3OPERATION.................................................................................................................................................3-1
3.1 GENERAL ..............................................................................................................................................3-1
3.2 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS, INDICATORS AND CONNECTORS.................................................3-1
3.2.1 MAIN POWER SWITCH...............................................................................................................3-1
3.2.2 HANDSET JACK ...........................................................................................................................3-1
3.2.3 HANDSET ......................................................................................................................................3-1
3.2.4 SPEAKER .......................................................................................................................................3-1
3.2.5 KEYPAD.........................................................................................................................................3-1
3.2.6 SPEAKER VOLUME CONTROL..................................................................................................3-2
3.2.7 PHONES VOLUME CONTROL....................................................................................................3-2
3.2.8 TEL LINE BUTTONS ....................................................................................................................3-2
3.2.9 HANDSET BUTTONS...................................................................................................................3-2
3.2.10 SPEAKER BUTTONS....................................................................................................................3-2
3.2.11 TEL VOX........................................................................................................................................3-3
3.2.12 AUTO ANS BUTTON....................................................................................................................3-3
3.2.13 AUDIBLE RING BUTTON............................................................................................................3-3
3.2.14 KEY PUSHBUTTON .....................................................................................................................3-3
3.2.15 PEAK LED......................................................................................................................................3-3
3.3 REAR PANEL CONNECTORS.............................................................................................................3-3
3.3.1 P1 RADIO CONNECTOR..............................................................................................................3-3
3.3.2 J1 TEL LINE...................................................................................................................................3-4
3.3.3 J2 LOCAL PHONE CONNECTOR................................................................................................3-4
3.3.4 P2 RS-232 CONNECTOR .............................................................................................................3-4
3.3.5 DC INPUT TERMINAL BLOCK...................................................................................................3-4
3.4 OPERATION ..........................................................................................................................................3-4
3.4.1 OPERATION OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................3-4
3.4.2 USE OF THE RTU-292C SPEAKER TO MONITOR AUDIO......................................................3-4
3.4.3 PLACING A TELEPHONE CALL.................................................................................................3-4
3.4.4 RECEIVING A TELEPHONE CALL ............................................................................................3-5
3.4.5 PUTTING A TELEPHONE CALL ON HOLD..............................................................................3-5
3.4.6 USING THE HANDSET WITH THE RADIO...............................................................................3-5
3.4.7 CONNECTING THE RADIO TO THE TELEPHONE LINE........................................................3-5
3.4.8 MANUAL PHONE PATCH PROCEDURE...................................................................................3-6
3.4.9 TRANSMITTER KEYING, HALF DUPLEX SYSTEM ...............................................................3-7
3.4.10 TRANSMITTER KEYING, FULL DUPLEX SYSTEM................................................................3-8
3.5 REMOTE KEY .......................................................................................................................................3-8
3.6 SELF TEST.............................................................................................................................................3-8
3.7 AUTOMATED OPERATION ................................................................................................................3-8
3.7.1 TONE PROMPTS...........................................................................................................................3-8
3.7.2 VOICE PROMPTS..........................................................................................................................3-9
3.7.3 CALLING THE RTU-292C VIA THE OUTSIDE LINE ...............................................................3-9
3.7.4 PLACING A CALL IN THE COMMAND MODE:.....................................................................3-11
3.7.5 TERMINATING A CALL:...........................................................................................................3-11
3.7.6 DTMF CONTROL COMMANDS................................................................................................3-12
3.7.7 RTU-292C PASSWORD PROTECTION.....................................................................................3-15
3.7.8 INACTIVITY DISCONNECT TIMER ........................................................................................3-15
3.7.9 CALLING TIMER........................................................................................................................3-15
3.7.10 USING THE RTU-292C SPEED DIAL FEATURE.....................................................................3-16
3.7.11 SPECIAL DIALING FEATURES ................................................................................................3-18
3.8 FACTORY RESET ...............................................................................................................................3-18
3.9 SPEED DIAL RESET ...........................................................................................................................3-18
4REMOTE CONTROL PROTOCOL ..........................................................................................................4-1
4.1 GENERAL ..............................................................................................................................................4-1
4.2 RS-232 REMOTE CONTROL OVERVIEW .........................................................................................4-1
4.3 COMMANDS SENT TO THE RTU-292C.............................................................................................4-1