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SRP9100 RADIO P25 – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 

6.  SPECIAL FUNCTION KEYS 

 

Several function keys are simply short cuts to a menu screen.  For further information on the 
operation of these function keys, refer to the menu descriptions in section 4. 

6.1 A

LARM

 

Sets alarm mode on the radio.  All transmissions in alarm mode will have the emergency flag 
set. 

6.2 A

NNOUNCE

 

To send an Announce call on the channel, press this function key and then use the PTT to 
send the call.  The next PTT after the Announce will call the default group. 

6.3 C

HANNEL 

U

P AND 

D

OWN

 

These functions change channel in the upward (F3) or downward (F2) directions. 

6.4 C

RYPTO

 

A short cut to the Crypto menu.  Allows selection of the encryption key. 

6.5 DTMF 

S

END 

1/2 

When the key is pressed , a pre-defined string of DTMF tones are transmitted. 

6.6 L

OW 

P

OWER

 

Forces the radio to low power. Pressing the function button again puts the radio back to the 
power level defined for the current channel. The “forced low power state” is not affected by 
channel/zone changes. 

The RF power level is indicated by the letter L of H replacing the antenna icon when 
transmitting. The bar graph above this icon shows 1 bar for low power and 6 bars for high 
power. 

6.7 M

ENU 

 

Menu function key used for accessing the menu system. This is normally assigned to the M 
key (F1). 

6.8 M

ODE

 

A short cut to the Mode menu.   Allows the user to change radio modes, for example from 
PMR/LMR to P25, or MPT1327 trunking to P25. 

6.9 M

UTE 

 

Provides direct access to the “Mute Adjust” menu screen and allows the user to change the 
mute level from that screen. The selected mute level will affect all analogue channels. 

6.10 R

ESET

 

The reset function is usually assigned to F6, and is used as a cancel function when in a 
menu or as a backspace when entering keypad dial-strings. 

6.11 RSSI 

Displays the signal strength of the received signal. 

6.12 S

CAN

 

The scan function activities the Scanning mode, refer to Section 5.5 for details. 

© TMC Radio 2007 

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Summary of Contents for P25 SRP9100

Page 1: ...P25 SRP9100 Portable Radio P25 Conventional Operating Instructions TNM U E 0073 V1 1b TMC Radio Pty Ltd 1270 Ferntree Gully Road Scoresby Victoria 3179 Australia ISO9001 Lic QEC20848 SAI Global...

Page 2: ...omprehensive list of documentation available for download http www tmcradio com ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT This publication is copyright and no part may be reproduced without prior permission of TMC Radio Du...

Page 3: ...gns where these are posted e g on a petrol station forecourt 2 Do NOT touch the antenna while the radio is transmitting HINTS FOR USING THE RADIO When speaking hold the radio a few centimetres from yo...

Page 4: ...dio Info 25 4 2 10 Mode 26 4 2 11 RSSI 27 4 2 12 Crypto 28 4 2 13 Setup 29 4 2 14 Stored Calls 30 4 2 15 Messages 31 4 2 16 Scan Edit Menu 39 4 2 17 No Menu 41 5 COMMON FUNCTIONS AND FACILITIES 42 5 1...

Page 5: ...49 6 6 Low Power 49 6 7 Menu 49 6 8 Mode 49 6 9 Mute 49 6 10 Reset 49 6 11 RSSI 49 6 12 Scan 49 6 13 Scan Edit 50 6 14 Scrambler 50 6 15 Skip 50 6 16 Squelch 50 6 17 Talkaround 50 6 18 Zone 50 7 ALER...

Page 6: ...to meet your present and future requirements 1 2 CONFIGURATION The SRP9100 P25 Radio must be configured using the P25 Field Personality Programmer FPP prior to operation The configuration process defi...

Page 7: ...SRP9100 RADIO P25 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 2 CONTROLS Figure 1 SRP9130 Portable Key Layout TMC Radio 2007 Page 7 TNM U E 0073 1 1b...

Page 8: ...Menu Select Function Key F2 Programmable Function key Default Channel Down Function Key F3 Programmable Function key Default Channel Up Function Key F4 Programmable Function key Default OK Function Ke...

Page 9: ...d by the Field Programmer Possible Menu entries are Zone usually the first menu as accessed often Squelch Mute Adjust FM Monitor Digital Phonebook Phonebook Edit User Options Contrast Alert Volume Rad...

Page 10: ...backs up to the next highest level of menu and the OK button selects the menu screen The and keys are used to navigate through a list of options such as channels or increase decrease a value When the...

Page 11: ...Key Down Key Back Key OK Key Squelch Mute Adjust SubMenu Selections RSSI Mode Radio Info Crypto Key Alert Volume Contrast User Options Submenu Submenu Submenu Submenu Submenu Submenu Submenu Submenu K...

Page 12: ...ssing the M key enters the Menu mode The lower part of the screen is reserved for icons Radio channels may be configured with the Field Programmer as specific frequencies or as auto scan types When an...

Page 13: ...the user or the channel s defined talkgroup will be heard on the speaker Normal Mute Only radio signals from the users own network will be heard on the speaker Monitor All P25 digital radio signals on...

Page 14: ...wo menu lists These are normally the Main menu list and the Setup menu list In the default configuration the Main menu contains the Zone screen and a Setup screen This allows access to the second Setu...

Page 15: ...0 RADIO P25 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Direct access to the Zone menu from other screens can also be programmed to one of the function buttons with the Field Programmer TMC Radio 2007 Page 15 TNM U E 0073...

Page 16: ...al Channel Monitor Mode The radio will receive any decryptable or clear P25 digital voice signals The Network Access Code NAC is not checked An M icon on the display indicates monitor mode Digital Cha...

Page 17: ...3 Mute Adjust Monitor From the menu list step through the menu options with the and keys until the Mute Adjust menu is displayed Press the OK key for the Mute adjustment screen Analogue Mute Screen T...

Page 18: ...hone numbers or Talk Groups The second line shows the name of the selected phone book entry The third line shows the unit identifier of the phone book entry This is the P25 ID that the radio will call...

Page 19: ...eceived for the Field Programmer set time period typically 10 seconds The radio will return to the default screen 4 2 4 2 Making an Individual Call with Call Alert When the OK key is pressed with the...

Page 20: ...ry can be chosen using the and keys The displayed information is the same as the Phone Book Screen display A Reset function key press if configured takes the radio back to the default screen display I...

Page 21: ...ypes of Phone Book entries These are Conv Unit ID Option 0 Conv PSTN Option 1 Conv Group Option 2 Trunk Unit ID Option 4 Trunk PSTN Option 1 Trunk Group Option 4 Make the selection 0 5 and select OK F...

Page 22: ...enu screen to edit the Unit ID if required Upon entering this screen the current Unit ID of the selected phone entry is displayed The name entry can then be changed using the numeric digits and and ke...

Page 23: ...Options menu provides access to a list of Functions that may be toggled on or off Up to 10 functions may be defined in this menu by the FPP programmer Press the OK key for the User Options screen Whe...

Page 24: ...Pressing the Back or M key returns to the next highest menu level 4 2 8 Alert Volume This Screen allows you to set the level of the relative Alert Volume level in relation to the current Volume setti...

Page 25: ...rt Level may be set by the FPP to ensure the Alerts can always be heard from the speaker 4 2 9 Radio Info These screens display information that identifies the Field Programmer File description Radio...

Page 26: ...P25 Trunked SysID WACN GID and UID Feature Authorisation Enables Encryption Status External Application Memory Status The Radio Info screens are read only screens Press OK to return to the Channel Scr...

Page 27: ...een for that mode Keypad shortcuts can be used to change modes from the keypad PMR 60 P25 80 MPT Network 1 71 MPT Network 2 72 4 2 11 RSSI This screen displays the received signal strength in dBm The...

Page 28: ...el or the OK key is pressed which will return to the main channel menu A lower RSSI value indicates a stronger signal i e 80dBm is a stronger signal than 100dBm 4 2 12Crypto This menu allows the digit...

Page 29: ...returns to the next highest menu level 4 2 13 Setup The screens in the Setup sub menus allow the radio operator to edit modify the operation of some of the general functions of the radio Once the M ke...

Page 30: ...kes the radio back to the default screen display The M or Back key returns to Menu screen When OK key is pressed a pop up menu is displayed so that the message can be deleted or party called back The...

Page 31: ...e envelope icon on the default screen will flash If there are messages in the radio that have all been read a steady envelope icon is shown on the default screen If there are no messages in the radio...

Page 32: ...n error beep will sound 4 2 15 2 View Received Messages Screen Received messages both short messages and text messages can be viewed from this screen This screen displays the received messages one by...

Page 33: ...OK will remove the current selected message from the radio The radio will return to the Messages View screen with the next message being selected and displayed If MORE is selected pressing OK will di...

Page 34: ...configured takes the radio back to the default screen display If Call and OK is selected the radio returns to the default screen and is set to individual calling mode for a time out period determined...

Page 35: ...top right hand side The characters are entered via the keypad by pressing the relevant key one or more times to choose each character The key is used to move the curser to the left The key is used to...

Page 36: ...Messages 4 2 15 8 1 Short Message Screen This screen allows the user to view and select a short message It displays the selected short message text M The short message can be selected by using the and...

Page 37: ...cter to the left of the cursor and moves the curser position to the left by one Holding the Reset button down for more than one second deletes all characters from the curser position to the right A ne...

Page 38: ...ays the Enter Unit Id Screen 4 2 15 11 Phone Book Selection Screen This screen allows selection of the destination ID from the Phone Book M The and keys are used to select the phone book entry A Reset...

Page 39: ...hanges to a Scan Group are stored permanently in the radio 4 2 16 1 Scan Group Edit Screen When selected the Scan Group Edit screen is displayed which shows the channels within the Scan Group The seco...

Page 40: ...ent channel this action shall result in rescanning The deletion is permanent If Add is selected pressing OK key takes the radio to the Scan Group Add Type screen The priority level of the channel to a...

Page 41: ...hen OK key is pressed If the scan group has less than 15 member channels the selected non member channel is added to the scan group If scan is enabled on the current channel the radio will resume scan...

Page 42: ...e no keys pressed The radio will emit warning beeps for 10 seconds prior to automatically switching off Pressing any key will reset this timer 5 1 2 Default Screen Trunked Mode After power up the rad...

Page 43: ...channel only P25 transmissions will be received To change channels press the and keys while in the channel screen Zones can be changed from the Zone menu see Section 4 3 1 5 1 5 Received Individual Ca...

Page 44: ...step through the stored calls An error beep will sound if there are no more call records A Reset function key press if configured takes the radio back to the default screen display The Menu or Back ke...

Page 45: ...e microphone in a normal conversational manner In most systems it is important to wait a short time between pressing PTT and commencing to speak This ensures that the path is properly established and...

Page 46: ...has been assigned to automatically scan by the Field Programmer or 3 Under User Options menu selecting the SCAN ON option Selecting a channel that is associated to a VOTING group with Scan Vote enabl...

Page 47: ...annel will be encrypted The encryption icon will not be shown if a received signal is not encrypted when on an encrypted channel The current channel s transmit encryption key can be temporarily change...

Page 48: ...t and receive on a cyclic basis with FPP programmed time periods The display will show TX Em Channel No During TX the radio will generate an emergency broadcast call on either the currently selected c...

Page 49: ...io back to the power level defined for the current channel The forced low power state is not affected by channel zone changes The RF power level is indicated by the letter L of H replacing the antenna...

Page 50: ...and Selective When set to Monitor all P25 traffic on that channel will be heard subject to presence of encryption Normal mode will hear all P25 traffic with the correct NAC code Selective mode will on...

Page 51: ...ied 0 4s 440Hz Denied Tone Ring 8 short beeps 5s silence repeat After receiving individual call Missed Call 2 short beeps 10s silence repeat Missed individual call Page 3 short high tones Received Pag...

Page 52: ...P25 signal regardless of NAC or TGID will be heard MPT Trunked MPT1327 Trunked Mode NAC Network Access Code Used as a filter where multiple networks may share a common RF frequency Normal Mute Mode o...

Page 53: ...factured and tested to ensure they meet government established RF exposure levels In addition manufacturers also recommend specific operating instructions to users of two way radios These instructions...

Page 54: ...not use this device if the operational requirements described herein are not met Instructions Transmit no more than the rated duty factor of 50 of the time To transmit talk push the Push To Talk butto...

Page 55: ...formation on exposure or other information please contact TMC Radio Pty Ltd 1270 Ferntree Gully Road Scoresby Victoria 3179 Australia Telephone 61 3 9730 3800 Facsimile 61 3 9730 3968 Email orderdesk...

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