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LBI-39012C

Operator’s Manual

MDX

TM

  Conventional 

Mobile Radio

ERICSSONZ

Summary of Contents for LBI-39012C

Page 1: ...LBI 39012C Operator s Manual MDXTM Conventional Mobile Radio ERICSSONZ ...

Page 2: ...rrent information orimprovementsto programsand orequipment maybemadebyEricsson Inc atanytimeandwithoutnotice Suchchangeswillbeincorporatedintoneweditions of this manual No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and recording for any purpose without the express written permission of Ericsson Inc Copyright Dece...

Page 3: ... AEGIS OPERATION 22 VOICE MODES 22 CLEAR MODES 23 AEGIS DIGITAL MODE 23 DTMF 23 AEGIS VGE DIGITAL MODES 23 TRANSFERRING KEYS INTO THE RADIO 24 DISPLAYING THE CURRENTLY USED CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEY NUMBER 24 KEY ZERO 25 VGE DIGITAL OPERATION 25 RECEIVING AN ENCRYPTED CALL 25 TRANSMITTING AN ENCRYPTED CALL 25 Outside Address 26 Channel Guard 26 GE STAR 26 OPTIONS 27 Type 99 Option 27 Public Address Option...

Page 4: ...he vehicle and enlist his aid in determining if such electronic circuits perform normally when the radio is transmitting 3 Dynamite Blasting Caps Dynamite blasting caps may be caused to explode by operating aradio within 500 feet of the blasting caps Always obey the Turn Off Two Way Radios signs posted where dynamite is being used When transporting blasting caps in your vehicle a Carry the blastin...

Page 5: ...le SAFE DRIVING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USERS OF MOBILE RADIOS Read the literature on the safe operation of the radio Keep both hands on the steering wheel and the microphone in its cradle whenever the vehicle is in motion Place calls only when vehicle is stopped Use recall dialing to speed the time it takes to call When talking from a moving vehicle is unavoidable drive in the slower lane Keep conver...

Page 6: ...ng for help in an accident KEEP OFF THE AIR Emergency calls have priority over all other messages 2 Use of profane or obscene language is prohibited by Federal law 3 It is against the law to send false call letters or a false distress or emergency message 4 The FCC requires that conversations be kept brief and confined to business To save time use coded messages whenever possible 5 Using a radio t...

Page 7: ... to a set of channels and a channel is a transmit receive radio frequency pair The exact operation of the radio will depend on the operating mode the radio s programming and the particular radio system Most features described in this manual may be enabled or disabled through programming Consult the system administrator for the particular features that are programmed into your MDX radio The followi...

Page 8: ...you to identify channel selections by descriptive names Names menu options and status information are displayed here MENU button allows access to functions and options including scan add delete for modifying the radio s scan list and alarm on off for the external alarm option that uses your horn or head lights to signal an incoming call Emergency ID Alarm optional sends an emergency GESTAR alert a...

Page 9: ...buttons and the CLR button To increment from one menu selection to the next simply press and release the MENU button Press the CLR button to return to normal operation The menu choices are listed below with a description of how to change the choices Note You may have some or all of these menu choices programmed in your radio and they may be programmed in a different order than pre sented here BACK...

Page 10: ...watt external speaker must be used with the System model Figure 2 MDX System Radio 8 Character Alphanumeric Dot Matrix LED allows you to identify channel selections by descriptive names Menu options and status information are displayed here MENU button allows access to functions and options including scan add delete for modifying the radio s scan list and alarm on off for the external alarm option...

Page 11: ...all the way through the list CHANNEL SEL Ramp Switch The CHANNEL SEL button is used to increment or decrement the current channel selection It is also used as described above to increment decrement the System In conventional mode these buttons change the channel selection CLR Momentary switch The CLR button is used to exit from the menu operation monitor a conventional channel or end a special ind...

Page 12: ...t P1 ON indicates selected channel is a priority 1 chan nel P2 ON indicates selected channel is a priority 2 chan nel PVT ON indicates selected channel has been pre pro grammed for AEGIS operation Flashes indicates receiving an encrypted digital voice call DISPLAY ALPHA INDICATORS The radio is capable of displaying status indicators in the alpha display Some of these messages will use the entire d...

Page 13: ...RIER CONTROL TIMER The Carrier Control Timer alert is a pulsing pitched tone you will hear whenever you have kept the PTT button continuously pressed for a preprogrammed length of time The transmitter shuts down when the pulsing low pitched tone starts interrupting communications To maintain communications re lease and re key the microphone This resets the timer and turns the transmitter back on T...

Page 14: ...ion of that range With the radio on a conventional channel press and hold the SCN button ThenusetheVOLUMEramp buttonto open andclosethesquelch Aftersetting the squelch to the desired setting release the SCN button to return the radio to normal operation RECEIVING A CALL 1 Make sure that the radio is turned ON and the proper channel is selected using the CHANNEL SEL or ramp button and the SYS butto...

Page 15: ...ed alert tone and unkey the transmitter Release and press the PTT switch again to reset the timer and resume conversation SCAN OPERATION SCAN SETUP You may program your radio to scan a number of Channels for activity on the selected system Starting Or Stopping SCAN Press the SCAN button to alternate between Scan on SCN indicator illuminated and Scan off indicator dark Adding Deleting To From SCAN ...

Page 16: ...ined in memory even if the 12 Volt vehicle battery is disconnected Any channel may be scanned with or without a priority level One channel may be programmed for Priority 1 P1 and another for Priority 2 P2 with any or all remaining channels programmed as non priorities RECEIVER SCAN RATE The scan rate fortheradio will vary depending upon thenumberofchannels programmed into the scan list and whether...

Page 17: ...channel Scanning will stop and remain on the channel until the carrier disappears after a few seconds scanning resumes The channels are scanned in descending order USING THE RADIO WITH SCAN The Selected Channel The SELECTED channel is the channel in the display when scan is turned on by pushing the SCAN switch When a signal is not being received the radio reverts to this channel for transmitting W...

Page 18: ...rammed using the scan transmit option to either stay on the receive channel or revert to the SELECTED channel When the mic is placed back on hook the radio will immediately start scanning even if the received channel was still active Off hook scan enabled With off hook scan enabled moving the microphone off hook will not affect scan operation The radio will continue scanning If a signal is not bei...

Page 19: ...new channel will be temporarily added to the scan list until the SELECTED channel is changed again Temporary channel deletions The SCAN function must be turned off to make any permanent changes additions deletions re priorizations to the scan list While in scan temporary channel deletions may be made to the scan list The original scan list will be back in effect by either turning scan off by pushi...

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Page 22: ...e Universal Key Loader The PVT icon indicating encrypted mode is on can be turned on and off using one of the AUX keys or by chosing FORCED as the mode of operation in the programmer NOTES VOICE MODES Each system in the radio can be programmed for Aegis communications Aegis programmed systems have two 2 different voice modes clear analog and digital The voice modes are programmmed on a per channel...

Page 23: ...ypted messages and receive clear or digital transmissions The radio will transmit digital if the channel is programmed for digital operation and forced operation is pre programmed If autoselect operation was pre programmed and the radio is in digital mode the radio will transmit in the mode of the received call if the hang time is active If no hang time is active the radio will transmit digital AE...

Page 24: ...eyloader cable to the microphone connector on the radio unit 4 Press the PWR button on the Keyloader and wait for the Keyloader to display MASTER MODE 5 Press the TRN button on the Keyloader If necessary select a different cryptographic key to be transferred into the radio 6 Turn the radio on Use the Mbutton to access the menu options then press the Mbutton repeatedly to select KEYLOAD 7 Press the...

Page 25: ...ptographic key s are zeroed one or more keys must be transferred from the Keyloader into the radio before VGE digital communications may continue VGE DIGITAL OPERATION RECEIVING AN ENCRYPTED CALL When receiving the radio automatically switches between clear or digital operation If the transmission being received is an encrypted transmission it will be decrypted the PVT light will flash the receive...

Page 26: ...ue with standard transmission procedures A digital mode access tone will be heard when the PTT button is pressed Outside Address The same outside address works with similar to Channel Guard operation must be programmed in the transmitting and receiving radios when Aegis digital operation is enabled If address is not correct the radios will not communicate Channel Guard Channel Guard encode is tran...

Page 27: ...o turn off the horn beep relay Public Address Option If the Public Address Option is present the radio may be used as a public address amplifier Press the programmed Flex key or use the menu to enable the option Scan must be off The display will show PUB ADDR When the microphone PTT switch is keyed the radio no longer transmits but allows the microphone audio to feed the speaker Adjust the VOLUME ...

Page 28: ... When the Internal External Speaker Option PMSU5A has been installed along with an external speaker the operator can select either speaker one of two ways 1 Set the ON OFF switch on the option box to the ON position to select the external speaker and disable the internal speaker Place in OFF position to select the internal speaker only OR 1 Press the A1 or A2 button pre programmed to select the ex...

Page 29: ...F Speaker MIL STD 810C D 5 x 5 requires options PMCD7Z PMCC9M 19A149590P1 PMMA1L Desk mounting wedge for station use 19C851086P14 PMMA1M Spare mounting bracket 19A138051G11 PMMC3X Desk microphone for station use 19C851086P14 PMMC5K DTMF microphone 344A4611P1 PMMK3D Round pushbutton kit with commonly used legends Includes button extraction tool 344A4254G2 PMPD1A Noise suppression kit 19A148539G1 PM...

Page 30: ...ce will be provided at no change only for the Equipment covered under Paragraph B 3 and only during the first three 3 months following the date ofsale tothe Buyer Thereafter laborwill becharged atprevailingrates Tobeeligiblefor no charge labor service must be performed by an Authorized Service Center or other Servicer approved for these purposes either at its place of business during normal busine...

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Page 32: ...ctions such as mountains or buildings between the vehicle sending and the system person receiving the message In areas where transmission or reception is poor some improvements may be obtained by insuring that the antenna is vertical particularly if a glass mount antenna is used Moving a few yards in another direction or moving to a higher elevation may also improve communications Ericsson Inc Pri...

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