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Operator’s Manual

LBI-38888K

Orion

Mobile Radio

Summary of Contents for LBI-38888K

Page 1: ...Operator s Manual LBI 38888K Orion Mobile Radio ...

Page 2: ...ice technician or facility designated by the supplier Any repairs alterations or substitution of recommended parts made by the user to this equipment not approved by the manufacturer could void the user s authority to operate the equipment in addition to the manufacturer s warranty This manual is published by M A COM Private Radio Systems Inc without any warranty Improvements and changes to this m...

Page 3: ...E 20 AUTOKEY TRUNKED MODE ONLY 20 CALL QUEUED TRUNKED MODE ONLY 20 SYSTEM BUSY TRUNKED MODE ONLY 20 CALL DENIED TRUNKED MODE ONLY 21 CARRIER CONTROL TIMER 21 KEY PRESS ALERT 21 DUAL CONTROL SWITCHING 21 OPERATION 21 TURNING ON THE RADIO 22 SELECTION MODE RULES 22 DIRECT ACCESS 23 MENU 24 FEATURE ENCRYPTION DISPLAY 29 SYSTEM GROUP CHANNEL SELECTION 32 TRUNKED MODE OPERATION 34 RECEIVING A CALL 34 S...

Page 4: ...NG SCAN ON 59 TURNING SCAN OFF 59 SQUELCH ADJUST 60 NOISE BLANKER OPERATION 61 TYPE 99 DECODE Conventional Only 61 DIRECT MODE OPERATION Conventional System Only 63 TRUNKED OR CONVENTIONAL MODE OPERATION 64 SIREN LIGHT OPERATION 64 DIGITAL VOICE PROVOICE AEGIS VOICE GUARD OPERATION 64 DUAL CONTROL OPERATION 71 MULTIPLE RADIO OPERATION 73 LAST SYSTEM GROUP OR CHANNEL RECALL Supervisory Radio Units ...

Page 5: ...cle 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 a radio within 500 feet of the blasting caps Always obey the Turn OFF Two Way Radio signs posted where dynamite is being used When transporting blasting caps in your vehicle a Carry the blasting caps ...

Page 6: ...rogramming 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 the ORION USER INTERFACE The ORION operating controls are located on the radio s front panel See Figures 1 2 A keypad vacuum florescent display for radio status information and a microp...

Page 7: ...7 Figure 1 ORION Mobile Radio SYSTEM Model Front Panel Figure 2 ORION Mobile Radio SCAN Model Front Panel ...

Page 8: ...F VOLUME KNOB This rotary Knob applies power to the radio and adjusts the receiver volume Rotating the control clockwise out of detente applies power to the radio A single alert tone sounds if enabled through programming to indicate the radio is operational Rotating the control clockwise increases the volume level Minimum volume levels may be programmed into the radio to prevent missed calls due t...

Page 9: ...e scan list of the currently selected systems are scanned The secondary function of the SCAN button is to toggle the keypad buttons between their primary function and their secondary function SCAN ADD DELETE This rocker type button is used to display the current SCAN status for a group channel and then either add or delete the group channel from the system scan list INDICATORS Transmitter enabled ...

Page 10: ... on the keycap Each labeled keycap is associated with a radio feature or primary function The radio must be programmed to operate with the Standard or the Optional keycap configuration A keylight LED is associated with each key or button This may light when the associate function is active In some conditions the keylight may blink to indicate an action status The keypad key functions can be remapp...

Page 11: ...ch can be placed on any of the four 4 keypad keys The keycap represents the primary function programmed for that key location Figure 5 Standard ORION Keycaps Configuration Optional Keycap Configuration The Optional keycap package for the System radio includes sixty 60 additional keycaps shown in the Key Description section which can be placed on any key location desired Keep in mind the keycap rep...

Page 12: ... similar to an enter key s The Status key permits the transmission of a pre programmed status message to an EDACS site n The Message key permits the transmission of a pre programmed message to an EDACS site c C Serves several purposes depending on the operating mode In trunked mode the CLR button exits the current operation and removes all displays associated with it The radio and display then ret...

Page 13: ...he RST Reset key is used to turn all sirens and lights OFF SPK This key function is used to toggle the external speaker ON OFF STO ST9 The status 0 9 keys are used to send pre programmed status message to the EDACS site PVT Enables or disables Private Mode for the System Group displayed See the PRIVATE OPERATION section KEY Displays the Encrypted Keys This selects the DISP KEY operation from the m...

Page 14: ...key is the SELECT secondary function with the C key remaining the same for the secondary function On the system version the o has a secondary function for DELETE m is SELECT and c retains its CLEAR function DISPLAY The radio s display is shown in Figure 6 The two character lines are used to display system group and channel names and also operational messages to the user Each line contains eight al...

Page 15: ...usy Trunked mode only Indicates the system is busy no channels are currently available the queue is full or an individual call is being attempted to a radio that is currently transmitting DENIED Call Denied Trunked mode only Indicates the radio is not authorized to operate on the selected system CC SCAN Control Channel Scan Trunked mode only Indicates the control channel is lost and the radio has ...

Page 16: ... Type 99 Decode OFF Conventional mode only Indicates the Type 99 Decode feature is disabled NB ON Noise Blanker On Conventional mode only Indicates noise blanker feature is enabled on low band 29 50 MHz version NB OFF Noise Blanker OFF Conventional mode only Indicates noise blanker feature is disabled on low band 29 50 MHz version PA ON Public Address On Indicates that the public address function ...

Page 17: ...al call CONV FS Conventional Failsoft Displayed when a failure of the EDACS system occurs All communication will be in conventional mode trunked mode only MENU Displayed when the menu key is pressed and remains displayed in line 1 until one chooses a menu item SYS 1 64 System 1 64 This is the system number for the current base station of the system displayed in line 1 It is displayed in line 2 of ...

Page 18: ...n NO ENTRY This indicates that there is no data stored in one of the programmable items in either the phone list or individual call list The user programmable items are items 1 through 10 in each list INV SYS Invalid System Displayed when the current system is an invalid type CHN 1 99 Channel 1 99 This is displayed on line 1 of the display is conventional channel index when the group key is depres...

Page 19: ...ayed on line 1 of the display in the display key mode of the menu The key of the key name display is displayed in line 2 GRP KEY Group Key This is displayed on line 1 of the display in the display key mode of the menu for trunked systems only It is followed in the second line with a key number KEY 1 7 CHN KEY Channel Key This is displayed on line 1 of the display in the display key mode of the men...

Page 20: ...adio when a channel becomes available At this point the radio automatically keys the transmitter autokey for a short period to hold the channel The radio sounds a mid pitched tone when it is clear to talk immediately press the PTT button to keep the assigned channel CALL QUEUED TRUNKED MODE ONLY A high pitched tone after pressing the PTT button indicates the system has placed the call request in t...

Page 21: ...SWITCHING When control is switched to a previously idle control unit two short high pitched tones will sound at the control unit where PTT was pressed that is now the active controller OPERATION The ORION mobile radio unit can be programmed to operate in either a trunked system or a conventional system or both Operating features and functions have been grouped according to the type of system the r...

Page 22: ...y to move to another location or select another trunking system to re establish the control channel link for trunked mode operations SELECTION MODE RULES Many operations require selection from a list such as system group or phone number This selection process is handled in the same manner for all lists The RAMP control and SEL 0 9 the DEL button and the c button are used during the selection proce...

Page 23: ... is the second system within the list A new system from the list is selected by using the RAMP control or or by directly entering the system number with the numeric keys The RAMP control or scrolls through the list in increasing and decreasing order In the previous example pressing the RAMP control selects the EAST system as shown in the next display E A S T S Y S 3 The radio may be programmed to ...

Page 24: ...y Continuing with the selection process will return the display to the same point in the selection process if the selection mode time out has not yet expired Any press of the PTT button during the selection mode process will initiate transmission and exit the selection mode MENU The menu function accesses features that are not available directly from the keypad The order and specific number of men...

Page 25: ... and until the display shows M E N U B C K L G H T PRESS SEL The backlight menu item is activated and the display will be similar to the following B C K X X X Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Line one shows the active menu item and its current parameter setting XXX Line two shows the currently selected system or group name YYYYYYYY The menu item s parameter setting shown in the display can now be changed by using ...

Page 26: ...ystems Only Menu Item IND CALL Once Selected See Individual Call Section Allows access to the Individual Call Feature External Alarm Menu Item EXTALARM Once Selected EXTALARM ON OFF EXTALARM replaces the system name on the display as long as the external alarm feature is enabled PUBLIC ADDRESS Menu item PUB ADDR Once selected PA ON or PA OFF ON OFF Public Address is toggled on and OFF EXTERNAL SPE...

Page 27: ...n scan list Home group or channel selection Menu item HOME Once selected Home group or channel displayed Changes to the group or channel defined for Home function System select Menu item SYS SEL Once selected SYS n 1 64 n umber of desired system Displays the system selected External alarm 2 Menu item EXTALRM2 ON OFF Toggles external alarm 2 feature on or OFF System and group selection Menu item SY...

Page 28: ...mmed messages Transmits the pre programmed message Talkaround feature Conventional System Only Menu item TALKARND Once selected TALKARND on line 1 ON OFF Toggles selected talkaround channel on or OFF Channel selection Conventional System Only Menu item CHN SEL Once selected CHN n 1 99 n umber of desired channel Displays the conventional channel selected Feature Encryption Display Menu Item FEATURE...

Page 29: ...der displayed the following Serial number ROM data serial number of the ROM Feature encryption data stream used to enable features Number Fields defines limits Features enabled displays bit fields of enabled features Serial Number ROM 12 Hex Digits Example When the user wants to enable a feature in his radio he will need to call M A COM They will ask for the ROM serial number The serial number sho...

Page 30: ...ps combination available SY XXX EDACS maximum trunked system limit CH XXX Maximum number of conventional channels available The user needs to know the limits of his radio before attempting to enable other features The numbers shown here are for example only Features Enabled These numbers indicate which features are enabled Example ...

Page 31: ... EDACS Dynamic Regroup operation 08 EDACS Emergency Operation 09 Type 99 Encode 10 Conventional mode Emergency operation 11 RF Pre amp enable 12 AEGIS Digital Voice operation 13 VGE encryption 14 DES encryption 15 User defined speech encryption 16 Mobile Data operation 17 Status and Message operation 18 Test Unit Operation 21 Alternate Language Operation 22 Over The Air Personality Programming Pro...

Page 32: ...ressing SYS or GRP respectively from the standard receive mode Using the RAMP control after entering a particular selection mode in this manner is the secondary function of these keys System Selection Several methods some of which depend on programming can be used to select a new system These procedures are presumed to be starting from the normal receive display METHOD 1 If system selection is pro...

Page 33: ... a group by turning the SYSTEM GROUP CHANNEL knob to the desired group The display registers the new group name on line two If the wrap option is OFF and the knob is moved to a position greater than the number of programmed groups the highest programmed group will remain selected METHOD 2 If group selection is programmed as the primary function of the RAMP control and selects a group by pressing o...

Page 34: ...and group names 5 The radio is now ready to receive calls 6 When the radio receives a group call it unmutes on the assigned working channel and BSY indicator comes on Line one shows GR followed by the logical ID number if received of the unit sending the message or the associated name if the ID number is found in the individual call list SENDING A CALL 1 Turn ON the radio and set the POWER ON OFF ...

Page 35: ...entional system except that it will not be possible to select a communications channel or use emergency and special call When trunking is restored the radio will automatically be returned to normal operation Emergency and Special Call are not operational during conventional failsoft Also the GROUP control will not operate EMERGENCY OPERATION The radio s ability to declare an emergency clear an eme...

Page 36: ...complete and listen for a reply 5 The emergency can be cleared by pressing and holding the c button followed by pressing the E button then releasing both buttons SYSTEM SCAN OPERATION The radio can be programmed with the following System Scan features These features are automatically enabled upon radio power up A key or menu option is also defined to allow the System Scan features to be toggled du...

Page 37: ...und ProScan TM The radio may be programmed for ProScan system scan operation for multi site applications depending on the version of radio flash code The ProScan algorithm is available on the Orion Platform with Group 32 or higher radio flash code ProScan is an improved multi site system scanning algorithm designed to replace the ProSound algorithm ProScan provides the radio with the ability to se...

Page 38: ...e radio will automatically switch to the priority system When Wide Area System Scan Is Enabled If the radio cannot find the control channel of the selected system and begins to wide area system scan the radio will only scan for the priority system control channel if the priority system is in the Wide Area System Scan list When ProSound ProScan Is Enabled The radio monitors the priority system and ...

Page 39: ...tion of the radio Scan Hang Time the delay time the radio waits before resuming scan after the push to talk is released or after the carrier has dropped a channel TX Select the group the radio will transmit on while scanning The radio is programmed to transmit on either the scanned group or the selected group Scan List privileges this feature allows or prohibits scan list changes by the user P1 Pr...

Page 40: ...p to next higher priority level and stops at priority level 1 To select a lower priority level the group must be deleted from the scan list and then added back to the scan list Each new group added to the scan list starts at the lowest priority If the the Priority 1 and Priority 2 groups are already set and a new group is assigned as Priority 1 or Priority 2 the previously assigned group will chan...

Page 41: ...he assigned channel BSY indicator comes on and the received scan group is displayed The radio will continue scanning if a new group is selected when scan is on Pressing the PTT button when scan is on will cause the radio to transmit on the displayed group or to the currently selected group depending on programming Pressing when scan is on will cause the radio to recall the scanned group that was l...

Page 42: ...isplayed on line two The radio can be programmed to ring when an individual call is received If enabled the ring begins five seconds after the caller unkeys and will continue until the PTT button the c button or i is pressed Hookswitch functions the same as c key in I CALL phone call and menu modes If a response is made to the call prior to the programmed call back time out the call will automatic...

Page 43: ...d Call Storage Lists There are two lists available for call storage in the radio the calls received list 1 10 and the personality list 1 99 as defined by the user When the individual call mode is entered by pressing i the calls received list is available The user can toggle to the personality list by selecting any key other than d 0 or toggle between the two lists by pressing the i key If wrap is ...

Page 44: ...idual s unit ID is known it can be entered directly from the keypad 2 Press the PTT button the radio performs the necessary signalling to obtain a communication channel When the signalling is complete and the radio is clear to transmit TX indicator turns ON and the channel access tone sounds Line one shows the called individual s name if found in the list of stored individuals or ID followed by th...

Page 45: ...r is known it can be entered directly from the keypad If necessary a pause can be entered by pressing and holding 0 9 or until an underscore appears in the display 2 Press and release the PTT button the radio performs the necessary signalling to obtain a communication channel When the signalling is complete and the radio is clear to transmit TX indicator turns on and the channel access tone sounds...

Page 46: ...nventional mode but will also function in trunked mode if a dial tone is directly accessible Telephone numbers and other number sequences for overdialing can be stored in the phone list when programming the radio or stored by the operator in the first ten phone list entries These numbers are accessed by pressing p then following the selection mode rules The following steps are required to dial the...

Page 47: ...adio The first ten entry locations of these lists can be changed by the radio operator The keypad is used when adding changing and storing numbers in these entry locations Use the following procedure to store a number in one of the first ten entries of a special call list 1 Press i or p to enter the individual call list or the phone call list The selection mode rules apply 2 Scroll through the lis...

Page 48: ...ost computers may also be programmed for data only operation no voice calls transmitted or received Turn the power of the radio OFF before connecting or disconnecting any cables including the data cable Also turn the power of the radio OFF when docking or undocking a connected laptop computer Failure to turn the power of the radio OFF may damage the radio requiring the replacement of an internal n...

Page 49: ...ng the o button System Model or O Scan Model pre programmed Alert tone will sound Selecting the function using the m button pre programmed Pressing the ND button System Model Only pre programmed Data On Operation The data state is enabled by one of the following depending on how it was disabled DATA ON will be displayed top line of display for 2 seconds then the display returns to normal Replacing...

Page 50: ...nning will stop temporarily duration pre programmed During this time the scan LED will flash to indicate that scan is enabled but temporarily suspended This mode is normally exited when the pre programmed time expires however the following actions will terminate the scan lockout mode before the timeout is completed The c System Model or C Scan Model button is pressed PTT is pressed A group or syst...

Page 51: ...ing conditions will clear the data lockout mode The c System Model or C Scan Model button is pressed Transmitting a data call Changing a system An emergency Pressing PTT while in Public Address mode Turning scan ON with the SCAN button STATUS MESSAGE OPERATION Status and message operation is possible with either the Scan or System version of the ORION radio unit The following procedure is applicab...

Page 52: ...e a high pitched tone sounds and the keylight associated with that status will remain lit If the site does not receive the status properly a low pitched tone sounds and the keylight associated with the status will blink If an incorrect status was selected or the incorrect number button was pressed the status can be changed during the pre programmed time out period by pressing another number button...

Page 53: ...d tone sounds and the n keylight will blink If an incorrect message text was selected or the incorrect number button was pressed the message text can be changed during the pre programmed time out period by pressing another number button The message text selection can also be cancelled by pressing the c button prior to the time out period To view the currently selected message text after it has bee...

Page 54: ...peration If the pre programmed groupset on the currently selected system contains an EMER HOME group and the radio is in dynamic regroup the radio will exit dynamic regroup and declare the emergency on the HOME group If no EMER HOME group is present the radio will declare the emergency on the currently selected dynamic regroup group CONVENTIONAL MODE OPERATION The radio functions in the convention...

Page 55: ...and channel 2 Ensure that the channel is not busy by pressing the c button to momentarily disable any channel decoding and unmute the receiver or observe the unlit BSY indicator If the Channel Busy Lockout feature is programmed for the selected channel the radio will not transmit when the channel is busy 3 Press and hold the PTT button The TX indicator will turn on and a short beep sounds if progr...

Page 56: ...r voice transmission and the radio will periodically change to the pre programmed emergency system and channel to send the emergency signalling and then change back to the selected channel METHOD 4 Same as METHOD 3 but the radio will lock on to the pre programmed emergency system and channel Any attempts to change the system or channel will be disabled The emergency state can be cleared by turning...

Page 57: ...the remaining scan list channels are scanned Once a signal is detected and the correct encoded squelch signal is decoded if programmed the radio receives the message and displays the received scan channel At the same time scanning continues on the priority one and priority two channels Should the priority one or priority two channel carrier regardless of encoded squelch decoding be detected while ...

Page 58: ... be deleted from the scan list by pressing before the channel is set to a previous priority setting Any channel that is in a system s channel scan list will show S 2 or 1 for the time out period when it is the selected channel Deleting Channels From A Scan List 1 With scan operation turned OFF select the desired channel to delete from the selected conventional system s channel scan list 2 Press or...

Page 59: ... received scan channel is displayed The radio will continue scanning if a new channel is selected when scan is ON Pressing the PTT button when scan is ON will cause the radio to transmit on the displayed channel or to the currently selected channel depending on programming Pressing when scan is ON will cause the radio to recall the scanned channel that was last received This channel is recalled fo...

Page 60: ... When the squelch adjust feature is exited Channel Guard T99 decode and Scan are restored to their previous states Menu Selection 1 Press the m key and then use the RAMP control or to scroll through the selections until SQUELCH is displayed Then press m SELECT again 2 The display will show SQLCH xx where xx is the value between 1 and 16 3 Use the RAMP control or to scroll through the values Then p...

Page 61: ... and then use the RAMP control or to scroll through the selections until NB ON or NB OFF is displayed Then press m to toggle the noise blanker state NB ON or NB OFF After the display time out 2 seconds then press m again to save the new noise blanker state and return to normal operations Pre Programmed Keypad Key Press the pre programmed key and the display will indicate NB ON or NB OFF Press the ...

Page 62: ...bled depending upon its present state To check the Type 99 enable status press the Scan Add Delete or The current status of Type 99 decode will be displayed for a time out period Type 99 is enabled when the letter T is displayed in the third segment from right on the first line of the LCD display If a Horn Alert Option is installed and enabled with the Type 99 Decode Option the radio can beep the ...

Page 63: ...s not busy by pressing the c or C Scan Version to momentarily disable any channel decoding and unmute the receiver or observe the unlit BSY indicator If the Channel Busy Lockout feature is programmed for the selected channel the radio will not transmit when the channel is busy 4 Press and hold the PTT button The TX indicator will light and a short beep sounds if pre programmed indicating that comm...

Page 64: ...ed the siren light key activity will only be active during the programmable time out window The duration of the time out window is programmable between from 5 127 5 seconds During the time out window the respective key indicator will be ON When the timer expires the activity will be terminated and the indicator will turn OFF If an additional time out key programmed for ADDITIVE is pressed during t...

Page 65: ...o transmits and receives only clear analog voice signals These analog signals are non digitized and non encrypted Clear mode transmissions can be easily monitored by unauthorized persons Groups or channels programmed for clear operation cannot transmit or receive unencrypted digital or private messages AEGIS ProVoice Digital Mode Aegis ProVoice digital mode allows the radio to transmit and receive...

Page 66: ...itted in the mode defined by the system mode as programmed for the current system if the ID being called is not in the I Call list If the ID is in the I Call list then the call will be transmitted as defined by the I Call mode programmed in the list for that ID DTMF The overdial and hot keypad features for transmitting DTMF tones are not available while in the Aegis Digital Mode or ProVoice Digita...

Page 67: ... transferred to the radio using a cryptographic Keyloader Up to seven 7 different cryptographic keys numbered 1 7 can be transferred from a Keyloader and stored in the radio An individual key is automatically selected on a per group channel basis according to the radio s programming Groups and channels within Aegis ProVoice or Voice Guard systems can be programmed for keys 1 7 Up to 8 banks of 7 k...

Page 68: ...EYLOAD 8 Press m SELECT Then use the RAMP control or to select the bank location 9 Press the EXE button on the Keyloader to transfer the key The Keyloader will display GOOD 1 x TRANSFER where x is the selected cryptographic key number 10 Disconnect the cable from the extended option cable Press the C Scan Model or c System Model button to exit the keyload operation The radio will change to the sel...

Page 69: ... into the radio before private communications may continue Private Operation Receiving An Encrypted Call When receiving the radio automatically switches between clear or private operation If the transmission being received is an encrypted transmission it will be decrypted the PVT keylight System Model or OPTION keylight Scan Model will flash the receiver will unsquelch and the message will be hear...

Page 70: ...l be heard when the PTT button is pressed Scanned Group Calls Receiving a scanned group call is the same as receiving a selected group call During the scan hang time if the radio was programmed for autoselect it will transmit back in the same mode it received the call For example if a clear group is entered in the scan list it will only receive clear calls If the same group was available in privat...

Page 71: ... unit at a time The control unit which controls the radio operation is called the active controller and the second unit is called the idle controller Switching Control Control can be switched to the idle controller by pressing the push to talk PTT on the microphone associated with the idle controller Once PTT is pressed the radio will switch control to the idle controller unless the active control...

Page 72: ...s idle If a key is pressed at the idle controller other than PTT E or siren and light keys as noted in following paragraphs a low tone will sound at the idle controller When control is switched in Independent mode the idle controller will restore its own System and Group settings instead of using the settings of the previously active controller Any pending operations at the active controller other...

Page 73: ...iple radio buttons such as radio selection and radio mute Changing Selected Radio A radio unit may be selected by pressing the radio selection button pre programmed on the control unit Also a button may be pre programmed to rotate selection through the radio units e g if radio 1 is selected pressing the radio select button will select radio 2 Similarly radio 2 will be selected if the radio select ...

Page 74: ...eive a call simultaneously both calls will be heard in the speaker Audio First Come First Serve When audio is pre programmed for first come first serve the audio from the radio that receives a call first will be heard from the speaker for the duration of the call During this time audio from the other mobile radios will be muted Muting A Specified Radio Pressing the control unit mute button associa...

Page 75: ...this time the user can toggle between the Home system group or channel and the previous system group or channel The operation is the same for the SG1 SG5 buttons MACRO KEY OPERATION Macro key operation permits the user to accomplish a series of key strokes with a single macro key stroke Up to ten 10 macro keys can be defined each capable of executing up to twenty 20 key strokes to any pushbutton i...

Page 76: ...nd listen for a dial tone When the dial tone is heard press and hold the PTT while entering the desired telephone number If pre programmed as each digit is entered and transmitted the DTMF sidetone will be heard from the speaker 5 After all the digits have been entered and transmitted release the PTT 6 When someone answers press the PTT and speak directly into the microphone Release the PTT as soo...

Page 77: ...77 KEYPAD REMAPPING If the keys have been remapped to provide new functions please fill in the following for future reference ORION System Model Keypad ORION Scan Model Keypad ...

Page 78: ...cy message such as reporting a fire or asking for help in an accident KEEP OFF THE AIR 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 brief and confined to business To save time use coded messages whenever possible 5 Using the radio to send persona...

Page 79: ...nnel in a trunked system that is used to digitally communicate with the radios operating on the system when they are not engaged in active voice communications Conventional Channel a radio channel transmit receive that is allocated for conventional non trunked use and may be manually selected by the operator Conventional Mode communicating on radio channels allocated for conventional use i e conve...

Page 80: ... the radio returns to monitoring multiple groups Trunked Mode Only Individual Call Every radio in the system is programmed with a unique individual identification code A mobile or personal unit can be programmed to call another particular unit by selecting the individual by name or ID number Trunked Mode Only Queueing The process that occurs when all channels in a trunked system are busy and calls...

Page 81: ...al data the radio goes to an unused channel when a call is initiated and will also only respond to calls in the same user group In this way conversation privacy between user groups is assured Trunked Radio System A radio system in which a limited number of radio channels is dynamically allocated to groups of people for communication purposes Trunked System A set of one or more trunked groups T99 T...

Page 82: ...82 OPERATOR S RADIO SETUP RADIO TYPE FREQUENCY BAND OPERATOR S NAME EMERGENCY GROUP SYSTEM NUMBER SYSTEM NAME TRK CNV GRP CHN NUMBER GRP CHN NAME USE ...

Page 83: ...ected by Seller s reasonable efforts the parties will negotiate an equitable adjustment in price Labor to perform warranty service will be provided at no charge during the warranty period only for the Equipment covered under Paragraph B 3 To be eligible for no charge labor service must be performed by an Authorized Service Center ASC or other Servicer approved for these purposes either at its plac...

Page 84: ...ions tend to reduce the effective range of two way radios and should be avoided whenever possible Operating the radio in low areas of terrain or while under power lines or bridges 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 ...

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