrange position and optimum audio will be fed to the internal circuits You can adjust the RX1 pot to accommodate other audio input levels The controller s input acceptance range as shipped from th...

Page 16: ...stable from 100 mV rms 0 3 V p p to 1 2 V rms 3 4 V p p Note that in most 600 ohms systems the nominal level is 0 dBm 775 mV rms This would correspond to the 85 clockwise position of pot R80 In the ab...

Page 17: ...o the receiver s discriminator output The decoder provides a logic output usually an open collector transistor driver which goes either low or high upon detection of CTCSS This signal should be connec...

Page 18: ...u may wish to refer back to the RECEIVER 1 COR section of this manual for a discussion of the hardware design of the input circuit To check your Receiver 2 COR interface power up the receiver and the...

Page 19: ...nd lift the resistor to increase the gain by a factor of 3 If you are driving the RX2 audio input with pre emphasized audio replace C48 47 pF with a 0 01 uF if factory gain is used Replace C48 with a...

Page 20: ...ction of this manual for a discussion of the hardware design of the input circuit To check your RX2 CTCSS decoder interface power up the second receiver its CTCSS decoder and the controller Measure th...

Page 21: ...es Power can be supplied to the controller via the 2 5 mm x 5 5 mm DC power plug supplied The center hole of the plug forms the positive connection and the sleeve forms the negative connection Instead...

Page 22: ...sistor is R19 You may wish to refer back to the RECEIVER 1 COR section of this manual for a discussion of the hardware design of the input circuits To check your logic input interfaces power up the se...

Page 23: ...open collector configuration used with bipolar transistors An ohmmeter cannot be used to check the logic outputs since no change will be seen when the outputs are switched between ON and OFF A DC pow...

Page 24: ...od practice to install additional protection at the telephone line service entrance The following companies market phone line suppressors Citel America Inc L COM Data Products 1111 Parkcentre Blvd 175...

Page 25: ...on of such equipment or circuitry from the particular line s Section 68 108 INCIDENCE OF HARM Should terminal equipment or protective circuitry cause harm to the telephone network the telephone compan...

Page 26: ...r in accordance with the instruction manual if the applicant certifies that such routine repairs will not result in noncompliance with the rules in Subpart D of this Part Section 68 218 b ADDITIONAL I...

Page 27: ...O 6K SIGNAL NAME WIRE COLOR CODE 1 Logic Input 1 Brown 2 Logic Input 2 Orange 3 Logic Input 3 Green 4 Receiver 1 CTCSS Decoder Blue 5 Receiver 2 COR Violet 6 Receiver 1 COR Gray 7 Logic Output 1 White...

Page 28: ...oller RX2 R76 Adjusts audio level from receiver 2 to controller TX R80 Adjusts master audio level from controller to transmitter CW R77 Adjusts level of CW Morse generator PAGE R78 Adjusts level of pa...

Page 29: ...logical input signals The sixth switch is used for special functions The five sense reversal switches are described as follows DIP SWITCH 1 Inverts Receiver 1 COR Input DIP SWITCH 2 Inverts Receiver...

Page 30: ...er or you are simulating a repeater with switches for COR signals LEDs for PTT loads and so on If desired the controller can be programmed on your workbench then moved to the repeater site for install...

Page 31: ...ce twice to ensure proper operation of the RAM Controller IC To initialize the controller follow these four steps Step 1 Remove power from the controller This can be done by pulling out the 2 5 mm DC...

Page 32: ...he repeater transmitter PTT dipswitch If the transmitter is keying properly but no CW message is heard check the wiring from the controller s Repeater Transmitter Audio Output to the transmitter s aud...

Page 33: ...ected not just the open circuit COR output from the receiver If the repeater is acting upside down unkeying when a signal exists but keying afterwards reverse the Receiver 1 COR dipswitch The default...

Page 34: ...feeds the decoder at any given time If no source is active the decoder s input is grounded c Local Control You can program the controller with a local DTMF keyboard if desired Connect the audio from t...

Page 35: ...commands 2 DON T OVERDRIVE THE DTMF DECODER The higher the audio level to the decoder the more likely it is to false Check the audio level at the output of the receiver s op amp if over the recommende...

Page 36: ...scribed as follows 1 A control command always begins with a password The password increases the security of the system It can be changed at any time The password can be 2 4 or 6 digits long and may co...

Page 37: ...t respond to the command 3 RESPONSE MESSAGES Most control commands respond in some way to tell you that they were accepted or that you made a mistake in entering the command The usual acknowledgement...

Page 38: ...buffer You may start entering the next command immediately after pressing the key There is no acknowledgement message sent by the controller when a command is cleared Any digits following the digit w...

Page 39: ...the first digit If you wait too long between digits the muting will end The next digit you enter will cause a short burst at the beginning The Mute Delay Timer initially defaults to 0 5 seconds but it...

Page 40: ...tter DTMF ENC R79 Adjusts the level of the DTMF generator when sending DTMF pages to the transmitter Does not adjust the level of DTMF digits when dialing the phone All pots adjust clockwise to increa...

Page 41: ...se of the buffer is to prevent overruns when several software programs need to send messages simultaneously The various messages are loaded into the buffer by the programs that need to send their mess...

Page 42: ...can contain any mixture of message types and routings described above Therefore a message could be made up of several different types of characters or tone pages intended for different destinations W...

Page 43: ...s the Message handler to pause for 1 second before sending the CW message Any additional 54s found after the first one will be ignored If the CW message was preceded by another message the 54 will be...

Page 44: ...head of the CW characters that are to be sent at the new speed The speed may be changed as often as desired within a CW message even between each character At the end of a CW message the Message Handl...

Page 45: ...15 O 24 X 33 7 07 G 16 P 25 Y 34 8 08 H 17 Q 26 Z 35 Period 36 End of Work SK 45 Comma 37 Hyphen 46 Fraction 38 Colon 47 Question 39 Semicolon 48 Space 40 Parenthesis 49 End of Msg AR 41 Apostrophe 5...

Page 46: ...48 beeps have been defined in frequency but have variable duration These beeps are programmed with the character codes 00 through 47 and cover almost four octaves from 262 Hz to 3951 Hz It is best to...

Page 47: ...ered the Message Handler will use the duration that it remembered from the previous gap character This is also true of the Custom Delay character This parameter is not changed at the end of the beep m...

Page 48: ...6K V1 02 03 16 91 47 L Defaults Upon a cold start the following defaults will be forced Beep Duration 60 ms Gap Duration 10 ms Automatic Gap OFF...

Page 49: ...1046 C5 40 2637 E6 09 440 A3 25 1109 C 5 41 2794 F6 10 466 A 3 26 1175 D5 42 2960 F 6 11 494 B3 27 1244 D 5 43 3136 G6 12 523 C4 28 1319 E5 44 3322 G 6 13 554 C 4 29 1397 F5 45 3520 A6 14 587 D4 30 14...

Page 50: ...6K V1 02 03 16 91 49 MISCELLANEOUS 1 sec Pre Msg Delay 54 Custom Beep 57xxxxyy Automatic Gap Off 55 Custom Delay 58xx Automatic Gap On 56...

Page 51: ...its representing the duration of the page tone in tenths of seconds The range of duration is 0 1 to 9 9 seconds You may end the message with the character or you may enter another Control Character 99...

Page 52: ...enter four digits representing the frequency of the second tone taken from the Tone Code Table Then enter two digits representing the duration of the second tone in tenths of seconds The range of dura...

Page 53: ...the normal format results in an odd number of characters 11 and the Message Handler expects messages to have even numbers of characters For example the format of the 5 6 tone page 1 13657X is 9940 11...

Page 54: ...s Numerals 0 through 9 letters A through D and the symbols and Each character has a two digit code shown on the DTMF Character Set chart Enter the appropriate two digit code for each DTMF character th...

Page 55: ...tend to program a large number of DTMF pages with varying tone durations and gap durations it would be a good idea to set up the proper duration values at the beginning of each individual page Otherwi...

Page 56: ...DTMF characters is 100 ms L Other Notes The DTMF decoder is turned off during DTMF pages to prevent the page from being acted on by the controller Since the DTMF encoder is shared between the DTMF pag...

Page 57: ...stom Duration Change 50xx xx 01 99 x 10 ms 51xx xx 01 99 x 100 ms Custom Gap Change 52xx xx 01 99 x 10 ms 53xx xx 01 99 x 100 ms Custom Pause 54xx xx 01 99 x 10 ms 55xx xx 01 99 x 100 ms NOTE For all...

Page 58: ...rticularly true of paging tones which are specified to tenths of Hertz To assist you in calculating your tone codes the following explanation is offered Tone codes are actually 4 digit numbers represe...

Page 59: ...85 5405 385 2597 585 1709 785 1274 985 1015 190 5263 390 2564 590 1695 790 1266 990 1010 195 5128 395 2532 595 1681 795 1258 995 1005 200 5000 400 2500 600 1667 800 1250 1000 1000 205 4878 405 2469 60...

Page 60: ...844 1385 0722 1585 0631 1785 0560 1985 0504 1190 0840 1390 0719 1590 0629 1790 0559 1990 0503 1195 0837 1395 0717 1595 0627 1795 0557 1995 0501 1200 0833 1400 0714 1600 0625 1800 0556 2000 0500 1205 0...

Page 61: ...375 0421 2575 0388 2775 0360 2975 0336 2180 0459 2380 0420 2580 0388 2780 0360 2980 0336 2185 0458 2385 0419 2585 0387 2785 0359 2985 0335 2190 0457 2390 0418 2590 0386 2790 0358 2990 0334 2195 0456 2...

Page 62: ...y the 4 digit tone code for your desired frequency The tone code is taken from the Tone code Table Do not omit any leading zeroes The frequency range is 100 Hz to 5 kHz although most radio systems hav...

Page 63: ...Control Character Therefore any message could have 46 CW characters max etc To delete a message enter the password the 4 digit root number and the do not enter any message Acknowledgement OK Errors E...

Page 64: ...separates the DE from the W9XYZ R and separates the W9XYZ R from the CGO Let s now change the Courtesy Message to a burst of 2 beeps We want the two beeps to be 25 and 21 we want them each to be 40 ms...

Page 65: ...e Answer Message PW 34 50 Reverse Patch Ringout Message PW 34 51 Description This series of commands is used to play back review the various messages that have been programmed into the controller Ente...

Page 66: ...l be 25 through 30 at 80 ms durations with 20 ms gaps between them and the final CW characters will be 1 2 and 3 at 30 WPM and 1000 Hz frequency Looking up the CW Character Set we see that the Control...

Page 67: ...ewise any of the event triggered macros can be used to dial the autopatch by creating an autodial type of macro then loading that macro name into the proper event command The autopatch dialer software...

Page 68: ...that contains the Autopatch Dump control code This is a recommended method 3 You can enter the digit This method only works if you wish to have a simple one character dump code that has little securi...

Page 69: ...OFF Autopatch is Off REJ Rejected Number was found in Reject Table ERR Rejected Number not allowed by Call Type BZ Landline is Busy Default Condition The Autopatch Access Password defaults to 10 Examp...

Page 70: ...the Accepted and Rejected Number Tables you have programmed If the number is acceptable the controller will send the Dialing Message and dial the number If the number is not acceptable the controller...

Page 71: ...the autopatch to be accessed without using the Autopatch Access Password the feature must be enabled with this command Acknowledgement OK Errors ERR 1 wrong number of digits entered ERR 2 illegal dig...

Page 72: ...in a phone number and still have the number accurately screened for restrictions When a telephone number has both rotary and DTMF dialing modes in it it requires that the Mixed Mode Dialing Option be...

Page 73: ...is allowed to repeat If auto patch privacy is turned on the mobile audio is not allowed to repeat When the mobile is listening audio from the receiver is not allowed to feed the phone line Audio from...

Page 74: ...ng number of digits entered Default Condition Access Password is 10 Examples Assume that the access password is 10 and that you wish to change it to A5 Note that this will prevent users without 16 but...

Page 75: ...ter may be read in CW by entering the Send the Call Count command You can clear the counter force it to 000 by entering the Clear the Call Counter command Uses for the Call Counter include monitoring...

Page 76: ...X XXXX direct dial 10 digit calls 7 1 800 XXX XXXX toll free calls Entering any digit 0 7 will permit Accepted numbers NOTE Entering this command will dump any autopatch call in progress and clear the...

Page 77: ...works on some exchanges DTMF dual tone multi frequency or Touch Tone will work if you have the service in your area and have a Touch Tone line connected to the controller Acknowledgement OK Errors ERR...

Page 78: ...wed using the B C and D lettered characters in the phone number If mixed mode dialing is turned off the controller will ignore any letter characters in the phone number Acknowledgement OK Errors ERR 1...

Page 79: ...ince you will not want to divulge the password system to the autopatch users we suggest that this command be placed into a macro of your choice The macro would be used to dump all calls Note that the...

Page 80: ...ss and Dump macros The tape recorder can be located at a remote location from the repeater connected to a CTCSS decoder and receiver on the repeater s output frequency The Autopatch Access and Dump ma...

Page 81: ...operation means audio is gated both ways at the same time allowing the mobile to talk and listen simultaneously assuming the mobile is equipped with full duplex RF gear A disadvantage of full duplex o...

Page 82: ...troublemakers from dialing a second phone number after a called party hangs up Some exchanges return a second dial tone under those conditions DTMF digits are detected and muted from the phone line w...

Page 83: ...is feature is on or off That is if the key is pressed when a partial command is in the command buffer the controller will clear the command buffer but will not dump any autopatch or reverse patch in p...

Page 84: ...arly to the normal operation of the repeater This command is NOT modal the controller resets to the default condition off after each autopatch Since Privacy prevents portions of the conversation from...

Page 85: ...not been monitoring the repeater for a while since another call may have been placed since their call The dialer memory is cleared during a warm or cold start when the autopatch Call Type command is...

Page 86: ...and clears the autopatch redialer memory If you do not want users to be able to redial the last number dialed you should include this command in the Autopatch Dump Triggered macro thereby clearing the...

Page 87: ...as police fire or ambulance require a long distance call Since the owner may not want to open the repeater to all toll calls he may simply program those few important numbers into the Accept table Oth...

Page 88: ...nothing after the 68 clears the Accepted Number table Acknowledgement OK Errors ERR 1 wrong number of digits entered ERR 2 illegal digit entered B C or D FULL table is full Default Condition table is...

Page 89: ...othing after the 68 clears the Rejected Number table Acknowledgement OK Errors ERR 1 wrong number of digits entered ERR 2 illegal digit entered B C or D FULL table is full Default Condition table is e...

Page 90: ...out Touch Tone service the controller will have to be configured to trigger a reverse patch message without requiring a command Other exchanges reverse the polarity of the telephone line loop voltage...

Page 91: ...rm PW 88 Description When entered via the repeater receiver this command connects the telephone party to the repeater The call progresses the same way as a standard autopatch Acknowledgement none Erro...

Page 92: ...ssage is sent over the repeater transmitter when the reverse patch is triggered The message is repeated at each ring or at timed intervals depending on the Landline Answer Mode Make the message reason...

Page 93: ...to continue for another period of time as selected by the Autopatch Timeout Timer command If the call reaches the time limit the controller will terminate the call When the timer is within 30 seconds...

Page 94: ...is 0 1 minutes to 54 6 minutes Leading zeros are not required so entering 030 for 3 0 minutes is the same as entering 30 Enter 000 for infinity timer disabled Acknowledgement OK Errors ERR 1 wrong nu...

Page 95: ...every five seconds for the last 30 seconds of the autopatch call timeout period If the mobile station unkeys for a few seconds during the last 30 seconds of the timer period the operator will hear th...

Page 96: ...nd example assume that the clock is running 5 seconds slow per day The correction command would be PW 19 05 1 It will require several days to note the amount of correction needed since it will become...

Page 97: ...e xx xx AM or Time xx xx PM 1 00 12 59 Format 2 Time xx xx 00 00 23 59 Format 3 xxx xx Jan 1 Dec 31 Errors NOT SET clock has not been set Default Condition Time and date are not set Examples In these...

Page 98: ...e in CW Errors ERR1 wrong number of digits entered BAD HRS hours were over 23 BAD MIN minutes were over 59 BAD MONTH month was 00 or over 12 BAD DAY day was 00 or over 31 Default Condition Time and da...

Page 99: ...0 disable 1 enable Description This command disables or enables the CW sending function Acknowledgement nothing if disabled OK if enabled Errors ERR 1 wrong number of digits entered disable only ERR...

Page 100: ...CW is sent at the Speed Select Normal rate Examples Assuming that macro 3 sends the 12 hour time and macro 2 contains the Slow Message command A user could enter 2 3 This will cause the time of day to...

Page 101: ...10 WPM 7 24 WPM 3 13 WPM 8 30 WPM 4 15 WPM 9 40 WPM Acknowledgement OK Errors ERR 1 wrong number of digits entered ERR 2 illegal digit entered Default Condition Normal 20 WPM Slow 15 WPM Examples To...

Page 102: ...CSS input allows access to the DTMF decoder Mode 5 Anti CTCSS Access Activity on the COR input simultaneously with no activity on the CTCSS input allows access to the DTMF decoder Acknowledgement OK E...

Page 103: ...03 16 91 102 band opening problems ANTI CTCSS is used when the repeater is co channel with another CTCSS accessed repeater Users of the second system are kept out of the DTMF decoder with the ANTI CTC...

Page 104: ...n DTMF digits received by the controller If a delay occurs that is greater than the value specified in the command then the command buffer will be cleared Enter two data digits in the range 01 to 99 r...

Page 105: ...is required by the controller to decode the digit a short burst of tone is retransmitted A timer is started for the purpose of delaying the unmuting This allows a string of DTMF digits to be entered...

Page 106: ...ber of digits entered ERR 2 illegal digit entered Default Condition ON enabled Examples Muting is usually left ON enabled to prevent DTMF digits from being repeated and to prevent listeners from learn...

Page 107: ...ORMAL ID message in CW and execute the IMPOLITE ID MACRO When selecting the ID time interval keep in mind that the selected interval is the maximum interval between IDs and that IDs may occur up to 30...

Page 108: ...egal digit entered Default Condition no macros assigned Examples ID triggered macros may be used when it is desirable to play a cartridge tape For example a macro may be created that pulses one of the...

Page 109: ...ier an ID may earlier if there is a recent carrier drop Enter one to three data digits in the range of 5 to 300 representing 5 to 30 0 minutes Acknowledgement OK Errors ERR 1 wrong number of digits en...

Page 110: ...oth ID messages are the letters ID Examples On occasion you may want to change the Initial ID message to something special For example you could program W8ABC R MRY XMAS or W2XYZ R SWAPFEST SAT etc Wh...

Page 111: ...mmand Form PW 55 Description This command causes the identifier to send the Initial ID followed by the Initial ID Tail Message Acknowledgement Sends Initial ID and Tail Message Errors ERR 1 wrong numb...

Page 112: ...messages 0 no message 9 WARN 1 FEST 10 RACES 2 DUES 11 TGIF 3 MEET 12 R 4 NET 13 LINK 5 HI 14 RMT remote 6 WX 15 BAT 7 ALERT none no message 8 WATCH Acknowledgement Initial ID tail Sends ID plus tail...

Page 113: ...escription This command allows you to select the message that the controller sends when it answers the landline The message is sent to the caller Acknowledgement OK Errors ERR 1 wrong number of digits...

Page 114: ...or ten minutes The timer may be reloaded at any time during that period as well Do not load the timer with a very long period of time unless you need it because if the phone line should become disconn...

Page 115: ...you may enter the Control Line Timer command to buy more programming time The timer can be reloaded at any time Remember however that the phone line will be active for the duration of the timer be sur...

Page 116: ...aying one ring or on the second incoming ring The Ringout Limit serves to set the number of ringouts if the reverse patch trigger command is entered If the limit is set to zero the line will disconnec...

Page 117: ...transition and the If the macro name has fewer than four digits enter leading zeroes If you want to unassign a macro that was previously assigned enter just the password the 4 digit root number and t...

Page 118: ...repeater is operating from battery power The contact provides this information to the controller via a logic input and the controller informs the users by appending BAT battery or a similar message to...

Page 119: ...g 1 2 or 3 or any combination Acknowledgement OK Errors ERR 2 illegal digit entered Default Condition all outputs OFF open Examples To turn ON logic output 1 enter PW 70 1 To turn ON logic 2 enter PW...

Page 120: ...cute properly QUANTITY OF MACROS The controller supports a total of 200 macros NAMES OF MACROS You choose the name of a macro when you create it The name may be one two three or four digits long and m...

Page 121: ...macros the leading zeroes are not necessary USES FOR MACROS You ll find many uses for macros Here are some suggestions 1 Autodials Create macros that make autopatch calls then append commands that se...

Page 122: ...and day is PW 14 3 To append this command to macro 6A enter PW 29 006A PW 14 3 Note that the macro 6A must exist before this additional command may be appended See the Create New Macro command Additio...

Page 123: ...o macros exist Examples Assume that we wish to create a macro that sends the time of day The control command would normally be PW 14 1 for time of day in 12 hour format Since we do not wish to disclos...

Page 124: ...number of digits entered NOT FOUND macro name does not exist in the directory Examples Assume that a macro exists with the name 6A and that it contains several commands To erase this macro enter PW 2...

Page 125: ...his command is used to erase all existing macros USE WITH CARE If accidentally entered all macros will be lost The zeroes in the command must be entered as a precaution to avoid accidents Acknowledgem...

Page 126: ...zeros Acknowledgement sends the contents of the macro in CW Errors ERR 1 wrong number of digits entered NOT FOUND macro name does not exist in the directory Examples Assume that a macro exists with t...

Page 127: ...macro exists under the name 6A and that we want to change its name to 1200 Enter the following command PW 27 006A 1200 Assume that we now want to change its name to 789 Enter the following command PW...

Page 128: ...izing hardware at the repeater site following a power interruption A macro can be created that momentarily switches on the logical outputs this macro is then triggered by a restart The command has no...

Page 129: ...e used with all control commands The operators holding the Control Operator password are the lower level group since their password only works with certain designated control commands You may select t...

Page 130: ...length and may be any combination of the numbers 0 through 9 and the letters A through D Acknowledgement OK Errors ERR 1 wrong number of digits entered Default Condition no password is assigned to Co...

Page 131: ...nd may be any combination of numbers 0 through 9 and the letters A through D Acknowledgement OK Errors ERR 1 wrong number of digits entered Default Condition the password defaults to 99 Examples Assum...

Page 132: ...igits entered ERR 2 illegal digit entered Default Condition all commands may be accessed by either password Examples Assume the Control Operators have full privileges the default condition To prevent...

Page 133: ...rtesy timer expires the Dropout Timer starts When this timer expires the Dropout Message is sent and the repeater transmitter drops TIMEOUT TIMER AND MESSAGE If a station transmits for a period longer...

Page 134: ...red ERR 2 illegal digit entered Default Condition Mode 1 Carrier Access Examples If the repeater is in carrier access mode and PL access is desired enter PW 57 00 2 A better mode for many repeater ins...

Page 135: ...receiver This means that Receiver 2 will drive the repeater transmitter and the DTMF decoder but on a low priority basis If the Receiver 2 to Transmitter Path is turned off then Receiver 2 will act as...

Page 136: ...rtesy time forces repeater users to delay their transmissions thus allowing other stations to break into the conversation This is something referred to as an anti tailgating measure A station that ign...

Page 137: ...cknowledgement OK Errors ERR 1 wrong number of digits entered ERR 2 illegal digit entered Default Condition 3 0 seconds Examples Owners of tube type repeater sometimes use long dropout timer to length...

Page 138: ...0 1 to 54 6 minutes To disable the timer completely enter three zeroes Acknowledge OK Errors ERR 1 wrong number of digits entered ERR 2 illegal digit entered Default Condition 3 0 minutes Examples To...

Page 139: ...the conversation to continue Acknowledgement none Errors none Examples If the transmitting station caused a timeout to occur the receiving station may be able to bring the repeater back up It would r...

Page 140: ...cuted The post activity timer is programmable in duration from zero to 9 9 minutes The activity counter which watches the number of activity cycles may be programmed from zero to 9 events Once the act...

Page 141: ...smitter It does not affect any repeater receiver functions The receiver will still be able to send commands to the controller but the transmitter will not key When the transmitter is disabled the cont...

Page 142: ...or timed key enter one two or three data digits in the range of 1 to 546 representing 0 1 54 6 minutes For untimed key enter three zeros 000 to key indefinitely To cancel the key request enter no data...

Page 143: ...W messages that are sent to assist the programmer Most commands send OK when properly entered although some send back the actual message that was entered Other responses include error messages that in...

Page 144: ...equiring the character for command termination enter two zeros 00 Acknowledgement OK Errors ERR 1 wrong number of digits entered ERR 2 illegal digit entered Default Condition character required to ter...

Page 145: ...hereby requiring the character for command termination enter two zeros 00 Acknowledgement OK Errors ERR 1 wrong number of digits entered Default Condition character required to terminate all commands...

Page 146: ...edgement none Errors ERR 1 wrong number of digits entered ERR 2 illegal digit entered Default Condition no pause Examples To delay command execution 2 seconds enter PW 98 2 To delay command execution...

Page 147: ...he overall time allowed for the pulses to be counted and is measured in 10 ms increments The range is 0001 to 9999 or 00 01 seconds 10 ms to 99 99 seconds 99 990 ms Use four digits Acknowledgement OK...

Page 148: ...macro 123 when four pulses are received Each pulse must be 1 4 second long and all four pulses must occur within 5 seconds The commands are PW 26 17 0123 which assigns macro 123 PW 47 0 4 0025 0500 wh...

Page 149: ...nvert the TX PTT output via dipswitch 5 This version was shipped with controller serial numbers 112 through 132 V1 02 Version 1 02 added the Access Autopatch Without Password feature This feature was...

Page 150: ...he 5K pin 11 to pin 1 of the accessory connector J601 Pot R343 on the PRC77 board controls the level of this audio before being sent to the transmitter 4 Receiver COR Connect the RPTR RX COR input of...

Page 151: ...in 13 to pin 2 of J602 This is the repeater s A F Output Transmitter PTT Connect the TX PTT output of the 5K pin 10 to pin 4 of J602 This is the repeater s AUX PTT input Since the SCR1000 requires a l...

Page 152: ...tor from the free end of the 100k to ground Connect a 2N3904 or similar NPN transistor as follows Base to the junction of the 47k and 100k emitter to ground and collector to a piece of wire Connect th...

Page 153: ...executes a macro The macro sends the CW ID and also changes the ID triggered macro for the next ID For example let s assume that we have defined 5 CW ID messages that we want the 5K to rotate How do...

Page 154: ...ohms 5 W 2 R6 R35 51k ohms 5 W 1 R9 68k ohms 5 W 2 R60 R68 82k ohms 5 W 1 R58 100k ohms 5 W 5 R24 R27 R31 R32 R70 200k ohms 5 W 2 R25 R28 300k ohms 5 W 1 R7 4 7k 8 pin SIP network 3 R1 R8 R12 4 7k 10...

Page 155: ...4 transistor array 2 Q1 Q2 RFP12N08L power MOSFET 1 Q3 INTEGRATED CIRCUITS 27C256 programmed 1 U5 74C906 1 U18 74HC00 1 U9 74HC04 1 U10 74HC138 2 U7 U8 74HC139 1 U6 74HC251 2 U14 U15 74HC259 2 U16 U17...

Page 156: ...5 DISP 14 pin male header 1 P4 TIM 2 5mm DC power jack 1 J1 DB25S PC mount 1 J2 8 pin IC socket 3 for U1 U3 U25 14 pin IC socket 10 for Q1 Q2 U9 U10 U11 U18 U22 U23 U24 U26 16 pin IC socket 7 U6 U7 U8...

Page 157: ...56 1 5k ohms 5 W 1 R29 2 2k ohms 5 W 1 R54 2 7k ohms 5 W 1 R26 10k ohms 5 W 2 R27 R39 20k ohms 5 W 2 R34 R45 47k ohms 5 w 8 R7 R13 R19 R24 R33 R36 R41 R44 62k ohms 5 W 1 R20 240k ohms 5 W 1 R25 CAPACI...

Page 158: ...4 2 U1 U3 TCM1520A 1 U7 TIL181 1 U6 GAS DISCHARGE TUBES DSA301LS 270 3 E1 E2 E3 TRANSFORMERS SPT 109 1 T1 FERRITE BEADS 2943666661 2 L1 L2 HARDWARE PC Board 1 CONNECTORS 14 pin dual 7 header 1 J1 Ribb...

Page 159: ...R2 R6 R18 R23 20k ohms pot 1 R29 100k ohms pot 2 R19 R24 CAPACITORS 100 pF ceramic NPO 2 C5 C9 001 uF film 2 C11 C24 0039 uF film 1 C7 0047 uF film 1 C3 039 uF film 2 C4 C8 1 uF film 4 C16 C18 C20 C22...

Page 160: ...6K V1 02 03 16 91 159 Model ADM U Universal uses marked components Model ADM K for the 5K 6K and 7K repeater controllers omits R32 C25 D1 R32 and C25 are replaced by wire jumpers...

Page 161: ...34 40 Dialing Mode PW 61 1 10pps 2 20pps 3 DTMF Dialing Options PW 63 04 0 off 1 on Dump PW 83 Dump Triggered Macro PW 26 13 macro name Full Duplex PW 63 07 0 off 1 on Pound Down Dump PW 63 05 0 off 1...

Page 162: ...ct Slower Rate PW 13 0 9 5 40 WPM DTMF DECODER Access Mode PW 57 06 mode 0 5 Interdigit Time PW 82 0 1 9 9 sec Mute Delay PW 96 0 9 sec Mute Disable Enable PW 63 03 0 disable 1 enable IDENTIFIER Calls...

Page 163: ...macro name COR Input 2 Lo Hi PW 26 37 macro name CTCSS Input 1 Hi Lo PW 26 40 macro name CTCSS Input 1 Lo Hi PW 26 41 macro name CTCSS Input 2 Hi Lo PW 26 42 macro name CTCSS Input 2 Lo Hi PW 26 43 m...

Page 164: ...view PW 34 19 Receiver 2 to Transmitter Path PW 63 82 0 off 1 on Timeout Timer PW 40 1 54 6 min 000 infinity Timeout Timer Reset PW 10 SECURITY Control Operator Password PW 92 new control op password...

Page 165: ...which is now empty Install a wire jumper from pin 1 to pin 8 Install the other wire jumper from pin 5 to pin 6 Solder the two jumpers in place Note Count the pins counter clockwise 5 Carefully push th...

Page 166: ...oved so that you can decide whether a message should be mixed with receiver audio IDs for example should be mixed paging tones should not Here are the changes in the codes 9981 Route this message to t...

Page 167: ...orm Data Digit Select Key Up Delay PW 80 xx xx duration 00 99 0 0 9 9 seconds Select Re Arm Delay PW 99 10 xx xx duration 00 99 0 0 9 9 minutes Acknowledgment Sends OK Errors Error Meaning err 1 wrong...

Page 168: ...the transmitter paths that the receivers drive Be sure to set the corresponding receiver access mode for Receiver 1 Command Form Command Form Data Digit Select RX1 Start of Activity Macro PW 26 67 mac...

Page 169: ...d If Receiver 2 is a link receiver for example the link can be knocked down disabled after several minutes of link inactivity These receiver driven macros should not be confused with the Repeater Acti...

Page 170: ...s Receiver 2 to the Transmitter Command Form Command Form Default Enable Disable Path 1 RX1 to TX1 PW 63 81 x ON enabled Enable Disable Path 2 RX2 to TX1 PW 63 82 x ON enabled Data Digit Digit Meaning...

Page 171: ...y to more than one device except for scan 5 You may assign priority 0 no access to up to 3 devices Command Form Command Form Data Digit Select DTMF Priority Scan PW 89 RX1 RX2 RX3 PH 0 no access to DT...

Page 172: ...rity devices are active If DTMF is detected on a scanned device the decoder will remain connected to the device until either the device goes inactive the DTMF Interdigit Timer expires or a priority de...

Page 173: ...execute a different macro for each of the 16 possible long DTMF characters This system is compatible with the ARRL s nationwide LiTZ Long Tone Zero program which asks amateurs to monitor for a 3 secon...

Page 174: ...o to Long Tone Three PW 26 53 macro name Assign Macro to Long Tone Four PW 26 54 macro name Assign Macro to Long Tone Five PW 26 55 macro name Assign Macro to Long Tone Six PW 26 56 macro name Assign...

Page 175: ...F Mute PW 63 51 x 0 OFF disabled 1 ON enabled Acknowledgment Sends OK Errors Error Meaning err 1 wrong number of digits entered err 2 illegal digit entered Default Condition All DTMF Decoder Mutes are...

Page 176: ...ission Command Execution for RX2 PW 63 58 x 0 OFF disabled 1 ON enabled Acknowledgment Sends OK Errors Error Meaning err 1 wrong number of digits entered err 2 illegal digit entered Default condition...

Page 177: ...bled Enable Disable From Start of Transmission Timer for RX2 PW 63 65 x 0 OFF disabled 1 ON enabled Acknowledgment Sends OK Errors Error Meaning err 1 wrong number of digits entered err 2 illegal digi...

Page 178: ...Phone Line Answer Macro enter the command with no macro name i e PW 26 16 Command Form Command Form Select Phone Line Answer Macro PW 26 16 macro name Acknowledgment Sends OK Errors Error Meaning err...

Page 179: ...ceiver 1 Rx1 PW 63 23 x 0 OFF disabled 1 ON enabled Talk Out Transmitter 1 Tx1 PW 63 26 x 0 OFF disabled 1 ON enabled Acknowledgment Sends OK Errors Error Meaning err 1 wrong number of digits entered...

Page 180: ...enting the amount of time the transmitter should key in tenths of minutes Enter nothing or 000 to cancel key request Command Form Command Form Data Digit Key Transmitter Timed PW 00 x yyy x transmitte...

Page 181: ...digit 0 for OFF cancel 1 for ON key The transmitter will remain keyed indefinitely until canceled Command Form Command Form Data Digit Key Transmitter 1 Untimed PW 63 41 x 1 key 0 cancel key Acknowle...

Page 182: ...the transmitter may drop out between messages or other activities that require keying The delay may be disabled in special applications such as half duplex linking where fast unkeying is desired Comma...

Page 183: ...nd Form Command Form Data Digit Set Clock and Calendar PW 25 year month day of month day of week hour minute from table below Data Digit Explanation 00 99 year 01 12 January is 01 month 01 31 day of m...

Page 184: ...Example Let s set the clock to 6 02 PM on Saturday March 21 1992 The year is 92 the month is 03 the day of month is 21 the day of week is 6 the hour is 18 and the minute is 02 The entire command is PW...

Page 185: ...but the day won t roll back You will gain another day at midnight Don t use the spring ahead command between 11 00 PM and midnight Otherwise the hour will change to 00 but the day won t roll forward Y...

Page 186: ...hour minute 12 hr format CW 2 45 9811 AM PM CW PM 9812 hour minute 24 hr format CW 14 45 9813 day of week CW WED 9814 month CW JAN 9815 day of Month CW 1 A feature of the clock and calendar RTVs is th...

Page 187: ...night December 31st Wildcards can be used to program recurring setpoints e g 9 00 AM on the first Saturday of each month The setpoints are compared to the real time clock calendar at the start of each...

Page 188: ...lowest numbered setpoint first the next higher setpoint second and so on If the controller loses main power timekeeping will continue however setpoints will not be executed since the microprocessor wi...

Page 189: ...ays 63 4th Monday of month 41 1st Sunday of month 64 4th Tuesday of month 42 1st Monday of month 65 4th Wednesday of month 43 1st Tuesday of month 66 4th Thursday of month 44 1st Wednesday of month 67...

Page 190: ...on April 15th enter the following PW 28 04 1234 04 15 12 00 Setpoint 04 To execute macro 1234 at 5 00 PM 17 00 on the first Thursday of every month enter the following PW 28 05 1234 99 45 17 00 Setpoi...

Page 191: ...git setpoint number Command Form Command Form Data Digit Delete a Setpoint PW 28 setpoint 00 99 setpoint number Acknowledgment Sends OK Errors Error Meaning err 1 wrong number of digits entered err 2...

Page 192: ...or the 6K is called V2 1 One command was added to the firmware in this version Hook flash PW 63 16 1 This command causes the phone line if engaged to go on hook momentarily This is similar to someone...