Tait TM8110, Operator'S Manual

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Page 3: ...1999 5 CE Vease también http eudocs taitworld com fi Suomi Tait Electronics Limited vakuuttaa täten että TMAB1A TMAH5A tyyppinen laite on direktiivin 1999 5 EY oleellisten vaatimusten ja sitä koskevien direktiivin muiden ehtojen mukainen Katso http eudocs taitworld com fr Français Par la présente Tait Electronics Limited déclare que les appareils TMAB1A TMAH5A sont conformes aux exigences essentie...

Page 4: ... to ensure that use of such information equipment and software complies with the laws rules and regulations of the applicable jurisdictions Enquiries and comments If you have any enquiries regarding this document or any comments suggestions and notifications of errors please contact Technical Support Updates of manual and equipment In the interests of improving the performance reliability or servi...

Page 5: ...d Tait product visit the Tait Electronics WEEE website at www taitworld com weee Please be environmentally responsible and dispose through the original supplier or contact Tait Electronics Limited Tait Electronics Limited also complies with the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment RoHS Directive in both the European Union and China In China ...

Page 6: ... you comply with the Federal Communication Commission s FCC radio frequency RF exposure guidelines please read the following information before using this radio Using this radio You should use this radio only for work related purposes it is not authorized for any other use and if you are fully aware of and can exercise control over your exposure to RF energy To prevent exceeding FCC RF exposure li...

Page 7: ...ransmit duty cycle This is important because the radio radiates more energy when it is transmitting than when it is receiving While you are transmitting talking or sending data on the radio you must ensure that there is always a distance of 0 9m 35 inches between people and the antenna This is the minimum safe distance Use the radio only with Tait approved antennas and attachments and make only au...

Page 8: ...to 50 listen Radio frequency emissions limits in the USA Part 15 of the FCC Rules imposes RF emission limits on electronic equipment to prevent interference to reception of broadcast services This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference Note Changes or modifications to this device that are not expressl...

Page 9: ...nion EU and states within the European Economic Area EEA Restrictions This product can be programmed to transmit on frequencies that are not harmonised throughout the EU EEA and will require a licence to operate in each member state This product can be programmed for frequencies or emissions that may make its use illegal Where applicable a license must be obtained before this product is used All l...

Page 10: ...rements of Directive 72 245 EEC as amended by 95 54 EC installation of this product in a vehicle must be performed according to the instructions provided and any guidelines of the vehicle manufacturer EN 60950 requirements 25 watt radios This radio complies with the European Union standard EN 60950 when operated up to the rated 33 duty cycle of two minutes transmit and four minutes receive and wit...

Page 11: ...ive of the equipment to determine whether these electronic circuits will perform normally when the radio is transmitting Frequency band reserved for distress beacons Frequency band 406 to 406 1 MHz is reserved for use by distress beacons Transmissions should not be made within this frequency band Safe radio operation Warning Observe the following safe operating practices Switch the radio off at pe...

Page 12: ...he fuses from the radio power cable before charging the vehicle battery connecting a second battery or using power from another vehicle e g when jump starting the vehicle GPS operation Tait Electronics Limited is not responsible for the operation or failure of operation of GPS satellites or the availability of GPS satellite signals Acknowledgement The radio uses an implementation of UTM conversion...

Page 13: ...Your radio s settings Use the following table to list your radio s programmed settings Frequently used channels and groups Function key settings ID Number Description ID Number Description ...

Page 14: ...Radio controls channel selection keys on off key volume control microphone socket press to talk PTT key red display speaker green amber microphone radio status LEDs function keys 1 2 function keys 3 4 ...

Page 15: ...etic compatibility in Europe 9 Electromagnetic compatibility in European vehicles 10 EN 60950 requirements 25 watt radios 10 Interference with electronic devices 11 Frequency band reserved for distress beacons 11 Safe radio operation 11 High radio surface temperatures 12 Radio protection when charging the vehicle battery 12 GPS operation 12 Your radio s settings 13 Getting started 17 About the rad...

Page 16: ...nning a group of channels 32 Receiving a call 34 Customizing radio settings 35 Changing the external alert option 35 Changing the volume of all audible tones 35 Changing the volume of keypress tones 35 Changing to quiet operation 36 Changing to silent operation 36 Changing backlighting settings 36 Troubleshooting 37 When your radio won t turn on 37 Removing the microphone 37 Reinstalling the micro...

Page 17: ...s status LED indicators audible tones About the radio controls The radio controls are the PTT key volume control on off key scroll keys channel selection keys and function keys Some keys may have functions assigned to both short and long key presses a short key press is less than one second and a long key press is more than one second The radio controls and their functions are summarized in the fo...

Page 18: ... Turn the radio on or off with a long press Channel Selection keys Move up and down through a list of channels and groups Function keys Function keys with programmed options channel selection keys on off key volume control microphone socket press to talk PTT key red display speaker green amber microphone radio status LEDs function keys 1 2 function keys 3 4 ...

Page 19: ...ators LED Meaning red transmit Glowing your radio is transmitting Flashing your transmit timer is about to expire or your radio is stunned green receive Glowing there is activity on the current channel even though you may not be able to hear it Flashing you have received a call with valid special signalling or you have activated monitor or squelch override amber scanning or network Glowing your ra...

Page 20: ...the action you have attempted is permitted or Function activated a function key has been pressed and that function has been activated one long low pitched beep Invalid key press the action you have attempted is not permitted or Transmission inhibited you have attempted to transmit but for some reason transmission is not permitted at this time one short low pitched beep Function deactivated a funct...

Page 21: ...sting the speaker volume selecting a channel or group checking that a channel is clear activating the repeater before a call making a call making a preset call transmitting at low power making an emergency call ending all active calls communicating directly with other radios hearing faint and noisy signals using the radio in different repeater areas scanning a group of channels receiving a call ...

Page 22: ...normal operation is now possible If you do not know your PIN or if your radio gives a long low pitched beep consult your radio provider or administrator Adjusting the speaker volume Note The volume control also changes the volume level of the radio s audible indicators Rotate the volume control clockwise to increase the speaker volume and counterclockwise to decrease the volume Selecting a channel...

Page 23: ... before you make a call Note Your radio may be programmed to activate monitor whenever the microphone is off the microphone clip To activate monitor you may be able to either remove the microphone from the microphone clip or use a programmed function key Activating monitor by using a function key To activate monitor and hear any traffic on the channel 1 Press the function key programmed for monito...

Page 24: ...access tone using the PTT key 1 Press the PTT key The repeater access tone for the current channel is sent the red LED glows and you may also hear signalling tones 2 Press and hold the PTT and proceed with your call Sending a repeater access tone using a function key 1 Press the function key programmed for sending a repeater access tone The repeater access tone for the current channel is sent the ...

Page 25: ... inches from your mouth 5 Press and hold the PTT key to transmit 6 Speak clearly into the microphone and release the PTT key when you have finished talking While you are transmitting the red LED glows Transmit timer Your radio may have a transmit timer that limits the amount of time you can transmit continuously When the transmit timer is about to expire the red LED flashes and the radio gives thr...

Page 26: ... press the PTT key to make the preset call 3 When the called party responds proceed with your conversation Making a network preset call Note When making a network preset call it is not necessary to change channels 1 Press the assigned function key to make the call 2 When the called party responds proceed with your conversation Transmitting at low power If you want to transmit at low power you can ...

Page 27: ...cation While emergency mode is active your radio may cycle between receive and transmit so that your dispatcher can hear any activity near the radio Alternatively your radio may appear to turn off but will actually remain in emergency mode 2 Reset the radio to normal operation at any time by turning the radio off and then on Note Emergency mode may be programmed to end after a fixed period of time...

Page 28: ...our current call by using a function key Press the function key programmed for reset monitor The radio s monitor is turned off ending your current call and the green LED stops flashing Ending all active calls by using a function key Press the function key programmed for call cleardown Monitor is turned off for all radios in your radio group Any call in progress or incoming call is ended and the gr...

Page 29: ...e of the repeater or if the repeater is busy or stops working While repeater talkaround is active all transmissions are made on the receive frequency of the channel you are on To activate repeater talkaround 1 Select the required channel 2 Press the programmed function key programmed for to turn repeater talkaround on 3 Proceed with your call 4 To turn repeater talkaround off either change the cha...

Page 30: ...rogrammed for squelch override While squelch override is on the green LED flashes continually Squelch override remains on until there is a further key press Turning squelch override on and off by using the function key programmed for monitor The function key programmed for monitor may be programmed so that a short key press turns monitor on and a long key press turns squelch override on To activat...

Page 31: ... voting Voting can be activated by selecting a voting group see Selecting a channel or group on page 22 or by using a function key programmed for voting Suspending a channel from a voting group You may be able to use the function key programmed for nuisance delete to temporarily delete one of the channels from the voting group When that voting group is next selected or after the radio has been tur...

Page 32: ... the amber LED glows and the display shows the transmit channel the scan group number or or Standard and background scanning The two types of scanning that may be available on your radio are standard scanning and background scanning Background scan can only be activated by using a function key programmed for background scan It differs from standard scanning in that the channel that was selected wh...

Page 33: ...ity was last detected or your radio calls the last free channel 4 When the called party responds proceed with your conversation Suspending a channel from a scanning group If a member channel of a scan group is busy for a long time and you do not wish to hear the conversation you may be able to use the function key programmed for nuisance delete to temporarily delete it from the scan group When the...

Page 34: ... on your radio s currently selected channel or group the radio then unmutes and you can hear the call If the incoming call contains special signalling that matches the signalling programmed for your radio the green LED flashes and your radio may give a ringing tone ...

Page 35: ...vate when you receive a call The external alert continues for a period of time and is then turned off To turn external alert on or off Press the assigned function key Changing the volume of all audible tones You can set the volume of all the audible tones to either high or low Audible tones include incoming call tones warning tones and confirmation tones To change the volume of your radio s audibl...

Page 36: ... and only channel traffic can be heard To turn silent operation on or off Press the assigned function key Changing backlighting settings Whenever a key is pressed or a call is received the keypad and display light up automatically Backlighting only remains on for a few seconds unless there is further radio activity You may be able to use a function key to change the way your backlighting operates ...

Page 37: ...io Are the in line fuses in good condition Is the power cable securely connected to the vehicle battery or power supply If all appears to be in order then contact your radio provider for further assistance Removing the microphone 1 Using your thumb or forefinger lift up one of the corners of the microphone grommet Firmly but gently pull that corner until the seal comes away from the cavity 2 Repea...

Page 38: ...ent corners of the grommet into the microphone socket cavity 3 Squeeze the grommet and push the remaining corners into position 4 Check that the grommet is seated correctly in the cavity Removing the radio from the vehicle 1 Switch off the radio 2 Unscrew the four thumb screws that secure the radio to the U bracket 3 Carefully lift the radio clear of the U bracket 4 Disconnect the antenna and powe...

Page 39: ...ress the action you have attempted is permitted one short low pitched beep Function deactivated a function key has been pressed and the corresponding func tion has been turned off one long low pitched beep Invalid key press the action you have attempted is not permitted or transmission inhibited you have attempted to transmit but for some reason transmis sion is not permitted at this time one shor...

Page 40: ...enna may be damaged or not connected check the antenna connection at the rear of the radio and if the problem continues contact your service provider continuous low pitched tone Radio system error a system error has occurred and the radio may be inoperable The display may show E E1 or E2 two long low high pitched tone pairs Synthesizer is out of lock the radio s synthesizer is out of lock on the c...

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