Futurecom VRX1000 Operating and installation instructions

Futurecom Systems Group, ULC
VRX1000
Functional Description

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Contents
Contents............................................................................................................................. 3
List of Tables................................................................................................................... 6
List of Figures.................................................................................................................. 6
Manual Revisions............................................................................................................ 7
Computer Software Copyrights ...................................................................................... 8
Disclaimer ....................................................................................................................... 8
Trademarks..................................................................................................................... 8
Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 9
Firmware ......................................................................................................................... 9
VRX1000 Compatibility................................................................................................. 10
VRX1000 Models.......................................................................................................... 11
Frequency Band of Operation........................................................................................11
Cross-Band..................................................................................................................11
In-Band........................................................................................................................12
Band Locking ...............................................................................................................13
VRX1000 Features Supported on Motorola Infrastructure................................................14
‘DVRS/VRX1000 Enabled’ PSUs ...................................................................................15
‘VRX1000 Enabled’ PSU Features Supported on Non-Motorola Infrastructure.......... 16
VRX1000 Operation and Basic Features..................................................................... 17
VRX1000 Status Display ...............................................................................................17
‘DVRS/VRX Enabled’ Mobile Radio TGs / Channels .......................................................17
‘DVRS/ VRX Disabled’ Mobile Radio TGs / Channels ......................................................18
Activating the VRX1000 via the MSU Control Head.........................................................18
Automatic VR Activation (AVRA)....................................................................................18
Remote Activation of the VRX1000.............................................................................. 19
VRX1000 Modes of Operation...................................................................................... 20
OFF Mode....................................................................................................................21
SYSTEM Mode.............................................................................................................21
LOCAL Mode ...............................................................................................................22
Selecting VRX1000 Mode and Channel....................................................................... 23
In Car Monitor (ICM)..................................................................................................... 24
Primary / Secondary Operation Basics ........................................................................ 25
Permanent Primary Activation .......................................................................................27
Permanent Primary Deactivation....................................................................................27
Legacy Mobexcom II Voting Compatibility Mode .............................................................27
VRX1000 Voting Compatibility Modes............................................................................27
MSU Scan..................................................................................................................... 28
MSU ISSI Roaming....................................................................................................... 29
Unsupported Features.................................................................................................. 29

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P25 Digital Mode Operation........................................................................................... 31
PSU Affiliation............................................................................................................... 32
Group Calls ................................................................................................................... 32
MSU Priorities............................................................................................................... 32
PSU Proxy Request Priorities....................................................................................... 32
MSU Voice and Signaling Proxy Interactions............................................................... 33
Talk Group Proxying..................................................................................................... 33
Talk Group Translation................................................................................................. 33
Private Calls.................................................................................................................. 34
PSU Talk Permit Tones ................................................................................................ 34
Status Broadcast........................................................................................................... 35
Local Mode Indication................................................................................................... 35
Radio Check / Inhibit..................................................................................................... 35
P25 Trunking OTAR...................................................................................................... 35
Patch............................................................................................................................. 36
Dynamic Regrouping .................................................................................................... 37
Phone Interconnect....................................................................................................... 37
Adaptive Power Control................................................................................................ 37
Digital Audio Buffering .................................................................................................. 37
P25 Encryption.............................................................................................................. 38
Remote VRX1000 Activation and Steering by PSU Call Alert (Page)......................... 39
Emergency in Digital Mode........................................................................................... 41
Emergency Alarm.........................................................................................................41
Emergency Call............................................................................................................42
Emergency Revert through VRX1000.............................................................................42
Emergency Revert through PSU....................................................................................42
Emergency operation during TG Translation...................................................................42
Fireground (FG) Signaling ............................................................................................ 43
PSU IV&D..................................................................................................................... 43
PSU Location Reporting ............................................................................................... 43
PSU Call Alert............................................................................................................... 43
PSU Message............................................................................................................... 43
PSU Status Update and Status Request...................................................................... 43
Automatic PSU Revert to Talk Around (TA)................................................................. 43
PSU Group Services..................................................................................................... 44
Group Text...................................................................................................................44
Group Alias Update ......................................................................................................45

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Personnel Accountability .............................................................................................. 45
DVRS PSU Authentication............................................................................................ 45
Digital Mode –P25 Conventional Support ................................................................... 46
P25 Digital VRX1000 Mode with P25 Conventional Mode Selected on MSU.....................46
P25 Digital VRX1000 Mode (Generic P25 PSUs) with P25 Trunked (FDMA) Mode Selected
on MSU........................................................................................................................47
Digital Mode –P25 Enhanced Trunking Features Support ......................................... 48
P25 Digital VRX1000 Mode with P25 Conventional Mode Selected on MSU.....................48
P25 Digital VRX1000 Mode with P25 Trunked (FDMA) Mode Selected on MSU ...............49
Forced Analog Mode ...................................................................................................... 50
Forced Analog All DVR Mode- Operation and Programming Overview...................... 50
Forced Analog Mode –Summary of Features ............................................................. 51
Forced Analog VRX1000 Mode with P25 Trunking TDMA Mode Selected on MSU ...........51
Forced Analog VRX1000 Mode with 3600 Trunking Mode Selected on MSU ....................52
Forced Analog VRX1000 Mode with Conventional Analog Mode Selected on MSU...........53
Analog Mode Operation ................................................................................................. 54
VRX1000 Channel Setup for Analog Mode.................................................................. 54
Group Calls ................................................................................................................... 54
Emergency in Analog Mode.......................................................................................... 55
Emergency Alarm.........................................................................................................55
Emergency Call............................................................................................................55
Emergency Revert........................................................................................................56
Analog Audio Buffering ................................................................................................. 56
Tactical Public Safety (TPS)......................................................................................... 56
Fireground (FG) Signaling ............................................................................................ 56
Remote VRX1000 Activation via DTMF....................................................................... 57
P25 Encryption in Analog Mode................................................................................... 57
Leading & Trailing Tones.............................................................................................. 57
Mobile Mode Steering via PL/DPL................................................................................ 58
Steering and Emergency...............................................................................................58
MSU Operating onTDMA (P25, Phase 2) ................................................................... 58
Analog Mode –Summary of Features.......................................................................... 59
Analog VRX1000 Mode with P25 Trunking Mode (FDMA) Selected on MSU ....................59
Analog VRX1000 Mode with P25 Conventional Mode Selected on MSU...........................60
Analog VRX1000 Mode with Conventional Analog Mode Selected on MSU......................61
Analog VRX1000 Mode with 3600 Baud Analog or Digital Trunking Mode Selected on MSU
....................................................................................................................................62
Analog VRX1000 Mode with P25 Phase II (TDMA) Trunking Mode Selected on MSU .......63
Mixed VRX1000 Mode..................................................................................................... 64
Special Features Support .............................................................................................. 65

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TPS Signaling ............................................................................................................... 65
Contact Information........................................................................................................ 66
Glossary........................................................................................................................... 69
Index................................................................................................................................. 72
List of Tables
Table 1 VRX1000 Compatible MSUs............................................................................... 10
Table 2 VRX1000 vs Infrastructure Compatibility ............................................................ 10
Table 3 VRX1000 Features vs Type of PSU.................................................................... 14
Table 4 DVRS/VRX1000 Enabled PSU Models............................................................... 15
Table 5 'VRX1000 Enabled' PSU Features Supported on Non-Motorola Infrastructure. 16
Table 6 OFF Mode Operation........................................................................................... 21
Table 7 SYSTEM Mode Operation................................................................................... 21
Table 8 LOCAL Mode Operation...................................................................................... 22
Table 9 Primary VRX1000 Definitions.............................................................................. 26
Table 10 VRX1000 Voting Compatibility .......................................................................... 27
Table 11 MSU Priorities.................................................................................................... 32
Table 12 PSU Proxy Request Priorities ........................................................................... 32
Table 13 Inbound P25 Encryption Rules.......................................................................... 38
Table 14 Outbound P25 EncryptionRules....................................................................... 38
Table 15 MSU MIC PTT P25 Encryption Rules ............................................................... 38
Table 16 Typical Remote Steering Scenarios.................................................................. 40
List of Figures
Figure 1 Cross-Band VRX1000 - Conceptual Diagram ................................................... 11
Figure 2 In-Band VRX1000 - Conceptual Diagram.......................................................... 12

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Manual Revisions
Rev #
Date
By
Notes & References
0
November 11, 2014
KG
Original Release
1
November 20, 2014
KG
Updated MIL-STD-810G
2
July 22, 2015
KG
Firmware R1.20/SR7.15.5 Update
3
October 15, 2015
KG
Firmware R1.21/Q4 SER 2015
Update
4
February 11, 2016
KG
Firmware R1.22/Q1 SER 2016
Update
5
October 12, 2016
SN
Firmware R1.30/ SR7.17 Update
6
October 19,2016
SN
Removed CH Firmware version.
Updated VRX10000 features for MSU
mode tables
7
April 17, 2017
AJK/SN
Firmware R1.40/ SR7.17.5 update
8
May 1, 2017
AJK/SN
Updated APX8500 Firmware version
9
January 22, 2018
AJK/SN
Firmware R1.41/SR7.18 Update
10
June 12, 2018
AJK/SN
Firmware R1.42/SR7.18.5 Update
11
January 29, 2019
AJK/SN
Firmware R1.43/SR 7.18.8 Update
12
July 24, 2019
AJK/SN
Firmware R1.50/SR 7.19.2 Update
13
January 22, 2020
AJK/SN
Firmware R1.51/SR 7.19.2 Update

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Computer Software Copyrights
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Disclaimer
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reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies. Futurecom Systems
Group, ULC. reserves the right to make changes to any products herein to improve
reliability, function or design. Futurecom does not assume any liability arising out of the
application or use of any product or circuit described herein.
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Introduction
The VRX1000 is a simplex radio coverage extender, which is interfaced to a compatible
remote mount Motorola Solutions Mobile Radio (see Table 1) and enables Portable
Subscriber Units (PSUs) to be used in areas where only Mobile Subscriber Unit (MSU)
coverage is available and PSU coverage is either intermittent or completely absent.
Installed in the trunk of a car, fire truck, armored vehicle, ambulance, the VRX1000
extends radio communications to the PSU users who are outside of the vehicle, inside a
nearby building or in any marginal portable radio coverage areas. The VRX1000 extends
voice (analog, P25 clear or P25 encrypted) communications and supports key trunking
system features. The VRX1000 can be configured to provide various advanced options to
the users.
Unlike the Digital Vehicular Repeater System (DVRS), which can be configured for either
simplex or full duplex operation, the VRX1000 supports only simplex mode and can’t
extend local PSU-to-PSU communications. When using the VRX1000, the Local PSUs
communicate with each other in Talk Around (TA) mode and with the System users via
the VRX1000.
The DVRS is required in applications where local radio coverage extension is needed
(between the Local PSUs) in addition to the System-to-Local PSU and Local PSU-to-
System coverage extension.
This document only describes the VRX1000 operation.
Firmware
The VRX1000 Operation described in this Document requires the following
Firmware:
APX2500/APX4500/APX6500/APX7500/APX8500- firmware release: Host R20.02.00 or
later
APX Mobile Radios operating as the host mobile for the VRX1000 require subscriber
option GA00631 for operation.
APX2000/APX4000/APX6000/APX7000/APX8000 –firmware release R20.02.00 or later.
APX Portable Radios operating through a DVR/VRX1000, utilizing the DVR/VRX1000
Enabled digital feature set require subscriber option QA00631.
VRX1000 must be loaded with application firmware 4C083X11 R1.51 or later.
Tweaker Programming software version 1.22 or later.

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VRX1000 Compatibility
The Vehicular Radio Extender (VRX1000) is designed to be seamlessly interfaced to the
following Motorola Solutions Mobile Radios:
Mobile Radio Model
Firmware Requirements
Notes
APX2500
R19 R20.02.00 or later
R
Requires option GA00631
APX4500
R20.02.00 or later
APX6500
R20.02.00 or later
APX7500
R20.02.00 or later
APX8500
R20.02.00 or later
NOTE:
Mobile Radio must be configured as Remote Mount in order to be compatible with the
VRX1000.
Table 1 VRX1000 Compatible MSUs
The VRX1000 is a simplex radio coverage extender, which is interfaced to a compatible
remote mount Motorola Solutions Mobile Radio and enables Portable Subscriber Units
(PSU) to be used in areas where only Mobile Subscriber Unit (MSU) coverage is available
and PSU coverage is either intermittent or completely absent.
Installed in the trunk of a car, fire truck, armored vehicle, ambulance, the VRX1000
extends radio communications to the PSU users who are outside of the vehicle, inside a
nearby building or in any marginal portable radio coverage areas. The VRX1000 extends
voice (analog, digital clear or digitalencrypted) communications and supports key trunking
system features. The VRX1000 can be configured to provide various advanced options to
the users.
Table 2 provides information on the VRX1000 infrastructure compatibility options.
FIXED NETWORK TYPE / MOBILE RADIO MODE
Portable
Radio Type /
Mode
Conventional
Analog incl.
Mixed Receive
Conventional
P25 incl.
Mixed Receive
3600 Analog /
Digital
Trunking
9600 P25
Trunking
FDMA
9600 P25
Trunking
TDMA
Conventional
Analog
YES
A
YES
A/M
YES
A
YES
A/M
YES
A
Generic P25
Conventional
NO
YES
D/M/FA
NO
YES
D/M/FA
NO
P25
Conventional
‘DVRS
Enabled’
YES
FA/FA-All
YES
D/FA/FA-
All/M
YES
FA/FA-All
YES
D/FA/FA-
All/M
YES
D/FA/FA-
All/M
Table 2 VRX1000 vs Infrastructure Compatibility
VRX Channel Types:
A = Analog, D = Digital, M = Mixed, FA = Forced Analog, FA-All=Forced Analog All
(See Part II of this manual)