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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  3
CONTROLS  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  3
INDICATORS .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  11
UNIVERSAL DEVICE CONNECTOR  .  .  .  12
ALERT TONES .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  12
OPERATION  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  13

POWER-UP  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  13
MODE/CHANNEL/CG SELECTION (Scan
and System Models)  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  14
VOICE MODES  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  15

Clear Modes  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  15
Aegis Digital Mode  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  16
Aegis Private And Voice Guard Private
Modes  (Optional)  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  16

RECEIVING A MESSAGE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  19
TRANSMITTING A MESSAGE  .  .  .  .  20
EMERGENCY OPERATION  .  .  .  .  .  .  21
SCANNING CHANNELS  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  21
TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT
CALLS  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  23

Copyright © May 1992, Ericsson GE Mobile Communications Inc.

TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT.)

"KEY LOCK" MENU  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  26
"ALERT" MENU  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  27

OPERATING TIPS  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  27
OPERATING RULES AND REGULATIONS 28
BATTERY PACKS  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  29

INSTALLING THE BATTERY PACK  .  .  29
REMOVING THE BATTERY PACK .  .  .  29
CHARGING THE BATTERY PACKS  .  .  29
RECHARGEABLE BATTERY PACK
DISPOSAL .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  30

SWIVEL MOUNT REMOVAL AND
REPLACEMENT  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  31
 INTRINSICALLY SAFE USAGE  .  .  .  .  .  .  31

BATTERY PACKS  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  31
ACCESSORIES  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  32

PRODUCT SPECIFICATION FOR CE
MARKED EQUIPMENT  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  33
GLOSSARY  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  33

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Summary of Contents for AEGIS M-PA

Page 1: ...Operator s Manual AEGIS M PA PORTABLE RADIO LBI 38798B E...

Page 2: ...ENCY OPERATION 21 SCANNING CHANNELS 21 TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT CALLS 23 Copyright May 1992 Ericsson GE Mobile Communications Inc TABLE OF CONTENTS CONT KEY LOCK MENU 26 ALERT MENU 27 OPERATING TIPS 27...

Page 3: ...switch for the unit is located on the removable battery pack The 8 digit alphanumeric liquid crystal display LCD on the front of the radio displays the operating status of the radio This backlit displ...

Page 4: ...Scan and System Models The rotatable 16 position CONTROL KNOB lo cated on the top of the radio is programmed to select the operating channel mode or specific Channel Guard encode decode tones See MOD...

Page 5: ...Figure 1 Aegis M PA Select Model Radio SIDE VIEW FRONT VIEW 5...

Page 6: ...Figure 2 Aegis M PA Scan Model Radio SIDE VIEW FRONT VIEW 6...

Page 7: ...Figure 3 Aegis M PA System Model Radio SIDE VIEW FRONT VIEW 7...

Page 8: ...transmitted according to one of several different pro grammable methods See EMERGENCY OPERA TION for details Thisbuttonmayalsobeprogrammedasanhome mode button If programmed inthis manner pressing it w...

Page 9: ...PVT status flag in the display will turn on The radio is programmed for switched or forced private operation In the switched configuration the PVT button is operational In the forced configuration th...

Page 10: ...al details SELECT BUTTON Selecting different features within each menu is accomplished with the SEL button First the menu mode must be enabled and the desired menu must be chosen by pressing and relea...

Page 11: ...will turn display and keypad backlighting on for thirty 30 seconds if backlight programming is on The status flags located along the top and bot tom of the display indicate operating status as fol low...

Page 12: ...the priority two scan channel SCN SCaN mode On indicates the radio is scanning UNIVERSAL DEVICE CONNECTOR The Universal Device Connector UDC is lo cated on the side of the radio just above the PTT an...

Page 13: ...channel is programmed as receive only the radio will sound an alert tone if a transmis sion is attempted RX ONLY is displayed RADIO CHANNEL FAILURE If the synthesizer is unable to lock correctly on t...

Page 14: ...on to select the desired mode The selected mode s name will ap pear in the display 3 Press the EXIT button to switchradio opera tion to the selected modeand exit themenu 4 Select the desired channel b...

Page 15: ...mode bank of channels in the radio is programmed for either Aegis or Voice Guard commu nications Modes programmed for Aegis operation have three 3 different voice modes that are pro grammable on a per...

Page 16: ...digital signals Private en crypted messages cannot be received when the radio is in Aegis digital mode Aegis Private And Voice Guard Private Modes Optional The Aegis private and Voice Guard private m...

Page 17: ...4025 Operating details on the DES Keyloader are contained in LBI 31541 VGE radios require a VGE Keyloader option V4028 See LBI 31685 for oper ating details on the VGE Keyloader When operating on a cha...

Page 18: ...t Models The cryptographic keys stored in DES version radios can be zeroed or dumped by removing the battery pack for several minutes typically three or disassembling the radio Either action will clea...

Page 19: ...approximate desired speaker audio level Pressing the MONI TOR BUTTON may affect Channel Guard and or Type 99 tone operation if pro grammed for the selected channel 4 If the selected channel is program...

Page 20: ...a channel is not programmed for private mode opera tion PVT DIS will momentarily show in the display if an attempt is made to enable private transmit mode It is not possible to operate on this channel...

Page 21: ...theselected channel In this case the selected channel is available for voice and the radio will peri odically jump to the predetermined channel and send the emergency message and then jump back to the...

Page 22: ...The Scan List If the SCAN A D menu is programmed chan nels may be added to and deleted from the scan list of each mode as follows 1 Select the desired mode and channel If the selected channel is curr...

Page 23: ...priority scan operation once a carrier is detected and if programmed the correct Channel Guard is decoded the display will indicate the detected channel Scanning will stop and the radio will remain on...

Page 24: ...ransmitter 5 While holding the PTT BUTTON press either the button or the button as required by the radio system to obtain a telephone line The radio will transmit the selected tone 6 Release the PTT B...

Page 25: ...s follows 1 If the SCN status flag is on press SCAN to turn scan off 2 Select a channel in your radio system that has telephone interconnect capability The radio should be programmed for DTMF op erati...

Page 26: ...he correct number 4 After the correct number has been entered press EXIT to enter the new number and return to normal operation KEY LOCK MENU Scan And System Models The KEY LOCK menu allows the keypad...

Page 27: ...d condition is important when operating a portable radio Operating the radio in low areas of terrain under power lines or bridges inside of a vehicle or in a metal or steel framed building can severel...

Page 28: ...lls have priority over all other messages If someone is sending an emer gency message such as reporting a fire or asking for help in an accident KEEP OFF THE AIR 2 The use of profane or obscene langua...

Page 29: ...e factory it should be fully charged before placing it into service This also applies to recharge able batteries that have been stored for long periods When the battery pack requires charging the radi...

Page 30: ...purchased contains a re chargeable recyclable battery At the end of its useful life under various state and local laws it may be illegal to dispose of this bat tery into the municipal waste stream Che...

Page 31: ...ncludes Class l II Ill Division 1 hazardous locations in the presence of GroupsC D E FandGatmospheres Non Incendive approval includes Class I Division 2 hazardous loca tions in the presence of Groups...

Page 32: ...with GE STAR Lanyard PAAE3G Speaker Microphone Antenna PANC1B Antenna 136 151 MHz Helical PANC1C Antenna 146 162 MHz Helical PANC1D Antenna 157 174 MHz Helical PANC1F Antenna 440 470MHz Helical PANC1...

Page 33: ...in both trunked and conventional applications GLOSSARY clear mode communicating in an analog for mat which is non digitized and non encrypted cryptographic key the number or code used by the encrypti...

Page 34: ...ing in an encrypted format scrambled T99 Type 99 a method of opening squelch for selective page op erations using sequential tones VGE an Ericsson proprietary encryp tion decryption algorithm used to...

Page 35: ...MODE NUMBER MODE NAME CHANNEL NUMBER CHANNEL NAME VOICE MODE CG T99 USE C Clear D Digital P Private V Voice Guard Private 35...

Page 36: ...MODE NUMBER MODE NAME CHANNEL NUMBER CHANNEL NAME VOICE MODE CG T99 USE C Clear D Digital P Private V Voice Guard Private 36...

Page 37: ...e will be provided at no charge only for the Equipment covered under Paragraph B 3 and only during the first three 3 months following the date of sale to the Buyer Thereafter labor will be charged at...

Page 38: ...remaining unexpired warranty period of the original battery This warranty becomes void if 1 The battery has been subjected to any kind of misuse detrimental exposure or has been involved in an accide...

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Page 40: ...Ericsson Inc Private Radio Systems Mountain View Road Lynchburg Virginia 24502 1 800 528 7711 Outside USA 804 528 7711 Printed in U S A...

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