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This manual describes how to use the EDACS
PRISM HP Radio. The PRISM HP is a synthesized,
microprocessor-based, high performance portable FM
radio providing reliable two-way commu nications in both
the Enhanced Digital Access Communications System
(EDACS) trunking environment and conventional communication systems.
In the EDACS or trunked system mode, the user
selects a communications system and group. In this
mode, channel sel ection is transparent to the user and
is controlled via digital communication with the system
controller. This provides advanced programmable features and fast access to communicat ion channels.
In the conventional mode, the user se lects a channel
and directly communicates on that channel. In this mode,
a system refers to a set of channels. A channel is a
transmit/receive radio frequency pair.
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USER INTERFACE
The PRISM HP operating contro ls are located on the
radio’s front, top and left panels. A 6-butt on (scan m odel)
or 15-button (syst em model) keypad, Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), microphone and speaker are on the front
panel. The top panel houses a rotar y SYSTEM/GROUP/
CHANNEL knob, POWER ON-OFF/VOLUME control
knob and an EMERGENC Y button. An OPTI ON button,
CLEAR/MONITOR button and the Push-To-Talk (PTT)
button are all located on the left side panel. The Universal
Device Connector (UDC) is located on the right panel
and is used while programming the r ad io and for acces sory connection. A battery rel ease button is located on
the back adjacent to the PPT button.
The display has three, twelve character alphanumeric
lines used to show the operational mode of the radio. A
back light illuminates the display and the keypad for
nighttime us e. An LED is located on the front top edge of
the radio. Red indicates transmit.
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Figure 1 - PRSM HP Radio
(Scan Model)
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Figure 2 - PRSM HP Radio
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(System Model)
POWER ON-
Antenna
OFF/VOLUME
Knob
TX LED
OPTION
Button
SYSTEM/GROUP/
CHANNEL Knob
EMERGENCY
Button
BATTERY
RELEASE
Button
CLEAR/
MONITOR
Button
Push-To-Talk
(PTT) Button
Figure 3 - Top, Back And Left Panel Views
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BUTTO NS AND KNO BS
This section describes the primary function of the
button and knob controls. Other functions associated
with these controls are deta iled in later sections.
SYSTEM/
GROUP/
CHANNEL
KNOB
POW ER
ON-OFF/
Selects systems or groups/channels
(depending on programming). This
is a 16 - position rotary knob. See
SYSTEM/ GROUP/CHANNEL SELECTION for details.
Note: The radio is supplied with a
mechanical stop which can, if desired, limit the posit ions accessed. If
the knob will not access all positions
do not force it.
Applies power to the radio and adjusts the rec eiver’s vo lume. Rot ating
VOLUME
KNOB
the control clockwise applies power
to the radio. A single alert tone (if
enabled through programming) indicates 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 to a low volume setting. While
adjusting the volume t he display will
momentarily indicate the volume
level (i.e. VOL = 31). The volume
range is from a minimum pro-
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grammed leve l of zero (displayed as
OFF in the display) up to 31 which is
the loudest level.
EMERGENCY/
HOME BUTTON
OPTION
BUTTON
The EMERG ENCY/ HO ME but ton is
used to automatically select a preprogrammed Group/System by
pressing and holding for a programmed duration. It can also be
used to declare emergency by
pressing and holding for programmed dur ation. T he but ton must
be pre-programmed for either operation, not bot h.
Programmable per system.
CLEAR/
MONITOR
BUTTON
Serves several purposes depending
on the operating mode. In trunked
mode, the CLEAR/MONITOR button
exits the current operation and removes all displays associated with it.
The radio and display then return to
the group receive state. In conventional mode, press ing this but ton unmutes the receiver so activit y on the
selected channel can be monitored.
When pressed and held f or appr oximately 3 seconds, this button toggles conventional channel decoding/encoding (Channel Guard, Digi-
tal Channel Guard) on and off if programmed for the s elected channel.
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PUSH-TO-TALK
Enables the radio’s transmitter for
BUTTON (PTT)
voice communication. Releasing
PTT returns the radio to the receive
mode.
KEYPAD
The keypad layout has a to tal of 6 or 15 keys. The
keys have special functions and are labeled as such
using a symbol or abbreviated word describing its primary function. Numeric entry is a secondary function of
the keys. Each key is described below.
Figure 4 - PRISM HP Keypad (Scan Model)
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Figure 5 - PRISM HP Keypad (System Model)
Stand ard Fun cti ons
<>
M
Primary function - changes the system or group/channel (depending on
programming).
Secondary function - used to scroll
through items within a list. Press
<
>
, to scroll in increasing order,
to scroll in decreasing order .
Primary function - accesses the
menu li st. This is a list of additional
features that are not available directly from the keypad. See MENU
for details.
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Secondary function - act ivates a s elected item within a list. After the
menu list is accessed, select a menu
Scan Model
O
A
item from the list via
<
or
>
and activate it with this key. Once
activated,
M
continues its secondary function for activating a selected par ameter set ting until the r adio returns to its normal receive
state.
User defined.
Adds or deletes selected groups or
S
System Model
1
channels from the scan list of the currently selected system. See trunked
and conventional scan section for
details.
T oggles scan operation on and off.
Used to directly access systems vi a
the keypad and to access system selection in increasing or decreasing
order , or to select a set (bank) of systems. See SYSTEM/ GROUP/
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CHANNEL SELECTION for details.
2
Used to directly access groups via
the keypad and to access group s election in increasing or decreasing
order, or to select a set (bank) of
groups. See SYSTEM/ GROUP/
CHANNEL SELECTION for details.
3
4
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*
Used to turn scan on and off.
Used to turn private encryption feature on and off.
Adds or deletes selected groups or
channels from the scan list of the currently selected system. See trunked
and conventional scan section for
details. First press recalls current
status. Second press adds or deletes.
Used to place a telephone call
#
through the radio by selecting the
telephone interconnect special call
function. See Telephone Interconnect Calls for details.
Used to call an individual or make an
all-call. See Individual Call for details.
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BUTTO N AND KEYPAD REASSI GNM ENT
Pre-programming the radio using the PC Programming Software permits the reassignment of button and
keypad key functions. The EMERGENCY, OPTION,
CLEAR/MONI TO R and PTT buttons along with the front
panel keypad keys can be reassigned different functions.
For example, the
HOME key, the
O
M
key could be assigned as the
key could be assigned as the
talk-around funct ion key, etc.
The operating procedures that follow assume that the
buttons and keypad keys operate as marked. If they
have been reassigned, Table 1 should be completed to
show the new function(s). Substitute the new assigned
keys when using the operating procedures.
Table 1 - Button and Key Assignm ents
ST ANDARD ASSIGNMENTSREASSIGNMENT
OPTION (Side)
CLEAR/MONITOR
PTT
EMERGENCY
<
>
M
O
A
S
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DISPLAY
The radio display is made up of 3 lines (Figure 6).
Lines 1 and 2 contain eight alphanumeric character
blocks and are used primarily to display system and
group names. Line 1 also displays radio status messages. The 3rd line is used primarily to display radio
status icons. All three lines are used to display menu
options when in the menu mode. If programmed, the
display backlighting will illuminate upon power up when
radio controls are operated.
Figure 6 - P RISM HP Display
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Radio Status Icons
Status icons are indi cators which show the various
operating characteristics of the radio. The icons show
operating modes and condit ions and appear on the third
line of the display as follows:
In trunked mode:
ON - indicates the radio is tr ansmit ting
or receiving a call on t he working channel.
FLAS HING - indicates a call has been
queued.
In conventional mode:
ON - indicates a call is being received.
ON - indicates t he radio is transmit ting.
Note: When operating in a trunked sys-
tem, the radio may be programmed to
automatically transmit (without pressing
PTT) to maintain digital communication
with the site controller. The transmit indicator will turn on whenever the radio is
transmitting.
ON - indi cates the radio is in the special
call select/entry mode (Individual or Telephone Interconnect) .
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ON - indicates the selected group or channel is selected to transmit at high power.
OFF - indicates the selected group or
channel is selected to transmit at low
power.
Auto Power mode automatically adjusts
rad io output power to optimize batter y life.
Indicates batter y voltage is getting low.
Note: When or in conjunction with
LOW BATT
message the radio will no
longer transmit. The radio will automatically power down soon after this condition
exists.
- indicates the EDACS is in the failsoft
mode (if enabled through programming).
ON - indicates the gr oup or channel is enabled to receive encrypted messages.
FLASHING - indicates an encrypted
transmission is being received.
ON - indicates the scan mode is enabled
(rotat es clockwise).
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Hidden Status Icons
These icons appear on the system line and are
displayed when the user presses
3, 6, 9
(System ).
- indicates selected group or channel is i n
scan list.
- inicates selected group or channel is priority-one scan channel.
- indicates selected group or channel is
priority-two scan channel.
Indicator for conventional channel with
Channel Guard.
A, S
(Scan) or
Messages
During radio operation, various radio status messages can be displ ayed. The messages are described
below.
Message NameDescription
QUEUED
Call Queued- Trunked mode only. Indi-
cates the system has
placed the call in a request
queue.
SY S BUSY
System Busy- Trunked mode only. Indi-
cates the system is busy,
no channe ls are cur rentl y
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availabl e, the queue is fu ll
or an individual call is being attempted to a radio
that is currently transmitting.
DENIED
CC SCAN
WA SCAN
Call Denied- Trunked mode only. Indi-
cates the radio is not
authorized to operate on
the selected system.
Control
Channel
Scan
- Trunked mode only. Indicates the control channel
is lost and the radio has
entered the Control Channel Scan mode to search
for the control channel.
Wide Area
Scan
- Trunked mode only. Indicates the control channel
is lost and radio has ente r e d the Wide Ar e a Scan
TALKARND
LOW BATT
mode to search for a new
system (if enabled
through programming).
Talk-around- Conventional mode only.
Indicates the radio is operating on conventional
channels in talk-around
mode (no repeater).
Low Battery- Battery voltage has
dropped below the point to
where the radio is no
longer able to transmit.
The radio will still be able
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to receive calls until the
battery is discharged beyond the point of operation
upon which the radio will
automatically shutdown.
RXEM ER
TXEME R
VOL = 3 1
Receive
Emergency
- Trunked mode only. Indicates an emergency call is
bein g re ceiv ed. T his message will be flashing on
line two.
T ransmit
Emergency
- Trunked mode only. Indicates an emergency call
has been transmitted.
This message will be
flashing on line two.
Volume Level - Indicates the current vol-
ume level. The volume
level display ranges from
WHC
UNKN OWN
OFF (silent) to 31 (loudest).
Who Has
Called
(trunked
mode
only)
- ON - indicates an individual call has been received,
but no t responded to. Th e
indicator turns OFF if the
individual call m o de is en tered, the system is
changed or the radio is
turned off and back on.
Unknown ID- Trunked mode only. Indi-
cates an individua l call is
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being re ceived by an unknown radio ID.
Error Messages
If either of the following error messages is displayed,
the radio was either programmed incorrectly or needs
servicing:
DSP ERR
DSP ERR
ERR=XXXX
(Power Up only)
UNIVERSAL DEVICE CONNECTOR (UDC)
The Universal Device Connector (UDC) provides
connections for ex ternal acc essories s uch as a headset
or a speaker-micr ophone. When the radio is locked in a
vehicular charger/repeater the UDC provides the audio
and control connections between the radio and the vehicular charger/repeater. The UDC is also used to program and service the radio.
ALER T TONES
The PRISM HP radio also provides audible alert
tones or "beeps" to indicate the various operating conditions. These alert tones can be enabled or disabled
through progr amming.
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Call Originate
A short mid-pit ched alert tone sounds af ter keying the
radio (Push-To-T alk button is pressed). This indicates the
radio has been assigned a working channel or that the
radio is transmitting on a conventional channel and voice
communication may begin immediately.
Call Queu ed (Trunked Mode Onl y)
A high-pitched tone after pressing the PTT button
indicates the system has placed the call request in the
queue. The receiving unit(s) also hear the tones, indicating they will receive a call shortly. I f the the PTT button
is released, the radio will autokey whenever a channel
becomes available (see Autokey) .
Autokey (Trunked Mode Only)
After being placed in queue (see c a lled queued), the
site calls the radio when a channel becomes available.
At this point, the r adio automatically keys the transm itter
(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 ass igned channel.
System Busy (T runked Mo de Only)
Three low-pitched beeps will be heard if: 1) the radio
is keyed when the system is busy, 2) if no channels are
available for sending the message, 3) if the call queue is
full, 4) or if an individual call is being attem pted to a radio
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that is transmitting. Releasing the PTT button and re-keying initiates a new channel request.
Call Deni ed (T run ked Mode Onl y)
If the radio is keyed and a low pitched tone is heard
then the radio is not authorized on the system that has
been selec ted.
Carrier Control Timer
If the programmed time for continuous transmission
is exceeded, five short high-pitched warning tones followed by a long low-pitched tone will be heard. The
transmit ter wi ll shut down shortly after hearing the alert,
interrupting communications. Release and re-key the
PTT button to maintain communications. This will reset
the carrier control timer and turn the transmit ter back on.
Low Battery Warning
A low-pitched tone is heard and comes on indicating that the battery voltage is low. Double tones are
then heard until the PTT or CLEAR button is pressed.
Low Battery Alert (T ransmi t Lo ckou t)
If the radio is keyed and a double tone is heard as
well as is displayed, the battery is dis-
LOW BATT
charged beyond the point where the radio will transmit.
The radio will still be able to receive calls until the bat tery
is discharged beyond the point of operation, after which
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the battery will need to be recharged to resume normal
operation.
Key Press Alert
A short tone or "beep" sounds to indicate a key has
been pressed. A short low-pitched tone indicates the key
is not active in the current mode.
OPERATION
TURNING ON THE RADIO
1.Turn on the radio by rotating the POWER ON-
OFF/VOLUME knob clockwise. A short alert signal
(if enabled through programming) indicates the radio
is ready to use.
2.The display shows the last selected system and
group or a default system and group (depending on
programming).
3.Adjust the POWER ON-OFF/VOLUME knob to the
desired volume level.
4.Select the desired system and group (see system
and group selection section). The display indicates
the current syst em and group names.
5.The radio is now ready t o transmit and r eceive calls.
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NOT E
In the EDACS trunked environment,
CC SCAN
will be displayed if communication
with the system’s control channel cannot be
established. Thi s may occur if, for example, the
radio is out of range of the trunki ng site. It may
be necessary to move to another location or
select another trunking system to re-establish the
control channel link for t runked mode operations.
CC SCAN
is displayed on group line until a
control channel is accessed.
SYSTEM/GR OUP/CHANNEL SELECTION
System Selectio n
Several methods can be used to select a new system.
METHOD 1:From knob: If system selection is pro-
grammed to the SYSTEM/GROUP/
CHANNEL knob, select a system by tur ning the SYSTEM/GROUP/CHANNEL
knob to the desired system number position (1-16). The display registers the new
system name on l ine one.
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NOTE: The radio is supplied with a me-
chanical stop which can, if desired, limit
the number of positions accessed. If the
knob will not access all positions, do not
force it.
METHOD 2:From keypad: If system selection is pro-
METHO D 3:
gramm ed as the primary func tion of
and
<
>
, or
>
, select a system by pressing
to scroll thr ough the system
<
list. The display regist ers the new sy stem
name on line one.
Direct Access: Press
1
to enter the
system select mode. Press the numeric
key which is mapped to the desi red system. Press
M
. The radio will m ove to the
se lected sys tem.
Note: I f system selection is programmed
to the SYSTEM/GROUP/CHANNEL
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knob, d irect access to system s will not be
available. Pressing
<
or
>
will
scroll through different sets of 16 sys tems
eac h (banks) if more than 16 syst ems are
programmed i nto the radio. The systems
within each bank are then selectable via
the SYSTEM/GROUP/CHANNEL knob
as described previously in METHOD 1.
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