Ericsson M-PATM SERIES LBI-38377E manual

LBI -38 377E Operat or’ s Manual M-P A  SERIES POR T ABLE RADIO[...]

NOTI CE! This manual covers Eric sson and General Electr ic prod ucts man ufactured and sold by Ericsson Inc . The software contained in this device is copyrighted b y Ericsson Inc. Unpublished rights are reserved under the copyright laws of the United States. NOTICE! This ma nual is published by Eri css on Inc. , without any warranty. Impr ovem en[...]

T ABLE OF CONTENTS ( CONT .) OPERA TING TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 OPERA TING R ULES AND REGULA TIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 BA TTER Y P A CKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 INST ALLING THE BA T TER Y P A CK . . . 28 REMO VING THE B A TTER Y P A CK . . . 29 CHARGING THE B A TTER Y P A CKS . . 29 RECHARGE ABLE B A TTER Y P A CK DISP[...]

PRODUCT SPECIFICATION FOR CE MARKED EQUIPMENT The M-P A P or table conf or ms to the f ollowing Product Specifications . EURO PEAN ST AND ARDS: Saf ety: Not Applicab le EMC: prET S 300 279 (A ugust 1995) TTD: Not Applicable SUPPLEMENT AR Y INFORMA TION: At this time, the M-P A por tab le radio ma y not be operated while in a vehicular charger in th[...]

INTRODUCTION This manual descr ibes the operation of the M-P A  two-w a y FM Select, Scan, and S ystem model por table radios . Operating controls on the r adio include a ro- tatable control knob , rotatab le v olume control, a 4- button k eypad ( S can model) or 16-button k eypad (System model), push-to-talk, emergency and moni- tor b uttons. T[...]

the operating channel, mode, or specific Channel Guard encode/decode tones. See M ODE /CHAN- NEL/CG SEL ECTION f or details. A stop plate ma y be installed under the knob to limit the maximum number of positions to less than sixteen (16). It is nor mally f actor y installed f or fifteen (15) positions. Some radios m ay be programmed with this knob [...]

Figure 1 - M - PA Personal Radio Figure 2 - M - PA Radio (Top V iew) 7[...]

SIDE VIEW FRO N T VIEW Figure 3 - M-PA Scan Model Radio 8[...]

MENU BUTTON (Scan Model) Pressing the MENU b utton causes the r adio to scroll through up to six ( 6) diff erent menus pro- gram med into the radio . After the desired menu is displa yed, the f eature within the menu is selected with the SEL button. The menus that ma y be pro- gram med are: Menu Display Funct ion Or Use "CHANNEL" The MENU[...]

After the men u is chosen, the desired function or f eature is selected b y pressing the SEL b utton. F or e xample, to disable the aler t tones , press M ENU until "ALER T " is display ed then press SEL to select "DIS- ABLED". Next pr ess the EXIT b utton. EXIT BUTTON Pressing the EXIT button will cause the r adio to e xit the [...]

SIDE VIEW FRO N T VIEW Figure 5 - M - PA System M odel Radio 11[...]

"KEY LOCK" Allows the keypad buttons to be locked or unlocked. "SCAN A/D" Allows channels to be added to or deleted from the scan list for the current mode. T he priority- one channel and the priority- two channel are also set within this menu. "ALERT" Allows the alert tones to be dis- abled or enabled. "PHN EDIT&[...]

mode must be enab led and the desired menu must be chosen by pr essing and releasing the MENU button until the desired m enu appears in the displa y . After the men u is chosen, the desired function or f eature is selected b y pressing the SEL button. For e xample, to disable the aler t tones , press M ENU until "ALER T" is displa yed the[...]

T 99 Type 99 tone decode - On indicates Type 99 tone decoding is enabled on the se- lected channel. Flashing indicates a T99 selective call has been received and the radio must be reset to receive another T99 call. TX Transmitter enabled - On when the radio is transmitting. BSY BuSY - On indicates a carrier is being received (the channel is busy). [...]

ALERT TONE S The M-P A uses aler t tones or "beeps" to indicate v ar ious operating conditions. Aler t tones ma y be ena bled or disabled via the menu m od e if th e "ALER T" f eature is progr ammed. See "AL ERT " MENU f or details . The aler t tones ma y be disab led when the radio is prog rammed. CARRIER CONTROL TIM [...]

If program med on, the pow er-up aler t tone (beep) will be heard. MODE/CHANNEL/CG S ELECTION The M-P A Scan and System model radios ma y be progr ammed with up to 192 diff erent radio chan- nels. A maximum of 12 modes of 16 channels each or 16 modes of 12 channels each ma y be pro- gram med into the radio (12 x 16 = 192). Select the desired mode ([...]

2. Press the SEL b utton until the desired mode’ s name appears in the displa y . 3. Press the MENU button until "CHA NNEL" appears in the displa y . 4. Press the SEL b utton until the desired chan- nel’ s name appears in the displa y . 5. Press the EXIT b utton to s witch r adio opera- tion to the new mode and channel, and e xit the [...]

TRANSMI TTING A MESSA GE 1. Select the desir ed mode, channel, and/or Cha nnel Gu ard. See the M ODE/CHAN- NEL/CG SEL ECT ION f or details.. 2. Ensure no one is transmitting on the se- lected channel by pressing the MONIT OR BUTT ON to disable squelch or obser ving the displa y f or the absence of the "BSY" status flag. If the Channel Bus[...]

CONTROL KNOB will not change channels. Turning the radio off and back on will reset this condition. • GE-STAR is sent on the selected channel and the radio locks onto that channel. Rotat- ing the CONTROL K NOB will not change channels. T urning the radio off and then back on will reset this condition. SCANNING CHAN NELS (Sca n and System model s)[...]

channel. One of the f ollowing m essages ma y be momentarily displa yed: "SCAN DIS " - – The radio is not progr amm ed to scan. "FIXED P1" - – A priority- one channel has been prog ramme d into t he radio. A new p riori ty- one channel can not be selected. "FIXD LST" - – A f ixed scan list is pro - gramm ed into [...]

1. If the "SCN" status flag is on, press S C AN to tur n scan off . 2. Select a channel in y our radio system that has telephone interconnect capability . The radio should be prog rammed f or DTMF op- eration on this channel. 3. Press the MENU b utton until "PHONE" ap- pears in the displa y . 4. Press the SEL b utton to scroll t[...]

TELEPHONE INT ERCONNECT CALLS SYST EM MODE LS T elephone interconnect calls can be placed on radio channels equipped with this capability . Each cha nnel programmed into the radio can be pro- gram med for telephone interconnect by enabling it f or DTMF dial operation. One (1) of the ten (10) pro- gram med telephone numbers can be selected and autom[...]

4. While holding the PTT BU TT ON, p ress either the " * " button or the "#" b utton as required b y the radio system to obtain a telephone line. The radio will transmit the selected tone. 5. Release the PTT BU TT ON and listen f or a dial tone. 6. When the dial tone is receiv ed, press an hold the PTT BU TT ON and dial the desi[...]

4. Press the SEL b utton to scroll through the phone list until the progr ammed or stored name f or the desired telephone n umber ap- pears in the displa y . 5. Press and release the PTT B UTT ON to automatically dial the selected number . 6. When the called par ty ans wers, press the PTT BU TT ON to transmit and release it to receiv e. Repeat as n[...]

3. Press the SEL button until "LOCKED" is displa yed. 4. T o lock the k eypad press the EX IT b utton. Unlock Th e Keypad 1. Press the MENU b utton until "KEY LOCK" appears in the displa y . 2. Press the S EL b utton until "UNLOCKED" is displa yed. 3. T o unlock the ke ypad press the EXIT button. "ALER T" MEN[...]

PROGRAMMABLE BY CHANNEL • Transmit and Receive Frequencies • 8-Character Alphanumer ic Display (Channel Designator) • Tone or Digital Channel Guard Encode/De- code • Type 99 Tone Decode • Transmit Power Level High or Low • Transmit STE On or Off • Channel Busy Lockout • Carrier C ontrol Tim er • Backlight On or Off • Alert Tones[...]

OPERATING TIPS Antenna location and condition is impor tant when operating a por table r adio . Oper ating the radio in low areas of terrain, under power lines or bridges , inside of a v ehicle or in a metal or steel fram ed building can se v e rely reduce the r ange of the unit. Mountains and b uildings can also reduce the r ange of the unit. In a[...]

2. The use of prof ane or obscene language is prohibited b y F ederal la w . 3. It is against the law to send f alse call letters, or f alse distress or emergency messages . 4. The FCC requires that you k eep conv ersa- tions brief and confine them to business . T o sav e time, use coded messages whene v er po ss ible. 5. Using your r adio to send [...]

REM O VING T HE B A TTER Y P A CK 1. Ensure the ON/OFF SWITCH on the battery pack is in the off position. 2. Press do wn on the batter y release latch and slide the batter y pack out in the dir ection of the release latch. See Fi gure 9. CHARGING THE BATTE RY PACKS After receiving a new rechargeab le battery pac k from the f actor y , it should be [...]

Cha rgers are av ailabl e with nominal charge times of 1 hour (r apid) and 14 hours (standard). Combinations include single ( 1) and multi (5) posi- tion, standard and rapid char ge units. In addition, the v ehicular chargers/repeaters sim ultaneously charge the batter y packs while the radio is operating. F or specific instructions refer to the ap[...]

INTRINSICALL Y SAFE USAGE Selected por table r adios with appropriate f actor y installed F4 Options are cer tified as Intrinsically Saf e by the F actor y Mutual Research Cor poration. Intrin- sically Saf e approv al includes Class I, II, III, Division 1 hazardous locations in the presence of Groups C , D , E, F and G atmospheres . Non-Incendiv e [...]

ACCESS ORIES The f ollowing accessor ies are appro ved f or use with intrinsically saf e radios. Use of accessories other than those listed v oids F actor y Mutual appr ov al. • PAAC1J Ear piec e K it • PAAE3E Speaker/M icrophone • PAAE3G Speaker/M icrophone/ Antenna • PANC1 B Antenna, 136 - 151 MHz, Helical • PANC1 C Antenna, 146 - 162 M[...]

W ARRANTY A. Eric sson Inc. (her eina fter "Se ller ") warrants to the o rig in al pu rchase r f or u se (here inafte r "Buyer") that Equi pmen t manufactured by Seller shall be free from defects i n ma teri al, wo rkman ship and ti tle, an d sh all confor m to its pu blished s peci ficati ons. With resp ect to any Equ ipme nt n[...]

NICKEL-CADMIUM B A TTER Y W ARRANTY A. Er icsson Inc. (hereinafter "Seller") warrants to the original purchaser f or use (hereinafter "Buy er ") that nic kel-cadmium batter ies supplied by Seller shall be free from defects in material and w or kmanship , and shall c onf or m to its publ i shed specifications f or a period of twe[...]

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