Ericsson EDACS DPE-100, EDACS DPE-200 User Manual

User’s Manual

EDACS

®

Duplex Portables
DPE-100/200

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

BASIC OPERATIO N . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

TURNING THE RADIO ON . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

PLACING AN INTERCONNECT CALL . . . . . . 8

Nobody Answers or You Hear a Busy or

Fast Bu sy Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Last Number Re-Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

A Call is Unsuccessful or a Call in Progress

is Interrupted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

ANSWERING AN INTERCONNECT CALL . . . 11

Unanswered call Counter . . . . . . . . . . 11

PLAC ING AN INDIVIDUAL CALL (DPE-200 only) 11
PLAC ING A GR OUP CALL (DPE-200 on ly) . . . 12
PLACING AN EMERGENCY

CALL (DPE-200 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

ANSWERING AN INDIVIDUAL

CALL (DPE-200 only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

VOLUME CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

MUTE KEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

AIR TIME METER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

TURNING THE UNIT OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

DISPLAY, KEYPAD, AND AUDIBLE SIGNALS . . . 15

DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Alphanum eric Fi el d . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Numeric Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

BUTTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

KEYPAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

ALERT TONES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

AUDIBLE SIGNALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Ringing Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Error Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Malfun ct io n Ala rm Signa l . . . . . . . . . . 24

ELECTRONIC LOCK AND CALL RESTRICTIONS 24

SETUP LOCK CODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

STORING NUMBERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

STORING A NUMBER (AND NAME) . . . . . . . 26

MEMORY PROTECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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MEMORY FULL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

RECALLING NUMBERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Displaying Extended Digits . . . . . . . . . 30

Alph a Recall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Recalling a Number by Entering the Memory

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Appending Digits to a Recalled Number . . 32

Changing a Recalled Number . . . . . . . . 33

SPEED CALLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

ERASING A STORED NUMBER . . . . . . . . 33

RECALLING A NUMBER DURING A CALL . . . 34

DTMF SIGNALING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

DTMF SIGNALING USING THE KEYPAD . . . . 34

P a use Before Sending DTMF Signals . . . 35

Pre-Programmed DTMF Signaling . . . . . 36

SYSTEM SELECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

GROUP SELECTION (DPE-200 on ly ) . . . . . . . 38

GROUP SCAN (DPE-200 only) . . . . . . . . . . 39

ACCESSING USER MENU FUNCTIONS . . . . . 39

MENU FUNCTION DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . 40

BATTERIES AND RECHARGING . . . . . . . . . 46

BATTERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Battery Level Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Low Battery Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Rechargeable Battery Pack Disposal . . . . 48

Inserting and Removing a Battery . . . . . 49

RECHARGING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Using a Desk-Top Charger . . . . . . . . . 51

Restoring Battery Capacity . . . . . . . . . 52

APPENDIX 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

FAULT TRACING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

No Power to the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . 53

SERV Indicator Does Not Come On . . . . 53

Receive d Signal is Weak . . . . . . . . . . 53

A Call Cannot be Placed . . . . . . . . . . 54

"LOCKED" Is Displayed . . . . . . . . . . . 54

WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

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INTRODUCTION

This manual describes how to use the DPE-100/200
Por table Radios. The DPE is a synthes ized, microproc­essor-based, duplex portable FM radio providing reliab le
two-way communications in Enhanced Digital Access
Communications System (EDACS) trunking environ­ments.

Duplex is provided in EDACS systems while operat­ing in the Telephone Interconnect Mode. At other times ,
the radio provides simplex communications, i.e. when
placing group calls in the EDACS environment. In an
EDA CS trunked environment the user selects a commu­nications system. In this mode, channel selection is
transparent to the user and is controlled via digital com­munication with the system controller. This provides ad­vanced programmab le features and fast access to com­munication channels.

The exact operation of the r adio depends on the radio
mode, the operating mode, the radio’ s programming, and
the par ticular radio system. Most features described in
this manual may be enabled or disabled through pro­gramming. Consult the system administrator for the re­quired features to be programmed into the radio.

Indicates Interconnect/Dispatch Model Only op-

eration or feature.

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BASIC OPERATION

TURNING THE RADIO ON

E

T urn the radio on by holding down the

E

key until you hear a beep.

The display illumination comes on. All the status
indicators and all the segments in the alphanumeric and
numeric fields in the display will flash 3 times.

The radio’s LID number is displayed briefly.

Own Logical ID

Battery Level IndicatorSystem Indicator

A bat tery le vel in dicat or is shown in the upper right
corner of the display. This can be a value from B0 to B5
in proportion to the battery’s voltage level. You can read
more about this in the chapter

.

ing

Batteries and Recharg-

Once service is available from an EDACS system, the

SER V (Service) indicator comes on, together with a
signal strength meter and the CC SCAN goes off in the

display. This meter indicates the relative signal strength
by displa ying from 0 to 5 "bars" ,with the number of bars
being proportional to the signal strength.

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Signal strength meter

Note the following points:

• If the SER V indicator does not come on, you have
lost contact with the E DACS system and c annot,
therefore, place or receive any calls. Refer to
Appendix 1 for further inf ormation.

• If no signal strength is shown, try moving the radio
to obtain a stronger signal. Refer to Appendix 1
for further information.

PLACING AN INTERCONNECT CALL

1. Enter the desired number on the numeric keys.
The digits are shown in the display.

If y ou enter a wrong digit or a wrong number:

Erase a wrong digit by pressing the

C

momentarily. You may delete all wrong digits
individually like this, or eliminate all entered dig­its by holding the

C

key for approximately 1

key

second. If you are not in a call, pressing the
key will also delete all entered digits.

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E

2. When you have entered the number, press

S

.

The text "

DIALING

" shows in the display and

the symbol comes on.

When you have made contact with the EDACS
system, "

DIALING

" will disappear.

The number dialed will remain in the display until
any ke y is pressed, or the call is ended, at which
time the minutes and seconds of the call will be
displayed.

The left two digits show minutes, and the right
two digits show the seconds (separated by two
dashes).

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3. When the conversation is finished, press

E

.

Nobody Ans w er s or You Hear a Busy or Fast Busy
Tone

Press

E

. The telephone number will be re­tained in the memory and you can easily repeat
the call.

Last Number Re-Dial

M

Press

CALL

M

, then

function. Then press

LAST DIAL

>

to scroll to the

M

, the word

will appear and the last dialed

RE-

number will be displayed. Press

S

to

place the call.
The last number called will remain in the

memory even though the radio is turned
off.

A Call is Unsuccessful or a Call in Pr ogress is
Interrupted

An error signal (a short beep) is heard. Obser ve the
signal strength indication in the display. The signal
strength should be at least 1. Refer to Appendix 1 for
further information.

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ANSWERING AN INTERCONNECT CALL

When you are being called, the radio rings according
to the setting in the Menu Mode. The backlight flashes
Green while the word "CALL" also flashes in the display.

Press

S

E

Unanswered call Counter

If one or more calls have not been answered, the
number of unanswered calls will be displayed. For e xam-

CALL

When the conversation is finished, press

S

will be removed.

to answer. The will light up and

E

.

ple,
as soon as you press any key.

PLACING AN INDIVIDUAL CALL (DPE-200 only)

02 CALLS

1. Press the
you wish to call. These digits are shown in the
second line of the display.

. The unanswered call counter will reset

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ke y followed b y the LID of the unit

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If you enter a wrong digit or a wrong LID:

Erase a wrong digit by pressing the

C

key
momentarily. You may delete all wrong digits
individually like this, or eliminate all entered dig­its by holding the
second. If you are not in a call, pressing the

C

key for approximately 1

E

key will also delete all entered digits.

2. After you have entered the LID, press the [PTT]
key. The text "*IND V*" will appear on the first line
of the display.

3. When the conversation is finished, press the

E

key.

PLACING A GROUP CAL L (DPE-200 only)

T o place and EDACS Group Call on the desired Group
(refer to GROUP SELECTION for further information)
simply press the [PTT] key and speak into the micro­phone.

PLACING AN EMERGENCY CALL (DPE-200 only)

Press and hold the

M

key for approximately 2 sec-

onds. The Red LED will begin to flash and the work

*EMERG* will appear in the display.

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To clear an EMERGENCY

(supervisory function only):

Select the Group where the Emergency is active.
Press the
the Clear Emergency message.

ANSWERING AN INDIVIDUAL CALL (DPE-200 only)

When you are being called, the radio will beep every
5 seconds to alert you of the incoming call. The backlight
flashes while the word "ICALL" and the calling unit’ s LID
flash in the display.

M

and then the

C

key. The radio will send

Press the [PTT] key to return the call, the flashing will
stop. The icon will turn on while transmitting. When

the conversation is finished, press the

Unanswered ICALLS will cause the ABC icon to flash.
The LID of the calling radio c an be recalled by pressing

#

VOLUME CONTRO L

<

+

#

.

During a conversation you can adjust the volume
of the earpiece with these keys. Press and hold

E

key.

>

to increase or decrease the volume. The volume
of the keypad tones may be adjusted in the same
manner when not in a conversation.

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NOTE

There are separate volume levels for hand­held & handsfree modes for both earpiece/
speaker and the keypad tones.

The display will show a line of zeroes representing the
volume level. This will remain as set, after the phone is
turned off.

MUTE KEY

M

During a conversation, the microphone can be
deactivated by holding down the
lease the

M

key to resume the conversation.

M

key. Re-

AIR TIME METER

At end of a call, the elapsed air time, in minutes and
seconds, is displayed for two seconds.

Minutes

Seconds

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The air time of the outgoing call includes the time

taken to connect the call.

NOTE

The air time meter is only a guide; actual billing
time from your service provider may diff er.

TURNING THE UNIT OFF

E

Press and hold down the
a beep. If a call is in progress, end the call by
pressing and releasing the
seconds, and then press and hold down the

E

DISPLAY, KEYPAD, AND AUDIBLE SIGNALS

DISPLAY

E

key until you hear

E

key until you hear a beep.

key, wait a few

Alphanumeric Field

• Displays names and memory locations, etc.

• Displays messages, queries, and warnings.

• Displays "air time" at end of a call.

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• Displays battery level indicator.

Numeric Field

Displays the telephone number entered on the key­pad, or recalled from memory.

Status Indicators
PWR Power. Indicates that the radio is tur ned

on.

SERV Service. Indicates control channel.

Scan. Indicates Group has been added to

Group Scan List. Flashing indicates scan
function is turned on.

In Use. Shown during a call and also while
an outgoing call is being connected.

ABC Alpha Mode. Flashes to indicate that you

can enter letters with the numeric keys.
Signal Strength Indicator. From 0 to 5

bars will be displayed to show signal
strength; five bars being the strongest sig­nal.

BUTT ON
PUSH-T O-TALK

(PTT button)

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Located on rear. Enables radio’s
transmitter . PTT must be held down

KEYPAD

to transmit during simplex opera­tion.

E

END ON/OFF

If a call is in progress, pressing
the call. Otherwise you can turn the radio ON or
OFF by holding down the key until you hear a
beep. This key is also used to exit from any
sub-mode and return to the standby mode. May
also be used to delete all entered digits while
outside of a call.

E

terminates

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S

SEND

Places a call after a number has been entered,
or recalled from the memory, and answers an
incoming call.

M

MENU

This key has two different functions: 1) MENU
and 2) Mute Key.

M

M*

MENU

Press to select the Special Functions of
the radio. Refer to chapter,

Functions

Press
enter an automatic two (2) second pause
before a sequence of digits that is to be

M

.

and, within two seconds,

User Menu

*

to

M#

MS

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sent in a cluster as DTMF signals.
Press

enter a manual pause bef ore a sequence
of digits that is to be sent in a cluster as
DTMF signals. Transmission of DTMF
tones will stop until re-initiated by pressing

M

Press
send a sequence of digits in a cluster as
DTMF signals. Ref er to the chapter

Signaling

M

and, within two seconds,

and then

M

and, within two seconds,

.

S

#

.

S

DTMF

to

to