Pacific Research Solutions RI-200 User Manual
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Pacific Research Solutions
RI-200 User Manual
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Should you forget your password, you will have to turn off power to the RI-200 controller, then simultaneously hold down the
initialize switch on the controller and apply power to the controller. The controller will restore all of the factory default data.
The password will again be the default 123456 and you will have to change it to a new secure password. You will also have
to change all the default data to the desired settings again. Keep good notes on all S-Commands, their data, user commands
and macros. Space has been provided at the end of the manual for these notes.
Some controller owners have experienced the following problems:
When the receiver input level or squelch is not setup correctly and the COS LED on the front panel will not go out. You need
to check the receiver input level (Section 3.4.1) and/or adjust the squelch (Section 3.4.2). Until the squelch is properly
adjusted, you will have to terminate all commands with a “C”. This DTMF character performs the same function as
Un-keying your radio.
The second problem is when you enter the correct password and you receive an “OK” message. A moment later you enter
your password again. If this and following attempts, you receive an “ERROR” message. What happened? When the first
password was executed and you received an “OK” message, you are in the S-Command or programming mode. In the
S-Command mode and if your password does not look like an S-Command you will get an “ERROR” message because the
controller thought that you entered an S-Command with bad data. If your password looks like a valid S-Command to the
controller, you will have executed that S-Command instead of the password. For example, the default password is 123456.
The first time you enter the password you get an “OK”. If you send a 123456 again the controller will think you are trying to
send a “12 3456” which tries to set the repeater TX level to an invalid level. The controller will respond with an “ERROR”
message.
When you are finished programming, always re-lock your controller by sending the S-Command 69. Also, there is a time-out
timer on the controller. When the controller is unlocked, the timer will re-lock the controller 5 minutes after the last valid S-
Command. If you hear an “OK” and you did not expect it (as you did not enter an S-Command) then the controller has
automatically executed the lock command.
4.2.1
AUXILIARY CONTROLLER PASSWORD ACCESS
When you have two RI-200’s connected together, you can unlock and control the auxiliary controller. Unlocking another
controller is done by adding an A1 to the end of the local controller’s password. Once the auxiliary controller is unlocked you
can send S-Commands to that controller as usual. Use the following example:
1.
Assume the local controller password is 123456 and the auxiliary controller password is 987654.
2.
Assume the local and auxiliary controller’s unit address is 1.
3.
From the local controller, send “123456A1” and unkey. You should hear a function complete, CW “OK”.
4.
The auxiliary controller is now un-locked and you can send S-Commands to that controller in the normal format.
5.
When your are done, send S-Command 69 to lock the auxiliary controller.
4.3
VALID S-COMMAND and DATA
All DTMF digits are valid as data in an S-Command or as macro data. The DTMF character “C” is the only digit not valid
as data, this character is used by the controller as a command terminator or instead of unkeying your radio. The RI-200 will
validate all data with in an S-Command. If any of data fields are out of range, have an incorrect number of digits or missing
digits, the RI-200 will not modify the S-Command data and will return with an error message.