Orion LBI-38888K manual

Operator’s Manual LBI-38888K Orion ™ Mobile Radio[...]

2 PRODU CT SPECI FICA TION FOR CE MAR KED EQUIPM ENT Orion m obi le radi o units conform to th e followin g Produc t Specifi cation s . EUROPEAN STANDARDS: Safe ty: Not A ppl icabl e EMC: EN 50082 -1 (January 1992 ) prEN 500 82- 1 (Se ptem be r 199 5) prETS 30 0 339 (June 199 3) EN 55022 Par. 5.1 (August 1994) TTD: Not Appli cable SUPPLEMENT ARY IN[...]

3 TABLE OF C ONTENTS Page SAFETY INFORMATION................................................................... 5 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................. 6 USER INTE RFACE .............................................................................. 6 CONTROLS..................................[...]

4 TABLE OF C ONTENTS - C ontinued Page GROUP SCAN OPERATION ............................................................. 39 INDIVIDUAL CALLS......................................................................... 42 SCAT OPERATION ............................................................................ 44 TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT CALLS ........[...]

5 SAFETY INFORMATION The operator of any mobile radio sh ould be aware of certain h azards common to the operation of vehicular radio transmissions. A list of the possible hazards are : 1. Explosive Atmospheres Just as it i s dang erous to fuel a vehicle w ith the motor running, be sure to turn the radio OFF while fueling t he vehicle. Do No t carr[...]

6 INTRODUCTION This m anual describes h o w to use the ORION Mobile Ra dio. The ORION is a synthesized, m icroprocessor-based, h igh perf or mance m obile FM radio providin g reliable two-way communications in both the E nhanced D igital A ccess C ommunicati ons S ystem (EDACS) trunk ing en viron men t an d conventional co m munication systems. In [...]

7 Figure 1 - ORION Mobile Ra dio SYSTEM Model Front Panel Figure 2 - ORION Mobile R adio SCAN Model Fron t Panel[...]

8 CONTROLS This section describes t he buttons, keys and ro tary knobs used to control the Orion S can and Sys te m Model radios. A ll functions and control s of the Scan radio operate th e sam e as the correspondin g function s and control s on the Sy stem radio. The Scan radio is equipped w ith a 4-button keypad and the Sy stem radio i s equi ppe[...]

9 RAMP CONTROL The primary function of this rocker type button i s to scroll throug h the Sy stem lis t or the G roup/Ch a nn el list depen di ng upon programming. The secondar y function is to incre ment or decrement items within a list (phone list for example). Press , to scroll in increasing order an d press . to scroll in decreasing order. To a[...]

10 Figure 3 - ORION System Model K eypad Figure 4 - ORION Scan Model Keypad KEY PAD The keypad is si milar to a telephone keypad but with four (4) additional buttons on th e sid e for a total o f 1 6 k eys. In addition to numbers (1-9, *, 0 and #) , which is a se co ndar y functi on, mo st of t he ke ys have o r ca n be programm ed to have a prim a[...]

11 Standard Ke y cap Configura t io n The Standard keycap pack age for the System radio includes five (5) labeled keycaps (MODE, HO ME, CHN, A UX1 an d AUX2) and six (6) blank keycaps , which can be placed on any of the five key location s (numbers 3- 6 and 9) shown i n Figure 5. The key cap represents the pri m ary function programmed for th at ke[...]

12 S This key is used to enter the System select m ode. g This key is used to enter the Group select mode. o O This key func tion i s used to toggle a PC prog ramm able feature ON and OFF. DEL Secondary function - used to delete a digit during numeric entry (see SELECTIO N M ODE RUL ES ). m Primary fun ction - accesses the menu list. This is a list[...]

13 i Used to call individual or make an all-call by selecting the individual call function. See Individual Cal ls for details. E This key function is used to declare emerg encies. AL M Toggles th e e xtern al alarm ON/OFF. T h e external alarm is used to indicate t he radio is receiving an Individual Call. Press the key on ce to enable external ala[...]

14 to finish entering the digits for the phone number. PRIM ARY is displa y e d whe n th e k button i s used to togg le t he keypad keys back to th eir primary functions. This prov ides quick access to t he primary functions of the keypad. This is a prog ra mmable f eat ure of the k button on l y. Ca reful consideration should be given to possible [...]

15 • indicates selected group or ch annel is in scan list. • indicates selected grou p or channel is programmed as Priority 1 in scan list. • indicates selected grou p or channel is programmed as Priority 2 in scan list. • indicates conventional channel enabled with Channel Guard functi on. • indicates the EDACS system is in failso ft mod[...]

16 MESSA GE NA ME DESCRIPT ION VOL=31 Volum e Le vel Indica tes t he c urre nt volume level . The vol ume leve l display ranges from OFF (sil ent) to 31 (lo udest). UNKNOWN Caller's ID Not Rece ived I n di cates th at an indi vidua l call is being recei ved, b ut th e caller's ID was n ot rec eived . TX D ATA Trans mit Data Trunke d mo de[...]

17 MESSA GE NA ME DESCRIPT ION GR Group ID Thi s indi cates tha t the call i s a group call and is follo wed by the GID of the c aller (tru nked mode only). ID Indi vidua l ID Thi s indica tes th e call is an individ ual c all and the I D numbe r o f the cal le r, e xampl e "ID 2725" (t runked m ode only). WHC= 1 Who Has Called Th is disp[...]

18 MESSA GE NA ME DESCRIPT ION SEL PHN Sele ct Pho ne Af ter pre ssing the PHN key , sele cting an entry from the phone list by ty ping t he e ntry numbe r will display th is messag e on L ine 1. SEL INDV Sele ct Indivi dual I D This is displa yed o n li ne 1 when an entry from th e individ ual ID list is selec ted after pres s in g th e INDV ke y.[...]

19 MESSA GE NA ME DESCRIPT ION SPKR ON Extern al Speak er On This is disp layed when th e exter na l spea ker is ena bled. SPKR OFF Exter na l Speaker OFF This is disp layed wh en th e extern al s pea ker i s disabl ed. BANK= 1-8 This is the ba nk of k eys whi ch a re goin g to b e load ed when th e key load er lo ads enc ryption keys. Thi s is onl[...]

20 ALERT TONES The ORION radio also provides audible alert tones or "beeps" to indicate the v arious operating conditions. These alert tones can be enabled or disabled t hrough programm i ng. CALL ORIGINATE A short m id-pitched al ert ton e sounds after k e ying t he radio (Pu sh-To-Talk button is pressed). Thi s indi cates th e radio has[...]

21 CALL DENIED (T RUNKED MODE ONLY) If th e radio is k eyed and a low pitched tone is heard th en the radio is not authorized on the system that has been selected. CARRIER CONTROL TIME R If the prog rammed time for con ti nu ous transmissi on is exceeded, f i v e short high-pitched w ar ning tones followed b y a long lo w-pitched tone will be heard[...]

22 TURNING ON THE RADIO Rotate the POWER ON-OFF/VOLUME knob clockw ise, out of detente t o turn the radio on . A short beep (if enabled throug h program ming) indicates the radio is ready for operation. T he display indicates, if prog ra mme d, the last selected sys tem name on line one an d the last selected group or ch annel name on line two. In [...]

23 Line one shows the currently selected item name (XXXXXXXX) fro m the list. Line two indicates the list (YYY) that t h e select ion is to be made fro m and the num ber of the selected item (ZZZ) within t he list. (In some cases the information on lines 1 and 2 will be exchanged. Enter the system selecti on mode by pressing the S key. If SYSTEM 2 [...]

24 If a mist ake is made whi le entering th e number, pres s the DEL b utton to backspace on ce and correct th e entr y . If an invalid number is e ntered, a short lo w-pitc hed tone so unds wh en SEL is pressed. To exit the selection mode, pr ess the c button or wait for the time-out. If the selection mode is cleared while an entry is pending (i.e[...]

25 After en tering the menu selection mode, the follo wing generic display format w il l appear. M E N U Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Line one indicates the radio is in the menu selection mode. Line t wo indicates the menu item (YYYYYYYY) that is to be viewed or changed (some m enu items prov ide radio informat ion and do not have chang eable parameters). An ex[...]

26 TABLE 1 - MENU ITEM INFORMATIO N FE A TURE DISPL A Y PA RA MET ER SE TTING S COMMEN T Back light Ad just Men u It em : BCKLI GHT Once se lecte d : BCKL = OFF, 1 , 2, 3, 4 Sel ects th e ligh t level for back lightin g. Radi o Revisi on Information Menu ite m: REVI SION Information al displ ay s only (se e radio); no user selectable settings. Sele[...]

27 FE A TURE DISPL A Y PA RA MET ER SE TTING S COMMEN T Fro nt Pan el Squel ch Adjus t (Conven tiona l Only) Menu ite m: SQUELCH Once se lecte d : SQLCH=xx 1-16 Al lows setting of squel ch. Scan Menu i tem: SCA N ON, OFF T oggles scan funct ion on or OFF. Priv ate Mo de Me nu I tem:P R IVA TE Once se lecte d : PVT or key light. ON, OFF Toggl es pri[...]

28 FE A TURE DISPL A Y PA RA MET ER SE TTING S COMMEN T Radi o selecti on Menu it em : RADIO 1 ON, OFF Changes to radio #1 . Menu it em: RADIO 2 ON, OFF Chan ges to radio #2 . No Data (Trun ked System Only) Menu it em: NO DAT A ON, OFF Toggles da ta feature on or OFF. EDA CS/Conventio nal C hanne l 1 Scan (T runke d Sy stem Only) Menu it em: E CP1S[...]

29 FEATURE ENCRYPTION DIS PLAY Feature Encryption Display is available through t he menu fu nction and, if programm ed, appears in the menu as " FEATURES ." T his data indicates current features programmed into the radio as well as infor m atio n required to add featu res to th e radio. This feat ure applies to 512K RA M radios only. Once[...]

30 Number Fields Example: These number fi elds show the set limits of the of t he user's radio as: • SG# XXX - Maximum number of system/ groups co mbination available • SY# XXX - EDACS ma ximum trunked system limit • CH# XXX - Maximum number of conventional c ha nnels available The user needs to know the limits of his radio b efore attem[...]

31 The following num bers indicate features available in the user's radio. BIT FIELDS POSSIBLE FEATURES 01 Conventio nal mode Priority Scan 02 EDAC S 3 Site Sy stem Scan 03 Public A ddress oper ation 04 EDA CS G roup Sca n operati on 05 EDACS Priority System Scan 06 ProSou nd/ProScan 07 EDA CS Dynam ic Reg roup oper ation 08 EDACS E mergency O[...]

32 SYSTEM/G ROUP /CHANNEL SELECTION In the following description of SYS TEM/GROUP/CHANNEL SELEC TION , the term grou p is used f or both group an d channel. The ORION SYSTEM /GROUP/CHANNEL knob and th e RAMP control , , . pair are programmable for maximum flexibility. If t he SYSTEM/GRO UP/CHANNEL kn ob is assi gned to se lect grou ps, then the RAM[...]

33 METHOD 3 Pre ss S to enter the system select mode a nd follow the selection mode rules detailed earlier. Presses of the R AMP control , or . will now scroll through the syste ms. Group And Cha n nel Selection Several meth ods, some of which depen d on programming, can be used to select a new group or ch annel. These procedures are presum ed to b[...]

34 TRUNKED MODE OPERATION Digital trunking provides f a st communication access at all times, even during busy hours. In t his mode th e operator selects a communications system and group and the au dio co mm unication or w orking channel (WC) is allocated through digital si gnalli ng with the site. RECEIVING A CALL 1. T urn on th e radio by rota t[...]

35 4. Hold the microph one approximately three inches from the mouth and speak in a normal voice. 5. Release the PTT button w he n the tran s missio n is complete and listen for a reply. CONVENTIONAL FAILSOFT In the unlikely event of a failure of the EDACS System, co mmunications may take place in conventional failsoft m ode. T he radio w ill b e a[...]

36 Declaring An Emergency Call To send an emergency call to the selected system and group (or on an optionally pre- programmed emergency group), proceed as follows: 1. Press and hold th e red E button f o r approxim atel y one second (this time i s programma ble an d therefore cou ld be long er or shorte r; check with the system administrator). T h[...]

37 ProSound TM The radio m a y be programm ed for ProSoun d system sc an operation f or multi-site applicatio ns. ProSound is an enhanced multi-site system scanning algorithm , compared to Wide Area System Scan. ProSound provides the radio with the ability to select a new system for the radio to communicate on , when the selected system drops belo [...]

38 Priority Sy stem Scan The radio m ay also be programmed f or P riority System Scan. (T o ensu re that this feature operates correctly , the control channel of the priorit y system m u st be located on chann e l one unless y o u are us ing the ProSound / ProScan alg orithm). The priority sys te m is the des ired or preferred sy stem. While receiv[...]

39 GROUP SCAN OPERATION Only Groups t hat are part of th e radio's scan list may be scan ned. Groups are added to the scan list on a per sys tem basis by PC Program ming, the radio key pad or both, dependen t upon programm ing. This scan list may be changed by the user from the k e ypad un less programme d otherwise. Each system's group s[...]

40 Adding Gro up s To A Scan List 1. With scan operati on tu rned OFF, se lect the desi red group to add t o the select e d T r unked s yst e m group scan li st. 2. P ress < or > on the SCAN add/delete control. The current priority status of the group will be displayed in column 1 of line one for a time- out period. If the grou p is not part [...]

41 Nuisance Delete A group can also be deleted f r om th e scan list, if it is not the c urrently selected g roup, by pres sing > d uring scan operation wh ile the radio i s displa ying t he unwanted group. The group will be deleted from the s ystem's group scan list in th e same manner as if done using the steps above. Deletions done in th[...]

42 The radio w ill monitor for Agency and Fleet calls which correspond to the Agency and Fleet associated with the Priority 1 and Priority 2 gro ups. Priority Agency and Fleet calls will b e indicated by displayi ng AGENCY or F LEET on the System lin e o f the display and associated Priority 1 or 2 group on the Group line of the display. Turning S [...]

43 The radio stores the ID's of the last 10 callers in t he Calls Received List as shown. Indiv idual calls are stored in the top half of the list (1-10) and group calls are stored in th e botto m half of the list (1-10). The m ost recent call is stored in position 1, the second most recent call is stored in position 2, etc. To access the list[...]

44 When in the saved call list, p ressing m togg les the t ime stamp on and OFF. The time stamp indicates how long ago the call was received. The display indicates this i nformation as HH:MM:SS where HH = hours, MM = minutes an d S S = secon ds. When in the pre-s tored list, pressing m toggles the Logical IDe ntification (LID) on an d OFF. Sending [...]

45 TELEPHONE IN TERCONNEC T CALLS Receiving A Telephone Interconnect Call (Trunked Mode Only) Receiving a telephone interconn ect call i s identical to receiving an individual call. See the DTMF Overdial Operation section if access to services requirin g "over-dial" is n eeded. Overdial operations are av ailable for any special call wh et[...]

46 The ORION radio is capable of simplex (one-way) convers atio n only. The caller can only hear the radio if th e P TT button is pressed (th e radio is transmitting) and the caller can only be heard when PTT is released (the radio is receiv ing). DTMF Overdial/Conventional Mode Telephone Interconnect Once the radio has established a connection to [...]

47 METHOD 2: Pre ss p to enter the overdial select/entry m ode and follow the selection mod e rules to call up a stored number from the ph one list or to directly enter the overdial digits. Press PTT to sen d the overdial sequ e nce once. If the number needs to be transmitted again it must be selec ted or entered ag ain (this prev ents unw a nted n[...]

48 MOBILE DATA The ORION radios wh e n operatin g in the EDACS configurati on permit either voice or data calls to be tran smitted or received. The radio can handle only on e type of call at a time; however, selection of either data or voice is selected tran sparently b y t he operator throu g h n ormal usage of the radio. Data commun ications is n[...]

49 Data OFF Operation The radio can be placed in th e data disable state by a ny of the following methods. When the data s tate is disabled, the control unit displays "DATA OFF" on the top line. An ongoi ng data call is allowed to co mplete except in the case of declaring a n emergency. • Removing the mi crophone f rom the h o okswitch [...]

50 Exiting Data Calls Under normal conditions, the radio enters the scan lockout mode and returns to the control channel after completion of a data call (transmit or receive). If, during a data call, one of th e following conditions occurs, the data call is i mmediately term inated and the radio perform s the desi red funct ion: • PTT activated. [...]

51 Data Lockou t M ode The data lock mode is a p re-programmed mode when the radio will not respond to any data channel assignments and prevents receive data calls from interrupting voice calls. Tr ansmit data calls will still be initiated when needed by the operator. Aft er a pre-prog rammed tim e, t he radi o will respond to receive data calls; h[...]

52 Status Operat ion Status operation perm its the transmis sion of a pre-programm ed status condition to the EDACS s ite. To send a status conditio n, press t he s button (keylight come s on) then press one of t he num ber buttons (0-9) to s elect th e pre-programmed status . If no s tatus has been programmed for the sel ected number button, the r[...]

53 Message Operation Message operati on perm i ts the t ransmiss io n of a pre- programmed message text to an EDACS site. To send a messag e, press the n bu tton (k e yligh t comes on) t hen press one of t he number bu ttons (0-9) to select the pre- programmed mess age text. If no m essage text h as been prog ra mm ed for the selected number button[...]

54 DYNAMIC REGROUP OPERATION Dynamic regroup operation perm it s multiple talk g r oups (u p to eight) to be added to a radio via th e system manager. The radio mu st be pre- programm ed to respond to regr oupin g. Dynam ic re grou ping will not be activated in a radio until an activation message is sent b y the s ystem manager. Each radio that rec[...]

55 RECEIVING A CALL 1. Turn ON t he radio by rotating the POWER ON-OFF/VOL UME knob clockwis e (out of detente). A short alert signal (if enabled through programm ing) indicates the radio is ready to use. 2. A djust the POWER ON-OFF/VOLUME knob to t he desired v olume level. 3. Select the desired conv entional sy stem and channel. The dis play indi[...]

56 programm ed conventional emergency syst e m and ch a nnel), proceed as follows: Press and hold the red E bu tton for approx imately one s eco nd (this time is prog ra mm able an d, therefore, cou ld be long er or shorte r; check with the system ad mini strator). The radio turn s on the TX indicator an d proceeds to transm it the pre-prog ra mm e[...]

57 end of t he transm ission. If en abled, audible side ton es will be heard in the radio speak er as well. If PTT is pre-prog rammed as one of t he tri ggers, the microphon e will become activ e for v oice communication after the tone sequence is complete. Tone encode w il l be transmitted with Channel Guard if one is defined, and tones are always[...]

58 Adding Chan nels To A Scan List 1. With scan op eration turn ed OFF select t he desired channel to add to the selected conventional s ystem channel scan list. 2. P ress < or > on the SCAN add/delete con trol. T he current status will be dis pla y ed in column 1 of l ine one for a time-out period. Press < to add the channel to the scan l[...]

59 TURNING SCAN ON 1. T oggle scan operation ON by pres sing k . T he S CAN indicator wil l turn ON when the radi o is scanning. Scanning will st op while m icrophone is OFF-hook if h ookswitch featu re is enab le t hroug h pro gra mmi ng. 2. W hen a channel on the scan list receives a ch a n nel assignment, the radio unmutes on the assigned chan n[...]

60 SQUELCH ADJUST In t he conv e nti onal m ode of operation, the squ elch may be re-adjust ed i n the MENU selec tion mode or from a front panel key on the keypad that has been pre- programmed by the PC prog a m ming software. A def a u lt v alue of 9 or any user lev el between 1 and 16 can be selected by the PC programm i ng sof t ware. The user [...]

61 2. Use the R AMP control , or . to scroll through the values. Then press the m (SELE CT) key to save the ne w va lue or wait for the display time-out (2 secon ds). The displayed value will be selected and saved. 3. If the c key is pressed before the time-out, the sq uelch le v e l will n o t be updated and the original value will be restored. NO[...]

62 Type 99 operation m a y be reset manually or au to m atically (pre- programm ed). Manual reset is achi eved by briefly pressing c , if programmed. Automatic reset, if enabled, occurs after a 30 second interval following t he m ost recent decode of a T y pe 99 tone sequ ence. Hooks witch (pre-program med) may also enable or di sable Type 99 decod[...]

63 DIRECT MODE OPERATION (Conventional S ystem Only) The direct mode (or talk -around) prov ides sh ort range, lin e of sigh t communi cations. On e o f the but tons on the control unit must be pre- programmed for this feature to function. 1. Make sure the radio is ON and then select the desired con ventional sy st em an d chan nel. 2. Press th e p[...]

64 TRUNKED OR CONVENTIONAL MODE OPERATION SIREN/LIGHT OPERATION Each siren/light key is desi gned to control an optional siren/light package. Pre ssing a sire n/lig ht ke y will li ght the key i ndicat or. E ach sire n/lig ht ke y (except RESET) can be prog rammed for either CA N CEL or ADDITIVE operation. If programmed for CANCEL, then all other s[...]

65 TRANSMIT/ RECEIV E M ODE COM PATIBILIT Y FOR AEGIS/PROVOICE OP ERA TION GROUP/CHANNEL PROGRAMMING (TRANSMIT) CLEAR RECEIV E DIGITAL RECEIV E PRIVATE RECEIV E CLEAR Yes No No DIGITAL Yes Yes No PRIVATE Yes No Yes* TRANSMIT/ RECEIV E M ODE COM PATIBILIT Y FOR VOICE GUARD OPERAT ION GROUP/CHANNEL PROGRAMMING (TRANSMIT) CLEAR RECEIV E PRIVATE RECEIV[...]

66 Message trun ked group calls and individual calls will be answ ered back in the mode they were receiv ed, assuming the call or hang time is still active. Individual, phone, all and emergency calls will be transmitted clear if digital mode is di sabled or in operative. 1. If receiving an analog mess age trunked call, the radio w ill respond in an[...]

67 AEGIS Pri vate, ProVoice Private , And Voice G uard Private Modes The Aeg i s, ProVoice an d Voice Guard private m odes allow the radio to transmit encrypted messages an d recei ve clear or private transmissi ons. The radio w ill transmi t priv ate if the group/ch a nnel i s programm ed for priv ate operation an d forced ope ration is pre-progra[...]

68 Transferring Keys In to The Radio The following procedure outlines ba sic key transferring steps. 1. Turn the radi o OFF. 2. Ensu re that the PC program ming cables and adapte r box are discon nected from radi o uni t. 3. Pl ug t he m odular connector of the Keyloader cable int o the Keyloader modular jack. 4. Connect th e Ke yloader cable to th[...]

69 ENCRYPTION K EY DISPLAYED M ESSAGE DISPLAY ED System "SYS KEY" "KEY = 1" Group/Channel "GRP KEY" /"CHN KEY" "KEY = 2"/KEY = 2" Key Z ero All cry p tographi c keys can be zeroed (erase d from radio mem o ry) by pressing the c button (System Model) o r C (Scan Model) and wh ile still pressin g[...]

70 If the last state of the radio was pr ivate mode, the p rivate mode w ill be enabled on power u p . Also the private mode will be enabled if forced operation h as been prog ra mme d in the radio If a grou p or channel is not programm ed for private mode operation , PVT DIS will be displa y ed if an attempt i s made to enable p rivate transmit mo[...]

71 Channel Guard Channel Guard en code is transmitted on analog clear channels only. Channel Guard decode w ill operate on either a clear or private channel. The exception is when G-STAR signalling is u sed (see G-STAR paragraph). G-S TAR When G-STAR is pro grammed on a private channel, the radio will transmit G-STAR in clear mode and then switch t[...]

72 Slaved Mo de O peration During Slaved mode operat ion eith er controller can operate the radio with no change i n System and Group settin gs when control is switched. B oth controllers display the current information. If a k ey is pressed at the idle controller, other th an PTT , E or sir e n and li ght ke ys a s no te d i n fo ll o wi ng paragr[...]

73 Dual Control Audio Audio output du ri ng du al control operation i s a pre-prog ra m med function . Default operation rout es audio only to th e acti ve cont roller. MULTIPLE RADIO OPERATION Orion mobile radio may be configured to op erate in a mu ltip le radio mode that perm its m ore than one radio to be con trolled from a single control unit [...]

74 First Come First Serve Display In this mode the control unit displa y will show the call information of the radio that i s providing the audi o. A call in process prev ents audio from other radios from being heard for th e duration of t he call. This mode corresponds w ith the f irst come first serve audio m ode (see following paragraph on Audio[...]

75 LAST SYSTE M/GROUP OR CHANNEL RECALL (Supervisor y Radio Units Only) This feature enables the user to recall th e last selected s ystem/group after an EDACS e merge nc y or ho me func tion, a con ventio nal e merge nc y or ho me funct ion or syste m/group key fu nctio n. T his feat ure must b e pr e- programm ed as "Enabled" to funct i[...]

76 SENDING A MANUA LL Y ENTERED INTERCONNECT CALL (SYSTEM MODE L ONLY) 1. Select a channel in the radio sys te m that has telephone interconnect capability. The radio should be progra mm ed for DT MF operation on this channel. 2. P ress the k button to toggle the keypad to the DTMF function (sec ondar y func tion) . 3. Press and hold PTT to key the[...]

77 KEYPAD REMAPP ING If the keys ha ve been re m a pped to p rovid e ne w fu nctio ns, ple ase fi ll in the foll owi n g fo r fut ure r efer enc e . ORION System Model Ke ypad ORION Scan Model Ke ypad[...]

78 OPERATING RULES AND REGULATIONS Two way FM radio systems must be operated in accordance with t he rules and regulations of the Federal Co mmunications Co mmission (FCC). As an operator of two way radio equipment, the user must be thoroughly familiar with the rules that apply to the intended t ype of radio ope ration. Follo w in g these rules wil[...]

79 GLOSSARY Agency - An agency is composed of multiple fleets. Units ca n be programmed to initiate agency calls to access multiple f leets. ( T runked Mode Onl y) Base/U nit Operation - A programmed opt ion used i n some fleets s o units can only hear and talk to a base dispatch un it, not to other m obiles or personals in the grou p. In this mode[...]

80 Group Or Subfleet - A group of users share the s ame program group identifi cation num ber in their mobi le and personal radios. All units in the same group will receive a dispatch call placed by a ny one unit in th e group. (Tr unked Mo de o nly). Group Scan - Programming that allows th e rad io to monitor many groups simultaneously ( mult i-gr[...]

81 Talk-aro und Mode - Also referred to as "di rect m ode", talk-aroun d provides a direct unit-to-unit short ra nge communications link. It is intended to maintain communi cations ou t side of the main syst em coverage area. Telephone Inter- Connect - This feature allows the user to initiate or receive teleph one cal ls th rough the radi[...]

82 OPERATOR'S RADIO SETUP RADIO TYPE: FREQUENCY BA ND: OPERATOR'S NAME: EMERGENCY GROUP: SYST EM NUMBER SYSTEM NA ME TRK/CNV GRP /CHN NUMBER GRP/ CHN NA ME USE[...]

83 WARRANTY A. M/A-CO M Privat e Radio System s, Inc. (herei nafter "Sell e r") warra nts to the origi nal purchas er for use (herein after "Buyer ") that Equip ment manufact ured by or f or the Seller sh all be free from def ects in material , w orkman ship and title, and shall confor m to its publish ed speci fications. With r[...]

M/A-COM 3315 Old For est Road Lynchburg, Vir ginia 24501 (Outside USA, 43 4-385-2400) Toll Free 800-528-7711 Printed in U.S.A . EMERGENCY NUMBERS Police State Police Fire Poison Control Ambulance Life Saving a nd Rescue Squad OPERATING TIPS The following co nditions tend to reduce the effective range of two-way radios and should be av oided wheneve[...]