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Pacific Research Solutions RI-300e User Manual
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1. Pick your password, 1 to 6 digits. The default is 123456.
2. Unlock the controller, send “123456” and un-key, you will hear a function complete “OK”.
3. Enter your new password, send “55 (Your password)” and un-key, you will hear a function complete “OK” not speech read
back as this is considered to be sensitive data.
4. You can check you password by sending “55” without data. Remember that the controller will read back your password
over the air if the command was sent over the air.
5. If you make any mistakes, re-enter the new password. If you lock the controller with a mistake in the password, you will
have to reset all the factory defaults to return to the default password. You can also use the programming software to fix
the password.
6. When you are done, send “69 1” to lock the controller and save your new password.
7. Check your new password by sending “(Your password)” and un-key, you will hear “U” “L” in speech.
8. Re-lock the controller, send “69 0” this time, you do not need to save anything.
Forgot your Password?
Should you forget your password, you will have to turn off power to the RI-300 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.
Some common Password problems
If the receiver input level or squelch is not set up correctly, the COS LED on the front panel will not go out. You need to check
the receiver input level (Section 7) and/or adjust the squelch (Section 7). Until the squelch is properly adjusted, you will have
to wait for the inter-digit timer to expire before the controller will process a command.
Another problem is the different modes (Unlocked and Locked) that can be confusing. After you enter the correct password,
you then hear a “U” “L” speech message. A moment later (by mistake) you enter your password again. During this and
following attempts, you receive an “ERROR” message. What happened? When the first password was executed and the
controller was unlocked, you moved into the S-Command (programming) mode. While in the S-Command mode, (and if your
password does not look like an S-Command) you should, and will, get an “ERROR” message because the controller was
expecting an S-Command and saw your input as an S-Command with bad data. If your password looks like a valid S-Command
to the controller, you will have executed an unexpected S-Command instead of the password. For example, if the default
password were 123456, the response to the first time you entered the password would be a “U” “L” message. If you were to
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 should, and will, respond with an “ERROR” message.
Make sure to always re-lock your controller by sending the S-Command 69 1 (to save your changes) when you are finished
programming. If you make a mistake while programming, you can send S-command 69 0 to lock your controller and NOT save
your changes. There is also a time-out timer on the controller. When the controller is unlocked, the timer will automatically re-
lock the controller 5 minutes after the last valid S-Command. When this occurs, you will hear “L” “O” “C” “K” in speech.
Note that the controller will NOT save your changes when this timeout occurs.
Auxiliary Controller Password Access
You can unlock and perform system commands on a controller attached to the auxiliary buss from any other controller when
you have multiple RI-300 controllers attached on the auxiliary buss. You may unlock another controller on the buss by adding
an Ax (“x” is the controller address number you want to unlock) to the end of the local controller’s password. Once another
controller on the auxiliary buss is unlocked, you can send S-Commands to that controller in the usual way.
Use the following example:
1. Assume the local controller’s address is #1 and its password is 123456.
2. Assume another controller on the auxiliary buss has an address #2 and its password is 987654.
3. From the local controller, send “123456A2” and un-key. You will hear the “U” “L” message.
4. The controller at address #2 is now un-locked and you can send S-Commands to that controller in the normal format.
5. When you are done, send S-Command “69 0” or “69 1” to lock the controller at address #2.