Ericsson EDACS M-RK II, Operator'S Manual

Page 1: ...LBI 38732E EDACS M RK II PORTABLE RADIO e Operator s Manual ...

Page 2: ...luding photocopying and recording for any purpose without the express written permission of Ericsson Inc The software contained in this device is copyrighted by Ericsson Inc Unpublished rights are reserved under the copyright laws of the United States NOTICE NOTICE Repairs to this equipment should be made only by an authorized service technician or facility designated by the supplier Any repairs a...

Page 3: ...Call Queued Trunked Mode Only 32 System Busy Trunked Mode Only 33 Call Denied Trunked Mode Only 33 Carrier Control Timer 33 Low Battery Warning 33 Low Battery Alert Transmit Lockout 34 Key Press Alert 34 OPERATION 34 KEYPAD LOCK UNLOCK 34 TURNING ON THE RADIO 35 SELECTION MODE RULES 35 MENU 38 FEATURE ENCRYPTION DISPLAY 42 Serial Number ROM 12 Hex Digits 43 Feature Encryption Data Stream 44 Number...

Page 4: ...Y RADIO UNITS ONLY 60 EDACS TRUNKED MODE OPERATION 61 RECEIVING A CALL 61 SENDING A CALL 62 CONVENTIONAL FAILSOFT 63 SCAT OPERATION 64 EMERGENCY OPERATION 64 Receiving An Emergency Call 65 Declaring An Emergency Call 65 SCANNING TRUNKED SYSTEMS 66 Wide Area System Scan 66 ProSound 67 Priority System Scan 67 Menu Selection 67 Pre Programmed Keypad Key 68 SCANNING TRUNKED GROUPS 68 Adding Groups To ...

Page 5: ...File Select Option 83 Menu Option 83 Option Availability 84 STATUS MESSAGE OPERATION 85 Status Operation 85 Message Operation 86 EDACS CONVENTIONAL P1 SCAN 87 DYNAMIC REGROUP OPERATION 87 Emergency Operation 88 MACRO KEY OPERATION 88 CONVENTIONAL MODE OPERATION 89 SQUELCH ADJUST 256K UP VERSION RADIOS ONLY 89 Menu Selection 90 Pre Programmed Keypad Key 91 RECEIVING A CALL 91 SENDING A CALL 92 EMER...

Page 6: ...ATTERY WARRANTY 111 PRODUCT SPECIFICATION FOR CE MARKED EQUIPMENT M RK Portables conform to the following Product Specifications EUROPEAN STANDARDS Safety Not Applicable EMC prETS 300 279 August 1995 TTD Not Applicable SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION At this time the M RK portable radio may not be operated while in a vehicular charger in the European Community since it does not meet immunity requirement...

Page 7: ...uch a manner that the antenna is close to or touching exposed parts of the body especially the eyes or face while the radio is transmitting DO NOT operate the radio near unshielded electrical blasting caps or in an explosive atmosphere unless it is a type specifically designed and qualified for such use DO NOT operate the radio unless the antenna con nector is secure and any open connectors are pr...

Page 8: ...is battery into the municipal waste stream Check with your local solid waste officials for details concerning recycling options or proper disposal in your area Call Toll Free 1 800 8 BATTERY for information and or procedures for returning recharge able batteries in your state Your radio comes supplied with a Ni Cd battery pack which can be recharged from 500 to 1000 times before requiring replacem...

Page 9: ... switch on the radio to the off position before charging Failing to turn the power switch to off during the charge cycle will result in a less than full charge condition which will noticeably reduce the operating time between charges Normal battery operation time is 8 hours This may vary depending upon how much the receiver audio is present and how much you transmit The actual time may vary from d...

Page 10: ...rge cycles are recommended to bring a new battery up to its rated capacity 3 Store and charge the batteries at room temperature 65 F to 75 F Batteries that have been stored for over a month should be recharged before putting into service due to chemical self discharge which occurs at a rate of approximately 1 per day Do not charge cold batteries 40 F or below 4 Reduced capacity or memory effect ma...

Page 11: ...ng interior move closer to a window preferably one generally in the direction of the System At 800 MHz the wave length is very short sometimes moving a few inches to a few feet can make significant signal strength changes Finding the best location can also be done while listening to the background noise while moving about attempt to find a spot where the background noise is reduced to a minimum or...

Page 12: ...ion Form 571 call 717 337 1212 or contact the FCC District Office nearest your location TRANSCEIVER SERVICE There are no user serviceable components inside the radio Altering the internal components or adjustments may result in illegal emissions including off frequency operation or damage to the radio Should an UNLOCK condition be shown in the LCD display or the LCD fails to display information or...

Page 13: ... user and is controlled via digital communication with the system controller This provides advanced programmable fea tures and fast access to communication channels In the conventional mode the user selects a channel and directly communicates on that channel In this mode a system refers to a set of channels A channel is a transmit receive radio frequency pair The exact operation of the radio will ...

Page 14: ... located on the right panel and is used while programming the radio and for acces sory connection The keypad is used for manual number entry for individual calls access to a telephone interconnect sys tem and activation of various EDACS or conventional features such as menu selection or scan operations The display has two eight alphanumeric character lines used to show the operational mode of the ...

Page 15: ...Figure 2 M RK II Portable Radio 15 ...

Page 16: ...Figure 3 Top And Partial Left Panel Views 16 ...

Page 17: ... and ad justs the receiver s volume Rotating the control clockwise out of detent applies power to the radio A single alert tone sounds if enabled through programming to indicate the radio is operational Rotating the control clockwise in creases the volume level Minimum volume levels may be programmed into the radio to prevent missed calls due to a low volume setting While adjusting the volume the ...

Page 18: ...In Phone and Indi vidual Call modes the OPTION but ton can be used to recall the last phone number or radio ID entered CLEAR MONITOR BUTTON Serves several purposes depending on the operating mode In trunked mode the CLEAR MONITOR button exits the current operation and re moves all displays associated with it The radio and display then return to the group receive state In conven tional mode pressin...

Page 19: ...onal buttons at the top for a total of 15 keys In addition to numbers most of the keys have special functions and are labeled as such using a symbol or abbreviated word describing its primary func tion Numeric entry is a secondary function of the keys Each key is described below Primary function changes the sys tem or group channel depending on programming secondary function changes to a selection...

Page 20: ...st via or and activate it with this key Once activated m contin ues its secondary function for acti vating a selected parameter setting until the radio returns to its normal receive state This is similar to an en ter key 1 Used to directly access systems via the keypad and to access system se lection in increasing or decreasing order or to select a set bank of sys tems for SYSTEM GROUP CHAN NEL kn...

Page 21: ...groups or channels from the scan list of the cur rently selected system See the trunked and conventional scan sec tions for details 7 The Status key is used to send a pre programmed status message to the EDACS site 8 The Message key is used to send a pre programmed status message to the EDACS site Used to place a telephone call through the radio by selecting the telephone interconnect special call...

Page 22: ...ght alphanumeric character blocks The 15 status indicators are used to show the various oper ating conditions of the radio If the display back lighting is programmed on the display will illuminate for a short period when any of the controls are operated The two display lines can be inverted to permit easy viewing if the radio is worn on a belt or placed into a vehicular charger Press 0 once to inv...

Page 23: ...ese messages are described below Message Name Description QUEUED Call Queued Trunked mode only Indicates the system has placed the call in a request queue SYS BUSY System Busy Trunked mode only Indicates the system is busy no chan nels are currently available the queue is full or an individual call is being attempted to a radio that is currently trans mitting DENIED Call Denied Trunked mode only I...

Page 24: ...Wide Area Scan Trunked mode only Indicates the control chan nel is lost and ra dio has entered the Wide Area Scan mode to search for a new system if en abled through programming TALKARND Talk around Conventional mode only Indi cates the radio is operating on conventional channels in talk around mode no repeater RXEMER Receive Emergency Trunked mode only Indicates an emergency call 24 ...

Page 25: ... flashing on line two VOL 31 Volume Level Indicates the cur rentvolumelevel The volume level display ranges from OFF silent to 31 loudest LOW BATT Battery Low Indicates the bat tery level is too low for transmis sion This mes sage displays when pressing PTT and trans mitting is dis abled due to the low battery con dition UNKNOWN Unknown ID Trunked mode only Indicates an 25 ...

Page 26: ...ll is being transmit ted Displayed on line one RX DATA Receive Data Trunked mode only Indicates when a data call isbeingreceived Displayed on line one DATA OFF Data Off Trunked mode only Indicates when radio is in data disable state Displayed on line one DATA ON Data On Trunked mode only Indicates when radio is toggled to data enable state Dis played on line 26 ...

Page 27: ...em Scan features are dis abled T99 ON Type 99 Decode On Conventional mode only Indi cates the Type 99 Decode feature is enabled T99 OFF Type 99 Decode Off Conventional mode only Indi cates the Type 99 Decode feature is disabled KEY ZERO Key Zero Indicates that cryptographic keys have been erased from ra dio memory PVT DIS Private Disabled Indicates that the group or channel is not pro 27 ...

Page 28: ...not loaded for the se lected group or channel Status Indicators The 15 status indicators show the various operating characteristics of the radio The indicators show operat ing modes and conditions as follows SVC Trunked mode only ON indicates the radio is in an EDACS service area and is in communication with the site controller via the control channel CC FLASHING indicates the EDACS is in the fail...

Page 29: ...hannel is en abled to receive encrypted messages FLASHING indicates an encrypted transmission is being received BSY Channel Busy In trunked mode ON indicates the radio is transmitting or receiving a call on the working chan nel FLASHING indicates a call has been queued In conventional mode ON indicates a call is being received WHC Who Has Called trunked mode only ON indicates an individual call ha...

Page 30: ... radio may be programmed to automat ically transmit without pressing PTT to maintain digital communication with the site controller will turn on whenever the radio is transmitting SCN ON indicates the scan mode is enabled FLASHING indicates Scan is temporarily disabled S ON indicates the selected group or chan nel is in the scan list 1 ON conventional mode only indicates the selected channel is de...

Page 31: ...CE CONNECTOR UDC The Universal Device Connector UDC provides connections for external accessories such as a headset or a speaker microphone When the radio is locked in a vehicular charger repeater the UDC provides the audio and control connections between the radio and the ve hicular charger repeater The UDC is also used to pro gram and service the radio 31 ...

Page 32: ...pressed due to GE STAR signalling if enabled through programming Autokey Trunked Mode Only After being placed in queue or releasing the PTT button prior to a working channel assignment the site calls the radio when a channel becomes available At this point the radio automatically keys the transmitter autokey for a short period to hold the channel The radio sounds a mid pitched tone when it is clea...

Page 33: ... keyed and a low pitched tone is heard then the radio is not authorized on the system that has been selected Carrier Control Timer If the programmed time for continuous transmission is exceeded five short high pitched warning tones fol lowed by a long low pitched tone will be heard The transmitter will shut down shortly after hearing the alert interrupting communications Release and re key the PTT...

Page 34: ...short tone or beep sounds to indicate a key has been pressed A short low pitched tone indicates no action was taken because the key is not active in the current mode OPERATION KEYPAD LOCK UNLOCK The keypad can be locked at any time to prevent undesired key presses To lock the keypad when it is in the unlocked state press and release the m key and then within one 1 second press the OPTION button Al...

Page 35: ...tem name on line one and the last selected group or channel name on line two In the EDACS trunked environment upon acquisition of the control channel will come on If communi cation with the system s control channel cannot be es tablished will not turn on This may occur if for example the radio is out of range of the trunking site It may be necessary to move to another location or select another tr...

Page 36: ...rom and the number of the selected item ZZZ within the list In some cases the information on lines 1 and 2 will be the opposite of this example If SYSTEM 2 is the current selection the display appears as follows S O U T H S Y S 2 Line one contains the current system name SOUTH and line two SYS 2 indicates that selection is from the system list and it is the second system within the list A new syst...

Page 37: ...two as shown below Line one shows the current list being used for selection S E L S Y S 4 If a mistake is made while entering the number press the OPTION button to backspace once and correct the entry If an invalid number is entered a short low pitched tone sounds when m is pressed To exit the selection mode press the CLEAR MONI TOR button or wait for the timeout If the selection mode is cleared w...

Page 38: ...reviously detailed apply to the menu item selection process with the exception of direct access The radio will continue to receive and transmit normally while in the menu function A new item is displayed by using and to scroll through the list in increasing and decreasing While in system group or channel selection mode the radio continues to receive calls normally and continues scanning if it is e...

Page 39: ...menu item YYYYYYYY that is to be viewed or changed some menu items provide radio information and do not have changeable parameters An example of the menu item selection process and menu item parameter change is detailed below for the backlight menu item PRESS m The menu mode is entered PRESS or until the display shows M E N U B C K L G H T PRESS m The backlight menu item is activated and the displ...

Page 40: ...g or to scroll through the list of parameter values Once the desired setting is reached press m to store the value and return the normal display For menu items that dis play radio information pressing or will scroll through a list of informational displays The menu items are listed Table 1 The TX POWER menu item when selected toggles HI LO power It does not use or to scroll nor an additional press...

Page 41: ...ff PRIVATE Display Current AEGIS Encryption Key DISP KEY Display Current Home Group Channel HOME Select Desired System SYS SEL Add Group Channel to Scan List SCAN ADD Delete Group Channel From Scan List SCAN DEL Add Delete Scan List SCAN A D Select Telephone Numbers From Phone List PHN CALL Toggle Data Operation On Off NO DATA Trunked Only Toggle Conv P1 Scan On Off ECP1SCAN Trunked Only Select In...

Page 42: ...ature Encryption Display FEATURES System Scan Enable SYS SCAN Trunked only Type 99 Decode Enable T99 ENAB Conventional only FEATURE ENCRYPTION DISPLAY Feature Encryption Display is available through the menu function and if programmed appears in the menu as FEATURES This data indicates current features programmed into the radio as well as information re quired to add features to the radio This fea...

Page 43: ...owing Serial number ROM data serial number of the ROM Feature encryption data stream used to enable features Number Fields defines limits Features enabled displays bit fields of enabled features Serial Number ROM 12 Hex Digits Example When the user wants to enable a feature in his radio he will need to call Ericsson Inc They will ask for the ROM serial number The serial number shown here is for ex...

Page 44: ... required by Ericsson Inc to enable other features The data streams shown here are for example only Note There are three displays FD1 FD2 FD3 All three are required Number Fields Example These number fields show the set limits of the of the user s radio as SG XXX Maximum number of system groups combination available 44 ...

Page 45: ...tures The numbers shown here are for example only Features Enabled These numbers indicate which features are enabled Example The following numbers indicate features available in the user s radio Bit Fields Possible Features 01 Conventional mode Priority Scan 02 EDACS 3 Site System Scan 04 EDACS Group Scan operation 05 EDACS Priority System Scan 06 EDACS Wide Area System Scan PROSOUND 45 ...

Page 46: ...eration 17 Status and Message operation 21 Alternate Language 22 Over The Air Personality Programming ProFile 23 Narrow Band Operation 12 5 kHz Channel Spacing SYSTEM GROUP CHANNEL SELECTION In the following description of SYSTEM GROUP CHANNEL SELECTION the term group is used for both group and channel The M RK II SYSTEM GROUP CHANNEL knob and the pair are programmable for maximum flexibility If t...

Page 47: ...ystem select mode will be usable and direct group select will be unavailable The system select or group select modes are entered by pressing SYS or GRP respectively from the standard receive mode Using after entering a particular selection mode in this manner is the secondary function of these keys System Selection Several methods some of which depend on program ming can be used to select a new sy...

Page 48: ... on line one METHOD 3 Press 1 to enter the system select mode and follow the selection mode rules detailed earlier If system selection is pro grammed to the SYTEM GROUP CHAN NEL knob direct access to systems will not be available Presses of or will scroll through different sets of 16 systems each banks if more than 16 systems are programmed into the radio The systems within each bank are then sele...

Page 49: ...number of programmed groups the highest programmed group will remain selected METHOD 2 If group selection is programmed as the primary function of and se lect a group by pressing or to scroll through the group list The display registers the new group name on line two METHOD 3 Press 2 to enter the group select mode and follow the selection mode rules detailed earlier If group selection is pro gramm...

Page 50: ...he radio will send an emergency transmission on the current System Group 3 Emergency Disabled and Home Enabled The radio will switch to the home System and or Group 4 Emergency Disabled and Home Disabled the but ton is not active Home The radio can be programmed to automatically switch to a home System and or Group by pressing and holding the EMERGENCY HOME button for the pre pro grammed duration ...

Page 51: ...og and private The voice modes are programmed on a per group basis within each trunked system and on a per channel basis within each conventional system A radio must be equipped with the encrypt decrypt option before it will operate in Aegis or Voice Guard modes TRANSMIT RECEIVE MODE COMPATIBILITY FOR AEGIS OPERATION GROUP CHANNEL PROGRAMMING TRANSMIT CLEAR RECEIVE DIGITAL RECEIVE PRIVATE RECEIVE ...

Page 52: ...ceives only clear analog voice signals These analog signals are non digitized and non encrypted Clear mode trans missions can be easily monitored by unauthorized per sons Groups or channels programmed for clear opera tion cannot transmit or receive Aegis digital or private messages Aegis Digital Mode Aegis digital mode allows the radio to transmit and receive digitized voice signals Aegis digital ...

Page 53: ... if digital mode is disabled or inoperative 1 If receiving an analog message trunked call the radio will respond in analog mode during the hang time on the working channel 2 If receiving an analog I Call the radio will respond in analog mode during the hang time 3 When using the WHC feature to respond to an I Call after the hang time has expired the call will be transmitted in the mode defined by ...

Page 54: ...o transmit encrypted messages and receive clear or private transmissions The radio will transmit private if the group channel is programmed for private operation and forced operation is pre pro grammed If autoselect operation was pre programmed and the radio is in private mode the radio will transmit in the mode of the received call if the hang time is active If no hang time is active the radio wi...

Page 55: ...stem DES radios require a DES Keyloader Option V4025 with software version 3 N or later VGE radios require a VGE Keyloader Option V4028 with software version 2 N or later When operating on a group or channel programmed for private mode all transmissions will be private trans missions and the radio will receive clear and private signals The status flag in the display turns on when the private mode ...

Page 56: ...ne will read BANK N where N keybank number Press the or button to select the keybank A beep will indicate that the Keyloader is connected 7 Press the EXE button on the Keyloader to transfer the key The Keyloader will display GOOD 1 x TRANSFER where x is the selected cryptographic key number 8 Disconnect the cable from the radio s UDC The radio will change to the selected group or channel as indica...

Page 57: ...ero All cryptographic keys can be zeroed erased from radio memory by pressing the MONITOR CLEAR button and while still pressing this button press and hold the OPTION button Press both buttons for 2 seconds A series of beeps will begin at the start of this 2 second period and then switch to a solid tone after the keys have been zeroed The display will indicate KEY ZERO If the cryptographic key s ar...

Page 58: ...raphic key must be loaded into the radio Transmitting An Encrypted Call 1 Select the desired group or channel 2 Place the radio in private mode by pressing the 4 key When private mode is enabled the status flag will be on If the last state of the radio was private mode the private mode will be enabled on power up Also the private mode will be enabled if forced operation has been programmed in the ...

Page 59: ...s Receiving a scanned group call is the same as receiv ing a selected group call During the scan hang time if the radio was programmed for autoselect it will transmit back in the same mode it received the call For example if a clear group is entered in the scan list it will only receive clear calls If the same group was available in private and entered in the scan list it can receive clear and pri...

Page 60: ... or system group key function This feature must be pre programmed as Enabled to function For example if the Home button pre programmed is pressed the radio will go to the designated Home system group or channel If the Home button is pressed again the radio returns to the previous system group or channel At this time the user can toggle between the Home sys tem group or channel and the previous sys...

Page 61: ...detent A short alert signal if enabled through programming indicates the radio is ready to use 2 The display shows the last selected or the power up depending on programming system and group names and indicates if the radio has acquired the system control channel by turning on If the radio is unable to obtain a control channel line two shows CC SCAN and will remain off 3 Adjust the POWER ON OFF VO...

Page 62: ... the logical ID number of the unit sending the message or the associated name if the ID num ber is found in the individual call list Responding to the call prior to the programmed call back time out will automatically direct the call to the originating unit If the caller s ID is not received UNKNOWN will display and there will be no call back hangtime SENDING A CALL 1 Turn on the radio and set the...

Page 63: ...e The radio will be automatically directed to a communications channel set up for this purpose During this mode of operation the control unit will display CONV FS in the alphanumeric display An increase in activity on the channel during conventional failsoft operation may be noticed so be careful not to transmit until the channel is clear Operation during conventional failsoft will be the same as ...

Page 64: ... the BSY indicator will be ON when the SCAT channel is in the working channel mode When the transmission on the channel is completed the indicator turns OFF and indicates the return of SCAT control channel signaling EMERGENCY OPERATION The radio s ability to declare an emergency clear an emergency remain locked on an emergency system and group and the emergency audio and display freeze can each be...

Page 65: ...n top of the radio in front of the antenna for approxi mately one second this time is programmable and therefore could be longer or shorter check with the system administrator The radio will transmit an emergency call request with the radio ID until an emergency channel assignment is received 2 When the working channel assignment is received the radio sounds a single beep Autokey alert tone indica...

Page 66: ...s are automatically enabled upon radio power up A key or menu option is also defined to allow the System Scan features to be toggled during radio operation This is covered in the MENU SELECTION and PRE PROGRAMMED KEY PAD KEY sections The System Scan state will be maintained through system changes but will default to ON at power up Wide Area System Scan The M RK II radio may be programmed for wide ...

Page 67: ...also be programmed for priority sys tem scan A priority system may be assigned among the systems programmed into the radio Radios programmed in this manner will check for the priority trunked system s control channel at a programmable rate ranging from 1 to 16 minutes This priority scan timer is reset each time the PTT button is pressed or when a call is received If the priority system control cha...

Page 68: ... is removed The following procedures outline scan operations for trunked groups See the conventional mode operating procedures for specific procedures on conventional channel scanning Adding Groups To A Scan List 1 With scan operation turned off select the desired group to add to the selected system s group scan list 2 Press 6 comes on Any group that is in a system s group scan list will show when...

Page 69: ... remain deleted if the radio is turned off and then back on Nuisance Delete A group can also be deleted from the scan list if it is not the currently selected group by pressing the 9 key during scan operation while the radio is displaying the unwanted group The group will be deleted from the system s group scan list in the same manner as if done using the steps above Deletions done in this manner ...

Page 70: ...ill switch to the selected group call The radio will continue scanning if a new group is selected when scan is on Pressing the PTT button when scan is on will cause the radio to transmit on the displayed group or to the currently selected group depending on program ming Pressing 6 when scan is on will cause the radio to recall the scanned group that was last received This group is recalled for a p...

Page 71: ...ndividual call list or the phone call list turns on The selection mode rules apply 2 Scroll through the list using or until one of the first ten entries is reached NO ENTRY is displayed if the location is empty 3 Enter the desired number If necessary a pause can be entered by pressing and holding 0 9 or until an underscore appears in the display The individual call list entries will accept up to 5...

Page 72: ...e PTT button the CLEAR button or is pressed If a response is made to the call prior to the pro grammed call back time out the call will automatically be directed to the originating unit If a response is not made before the call back time out the radio will return to normal receive mode but will be displayed If the caller s ID is not received UNKNOWN will display for the duration of the call and th...

Page 73: ... 1 10 and group calls are stored in the bottom half of the list 1 10 The most recent call is stored in position 1 the second most recent call is stored in position 2 etc To access the list press the key twice Use the or keys to scroll through the list Pressing the m key will display the time elapsed since the call was received 73 ...

Page 74: ... the two lists by pressing the key If wrap is enabled the calls received list wraps on itself and not into the other list The saved call list shows all ten storage locations If no calls have been received the saved call list will be empty and the pre stored list will be available upon entering the individual call mode When in the saved call list pressing m toggles the time stamp on and off The tim...

Page 75: ... the m key will toggle the display between the call name and the unit ID number If the individual is not stored in this list but the individual s unit ID is known it can by entered directly from the keypad 2 Press the PTT button the radio performs the neces sary signaling to obtain a communication channel When the signalling is complete and the radio is clear to transmit indicator turns on and the...

Page 76: ...ephone Interconnect call 1 To select a previously stored phone number press followed by or to scroll through the list of stored phone numbers turns on The selection mode rules apply If the phone number is not stored in this list but the phone number is known it can be entered directly from the keypad If neces sary a pause can be entered by pressing and hold ing 0 9 or until an un derscore appears ...

Page 77: ...number remains displayed until the special call is cleared or the time out expires or another group or system is selected Terminate a call by pressing the CLEAR MONITOR button 4 To terminate the call momentarily press the CLEAR MONITOR button DTMF Overdial Conventional Mode Telephone Interconnect Once the radio has established a connection to the public telephone system it may be necessary to over...

Page 78: ...rst ten phone list entries These numbers are ac cessed by pressing then following the selection mode rules The following steps are required to dial these numbers 1 Follow the procedure in Sending A Telephone In terconnect Call Trunked Mode Only to establish a connection to the telephone system or consult the system administrator for the procedure to access a dial tone on the trunked or conventiona...

Page 79: ...entered if the call is still active by pressing PORTABLE DATA When operating in the EDACS configuration M RK radios permit either voice or data calls to be transmitted or received The radio can handle only one type of call at a time however selection of either data or voice is elected transparently by the operator through normal usage of the radio Data communications is not sup ported in the conve...

Page 80: ...connected to Mobile Data Termi nals MDT or to a host computer radio A host radio routes all data MDT and ProFile externally Any RS 232 compatible device that supports the Radio Data Interface RDI protocol Version 1 91 or higher may be connected to the radio Support for MDT s or host computers is a programmable option per radio Additionally radio pro grammed for host computers may also be programme...

Page 81: ...te by any of the following methods Declaring an emergency not to be used unless an actual emergency condition exists Alert tone will sound Pressing the OPTION button if pre programmed for no data key Alert tone will sound Pressing the no data ND key pre programmed Data On Operation DATA ON OFF applies to all radio data i e MDT and ProFile DATA ON will be displayed on the top line in the display fo...

Page 82: ...ted Emergency declared by pressing the pre pro grammed emergency button A group or system change Scan Lockout Mode Following the transmission or reception of a data call if scan is enabled scanning will stop temporarily two independent pre programmed times after receive data call and after transmit data call During this time the scan indicator will flash to indicate that scan is enabled but tempor...

Page 83: ...elect Option The ProFile Select Option enables disables all Pro File reading and writing functions ProFile Select is part of the standard menu list and it can be mapped to a key on the radio Menu Option The ProFile Select Option has its own key code After locating and selecting ProFile using the menu instruc tions in this manual the ProFile Select Menu Option displays MENU PROFILE Pressing the m b...

Page 84: ... of a macro the option will not be available Also if the radio is in one of the following modes ProFile is not available Radio Disabled Conventional Failsoft ProFile Off terminates any ongoing conversation s with ProFile Manager If this occurs ProFile Manager must restart communication with the radio from the beginning it does NOT restart where it was interrupted as DATA OFF does If the MDT cable ...

Page 85: ...us text to appear in the display for a pre programmed time After the time out expires or the m key has been pressed the m key will override the time out period the status is selected and will be transmitted to the site or stored in the radio memory where it can be polled by the site at a future time If the site does not receive the status properly the radio will sound a low pitched tone If an inco...

Page 86: ... an EDACS site To send a message press the 8 key then press one of the number keys 0 9 to select the pre programmed message text If no message text has been programmed for the selected number key the radio will display NO ENTRY A valid selection will permit the message text to appear in the display for a pre pro grammed time After the time out expires or the m key has been pressed the m key will o...

Page 87: ...y is detected on the conventional P1 channel the radio will unmute and remain on this conventional channel for the programmable hang time The radio must be pre programmed to designate a key for scan on off operation DYNAMIC REGROUP OPERATION Dynamic group operation permits multiple talk groups up to eight to be added to a radio via the system manager The radio must be pre programmed to re spond to...

Page 88: ...adio will declare the emergency on the currently selected dynamic group MACRO KEY OPERATION Macro key operation permits the user to accomplish a series of key strokes with a single macro key stroke Up to ten 10 macro keys can be defined each capable of executing up to twenty 20 key strokes to any push button input i e keypad buttons OPTION button etc Each macro key can be pre programmed to activat...

Page 89: ...channel is se lected The CLEAR MONITOR button unmutes the receiver so activity on the selected channel can be monitored When pressed and held for approximately 3 seconds this button toggles conventional channel decoding Channel Guard Digital Channel Guard or T99 on and off if programmed for the selected channel SQUELCH ADJUST 256K UP VERSION RADIOS ONLY In the conventional mode of operation the sq...

Page 90: ...s The displayed value will be selected and saved 4 If the m key is pressed before the time out the menu feature will exit and the squelch level will not be updated The original value will be restored A value of 16 requires a strong signal to open squelch a value of 2 requires a very weak signal to open squelch and a value of 1 is open squelch NOTE When squelch adjust feature is activated Channel G...

Page 91: ...utton is pressed before the time out the squelch level will not be updated and the original value will be restored RECEIVING A CALL 1 Turn on the radio by rotating the POWER ON OFF VOLUME knob clockwise out of detent A short alert signal if enabled through programming indicates the radio is ready to use 2 Adjust the POWER ON OFF VOLUME knob to the desired volume level 3 Select the desired conventi...

Page 92: ...isplay for the absence of If the Channel Busy Lockout feature is programmed for the selected channel the radio will not transmit when the channel is busy 3 Press and hold the PTT button The radio will display and a short beep sounds if programmed indicating that communication can begin 4 Hold the radio approximately three inches from the mouth and speak in a normal voice into the micro phone locat...

Page 93: ... proceeds to transmit the pre programmed GE STAR emergency signalling sequence GE STAR is programmed to transmit in one of the following methods METHOD 1 GE STAR is transmitted on the selected channel If the channel is changed the emergency signalling will continue to be transmitted on the newly selected chan nel METHOD 2 Same as METHOD 1 but the radio will lock on to the currently selected channe...

Page 94: ...pre programmed tone sequence will be transmitted instead of the GE STAR sequence This emergency declaration functions as the GE STAR emergency in all other re spects TONE ENCODE TRANSMISSION In conventional mode two keys can be defined to be tone encode triggers If one of the pre programmed tone encode triggers is pressed a pre programmed tone se quence will be transmitted on the current system an...

Page 95: ...io is turned off or when the battery pack is removed The scan rate will vary depending upon the number of channels in the scan list and whether or not the radio is programmed to scan for channels with decoding en abled Fewer channels will result in a faster scan rate If programmed for dual priority scan operation the priority one priority two and the remaining scan list channels are scanned Once a...

Page 96: ...will remain muted until the priority channel call and hang time have ended An optional feature allows the radio to continue scan ning upon the detection of the wrong Channel Guard on a priority channel The user can then select the rate this channel is scanned until the call there ends The following procedures outline scan operations for conventional channels ADDING CHANNELS TO A SCAN LIST 1 With s...

Page 97: ...S FROM A SCAN LIST 1 With scan operation turned off select the desired channel to delete from the selected conventional system s channel scan list 2 Press 9 or turns off Any channel that is not in a conventional system s channel scan list will not show or when it is the selected channel NUISANCE DELETE A channel can also be deleted from the scan list if it is not the currently selected channel by ...

Page 98: ...a new channel is selected when scan is on Pressing the PTT button when scan is on will cause the radio to transmit on the displayed channel or to the currently selected channel depending on pro gramming Pressing 6 when scan is on will cause the radio to recall the scanned channel that was last received This channel is recalled for a period equal to the scan hang time TURNING SCAN OFF Toggle scan o...

Page 99: ...uelched unit until Type 99 is reset Type 99 decode continues to operate during this noise squelched period The appropriate Type 99 alert tone will sound again if it detects a valid two tone sequence Type 99 operation can be pre programmed to be enabled or disabled using the OPTION button or a se lected keypad key Type 99 operation may be reset manually or automatically pre programmed Manual reset ...

Page 100: ... dis played Then press M to toggle the Type 99 decode state The T99 ON or T99 OFF display message is displayed for two seconds to show the new state Pre Programmed Keypad Key Press the pre programmed key and the T99 ON or T99 OFF display message is displayed for two seconds to show the new state 100 ...

Page 101: ...terrupt any distress or emergency message In conventional mode the radio operates in much the same way as a telephone party line therefore always listen to make sure that the line is clear that no one else is on the air before sending any messages If someone is sending an emergency message such as reporting a fire or asking for help in an accident KEEP OFF THE AIR 2 Use of profane or obscene langu...

Page 102: ...adjustment shall be made to the equipment except by an authorized or certified elec tronic technician OPERATING TIPS The following conditions tend to reduce the effective range of two way radios and should be avoided when ever possible Operating the radio in low areas of terrain or while under power lines or bridges Operating the radio inside of a vehicle or in a metal or steel framed building unl...

Page 103: ...atmospheres Hazardous locations are defined in the National Elec trical Code Useful standards NFPA 437A and NFPA 437M for the classifications of hazardous areas can be ordered from the National Fire Protection Association Batterymarch Park Quincy MA 02269 BATTERY PACKS Only battery packs identified with a green latch shall be used with a portable radio that is rated and labeled as Factory Mutual I...

Page 104: ...f accessories other than those listed voids Factory Mutual approval PKAE3A Speaker Microphone PKAE1C Speaker Microphone Antenna PKAC1J Earpiece Kit PKHC1C Belt Clip PANC1B Antenna 136 160 MHz Helical PKNC1K Antenna 806 870 MHz Whip PKNC1L Antenna 378 440 MHz Whip PKNC1N Antenna 440 512 MHz Whip 104 ...

Page 105: ...ngaged in active voice communications conventional channel a radio channel transmit receive that is allo cated for conventional non trunked use and may be manually selected by the operator conventional mode communicating on radio channels allocated for conventional use CCT Carrier Controlled Timer a programmable timer that will disable a transmission if the timer length is exceeded CG Channel Guar...

Page 106: ...s again ready to receive a call from any of the pro grammed groups Trunked Mode Only Individual Call Every radio in the system is programmed with a unique individual identification code A mobile or personal unit can be programmed to call another particular unit by selecting the individ ual by name or ID number Trunked Mode Only queueing the process that occurs when all channels in a trunked system...

Page 107: ...ata the radio goes to an unused channel when a call is initiated and will also only respond to calls in the same user group In this way conversation pri vacy between user groups is assured trunked radio system a radio system in which a limited number of radio channels is dynamically allocated to groups of people for communication purposes trunked system a set of one or more trunked groups T99 Type...

Page 108: ...OPERATOR S RADIO SETUP RADIO TYPE FREQUENCY BAND OPERATOR S NAME EMERGENCY GROUP SYSTEM NUMBER SYSTEM NAME TRK CNV GRP CHN NUMBER GRP CHN NAME USE ...

Page 109: ...SYSTEM NUMBER SYSTEM NAME TRK CNV GRP CHN NUMBER GRP CHN NAME USE 109 ...

Page 110: ...e Equipment covered under Paragraph B 3 and only during the first three 3 months following the date of sale to the Buyer Thereafter labor will be charged at prevailing rates To be eligible for no charge labor service must be performed by an Authorized Service Center or other Servicer approved for these purposes either at its place of business during normal business hours for mobile or personal equ...

Page 111: ... remaining unexpired warranty period of the original battery This warranty becomes void if 1 The battery has been subjected to any kind of misuse detrimental exposure or has been involved in an accident 2 The battery is used in equipment or service other than the radio equipment for which it is specified E The preceding paragraphs set forth the exclusive remedies for claims except as to title base...

Page 112: ...RS Police State Police Fire Poison Control Ambulance Life Saving and Rescue Squad Ericsson Inc Private Radio Systems Mountain View Road Lynchburg Virginia 24502 1 800 592 7711 Outside USA 804 592 7711 Printed in U S A ...