Ericsson PCS User manual

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LBI-38955A
Operator’s Manual
PCS™
STANDARD/SCAN/DTMF
PORTABLE RADIO

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
INTRODUCTION...................................................4
CONTROLS...........................................................7
SCAN CONTROLS................................................13
INDICATORS.........................................................14
CHANNEL AND VOLUME INDICATORS ..........15
STATUS INDICATORS......................................17
ALERT TONES...................................................18
POWER-UP SELF-TEST...................................19
CARRIER CONTROL TIMER.............................19
CHANNEL BUSY LOCK-OUT............................19
RECEIVE-ONLY CHANNEL...............................20
TYPE 99 ALERT TONE......................................20
ANI ALERT TONE..............................................20
PRIORITY-ONE (P1) SCAN...............................21
RADIO/CHANNEL FAILURE..............................21
OPERATION..........................................................21
RECEIVING A MESSAGE..................................21
SENDING A MESSAGE.....................................23
TYPE 99 OPERATION.......................................23
Copyright © November 1993, Ericsson GE Mobile Communications Inc.
This manual is published by Ericsson Inc., without any warranty.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (Con’t)
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SCAN OPERATION ...........................................25
TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT CALLS............27
∆OR "H" BUTTON OPERATION.......................32
BATTERY PACKS.................................................34
INSTALLING THE BATTERY PACK..................34
REMOVING THE BATTERY PACK ...................35
CHARGING THE BATTERY PACKS.................36
RECHARGEABLE BATTERY PACK
DISPOSAL...................................................38
INTRINSICALLY SAFE USAGE............................38
BATTERY PACKS..............................................39
ACCESSORIES..................................................39
SWIVEL MOUNT REMOVAL AND
REPLACEMENT .............................................40
OPERATING TIPS.................................................41

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INTRODUCTION
The PCS™ Standard/Scan/DTMF portable radios
are lightweight, full-featured radios that provide reliable
two-way communications. The PCS comes in 2-, 8-, and
16-channel versions. The SCAN function exists on the 8-
and 16-channel radios and allows monitoring of all
channels. Any channel may be scanned with or without a
priority level. One channel can be programmed for
Priority 1 (P1) and another for Priority 2 (P2), with any or
all remaining channels programmed as non-priority
channels. It also allows HOME channel selection or
Emergency mode transmission.
The User (also known as Universal) Device
Connector (UDC), located on the side of the radio,
provides connections for external audio accessories.
This connector also allows the radio system personnel to
connect programming equipment and program the per-
channel and overall radio features. Consult the radio
system personnel to determine the programmed features
of your radio. Features that are programmable on a per-
channel basis include:
• Receive Frequency
• Transmit Frequency
• High/Low Transmit Power
• Channel Busy Lock-Out
• Squelch Tail Elimination (STE)

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• Channel Guard Encode/Decode (Tone or Digital)
• Type 99 Tone Decode
• Automatic Number Identification (ANI)
• Telephone Interconnect (DTMF Dial)
Features that are programmable on an overall radio
basis include:
• Carrier Control Timer (CCT)
• Display Backlighting
• Alert Tones
• HOME Channel or Emergency Channel (on
SCAN versions)
• Three (3) Auto-Dial Telephone Numbers (on
SCAN versions)

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Figure 1 - PCS Standard/Scan Radio

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CONTROLS
ON/OFF SWITCH The ON/OFF switch is located
on the battery pack. Sliding this
switch up to the "ON" position will
supply power to the radio from the
battery pack. An audible "click"
will be heard.
When the radio is turned on, it
will resume operation at the last
operating state (channel, volume,
etc.) and the power-up alert tones
will be sounded. Three (3) beeps
indicate the radio is in the normal
(receive mode); four (4) beeps
indicate the radio is scanning.
The operating status of the radio
will be displayed in the Liquid
Crystal Display (LCD) window.
PTT BUTTON
(Push-to-Talk) Pressing the PTT button on
the side of the radio will key the
radio transmitter.
If the radio is not scanning, it
will transmit on the selected
(displayed) channel. If the radio is
scanning when the PTT button is
pressed, the radio may be
programmed to transmit on the
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PTT BUTTON
(Push-to-Talk)
(cont'd)
selected channel or on the current
receive SCAN channel.
If the selected channel is pro-
grammed with Type 99 Tone
Decode enabled, pressing the
PTT button will disable Type 99
Tone Decode by switching the
radio from the Selective Call
mode to the Monitor mode. The
PTT button must be released and
then pressed a second time to
key the radio.
MONITOR
BUTTON The MONitor button has sev-
eral functions. Its operation will
vary depending upon pro-
gramming.
If the MONitor button is pro-
grammed for "squelch" operation,
pressing it unsquelches the
receiver for the first three (3)
seconds the button is held. All
transmission will be heard, even if
Channel Guard protected. This
allows channel monitoring before
transmitting. If the button is held
for more than three (3) seconds,
Channel Guard decode will toggle
ON or OFF (if it is programmed
on the selected channel).
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MONITOR
BUTTON
(cont'd)
If the MONitor button is pro-
grammed for "Channel Guard"
operation, pressing and releasing
it within one (1) second will toggle
Channel Guard ON or OFF.
Pressing and holding for more
than one (1) second will
unsquelch the receiver after one
(1) second and allow channel
monitoring as long as the button
is held; Channel Guard status will
not be affected.
The MONitor button is also
used to reset the radio after a
Type 99 call is received. Quickly
press and release the button to
reset the radio to receive the next
Type 99 call.
VOLUME
CONTROLS The speaker volume level is
controlled by the two buttons on
the side of the radio. Pressing the
VOLUME UP (∆∆) button will
increase volume and pressing the
VOLUME DOWN (∇∇)button will
decrease the volume. The relative
volume level is indicated in the
LCD window by four (4) bars.
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VOLUME
CONTROLS
(cont'd)
The relative volume level is indi-
cated in the LCD window by four
(4) bars. There are eight levels of
volume. Two levels of volume are
represented by each bar.
Changing the volume while
the radio is squelched will cause
the radio to beep, if programmed,
at the new selected level. No
beep is sounded if the radio is un-
squelched.
CHANNEL
SELECTION Select the transmit/receive
channel by pressing the
CHANNEL UP (∆∆) or the
CHANNEL DOWN (∇∇) button.
The channel number will be
displayed in the LCD window.
Press the CHANNEL UP button to
increase the channel and press
the CHANNEL DOWN button to
decrease the channel. Channel
selection will wrap around
(Channel 1 follows Channel 16 [or
Channels 2 or 8] when increasing
channels; Channel 16 [or 2 or 8]
follows Channel 1 when de-
creasing channels).