Harris OpenSky XG-25M Quick Manual

Quick Guide

14221-1510-1010

Rev. A, June 2016

OpenSky® XG-25M

Mobile Radios

Radio Controls – User Interface

Change Operating Mode

Scroll through the menu until “App Mode” appears in the

bottom line of the display.

Use the Menu Navigation Control to choose an available

mode. Press MENU and confirm (Y/N) with the Menu Navigation Control and press MENU again.

or Preset button C can be programmed to reboot the radio into a

particular application mode.

Radio Controls

Power On/Off

Volume Control

Twist clockwise to power on radio and

increase volume. Twist counter-

clockwise to decrease

volume and power off radio.

Microphone

Connector

Connect hand-held, hands-free speaker-mic, or headset.

Emergency

Button

Pre-

programmed to declare an

emergency.

Group

Selection

Navigation

Knob

While in the dwell display, scrolls

through available talk groups.

Scrolls through selections within the active menu (available talk groups,

pre-programmed speed dial numbers,

canned alert messages, etc.).

Scrolls through top-level menu.

OPT CLR

Scrolls through selections within the

active menu (available talk groups, pre-programmed speed dial numbers,

canned alert messages, etc.).

MENU Button

Activate current selection.

CLR

Used with the Emergency button to clear an emergency.

SCAN

Toggles the Scan Mode ON/OFF.

Pre-Set Buttons

A/B/C

These buttons are used to store and

recall user-selectable parameters. Preset button C can be configured via

programming to reboot the radio into a particular application mode.

Radio Display and Status Icons

Steady – Radio is data registered.

Steady – Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI).

Steady – Stealth mode is enabled (all tones and

display backlight disabled; voice is still heard). Steady - Radio is transmitting or receiving a

manual or OTAR (Network) encrypted call. Steady - Indicates Voice Scan mode is Normal or

Fixed; not displayed when Voice Scan mode is No Scan.

Steady - Indicates Selective Call mode.

Flashing – Bluetooth® enabled, but no accessory

connected. Steady – Radio is connected to a Bluetooth

accessory.

Alert Tones

Call Queued

1 low tone/2

high tones. Call queued for

processing.

Call Denied

3 short tones. Radio is out of coverage area or

requested voice group is active.

Grant (or Go-Ahead)

Single short beep.

Resources have become

available for a call request placed in the queue

(if enabled) upon channel access.

Call Removed

Single long low-

pitched tone. Notifies the user

that access to the channel has been lost.

Selective Alert

4 short tones. Played once t

o indicate a selective

alert has been received.

Emergency Alert

3 long beeps. Sounds when an emergency alert is declared.

Emergency Cleared

Single long low-pitched tone. Sounds when an emergency is cleared.

Selective Call

Ringing tone. Repeated every 4 seconds until the call is accepted or rejected by the radio being called, or until the network drops the call if

unanswered after one minute.

Out-ofRange

Configurable. Typical: 3 brief tones that repeat

every 15 seconds w

hen the radio does not have

consistent sync.

Roam

2 short tones: 1 high–pitched and 1 low-

pitched. Sounds when the radio transitions from one radio base station site to another while transmitting voice.

Priority Bump

Single medium tone. Current received call preempted by higher priority call.

Site Found

3 short high pitched tones. Sounds when selected Site is found or using Site Lock menu.

Site Not Found

3 short high pitched tones. Sounds when

selected Site is not found using Site Lock menu.

Quick Guide

14221-1510-1010

Rev. A, June 2016

OpenSky® XG-25M

Mobile Radios

Radio Controls – User Interface

Change Operating Mode

Scroll through the menu until “App Mode” appears in the

bottom line of the display.

Use the Menu Navigation Control to choose an available

mode. Press MENU and confirm (Y/N) with the Menu Navigation Control and press MENU again.

or Preset button C can be programmed to reboot the radio into a

particular application mode.

Radio Controls

Power On/Off

Volume Control

Twist clockwise to power on radio and

increase volume. Twist counter-

clockwise to decrease

volume and power off radio.

Microphone

Connector

Connect hand-held, hands-free speaker-mic, or headset.

Emergency

Button

Pre-programmed to declare an emergency.

Group

Selection

Navigation

Knob

While in the dwell display, scrolls

through available talk groups.

Scrolls through selections within the active menu (available talk groups,

pre-programmed speed dial numbers,

canned alert messages, etc.).

Scrolls through top-level menu.

OPT CLR

Scrolls through selections within the active menu (available talk groups, pre-programmed speed dial numbers,

canned alert messages, etc.).

MENU Button

Activate current selection.

CLR

Used with the Emergency button to clear an emergency.

SCAN

Toggles the Scan Mode ON/OFF.

Pre-Set Buttons

A/B/C

These buttons are used to store and

recall user-selectable parameters. Preset button C can be configured via programming to reboot the radio into a particular application mode.

Radio Display and Status Icons

Steady – Radio is data registered.

Steady – Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI).

Steady – Stealth mode is enabled (all tones and

display backlight disabled; voice is still heard). Steady - Radio is transmitting or receiving a

manual or OTAR (Network) encrypted call. Steady - Indicates Voice Scan mode is Normal or

Fixed; not displayed when Voice Scan mode is No Scan.

Steady - Indicates Selective Call mode.

Flashing – Bluetooth® enabled, but no accessory

connected. Steady – Radio is connected to a Bluetooth

accessory.

Alert Tones

Call Queued

1 low tone/2 high tones. Call queued for processing.

Call Denied

3 short tones. Radio is out of coverage area or requested voice group is active.

Grant (or Go-Ahead)

Single short beep.

Resources have become available for a call request placed in the queue (if enabled) upon channel access.

Call Removed

Single long low-pitched tone. Notifies the user that access to the channel has been lost.

Selective

Alert

4 short tones. Played once to indicate a selective alert has been received.

Emergency Alert

3 long beeps. Sounds when an emergency alert

is declared.

Emergency Cleared

Single long low-

pitched tone. Sounds when an

emergency is cleared.

Selective Call

Ringing tone. Repeated every 4 seconds until the call is accepted or rejected by the radio being called, or until the network drops the call if unanswered after one minute.

Out-ofRange

Configurable. Typical: 3 brief tones that repeat

every 15 second

s when the radio does not have

consistent sync.

Roam

2 short tones: 1 high–pitched and 1 low-pitched. Sounds when the radio transitions from one radio base station site to another while transmitting voice.

Priority Bump

Single medium tone. Current received call preempted by higher priority call.

Site Found

3 short high pitched tones. Sounds when selected Site is found or using Site Lock menu.

Site Not Found

3 short high pitched tones. Sounds when selected Site is not found using Site Lock menu.

Refer to the Operator’s Manual (14221

-1510-2000), available

online at

http://pspc.harris.com/Products/Mobile/XG-25M.aspx,

for more detailed operating

instructions.

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Radio Scan Modes

Scan Mode

Explanation

No Scan

Eliminates distractions.

Full communications (transmit and receive) on selected talk group.

No calls received from other talk groups.

Normal

(Default)

Scan all talk groups in the active profile that are not locked out as long as there is demand on the site. Priority (P1, P2, and P3) groups are user selectable. Receive calls from more than one talk group, if available from the current site. Allows dragging of the selected talk group, P1, P2, P3, and default emergency talk groups to the site on which the radio is registered. (If other calls are available at the site, they also can be heard but they are not be actively dragged.) The default emergency talk group, as well as any emergency-enabled talk groups, is only dragged if it is in emergency mode.

Fixed

Functions the same as Normal Scan

Mode, except the priority groups are fixed to the selected profile’s pre-defined P1

and P2 groups (configured via the UAS).

Stealth Mode

1. Scroll through the menu until “StealthMenu” appears.

2. Use the Menu Navigation knob to turn Stealth Mode on.

3. To turn Stealth Mode off, press the MENU button on the radio’s front panel.

Check or Change the Active Profile

The radio can store up to sixteen (16) standard profiles within its personality, one of which is always set as the currently active profile. Each profile can contain up to sixteen (16) talk groups.

If the dwell display is set to “profile,” the currently active profile’s name appears in the bottom line of the display. Otherwise, to determine which profile is currently active, use the menu buttons to access the Profile Menu. The active profile’s name will appear in the top line of the display. To switch to/activate a different profile:

1. Using

+ or -, s croll until “Profile Menu” appears in the

bottom line of the display. The name of the currently active profile appears in the top line.

2. Use the Menu Navigation knob to choose the desired profile stored in the radio as established by the OpenSky

network administrator.

3. The profile becomes active when selected for longer than 2 seconds, when MENU is pressed, or when the menu is changed.

Check or Change the Selected Talk Group

One talk group within the currently active profile is set as the “selected talk group.” For the radio user, the selected tal k group is typically the focus of most voice transmissi ons and receptions. There are two ways to change the select ed talk group:

First Method:

From the dwell display, use the Talk Group Selection knob

scroll through the available list of talk groups in the active profile.

Check or Change the Selected Talk Group (Con’t)

Second Method:

1. Using + or -, scroll through the menu until “TalkGrpMenu” is displayed.

2. Use the Menu Navigation knob

to scroll through the

available list of talk groups in the active profile.

Receive a Voice Call

No action is required to receive a voice call.

Transmit a Voice Call

1. If not already on, power-up the radio.

2. Select the desired talk group on which to transmit.

3. Depress and hold the Push-To-Talk button on the handheld microphone, pause for a moment, and then speak normally. For maximum clarity, hold the microphone approximately 2 inches from the mouth and do not

shout or whisper into it.

If the call is queued by the network, wait for the grant tone to sound before speaking.

4. Release the PTT button when finished speaking.

Adjust Side Tone Audio Level

1. Use + or - to cycle through the menu until the “Side Menu” appears in the bottom line of the display.

2. Use the Menu Navigation knob to change to the desired level (Off, Low, Medium, High). To turn side tones completely off, use the “Off” setting.

Declare an Emergency

1. Press the red emergency button on the radio to enter

emergency mode. The emergency is raised after the

emergency raise delay [default is one (1) second].

• If the active profile of the unit initiating the emergency is configured for Emergency Alert, the emergency alert signal is sent to registered alert servers, such as the dispatcher console.

• If the active profile of the unit initiating the emergency

is configured for Emergency Call, the talkgroup is placed into emergency status notifying other radios

and

the emergency alert signal is sent to the

dispatcher console.

•

If the emergency behavior of the active profile is

Current, the active, selected voice group becomes the default emergency voice group.

•

If the emergency behavior of the active profile is

Defa

ult, the radio moves to the default emergency

voice group of the profile and this talk group becomes the select talk group.

2. The display will alternate between the emergency voice group name and “EMERGENCY” and declaring User ID to indicate that the emergency has been initiated.

Clear an Emergency

Check with the system administrator to ensure that the radio is programmed to allow an emergency to be cleared.

1. Press and hold the CLR button and simultaneously press the emergency button.

2. Release both buttons after the emergency cleared tone sounds.

Refer to the Operator’s Manual (14221

-1510-2000), available

online at

http://pspc.harris.com/Products/Mobile/XG-25M.aspx,

for

more detailed operating instructions.

NOTICE!

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Radio Scan Modes

Scan Mode

Explanation

No Scan

Eliminates distractions. Full communications (transmit and receive) on selected talk group.

No calls received from other talk groups.

Normal

(Default)

Scan all talk groups in the active profile

that are not locked out as long as there is demand on the site. Priority (P1, P2, and P3) groups are user selectable. Receive calls from more than one talk group, if available from the current site. Allows dragging of the selected talk group, P1, P2, P3, and default emergency talk groups to the site on which the radio is registered. (If other calls are available at the site, they also can be heard but they are not be actively dragged.) The default emergency talk group, as well as any emergency-enabled talk groups, is

only dragged if it is in emergency mode.

Fixed

Functions the same as Normal Scan Mode, except the priority groups are fixed to the selected profile’s pre-defined P1

and P2 groups (configured via the UAS).

Stealth Mode

1. Scroll through the menu until “StealthMenu” appears.

2. Use the Menu Navigation knob to turn Stealth Mode on.

3. To turn Stealth Mode off, press the MENU button on the radio’s front panel.

Check or Change the Active Profile

The radio can store up to sixteen (16) standard profiles within its personality, one of which is always set as the currently active profile. Each profile can contain up to sixteen (16) talk groups.

1. Using

+ or -, s croll until “Profile Menu” appears in the

bottom line of the display. The name of the currently active profile appears in the top line.

2. Use the Menu Navigation knob to choose the desired profile stored in the radio as established by the OpenSky

network administrator.

3. The profile becomes active when selected for longer than 2 seconds, when MENU is pressed, or when the menu is changed.

Check or Change the Selected Talk Group

First Method:

From the dwell display, use the Talk Group Selection knob

scroll through the available list of talk groups in the active profile.

Check or Change the Selected Talk Group (Con’t)

Second Method:

1. Using + or -, scroll through the menu until “TalkGrpMenu” is displayed.

2. Use the Menu Navigation knob

to scroll through the

available list of talk groups in the active profile.

Receive a Voice Call

No action is required to receive a voice call.

Transmit a Voice Call

1. If not already on, power-up the radio.

2. Select the desired talk group on which to transmit.

shout or whisper into it.

If the call is queued by the network, wait for the grant tone to sound before speaking.

4. Release the PTT button when finished speaking.

Adjust Side Tone Audio Level

1. Use + or - to cycle through the menu until the “Side Menu” appears in the bottom line of the display.

2. Use the Menu Navigation knob to change to the desired level (Off, Low, Medium, High). To turn side tones completely off, use the “Off” setting.

Declare an Emergency

1. Press the red emergency button on the radio to enter

emergency mode. The emergency is raised after the

emergency raise delay [default is one (1) second].

• If the active profile of the unit initiating the emergency is configured for Emergency Alert, the emergency alert signal is sent to registered alert servers, such as the dispatcher console.

• If the active profile of the unit initiating the emergency

is configured for Emergency Call, the talkgroup is placed into emergency status notifying other radios

and

the emergency alert signal is sent to the

dispatcher console.

•

If the emergency behavior of the active profile is

Current, the active, selected voice group becomes the default emergency voice group.

•

If the emergency behavior of the active profile is

Defa

ult, the radio moves to the default emergency

voice group of the profile and this talk group becomes the select talk group.

2. The display will alternate between the emergency voice group name and “EMERGENCY” and declaring User ID to indicate that the emergency has been initiated.

Clear an Emergency

Check with the system administrator to ensure that the radio is programmed to allow an emergency to be cleared.

1. Press and hold the CLR button and simultaneously press the emergency button.

2. Release both buttons after the emergency cleared tone sounds.

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