Tait TP8110, User Manual

Page 1: ...TP8110 Conventional Portable Radios User s Guide MPC 00026 07 Issue 7 January 2013 ...

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Page 3: ...mospheres and blasting areas 16 Intrinsically Safe radios 16 Radio installation and operation in vehicles 17 Vehicle charger installation and operation 18 Electromagnetic compatibility in European vehicles 18 Unapproved modifications or changes to radio 18 Attaching of labels 18 Use of lithium ion batteries 19 Short circuiting battery contacts 19 Multicharger safety information 19 Charger complian...

Page 4: ...8 Receiving a call 39 Using voice inversion scrambling 39 Using encryption 40 Hearing faint and noisy signals 41 Using the radio in different repeater areas 41 Scanning a group of channels 42 Making and receiving different types of calls 44 Making an individual or group call 45 Resending calls automatically 45 Receiving an individual or group call 46 Receiving a two tone call 46 Calling a telephon...

Page 5: ...ife and performance 59 Storing batteries 60 Disposing of batteries 60 Troubleshooting 61 When your radio won t turn on 62 Troubleshooting your charger 62 General care 63 Function key options 64 Common functions 64 Tait Software Licence Agreement 66 ...

Page 6: ... granted by this document Tait Limited accepts no responsibility for damage arising from use of the information contained in the document or of the equipment and software it describes It is the responsibility of the user 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 e...

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Page 8: ...stances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment RoHS Directive in the European Union In China we comply with the Measures for Administration of the Pollution Control of Electronic Information Products We will comply with environmental requirements in other markets as they are introduced ...

Page 9: ... is a hazardous situation which if not avoided could result in minor or moderate injury Notice This alert is used to highlight information that is required to ensure procedures are performed correctly Incorrectly performed procedures could result in equipment damage or malfunction This icon is used to draw your attention to information that may improve your understanding of the equipment or proced...

Page 10: ...th the maximum exposure limits for occupational controlled environments follow these guidelines Do not talk transmit on the radio more than the rated transmit duty cycle This is important because the radio radiates more energy when it is transmitting than when it is receiving When listening and talking on the radio hold it upright in front of your face so that it is at least one inch 2 5cm away fr...

Page 11: ...1992 Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers IEEE C95 1 1999 Edition This radio complies with the IEEE and ICNIRP exposure limits for occupational controlled RF exposure environments at operating duty factors of up to 50 talk to 50 listen Radio frequency emissions limits in the USA Part 15 of the FCC Rules imposes RF emission limits on receivers This radio complies with Part 15 of the FCC...

Page 12: ...tizens Band Radio Operation is subject to conditions contained within those licences Repeaters operate by receiving a transmission on one channel and re transmitting it on another Operators are required to avoid using local repeater input channels which will be in the range of 31 to 38 unless it is intended to use the repeater facility and to avoid using local repeater output channels which will b...

Page 13: ...to be used in all member states of the European Union EU and states within the European Economic Area EEA Restrictions This product can be programmed to transmit on frequencies that are not harmonized 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 m...

Page 14: ...radio before boarding an aircraft Using your radio while in the air is not permitted Consult the manufacturer or its representative of any such electronic devices to determine whether electronic circuits in those devices will perform normally when the radio is transmitting Warning If you have a pacemaker immediately turn off the radio if you suspect it is interfering with the pacemaker keep the ra...

Page 15: ...e IS radios are certified by a third party to be safe to use in particular hazardous locations One or more of the following marks identifies a TP8100 portable as an IS radio an IS circle logo on the radio s front panel a label on the radio showing IS information and the FM diamond logo a label on the radio battery showing IS information and the FM diamond logo An IS radio must be serviced only by ...

Page 16: ...ertification applies only while the product is used in accordance with these instructions Radio installation and operation in vehicles Warning Keep the radio away from airbags and airbag deploy ment areas Do not install charge or place a radio near such areas An activated airbag can propel a portable radio with suffi cient force to cause serious injury to vehicle occupants An airbag may not perfor...

Page 17: ...e to do so could invalidate compliance requirements and void the user s authority to operate the radio Attaching of labels Warning Do not obstruct the vent hole on the battery or the vent hole on the radio chassis label If the vent on the battery is obstructed the battery may explode causing personal injury and or damage to property If the vent on the radio is obstructed audio quality and or key f...

Page 18: ...ort circuit the battery contacts neither inten tionally nor accidentally e g by placing the battery with conduc tive materials such as keys or jewelry inside a pocket or container Short circuiting the battery contacts can heat up the conductive material and cause personal injury and or damage to property Multicharger safety information Warning English en This equipment must be connected to an eart...

Page 19: ...ommunications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur If this charger does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the charger off and on try to correct the interference by Reorienting or relocating the receiving antenna Increasing the separation between the equipment and receiver Connecting the equipment into an outlet ...

Page 20: ... following table to list your radio s programmed settings Top key short press long press Function key 1 short press long press Function key 2 short press long press Channel selector 1 9 2 10 3 11 4 12 5 13 6 14 7 15 8 16 top key F1 F2 ...

Page 21: ...d documentation The following documentation is also available for your Tait radio which you can access from the Tait Technical Support website http support taitradio com Safety and Compliance Information supplied with each radio The same information is included in this user s guide Li ion Battery Safety Information supplied with each Li ion battery Battery Charging Guide supplied with each charger...

Page 22: ...dio Fitting a battery or acces sory that is not IS approved exposes the customer to a risk of explosion which could cause serious injury or death For detailed information about IS radios and how to identify them see Intrinsically Safe radios on page 16 This section covers For your safety battery warning Attaching labels to the radio or battery Charging the battery before first use Attaching the ba...

Page 23: ...or damage to property If the vent on the radio is obstructed audio quality and or key function may deteriorate and radio seals may be damaged Notice Tait recommends that you do not affix additional labels to the surfaces between the radio chassis and the battery The fit between these surfaces is intentionally firm and any added thick ness will damage the points of attachment between radio and batt...

Page 24: ...ge first may damage the contacts 1 Rotate the power volume control switch counterclockwise to turn off the radio If the battery has been attached while the radio is turned on turn the radio off and then on again before use 2 Holding the radio firmly align the back of the battery with the back of the chassis 3 Place the two lugs at the bottom edge of the battery into the two slots in the bottom of ...

Page 25: ...o that it doesn t unscrew easily Attaching a belt clip To attach a belt clip to the radio 1 Slide the belt clip into the two grooves at the top of the battery 2 Press down on the belt clip until it snaps into place Removing a belt clip The belt clip has been designed to prevent accidental removal but you can take it off if required To remove a belt clip from a battery 1 Insert a flat screwdriver b...

Page 26: ...nnector The accessory connector is protected by a cover which needs to be removed before an accessory can be installed Notice The accessory cover protects the accessory connector from electrostatic discharge Keep the cover in place unless the connector is in use To remove the accessory cover and install an accessory 1 Use a coin or other blunt object to loosen the screw that secures the accessory ...

Page 27: ...brief description of your radio s controls and indicators This section covers About the radio controls Understanding the radio indicators Accessing frequently used features Turning the radio on and off Adjusting the volume Extending battery life ...

Page 28: ... a long key press is more than one second The radio controls and their functions are described in the following sections Name Function PTT key Press and hold to transmit and release to listen Power volume control Rotate to turn on the radio and change the speaker volume Channel selector Select and change channels Top key Programmed as the emergency key or for a frequently used option Function keys...

Page 29: ...30 top key power volume control function key 1 PTT key press to talk accessory connector out of sight function key 2 channel selector speaker microphone status LED ...

Page 30: ... replace as soon as possible red medium Transmitting at low power red fast Radio is stunned Radio also emits high pitched beeps Contact your dispatcher red two fast flashes The power up sequence is complete Radio also emits two medium pitched beeps red repeat ing fast flashes Lone worker is now active green steady Channel busy green slow Economy mode is active green medium Monitor or squelch overr...

Page 31: ... s audible tones include keypress tones received call tones and warning tones To turn the audible tones on or off Press the assigned function key Accessing frequently used features The top key and the function keys provide quick access to features you use most often These features are assigned to these keys when the radio is programmed See Function key options on page 64 for a list of features tha...

Page 32: ...wise to decrease the volume The power volume control also changes the volume of the radio s audible tones Extending battery life Your radio may have two features that allow you to extend the shift life of the radio battery economy mode and low power transmit mode Economy mode Economy mode can be used when there is little or no activity on the radio When in economy mode the radio cycles between the...

Page 33: ...tery by transmitting at low power While low power transmit is active transmissions are made at low power rather than at the preset power level When the radio transmits the LED flashes red Some channels may be programmed to always transmit at low power To override the power settings of the current channel Press the assigned function key ...

Page 34: ...that a channel is clear Communicating directly with other radios Activating the repeater before a call Making a call Receiving a call Using voice inversion scrambling Using encryption Hearing faint and noisy signals Using the radio in different repeater areas Scanning a group of channels ...

Page 35: ...the required position Checking that a channel is clear You or your user group may be segregated from other user groups by special signaling If an incoming call carries the special signaling tones specific to you or your user group your radio s signaling mute opens and you can hear the call These tones may not be audible The monitor function allows you to override any special signaling on a channel...

Page 36: ...ater To activate repeater talkaround Press the assigned function key While repeater talkaround is on the LED slowly flashes orange To turn repeater talkaround off Press the function key again or change to another channel Activating the repeater before a call A repeater access tone can be sent to activate the repeater before a call is made so that the start of the call is not lost To send a repeate...

Page 37: ...ophone While you are transmitting the LED glows red If the channel is transmitting at low power the LED flashes red see on page 31 6 Release the PTT key when you have finished talking Limiting call time 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 LED flashes red and the radio gives three beeps If t...

Page 38: ...o your radio may give a ringing tone Using voice inversion scrambling Your radio may be programmed so you can turn on voice inversion scramble While scramble is on transmissions are unintelligible to any radio or equipment not correctly set to decipher the transmission Both the transmitting and receiving radios must have scramble activated in order to correctly decipher transmissions To turn scram...

Page 39: ...ing calls are encrypted using an encryption code Once you change the call encryption setting on a channel on or off the setting on all other channels where call encryption is selectable also changes To turn call encryption on and off Press the assigned function key Receiving an encrypted call When you receive an encrypted call your radio unmutes and you can hear clear speech so long as the code re...

Page 40: ...turn squelch override on or off Press the assigned function key While squelch override is on the LED slowly flashes green Using the radio in different repeater areas Your radio may have a group of channels programmed as a voting group The channels in the voting group all carry the same traffic but from different repeaters As your radio moves in and out of different repeater coverage areas the best...

Page 41: ...ows orange The two types of scanning that may be available on your radio are standard scanning and background scanning Selecting a standard scan group A standard scan group is selected in the same way as a channel See Selecting a group on page 36 Activating background scanning Background scan is turned on using an assigned function key When the function key activates background scan the currently ...

Page 42: ...scan was activated or the channel on which it last received a call 2 When the called party responds proceed with your conversation Suspending a channel from a scan group If a channel is busy for a long time and you do not wish to hear the conversation you may be able to temporarily delete the channel from the scan group using the nuisance delete feature To temporarily delete a channel from a scan ...

Page 43: ...grammed and the way the radio system operates This section covers Making an individual or group call Resending calls automatically Receiving an individual or group call Receiving a two tone call Calling a telephone or a remote device Making one touch preset calls Making an emergency call Using the lone worker emergency features ...

Page 44: ...may have been programmed to resend individual and group calls when they are not answered Your radio has two automatic callback features deferred calling and no acknowledgement retries Deferred calling When you attempt to make a call on a channel that is busy the radio can store and send the call once the channel is free The radio gives a low pitched beep if the channel is busy and then gives two l...

Page 45: ... received One long beep a two tone individual call has been received Two medium beeps a two tone group call has been received Three short beeps a two tone super group call has been received A super group call is addressed to all radios in the fleet To accept the call press the PTT key and begin speaking Overriding two tone signaling The two tone override function allows you to override two tone si...

Page 46: ...F call A preset DTMF call may be assigned to one of the function keys Different preset calls may be available on different channels To make a preset DTMF call 1 Change to the channel you want 2 Press the assigned function key Making one touch preset calls A one touch preset call may be assigned to one of the function keys In this case it is not necessary to change channels in order to make the cal...

Page 47: ...audio is always from the radio s internal microphone regardless of whether an external speaker microphone is installed 2 Reset the radio to normal operation at any time by turning the radio off and then on Alternatively emergency mode may be programmed to end after a fixed period of time or your dispatcher may reset your radio to normal operation Using a double key press To avoid accidental use of...

Page 48: ...a series of search alert beeps at the radio s maximum volume This gives searchers an audible indication of your location Once activated the search alert beeps continue until the radio is turned off and then on again A lone worker emergency can be activated in one or more of the following situations Key press the radio has requested a response from the user at a predetermined interval and the user ...

Page 49: ...as soon as your radio is turned on Key press monitoring Once lone worker is activated the radio prompts you for a response at regular intervals by sounding a series of loud warning beeps Typically this will happen every hour When you hear the warning beeps Press any key If you are unable to respond the radio sends an emergency call and activates emergency mode ...

Page 50: ...ying on the ground If the radio remains in this position for longer than a minute it sounds a series of loud warning beeps When you hear the warning beeps Return the radio to an upright position If you are unable to do this the radio sends an emergency call and activates emergency mode No movement monitoring The no movement alarm activates when the radio has been stationary for a specified length ...

Page 51: ...s well as care for it to ensure safe operation maximum performance and prolonged battery life This section covers About the chargers Special conditions when using IS radios Before using the charger Charging the battery Maintaining battery life and performance Storing batteries Disposing of batteries ...

Page 52: ...o battery Desktop charger Small enough to fit on a desk it charges one battery at a time Multicharger Charges up to six batteries It can be mounted on a desk on a wall or in an equipment rack Vehicle charger Charges one battery at a time while installed in a vehicle Multicharger safety information Warning This device must be connected to an earthed mains socket outlet ...

Page 53: ...h your battery and follow the instructions it provides Incorrect use of a Li ion battery can cause explosion or fire Do not short circuit the battery contacts neither intentionally nor accidentally e g by placing the battery with conductive materials such as keys or jewelry inside a pocket or container Short circuiting the battery contacts can heat up the conductive material Attaching of labels Wa...

Page 54: ... optimal charging range Charging only starts when the battery is between 32 F to 104 F 0 C to 40 C Temperature indications When the battery temperature is outside the normal charging range the orange LED on the charger is lit Charging will start or resume once the temperature is within normal limits and no action is required by you Leaving the battery on charge You can leave a battery radio in the...

Page 55: ...ehicle battery Once the battery is charged the charger draws minimal current and has little effect on a healthy vehicle battery Receiving and making calls while charging desktop charger and multicharger only Notice For best charging performance switch off the radio before placing it in the charger You can receive or make a call while the radio is in the charger but your radio performance may be de...

Page 56: ...ging the battery Charging a battery for the first time Fully charge a battery before using it for the first time This will take up to 2 5 hours The red LED stays lit while the battery charges Charging a battery Notice For best charging performance switch off the radio before placing it in the charger desktop charger or multicharger only 1 Desktop charger Connect the charger to the correct Tait pow...

Page 57: ...e charger Check that the charger is properly plugged in Check that the battery and charger contacts are clean To clean wipe the contacts with a dry lint free cloth to remove any dirt oil or grease LED Meaning briefly The charger has been connected to a power supply steady The battery is charging steady Charging complete Remove the battery or leave it in the charger steady The battery temperature i...

Page 58: ...enance you will maintain the performance and life of the battery It is recommended that you Use only Tait chargers and batteries Do not expose a battery to very high or very low temperatures for extended periods of time Doing so will shorten the service life of the battery Very high above 140 F 60 C Very low less than 22 F 30 C Charge the battery at a room temperature of between 50 F and 77 F betw...

Page 59: ...tore the battery in a cool dry place Using batteries after storage Batteries that have been stored for any length of time must be charged before being used See Charging the battery on page 57 Disposing of batteries Run the battery flat before disposing of it When disposing of the battery be sure to do so in an environmentally sensitive manner Please contact your radio provider for information on r...

Page 60: ...y by an agency certified by both the approval authority and by Tait Limited Any unauthorized repair or substitution of parts inval idates the intrinsic safety rating and the third party IS approval To have an IS radio serviced return it to an authorized Tait branch or subsidiary For detailed information about IS radios and how to identify them see Intrinsically Safe radios on page 16 This section ...

Page 61: ...to operate properly contact your radio provider for further assistance Troubleshooting your charger Charger LEDs do not light up Possible reason s and solution s include The power adaptor is not connected or not turned on Remove power adaptor plug and refit The battery has not been detected Check that the battery contacts are clean and battery is seated correctly The charger contacts are stuck Che...

Page 62: ... the contacts of the battery with a dry lint free cloth to remove any dirt oil or grease Cleaning the radio If you need to clean the radio case use a cloth dampened with clean water Meaning Possible reason s and solution Fault The battery is not compatible with the charger Use only Tait chargers and batteries There is insufficient voltage to the charger Check you are using the correct power adapto...

Page 63: ...ge 32 background scan Turns background scan on and off See Activating back ground scanning on page 42 disable monitor Turns monitor off if it is on See Ending a call on page 38 DTMF preset Sends the DTMF preset call assigned to the currently selected channel See Making a preset DTMF call on page 47 economy mode Turns economy mode on and off See Economy mode on page 33 emergency mode Sends an emerg...

Page 64: ...a telephone or a remote device on page 47 repeater access tone Sends a repeater access tone to activate the repeater before a call is made See Activating the repeater before a call on page 37 repeater talkaround Allows you to bypass normal repeater operation and communicate directly with another radio See Commu nicating directly with other radios on page 37 squelch override Turns squelch override ...

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Page 69: ...ware 10 2 Licensee s sole remedy against Tait will be limited to breach of contract and Tait sole and total liability for any such claim shall be limited at the option of Tait to the repair or replacement of the Software or the refund of the purchase price of the Software Section 11 GENERAL 11 1 COPYRIGHT NOTICES The existence of a copyright notice on the Software will not be construed as an admis...

Page 70: ... or parts of this Agreement shall be held illegal or null and void by any court or admin istrative body of competent jurisdiction such determination shall not affect the remaining terms which shall remain in full force and effect as if such part or parts held to be ille gal or void had not been included in this Agreement Tait may replace the invalid or unenforceable provision with a valid and enfo...

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