Dakota Alert PR-2500 User manual

PR-2500
Portable
Receiver
Owner’s Manual

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CONTENTS
The PR-2500, battery charger, and belt clip. (gure 1)
Figure 1
WARNING
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules, operation of this device is subject to the fol-
lowing conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference. 2. This device must accept
any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
INTRODUCTION
The PR-2500 receiver is compatible with all Dakota Alert 2500 and 3000 series transmitters. The
PR-2500 is capable of receiving and storing alert signals from four zones.

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When a signal is received, the zone will be displayed on the LCD screen and the receiver can be
set to give an audible tone or a silent vibrate alert. Each zone can store up to 400 events with a
time and date stamp or up to 999 events without a time and date stamp. The PR-2500 is pow-
ered by a rechargeable Li-Ion battery which will hold a charge for up to 10 days.
CHARGING THE PR-2500
To charge the PR-2500 plug the battery charger into an outlet and insert the jack into the char-
ger plug (#5 on gure 2). The unit should be charged for 8-10 hours when the battery is low.
OPERATION
Push and hold the side button for two seconds to turn on the PR-2500. The unit will beep and
the time display will come on. Push and hold the side button to turn the unit o again. The
unit also has a backlight for viewing the display in low light situations. Pushing and releasing
any button will turn on the backlight for a few seconds. The backlight will also come on for a
few seconds when the PR-2500 receives an alert signal.

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THE PR2500
(Figure 2)
1. LCD display
2. (Side button)
ON/OFF
and Mode button
3. Left Button
4. Right Button
5. Charger plug
6. Reset button
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Figure 2

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LCD Display Alert Mode
(Figure 4)
1. Last Channel received
2. Number of alerts stored on
the indicated channel
3. Time stamp of alert
4. Date stamp of alert
Figure 4
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Figure 3
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LCD Display - Time/Date Mode
(Figure 3)
1. Time and Date mode
2. Audible Tone icon
3. Vibrate Alert icon
4. Lock icon
5. Battery Charge Indicator
6. Time (24 hour mode)
7. Date 4

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Alert Mode
When the PR-2500 receives an alert, the LCD display changes to alert mode. The dis-
play will remain in alert mode, showing the most recent alert received until manually
reseting to time/date mode. Push the right button to change from the alert mode
to the time/date mode.
Programming the Receiver
Push the side and right buttons at the same time to enter the programming mode.
There are four dierent programming screens. Pushing the side button will scroll
through the programming screens. The dierent programming screens are:
1. Time and Date setting
2. Audible tone ON/OFF
3. Vibrate alert ON/OFF
4. Frequency setting
Pushing the side button again after the frequency setting screen will return you to
the time/date mode. If no button is pushed in programming mode for 8 seconds the
display will automatically return to the time/date mode.
NOTE: The display must be in the time/date mode to access the programming
screens.

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Setting the Time and Date
1. Push the side and right button to enter the time/date setting screen in the pro-
gramming mode. The hour digits will be ashing.
2. Push the right button to change the hour to the correct
setting. (holding the right button down will scroll through
the numbers quickly.)
3. Push the left button and the minutes will start ashing.
4. Push the right button to change the minutes to the cor-
rect setting
5. Repeat this process to set the month, day, and year.
Programming the audible tone
From the time/date setting screen push the side button to
access the audible tone programming screen. The audible
tone icon (see gure 2.) will ash and there will be “ON”
or “OFF” in the upper right section of the display. Use the
right button to toggle between on and o. (gure 5)
Figure 6
Figure 5

Programming the vibrate alert
From the audible tone setting screen, push the side button to access the vibrate alert
programming screen. The vibrate alert icon will ash and there will be “ON”or “OFF”
in the upper right section of the display. Use the right button to toggle between on
and o. (gure 6)
Programming the Frequency
From the vibrate alert programming screen, push the side
button to access the frequency programming screen.
There will be eight symbols at the bottom of the display,
each of which will be a 1 or a 0. (gure 7) These eight
symbols correspond to the eight dip switches used to set
the frequency on the transmitter (see transmitter owner’s
manual.) with 1 representing “ON” and 0 representing
“OFF.” Push the left button to scroll through the symbols
and push the right button to toggle the symbol between
1 and 0. Make sure the frequency setting of the transmit-
ter and receiver match.
Figure 7
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Locking the display
Pushing the left and right buttons at the same time will lock the display in the time/
date mode. The top of the display (gure 3) and no other screens can be viewed.
Pushing the left and right buttons again will unlock the display.
Viewing Alert log
Push the side and left buttons at the same time to acess the alert log. The display
will show the channel and the total number of alerts stored for that channel.(gure
4) Pushing the left button will scroll through the four channels and then return to
the time/date mode. To view the time and date stamps for a channel, push the left
button until the desired channel is shown on the display, then push the right button.
The date stamp for the most recent alert on the given channel will be shown. Push-
ing the right button again will show the date stamp for the next alert. Continue to
push the right button to see the date stamp for all alerts stored for the channel. If
no buttons are pushed for about 8 seconds the display will revert to the time/date
mode.
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Clearing the alert log
The alerts stored for a channel can be cleared through the alert log screen. Access
the alert log, display the channel to be cleared, and push the side button. The text
CLrECOrd (clear record) will appear on the bottom of
the display (gure 8). Push the side button again and all
stored alerts for the chosen channel will be cleared.
Reset button
If the PR-2500 stops responding correctly, the reset but-
ton should be pushed. The reset button is located inside
the small hole directly below the side button (gure 2).
Insert a pin in the hole and push the button. The unit will
beep and dEFAULt will appear on the bottom of the dis-
play (gure 9). Push the side button and the display will
show PASS and then enter the programming mode. The
time and date will have been reset to the default, and will
need to be reprogrammed.
Figure 8
10. Figure 9

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TECHNICAL SUPPORT
If you encounter any diculty in the operation of this product after reading the
manual, please contact us. You can reach us by phone at 605-356-2772 from 8:30
AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday (Central Standard Time). We will be happy to
answer your questions and help you in any way we can.
WARRANTY
Dakota Alert warrants this product to be free of defects in material and workman-
ship for a period of one year from the date of purchase. This warranty does not cover
damage resulting from accident, abuse, act of God or improper operation. If this
product does become defective, simply return it to Dakota Alert. Please include a
note describing the troubles along with your name and return address as well as
the original sales receipt. If the product is covered under warranty it will be repaired
or replaced at no charge. If it is not covered by warranty, you will be notied of any
charges before work is done.

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P0 Box 130
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