EF Johnson 2425171 User Manual

Rhein Tech Laboratories Client: E.F. Johnson
360 Herndon Parkway Model: 242-5172
Suite 1400 FCC ID: ATC2425171
Herndon, VA 20170 Standards: FCC Part 90/IC RSS-119
http://www.rheintech.com Report Number: 2004059

APPENDIX K: USER’S MANUAL

Please refer to the Operator’s Manual that follows.

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DIGITAL/ANALOG PORTABLE RADIO

OPERATING

MANUAL

5100 SERIES
PORTABLE RADIO

VHF/UHF/700 and 800 MH
PROJECT 25 CONVENTIONAL

SMARTNET®/S

7.2 VDC,
1 and 5 Watts (VHF);
1 and 4 Watts (UHF);
1 and 3 Watts (700/800 MHz)
Part No. 242-51xx-xxx

MARTZONE

®

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RF EXPOSURE INFORMATION

RF ENERGY EXPOSURE AWARENESS AND CONTROL

INFORMATION, AND OPERATIONAL INSTRUCTIONS

FOR FCC OCCUPATIONAL USE REQUIREMENTS

BEFORE USING YOUR PORTABLE 2-WAY
RADIO, READ THIS IMPORTANT RF ENERGY
AWARENESS AND CONTROL INFORMATION
AND OPERATIONAL INSTRUCTIONS TO
ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE FCC’S RF
EXPOSURE GUIDELINES.

NOTICE: This radio is intended for use in occupa­tional/controlled conditions, where users have full
knowledge of their exposure and can exercise control
over their exposure to meet FCC limits. This radio
device is NOT authorized for general population,
consumer, or any other use.

This 2-way radio uses electromagnetic energy in
the radio frequency (RF) spectrum to provide commu­nications between two or more users over a distance. It
uses radio frequency (RF) energy or radio waves to
send and receive calls. RF energy is one form of elec­tromagnetic energy. Other forms include, but are not
limited to, electric power, sunlight and x-rays. RF
energy, however, should not be confused with these
other forms of electromagnetic energy, which when
used improperly can cause biological damage. Very
high levels of x-rays, for example, can damage tissues
and genetic material.

• http://www.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/rf-faqs.html

• http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/

radiofrequencyradiation/index.html

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
REGULATIONS

The FCC rules require manufacturers to comply
with the FCC RF energy exposure limits for portable
2-way radios before they can be marketed in the U.S.
When 2-way radios are used as a consequence of
employment, the FCC requires users to be fully aware
of and able to control their exposure to meet occupa­tional requirements. Exposure awareness can be facili­tated by the use of a product label directing users to
specific user awareness information. Your EFJohnson
2-way radio has a RF exposure product label. Also,
your EFJohnson user manual, or product manual, or
separate safety booklet includes information and oper­ating instructions required to control your RF exposure
and to satisfy compliance requirements.

COMPLIANCE WITH RF EXPOSURE
STANDARDS

Experts in science, engineering, medicine, health
and industry work with organizations to develop stan­dards for exposure to RF energy. These standards
provide recommended levels of RF exposure for both
workers and the general public. These recommended
RF exposure levels include substantial margins of
protection. All 2-way radios marketed in North
America are designed, manufactured and tested to
ensure they meet government established RF expo­sure levels. In addition, manufacturers also recom­mend specific operating instructions to users of 2-way
radios. These instructions are important because they
inform users about RF energy exposure and provide
simple procedures on how to control it. Please refer to
the following websites for more information on what
RF energy exposure is and how to control your expo­sure to assure compliance with established RF expo­sure limits.

Your EFJohnson 2-way radio is designed and tested to
comply with a number of national and international
standards and guidelines (listed below) for human
exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic energy.
This radio complies with the IEEE and ICNIRP expo­sure limits for occupational/controlled RF exposure
environment at operating duty factors of up to 50%
transmitting and is authorized by the FCC for occupa­tional use only. In terms of measuring RF energy for
compliance with the FCC exposure guidelines, your
radio radiates measurable RF energy only while it is
transmitting (during talking), not when it is receiving
(listening) or in standby mode. Note: The approved
batteries supplied with this radio are rated for a 5-5-90
duty factor (5% talk-5% listen - 90% standby), even
though this radio complies with the FCC occupational
RF exposure limits and may operate at duty factors of
up to 50% talk.

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RF EXPOSURE INFORMATION

Your EFJohnson 2-way radio complies with the
following RF energy exposure standards and guide­lines:

• United States Federal Communications Commis-

sion, Code of Federal Regulations; 47 CFR §§

1.1307, 1.1310, 2.1091 and 2.1093

• American National Standards Institute (ANSI) /

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
(IEEE) C95. 1-1992

• Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers

(IEEE) C95.1-1999 Edition

RF EXPOSURE COMPLIANCE AND CONTROL
GUIDELINES AND OPERATING
INSTRUCTIONS

To control your exposure and ensure compliance
with the occupational/controlled environment expo­sure limits always adhere to the following procedures.

Guidelines

:

• Do not remove the RF Exposure Label from the

device.

• User awareness instructions should accompany

device when transferred to other users.

• Do not use this device if the operational require-

ments described herein are not met.

decrease with distance from the antenna. Antenna
should be kept away from eyes.

• When worn on the body, always place th e radio in an

EFJohnson approved clip, holder, holster, case, or
body harness for this product. Using approved
body-worn accessories is important because the use
of EFJohnson or other manufacturer’s non­approved accessories may result in exposure levels,
which exceed the FCC’s occupational/controlled
environment RF exposure limits.

• If you are not using a body-worn accessory and are

not using the radio in the intended use position in
front of the face, then ensure the antenna and the
radio are kept at least 2.5 cm (one inch) from the
body when transmitting. Keeping the radio at the
proper distance is important because RF exposures
decrease with increasing distance from the antenna.

• Use only EFJohnson approved supplied or replace-

ment antennas, batteries, and accessories. Use of
non-EFJohnson approved antennas, batteries, and
accessories may exceed the FCC RF exposure
guidelines.

• For a list of EFJohnson approved accessories, see

the service manual or marketing accessory lists or
contact the EFJohnson Company

CONTACT INFORMATION

Toll-Free: 800-328-3911

Operating Instructions

:

• Transmit no more than the rated duty factor of 50%

of the time. To transmit (talk), push the Push-To­T alk (PTT) button. T o receive calls, release the P TT
button. Transmitting 50% of the time, or less, is
important because this radio generates measurable
RF energy exposure only when transmitting (in
terms of measuring for standards compliance).

• Hold the radio in a vertical position in front of face

with the microphone (and the other parts of the
radio, including the antenna) at least one inch (2.5
am) away from the nose. Keeping the radio at the
proper distance is important because RF exposures

FAX: [phone]

E-Mail: [e-mail] You can

also e-mail a person directly if you know their first
initial/last name (example: [e-mail]).

You may also contact the Customer Service
Department by mail. Please include all information
that may be helpful in solving your problem. The
mailing address is as follows:

E.F. Johnson Company

Customer Service Department

299 Johnson Avenue

P.O. Box 1249

Waseca, MN 56093-0514

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RF EXPOSURE INFORMATION

ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC
rules. Operation is subject to the condition that this
device does not cause harmful interference. In addi­tion, changes or modification to this equipment not
expressly approved by the EFJohnson Company could
void the user’s authority to operate this equipment
(FCC Rules, 47CFR Part 15.19).

USAGE COMPATIBILITY

DO NOT operate it in areas that are sensitive to
RF energy such as aircraft, hospitals, blasting sites,

and fuel storage sites. Areas with potentially flam­mable atmospheres are usually, but not always, clearly
posted. These may include gas stations, fuel and chem­ical storage and transfer stations, below deck on boats,
and areas where the air contains flammable chemicals
or particles such as grain dust or metal powders.

BATTERY DISPOSAL

Dispose of the nickel metal-hydride (NiMH) or
nickel-cadmium (NiCd) battery used by this radio in
accordance with local regulations. DO NOT dispose of it
in fire because it can explode. Also, do not short the
terminals because it may become very hot.

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51xx SERIES PORTABLE

OPERATING MANUAL

VHF/UHF/700 AND 800 MHz

PROJECT 25 (DIGITAL) AND ANALOG

®

SMARTNET

Copyright© 2004 by the EFJohnson Company
The EFJohnson Company, which was fo unded in 1923, provides wireless communication

systems solutions for public safety, government, and commercial customers. The company
designs, manufactures, and markets conventional and trunked radio systems, mobile and
portable subscriber radios, repeaters, and Project 25 digital radio products. EFJohnson is a
wholly owned subsidiary of EFJ, Inc.

/SmartZone

®

Viking Head/EFJohnson logo, PCConfigure
EFJohnson Company. SMARTNET
vate Conversation
company and/or product names used in this manual are trademarks and/or registered trade­marks of their respective manufacturer. The IMBE™ voice coding technology embodied in
this product is protected by intellectual property rights including patent rights of Digital Voice
Systems, Inc.

LAND MOBILE PRODUCT WARRANTY - The manu facturer’s warranty statement for this
product is available from your product supplier or from EFJohnson Company, 299 Johnson
Avenue, Box 1249, Waseca, MN 56093-0514. Phone [phone].

Information in this manual is subject to change without notice.

5100 Flash Version 1.11.0/PCConfigure Version 1.21

™

, and Private Conversation II™ are trademarks of Motorola, Inc. All other

®

, SmartZone®, SecureNet™, Call Alert™, Enhanced Pri-

™

, and Call Guard® are trademarks of the

TABLE OF CONTENTS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

RF EXPOSURE INFORMATION

1 FEATURES

1.1 General Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

1.2 Conventional Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

1.3 SMARTNET/SmartZone Features . . . . . . . . . . . .10

1.4 Project 25 Trunked Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

2 CONTROLS AND DISPLAY

2.1 Front Panel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

2.2 Top Panel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

2.3 Side Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

2.4 Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

3 GENERAL OPERATION

3.1 Turning Power On and Setting Volume . . . . . . . .1 3

Power Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Standard and Soft Power Down . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Setting Volume Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

3.2 Power-Up Password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

3.3 Zone and Channel Select. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

3.4 Low Battery Indication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

3.5 Backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

3.6 Keypad Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

3.7 Setting Squelch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

3.8 Transceiver Operating Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Conventional Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

SMARTNET/SmartZone Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

P25 Trunked Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Systems, Channels, and Zones . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

4 RADIO-WIDE FEATURES

4.1 Option Switches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

4.2 Menu Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

4.3 Time-Out Timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

4.4 Home Zone/Channel Select. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

4.5 Power Output Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

4.6 Alert Tone Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

4.7 Surveillance Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

4.8 Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Standard Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Radio Wide Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Scan Hold Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Transmitting in the Scan Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Nuisance Channel Add/Delete. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

4.9 Scan Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Standard Mode Scan Lists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Radio Wide Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Determining Which Channels are in Scan List . 23

Selecting a Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Editing a Scan List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

5 CONVENTIONAL MODE FEATURES

5.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

5.2 Monitoring Before Transmitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

5.3 Monitor Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

5.4 Busy Channel Lockout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

5.5 Call Guard Squelch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Call Guard Squelch Enable/Disable . . . . . . . . . 25

Tone Call Guard Squelch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Digital Call Guard Squelch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Selective Squelch Code Select. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

5.6 Penalty Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

5.7 Conversation Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

5.8 Repeater Talk-Around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

5.9 Displaying Transmit/Receive Frequency. . . . . . . 27

5.10 Emergency Alarm and Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Emergency Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

5.11 Conventional Mode Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Transmitting in Scan Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Priority Channel Sampling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Changing the Priority Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

5.12 Standard Conventional Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

5.13 DTMF/ANI Signaling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

5.14 Clone Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

5.15 Single Tone Encoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

5.16 Project 25 Mode Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Unit ID Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Group ID Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Network Access Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

P25 Group Calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

P25 Unit Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Call Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Status Messaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

5.17 Keypad Programming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Menu Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Zone Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Zone Change Parameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Channel Change Parameter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

System Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Channel Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

6 SMARTNET/SMARTZONE/P25

TRUNKED FEATURES

6.1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

6.2 Analog and Digital Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

6.3 Viewing Unit ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

6.4 Standard Group Calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Placing a Standard Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Receiving a Standard Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . 37

6.5 Private (Unit-To-Unit) Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Placing an Enhanced Private Conversation Call 37
Placing a Standard Private Conversation Call . 38

Receiving a Private Call (All Types) . . . . . . . . 39

6.6 Telephone Calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Placing a Telephone Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Answering a Telephone Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

6.7 Call Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Answering a Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Initiating a Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

6.8 Messaging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

6.9 Sending Status Conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

6.10 Emergency Alarm and Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Emergency Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

6.11 Failsoft Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

6.12 SMARTNET/Smartzone/P25 Trunked Scanning

Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Priority Talk Group Sampling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

6.13 Dynamic Regrouping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

6.14 SmartZone and P25 Trunked Unique Features. . . 43

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Busy Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Site Trunking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Determining Current Site and Searching For

New Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Locking/Unlocking a Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

7 MISCELLANEOUS

7.1 Supervisory Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

7.2 System Operator Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

7.3 Speaking Into Microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

7.4 Operation At Extended Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

7.5 Licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

7.6 Transceiver Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

8

SECTION 1 FEATURES

Display

FEATURES

In Various Modes:

F1 = Exit
F2 = Select/Menu

Enable

Limited Keypad Model

Figure 1-1 Front Panel Controls

Up/Down Sw

Menu/Option

Keys

Microphone

Option Keys

DTMF Keypad

Speaker

DTMF Keypad Model

NOTE: The availability of many of the following
features is controlled by factory coding of your trans­ceiver, installed options, and field programming. Refer
to Section 9 for more information.

1.1 GENERAL FEATURES

• The following operating modes are programmable:

– Conventional analog
– Conventional Project 25 (digital)
– Trunked Project 25 (digital)
– SMARTNET

or digital)

™

/SmartZone® trunked (analog

• Up to 16 zones with 16 channels each (256 channels

total) are standard. Up to 32 zones and 512 channels
total are optional.

• Large graphic display with backlight

• Up to 9 (limited keypad) or 21 (DTMF keypad)

programmable option switches

• Menu mode

• Standard and radio-wide scan modes

• Time-out timer

• User selectable high and low power output

• Keypad lock to prevent accidental key presses

• Operates on both wide and narrow band channels

• Power-up password to prevent unauthorized use

• Adjustable tone volume (with Flash code 1.9.0 or

later only)

• Soft power down (with Flash code 1.9.0 or later

only)

1.2 CONVENTIONAL FEATURES

• Up to 512 channels or talk groups programmable

• Repeater talk-around

• Carrier or Call Guard

channels, NAC and talk group IDs on P25 channels.

9

®

controlled squelch on analog

FEATURES

• Normal/selective squelch selectable by option

switch or menu

• Monitor mode selectable by option switch or menu

• Penalty and conversation timers

• Dual priority channel sampling when scanning

(analog channels only)

• Busy channel lockout (transmit disable on busy)

• Unit calls on P25 channels

• Cloning capability

• Emergency alarms and calls to alert a dispatcher of

an emergency condition (analog emergency avail­able only with Flash code 1.8.0 or later).

• Single tone encoder controllable by user on analog

channels

• ANI (Automatic Number Identification) on analog

channels

• Call Alert™ on P25 channels (send and receive

pages) with Flash code 1.8.0 or later.

• Predefined messages (up to 16) can be sent to a

dispatcher (P25 mode with Flash code 1.8.0 or later
only)

• Predefined status conditions (up to 8) can be sent to

a dispatcher (P25 mode with Flash code 1.8.0 or
later only)

• SecureNet™ DES/DES-XL voice encryption avail-

able on analog channels, DES-OFB and AES on P25
channels (see Section 8.1.4 for more information).

• OTAR (Over-The-Air-Rekeying) compatible (P25

channels with Flash code 1.5.0 or later).

• Keypad programming with password access

(Federal Government users only)

1.3 SMARTNET/SMARTZONE FEATURES

• Up to 512 talk group s programmable (channels

select talk groups)

• Group, Enhanced Private Conversation™, standard

Private Conversation, and Telephone* Calls

• Emergency alarms to alert a dispatcher of

emergency conditions

• Emergency calls for high priority system access

• Failsoft operation on a predefined conventional

channel if trunked system fails

• Priority group calls detected while listening to other

group calls when scanning

• Call Alert™ (send and receive pages)

• Predefined messages (up to 16) can be sent to a

dispatcher

• Predefined status conditions (up to 8) can be sent to

a dispatcher

• Dynamic regrouping (dispatcher can automatically

gather users on a channel to receive a message)

• Roaming (SmartZone only)

• SecureNet™ DES secure communication available

on analog channels (SmartZone requires Flash code

1.7.0 or later). DES-OFB and AES on digital
channels (AES encryption available only with Flash
code 1.8.0 or later).

1.4 PROJECT 25 TRUNKED FEATURES

• Up to 512 talk groups programmable (channels

select talk groups)

• Group and Unit Calls

• Emergency alarms to alert a dispatcher of

emergency conditions

• Emergency calls for high priority system access

• Failsoft operation on a predefined conventional

channel if trunked system fails

• Priority group calls detected while listening to other

group calls when scanning

• Call Alert™ (send and receive pages)

• Predefined status conditions (up to 8) can be sent to

a dispatcher

• Dynamic regrouping (dispatcher can automatically

gather users on a channel to receive a message)

• Roaming

• SecureNet™ DES-OFB and AES secure communi-

cation available (AES encryption available only
with Flash code 1.8.0 or later)

* Telephone calling is currently not available.

10

SECTION 2 CONTROLS AND DISPLAY

CONTROLS AND DISPLAY

2.1 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS

NOTE: The location of these controls is shown in
Figure 1-1.

Microphone - The microphone is located behind the
small opening shown in Figure 1-1. For best results,
hold the transceiver 2-3 inches from you mouth and
speak at a normal conversational level. Do not shout
since it distorts your voice and does not increase range.

Display - This is a graphical LCD (Liquid Crystal
Display). The display backlight can be programmed to
turn on when any key is pressed or when the Backlight
option switch is pressed or menu parameter selected
(see Section 3.5).

Up/Down Switch - Selects zones when multiple zones
are programmed (see Section 3.3). Pressing the upper
part of the switch selects the next higher number and
pressing the lower part selects the next lower number.
This control also provides up/down select in the menu
mode and in other modes when up/down select is
required.

F1 - In menu mode (see Section 4.2), functions as a
step back and exit switch. If menu mode is not used, it
is a programmable option switch.

F2 - Selects the menu mode when it is enabled by
programming. Also functions as an Enter or Select
switch in the menu and other modes. If menu mode is
not used, it is a programmable option switch.

F3, F4 - Programmable option switches.

Power On-Off/

Volume Adj

Multi-Function

Indicator

Option

Switch

Antenna

Connector

Channel

Switch

Emergency

(Option)

Switch

Figure 2-1 Top Panel Controls

2.2 TOP PANEL CONTROLS

Multi-Function Indicator - Indicates the following
conditions:

Steady Red
Flashing Red
Steady Green

- Transmitter keyed.

- Low battery in receive mode.

- Carrier detected in receive mode.

NOTE: This indicator is disabled if the Surveillance
mode is programmed (see Section 4.7).

On-Off/Volume - Turning the knob clockwise turns
power on and sets the volume level. Turning it coun­terclockwise to the detent turns power off. The
minimum volume level can be set by programming.

DTMF Keypad - The full keypad DTMF models
include the 12 keys required to dial telephone an d un it
ID numbers.

Speaker - The transceiver speaker is located near the
bottom of the front panel. When a speaker/microphone
is used, it is automatically detected when the Opt Sel 1
line of the accessory connector is pulled low . The logic
then automatically disables the internal speaker.

Channel Switch - This 16-position switch selects up
to 16 channels in the current zone. Additional zones
can be programmed to allow up to 512 channels to be
selected by this switch.

Rotary Option Switch - This is a three-position
switch that can be programmed to control various
options. The “A” position is “off” and the “B” and “C”
positions are “on” (see Section 4.1). When this switch

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CONTROLS AND DISPLAY

is programmed to select zones, “A” selects Zone 1,
“B” Zone 2, and “C” Zone 3 if applicable (available
only with Flash code 1.7.0 or later).

Antenna Connector - Connection point for the
antenna. Make sure the antenna is tight before using
the radio.

Emergency Switch - This switch or some other option
switch can be programmed as an Emergency switch to
alert a dispatcher of an emergency condition. Refer to
Sections 5.10 and 6.10 for more information. This
switch can also be programmed for other functions.

2.3 SIDE CONTROLS

Option Switches

1

2

3

PTT Switch

2.4 DISPLAY

Icon
Area

Text
Area

Figure 2-3 Graphical Display

The front panel display is shown above. Icons are
typically shown in the upper part of the display and
text messages in the lower part. The default icons are
as follows:

- When the scan or the scan list edit mode is

enabled, indicates that the displayed channel is in the
scan list and scanned normally (see Section 4.8).

Accessory
Connector

Battery Pack

Figure 2-2 Side Controls and Jacks

PTT (Push-To-Talk) Switch - This switch is pressed
to turn the transmitter on to transmit a message. It is
then released to listen. Transmitting is indicated when
the top panel indicator is constant red.

Option Switches 1, 2, and 3 - Each of these switches
can be programmed to control a specific function (see
Section 4.1). In addition, they can also be programmed
for soft power down (see Section 3.1.2).

Battery - To remove the battery, press the release
button on the bottom and pivot the bottom of the
battery outward.

Accessory Connector - Connection point for optional
accessories such as a speaker/microphone or earphone.
It is also used for connecting the computer when
programming the transceiver.

- When the scan or the scan list edit mode is

enabled, indicates that the displayed channel is a
priority channel. If dual priority is used, indicates
that it is a second priority channel.

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- Low battery indication (see Section 3.4).

- Voice encryption is enabled (see Section 8.1).

- Standard or radio wide scanning is enabled

(see Section 4.8).

- Repeater talk-around is enabled (see

Section 5.8).

- Monitor mode is enabled by the Monitor

option switch or menu parameter (see Section 5 .3).

- Keypad programming or another mode is

enabled which allows the user to edit radio parameters.

- A SMARTNET/SmartZone interconnect*

(telephone) call is in progress (see Section 6.6).

- A Project 25 or SMARTNET/SmartZone

private (unit-to-unit) call is in progress.

* Telephone calling is currently not available.

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SECTION 3 GENERAL OPERATION

GENERAL OPERATION

3.1 TURNING POWER ON AND SETTING
VOLUME

3.1.1 POWER UP

Power is turned on and off by the top panel On­Off/Volume switch. When power is initially turned on,
the following events occur:

• The software version number is displayed.

• A self test is performed.

• The currently selected zone is displayed.

• If a conventional P25 channel is selected, the

Individual ID of the radio is displayed.

• If a SMARTNET/SmartZone or P25 Trunked

channel is selected, the Unit ID of the radio is
displayed.

• A tone sounds (if tones are enabled)

• The selected channel alias is displayed continuously

when power-up is complete.

Programming determines if the transceiver
powers up on the last selected zone or the pre­programmed home zone. Refer to Section 3.3 for
information on the channel that is selected. The
minimum volume level may be set by programming.
This can prevent missed messages resulting from inad­vertently turning the volume to an inaudible level.

3.1.2 STANDARD AND SOFT POWER DOWN

To turn power off, rotate the On-Off/Volume
control counterclockwise until a click occurs. Power
may remain on for an instant after turn-off occurs.

3.1.3 SETTING VOLUME LEVEL

The volume level is adjusted by the top panel
volume control knob or by option buttons programmed
for the Up/Down volume function**. When the
buttons are used, the volume control function of the
knob is disabled (it is still used to switch power).
Volume buttons may be used instead of the knob, for
example, if accidental turning of the volume knob
occurs.

When the volume control buttons are used, the
number of steps (ticks) the volume changes from
minimum to maximum is programmable for 1-50. For
example, if “20” is programmed, there are 20 adjust­ment steps from minimum to maximum volume. Only
one volume control button can be programmed if
desired and wrap-around then occurs after the
maximum or minimum level is selected.

The relative volume level can be determined by
the position of the index on the volume knob or by a
reference tone as follows:

• If a key press tone is enabled, a short tone sounds

when a key is pressed.

• If a conventional channel is selected and the

Monitor option switch or menu parameter is
programmed, pressing that switch unsquelches the
receiver and either voice or background noise is
heard (see Section 5.3). If a SMARTNET/Smart­Zone or P25 Trunked channel is selected, the
receiver cannot be manually unsquelched.

3.2 POWER-UP PASSWORD

A soft power down feature* can be programmed
to prevent radio power from being turned off by acci­dentally turning the on-off/volume control. Any side
button can be programmed for this function (in addi­tion to the normal function). Then for power to turn
off, this button must be pressed during or after power
is turned off in the normal manner using the knob.
When this feature is programmed, turning the on-off/
volume knob to off has no affect.

* This feature r equires 51xx operating (Flash) software

1.9.0 or later and PCConfigure 1.20 or later.

The power-up password feature prevents unau­thorized use of the transceiver by locking the keypad
on power up until the proper password is entered. This
feature is enabled or disabled by programming.

When it is enabled, “ENTER PSWD” is briefly
displayed when power is turned on. The eight-digit
numeric password must be then be entered as follows.
In addition, since the logic resets each time program-

** This feature requires 51xx operating (Flash) soft-

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ware 1.11.0 or later and PCConfigure 1.21 or later.

GENERAL OPERATION

ming data is read or written, it must be entered after
performing those functions. If an incorrect password is
entered, “INCORRECT” is displayed and it must be
re-entered.

DTMF Keypad Models - Enter the password using
the 1-8 keys and then press the Enter (F2) key when
finished. If a mistake is made, the last digit can be
erased by pressing the F1 (Clear) key.

Limited Keypad Models - Select the proper number
for each position by pressing the Up/Down switch.
When the proper number for a position is displayed,
select it and move on to the next position by pressing
the F2 (Enter) key .

This password can be changed only by the
programmer (see Section 4 of the 5100 Service
Manual). It cannot be changed by the user. If it is lost,
all programming must be erased to make the trans­ceiver operational again. This is done using the
“EEPROM Erase” function of the PCTune program
(see Section 6.3.3 of the 5100 Service Manual). This
password is displayed by the programmer when data is
read. However, data cannot be read (or written) when
the transceiver is locked, so the lost password cannot
be determined using the programmer.

3.3 ZONE AND CHANNEL SELECT

The selected zone and channel are selected and
displayed as follows. For more information on zones
and channels, refer to Section 3.8.5.

briefly on power up. If the selected zone alias needs to
be displayed continuously, it must be programmed as
part of the channel alias.

Channel Select

Channels are selected by the rotary 16-position
switch on the top panel. The alias (identification) for
the selected channel/group is displayed continuo usly
during normal operation.

When an unprogrammed channel is selected,
“UNPROGRAMD” is displayed and a tone sounds (if
tones are enabled). When conventional channels are
selected and the Display Information option key or
menu parameter is programmed, either the channel
frequency or alias can be displayed (see Section 5.9).

The channel selector knob can also be disabled by
programming. Channels must then be directly selected
as described next (if applicable). This knob may be
disabled when direct selection is used to prevent
confusion because it then may not correctly indicate
the selected channel.

Direct Zone/Channel Selection

*

The direct Channel Select feature is available if
the Channel Select option switch or menu parameter is
programmed. This feature allows channels to be
directly selected using the DTMF keypad numeric
keys (DTMF models only) or Up/Down switch (all
models).

Zone Select

The front panel Up/Down switch changes and
displays the current zone. When not in special modes
such as the menu mode, pressing either the top or
bottom part of this switch once displays the alias of the
current zone. Then quickly pressing it again changes
the selected zone up or down. The rotary A/B/C switch
on the top panel can also be programmed for zone
select (with Flash code 1.7.0 or later). The “A” posi­tion then selects Zone 1, “B” Zone 2, and “C” Zone 3
(if applicable).

After the highest programmed zone is displayed,
wrap-around to the lowest programmed zone occurs
and vice versa. The selected zone is also displayed

* This feature r equires 51xx operating (Flash) software

1.5.0 or later and PCConfigure 1.17 or later.

For direct selection purposes, channels are
numbered sequentially starting with the lowest zone.
Each zone can be programmed with up to 16 channels,
so Zone 1 channels are numbered 1-16, Zone 2 chan­nels 17-32, and so on as shown below. For example,
Zone 1/Channel 16 is selected by Channel 16, and
Zone 2/Channel 16 is selected by Channel 32.

Proceed as follows to select channels using this
mode:

1. Enable the direct Channel Select mode by pressing

the Channel Select option switch or selecting the
“Chan Selct” menu parameter. The alias and
sequential number of the current channel are alter­nately displayed.

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GENERAL OPERATION

Zone Ch. Seq. Ch. No.

111

16 16

2117

16 32

3133

2. Select the desired channel using the Up/Down keys
or directly enter it using the 0-9 keys (if available).
If using the 0-9 keys, the radio attempts to display
the entered number after the 3rd digit is entered or
approximately 2 seconds after the last key is
pressed.

3. T o exit the this mode and select the entered channel,
press the Channel Select switch again or the F2 key .
To exit without changing the channel, press the F1
key. This mode is also exited automatically without
changing the channel after approximately 1 minute
of no activity.

tones sounds, “Invalid” is briefly displayed, and the
displayed channel does not change.

• The rotary Channel Select switch may not correctly

indicate the selected channel after direct channel
selection is used. However, if this switch is enabled
by programming and rotated, it selects the channel it
is indicating. For example, if the switch index is
pointing to channel 3 and channel 15 of the current
zone is being displayed, rotating it to channel 4
selects channel 4 of the current zone.

• If the rotary Channel Select switch is enabled, the

radio always powers up on the channel it is
selecting.

If it is disabled, the radio can be programmed to
power-up on the last selected or home channel
number of the last selected or home zone*. With the
“Last Zone”/“Home Channel” configuration, the
programmed home channel number of the last active
zone is selected. If it is not programmed, “Unpro­grammd” is displayed. With earlier models, the last
selected channel is displayed when powering up on
the last selected zone, and channel 1 is displayed
when powering up on the home zone.

3.4 LOW BATTERY INDICATION

NOTE: The Channel Select function should probably
not be assigned to a number key because pressing that
key to select a channel then exits the select mode.

Other features of this mode are as follows:

• When using the Up/Down keys, wrap-around to the

lowest zone/channel occurs after the last channel in
the highest programmed zone is displayed and vice
versa. For example, if Zone 1/Channel 5 is the
highest programmed channel, wraparound occurs
after Zone 1/Channel 16 is displayed.

• When an unpro grammed channel is displayed, the

sequential channel number and “Unprogramd” are
alternately displayed.

• If an invalid channel number is entered using the

0-9 keys, or the F2 or Channel Select open switch is
pressed with “Unprogrammed” displayed, an error

NOTE: If the transceiver contains encryption (hard­ware) keys, be sure to reattach a battery within
approximately one minute to prevent the loss of these
keys.

A low-battery condition is indicated by the
icon in the display . The battery should be recharged or
replaced as soon after this indication appears. Once
this indication appears, it stays on until power is
cycled.

The following additional
and conditions may be enabled by programming:

low battery indications

• A chirp sounds once a minute in the standby and

transmit modes.

• A chirp sounds each time the PTT switch is pressed.

• The top panel LED indicator flashes red every 30

seconds in the receive mode.

• Low power is selected when transmitting.

* This feature requires 51xx operating (Flash) software

1.9.0 or later and PCConfigure 1.20 or later.

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