Tyco Electronics LPE-200 manual

Operator ’s Manual AE/ LZT 123 1868 R10A EDACS ® /ProVoice ™ LPE-200 Portable Radio[...]

2 Copyright © 1998 - 2001 M/A-COM Private Radio System s, Inc. All rights reserved. NOTE! Repairs to thi s equi pm ent s hould be m ade only by an aut horized service t echnic ian or fac ility designat ed by the supplier. Any repairs , alterati ons or s ubst itut ion of recom m ended part s m ade by the us er to t his equi pm ent not approved by t[...]

3 T A BLE OF CONT ENT S Page INT RODUCT ION ............................................... 7 USER INT ERFACE ........................................... 8 BUT T ONS AND KNOBS ........................... 12 KEY PAD .................................................... 15 Standard Functions ................................ 16 Scan Model .............[...]

4 T A BLE OF CONT ENT S Page Group or Channel Selection ................... 32 T RUNKED MODE OPERAT IO N................ 35 Receiving A G roup Call .......................... 35 Sending A Group Call ............................. 37 Conventional Failsof t .............................. 38 EMERGENCY OPERATIO N ...................... 38 SCANNING T RUN[...]

5 T A BLE OF CONT ENT S Page Sending A T elephone Interc onnect Call (T runk ed Mode O nly ) ....................... 55 DT MF Over dial / Conventional Mode T elephone Interconnec t ................... 58 PROGR AMMABLE ENT RIES ......................... 61 Pres toring Individual and T elephone Interc onnect Calls f r om the Key pad (Sy stem Model on[...]

6 T A BLE OF CONT ENT S Page ADDING CHANNELS T O A SCAN LIST ..................................................... 83 DELET ING CHANNELS FROM A SCAN LIST .......................................... 84 NUISANCE DELET E .............................. 84 T URNING SCAN ON ................................. 85 T URNING SCAN OF F ..........................[...]

7 INT RODUCTION T his m anual descr ibes how to use the EDACS  /ProVoice  LPE-200 Portable Radio. T he LPE-200 is a sy nthesized, m icropr ocess or- based, high perf orm ance por table FM radio providing reliable tw o- way com m unic ations in the Enhanc ed Digital Acc ess Com m unications Sy s tem ( EDACS) or ProVoic e trunk ing environm ent[...]

8 • Up to 800 sy s tem /group c om binations and up to 200 conventional c hannels • T rans lucent k ey s USER INT ERFA CE T he LPE-200 oper ating controls are located on the radio's fr ont, top and left panels . A 6-button (s can m odel) or 15-button ( sy stem m odel) k ey pad, Liquid Cry stal Display (LCD), m icr ophone and speak er are o[...]

9 Figu re 1 - LPE- 200 Radio (Sca n M odel Shown)[...]

10 Figu re 2 - LPE- 200 Radio (Sy stem Model Shown)[...]

11 Power O n/Off Volu me Knob S ystem / G rou p Ch annel Kn ob A ntenna Emer gency B utton TX LED Opt i on B ut t on Clear / Mo nit o r Butt on Push-To-T alk ( PTT ) Butt on Batt e r y Rele ase Butt on Figu re 3 – T op, Back an d Lef t Panel View s[...]

12 BUT TO NS A ND KNOBS T his sec tion describes the prim ary f unction of the button and knob c ontrols. O ther f unc tions ass ociated with these controls are detailed in later sec tions. SYST EM / GROUP/ CHA NNEL KNOB Se le cts sy stems or groups /channels ( depending on program m ing) . T his is a 16 - position r otary k nob. See SY ST EM/GROUP[...]

13 level (i.e. VOL = 31 ). T he volum e range is fr om a m inim u m progr am m ed level of zero (dis play ed as OFF in the display ) up to 31 which is the loudes t level. EM ERGENCY / HOM E B UTTO N T he EMERGENCY/HOME button is used to autom atic ally selec t a pr e-pr ogram m ed Gr oup/Sy s tem by pres sing and holding fo r a program m ed duratio[...]

14 CLEA R/ MO N I TO R B UTTO N Serves s everal pur poses depending on the oper ating m ode. In trunk ed m ode, the CLEAR/MONIT O R button exits the cur rent operation and remove s a ll d isp lay s asso cia ted with it. The radio and dis play then return to the group rec eive state. In c onventional m ode, pres sing this button unm utes the rec eiv[...]

15 KEYPA D T he k ey pad lay out has a total of 6 or 15 k ey s. T he key s have s pecial f unctions and are labeled as suc h using a s y m bol or abbr eviated word des cribing its pr im ary f unction. Num eric entr y is a s econdar y func tion of the k ey s. Eac h k ey is des cribed below. Figu re 4 - Keypad (Scan M odel) Figure 5 - Keypa d (Sy ste[...]

16 Standa rd Functions < > Prim ary f unc tion - changes the sy stem or group/c hannel (depending on progr am m ing). Secondar y f unc tion - used to sc roll thr ough item s within a list. Pre ss < , to sc roll in incr easing order , > to sc roll in decr easing order . M Prim ary func tion - ac ces ses the m enu lis t. T his is a list o[...]

17 Scan M o del O User defined. A Adds or deletes s elected groups or c hannels f rom the sc an list of the cur rently selec ted sy s tem . See trunk ed and conventional sc an sec tion f or details . S T oggles scan oper ation on and off. System M odel 1 Used to d ire ctly access sy stems via the k ey pad and to ac cess sy st em s election in inc r[...]

18 4 Used to tur n private encr y ption featur e on and of f. 6 9 Adds or deletes s elected gr oups or c hannels f rom the sc an list of the cur rently selec ted sy s tem . See trunk ed and conventional sc an section f or details . Firs t pres s re calls curr ent status . Second pr ess adds or deletes . * Used to plac e a telephone c all through th[...]

19 T he operating proc edures that f ollow assum e that the buttons and k ey pad k ey s oper ate as m ar k ed. If they have been r eass igned, T able 1 should be com pleted to s how the new f unction(s ). Subs titute the new assigned k ey s when using the oper ating proc edures. Table 1 - Button and Key A ssi gnments STA NDA RD A SS IGNM E NTS REA [...]

20 DISPLA Y T he radio dis play is m ade up of 3 lines (Figur e 6). Lines 1 and 2 contain eight alphanum er ic c harac ter block s and are us ed prim arily to display sy s tem and group nam es. Line 1 also dis play s r adio s tatus m es sages . The 3rd line is us ed prim arily to display radio s tatus ic ons. All thr ee lines ar e used to display m[...]

21 In trunk ed m ode: ON - indicates the radio is trans m itting or r eceiving a c all on the work ing channel. FLASHING - indicates a c all has been queued. In conventional m ode: ON – indicates a call is being rec eived. ON - indicates the radio is trans m itting. Note: W hen operating in a trunk ed sy stem , the radio m ay be pr ogram m ed to [...]

22 Auto Power m ode autom atic ally adj usts radio output power to optim ize battery lif e. Indicates battery voltage is getting low. Note: W hen or in c onjunc tion with LOW BA TT m ess age the radio will no longer trans m it. T he radio will autom atic ally power down s oon after this c ondition exis ts. Indicates the EDACS is in the f ails of t [...]

23 On - indicates selec ted group or channel is priority -one s can. On - indica tor f or c onventional c hannel is enabled with Channel Guard. FLASHING - indicates Channel G uard is tem porarily dis abled. M essages During radio oper ation, various r adio s tatus m es sages c an be display ed. T he m ess ages are desc ribed below. Message Name Des[...]

24 Message Name Description Channel Scan Indicates the control channel is lost and the radio has entered the C ontrol Channel Scan mode to search for the control channel. (Usually out of range indication.) WA SCAN W ide Area Scan - Tr unked mode only. Indicates the radio has entered the W ide Area Scan mode to search for a new system (if enabled th[...]

25 Message Name Description radio w ill automatically shutdow n. RXEMER Rec ei ve Emergency - Tr unked mode only. Indicates an emergency call is being received. This message w ill be flashing on line tw o. TXEMER Transmit Emergency - Tr unked mode only. Indicates an emergency call has been transmitted on this radio. T his message w ill be flashing [...]

26 Error M essages If either of the f ollowi ng er ror m ess ages is dis play ed, the radio w as either progr am m ed incor rect ly or needs ser vicing: DSP ERR ERR=XXXX DSP ERR or DIG V ERR (Power Up only ) UNIVERSA L DEVICE CONNECT OR (UDC) T he Universal Device Connector (UDC) provides connec tions f or ex ternal ac cess ories suc h as a heads e[...]

27 Call Queued (T runked M ode O nly ) A high-pitc hed tone after pres sing the PT T button indicates the sy s tem has placed the c all reques t in the queue. T he rec eiving unit(s) also hear the tones , indicating they will rec eive a call shor tly . If the PT T button is r eleased, the radio will autok ey whenever a channel bec om es available ([...]

28 Carrier Cont rol T imer If the pr ogram m ed tim e f or continuous trans m iss ion is exc eeded, five s hort high- pitched warning tones f ollowed by a long low-pitched tone will be heard. T he tr ansm itter will shut down shortly after hearing the aler t, interrupting c om m unications . Release and re-k ey the PT T button to m aintain com m un[...]

29 OPERA T ION T URNING ON TH E RA DIO 1. T urn on the radio by r otating the PO W ER O N- OF F/VOLUME k nob cloc k wise. A shor t alert signal (if enabled thr ough program m ing) indicates the radio is ready to use. 2. T he display shows the las t se lected sy s tem and group or a def ault s y s tem and group (depending on program m ing). 3. Adjus[...]

30 SYST EM /GROUP/CHA NNEL SEL ECT ION System Selection Several m ethods can be used to selec t a new sy stem. MET HOD 1: From knob: If s y s tem s election is program m ed to the SY ST EM/ GRO UP/CHANNEL k nob, selec t a sy st em by turning the SYSTEM/ GRO UP/CHANNEL k nob to the desir ed s y stem num ber pos ition (1- 16). The dis play regis ters[...]

31 Note: If sy stem sele ctio n i s program m ed to the SY ST EM/G ROUP/CHANNEL k nob, direc t acc ess to sy s tem s will not be available. Pres sing < or > will sc roll through dif f erent s ets of 16 sy stem s each (bank s) if m ore than 16 sy stem s are progr am m ed into the radio. T he s y s tem s within each bank are then s electable vi[...]

32 Pre ss M . Group or Cha nnel Selec tion Several m ethods can be used to selec t a new group or c hannel. MET HOD 1: F rom k nob: If group selec tion is program m ed to the SY ST EM/G ROUP/ CHANNEL k nob, selec t a group by turning the SY ST EM/G ROUP/CHANNEL k nob to the desir ed group num ber pos ition. T he display regis ters the new group nam[...]

33 Note: If group s elect ion is program m ed to the SY ST EM/G ROUP/CHANNEL k nob, direc t acces s to groups will not be available. Pres sing the < or > will scr oll through dif f erent s ets of 16 groups each (bank s) if m o re than 16 groups ar e program m ed into the radio. T he groups w ithin each bank ar e then selec table via the SY ST[...]

34 Exam ple: Sy stem : 1 = North Gr oup: 1=G roup 1 2 = South 2=Gr oup 2 3 = East 3=Gr oup 3 4 = W es t 4=Gr oup 4 Pres s 2 (N orth is the c urr ently select ed group). Pre ss 4. Pre ss M .[...]

35 T RUNKED M ODE OPERA TION Digital trunk ing pr ovides f as t com m unica tion acc ess at all time s, even dur ing busy hours . In this m ode the operator selec ts a c om m unic ations s y s tem and group and the audio c om m unic ation or work ing channel ( W C) is allocated thr ough digital s ignaling wi th the s ite. Receiving A Group Call 1. [...]

36 T he initiating radio ID of the las t group c all rec eived is s hown on line one of the dis play . Us e the > to view the radio ID's of other radios that initiated group c alls. Pres sing the M ke y will display the tim e elaps ed sinc e that c all was rec eived. Pres sing PT T will initiate an individual call to the display ed radio ID[...]

37 Sending A Group Call 1. T urn on the radio and s et the POW ER ON- OF F/VO LUME k nob to the desir ed volum e level. Select the des ired s y s tem and gr oup. 2. Press and hold the PT T button. T he radio will display the sy stem and group nam es and perf orm the necess ary s ignaling required to obtain a com m unica tion channel. 3. W hen the w[...]

38 Conventional Failsoft In the unlik ely event of a f ailur e of the EDACS or ProVoic e Sy s tem , com m unications m ay tak e plac e in conventional f ails oft m ode. T he radio will be autom atic ally dir ected to a c om m unications channel set up f or this purpos e. During this m ode of operation, CONV FS w ill be dis play ed in the alphanum e[...]

39 declar ed s canning will stop and r estar ts only af ter the em ergenc y has been c leared. Receivin g an Emerg ency Call W hen rec eiving an em er gency c all on the selec ted group and s y s tem , an aler t beep is hear d and com es on. T he m essage *RXEM ER* f lashes in the display on line two until the em ergency condition is cleared. Decla[...]

40 4. Release PT T when the tr ansm ission is comple te. 5. T o clear the em ergenc y f irs t pres s and hold the CLEAR/MONIT O R button. W hile c ontinuing to hold the CLEAR/MONIT OR button, pres s the EMERGEN CY button. (This will work if the radio is pr ogram m ed to clear em ergencies .) SCA NNING T RUNKED GROUPS Gr oups which have been previou[...]

41 selec ted group, the radio will switch to the selec ted group s ince it has pr iority . • T he radio will continue s canning if a new group is selec ted when scan is on. • Pres sing the PT T button w hen s can is on will caus e the radio to trans m it on the dis play ed group or to the c urr ently s elected gr oup (depending on progr am m in[...]

42 5. Pres s A a third tim e to s et the group to Prior ity 1. A is display ed on line three. T he priority level sect ion sequenc e only advanc es the group to the nex t high priority level and stops at prior ity level 1. T o s elec t a lower prior ity level, the group m u st be deleted f rom the sc an list and then added back to the s can lis t. [...]

43 SYSTEM M odel Radios 1. W ith s can oper ation turned of f, s elect the desir ed group to add to the selec ted tr unk ed sy st em group s can lis t. 2. Pres s 6 . T he curr ent priority status of the group will be display ed in c olum n 10 of line thr ee for a tim e- out period. If the group is not part of the sc an list the s tatus will be blan[...]

44 FIXED P1 A Priority 1 group has been pre- program m ed into the radio. A new Priority 1 group c annot be selec ted. FIXD LST A fixed scan lis t has been pr e- program m ed into the r adio. It is not poss ible to change the list without reprogr am m ing the radio. Note: To quick ly view m ultiple group s can status , press either 6 or the 9 k ey [...]

45 SYSTEM M odel Radios 1. W ith s can oper ation turned of f, s elect the desir ed group to delete fr om the selec ted trunk ed s y s tem 's group s can lis t. 2. Pres s 9 . The curr ent s tatus of the gr oup is display ed f or a tim e-out period. 3. W hile the s tatus is display ed, pres s 9 to delete the group f rom the s can list. , or tur[...]

46 SCA NNING T RUNKED SY ST EM S T he radio c an be pr ogram m ed with the following Sy s tem Sc an f eatures . T hese f eatures are autom atic ally enabled upon radio power up. A k ey or m enu option is also def ined to allow the Sy stem Sc an featur es to be toggled during radio oper ation. T his is cover ed in the MENU SELECT IO N and PRE- PROG [...]

47 ProSound/Pr oScan algorithm is enabled as explained on the f ollowing page). T his pr iority s can tim er is reset each tim e the PT T button is pres sed or when the call is rec eived. If the priority s y s tem contr ol channel is found, ( or m eets the pr edefined cr iteria (Pr oSound/ProSc an)) , the radio will autom atic ally s witch to the p[...]

48 Pr oSound T he radio m ay be pr ogram m ed f or Pr oSound sy st em s can operation f or m ulti- site applications . ProSound is an enhanced m ulti-site s y s tem s canning algorithm com par ed to W ide Area Sy s tem Sc an. ProSound provides the r adio with the ability to selec t a new sy st em f or the radio to c om m unicate on, when the selec [...]

49 sc anning algorithm designed to replac e Pr oSound sc anning. ProSc an provides the r adio with the ability to select a new s y s tem f or the radio to com m unic ate on, w hen the selec ted sy s tem drops below a predef ined level. T his is ac com plished by enabling each radio to analy z e the signal quality of its cur rent contr ol channel an[...]

50 Pre -Programme d Keypa d Key Pres s the pre- program m ed k ey and the SYSC ON or SYSC O FF display m es sage is disp lay ed f or two seconds to s how the new s tate. INDIVIDUA L CA LLS Receiving A nd Responding T o A n Individual Call (Trunked M ode Only ) W hen the radio r ec eives an individual call (a c all direc ted only to the us er's[...]

51 T o res pond after the call- back tim e- out, pr ess the # k ey . The radio's display will show the caller s ID on the fir st line and WHCI=1 on the second line. Pres sing the PT T button at this point will initiate an individual call bac k to the original c aller. T he radio stores the ID's of the las t 10 callers in the Calls Rec eiv[...]

52 Pres sing PT T w ill initiate an individual call to the display ed logic al ID. T urning the radio of f and on will clear this lis t. Sending A n Indiv idual Call (Trunked M ode Only ) Pre-S tored Indiv idual Calls T he following proc edures des cr ibes how to initiate and com plete a pre-s tored individual c all. System M odel 1. T o selec t a [...]

53 Scan M o del 1. T o s elect a pre-s tored individual num ber, enter the m enu m ode by us ing the M key . S cr o l l through the m ode list using the < or > ke y . Pre ss M . turns on. Scr oll through the list of stor ed phone num bers using the < or > k ey until the desir ed num ber is dis play ed. Pr ess M . 2. Pr ess the PT T butt[...]

54 2. Pr ess the PTT button to trans m it. turns on, turns off and the c hannel acces s tone s ounds. Line one shows the c alled individual's ID fo llowed by the logical ID num ber of the unit being called. T he m ess age *INDV* dis play s on line two. Proceed talk ing into the m icrophone. Call Storag e Lists T here ar e two lists available f[...]

55 W hen in the sa ved call lis t, press ing the M ke y toggles the tim e stam p on and of f. T he tim e stam p indicates how long ago the call was r eceived. W hen in the pre-s tored lis t pres sing the M k ey toggles the L ogical ID entif ication ( LID ) on and of f . T ELEPHONE INTERCONNECT CA LLS Receiving A T elephone Interconnect Call (Trunke[...]

56 Pre ss the M k ey again then use the < , > k ey s to s croll thr ough the list of prestor ed num bers . 2. Pres s and release the PT T button. W hen the radio is clear to tr ansm it, turns on, turns of f and the channel ac ces s tone sounds . Line one shows the accom pany ing nam e selec ted f rom the list of st ored num ber s. T he m es s[...]

57 Direct Dia ling of Phone Calls (S yste m M odel only ) 1. If the phone num ber is not st ored in the pre- stor ed list of phone num ber s, but the phone num ber is k nown, it can be enter ed direct ly f rom the k ey pad. Start by press ing the * . T hen enter the requir ed num ber fr om the k ey pad. Note: The last num ber entered dir ectly can [...]

58 In half- duplex m ode, only one per son m ay talk at a tim e. T he r adio PT T button needs to be pres sed in order to com m unicate to the individual called and r eleased f or the individual called to be hear d. 4. T o term inate the c all, m om entarily press the CLEAR/MONIT O R button. DTM F Overdial / Conventional Mode T elephone Interc onne[...]

59 T he f ollowi ng s teps ar e required to dial thes e num bers : SCA N Radio: 1. Follow the procedur e in Sending A Telephone Interc onnect Call (Trunke d M ode Only) to establis h a connec tion to the telephone sy stem or c onsult the sy s tem adm inistrator fo r the proc edure to acc ess a dial tone on the trunked or c onventional sy stem . 2. [...]

60 System Radio: T he following steps ar e required to dial thes e num bers : 1. Follow the procedur e in Sending A Telephone Interc onnect Call (Trunke d M ode Only) to establis h a connec tion to the telephone sy stem or c onsult the sy s tem adm inistrator fo r the proc edure to acc ess a dial tone on the trunked or c onventional sy stem . 2. O [...]

61 prevents unwanted number s f rom being sent the next tim e the PT T button is pr ess ed during the call) . T his overdial s elect/entr y m ode rem ains active until the c all is dropped, c leared, or M is pres sed. T he overdial s elect/entr y m ode c an be re- entered if the call is still ac tive by pres sing * . PROG RA M M A BL E ENT RIES Pre[...]

62 3. Enter the des ired num ber. If neces sary , a pause can be entered by press ing and holding 0-9, * , or # until an unders cor e appears in the display (telephone inter connec t only ) . T he individual call lis t entries will accept up to 5 digits. T he phone call list entr ies ac cept a com bination of up to 31 digits and pauses . 4. Pres s [...]

63 pres sed (the M k ey will overr ide the tim e-out period), the s tatus is se lected and will be transm itted to the site or s tored in the r adio m em ory where it c an be polled by the s ite at a futur e tim e. Status m es sages can als o be program m ed f or single k ey operation so that a single press of a k ey as signed to a status m es sage[...]

64 activation m ess age is s ent by the sy stem m anager . Each r adio that rece ives and ac k nowledges the regr ouping instr uctions is s ucc ess f ully r egrouped. Pres sing and holding the CLEAR/MONIT OR button for 2.5 s econds toggles the user into and out of the dy nam ic regr oup groups et. A double beep will sound for entry or exit. T he di[...]

65 declar e the em ergenc y on the cur rently selec ted dy nam ic gr oup. M A CRO KEY OPERA T ION Macr o k ey oper ation perm its the us er to acc om plis h a ser ies of k ey s trok es with a single "m ac ro" k ey s trok e. Each Mac ro Key is capable of exec uting up to twenty ( 20) k ey st rok es, to any pushbutton input (i.e., k ey pad [...]

66 T he radio will continue to receive and tr ansm it norm ally while in the m enu f unc tion. T o sc roll through the m enu options use the < , or > k ey s . W hen the requir ed m enu item has been found align the cursor with the option then pres s M to selec t it. T he m enu item 's param eter setting s hown in the display c an now be [...]

67 PRESS: M T he back light m enu item is activated. Line one shows the ac tive m enu item and its cur rent param eter setting. Line two s hows the cur rently selec ted sy stem or gr oup nam e. T he m enu item 's param eter setting s hown in the display can now be changed by us ing < , or > . Onc e the desir ed setting is reached pr ess [...]

68 T he TX POW ER m enu item , when selected, toggles LO /HI/AUT O power for trunk ed s y s tem s or LO/HI power f or c onventional sy s tem s. It does not use < or > to s croll nor an additional press of the M button. T able 2 - M enu Item In formatio n FE A TURE DISPLA Y PA RA M ET ER S ETTI N G COM M ENT Keypad Lock Menu item : KEY LOCK On[...]

69 FE A TURE DIS PL A Y PA RA M ET ER S ETTI N G COM M ENT Displ ay Current Hom e Group/ Channel HOME N/A Selects Home Group/Channel Select Desi red System SYS SEL N/A Refe r to the Tab l e of Contents for SYSTEM / GROUP/ CHANNEL SELECT ION. Add Group/ Channel to Scan List SCAN ADD N/A Ad ds to Scan Li st. Dele te Group/Channel From Scan List SCAN [...]

70 FE A TURE DISPLA Y PA RA M ET ER S ETTI N G COM M ENT Feature Encryption Displ ay Menu Item : FEAT URES Once selected: See Feature Encryption Displ ay secti on Inform ational displ ays only; no user selectabl e settings Indicates current features program m ed into the radi o as w el l as certai n inform ati on required to add features to the rad[...]

71 non-enc ry pted. Clear m ode tr ansm issions c an be easily m onitor ed by unauthorized persons. Gr oups or channels program m ed f or c lear operation c annot trans m it or r eceive digital or private m es sages . Digital M ode T he digital m ode allows the radio to tr ansm it and rec eive digitized voice signals. Digital signals provide im pr [...]

72 DT M F T he overdial DT MF tones ar e not available while in the Digital Mode. Privat e M o de T he private m odes allow the radio to tr ansm it encr y pted m es sages and rec eive clear or private trans m iss ions. The radio trans m its private if the group/c hannel is progr am m ed f or private operation and for ced oper ation is pr e-progr am[...]

73 and clear with the M k ey , then f ollowing the selec tion m ode rules. Radios progr am m ed for fo rced private operation do not allow a c hange of the transm it m ode. Display ing the Curr ently Us ed Cry ptographic Key Number T o display the c ry ptographic k ey cur rently in use f or either the s y stem encry ption k ey (f or s pecial call s[...]

74 Group/Channe l Encry ption Key Key Zero All cr y ptogr aphic k ey s can be zeroed (eras ed fr om radio m em ory ) by pres sing the MONIT O R/CLEAR button and while still pr ess ing this button, press and hold the O PT ION button. Pr ess both buttons f or 2 s econds . A ser ies of beeps will begins at the s tart of the 2 sec ond period and then s[...]

75 private operation and the cor rect cry ptogr aphic k ey m us t be loaded into the radio. T ransmitt ing an Encrypted Call 1. Select the des ired group or channel. 2. Place the radio in private m ode by pres sing the M k ey , then follow the selec tion m ode rules . On a Sy s tem r adio, the 4 k ey can be used to toggle the private m ode on/off .[...]

76 Sca nned Group Calls Receiving a sc anned group call is the sa m e as rec eiving a selec ted group c all. During the s can hang tim e, if the radio was pr ogram m ed for autos elect, it will transm it back in the sam e m ode it r eceived the call. For ex am ple, if a c lear group is entered in the sc an list, it will only rec eive clear c alls. [...]

77 T able 3 - T ransmit/Receive M ode Compat ibility For Digi tal Voice O peratio n GROUP/ CHANNEL PROGRAMMING (TRANS MIT) CLE AR RECE IVE DIGITAL RECE IVE PRI VATE RECE IVE CLEA R Yes No No DIGI TAL Yes Y es No PRIVATE Yes N o Yes* *ass um es t he proper crypt ographic key i s loaded Conventional Digital or encry pted c hannels require Channel Gua[...]

78 PORT A BLE DA T A T he LPE-200 radios , when operating in the EDACS conf iguration, per m it either voic e or data calls to be trans m itted or r eceived. T he radio can handle only one ty pe of c all at a tim e; however, selec tion of either data or voic e is selec ted trans parently by the operator through norm al usage of the radio. Data com [...]

79 DA T A ON Display ed f or two sec onds on top line of dis play when the radio is toggled to the data enabled state. DA T A OFF OPERA T ION T he radio c an be placed in the data dis abled state by any of the f ollowing m ethods. W hen the data state is dis abled, the display shows " DA TA OFF " on the top line. • Declaring an em ergen[...]

80 EXIT ING DA T A CA LLS Under norm al conditions , the radio enters the sc an lock out m ode and returns to the c ontrol channel af ter c om pletion of a data call (tr ansm it or rec eive). If , during a data c all, one of the f ollowing conditions occurs , the data call is im m ediately term inated and the r adio per-f orm s the desired func tio[...]

81 • Entering individual c all m ode. • A new em ergency as signm ent has been rec eived. • An em ergenc y declar ed or clear ed. • Receiving an individual or phone call. • Receiving Agenc y , Fleet or Sy s tem All Call. • Pre ssin g S or 3 to turn s can on or off . DA T A LOCKOUT M ODE During the voice c all sc an hang tim e ( pre- pro[...]

82 Digital Channel Guar d ) on and of f if pr ogram m ed f or the selec ted channel. will be on when c hannel guard is enabled on a selec ted channel. RECEIVING A CA LL 1. T urn on the radio by r otating the PO W ER O N- OFF /VOLUME k nob clock wise ( out of detent) . A shor t aler t s ignal (if enabled thr ough program m ing) indic ates the r adio[...]

83 rec eiver or obs erve the dis play for the abs ence of . If the Channel Busy Loc k out featur e is program m ed f or the s elected c hannel, the radio will not transm it when the channel is busy . 3. Press and hold the PT T button. T he radio will display and a shor t beep sounds ( if program m ed) indicating that c om m unic ation ca n begin. 4[...]

84 SCA N DIS T he radio is not program m ed to sc an. FIXD LST A fixed scan lis t has been pr e- program m ed into the radio. It is not poss ible to change the list without reprogr am m ing the radio. DELET ING CHA NNELS FROM A SCA N LIST 1. W ith scan operation tur ned of f s elect the des ired channel to delete f rom the s elected conventional sy[...]

85 T URNING SCA N ON 1. T oggle s can oper ation on by pres sing S or 3 . rotates c lock wise when the radio is sc anning. 2. W hen a channel on the s can list rec eives a channel as signm ent, the r adio unm utes on the ass igned channel, com es on and the rec eived sc an channel is display ed. • T he radio will continue sc anning if a new chann[...]

86 OPERA T ING RULES A ND REGULA TIONS Repairs to this equipm ent s hould be m ade only by an author iz ed s ervice tec hnician or f acility designated by the supplier . Any repairs , alterations or s ubstitution of rec om m ended par ts m ade by the us er to this equipm ent not approved by the m anuf actur er could void the user 's author ity[...]

87 2. Us e of pr of ane or obsc ene language is prohibited by Feder al Law. 3. It is against the law to send f alse c all letters or a fa lse dist ress or em ergenc y m ess age. 4. T he FCC requires that convers ations be br ief and confined to bus iness . T o save tim e, use coded m essages whenever poss ible. 5. Us ing the radio to send pers onal[...]

88 OPERA T ING T IPS T he f ollowi ng c onditions tend to reduce the eff ec tive range of two-way r adios and s hould be avoided whenever poss ible. • Oper ating the radio in low areas of ter rain or while under power lines or br idges. • Oper ating the radio inside of a vehicle or in a m etal or st eel fr am ed building unles s us ing an outsi[...]

89 Chargers are available with nom inal char ge tim es of one hour . Com binations inc lude s ingle and m ultipos ition, rapid charge units . W hen char ging a battery pack that is attached to a radio, alway s turn the radio of f to ensure a f ull char ge. For s pecif ic instr uctions ref er to the applic able char ger O perating Manual. Charging i[...]

90 RECHA RGEA BLE BA T T ERY PA CK DISPOSA L NICKEL CA DM IUM (NiCd) BA T T ERY PA CK DISPOSA L T he product y ou have purchas ed m ay contain a NiCd (Nic k el Cadm ium ) rec hargeable, rec y c lable batter y . At the end of its us ef ul life under various s tate and local laws it m ay be illegal to dispos e of this battery into the m unic ipal was[...]

91 2. Align the battery pac k tabs with the battery m ounting plate s lots on the back of the r adio (s ee Figure 7). 3. Inser t the tabs into the slots , pus h down and slide the batter y toward the batter y latc h until the battery latc h clic k s into plac e. 1. While pressing the Battery Pack Release Button 4. When replacing the battery pack, a[...]

92 2. Pres s the battery release button to r elease the battery . 3. Remove the batter y pack by s liding it back until it stops . T hen lif t up and away until it s eparate fr om the r adio. INT RINSICA LLY SA FE USA G E Selected por table radios with appropr iate fac tory installed options are c ertif ied as Intrins ically Saf e by the Fact ory M[...]

93 BA T T ERY PA CKS Only battery pac k s identif ied with a green FM/CSA label s hall be used with a portable radio that is r ated and labeled as Fac tory Mutual/CSA Intrins ically Safe. Us e of nons pecif ied battery pack s voids F actor y Mutual/CSA appr oval. T he following battery pack s are appr oved for use in intrins ically saf e radios : B[...]

94 A CCESSO RIES Use of acc ess ories other than those lis ted voids Fac tory Mutual/CSA approval. T he f ollowing acc ess ories ar e f or use with intrins ically saf e radios : KRY 101 1617/3 Speak er Mic rophone KRY 101 1617/A2, A4 Speak er Micr ophone with Antenna ProVis ion (or der antenna seper ately ) RLD 541 07/11 Earpiec e Kit KRE 101 1223/[...]

95 GLOSS A RY agency - an agenc y is com pos ed of m ulti ple fleet s. Units can be program m ed to i niti ate agenc y call s to ac ces s m ult iple f leets . (Trunk ed Mode Only) Base /Unit Operation - a program m ed opt ion used i n som e fl eets s o units c an only hear and tal k t o a bas e di spat ch unit, not t o other m obi les or pers onals[...]

96 group or subf leet - a group of users share the s am e program group identi fic ati on num ber in thei r m obi le and personal radios . All units i n the s am e group w il l recei ve a dispat ch c all pl aced by any one unit in the group. (Trunked Mode only). group sc an - program m ing t hat al lows the radio to m onit or up to 64 s eparate gro[...]

97 Sys tem Sc an - a program m ed feat ure to s c an (m onitor ac tivi ty on) separate trunk ed s ystem s and recei ve call s on any of t hese s ystem s . (Trunk ed Mode Only) Talk-around m ode - als o referred to as "direc t m ode" , t alk -around provides a direct unit -to-unit short range com m uni cat ions link . It i s int ended to m[...]

98 WARRANTY A. M/A -COM Privat e Radio Systems, Inc. (hereinaf ter "Sell er") warrants to the original purchaser for use (hereinaft er "Buyer") that Equi pment manuf actured by or for the S eller shall be f ree from defects in m aterial, workmanship and tit le, and shall conform to its publi shed spec ifi cations. With respect t[...]

99 BA T T ERY WA RRA NT Y A. M/A-C OM P ri vate Radio System s, Inc. (herei nafter "Seller") warrants to the origi nal purchaser for use (herei nafter "Buyer") that nickel-cadmium and nickel -m etal hydride batteries supplied by S el ler shal l be free from defects i n m aterial and workm anshi p, and shall conform to i ts publi[...]

100 OPERA T OR’S RA DIO SET UP RADIO T YPE: _____________________________ FREQ UENCY BAND: ________________________ OPERAT O R’S NAME: _______________________ EMERGENCY GROUP: ______________________[...]

101 EM ERGENCY NUM BERS Police State Police Fire Poison Contr ol Am bulanc e Lif e Saving and Resc ue Squad[...]

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