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E.F. Johnson Company 5100 ES, Operating Manual

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ES Series Models II/III Portable Radio Operating Manual

Features

• Large graphic display with backlight

• 16-position channel select switch

• Three-position rotary option switch

• Up to nine (limited keypad) or 21 (DTMF keypad) programmable option keys/buttons

• Each option key/button programmable with a different function for each operating 

mode (Conventional, SMARTNET/SmartZone, Trunked P25) 

• Menu mode 

• AES 256-bit FIPS 140-2 approved encryption available on P25/digital channels. 

(Encryption is currently not available on Multi-Net channels.)

Note

The 51SL ES Series radios are dual encryption. Either DES or AES encryption is available 
(not both). Single key DES is standard when P25 is ordered. 

 

 

Either DES encryption or AES encryption is optional for the 51FIRE ES Series and may be 
purchased from EFJohnson Technologies.

• DES 64-bit encryption available on analog channels, DES-OFB on digital channels (see 

Section 11). (Encryption is currently not available on Multi-Net channels.)

• Emergency calls for high priority system access

• Priority (standard) and Radio Wide scan modes with user programmable scan lists

• User selectable high and low power output

• Surveillance mode

• Time-out timer

• Keypad lock to prevent accidental key presses

• Power up password to prevent unauthorized use.

• Programmable and user adjustable tone volume

• Programmable minimum volume level

• Soft power down to prevent accidental power off

• Operates on both wide and narrow band channels

• Adjust Contrast values of LCD display

• Over the Air Programming (OTAP) option enables you to program radios without 

connecting them to a computer

• Easy radio programming and feature updating for portable and mobile radios

Note

The availability of many features is controlled by field programming and by the options 
ordered. See the EFJohnson Technologies product description and the following sections 
in this manual for additional information.

Summary of Contents for 5100 ES

Page 1: ... 5100 ES Portable Radio 51SL ES Portable Radio 51FIRE Portable Radio 51LT ES Portable Radio Ascend Portable Radio Project 25 Conventional and Trunked Analog and Digital Conventional SMARTNET SmartZone Multi Net Trunked Part Number 002 5100 72501 October 2011 ...

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Page 3: ...t and Call Guard are trademarks of EFJohnson Technologies All other company and or product names used in this manual are trademarks and or registered trademarks of their respective manufacturers Information in this manual is subject to change without notice ES Series Models II III Portable Radio Operating Manual October 2011 ...

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Page 5: ...res 1 3 Project 25 Trunked Features 1 4 Multi Net Features 1 5 2 Controls and Display 2 1 Front Panel Controls 2 1 Top Panel Controls 2 3 Side Controls 2 5 Display 2 6 Standard Portable Display 2 7 Enhanced Portable Display 2 8 Portable Icons 2 8 RSSI Threshold Indications 2 10 Signaling Tones 2 10 3 General Operation 3 1 Turning Power On and Setting Volume 3 1 Power Up 3 1 Standard and Soft Power...

Page 6: ... 11 Keypad Lock 3 12 Setting Squelch 3 13 Transmit Disable 3 13 Radio Operating Modes 3 13 Conventional Mode 3 14 SMARTNET SmartZone Mode 3 14 P25 Trunked Mode 3 15 Multi Net Mode 3 16 Systems Channels and Zones 3 17 Conventional Trunked Systems 3 17 Multi Net Systems 3 18 Channels 3 18 Zones 3 18 4 Radio wide Features 4 1 Viewing Radio Information 4 1 Option Keys Buttons 4 2 Feature Enable Disabl...

Page 7: ...Set Up 4 16 OTAP Transfer Times 4 17 5 Conventional Mode Features 5 1 Monitoring Before Transmitting 5 1 Automatic Channel Monitoring 5 1 Manual Channel Monitoring 5 2 Monitor Mode 5 2 Busy Channel Lockout 5 3 Call Guard Squelch 5 3 Call Guard Squelch Enable Disable 5 4 Tone Call Guard Squelch 5 4 Digital Call Guard Squelch 5 5 Call Guard Disable 5 5 Conventional Squelch Adjust 5 5 Selective Squel...

Page 8: ...onal Indication 5 20 Automatic EFJohnson Conventional Registration 5 21 P25 Group Calls 5 21 Changing a Channel Talkgroup 5 22 Talkgroup Scan 5 22 Talkgroup Lock 5 23 P25 Unit Calls 5 25 P25 Conventional Telephone Calls 5 25 Access De Access Codes 5 26 Placing a Telephone Call 5 26 Answering a Telephone Call 5 27 Call Alert 5 27 Call History 5 28 Messaging 5 28 Status Messaging 5 29 P25 Packet Dat...

Page 9: ...Telephone Call 6 7 Answering a Telephone Call 6 8 Call Alert 6 9 Answering a Page 6 9 Initiating a Page 6 9 Messaging 6 10 Sending Status Conditions 6 10 Emergency Alarm and Call 6 11 Emergency Alarms 6 11 Emergency Call Alert 6 12 Emergency Calls 6 12 Emergency Hot Mic 6 13 Placing an Emergency Call 6 13 External Emergency Feature 6 14 Failsoft Operation 6 14 Failsoft Connect Tone 6 14 SMARTNET S...

Page 10: ...ining which Channels Are in a Group Scan List 7 9 Editing a Group Scan List 7 9 Scan List Select 7 10 Scan Delay and Continue Timers 7 10 Receive Delay 7 10 Call Delay 7 11 Transmitting In The Scan Mode 7 11 Nuisance Channel Add Delete 7 11 Multi Net Group Calls 7 12 Placing a Group Call 7 12 Receiving a Group Call 7 13 Multi Net Special Calls 7 13 Placing A Special Call 7 14 Recalling Number From...

Page 11: ... Mode 7 24 Receiving Calls in Queue Mode 7 24 Talk Permit Proceed Tone 7 24 Transmit and Receive Priority 7 24 Transmit Inhibit 7 25 8 Miscellaneous 8 1 Error Messages 8 1 System Operator Programming 8 4 Speaking Into Microphone 8 4 Operation At Extended Range 8 4 Licensing 8 5 Radio Service 8 5 9 Available Options 9 1 10 Passwords 10 1 Password Descriptions 10 1 User Power On Passwords 10 1 Downl...

Page 12: ...g 11 6 Transmit Mode Options 11 6 Analog Receive Mode Options 11 7 Talkgroup Encryption Override 11 7 Over The Air Rekeying OTAR 11 7 Motorola Third Party RNC Registration 11 8 Programming By Keyloader 11 8 Radio OTAR Capabilities 11 8 OTAR Option Buttons 11 9 Additional Functions Selectable by 5100 ES Menu 11 9 12 Data Features 12 1 P25 Trunking Features 12 1 Interface Connection 12 1 Context Act...

Page 13: ...etwork Connection Type Screen 12 5 12 4 Advanced Connection Options Screen 12 6 12 5 Host or Guest Screen 12 7 12 6 Connection Name Screen 12 7 12 7 Select a Device Screen 12 8 12 8 Connection Availability 12 9 12 9 Completing New Connection Wizard Screen 12 9 12 10 Connect Radio Screen 12 10 12 11 Radio Properties Screen General Tab 12 11 12 12 Modem Configuration Screen 12 12 12 13 Radio Propert...

Page 14: ...viii ES Series Models II III Portable Radio Operating Manual List of Figures ...

Page 15: ...ications 2 4 2 3 RSSI Threshold Indicators 2 10 2 4 Tones for the ES Series Portable Radios 2 10 4 1 Programmable Option Button and Menu Mode Functions 4 2 4 2 Features which May Be Enabled Disabled using the Function Button 4 4 5 1 RSSI Tones Fire Ground Mode 5 40 7 1 Multi Net Standard And Special Call Receive Priority 7 3 ...

Page 16: ...viii ES Series Models II III Portable Radio Operating Manual List of Tables ...

Page 17: ...Experts in science engineering medicine health and industry work with organizations to develop standards for exposure to RF energy These standards provide recommended levels of RF exposure for both workers and the general public These recommended RF exposure levels include substantial margins of protection All two way radios marketed in North America are designed manufactured and tested to ensure ...

Page 18: ...ansmitting during talking not when it is receiving listening or in standby mode Note The approved batteries supplied with this radio are rated for a 5 5 90 duty factor 5 talk 5 listen 90 standby even though this radio complies with the FCC occupational RF exposure limits and may operate at duty factors of up to 50 talk Your EFJohnson Technologies two way radio complies with the following RF energy...

Page 19: ...ure levels which exceed the FCC s occupational controlled environment RF exposure limits If you are not using a body worn accessory and are not using the radio in the intended use position in front of the face then ensure the antenna and the radio are kept at least one inch 2 5 cm from the body when transmitting Keeping the radio at the proper distance is important because RF exposures decrease wi...

Page 20: ...erference This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the condition that this device does not cause harmful interference In addition changes or modification to this equipment not expressly approved by the E F Johnson Company could void the user s authority to operate this equipment FCC Rules 47CFR Part 15 19 Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply wit...

Page 21: ... jurisdiction therefore Federal customers can continue to order wideband in VHF and UHF This mandate does not affect 800 MHz and can continue to have wideband after January 1 2013 This option shall prevent UHF VHF radios bought after January 1 2013 from operating in wideband mode 1 1 General Features The following operating modes are programmable Conventional analog Conventional Project 25 digital...

Page 22: ...lable on analog channels DES OFB on digital channels see Section 11 Encryption is currently not available on Multi Net channels Emergency calls for high priority system access Priority standard and Radio Wide scan modes with user programmable scan lists User selectable high and low power output Surveillance mode Time out timer Keypad lock to prevent accidental key presses Power up password to prev...

Page 23: ...less connection see Section 5 13 Emergency alarms and calls to alert a dispatcher of an emergency condition Single tone encoder controllable by user on analog channels Two tone encoder controllable by user on analog channels Five tone encoder on analog channels Automatic Number Identification ANI on analog channels MDC1200 ANI and Emergency Alert support Call Alert on P25 channels send and receive...

Page 24: ...amic regrouping dispatcher can automatically gather users on a channel to receive a message Roaming SmartZone only 1 4 Project 25 Trunked Features The following P25 Trunked features are available Up to 864 talkgroups programmable channels select talkgroups Group and Unit Calls Telephone calls with overdialing Emergency alarms to alert a dispatcher of emergency conditions Emergency calls for high p...

Page 25: ... Telephone Unit Unique ID and Directed Group calls Receive priority 1 and 2 IDs Block ID code detect Status message transmission Transmit Inhibit Any zone channel of a system can be designated to be dynamically re programmable over the air Enhanced emergency button operation any zone channel can be designated as the emergency channel with auto transmit Site search lock Site select Receive unique I...

Page 26: ...1 6 ES Series Models II III Portable Radio Operating Manual Features ...

Page 27: ...Display 2 1 Front Panel Controls The locations of Front Panel controls are shown in Figure 2 1 Figure 2 1 Front Panel Controls ES ES Speaker Display DTMF Keypad Option Buttons Microphone Limited Keypad Model Up Down Sw Menu Option Buttons F1 Exit Menu Mode F2 Select Menu Enable DTMF Keypad Model ...

Page 28: ...en multiple zones are programmed see Section 3 3 Pressing the up button selects the next higher number and pressing the down button selects the next lower number These buttons also provide up down select in the menu mode and in other modes when up down select is required F1 In menu mode see Section 4 4 functions as a step back and exit button If menu mode is not used it is a programmable option bu...

Page 29: ...Round knobs Multi Function Indicator Indicates the following conditions Emergency Option Power ON OFF Volume Adj Channel Switch Antenna Connector Option Switch Button Multi Function Indicator Table 2 1 LED Indicators LED Color LED Duration Description Red ON Tx clear Red 125 ms ON 125 ms OFF Tx CLEAR with low battery Tx trunking system busy Red 125 ms ON 125 ms OFF 125 ms ON 750 ms OFF Rx Secure G...

Page 30: ...witch that can be programmed to control various options The A position is on and the B and C positions are off see Section 4 2 When this switch is programmed to select zones A selects Zone 1 B Zone 2 and C Zone 3 if applicable Orange 125 ms ON 125 ms OFF Tx SECURE with low battery Orange Blinking 1 to 10 times Startup Failure See Table 2 2 Table 2 1 LED Indicators Orange LED Blinks Startup Failure...

Page 31: ...n the Aux B line on the accessory connect shall be set to low 0V It remains low until the External Emergency Time has passed or the user exits the emergency If the user presses emergency during the External Emergency Time the timer starts over If the user exits emergency before the External Emergency Time has passed the output line returns to Vbatt Note If the radio is so programmed a single butto...

Page 32: ... button is attached the One Button Mic may be enabled If One Button Mic is enabled the programmed button shall operate in the same fashion as the buttons on the portable including press and hold functionality using the Press and Hold Timer If an accessory has not been programmed the button on the mic uses the External Emergency Switch Button functionality and timer to trigger Emergency operation 2...

Page 33: ...e radio s LED will not light for transmit receive error code conditions During transmit the Tx icon will be displayed to provide some indication to the user that the radio is transmitting Because error code conditions will not be displayed if the option is enabled it is recommended that this option not be used for Model 1 radios 2 4 1 Standard Portable Display For portable subscribers standard dis...

Page 34: ...e layout of the front panel display is shown below Icons are typically shown in the upper part of the display and text messages in the lower part LED displays may be disabled by programming If so programmed the radio s LED will not light for transmit receive error code conditions During transmit the Transmit icon will be displayed to provide some indication to the user that the radio is transmitti...

Page 35: ...channel in the enabled scan list only when scan is on or when in scan edit mode Interconnect mode enabled Private call mode enabled Roaming only used with Multinet trunking P25 Data Context enabled Radio is ready for data operations P25 Data Channel Grant Radio is operating on a data channel Site Lock P25 Trunking SmartZone Multinet trunking Multinet trunking group scan enabled Transmit Displayed ...

Page 36: ...the current signal strength If the radio goes out of range because it did not receive a beacon within the Inactivity Duration it will automatically set the signal strength indicator to Out Of Range 2 5 Signaling Tones Information is communicated to users of the ES Series Portable radio using signal tones and alerts and by LED signaling Table 2 4 shows the information and signaling tones supported ...

Page 37: ...ouping Command has been received Talk Permit Tone while Dynamic Regrouped Gurgle Action Emergency Alarm ACK Emergency Alarm Acknowledged Successful A group of 5 medium pitched tones Action Emergency Button Press Emergency button has been Pressed Medium pitched long tone Action Emergency Canceled Emergency is Canceled Medium pitched very long tone Action Enhanced Unit Call Enhanced Unit Call is Rec...

Page 38: ...lowed by a higher pitched beep Keypress Return to Normal Dynamic Regrouping has been Canceled Voltage has returned to Normal Temperature has returned to Normal Conventional TX Penalty Timer has Expired Medium Pitched Beep followed by a higher pitched beep Action Ring Radio has received an interconnect and is waiting for Unit Call target subscriber to respond Telephone Ringing Action System Retry T...

Page 39: ...o ten character Radio ID alias in place of the Self Test message during startup Radio ID identifies the personality file used to program the radio the service area for which the radio is programmed or functional grouping for which the radio is programmed The Radio ID alias display will be included with the Radio Info display items in both button scroll and menu modes If disabled the Radio ID menu ...

Page 40: ...udio turns off lights and can block a combination of buttons and switches Enhanced Soft Power Down has two modes of operation Normal Mode If the power volume knob is turned off nothing happens until the programmed side button is pressed Standby Mode When the power volume knob is turned off the radio displays Standby audio is muted and the indicator lights are turned off The radio remains in standb...

Page 41: ... differ depending on how it is programmed If a conventional channel is selected and the Monitor option button or menu parameter is programmed pressing that button unsquelches the receiver and either voice or background noise is heard see Section 5 2 If a SMARTNET SmartZone or P25 Trunked channel is selected the receiver cannot be manually unsquelched 3 2 Power Up Password The power up password fea...

Page 42: ...e alias of the current zone Then quickly pressing it again changes the selected zone up or down The rotary A B C switch on the top panel can also be programmed for zone select The A position then selects Zone 1 B Zone 2 and C Zone 3 if applicable After the highest programmed zone is displayed wrap around to the lowest programmed zone occurs and vice versa The selected zone is also displayed briefl...

Page 43: ...indicate the selected channel The radio can also be programmed so that the channel select control is also be disabled by the Keypad Lock feature Section 3 6 similar to the volume control described in Section 3 1 3 3 3 3 54 Channel 16 Zone Feature This is an optionally purchased programmable feature that allows for more than 16 channels in a zone When enabled the radio can be configured with up to ...

Page 44: ...res of this mode are as follows When using the Up Down buttons wrap around to the lowest zone channel occurs after the last channel in the highest programmed zone is displayed and vice versa For example if Zone 1 Channel 5 is the highest programmed channel wrap around occurs after Zone 1 Channel 16 is displayed When an unprogrammed channel is displayed the sequential channel number and Unprogramd ...

Page 45: ...er of Zone Chars minus 1 if Space or 0 if No Space The radios use the specified number of characters from the Zone and Talkgroup Alias fields to create the combined display text If the Zone or Talkgroup Alias is larger than the number of characters specified the radio truncates the alias to the specified number of characters so that both the zone and the talkgroup fit into the display 3 3 6 Favori...

Page 46: ...r this mode On the ES Series Portable radio you can also press the Cancel F1 button 6 Upon exit the radio will return to the channel that was just added to the Favorites list 3 4 Battery and Accessory Connector The following provides Battery and Accessory Connector information 3 4 1 Battery Removal Installation To remove the battery from the radio for recharging or replacement press the release bu...

Page 47: ...ant power source to preserve the encryption keys in memory This is required if infinite key retention is not programmed To allow the battery to be changed without losing the keys with this feature disabled storage capacitors maintain the supply voltage to memory for approximately 30 seconds without a battery attached Therefore be sure to reattach a battery within that time Refer to Section 9 for m...

Page 48: ...r fuse to blow especially in the UHF range Radios programmed for SMARTNET SmartZone operation for example may affiliate while in the charger which causes them to automatically key Therefore do not leave radio power on while charging as described above 3 4 4 Beltclip Installation Remove the battery and slide the beltclip into the slot on the battery until it locks into place see Figure 3 2 To remov...

Page 49: ...n on when any key button is pressed If this option is not enabled the backlight can be programmed to turn on for a specified period when the backlight button is pressed The specified period set by programming can be 0 to 7 5 seconds or 0 to 75 seconds After this period the backlight will automatically turn off If the user presses the backlight button again before the specified period has elapsed t...

Page 50: ... is then permanently disabled and cannot be enabled by the user Additional information on this feature follows A global Front Keypad Lockout Only function can be selected by programming The front panel keys but not the side panel option buttons are then disabled by the preceding Keypad Lock and Permanent Lock functions If this function is not selected both the front and side panel buttons are disa...

Page 51: ...the squelch threshold can be changed by the user on each conventional analog channel Note The Keypad Programming feature is available to Federal Government users only 3 8 Transmit Disable Transmitting can be disabled on each conventional SMARTNET SmartZone and P25 Trunked channel so that the channel is monitor only When transmitting is attempted on a receive only channel Rx Only is displayed and a...

Page 52: ...mmunication to occur In addition to receive standard group calls the receiving radio must be programmed to detect the transmitted talkgroup ID code With conventional operation a busy channel condition is detected automatically if the busy channel lockout transmit disable on busy feature is programmed Otherwise it must be detected manually An out of range condition is not indicated by special tones...

Page 53: ...ng features unique to SMARTNET SmartZone channels are described in Section 6 3 9 3 P25 Trunked Mode The P25 Trunked operating features are very similar to the SmartZone type just described Since SmartZone features are also similar to SMARTNET features all three modes are described in the Section 6 Some differences between the P25 Trunking and SmartZone modes are as follows Digital signaling is alw...

Page 54: ...perating mode provides automatic channel selection trunking and monitoring before transmitting Special tones and display messages indicate busy and out of range conditions and telephone calls can be placed almost as conveniently as with a home telephone Selecting a Multi Net channel selects a Multi Net System transmit and receive group ID codes and other information The Group IDs determine the gro...

Page 55: ...64 Channels may also be limited by available memory space as described in the following information Ch x Tx Rx Grp IDs Site 4 Site 3 Site 2 Site 1 The Sites of the Multi Net Radio System into which subscriber unit calls can roam Up to 30 Rptrs Up to 30 Rptrs Up to 30 Rptrs Up to 30 Rptrs SITES Status and Home Repeater Frequencies System Key SYSTEM Home Rptr No Unit ID Emer Zone Ch Grp Scan List Si...

Page 56: ...alog Mode A channel selects a specific radio channel Call Guard CTCSS DCS squelch coding and other parameters unique to that channel Conventional Project 25 Mode A channel selects a specific radio channel NAC squelch coding talkgroup ID and other parameters unique to that channel SMARTNET SmartZone and Trunked Project 25 Modes A channel selects a specific talkgroup announcement group emergency gro...

Page 57: ...sed the following information is displayed Band SEM version File format version ESN Bootloader version DSP version SNDCP IP address Encryption key information Unit ID which is tied to the system that is currently active Radio ID Memory type Software version As the user cycles through items they scroll across the display The user may pause and or move text back and forth using the same controls as ...

Page 58: ...ction X Available in Mode Menu Display Conventional Project 25 Trunking SMARTNET SmartZone MultiNet Activate OTAP X Actv OTAP Alert tones On Off X X X X X Tones Auto Site Search X X X Auto Site Backlight On Off X X X X X Backlight Call Alert Select Paging X X X X Call Alert Call Response Select X X X X Call Rsp Cancel Dynamic Regroup X X X Cancel DR Change Keyset OTAR X X X X Chg Keyset Channel Se...

Page 59: ...T RWS List Edit X X X X X RWS Edit Scan Mode Select X X X X Scan Scan List Edit Select X X X X X Scan Edit Scan List Select X 5100 only X X X X Scan Selct Set User Password X X X X X Set Paswd Site Lock Select X X X Site Lock Site Search Select X X X Site Srch Squelch Code Select List X Sqlch Code Status Select X X X X X Status Surveillance Mode Select X X X X X Surv Mode Talkgroup Lock X Text Mes...

Page 60: ...X Zone Selct Table 4 1 Programmable Option Button and Menu Mode Functions Continued Function X Available in Mode Menu Display Conventional Project 25 Trunking SMARTNET SmartZone MultiNet Shaded features support the secondary press and hold function on the portable radios Table 4 2 Features which May Be Enabled Disabled using the Function Button Function Conventional SMARTNET SmartZone P25 Trunking...

Page 61: ...l channel is selected only the enabled functions for conventional channels are displayed When in the menu mode messages continue to be received on the selected channel However the display does not indicate who is calling Pressing the PTT switch exits the menu mode and keys the transmitter The menu mode operates as follows 1 To select the menu mode press the F2 button Up to three menu parameters ar...

Page 62: ...Emergency function 4 6 Time Out Timer The time out timer disables the transmitter if it is keyed continuously for longer than the programmed time It can be programmed for 15 225 seconds or it can be disabled by programming 0 seconds If the transmitter is keyed for longer than the programmed time the transmitter is disabled a continuous tone sounds and TX Timeout is displayed Five seconds before ti...

Page 63: ...or menu parameter is programmed and selectable power is programmed on the current channel or system high and low transmitter power can be selected All models support high and low power The low power level is typically 1 watt and the high power level the rated power output of the radio 3 5 watts depending on frequency band The new level is flashed in the display as either Hi Power or Low Power If s...

Page 64: ...nd keypad backlight and all alert tones can be programmed to be disabled When setting is enabled the radio will power up in Surveillance mode with the selected options active A function button can also be assigned which will activate and deactivate surveillance mode at the user s discretion It overrides any other programming of these functions such as a Tone or Backlight option button 4 11 Scannin...

Page 65: ...is not programmed Priority scanning is not available Enable scanning using the Scan option button or menu parameter Scanning is enabled when Scan On is briefly displayed and the icon is indicated To turn scanning off press the Scan option button again or select Off in the scan menu Scanning is disabled when Scan Off is briefly displayed and the icon is no longer indicated If the zone or channel is...

Page 66: ...e scanning delays of 2 7 5 seconds are programmable in 0 5 second steps With priority scanning delays of 0 7 5 seconds are programmable in 0 5 second steps With SMARTNET SmartZone and P25 Trunked scanning scan delays of 0 8 seconds can be programmed in 0 5 second steps 4 11 4 Transmitting in the Scan Mode Scanning can be performed in the Priority Scan Mode or the Radio Wide Scan Mode 4 11 4 1 Prio...

Page 67: ...gramming The channel is deleted and scanning of the remaining channels in the scan list resumes 2 Deleted channels are added back into the scan list if any of the following occur Scanning is turned off and then on again using the Scan option button or menu parameter Radio power is turned off and then on again The selected channel is changed 4 12 Scan Lists Priority and Radio Wide Scan lists can be...

Page 68: ...the icon is displayed 4 12 1 2 Selecting a Priority Scan List Note Only priority scan lists are selectable Conventional systems can be programmed with a scan list that is normally selected by all channels in that system However there is a programmable option to slave a particular conventional scan list to a zone This then becomes the default list for all conventional channels in that zone it overr...

Page 69: ...and radio wide scanning are off icon not displayed Select a conventional or SMARTNET SmartZone P25 Trunked channel corresponding to the scan list being programmed 2 Select the scan edit mode using the Scan Edit option button or menu parameter This mode is indicated by in the display 3 If applicable select the list to be edited by pressing the Up Down buttons Select the desired list by pressing the...

Page 70: ...channels in model radio wide scan lists are determined by selecting the scan list edit mode see Editing Radio Wide Scan List which follows When the displayed channel is in the radio wide scan list scanned normally the icon is displayed The radio wide scan list status of Multi Net channels is indicated only when the radio wide scan list edit mode is selected see following The scan list status is no...

Page 71: ...operly configured digital conventional systems 4 13 1 Viewing GPS Data To use the GPS feature on a properly configured radio 1 Connect the cable from the GPS receiver to the Accessory Connector on the side of the radio see Figure 2 3 2 Wait until the GPS receiver acquires enough satellites to obtain a valid position fix This will be indicated by the appearance of the satellite icon on the display ...

Page 72: ...ohnson Technologies Using the OTAP feature parameter files can be updated and changed in the field eliminating the need to take the radio out of service to perform the updates Firmware version 6 6 x or later is required to use conventional OTAP and version 6 10 x or later is required to use P25 Trunking OTAP 4 14 1 Radio Set Up The current profile in the radio controls how an OTAP download is hand...

Page 73: ...cessful download in this mode but the previous radio profile will remain in use until the radio user or programming operator activates the OTAP parameter If the OTAP procedure is not successful the radio will reboot and return to normal operating mode with the current parameters 4 14 2 OTAP Transfer Times Larger files tie up the radio for a long time Therefore any user interface event such as a ch...

Page 74: ...4 18 ES Series Models II III Portable Radio Operating Manual Radio wide Features ...

Page 75: ...fore Transmitting With conventional operation you may need to manually monitor the channel before transmitting to make sure that it is not being used by someone else If you transmit while someone else is using the channel you will disrupt their conversation With SMARTNET SmartZone and P25 Trunked operation monitoring is performed automatically You can monitor conventional channels automatically or...

Page 76: ...lches the receiver and monitors the channel even if a carrier is not detected Other features of this mode are as follows Call Guard CTCSS DCS squelch is disabled on analog channels and NAC and talkgroup ID detect are disabled on P25 conventional channels Signaling dependent Busy Channel Lockout options for Tone NAC and P25 status are overridden see next section Noise option is not overridden Monit...

Page 77: ...essed Tone NAC If an incorrect Call Guard CTCSS DCS or NAC code see Section 5 14 is detected the transmitter is disabled when the PTT switch is pressed An incorrect code is any code other than the one programmed for the current channel Status Transmission is disabled if the repeater inbound channel busy status symbol is detected Talkgroup Prevents transmission during calls with a different NAC or ...

Page 78: ...elected The selected mode is in effect until it is manually changed again Selecting another channel or cycling power does not reselect a default condition There is a programmable option to display the monitor icon when the Normal mode is selected 5 4 2 Tone Call Guard Squelch Tone type Call Guard squelch uses subaudible CTCSS tones from 67 254 1 Hz Although there are 42 tones assigned those above ...

Page 79: ...Conventional Squelch Adjust Squelch settings on a conventional analog channel can be changed by the user from 7 to 7 A menu item or function button can be programmed for squelch adjust While on a conventional analog channel without emergency or scan active the user can select the programmed button or menu item for squelch adjust The current squelch setting will show on the display Using the up and...

Page 80: ...stead If both analog and digital Project 25 channels can be selected or scanned the CTCSS DCS code for the selected position is used for analog channels and the NAC code for the selected position is used for P25 channels If a channel is programmed for mixed mode operation the selective squelch type analog or digital programmed for the transmit mode determines the selective squelch type used Procee...

Page 81: ...inutes It is reset when the time between transmissions exceeds the time programmed for the penalty timer A warning beep sounds five seconds before this timer disables the transmitter When this timer disables the transmitter a continuous tone sounds and the red transmit indicator turns off The PTT switch must then be released until the penalty timer expires indicated by a beep 5 7 Repeater Talkarou...

Page 82: ...ying the standard channel alias and the channel frequency The receive frequency is displayed when receiving and the transmit frequency is displayed when transmitting This feature is available on conventional channels only 5 9 Emergency Alarm and Call Emergency Alarms and Calls are separate functions that can be individually enabled or disabled on each analog and P25 conventional system The Emergen...

Page 83: ...ion can be programmed With Normal operation the red LED lights the emergency tone sounds and EMERGENCY flashes in the display EMERGENCY continues to flash until the alarm ends If Silent is programmed none of these indications occur If No Receive Activity During Emergency is programmed receive audio the front panel LED and receive icons are disabled in the receive mode 3 When the emergency alarm is...

Page 84: ... channel an emergency indication is sent If it is sent on an analog channel the DTMF Emergency ID is sent in place of the ANI DTMF PTT ID if applicable Note The DTMF Emergency ID is sent only if pre or post DTMF ANI is enabled on the channel by programming MDC Five Tone Signaling Single Tone Signaling Two Tone Signalling or GE Star are sent for Analog Emergency Calls depending on programming 5 9 3...

Page 85: ...Portable radio models support the External Emergency feature A special man down switch currently available only from third party vendors can be attached to the accessory connector of the radio If this feature is enabled by programming and the radio is in a horizontal position for longer than the programmed time 0 63 seconds an emergency condition is triggered the same as if the Emergency button wa...

Page 86: ...ne of the following modes These modes determine if priority sampling occurs and also the channel on which transmissions occur while scanning Refer to the next section for more information on priority sampling No Priority No priority channel sampling occurs when the list is selected The radio transmits on the selected channel Priority Tx Selected Priority sampling occurs and the priority channel or...

Page 87: ...2 0 seconds when listening to a message on a non priority channel When not listening to a message the priority channels are scanned in the normal scan sequence With dual priority the first and second priority channels are alternately sampled at the Lookback Time Priority channel sampling occurs only with conventional priority scanning It does not occur with radio wide scanning when listening to an...

Page 88: ...t be in the scan list 5 11 Standard Conventional Calls Standard conventional calls are placed to other radio units monitoring the selected channel The proper coded Call Guard squelch tone or code or P25 NAC may need to be transmitted by your radio for them to receive a call see Sections 5 4 and 5 14 3 5 11 1 Placing a Standard Conventional Call 1 Turn power on and set the volume as described in Se...

Page 89: ...ng Pre and Post ANI Emergency Alarm RTT 5 12 1 DTMF ANI Signaling Dual Tone Multi Frequency DTMF tones can be generated for Automatic Number Identification ANI and other purposes on conventional analog channels One of the following options may be enabled on each channel Pre Tx ANI A pre programmed ANI sequence is automatically sent each time the PTT switch is pressed Post Tx ANI A pre programmed A...

Page 90: ...uencies are programmable from 288 5 Hz to 3 086 0 Hz in 0 1 Hz increments Tone durations are programmable from 0 1 seconds to 12 seconds in 0 1 second increments The user can activate Two Tone by pressing a button programmed for Two Tone This will send the current active Two Tone which is defaulted to the first tone in the Two Tone list upon profile download For direct activation the Allow Two Ton...

Page 91: ...sion consists of five separate tones transmitted sequentially with an optional inter tone pause between tones If Five Tone is selected as the RTT type then Five tone shall also be used as the signaling type for conventional analog emergencies The first four tones are used for unit identification and the fifth tone is used for status No two adjacent tones shall be the same frequency When two identi...

Page 92: ...adio to program another using an RF link instead of having to be physically connected by a cloning cable This feature is available on P25 conventional channels only The wireless cloning feature uses the P25 data functionality of the radio Therefore a conventional P25 channel must be programmed in both radios and the slave radio must have been programmed with a P25 Unit ID In addition Data Registra...

Page 93: ...Simply highlight Complete and press the F2 button to begin the data transfer This mode overwrites all this information currently in the slave radio None of the previous information is retained except for the IDs as described in Section 5 13 5 14 Project 25 Mode Features The following features are unique to conventional P25 channels 5 14 1 Digital Unit ID Each radio that operates on Project 25 digi...

Page 94: ...s P25 conventional infrastructure systems If programmed Out of Range OOR monitoring and indicators to the user are provided The out of Range function operates on conventional analog and digital channels that have been programmed for the feature This feature is supported only on EFJ Infrastructure Scanning Mode the same as above Unit and Interconnect Calls OOR operates in the background Tone indica...

Page 95: ...istration on channel change If the radio does not receive a registration response after the programmed number of retries it will display Reg Failed If the radio is out of range and then returns to within range of a site where it had not yet registered it will initiate another registration Note This Automatic registration applies only to EFJohnson Technologies P25 conventional infrastructure system...

Page 96: ...ST is displayed a tone sounds and no change occurs Press the F2 button to select the talkgroup and return to normal operation 3 To enter a new talkgroup number from 1 65 535 press and hold the Talk Group Select option button or select the Select TG Enter ID menu parameter Enter the desired talkgroup directly using the keypad If less than five digits are entered press the F2 button to select the ta...

Page 97: ... the talkgroup number if no alias is defined for 1 second A press and hold of the function button or selection of the Unlock menu item will unlock the talkgroup Ο If the radio is already unlocked the bad beep tone will sound If the radio is not already unlocked the feature exit tone will sound and the radio will unlock and return to the programmed talkgroup In either case the radio will display TG...

Page 98: ...ill cause the feature to exit without saving any talkgroup changes The select buttons Portable F2 Active Function Button Mobile Select Knob Button Lightning Right Nav will cause the feature to exit after saving the new talkgroup 4 Talkgroup Strapping Talkgroup strapping will have priority over talkgroup lock This means that a channel with a strapped talkgroup will use its programmed talkgroup even...

Page 99: ... desired alias ID The alias and ID of the calls that have been programmed are alternately displayed 3 Press and release the PTT switch The display indicates the Unit Call ID If no answer the system times out after 20 seconds 4 When a Unit Call is received three beeps sound every six seconds four times if tones are enabled and Call Rcvd and the alias of the unit ID are alternately flashed 5 To resp...

Page 100: ... desired access and de access codes 2 Momentarily press the Phone option button or select the Phone Num List menu parameter The display indicates the last number dialed by alternately displaying Last Num and the telephone number In addition the phone mode is indicated by the icon 3 If required press the Up Down buttons to display the desired number The alias and telephone number are alternately di...

Page 101: ...e allows pages to be sent and received on P25 conventional channels The Call Alert Encode and Decode options must be enabled to send or receive an alert Operation is similar to SMARTNET SmartZone and P25 Trunked channels To answer a page 1 When a page is received five beeps sound and Page Rcvd is displayed The ID of the radio paging you is stored as the last ID received 2 To clear or ignore the pa...

Page 102: ... list 1 Access Call Alert or Unit Call List History from the menu The first call displayed is the most recent call received Call History entries are indicated by an M icon 2 Scroll through the list to view up to 5 calls in order from most recent to least recent 5 14 12Messaging The messaging feature allows pre programmed messages to be sent to a dispatcher on P25 channels Up to 16 messages can be ...

Page 103: ...ved and acknowledged by the system If after five tries the message is not acknowledged a tone sounds and No Ack is displayed Note A smart console with message receiving capabilities must be used to receive status messages 5 14 14P25 Packet Data P25 packet data transmission capability is available with model ES Series portables A P25 Packet Data option button if programmed or menu parameter can be ...

Page 104: ...5 1 Menu Description A menu system is used to select parameters in the keypad programming mode A flowchart showing the keypad programming mode menu structure is located in Figure 5 1 When the keypad programming mode is selected by the Keypad Programming option button or menu parameter the first menu parameter Chng Zone is displayed as just described Press the Up Down buttons to scroll through the ...

Page 105: ...asswords are not lost because they cannot be overridden in the field When an attempt is made to select a system or channel parameter in a password protected zone Password is flashed The password is always eight digits long and is entered using the same procedure as used for the power up password described in Section 3 2 After the password is entered system and channel parameters for that zone can ...

Page 106: ...t by selecting 0 seconds When the desired value is displayed store it by pressing the F2 button Pen Timer Selects the penalty timer Press the Up Down buttons to increment decrement the timer in 15 second steps from 0 225 or disable it by selecting 0 seconds When the desired value is displayed store it by pressing the F2 button Conv Timer Selects the conversation timer Press the Up Down buttons to ...

Page 107: ...cryption key for the channel if applicable The key storage location of 0 63 or 1 64 is displayed If no keys are programmed No Keys is displayed Refer to Section 11 2 for more information Strapping Selects the encryption strapping mode for the channel as Clear Secure or Switched Refer to Section 11 3 for more information TG ID P25 Only Selects the talkgroup for the selected channel Press F2 to disp...

Page 108: ...programming a TX FREQ just described If an invalid code is entered a beep sounds Invalid is briefly displayed and the code must be re entered RX NAC Selects the receive NAC the same as RX NAC above Transmit Type P25 Mixed Mode Only If the selected channel is a mixed mode analog and P25 channel this selects the transmit type Either Analog or Digital P25 can be selected This then determines if a Tx ...

Page 109: ...d in paragraph 5 16 1 To send a text message 1 Press the assigned text messaging button or select text messaging from the menu The Messaging Entry list appears 2 Select the desired message destination from the list Dispatcher the message will be sent to a user of PCTextMessage Unit ID the message will be sent to the radio with the unit ID selected from the list Dir Entry the message will be sent t...

Page 110: ...l across the display To pause scrolling press the F2 button If desired adjust the message position using the up down rocker To resume scrolling press the F2 button again Note The message displayed is the message most recently received To view messages received earlier refer to paragraph 5 16 4 5 16 3 1 Replying to a Received Text Message To send a reply to a received text message 1 While viewing t...

Page 111: ...gital conventional only Examples of GPS data sent are Latitude e g 40o 55 32 N Longitude e g 90o 23 41 W Time e g 14 23 15 Altitude in meters e g 390 2 Course Over Ground e g COG 183 4o Speed e g 55 MPH Date e g 26NOV2008 Number of GPS satellites currently received GPS data can be sent manually automatically or on system request depending upon the options enabled 5 17 1 Manually Sending GPS Data I...

Page 112: ...Fire Mode can be selectively programmed for specific Fire Commander and Fire Responder options Each Fire Mode can also be programmed to operate on a designated channel or the current selected channel If a designated channel is chosen the radio will automatically switch to the designated channel when that Fire Mode is entered There are times when P25 digital voice is better than analog voice Under ...

Page 113: ...e RSSI range the Responder radio is currently in This feature will only work on digital channels and can only be programmed as a function button When the Comm Check button is pressed on a Responder radio the Responder requests the current RSSI level from the Commander radio If in range the Commander radio will respond with the RSSI level If the RSSI level is Excellent or Good the Responder will so...

Page 114: ...re makes use of the P25 Signaling Retry Attempts and Retry Response Timer settings defined for the radio Evac Alert works in either simplex mode or through a repeater configured for data repeat mode both of which require a Responder and Commander radio Currently the EFJohnson infrastructure does not support the sending of Evac Alert messages so a Commander radio is required The Audible RSSI can be...

Page 115: ...mon to all operating modes 6 1 Analog and Digital Operation Either analog or digital operation can be selected for communication on SmartZone traffic channels Operation for each talkgroup is based on system programming Digital operation is an optional feature SmartNet SmartZone can be either analog or digital operation P25 Trunked operation is digital 6 2 Standard Group Calls Standard group calls ...

Page 116: ...ed The user hears the key fail tone and will not be allowed to transmit until secure mode is disabled or the proper key is loaded to the radio If the busy tone sounds and Busy is displayed the system is busy Release the PTT switch and wait for the call back tone to sound Then press the PTT switch within three seconds If a continuous tone sounds and Out of Rng is displayed you may be out of range D...

Page 117: ... alias programmed in that list for that group is displayed Received Key ID The Key ID or the alias if programmed of the key used to decode the call is displayed 6 3 Private Unit To Unit Calls Private calls allow calls to be placed to a specific radio unit Either the Enhanced Private Conversation or standard Private Conversation modes may be programmed depending on the capabilities of the radio sys...

Page 118: ...ss and hold the Private Call option button until a tone sounds The last ID called is displayed and the private call mode is indicated by in the display 2 Using the 0 9 keys dial the ID of the radio you are calling five digits for Private calls and eight digits for Unit calls To erase the last digit press the Down button and to cancel the call press the Private Call Option button again 3 Press the ...

Page 119: ...meter The alias of the last called radio is displayed and the private call mode is indicated by in the display 2 If required select another radio by pressing the Up Down buttons until the alias of the desired radio is displayed 3 Press the PTT sw or the F2 button to initiate the call Proceed to the bulleted list which follows Item 3 in the next section for events that may occur next To make a dire...

Page 120: ...sounds once To answer the call press the Private Call option button or select that menu parameter and then press the PTT switch and begin speaking The unit ID of the calling radio is displayed More information follows If the PTT switch is pressed before the Private Call option button the call is transmitted as a group call If private calls are not permitted the Private Call option button menu para...

Page 121: ...ial telephone numbers using the keypad The keypad remains active during a call for overdialing DTMF digits 6 4 1 Placing a Telephone Call To recall from a list 1 Momentarily press the Phone option key or select that menu parameter The alias of the last called telephone number is displayed The interconnect call mode is indicated by in the display 2 If required press the Up Down buttons to display t...

Page 122: ...the busy tone sounds The call will automatically proceed when the system becomes available If you are out of range or the radio cannot be accessed for some reason No Phone is displayed and an alert tone sounds If the interconnect call you are making or the selected secure mode is not authorized Reject is displayed and an alert tone sounds If your radio does not have the proper encryption key Key F...

Page 123: ...menu parameter If the ID of the radio paging you is in the call list the display will toggle between the Calling ID and the alias If not only the Calling ID is displayed Press the PTT switch and respond One of the conditions that follow may also occur Enhanced Private Conversation Mode If the radio being called is on the air ringing is heard until the called party answers or until the system termi...

Page 124: ... alias of the last message sent is displayed 2 If required press the Up Down buttons to display the desired message Then send the message by pressing the F2 button or momentarily pressing the PTT switch One of the following events then occurs If five beeps sound and Ack Recvd is displayed the message was received and automatically acknowledged by the system If after five tries the message is not a...

Page 125: ...enu parameter is required for these functions Other emergency features are as follows Emergency Alarms are transmitted on the selected talkgroup if emergency calls are disabled and on the emergency talkgroup if emergency calls are enabled Emergency Call talkgroup selection priority is as follows For example if a global emergency channel is not programmed the emergency talkgroup of the selected cha...

Page 126: ...f attempts have been made The emergency alarm mode is exited when radio power is cycled or by pressing and holding the Emergency option button 6 8 2 Emergency Call Alert This feature notifies a user when an emergency call is being made on their selected P25 Trunking Talkgroup If an emergency call is received by the radio on the selected channel the emergency alarm ACK tone will sound 5 consecutive...

Page 127: ... an ack is received back from the console for an Emergency Alarm indicating that the dispatcher acknowledges the emergency Emergency Exit is displayed when the user presses and holds the emergency button Below are the tones for Emergency 3 If the preceding Emergency Hot Mic feature is enabled the call is automatically transmitted without pressing the PTT switch If it is disabled press the PTT swit...

Page 128: ...gramming failsoft channel a different failsoft channel can be programmed on each talkgroup If a transmission is attempted before a failsoft channel is located a continuous tones sounds until the PTT switch is released When the radio system returns to normal operation this is automatically detected and normal operation resumes 6 9 1 Failsoft Connect Tone When using this radio with SMARTNET or Smart...

Page 129: ... the Zone or Site Controller so that the system knows where everyone is and if traffic from one site needs to be sent to another site This is determined by the list of talkgroups associated with the radio When a call needs to be passed to a radio at another site the traffic from one site to another is sent out over the control channel to the radios When a radio is scanning it is monitoring the cal...

Page 130: ...ceive the call information and switch to the channel with the priority call Note The Priority Monitor must not be confused with Transmit Priority which is used when a call is placed in Queue when all the Voice Channels are busy 6 11 Dynamic Regrouping The dynamic regrouping feature allows a dispatcher to change the current talkgroup or button radios to a predefined regrouping channel to receive a ...

Page 131: ...ation used in cell phones indicates the strength of the received signal The number of bars shown by the icon based on the defined RSSI thresholds are as follows Note If the radio enters low battery mode the Signal Strength icon will be replaced by the Low Battery icon 6 12 2 Busy Override The busy override feature is enabled at the system level by the system manager and is not a programmable radio...

Page 132: ...io is then not allowed to start or operate on a site trunking site If a site goes into site trunking the radio leaves that site s control channel and attempts to find another valid wide area site If no wide area site is available the radio will continue searching for another wide area control channel for check for failsoft if failsoft is enabled and displays Out of Range If a site adjacent to the ...

Page 133: ...or select the menu parameter to display the current site number and RSSI level of the current site 2 Press and hold the Auto Site Search option button or use the menu to move from the current site and scroll through the Best Sites list If menu selection is used two items can be displayed Site Disp displays the current site number or alias and RSSI indicator Auto Site moves from the current site to...

Page 134: ... is used With this option enabled on a talkgroup as the talkgroup affiliates with a site that site is saved if the radio is changed to a new talkgroup When the radio moves back to the Wide Area Scan talkgroup it will attempt to affiliate on the saved site before looking for a new site The Wide Area Scan can be programmed to minimize the problem just outlined The Wide Area Scan feature functions as...

Page 135: ...m channel resources more efficiently some system operators are using system access permissions to steer certain talkgroups to particular sites For example a police department may be allowed to use only Site 1 and a public works department may be allowed to use only Site 2 The problem with this operation is that every time a different talkgroup is selected the access permission may be different and...

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Page 137: ... calls can be placed almost as conveniently as with a home telephone Selecting a Multi Net channel selects a Multi Net System transmit and receive group ID codes and other information The Group IDs determine the group of radios being called and what calls are received There may also be priority and block ID codes programmed that allow additional calls to be received Special calls such as telephone...

Page 138: ...attached to the repeater high speed data bus These channels are generally used as trunking channels but may also provide primary site access if the status channel is not detected A home repeater provides in use call information for all calls active on the site matching the home repeater number Individual Unique ID A unique number from 1 8163 assigned to each subscriber unit Although this number is...

Page 139: ...D See Individual ID Zone A collection of channels of any type such as Multi Net Conventional and SmartZone that have been set up for a specific purpose For example one Zone could be set up to cover specific regions or one Zone could be set up for day to day operation and another for operation during a special circumstance 7 2 Multi Net Features 7 2 1 Decode Receive ID Codes Each Multi Net channel ...

Page 140: ...e Priority Calls With standard dispatch calls the fixed selectable scanned and block ID codes have a priority order so that an incoming call with a higher priority ID code can interrupt a lower priority call in progress One use of receive priority is to allow someone such as a dispatcher to interrupt calls in progress with an important all call message If the transceiver detects a call with a high...

Page 141: ...information on special calls 7 2 3 Access Priority The priority access feature allows users that have a greater need to communicate access to the system first There are five levels of priority with 1 the highest priority reserved for emergency transmit and 5 the lowest priority Each repeater determines the current priority level using an algorithm that is selected by the programming of the main pr...

Page 142: ... alias is then displayed continuously see Section 7 9 Note Call Indicator is currently not available This transceiver currently does not support external data equipment in the Multi Net mode 7 4 Dynamic Move to a New Zone Channel The Multi Net dynamic move to a new system group feature automatically changes the currently selected system group of the radio This can be done to ensure that all radios...

Page 143: ...s cannot be programmed on Multi Net systems if there is a global emergency zone channel programmed However the auto manual mode is still programmed on each Multi Net system Then if the global emergency zone channel is a Multi Net channel the auto manual mode programmed for the system to which it is linked determines the mode that is selected The auto manual programming of any other Multi Net syste...

Page 144: ...All further transmit attempts are made on the dedicated channel until the emergency call is ended by the dispatcher sending an acknowledge message While emergency is active Zone and Channel selection and scanning remain disabled After dispatcher reply any further subscriber transmissions occur at the access priority programmed for the Group selected by the emergency button Note While the user may ...

Page 145: ...f neither the button nor menu parameter is enabled group scanning is not available unless a channel is programmed with a scan list preference 7 8 2 Group Scan Lists With Multi Net group scanning up to 255 user selectable scan lists each with up to 32 channels are available per system Each list may be user editable if programming allows Note The selected channel is always scanned even if it is not ...

Page 146: ... select the active scan list or a channel may be programmed to automatically select a scan list If user selection of a scan list is allowed a Scan List Select option button or menu option is required Alternately each channel may be programmed with a scan list preference so selecting a channel may select a scan list and enable scan To allow per channel scan list selection the scan list select must ...

Page 147: ...a call without having to manually change the zone channel To return to the previously selected zone channel it must be manually reselected Active Group The display changes to the zone channel of a call for the duration of the call and scan delay period described in Section 7 8 3 Then when the delay expires and scanning resumes if it has not disabled the selected zone channel is again displayed The...

Page 148: ...ulti Net calls unique ID code information is also transmitted with each call and may be displayed if programming allows Refer to Section 7 9 for more information on group calls 7 9 1 Placing a Group Call 1 Select the Multi Net zone channel programmed for the group being called as described in Section 3 3 The alias of the selected group is displayed 2 Press the PTT switch to talk and release it to ...

Page 149: ...he calling radio are displayed either once or alternated at programmable intervals for the duration of the call If scanning or the call is received on a priority ID a response may not occur on the group of the call depending on the programmed talk back mode see Sections 7 8 4 and 7 2 2 7 10 Multi Net Special Calls Multi Net special calls use the special call ID codes from 226 254 The special calls...

Page 150: ...from a pre programmed list or by dialing the number directly using the keypad if applicable Telephone and Unit calls can be programmed on each Multi Net system for Disabled Response Only or Transmit Receive Group calls are not received when the Phone or Unit Call mode is selected The only type of call received is a call of the same type as the selected mode Unit or Telephone Receive priority and p...

Page 151: ...le beep tone sounds each time the PTT switch is pressed when responding Telephone Call The normal landside ringing or busy tone is heard When the party answers press the PTT switch to talk and release it to listen as with standard calls Unique ID Call A ringing tone is heard which indicates that the subscriber unit is being rung If there is no answer ringing stops after several rings When the part...

Page 152: ... Mobile Radio System must be connected to a telephone system Users should check with the System Administrator to see if Telephone Calls are allowed on their system When a Telephone call is received ringing is heard and when a Unit call is received three beeps sound To answer these calls press the appropriate option button Phone or Unit Call press the Call Reponse button or select the appropriate m...

Page 153: ...ore information 7 10 3 2 Telephone Number Requirements Numbers can have up to 16 digits maximum A pause equals one digit To enter a pause from the radio keypad press the key When programming a list enter a p or P A pause is indicated by P The numbers up to the pause are sent and then a short delay occurs before the remaining numbers or the numbers up to the next pause are sent The and characters c...

Page 154: ...ation with groups that are otherwise not accessible because no selectable system has been programmed with the home repeater or group ID of those radios Directed Group calls can be made to any home repeater on any group ID code from 1 225 7 10 5 Radio Programming For Special Calls Telephone and Unit calls are each programmed on Multi Net systems for one of the following modes Disabled Response Only...

Page 155: ... directly because each subscriber unit that can receive these calls is given its own phone number If the system has standard trunk lines the telephone number of the system is dialed Then when the system answers a short tone sounds to indicate that the digits specifying the destination of the call should be dialed The same digits are dialed as described in the preceding Placing a Special Call The l...

Page 156: ...trongest Multi Net site when traveling over a wide area If registration on the site has occurred telephone and unit calls can be automatically routed to the site in which the subscriber unit is operating Group calls can also be routed if the Wide Area Module WAM in the Switch is configured appropriately 7 13 2 Manual Auto Registration Auto registration is enabled or disabled radio wide for all Mul...

Page 157: ... below the threshold the icon is displayed to alert the user of this condition However calls can still be placed and received in this mode Refer to Section 7 13 5 1 for more information on Site Lock Note that this radio is different from other Multi Net radios in that each selectable system is linked to all the sites into which it can roam not just one site Therefore the selected system does not c...

Page 158: ...isplay other sites press the Up Down buttons before time out occurs The following operation then occurs If a new site is displayed and the F2 button is pressed or time out occurs that site becomes the new site if the dropout criteria indicates signal strength is adequate Otherwise searching for another site occurs To lock the radio on a site use the Site Lock function described in the next section...

Page 159: ...atically accessed and the call is placed An available system is determined in the normal manner by the access priority of the selected system and the current access priority being transmitted by the repeater Busy queuing is enabled or disabled on each Multi Net system by programming It is available with special calls see Section 7 10 but not standard group calls If queuing has been programmed and ...

Page 160: ...ected see Section 4 10 Refer to Section 4 9 for more information on alert tones If the radio system is busy when making a Multi Net call the busy tone sounds instead of the proceed tone and BUSY is indicated in the display see Section 2 5 If the PTT switch is held down the radio system is accessed and the proceed tone sounds when it is available unless PTT Queuing is disabled as described in Secti...

Page 161: ...Inhibit This feature prevents the transmitter from keying if the subscriber unit being called is busy with another call To enable this feature the system is programmed with a block of transmit inhibit ID codes that can include up to all 225 If a code within this block is detected up to 5 seconds before the PTT switch is pressed the transmitter does not key the intercept tone sounds and TX INHIBIT ...

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Page 163: ...ystem The precise reason for a Refused response is manufacturer dependent Answr Only The user has attempted to initiate a private call or interconnect call and the feature is programmed for answer only Attach GPS The user has attempted to enter GPS mode without attaching the GPS receiver to the radio Bad Band A profile or user parameters have been downloaded that are for a band different from the ...

Page 164: ...ect call attempt has received a Denied response from the system Disabled The feature that the user is attempting to use has been disabled on the radio either by programming or by factory options DSP Failed The main processor and the DSP have failed to complete their startup procedure at powerup EEPRM Fail The main processor has timed out while trying to validate or invalidate the profile user para...

Page 165: ...current list is not able to be edited No Encrypt Encryption is not available for the selected channel No Items The menu the user attempted to access contains no items No List No list is available for the selected channel No Message No message is programmed for transmission No Reply Radio cloning failed due to no response No Sat Rec The user attempted to enter GPS mode but the receiver does not hav...

Page 166: ...e If the Keypad Programming option button is available you can reprogram some conventional channel parameters Refer to Section 5 15 for more information 8 3 Speaking Into Microphone For best results hold the radio about 1 2 inches from your mouth and speak at a normal conversational level Do not shout since it distorts your voice and does not increase range Make sure that the PTT push to talk swit...

Page 167: ...be any of the following An unprogrammed channel is selected Select a programmed channel The selected channel is programmed for an option that is not installed or an error in programming was detected Reprogram the radio If no characters appear in the display the battery may be discharged or defective Try another battery If some other problem is occurring turn power off and then on again to reset th...

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Page 169: ...os do not have this feature Availability of optional features is controlled by factory programming of the control logic Only those features that are specifically ordered and enabled in a particular radio are available for use and can be programmed The features controlled by factory programming are as follows P25 Options Ο P25 conventional data Ο P25 trunked data Ο P25 conventional operation Ο P25 ...

Page 170: ...y the only operating mode that is standard with all models is the conventional analog mode Other variables such as frequency range are hardware dependent instead of software dependent Radios in the field may be upgraded with new features A new feature can be purchased and a special encrypted code string keyed to the Electronic Serial Number ESN of the radio is then provided by EFJohnson Technologi...

Page 171: ...sword Zone Passwords 10 1 Password Descriptions Passwords are described below 10 1 1 User Power On Passwords When a User Password is enabled it must be entered each time radio power is turned on Up to four different User Passwords User 1 User 2 User 3 User 4 can be programmed Currently the same radio features are enabled for each Entering any User Password at power up enables normal radio operatio...

Page 172: ...de the following Zone Password 10 1 4 Zone Password A zone password can be programmed with the 51xx ES portable It prevents unauthorized reprogramming of zones by keypad programming When this password is used it must be entered before system or channel parameters in that zone can be changed Note The programming and usage of this password is independent from the preceding passwords A different pass...

Page 173: ...prompts for entering and confirming a new password Note With the 51xx ES portable it is recommended that a number key not be used for this function because the password mode is exited if that key is pressed to enter a number 10 2 3 Password Entry Procedure When a password is requested it is entered as follows With DTMF keypad models enter each number using the keypad and press the F2 Enter button ...

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Page 175: ...the current channel is programmed to allow button selection secure communication can be manually enabled and disabled by that button Otherwise channels are strapped to Clear or Secure operation see Section 11 3 Secure communication can be programmed on a per channel or per talkgroup basis to operate in various ways More information follows 11 1 Encryption Algorithms This section provides informati...

Page 176: ...ory or by a factory created option file Note The 51SL ES Series radios are dual encryption Either DES or AES encryption is available not both Single key DES is standard when P25 is ordered Either DES encryption or AES encryption is optional for the 51FIRE ES Series Note Multi Net does not support encryption 11 1 3 Encryption Available With Various Channel Types Analog Channels On analog convention...

Page 177: ...rs Another four hexadecimal characters are used to specify the key ID Multiple keys can be loaded into a radio using OTAR or manual loading When an encrypted message is transmitted the encryption Algorithm ID ALID and key ID KID are usually included in the message This tells the receiving radio which key and algorithm must be used to decrypt the message If an attempt is made to transmit a secure m...

Page 178: ... using the Motorola KVL 3000 or KVL 3000 Plus keyloader SLN Mode The SLN mode must be selected when either OTAR Over The Air Rekeying or the EFJohnson Technologies System Management Assistant PDA keyloader is used It can also be used if OTAR is not used SLN mode is digital encryption and can also be used with the with the Motorola KVL 3000 Plus With this mode keys are loaded into a SLN Storage Loc...

Page 179: ...programmed see preceding information the Key Select option button can be programmed to allow selection of another key for the current channel This feature changes the PID hardware location of the key and the change is permanent cycling power or selecting a different channel does not reselect the original key Therefore to switch back to the original key it must be manually reselected Proceed as fol...

Page 180: ...will hear a beep Press the programmed option button to change to the appropriate mode If the channel has been strapped Clear and the option button selects the Secure mode on power up and a transmission is attempted transmitting is disabled Likewise if the channel is strapped Secure and the option button selects the Clear mode on power up and a transmission is attempted the transmitter is disabled ...

Page 181: ...ntional Digital and P25 Trunking channels encryption can be programmed differently for each channel Conventional analog channel encryption is always programmed on a per channel basis 11 4 Over The Air Rekeying OTAR Over The Air Rekeying OTAR is the process of sending encryption keys and related key management messages over the air to specific radios The advantage of OTAR is that it allows these ke...

Page 182: ...parameters that need to be programmed in the radio to perform OTAR It is not necessary to program a TEK to perform OTAR If the radio does not contain a TEK the KMF initiates a warm start sequence in which a temporary TEK is transferred to the radio to perform the key transfer UKEK This key normally has SLN CKR 61440 and Key ID 62880 F5A0 hex Create a key either AES or DES type as required and down...

Page 183: ...for more information Erase Keys Erases all TEK and KEK keys contained in the radio Key Select This allows a different key to be selected for the current channel or group conventional channels only Refer to Section 11 2 4 for more information 11 5 2 Additional Functions Selectable by 5100 ES Menu To select a parameter highlight it and press F2 Rekey Performs the same function as the OTAR Rekey Requ...

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Page 185: ...communicates with the computer over the P25 Mobile Data Peripheral MDP Interface which uses an RS232 hardware interface at 9600 bits s The following protocols are supported across the interface Point To Point Protocol PPP Internet Protocol IP Universal Datagram Protocol UDP Transmission Control Protocol TCP The radio must be programmed for data operations on the Trunked IV D system 12 1 1 Interfac...

Page 186: ... for data services If the context activation is successful the radio will receive a response containing a IP address This IP address will be used by the radio as a source IP address for all inbound data messages sent and is used by the host application as the destination IP address for all outbound data messages If for some reason the context activation fails the radio will not be allowed to use d...

Page 187: ...es 1 Using the Control Panel access the Network Connection screen Figure 12 1 Figure 12 1 Network Connection Screen 2 Click Create a new connection link The New Connection Wizard screen appears Figure 12 2 3 Click Next The Network Connection Type screen appears Figure 12 3 ...

Page 188: ...12 4 ES Series Models II III Portable Radio Operating Manual Data Features Figure 12 2 New Connection Wizard Screen ...

Page 189: ...ES Series Models II III Portable Radio Operating Manual 12 5 Data Features Figure 12 3 Network Connection Type Screen ...

Page 190: ...tion then click Next The Advanced Connection Options screen appears Figure 12 4 Figure 12 4 Advanced Connection Options Screen 5 Select Connect directly to another computer then click Next The Host or Guest screen appears Figure 12 5 6 Select Guest then click Next The Connection Name screen appears Figure 12 6 ...

Page 191: ...ES Series Models II III Portable Radio Operating Manual 12 7 Data Features Figure 12 5 Host or Guest Screen Figure 12 6 Connection Name Screen ...

Page 192: ...ure 12 7 Figure 12 7 Select a Device Screen 8 From the Select a device pull down list select the communications port to use to connect the cable from the radio to the computer Then click Next The Connection Availability screen appears Figure 12 8 9 Under the Create this connection for options select Anyone s use Then click Next The Completing New Connection Wizard screen appears Figure 12 9 ...

Page 193: ...ES Series Models II III Portable Radio Operating Manual 12 9 Data Features Figure 12 8 Connection Availability Figure 12 9 Completing New Connection Wizard Screen ...

Page 194: ...uld be in the network connection folder The Connect Radio screen appears Figure 12 10 Figure 12 10 Connect Radio Screen 11 Click Properties The Radio Properties screen appears Figure 12 11 12 Under the General tab click Configure Verify that the communications port selected in Step 8 is selected in the Select a device pull down list ...

Page 195: ...ES Series Models II III Portable Radio Operating Manual 12 11 Data Features Figure 12 11 Radio Properties Screen General Tab 13 Click OK The Modem Configuration screen appears Figure 12 12 ...

Page 196: ...ortable Radio Operating Manual Data Features Figure 12 12 Modem Configuration Screen 14 From the Maximum Speed pull down list select 9600 Leave all other options unchecked and click OK The Radio Properties screen returns Figure 12 13 ...

Page 197: ...s tab ensure that the box for Prompt for name and password certificate etc is unchecked Then select the Networking tab Figure 12 14 16 Under the Networking tab ensure that the following boxes are unchecked File and printer sharing for Microsoft Networks Intel Wireless Connection Agent Deterministic Network Enhancer Client for Microsoft Networks ...

Page 198: ...Radio Operating Manual Data Features Figure 12 14 Radio Properties Screen Networking Tab 17 Ensure that the box for Internet Protocol TCP IP is checked Then click Properties The Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties screen appears Figure 12 15 ...

Page 199: ...rtable Radio Operating Manual 12 15 Data Features Figure 12 15 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties Screen 18 Select Obtain an IP address automatically then click Advanced The Advanced TCP IP Settings screen appears Figure 12 16 ...

Page 200: ...Radio Operating Manual Data Features Figure 12 16 Advanced TCP IP Settings Screen 19 Ensure that the box for Use default gateway on remote network is unchecked Then click OK The Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties screen returns Figure 12 17 ...

Page 201: ...Manual 12 17 Data Features Figure 12 17 Internet Protocol TCP IP Properties Screen 20 Click OK The Radio Properties screen returns Figure 12 18 21 Click Cancel The configuration of the connection between the radio and the portable computer is complete ...

Page 202: ... Tab 12 1 3 1 Connection and Testing To connect the computer and radio and test the connection perform the instructions in the following paragraphs 12 1 3 1 1 Connection To connect the computer and radio right click on the network icon The Connecting Radio window Figure 12 19 appears and remains until the connection is made ...

Page 203: ...omputer 1 Activate the Command Prompt screen from the Accessories pull down list of the Start menu see Figure 12 20 Figure 12 20 Command Prompt Screen Sending Ping 2 At the prompt type ping followed by the IP address of the radio In the above example the IP address 128 1 0 3 s used and the complete entry is ping 128 1 0 3 3 Check for one or more replies to the ping as in the example of Figure 12 2...

Page 204: ...12 20 ES Series Models II III Portable Radio Operating Manual Data Features Figure 12 21 Command Prompt Screen Replies to Successful Ping ...

Page 205: ...rporate Drive Irving TX 75038 2401 This information may also be requested from the Warranty Department by phone at the numbers listed in Section 13 4 The Warranty Department may also be contacted for warranty service reports claim forms or any other questions concerning warranties or warranty service 13 2 Online Registration EFJohnson Technologies offers greater convenience through online product ...

Page 206: ... service is available or support can be purchased on an as needed basis The Customer Service Department can be reached using the following telephone numbers Toll Free 800 328 3911 all except Multi Net 800 295 1773 Multi Net only Fax 972 819 0639 E Mail customerservice efji com When your call is answered at EFJohnson Technologies you will hear a brief message informing you of numbers that can be en...

Page 207: ...it in for repair Clearly describe the difficulty experienced in the space provided and also note any prior physical damage to the equipment Include this form in the shipping container with each unit Your telephone number and contact name are important as there are times when the technicians may have specific questions that need to be answered to completely identify and repair a problem When return...

Page 208: ...nt number If there is uncertainty about the part number include the designator C512 for example and the model number of the equipment the part is from You may also send your order by mail or fax The mailing address is as follows and the fax number is shown in Section 13 4 Service Parts Department EFJohnson Technologies 1440 Corporate Drive Irving TX 75038 2401 13 7 Internet Home Page EFJohnson Tec...

Page 209: ...can List 7 9 Digitally Coded Squelch 5 5 Direct Channel Selection 3 5 Direct Number Entry 7 17 Directed Group Call 7 14 7 18 Display 2 8 DTMF Keypad 2 2 Dynamic Move To New Zone Channel 7 6 Dynamic Regrouping 6 16 Dynamic Zone 3 7 Dynamically Reprogrammable Zone Channel 7 6 E Emergency Multi Net 7 7 Emergency Alarms Conv 5 8 Emergency Alarms SN SZ 6 11 Emergency Calls 6 12 Emergency Calls Conv 5 1...

Page 210: ...one 2 2 Mobile 7 2 Mode Conventional 3 14 Project 25 Conv 3 14 Project 25 Trunked 3 15 SMARTNET SmartZone 3 14 Monitor Mode 5 2 Monitoring Before Transmitting 5 1 Multi Net Overview 3 16 N NAC 5 20 Network Access Code 5 20 Nuisance Channel Delete 4 11 O On Off Volume Control 2 4 Operating Modes 3 13 Option Button Key Select 11 5 Option Switch 2 4 2 6 Alert Tones 4 7 Call Alert 5 28 6 9 Call Respon...

Page 211: ... 7 2 Power On Off 3 1 Power Output Select 4 7 Power Up Sequence 3 1 Power Up Password 3 3 Priority Channel Changing 5 13 Priority Sampling Conv 5 12 P25 Trunked 6 15 SMARTNET SmartZone 6 15 Programming 8 4 Project 25 Group ID Code 5 19 Unit Calls 5 25 Unit ID 5 19 Project 25 Mode 3 15 5 19 PTT ID 5 21 6 3 PTT Queuing 7 19 PTT Switch 2 5 R Radio Wide Mode Scan List 4 14 Radio Wide Scan 4 9 Receive ...

Page 212: ...tatus Repeater 7 2 Subscriber Unit 7 3 Surveillance Mode 4 8 System 7 3 System Access Queuing 7 23 System Authorization 7 5 System Key 7 3 Systems 3 17 T Talk Permit Tone 7 24 Talkaround Enable Disable 5 8 Telephone Call 7 13 7 18 Telephone Calls 6 7 Telephone Calls 5 26 6 7 TG on Rx 6 3 These 7 18 Time Out Timer 4 6 Timer Scan Continue Delay 7 10 Tone Select 4 7 Transmit and Receive Priority 7 24...

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