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cdm

Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 6:40 pm
by smallguy28
I seen some where when page is sent to this guys radio i think its a cdm1250 he has a strob lite hooked up so so when he is paged out it flashes. dose anbody know if and how this is done? the strobe is a small 12v jobie from wallmart.

Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 7:13 pm
by Rayjk110
I know that IDOT here in Illinois (Highway Public Works and Such) have that enabled on their CDM1250s, so that when they cannot be reached on the radio, it is assumed they are out of their truck, so the dispatcher sends a MDC Alert to the specific radio being paged, and, in turn, it blows the horn and flashes the light for a short peroid of time. I do not have my CPS running right now, but I'm sure it can be done.

Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 7:38 pm
by nmfire10
Yes, there is an accessory pin on the connector that can be momentary or latching and activated by a page.

Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 12:09 pm
by wavetar
Only Pin 4 can be used as the "external alarm" pin, which is set off by either a QCII or MDC page. It can be programmed to trip from 1 to 20 seconds, and can have a delay of 1 to 30 seconds. It outputs 12VDC to drive a relay or whatever.

Todd

Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 12:18 pm
by nmfire10
Rayjk110 wrote:I know that IDOT here in Illinois ....
How often is that modified to IDiOT?

Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 8:04 pm
by Rayjk110
Hah. Did you think it said IDIOT when you first read it I guess?? I'm confused.