Tait T3010II, Operator'S Manual

Page 1: ...Operator s Manual T3010II ...

Page 2: ...ation 9 Handset Operation 10 Standard Operations 10 Making a Call 10 Receiving a Call 11 Monitor Key 11 Scanning Channels 12 Activating Scanning 13 Stopping Scanning 13 Making Calls 13 Selcall Operations 14 Transmitting 14 Receiving 14 CTCSS and DCS Operations 14 Special Features 15 Economiser Mode 15 Night Use 15 Hire Timer 15 Hire Timer Operation 16 Switchable Options 16 Recharging the Battery 1...

Page 3: ...tors 24 LED Indicator 25 Appendix II Audible Indicators 25 High Temperature Warning 25 Battery Low 25 Transmit Timer 25 Appendix III Preset Options 26 Appendix IV How to Care for Your Tait Rechargeable Batteries 27 Types of Batteries 27 New Batteries 27 Battery Use 28 Battery Charging 28 Battery Problems 29 Battery Storage 30 Disposal of Used Nickel Cadmium Batteries 30 Optional Accessories for th...

Page 4: ...de range of accessories avail able and can be configured with other Tait radio products to meet any mobile communications need It is easy to use and can be pro grammed to perform a wide array of specialty tasks Busy TX LED Antenna Function keys Press to Talk key Display window BUSY TX Function key On Off key Channel keys Speaker microphone Volume keys Microphone Accessory connector ...

Page 5: ...dually to incoming calls Note that your radio is limited to calling Selcall identities which have been preprogrammed into it Warnings WARNING EXPLOSIVE ENVIRONMENTS DANGER SWITCH THE RADIO OFF AT PETROL FILLING STATIONS DANGER SWITCH THE RADIO OFF IN THE VICINITY OF EXPLOSIVE DEVICES such as in a quarry that uses blasting techniques WARNING USERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM DO NOT OPERATE RADIO WHILE DR...

Page 6: ... to make sure that all the items you ordered are included Typi cally you should receive the following 1 T3010II radio unit 2 Battery pack 3 Antenna 4 Belt clip 5 Charger 6 Plug pack pins may vary to suit each country 7 Quick Assist card 8 Operator s manual If any parts are damaged or missing report this to the delivery company immediately T3010II Operators Manual ...

Page 7: ... to the chassis locating the peg on its bottom edge in the slot at the bottom of the radio s chassis Hinge the battery up until the spring latch clicks into place The first time you switch the radio on factory settings are in effect You may wish to change some of these settings immedi ately Review this manual first and make any necessary changes after referring to the appropriate section Enter you...

Page 8: ...EL KEYS F2 Function key 2 F3 Function key 3 Use to initiate special preprogrammed functions PTT Press To Talk key Use to make the ra dio transmit each time you talk Any of the following functions may be preprogrammed to the function keys on the keypad and above the PTT key l Enter or leave Handset mode l Turn on backlighting momentarily l Enter or leave Low Transmit Power mode l Switch an auxiliar...

Page 9: ...o on by pressing the ON OFF key and holding it briefly until you hear two short tones The current volume setting is displayed The number of bars indicates the setting with a maximum of ten To change this value see Adjusting the Volume below This display also shows the current channel setting and any operation controls in effect SWITCHING OFF SWITCHING OFF SWITCHING OFF SWITCHING OFF SWITCHING OFF ...

Page 10: ... also af fected by the volume control Normal and Handset Operation Your T3010II is designed so that you may use it as a normal two way radio or like a telephone handset NORMAL OPERA NORMAL OPERA NORMAL OPERA NORMAL OPERA NORMAL OPERATION TION TION TION TION To use the T3010II as a normal radio hold it as shown in the diagram with its microphone about 15 cm from your mouth Press the Press To Talk P...

Page 11: ...from your head which will ensure that the radio achieves maximum operating range Standard Operations Making a Call Select the desired channel by using the Channel 7 8 keys If the BUSY indicator is lit the channel is busy and you must wait until it is clear before proceeding Your radio may be pre programmed to prevent you from transmitting on a busy chan nel in this case it emits a low pitched warn...

Page 12: ...isa bles muting options installed on your radio There are three types of muting control which may screen your calls RF squelch Permits reception only if a call has a signal above a factory set threshold This ensures that only intelligible sig nals are made audible CTCSS DCS mute Permits reception only if a call carries an inaudible tone or code specific to your fleet or group Selcall mute Permits ...

Page 13: ... the hiss of background chan nel noise In either case pressing the Monitor key once more restores the muting system to normal operation Note that your radio may have been preprogrammed without either or both of these facilities If you are not sure how your T3010II has been pro grammed consult your fleet manager or Tait dealer If you find your message is being cut off periodically by the muting sys...

Page 14: ... tones or codes specific to you STOPPING SCANNING STOPPING SCANNING STOPPING SCANNING STOPPING SCANNING STOPPING SCANNING Scanning may be stopped by using the function key if as signed or by pressing the Channel 7 8 keys If the radio has paused for activity on a channel it will remain on that chan nel when scanning is interrupted Otherwise it will return to the channel which was selected when you ...

Page 15: ...ents of a group call your radio sounds the ringing tone only once The caller then broadcasts his message to all members of your group It is not usually nec essary to reply If you do not answer the call the ringing tone will stop after a short while but the call received indicator continues to flash in the display until you press a key CTCSS and DCS Operations CTCSS and DCS isolate your calls so th...

Page 16: ... installed When Econo miser mode is active ECON appears in the display window Night Use The Night Use option automatically turns on the backlighting for the display window and keys when any key is pressed or when a call is received Backlighting remains on for only a few seconds unless further activity is detected To determine whether this feature is active in your radio observe the display in subd...

Page 17: ...r H for a few seconds every minute When your hire period expires the radio becomes inactive and displays the letter H continuously After a few seconds it turns off completely The radio can only be reactivated by pro gramming another hire period Switchable Options The function keys above your radio s PTT switch and on the keypad can be configured to perform a variety of functions These options will...

Page 18: ...e ON OFF Volume Adjustment and PTT keys are active This prevents accidental operation The function keys are also disabled Turn Keypad Lock on in the normal manner using the assigned function key The radiorevertstonormaloperation with the keypad locked Keypad Lockcanberemovedatanytime bypressingtheON OFF keyand holding it for at least one half second BACKLIGHTING4 Lets you turn backlighting on mome...

Page 19: ...charging If you spend a lot of time transmitting this time will be reduced if you rarely transmit it may be considerably longer When battery voltage is low the TX BUSY indicator flashes red the BATT indicator appears in the LCD window and the radio sounds a low pitched beep every 20 seconds You can continue using the radio but you should recharge the battery as soon as possible to avoid reducing i...

Page 20: ...ted in its charger 3 Recharge according to the Recharging instructions be low Mounting the Battery in the Charger 1 Turn the radio off using the front panel ON OFF key 2 Remove the battery pack from the back of the radio by pressing down the spring latch in the middle of the radio back panel Hinge the battery pack away from the chassis until it comes free ...

Page 21: ...e sure the indicator at the top corner of the charger confirms that the battery pack is charging If it does not illuminate red within a few seconds check whether the battery is seated properly the plug pack is properly con nected to the charger and the mains outlet is switched on and live 2 The battery pack or radio may be considered fully re charged when the indicator changes from red to green bu...

Page 22: ...lot at the bottom of the radio s chassis Hinge the pack up until the spring latch clicks into place Note When using a trickle charger recharging the battery pack with the radio attachedand switched on will reduce the amount of charge the pack receives To ensure that an exhausted bat tery pack is completely recharged it should be charged for a full twelve hour period either separately or with the r...

Page 23: ...LIFE l Avoid storing the battery for extended periods without first fully recharging it l Avoid repeatedly recharging the battery when it has only had a small amount of use l Use only a Tait recommended charger l Maintain an ambient temperature of 50 to 400 C during recharging optimum battery performance will be obtained between 150 and 250 C CAUTION DO NOT allow the battery pack contacts to be co...

Page 24: ...ges appear in the display when they should not turn your T3010II off wait a few seconds and then turn it back on If the message reappears you should return your T3010II to your local Tait dealer for servicing Appendix I Indicators The indicators described here include the single letter mes sages displayed by the radio abbreviated status messages and the BUSY TX indicator at the top of the radio Di...

Page 25: ...ary Your radio has an auxiliary device fitted and it is active LO Low Transmit Your radio is running with Power its transmitter power re duced SCAN Scanning Your radio has entered the channel scanning mode ECON Economiser Your radio has entered the economiser mode It returns to active mode when a key is pressed or if there is activity on the current channel H SET Handset Your radio is in the hands...

Page 26: ...e able to hear any traffic on the channel Flashing Red Low Battery This is accompanied by a low pitched beep every 20 seconds The battery is nearly com pletely discharged Appendix II Audible Indicators High Temperature Warning A series of high pitched tones when the radio is transmitting The radio automatically switches to low power but you should stop transmitting and allow it to cool down Batter...

Page 27: ... other items such as your function key and channel us age in the spaces provided CHANNEL USAGE CHANNEL USAGE CHANNEL USAGE CHANNEL USAGE CHANNEL USAGE Channel Use Preset call Scan 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 FUNCTION KEY SETTINGS FUNCTION KEY SETTINGS FUNCTION KEY SETTINGS FUNCTION KEY SETTINGS FUNCTION KEY SETTINGS F1 F2 F3 SELCALL SETTINGS SELCALL SETTINGS SELCALL SETTINGS SELCALL SETTINGS SELCALL SETTING...

Page 28: ...l charge capacity The number of charge and discharge cycles a battery can achieve depends upon its type and the way it is used The lifetime of well cared for NiCd and NiMH batteries will be typically from twelve to eighteen months 400 to 600 cycles New Batteries Before first use or after prolonged storage you should en sure that your new battery is properly charged Otherwise the battery may not st...

Page 29: ...event self discharge batter ies may be left in the charger after the green full charge light has illuminated Battery Charging Tait rechargeable batteries must only be charged using Tait specified charging equipment There are several models of battery charger available which fall into two basic types trickle and fast Tait trickle chargers charge the battery slowly but do not sense when the battery ...

Page 30: ...acity In cases of severe memory effect it may take a number of dis charge and charge cycles to restore the battery to full capacity See your charger manual for full instructions Alternatively the battery can be returned to your dealer or service agent for reconditioning using an approved battery analyser recondi tioner The performance and lifetime of both types of batteries may also be reduced by ...

Page 31: ...rge cycles If the battery capacity remains low you may be able to restore it using the procedure outlined in Battery Problems If not it is probably nearing the end of its useful life and needs to be replaced Disposal of Used Nickel Cadmium Batteries NiCd batteries contain a small amount of the metal Cadmium which can produce potentially toxic waste if it is not disposed of correctly When no longer...

Page 32: ...cle adaptor l Remote speaker microphone l High Capacity Battery Pack l Hire Timer factory fitted l Selcall factory fitted See your Tait dealer for more details Tait Electronics has made every effort to ensure the accu racy of information in this manual However Tait Electron ics reserves the right to update the radio and or this manual without notice ...

Page 33: ...ies as to merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose The entire risk as to the quality and performance of the Software vests in the Licencee Should the Software prove to be defective the Licencee and not Licensor or any subsidi ary or agent of the Licensor shall assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing repair or correction Tait does not warrant that the functions contained in t...