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TM8260

Mobile Radios

User’s Guide

MMA-00040-05 · Issue 5 · February 2013

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Page 1: ...TM8260 Mobile Radios User s Guide MMA 00040 05 Issue 5 February 2013 ...

Page 2: ...udoc fi Suomi Tait Limited vakuuttaa täten että TMAA4C TMAB1C TMAH5C TMAH6C TMAC0C tyyppinen laite on direktiivin 1999 5 EY oleellisten vaatimusten ja sitä koskevien direktiivin muiden ehtojen mukainen Katso www taitradio com eudoc fr Français Par la présente Tait Limited déclare que l appareil TMAA4C TMAB1C TMAH5C TMAH6C TMAC0C est conforme aux exigences essentielles et aux autres dispositions pe...

Page 3: ...igh radio surface temperatures 15 GPS operation 16 Your radio s settings 17 Getting started 19 About the foreground and background radio 19 About the radio controls 20 About the hand held control head 21 Understanding the radio display 23 Understanding the radio indicators 25 Navigating your radio s menus 27 Viewing your radio s function key settings 29 Sharing a multi head radio with other users ...

Page 4: ...Dual radio display states and descriptions 59 Radio controls in a dual radio system 60 Switching between radios changing the foreground radio 61 Making a call on more than one radio dual transmit 61 Monitoring more than one radio dual receive 62 Cross band repeater mode 63 Troubleshooting 64 When your radio won t turn on 64 Removing the microphone 64 Reinstalling the microphone 64 Describing the r...

Page 5: ...m or machine readable form without prior written permission from Tait Limited The word TAIT and the TAIT logo are trademarks of Tait Limited All trade names referenced are the service mark trademark or registered trademark of the respective manufacturers Disclaimer There are no warranties extended or granted by this document Tait Limited accepts no responsibility for damage arising from use of the...

Page 6: ...onal equivalents pending patent or design applications and registered trade marks NZ409837 NZ409838 NZ508806 NZ508807 NZ509242 NZ509640 NZ509959 NZ510496 NZ511155 NZ511421 NZ516280 NZ519742 NZ520650 NZ537902 NZ521450 NZ522236 NZ524369 NZ524378 NZ524509 NZ524537 NZ524630 NZ530819 NZ534475 NZ534692 NZ535471 NZ537434 NZ546295 NZ547713 NZ569985 NZ577009 NZ579051 NZ579364 NZ580361 AU2003281447 AU200421...

Page 7: ...Tait Limited Tait Limited also complies with the Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment RoHS Directive in the European Union In China we comply with the Measures for Administration of the Pollution Control of Electronic Information Products We will comply with environmental requirements in other markets as they are introduced About this guide ...

Page 8: ...d to highlight information that is required to ensure procedures are performed correctly Incor rectly performed procedures could result in equipment damage or malfunction This icon is used to draw your attention to information that may improve your understanding of the equipment or procedure Radio frequency exposure information For your own safety and to ensure you comply with the United States Fe...

Page 9: ...ow these guidelines Do not talk transmit on the radio more than the rated transmit duty cycle This is important because the radio radiates more energy when it is transmitting than when it is receiving While you are transmitting talking or sending data on the radio you must ensure that there is always a distance of 35 inches 0 9m between people and the antenna This is the minimum safe distance Use ...

Page 10: ...s device does not cause harmful interference Frequency band reserved for distress beacons Frequency band 406 to 406 1MHz is reserved for use by distress beacons Transmissions should not be made within this frequency band Australia and New Zealand citizens band 476 4 to 477 4MHz AS NZS 4365 deals with the use of frequencies in the 476 425 to 477 400MHz band Products capable of operating in this ban...

Page 11: ...Directive 1999 5 EC also known as the Radio and Telecommunications Terminal Equipment R TTE directive The requirements of this directive include protection of health and safety of users as well as electromagnetic compatibility Intended purpose of product This product is an FM radio transceiver It is intended for radiocommunication in the Private Mobile Radio PMR or Public Access Mobile Radio PAMR ...

Page 12: ...s vehicular electronic systems such as fuel injection anti skid brakes and cruise control medical devices such as pacemakers and hearing aids medical equipment in hospitals or health care facilities Switch off the radio before boarding an aircraft Using your radio while in the air is not permitted Consult the manufacturer or its representative of any such electronic devices to determine whether el...

Page 13: ...bags and airbag deployment areas Do not install charge or place a radio near such areas An activated airbag can propel a portable radio with sufficient force to cause serious injury to vehicle occupants An airbag may not perform to specification if obstructed by a mobile radio Warning To avoid damage to existing wiring airbags petrol tanks fuel and brake lines or battery cables refer to the instal...

Page 14: ...ibuted to RF energy interfering with the vehicle systems Unapproved modifications or changes to radio The radio is designed to satisfy the applicable compliance regulations Do not make modifications or changes to the radio that are not expressly approved by Tait Limited Failure to do so could invalidate compliance requirements and void the user s authority to operate the radio High radio surface t...

Page 15: ...d is not responsible for the operation or failure of operation of GPS satellites or the availability of GPS satellite signals Acknowledgement The radio uses an implementation of UTM conversion sourced with permission from Geoscience Australia GA ...

Page 16: ...tings Use the following table to list your radio s programmed settings Radio identification Frequently used channels and groups Radio name Description Radio name Description ID Number Description ID Number Description ...

Page 17: ...Function key settings Menu map Some of the menus shown below may not be available for your radio F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 quick access menus ...

Page 18: ...0 can be installed and programmed as two radios that can be accessed via the user interface In such a dual radio system one radio is always at the foreground and one at the background If monitoring both radios dual receive the speaker volume of the background radio is quieter than the speaker volume of the foreground radio To access features on the background radio such as change the channel you m...

Page 19: ... controls during dual radio operation The radio controls and their functions are summarized in the following diagram and table scroll keys on off key volume control microphone socket press to talk PTT key red display speaker green amber keypad microphone radio status LEDs function keys 1 to 4 left selection key right selection key main menu Channel 12 Menu alphanumeric keys Symbol Name Function PT...

Page 20: ...and held control head keys and their functions are summarized in the following diagram and table Left selection key Action determined by the text above the left selection key or deletes a dialled character from the display Right selection key Action determined by the text above the right selection key Scroll keys Scroll up and down through a list of menu options or scroll left and right in message...

Page 21: ...o decrease the speaker volume On off key Press to turn the radio on or off Left selection key Action determined by the text above the left selection key or deletes a dialled character from the display Right selection key Action determined by the text above the right selection key Scroll keys Scroll up and down through a list of menu options or scroll left and right in messages or select your Quick...

Page 22: ...able This text shows the current function of the right selection key right selection key text This text shows the current function of the left selection key left selection key text This appears when scrolling is allowed scrolling indicator The symbols along the top of the display show which functions are active symbols This programmed display appears when the radio is idle This may be two lines of...

Page 23: ...ctive Call queuing call queuing is active Queued call there are calls in the call queue Conventional mode symbols Scanning your radio is monitoring a group of channels for activity this symbol is animated Monitor or squelch override monitor or squelch override is active Repeater talkaround your radio is operating in repeater talkaround mode Dual receive and transmit symbols Dual transmit mode your...

Page 24: ...e affected by the way your radio is programmed Status LED indicators LED Meaning red transmit Glowing your radio is transmitting Flashing your transmit timer is about to expire or your radio is stunned green receive Glowing your radio is receiving Flashing you have received a call with valid special signalling or you have activated monitor or squelch override amber scanning Glowing your radio is s...

Page 25: ...ion you have attempted is permitted or Function activated a function key has been pressed and that function has been activated one long low pitched beep Invalid key press the action you have attempted is not permitted or Transmission inhibited you have attempted to transmit but for some reason transmission is not permitted at this time one short low pitched beep Function deactivated a function key...

Page 26: ...s highlighted press Select to open the menu you have chosen Using the scroll key Quick Access menu Your radio may be programmed so that your scroll keys act as a shortcut to a frequently used menu To go to this Quick Access menu press a scroll key or and the Quick Access menu appears For example if your Channels menu is your Quick Access menu press a scroll key or to go directly to the Channels me...

Page 27: ...annels Using the left selection key Quick Access menu Your radio may be programmed so that your left selection key acts as a shortcut to another frequently used menu If this menu has been programmed the text for left selection key corresponds to the menu To use this Quick Access menu press your left selection key and the associated menu appears Channel 9 Channels Menu ...

Page 28: ...und radio s function keys you can use the Main menu 1 Select Menu Radio settings Radio info Key settings 2 In the Key Settings menu scroll through the list of function keys 3 Press Select to view details of the function associated with a particular function key The example shown is for a function key programmed to turn control head backlighting on and off Radio info Key settings Version info Back ...

Page 29: ...ers features such as backlighting and indicator volume apply to all control heads Consider other users before changing these features of the user interface Listening to outgoing transmissions Your radio may be programmed so you can hear outgoing transmissions initiated from other control heads You may need to remove the microphone from the microphone clip to hear these transmissions Identifying yo...

Page 30: ... the radio on and off Give a long press of the on off key to turn the radio either on or off When the radio is first turned on the red green and amber LEDs flash briefly and the radio gives two short beeps A brief message may appear in the display The hand held control head may be configured to turn on with a PTT press Entering your personal identification number You may need to enter a personal i...

Page 31: ...olume Turning on control head backlighting The radio s display and keypad light up when backlighting is on This normally only happens when a key is pressed or a call is received There are two ways you may be able to change the way backlighting operates on your radio turn on backlighting momentarily using a programmed function key or change backlighting between on and off using either a programmed ...

Page 32: ...ng the Main menu When backlighting is turned on using the menu it remains on until the setting is changed to off regardless of radio activity 1 Select Menu Radio settings Display settings Backlighting 2 In the Backlighting menu choose either On or Off 3 Press Select Changing the level of control head backlighting The radio s display and keypad light up when backlighting is on This normally only ha...

Page 33: ... able to adjust the contrast by using the Contrast Adjust menu 1 Select Menu Radio settings Display settings Contrast adjust 2 In the Contrast Adjust menu use the scroll keys or to adjust the display contrast to the desired level 3 Press Save to save this setting Display settings Backlight level Backlighting 2 Back Select Backlight level Medium High 2 Back Select Display settings Backlighting2 Con...

Page 34: ...Contact Tait for more information About GPS status information While viewing GPS information GPS status information appears at the top right of the display The status information you see on a hand held control head may differ to that on a standard control head In the following section status information for a hand held control head is shown in brackets The following GPS status information may appe...

Page 35: ...w shown in the display 2 Use the scroll keys or to view more GPS information 3 Press Exit to exit the GPS display Viewing GPS information by using the Main menu 1 Select Menu GPS info 2 Use the scroll keys or to view more GPS information 3 Press Exit to exit the GPS display GPS info tracking Lat S 25 28 30 Long E 119 38 36 Exit Main menu Advanced GPS info Back Select Zone 50 tracking Easting 76577...

Page 36: ...ker is active the radio expects a response from you at regular intervals and usually prompts you with a warning beep Typically this happens every hour If you are unable to respond to this prompt an audible warning may be given shortly before the radio sends an emergency call or enters emergency mode to warn you and to prevent false activation For a detailed explanation of emergency mode see Making...

Page 37: ...me expires and the user response timer begins to count down This timer is typically set for 10 seconds but may be programmed for as long as 1 5 minutes Stage 3 The user response time expires and the radio sends an emergency call or enters emergency mode Lone worker messages and indicators The following table explains the messages and indicators that may be associated with the lone worker feature Y...

Page 38: ...r is counting down The radio sounds a long low pitched beep There has been no user activity and the user response time has expired The radio sounds three short beeps rising in pitch and the message Emergency mode appears The radio has sent an emergency call and is now in emergency mode Radio behaviour Explanation user activity timer symbol Channel 1Menu Loneworker awaiting user response timer symb...

Page 39: ... the on off key or press the PTT key This resets the lone worker user activity timer If you are unable to respond the user response timer begins to count down You now have less than two minutes to respond before the radio automatically sends an emergency call or enters emergency mode Press any key turn the volume control briefly press the on off key or press the PTT key This resets the user activi...

Page 40: ...cal call making a call using your address book making an emergency call receiving a call Selecting a zone A zone is a collection of channels and groups When you select a zone only the channels and groups assigned to that zone are available To select a zone on the foreground radio you may be able to either use the Main menu or use your Quick Access menu Selecting a zone by using the Main menu 1 Sel...

Page 41: ...iately begin scrolling through your list of zones 1 Press one of the scroll keys or to open the Zones menu Alternatively the left selection key may be programmed as your Quick Access menu In this case press the left selection key to access the Zones menu 2 Scroll through the list of zones until the zone you want appears 3 Press Select The zone indication may be programmed to appear either below th...

Page 42: ...tion key Press the function key programmed for preset channel The programmed channel is now shown in the display Selecting a channel by using the Main menu 1 Select Menu Channels 2 In the Channels menu scroll through the list of channels until the channel you want appears 3 Press Done The programmed channel is now shown in the display Channel 9Menu Main menu Channels Zones Back Select Channels Cha...

Page 43: ... Press one of the scroll keys or to open the Channels menu Alternatively the left selection key may be programmed as your Quick Access menu In this case press the left selection key to access the Channels menu 2 Scroll through the list of channels until the channel you want appears 3 Press Done The programmed channel is now shown in the display Channel 8 Channels Menu Channels Channel 8 2 Channel ...

Page 44: ...electing a group by using a programmed function key Press a function key programmed for group scanning The programmed group is now shown in the display the amber LED glows and the scanning symbol appears in the display Selecting a group by using the Main menu 1 Select Menu Channels 2 In the Channels menu scroll through the list of channels and groups until the group you want appears 3 Press Done T...

Page 45: ...s one of the scroll keys or to open the Channels menu Alternatively the left selection key may be programmed as your Quick Access menu In this case press the left selection key to access the Channels menu 2 Scroll through the list of channels and groups until the group you want appears 3 Press Done The amber LED glows and the scanning symbol appears in the display Channel 8 Channels Menu Channels ...

Page 46: ... the microphone clip To activate monitor on the foreground radio you may be able to either remove the microphone from the microphone clip use a programmed function key or use the Main menu Activating monitor by using a function key 1 Press the monitor function key to activate monitor and hear any traffic on the channel While monitor is on the green LED flashes slowly and the monitor symbol appears...

Page 47: ...2 In the Monitor menu choose On 3 Press Select While monitor is on the green LED flashes slowly and the monitor symbol appears in the display Your radio may be programmed so that monitor turns off automatically after a short time Functions Monitor Public address Back Select Monitor Off 2 On Back Select Channel 9Menu ...

Page 48: ...the receive frequency of the channel you are on To activate repeater talkaround on the foreground radio you may be able to either use a programmed function key or use the Main menu Activating repeater talkaround by using a function key 1 Change to the required channel 2 Press the programmed function key to turn repeater talkaround on The message Talkaround activated appears and the repeater talkar...

Page 49: ...d 3 In the Talkaround menu choose On 4 Press Select The message Talkaround activated appears The repeater talkaround symbol appears if you navigate to the default display 5 Proceed with your call 6 To turn repeater talkaround off either change the channel or choose Off in the Talkaround menu and press Select Talkaround Off 2 On Back Select Talkaround activated ...

Page 50: ...t 5cm 2 inches from your mouth 5 Press and hold the PTT key to transmit 6 Speak clearly into the microphone and release the PTT key when you have finished talking While you are transmitting the red LED glows and the transmit symbol appears in the display Transmit timer Your radio may have a transmit timer that limits the amount of time you can transmit continuously When the transmit timer is about...

Page 51: ... menu Making a local call by using the Main menu 1 Select the required channel 2 Select Menu Local calls 3 In the Local Calls menu scroll through the list of local calls until the call you want appears 4 Press Send The call details appear in the display the red LED glows and the transmit symbol appears in the display Main menu Local calls Address book Back Select Local calls Car 2 2 Dispatcher Bac...

Page 52: ... of the scroll keys or to open the Local Calls menu 3 Scroll through the list of local calls until the call you want appears 4 Press Send The call details appear in the display the red LED glows and the transmit symbol appears in the display Channel 9Menu Local calls Car 2 2 Dispatcher Back Send Calling Dispatcher Clear ...

Page 53: ...mmed function key use the Main menu or use your Quick Access menu Making an address book call by using a function key Press the function key programmed for Address Book Call The call details appear in the display the red LED glows and the transmit symbol appears in the display Making an address book call by using the Main menu 1 Select Menu Address book 2 In the Address Book menu scroll through th...

Page 54: ... by using your Quick Access menu 1 Press one of the scroll keys or to open the Address Book menu 2 Scroll through the list of calls until the call you want appears 3 Press Send The call details appear in the display the red LED glows and the transmit symbol appears in the display Calling Base Clear Channel 9Menu Address book Region 2 2 Base Back Send Calling Base Clear ...

Page 55: ...e other predetermined location While emergency mode is active your radio may cycle between receive and transmit so that your dispatcher can hear any activity near the radio Alternatively your radio may appear to turn off but will actually remain in emergency mode 2 Reset the radio to normal operation at any time by turning the radio off and then on Emergency mode may be programmed to end after a f...

Page 56: ...io may also unmute if there is activity on the background radio depending on the current mode If the incoming call contains special signalling that matches the signalling programmed for your radio the green LED flashes and your radio may give a ringing tone If monitoring both radios dual receive activity received on the background radio is quieter than activity received on the foreground radio ...

Page 57: ... also toggle modes that enable you to receive and transmit on both radios at the same time Each radio in a system may be identified by a unique name which appears before all channel and group labels The following topics are covered in this section dual radio display states and descriptions radio controls in a dual radio system switching between radios changing the foreground radio making a call on...

Page 58: ...d radio only The radio system will receive and transmit on both radios Received signals on one radio will be transmitted on the other radio and vice versa If initiating a transmission the radio system will transmit on the foreground radio only Received signals on one radio will be transmitted on the other radio and vice versa If initiating a transmission the radio system will transmit on both radi...

Page 59: ...between the various dual receive and transmit states using one or two function keys programmed for dual body mode and single body mode If programmed for a single key dual body mode is assigned to a short press and single body mode is assigned to a long press The following diagram summarizes how to enable dual receive and dual transmit and how to return to single body mode Dual receive Single trans...

Page 60: ...foreground in certain circumstances for example when you receive a call with matching signalling or you receive a short data message Making a call on more than one radio dual transmit 1 Press the function key programmed for dual body mode once or twice until the message Dual tx activated appears While dual transmit is activated the symbol and the two channels to transmit on will appear on the defa...

Page 61: ... 1 Press the function key programmed for dual body mode While dual receive is activated two channels will appear on the default display The large text shows the foreground radio The smaller text shows the background radio 2 If necessary press the function key programmed for switching the active radio to change the foreground radio Activity on the foreground radio will be louder than activity on th...

Page 62: ... cross band repeater While on the symbol appears in the display 2 Press the function key again to turn cross band repeater mode off Activating cross band repeater mode by using the main menu 1 Select Menu Radio settings Functions Xband repeater 2 In the Cross band Repeater menu choose On 3 Press Select While cross band repeater mode is on the symbol appears in the display R1 Channel 12 R2 Channel ...

Page 63: ...condition Is the power cable securely connected to the vehicle bat tery or power supply If all appears to be in order then contact your radio provider for further assistance Removing the microphone 1 Using your thumb or forefinger lift up one of the corners of the microphone grom met Firmly but gently pull that corner until the seal comes away from the cavity 2 Repeat to expose another corner 3 Pu...

Page 64: ...microphone grommet along the microphone cord and push two adjacent corners of the grommet into the microphone socket cavity 3 Squeeze the grommet and push the remaining corners into position 4 Check that the grommet is seated correctly in the cavity microphone grommet control head ...

Page 65: ...ort low pitched beep Function deactivated a function key has been pressed and the corresponding function has been turned off one long low pitched beep Invalid key press the action you have attempted is not permitted or Transmission inhibited you have attempted to transmit but for some reason transmission is not permitted at this time one short high pitched beep Radio is stunned the radio has been ...

Page 66: ...er if the radio s temperature rises outside this range transmissions will be inhibited continuous low pitched tone Radio system error a system error has occurred and the radio may be inoperable two long low high pitched tone pairs Synthesizer is out of lock the radio s synthesizer is out of lock on the current channel and you cannot operate on that channel Action and tone Meaning ...

Page 67: ...mputer and typi cally refers to machine language which is comprised of native instructions the computer carries out in hardware Executable code may also refer to programs written in interpreted languages that require additional software to actually execute Intellectual Property Rights and Intellectual Property mean the following or their substantial equivalents or counter parts recognized by or th...

Page 68: ...pen Source Software the terms and conditions governing the use of such Open Source Soft ware are in the Open Source Software Licenses of the copyright owner and not in this Agreement If there is a conflict between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of the any applicable Open Source Software Licenses the terms and conditions of the Open Source Software Licenses ...

Page 69: ...ms of this Agreement Any information obtained by Tait during the course of the inspection will be kept in strict confidence by Tait and used solely for the purpose of verifying Licensee s compli ance with the terms of this Agreement Section 5 OWNERSHIP AND TITLE Tait its licensors and its suppliers retain all of their Intellectual Property Rights in and to the Software and Documentation in any for...

Page 70: ...signated Products are Tait vehi cle mounted mobile products or hand carried portable radio products and Licensee trans fers ownership of the Tait mobile or portable radio products to a third party Licensee may assign its right to use the Software which is embedded in or furnished for use with the radio products and the related Documenta tion provided that Licensee transfers all copies of the Softw...

Page 71: ...ty of using the Software 10 2 Licensee s sole remedy against Tait will be limited to breach of contract and Tait sole and total liability for any such claim shall be limited at the option of Tait to the repair or replacement of the Software or the refund of the purchase price of the Software Section 11 GENERAL 11 1 COPYRIGHT NOTICES The existence of a copyright notice on the Software will not be c...

Page 72: ... event that any part or parts of this Agreement shall be held illegal or null and void by any court or admin istrative body of competent jurisdiction such determination shall not affect the remaining terms which shall remain in full force and effect as if such part or parts held to be ille gal or void had not been included in this Agreement Tait may replace the invalid or unenforceable provision w...

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