Ericsson EDACS IPE SERIES User manual

User’s Manual
EDACS®
IPE Series Radio
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Copyright© May 1996, Ericsson Inc.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
BASIC OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
TURNING THE RADIO ON . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
PLACING AN INDIVIDUAL CALL . . . . . . . . . 8
PLACING A GROUP CALL . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
PLACING AN EMERGENCY CALL . . . . . . . 9
ANSWERING AN INDIVIDUAL CALL . . . . . . 10
PLACING AN INTERCONNECT CALL . . . . . . 10
Nobody Answers or You Hear a Busy or
Fast Busy Tone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Last Number Re-Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
A Call is Unsuccessful or a Call in Progress
is Interrupted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
ANSWERING AN INTERCONNECT CALL . . . 12
Unanswered Call Counter . . . . . . . . . . 13
SYSTEM SELECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
GROUP SELECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
GROUP SCAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
VOLUME CONTROL KNOB . . . . . . . . . . . 15
HANDSFREE Volume Control . . . . . . . . 15
MUTE KEY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
AIR TIME METER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
TURNING THE UNIT OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
DISPLAY, KEYPAD, AND AUDIBLE SIGNALS . . . 16
DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Alphanumeric Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Numeric Field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
BUTTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
KEYPAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
ALERTTONES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
AUDIBLE SIGNALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Ringing Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Error Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Malfunction Alarm Signal . . . . . . . . . . 25
ELECTRONIC LOCK AND CALL RESTRICTIONS 25
SETUP LOCK CODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT’D)
STORING NUMBERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
STORING A NUMBER (AND NAME) . . . . . . 27
MEMORY PROTECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
MEMORY FULL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
RECALLING NUMBERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Displaying Extended Digits . . . . . . . . . 31
Alpha Recall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Recalling a Number by Entering the
Memory Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Appending Digits to a Recalled Number . . 33
Changing a Recalled Number . . . . . . . . 34
SPEED CALLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
ERASING A STORED NUMBER . . . . . . . . 34
RECALLING A NUMBER DURING A CALL . . . 35
DTMF SIGNALING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
DTMF SIGNALING USING THE KEYPAD . . . . 35
ACCESSING USER MENU FUNCTIONS . . . . . 36
MENU FUNCTION DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . 37
BATTERIES AND RECHARGING . . . . . . . . . 42
BATTERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Battery Level Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Low Battery Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Care and Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Rechargeable Battery Pack Disposal . . . . 44
Inserting and Removing a Battery . . . . . 45
RECHARGING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Using a Desk-Top Charger . . . . . . . . . 47
Restoring Battery Capacity . . . . . . . . . 48
INTRINSICALLY SAFE USAGE . . . . . . . . . . 49
BATTERY PACKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
APPENDIX 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
FAULT TRACING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
No Power to the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . 51
SERV Indicator Does Not Come On . . . . 51
Received Signal is Weak . . . . . . . . . . 51
A Call Cannot be Placed . . . . . . . . . . 52
"LOCKED" Is Displayed . . . . . . . . . . . 52
WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
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INTRODUCTION
This manual describes how to use the IPE Series
Portable Radios. The IPE (Infinity) is a synthesized,
microprocessor-based, duplex portable FM radio provid-
ingreliabletwo-waycommunicationsinEnhancedDigital
Access Communications System (EDACS) trunking en-
vironments.
Duplex is provided in EDACS systems while operat-
ing 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
EDACS trunked environment the user selects a commu-
nications system. In this mode, channel selection is
transparent to the user and is controlled via digital com-
munication with the system controller.This provides ad-
vanced programmable features and fast access to com-
munication channels.
Theexactoperationofthe radiodependsontheradio
mode,theoperatingmode,theradio’sprogramming,and
the particular radio system. Most features described in
this manual may be enabled or disabled through pro-
gramming. Consult the system administrator for the re-
quired features to be programmed into the radio.
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EMERGENCY
BUTTON
VOLUME
SPEAKER
LCD
DISPLAY
UPPER
MICROPHONE
MONITOR
BUTTON
PUSH-TO-
TALK
(PTT)
LOWER
MICROPHONE
SYSTEM
VERSION
ONLY
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BASIC OPERATION
TURNING THE RADIO ON
ETurn the radio on by holding down the
E
keyuntilyouhearabeep.
The display illumination comes on. All the status
indicators and all the segments in the alphanumeric and
numeric fields in the display will light momentarily.
The radio’s LID number is displayed briefly.
A battery level indicator 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 paragraph
Batteries and Re-
charging
.
OnceserviceisavailablefromanEDACSsystem,the
SERV (Service) indicator comes on and the
CC SCAN
goes off in the display.
Own Logical ID Battery Level IndicatorSystem Indicator
LID
Symbol
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Note the following points:
•If the SERV indicator does not come on, you have
lost contact with the EDACS system and cannot,
therefore, place or receive any calls. Refer to
Appendix 1 for further information.
PLACING AN INDIVIDUAL CALL
1. Press the
#
key followed by the LID of the unit
you wish to call. These digits are shown in the
second line of the display.
If you enter a wrong digit or a wrong LID:
Erase a wrong digit by pressing the
C
key mo-
mentarily. You may delete all wrong digits indi-
vidually like this,oreliminateall entered digitsby
holding the
C
key for approximately 1 second.If
youarenotinacall,pressingthe
E
keywillalso
delete all entered digits.
2. After you have entered the LID, press the [PTT]
key. The text
*INDV*
will appear on the first line
ofthedisplayafterthesystemacknowledgesthe
call.
3. When the conversation is finished, press the
E
key.
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PLACING A GROUP CALL
To place an EDACS Group Call on the desired Group
(refer to GROUP SELECTION for further information)
simply press the [PTT] key and speak into the micro-
phone.
PLACING AN EMERGENCY CALL
Press and hold the Emergency button for approxi-
mately 2 seconds. The EMG icon will begin to flash and
the word
*EMERG*
will appear in the display.
To clear an EMERGENCY
(supervisory function only):
Select the Group where the Emergency is active.
Press and release the Emergency button andthen press
and release the
C
key. The radio will send the Clear
Emergency message.
Thisfeaturecanbedisabledintheradio’sperson-
ality.
NOTE
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ANSWERING AN INDIVIDUAL CALL
When you are being called, the radio will beep every
5 seconds to alert you of the incoming call and will
continue until any key is pressed. The backlight flashes
while the word
ICALL
and the calling unit’s LID flash in
the display.
Press the [PTT] key to return the call, the flashing will
stop. The TX and BSY symbols will turn on while trans-
mitting. When the conversation is finished, press the
E
key.
Unanswered ICALLS will cause the WHC symbol to
flash. The LID of the calling radio can be recalled by
pressing
#
twice.
PLACING AN INTERCONNECT CALL
1. Enter the desired number on the numeric keys.
The digits are shown in the display.
If you enter a wrong digit or a wrong number:
Erase a wrong digit by pressing the
C
key mo-
mentarily. You may delete all wrong digits indi-
vidually like this,oreliminateall entered digitsby
holding the
C
key for approximately 1 second.If
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youarenotinacall,pressingthe
E
keywillalso
delete all entered digits.
2. When you have entered the number, press
S
.
The text
DIALING
shows in the display and the
TX and BSY symbols come on.
The number dialedwill remain inthedisplay until
any key 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).
3. When the conversation is finished, press
E
.
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Nobody Answers or You Hear a Busy or Fast Busy
Tone
Press
E
. The telephone number will be re-
tained in the memory and you can easily repeat
the call.
Last Number Re-Dial
MPress
M
, then
>
to scroll to the
RECALL
function. Then press
M
, the word
LAST
DIAL
will appear and the last dialed num-
berwillbedisplayed.Press
S
toplacethe
call.
The last number called will remain in the
memoryeveniftheradioisturnedoff.
A Call is Unsuccessful or a Call in Progress is
Interrupted
An error signal (a short beep) is heard. Refer to
Appendix 1 for further information.
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.
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S
Press
S
to answer. The TX and BSY symbols
will light up and
CALL
will be removed.
EWhen the conversation is finished, press
E
.
Unanswered Call Counter
If one or more calls have not been answered, the
number of unanswered calls will be displayed.For exam-
ple,
02 CALLS
. The unanswered call counter will reset
as soon as you press any key.
SYSTEM SELECTION
To select the EDACS system for operation from the
available systems stored by PC programming, the menu
function is used.
1. Press
M
. Then use the
>
key to scroll to the
SYSTEM
menu (3rd menu selection). The cur-
rent system will be displayed.
2. Press any digit key (0-9) to scroll through the list
of pre-programmed systems. Press
M
to store
desired selection. The word
STORED
will ap-
pear in the display to indicate that a new system
has been selected.
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3. Press
E
to exit from the menu function.
GROUP SELECTION
EDACS group selections are also made through the
user menu.
1. Press
M
. Then use the
>
key to scroll to the
GROUP menu (4th menu selection). The cur-
rent Group will be displayed.
2. Press any digit key (0-9) to scroll through the
Group Set for the currently selected System.
Another press of the
M
key will store the new
selected group.
3. While scrolling, the
*
key is used to add the
Group to the Group Scan List, the SCN symbol
will indicate the Group has successfully been
added. The
#
key is used to delete the Group
from the Group Scan List.
4. Press the
E
key to exit from the user menu.
GROUP SCAN
To enable Group Scan press
C
key. The flashing
SCN symbol will indicate that the scan function is turned
on. All groups previously entered into the Group Scan
List will be monitored.
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VOLUME CONTROL KNOB
Keypad volume and earpiece volume is adjust-
able from the knob on top of the radio.
HANDSFREE Volume Control
<
>
During handsfree operation you can adjust the
volume with these keys.
MUTE KEY
MDuring a phone conversation, the microphone
can be deactivated by holding down the
M
key.
Release the
M
key to resume the conversation.
The display will show
MUTE
while muted.
AIR TIME METER
During a call, the elapsed air time, in minutes and
seconds, is displayed.
Minutes Seconds
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The air time of the outgoing call includes the time
taken to connect the call.
TURNING THE UNIT OFF
EPress and hold down the
E
key until you hear
a beep. If a call is in progress, end the call by
pressing and releasing the
E
key, wait a few
seconds, and then press and hold down the
E
key until you hear a beep.
DISPLAY, KEYPAD, AND AUDIBLE SIGNALS
DISPLAY
Alphanumeric Field
•Displays names and memory locations, etc.
•Displays messages, queries, and warnings.
•Displays "air time" during a call.
The air time meter is only a guide; actual billing
time from your service provider may differ.
NOTE
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•Displays battery level indicator.
Numeric Field
Displays the telephone number entered on the key-
pad, or recalled from memory.
Status Indicators
EMG Emergency.Indicates thatan emergency
isdeclaredonthecurrentgroup.
SERV Service.Indicatescontrolchannel.
TX Transmit.Indicatesunitistransmitting.
SCN Scan. During Group selection it indicates
Group has beenadded tothe GroupScan
List. Flashing indicates scan function is
turnedon.
BSY Busy. Unit is active in some type of call.
Shownduringa call andalsowhileanout-
going call is being connected. Flashes
whiletheradioisqueued.
WHC Who Has Called.Flashes to indicate that
youreceivedanIndividualCall.
Battery. Flashes when battery reaches
levelB0.
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BUTTON
PUSH-TO-TALK
(PTT button) Located on side. Enables radio’s transmitter. PTTmustbehelddown
to transmit during simplex opera-
tion.
MONITOR Located on side. Same function as
E
key on keypad except it will not
turn power on/off and it will not end
a phone call.
KEYPAD
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EEND ON/OFF
If a call is in progress, pressing
E
terminates
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.
SSEND
Places a call after a number has been entered,
or recalled from the memory, and answers an
incoming call.
MMENU
This key has two different functions: 1) MENU
and 2) Mute Key.
MENU
MPress to select the Special Functions of
the radio.Refer to paragraph,
User Menu
Functions
.
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Mute Key (Microphone Mute)
MHolddown
M
tomutethemicrophonedur-
ingaconversation.Iftheradioisusedwith
hands free equipment, the separate mi-
crophonewillbemuted.
HANDSFREEVolumeControl
>
<
To change the volume during handsfree
operation simply press and hold
>
or
<
arrowsuntilthedesiredlevelisreached.
Also cycles through menu options after
pressing
M
.
CCLEAR
Press the
C
key for either of the following
functions.
1. If
C
is pressed momentarily, it erases
the last digit or letter entered.Clear can
beexecutedrepeatedlytoeraseseveral
characters.
2. If
C
ishelddownforatleastonesecond,
it erases all digits displayed, for exam-
ple, a telephone number from the dis-
play.
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