Motorola PM1200, User Manual

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Page 3: ...nt has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interfer...

Page 4: ...ncy RF spectrum to provide communications between two or more users over a distance It uses radio frequency RF energy or radio waves to send and receive calls RF energy is one form of electromagnetic energy Other forms include but are not limited to sunlight and x rays RF energy however should not be confused with these other forms of electromagnetic energy which when used improperly can cause bio...

Page 5: ...satisfy compliance requirements Compliance with RF Exposure Standard Your Motorola two way radio is designed and tested to comply with a number of national and international standards and guidelines listed below regarding human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic energy This radio complies with the IEEE and ICNIRP exposure limits for occupational controlled RF exposure environment at duty ...

Page 6: ...equirements in the standards listed above NOTE Table 1 below lists the recommended lateral distance for people in an uncontrolled environment from the body of a vehicle with an approved properly installed transmitting antenna i e monopoles over a ground plane or dipoles at several different ranges of rated radio power for mobile radios installed in a vehicle When a mobile radio is used in conjunct...

Page 7: ...pliance and Control Guidelines and Operating Instructions for Mobile Two Way Radios Installed as Fixed Site Control Stations If mobile radio equipment is installed at a fixed location and operated as a control station or as a fixed unit the antenna installation must comply with the following requirements in order to ensure optimal performance and compliance with the RF energy exposure limits in th...

Page 8: ...s on the use of radios in the area where you drive Always obey them When using your radio while driving please Give full attention to driving and to the road Pull off the road and park before making or answering a call if driving conditions so require Operational Warnings For Vehicles with an Air Bag Do not mount or place a mobile radio in the area over an air bag or in the air bag deployment area...

Page 9: ...y be reproduced distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical for any purpose without the express written permission of Motorola Disclaimer The information in this document is carefully examined and is believed to be entirely reliable However no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies Furthermore Motorola reserves the right to make changes to any products herei...

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Page 11: ...onnectors 3 Front Panel 3 REAR Heatsink 6 Basic Operation of the Transceiver 7 Switching Power ON OFF 7 Setting the Volume 7 Transmitting 7 Selecting Groups and Channels 8 Automatic Time Out Timer 8 Radio Firmware Features 9 Accessories 29 Speakers 29 Microphones 29 Switches 29 Miscellaneous 30 Antenna 30 Signaling Boards 31 Cables 31 Glossary 33 Commercial Warranty and Service 35 Limited Warranty...

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Page 13: ...s with a wide range of operating capability provided by its leading edge design The 250 channel memories can each be programmed with a 8 character channel name Important channel frequency data is stored in EEPROM and flash memory on the CPU and is easily programmable by dealers using a personal computer and the CPS Telco programming cable AARKN408 The following pages list the advanced features of ...

Page 14: ...uested the cooperation of the U S Federal Communications Commission in preserving the integrity of the protected frequency range 406 0 to 406 1 MHz which is reserved for use by distress beacons Do not attempt to program this apparatus under any circumstances for operation in the frequency range 406 0 406 1 MHz if the apparatus is to be used in or near North America ...

Page 15: ...d when the radio is transmitting 3 Busy Indicator The LED lights up solid green when the channel is busy 4 Liquid Crystal Display The display includes an 8 character alpha numeric section showing channel and group names status and identity information and error messages Additional indicators on the display show priority channel assignments and scan include exclude selection 2 3 4 5 12 1 6 7 8 9 10...

Page 16: ...t than the preset position The DSC indicator stops blinking when you successfully set the desired position 7 Telco Connector for Microphone Connect the microphone connector to this jack 8 Volume Selector Knob Used to set the volume of the receiver This channel on SELECTABLE TONE List This channel on PUBLIC ADDRESS or SPEAKER List This channel on HORN ALERT List This channel on OPTION List This cha...

Page 17: ...s Toggle High Low Power Selection Monitor Dimmer Talkaround Toggle Scan On Off Dual Watch Squelch Level Emergency Speaker Change Public Address Revert Memory Channel 1 Revert Memory Channel 2 Selectable Tone Alpha Numeric Intercom Horn Alert Home Channel Noise Blanker Scan List Select Selected Channel Priority Audio Volume Attenuation Scan Select Group Scan Select and Unassigned function as determ...

Page 18: ...ower Connector The supplied DC power cable must be connected to this 4 pin connector Use only the supplied fused cable extended if necessary for power connection 3 20 Pin Accessory Connector Connect the accessory connector to this 20 Pin jack This connector can be used to connect the external speaker vehicular hands free and other supported accessories 1 2 3 ...

Page 19: ...fferent group press the or button to select the different group that you want before selecting the operating channel Setting the Volume Turn the volume selector knob clockwise to increase the volume and counterclockwise to decrease it If no signal is present press and hold the MON button for more than 1 2 second Background noise will now be heard and you may set the volume selector knob to the des...

Page 20: ...been programmed for automatic time out you must limit the length of each transmission During transmission a beep will sound ten seconds before time out Another beep will sound just before the deadline The TX indicator will disappear and transmission will cease soon thereafter To resume transmission release the PTT button and wait for the penalty timer to expire if you press the PTT button before t...

Page 21: ...els should be 250 channels The groups programmed in the programming data can be selected via the Button 2 0 Frequency Band The frequency range for PM1200 mobile is as follow Low Band A 29 7 37 MHz Low Band B 37 50 MHz 3 0 Power Level The PM1200 mobile has two power levels High Power Hi and Low Power Low The power levels can be set via the CPS and must be set for each channel The Hi Low power can a...

Page 22: ...C LED color Transmitting Solid Red Receiving signal with TPL DPL enabled Solid Green Receiving signal with TPL DPL disabled Solid Green Scan landed on Rx Channel with TPL DPL enabled Solid Green Scan landed on Rx Channel with TPL DPL disabled Solid Green Incorrect setting of the volume selector knob channel selector knob see Default Status Check DSC on page 12 Blinking Orange ...

Page 23: ...The features described below are set as radio wide setting 6 1 Time Out Timer Time Out Timer TOT is the maximum amount of communication time allowed per transmission while operating the radio Once this time expires the transmission is automatically terminated TOT is set through the CPS The transmit time out timer can be set between 0 5 to 7 5 minutes in increment of 0 5 minutes or unlimited When a...

Page 24: ...with scan are specified by the Scan List When you press the Scan PF button the radio rapidly moves through the members of the Scan List looking for activity that would normally cause the speaker to unmute The radio unmutes when such activity is detected When both Tx and Rx activity has ceased the radio will return to the active scan state Scan Mode can be stopped by pressing the assigned Scan PF b...

Page 25: ... personality The features described below take effect on a per channel basis It will only affect the particular channel parameter settings and allows each channel to have their own configuration These individual channel personalities can also be grouped together 8 1 Busy Channel Lockout BCLO Busy Channel Lockout BCLO is the channel lockout rules while operating on the current channel When BCLO is ...

Page 26: ...que PL tone code Their radios will then only unmute to transmissions made by other members of their group If radios are set to only unmute when a transmission includes their own PL tone code then they are not disturbed by conversations of other groups The sub audible code that is added to the voice unmutes only those radios with an identical PL tone code There are two forms of PL available Tone Pr...

Page 27: ...r energy exceeds the radio designated carrier energy threshold When the energy is below the squelch threshold carrier squelch detection is not achieved and radio will remain mute If a conventional personality is configured via the CPS to transmit CSQ only no PL tones codes will be transmitted If a conventional personality is configured via the CPS to receive CSQ no PL tones codes will be checked T...

Page 28: ... information to determine if the speaker should be unmuted The Rx TPL code determines which code the conventional personality will attempt to decode unmute the radio 9 2 2 Digital Private Line DPL DPL is a Motorola term for CDCSS DPL is a digital format transmitted with the carrier DPL gives more use and privacy on a frequency DPL is selectable via the CPS for individual personality Each personali...

Page 29: ...hen the receive radio will not unmute If DPL Invert is enabled on both the receive radio and the transmit radio then the receive radio will unmute The encode and decode operation of this Inverted DPL should be similar to DPL except all the bits in the DPL code are inverted in the DPL operating process 9 3 TPL Reverse Burst This feature is used to transmit a Tone Private Line TPL code at the end of...

Page 30: ... result of squelch tail elimination on the receiving radio based on the TPL reverse burst setting on transmit and receive radio When Reverse Burst is enabled in the CPS the TPL Reverse Burst that is transmitted at the end of the transmission changes the phase prior to the removal of the carrier to eliminate the squelch tail There are 2 formats in use Advances the phase of the tone 240 degree forwa...

Page 31: ...feature is for long press The features that can be assigned to the PF buttons are 1 Toggle High Low Power 2 Monitor 3 Toggle Scan On Off 4 Dual Watch 5 Talkaround 6 Squelch Level 7 Dimmer 8 Emergency 9 Speaker Change 10 Public Address 11 Revert Memory Channel 1 12 Revert Memory Channel 2 13 Selectable Tone 14 Alpha Numeric 15 Intercom 16 Horn Alert 17 Home Channel 18 Unassigned 19 Noise Blanker To...

Page 32: ... press the assigned Monitor PF button The Monitor PF Button automatically sets the short press as quiet monitoring and the long press as noise monitoring Both presses will override PL or Open depending on setting 10 3 Toggle Scan On Off The assigned button toggles between Scan On and Scan Off when you press the assigned Toggle PF button The radio will sound and SCAN will be displayed on LCD Press ...

Page 33: ...ode operation and Talkaround mode operation The Repeater Talkaround feature allows you to change the operational mode from Repeater which requires the radio to transmit on the receive frequency of its associated repeater and receive on the Repeater s transmit frequency to Talkaround mode operation which allows a radio to bypass the repeater and talk directly to another radio by transmitting on the...

Page 34: ...ed in the CPS the Tx LED will change to solid red when an Emergency call is initiated To end an Emergency call either press and hold EMG button when receiving or turn off the transceiver 10 9 Speaker Change The assigned Speaker Change PF button allows you to select between Front Panel Front Panel Body or Body speakers When Body is selected a tone sounds and the speaker icon appears on the display ...

Page 35: ...isplay between Group Channel Number and Group Channel name Alpha Numeric by pressing the assigned Alpha Numeric PF button A tone will sound each time you switch between numerical and alpha numerical display 10 15 Intercom This feature requires dual control head configuration Press the assigned IC PF button to turn the Intercom feature ON or OFF While ON you can press the PTT button to communicate ...

Page 36: ... to select the preprogrammed Home Channel 10 18 Unassigned This option will not assign any function to the programmable button 10 19 Noise Blanker To reduce the car noise The Noise Blanker feature in the radio helps to eliminate local noises which can be particularly troublesome in VHF Low Band frequency spectrum This feature can be toggled ON or OFF by pressing the assigned Noise Blanker PF Butto...

Page 37: ...normal audio output level will resume when the Audio Volume Attenuation PF button is pressed again This feature only applies to the external speaker 10 23 Scan Select Pressing the Scan Select PF button allows the currently selected channel to be included in or excluded from the scan list When the channel is included SCN appears on the LCD Scan Select can only be assigned as a long press PF button ...

Page 38: ...tary tone sounds and PC CLONE appears on the display Cloning process will be aborted off both the Target and the Source radios are of different model During cloning only the CPS configurable data will be cloned Model number Serial Number Tuning Parameters will not be cloned 12 0 The Option Board Features The PM1200 Digital ANI ENCODER MDC1200 DTMF Identification Encoder and the PM1200 Quik Call II...

Page 39: ...ginning end or both o Go ahead beep sounds when ready for voice transmission o Courtesy beep transmitted when radio is unkeyed o Emergency message sent with Emergency button pressed o DTMF ANI o Emergency message open microphone monitor 12 2 PM1200 Quik Call II Decoder Option Board Features Quik Call II decoder decodes either single tone or a sequence of two tones The Quik Call II tones are normal...

Page 40: ...battery while the car is off To activate ignition sense press power button and PF2 button simultaneously and the display will show ING_ON To disable the function press the power button and PF2 button simultaneously and the display will show ING OFF Please refer to the PM1200 installation manual before installation ...

Page 41: ...owing web site http www motorola com governmentandenterprise Speakers Microphones Switches Part No Description HSN8145_ 7 5Watt External Speaker RSN4001_ 13W External Speaker Part No Description RMN5068_ Desktop Microphone AARMN4025_ Microphone AARMN4027_ Visor Mounted Microphone AARMN4038_ Heavy Duty Microphone Part No Description RLN4836_ Emergency Footswitch RLN4856_ Footswitch with remote PTT ...

Page 42: ... Description AAREX4617_ Telephone Style Handset Kit HKLN4339_ Spare Fuse Kit GKN6272_ External Alarm Relay Cable Part No Description RAB4002_RB Low Band Antenna 29 7 36MHz RAB4003_RB Low Band Antenna 36 42MHz RAB4004_RB Low band Antenna 42 50MHz ...

Page 43: ...200 Quik Call II Decoder Option Board HKLN4347_ PM1200 Digital ANI Encoder Option Board Subject to availability Part No Description AARKN4081_ Telco Programming Cable HKKN4019_ Power Cable 33 ft HKLN4340_ Power Cable 20ft HKKN4017_ Remote Mount Cable 8 ft HKKN4018_ Remote Mount Cable 33 ft HKLN4341_ Remote Mount Cable 20ft HKN9327BR PM1200 Ignition Switch Cable ...

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Page 45: ...requency or frequencies with other users without the aid of a central controller to assign communication channels Therefore you should monitor each channel before transmitting to avoid interfering with another user who may be transmitting Digital Private Line DPL Coded Squelch A continuous sub audible data signal transmitted with the carrier FCC Federal Communications Commission LCD Liquid Crystal...

Page 46: ...e and coverage RF Radio Frequency A part of the general frequency spectrum between the audio and infrared light regions about 10 kHz to 10 000 000 MHz Squelch The muting of audio circuits when received signal levels fall below a pre determined threshold With carrier squelch you hear all channel activity which exceeds the radio s pre set Squelch Level Talkgroup An organization or group of radio use...

Page 47: ...lance of the original applicable warranty period All replaced parts of Product shall become the property of MOTOROLA This express limited warranty is extended by MOTOROLA to the original end user purchaser only and is not assignable or transferable to any other party This is the complete warranty for the Product manufactured by MOTOROLA MOTOROLA assumes no obligations or liability for additions or...

Page 48: ...LOSS OF USE LOSS OF TIME INCONVENIENCE COMMERCIAL LOSS LOST PROFITS OR SAVINGS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH PRODUCT TO THE FULL EXTENT SUCH MAY BE DISCLAIMED BY LAW III STATE LAW RIGHTS SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LIMITATION ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LAST...

Page 49: ...semblies or repairs including without limitation the addition to the Product of non Motorola supplied equipment which adversely affect performance of the Product or interfere with Motorola s normal warranty inspection and testing of the Product to verify any warranty claim F Product which has had the serial number removed or made illegible G Rechargeable batteries if any of the seals on the batter...

Page 50: ...im B that MOTOROLA will have sole control of the defense of such suit and all negotiations for its settlement or compromise and C should the Product or parts become or in MOTOROLA s opinion be likely to become the subject of a claim of infringement of a United States patent that such purchaser will permit MOTOROLA at its option and expense either to procure for such purchaser the right to continue...

Page 51: ...g without limitation alteration modification reproduction distribution or reverse engineering of such MOTOROLA software or exercise of rights in such MOTOROLA software is permitted No license is granted by implication estoppel or otherwise under MOTOROLA patent rights or copyrights VII GOVERNING LAW This Warranty is governed by the laws of the State of Illinois USA Service Proper repair and mainte...

Page 52: ...ovides for the repair of this product for a period of three years from the date of shipment from the factory or the date of delivery if purchased from an authorized Motorola two way radio dealer For more information about ESP contact the Motorola Radio Support Center 2204 Galvin Drive Elgin IL 60123 1 800 227 6772 ...

Page 53: ... Turn the Channel Selector Knob to select the desired channel Press the preprogrammed Monitor PF Button The display will show MON Press the preprogrammed Monitor PF Button 1 Select the desired group and channel 2 Turn the Volume Selector Knob to adjust the volume 1 Select the desired group and channel 2 Turn the Volume Selector Knob to adjust the volume 3 When a mode becomes available press and ho...

Page 54: ... preprogrammed Toggle Scan On Off PF Button again to enter Group Scan provided minimum 2 scan groups have been created 4 The display shows G SCAN and group scan is activated 1 Press the preprogrammed Scan Select PF Button 2 If the selected channel is added into the scan list the display shows STOP and SCN 3 If the selected channel is removed from the scan list the display shows SKIP 1 Press the pr...

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