E.F. Johnson Company 4100 SERIES, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...209 360 Herndon Parkway FCC ID ATH2424130 Suite 1400 Model 242 413x xxx Herndon VA 20170 Standards FCC Part 90 IC RSS 119 http www rheintech com Date December 19 2004 APPENDIX K USER S MANUAL Please s...

Page 2: ...ABLE RADIO OPERATING MANUAL 4100 SERIES PORTABLE RADIO APCO Project 25 Conventional Trunked SMARTNET SmartZone Analog FM Conventional VHF UHF 700 800 MHZ Part No 242 41xx xxx Part Number 002 4100 xxxx...

Page 3: ...logo PCConfigure and Call Guard are trademarks of the E F Johnson Company SMARTNET SmartZone SecureNet Call Alert Enhanced Pri vate Conversation and Private Conversation II are trademarks of Motorola...

Page 4: ...ode 18 Systems Channels and Zones 18 4 RADIO WIDE FEATURES 4 1 Option Switches 20 4 2 Menu Mode 20 4 3 Time Out Timer 20 4 4 Home Zone Channel Select 22 4 5 Power Output Select 22 4 6 Alert Tone Selec...

Page 5: ...nswering a Page 46 Initiating a Page 47 6 8 Messaging 47 6 9 Sending Status Conditions 47 6 10 Emergency Alarm and Call 47 Introduction 47 Emergency Alarms 48 Emergency Calls 48 Emergency Man Down Fea...

Page 6: ...yption Key Erase 63 Encryption Icon Operation 63 10 3 Clear Secure Strapping 63 Transmit Mode Options 63 Receive Mode Options 64 Talk Group Encryption Override 64 10 4 OTAR Over The Air Rekeying 64 In...

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Page 8: ...2 5 cm from the body when trans mitting Keeping the radio at the proper distance is important because RF exposures decrease with increasing distance from the antenna Use only EFJohnson approved suppli...

Page 9: ...EATURES Up to 512 channels or talk groups programmable Repeater talk around Carrier or Call Guard CTCSS DCS controlled squelch on analog channels NAC and talk group IDs on P25 channels Normal selectiv...

Page 10: ...ls Telephone calls with overdial Emergency alarms to alert a dispatcher of emergency conditions Emergency calls for high priority system access Failsoft operation on a predefined conventional channel...

Page 11: ...he Backlight option switch is pressed or menu parameter selected see Section 3 5 Up Down Switch Selects zones when multiple zones are programmed see Section 3 3 Pressing the upper part of the switch s...

Page 12: ...up to 16 channels in the current zone Additional zones can be programmed to allow up to 512 channels to be selected by this switch This control can be disabled as described in Section 3 3 Rotary Optio...

Page 13: ...that the displayed channel is a priority channel If dual priority is used indicates that it is a second priority channel Low battery indication see Section 3 4 Voice encryption is enabled or an encryp...

Page 14: ...OLUME LEVEL The volume level is adjusted by the top panel volume control knob or by option buttons programmed for the Up Down volume function When the buttons are used the volume control function of t...

Page 15: ...ect The A position then selects Zone 1 B Zone 2 and C Zone 3 if appli cable After the highest programmed zone is displayed wrap around to the lowest programmed zone occurs and vice versa The selected...

Page 16: ...sing the 0 9 keys or the F2 or Channel Select option switch is pressed with Unprogrammed displayed an error tones sounds Invalid is briefly displayed and the displayed channel does not change The rota...

Page 17: ...se see following Do not expose the charger base to high level RF signals while a battery is being charged because this may cause a charger fuse to blow especially in the UHF range Radios programmed fo...

Page 18: ...h as squelch control coding Conventional channels can be either standard analog or Project 25 digital With digital operation the DSP Digital Signal Processor converts the audio signal to digital data...

Page 19: ...ailable with P25 calls The P25 control channel data rate is 9600 baud and the digital voice data rate is also 9600 baud With SmartZone operation the control channel data rate is 3600 baud both digital...

Page 20: ...MARTNET channels increases The programming software displays a bar graph which shows the amount of available memory space that is used by the current data Zones A zone is a collection of up to 16 chan...

Page 21: ...Table 4 1 Functions can be controlled by both an option switch and a menu parameter if desired When the menu mode is used the F1 and F2 switches become dedicated menu mode control switches see followi...

Page 22: ...eypad Lock Select Opt sw only X X X X 3 6 Keypad Programming Select Keypad Prg X 5 18 Messaging Message X X X 5 17 8 6 8 Monitor Mode Select Monitor X 5 3 Normal Selective Select Squelch X 5 5 OTAR Re...

Page 23: ...pport high and low power The low power level is typically 1 watt and the high power level the rated power output of the radio 2 5 5 watts depending on frequency band The new level is flashed in the di...

Page 24: ...ly displayed and the icon is indicated To turn scanning off press the Scan option switch again or select Off in the scan menu Scanning is disabled when Scan Off is briefly displayed and the icon is no...

Page 25: ...d channel and also priority chan nels cannot be deleted from the scan list 1 While receiving a message on the channel to be deleted press and hold the Scan option switch until a tone sounds about 1 se...

Page 26: ...ected list simply press the Scan List option switch again or the F1 key 3 To select another list press the Up Down switch When the desired list is displayed select it and exit this mode by pressing th...

Page 27: ...dio wide scan list scanned normally the icon is displayed Editing a Radio Wide Scan List If the RWS Edit option switch or menu param eter is programmed the radio wide scan list can be edited Changes a...

Page 28: ...r Mode There may be times when a busy condition is indicated even though no one is using the channel Monitoring should then be performed by disabling Call Guard squelch or group ID detect on Project 2...

Page 29: ...selec tive squelch is disabled Sq Normal is flashed in the display and when it is enabled Sq Select is flashed When Normal is selected the receiver unsquelches only if a carrier is detected Scanning...

Page 30: ...lected position is used for P25 channels If a channel is programmed for mixed mode operation the selective squelch type analog or digital programmed for the transmit mode determines the selective sque...

Page 31: ...lls are separate func tions that can be individually enabled or disabled on each analog and P25 conventional system The Emer gency option switch or menu parameter is required for these functions Emerg...

Page 32: ...d or power cycled Placing an Emergency Call 1 If required select a channel of a system on which Emergency Calls are enabled and press the Emer gency option switch or select that menu parameter The Eme...

Page 33: ...and is programmed with CTCSS DCS squelch control Either a single or dual priority channels can be programmed if desired With dual priority a call on the second priority channel is interrupted by a cal...

Page 34: ...tion 3 1 Select the channel programmed for the radio you want to call as described in Section 3 3 2 Monitor the channel automatically or manually as described in Section 5 2 3 Press the PTT switch and...

Page 35: ...ality of the radio Therefore a conventional P25 channel must be programmed in both radios and the slave radio must have been programmed with a P25 Unit ID In addition Data Registration must be enabled...

Page 36: ...ias or frequency of the selected channel is displayed The radio can be programmed so that the following are also displayed for 0 5 7 0 seconds or continuously during the call P25 PTT ID The unit ID of...

Page 37: ...d with the ID of the calling radio a response cannot be made in this mode If the call timer times out set by programming or the channel is changed before a response is made the unit call mode is exite...

Page 38: ...code which tells the system that the call is finished and that the repeater can be released Answering a Telephone Call 1 When a telephone call is received ringing similar to a standard telephone is h...

Page 39: ...ls Up to eight status condi tions can be preprogrammed and they are identified by an alias If the Status option switch or menu param eter is programmed status conditions are sent as follows 1 Momentar...

Page 40: ...ure that the zone password s are not lost because they cannot be overridden in the field The PCConfigure software must be used to display the lost password or program a new password Each zone can be p...

Page 41: ...the desired value is displayed store it by pressing the F2 switch CONV TIMER Selects the conversation timer Press the Up Down switch to increment decrement the timer in 30 second steps from 0 450 or d...

Page 42: ...IMER Enables or disables the time out timer on the current channel Press the Up Down switch to select the on and off mode and when the desired setting is displayed store it by pressing the F2 switch T...

Page 43: ...k group is strapped to Clear or Coded Refer to Section 10 3 for more information 3 Press the PTT switch and begin talking An optional talk permit tone may sound to indicate when talking can begin Even...

Page 44: ...that key or the Call Response option key is required to receive them Private calls are programmed to operate in one of the following modes Disabled Answer only capability List only Unit IDs can be se...

Page 45: ...ssing the Up Down switch until the alias of the desired radio is displayed 3 Press the PTT sw or the F2 key to initiate the call Proceed to the bulleted list which follows Item 3 in the next section f...

Page 46: ...an directly dial telephone numbers using the keypad The keypad remains active during a call for overdialing DTMF digits 6 6 2 PLACING A TELEPHONE CALL Recalling From List 1 Momentarily press the Phone...

Page 47: ...s half duplex it is not possible to talk and listen at the same time 3 When the call is finished end it by pressing the PHONE option switch or F1 Exit key 6 7 CALL ALERT 6 7 1 GENERAL The Call Alert f...

Page 48: ...m If after five tries the message is not acknowl edged a tone sounds and NO ACK is displayed 6 9 SENDING STATUS CONDITIONS The status feature allows you to manually or automatically send your current...

Page 49: ...tinues to transmit this message until an acknowledgment is received or the programmed number of attempts have been made The emer gency alarm mode is exited when radio power is cycled or by pressing an...

Page 50: ...el is located a contin uous tones sounds until the PTT switch is released When the radio system returns to normal operation this is automatically detected and normal operation resumes 6 12 SMARTNET SM...

Page 51: ...e P25 Trunked mode can provide access to a single trunked site or roaming between several trunked sites Operation in these modes is the same as just described in the preceding sections 6 1 6 13 with t...

Page 52: ...icular talk group may be operating on different sites and are unable to talk to each other see Section 6 14 3 for more Site Trunking information With the Zone Fail Site Lock feature enabled the radio...

Page 53: ...owever System Site Preference lists can still be used The Wide Area Scan feature functions as follows 1 Assume TG1 is selected If it is the first time this talk group is selected normal searching for...

Page 54: ...s still selected Section 6 13 Single Short Medium Pitch Tone A valid key has been pressed Single Short Low Pitch Tone An invalid key has been pressed Medium Tone No Acknowledge The paged radio did not...

Page 55: ...has been attempted and the system has responded that no channels are available for assign ment Busy Tmout The radio previously received a busy response from the system and it has not received a channe...

Page 56: ...is programmed for trans mission No Reply Radio cloning failed due to no response No Service OTAR service is not available No Site No site with a verified ID is yet on the dynamic site list No Keys No...

Page 57: ...radio Communication may be improved by moving to higher ground or away from shielding objects such as tall buildings or hills 7 6 LICENSING A government license is usually required to operate this rad...

Page 58: ...ntroller boundaries Currently the only operating mode that is stan dard with all models is the conventional analog mode Other variables such as frequency range are hardware dependent instead of softwa...

Page 59: ...OFB OTAR Options Conventional P25 Trunked Operation with DES Encryption P25 Options Digital Conventional Encryption Options P25 DES OFB Trunking Options P25 Trunking SMARTNET Analog and Digital Opera...

Page 60: ...9 2 2 LOST PASSWORDS If a password is lost it can be changed using PCConfigure by entering the Master password see following If even the Master password is lost or was not used all passwords can be e...

Page 61: ...sword Master passwords are set up and changed the same as the other passwords It does not override the following Zone Password 9 4 ZONE PASSWORD NOTE The programming and usage of this password has not...

Page 62: ...l government DVP XL DES XL A disadvantage of the DVP and DES encryption types is reduced communication range when compared to clear voice The DES XL and DVP XL methods were designed to provide better...

Page 63: ...o using OTAR or manual loading When an encrypted message is transmitted the encryption Algorithm ID ALID and key ID KID are usually included in the message This tells the receiving radio which key and...

Page 64: ...disabled However a tamper switch causes immediate key erasure when the radio cover over the logic board is removed 10 2 5 ENCRYPTION KEY SELECT NOTE This feature is available on conventional channels...

Page 65: ...3 2 RECEIVE MODE OPTIONS The following receive options can be programmed with conventional operation With SMARTNET SmartZone and P25 Trunked operation encrypted calls are received if the proper key is...

Page 66: ...rypto group see next section The KEK keyset is considered always active and is ID 255 Two TEK keysets are normally used and one is always active and the other inactive This allows the inactive keyset...

Page 67: ...if the MNP is set to 1000 and the last message number received by the radio is different by more than 1000 from the current message number the current message is ignored If the MNP is set to 65535 mes...

Page 68: ...K used to encrypt voice and data messages Key ID This is a 16 bit four hex digit number iden tifier from 1 65535 for an encryption key which allows the key to be identified without revealing the actua...

Page 69: ...TEKs can be either the AES or DES type Unique Key Encryption Key UKEK A KEK unique to a particular subscriber unit Refer to KEK for more information These keys can be either the AES or DES type Zeroi...

Page 70: ...o the console documentation for the value of yy or use 00 This registration needs to be done only once Programming By Keyloader The following are the minimum parameters that need to be programmed in t...

Page 71: ...n be programmed with the 4100 portable and 4300 mobile to control OTAR functions They are also available as 4100 menu parameters unless noted otherwise Change Keyset Toggles the active keyset between...

Page 72: ...Rekey Request option switch described in the preceding section Need KEK Sends a request for a new KEK Key Encryption Key Upon receiving this message the KMF marks the radio as requiring service One t...

Page 73: ...Features Conventional 8 General 8 P25 Trunked 9 Project 25 35 Project 25 Trunked 9 42 SMARTNET SmartZone 8 SmartZone 50 FIPS 140 2 61 Frequency Display 30 Front Display 10 G Group Calls 42 P25 35 Gro...

Page 74: ...Identifier 68 Radio Wide Mode Scan List 26 Radio Wide Scan 23 Receive Only 17 Red 68 Rekey 68 Repeater Talk Around 30 RS 232 Port 38 RSI 68 RW Scan List Determining Channels in 26 Editing 26 S Scan H...

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