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Orion LBI-38888K User's Manual

1. Channel Guard decode will operate on either a clear or private channel The exception is when G STAR signalling is used see G STAR paragraph G STAR When G STAR is programmed on a private channel the radio will transmit G STAR in clear mode and then switch to private for the voice portion of the call If G STAR is sent with Channel Guard then both are sent in clear mode and then radio switches to private mode Emergency G STAR data burst is transmitted in clear mode DUAL CONTROL OPERATION The ORION mobile radio may be programmed to operate from two separate Control Units This permits radio operation from two separate locations in the vehicle Dual control operation is available in both trunked and conventional modes Only one control unit can control the mobile radio unit at a time The control unit which controls the radio operation is called the active controller and the second unit is called the idle controller Switching Control Control can be switched to the idle controller by pressing the push to talk PTT on the microphone associated with the idle controller Once PTT is pressed the radio will switch control to the idle controller unless the active controller is currently transmitting 1 PTT pressed on active controller in which case the switch will not occur When control is switched to the idle controller two short high pitched tones will sound at the controller where PTT was pressed to indicate that the idle contr
2. See Emergency Operation if key is used The TX indicator will light during tone transmission and a beep will sound at the 56 end of the transmission If enabled audible side tones will be heard in the radio speaker as well If PTT is pre programmed as one of the triggers the microphone will become active for voice communication after the tone sequence is complete Tone encode will be transmitted with Channel Guard if one is defined and tones are always transmitted in clear voice mode even if the channel is set for digital or private see VOICE MODES Digital or private voice transmission will resume normally after the tone transmission SCANNING CONVENTIONAL CHANNELS Channels which have been previously added to the scan list on a per system basis may be scanned The selected channel is scanned if enabled through programming whether or not it is in the scan list Each conventional system s channel scan list is retained in memory when the radio is turned OFF The scan rate will vary depending upon the number of channels in the scan list and whether or not the radio is programmed to scan for channels with decoding enabled Fewer channels will result in a faster scan rate If programmed for dual priority scan operation the priority one priority two and the remaining scan list channels are scanned Once a signal is detected and the correct encoded squelch signal is decoded if programmed the radio receives the message and displa
3. The Status key permits the transmission of a pre programmed status message to an EDACS site The Message key permits the transmission of a pre programmed message to an EDACS site Serves several purposes depending on the operating mode In trunked mode the CLR button exits the current operation and removes all displays associated with it The radio and display then return to the group receive state In Conventional mode pressing this button unmutes the receiver so activity on the selected channel can be monitored When pressed and held for approximately 3 seconds this button toggles conventional channel decoding Channel Guard Digital Channel Guard T99 on and OFF if programmed for the selected channel Used to place telephone calls through the radio by selecting the interconnect special call function See Telephone Interconnect Calls for details Used to adjust the current display intensity and the keypad backlight level ALM SG1 SG5 WAIL YLP RST SL1 SL8 SPK STO ST9 PVT KEY G PA Used to call individual or make an all call by selecting the individual call function See Individual Calls for details This key function is used to declare emergencies Toggles the external alarm ON OFF The external alarm is used to indicate the radio is receiving an Individual Call Press the key once to enable external alarm and press again to disable external alarm Corresponds to five 5 pre programmed System Grou
4. unless the ProSound ProScan algorithm is enabled as explained below This priority scan timer is reset each time the PTT button is pressed or when a call is received If the priority system control channel is found or meets the predefined ProSound ProScan criteria the radio will automatically switch to the priority system When Wide Area System Scan Is Enabled If the radio cannot find the control channel of the selected system and begins to wide area system scan the radio will only scan for the priority system control channel if the priority system is in the Wide Area System Scan list When ProSound ProScan Is Enabled The radio monitors the priority system and will switch to the priority system if the system meets the criteria defined in the ProSound ProScan Options Dialog Box If ProSound ProScan is enabled the rate at which the radio will scan for the priority system is defined by the System Sample Time control Menu Selection Press M and then use the control to scroll through the selections until SYS SCAN is displayed Then press M to toggle the System Scan state The SYSC ON or SYSC OFF display message is displayed for two seconds to show the new state Pre Programmed Keypad Key Press the pre programmed key and the SYSC ON or SYSC OFF display message is displayed for two seconds to show the new state 38 GROUP SCAN OPERATION Only Groups that are part of the radio s scan list may be scanned Groups are adde
5. Batteries are excluded from this warranty but are warranted under a separate Battery Warranty B Seller s obligations set forth in Paragraph C below shall apply only to failures to meet the above warranties except as to title occurring within the following periods of time from date of sale to the Buyer and are conditioned on Buyer s giving written notice to Seller within thirty 30 days of such occurrence 1 forfuses and non rechargeable batteries operable on arrival only 3 2 for parts and accessories except as noted in B 1 sold by Seller s Service Parts Operation ninety 90 days 3 for PANTHER Series handportable and mobile radios two 2 years 4 forCougar Series handportable and mobile radios two 2 years 5 forall other Equipment of Seller s manufacture one 1 year C Equipment fails to meet the foregoing warranties Seller shall correct the failure at its option i by repairing any defective or damaged part or parts thereof ii by making available at Seller s factory any necessary repaired or replacement parts or iil by replacing the failed Equipment with equivalent new or refurbished Equipment Any repaired or replacement part furnished hereunder shall be warranted for the remainder of the warranty period of the Equipment in which it is installed Where such failure cannot be corrected by Seller s reasonable efforts the parties will negotiate an equitable adj
6. if it is not the currently selected channel by pressing gt during scan operation while the radio is displaying the unwanted channel The channel will be deleted from the conventional system s channel scan list in the same manner as if done using the steps above Deletions done in this manner will not remain deleted if the radio is turned OFF and then back ON 58 TURNING SCAN ON 1 Toggle scan operation ON by pressing k The SCAN indicator will turn ON when the radio is scanning NOTE Scanning will stop while microphone is OFF hook if hookswitch feature is enable through programming 2 When a channel on the scan list receives a channel assignment the radio unmutes on the assigned channel BSY indicator comes ON and the received scan channel is displayed e The radio will continue scanning if a new channel is selected when scan is ON e Pressing the PTT button when scan is ON will cause the radio to transmit on the displayed channel or to the currently selected channel depending on programming e Pressing lt when scan is ON will cause the radio to recall the scanned channel that was last received This channel is recalled for a period equal to the scan hang time TURNING SCAN OFF Toggle scan operation OFF by pressing k The radio will resume operation on the selected channel 59 SQUELCH ADJUST In the conventional mode of operation the squelch may be re adjusted in the MENU selection mode or from a fron
7. supergroup paging calls Two sets of Type 99 paging codes must be pre programmed into the radio When the radio decodes an appropriate Type 99 code sequence an alert tone and visual indicator is provided to the user The receiver then operates as a noise squelched unit until Type 99 is reset Type 99 decode continues to operate during this noise squelched period The appropriate Type 99 alert tone will sound again if it detects a valid two tone sequence 61 Type 99 operation may be reset manually or automatically pre programmed Manual reset is achieved by briefly pressing c if programmed Automatic reset if enabled occurs after a 30 second interval following the most recent decode of a Type 99 tone sequence Hookswitch pre programmed may also enable or disable Type 99 decode The pre programmed key light will blink when Type 99 is disabled by the hookswitch Type 99 decode will continue to be active while the radio s c button is pressed This allows the user to monitor calls and still be alerted when a call is directed to the user While the user continues to press the user will hear both calls and all Type 99 tone signals Ifc is pressed for longer than two 2 seconds Type 99 decode will either be disabled or re enabled depending upon its present state To check the Type 99 enable status press the Scan Add Delete lt gt The current status of Type 99 decode will be displayed for a time out period Type 99
8. Call Section Menu Item IND CALL Once Selected See Individual Call Section Menu Item EXTALARM Once Selected EXTALARM Menu item PUB ADDR Once selected PA ON or PA OFF Menu item EXT SPKR Once selected SPKR ON or SPKR OFF Menu item KEYLOAD Once selected KEY LOAD BANK N Menu item DISP KEY Once selected SYS KEY GRP KEY or CHN KEY and KEY N Up to 8 banks of 7 keys COMMENT Selects the light level for backlighting Selects the information display to view Noise Blanker function toggled on and OFF Allows access to the Phone Call Feature Allows access to the Individual Call Feature EXTALARM replaces the system name on the display as long as the external alarm feature is enabled Public Address is toggled on and OFF External Speaker is toggled on and OFF Enables the radio to accept the loading of encryption keys Displays current encryption key number FEATURE DISPLAY PARAMETER COMMENT SETTINGS 1 16 Allows setting of squelch Menu item SQUELCH Once selected SQLCH xx Front Panel Squelch Adjust Conventional Only Scan Menu item SCAN ON OFF Toggles scan function on or OFF Menu Item PRIVATE Once selected PVT or key light Private Mode Menu item SCAN ADD Once selected Proper scan icon displayed Scan Delete goes out Scan Add Delete through scan selections Menu item HOME Once selected Home group or channe
9. ID number is found in the individual call list SENDING A CALL 1 Turn ON the radio and set the POWER ON OFF VOLUME knob to the desired volume level Select the desired system and group 2 Press and hold the PTT button The radio will display the system and group names and perform the necessary signalling required to obtain a communication channel 3 When the working channel is assigned TX and BSY indicators are turned ON and a short beep sounds indicating that communication can begin NOTE If two or more tones or a high pitched tone is heard the system may be busy and the call request has been placed in queue or the request has been denied for some reason Refer to the ALERT TONES section for more details 34 4 Hold the microphone approximately three inches from the mouth and speak in a normal voice 5 Release the PTT button when the transmission is complete and listen for reply CONVENTIONAL FAILSOFT In the unlikely event of a failure of the EDACS System communications may take place in conventional failsoft mode The radio will be automatically directed to a communications channel set up for this purpose During this mode of operation the control unit will display CONV FS in the alphanumeric display An increase in activity on the channel during conventional failsoft operation may be noticed so be careful not to transmit until the channel is clear Operation during conventional failsoft will be the same as ope
10. OFF operation 53 DYNAMIC REGROUP OPERATION Dynamic regroup operation permits multiple talk groups up to eight to be added to a radio via the system manager The radio must be pre programmed to respond to regrouping Dynamic regrouping will not be activated in a radio until an activation message is sent by the system manager Each radio that receives and acknowledges regrouping instructions is successfully regrouped Pressing and holding the C Scan Model or c System Model button for 2 5 seconds toggles the user into and out of the dynamic regroup groupset A double beep will sound for entry or exit The display will indicate where x is a digit of 1 to 8 indicating the group when dynamic regroup has been enabled by the user If the radio is in dynamic regroup and the user selects a group that has not been regrouped the display will show NO ENTRY The radio will be prevented from transmitting and receiving calls in this condition except for scanned groups Emergency Operation If the pre programmed groupset on the currently selected system contains an EMER HOME group and the radio is in dynamic regroup the radio will exit dynamic regroup and declare the emergency on the HOME group If no EMER HOME group is present the radio will declare the emergency on the currently selected dynamic regroup group CONVENTIONAL MODE OPERATION The radio functions in the conventional mode when using conventional communications
11. an attempt is made to disable private transmit mode It is not possible to transmit on this group channel in clear mode If the radio does not have the correct encryption key loaded NO KEY will be displayed and the call will not be transmitted 3 Continue with standard transmission procedures A private mode access tone will be heard when the PTT button is pressed Scanned Group Calls Receiving a scanned group call is the same as receiving a selected group call During the scan hang time if the radio was programmed for autoselect it will transmit back in the same mode it received the call For example if a clear group is entered in the scan list it will only receive clear calls If the same group was available in private and entered in the scan list it can receive clear and private calls provided autoselect was programmed in the radio The user can select transmitting on the scanned or selected group If a group is entered in the scan list more than once and in different modes clear digital private only the first occurrence of the group will be used Conventional Operation Outside Address The same outside address works similar to Channel Guard operation must be programmed in the transmitting and receiving radios when Aegis or ProVoice digital or private operation is enabled If address is not correct the radios will not communicate 70 Channel Guard Channel Guard encode is transmitted on analog clear channels only
12. between others sharing a communications channel must be regarded as confidential 7 The FCC also requires that the caller be identified at certain specific times by means of call letters Refer to the rules that apply to the particular type of operation for the proper procedure 8 No changes or adjustment shall be made to the equipment except by an authorized or certified electronic technician 78 Agency Base Unit Operation Control Channel Conventional Channel Conventional Mode CCT Fleet GLOSSARY An agency is composed of multiple fleets Units can be programmed to initiate agency calls to access multiple fleets Trunked Mode Only A programmed option used in some fleets so units can only hear and talk to a base dispatch unit not to other mobiles or personals in the group In this mode of operation when a unit in a particular group is talking to the base dispatch unit all other mobile and personal radios in that group will receive a System Busy tone if they try to access the system Trunked Mode Only a radio channel in a trunked system that is used to digitally communicate with the radios operating on the system when they are not engaged in active voice communications a radio channel transmit receive that is allocated for conventional non trunked use and may be manually selected by the operator communicating on radio channels allocated for conventional use i e conventional
13. channel when a call is initiated and will also only respond to calls in the same user group In this way conversation privacy between user groups is assured A radio system in which a limited number of radio channels is dynamically allocated to groups of people for communication purposes A set of one or more trunked groups Type 99 a method of opening mute for selective page operations using sequential tones A programmed option which ensures all system scanning mobile and personal radios have time to lock onto the call before the initiating unit is allowed to talk A radio channel transmit receive that is automatically assigned by the site controller for voice or data communications 81 OPERATOR S RADIO SETUP RADIO TYPE FREQUENCY BAND OPERATOR S NAME EMERGENCY GROUP SYSTEM SYSTEM TRK CNV GRP CHN GRP CHN NUMBER NAME NUMBER NAME 82 WARRANTY A M A COM Private Radio Systems Inc hereinafter Seller warrants to the original purchaser for use hereinafter Buyer that Equipment manufactured by or for the Seller shall be free from defects material workmanship and title and shall conform to its published specifications With respect to any Equipment not manufactured by or for the Seller except for integral parts of Seller s Equipment to which the warranties set forth above shall apply Seller gives no warranty and only the warranty if any given by the manufacturer shall apply
14. channels non trunked Each channel consists of a preset frequency pair for transmit and receive during repeater operation or a single frequency for both transmit and receive during talk around no repeater operation To use this mode the operator selects a conventional system which includes one or more conventional channels Each conventional channel may have one or more features such as Channel Guard programmed when the channel is selected The button unmutes the receiver so activity on the selected channel can be monitored When pressed and held for approximately 3 seconds this button toggles conventional channel decoding Channel Guard Digital Channel Guard or T99 on and OFF if programmed for the selected channel 54 RECEIVING A CALL 1 Turn the radio by rotating the POWER ON OFF VOLUME knob clockwise out of detente A short alert signal if enabled through programming indicates the radio is ready to use Adjust the POWER ON OFF VOLUME knob to the desired volume level Select the desired conventional system and channel The display indicates the current conventional system and channel names The radio is now ready to receive calls 5 When the radio receives a call and the correct encoding is decoded if programmed and enabled it unmutes on the channel and the BSY indicator comes on SENDING A CALL 1 Turn ON the radio and set the POWER ON OFF VOLUME knob to the desired volume level Select
15. conventional system or both Operating features and functions have been grouped according to the type of system the radio is operational This first section contains general operating procedures e g Turning On The Radio The second section TRUNKED MODE OPERATION covers those operating procedures that are only used in a trunked system e g Group Scan The third section CONVENTIONAL MODE OPERATION covers those operating procedures that are only used in a conventional system e g Squelch Adjust The fourth section TRUNKED OR CONVENTIONAL MODE OPERATION covers those operating procedures that may be used in either a trunked or conventional system e g Multiple Radio Operation 21 TURNING ON THE RADIO Rotate the POWER ON OFF VOLUME knob clockwise out of detente to turn the radio on A short beep if enabled through programming indicates the radio is ready for operation The display indicates if programmed the last selected system name on line one and the last selected group or channel name on line two In the EDACS trunked environment if communication with the system s control channel cannot be established the CC SCAN message will be displayed This may occur if for example the radio is out of range of the trunking site It may be necessary to move to another location or select another trunking system to re establish the control channel link for trunked mode operations SELECTION MODE RULES Many operations require sele
16. either data or voice is selected transparently by the operator through normal usage of the radio Data communications is not supported in the conventional mode The mobile radios may be connected to Mobile Data Terminals MDT or to a host computer Any RS 232 compatible device that supports the Radio Data Interface RDI protocol Version 1 91 or greater may be connected to the mobile radio Support for MDT s or host computers is a programmable option per radio Additionally radios programmed for host computers may also be programmed for data only operation no voice calls transmitted or received NOTE Turn the power of the radio OFF before connecting or disconnecting any cables including the data cable Also turn the power of the radio OFF when docking or undocking a connected laptop computer Failure to turn the power of the radio OFF may damage the radio requiring the replacement of an internal non user servicable fuse Displays The following will be displayed on the control unit during the various states of data mode of operation TX DATA Displayed on bottom line of display when the radio is transmitting a data call RX DATA Displayed on bottom line of display when the radio is receiving a data call DATA OFF Displayed on top line of display when the radio is in the data disabled state DATA ON Displayed for two seconds on top line of display when the radio is toggled to the data enabled state 48 Data OFF Ope
17. gt to delete the group from the scan list S 2 or 1 turns OFF Any group that is not in a trunked system group scan list will show a blank for the time period when it is the selected channel Nuisance Delete A group can also be deleted from the scan list if it is not the currently selected group by pressing gt during scan operation while the radio is displaying the unwanted group The group will be deleted from the system s group scan list in the same manner as if done using the steps above Deletions done in this manner will not remain deleted if the radio is turned OFF and then back ON Turning Scan ON 1 Toggle scan operation by pressing k The SCAN indicator will turn on when the radio is scanning CO NOTE OO The k key light will blink when temporarily disabled Scanning will stop while microphone is OFF hook if hookswitch feature is enabled through programming 2 When a group on the scan list receives a channel assignment the radio unmutes on the assigned channel BSY indicator comes on and the received scan group is displayed e The radio will continue scanning if a new group is selected when scan is On e Pressing the PTT button when scan is on will cause the radio to transmit on the displayed group or to the currently selected group depending on programming e Pressing lt when scan is on will cause the radio to recall the scanned group that was last received This group is recalled for a period eq
18. is displayed when thek button is used to toggle the keypad keys back to their primary functions This provides quick access to the primary functions of the keypad This is a programmable feature of the button only Careful consideration should be given to possible operational conflicts before enabling this feature Several keys on the Scan version have a secondary function Them key is the SELECT secondary function with the c key remaining the same for the secondary function On the system version theo a secondary function for DELETE m 15 SELECT and c retains its CLEAR function DISPLAY The radio s display is shown in Figure 6 The two character lines are used to display system group and channel names and also operational messages to the user Each line contains eight alphanumeric character blocks See Figure 2 for a typical display Figure 6 ORION Display RADIO STATUS ICONS Status icons are indicators which show the various operating characteristics of the radio The icons appear on the first line of the display 14 indicates selected group or channel is in scan list indicates selected group or channel is programmed as Priority 1 in scan list indicates selected group or channel is programmed as Priority 2 in scan list indicates conventional channel enabled with Channel Guard function indicates the EDACS system is in failsoft mode if enabled through programming indicates Type 99
19. light key activity will only be active during the programmable time out window The duration of the time out window is programmable between from 5 127 5 seconds During the time out window the respective key indicator will be ON When the timer expires the activity will be terminated and the indicator will turn OFF If an additional time out key programmed for ADDITIVE is pressed during the time out window then the time out window is reset and both activities will terminate at the same time Digital Voice ProVoice Aegis Voice Guard Operation Voice Modes Each system trunked or conventional in the radio is programmed for no digital voice operation or one of the three supported Digital Voice formats ProVoice Aegis or Voice Guard Aegis or ProVoice programmed systems have three 3 different voice modes clear analog digital and private Voice Guard systems have two 2 voice modes clear analog and private The voice modes are programmed on a per group basis within each trunked system and on a per channel basis within each conventional system A radio must be equipped with the encrypt decrypt option before it will operate in private mode NOTE Current ProVoice Conventional operation is for talk around mode only 64 TRANSMIT RECEIVE MODE COMPATIBILITY FOR AEGIS PROVOICE OPERATION GROUP CHANNEL CLEAR DIGITAL PRIVATE PROGRAMMING RECEIVE RECEIVE RECEIVE TRANSMIT CLEAR DIGITAL PRIVATE TRANSMIT RECEIVE MODE CO
20. or otherwise and however instituted Upon the expiration of warranty period all such liability shall terminate The foregoing warranties are exclusive and in lieu of all other warranties whether oral written expressed implied or statutory NO IMPLIED OR STATUTORY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE SHALL APPLY IN NO EVENT SHALL THE SELLER BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL CONSEQUENTIAL SPECIAL INDIRECT OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES i This warranty applies only within the United States 8315 Old Forest Road Lynchburg VA 24501 1 800 526 7711 AE LZT 123 3248 1 R5A tyco Flectronics MACM EMERGENCY NUMBERS Police State Police Fire Poison Control Ambulance Life Saving and Rescue Squad OPERATING TIPS The following conditions tend to reduce the effective range of two way radios and should be avoided whenever possible Operating the radio in low areas of terrain or while under power lines or bridges In areas where transmission or reception is poor some improvements may be obtained by insuring that the antenna is vertical particularly if a glass mount antenna is used Moving a few yards in another direction or moving to a higher elevation may also improve communications M A COM 3315 Old Forest Road Lynchburg Virginia 24501 Outside USA 434 385 2400 Toll Free 800 528 7711 Printed in U S A
21. radio system that has telephone interconnect capability The radio should be programmed for DTMF operation on this channel Press the k button to toggle the keypad to the DTMF function secondary function Press and hold PTT to key the transmitter While holding the PTT press the or key as required by the radio system to obtain a telephone line The radio will transmit the selected tone Release the PTT and listen for a dial tone When the dial tone is heard press and hold the PTT while entering the desired telephone number If pre programmed as each digit is entered and transmitted the DTMF sidetone will be heard from the speaker After all the digits have been entered and transmitted release the PTT When someone answers press the PTT and speak directly into the microphone Release the PTT as soon as you stop talking to receive a reply At the completion of the call press and hold PTT and then press the or key as required by radio system to terminate the interconnect call Release the PTT Press k to toggle the keypad back to the primary function if no more interconnect calls are to be made KEYPAD REMAPPING If the keys have been remapped to provide new functions please fill in the following for future reference 1 DEL m SE Ad 20 SN gt LS LS ORION System Model Keypad SN BIN ORION Scan Model Keypad OPERATING RULES AND REGULATIONS Two way FM rad
22. system Carrier Controlled Timer a programmable timer that will disable a transmission if the length is exceeded Channel Guard a method of controlling speaker mute with a tone or digital code A fleet of users consists of multiple groups subfleets Radios can be programmed to make fleet calls to simultaneously access multiple user groups Trunked Mode Only 79 Group Or Subfleet Group Scan Individual Call Queueing Site Controller System area System Manager System Scan 80 A group of users share the same program group identification number in their mobile and personal radios All units in the same group will receive a dispatch call placed by any one unit in the group Trunked Mode only Programming that allows the radio to monitor many groups simultaneously multi group decode permitting the user to both monitor and receive calls from these groups The radio may be programmed with a scan hang time which causes the radio to remain on the scanned group for a pre programmed amount of time responding only to calls of a higher priority such as priority scan group calls individual calls fleet calls agency calls etc When activity on the scan group ends and the pre programmed time has expired the radio returns to monitoring multiple groups Trunked Mode Only Every radio in the system is programmed with a unique individual identification code A mobile or personal unit can be programm
23. the desired conventional system and channel Ensure that the channel is not busy by pressing the c button to momentarily disable any channel decoding and unmute the receiver or observe the unlit BSY indicator If the Channel Busy Lockout feature is programmed for the selected channel the radio will not transmit when the channel is busy Press and hold the PTT button The TX indicator will turn on and a short beep sounds if programmed indicating that communication can begin Hold the microphone approximately three inches from the mouth and speak in a normal voice Release the PTT button when the transmission is complete and listen for a reply EMERGENCY OPERATION If enabled G STAR emergency signalling can be transmitted when operating in the conventional mode This G STAR signalling will transmit 5 times with a delay between each transmission To send an emergency call on the selected conventional system and channel or on an optionally pre 55 programmed conventional emergency system and channel proceed as follows Press and hold the rede button for approximately one second this time is programmable and therefore could be longer or shorter check with the system administrator The radio turns on the TX indicator and proceeds to transmit the pre programmed G STAR emergency signalling sequence G STAR is programmed to transmit in one of the following methods METHOD 1 G STAR is transmitted on the selected chan
24. the multiple radio operation the radios continue to operate as individual radios except with a common control unit The control unit is used for display and control The control unit display is shared by the multiple radio units and when selected a radio can be controlled by the control unit For multiple radio operation the control unit keypad must be pre programmed for a variety of multiple radio buttons such as radio selection and radio mute Changing Selected Radio A radio unit may be selected by pressing the radio selection button pre programmed on the control unit Also a button may be pre programmed to rotate selection through the radio units e g if radio 1 is selected pressing the radio select button will select radio 2 Similarly radio 2 will be selected if the radio select button is pressed when radio 1 was selected Shared Control Unit Display Modes Radios in the multiple radio operation share the control unit display Pre programming the radios determines what the control unit displays There are two modes of display alternating radio display or first come first serve display See also the following paragraph on Audio Modes Alternating Radio Display In this mode the control unit display will alternate between showing the call information for the radios when more than one call is being received This mode is available only if audio is summed see following paragraph on Audio Modes 73 First Come First
25. Decode is enabled on a conventional channel MESSAGES During radio operation various messages are displayed on either line one or line two Typical messages include control channel status information such as system busy or call denied or messages associated with the radio s operation i e volume adjust These messages are described as follows MESSAGE NAME ___ DESCRIPTION QUEUED Call Queued Trunked mode only Indicates the system has placed the call in a request queue SYS BUSY System Busy Trunked mode only Indicates the system is busy no channels are currently available the queue is full or an individual call is being attempted to a radio that is currently transmitting DENIED Call Denied Trunked mode only Indicates the radio is not authorized to operate on the selected system CC SCAN Control Channel Scan Trunked mode only Indicates the control channel is lost and the radio has entered the Control Channel Scan mode to search for the control channel WA SCAN Wide Area Scan Trunked mode only Indicates the control channel is lost and radio has entered the Wide Area Scan mode to search for a new system if enabled through programming TALKARND Talk around Conventional mode only Indicates the radio is operating on conventional channels in talk around mode no repeater RXEMER Receive Emergency Trunked mode only Indicates an emergency call is being received This message will be flashing on li
26. EN Ht Ht tt H t anum 2 anng aun E aum aun E Bamm aun These data streams define the features the user has enabled in his radio and are required by M A COM to enable other features The data streams shown here are for example only Note There are three displays FD1 FD2 FD3 All three are required 29 Number Fields Example E m m Bana S aa ms Geese Salal me H uum E Eis These number fields show the set limits of the of the user s radio as e SG XXX Maximum number of system groups combination available e SY XXX EDACS maximum trunked system limit e CH XXX Maximum number of conventional channels available The user needs to know the limits of his radio before attempting to enable other features The numbers shown here are for example only Features Enabled These numbers indicate which features are enabled Example 30 The following numbers indicate features available in the user s radio EDACS 3 Site System Scan 03 06 ProSound ProSean o 08 EDACS Emergency Operation 09 Type 99 Encode 0000000000000 0 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 21 22 23 29 10 Conventional mode Emergency operation RF Pre amp enable 11 RPPreampenble 0 12 AEGIS Digital Voice operation 13 VGEencryption S 14 DESencryption S 15 User defined speech e
27. G A CALL SENDING A CALL EMERGENCY OPERATION SCANNING CONVENTIONAL CHANNELS TURNING SCAN ON TURNING SCAN OFF SQUELCH ADJUST NOISE BLANKER OPERATION TYPE 99 DECODE Conventional Only DIRECT MODE OPERATION Conventional System Only TRUNKED OR CONVENTIONAL MODE OPERATION SIREN LIGHT OPERATION DIGITAL VOICE PROVOICE AEGIS VOICE GUARD OPERATION DUAL CONTROL OPERATION MULTIPLE RADIO OPERATION LAST SYSTEM GROUP OR CHANNEL RECALL Supervisory Radio Units Only MACRO KEY OPERATION SENDING A MANUALLY ENTERED INTERCONNECT CALL System Model Only KEYPAD REMAPPING OPERATING RULES AND REGULATIONS GLOSSARY SAFETY INFORMATION The operator of any mobile radio should be aware of certain hazards common to the operation of vehicular radio transmissions A list of the possible hazards are Explosive Atmospheres Just as it is dangerous to fuel a vehicle with the motor running be sure to turn the radio OFF while fueling the vehicle Do Not carry containers of fuel in the trunk of the vehicle when the radio is mounted in the trunk 2 Interference To Vehicular Electronic Systems Electronic fuel injection systems electronic anti skid breaking systems electronic cruise control systems etc are typical of the types of electronic devices that may malfunction due to the lack of protection from radio frequency energy present when transmitting If the vehicle contains such equipment consult the dealer for the make of vehicle and en
28. If the cryptographic key s are zeroed one or more keys must be transferred from the Keyloader into the radio before private communications may continue Private Operation Receiving An Encrypted Call When receiving the radio automatically switches between clear or private operation If the transmission being received is an encrypted transmission it will be decrypted the PVT keylight System Model or OPTION keylight Scan Model will flash the receiver will unsquelch and the message will be heard in the speaker For this to occur the selected group or channel must be programmed for private operation and the correct cryptographic key must be loaded into the radio Transmitting An Encrypted Call Select the desired group or channel 2 Place the radio in private mode by pressing the PVT button System Model or o Scan Model When private mode is enabled the PVT keylight System Model or OPTION keylight Scan Model will be ON 69 If the last state of the radio was private mode the private mode will be enabled on power up Also the private mode will be enabled if forced operation has been programmed in the radio If a group or channel is not programmed for private mode operation PVT DIS will be displayed if an attempt is made to enable private transmit mode It is not possible to operate on this group channel in private mode If the radio is programmed for forced private transmit operation FRCD PVT will be displayed if
29. Keyloader to transfer the key The Keyloader will display GOOD 1 x TRANSFER where x is the selected cryptographic key number Disconnect the cable from the extended option cable Press the c Scan Model or c System Model button to exit the keyload operation The radio will change to the selected group or channel as indicated in the display Displaying The Currently Used Cryptographic Key Number To display the cryptographic key currently in use for either the system encryption key for special call such as individual phone all agency or fleet or the group channel key for group or conventional calls perform the following procedure 1 2 68 Press the m button Use the button ramp control to select DISP KEY Then press the m SEL button Then use the button to toggle between displaying the system key or the group channel key ENCRYPTION KEY MESSAGE DISPLAYED DISPLAYED System SYS KEY KEY 1 Group Channel GRP KEY CHN KEY KEY 2 KEY 2 Key Zero All cryptographic keys can be zeroed erased from radio memory by pressing the c button System Model or c Scan Model and while still pressing this button press and hold the o button System Model or o Scan Model Press both buttons for 2 seconds A series of warning beeps will begin at the start of this 2 second period and then switch to a solid tone after the keys have been zeroed The display will indicate KEY ZERO
30. MPATIBILITY FOR VOICE GUARD OPERATION GROUP CHANNEL CLEAR PRIVATE PROGRAMMING RECEIVE RECEIVE TRANSMIT CLEAR PRIVATE assumes the proper cryptographic key is loaded NOTE Conventional Aegis or encrypted channels require Channel Guard on the channel to operate correctly Clear Modes Aegis clear ProVoice clear and Voice Guard clear modes are identical voice modes in which the radio transmits and receives only clear analog voice signals These analog signals are non digitized and non encrypted Clear mode transmissions can be easily monitored by unauthorized persons Groups or channels programmed for clear operation cannot transmit or receive unencrypted digital or private messages AEGIS ProVoice Digital Mode Aegis ProVoice digital mode allows the radio to transmit and receive digitized voice signals These digital signals provide improved weak signal performance and they cannot be easily monitored with a standard receiver Groups and channels programmed for Aegis or ProVoice digital operation transmit only digital signals Private calls cannot be received or transmitted when the radio is in the Aegis or ProVoice digital mode because the radio does not know the cryptographic key used 65 Message trunked group calls and individual calls will be answered back in the mode they were received assuming the call or hang time is still active Individual phone all and emergency calls will be transmitted clear if digita
31. Operator s Manual LBI 38888K The Future of Mobile Radio F NE 2235 EAST 1077 T M N LI NI th 7 am Orion Mobile Radio MACH tyco Electronics PRODUCT SPECIFICATION FOR CE MARKED EQUIPMENT Orion mobile radio units conform to the following Product Specifications EUROPEAN STANDARDS Safety Not Applicable EMC EN 50082 1 January 1992 prEN 50082 1 September 1995 prETS 300 339 June 1993 EN 55022 Par 5 1 August 1994 TTD Not Applicable SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION At this time the Orion mobile radio may not be operated while in a desktop station in the European Community since it does not meet immunity requirements when operated in this mode The Orion mobile radio may be used in both trunked and conventional applications NOTICE This manual covers M A COM Private Radio Systems Inc products manufactured and sold by M A COM Private Radio Systems Inc NOTICE Repairs to this equipment should be made only by an authorized service technician or facility designated by the supplier Any repairs alterations or substitution of recommended parts made by the user to this equipment not approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment in addition to the manufacturer s warranty This manual is published by M A COM Private Radio Systems Inc without any warranty Improvements and changes to this manual necessita
32. Serve Display In this mode the control unit display will show the call information of the radio that is providing the audio A call in process prevents audio from other radios from being heard for the duration of the call This mode corresponds with the first come first serve audio mode see following paragraph on Audio Modes Audio Modes In multiple radio operation the audio from the mobile radio units can be pre programmed to be summed or available on a first come first serve process Audio Summed When audio is summed the audio from all radios will be available when ever the radios receive a call If two radios receive a call simultaneously both calls will be heard in the speaker Audio First Come First Serve When audio is pre programmed for first come first serve the audio from the radio that receives a call first will be heard from the speaker for the duration of the call During this time audio from the other mobile radios will be muted Muting A Specified Radio Pressing the control unit mute button associated with a particular radio will mute its audio for a pre programmed time period The time period can be cleared by pressing the control unit mute button or the radio selection button Multiple Radio And Siren amp Light Operation For siren amp lights to function correctly both the master and slave radios must be programmed with the same siren amp light information Multiple Radio And Data Operation Only
33. Talkaround feature Conventional System Only Channel selection Conventional System Only Feature Encryption Display System Scan Enable 28 Menu item GRP SEL Once selected GRP n Menu item STATUS Once selected ST n Menu item MESSAGE Once selected MSG n Menu item TALKARND Once selected TALKARND on line 1 Menu item CHN SEL Once selected CHN n Menu Item FEATURES Once selected See Feature Encryption Display section Menu Item SYS SCAN Once selected SYSC ON or SYSC OFF Menu Item T99 ENAB Once selected T99 ON or T99 OFF 1 64 n umber of desired group 0 9 n umber of pre programmed status 0 9 n umber of pre programmed messages 1 99 n umber of desired channel Informational displays only no user selectable settings Toggles data feature on or OFF Toggles this feature on or OFF Displays the group selected Transmits the pre programmed status message Transmits the pre programmed message Toggles selected talkaround channel on or OFF Displays the conventional channel selected Indicates current features program med into the radio as well as certain information required to add features to the radio refer to the Table of Contents for Feature Encryption Display System Scan features are toggled on and OFF Type 99 Decode is toggled on and OFF FEATURE ENCRYPTION DISPLAY Feature Encryption Display is available thr
34. ad keys between their primary function and their secondary function POWER ON OFF VOLUME KNOB This rotary Knob applies power to the radio and adjusts the receiver volume Rotating the control clockwise out of detente applies power to the radio A single alert tone sounds if enabled through programming to indicate the T radio is operational Rotating the control clockwise increases the volume level Minimum volume levels may be programmed into the radio to prevent missed calls due to a low volume setting While adjusting the volume the display will momentarily indicate the volume level i e VOL 31 The volume range is from a minimum level of zero displayed as OFF in the display up to 31 which is the loudest level SYSTEM GROUP CHANNEL KNOB This rotary knob selects the systems or groups channels depending upon programming This 16 position knob has no Stop See SYSTEM GROUP CHANNEL SELECTION for more details RAMP CONTROL The primary function of this rocker type button is to scroll through the System list or the Group Channel list depending upon programming The secondary function is to increment or decrement items within a list phone list for example Press to scroll in increasing order and press to scroll in decreasing order To auto ramp press and hold the button SCAN ON OFF The primary function of this button is to toggle scan operation on and OFF When the radio is scanning the SCAN LED is SCAN on and all gro
35. al Keycap Configuration The Optional keycap package for the System radio includes sixty 60 additional keycaps shown in the Key Description section which can be placed on any key location desired Keep in mind the keycap represents the primary function programmed for that key location Key Descriptions MODE This key function is used to enter the Conventional System selection mode HOME This key function returns the radio to the Home System Group where it is programmed CHN This key is used to enter the Channel select mode AUX1 amp 2 These keys are used to control output 1 or 2 Their definition is PC programmable 11 DEL SELECT 12 This key is used to enter the System select mode This key is used to enter the Group select mode This key function is used to toggle a PC programmable feature ON and OFF Secondary function used to delete a digit during numeric entry see SELECTION MODE RULES Primary function accesses the menu list This is a list of additional features that are not available directly from the keypad See MENU for details Secondary function activates a selected item within a list After the menus list 1s accessed select a menu item from the list via RAMP control or and activate it with this key Once activated MENU continues its secondary function for activating a selected parameter setting until the radio returns to its normal receive state This is similar to an enter key
36. cap labeled keycap is associated with a radio feature or primary function The radio must be programmed to operate with the Standard or the Optional keycap configuration A keylight LED is associated with each key or button This may light when the associate function is active In some conditions the keylight may blink to indicate an action status The keypad key functions can be remapped to any of the primary function keys using the PC programming software It is suggested that the blank keypad located at the back of this manual be completed if the keypad key functions are changed 10 Standard Keycap Configuration The Standard keycap package for the System radio includes five 5 labeled keycaps MODE HOME CHN AUXI and AUX2 and six 6 blank keycaps which can be placed on any of the five key locations numbers 3 6 and 9 shown in Figure 5 The keycap represents the primary function programmed for that key location See the Key Description section for a description of the primary function associated with these five 5 keycaps The Standard keycap package for the Scan radio includes five 5 labeled keycaps MENU CLEAR SELECT EMERGENCY OPTION and five 5 blank keycaps which can be placed on any of the four 4 keypad keys The keycap represents the primary function programmed for that key location system model keypad scan model keypad Figure 5 Standard ORION Keycaps Configuration Option
37. ccurs the data call is immediately terminated and the radio performs the desired function e PTT activated e PTT in Public Address mode e Emergency declared by pressing the pre programmed emergency button A group or system change Scan Lockout Mode Following the transmission or reception of a data call if scan is enabled scanning will stop temporarily duration pre programmed During this time the scan LED will flash to indicate that scan is enabled but temporarily suspended This mode is normally exited when the pre programmed time expires however the following actions will terminate the scan lockout mode before the timeout is completed e Thec System Model orc Scan Model button is pressed e PTT is pressed A group or system change e Entering phone call mode e Entering individual call mode A new emergency assignment has been received e PTT pressed in Public Address Mode e Anemergency declared or cleared e Microphone removed from hookswitch OFF hook e Receiving an individual or phone call e Receiving Agency Fleet or System AII Call e Pressing the k button to turn scan ON or OFF 50 Data Lockout Mode The data lock mode is a pre programmed mode when the radio will not respond to any data channel assignments and prevents receive data calls from interrupting voice calls Transmit data calls will still be initiated when needed by the operator After a pre programmed time the radio will res
38. channel the radio will not transmit when the channel is busy Press and hold the PTT button The TX indicator will light and a short beep sounds if pre programmed indicating that communication can begin Release the PTT button when the transmission is complete and listen for a reply When the communications is completed press the pre programmed button to toggle the talk around function OFF 63 TRUNKED OR CONVENTIONAL MODE OPERATION SIREN LIGHT OPERATION Each siren light key is designed to control an optional siren light package Pressing a siren light key will light the key indicator Each siren light key except RESET can be programmed for either CANCEL or ADDITIVE operation If programmed for CANCEL then all other siren light activity is cancelled except for the activity associated with this key If programmed for ADDITIVE then a key press will add its respective siren light activity to the current siren light activity It is important to note that while the lights are additive only a single siren can be active at a time The current siren will be determined from the recently pressed key that contains a siren assignment Each siren light key except RESET can be programmed for either Toggle Momentary or Timed In Toggle each key press will toggle the state of the key between ON and OFF In Momentary a key s respective feature will only be active while the key is pressed and held When programmed for Timed the siren
39. compared to Wide Area System Scan ProSound provides the radio with the ability to select a new system for the radio to communicate on when the selected system drops below a predefined level This is accomplished by enabling each radio to analyze the signal quality of its current control channel and compare it with the signal quality of the control channel for each site in its adjacency scan list The signal quality metric used for the ProSound algorithm is based on Digital Received Signal Strength Indicator RSSI measurements When the selected systems signal quality level degrades below a pre programmed level the radio will begin to look for a better control channel Once a control channel that exceeds the pre programmed parameters is found the radio will change to the new system and emit a tone If the control channel is completely lost the radio will enter Wide Area System Scanning and search the programmed adjacent systems until a suitable control channel is found ProScan The radio may be programmed for ProScan system scan operation for multi site applications depending on the version of radio flash code The ProScan algorithm is available on the Orion Platform with Group 32 or higher radio flash code ProScan is an improved multi site system scanning algorithm designed to replace the ProSound algorithm ProScan provides the radio with the ability to select a new system for the radio to communicate on when the selected system dro
40. ction from a list such as system group or phone number This selection process is handled in the same manner for all lists The RAMP control and SEL 0 9 the DEL button and the c button are used during the selection process The following example systems list is used to explain the process NOTE The hookswitch functions the same as the C key in I Call phone call and menu modes The following example systems list is used to explain the process SYSTEM 1 2 SOUTH 3 EAST 4 WEST After entering a selection mode the following generic display format will appear XXXXXXXX YYY ZZZ 22 Line one shows the currently selected item name XXXXXXXX from the list Line two indicates the list Y YY that the selection is to be made from and the number of the selected item ZZZ within the list In some cases the information on lines 1 and 2 will be exchanged Enter the system selection mode by pressing the S key If SYSTEM 2 is the current selection the display appears as follows Line one contains the current system name SOUTH and line two SYS 2 indicates that selection is from the system list and it is the second system within the list A new system from the list is selected by using the RAMP control or or by directly entering the system number with the numeric keys The RAMP control or scrolls through the list in increasing and decreasing order In the previous example pressing
41. d on the top line Currently the list is not implemented and the display will always be WHC 1 PHONE Phone Call Displayed when a phone call is received from the site It is displayed in line one of the display Line 2 of the display will contain the display INDV when line 1 contains this message The radio interprets a received phone call as an individual call CONV FS Conventional Failsoft Displayed when a failure of the EDACS system occurs All communication will be in conventional mode trunked mode only MENU Displayed when the menu key is pressed and remains displayed in line 1 until one chooses a menu item SYS 1 64 System 64 This is the system number for the current base station of the system displayed in line 1 It is displayed in line 2 of the display Press the system key to obtain this display GRP 1 64 Group 64 This is the group number of the group displayed in line 2 of display It is displayed in line of the display Press the group key to obtain this display There are up to 48 groups available i e 3 banks of 16 The maximum groups programmed in a radio is determined by the personality INDV 1 99 Individual 1 99 This display indicates which item in the individual call list is being displayed It is displayed in line 2 of the display The name or ID of the item in the list is displayed in line 1 of the display PHN 1 99 Phone 1 99 This display indicates which item in the p
42. d to the scan list on a per system basis by PC Programming the radio keypad or both dependent upon programming This scan list may be changed by the user from the keypad unless programmed otherwise Each system s group scan list is retained in memory when the radio is turned OFF The Orion mobile radio may also be programmed to provide Trunked Priority Group Scan capability which operates similar to priority scan in Conventional mode The following is a description of PC Programmable scan features that should be helpful in understanding the Group Scan Operation of the radio Scan Hang Time the delay time the radio waits before resuming scan after the push to talk is released or after the carrier has dropped a channel TX Select the group the radio will transmit on while scanning The radio is programmed to transmit on either the scanned group or the selected group Scan List privileges this feature allows or prohibits scan list changes by the user PI Programming priority group programming is accomplished by one and only one of three methods 1 From the keypad where the Priority programming is not fixed and does not follow the selected channel 2 Priority 1 group programming follows the selected channel 3 Priority 1 group programming is fixed during PC Programming and cannot be changed by the user PI Always Scan determines if the Priority 1 Group will always be scanned regardless of the scan state set by the u
43. de channel selection is transparent to the user and is controlled via digital communication with the system controller This provides advanced programmable features and fast access to communication channels In the conventional mode the user selects a channel and directly communicates on that channel In this mode a system refers to a set of channels A channel is a transmit receive radio frequency pair The exact operation of the radio will depend on the operating mode the radio s programming and the particular radio system Most features described in this manual may be enabled or disabled through programming Consult the system administrator for the particular features that are programmed into the ORION USER INTERFACE The ORION operating controls are located on the radio s front panel See Figures 1 amp 2 A keypad vacuum florescent display for radio status information and a microphone jack are on the front panel The front panel also provides a rotary SYSTEM GROUP CHANNEL knob POWER ON OFF VOLUME control a ramp up ramp down control Scan add delete control and a SCAN ON OFF control for scan operation The keypad is used for manual number entry for individual calls access to a telephone interconnect system and activation of various EDACS or conventional features such as menu selection Each key has an associated LED for status indication The display has two lines with eight alphanumeric characters used to show the operationa
44. dividual call is received If enabled the ring begins five seconds after the caller unkeys and will continue until the PTT button the c button or is pressed NOTE Hookswitch functions the same asc key in I CALL phone call and menu modes If a response is made to the call prior to the programmed call back time out the call will automatically be directed to the originating unit If a response is not made before the call back time out the radio will return to normal receive mode but WHC will be displayed If the caller s ID is not received UNKNOWN will display for the duration of the call and there will be no call back hangtime To respond after the call back time out press the i key The radio s display will show the callers ID on the first line and WHClz1 on the second line Pressing the PTT button at this point will initiate an individual call back to the original caller If the last call was a group call the display will show WHCG 1 Pressing the PTT button will place the call as an individual call 42 The radio stores the ID s of the last 10 callers in the Calls Received List as shown Individual calls are stored in the top half of the list 1 10 and group calls are stored in the bottom half of the list 1 10 The most recent call is stored in position 1 the second most recent call is stored in position 2 etc CALL RECEIVED LIST INDIVIDUAL GROUP To access the list press the i key twice Use
45. e normal receive display METHOD 1 If system selection is programmed to the SYSTEM GROUP CHANNEL knob select a system by turning the SYSTEM GROUP CHANNEL knob to the desired system position The display registers the new system name on line one If the wrap option is OFF and the knob is moved to a position greater than the number of programmed systems the highest programmed system will remain selected METHOD 2 If system selection is programmed as the primary function of the RAMP control select a system by pressing Or to scroll through the system list The display registers the new system name on line one 32 METHOD 3 Press to enter the system select mode and follow the selection mode rules detailed earlier Presses of the RAMP control will now scroll through the systems Group And Channel Selection Several methods some of which depend on programming can be used to select a new group or channel These procedures are presumed to be starting from the normal receive display METHOD 1 If group selection is programmed to the SYSTEM GROUP CHANNEL knob select a group by turning the SYSTEM GROUP CHANNEL knob to the desired group The display registers the new group name on line two If the wrap option is OFF and the knob is moved to a position greater than the number of programmed groups the highest programmed group will remain selected METHOD 2 If group selection is programmed as the primary functio
46. ed to call another particular unit by selecting the individual by name or ID number Trunked Mode Only The process that occurs when all channels in a trunked system are busy and calls must be addressed on a priority basis The computer controlled radio equipment at the repeater site that controls a trunking system The terms system and area used interchangeably to refer to the particular group of station repeaters currently providing service to the radio A computer that performs the data basing and system monitoring for the site controller A programmed feature to scan monitor activity on separate trunked systems and receive calls on any of these systems Trunked Mode Only Talk around Mode Telephone Inter Connect Trunked Group Trunked Operation Trunked Radio System Trunked System T99 Wide Area Encode Working Channel Also referred to as direct mode talk around provides a direct unit to unit short range communications link It 1s intended to maintain communications outside of the main system coverage area This feature allows the user to initiate or receive telephone calls through the radio if the system is configured for this operation Trunked Mode Only A radio communications path shared by two or more users Trunked Operation refers to the use of a set of radio frequency channels by multiple user groups By using high speed digital data the radio goes to an unused
47. hannel assignment is received the radio sounds a single beep Autokey alert tone indicating it is ready for voice transmission TXEMER flashes on line two in the display until the emergency is cleared 3 Press PTT and speak into the microphone in a normal voice 4 Release PTT when the transmission is complete and listen for a reply 5 The emergency can be cleared by pressing and holding the c button followed by pressing thee button then releasing both buttons SYSTEM SCAN OPERATION The radio can be programmed with the following System Scan features These features are automatically enabled upon radio power up A key or menu option is also defined to allow the System Scan features to be toggled during radio operation This is covered in the Menu Selection and Pre Programmed Keypad Key sections The System Scan state will be maintained through system changes but will default to ON at power up Wide Area System Scan The ORION radio may be programmed for wide area system scan operation for multi site applications Upon the loss of the currently selected system s control channel radios may be programmed to automatically scan the control channels of other systems If a new control channel is found the radio will switch to the new system and sound an alert tone 36 ProSound The radio may be programmed for ProSound system scan operation for multi site applications ProSound is an enhanced multi site system scanning algorithm
48. he site a high pitched tone sounds and the keylight associated with that status will remain lit If the site does not receive the status properly a low pitched tone sounds and the keylight associated with the status will blink If an incorrect status was selected or the incorrect number button was pressed the status can be changed during the pre programmed time out period by pressing another number button The status selection can also be cancelled by pressing thec button prior to the time out period To view the currently selected status after it has been transmitted press the S button If the status was not sent successfully to the site the text associated with the status will flash in the display The radio can also be pre programmed to redesignate the keypad buttons for STO thru ST9 to send status condition In this configuration the radio status operation will operate as previously described except the s button is not required The keylight associated with STO thru ST9 will indicate which status is selected 52 Message Operation Message operation permits the transmission of a pre programmed message text to an EDACS site To send a message press then button keylight comes on then press one of the number buttons 0 9 to select the pre programmed message text If no message text has been programmed for the selected number button the radio will display NO ENTRY and a low pitched tone sounds A valid selection will permit the
49. hone list is being displayed It is displayed in line 2 of the display Line 1 of the display will be the last 3 characters of the list item contents 17 MESSAGE NAME DESCRIPTION SEL PHN Select Phone After pressing the PHN key selecting an entry from the phone list by typing the entry number will display this message on Line 1 SEL INDV Select Individual ID This is displayed on line 1 when an entry from the individual ID list is selected after pressing the INDV key The entry is a number between 1 and 32 inclusive trunked mode only SYS ALL System AII Call Displayed on line 1 to indicate a system all call has been received trunked mode only Code Group and This is code group and revision number that Revision Number is displayed in line 2 when menu item REVISION is selected The gg is the group number of the software The first v is the hardware version The last two vv is the revision of the software PHONE Phone Call This is displayed when an initiated phone call is in progress This is displayed on line 2 of the display DUAL Dual Control Operation Displayed on idle control unit when configured as dual control operation NO ENTRY This indicates that there is no data stored in one of the programmable items in either the phone list or individual call list The user programmable items are items through 10 in each list INV SYS Invalid System Displayed when the current system is an
50. invalid type CHN 1 99 Channel 99 This is displayed on line 1 of the display is conventional channel index when the group key is depressed FIX LIST Fixed List Priority scan list is fixed and cannot be changed using add and delete keys FIXED P1 Fixed Priority 1 Priority 1 scan channel is fixed and cannot be changed using add and delete keys c 1995 This is displayed in line 2 when the message ERICSSON is displayed in line 1 of the display while displaying different items under menu when REVISION is selected by the operator EM Emergency This indicates an emergency has been declared by the LID that follows the display An example of this is EM 01201 INDV Individual Call This is displayed in line 2 of the display when an individual call is in progress trunked mode and T99 mode only GROUP Group Call This indicates a group call is in progress and is displayed on line 1 of the display trunked mode and T99 mode only MESSAGE NAME ___ DESCRIPTION SPKR ON External Speaker On This 1s displayed when the external speaker is enabled SPKR OFF External Speaker OFF This 1s displayed when the external speaker is disabled BANK 1 8 This is the bank of keys which are going to be loaded when the key loader loads encryption keys This is only valid for radios which support VGS VGE or DES encryption It is displayed on line 2 of the display when the encryption key loader is connected Dynamic Regrou
51. io systems must be operated in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Federal Communications Commission FCC As an operator of two way radio equipment the user must be thoroughly familiar with the rules that apply to the intended type of radio operation Following these rules will help to eliminate confusion assure the most efficient use of existing radio channels and result in a smoothly functioning radio network When using the radio remember these rules 1 It is a violation of FCC rules to interrupt any distress or emergency message In conventional mode the radio operates in much the same way as a telephone party line therefore always listen to make sure that the line is clear that no one else is on the air before sending any messages If someone is sending an emergency message such as reporting a fire or asking for help in an accident KEEP OFF THE AIR 2 Use of profane or obscene language is prohibited by Federal Law 3 It is against the law to send false call letters or a false distress or emergency message 4 The FCC requires that conversations be brief and confined to business To save time use coded messages whenever possible 5 Using the radio to send personal messages except in an emergency is a violation of FCC rules Only those messages essential for the business operation may be sent 6 It is against the Federal law to repeat or otherwise make known anything overheard on the radio Conversations
52. is enabled when the letter T is displayed in the third segment from right on the first line of the LCD display If a Horn Alert Option is installed and enabled with the Type 99 Decode Option the radio can beep the vehicle horn whan a Type 99 call is received This option permits alerting persons out of the vehicle when a call is received NOTE Type 99 is automatically disabled when Scan is enabled Menu Selection Press M and then use control to scroll through the selections until T99 ENAB is displayed Then press M to toggle the Type 99 decode state The T99 ON or T99 OFF display message is displayed for two seconds to show the new state Pre Programmed Keypad Key Press the pre programmed key and the T99 ON or T99 OFF display message is displayed for two seconds to show the new state 62 DIRECT MODE OPERATION Conventional System Only The direct mode or talk around provides short range line of sight communications One of the buttons on the control unit must be pre programmed for this feature to function l Make sure the radio is ON and then select the desired conventional system and channel Press the pre programmed button to toggle the talk around function ON Ensure that the channel is not busy by pressing thec or C Scan Version to momentarily disable any channel decoding and unmute the receiver or observe the unlit BSY indicator If the Channel Busy Lockout feature is programmed for the selected
53. l displayed Home group or channel selection Menu item SCAN DEL Once selected Scan icon Menu item SCAN A D When selected Toggles ON OFF Toggles private function on or OFF S 2 or 1 Adds group or channel to scan list Deletes group or channel from scan list Toggle sequence Changes present Se ace group or channel to next scan choice in scan list Changes to the group or channel defined for Home function System select Menu item SYS SEL 1 64 number of Displays the system Once selected SYS n desired system selected External alarm 2 Menu item SYSGRP 1 Menu item SYSGRP 2 Menu item SYSGRP 3 Menu item SYSGRP 4 Menu item SYSGRP 5 Menu item Menu item Menu item Menu item EXTALRM2 ON OFF Toggles external alarm 2 feature on or OFF Changes to the System amp Group Channel programmed for SYSGRP 1 5 ON OFF Toggles the mute function on or OFF to control the audio output from the selected radio ON OFF Toggles the mute 1 function on or OFF on radio 1 ON OFF Toggles the mute 2 function on or OFF on radio 2 ON OFF Toggles the currently selected radio 27 FEATURE DISPLAY PARAMETER COMMENT SETTINGS Changes to radio 1 Menu item RADIO JON OFF Changes to radio 2 No Data Trunked Menu item NO DATA ON OFF System Only EDACS Conventio Menu item ECPISCAN ON OFF nal Channel Scan Trunked System
54. l mode is disabled or inoperative 1 If receiving an analog message trunked call the radio will respond in analog mode during the hang time on the working channel 2 If receiving an analog I Call the radio will respond in analog mode during the hang time 3 When using the WHC feature to respond to an I Call after the hang time has expired the call will be transmitted in the mode defined by the system mode as programmed for the current system if the ID being called is not in the I Call list If the ID is in the I Call list then the call will be transmitted as defined by the I Call mode programmed in the list for that ID DTMF The overdial and hot keypad features for transmitting DTMF tones are not available while in the Aegis Digital Mode or ProVoice Digital Mode ERROR Messages If any of the following error messages are displayed the radio was either programmed incorrectly or needs servicing DSP ERR DSP ERR DIGV ERR ERR xxxx Power Up Only If the Aegis or ProVoice circuit board is not responding correctly one of the following error messages will be displayed and the radio needs servicing HARDWARE ERR 3X 3X will be a number between 30 and 38 66 AEGIS Private ProVoice Private And Voice Guard Private Modes The Aegis ProVoice and Voice Guard private modes allow the radio to transmit encrypted messages and receive clear or private transmissions The radio will transmit private if the group channel is p
55. l mode of the radio There is one LED for indicating transmitter ON and one LED to indicate CHANNEL BUSY located below the POWER ON OFF VOLUME Control 6 POWER ON OFF VOLUME CONTROL DISPLAY m S l 2_ RP LIGHT SYS GRP OPT SENSOR E 3 EL TA MENU TX 8 7 8 9 GER O STS MSG CLR 7 0 o SCAN c bis IND LA n SYSTEM GROUP RAMP SCAN ADD DELETE CHANNEL CONTROL CONTROL MICROPHONE SCAN ON OFF JACK Figure 1 ORION Mobile Radio SYSTEM Model Front Panel DEL SELECT e e LL TEDPIS OPTION MENU xw ds E o CLEAR A 1 scan Figure 2 ORION Mobile Radio SCAN Model Front Panel CONTROLS This section describes the buttons keys and rotary knobs used to control the Orion Scan and System Model radios All functions and controls of the Scan radio operate the same as the corresponding functions and controls on the System radio The Scan radio is equipped with a 4 button keypad and the System radio is equipped with a 16 button keypad Many of the control buttons and keys have or can be programmed to have a primary function and a secondary function The SCAN button can be programmed as a secondary function to toggle the keyp
56. layed on line 1 of the display under the revision selection of menu The copyright year is shown in line 2 of display at the same time 19 ALERT TONES The ORION radio also provides audible alert tones or beeps to indicate the various operating conditions These alert tones can be enabled or disabled through programming CALL ORIGINATE A short mid pitched alert tone sounds after keying the radio Push To Talk button is pressed This indicates the radio has been assigned a working channel or that the radio is transmitting on a conventional channel and voice communication may begin immediately In conventional mode this tone may be delayed after the PTT button is pressed due to G STAR signalling if enabled through programming AUTOKEY TRUNKED MODE ONLY After being placed in queue or releasing the PTT button prior to a working channel assignment the site calls the radio when a channel becomes available At this point the radio automatically keys the transmitter autokey for a short period to hold the channel The radio sounds a mid pitched tone when it is clear to talk immediately press the PTT button to keep the assigned channel CALL QUEUED TRUNKED MODE ONLY A high pitched tone after pressing the PTT button indicates the system has placed the call request in the queue The receiving unit s also hear the tones indicating they will receive a call shortly If the PTT button is released the radio will autokey wheneve
57. list his aid in determining if such electronic circuits perform normally when the radio is transmitting 3 Dynamite Blasting Caps Dynamite blasting caps may be caused to explode by operating a radio within 500 feet of the blasting caps Always obey the Turn OFF Two Way Radio signs posted where dynamite is being used When transporting blasting caps in your vehicle a Carry the blasting caps in a closed metal box with a soft lining b Leave the radio OFF whenever the blasting caps are being put into or removed from the vehicle 4 Radio Frequency Energy To prevent burns or related physical injury from radio frequency energy do not operate the transmitter when anyone outside of the vehicle is within two feet of the antenna CAUTION Before jump starting or changing the vehicle battery it is strongly suggested that the 3A fuse located in the Yellow lead IGN A be removed This will insure that the radio is protected from damage during the battery charging process Replace fuse when charging is completed INTRODUCTION This manual describes how to use the ORION Mobile Radio The ORION is a synthesized microprocessor based high performance mobile FM radio providing reliable two way communications in both the Enhanced Digital Access Communications System EDACS trunking environment and conventional communication systems In the EDACS or trunked system mode the user selects a communications system and group In this mo
58. message text to appear in the display for a pre programmed time After the time out expires or the m button has been pressed the m button will override the time out period the message textis selected and will be transmitted to the site If the site receives the message properly when transmitted a high pitched tone sounds and the n keylight remains lit If the site does not receive the message properly a low pitched tone sounds and keylight will blink If an incorrect message text was selected or the incorrect number button was pressed the message text can be changed during the pre programmed time out period by pressing another number button The message text selection can also be cancelled by pressing the c button prior to the time out period To view the currently selected message text after it has been transmitted press then button and then thec button prior to the time out period If the message text was not sent successfully to the site the text associated with the message will flash in the display EDACS CONVENTIONAL P1 SCAN This feature permits the radio user to scan a pre programmed conventional system and channel as a Priority 1 P1 channel while the radio is selected for EDACS trunked system If activity is detected on the conventional P1 channel the radio will unmute and remain on this conventional channel for the programmable hang time The radio must be pre programmed to designate a button for scan ON
59. n be re entered 1f the call is still active by pressing p Programmable Entries Individual call ID numbers telephone numbers and other number sequences for overdialing are stored in the special call lists when programming the radio The first ten entry locations of these lists can be changed by the radio operator The keypad is used when adding changing and storing numbers in these entry locations Use the following procedure to store a number in one of the first ten entries of a special call list 1 Press i to enter the individual call list or the phone call list The selection mode rules apply 2 Scroll through the list using the RAMP control until one of the first ten entries is reached NO ENTRY is displayed if the location is empty 3 Enter the desired number If necessary a pause can be entered by pressing and holding 0 9 or until an underscore appears in the display The individual call list entries will accept up to 5 digits The phone call list entries accept a combination of up to 31 digits and pauses 4 Press and hold m until the display changes indicating that the number has been stored 5 Repeat the steps above if the number stored in an entry location needs to be changed 47 MOBILE DATA The ORION radios when operating in the EDACS configuration permit either voice or data calls to be transmitted or received The radio can handle only one type of call at a time however selection of
60. n of the RAMP control and selects a group by pressing Or to scroll through the group list The display registers the new group name on line two METHOD 3 Press g to enter the group select mode and follow the selection mode rules detailed earlier Presses of the RAMP control will now scroll through different groups 33 TRUNKED MODE OPERATION Digital trunking provides fast communication access at all times even during busy hours In this mode the operator selects a communications system and group and the audio communication or working channel WC is allocated through digital signalling with the site RECEIVING A CALL 1 Turn on the radio by rotating the POWER ON OFF VOLUME knob clockwise out of detente A short alert signal if enabled through programming indicates the radio is ready to use 2 The display shows the last selected or the power up depending on programming system and group names If the radio is unable to obtain a control channel line two shows CC SCAN 3 Adjust the POWER ON OFF VOLUME knob to the desired volume level 4 Select the desired system and group The display indicates the current system and group names 5 The radio is now ready to receive calls 6 When the radio receives a group call it unmutes on the assigned working channel and BSY indicator comes on Line one shows GR followed by the logical ID number if received of the unit sending the message or the associated name if the
61. ncryption 16 Mobile Dataoperation O 17 Status and Message operation _ 18 Test Unit Operation O 21 Alternate Language Operation 22 Over The Air Personality Programming ProFile 23 Narrow Band Operation 12 5 kHz Channel Spacing 092007 ProVoice Operation 31 SYSTEM GROUP CHANNEL SELECTION In the following description of SYSTEM GROUP CHANNEL SELECTION the term group is used for both group and channel The ORION SYSTEM GROUP CHANNEL knob and the RAMP control ES pair are programmable for maximum flexibility If the SYSTEM GROUP CHANNEL knob is assigned to select groups then the RAMP control is assigned to select systems If the SYSTEM GROUP CHANNEL knob is assigned to select systems then the RAMP control keys are assigned to select groups System group and channel selection is the primary function for these controls Either systems or groups can also be selected by entering the select mode and following the selection mode rules described earlier The system select or group select modes are entered by pressing SYS or GRP respectively from the standard receive mode Using the RAMP control after entering a particular selection mode in this manner is the secondary function of these keys System Selection Several methods some of which depend on programming can be used to select a new system These procedures are presumed to be starting from th
62. ne two TXEMER Transmit Emergency Trunked mode only Indicates an emergency call has been transmitted This message will be flashing on line two 15 MESSAGE NAME DESCRIPTION VOL 31 Volume Level Indicates the current volume level The volume level display ranges from OFF silent to 31 loudest UNKNOWN Caller s ID Not Indicates that an individual call is being Received received but the caller s ID was not received TX DATA Transmit Data Trunked mode only Indicates the radio is transmitting a data call RX DATA Receive Data Trunked mode only Indicates the radio is receiving a data call Displayed on line 2 DATA OFF Data OFF Trunked mode only Indicates radio is in the data disabled state Displayed on line 1 DATA ON Data On Trunked mode only Indicates radio has been toggled to the data enable state Displayed for two seconds on line when toggled to enable state SYSC ON System Scan Features Trunked mode only Indicates the System On Scan features are enabled SYSC OFF System Scan Features Trunked mode only Indicates the System OFF Scan features are disabled T99 ON Type 99 Decode On Conventional mode only Indicates the Type 99 Decode feature is enabled T99 OFF Type 99 Decode OFF Conventional mode only Indicates the Type 99 Decode feature is disabled NB ON Noise Blanker On Conventional mode only Indicates noise blanker feature is enabled on low band 29 50 MHZ version Noise Blanker OFF Con
63. nel If the channel is changed the emergency signalling will continue to be transmitted on the newly selected channel METHOD 2 Same as METHOD 1 but the radio will lock on to the currently selected channel Any attempts to change the system or channel will be disabled METHOD 3 G STAR is transmitted on a pre programmed conventional emergency system and channel regardless of the selected channel In this case the selected channel is available for voice transmission and the radio will periodically change to the pre programmed emergency system and channel to send the emergency signalling and then change back to the selected channel METHOD 4 Same as METHOD 3 but the radio will lock on to the pre programmed emergency system and channel Any attempts to change the system or channel will be disabled The emergency state can be cleared by turning the radio OFF and then back ON Using 5 Tone Signalling for Emergency Declaration If 5 Tone signalling is defined for emergency declaration in place of G STAR emergency signalling a pre programmed tone sequence will be transmitted instead of the G STAR sequence This emergency declaration functions as the G STAR emergency in all other respects Tone Encode Transmission In conventional mode two keys can be defined to be tone encode triggers If either one of the pre programmed tone encode triggers is pressed a pre programmed tone sequence will be transmitted on the current system and channel
64. ocess will return the display to the same point in the selection process if the selection mode time out has not yet expired Any press of the PTT button during the selection mode process will initiate transmission and exit the selection mode MENU The menu function accesses features that are not available directly from the keypad The order and specific number of menu items available is configurable through programming Upon radio power up the menu item that is at the beginning of the menu list will always be displayed first Subsequent access to the menu function will return the last menu item that was shown in the display To enter the menu mode press The RAMP control the SEL and the c buttons are used during the selection process All of the selection mode rules previously detailed apply to the menu item selection process with the exception of direct access The radio will continue to receive and transmit normally while in the menu function A new item is displayed by using the RAMP control and to scroll through the list in increasing and decreasing order The displayed menu item is made active by pressing SEL 24 After entering the menu selection mode the following generic display format will appear MENU YYYYYYYY Line one indicates the radio is in the menu selection mode Line two indicates the menu item YYYYYYY Y that is to be viewed or changed some menu items provide radio information and do not ha
65. ode from the menu Or press i followed by the RAMP control to scroll through the list of stored individuals The selection mode rules apply While in the individual call list the menu key will toggle the display between the call name and the unit ID number If the individual is not stored in this list but the individual s unit ID is known it can be entered directly from the keypad 2 Press the PTT button the radio performs the necessary signalling to obtain a communication channel When the signalling is complete and the radio is clear to transmit TX indicator turns ON and the channel access tone sounds Line one shows the called individual s name if found in the list of stored individuals or ID followed by the logical ID number of the unit being called The message INDV displays on line two Proceed with the message SCAT OPERATION A SCAT Single Channel Autonomous Trunking System operates with same set of features as a standard EDACS system The only significant user change relates to the BSY indicator Since only one channel operating as both control and working channel exists in a SCAT System the BSY indicator will be ON when the SCAT channel is in the working channel mode When the transmission on the channel is completed the indicator turns OFF and indicates the return of SCAT control channel signalling 44 TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT CALLS Receiving A Telephone Interconnect Call Trunked Mode Only Receiving a tele
66. oller is now the active controller and the previous active controller is now the idle controller Control Switching Modes The radio can be pre programmed for two modes of dual operation Slaved and Independent In the Slaved mode the two controllers will use the same radio System and Group settings The Independent mode permits each controller to have its own saved System and Group settings 71 Slaved Mode Operation During Slaved mode operation either controller can operate the radio with no change in System and Group settings when control is switched Both controllers display the current information If a key is pressed at the idle controller other than amp siren and light keys as noted in following paragraphs a low tone will sound and the display will temporarily show DUAL on line one of the idle controller When control is switched in a Slaved mode system all of the radio settings and states will remain in effect that have been selected on the active controller Independent Mode Operation During Independent operation the radio system operates as if there are two radio units each controlled by a separate control unit Each control unit maintains its own System and Group settings which are restored when control is switched The idle controller will display DUAL on line one to indicate that it is idle If a key is pressed at the idle controller other than PTT or siren and light keys as noted in following parag
67. or private mode all transmissions will be private transmissions and the radio will receive clear and private signals The PVT keylight System Model or OPTION keylight Scan Model turns ON when the private mode is enabled If the selected group or channel is programmed for autoselect capability the mode may be toggled between private and clear with the PVT button System Model or o button Scan Model Radios programmed for forced private operation do not allow a change of the transmit mode therefore the PVT button System Model or o button Scan Model has no effect 67 Transferring Keys Into The Radio The following procedure outlines basic key transferring steps 1 2 10 Turn the radio OFF Ensure that the PC programming cables and adapter box are disconnected from radio unit Plug the modular connector of the Keyloader cable into the Keyloader modular jack Connect the Keyloader cable to the keyloader level converter and then to the extended options cable DB25 on the rear of the radio Press the PWR button on the Keyloader and wait for the Keyloader to display MASTER MODE Press the TRN button on the Keyloader If necessary select a different cryptographic key to be transferred into the radio Turn the radio ON Use the m button to access the menu options then the RAMP xs control to select KEYLOAD Press m SELECT Then use the RAMP control to select the bank location Press the EXE button on the
68. ough the menu function and if programmed appears in the menu as FEATURES This data indicates current features programmed into the radio as well as information required to add features to the radio This feature applies to 512K RAM radios only Once the feature has been accessed all normal menu functions work The user can scroll up or down through all of the entries Feature Encryption Display provides the ability to view in the order displayed the following e Serial number ROM data serial number of the ROM e Feature encryption data stream used to enable features e Number Fields defines limits e Features enabled displays bit fields of enabled features Serial Number ROM 12 Hex Digits Example m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m mn m m m m m m m m m m m i Bil m m m m m tt HEHEHE HEHEH m m m m m a amm E aum aum H Bunn mana When the user wants to enable a feature in his radio he will need to call M A COM They will ask for the ROM serial number The serial number shown here is for example only Feature Encryption Data Stream Example 2 E FEE B aua a a uum aua 2 HH EEE
69. p Indicates which group in dynamic regroup operation has been enabled where x is a digit of 1 to 8 trunked mode only This is displayed in line of the display when the encryption key loader is connected KEY ZERO This is displayed on line 2 of the display when the operator depresses the reset and option buttons simultaneously for approximately two seconds The encryption keys are zeroed SYS KEY System Key This is displayed on line 1 of the display in ee the display key mode of the menu The key of the key name display is displayed in line 2 GRP KEY Group Key This is displayed on line 1 of the display in the display key mode of the menu for trunked systems only It is followed in the second line with a key number KEY lt 1 7 gt CHN KEY Channel Key This is displayed on line 1 of the display in the display key mode of the menu for conventional systems only It is followed in the second line with a key number KEY SL This is displayed on line 2 of the display in the display key mode of the menu for conventional when SYS KEY or CHN KEY are displayed in line 1 and for trunked when SYS KEY or GRP KEY are displayed in line 1 PRIMARY This is displayed on line 1 of the display when primary keys are enabled PRS NAME Personality Name This is displayed in line 1 of the display under the revision selection of menu The personality name is displayed on line 2 at the same time ERICSSON This is disp
70. phone interconnect call is identical to receiving an individual call See the DTMF Overdial Operation section if access to services requiring over dial is needed Overdial operations are available for any special call whether it is an individual call or a telephone interconnect call Sending A Telephone Interconnect Call Trunked Mode Only Use the following procedures to initiate and complete a Telephone Interconnect call 1 To select a previously stored phone number select phone call mode from the menu press p and use the RAMP control Or to scroll through the list of stored phone numbers The selection mode rules apply While in the phone call list the m key will toggle the display between the phone call name and the phone call number If the phone number is not stored in this list but the phone number is known it can be entered directly from the keypad If necessary a pause can be entered by pressing and holding 0 9 or until an underscore appears in the display 2 Press and release the PTT button the radio performs the necessary signalling to obtain a communication channel When the signalling is complete and the radio is clear to transmit TX indicator turns on and the channel access tone sounds Line one shows the accompanying name if selected from the list of stored numbers or the phone number if entered directly The message PHONE displays on line two The radio then automatically transmits the programmed number
71. pond to receive data calls however the following conditions will clear the data lockout mode e Thec System Model orc Scan Model button is pressed e Transmitting a data call e Changing a system An emergency e Pressing PTT while in Public Address mode e Turning scan ON with the SCAN button STATUS MESSAGE OPERATION Status and message operation is possible with either the Scan or System version of the ORION radio unit The following procedure is applicable for the System version For operation with the Scan version the four primary keycaps must be reconfigured and pre programmed for status message operation 51 Status Operation Status operation permits the transmission of a pre programmed status condition to the EDACS site To send a status condition press the s button keylight comes on then press one of the number buttons 0 9 to select the pre programmed status If no status has been programmed for the selected number button the radio will display NO ENTRY and the radio will sound a low tone A valid selection will permit the status text to appear in the display for a pre programmed time After the time out expires or the m button has been pressed the m button will override the time out period the status is selected and will be transmitted to the site or stored in the radio memory where it can be polled by the site at a future time If the site receives the status properly when transmitted or polled by t
72. ps Pressing a key programmed for SG1 would switch the radio to the pre programmed System Group 1 Pressing a key programmed for SG2 would switch the radio to the pre programmed System Group 2 etc The WAIL and YLP Yelp keys are designed to control an optional Siren package The SL1 SL8 Siren Light keys are designed to control an optional Siren Light package The RST Reset key is used to turn all sirens and lights OFF This key function is used to toggle the external speaker ON OFF The status 0 9 keys are used to send pre programmed status message to the EDACS site Enables or disables Private Mode for the System Group displayed See the PRIVATE OPERATION section Displays the Encrypted Keys This selects the DISP KEY operation from the menu functions This key function is used in Conventional Mode to send G STAR emergency signalling This key function enables and disables the Public Address feature DTMF keypad function Keypad numbers DTMF Keypad function Primarv Functions Quick Access The secondary function of the k button is to toggle the keypad buttons between their primary function and their secondary function When the secondary keypad is active i e entering phone digits for an interconnect call the k button can be used to toggle the keypad buttons back to their primary function perform a task siren light enable and then toggle back 13 to finish entering the digits for the phone number PRIMARY
73. ps below a predefined level This is accomplished by enabling each radio to analyze the signal quality of its current control channel and compare it with the signal quality of the control channel for each site in its adjacency scan list The signal quality metric used for the ProScan algorithm is based on a combination of both Received Signal Strength Indicator RSSI and Control Channel Verification CCV measurements When the selected systems signal quality level degrades below a pre programmed level the radio will begin to look for a better control channel Once a control channel that exceeds the pre programmed parameters is found the radio will change to the new system and emit a tone If the control channel is completely lost the radio will enter Wide Area System Scanning and search the programmed adjacent systems until a suitable control channel is found 37 Priority System Scan The radio may also be programmed for Priority System Scan To ensure that this feature operates correctly the control channel of the priority system must be located on channel one unless you are using the ProSound ProScan algorithm The priority system is the desired or preferred system While receiving the control channel of the selected system the radio will periodically leave the selected system and search for the control channel of the priority system at a programmable rate The programmable rate is defined by the value in the Priority Scan Time control
74. r a channel becomes available see Autokey SYSTEM BUSY TRUNKED MODE ONLY Three low pitched beeps will be heard if the radio is keyed when the system is busy if no channels are available for sending the message if the call queue is full or if an individual call is being attempted to a radio that is transmitting Releasing the PTT button and rekeying initiates a new channel request 20 CALL DENIED TRUNKED MODE ONLY If the radio is keyed and a low pitched tone is heard then the radio is not authorized on the system that has been selected CARRIER CONTROL TIMER If the programmed time for continuous transmission is exceeded five short high pitched warning tones followed by a long low pitched tone will be heard The transmitter will shut down shortly after hearing the alert interrupting communications Release and re key the PTT button to maintain communications This will reset the carrier control timer and turn the transmitter back on KEY PRESS ALERT A short tone or beep sounds to indicate a key has been pressed A short low pitched tone indicates no action was taken because the key is not active in the current mode DUAL CONTROL SWITCHING When control is switched to a previously idle control unit two short high pitched tones will sound at the control unit where PTT was pressed that is now the active controller OPERATION The ORION mobile radio unit can be programmed to operate in either a trunked system or a
75. r number sequences for overdialing can be stored in the phone list when programming the radio or stored by the operator in the first ten phone list entries These numbers are accessed by pressing p following the selection mode rules The following steps are required to dial these numbers 1 Follow the procedure in Sending A Telephone Interconnect Call Trunked Mode Only to establish a connection to the telephone system or consult the system administrator for the procedure to access a dial tone on the trunked or conventional system 2 Overdial numbers are transmitted using either method as follows METHOD 1 Press and hold PTT while entering the overdial number sequence from the keypad This method sends DTMF tones during individual telephone interconnect trunked group or conventional channel calls Anytime the PTT button is pressed and held the keypad is enabled for DTMF entry 46 METHOD 2 Press p to enter the overdial select entry mode and follow the selection mode rules to call up a stored number from the phone list or to directly enter the overdial digits Press PTT to send the overdial sequence once If the number needs to be transmitted again it must be selected or entered again this prevents unwanted numbers from being sent the next time the PTT button is pressed during the call This overdial select entry mode remains active until the call is dropped cleared or m is pressed The overdial select entry mode ca
76. raphs a low tone will sound at the idle controller When control is switched in Independent mode the idle controller will restore its own System and Group settings instead of using the settings of the previously active controller Any pending operations at the active controller other thane or siren and light operations will be terminated Emergency Operation Either control unit active or idle controller can declare an emergency provided radio has been pre programmed to enable emergency declaration If the idle controller declares an emergency control is switched to the idle controller and any current transmission from the previously active controller is terminated Siren And Light Control Siren and light control is only available from the control unit that is pre programmed for these functions Typically the control unit at the driver s location would be programmed The control unit that has these functions programmed can activate them regardless of whether it is an active or an idle controller 72 Dual Control Audio Audio output during dual control operation is a pre programmed function Default operation routes audio only to the active controller MULTIPLE RADIO OPERATION Orion mobile radio may be configured to operate in a multiple radio mode that permits more than one radio to be controlled from a single control unit or control location The radios could be different frequency splits trunked conventional etc In
77. ration The radio can be placed in the data disable state by any of the following methods When the data state is disabled the control unit displays DATA OFF on the top line An ongoing data call is allowed to complete except in the case of declaring an emergency e Removing the microphone from the hookswitch hookswitch option must be enabled by pre programming e Declaring an emergency not to be used unless an actual emergency condition exists Alert tone will sound e Pressing the o button System Model or O Scan Model pre programmed Alert tone will sound e Selecting the function using them button pre programmed e Pressing the ND button System Model Only pre programmed Data On Operation The data state is enabled by one of the following depending on how it was disabled DATA ON will be displayed top line of display for 2 seconds then the display returns to normal e Replacing the microphone into the hookswitch going on hook Only valid if the data OFF operation was entered by removing the microphone from the hookswitch going OFF hook e Pressing the ND key toggles data state on or OFF e Clearing an emergency but valid only if emergency caused data OFF operation 49 Exiting Data Calls Under normal conditions the radio enters the scan lockout mode and returns to the control channel after completion of a data call transmit or receive If during a data call one of the following conditions o
78. ration on a conventional system except that it will not be possible to select a communications channel or use emergency and special call When trunking is restored the radio will automatically be returned to normal operation NOTE Emergency and Special Call are not operational during conventional failsoft Also the GROUP control will not operate EMERGENCY OPERATION The radio s ability to declare an emergency clear an emergency remain locked on an emergency and group and the emergency audio and display freeze can each be enabled or disabled through programming When an emergency is declared scanning will stop and restarts only after the emergency has been cleared Receiving An Emergency Call When receiving an emergency call from the selected group and system an alert beep is heard and the BSY indicator comes ON The message RXEMER flashes in the display on line two until the emergency condition is cleared Follow standard emergency procedures 35 Declaring An Emergency Call To send an emergency call to the selected system and group or on an optionally pre programmed emergency group proceed as follows 1 Press and hold the rede button for approximately one second this time is programmable and therefore could be longer or shorter check with the system administrator The radio will transmit an emergency call request with the radio ID until an emergency channel assignment is received 2 When the working c
79. rogrammed for private operation and forced operation is pre programmed If the radio was pre programmed for autoselect the radio will transmit in the following modes e Private mode enabled transmission always in private mode e Private mode disabled and private call received Reply transmission will be private mode if made during scan hangtime If reply transmission occurs after scan hangtime transmission will be in clear mode Aegis or ProVoice transmissions cannot be received by a radio set to receive a Voice Guard transmission Accordingly Voice Guard or ProVoice transmissions cannot be received by a radio set to receive an Aegis transmission and niether Aegis or Voice Guard transmissions can be received by a radio set to receive ProVoice Cryptographic keys are transferred to the radio using a cryptographic Keyloader Up to seven 7 different cryptographic keys numbered 1 7 can be transferred from a Keyloader and stored in the radio An individual key is automatically selected on a per group channel basis according to the radio s programming Groups and channels within Aegis ProVoice or Voice Guard systems can be programmed for keys 1 7 Up to 8 banks of 7 keys can be stored for Aegis DES and VGE systems DES radios require a DES Keyloader Option V4025 with software version 3 n or later VGE radios require a VGE Keyloader Option V4028 with software version 2 n or later When operating on a group or channel programmed f
80. ser 39 Adding Groups To A Scan List With scan operation turned OFF select the desired group to add to the selected Trunked system group scan list Press lt gt SCAN add delete control The current priority status of the group will be displayed in column 1 of line one for a time out period If the group is not part of the scan list the status will be blank While the status is displayed press lt add the group to the scan list S is displayed on line one Press lt second time to set the group to Priority 2 2 is displayed on line one Press lt third time to set the group to Priority 1 A I is displayed on line one The priority level selection sequence only advances the group to next higher priority level and stops at priority level 1 To select a lower priority level the group must be deleted from the scan list and then added back to the scan list Each new group added to the scan list starts at the lowest priority If the the Priority 1 and Priority 2 groups are already set and a new group is assigned as Priority 1 or Priority 2 the previously assigned group will change to non priority scanning Deleting Groups From A Scan List p 40 With scan operation turned OFF select the desired group to delete from the selected trunked system s group scan list Press lt or onthe SCAN add delete control The current status of the group is displayed for a time out period Press
81. stored in the special call queue 3 The telephone ringing will be heard When someone answers the phone press the PTT button and speak into the microphone Release the PTT button to listen to the caller Unsuccessful interconnect signalling returns the radio to the normal receive mode and the number remains displayed until the special call is cleared by pressing the c button or the time out expires or another group or system is selected 4 To terminate the call momentarily press thec button 45 NOTE The ORION radio is capable of simplex one way conversation only The caller can only hear the radio if the PTT button is pressed the radio is transmitting and the caller can only be heard when PTT is released the radio is receiving Overdial Conventional Mode Telephone Interconnect Once the radio has established a connection to the public telephone system it may be necessary to over dial more digits to access banking services answering machines credit card calls or other types of systems that require DTMF Dual Tone Multi Frequency access digits Overdial operation can also be used to initiate a telephone interconnect call via DTMF signalling if a dial tone has already been accessed on the system This is the method that is used for making a telephone interconnect call while operating in the conventional mode but will also function in trunked mode if a dial tone is directly accessible Telephone numbers and othe
82. t panel key on the keypad that has been pre programmed by the PC progamming software A default value of 9 or any user level between 1 and 16 can be selected by the PC programming software The user can change this setting either of two ways from the front panel keys NOTE A value of 16 requires a strong signal to open squelch a value of 2 requires a very weak signal to open squelch and a value of 1 is open squelch NOTE When squelch adjust feature is activated Channel Guard T99 decode and Scan are disabled When the squelch adjust feature is exited Channel Guard T99 decode and Scan are restored to their previous States Menu Selection 1 Press key and then use the RAMP control to scroll through the selections until SQUELCH is displayed Then press m SELECT again 2 The display will show SQLCH xx where is the value between 1 and 16 3 Use the RAMP control Or to scroll through the values Then press the m SELECT key to save the new value after the display time out 2 seconds The displayed value will be selected and saved 4 If them orc _ key is pressed before the time out the menu feature will exit and the squelch level will not be updated The original value will be restored Pre Programmed Keypad Key 1 Press the pre programmed key and the display will indicate SQLCH xx where xx 15 the value between 1 and 16 60 2 Use the RAMP control to scroll through the
83. t period Press lt to add the channel to the scan list S is displayed on the line This sets the selected channel for non priority scanning A second press of sets the channel for priority two scanning and 2 is displayed on line one An additional press of lt sets the channel for priority one scanning and 1 is displayed on line one If the priority one or priority two channels are already set and a new channel is then assigned as the priority one or priority two channel the previously assigned priority channel will change to non priority scanning The priority setting selection sequence is set and stops at priority one therefore the channel must be deleted from the scan list by pressing gt before the channel is set to a previous priority setting Any channel that is in a system s channel scan list will show S 2 or 1 for the time out period when it is the selected channel Deleting Channels From A Scan List 1 With scan operation turned OFF select the desired channel to delete from the selected conventional system s channel scan list 2 Press lt gt onthe SCAN add delete control The current status is displayed for a time out period Press gt delete the channel from the scan list S 2 or 1 turns OFF Any channel that is not in a conventional system channel scan list will show a blank for the time out period when it is the selected channel Nuisance Delete A channel can also be deleted from the scan list
84. ted by typographical errors inaccuracies of current information or improvements to programs and or equipment may be made by M A COM Private Radio Systems Inc at any time and without notice Such changes will be incorporated into new editions of this manual No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and recording for any purpose without the express written permission of M A COM Private Radio Systems Inc Copyright 1998 2001 M A COM Private Radio Systems Inc All rights reserved 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY INFORMATION INTRODUCTION USER INTERFACE CONTROLS POWER ON OFF VOLUME KNOB SYSTEM GROUP CHANNEL KNOB RAMP CONTROL SCAN ON OFF SCAN ADD DELETE INDICATORS KEYPAD DISPLAY RADIO STATUS ICONS MESSAGES ALERT TONES CALL ORIGINATE AUTOKEY TRUNKED MODE ONLY CALL QUEUED TRUNKED MODE ONLY SYSTEM BUSY TRUNKED MODE ONLY CALL DENIED TRUNKED MODE ONLY CARRIER CONTROL TIMER KEY PRESS ALERT DUAL CONTROL SWITCHING OPERATION TURNING ON THE RADIO TRUNKED MODE OPERATION RECEIVING A CALL SENDING A CALL CONVENTIONAL FAILSOFT EMERGENCY OPERATION SYSTEM SCAN OPERATION TABLE OF CONTENTS Continued GROUP SCAN OPERATION INDIVIDUAL CALLS SCAT OPERATION TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT CALLS MOBILE DATA STATUS MESSAGE OPERATION EDACS CONVENTIONAL P1 SCAN DYNAMIC REGROUP OPERATION CONVENTIONAL MODE OPERATION RECEIVIN
85. the keys to scroll through the list Pressing the m key will display the time elapsed since the call was received Call Storage Lists There are two lists available for call storage in the radio the calls received list 1 10 and the personality list 1 99 as defined by the user When the individual call mode is entered by pressing i the calls received list is available The user can toggle to the personality list by selecting any key other than d 0 or toggle between the two lists by pressing the i key If wrap is enabled the calls received list wraps on itself and not into the other list CALL PERSONALITY RECEIVED LIST LIST Programmable 1 10 From Keypad SEL 0 SEL XX Preprogrammed into radio The saved call list shows all ten storage locations if no calls have been received the saved call list will be empty and the pre stored list will be available upon entering the individual call mode 43 When in the saved call list pressing m toggles the time stamp and OFF The time stamp indicates how long ago the call was received The display indicates this information as HH MM SS where HH hours MM minutes and SS seconds When in the pre stored list pressing m toggles the Logical IDentification LID on and OFF Sending An Individual Call The following procedures describe how to initiate and complete an individual call 1 To select a previously stored individual select the I Call m
86. the RAMP control selects the EAST system as shown in the next display The radio may be programmed to wrap around from one end of a list to the other end or to stop at the ends DIRECT ACCESS To directly access a selection enter the corresponding number i e 4 followed by SEL to activate the selection The entered number is displayed on line two as shown below Line one shows the current list being used for selection SEL SYS 4 23 If a mistake 15 made while entering the number press the DEL button to backspace once and correct the entry If an invalid number is entered a short low pitched tone sounds when SEL is pressed To exit the selection mode press the c button or wait for the time out If the selection mode is cleared while an entry is pending 1 numbers entered on line 2 but SEL has not been pressed the entry on line two will be disregarded and the previous selection will remain active If the time out activates while an entry is pending the entry on line two will be selected if it is within the valid range if it is out of range the entry on line two will be disregarded and the previous selection will remain active NOTE While in system group or channel selection mode the radio continues to receive calls normally and continues scanning if it is enabled If a call is received during the selection mode process the radio will return to the normal receive mode display Continuing with the selection pr
87. the master radio supports mobile data operation 74 LAST SYSTEM GROUP OR CHANNEL RECALL Supervisory Radio Units Only This feature enables the user to recall the last selected system group after an EDACS emergency or home function a conventional emergency or home function or system group key function This feature must be pre programmed as Enabled to function For example if the Home button pre programmed is pressed the radio will go to the designated Home system group or channel If the Home button is pressed again the radio returns to the previous system group or channel At this time the user can toggle between the Home system group or channel and the previous system group or channel The operation is the same for the SGI SG5 buttons MACRO KEY OPERATION Macro key operation permits the user to accomplish a series of key strokes with a single macro key stroke Up to ten 10 macro keys can be defined each capable of executing up to twenty 20 key strokes to any pushbutton input 1 keypad keys buttons etc Each macro key can be pre programmed to activate when pressed or when released A macro key may also be pre programmed to change the key stroke sequence the next time the macro key is activated For detail operation and assignment of macro keys contact your communications supervisor or administrator 75 SENDING A MANUALLY ENTERED INTERCONNECT CALL SYSTEM MODEL ONLY 1 76 Select a channel in the
88. ual to the scan hang time Priority Group Scanning When scan is enabled and the Priority 1 and Priority 2 groups have been identified the radio will listen to calls on those groups and the selected group While receiving a scanned group call the radio will continue to monitor the selected Priority 1 and Priority 2 groups and will drop the call if the selected group or other higher priority call becomes active During a Priority 2 call the radio will continue to monitor for a Priority 1 group call 41 The radio will monitor for Agency and Fleet calls which correspond to the Agency and Fleet associated with the Priority 1 and Priority 2 groups Priority Agency and Fleet calls will be indicated by displaying AGENCY or FLEET on the System line of the display and associated Priority 1 or 2 group on the Group line of the display Turning Scan OFF Toggle scan operation OFF by pressing k The radio will resume operation on the selected group INDIVIDUAL CALLS Receiving and Responding To An Individual Call When the radio receives an individual call a call directed only to the user s radio it unmutes on the assigned working channel and turns on the BSY indicator Line one shows ID followed by the logical ID number of the unit sending the message or the associated name if the ID number is found in the individual call list The individual call indicator display INDV is displayed on line two The radio can be programmed to ring when an in
89. ups or channels in the scan list of the currently selected systems are scanned The secondary function of the SCAN button is to toggle the keypad buttons between their primary function and their secondary function SCAN ADD DELETE This rocker type button is used to display the current SCAN status for a group channel and then either add or delete the group channel from the system scan list INDICATORS Transmitter enabled ON when the radio is transmitting BuSY On indicates a carrier 1s being received the channel is BSY busy Note that if the selected channel is programmed for Channel Guard CG Digital Channel Guard DCG or Type 99 T99 tone decode operation the radio will not un squelch if a valid tone or code is not received the BSY indicator will be on 1 2 3 DEL sys er OP 4 B 6 SELECT 203 L3 L3 MENJ 7 8 9 CLEAR SIS ws LR o 0 o o PHN DS IND A gt Figure 3 ORION System Model Keypad DEL SELECT e e OPTION MENU CLEAR e e CLEAR A Figure 4 ORION Scan Model Keypad KEYPAD The keypad is similar to a telephone keypad but with four 4 additional buttons on the side for a total of 16 keys In addition to numbers 1 9 O and which is a secondary function most of the keys have or can be programmed to have a primary function A symbol or abbreviated word describing its primary function is labeled on the key
90. ustment in price Labor to perform warranty service will be provided at no charge during warranty period only for the Equipment covered under Paragraph B 3 To be eligible for no charge labor service must be performed by an Authorized Service Center ASC or other Servicer approved for these purposes either at its place of business during normal business hours for mobile or personal equipment or at the Buyer s location for fixed location equipment Service on fixed location equipment more than thirty 30 miles from the Service Center or other approved Servicer s place of business will include a charge for transportation E D Seller s obligations under Paragraph C shall not apply to any Equipment or part thereof which i has been modified or otherwise altered other than pursuant to Seller s written instructions or written approval or 1 is normally consumed in operation or iii has a normal life inherently shorter than the warranty periods specified in Paragraph B or iv is not properly stored installed used maintained repaired or v has been subjected to any other kind of misuse or detrimental exposure or has been involved in an accident i E preceding paragraphs set forth the exclusive remedies for claims except as to title based upon defects in or nonconformity of the Equipment whether the claim is in contract warranty tort including negligence strict liability
91. values Then press the m SELECT key to save the new value or wait for the display time out 2 seconds The displayed value will be selected and saved 3 key is pressed before the time out the squelch level will not be updated and the original value will be restored NOISE BLANKER OPERATION A noise blanker feature is available in the low band 29 50 MHz version of the Orion radio which provides ignition noise filtering The feature can be enabled through either the pre programmed menu selection or a pre programmed key on the control unit The noise blanker state is remembered through a power cycle and its state will be displayed at power up i e NB ON or NB OFF The menu selection or the pre programmed key will toggle the state of the noise blanker and display the new state Menu Selection Press and then use the RAMP control scroll through the selections until NB ON or NB OFF is displayed Then press m to toggle the noise blanker state NB ON or NB OFF After the display time out 2 seconds then press m again to save the new noise blanker state and return to normal operations Pre Programmed Keypad Key Press the pre programmed key and the display will indicate NB ON or NB OFF Press the key again to toggle the function TYPE 99 DECODE Conventional Only If the Type 99 Decode Option has been pre programmed individual selective calling is possible The radio can now decode individual group or
92. ve changeable parameters An example of the menu item selection process and menu item parameter change is detailed below for the backlight menu item PRESS m The menu mode is entered PRESS The RAMP control until the display shows MENU BCK LGHT PRESS SEL The backlight menu item is activated and the display will be similar to the following XXX Line one shows the active menu item and its current parameter setting XXX Line two shows the currently selected system or group name YYYYYYYY The menu item s parameter setting shown in the display can now be changed by using the RAMP control and to scroll through the list of parameter values Once the desired setting is reached press SEL to store the value and return the normal display For menu items that display radio information pressing and will scroll through a list of informational displays The menu items are listed Table 1 25 TABLE 1 MENU ITEM INFORMATION FEATURE Backlight Adjust Radio Information Noise Blanker PHONE CALL Individual Call Trunked Systems Only External Alarm 26 Revision DISPLAY PARAMETER SETTINGS Menu Item BCKLIGHT Once selected BCKL Menu item REVISION Informational displays only see radio no user selectable settings Menu Item NOISBLKR Once selected NB ON or NB OFF Menu item PHN CALL Once selected See Telephone Interconnect
93. ventional mode only Indicates noise blanker feature is disabled on low band 29 50 MHz version PA ON Indicates that the public address function of the radio is enabled address function of the radio was disabled the radio is enabled Disabled alarm function of radio was disabled PVT DIS Private Mode Disabled Indicates that private mode is disabled or no encryption key has been programmed for the selected group channel or special call FRCD PVT Forced Private Indicates that forced private operation has Operation been pre programmed into radio NO KEY Encryption Key Flashing indicator indicates that no Missing encryption key or an incorrect encryption key is programmed into the radio BCKL 1 6 Backlight Display intensity and keypad back light level 16 MESSAGE NAME DESCRIPTION GR Group ID This indicates that the call is a group call and TV 3 is followed by the GID of the caller trunked mode only ID Individual ID This indicates the call is an individual call and the ID number of the caller example ID 27725 trunked mode only WHC 1 Who Has Called This display indicates the number from the Who Has Called hst Individual calls received but not responded to are stored in a Who Has Called list This list is accessible by pressing the key and then the INDV key after the Individual call has timed out or the Clear button is pressed This display is on line 2 and the LID of the caller is displaye
94. ys the received scan channel At the same time scanning continues on the priority one and priority two channels Should the priority one or priority two channel carrier regardless of encoded squelch decoding be detected while a non priority channel is being received the display name is updated and the received channel is switched to the priority channel Scanning of the priority one channel will continue if a message is being received on the priority two channel While receiving a call on a non priority or a priority two channel the radio periodically checks the priority one and two channels If Scan with Channel Guard is enabled the radio will use Channel Guard to decide whether to unmute on a priority channel The radio will stop on squelch detection on a priority channel In normal operation the radio will unmute only on detecting the correct Channel Guard otherwise it will remain muted until the priority channel call and hang time have ended An optional feature allows the radio to continue scanning upon the detection of the wrong Channel Guard on a priority channel The user can then select the rate this channel is scanned until the call there ends 57 Adding Channels To A Scan List 1 With scan operation turned OFF select the desired channel to add to the selected conventional system channel scan list 2 Press lt or gt on the SCAN add delete control The current status will be displayed in column 1 of line one for a time ou

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