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Professional Radio

P Series

Selling Guide

68P64114B36

Issue: September 1999

Summary of Contents for P Series

Page 1: ...Professional Radio P Series Selling Guide 68P64114B36 Issue September 1999 ...

Page 2: ...he copyrighted computer program Accordingly any copyrighted Motorola computer programs contained in the Motorola products described in this manual may not be copied or reproduced in any manner without the express written permission of Motorola Furthermore the purchase of Motorola prod ucts shall not be deemed to grant either directly or by implication estoppel or otherwise any license under the co...

Page 3: ... 2 0 Feature Benefits Summary 2 2 2 1 Radio Handset Mechanics 2 2 2 2 Radio Handset Ergonomics 2 3 2 3 Audio Enhancement 2 3 2 4 General Operational Capabilities 2 4 3 0 Detailed Features Benefits Description 2 5 3 1 Mechanical Features 2 5 3 2 Ergonomic Features 2 6 3 3 Audio Quality Enhancement 2 13 3 4 General Operational Capabilities 2 14 Chapter 3 ACCESSORIES 1 0 Batteries 3 1 1 1 Nickel Meta...

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Page 5: ...njunction with a radio on a live system This valuable hands on experience will help you explain the beneÞts of the P Series to your customers GOOD SELLING 1 1 How to use this Selling Guide The Selling Guide is divided into three chapters Chapter 1 The Þrst chapter provides a general overview of the new Motorola P Series of Entry Level Professional Radios Chapter 2 The second chapter describes the ...

Page 6: ...ore effectively and efÞciently High quality audio helps to ensure that your customers voice communications are understood Þrst time Wide area coverage keeps your customers in touch over a large range Easy to use allows your customer to focus on the job in hand not the radio in their hand Compact and Robust form factor ensures that communications continue even when the going gets tough Affordable f...

Page 7: ...tion IP54 and the US Military Standards 810 C D and E IP54 This standard demonstrates the radio s ability to withstand driving rain and dust directed at the radio from all directions Military Standards 810 C D and E These Military Standards ensure continued radio operation in rough environments All radios in the P Series meet the following speciÞcations Low Pressure High Temperature Rain Humidity ...

Page 8: ...s P040 Entry Level Professional Radio 4 Channels P080 Entry Level Professional Radio 16 Channels Display Keypad 3 1 P040 Entry Level Professional Portable Radio Figure 1 2 P040 Radio Description On Off Volume Programmable Side Button 1 PTT LED Antenna Accessory Connector Programmable Side Button 2 Microphone Rotary Channel Selector ...

Page 9: ...ntry Level Professional Portable Radio Figure 1 3 P080 Radio Description On Off Volume Microphone Programmable Side Button 1 LED Programmable Side Button 2 Antenna Accessory Connector Rotary Channel Selector Display PTT Menu keys Keypad ...

Page 10: ...Entry Level Professional Portable Radios Comparison Features P040 P080 On off volume control Ö Ö Rotary Channel selector Ö Ö Number of channels 4 16 LED Indicator Red Amber Ö Ö Textured Programmable Side Buttons 2 2 Textured ÒPush To TalkÓ Button PTT Ö Ö Option board Support Ö Ö 7 Character alphanumeric display Ö Menu Navigation keys Ö Keypad with 0 9 and Ö Accessory Connector Ö Ö Table 1 2 The P ...

Page 11: ...our customers on how to start using their new P Series radio A copy of this multi lingual booklet is included in every sales model box The User Guide contains essential radio safety and care information as well as advice on battery changing and battery care IMPORTANT It is important that your customers read and understand this information Please ensure that your customers receive this booklet when...

Page 12: ...1 8 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ...

Page 13: ...hapter is to provide you with the supporting information you need to sell the P Series radios effectively to your customers The following section provides a summary of the features and beneÞts in tabular form providing you with a quick reference guide to the radio Should your customers require further information the features and beneÞts are described in detail in Section 3 ...

Page 14: ...he hand and is convenient to carry Lightweight Form Factor Ö Ö The radio is comfortable to hold for long periods of time and is unobtrusive when clipped onto the user s belt Contoured battery Ö Ö The contoured battery case makes the radio comfortable to hold and use Quick and easy battery removal replacement Ö Ö The battery can be quickly replaced even with cold or gloved hands to ensure minimal d...

Page 15: ...vides the user with instant and easily understood con Þrmation of the outcome of a function button press Volume Set Tone Ö Ö Allows the user to adjust the speaker volume to the opti mum level for the current working environment Display Ö Provides the user with additional information and allows the user to access an extended set of features and beneÞts Display Backlight Ö Ensures that the user can ...

Page 16: ...is free before transmitting Busy Channel Lockout Ö Ö Transmit is only allowed if the channel is free This fur ther enforces channel discipline by preventing users from talking over the top of each other Scanning Ö Ö SimpliÞes multi channel operation and ensures that the most important calls are always received Repeater Talkaround Ö Ö Ensures that in the absence of the repeater commu nications cont...

Page 17: ...nient belt clip as standard The full range of carry accessories is described later in Chapter 3 3 1 2 Option Boards You can further enhance the functionality of the new P Series radios by installing a third party option board The P Series radios provide interfaces to support a range of different types of option board The most important option board interfaces are Simple Selcall The Simple Selcall ...

Page 18: ...sage Control from option board to radio Typical applications include Trunking Application ie SmartTrunk II For information regarding the operation of these third party option boards and the considerable beneÞts they provide please contact the appropriate supplier Recommended third party supplier internet sites are SmarTrunk Systems Inc http www smartrunk com Transcrypt International http www trans...

Page 19: ...he radio is transmitting the following operation occurs to indicate whether high or low power is selected Tx Battery Operation As above except when the radio is transmitting the following operation occurs to provide detailed information about the battery charge state Table 2 6 Normal Operation LED State Colour Indication Power Up Temporary continuous GREEN Radio performing self test TX RX Continuo...

Page 20: ... side buttons are physically separated by a moulded ridge in the radio housing allowing the user to easily locate the required button without having to look at the radio Typically the user will be able to feel this ridge even while wearing gloves Quick Þngertip identiÞcation of the correct button is further assisted by the different texture patterns moulded onto the buttons themselves To eliminate...

Page 21: ...annel simply stop and re start scanning Ö Ö Enables the user to ignore irrelevant conversations and focus on meaningful information Toggle High Low Power Switches between the high and low transmit power settings Ö Ö Provides the user with a means of optimizing battery life eg switch to high power only when working at a remote location Toggle Repeater Talkaround 2 Switches the radio between normal ...

Page 22: ...dio Alerts includes Tx Low Battery this alert tone is sounded after a transmission when the PTT has been released when the low battery threshold has been reached Rx Low Battery this alert tone is produced at regular intervals set using the CPS while the radio is receiving a call and the low battery threshold has been reached The P series radios provide many other types of convenient audio feedback...

Page 23: ...sible to programme one of the side buttons to activate the display backlight Table 2 11 Icon Description Symbol Name and Description A Companding Indicator Indicates that companding is active B Power Level Indicator ÒLÓ is lit up when your radio is conÞgured to transmit in Low Power while ÒHÓ is lit up when your radio is conÞgured to transmit in High Power D Phone Indicator Indicates that you are ...

Page 24: ...ered Dialling the DTMF tones are stored up and sent when the radio user presses the PTT button When used to communicate with a telephone system the keypad can be conÞgured as a Hot Keypad automatically switching the radio into phone mode as soon as a keypad button is pressed This function increases ease of use and operator efÞciency 3 2 8 Menu Navigation Keys The P080 has four Menu Navigation Keys...

Page 25: ... This feature saves time by reducing the need to repeat messages Companding is the term used to deÞne compressing the audio signal on transmission and expanding the audio signal on reception The overall effect is to reduce noise in the received signal providing crisper clearer audio clarity Companding and Low Level Expansion see below are mutually exclusive enabling one automatically disables the ...

Page 26: ...r customers is a large Do It Yourself DIY retail outlet After consulting with the customer you agree that the anticipated communications trafÞc can be supported by a single channel system i e transmit and receive frequency pair However the workforce consists of several distinct groups of sales assistants working within the various different store departments You decide to conÞgure the customer s r...

Page 27: ...noise heard by the receiving radio when the PTT is released on the transmitting radio This is caused because the receiving radio does not immediately recognise that the transmission is over and squelch is momentarily held open even though carrier is not present PL prevents this by generating a reverse burst for TPL or a turn off code for DPL at the transmitting radio when the PTT is released The r...

Page 28: ...lose its speaker The choice of rules is Note These Mute Unmute rules are only available when the speciÞc radio personality has its Receive Squelch Type set to TPL or PL 3 4 4 Monitor The Monitor function increases the effectiveness of your customer s communication system by allowing the radio user to listen to the communication channel before transmitting The user is therefore able to ensure that ...

Page 29: ...Þts of Busy Channel Lockout consider the following hypothetical customer application A security Þrm have approached you to help them increase the effectiveness of their staff at a local shopping mall You have discovered that the shopping mall is already supported by a community repeater which is used by shops based in the complex and suggest equipping the security guards with P Series radios The t...

Page 30: ...ng the menu and navigation keys The beneÞts that your customers can derive from the Scanning related features are summarised in the following table The remainder of this sub section provides a more detailed description of the Scanning related features and beneÞts A Scan List consisting of the channels that should be monitored for activity is programmed into each radio A different Scan List can be ...

Page 31: ... begins transmitting on channel 4 which would typically be the radio user s home or emergency channel To simplify the radio operation for your customer s staff AutoScan can be programmed on a per channel basis This feature automatically activates Scanning when the radio user switches to a channel with AutoScan enabled To further enhance the scanning process it is possible to nominate the Þrst chan...

Page 32: ... user selects using the rotary channel knob the channel that last unmuted during scanning This feature informs the radio user which channel was last active during scanning and allows him to continue communicating with the same group of people Scanned Channel Discovery Alert is particularly useful on the P040 radio where no visual channel indication is provided when the radio lands during scanning ...

Page 33: ...w in Figure 2 1 When Worker A presses the PTT the radio transmits on frequency F1 The repeater receives Worker A s communication on frequency F1 and re transmits it on frequency F2 The radio being used by Worker B receives the call on frequency F2 Similarly when Worker B replies on F1 the repeater re transmits on F2 for Worker A to receive In summary all radios using the repeater transmit on frequ...

Page 34: ...bypassing the repeater This is often termed back to back or simplex communication Later when the two worker move back into the repeater coverage area they simply switch their radios back to repeater operation to communicate with their other colleagues 3 4 8 Receive Only Channel Personality Using the CPS you are able to programme channels to be Receive Only ie the radio user is unable to transmit o...

Page 35: ...as a 7 character display that allows a meaningful name to be assigned to a channel This simpliÞes end user operation and enables more efÞcient communications amongst your customer s mobile workforce To better understand the beneÞts of Channel Alias imagine that you have been asked to set up a simple communications system for medium sized factory Working closely with the customer you have identiÞed...

Page 36: ...ilt into all P Series radios enables your customer s staff to operate the radio in hands free mode This increases the productivity of the workforce by allowing calls to be made and received without the need for staff to have to stop working and put down their tools This capability would be of signiÞcant beneÞt to a construction site worker allowing him to receive or give instructions while operati...

Page 37: ... programmed the radio will enter Phone Mode as soon as the radio user presses any keypad button When Phone Mode has been activated the radio user is able to generate DTMF tones directly from the keypad the radio may be conÞgured for either buffered or live dialling To simplify operation and maximise efÞciency the P080 has a built in Contact List that can be edited by the radio user The Contact Lis...

Page 38: ... BENEFITS A typical Telephone Interconnect system is described below in Figure 2 3 Figure 2 3 Typical Telephone Interconnect System P080 Base Station Telephone Users Telephone Network Telephone Interconnect Patch Panel ...

Page 39: ...ss prone to memory effect than Nickel Cadmium Fewer toxic metals Ð environmentally friendly Disadvantages Self discharges at approximately 30 per month when stored Nickel Metal Hydride will not operate at such low temperatures as Nickel Cadmium 1 2 Nickel Cadmium NiCd This well proven chemistry provides the best performance at extreme temperatures but suffer from memory effect and provides the low...

Page 40: ...regular shaped crystals which adhere to the cell plates These irregular shaped crystals drain the battery of its true capacity capability The result is the battery will only charge to the level at which it was last discharged For example a person over many months routinely uses 70 of the battery capacity In a Nickel Cadmium battery that originally had a run time of 8 hours the run time could be re...

Page 41: ...ttery status allow easy operating and optimum charging as and when necessary BeneÞts The dual chemistry charger can be used for all batteries in the product range Ð a cost effective solution Rapid charging times allow more batteries to be charged during a workshift Easy to use Ð indications provide useful information Table 3 3 Battery Chargers Part Number Description Single Unit Charger complete w...

Page 42: ...vide a greater communication range Ð useful for users working in remote locations The antennae available are shown in the tables below Table 3 4 VHF Antennae Part Number Length Frequency PMAD4014 14 cm 136 155 MHz PMAD4023 14 cm 150 161 MHz PMAD4015 14 cm 155 174 MHz PMAD4012 9 cm 136 155 MHz PMAD4025 9 cm 150 161 MHz PMAD4013 9 cm 155 174 MHz Table 3 5 UHF Antennae Part Number Length Frequency PM...

Page 43: ...ip is included with every radio The spring action ensures the radio is held securely in place whilst still allowing easy Þtting and removal The spring belt clips for the P series of radio are available in 2 different sizes HLN9844 Spring 1 5 inch Belt Clip HLN9714 Spring 2 inch Belt Clip 4 2 Carry Cases Carry cases ensure convenient hands free carrying and provides protection for the radio Two typ...

Page 44: ...er BeneÞts Discreet radio operation Ð the radio can be hidden from view Body worn appliances allow users to work with both hands free between calls Ð increasing productivity and safety 5 2 Earpieces and Headsets The Audio Accessory range also includes earpieces and headsets The choice of Earbuds Earpieces include the following options volume control microphone and Push To Talk These unobtrusive an...

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