Ericsson M-PATM SERIES LBI-38377E User manual

LBI-38377E
Operator’s Manual
M-PASERIES
PORTABLE RADIO

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Copyright © January 1990, Ericsson GE Mobile Communications Inc.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT.)
OPERATINGTIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
OPERATING RULES AND
REGULATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
BATTERY PACKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
INSTALLINGTHEBATTERYPACK . . . 28
REMOVING THE BATTERY PACK . . . 29
CHARGINGTHEBATTERYPACKS . . 29
RECHARGEABLE BATTERY PACK
DISPOSAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
SWIVEL MOUNT REMOVAL AND
REPLACEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
INTRINSICALLY SAFE USAGE . . . . . . . 31
WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
NICKEL-CADMIUM BATTERY
WARRANTY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
UNIVERSAL DEVICE CONNECTOR . . . . 14
ALERTTONES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
POWER-UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
MODE/CHANNEL/CG SELECTION . . 16
RECEIVING AMESSAGE . . . . . . . 17
TRANSMITTING A MESSAGE . . . . . 18
EMERGENCY OPERATION . . . . . . 18
SCANNING CHANNELS . . . . . . . . 19
TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT
CALLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
"KEY LOCK" MENU . . . . . . . . . . 24
"ALERT" MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
PROGRAMMABLE FEATURES . . . . . . 25
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PRODUCT SPECIFICATION FOR
CE MARKED EQUIPMENT
The M-PA Portable conforms to the following
Product Specifications.
EUROPEAN STANDARDS:
Safety: Not Applicable
EMC: prETS 300 279 (August 1995)
TTD: Not Applicable
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
At this time, the M-PA portable radio may not be
operatedwhileinavehicularchargerintheEuropean
Community since it has not been evaluated for op-
eration in this mode.
This M-PA portable radio may be used in both
trunked and conventional applications.
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INTRODUCTION
This manual describes the operation of the
M-PA

two-wayFMSelect,Scan,andSystemmodel
portable radios.
Operating controls on the radio include a ro-
tatable control knob, rotatable volume control, a 4-
button keypad (Scan model) or 16-button keypad
(Systemmodel), push-to-talk, emergency and moni-
tor buttons. The on/off power switch for the unit is
located on the removable battery pack.
The 8-digit alphanumeric liquid crystal display
(LCD)onthefrontoftheradiodisplaystheoperating
status of the radio. This backlit display also has
status flags for indicating the various operating con-
ditions such as transmitter on, scanning, or emer-
gency mode enabled.
The exact operation of your radio will vary de-
pending upon the mode of operation, the radio’s
programming, andthe particular radiosystem. Con-
sult your radio system’s representative for particular
features that are programmed into your radio.
CONTROLS
ON/OFF SWITCH
The ON/OFF SWITCH is located on the battery
pack. Sliding this switch up will supply power to the
radio from the battery pack. An audible click will be
heardandthe "ON" indicatorwillbe exposed. When
the radio is turned on, it willperform a power-up self
test and then resume operation on the previous
operating channel as displayed in the LCD. Sliding
the switch down will turn the radio off.
VOLUME CONTROL KNOB
The VOLUME CONTROL KNOB is a rotatable
control on the top of the radio used to adjust the
receiver’s audio level in the speaker. Rotating this
knob in a clockwise direction will increase the audio
level. Counter-clockwise rotation will decrease the
audiolevel. Minimumlevelsmaybeprogrammedinto
the radio to prevent missed calls due to too low of a
volume setting.
CONTROL KNOB
The rotatable 16-position CONTROL KNOB lo-
catedonthetopoftheradioisprogrammedtoselect
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the operating channel, mode, or specific Channel
Guard encode/decode tones. See MODE/CHAN-
NEL/CG SELECTION for details. A stop plate may
be installed under the knob to limit the maximum
number of positions to less than sixteen (16). It is
normally factory installed for fifteen (15) positions.
Some radios may be programmed with this knob
disabled.
PTT BUTTON
Pressing the PTT BUTTON on the side of the
radio will enable the radio’s transmitter. The "TX"
status flag in the display will turn on when the radio
is transmitting. Releasing the PTT BUTTON will re-
turn operation to receive mode.
MONITOR BUTTON
The MONITOR BUTTON is used to unsquelch
the receiver. Momentarily pressing this button will
disable squelch and the receiver noise will be heard
in the speaker.
Ifprogrammedenabledfortheselectedchannel,
ChannelGuard(CG)and/orType99(T99)signalling
will be enabled when the channel is selected. If CG
and/or T99 are enabled, the appropriate status flag
"CG" and/or "T99" willturn on. TheMONITOR BUT-
TON may then be used to toggle CG and/or T99
betweendisabledandenabledbypressingandhold-
ing it for at least one (1) second; the appropriate
status flag will toggleon oroff. The MONITOR BUT-
TON is also used to reset T99 operation after a call
is received.
EMERGENCY BUTTON
The EMERGENCY BUTTON is the small red
button located on top of the radio near the antenna.
If this button is programmed for emergency opera-
tion,pressingit foratleast one(1)secondwillcause
theradiototransmitGE-STARemergencysignalling.
The "EMG" status flag will turn on. GE-STAR is
transmittedaccording to one ofseveraldifferent pro-
grammable methods. See EMERGENCY OPERA-
TION for details.
Thisbuttonmayalsobeprogrammedasanhome
modebutton. Ifprogrammedinthismanner,pressing
it will switch operation to the programmed home
mode.
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Figure 1 - M-PA Personal Radio Figure 2 - M-PA Radio (Top View) 7

SIDE VIEW FRONT VIEW
Figure 3 -M-PAScan Model Radio
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MENU BUTTON (Scan Model)
Pressing the MENU button causes the radio to
scroll through up to six (6) different menus pro-
grammed into the radio. After the desired menu is
displayed, the feature within the menu is selected
with the SEL button. The menus that may be pro-
grammed are:
Menu Display Function Or Use
"CHANNEL" TheMENUandSELbuttonsare
programmed for channel selec-
tion. Whenthisdisplayappears,
select the desired channel with
the SEL button and then press
EXIT.
"MODE" TheMENUandSELbuttonsare
programmedformodeselection.
When this display appears, se-
lect the desired mode by press-
ing the SEL button and then
press EXIT.
"PHONE" Allowsselectionofone(1)ofthe
ten(10)programmed telephone
numbers for automatic dialling.
"KEY LOCK" Allows the keypad buttons to be
locked or unlocked.
"SCAN A/D" Allows channels to be added to
or deleted from the scan list for
the current mode. The priority-
onechannelandthepriority-two
channel are also set within this
menu.
"ALERT" Allows the alert tones to be dis-
abled or enabled.
SELECT BUTTON
Selecting different features within each menuis
accomplished with the SEL button. First, the menu
mode must be enabled and the desired menu must
be chosen by pressing and releasing the MENU
button until the desired menu appears in the display.
Figure 4 - M-PA Scan Model Keypad
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Afterthemenuischosen,thedesiredfunctionor
feature is selected by pressing the SEL button. For
example,todisablethealerttones,pressMENUuntil
"ALERT" is displayed then press SELto select "DIS-
ABLED".Next press the EXIT button.
EXIT BUTTON
Pressing the EXIT button will cause the radio to
exitthecurrentmenudisplayandreturn operationto
the channel currently selected. If the menu mode is
notenabledwhenthebuttonispressed,pressingthis
button will turn the display and keypad backlighting
on for thirty (30) seconds if the backlight is pro-
grammed on.
SCAN BUTTON
Pressing the SCAN button on the keypad will
toggle scan operation on and off. When the radio is
scanning, the "SCN" status flag in the display will
show and all channels on the scan list will be
scanned. See SCANNING CHANNELS for addi-
tional details.
MENU BUTTON (System Model)
Pressing the MENU button causes the radio to
scroll through up to seven (7) different menus pro-
grammed into the radio. After the desired menu is
displayed, the feature within the menu is selected
with the SEL button. The menus that may be pro-
grammed are:
Menu Display Function Or Use
"CHANNEL" TheMENUandSELbuttonsare
programmed for channel selec-
tion. When this displayappears,
select the desired channel with
the SEL button and then press
EXIT.
"MODE" TheMENUandSELbuttonsare
programmedformodeselection.
When this display appears, se-
lect the desired mode by press-
ing the SEL button and then
press EXIT.
"PHONE" Allows selection of one(1) ofthe
ten(10)programmedoruseren-
tered telephone numbers for
automatic dialling.
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