Mentor radio M2115B, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...adios VHF Voice Radio Frequency Band 118 025 136 975 MHz This document supports the following models M2115M Mobile Receiver Transmitter 10 Watt M2115B Base Station Receiver Transmitter 10 Watt M2115B 25 Base Station Receiver Transmitter 25 Watt M2115B 50 Base Station Receiver Transmitter 50 Watt ...

Page 2: ... 8 General Operation 4 6 1 8 Hot Microphone Detection 4 6 2 8 Base Station PTT Operation 4 6 3 9 High Voltage Standing Wave Ratio VSWR Detection 4 6 4 9 AM Modulation Control 4 6 5 9 Front Panel Control 4 7 9 Overview 4 7 1 9 5 Pin XLR Locking Microphone Headset Connector 4 7 2 9 Power Control Button 4 7 3 9 Menu Buttons 4 7 4 10 Rotary Knob 4 7 5 10 Internal Speaker 4 7 6 10 VSWR 5 10 Screen Cont...

Page 3: ...her than to the source provided recommended for the unit Verify correct polarity of the mobile unit power leads during installation 2 Do not operate the unit within the vicinity of lightning 3 Under normal conditions DO NOT TRANSMIT WHEN THE VSWR ENUNCIATOR IS DISPLAYED OVERRIDING THE TRANSMITTER S AUTOMATIC SHUTDOWN IS FOR EMERGENCY USE ONLY AND WILL VOID THE WARRANTY IF DAMAGE OCCURS AS A RESULT...

Page 4: ... Headset jack A headset may also be used for high noise environments See Front Panel Control for descriptions of how the front panel control operates and Screen Control for specific screen functionality Front Panel Diagram M2115B 25 Rotary Knob with Push Button 5 pin XLR Microphone Headset Jack Power LED USB A Menu Buttons BButtons Power Button Graphical Liquid Crystal Display GLCD USB B Power Swi...

Page 5: ...nel for specific component functionality Fig 3 M2115B 25 See Rear Panel for specific component functionality Radio Card Two Antenna 12 pin Power Connecter Radio Card 1 VHF Radio Antenna GPS MODULE Radio Card Two Antenna 12 pin Power Connecter Radio Card 1 VHF Radio Antenna Power Switch with Light GPS MODULE Power Plug with Fuse Holder Power Plug with Fuse Holder Radio Card VHF Radio Antenna Remote...

Page 6: ...ontrols 5 signal lines F1 through F5 are available to allow remote frequency selection Any one of up to 16 channels may be selected Two of these 5 lines serve multiple purposes which makes it so that only 3 frequency selection lines may be used when an external PA is being used On the M2115B base station unit a rocker style power switch is on the rear of the base power supply and controls the AC i...

Page 7: ...plate for the GPS interface when the GPS module is not in use The 12 pin power connecter may also have wires for an external power amplifier remote frequency control external microphone input and or external speaker output for base stations If an external power amplifier is used the number of frequencies made available by remote selection goes from a maximum of 16 to a maximum of 7 channels as the...

Page 8: ...not be transmitting as well Since transmitting supersedes receiving pressing the PTT will cause any signal that is being received on the current channel to be cut off from being sent to the M2115 s speaker By default the radio is in receive mode and will send audio to the speaker at all times when not in transmit mode so long as the squelch level is set to 0 Setting the squelch level above 0 will ...

Page 9: ...anel Control 4 7 Overview 4 7 1 The M2115 front panel control consists of a power on off momentary button a power status LED four menu buttons an optical rotary encoder with a built in push button a USB A port a USB B port a graphical liquid crystal display GLCD and a 5 pin XLR locking microphone headset jack microphone sold separately 5 Pin XLR Locking Microphone Headset Connector 4 7 2 The M2115...

Page 10: ...e control connections VSWR 5 VSWR is an acronym for Voltage Standing Wave Ratio VSWR is a measure of the ability of the transmitter to radiate RF power through the antenna and into open space compared to the signal that is reflected back into the transmitter The more reflected power that does not leave the antenna the higher the chance that there is excess energy that may damage the transmitter co...

Page 11: ...nt channel is displayed on the screen However the change is not permanent If the user exits the screen the channel that the radio was tuned to before entering this screen is restored Button 1 Toggles through channels in the up direction Button 2 Toggles through channels in the downward direction Button 3 If the channel shown on the screen is different from the channel that the radio is currently t...

Page 12: ...he screen changes but unless button 3 is pressed before exiting the backlight intensity will revert back to the last saved value Button 1 Increases the backlight value in 4 intervals up to a maximum of 100 Button 2 Decreases the backlight value in 4 intervals down to a minimum of 0 Button 3 Saves the backlight value that is currently displayed Button 4 Opens the Basic Settings screen Rotary Knob R...

Page 13: ...O NOT USE Soon this screen will not exist Button 3 Nothing Button 4 Opens Configuration Main screen Rotary Knob Rotate Nothing Rotary Knob 1 Press Nothing Rotary Knob 2 Presses Nothing Speaker Button 1 The radio will send received audio signals to connected radio speakers Button 2 The radio will not send received audio signals to connected radio speakers Button 3 Nothing Button 4 Opens Configurati...

Page 14: ... and Exit buttons control which group the user is navigating The current field that is in the group that has focus will be blinking at a rate of one second Button 1 If in Group 1 does nothing If in Group 2 selects between the FREQ and PWR fields No matter what the position was in the FREQ field the position will always start at the 100 MHz place holder Button 2 If in group 1 does nothing If in gro...

Page 15: ... Button 1 If in group 1 does nothing If in group 2 selects between the PASSWORD and ACCESS LVL fields No matter what the position of the cursor is in the PASSWORD field the position will always start at the far left place holder Button 2 If in group 1 does nothing If in group 2 the position in PASSWORD is moved to the right one place holder When at the 10 place holders out the position wraps aroun...

Page 16: ...nfirm Button 4 Opens the Main screen Rotary Knob Rotate Nothing Rotary Knob 1 Press Nothing Rotary Knob 2 Presses Nothing Reset Confirm Button 1 Resets whichever option brought the user to this screen Button 2 Opens the Reset screen Button 3 Nothing Button 4 Opens the Reset screen Rotary Knob Rotate Nothing Rotary Knob 1 Press Nothing Rotary Knob 2 Presses Nothing Log In Description A blinking cur...

Page 17: ...ires drilling a hole in the vehicle or mounting on a hood or roof of a vehicle Magnetic mount antennas require routing the coax through the vehicle door where water may leak in or where the coax may be pinched This may shorten the life of the antenna Therefore it is recommended to use a magnetic mount antenna for short term applications where the antenna may be removed and a thru hole type antenna...

Page 18: ...h exceeds 30 feet 10 meters Connections for remote operation for the M2115B XX when needed are made via the 25 pin connector type DB25 on the rear of the cabinet Theses cables must be custom made by Mentor Radio to fit the needs of the customer The cable is not standard so please ask Mentor Radio to supply the cable with the radio To install the interface cable plug the green housing into the back...

Page 19: ...it is recommended that the tone remote is selected if at all possible as the remote interface option If a Local Extension Controller is desired for cost reasons the engineering work will be completed at that time but please be aware that the radio will take longer to get out the door Installation 7 5 2 The M2115B and M211B XX have two different styles of connectors for remote interfaces The M2115B...

Page 20: ...vancing Communications These 4 styles are available for both the local extension and tone remote controllers Further it is also possible to interface the M2115B to a dispatch console Most consoles allow interfacing many different types of radios so make sure the M2115B is configured as an analog radio ...

Page 21: ...There are four ground terminals and two terminals for the 4 ohm receiver audio output The ground terminals may be used as needed for various remote connections in some circumstances it may be desirable to double up using two ground pins in parallel Each pin is rated for 1 ampere The 4 ohm audio receiver outputs can be used with one 4 ohm or two 8 ohm external speakers The 14 VDC is available to op...

Page 22: ...115 radio If more than one user is to operate the radio Mentor Radio recommends that security be enabled Enabling security requires adding at least one user to the radio Once one or more users are entered into the configuration no changes to the configuration are allowed until a user logs in A prompt requests that a user to enter their user identification displayed on the LCD as USER ID and passwo...

Page 23: ...an indication that there is a malfunction in the transmission line coax cable or antenna If this happens a qualified technician should check the cabling and antenna installation for the problem 6 The base unit is connected to a tone remote adapter and remote operations fail to operate the radio properly Try disconnecting the remote control and operate the M2115 locally If the unit operates properl...

Page 24: ... the assignment of specific frequencies and the completion of Form 406 are done by Aeronautical Radio Incorporated ARINC a private organization which contracts to the FCC to manage this part of the spectrum Refer to Mentor Radio drawing number 1101472 enclosed with new units containing an en route frequency The radio equipment you have purchased requires FCC licensing This was formerly done by com...

Page 25: ...p under normal use This warranty does not include damage to the product resulting from accident or misuse This warranty will not be effective unless you submit a Warranty Registration online at http www mentorradio com If the equipment should become defective within the warranty period we will elect to repair or replace it without charge if returned postage prepaid to the address shown on our webs...