Tait TMAB1Z Users Manual

TM9100 mobiles

110 Watt Mobile

Installation Guide

27 October 2005

Contact information

Tait Radio Communications Corporate Head Office

Tait Electronics Ltd P.O. Box 1645 Christchurch New Zealand

For the address and telephone number of regional offices, refer to the TaitWorld website:

We bs i te : http://www.taitworld.com

Technical Support

For assistance with specific technical issues, contact Technical Support:

E-mail: support@taitworld.com We bs i te : http://support.taitworld.com

To our European customers:

Tait Electronics Limited is an environmentally responsible company which supports waste minimization and material recovery. The European Union’s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive requires that this product be disposed of separately from the general waste stream when its service life is over. Please be environmentally responsible and dispose through the original supplier, your local municipal waste “separate collection” service, or contact Tait Electronics Limited.

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Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Scope of Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Enquiries and Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Updates of Manual and Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

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

Document Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

2 Safety Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

RF Exposure Hazard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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

Correct Fuse Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

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

Preparation when Drilling Holes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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

Radio Installation in Gas or Fuel tankers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Negative Earth Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

3 Preparing the Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

3.1 Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

3.2 Installation Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

3.3 Checking the Equipment for Completeness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

3.4 Programming Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

4 Installing the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

4.1 Selecting the Mounting Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

4.2 Installing the Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

4.3 Connecting the Power Cable to the Power Source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

4.4 Installing the Remote Control Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

4.5 Installing the Microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

4.6 Connecting to the Ignition Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

4.7 Connecting a Remote Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

4.8 Connecting to an Emergency Switch and/or External Alert Devices . . . . . 18

4.9 Mounting the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

4.10 Checking the Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Tait General Software Licence Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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Preface

Scope of Manual

This manual describes how to install a Tait TM9155R mobile, including microphone, antenna, emergency switch, and external alert device.

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

Enquiries and Comments

If you have any enquiries regarding this manual, or any comments, suggestions or notifications of errors, please contact Technical Support, Tait Electronics Ltd, Christchurch, New Zealand (refer to “Contact

information” on page 2).

Updates of Manual and Equipment

In the interests of improving the performance, reliability, or servicing of the equipment, Tait Electronics Ltd reserves the right to update the equipment or this manual or both without prior notice.

Copyright

All information contained in this manual is the property of Tait Electronics Ltd. All rights are reserved. This manual may not, in whole or in part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated, stored, or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form, without prior written permission from Tait Electronics Limited. All trade names referenced are the service mark, trademark or registered trademark of the respective manufacturers.

Disclaimer

There are no warranties extended or granted by this manual. Tait Electronics Ltd accepts no responsibility for damage arising from use of the information contained in the manual or of the equipment and software it describes. It is the responsibility of the user to ensure that use of such information, equipment and software complies with the laws, rules and regulations of the applicable jurisdictions.

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Associated Documentation

■ TM9100 User’s Guide (MMA-00001-01)

■ TM9100 Service Manual (MMA-00017-01)

■ 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.

All available TM9100 product documentation is provided on the CD supplied with the service kit support website.

Document Conventions

Within this manual, four types of alerts are given to the reader: Warning, Caution, Important and Note. The following paragraphs illustrate each type of alert and its associated symbol.

Warning!! This alert is used when there is a potential risk of death

or serious injury.

Caution This alert is used when there is the risk of minor or moderate

injury to people.

Important This alert is used to warn about the risk of equipment

Note This alert is used to highlight information that is required to ensure

procedures are performed correctly.

. Updates may also be published on the Tait

damage or malfunction.

1. Technical notes are only available in PDF format from the Tait support website. Consult your nearest Tait Dealer or Customer Service Organization for more information.

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1 Introduction

The Tait TM9155R mobile is a P25-compliant radio in the VHF (136-174 MHz) frequency range with 110 W transmit power output. It consists of a standard TM9100 mobile enclosed in a strong chassis on top of which is an external RF amplifier. The TM9155R comes complete with remote control head, microphone, and install kit. An optional base plate and cover provide secure ‘quick-release’ mounting and additional protection against water and physical impact. The TM9155R is already fitted with an Ignition Sense kit.

The TM9155R is designed to be trunk-mounted, with the remote control head mounted in the vehicle cabin.

2 Safety Warnings

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

You must also read and observe the safety information on radio operation provided in the product safety and compliance information booklet and the TM9100 user’s guide.

RF Exposure Hazard

To comply with FCC RF exposure limits:

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

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

The antenna must not be mounted at a location such that any person or persons can come closer than 44 inches (1.1m) to the antenna.

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.

■ Do not mount the radio vertically.

Correct Fuse Rating

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 type is:

■ 30A fuse (Tait IPN 265-00012-00)

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:

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