Ericsson EDACS PRISM HP/LPE-200 User manual

Operator’s Manual
EDACS®PRISM HP/LPE-200
Radio
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NOTE
Copyright © July 1995, Ericsson Inc.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
USER INTERFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
BUTTONS AND KNOBS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
KEYPAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Standard Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Scan Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
System Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
BUTTON AND KEYPAD REASSIGNMENT . . . 17
DISPLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Radio Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
UNIVERSAL DEVICE CONNECTOR (UDC) . . 25
ALERT TONES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Call Originate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Call Queued (Trunked Mode Only) . . . . . . 26
Autokey (Trunked Mode Only) . . . . . . . . 26
System Busy (Trunked Mode Only) . . . . . 27
Call Denied (Trunked Mode Only) . . . . . . 27
Carrier Control Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Low Battery Warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Low Battery Alert (Transmit Lockout) . . . . 28
Key Press Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
TURNING ON THE RADIO . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
SYSTEM/GROUP/CHANNEL SELECTION . . . 29
System Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Group or Channel Selection . . . . . . . . . 32
TRUNKED MODE OPERATION . . . . . . . . . 34
Receiving A Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Sending A Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Conventional Failsoft . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Emergency Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Receiving An Emergency Call . . . . . 38
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued)
Declaring An Emergency Call . . . . . 38
SCANNING TRUNKED GROUPS . . . . . . . . 39
Turning Scan On and Off . . . . . . . . 39
SCAN Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Adding Groups to a Scan List . . . . . . . . 40
Deleting Groups from a Scan List . . . . . . 41
SYSTEM Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Adding Groups To A Scan List . . . . . . . 42
Deleting Groups From A Scan List . . . 44
SCANNING TRUNKED SYSTEMS . . . . . . . . 44
Wide Area System Scanning . . . . . . . . 45
Priority System Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
ProSound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Menu Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Pre-Programmed Keypad Key . . . . . . . 46
INDIVIDUAL CALLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Receiving And Responding To An Individual
Call (Trunked Mode Only) . . . . . . . . . . 46
Sending An Individual Call (Trunked
Mode Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Pre-Stored Individual Calls . . . . . . . 49
System Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Scan Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Direct Dialing of Individual Calls (System
Model only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Call Storage Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT CALLS . . . . 52
Receiving A Telephone Interconnect Call
(Trunked Mode Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Sending A Telephone Interconnect Call
(Trunked Mode Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Pre-Stored Number . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Direct Dialing of Phone Calls (System
Model only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
DTMF Overdial / Conventional Mode Telephone
Interconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
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SCAN Radio: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
System Radio: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
PROGRAMMABLE ENTRIES . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Prestoring Individual and Telephone Interconnect
Calls from the Keypad (System Model only) . 57
STATUS/MESSAGE OPERATION . . . . . . . . . 58
STATUS OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
MESSAGE OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
DYNAMIC REGROUP OPERATION . . . . . . . 60
Emergency Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
MACRO KEY OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
EDACS CONVENTIONAL P1 SCAN . . . . . . . . 61
MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
FEATURE ENCRYPTION DISPLAY . . . . . . . 67
Serial Number ROM (12 Hex Digits) . . 68
Feature Encryption Data Stream . . . . 68
Number Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Features Enabled . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
AEGIS OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
VOICE MODES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Mode 1: Clear Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Mode 2: Aegis Digital Mode . . . . . . . . . 71
DTMF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Mode 3: Aegis Private Modes . . . . . . . . 72
Transferring Keys Into the Radio . . . . . . . 74
Displaying The Currently Used
Cryptographic Key Number . . . . . . . 75
System Encryption Key . . . . . . . . . 75
Group/Channel Encryption Key . . . . . 75
Key Zero . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Private Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Receiving An Encrypted Call . . . . . . 76
Transmitting An Encrypted Call . . . . . 76
Scanned Group Calls . . . . . . . . . . 77
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued)
PORTABLE DATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
DISPLAYS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
DATA OFF OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
DATA ON OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
EXITING DATA CALLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
SCAN LOCKOUT MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
DATA LOCKOUT MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
CONVENTIONAL MODE OPERATION . . . . . . 82
Receiving A Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Sending A Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Adding Channels To A Scan List . . . . . . 84
Deleting Channels From A Scan List . . . . 85
Turning Scan On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Turning Scan Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
OPERATING RULES AND REGULATIONS . . . . 87
OPERATING TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
BATTERY PACKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK . . . . . . . . 89
RECHARGEABLE BATTERY PACK DISPOSAL 91
INSTALLING THE BATTERY PACK . . . . . . . 91
REMOVING THE BATTERY PACK . . . . . . . . 92
INTRINSICALLY SAFE USAGE . . . . . . . . . . 93
BATTERY PACKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
ACCESSORIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
GLOSSARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
NICKEL-CADMIUM BATTERY WARRANTY . . . 101
OPERATOR’S RADIO SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . 102
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INTRODUCTION
ThismanualdescribeshowtousetheEDACSPRISM
HP/LPE-200 Radio. The PRISM HP/LPE-200 is a syn-
thesized,microprocessor-based,highperformanceport-
able FM radio providing reliable two-way communica-
tions in both the Enhanced Digital Access Communica-
tions System (EDACS) trunking environment and con-
ventional communication systems.
In the EDACS or trunked system mode, the user
selects a communications system and group. In this
mode, channel selection is transparent to the user and
is controlled via digital communication with the system
controller. This provides advanced programmable fea-
tures and fast access to communication channels.
In the conventional mode, the user selects a channel
anddirectly communicatesonthatchannel.Inthismode,
a system refers to a set of channels. A channel is a
transmit/receive radio frequency pair.
Advanced hardware and software technology en-
ables this radio to support all advanced EDACS radio
features and multiple communications modes including
digital. Depending on the customer’s needs, the Prism
HP is available in both System and Scan Modes.
Some key features include:
•
Field upgradable to TDMA
•
Data capable
•
Automatic power control for extended battery life
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•
Up to 800 system/group combinations and up to 300
conventional channels
The LPE-200 radio operates similar tothe PRISM HP
except it is not upgradable to TDMA operation. Translu-
cent keysare used onthe LPE-200. TheLPE-200isalso
available in both System and Scan Models.
USER INTERFACE
The PRISM HP/LPE-200 operating controls are lo-
cated on the radio’s front, top and left panels.A 6-button
(scanmodel)or15-button(systemmodel)keypad,Liquid
Crystal Display (LCD), microphone and speaker are on
the front panel. The top panel houses a rotary SYS-
TEM/GROUP/CHANNELknob,POWERON-OFF/VOL-
UME control knob and an EMERGENCY button. An
OPTION 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
radio and for accessory connection. A battery release
button is located on the back adjacent to the PPT button.
Thedisplayhasthree,twelvecharacteralphanumeric
lines used to show the operational mode of the radio. A
back light illuminates the display and the keypad for
nighttime use.An LED is located on the front top edge of
the radio.Red indicates transmit.
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Figure 1 - PRISM HP Radio
(Scan Model Shown) 9

Figure 2 - PRISM HP Radio
(System Model Shown)
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Figure 3 - Top, Back And Left Panel Views
POWER ON-
OFF/VOLUME
Knob
TX LED
SYSTEM/GROUP/
CHANNEL Knob
Antenna
EMERGENCY
Button
OPTION
Button
CLEAR/
MONITOR
Button
Push-To-Talk
(PTT) Button
BATTERY
RELEASE
Button
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BUTTONS AND KNOBS
This section describes the primary function of the
button and knob controls. Other functions associated
with these controls are detailed in later sections.
SYSTEM/
GROUP/
CHANNEL
KNOB
Selects systems or groups/channels
(dependingonprogramming).Thisis
a16-positionrotaryknob.SeeSYS-
TEM/ GROUP/CHANNEL SELEC-
TIONfordetails.
Note: The radio is supplied with a
mechanical stop which can, if de-
sired, limit the positions accessed.If
the knob will not access all positions
donotforceit.
POWER
ON-OFF/
VOLUME
KNOB
Applies power to the radio and ad-
justs the receiver’s volume.Rotating
the control clockwise applies power
to the radio.A single alert tone (if en-
abled through programming) indi-
catestheradioisoperational.
Rotating the control clockwise in-
creases 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 the display will
momentarily indicate the volume
level (i.e. VOL = 31). The volume
range is from a minimum pro-
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grammed level of zero (displayed as
OFF in the display) up to 31 which is
theloudestlevel.
EMERGENCY/
HOME BUTTON
The EMERGENCY/HOME button is
used to automatically select a pre-
programmed Group/System by
pressing and holding for a pro-
grammed duration. It can also be
usedtodeclareemergencybypress-
ing and holding for programmed du-
ration. The button must be pre-pro-
grammed for either operation, not
both.
OPTION
BUTTON
Programmablepersystem.
CLEAR/
MONITOR
BUTTON
Serves several purposes depending
on the operating mode. In trunked
mode,theCLEAR/MONITORbutton
exits the current operation and re-
movesalldisplaysassociatedwithit.
The radio and display then return to
the group receive state. In conven-
tional mode, pressing this button un-
mutes the receiver so activity on the
selected channel can be monitored.
When pressed and held for approxi-
mately3seconds,thisbuttontoggles
conventional channel decoding/en-
coding (Channel Guard, Digital
Channel Guard) on and off if pro-
grammedfortheselectedchannel.13

PUSH-TO-TALK
BUTTON (PTT)
Enables the radio’s transmitter for
voice communication. Releasing
PTT returns the radio to the receive
mode.
KEYPAD
The keypad layout has a total of 6 or 15 keys. The
keys have special functions and are labeled as such
using a symbol or abbreviated word describing its pri-
mary function. Numeric entry is a secondary function of
the keys.Each key is described below.
Figure 4 - Keypad (Scan Model)
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Standard Functions
<
>
Primary function - changes the sys-
temorgroup/channel(dependingon
programming).
Secondary function - used to scroll
through items within a list. Press
<
, to scroll in increasing order,
>
toscrollindecreasingorder.
M
Primary function - accesses the
menu list. This is a list of additional
features that are not available di-
rectly from the keypad. See MENU
fordetails.
Figure 5 - Keypad (System Model)
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Secondary function - activates a se-
lected item within a list. After the
menulistisaccessed,selectamenu
item from the list via
<
or
>
and activate it with this key.Once ac-
tivated,
M
continues its secondary
function for activating a selected pa-
rametersettinguntiltheradioreturns
toitsnormalreceivestate.
Scan Model
O
Userdefined.
A
Adds or deletes selected groups or
channelsfromthescanlistofthecur-
rently selected system. See trunked
and conventional scan section for
details.
S
Togglesscanoperationonandoff.
System Model
1
Used to directly access systems via
thekeypadandtoaccesssystemse-
lection in increasing or decreasing
order,ortoselectaset(bank)ofsys-
tems. See SYSTEM/ GROUP/
CHANNELSELECTIONfordetails.
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2
Used to directly access groups via
the keypad and to access group se-
lection in increasing or decreasing
order, or to select a set (bank) of
groups. See SYSTEM/ GROUP/
CHANNELSELECTIONfordetails.
3
Usedtoturnscanonandoff.
4
Used to turn private encryption fea-
tureonandoff.
6
9
Adds or deletes selected groups or
channelsfromthescanlistofthecur-
rently selected system. See trunked
and conventional scan section for
details. First press recalls current
status. Second press adds or de-
letes.
*
Used to place a telephone call
through the radio by selecting the
telephone interconnect special call
function. See Telephone Intercon-
nectCallsfordetails.
#
Used to callan individual ormake an
all-call.SeeIndividualCallfordetails.
BUTTON AND KEYPAD REASSIGNMENT
Pre-programming the radio using the PC Program-
ming Software permits the reassignment of button and
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keypad key functions. The EMERGENCY, OPTION,
CLEAR/MONITOR and PTT buttons along with the front
panelkeypadkeyscanbe reassigned differentfunctions.
For example, the
M
key could be assigned as the
HOME key, the
O
key could be assigned as the
talk-around function key, etc.
The operating procedures that followassume that the
buttonsandkeypadkeysoperateasmarked. Iftheyhave
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 Assignments
STANDARD ASSIGNMENTS REASSIGNMENT
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 mes-
sages. 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 - Display
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Radio Status Icons
Status icons are indicators which show the various
operating characteristics of the radio. The icons show
operating modes and conditions and appear on the third
line of the display as follows:
In trunked mode:
ON - indicates the radio is transmitting
or receiving a call on the working chan-
nel.
FLASHING - indicates a call has been
queued.
In conventional mode:
ON - indicates a call is being received.
ON - indicates the radio is transmitting.
Note: When operating in a trunked sys-
tem, the radio may be programmed to
automatically transmit (without pressing
PTT) to maintain digital communication
withthesitecontroller.Thetransmitindica-
tor will turn on whenever the radioistrans-
mitting.
ON - indicates the radio is in the special
call select/entry mode (Individual or Tele-
phone Interconnect).
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