Maxon TP-4800 series, Operating Instruction

Page 1: ...TP 4800 Series 800 MHz Transceiver Operating Instructions Models TP 4800 and TP 4801 ...

Page 2: ...e many features available Many of the functions described in this manual are dependent on the System in use Your Maxon Dealer has programmed the TP 4800 Series Radio to optimize your requirements Should you have any questions regarding the operation of the radio please consult the Maxon Dealer from which you purchased the radio About Maxon America Inc Maxon America Inc designs and manufactures pro...

Page 3: ...Receiving 15 T A Talk Around 15 Transpond Mode 16 Keypad Lock 16 Telephone Calls Model TP 4800 only 16 Placing a Telephone Call 17 Auto Interconnect Operation 17 Manual or Direct Dialing 18 Receiving A Telephone Call 19 AdditionalTelephoneCallingInformation 20 Entering Telephone Numbers 20 Clearing Telephone Numbers 20 To Store a Number In Memory 21 To Recall a Number Stored In Memory 21 Scan Mode...

Page 4: ...tem Scan 26 Trunked Supervisory Tones 27 Busy Tone 27 Intercept Tone 27 Clear To Talk 27 Key Press Tone 28 Reorder Tone 28 Return Time Warning Tone 28 Conversation Time Out Tone 28 System Ringback Tone 29 Display Messages 30 Battery Charging and Care 31 Extended Operations 33 FCC Licensing 34 Transceiver Service 35 TP 4800 Series Product Warranty 36 ...

Page 5: ...ch 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 connector is secure and any open connectors are prop...

Page 6: ...information Operation in both Trunked and Conventional non Trunked modes Repeater talkaround in Conventional and Trunkedmodes Standard telephone keypad for placing telephone interconnect calls Model TP 4800 only Callindicator User programmable storage of up to 8 telephone numbers of up to 14 digits in length Model TP 4800 only Automatic System ringback if System is busy Transmitinhibitwithbusytone...

Page 7: ...channelactivity Conventional Mode only Press To Talk places transceiver in transmit mode Keypad Change SYStem number Change GRouP number Talk Around bypasses System when out of range of System Enable or disable key press tone Turn SYStem SCaNning On Off Turn GRouP SCaNning On Off Enters First Available System Scan FASS mode 3 ...

Page 8: ...ns are indicated in the red letters next to the primary function indicated on the keypad ModelTP 4800only DTMF Enter telephone number to be called Keypad ModelTP 4800only SeND key automatically interconnects with System and transmits displayed telephonenumber ModelTP 4800only SToRes displayed telephone number in memory location 1 through 8 RECalls stored telephone number from memory location 1 thr...

Page 9: ...dio is transmitting TX and green when radio is receiving a call CALL Accessory Connector Interface for Maxon SA 1420 Speaker microphoneandprogrammingcable On Off Volume Control Turning this knob clockwise supplies power to the radio and increases volume level A counter clockwise rotation decreases volume level To turn transceiver power off rotate knob counter clockwise to detent 5 ...

Page 10: ...mmedintotheradio Push To Talk Button Press and hold the Push To Talk P T T Button to place the radiointransmitmode When transmitting theTXindicator located near the antenna will glow red In Trunked Systems the radio must first handshake with the System to access an available channel This initial access may cause the TX indicator to flash momentarily Battery Latch Lifting this latch allows battery ...

Page 11: ...lected is located in lower left corner of display Groupnameoridentifierisshowninmainbody ofdisplay T A Talk Around Places the TP 4800 Series into the Talk Around mode on Trunked and Conventional Systems Dealerprogrammableoption Allowsdirectradio to radio communication when out of range of System MUTE Silent Pressing the mute function key places the radio into the Silent mode none of the key press ...

Page 12: ...d See Scan Modes LCK Lock Disables keypad or used to lock System or Systems out of the scan sequence so that they are not scanned This function is retained in memory and does not need to be re entered each time the radio is turned on Refer to Keypad Lock or System Lockout for more information PHONE Phone Mode Model TP 4800 only Places radio in or out of Phone mode In Phone mode activates second fu...

Page 13: ...he LCD display This represents there are more digits entered than can be displayed Only the last seven digits entered are displayed To display any digits not shown first STR Store the entire number into a memory location and then use REC Recall to bring back the number The first digits will be displayed for 1 second and the remaining 7digitswillbedisplayedandremainshownuntilthefunction is changed ...

Page 14: ...ugh 8 NOTE Storing a displayed number will overwrite any previouslystoredphonenumber SCN REC Recall Used to recall a telephone number from memory locations 1 through 8 LCK CLR Clear Deletes the last digit shown in the display To erase the display entirely press RECall and the 0 zero memory location It is a dedicated blank display NOTE The telephone number entered in the display will be erased when...

Page 15: ...ove the Group number LOCK Indicates that the Keypad is disabled or that System or Systems are locked out of the scan sequence MONITOR Indicates that the Monitor mode has been enabled by pressing the M Monitor button in a Conventional System PHONE Indicates that the Phone mode has been selected Model TP 4800 only FASS Indicates First Available System Scan has been enabled SCAN Indicates that the Sc...

Page 16: ...ephone interconnect Model TP 4800 only Indicates that the key press tones are heard Model TP 4800 only Indicates that the battery is weak and needs recharging Indicates that there are overflow digits thetelephonenumberis longerthan7digits Model TP 4800only 12 ...

Page 17: ...entional System the channel must be monitored prior to transmitting In both Trunked and Conventional Systems operation may vary from System to System Your Maxon Dealer will be able to assist with particular operational parameters and procedures for the various Systems and functions System Handshaking In a Trunked System when the P T T button is pressed the red TX indicator flashes momentarily to a...

Page 18: ... Monitorbutton Thisdisablesallsquelchsystems and allows you to hear any transmissions on this channel E Press and hold the P T T button on the side of the transceiver If a Busy Intercept or Ringback tone is heard refer to Supervisory Tones descriptionsformoreinformation F Listen for the Clear to Talk tone or wait for the TX indicatortoglowsteady andbegintalking Hold the transceiver 1 or 2 inches f...

Page 19: ...g resumes if you do not another call may be received and the selected System and Group may have to be changed Refer to SystemScan descriptionformoreinformation T A TalkAround Talk Around mode if enabled by your Maxon Dealer allows you to talk directly from radio to radio This is useful when your radios are out of range of any System If the radio can receive the System transmissions then Talk Aroun...

Page 20: ...d LOCK will blink in the upper left hand corner of the LCD display to verify activation B To Unlock Keypad Hold the LCK key down for 3 seconds and wait for 3 short beeps The word LOCK will then disappear from the LCD display NOTE The LCK key will not work under two conditions 1 Editingphonenumbers whileinthe Phone mode Model TP 4800 only or 2 While in Manual System or Group Scan mode Telephone Cal...

Page 21: ...key is pressed the unit will automatically select the first available interconnect Group and transmit the displayed telephone number C Select the Phone mode by pressing the PHONE key The word PHONE will appear in the upper right portionofthedisplay D Enter the number to be dialed or recall a number from memory locations 1 8 by pressing REC 1 8 Information on storing and recalling a number frommemo...

Page 22: ...tomatically terminates the call In most Systems this is 30 seconds however it may vary Consult your Maxon Dealer for specific details Manual or Direct Dialing A Turn power on and set the volume as desired B Select the System and Group that has been programmed for telephone calls The telephone icon will appear in the LCD display C Press and hold the P T T button to obtain the System Handshake The r...

Page 23: ...y C When a telephone ringing sound is heard from the speaker answer the call in the normal manner press the P T T button to talk and release it to listen It is not necessary to select the Phone mode to receive a call D When the call is finished release the System by pressing the P T T button and the pound sign key for 1 to 2 seconds NOTE This step is important as well as good operating practice Pr...

Page 24: ...be entered When there are more than 7 digits entered the overflow icon will appear in the lower left portion of the LCD display next to the Group number Numbers which have been stored into memory locations1through8andrecalledwillmomentarilydisplay the first overflow digits and then the last 7 digits entered Clearing Telephone Numbers Model TP 4800 only When a phone number has been entered it will ...

Page 25: ...gh 8 for example 2 The number 1 816 891 6320 is now stored in memorylocation2 E Clear the existing digits by pressing CLR until no infor mationremainsinthedisplay F Repeat above steps for other desired memory locations ToRecallaNumberStoredInMemory Model TP 4800 only The stored numbers can now be recalled and sent by selecting the PHONE mode pressing REC the desired memory number 1 through 8 and t...

Page 26: ...numbers are incremented ScanningissequentialthroughallSystems Trunked and Conventional unless they are locked out of scan as described under System Lockout When an incoming call is detected scanning stops and the call is received The display will indicate the System and Group identifier from which the call was received and the word SCAN in the lower left portion of the display When the incoming ca...

Page 27: ...r switch off GroupScan There are two different ways the TP 4800 Series does Group Scanning Your Maxon Dealer programs these functionsintotheradioduringinitialsetup Onlythose Groups your Dealer has enabled for Group Scan can be scanned Group scan is not available in Conventional Systems AutoGroupScan There is no action required to initiate Auto Group Scan Whenever a System is selected that is progr...

Page 28: ...portion of the display remains When the incoming call is complete after a brief pause scanning resumes See Scan ResumeDelay foradditionalinformationregardingthe pause TransmittingWhileScanning When a message is transmitted while scanning i e the words IN SCAN show in display Dealer programming determines if it is transmitted on the Last Active floating or on a pre set Home System and Group The fol...

Page 29: ...pped for an incoming call or not Scan Resume Delay After a message is received or transmitted in the Scan mode there is a delay period of 1 7 seconds before scanning resumes The exact length of this delay is programmed by your Dealer When a message is received this delay allows you to respond without having to change the selected System and Group If you do not respond until after scan ning resumes...

Page 30: ...ASS will scan all Systems programmed and look for the first System that is in range of the radio To enter First Available System Scan FASS rotate the On Off Volume control counter clockwise to detent shutting off power to radio Press and hold the SCN key while turning the radio power back on The word FASS will show in the upper right portion of the display When you attempt to transmit and the sele...

Page 31: ...s a siren like tone alternating high and low tones whichindicatesthefollowingerrorconditions 1 If this tone sounds after the transmit indicator flashes several times and RANGE appears in the display an out of range condition is indicated To complete a call you may need to get closer to your radio System Once this tone sounds no more access attempts are made until the P T T button is released and t...

Page 32: ...eturnTimeWarningTone ModelTP 4800only Two beeps which indicate that you have not transmitted recently If you do not transmit within 5 seconds the call will be terminated The time between transmissions is one of the parameters used by the System to determine when a call is finished if the pound sign key has not been detected ConversationTime OutTone ModelTP 4800only Calls are limited to a certain l...

Page 33: ...elTP 4800only If in First Available System Scan mode or after receiving a Busy indication when attempting to access a System Trunked or Conventional the TP 4800 will emit a one second ring to indicate a System is now available ...

Page 34: ...ransmit is disabled allowing only reception of signals This message will be displayed and the warbling intercept tone will sound Dealer programmed TX INHIB Indicates that the frequency or Group selected is temporarily busy This message is accompanied by the intercept tone Try your transmission again in 15 to 30 seconds UNLOCK This message indicates that the synthesizer has become unlocked If this ...

Page 35: ...tery manufacturers no longer specify that the battery be discharged completely to a point where the unit no longer operates and recharged once per month Maxon recommends that this procedure be carried out thus ensuring maximum battery life To remove the battery pack push up on the battery latch and slide the battery pack to the right To replace the battery align the battery on the track and slide ...

Page 36: ...ges the re cycling of Ni Cd batteries A national program to collect and recycle used Ni Cd batteries is being implemented by the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation RBRC This program is being funded through the use of license fees paid by the battery and product manufacturers to place the RBRC Seal on the batteries The following is a list of recycling facilities where the batteries can be s...

Page 37: ...irection of the System At 800 MHz the wave length is very short sometimes moving a few inches to a few feet can make significantsignalstrengthchanges Findingthebestlocation 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 eliminated entirely This may make the difference from not being heard to b...

Page 38: ...sCommission SomeTrunked operationsnowareexemptfromindividuallicensing requirements but must be operated in a licensed System Consult your Maxon Dealer regarding specific licensing information orcontacttheFederalCommunications Commission For more information regarding the FCC license application Form571 call717 337 1212foradditionalinformation or contact the FCC District Office nearest your locatio...

Page 39: ...ration or damage to the radio Should an UNLOCK condition be shown in the LCD display ortheLCDfailtodisplayinformation orallicons and display segments are shown turn the power switch Off then On to reset the microprocessor Ensure that the battery is fully charged and check that the antenna is securelytightened If the radio still fails to operate properly refer to an Authorized Maxon Dealer for serv...

Page 40: ...hould be returned to the Authorized Maxon Sales and Service Outlet from where it was purchased Any and all requests for warranty service must be accompanied by proof of purchase such as a bill of sale or cancelled check The user is responsible for the payment of any charges or expenses incurred for the removal of the product from the vehicle or other site of its use for the installation of the rep...

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