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The DRC-32 Display. 

The DRC-32 is equipped with a two line by twenty character LCD display. The 
display is backlit for use in a dark environment and also has adjustable contrast for 
improved visibility in a brighter environment

 

 
 

DRC-32 Display 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The DRC-32 display consists of two lines of twenty characters. The display has both 
static and dynamic information, and its appearance will change depending upon the 
task being performed.  
 
 
The numbers along the bottom row of the display are indications for the seven 
“Channel” slots available to the operator. These indicate if a call is being received on 
the specific channel, if the channel is selected by the operator, if the channel is 
selected by another operator and if the channel is placed in a connect Group. 
 
 
The top line of the displa y will show the details of the channel selected by the 
operator and also the alpha tag for that channel. It also can display the current time 
and the incoming call stack where calls are placed in the stack. 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

     

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Summary of Contents for DRC-32

Page 1: ...ruction Manual DRC 32 Radio Controller Selcall and TETRA A W Communication Systems Ltd Crook Barn The Crook Roweltown Carlisle Cumbria England Tel 44 0 1697 748777 Fax 44 0 1697 748778 email sales aw comms co uk ...

Page 2: ...t 8 Line Port 8 Menu System 9 The Menu Architecture 11 The DRC 32 Display 12 DRC 32 Display 12 User controls 13 Volume Adjustment Loudspeaker 13 Setting the Selcall Outgoing Status 13 Changing a selected base station radio frequency 13 Connecting Channel ports Channel Patching 13 Setting the DRC 32 Channel Presentation 14 Setting the Default console Channel 14 Volume Adjustment Headset 14 Volume A...

Page 3: ...phone Patch 18 Calling a Mobile from the Keypad 19 Calling a Mobile from the Memory Stack 19 Calling a Mobile from the Keypad When Calls Are Stored In Stack 19 Calling More Than One Mobile selcall 20 Calling More Than One Mobile TETRA 20 Finishing Calls 20 Talk Through Facility 20 Facility Control 20 Location Call Selcall 21 Interrogate Call Selcall 21 Clear Function 21 Notes 22 ...

Page 4: ...erator burden Please Note The DRC 32 at your desktop will have been configured by your system supplier and as such may or may not have some of the features described herein enabled for your use Your supplier will help with any questions you may have regarding correct operation and configuration Multiple Audio Paths The DRC1 will support operation using the built in loudspeaker and microphone the h...

Page 5: ...cause the operator s voice to be transmitted In receive mode the operator can choose to use the internal loudspeaker or turn the loudspeaker off by pressing the LS key Common Headset Working If the operator is equipped with a headset then the DRC 32 can also be interconnected to the telephone system This interconnection will have been undertaken by your system supplier By interconnecting the DRC 3...

Page 6: ...l base station facilities These facilities may be unique to your service and as such is not possible for us to describe them here By way of example your base stations may consist of a main equipment set and a standby equipment set The standby set can be commanded to take over in the event of equipment failure by operating the facilities key When used with a TETRA channel the Facility key selects e...

Page 7: ...lities become disconnected Rear View of DRC 32 Auxiliary Port Record Playback Port Power Comms Headset Desk Telephone Instrument Connector Foot PTT Microphone Line Handset on Side Power Supply Port Connection to the supplied modular power supply unit Use only the supplied power unit Auxiliary Port The auxiliary port is used for connecting third party equipment such as modems Record Playback Port U...

Page 8: ... the connection of an operator headset to achieve quiet operation and common headset functionality Microphone Port Used to connect a desk top style microphone Telephone Line Port Used to connect the DRC 32 to a desk top telephone instrument equipped with a headset port to enable common headset working Line Port Used to connect the DRC 32 to the DS 32 or DS micro switch shelf which is then connecte...

Page 9: ...s and from the telephone system Access to the items in category one is achieved through the menu system The menu system is termed a nested menu because once the upper menu has been accessed there are multiple choices which can be scrolled through using the scroll up and scroll down keys The menu key itself acts as a select key and indicates to the system what choice the operator is making from the...

Page 10: ... Page 10 A W Communication Systems Limited 2004 Keys used in the menu system Scroll Up Scroll Down Menu Clear Alpha numeric Keys Volume up Volume Down ...

Page 11: ...Handset Volume Default Speaker Volume Use Scroll Keys Keypad Beeps Set Time Set Date Display Contrast Set Microphone Source Lamp Key Test Set Ident nameTags Set Status Tags Set Channel Tags Set Default Channel Software Version Installation Menu Expert use only It should be noticed that those functions which will require frequent adjustment or are operator dependant are placed at the top of the men...

Page 12: ...ill change depending upon the task being performed The numbers along the bottom row of the display are indications for the seven Channel slots available to the operator These indicate if a call is being received on the specific channel if the channel is selected by the operator if the channel is selected by another operator and if the channel is placed in a connect Group The top line of the displa...

Page 13: ...o select this item The top line of the display now shows Base radio channel press MENU again to select this item The display now shows the current base channel selected Enter a new channel using the numeric keypad or by scrolling through the channels with the or keys When the appropriate channel has been selected press MENU to store the value The display then returns to the Set radio channels sub ...

Page 14: ...ys and press MENU to pre select the channel The display now returns to the channel selection sub menu allowing the user to select another channel button or press CLEAR to move back up the menu system Setting the Default console Channel Upon start up the DRC 32 can automatically select a preferred operating channel this is especially useful when there is only one channel available to operators on t...

Page 15: ...MENU to select this item then use the or and place the chevron next to your choice Pip Click or Off Press MENU to store your selection then CLEAR to exit the menu system Set Time Press MENU to access the menu system then until the chevron points to Set Time Press MENU to select this item The display will now expect you to enter two digits for the hour Pressing clear will backspace and clear a digi...

Page 16: ... test takes the form of the display indicating the column and Row number of any key pressed For example pressing the 3 key causes the display to show 3x because the 3 key is part of the keypad matrix Pressing the group key causes the display to indicate C1 1 because the group key is the first key in column one Pressing the Transmit key shuts down the program and causes the DRC 32 to reset Set Iden...

Page 17: ...Channel Tag A channel tag is a text name given to the radio channel the DRC 32 has access to For example the selected channel can be simply displayed as Ch 1 or Ch Town Ctr To set a channel tag press MENU to access the menu system then press until the chevron points to set channel tag Press MENU to select the item then enter three digits for the channel number Use leading zeros e g 001 for channel...

Page 18: ... the telephone instrument and transfer the headset back into radio operation Making a Telephone Call To make a telephone call press SELECT on the DRC 32 and then the pick up key on the telephone instrument After dial tone is heard in the headset use the telephone instrument dial pad to dial the required telephone number To close the call press the telephone instrument pick up key and then press SE...

Page 19: ...y or The display will show Ringing followed by connected or no answer Connected indicates the acknowledge message has beenreceived from the mobile and speech communication is possible Use TRANSMIT key when speaking or if no answer is displayed the mobile has not answered and may be out of range not on air etc The operator may press CALL again to retry or press CLEAR to close down Calling a Mobile ...

Page 20: ... Calls When a call to a mobile comes to an end it may be finished and the mobile placed back into standby mode by pressing CLOSE key Where the handset has been used for calls placing the handset back on the rest will close the current call Talk Through Facility To enable mobiles to communicate directly with each other the talk through facility needs to be turned on Pressing T T key turns on the ta...

Page 21: ...ss LOC A special selective call is issued to the mobile which will respond without alerting the driver and send location data Interrogate Call Selcall To interrogate a remote mobile resource for its current selcall status the INT key is used instead of the call key The operation is the same as for the location facility Clear Function The CLEAR key is used to remove identity numbers from the displa...

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