Tait TM8260 Installation And Programming Manual

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TM8260 Mobile Radios

Installation and Programming Guide

MMA-00041-04 · Issue 4 · October 2014

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weee. Please be environmentally responsible and dispose

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Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Scope of Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Associated Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Publication Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

1 Safety and Regulatory Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1.1 RF Exposure Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1.2 Vehicle Manufacturer’s Installation Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1.3 MPT 1362 Code of Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1.4 Safe Radio Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

1.5 Interference with Vehicular Electronics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

1.6 Radio protection when charging the vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

1.7 Preparation when Drilling Holes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

1.8 Radio Installation in Gas or Fuel Tankers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

1.9 Vehicles Powered by Liquefied Petroleum Gas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

1.10 Non-standard Radio Installations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

1.11 IP54 Protection Class Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

1.12 Negative Earth Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

2 Preparing the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.1 Installation Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.2 Unpacking and Checking the Equipment for Completeness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.3 Hardware and Firmware Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2.4 Installation Considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

2.5 Installation Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

2.6 Removing and Installing Grommets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

3 Installing a Dual-Radio System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

3.1 Overview of Steps Required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

3.2 Checking the Required Firmware Versions and Software Features . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3.3 Downloading Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

3.4 Installing the Radio Bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

3.5 Installing the Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

3.6 Connecting the Power Cables to a Power Source. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

3.7 Connecting Remote Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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3.8 Installing a Cross-band Linking Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

3.9 Installing the Control Head Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

3.10 Checking the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

4 Programming a Dual-Radio System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

4.1 Connecting a Dual-Radio System to a PC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

4.2 Programming a Dual-Radio System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

4.3 Recommended Dual-Radio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

4.4 Crossband Repeater Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

4.5 Upgrading Radio Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

4.6 Calibrating a Dual-Radio System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

4.7 Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

5 Quick Reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Tait Software License Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

4Contents TM8260 Installation and Programming Guide

Preface

Scope of Manual

Warning Incorrect installation of your mobile radio may cause damage to your vehicle which may result in death or serious injury. You must read this manual before starting the installation!

This manual describes the installation and programming of TM8260 dual mobile radio systems. A dual radio system is where two radio bodies are connected together, and then connected to a control head solution.

The installation of accessories is described in the installation instructions provided with the equipment, and the relevant section in the service manual.

Associated Documentation

The following associated documentation is available for this product:

■ MMA-00040-xx TM8260 User’s Guide

■ MMA-00028-xx TM8100/TM8200 Installation Guide

■ MMA-00005-xx TM8100/TM8200 Service Manual

■ 402-00030-xx Crossband Linking Cable Installation Instructions

■ 402-00032-xx Cross-band Linking, GPS and External Interface

■ 402-00010-xx Remote Speaker Installation Instructions

■ 402-00042-xx Hand-Hand Control Head Installation Instructions

■ 402-00044-xx Hand-Held Control Head Remote Interface Kit

■ 402-00043-xx TM8260 Dual Head Upgrade Kit Installation

The characters xx represent the issue number of the documentation.

Updates to user documentation are published on the Tait support website.

Cable Installation Instructions

Installation Instructions

Instructions

Technical notes are published from time to time to describe applications for Tait products, to provide technical details not included in manuals, and to offer solutions for any problems that arise.

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Publication Record

Issue Publication Date Description

01 March 2006 First release

02 July 2006 Hardware and firmware requirements added

03 November 2009 Hand-held control head information added

04 October 2014 “MAC address changed to “NTID”

Information on SFE keys added Standby current amended Programming settings updated

Dual head information added Detailed current drain figures added Hardware and firmware requirements expanded Removing and installing grommets section added Connecting to a PC section added

Product codes of cross-linking cables added

Document Conventions

Please follow exactly any instruction that appears in the text as an ‘alert’. An alert provides necessary safety information as well as instruction in the proper use of the product. This manual uses the following types of alert:.

Warning This alert is used when there is a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.

Caution This alert is used when there is a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or moderate injury.

Notice This alert is used to highlight information that is required to ensure procedures are performed correctly. Incorrectly performed procedures could result in equipment damage or malfunction.

This icon is used to draw your attention to information that may improve your understanding of the equipment or procedure.

Within this manual, the following symbols are used to highlight differences between radios with a transmit power of more than transmit power of

25W and radios with a

25W:

This symbol highlights information that is relevant to radios with a transmit

>25W

power >25W.

This symbol highlights information that is relevant to radios with a transmit

25W

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power of 25W.

1 Safety and Regulatory Warnings

This section contains important information on the safe installation of the radio system. You must read this information before starting the installation.

You must also read and observe the safety information on radio operation provided in the safety and compliance information and the user’s guide.

1.1 RF Exposure Hazard

To comply with FCC RF exposure limits:

For radios with a transmit power > 25 W:

>25W

25W

■ VHF radios must be installed using an antenna mounted centrally on the

vehicle roof, with a gain of 2.15 dBi or 5.15 dBi.

■ UHF and 800MHz radios must be installed using an antenna mounted

either centrally on the roof with a gain of 2.15dBi or 5.65 dBi, or centrally mounted on the trunk with a gain of 5.65dBi.

For radios with a transmit power of 25 W:

■ The radio must be installed using an externally mounted antenna with a

gain of either 2.15dBi or 5.15dBi.

In all cases, the antenna must not be mounted at a location such that any person or persons can come closer than 35 inches (0.9m) to the antenna.

1.2 Vehicle Manufacturer’s Installation Instructions

Installation of this product in a vehicle must be performed according to the instructions provided by the vehicle manufacturer. For more information, refer to the vehicle manufacturer’s website or contact the vehicle manufacturer’s dealer.

1.3 MPT 1362 Code of Practice

Mobile radios should be installed in accordance with the MPT 1362 Code of Practice.

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1.4 Safe Radio Mounting

Warning Mount the radio securely so that it will not break

loose in the event of a collision. An unsecured radio is dangerous to the vehicle occupants.

■ Mount the radios and the microphones where they will not interfere

with:

■ the deployment of passenger airbags

■ the vehicle operator controls

■ the vehicle operator’s view

■ Do not mount the radios vertically, with the remote interface facing

down. This will violate compliance with the standards UL/CSA/ EN 60950, Safety of Information Technology Equipment.

1.5 Interference with Vehicular Electronics

Warning Some vehicular electronic devices may be prone to

malfunction due to the lack of protection from RF energy when your radio is transmitting.

Examples of vehicular electronic devices that may be affected by RF energy are:

■ electronic fuel injection systems

■ electronic anti-skid braking systems

■ electronic cruise control systems

■ indicators

If the vehicle contains such equipment, consult the vehicle manufacturer or dealer to determine whether these electronic circuits will perform normally when the radio is transmitting.

1.6 Radio protection when charging the vehicle battery

Always remove the fuses from the radio power cable before charging the vehicle battery, connecting a second battery, or using power from another vehicle (e.g. when jump-starting the vehicle).

1.7 Preparation when Drilling Holes

Warning When drilling holes in the vehicle, check that drill-

ing at the selected points will not damage existing wiring, fuel tanks, fuel and brake lines, or battery cables.

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1.8 Radio Installation in Gas or Fuel Tankers

Special conditions must be observed when installing a radio on gas and fuel tankers. Consult your radio provider or Tait-accredited service center for more details.

1.9 Vehicles Powered by Liquefied Petroleum Gas

Warning Radio installation in vehicles powered by LPG (liq-

uefied petroleum gas) with the LPG container in a sealed-off space within the interior of the vehicle must conform to the National Fire Protection Association Standard NFPA 58. This standard states that the radio equipment installation must meet the following requirements:

■ The space containing the radio equipment shall be

isolated by a seal from the space containing the LPG container and its fitting.

■ Outside filling connections shall be used for the LPG

container and its fittings.

■ The LPG container space shall be vented to the outside of

the vehicle.

1.10 Non-standard Radio Installations

The installation U-bracket described in this guide has been designed so that there is enough airflow around the radio body to provide cooling.

If a non-standard installation method is used, care must be taken that sufficient heat can be dissipated from the heatsink fins and the ridged bottom surface of the radio.

For this to be achieved, there must be a gap of more than 3/8 inch (10 mm) between the bottom surface of the radio chassis and the mounting surface. This is illustrated in Figure 1.1:

Figure 1.1 Gap between radio chassis and mounting surface

10 mm (3/8 in.)

mounting surface

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1.11 IP54 Protection Class Considerations

A dual radio system fulfils the requirements of the IP54 protection class.

Notice However, do not mount the radio in areas where it can be temporarily submerged from an accumulation of water or other liquids (e.g. when using a high-pressure cleaning device).

The IP54 protection class does not apply when:

■ a remote interface is removed from the radio body or control head.

■ the bungs are removed from the auxiliary connector or the cavity for the

external options connector (fitting an auxiliary connector or external options connector will not restore the IP54 protection class)

■ a grommet is not installed. For example, grommets on the radio

connecting cable, control-head remote cable, and microphone cord.

■ adding an accessory that is not rated to IP54, for example, a crossband

cable, control-head interface box, or hand-held control-head remote interface box.

1.12 Negative Earth Supply

The radios are designed to operate only in a negative earth system.

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2 Preparing the Installation

This section contains the following information:

■ Installation Tools

■ Unpacking and Checking the Equipment for Completeness

■ Hardware and Firmware Compatibility

■ Installation Considerations

■ Installation Overview.

2.1 Installation Tools

The following tools are required to install the radio system:

■ drill and drill bits

■ 5mm (3/16 inch) flat-bladed screwdriver

■ To r x T- 1 0 s c r e w d r iv e r

■ To r x T- 2 0 s c r e w d r iv e r

■ Pozidr iv screwdriver

■ 8 mm (5/16 inch) socket

■ wire cutters/strippers

■ RF connector crimp tool

■ fuse crimp tool

■ in-line RF power meter capable of measuring forward and reflected

power at the operating frequency of each radio.

2.2 Unpacking and Checking the Equipment for Completeness

To install a dual-radio system, you require the following equipment. For information on the version number of equipment required, see “Hardware and Firmware Compatibility” on page 13.

■ 2 x radio bodies, such as TMAB22-B100C and TMAB22-H600C.

■ 2 x body remote interfaces (TMAC31-0T).

■ 2 x radio body installation kits, appropriate for your required mounting

arrangement, and the radio’s transmit power and antenna connection. Examples include the U-bracket installation kits TMAA03-01 (for 25W radios with BNC connector), TMAA03-17 (for >25W radios with mini-UHF connector), and TMAA03-22 (for >25W radios with BNC connector), or the slide-in cradle installation kit TMAA03-18 (for 25W radios with BNC connector).

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Warning Danger of fire. The radio’s protection mechanisms

rely on the correct fuses on both the negative and positive power supply leads being present. Failure to fit the correct fuses may result in fire or damage to the radio. The correct fuse types are:

■ >25W radios: 20A fuses (Tait IPN 265-00010-81)

25W>25W

■ 25W radios: 10A fuses (Tait IPN 265-00010-80).

■ control head solution. Either:

■ graphical control head (TMAC40-0T) with remote interface

(TMAA03-03), remote cable (TMAA04-01), and microphone (such as rugged (TMAA02-01) or keypad (TMAA02-08)),

■ graphical control head (see above) with dual head upgrade

(TMAA11-09

■ hand-held control head (TMAC70-xx).

■ radio connecting cable (TMAA04-03).

■ 2 x antennas

appropriate for your radio frequency band or bands, and

antenna coaxial cable

), or

The following equipment is optional:

■ cross-band cable, such as TMAA04-06.

■ 2 x remote speakers

■ components

, such as TMAA10-03.

for the additional connectors, if available, on your crossband cable. Examples include components to connect to an external alert device, ignition signal, or a GPS antenna/receiver.

a. Not included in a typical TM8260 package. This equipment may need to

be obtained or ordered separately.

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2.3 Hardware and Firmware Compatibility

Body remote

Radio FW

interface (TMAC31-0T) HW

Head HW

Head remote HW

PC software

TM8260 with one graphicaldisplay control head

TM8260 with two graphicaldisplay control heads

TM8260 with one hand-held control head

TM8260 with two hand-held control heads

a. Firmware of all devices (heads and bodies) in the radio system

b. For more information on how the hardware subassembly revision number relates to your serial number, contact

your regional office or Tait Technical Support (see page 2).

c. Software version described in this document.

Radio application and DSP firmware v4.02, boot code v1.07

Radio application and DSP firmware v5.02, boot code v1.07

Not currently supported.

Hardware subassembly XMAC31 revision 002 and PCB 22001720-05

Hardware subassembly XMAC40

revision 009

Hardware subassembly XMAC70-MA revision 002 and PCB 22002149-05

Hardware subassembly XMAA03-03

revision 003 and PCB 22001721-04

N/A TM8200

TM8200 Programming Application v4.01 or TM8200/TM9300/ TP9300 Programming Application, v1.03 TM8000 Calibration Application v4.03

Programming Application v5.10 or TM8200/TM9300/ TP9300 Programming Application, v1.03 TM8000 Calibration Application v4.03

2.4 Installation Considerations

Inspect the vehicle and determine the safest and most convenient position for mounting the radio bodies and control head, and routing the various cables. The radio bodies must be less than 4.9ft (1.5m) apart.

Notice If using accessories that do not provide IP54 protection (for example, a crossband cable, control-head interface box, or hand-held control head remote interface box), choose a mounting position away from water, dust, and other environmental hazards.

2.5 Installation Overview

Figure 2.1 summarizes how the components in a dual-radio system are

installed. For more detailed instructions, see “Installing a Dual-Radio System” on page 16.

Figure 2.1 TM8260 dual body installation overview

optional

required

to antenna

to power supply

to speaker

Control head example

1# 1$

to second antenna

to power supply

to speaker

other connectors

Notice The configuration shown must be followed to ensure proper functionality.

external speaker

flying lead connector

cross-band linking, GPS, and

external interface cable

radio body

body remote interface with

link J4 fitted Control head example:

grommet

radio connecting cable

other connectors from cross-

band cable, for example, to GPS antenna/receiver, external alert device, ignition signal

radio body

body remote interface with

link J4 removed

to control head, such as graphical-

display (see example) or hand-held

control head remote cable

control head remote interface

graphical-display control head

supported microphone

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2.6 Removing and Installing Grommets

Grommets ensure that the radio system and all connections are sealed against water, dust and other environmental hazards. A dual radio system requires a grommet in the unused remote-interface port (item

Figure 2.2page 15). A dual radio system also requires all cable grommets to

be installed.

Removing a grommet

1. Using your thumb or forefinger, lift up one of the corners of the microphone grommet. Firmly (but gently) pull that corner until the seal comes away from the cavity. See Figure 2.2.

Figure 2.2 Removing a grommet

gromm

2. Repeat to expose another corner.

3. Pull the exposed corners back and remove the grommet.

4. If removing a cable grommet, slide the grommet along the cable to reveal the plug.

Installing grommets 5. If installing a cable grommet, slide the grommet along the cable.

6. Push two adjacent corners of the grommet into the socket cavity.

7. Squeeze the grommet and push the remaining corners into position.

8. Check that the grommet is seated correctly in the cavity. See Figure 2.3.

Figure 2.3 Correct seating when installing a grommet

3 Installing a Dual-Radio System

This section describes how to install all components in a dual radio system, including downloading NTIDs and removing link J4, installing the radio bodies and control head, connecting the radio system to a power source, and installing antennas and remote speakers.

3.1 Overview of Steps Required

Before you start, make sure you have all the necessary tools and components. See page 11 for more information.

1. Check that the all devices in the radio system have the same firmware, and the radio bodies have the necessary software features. See

“Checking the Required Firmware Versions and Software Features” on page 17.

2. Download NTIDs to all devices in the system. See “Downloading

Configurations” on page 17.

3. Remove link J4 from the radio body interface that will be connected to the control head. See “Removing Link J4” on page 21.

4. Assemble the body interfaces. See “Assembling the Body Remote

Interfaces” on page 22.

5. Mount the radio bodies. See “Mounting the Radio Bodies” on

page 23.

6. Install the radio connecting cable. See “Installing the Radio

Connecting Cable” on page 23.

7. Install the antennas. See “Installing the Antennas” on page 25.

8. Connect the radios to a power source. See “Connecting the Power

Cables to a Power Source” on page 27.

9. (Optional) Connect remote speakers (see “Connecting Remote

Speakers” on page 30) and a cross-band cable (see “Installing a Crossband Linking Cable” on page 30).

10. Install the control head or heads. See “Installing the Control Head

Solution” on page 32.

11. Install the fuses and check the installation. See “Checking the

Installation” on page 36.

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