Tyco LPE-200 manual

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

2 Copyright © 1998 - 2001 M/A-COM P rivate Radio Systems, Inc. All rights reserved. NOTE! Repairs to t his equipm ent s hould be m ade only by an aut horized service tec hnician or fac ility designated by the s upplier. Any repairs, alterat ions or substit ution of recom mended part s m ade by the user to this equi pment not approved by the m anuf[...]

3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page INTRODUCT ION ............................................... 7 USER INTERFACE ........................................... 8 BUTT ONS AND KNOBS ........................... 12 KEYPAD .................................................... 15 Standard Functions ................................ 16 Scan Model .....................[...]

4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Group or Channel Selec tion ...................32 TRUNKED MODE O PERATIO N................ 35 Receiving A Group Call .......................... 35 Sending A Group Call ............................. 37 Conventional Failsoft ..............................38 EMERGENCY OPERATION ...................... 38 SCANNING TRUNKED G ROUP[...]

5 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Sending A Telephone Interc onnect Call (Tr unked Mode O nly ) ....................... 55 DTMF O verdial / Conventional Mode Telephone Interc onnect ................... 58 PROGRAMMABLE ENT RIES ......................... 61 Prestoring Individual and T elephone Interconnect Calls from the Keypad (Sy stem Model only) ..........[...]

6 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ADDING CHANNELS TO A SCAN LIST ..................................................... 83 DELETING CHANNELS FROM A SCAN LIST .......................................... 84 NUISANCE DELETE .............................. 84 TURNING SCAN O N .................................85 TURNING SCAN O FF ............................... 85 [...]

7 INTRODUCT ION This manual describes how to use the EDACS  /ProVoice  LPE-200 Portable Radio. T he LPE-200 is a synthesized, m icroproc essor- based, high perfor m ance portable FM radio providing reliable two-way comm unic ations in the Enhanced Digital Acces s Com m unications System (EDACS) or ProVoice trunk ing environm ent and conventio[...]

8 • Up to 800 sy stem /group com binations and up to 200 conventional channels • Trans lucent k eys USER INTERFACE The LPE-200 oper ating controls are located on the radio's f ront, top and left panels . A 6-button (sc an model) or 15-button (s ystem m odel) k eypad, Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), m icrophone and s peaker are on the front p[...]

9 Figure 1 - L PE-200 Radio (Scan Model Shown)[...]

10 Figure 2 - L PE-200 Radio (Sys tem Model Shown)[...]

11 Power On/Off Volume Knob System /Gro up Channel K nob A ntenna Emerge ncy B utton TX LED Opti on But t on Clear/Monito r Button Push-To-Tal k ( PTT ) Button Batte ry Release Button Figure 3 – T op, Back and Left Pan el Views[...]

12 BUTT ONS A ND KNOBS This section describes the primar y function of the button and knob controls . Other f unctions as sociated with these controls ar e detailed in later sect ions. SYST EM / GROUP/ CHA NNEL KNOB Sel ects sy st ems or groups/channels (depending on program m ing). T his is a 16 - position rotary knob. See SYSTEM/GROUP/CHANNEL SEL[...]

13 level (i.e. VO L = 31 ). T he volum e range is f rom a m inim um program m ed level of zero (displayed as OFF in the display) up to 31 which is the loudest level. EMERG ENCY/ HOME BU TTON The EMERGENCY/HOME button is used to autom atically select a pre-progr am m ed Group/System by pressing and holding for a program m ed duration. It can also be[...]

14 CLEA R/ MON I TO R BU TTON Serves sever al purpos es depending on the operating mode. In tr unked m ode, the CLEAR/MONIT OR button exits the current oper ation and removes all disp lay s associate d with it. The radio and dis play then return to the group receive state. In conventional m ode, pressing this button unmutes the receiver s o activit[...]

15 KEYPA D The k eypad lay out has a total of 6 or 15 k eys. The k ey s have special f unctions and ar e labeled as such us ing a symbol or abbreviated word des cribing its prim ary function. Num eric entry is a s econdary function of the k eys. Each key is described below. Figure 4 - Keypad (Scan M o del) Figure 5 - Key pad (Sy stem Model)[...]

16 Standard Func tions < > Prim ary function - changes the system or group/c hannel (depending on program m ing). Secondary function - used to scroll thr ough item s within a list. Press < , to scr oll in increasing or der, > to sc roll in decreasing or der. M Prim ary function - acc esses the m enu list. T his is a lis t of additional [...]

17 Scan M odel O User defined. A Adds or deletes s elected groups or channels f rom the sc an list of the currently selected system . See trunked and conventional scan s ection f or details. S Toggles scan operation on and off. System Mod el 1 Used t o dire ctly access syste ms via the keypad and to acc ess system s election in incr easing or decre[...]

18 4 Used to turn private enc ryption feature on and of f. 6 9 Adds or deletes selec ted groups or channels f rom the sc an list of the currently selected system . See trunked and conventional scan section f or details . First press r ecalls c urrent s tatus. Second press adds or deletes . * Used to place a telephone call through the radio by selec[...]

19 The operating pr ocedures that follow assum e that the buttons and k ey pad keys operate as m ark ed. If they have been reassigned, T able 1 should be com pleted to show the new function(s). Subs titute the new assigned k eys w hen using the operating procedures . Table 1 - Button and Key A ssignme nts STA NDA RD A S SIGNM ENTS REA SSIGNM E NT O[...]

20 DISPLA Y The r adio display is made up of 3 lines (Figur e 6). Lines 1 and 2 contain eight alphanum eric c haracter block s and are used prim arily to display system and group nam es. Line 1 also dis plays radio status me ssages . The 3rd line is used pr imar ily to display radio status icons. All three lines are used to display menu options whe[...]

21 In trunk ed mode: ON - indicates the r adio is transm itting or rece iving a call on the work ing channel. FLASHING - indicates a c all has been queued. In conventional m ode: ON – indicates a call is being rece ived. ON - indicates the r adio is transm itting. Note: W hen operating in a trunk ed system, the radio may be program m ed to automa[...]

22 Auto Power mode autom atically adjusts radio output pow er to optim ize battery life. Indicates battery voltage is getting low. Note: W hen or in c onjunction with LOW BA TT me ssage the radio will no longer transm it. T he r adio will automatic ally pow er down soon after this condition ex ists. Indicates the EDACS is in the fa ilsoft mode ( if[...]

23 On - indicates selec ted group or channel is prior ity -one sc an. On - indicator f or c onventional channel is enabled with Channel Guard. FLASHING - indicates Channel G uard is tem porarily disabled. Messag es During radio operation, various radio s tatus mes sages can be displayed. The m essages are described below. Message Name Description Q[...]

24 Message Name Description Channel Scan Indicates the control channel is lost and the radio has entered the Control Channel Scan mode to search for the control channel. (Usually out of range indication.) WA SCAN W ide Area Scan - Trunked mode only. Indicates the radio has entered the W ide Area Scan mode to search for a new sy stem (if enabled thr[...]

25 Message Name Description radio will automatically shutdown. RXEMER Rece ive Emergency - Trunked mode only. Indicates an emergency call is being received. This message will be flashing on line two. TXEMER Transmit Emergency - Trunked mode only. Indicates an emergency call has been transmitted on this radio. This message will be flashing on line t[...]

26 Error M essages If either of the following erro r m essages is displayed, the radio was either program m ed incor rectly or needs servic ing: DSP ERR ERR=XXXX DSP ERR or DIG V ERR (Power Up only ) UNIVERSA L DEVICE CONNECTOR (UDC) The Universal Device Connector (UDC) provides connections f or ex ternal acces sories s uch as a heads et or a speak[...]

27 Call Queued (Trunked M ode On ly) A high-pitched tone af ter press ing the PT T button indicates the system has placed the call r equest in the queue. The rec eiving unit(s) also hear the tones, indicating they will receive a call shor tly. If the PTT button is released, the radio will autokey whenever a channel becom es available ( see Autok ey[...]

28 Carrier Control T imer If the progr amm ed tim e for continuous transm iss ion is exceeded, five s hort high-pitched warning tones followed by a long low-pitched tone will be heard. The transm itter will shut down shor tly after hearing the alert, interrupting c om m unications. Release and re-k ey the PTT button to m aintain com m unications. T[...]

29 OPERA TIO N TURNING ON T HE RA DIO 1. Turn on the r adio by rotating the POW ER ON- OFF/VO LUME knob cloc kwise. A s hort alert signal (if enabled through progr am m ing) indicates the radio is ready to use. 2. The dis play shows the last s elected s ystem and group or a def ault system and group (depending on program m ing). 3. Adjust the POW E[...]

30 SYST EM /GROUP/CHANNEL SELECTION System Selection Several methods can be used to select a new sy stem. METHO D 1: From knob: If system s election is program m ed to the SYSTEM/ GROUP/CHANNEL k nob, selec t a system by turning the SYSTEM/ GROUP/CHANNEL k nob to the desired system num ber pos ition (1- 16). The display registers the new system nam[...]

31 Note: If sy stem sele ctio n is program m ed to the SYSTEM/GROUP/CHANNEL k nob, direct ac cess to systems will not be available. Press ing < or > will scroll thr ough diff erent sets of 16 systems each (bank s) if m ore than 16 systems are progr am med into the radio. The s ystems within each bank are then select able via the SYSTEM/GROUP/[...]

32 Press M . Group or Channel S election Several methods can be used to select a new group or channel. METHO D 1: Fr om k nob: If group selec tion is program m ed to the SYSTEM/GROUP/ CHANNEL knob, select a group by turning the SYSTEM/GROUP/CHANNEL k nob to the desired group num ber pos ition. The dis play register s the new group name on line two.[...]

33 Note: If group selec tion is program m ed to the SYSTEM/GROUP/CHANNEL k nob, direct acces s to groups will not be available. Pressing the < or > will scroll through dif f erent sets of 16 groups each ( banks ) if m or e than 16 groups are program m ed into the radio. The groups within each bank ar e then selectable via the SYSTEM/GROUP/CHA[...]

34 Exam ple: Sy stem : 1 = North Group: 1=Group 1 2 = South 2=Group 2 3 = East 3=Group 3 4 = W est 4=Group 4 Press 2 ( North is the c urrently selected group). Press 4 . Press M .[...]

35 TRUNKED M ODE OPERATION Digital trunk ing provides f ast co mm unic ation acces s at all times , even during busy hours. In this mode the oper ator selec ts a c om m unications system and group and the audio com m unication or working channel (W C) is allocated through digital s ignaling with the site. Receiving A Group Call 1. Turn on the r adi[...]

36 The initiating radio ID of the last group c all received is s hown on line one of the display. Use the > to view the radio ID's of other r adios that initiated group calls. Press ing the M key will display the tim e elapsed sinc e that call was received. Press ing PTT will initiate an individual call to the displayed radio ID. Turning th[...]

37 Sending A Group Call 1. Turn on the r adio and set the PO W ER ON- OFF/VO LUME k nob to the desired volum e level. Select the desired s ystem and group. 2. Press and hold the PTT button. T he radio will display the sy stem and group nam es and perfor m the nec essar y signaling required to obtain a com m unication channel. 3. W hen the work ing [...]

38 Conventional Failsoft In the unlikely event of a failur e of the EDACS or ProVoice System, c om m unications m ay take plac e in conventional fails oft m ode. T he r adio will be automatic ally directed to a com m unications c hannel set up for this purpose. Dur ing this m ode of operation, CONV FS w ill be displayed in the alphanumer ic display[...]

39 declared scanning will stop and restarts only after the emer gency has been cleared. Receiving an Emergency Call W hen receiving an em er gency call on the selected group and s ystem, an alert beep is heard and comes on. The m ess age *RXEM ER* flashes in the display on line two until the em er gency condition is c leared. Declaring an Emergency[...]

40 4. Release PT T when the tr ansm ission is complet e. 5. To clear the em ergenc y firs t press and hold the CLEAR/MONIT OR button. W hile continuing to hold the CLEAR/MONITOR button, pr ess the EMERGENCY button. (T his will work if the radio is program m ed to c lear em ergencies. ) SCA NNING TRUNKED GROUPS Groups which have been pr eviously add[...]

41 selected group, the radio will switch to the selected group s ince it has pr iority . • The radio will continue scanning if a new group is selec ted when scan is on. • Pressing the PTT button when scan is on will cause the radio to tr ansm it on the displayed group or to the cur rently selected group (depending on program m ing). A dding Gro[...]

42 5. Press A a third tim e to set the gr oup to Priority 1. A is displayed on line three. The priority level section s equence only advances the group to the next high prior ity level and stops at priority level 1. To select a lower priority level, the group m ust be deleted f rom the scan list and then added back to the scan lis t. Each new group[...]

43 SYSTEM M odel Radios 1. W ith scan operation turned of f, s elect the desired group to add to the selected trunk ed system group s can list. 2. Press 6 . T he current prior ity status of the group will be display ed in colum n 10 of line thr ee for a tim e-out per iod. If the group is not part of the scan lis t the status will be blank . 3. W hi[...]

44 FIXED P1 A Priority 1 group has been pre- program m ed into the radio. A new Priority 1 group cannot be selected. FIXD LST A fixed scan list has been pre- program m ed into the radio. It is not possible to change the list without reprogram m ing the radio. Note: To quick ly view multiple group s can status, pres s either 6 or the 9 k ey. Then sl[...]

45 SYSTEM M odel Radios 1. W ith scan operation turned of f, s elect the desired group to delete fr om the s elected trunk ed system's gr oup scan list. 2. Press 9 . The curr ent status of the group is displayed for a tim e-out period. 3. W hile the status is displayed, press 9 to delete the group fr om the sc an list. , or turns of f. Any gro[...]

46 SCA NNING TRUNKED SYST EM S The radio can be program m ed with the following Sy stem Scan f eatures. T hese features ar e automatic ally enabled upon radio power up. A key or menu option is also def ined to allow the System Scan features to be toggled during radio operation. T his is covered in the MENU SELECTIO N and PRE- PROGRAMMED KEYPAD KEY [...]

47 ProSound/ProScan algor ithm is enabled as explained on the following page). T his pr iority scan timer is reset each tim e the PTT button is pr essed or when the call is received. If the priority sy stem control channel is found, ( or m eets the pr edefined criteria ( ProSound/ProSc an)), the radio will automatic ally switch to the priority syst[...]

48 ProSound The radio m ay be program m ed f or Pr oSound system s can operation f or m ulti-s ite applications. ProSound is an enhanced m ulti- site system s canning algorithm com pared to W ide Ar ea Sy stem Scan. ProSound provides the radio with the ability to select a new sy stem f or the radio to c om m unicate on, when the selected s y stem d[...]

49 scanning algorithm des igned to replace ProSound scanning. ProSc an provides the r adio with the ability to select a new sy stem for the r adio to com m unicate on, when the selected system drops below a predefined level. T his is acc om plished by enabling each radio to analy ze the signal quality of its c urrent control channel and c om pares [...]

50 Pre-Pr ogrammed Key pad Key Press the pr e-program m ed k ey and the SYSC ON or SYSC OF F display mes sage is displayed for two seconds to show the new state. INDIVIDUA L CA LLS Receiving A nd Responding To An Individual Call (Trunked Mode Only) W hen the radio rec eives an individual call (a call directed only to the user's radio), it unm [...]

51 To res pond after the call-back tim e-out, pr ess the # k ey. The radio's display will show the callers ID on the first line and WHCI=1 on the second line. Pressing the PTT button at this point will initiate an individual call back to the original c aller. The radio stor es the ID's of the last 10 caller s in the Calls Received Lis t a[...]

52 Press ing PTT will initiate an individual call to the displayed logical ID. Turning the radio of f and on will clear this list. Sending A n Indiv idual Call (Trunked Mode Only) Pre-Stored Individual Calls The following procedures des cribes how to initiate and com plete a pre-s tored individual call. System Mod el 1. To s elect a pre-s tored ind[...]

53 Scan M odel 1. T o se lect a pre-s tored individual num ber, enter the menu m ode by using the M key . S cro ll through the m ode list using the < or > key . Press M . tur ns on. Scr oll through the list of stored phone num bers using the < or > key until the desired num ber is displayed. Press M . 2. Pr ess the PT T button; when the[...]

54 2. Pres s the PTT button to transm it. turns on, turns of f and the channel ac cess tone sounds. Line one shows the called individual's ID followed by the logical ID number of the unit being called. T he m essage *INDV* displays on line two. Proceed talk ing into the mic rophone. Call Storage List s Ther e are two lists available f or call [...]

55 W hen in the saved call lis t, press ing the M key toggles the time s tam p on and off . The tim e s tam p indicates how long ago the call was rec eived. W hen in the pre-stor ed list pres sing the M k ey toggles the L ogical ID entif ication ( LID ) on and off . TELEPHONE INT ERCONNECT CA LLS Receiving A Telephone Interconnect Call (Trunked Mod[...]

56 Press t he M key again then use the < , > keys to scroll thr ough the list of pr estored number s. 2. Pr ess and release the PT T button. W hen the radio is clear to transm it, turns on, turns off and the channel acces s tone sounds . Line one shows the accom panying name selected f rom the list of s tored num bers. T he m ess age *PHONE* [...]

57 Direct Dialing of Phone Ca lls (Sys tem Model only) 1. If the phone number is not stored in the pr e- stored list of phone num bers, but the phone number is k nown, it can be entered direc tly from the keypad. Start by pressing the * . T hen enter the required num ber f rom the k eypad. Note: The last num ber entered dire ctly can be recalled by[...]

58 In half-duplex m ode, only one person m ay talk at a time. The radio PT T button needs to be pressed in or der to com m unicate to the individual called and releas ed f or the individual called to be heard. 4. T o terminate the call, m om entarily press the CLEAR/MONIT OR button. DTM F Overdial / Conventional Mode T elephone Interconnec t Once t[...]

59 The f ollowing steps are r equired to dial these number s: SCA N Radio: 1. F ollow the procedure in Sending A Telephone Interconnect Ca ll (Trunked M ode Only) to establish a connec tion to the telephone system or consult the s ystem adm inistrator for the procedure to access a dial tone on the trunked or conventional system . 2. Overdial num be[...]

60 System Radio: The following steps are required to dial thes e number s: 1. F ollow the procedure in Sending A Telephone Interconnect Ca ll (Trunked M ode Only) to establish a connec tion to the telephone system or consult the s ystem adm inistrator for the procedure to access a dial tone on the trunked or conventional system . 2. Overdial num be[...]

61 prevents unwanted num bers f rom being sent the next tim e the PTT button is press ed during the call) . This overdial select/entry mode rem ains active until the c all is dropped, cleared, or M is press ed. The overdial s elect/entry mode can be re-entered if the call is still ac tive by pressing * . PROGRAMM A BLE ENT RIES Prestor ing Individu[...]

62 3. Enter the desired num ber . If neces sary, a pause can be entered by pres sing and holding 0-9, * , or # until an undersc ore appears in the display (telephone interconnect only). T he individual call list entr ies will accept up to 5 digits. The phone call list entries ac cept a com bination of up to 31 digits and pauses. 4. Pr ess and hold [...]

63 pressed ( the M ke y will override the tim e- out period), the status is selec ted and will be transm itted to the site or stor ed in the radio m em ory where it can be polled by the site at a f uture tim e. Status mes sages c an also be progr am med f or single k ey operation so that a single press of a key assigned to a status m essage autom a[...]

64 activation mes sage is s ent by the system m anager. Each radio that rec eives and ack nowledges the regrouping instr uctions is suc cess fully regrouped. Pressing and holding the CLEAR/MONIT OR button for 2.5 seconds toggles the user into and out of the dynamic r egroup groupset. A double beep will sound for entry or exit. The dis play w ill in[...]

65 declare the em ergenc y on the currently select ed dy nam ic group. MACRO KEY OPERA TION Macro k ey operation permits the user to accom plis h a series of key strok es with a single "m acro" k ey strok e. Each Macr o Key is capable of executing up to tw enty (20) k ey strokes, to any pushbutton input (i.e., k ey pad keys, OPTI ON butto[...]

66 The radio will continue to receive and transm it norm ally w hile in the menu f unction. To s croll through the m enu options use the < , or > keys. W hen the requir ed m enu item has been found align the cursor with the option then press M to s elect it. T he m enu item 's param eter setting shown in the display can now be changed by[...]

67 PRESS: M The bac klight m enu item is activated. Line one shows the active menu item and its current par ameter setting. Line two shows the currently selected system or group nam e. The m enu item 's par am eter setting shown in the display can now be changed by using < , or > . Once the desir ed setting is r eached pres s M to store [...]

68 The TX POW ER m enu item , when selected, toggles LO/HI/AUT O power for trunk ed systems or LO/HI power for conventional systems . It does not use < or > to sc roll nor an additional press of the M button. Table 2 - Men u Item Info rmation FEAT URE DISPLA Y PAR A M ETER SE TTIN G COMM ENT Keypad Lock Menu item: KEY LOCK Once selected: LOCK[...]

69 FEAT URE DI SPL A Y PA RA METER SE TTIN G COMM ENT Display Cur rent Hom e Group/ Channel HOME N/A Selects Home Group/Channel Select Desired System SYS SEL N/A Refer to t he Ta ble of Contents for SYSTEM/ GROUP/ CHANNEL SELECTION. Add Group/ Channel to Scan List SCAN ADD N/A Adds to Scan L ist . Delete Group/Channel From Scan List SCAN DEL N/A De[...]

70 FEAT URE DISPLA Y PAR A M ETER SE TTIN G COMM ENT Feature Encryption Display Menu Item : FEATURES Once selected: See Feature Encryption Display secti on Informational displays onl y; no user selectable settings Indicates current features programm ed i nto the radio as well as certain information required to add features to the radio (refer to th[...]

71 non-encrypted. Clear mode tr ansm issions can be easily monitored by unauthoriz ed persons . Gr oups or channels program m ed for c lear operation cannot transm it or re ceive digital or private m es sages. Digital Mode The digital mode allows the radio to tr ansm it and receive digitized voice signals . Digital signals pr ovide impr oved weak s[...]

72 DTM F The over dial DTMF tones are not available while in the Digital Mode. Private M od e The private m odes allow the radio to transm it encrypted messages and receive clear or private transm iss ions. The radio transm its pr ivate if the group/channel is program m ed f or private oper ation and forc ed operation is pre- program m ed. If autos[...]

73 and clear with the M key, then following the selection m ode rules. Radios program m ed f or for ced private operation do not allow a change of the transm it m ode. Displaying the Currently Used Cry ptographic Key Number To dis play the cryptographic k ey currently in use for either the system enc ryption key (f or special call such as individua[...]

74 Group/Channel Encr yption Key Key Zero All cryptographic ke y s can be zeroed ( erased from radio m em ory) by pressing the MONIT OR/CLEAR button and while still pr essing this button, press and hold the OPTION button. Pr ess both buttons for 2 seconds . A series of beeps will begins at the start of the 2 sec ond period and then switch to a soli[...]

75 private operation and the correct cryptographic k ey mus t be loaded into the radio. Transmit ting an En crypted Call 1. Selec t the desired gr oup or channel. 2. Plac e the radio in private m ode by pres sing the M k ey , then follow the selec tion m ode rules. On a Sy stem radio, the 4 k ey can be used to toggle the private m ode on/off . W he[...]

76 Scanned Gr oup Calls Receiving a scanned group c all is the sam e as receiving a selec ted group call. Dur ing the sc an hang time, if the radio was pr ogram m ed f or autos elect, it will transm it back in the sam e mode it r eceived the call. For exam ple, if a clear group is entered in the scan lis t, it will only receive clear calls . If the[...]

77 Table 3 - T ransmit/Receive M ode Compatibility For Digital Vo ice Operation GROUP/CHANNEL PROGRAMMING (TRANSMIT) CLEAR RECEIV E DIGITAL RECEIV E PRIVA TE RECEIV E CLEAR Yes No No DIGITA L Yes Yes No PRIVATE Yes No Yes* *assum es t he proper cryptographi c key is loaded Conventional Digital or encrypted channels require Channel Guard on the chan[...]

78 PORTABLE DA T A The LPE-200 radios, when operating in the EDACS configur ation, perm it either voice or data calls to be trans m itted or received. T he radio can handle only one ty pe of c all at a tim e; however, selection of either data or voice is s elected transparently by the operator thr ough norm al usage of the radio. Data com m unicati[...]

79 DA TA ON Displayed for two seconds on top line of display when the radio is toggled to the data enabled state. DA TA OFF OPERA TION The radio c an be placed in the data disabled state by any of the following m ethods. W hen the data state is disabled, the display shows " DA TA OFF " on the top line. • Declaring an em ergency (not to [...]

80 EXITING DATA CALLS Under norm al conditions , the radio enter s the scan lock out m ode and retur ns to the control channel after com pletion of a data call (trans m it or receive). If , during a data call, one of the f ollowing conditions occur s, the data call is im m ediately term inated and the radio per -for m s the desired function: • PT[...]

81 • Entering individual call m ode. • A new emergenc y assignment has been received. • An emer gency declared or cleared. • Receiving an individual or phone c all. • Receiving Agency, Fleet or System All Call. • Pressi ng S or 3 to turn scan on or of f. DA TA LOCKOUT M ODE During the voice call scan hang tim e (pr e- program m ed) the [...]

82 Digital Channel Guard ) on and of f if program m ed f or the selected c hannel. will be on when channel guard is enabled on a selec ted channel. RECEIVING A CA LL 1. Turn on the r adio by rotating the POW ER ON- OFF/VO LUME knob c lock wise (out of detent) . A short alert signal (if enabled through program m ing) indicates the radio is ready to [...]

83 receiver or observe the dis play for the absenc e of . If the Channel Bus y Lockout feature is program m ed for the selected c hannel, the radio will not transm it when the channel is busy. 3. Press and hold the PTT button. T he radio will display and a short beep sounds (if program m ed) indic ating that com m unication can begin. 4. Hold the r[...]

84 SCA N DIS T he radio is not program m ed to scan. FIXD LST A fix ed scan list has been pr e- program m ed into the radio. It is not possible to change the lis t without reprogram m ing the radio. DELETING CHANNELS FROM A SCA N LIST 1. W ith scan operation tur ned off select the desired channel to delete fr om the s elected conventional system&ap[...]

85 TURNING SCAN ON 1. Toggle s can operation on by pres sing S or 3 . rotates clockwise when the radio is scanning. 2. W hen a channel on the s can list r eceives a channel assignm ent, the radio unm utes on the assigned channel, com es on and the rec eived scan c hannel is displayed. • The radio will continue sc anning if a new channel is s elec[...]

86 OPERA TING RULES A ND REGULA TIONS Repairs to this equipm ent should be m ade only by an authorized service technic ian or facility designated by the s upplier. Any repairs, alter ations or subs titution of recom m ended parts m ade by the user to this equipment not appr oved by the manuf actur er could void the user's author ity to operate[...]

87 2. Us e of prof ane or obsc ene language is prohibited by Federal Law. 3. It is against the law to send false call letters or a false dis tress or em ergency mes sage. 4. The FCC requires that convers ations be brief and confined to business. T o save tim e, use coded m essages whenever possible. 5. Using the radio to send per sonal m essages (e[...]

88 OPERA TING TIPS The f ollowing conditions tend to reduce the eff ective range of two-way radios and should be avoided whenever possible. • Operating the radio in low areas of terr ain or while under power lines or bridges. • Operating the radio ins ide of a vehicle or in a me tal or steel fr amed building unles s using an outside antenna. ?[...]

89 Chargers ar e available with nominal charge tim es of one hour. Com binations include single and multipos ition, rapid charge units . W hen charging a battery pack that is attached to a radio, alway s turn the radio off to ensure a f ull charge. For specif ic instruc tions ref er to the applicable c harger O perating Manual. Charging in non-M/A-[...]

90 RECHA RGEA BLE BA T T ERY PA CK DISPOSA L NICKEL CA DMIUM (NiCd) BATTERY PA CK DISPOSAL The product you have purchased ma y contain a NiCd (Nic kel Cadmium ) rechargeable, recyclable battery . At the end of its usef ul life under various state and local laws it ma y be illegal to dispose of this battery into the munic ipal waste stream . Check w[...]

91 2. Align the battery pack tabs with the battery mounting plate s lots on the back of the radio (see Figure 7) . 3. Ins ert the tabs into the s lots, pus h down and slide the battery toward the battery latch until the battery latch click s into place. 1. Whil e pressing the Battery Pack Release Button 4. When replacing t he battery pack, align th[...]

92 2. Pres s the battery release button to release the battery . 3. Rem ove the battery pack by sliding it back until it stops. T hen lift up and away until it separ ate from the radio. INTRINSICALLY SA FE USAGE Selected portable radios with appropriate fac tory installed options ar e certif ied as Intrins ically Safe by the Factory Mutual Research[...]

93 BA TT ERY PA CKS Only battery packs identified with a green FM/CSA label shall be used with a portable radio that is rated and labeled as F actory Mutual/CSA Intrinsically Safe. Use of nonspec ified battery packs voids Fact ory Mutual/CSA approval. The f ollowing battery packs are appr oved for us e in intrinsic ally safe r adios: BKB 191 202/2 [...]

94 A CCESSORIES Use of ac cess ories other than thos e listed voids Factory Mutual/CSA approval. The following acces sories ar e for us e with intrinsically safe radios: KRY 101 1617/3 S peaker Microphone KRY 101 1617/A2, A4 Speaker Mic rophone with Antenna ProVision (or der antenna seperately) RLD 541 07/11 Earpiece Kit KRE 101 1223/01 Antenna, 80[...]

95 GLOSSA RY agency - an agency is c ompos ed of mu ltiple fleet s. Units can be program m ed to init iate agency calls to access mul tiple fl eets. (Trunked Mode Only) Base/U nit Operation - a program m ed option us ed in som e f leets so units c an only hear and talk to a base dispat ch unit, not to other m obiles or personals i n the group. In t[...]

96 group or subfleet - a group of users s hare t he sam e program group identifi cati on number in t heir m obile and personal radios. All units in the s ame group will receive a dis patch c all placed by any one uni t in the group. (Trunked Mode only). group scan - programm ing that allows the radio to monit or up to 64 separate groups sim ult ane[...]

97 System S can - a programm ed feature t o scan (m onit or act ivity on) separate trunked s ystem s and rec eive calls on any of these s ystem s. (Trunked Mode Only) Talk-around mode - al so referred to as "direct mode", talk -around provides a direc t unit-t o-unit s hort range com munic ations link. It is intended t o maint ain com mun[...]

98 WARRANTY A. M/A-COM Private Radio S ystems, Inc. (herei nafter "Sell er") warrants to the original purchaser for use (hereinafter "Buyer") that Equipment m anufactured by or for the S eller shall be free from defects in mate rial, workmanship and tit le, and shall conform to its published specifi cations. With respect to any [...]

99 BA TTERY WA RRA NTY A. M/A-COM Private Radio Systems, Inc. (hereinafter "Seller") warrants to the original purchaser for use (hereinafter "Buyer") that nickel-cadmium and nickel-metal hydride batteries supplied by Seller shall be free from defects in material and workm anship, and shall conform to its published specifications[...]

100 OPERA TO R’S RA DIO SETUP RADIO TYPE: _____________________________ FREQUENCY BAND: ________________________ OPERAT OR’S NAME: _______________________ EMERGENCY GROUP: ______________________[...]

101 EMERGENCY NUM BERS Police State Police Fire Poison Control Am bulance Life Saving and Rescue Squad[...]

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