Codan NGT AR, Getting Started Manual

Page 1: ...HF RADIO COMMUNICATIONS Getting Started Guide NGT Transceiver...

Page 2: ...ited Copyright 2003 2004 2005 2008 2010 Codan Limited Codan part number 15 04127 EN Issue 8 April 2010 CODAN NGT Easitalk CIB and CALM are trademarks of Codan Limited Other brand product and company n...

Page 3: ...king a selective call 14 Scanning channels 17 Switching scanning on or off 17 Pausing scanning 18 3 CES 128 voice encryptor option Using the CES 128 voice encryptor 20 Switching off the CES 128 voice...

Page 4: ...ice and VR Transceivers 44 Cables 47 Mounting a mobile NGT station 48 Connecting a mobile NGT station 50 Fixed stations for NGT AR SR AR Voice and VR Transceivers 53 Cables 56 Mounting a fixed NGT sta...

Page 5: ...verview 75 Frequency distance and time of day 77 Channels and modes 78 Networks and scanning 79 Etiquette for the use of HF radio 80 Appendix E Definitions Standards and icons 83 Acronyms and abbrevia...

Page 6: ...Table of contents iv NGT Transceiver Getting Started Guide This page has been left blank intentionally...

Page 7: ...hannel screen in the Channel List 8 Figure 3 Typical mobile NGT AR or SR station 45 Figure 4 Typical mobile NGT AR Voice or VR station 46 Figure 5 Typical fixed NGT AR or SR station 54 Figure 6 Typica...

Page 8: ...List of figures vi NGT Transceiver Getting Started Guide This page has been left blank intentionally...

Page 9: ...Standard hot keys 6 Table 2 Cables for a typical mobile NGT station 47 Table 3 Cables for a typical fixed NGT station 56 Table 4 Examples of channels and modes 78 Table 5 The phonetic alphabet 81 Tabl...

Page 10: ...List of tables viii NGT Transceiver Getting Started Guide This page has been left blank intentionally...

Page 11: ...communication and of using an HF transceiver Extensive reference material is provided on the CD at the back of this guide This guide contains the following sections Section 1 The handset describes the...

Page 12: ...ommunication and how to use it effectively Appendix E Definitions explains the terms and abbreviations used in this guide Appendix F Compliance provides compliance information and safety notices for y...

Page 13: ...Getting Started Guide 3 1 The handset Figure 1 The handset CLAR 2 ABC MODE 3 DEF 6 MNO 5JKL 4 GHI 7PRS S V SEC 8 TUV 9 WXY CALL LOGS VIEW 0 EASI TALK TUNE 1 QZ MUTE CALL SCAN programming jack PTT but...

Page 14: ...TT button programming jack There are two ways to use the keys on the handset You can press a key briefly hold a key for 2 seconds The Tick and Cross keys Press to select the item on the active line in...

Page 15: ...n to the home screen If you have entered text into a setting and want to discard the changes you made hold The scroll keys The and keys are the scroll keys Use these keys to scroll up or down through...

Page 16: ...antenna CLAR Pressing CLAR enables you to adjust the receive frequency to compensate for any frequency offset between your transceiver and the remote transceiver MODE Pressing MODE selects the next a...

Page 17: ...Calls Out Calls In then back to the screen from which you began In these logs you can view the details of the calls Emergency Holding begins an automatic Emergency call transmission using call inform...

Page 18: ...e Channel List When the transceiver is scanning the call type icon is replaced by the scanning icon and the channel information is replaced by Scanning Tx power indicator Hi Lo channel name call Rx fr...

Page 19: ...call 13 Making a selective call 14 Scanning channels 17 WARNING You should not transmit from your transceiver or tune the antenna unless people are beyond the safe working distance of 1 5 m 5 ft of a...

Page 20: ...ministrator password then press If you enter an incorrect password it is automatically erased If you enter an incorrect password three times the transceiver automatically switches off When the transce...

Page 21: ...rmation for the transceiver such as channels self addresses time and date and enabling channels for scanning should be set up by your system administrator using the NGT System Programmer software If Q...

Page 22: ...switch it off 1 Scroll through the channels in the list Stop scrolling when the channel you want is displayed The channel is selected 1 If you want to change the sideband or IF filter settings press M...

Page 23: ...eiver so that you only hear voice traffic on the channel To switch mute on or off 1 Press MUTE When the channel screen is displayed the mute status is indicated by a V Voice or S Selcall at the top ce...

Page 24: ...l or Open Selcall network Emergency Sending an emergency alert tone with a call Get Position Requesting the location of a remote transceiver with a GPS receiver connected and enabled or with a GPS pos...

Page 25: ...d Do this Select network select the network in which you want to make the call My address select or enter the self address from which you want to send the call Select chan mode In an ALE CALM network...

Page 26: ...essful this means your call has been automatically answered by the other station a Codan Selcall network wait until a message informs you that the call has been sent and listen for audible beeps trans...

Page 27: ...iver see page 65 Using Quick Start If this feature is not available your system administrator must allocate some channels to a network then enable scanning of this network Switching scanning on or off...

Page 28: ...el mode press or The channel modes through which you can scroll are those in the networks that were being scanned They are not listed alphabetically but in the order in which they were being scanned I...

Page 29: ...voice encryptor 21 Creating a secure key in a Corporate secure index 22 Using a PIN for private communications within an organisation 25 Switching between Global and Corporate secure modes 26 Switchin...

Page 30: ...see page 14 Making a selective call 1 Press SEC The transceiver responds with two high short beeps and displays Go Secure with the secure mode and Corporate secure index used For example If you are in...

Page 31: ...tion NGT Transceiver Getting Started Guide 21 Switching off the CES 128 voice encryptor To switch off the CES 128 voice encryptor 1 Press SEC The transceiver responds with two low short beeps and disp...

Page 32: ...create a secure key for Corporate secure index 01 1 Hold SEC 1 Scroll to Edit Key 01 then press 1 Enter the secure key for Corporate secure index 01 1 Press The transceiver goes secure using the key...

Page 33: ...To create a secure key for the next Corporate secure index 1 Hold SEC then scroll to Edit Key 1 Press 1 Scroll to Index 02 New The transceiver automatically assigns the next Corporate secure index num...

Page 34: ...CES 128 voice encryptor option 24 NGT Transceiver Getting Started Guide 1 Press The transceiver goes secure using the key that you entered...

Page 35: ...agreed to use with others for this session then press The transceiver responds with two high short beeps and displays Go Secure with the secure mode and Corporate secure index used and PIN to indicate...

Page 36: ...ecure modes while using the CES 128 voice encryptor 1 Hold SEC 1 Use or to toggle between Global or Corporate nn 1 If you want to use a PIN enter the 4 digit PIN that you have agreed to use with other...

Page 37: ...Select Key 1 Press 1 Enter or scroll to the number of the Corporate secure index that you want to use NOTE You may switch between Corporate secure indexes if your system administrator has enabled thi...

Page 38: ...CES 128 voice encryptor option 28 NGT Transceiver Getting Started Guide 1 Press The transceiver goes secure using the key that you selected...

Page 39: ...d Guide 29 Erasing all of the secure keys All of the secure keys in the Corporate secure indexes in the transceiver may be erased via a simple hot key sequence To erase all secure keys 1 Press SEC 1 H...

Page 40: ...ar mode If your transceiver detects an encrypted transmission from another station that is in secure mode your transceiver will exit secure standby mode and go secure so that you can hear the secure d...

Page 41: ...CES 128 voice encryptor option NGT Transceiver Getting Started Guide 31 To exit standby mode 1 Press The CES 128 voice encryptor switches from standby mode...

Page 42: ...CES 128 voice encryptor option 32 NGT Transceiver Getting Started Guide This page has been left blank intentionally...

Page 43: ...topics Using the AES 256 digital encryptor 34 Switching off the AES 256 digital encryptor 35 Using digital mute 36 Changing the data rate 36 Creating a secure key in a secure index 37 Switching betwee...

Page 44: ...h short beeps and displays Go Secure with the secure index and data rate used For example If you are in the Channel List the active AES 256 digital encryptor is indicated by the text TEK index at the...

Page 45: ...rted Guide 35 Switching off the AES 256 digital encryptor To switch off the encryptor 1 Press SEC The transceiver responds with two low short beeps and displays Go Clear For example The channel screen...

Page 46: ...ice mute see the reference material on the enclosed CD Changing the data rate The data rate affects the speed with which digitally encrypted transmissions are sent and received The data rate is shown...

Page 47: ...key for secure index 00 1 Hold SEC then scroll to Select Key 1 Scroll to Edit Key 00 then press 1 Enter the secure key for secure index 00 NOTE You are able to create or edit the key in secure index 0...

Page 48: ...secure key for the next secure index 1 Hold SEC then scroll to Edit Key 1 Press NOTE When there are less than 100 AES secure keys in the transceiver the index is shown as a 2 digit number NOTE The cur...

Page 49: ...utomatically assigns the next secure index number 1 Press 1 Enter the secure key for the secure index shown 1 Press The transceiver goes secure using the key that you entered NOTE The AES secure key m...

Page 50: ...secure indexes while using the encryptor 1 Hold SEC then scroll to Select Key 1 Press 1 Enter or scroll to the number of the secure index that you want to use NOTE The currently selected secure index...

Page 51: ...AES 256 digital encryptor option NGT Transceiver Getting Started Guide 41 1 Press The transceiver goes secure using the key in the secure index that you selected...

Page 52: ...ncryptor option 42 NGT Transceiver Getting Started Guide Erasing all of the secure keys All of the secure keys in the transceiver may be erased via a simple hot key sequence To erase all secure keys 1...

Page 53: ...iver Getting Started Guide 43 5 Installation This section contains the following topics Mobile stations for NGT AR SR AR Voice and VR Transceivers 44 Fixed stations for NGT AR SR AR Voice and VR Trans...

Page 54: ...onsists of a handset and cradle a junction box NGT AR and SR Transceivers only a speaker an RF unit and vehicle mounting cradle includes DC power cable a 12 V DC power supply battery an automatic tuni...

Page 55: ...Started Guide 45 Figure 3 Typical mobile NGT AR or SR station 9350 ANTENNA ANTENNA CONTROL BATTERY ANTENNA HANDSET CRADLE HANDSET SPEAKER RF UNIT CRADLE BATTERY ANTENNA CONTROL ANTENNA COAXIAL BATTER...

Page 56: ...4 Typical mobile NGT AR Voice or VR station 9350 ANTENNA 6 WAY CONNECTOR 10 WAY CONNECTOR ANTENNA CONTROL BATTERY ANTENNA HANDSET CRADLE HANDSET SPEAKER RF UNIT CRADLE BATTERY ANTENNA CONTROL ANTENNA...

Page 57: ...vailable in a number of shorter and longer lengths 08 05610 006 Handset and speaker connector cableb NGT AR Voice and VR Transceivers only b The part number for the cable corresponds to a standard 6 m...

Page 58: ...o mount the handset cradle 1 Mount the handset according to the fitting instructions Codan part number 15 00129 001 provided with the handset cradle Mounting the speaker To mount the speaker 1 Secure...

Page 59: ...ey away from the base until it can be rotated see Figure 3 on page 45 then rotate the key in a counterclockwise direction 1 Place the RF unit into the cradle and push it under the tabs at the rear of...

Page 60: ...the socket at the end of the cable to the plug at the end of the cable lead from the RF unit then secure the locking ring tightly into position 1 Connect the socket at the opposite end of the cable t...

Page 61: ...d speaker connector then secure the locking ring tightly into position 1 Connect the plug at the end of the speaker cable to the socket on the handset and speaker connector then secure the cable by pu...

Page 62: ...regulator Codan part number 15 00508 1 Connect the power supply cable Codan part number 08 03255 to the plug at the end of the 12 V cable lead from the RF unit 1 Route the power supply cable accordin...

Page 63: ...one a junction box and a speaker NGT AR and SR Transceivers only a handset and cradle NGT AR Voice and VR Transceivers only a speaker NGT AR Voice and VR Transceivers only an RF unit an AC transceiver...

Page 64: ...AR or SR station NOTE The junction box is fitted inside the desk console The connectors on the junction box are at the rear of the desk console BROADBAND ANTENNA ANTENNA ANTENNA CONTROL OPTIONAL TUNE...

Page 65: ...6 Typical fixed NGT AR Voice or VR station BROADBAND ANTENNA A C P O W E R ANTENNA ANTENNA CONTROL 6 WAY CONNECTOR 10 WAY CONNECTOR OPTIONAL TUNER 10 WAY CONNECTOR OPTIONAL CONSOLE SPEAKER RF UNIT PO...

Page 66: ...tor from the RF unit The console replaces the 6 m handset and speaker connector cable and external speaker The handset connects directly to the back of the console Table 3 Cables for a typical fixed N...

Page 67: ...iver supply The RF unit and the transceiver supply are self contained and are usually stacked loosely If you want to mount the RF unit and or the transceiver supply contact your Codan representative t...

Page 68: ...he socket at the opposite end of the cable to the plug at the rear of the desk console then secure the locking ring tightly into position 1 Connect the plug at the end of the cable to the socket at th...

Page 69: ...dset and speaker connector and cable connect the plug at the end of the speaker cable to the socket on the handset and speaker connector then secure the cable by pushing it into the slot on the side o...

Page 70: ...r supply To connect the transceiver to the transceiver supply 1 Connect the DC output from the transceiver supply to the plug at the end of the 12 V cable lead from the RF unit 1 Connect the transceiv...

Page 71: ...u can now enter and or edit text in the setting 1 Do one of the following To use the text displayed press To enter new text start typing When you have entered the text press To edit the text displayed...

Page 72: ...ne of the letters on a key press the key repeatedly until the letter is displayed 1 To enter another letter on the same key wait until the cursor moves to the next space then press the key repeatedly...

Page 73: ...ween upper case and lower case letters and numbers in an editable screen 1 Press to change the character case indicator at the bottom right of the screen from A upper case to a lower case to numbers M...

Page 74: ...ursor one position to the right of the character that you want to delete then press Saving text changes To save the changes you have made 1 Press The question mark is removed from the heading If you d...

Page 75: ...ning and closing Quick Start To open Quick Start 1 Hold To close Quick Start 1 Press or hold NOTE When you hold you should see the Quick Start entries for example Add Edit channel Set scan list etc If...

Page 76: ...quency in kilohertz then press 1 Scroll to the mode combination you want to use then press The transceiver returns to Quick Start 1 If you want to add edit more channels in your transceiver scroll to...

Page 77: ...not want to add this channel to the scan list press When all the channels have been viewed or you have added 15 channels to your scan list the transceiver returns to Quick Start If you do not want to...

Page 78: ...then press The display appears with a line under the year 1 Use or to change the current setting to the correct value then press The line appears under the month 1 Repeat the previous step until you h...

Page 79: ...odan Selcall networks or 15 upper case numeric characters for ALE CALM networks then press 1 Close Quick Start if required NOTE When Quick Start is available any self address that you enter using this...

Page 80: ...to call then press 1 If you selected Message or No call type enter the message then press If you do not want to select a message press 1 Scroll to the call system that you want to use to make the cal...

Page 81: ...hone links 1 Open Quick Start 1 Scroll to Delete then press 1 Scroll to the list from which you want to delete an item then press 1 Scroll to the item you want to delete then press 1 Close Quick Start...

Page 82: ...Using Quick Start 72 NGT Transceiver Getting Started Guide This page has been left blank intentionally...

Page 83: ...ition and the distance and bearing to a remote transceiver from which you have received a position To access GPS information 1 Press 9 to see the GPS screen To view distance and bearing to a remote tr...

Page 84: ...Using a GPS receiver 74 NGT Transceiver Getting Started Guide This page has been left blank intentionally...

Page 85: ...ces of 3000 km 1800 mi and more are possible Obstructions such as buildings and mountains have little effect on long range communication HF radio can cover such large distances because of the way the...

Page 86: ...dio wave is transmitted toward the sky and is reflected by the ionosphere to a distant receiver on earth The reflective properties of the ionosphere change throughout the day from season to season and...

Page 87: ...the ionosphere are thick The layers absorb lower frequencies and reflect higher frequencies At night the ionosphere becomes very thin The low frequencies that were absorbed during the day are reflect...

Page 88: ...h channel has one or more modes associated with it Each mode indicates a sideband that can be used with the channel such as USB or LSB When you make a call you need to specify the channel and the mode...

Page 89: ...ample in networks that use the Codan Selcall or Open Selcall call system to make calls the user enters the address of the station they want to call then selects the channel mode on which to make the c...

Page 90: ...and then your own using the phonetic alphabet see Table 5 on page 81 For example Alpha Bravo One this is Alpha Bravo Two Do you receive me Over In this example your call sign is AB2 and you are callin...

Page 91: ...e 5 The phonetic alphabet Letter Word Letter Word A Alpha N November B Bravo O Oscar C Charlie P Papa D Delta Q Quebec E Echo R Romeo F Foxtrot S Sierra G Golf T Tango H Hotel U Uniform I India V Vict...

Page 92: ...HF radio transmission 82 NGT Transceiver Getting Started Guide This page has been left blank intentionally...

Page 93: ...ross reference or text requiring emphasis Bold a menu option in the transceiver or a button that you press This icon Means a step within a task NOTE the text provided next to this icon may be of inter...

Page 94: ...EMC electromagnetic compatibility ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute FCC Federal Communications Commission GPIO general purpose input output GPS global positioning system HF high fre...

Page 95: ...to talk R TTE radio and telecommunications terminal equipment RF radio frequency RFDS Royal Flying Doctor Service Rx receive SB sideband SINAD signal noise distortion to noise distortion ratio tcvr tr...

Page 96: ...eivers It uses a microcontrolled stepper motor to give continuous tuning over the operating frequency range of the antenna call detect time The length of time during scanning that the transceiver paus...

Page 97: ...ceiver at a specific station handset A hand held device that is used to control the functions of a transceiver It consists of a microphone PTT button display and keypad hot key A key on the handset or...

Page 98: ...ble and easily transportable It consists of a transceiver a power supply an antenna control and accessory devices ancillary equipment and appropriate connecting cables mode A type of reception or tran...

Page 99: ...receives into audio signals Selective call A call that enables you to contact a specific station then speak to an operator Send Position call A call that sends your GPS position to a specific station...

Page 100: ...NOTE Imperial dimensions are in United States Customary Units Measurement Unit Abbreviation Length metre inch feet yard mile m in ft yd mi Frequency hertz Hz Temperature degrees Celsius Fahrenheit C F...

Page 101: ...ide 91 Unit multipliers NOTE Units are expressed in accordance with ISO 1000 1992 SI units and recommendations for the use of their multiples and of certain other units Unit Name Multiplier M mega 100...

Page 102: ...anual Codan part number 15 04126 EN supplied on the CD inside the back cover of this guide NGT Transceiver System Technical Service Manual Codan part number 15 02063 EN NGT Transceiver System Repair G...

Page 103: ...arted Guide 93 Appendix F Compliance This section contains the following topics Introduction 94 European R TTE Directive 95 EMC and safety notices 97 FCC compliance 100 C tick approval 101 Register of...

Page 104: ...n describes how to ensure the NGT Transceiver complies with the European EMC Directive 89 336 EEC and the European Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC as called up in the European R TTE Directive 1999 5 E...

Page 105: ...209 Article 3 1a assessed against ICNIRP and FCC requirements Article 3 1a EN 60950 Product marking and labelling Any equipment supplied by Codan that satisfies these requirements is identified by th...

Page 106: ...countries restrict the use of HF radio communications equipment to certain frequency bands and or require such equipment to be licensed It is the user s responsibility to check the specific requiremen...

Page 107: ...e reduced with normal voice communication WARNING High voltages exist on the antenna during transmission and tuning Do not touch the antenna during these activities RF burns may result WARNING Install...

Page 108: ...ntained you must install and use the NGT Transceiver in accordance with the instructions in the NGT Transceiver Getting Started Guide and the NGT Transceiver Reference Manual When using equipment that...

Page 109: ...protective earth needs to be connected at the AC mains supply outlet The symbols shown in Table 6 are used to identify the earths on the equipment WARNING A protective earth connection must be includ...

Page 110: ...s are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and...

Page 111: ...g Started Guide 101 C tick approval The NGT AR and AR Voice Transceivers meet the requirements of the Australian Communications and Media Authority Radiocommunications MF and HF equipment Land Mobile...

Page 112: ...2010 RF Unit 2010 X O O O O O 2030 Junction Box 2030 X O O O O O 2020 Handset 2020 X O O O O O 15 00129 Handset Cradle Kit 15 00129 O O O O O O External Speaker X O O O O O CIB 08 05610 CIB Cable 08...

Page 113: ...T 11363 2006 Indicates that this toxic or hazardous substance contained in all of the homogeneous materials for this part is below the limit requirement in SJ T 11363 2006 X SJ T 11363 2006 Indicates...

Page 114: ...A 2010 B 2011 The first character of the serial number provides the year of manufacture starting from the year 2000 that is 0 2000 1 2001 A 2010 B 2011 1 9 1 2 A B C A B C The second character of the...

Page 115: ...orate secure index 22 switching between Corporate secure indexes 27 switching between Global and Corporate secure modes 26 switching off 21 using 20 in standby mode 30 channel screen 8 channels defini...

Page 116: ...ion 75 I installation 43 fixed 53 mobile 44 M mobile station 44 cables 47 installing 50 mounting 48 handset cradle 48 junction box 48 RF unit 49 speaker 48 modes 12 78 mute digital 36 N networks 79 O...

Page 117: ...re key creating in a Corporate secure index 22 selecting a channel 12 an item in a list 4 sky wave 76 station fixed 53 installing 58 mounting 56 mobile 44 installing 50 mounting 48 mounting handset an...

Page 118: ...Index Index 4 NGT Transceiver Getting Started Guide This page has been left blank intentionally...

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