Motorola MICOM-2E ALE, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...MICOM 2E ALE HF SSB Transceiver 68P02952C60 O Owner s Guide ...

Page 2: ... used in other than its normal and customary manner b the product has been subject to misuse accident neglect or damage c unauthorized alterations or repairs have been made or unapproved parts used in the equipment This warranty extends only to individual products batteries are excluded but carry their own separate limited warranty Because each radio system is unique Motorola disclaims liability f...

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Page 4: ...MICOM 2E ALE HF SSB Transceiver Motorola Inc 1997 Motorola Inc Land Mobile Products Sector 1301 E Algonquin Road Schaumburg IL 60196 Owner s Manual 68P02952C60 O September 1997 ...

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Page 6: ...d Areas xiv GUIDELINES AND WARNINGS XV Symbols xv Installation Safety Warning xv Operational Safety Warning xv Vehicles With an Air Bag xvi Restrictions xvii INTRODUCTION 1 MICOM 2E HF SSB RADIO FEATURES 1 MICOM 2E OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES 2 TRANSMITTER FEATURES 2 RECEIVER FEATURES 3 FREQUENCY SOURCES 3 POWER SOURCE 3 CW KEYING OPERATION 3 PROGRAMMABLE FEATURES 4 OVERVIEW 5 TRANSCEIVER CONTROLS 5 L...

Page 7: ...ANNELS 30 Channel Options 30 Setting the Tx Power Level 33 Setting the Frequency 34 Choosing the Band Type 35 Setting the Operating Mode 36 Using Automatic Gain Control AGC 37 Setting the Band Width 38 SETTING RADIO PARAMETERS 39 Baud Rate BAUD 39 Data Power DPWR 40 Microphone Side Tone MST 41 Accessory Side Tone AST 41 PTT Release Beep PTBP 41 Keyboard Beep KBBP 42 Tone 42 Alternate Display Time ...

Page 8: ... 66 INSTALLATION 67 GENERAL 67 Government Regulations 67 Inspection 67 Radio Installation Planning 67 BASE STATION INSTALLATION 68 FRONT MODEL INSTALLATION 69 TRUNK MODEL INSTALLATION 71 INSTALLATION PROCEDURES 73 Mobile Mounting Kit 73 DC Power Connection 73 Microphone Clip 76 Final Connections 76 External Speaker Installation 77 Operational Checks 78 CONNECTORS 79 Microphone Connector J1 79 Ante...

Page 9: ...MICOM 2E ALE Owner s Manual iv System Integrity 83 Periodic Calibration 83 Using BITE 84 TROUBLESHOOTING 85 SERVICE 87 Radio Checks 88 PROCEDURES 89 Index Index 1 ...

Page 10: ...ing DTCXO Digitally Temperature Controlled Crystal Oscillator FEC Forward Error Correction FSK Frequency Shift Keying GND Ground HF High Frequency HSM High Speed Modem LED Light Emitting Diode LQA Link Quality Analysis LSB Lower Side Band LSM Low Speed Modem MCW Modulated Continuous Wave OCXO Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator PEP Peak Envelope Power PLL Phase Lock Loop PTT Push To Talk RGC Receiv...

Page 11: ...MICOM 2E ALE Owner s Manual vi RTTY Radio Telex Teletype SINAD Signal to Signal Noise Distortion Ratio SSB Single Side Band USB Upper Side Band VSWR Voltage Standing Wave Ratio XMIT Transmit ...

Page 12: ...solution 10 Hz Audio Bandwidths 6dB Voice 350 to 2700 Hz CW 650 to 1150 Hz Low speed data 1450 to 1950 Hz High speed data 350 to 3300 Hz Operating Temperature Range 30 to 60 C Humidity 95 50 C Operating Voltage 13 8 V DC 20 Neg Ground ALE Per FED STD 1045 and MIL STD 188 141A Current Drain 13 8 VDC Receive Squelched 2 2A Full Audio 3A Transmit Voice 14A 2 Tone 23A 1 Tone 28A Dimensions and Weights...

Page 13: ...1 3 Weight Kg pounds 5 9 13 Trunk Mount Control Head Height mm inch 60 2 36 Width mm inch 187 7 36 Depth mm inch 70 2 75 Weight Kg pounds 0 32 0 71 FCC Information Emissions J3E R3E H3E J2A J2B FCC Applicable Parts of Rules 15 18 90 FCC Type Acceptance Number ABZ9QCC1635 With High Stability Option ABZ9QCC1634 ...

Page 14: ...dB P E P Typical Note 1 Harmonic Emissions 64 dB P E P 70 dB P E P Typical Note 1 Spurious Emissions 64 dB P E P 70 dB P E P Typical Note 1 Carrier Suppression 50 dB P E P Undesired Sideband Suppression 55 dB P E P Audio Distortion 2 5 1 2 Power Mic Sensitivity 25 to 125 mV RMS 600 Ohms Hum Ripple 50 dB Inband Noise 60 dB 30 Hz BW TX RX Switching Time 10 msec Tx Tuning Adjustments None ...

Page 15: ...tion 80 dB Cross Modulation 100 dB 100 kHz Desensitization 100 dB 100 kHz Reciprocal Mixing 100 dB 100 kHz Audio Power Speaker 5W 2 5 distortion RGC Range 5 µV 1V 2 dB change in output level RGC Time Constants Voice Data Attack time 10 msec Release time 1500 msec Attack time 10 msec Release time 10 msec Squelch Constant SINAD digital Clarifier Range 200 Hz in 10 Hz steps Receiver Tuning Adjustment...

Page 16: ...STD 810C Method 510 1 US MIL STD 810D 510 2 US MIL STD 810E 510 3 Salt Fog US MIL STD 810C Method 509 1 US MIL STD 810D 509 2 US MIL STD 810E 509 3 The MICOM 2E also meets the EIA RS152B for shock vibration and applicable test procedures US FCC and Canadian DOC for channel occupancy spurious interference and frequency tolerance It is manufactured according to the demanding standards of ISO 9000 an...

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Page 18: ...tion Radiation Protection and Measurements NCRP 1986 International Commission on Non Ionizing Radiation Protection ICNRP 1986 To assure optimal radio performance and to insure that exposure to RF energy is within the guidelines in the above standards properly install antennas externally on the vehicle following recommended installation procedures Transmit only when people inside or outside the veh...

Page 19: ...mospheres are often but not always clearly marked They include fuelling areas such as below deck on boats fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities areas where the air contains chemicals or particles such as grain dust or metal powders and any other area where you would normally be advised to turn off your vehicle engine Blasting Caps and Areas To avoid possible interference with blasting op...

Page 20: ...ocation for the radio Do not mount the radio overhead or on a side wall unless you take special precautions If someone were to remove the radio and does not replace it properly then a road block could bump the radio loose and the falling radio could in some circumstances cause serious injury to the driver or a passenger In a crash even when properly installed the radio could break loose and become...

Page 21: ... outside Vehicles With an Air Bag An air bag inflates with great force Do not place objects including portable or mobile two way radios in the area over the air bag or in the air bag deployment area If improperly installed or placed wireless equipment is in the air bag deployment area and the air bag inflates serious injury could result Installation of the MICOM 2E radio should be performed by a p...

Page 22: ...ansmitter federal law prohibits unauthorized non licensed personnel from adjusting or maintaining it If any operational difficulties should arise while using this product report them to authorized service personnel as soon as possible Do not attempt any unauthorized modification to the radio ...

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Page 24: ... better serve all your communication needs MICOM 2E HF SSB Radio Features The MICOM 2E has the following features Digital Signal Processing DSP Built in Test Equipment BITE RF power indicator 200 Channel capacity simplex or half duplex Channel scan or ALE Priority and guard channels Automatic IF shift Clarifier Excellent transmitter and receiver performance as described herein High frequency stabi...

Page 25: ...ower with an average transmission duty cycle of 1 to 4 thus enabling even the CW Continues Wave signal to be transmitted at the maximum available power Output power can be preprogrammed to one of the four possible levels 25W 62 5W 100W and 125W Accurate sensors are used to keep the output power within the nominal value The transmitter includes thermal protections If for any reason the transmitter ...

Page 26: ...hich assures a frequency stability of better than 18 Hz For frequencies lower than 10 MHz it assures a frequency stability of better than 6 Hz When higher frequency stability is required the G478 0 1 PPM OCXO frequency source can be ordered It will assure a frequency stability of better than 3 Hz at 30 MHz Power Source The radio is designed for 13 8 V 20 negative ground operation and may be connec...

Page 27: ...preprogrammed for the following features Up to 200 simplex half duplex channels at SSB J3E AME H3E or Pilot R3E modes of transmission Up to four levels of output power up to 125W PEP and average Five scanning groups of up to 200 channels each with guard channel For further details refer to MICOM 2 HF SSB Transceiver RSS User s Guide Motorola Publication No 68P02942C80 ...

Page 28: ...MICOM 2E has a three line liquid crystal display LCD that displays either alphanumeric messages or feature information 4 Mode function keys Three keys that are used in entering and programming MICOM 2E Displays the main menu screens in the display Returns the display to the previous screen Confirms entries that you make in the working mode and registers them in MICOM 2E ...

Page 29: ...d row of characters 7 MORE button Scrolls to display additional menu options when a right arrow appears at the end of the options row item 6 on page 7 8 UP DOWN buttons Scroll up down the parameters of the mode displayed e g in Channel mode scroll the active channel numbers in Frequency mode change the offset frequency etc 9 Microphone socket Microphone and RSS cable input LED Indicators The three...

Page 30: ...peration in the current working mode 4 Rcv Tx level In Transmit mode displays the output power level In Receive mode displays the received level 5 Tx bar When PTT is pressed this bar appears 6 More options icon Press when this arrow appears to see more menu options its presence indicates that there are more options not displayed 7 Third row options A list of options available in the current workin...

Page 31: ...rs that are active when you work with MICOM 2E Icon Indicates Upper side band is active Lower side band is active Squelch is active Monitoring is off Noise blanker is active Clarify frequency deviation is other than 0 Notch filter is active Not standard band width filter Fast Automatic Gain Control active Page located in stack ...

Page 32: ... Indications The MICOM 2E generates some audible tones enabled via the RSS or front panel programming to indicate radio operating conditions The intensity of the tone low or high may also be set using the RSS or by programming through the front panel Tone Description Valid key press A beep is sounded when a keypad key is pressed to indicate that the key was accepted PTT release A beep is sounded o...

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Page 34: ...splay shows the words SELF TEST for about three seconds When the self test procedure is completed the display enters the last operating mode CH ALE SCAN or FREQ If a self test fails the display shows the word ERR and the number of one of the errors listed in Table 4 on page 84 The second line shows a short description of the error ...

Page 35: ...alues that are already programmed into MICOM 2E whether they be channels or numerical values Always used to display the MICOM 2E main menu Cancels the last operation and returns to the previous screen Always confirms the selection and or entered value and saves it in MICOM 2E Scrolls to menu options not displayed in the current screen This button is active only when the right arrow appears at the ...

Page 36: ... already programmed in MICOM 2E To enter Channel mode 1 Press to display the Menu screen 2 Press CHAN MICOM 2E blinks the last active channel in the display 3 Press to confirm your choice Once you are in Channel mode the mode options appear in the LCD display BAND toggles between upper side band USB and lower side band LSB SQ toggles the noise squelch on and off DSP displays the Digital Signal Pro...

Page 37: ...enu MODE displays the Mode menu AGC toggles the Automatic Gain Control BW displays the Band Width menu RCLV displays the receive level while is pressed When ALE is active three additional options appear CALL initiates an ALE call see pages 58 61 PAGE displays stacked received messages see page 63 MON monitors the speaker see page 65 ...

Page 38: ...pad If you enter a channel that has not already been programmed into MICOM 2E you see a message indicating that the channel is not programmed To read how to program a new channel into MICOM 2E see the section entitled Programming Channels on page 30 2 Press to confirm your choice OR Press to browse among the programmed channels ...

Page 39: ... 1 Enter Channel mode if not in already Step 2 Press the digits 1 and 2 on the keypad so that the number 12 blinks in the LCD display Step 3 Press to confirm your choice If Channel 12 was not already programmed you see an error message at this point If it has already been programmed the active channel is now 12 ...

Page 40: ...rm your choice NOTE Frequency mode is accessible only if the radio is not locked Once you are in Frequency mode the mode options appear in the LCD display T R sets the transmit and receive frequencies and frequency type BAND toggles between upper side band USB and lower side band LSB SQ toggles the noise squelch on and off DSP displays the Digital Signal Processing menu see pages 13 15 for submenu...

Page 41: ...pear CALL initiates an ALE call see pages 58 61 PAGE displays stacked received messages see page 63 MON monitors the speaker see page 66 There are two ways to change the frequency To change the frequency value in the LCD display A 1 Press the function keys beneath the arrows to move the cursor to the digit in the frequency value that you want to change The blinking digit indicates the cursor locat...

Page 42: ...cy options Simplex Frequency SMPX transmits and receives on the same frequency Duplex Frequency DPLX transmits on one frequency and receives on a different frequency Receiving Only Frequency RXO defines a frequency for reception only Transmitting Only Frequency TXO defines a frequency for transmission only ...

Page 43: ...annel is selected it is monitored after every other scanned channel To enter Scan mode 1 Press to display the Menu screen 2 Press SCAN MICOM 2E blinks the last active group 3 Press the function key beneath the group you want to choose 4 Press to confirm your choice 5 Once you are in Scan mode the mode options appear in the LCD display STOP SCAN toggles between activating the scan and stopping it S...

Page 44: ...lay the Menu screen 2 Press BIT Once you are in BITE mode the mode options appear in the LCD display FULL runs a full test of the hardware device CHAN tests the device on the current channel L RF low RF tests the reception path only See the section entitled Built In Test Equipment BITE on page 81 for more information regarding the use of this mode ...

Page 45: ... settings you enter Lock mode to lock the radio with a password The default password that comes with MICOM 2E is 123456 The password contains up to six digits To enter Lock mode 1 Press to display the Menu screen 2 Press to scroll to the second Menu screen 3 Press LOCK 4 Enter the password number to lock the radio 5 Press to confirm your choice ...

Page 46: ...cked To enter Program mode 1 Press to display the Menu screen 2 Press to scroll to the second Menu screen 3 Press PROG to enter Program mode 4 Press mode RAD to enter Radio Programming When you press when in any option in Program mode you return to the Radio Programming menu Refer to the chapter entitled Programming the Radio on page 29 for information regarding the use of Program mode ...

Page 47: ...n You enter a password and make changes in Password mode To enter Password mode 1 Press to display the Menu screen 2 Press to scroll to the second Menu screen 3 Press PSW Setting a Password MICOM 2E comes with the default password 123456 already programmed To set a new password in effect you change the default password to a new password See the following section for the procedure ...

Page 48: ...e function keys to move the cursor to the left or right or to clear the display to start over as shown in the display when you start to enter the password 3 Press O K after you enter the old password If you enter the wrong password MICOM 2E displays an error message 4 Enter the new password with the keypad 5 Press O K to confirm the new password ...

Page 49: ... is clear The TX LED will remain lit until the PTT button is released to indicate that you are on the air Checking the RF Power When you press the PTT button you will see on the display The received filter changes according to PTT activity Filter set to CW filter After first CW PTT LSM filter After first data PTT and only if the filter channel is programmed to LSM filter Voice filter After microph...

Page 50: ...splay the Menu screen 2 Press to scroll to the second Menu screen 3 Press to scroll the dimmer MICOM 2E offers four levels of display brightness ranging from DIM Level 0 dimmest to DIM Level 3 brightest To change the display brightness level 1 Enter the DIM menu 2 Press repeatedly until you reach the desired brightness level ...

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Page 52: ...change it by pressing a function key under the parameter name or you can press the scroll arrow keys to scroll through the parameters To enter Programming mode 1 Press to display the Menu screen 2 Press to scroll to the second Menu screen 3 Press PROG to enter Program mode 4 Press mode RAD to enter Radio Programming In this menu you program channels radio parameters radio options The following sec...

Page 53: ...Q Frequency BAND Band type MODE Radio mode AGC Automatic Gain Control BW Band width The use of each option is explained in the following sections Channel Options The first three options GET STOR and ERAS are used for programming channels in MICOM 2E GET retrieves channels already programmed in MICOM 2E Once a channel is programmed in MICOM 2E it is stored with all its parameters Retrieving a chann...

Page 54: ...hich you want to copy the parameters with the keypad 5 Select the source channel 6 Press STOR Note that the channel number is flashing which indicates that you can change it or leave it at the current number 7 Enter the number of the channel to which you want to copy the parameters with the keypad If you need to backspace press BACK If you want to clear the display press CLR 8 Press to confirm ...

Page 55: ...rom MICOM 2E 1 Enter the Radio Programming menu steps 1 4 on page 29 2 Press CHAN 3 Press ERAS 4 Enter the number of the channel to which you want to delete If you need to backspace press BACK If you want to clear the display press CLR 5 Press to confirm ...

Page 56: ...r a programmed channel LOW MED HIGH MAX To set the channel s Tx power level 1 Enter the Radio Programming menu steps 1 4 on page 29 2 Press CHAN 3 Press PWR 4 Press the function key that appears below the power level of your choice Low Med ium High Max imum 5 Press to confirm to cancel ...

Page 57: ... Receiving Only Frequency RXO defines a frequency for reception only Transmitting Only Frequency TXO defines a frequency for transmission only To set a channel s frequency 1 Enter the Radio Programming menu steps 1 4 on page 29 2 Press CHAN 3 Press to scroll to the FREQ option 4 Press FREQ 5 Press the function key beneath the frequency option of your choice 6 Enter the frequency of your choice wit...

Page 58: ... USB upper side band LSB lower side band To set the channel band 1 Enter the Radio Programming menu steps 1 4 on page 29 2 Press CHAN 3 Press to scroll to the BAND option 4 Press BAND 5 Press the function key beneath the band option of your choice 6 Press to confirm to cancel ...

Page 59: ...SSB single side band AME amplitude modification equivalent PLT pilot mode To set the operating mode 1 Enter the Radio Programming menu steps 1 4 on page 29 2 Press CHAN 3 Press to scroll to the MODE option 4 Press MODE 5 Press the function key beneath the mode of your choice 6 Press to confirm to cancel ...

Page 60: ...E offers two AGC speeds SLOW and FAST To set the AGC speed 1 Enter the Radio Programming menu steps 1 4 on page 29 2 Press CHAN 3 Press to scroll to the AGC option 4 Press AGC 5 Press the function key beneath the AGC speed of your choice 6 Press to confirm to cancel ...

Page 61: ...s 2700 3300 LSM Low Speed Modem CW Continuous Wave To set the channel band width 1 Enter the Radio Programming menu steps 1 4 on page 29 2 Press CHAN 3 Press twice to scroll to the BW option 4 Press BW 5 Press the function key beneath the band width of your choice 6 Press to confirm to cancel ...

Page 62: ...s 1 2 1200 bps 2 4 2400 bps 4 8 4800 bps 9 6 9600 bps To set the baud rate 1 Enter the Radio Programming menu steps 1 4 on page 29 2 Press PRMT 3 Press BAUD 4 Press the function key beneath the baud rate of your choice 1 2 BAUD 1200 2 4 BAUD 2400 4 8 BAUD 4800 9 6 BAUD 9600 5 Press to confirm to cancel ...

Page 63: ... data power levels LOW MED HIGH MAX To set the data power level 1 Enter the Radio Programming menu steps 1 4 on page 29 2 Press PRMT Radio Parameters 3 Press DPWR Data Power 4 Press the function key beneath the DT power level of your choice 5 Press to confirm to cancel ...

Page 64: ...onfirm to cancel Accessory Side Tone AST This menu toggles between enabling and disabling the accessory side tone Press YES to enable the accessory sidetone Press NO to disable the accessory sidetone Press to confirm to cancel PTT Release Beep PTBP This menu toggles between enabling and disabling the beep for the push to talk PTT button Press YES to enable the beep Press NO to disable the beep Pre...

Page 65: ...sabling the beep for the keyboard keypad Press YES to enable the keypad beep Press NO to disable the keypad beep Press to confirm to cancel Tone This menu sets the keyboard beep tone to high or low volume Press YES to set to low volume Press NO to set to high volume Press to confirm to cancel ...

Page 66: ...play returns to the previous screen To set the time out time 1 Enter the Radio Programming menu steps 1 4 on page 29 2 Press PRMT 3 Press to scroll to the ADT option 4 Press ADT 5 Press Press Press Press to decrement the displayed value by 1 to increment the displayed value by 1 1 to quick set the value to 1 10 to quick set the value to 10 6 Press to confirm to cancel ...

Page 67: ...ions Tuner TUNE Accessory ACC ALE To set the radio option 1 Enter the Radio Programming menu steps 1 4 on page 29 2 Press OPTS 3 Press the function key beneath the option of your choice TUNE toggles the tuner ACC sets the accessory setting ALE toggles ALE option on off 4 Press to confirm to cancel ...

Page 68: ...change it by pressing a function key under the parameter name or you can press the scroll arrow keys to scroll through the parameters To enter Programming mode 1 Press to display the Menu screen 2 Press to scroll to the second Menu screen 3 Press PROG to enter Program mode 4 Press mode RAD to enter Radio Programming In this menu you program channels radio parameters radio options The following sec...

Page 69: ...Q Frequency BAND Band type MODE Radio mode AGC Automatic Gain Control BW Band width The use of each option is explained in the following sections Channel Options The first three options GET STOR and ERAS are used for programming channels in MICOM 2E GET retrieves channels already programmed in MICOM 2E Once a channel is programmed in MICOM 2E it is stored with all its parameters Retrieving a chann...

Page 70: ...hich you want to copy the parameters with the keypad 5 Select the source channel 6 Press STOR Note that the channel number is flashing which indicates that you can change it or leave it at the current number 7 Enter the number of the channel to which you want to copy the parameters with the keypad If you need to backspace press BACK If you want to clear the display press CLR 8 Press to confirm ...

Page 71: ...rom MICOM 2E 1 Enter the Radio Programming menu steps 1 4 on page 29 2 Press CHAN 3 Press ERAS 4 Enter the number of the channel to which you want to delete If you need to backspace press BACK If you want to clear the display press CLR 5 Press to confirm ...

Page 72: ...r a programmed channel LOW MED HIGH MAX To set the channel s Tx power level 1 Enter the Radio Programming menu steps 1 4 on page 29 2 Press CHAN 3 Press PWR 4 Press the function key that appears below the power level of your choice Low Med ium High Max imum 5 Press to confirm to cancel ...

Page 73: ... Receiving Only Frequency RXO defines a frequency for reception only Transmitting Only Frequency TXO defines a frequency for transmission only To set a channel s frequency 1 Enter the Radio Programming menu steps 1 4 on page 29 2 Press CHAN 3 Press to scroll to the FREQ option 4 Press FREQ 5 Press the function key beneath the frequency option of your choice 6 Enter the frequency of your choice wit...

Page 74: ... USB upper side band LSB lower side band To set the channel band 1 Enter the Radio Programming menu steps 1 4 on page 29 2 Press CHAN 3 Press to scroll to the BAND option 4 Press BAND 5 Press the function key beneath the band option of your choice 6 Press to confirm to cancel ...

Page 75: ...SSB single side band AME amplitude modification equivalent PLT pilot mode To set the operating mode 1 Enter the Radio Programming menu steps 1 4 on page 29 2 Press CHAN 3 Press to scroll to the MODE option 4 Press MODE 5 Press the function key beneath the mode of your choice 6 Press to confirm to cancel ...

Page 76: ...E offers two AGC speeds SLOW and FAST To set the AGC speed 1 Enter the Radio Programming menu steps 1 4 on page 29 2 Press CHAN 3 Press to scroll to the AGC option 4 Press AGC 5 Press the function key beneath the AGC speed of your choice 6 Press to confirm to cancel ...

Page 77: ...s 2700 3300 LSM Low Speed Modem CW Continuous Wave To set the channel band width 1 Enter the Radio Programming menu steps 1 4 on page 29 2 Press CHAN 3 Press twice to scroll to the BW option 4 Press BW 5 Press the function key beneath the band width of your choice 6 Press to confirm to cancel ...

Page 78: ...s 1 2 1200 bps 2 4 2400 bps 4 8 4800 bps 9 6 9600 bps To set the baud rate 1 Enter the Radio Programming menu steps 1 4 on page 29 2 Press PRMT 3 Press BAUD 4 Press the function key beneath the baud rate of your choice 1 2 BAUD 1200 2 4 BAUD 2400 4 8 BAUD 4800 9 6 BAUD 9600 5 Press to confirm to cancel ...

Page 79: ... data power levels LOW MED HIGH MAX To set the data power level 1 Enter the Radio Programming menu steps 1 4 on page 29 2 Press PRMT Radio Parameters 3 Press DPWR Data Power 4 Press the function key beneath the DT power level of your choice 5 Press to confirm to cancel ...

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Page 81: ...sabling the beep for the keyboard keypad Press YES to enable the keypad beep Press NO to disable the keypad beep Press to confirm to cancel Tone This menu sets the keyboard beep tone to high or low volume Press YES to set to low volume Press NO to set to high volume Press to confirm to cancel ...

Page 82: ...play returns to the previous screen To set the time out time 1 Enter the Radio Programming menu steps 1 4 on page 29 2 Press PRMT 3 Press to scroll to the ADT option 4 Press ADT 5 Press Press Press Press to decrement the displayed value by 1 to increment the displayed value by 1 1 to quick set the value to 1 10 to quick set the value to 10 6 Press to confirm to cancel ...

Page 83: ...ions Tuner TUNE Accessory ACC ALE To set the radio option 1 Enter the Radio Programming menu steps 1 4 on page 29 2 Press OPTS 3 Press the function key beneath the option of your choice TUNE toggles the tuner ACC sets the accessory setting ALE toggles ALE option on off 4 Press to confirm to cancel ...

Page 84: ...ods to assist the operator in this difficult task For example various squelch circuits are employed to overcome operator fatigue from interference noise Another aid is the use of several receivers so that the operator does not have to search continuously for incoming calls More advanced are scanning receivers combining selective calling A more recent approach has been adopted to combine scanning w...

Page 85: ...sing ALE is highly recommended for users because it ensures the best link possible without an in depth knowledge of radio communications Pages 45 51 describe the ALE features in greater detail To disable ALE 1 Press to obtain the Menu display 2 Press option to obtain the menu with the PROG 3 Press PROG 4 Press RAD 5 Press OPTS to enter Radio Programming mode 6 Press ALE 7 Press NO to disable ALE 8...

Page 86: ...o enable ALE after disabling 1 Press to obtain the Menu display 2 Press option to obtain the menu with the PROG 3 Press PROG 4 Press RAD 5 Press OPTS to enter Radio Programming mode 6 Press ALE 7 Press YES to enable ALE 8 Press to confirm ...

Page 87: ...bilateral connectivity Long or short sounding cycles are mainly determined according to propagation conditions In case of slow propagation changes long intervals of about 1 or 2 hours may be sufficient If however the propagation changes are erratic and rapidly changing or if the connectivity information is critical then shorter intervals are recommended Each station may also measure BER and S N an...

Page 88: ... 1 shows network occupancy in relation to sounding cycles of 30 60 90 and 120 minutes Note that both axes have logarithmic scales The chart also shows 80 and 95 occupancy in a 120 minute sounding cycle at a very rapid scanning rate applicable only to multiple channel networks Figure 1 Network Occupancy It is clear from the chart that if there are two or three channels in the network a sounding cyc...

Page 89: ...rough four methods listed below in their order of preference 1 Increasing the sounding cycle time to 90 or 120 minutes 2 Reducing the number of channels in the network for example by using different nets for different times of day 3 Reducing the number of stations in the network by re arranging the hierarchial subgrouping of stations 4 Requesting all stations to set the fast scan rate option Immed...

Page 90: ...es etc The bi directional handshake can be carried out either with a single station or with all stations in the net it can be carried out either on a single channel or on all network channels An AMD message can also be added to the procedure At the end of the bi directional procedure with a private station the LQA matrix is updated The operator can then initiate a call and obtain the best channel ...

Page 91: ...ternates the words ALL CALL with the calling station s name 2 Press any key including PTT The calling station s name appears fixed 3 If the calling station s name is longer than 15 characters a right arrow appears in the display Press under the arrow to scroll the name to the right If only you received the call in ALE mode the LQA appears for viewing the channel link quality 4 Press to disconnect ...

Page 92: ...ashing in the LCD display 2 Press any key including PTT The calling station s name appears fixed 3 If the calling station s name is longer than 15 characters a right arrow appears in the display Press under the arrow to scroll the name to the right 4 Press to disconnect the call Disconnecting returns MICOM 2E to Scan or Channel mode depending on which mode was active when the individual call was r...

Page 93: ... any key including PTT The calling network s name appears fixed 3 If the calling network s name is longer than 15 characters a right arrow appears in the display If only you received the call in ALE mode the LQA appears for viewing the channel link quality Press to scroll the name to the right 4 Press to disconnect the net call Disconnecting returns MICOM 2E to ALE or Channel mode depending on whi...

Page 94: ...ives a sound call the calling station s name appears in the LCD display with the letters S to identify that the call is a sound call The ALE after a few seconds returns MICOM 2E automatically to ALE or Channel mode depending on which mode was active when the sounding was received ...

Page 95: ... is more likely to want to make any available connection in the minimum period of time than to issue a call to an individual or to a select group In some situations it may be decided to program a MICOM 2E to ignore AllCalls to ignore calls from addresses outside of a receiver s net If the MICOM 2E station is set to receive AllCalls it stops scanning when an AllCall is received If the MICOM 2E stat...

Page 96: ...shment ALE 57 To send an AllCall 1 Press and hold it down continuously for about 3 seconds The AllCall screen appears in the LCD display 2 Press any key including the PTT to establish the link 3 Press to disconnect the call ...

Page 97: ...idual call 1 Press CALL The LCD display shows the last called station 2 Press to scroll between the stations The LCD display shows the programmed network the programmed member stations in each network and the programmed entries into the dialing directory 3 Choose a station or directory entry from the list 4 Press SEND Optionally you can also transmit a preprogrammed message 5 Press PAGE 6 Press to...

Page 98: ... screen in the display 9 Press BEST to obtain the channel with the best broadcast LQA mark OR Press to scroll to the channel of your choice 10 Press SEND or The horizontal bars to the right in the LCD display indicate that transmission is in progress 11 Press any key including the PTT to establish the link 12 Press to disconnect the call ...

Page 99: ...ay shows the last called station 2 Press to scroll between the stations The LCD display shows the programmed networks the programmed member stations in each network and the programmed entries into the dialing directory 3 Choose a network from the list 4 Press SEND Optionally you can also transmit a message 5 Press PAGE 6 Press to scroll through the message text 7 Press SEND The names of the receiv...

Page 100: ...Automatic Link Establishment ALE 61 8 Press any key to establish the link 9 Press to disconnect the call ...

Page 101: ...de After you receive a call the LCD display indicates that you are in Link mode When you transmit a call the Link mode screen looks like this NOTE All channel parameters are available in Channel mode see page 13 Press to view the parameters ...

Page 102: ... icon blinks when at least one call address is registered in the stack When you display the first unseen calling address on the stack the stack icon appears The icon is automatically turned off after all the pages in the stack have been erased To search the stack for calls 1 Press PAGE The LCD display shows 1 the page number 2 the name of the calling station 3 a text message if transmitted 2 Press...

Page 103: ...ess in stack is erased from the radio panel To return a call to a station registered in the stack 1 Press CALL 2 Press SEND The page in the stack is deleted automatically The process from this point onward is like a regular call process To delete a page from the stack manually 1 Press ERAS MICOM 2E asks you to confirm your intentions 2 Press YES to delete the page NO to cancel the deletion ...

Page 104: ...e you can toggle the speaker on and off The word MON that appears in the LCD display indicates when it is possible to change the speaker setting To toggle the speaker setting 1 Press MON The LCD display indicates that the monitor setting has been changed 2 Press MON again to toggle back ...

Page 105: ... antenna system is equipped with an automatic antenna tuner and the tuner is enabled the radio will automatically tune the antenna tuner after each channel selection Configuring the radio to work with an automatic tuner is performed via the RSS or the front panel ...

Page 106: ...ccess to electrical connections and for maintenance The selected location should be clean dry and well ventilated Do not mount the unit in close proximity to strong electrical fields produced by brush motors and generators welders etc The antenna antenna tuner and associated cable kits are provided separately These should be installed before the radio is installed Follow the instructions included ...

Page 107: ...ogrammable for 110 VAC 60 Hz Figure 2 Power Supply This power supply also serves as a charger for the external backup 12 V battery if connected When AC power failure occurs the battery functions as the main power source When AC power is again available the power supply charges the battery The cable and connector supplied with the power supply enable connecting the supply directly to DC connector J...

Page 108: ...Installation 69 Front Model Installation The diagram in Figure 3 illustrates the installation procedure for the front model of MICOM 2E Figure 3 Front Model Installation Diagram ...

Page 109: ...hin Vehicle The radio is installed on the dashboard of the vehicle inside the passenger compartment The other components connect to the power source the battery and to the antenna which enables the radio to transmit and receive If the battery is located in the rear section of the vehicle the power cable extends to the battery location in the rear ...

Page 110: ...and the microphone are installed in the passenger compartment of the vehicle The radio transceiver is installed in the trunk of the vehicle together with the antenna tuner The diagram in Figure 5 illustrates the installation procedure for the trunk model of MICOM 2E Figure 5 Trunk Model Installation Diagram ...

Page 111: ...tion of two cables across the length of the vehicle because the radio transceiver is located in the trunk If the battery is located in the rear section of the vehicle the power cable extends to the battery location NOTE The upper installation number 1 in Figure 6 is recommended over the front installation number 2 in Figure 6 because of the covering that protects the control head from direct sunli...

Page 112: ...e accessory mounting tray in the desired location Use the tray as a template if holes must be drilled Figure 7 Accessory Mounting Tray Step 2 Use the four supplied screws to fasten the mounting tray bracket to the bottom of the radio housing Step 3 Drill an additional hole for the ground bolt DC Power Connection This paragraph describes connections to a 12 V negative ground vehicular battery Figur...

Page 113: ...r on the green wire Then assemble the fuse holders Step 4 Crimp or solder the supplied lugs to the red green and black wires Step 5 Connect the lugs on the red and green cables together to the positive terminal of the battery Then connect the lug on the black wire to the negative terminal of the battery NOTE 1 It is recommended to attach the black ground wire to the vehicle s chassis The point of ...

Page 114: ...Installation 75 Figure 9 Wire Attachment to Chassis ...

Page 115: ... the clip using the supplied screws Figure 10 Microphone Clip Final Connections Step 1 Ensure that the radio is off Then connect the power cable to DC connector J4 and connect the antenna RF cable to antenna connector J2 If an antenna tuner is used connect the antenna to the tuner connect the tuner RF cable to connector J3 located on the radio rear panel Step 2 If the mounting tray is used slide t...

Page 116: ...aving a very low resistance The vehicle frame makes the best ground but body structural reinforcement members are also suitable for grounding purposes The ground lead should be as short as possible Step 5 If desired plug an external speaker into the accessory connector Any speaker with an impedance greater than 8 ohms can be used External Speaker Installation Connect the external 8 Ohms 5 Watts sp...

Page 117: ...ontrol Head Step 2 Disconnect the internal speaker from the board Step 3 Return the top cover to its original position by applying pressure on both sides of the cover Observe that the seal is correctly located Operational Checks When installation is complete carefully check all operating functions refer to the Operation section In case of malfunctioning refer to Troubleshooting and Tuning the Ante...

Page 118: ...ground to open speaker 8 AUDIO OUT Receive audio 600 Ohms 300 mVRMS Antenna Connector J2 The N type antenna connector is located on the rear panel of the transceiver In transmit mode it is used to feed the antenna with the transmit power and in receive mode it is used to deliver the received signal from the antenna to the radio Accessory Connector J3 The accessory connector J3 is located on the ra...

Page 119: ...ed for full power 8 PTT_IN VOICE Transmission command by short to ground for voice signals 9 PTT_IN DATA Transmission command by short to ground for data signals 10 PTT_IN CW Transmission command by short to ground for CW Morse signals 11 SWA 13 8V nominal current limited 12 KW_C_C KW option channel change 13 KW_ON OFF KW option power ON OFF 14 AGC FAST SLOW AGC fast or slow release 15 RXD Point t...

Page 120: ...lowing table lists the function of the DC connector lines Table 3 Connector J4 Pin Connections Pin No Pin Name Description 1 TX POWER Used to deliver high currents to the radio up to 28 Amp mainly for the transmitter circuitry 2 Ground Used as return line for receive and transmit lines 3 RX Power Used to deliver relatively low currents to the radio up to 3 Amp mainly for the receiver circuitry ...

Page 121: ...nect the primary power lead of the radio directly to the battery instead of the starter relay The battery acts as a large capacitor about one farad for 50 Amp capacity batteries by passing the noise to ground 3 If necessary connect 0 01 0 1 micro farad capacitors across the primary leads of the coil and across the alternator output 4 Keep your DC and RF cables as short as possible 5 If your vehicl...

Page 122: ...ce of this possible problem and inform the service shop or dealer accordingly Preventive Maintenance System Integrity Periodically check the integrity of your system check the power source cables coaxes connectors antenna tuner if exists and antenna Carefully check that no damage has been caused to your cables pay extra attention to runway through holes and bent cables Periodic Calibration To keep...

Page 123: ...bout the trouble indicated by BITE The potential errors are Table 4 Error Messages Error No Description 01 DSP boot checksum fail download 02 DSP PLL unlock 03 DSP external RAM memory 04 Not applicable 05 DSP internal RAM memory 06 Not applicable 07 Not applicable 08 HC16 flash memory checksum 09 HC16 RAM memory 10 No 16 8 MHz clock 11 Battery low 12 Control head wake up 13 Control head is not res...

Page 124: ...anker if installed is enabled Install noise reduction Kit TLN8845 Poor or no transmission CHECK That a 30A fuse is installed in the fuse holder located on the red wire of the power cable That proper grounding cables are connected from the radio and from the antenna tuner to the vehicle chassis While speaking check RF power bars for activity The resultant RF power output is displayed in approximate...

Page 125: ...cated on the red wire of the power cable SYN FAIL Perform a built in test via the RSS to obtain more information PW_LATCH Perform a built in test via the RSS to obtain more information OVER TMP CHECK That there is no fan obstruction Perform a built in test via the RSS to obtain more information CU LIMIT CHECK That the radio is programmed to TUNER OFF when your antenna system is not equipped with a...

Page 126: ...d or company owned stations In addition our products are serviced throughout the world by a wide network of company or authorized independent distributor service organizations For a contract service agreement please contact your nearest Motorola service representative or Motorola sales representative If you suspect a radio problem check the following items before requesting service Phone line supp...

Page 127: ...ew battery is used it should be charged for at least 16 hours The antenna must be screwed on properly with its base flush against the top of the radio Could your radio problem be caused by accessories improperly connected Try operating the radio from several different locations especially when using the radio inside buildings ...

Page 128: ... Password mode 24 Entering Program mode 23 Entering Programming mode 29 Entering Scan mode 20 Making a net call 60 Making an individual call 58 Receiving a net call 54 Receiving a sound call 55 Receiving an AllCall 52 Receiving an individual call 53 Returning a call to a station registered in the stack 64 Searching the stack for calls 63 Sending an AllCall 57 Setting a channel s frequency 34 Setti...

Page 129: ...90 Toggling the speaker setting 65 Transmitting 26 Turning the radio on 11 ...

Page 130: ...mode 21 83 C call reject 50 caller stack 63 Channel mode 13 connectors 79 D DIM mode 27 Dimmer mode 27 DPLX 19 34 Duplex Frequency 19 34 F Frequency mode 17 I icon indicators 8 Immediate Sounding 50 individual call 53 L LCD icons 8 LED indicators 6 Link Quality Analysis 45 Lock mode 22 LQA 45 LQA memory 48 M manual sounding 50 N net call 54 O optional handshake 50 options 2 P Password mode 24 Prog...

Page 131: ...r s Manual Index 2 S S N 45 48 Scan mode 20 signal to noise 45 48 Simplex Frequency 19 34 SMPX 19 34 Sound call receiving 55 Sounding automatic 48 stack 63 T Transmit mode 26 Transmitting Only Frequency 19 34 TXO 19 34 ...

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