E.F. Johnson Company 51 Series, Preliminary Operation Manual

Page 1: ...1 51xx Series FM Portable Radio Project 25 Conventional SMARTNET SmartZone PRELIMINARY OPERATING MANUAL ...

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Page 3: ...uipment for land mobile radio and mobiletelephone services which include business industrial government public safety and personal users Viking Head EFJohnson logo and Call Guard are trademarks of the E F Johnson Company SMARTNET SmartZone Call Alert Enhanced Private Conversation and Private Conversation II are trademarks of Motorola Inc All other company and or product names used in this manual a...

Page 4: ...lletin 65 Edition 01 01 Supplement C Evaluating Compliance with FCC Guidelines for Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields American National Standards Institute C95 1 1992 IEEE Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Fields 3 kHz to 300 GHz American National Standards Institute C95 3 1992 IEEE Recom mended Practice for the Measu...

Page 5: ...ation is provided to make you aware of RF exposure and what to do to ensure that this radio is operated within FCC RF exposure limits Electromagnetic Interference Usage Compatibility This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference In addition changes or modification to this equipment no expressly approved...

Page 6: ... Power up password access available to prevent unauthorized usage Conventional Features Up to 256 channels or talk groups programmable Repeater talk around Monitor mode selected by option switch Carrier or Call Guard controlled squelch on analog channels Penalty and conversation timers Priority channel sampling when scanning Busy channel lockout transmit disable on busy SecureNet or 460 secure com...

Page 7: ...lls detected while listening to other group calls Call Alert send and receive pages Predefined messages up to 16 can be sent to a dispatcher Predefined status conditions up to 8 can be sent to a dispatcher Dynamic regrouping dispatcher can automatically gather users on a channel to receive a message Roaming SmartZone only SecureNet or 460 secure communication available NOTE The availability of man...

Page 8: ...FEATURES 8 NOTES ...

Page 9: ...n 18 Turning Power On and Setting Volume 18 Power Up Password 19 Backlight 20 Option Switches 20 Keypad Lock 21 Low Battery Indication 21 Channel and Zone Selection 21 Home Zone 22 Time Out Timer 22 Tone Enable Disable 23 Scanning 23 Secure Communication 28 Transceiver Operating Modes 28 CONVENTIONAL FEATURES 29 Introduction 29 Display Mode Selection 30 Monitoring Before Transmitting 30 Monitor Mo...

Page 10: ...ion 46 Viewing Unit ID 46 Standard Group Calls 46 Enhanced Private Conversation Calls 47 Private Conversation II Calls 51 Telephone Calls 53 Call Alert 56 Messaging 57 Sending Status Conditions 58 Emergency Alarm and Emergency Call 58 Failsoft Operation 59 SMARTNET SmartZone Scanning 60 Dynamic Regrouping 60 SmartZone Features 61 MISCELLANEOUS 62 Supervisory Tones 62 Rechargeable Battery Pack 64 S...

Page 11: ...ng mode and the page on which each function is described are listed in the following tables Consult your system operator to determine what functions are controlled by each switch and then write the switch label next to the applicable func tion Refer to page 20 for more option switch information CONVENTIONAL MODE Switch Function See Page Backlight 20 Clear Secure 28 Displayed Information 30 High Lo...

Page 12: ...Page Backlight 20 Call Alert 56 Call Response 50 52 Clear Secure 28 Home Zone 22 Keypad Lock 21 Message 57 Phone 53 Private Call 47 51 Radio Wide Scan 24 Scan 24 Scan Edit 26 Site Lock SmartZone only 61 Site Search SmartZone only 61 Status 58 Tones On Off 23 Zone Select 21 ...

Page 13: ...speaker microphone is used this speaker is automatically disabled Microphone The microphone is located in this area For best results hold the transceiver 2 3 inches from you mouth and speak at a normal conversational level Speaker Display DTMF Keypad Option Keys Microphone Full Keypad Model Limited Keypad Model Up Down Sw Option Keys ...

Page 14: ... 17 key models include the keys required to dial telephone unit ID and group ID numbers and also to enter numbers during for keypad programming F1 F4 These keys are available with both full and limited keypad models and they can be system operator programmed to control a specific function The key functions can be different for each operating mode see page 11 Other programmable option switches are ...

Page 15: ... be selected Programmable Option Switch This is a three position selector switch that can be system operator programmed to control some function see page 11 Antenna Connector Connection point for the antenna Make sure that the antenna is tight before using the radio Emergency Switch If the radio is programmed for emergency transmis sions pressing this switch alerts a dispatcher for example of an e...

Page 16: ...ed to turn the transmitter on The indi cator on the top panel lights red when the transmitter is keyed Accessory Connector Connection point for optional accessories such as a speaker microphone Battery Pack To remove the battery press the release on the bottom toward the front of the transceiver and slide the battery outward Option Switches PTT Switch Battery Pack Accessory Connector ...

Page 17: ... Indicates that a digital Project 25 conventional channel is selected Rx Indicates that a carrier is being detected on the selected or scanned channel Tx Indicates the transmitter is keyed Pgm Indicates that the keypad programming mode is selected see page 40 SL Indicates that the displayed channel is in the scan list see page 25 Pri Indicates that the displayed channel is programmed as the curren...

Page 18: ... by the On Off Volume switch on the top panel When power is initially turned on an alert tone sounds and the indicator on the top panel flashes green If a SMARTNET SmartZone channel is selected the zone alias is then displayed followed by the unit ID see page 46 The selected channel is then indicated To turn power off turn the On Off Volume knob counterclockwise until a click occurs The display ma...

Page 19: ...h time power is turned on Passwords can be entered even if the key pad is locked see Keypad Lock on page 21 The default password is eight zeros 00000000 If this feature is enabled proceed as follows to unlock the radio 1 Turn radio power on and when LOCKED is displayed enter the eight digit numeric password using the keypad As each digit is entered a dash is displayed If an incorrect digit is ente...

Page 20: ...hes on the side panel see illustration on page 16 The 3 position selector switch and orange push button switch on the top panel see illustration on page 15 If your radio is programmed with both conventional and SMARTNET SmartZone channels see page 29 these option switches can be system operator programmed to control a different set of functions for each channel type For example the F1 switch could...

Page 21: ...y 5 seconds in the receive mode A chirp sounds every 5 seconds in the transmit mode The battery should be recharged as soon as practical after a low battery indication appears Refer to page 64 for more battery information Channel and Zone Selection Channel Select To change the current channel rotate the 16 position channel selector knob on the top panel to the desired position With SMARTNET SmartZ...

Page 22: ...programmed with a home zone Then when power is turned on the radio can be programmed so that either the home or last selected zone is automatically selected If the Home Zone option switch is programmed it can be used to quickly select or change the home zone To select the home zone simply press this switch To change the home zone to the currently selected zone press and hold this switch until a to...

Page 23: ...Tones On Off option switch is not programmed tones are fixed in the on or off mode by system operator programming Scanning Introduction Scanning cycles through a list of channels called a scan list checking each for messages When a message is detected that your trans ceiver is programmed to receive scanning stops and the message is received Shortly after the message is complete scanning resumes un...

Page 24: ... and SCAN OFF is briefly displayed If the zone or channel is changed while scanning is selected scanning continues on the same or a different scan list see scan list information which follows Radio Wide Scanning Radio wide scanning monitors the channels in the preprogrammed radio wide scan list see page 25 This list may contain up to 16 channels of any type conventional or SMARTNET SmartZone assig...

Page 25: ...he Scan option switch as described on page 35 Selecting another conventional channel does not change the current scan list The scan lists are user program mable if the Scan Edit option switch is programmed see page 26 With SMARTNET SmartZone operation each channel can be programmed so that one of up to three different scan lists is automatically selected or scanning is disabled The scan list assig...

Page 26: ... scanning of the remaining channels in the scan list resumes 3 Deleted channels are added back into the scan list if any of the following events occur Scanning is turned off and then on again using the Scan switch Transceiver power is turned off and then on again The scan list is reselected by pressing the number key corresponding to the list number conventional or by selecting another channel SMA...

Page 27: ...ning is disabled on the selected list or channel NO LIST is momentarily displayed and scan list programming is not available Proceed as follows to delete or add a channel To Delete a Channel 4 Select the channel you want to delete by pressing Up Down select switch 5 With conventional channels to delete the displayed channel and exit this mode press the F3 key With SMARTNET SmartZone channels press...

Page 28: ...transmit signal may be received If your transceiver has this feature consult your system operator for more information on how it functions in your application Transceiver Operating Modes Each selectable channel can be programmed for either the conven tional or SMARTNET SmartZone operating mode For example Zone 1 Channel 1 could be a conventional channel Zone 1 Channel 2 a SMART NET channel and so ...

Page 29: ...ound the alias name of the selected channel is displayed If a control channel could not be found because of an out of range condition or the system ID is not correct for example NO SYS is displayed and the radio continues to search for a control channel The control channel transmits and receives system information to and from all radios registered on the system Therefore once a control channel is ...

Page 30: ...he transmit mode and the receive frequency is displayed in the receive mode NOTE The channel number can also be determined by noting the number 1 16 indicated by the index on the channel selector knob Monitoring Before Transmitting With conventional operation you may need to manually monitor the channel before transmitting to make sure that it is not being used by someone else If you were to trans...

Page 31: ... Call Guard squelch using the Normal Selective option switch as described on page 32 or the monitor mode described next Monitor Mode The monitor mode temporarily disables squelch control features such as Call Guard squelch so that all messages are heard on the selected channel It also overrides the Busy Channel Lockout feature see next section and temporarily halts scanning To monitor the selected...

Page 32: ... not correct If busy override is permitted by programming it is possible to transmit even when the transmitter is disabled by this feature Simply release the PTT switch and then quickly press it again Call Guard Squelch General Call Guard squelch also called CTCSS DCS signaling may be programmed on conventional analog channels This feature eliminates distracting messages intended for others using ...

Page 33: ...nels 1 9 can be selected See Display Mode Selection on page 30 for information on displaying channel numbers 2 The display then briefly indicates CODE x where x is the key you pressed The codes assigned to that channel are then reassigned to all the other channels in the current zone The reassignments remain in effect even after power is cycled 3 To restore all Call Guard codes in the current zone...

Page 34: ...alling may be only a short distance away To allow communica tion when this situation occurs repeater talk around can be used to allow direct communication with a mobile without going through a repeater Repeater talk around can be selected if the Repeater Talk Around option switch if available When talk around is enabled by this switch RTA ON is flashed in the display Then when it is disabled by pr...

Page 35: ... mode on a Project 25 channel If this switch is pressed with an analog channel selected an emer gency condition is not transmitted However if a Project 25 channel is selected before power is turned off the emergency condition is trans mitted on the Project 25 channel as just described NOTE If your radio is programmed to transmit emergency conditions consult your system operator for more informatio...

Page 36: ...mory and does not change until this procedure is repeated Transmitting in Scan Mode When the transmitter is keyed with scanning enabled the radio can be programmed so that the transmission always occurs on one of the following channels Priority channel see following description Selected channel Channel of a call if the response is made before scanning resumes Priority Channel Sampling General The ...

Page 37: ...both radio wide and standard scanning are off Scan is not indicated in display 2 Select the channel that you want to be the priority channel using the channel selector switch on the top panel If the channel is in a different zone also select the appropriate zone 3 Press the Priority option switch and the Pri is displayed to indicate that the selected channel is now the priority channel Placing and...

Page 38: ... programmed for the call you want to receive refer to pages 23 and 35 for more scanning information 2 When the call is received press the PTT switch to talk and release it to listen If scanning you may have to respond before scanning resumes to ensure that the response occurs on the channel of the call DTMF ANI Signaling DTMF Dual Tone Multi Frequency tones can be generated manually or automatical...

Page 39: ...all on that channel and also which calls you can receive Coded Squelch Project 25 conventional channels use a NAC Network Access Code instead of Call Guard squelch see page 32 to control which calls are received on a channel Both the correct group ID and NAC must be detected to receive a call However other operation such as monitoring is similar to when Call Guard squelch is used Changing Talk Gro...

Page 40: ...re groups of mobiles may receive the call To respond to an individual call simply press the PTT switch and begin talking before a call timer expires Proceed as follows to place this call 1 Press the Individual Call option switch and the identification of the last individual call placed is displayed as IDxxxxxx 2 If required enter the ID of the mobile being called using the keypad 3 Press the PTT s...

Page 41: ...ed to reprogram disabled or SMARTNET SmartZone channels Menu Structure When the Keypad Programming mode is selected by pressing the option switch and entering the password Pgm is displayed along with the first menu parameter RAD PARM The following flowchart shows the keypad programming mode menu structure for this radio 51xx Portable Keypad Programming Flowchart The information which follows descr...

Page 42: ... PARM is again displayed Encryption keys are not transferred Timer Programming The menus to program the following timers are accessed by repeat edly pressing the key with RAD PARM displayed To return to the previous adjustment press the key TX TMR Programs the transmit time out timer see page 22 Press the Up Down select switch to decrement increment the timer in 15 second steps 0 disables it When ...

Page 43: ...ect the desired channel press the Up Down select switch to scroll through the programmed channels or enter the channel number directly using the number keys Disabled or SMARTNET SmartZone channels cannot be selected To exit back to the ZONE x display press the key with CHAN xx displayed To save the selection and proceed with the channel parameter programming described in the next section press the...

Page 44: ...ayed with the Rx icon indicated to the left of Pgm the receive Call Guard CTCSS DCS code can be programmed Press the F3 key to clear the current code and toggle between the CTCSS tone and DCS digital modes Press the Up Down select switch to scroll through the avail able codes When the desired code is displayed save it and proceed to the next parameter by pressing the F4 or key Transmit CTCSS DCS W...

Page 45: ...vailable if that switch is not programmed Time Out Timer When TOT ON or TOT OFF is displayed the time out timer can be enabled or disabled on the current channel Press the Up Down select switch to toggle between the on and off mode To return to the CHAN xx display press the F4 or key Programming Additional Channels and Exiting Programming Mode To program another channel in the current zone press t...

Page 46: ... then on again The system ID is briefly displayed as SYxxxxxx followed by the Unit ID as EDxxxxxx Standard Group Calls Standard group calls are between you and another mobile group of mobiles or a control station a radio at a fixed location Most calls you make will probably be this type Placing a Standard Group Call 1 Turn power on and set the volume as described on page 18 Select the channel prog...

Page 47: ...nvalid group ID or group calls are not allowed REJECT is displayed and an alert tone sounds If an attempt is made to select the secure mode and there is no avail able secure channel NO SEC is flashed and the call continues in the clear mode If an attempt is made to change from the secure to the clear mode and this is not permitted SEC ONLY is displayed and the call continues in the secure mode Rec...

Page 48: ...cted momentarily press the Private Call option switch The tag alias of the last ID called is displayed if it matches an ID in your call list Otherwise the last ID called is displayed 2 Enter the two digit index of the desired ID if you know it or scroll through the list using the Up Down switch until you find the desired ID Press the F3 key to cancel the call 3 Press the PTT switch to initiate the...

Page 49: ...rs If the called party answers and the call is successful the person s voice is heard and the call is carried on the same as a group call To end the call at any time press the F3 key If the called party does not answer within 20 seconds NO ANS is displayed and a continuous tone sounds End the call by pressing the F3 key If the called radio is not in service no ringing is heard NO ACK is displayed ...

Page 50: ...PTT switch and begin talking The alias of the incoming call is displayed if the ID is in your call list Otherwise the unit ID is displayed NOTE If the Private Call option switch is not pressed before the PTT switch a group call is transmitted on the selected group To end the call when the conversation is complete or at any other time press the F3 key If unit to unit private calls are not permitted...

Page 51: ...n be initiated by selecting the unit ID from a call list list entry or by directly entering it using the keypad direct entry Direct entry is available with full keypad 17 key models only Proceed as follows List Entry Method 1 With a SMARTNET SmartZone channel selected momentarily press the Private Call option switch The tag alias of the last ID called is displayed if it matches an ID in your call ...

Page 52: ...yed Any of the following conditions may then occur If in the secure mode and your transceiver does not have the proper encryption key KEYFAIL is displayed and the call must be made in the clear mode selected by the Clear Secure option switch if enabled on the channel If the called party answers and the call is successful the person s voice is heard and the call is carried on the same as a group ca...

Page 53: ... available to answer the call Telephone Calls General Telephone calls allow you to place and receive calls over the public telephone system using your transceiver If your transceiver is programmed for telephone calls Phone option switch programmed they are placed and received as follows Placing a Telephone Call Telephone calls can be placed by selecting the number from a preprogrammed phone number...

Page 54: ...st called telephone number are displayed 2 Enter the number using the 0 9 and keys To enter a pause indi cated by P press and then To erase the last digit press the Down switch The number scrolls to the left in the display so that the eight right most digits are always displayed Numbers up to 16 digits including pauses can be entered Press the F3 key to cancel the call 3 Press the PTT switch or th...

Page 55: ...e F3 key If the radio system is busy BUSY is displayed and a busy tone sounds The call automatically proceeds when the radio system becomes available If the call is ended before it proceeds your position in queue is lost If in the secure mode and your transceiver does not have the proper encryption key KEYFAIL is displayed and the call must be made in the clear mode selected by the Clear Secure op...

Page 56: ...t ID called is displayed if it matches an ID in your call list Otherwise the last ID called is displayed 2 Enter the index of the desired ID if you know it or scroll through the list using the Up Down switch until you find the desired ID Press the F3 key to cancel the call 3 Press the PTT switch to send the page The display then indicates the alias of the radio being paged Proceed to the bulleted ...

Page 57: ... 6 seconds Press the F3 key to cancel the page or try again Answering a Page 1 When a page is received the display indicates PAGE and a recurring received page tone sounds five beeps sounds 2 To clear and ignore the page press the F3 key NOTE If the F3 key is programmed for the Private Call function it will not clear the page 3 Answering a page is the same as placing a private call Therefore press...

Page 58: ...rogrammed status conditions are sent as follows 1 Momentarily press the Status option switch The alias of the last status sent is displayed 2 To change the displayed status enter the index of the desired status if you know it or scroll through the list using the Up Down switch until you find the desired status Press the F3 key to cancel this function 3 Press the PTT switch to send the status When ...

Page 59: ...curred Silent operation may also be programmed in which case no audio or visual indication of the alarm condition occurs 3 To transmit an emergency call press the Emergency option switch with a SMARTNET SmartZone channel selected that has that feature enabled Then manually press the PTT switch and begin speaking as with a standard call All calls that follow are then emergency calls and they occur ...

Page 60: ...ng is temporarily disabled and Scan turns off if a channel is selected that has scanning disabled Then when a channel is selected again that permits scanning it is automatically re enabled In addition to calls on channels in the scan list pages private calls and telephone calls are received while scanning Messages on the priority channel are received while listening to lower priority messages Howe...

Page 61: ... roaming between SMARTNET and conventional sites SmartZone operation is the same as SMARTNET with the following additional features Determining Current Site To determine the current radio site momentarily press the Site Search option switch if programmed If currently registered on a site SITE x is displayed where x is the site number The display then indicates the RSSI Receive Signal Strength Indi...

Page 62: ...rred see page 18 The time out timer is about to expire or the penalty timer has expired page 22 and page 33 The conversation timer is about to expire page 34 The system received your page but the paged mobile is not on the air page 56 Telephone interconnect is not operational page 53 Continuous Tone Invalid or No Acknowledge Condition A transmission is being attempted on an unprogrammed channel or...

Page 63: ... key has been pressed Single Short Low Pitch Tone An invalid key has been pressed Six Beeps Recurring The page was received page 56 Three Beeps Recurring A unit to unit call was received page 47 Six Beeps The paged radio received the page and acknowledged it page 56 The message that was sent has been received and acknowledged page 57 The status condition that was sent has been received and acknowl...

Page 64: ...cause the battery may become very hot Battery Life With proper care the nickel metal hydride NiMH battery pack used by this radio should provide excellent service When the pack no longer holds a charge or provides only a very short operating time it must be replaced with a new unit Typical operating time before recharging is required is approxi mately 13 hours with the standard 3000 mAH battery Th...

Page 65: ...se of shortened battery life is repeated deep discharge Therefore it is recommended that the battery be recharged as soon as practical after the low battery indication appears see preceding informa tion Do not continue using the transceiver until the battery is completely discharged Another cause of reduced battery life is operation at tempera ture extremes It is also good practice not to regularl...

Page 66: ...peaker grille about 1 2 inches from your mouth and speak at a normal conversational level Do not shout since it distorts your voice and does not increase range Make sure that the PTT push to talk switch is pressed before you begin to speak and released as soon as the message is complete Operation At Extended Range When approaching the limits of radio range the other party may not be able to hear y...

Page 67: ... to normal see page 32 If scanning the correct scan list may not be selected or the channel may have been deleted from the scan list see page 35 The radio does not transmit on the selected channel The channel may be busy green indicator lighted and the trans mitter disabled by the busy channel lockout feature see page 32 If the transmitter was just keyed for an extended time it may have been disab...

Page 68: ... D DCS Signaling 32 DIG Indication 28 Display 17 Display Mode Select 30 DTMF Keypad 14 DTMF ANI Signaling 38 Dynamic Regrouping 60 E Emergency Alarms 58 Emergency Calls 58 Emergency Switch 15 Enh Priv Conversation Call Placing 48 Receiving 50 Extended Range Operation 66 F F1 F3 Switches 20 Failsoft Operation 59 Features Conventional 6 29 General 6 Project 25 39 SMARTNET 46 SmartNet SmartZone 7 Sma...

Page 69: ...40 Keypad Lock 21 Message 57 Monitor 31 Normal Selective 31 32 Phone 53 55 Priority 37 Private Call 48 50 51 53 57 Radio Wide Scan 24 Repeater Talk Around 34 Scan 24 36 Scan Edit 27 Site Lock 62 Site Search SmartZone 61 Status 58 Talk Group Select 39 Tones On Off 23 Zone 22 Option Switches 14 P Paging 56 Answering 57 Initiating 56 Password Changing 19 Power Up 19 Penalty Timer 33 Power Output Sele...

Page 70: ...Site Locking Unlocking 61 Searching for 61 Site ID SmartZone 61 SMARTNET SmartZone Mode 29 Speaker 13 Speaking Into Microphone 66 Standard Calls Placing Conv 37 Placing SMARTNET 46 Receiving Conv 38 Receiving SmartNet 47 Status Messages 58 Supervisory Tones 62 T Talk Around Repeater 34 Telephone Calls Placing 53 Receiving 55 Time Out Timer 22 Tone Enable Disable 23 Tones 62 Transmit Disable On Bus...

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