Motorola GM1200 Series User manual

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GM1200 User Guide
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Contents
GM1200
User Guide
Contents Page:
General Information............................................ 2
Radio Controls ................................................... 2
Display Icons ...................................................... 3
Audio Tones........................................................ 3
Turning the Radio On/Off.................................... 4
Making a Call ..................................................... 5
Shortform Dialling......................................... 5
Fixed and Dynamic Groups.......................... 6
Dedicated Calls............................................. 6
Manual Dialling............................................. 6
Keypad Edit................................................... 6
Last Number Redial...................................... 7
Cancelling a Call ................................................ 7
Ending a Call...................................................... 7
Receiving a Call ................................................ 7
Receiving a Call on an OACSU System....... 7
Receiving a Call on an FOACSU System..... 8
Call in Absence............................................. 8
Page:
Call Diversion ................................................9
External Alarm...............................................9
Special Calls .....................................................10
Short Data Messages (SDM) ......................10
Status Calls.................................................13
Emergency Calls.........................................13
Priority Calls................................................14
Broadcast Calls...........................................14
DTMF ..........................................................14
Personality Selection.........................................14
Conventional Mode......................................15
Call Progress.....................................................16
Call Progress-Sending ................................16
Call Progress-Receiving..............................16
Call Progress-Cancelling.............................17
Call Progress-Ending ..................................17
Safety Information.............................................18
Computer Software Copyrights.........................18
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General Information
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General Information/Radio Controls
General Information
This user guide covers the operation of the 1200
Series mobile radios used on MPT1327 Trunked
Radio Systems.Please note that the location of the
system may affect the types of call which are
available.The radio display prompts are available in
various languages.Please consult your dealer for
further information.
This user guide describes the operation of radios
with (K8) and without (K4) a keypad. On radios
without a keypad the different types of call
described below can only be selected via the
shortform dial position selector (16 & 17). Please
consult your dealer for further information.
WARNING: When installing or removing the
mobile radio from the vehicle it
must be switched off.
Radio Controls
Numbers refer to the illustrations on inside covers.
1. On/Off and Volume Control
2. Light Emitting Diodes (LED)
Red : On when radio is transmitting
Green : Flashes to indicate NO SERVICE.
3. Alpha-numeric Display
Two lines of 14 characters (K8) or one line of 9
characters (K4), backlit.
4. Dedicated Call Button
(On K4 either or )
5. Emergency Button
6. Clear Button for cancelling a call, or clearing
down at the end of a call, or deleting an SDM in
the SDM stack, or
Monitor Button (conventional mode).
7. Edit/Clear Button for correcting keypad entries
or for clearing down at the end of call.
8. Keypad
0 to 9 for entering digits
for sending a call
call modifier for priority, broadcast,
emergency and status calls.
9. Status Button for sending status messages.
10. External Alarm Button
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Display Icons
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11. Personality Selection
12-13. Not Used
14. Data Key for interrogating the data message
stack or initiating a short data call request.
15. Call in Absence Selector
16-17. Shortform Dial Position Selector or
Channel Selector (conventional mode).
18. Microphone Connector
When installing the microphone, turn the radio
off and on again.
19. Transmit (PTT)
Push to talk, release to listen.
20. Clear Button (on rear) for cancelling a call or
clearing down at the end of a call. Activated
when the microphone is replaced.
Display Icons
Scanning.
Registered/Call Monitoring
(conventional mode).
Loudspeaker Open.
Call In Absence received.
External Alarm selected.
Data message(s) in the Data Message stack.
AudioTones
High pitched tone Low pitched tone
Self test: Sounded on power up.
Tone A: Call clear indication.
Tone B: Traffic channel allocated
and PTT/Mic/
Loudspeaker enabled.
Tone C1: System busy.
Tone C2: Unavailable.
Tone C3: Called party busy.
Tone C4: Invalid number.
Tone D: Call set up in progress,
wait for further
indications.
Tone E: Incoming call, press PTT,
then wait for further
indications.
Tone F: Transaction confirmed,
called unit will call
back.
Tone G: Look at display for call set
up or system information.
Tone H: Invalid entry.
Display Icons/Audio Tones
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Turning the Radio ON/OFF
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Key click: Confidence tone when
any key pressed/speech
limitation warning.
Fail tone: Hardware error/call
timed out (conventional
mode).
Note:
In the following pages two types of radio display
examples will be shown :
Turning the Radio ON/OFF
Turn the radio on by pressing the combined ON/
OFF/VOLUME control (1).The radio then enters a
self test routine.During the test the display will be
activated, the self test tone will sound, and the LED
will light green.If the radio fails the self test a
continuous low tone will sound and the display will
show a fault code, e.g.“02”:
until the radio is turned off by pressing the control
(1) again.
Note:
If the radio fails the self test routine, consult your
dealer.
When the self test is complete the radio will display:
where "213" is the identity of the radio.
After this text has been displayed, the radio will scan
for system access with the LED flashing GREEN
and the scanning icon lit.
When a control channel is acquired, the green LED
will go off and the scanning icon will be replaced
by the registered icon .
Use the combined ON/OFF/VOLUME control (1) to
adjust the volume to a comfortable listening level.
TEXT 213 TEXT
K8 K4
RADIO FAULT 02 ERR 02
K8 K4
TEXT 213 TEXT
followed by
213
K8 K4
Turning the Radio ON/OFF
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Making a Call
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Making a Call
The radio is capable of making a variety of calls,
including calls to individual radios, groups of radios
and calls to private and public telephone systems.
Before you can make a call the radio must be in the
IDLE STATE, i.e. a personality has been selected
and no call is in progress (see " Personality
Selection "). In the IDLE STATE the radio displays:
The 1200 series radios can make calls by using
Shortform Dialling , or Dedicated Calls . K8 radios
can also make calls using Manual Dialling .
Shortform Dialling
When the radio is in the IDLE STATE shortform
dialling may be used.This allows quick access to up
to 40 preprogrammed numbers of up to 14 digits (on
K4 radios, only the last 8 digits are displayed) using
the shortform dial position selector (16 & 17).
Depending on the way your radio is programmed,
the radio will display the alphanumeric alias, the
number to be dialled or the position in the list.
For example:
or
or
or
where 01 indicates position in Fixed Group list.
or
where BA 123 SERVICE is an Dynamic Group alpha alias.
or
where 01 indicates position in Dynamic Group list.
The call request is sent either by pressing the PTT
key (19) or .
TEXT 213
K8 K4
ID 213
JOHN
JOHN SMITH
K8 K4
213 213
POS 15
POSITION 15
GRP 01
GROUP 01
BA 123
BA 123 SERVICE
DYN 01
DYNAMIC 01
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Fixed and Dynamic Groups
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If the shortform dial position selector (16 & 17) is
operated, but no call request is sent, the display will
be held until tone H sounds.The display will then
revert to the IDLE STATE.
Note:
When the shortform dial number is displayed, it
may be edited as described in the Keypad Edit
section (K8 only).
Fixed and Dynamic Groups
A fixed group is a group of users, the address
(number) of which is pre-programmed into your
radio by your dealer.
A dynamic group is a group of users, the address
(number) of which is sent to your radio ‘over air’ at
any time via the system controller.Therefore at any
time you may become a member of a dynamic
group, able to receive calls and (depending on how
your radio is programmed) send calls to that group.
Incoming calls to fixed and dynamic group numbers
are detailed in Receiving a Call and displayed
under Call Progress - Receiving .
To make an outgoing call to a fixed or dynamic
group address, use the shortform dial position
selector (16 & 17) when the radio is in the IDLE
STATE as detailed in Shortform Dialling .
Dedicated Calls
Hold the dedicated call button (4) down for a preset
period to make a call to a preprogrammed number.
The number will then be displayed and the
conversation can go ahead.
Manual Dialling (K8 only)
To make a call enter the telephone number, the
identity of the radio or group of radios via the keypad
(8), e.g."210" followed by or PTT:
Keypad Edit (K8 only)
Before a call is initiated the last digit may be deleted
by pressing the edit button (7). Press the button
again to delete the next digit and enter the correct
digit. If the edit button (7) is pressed during a
call, the call will be ended.
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210#
Fixed and Dynamic Groups
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Receiving a Call
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Last Number Redial
The last number dialled by the radio is stored in the
memory of the radio. For status calls only the called
number will be stored, not the status message.
Partially entered numbers are also stored.
The stored number can be displayed when the radio
is in the IDLE STATE.This number may be recalled
by pressing the PTT key (19).The number may also
be edited, see Keypad Edit .
Cancelling a Call
At any time while setting up a call it may be
cancelled by pressing the clear button (6) or by
dialling . See " Call Progress - Cancelling a
Call ".
Ending a Call
A call should always be ended by pressing the clear
button (6), by replacing the microphone, by
dialling or by pressing the edit/clear button
(7). See " Call Progress - Ending a Call" .
Receiving a Call
There are two types of systems on which the radio
may be used, Off Air Call Set Up (OACSU) and
Full Off Air Call Set Up (FOACSU) .
If you are in doubt about which system you are
operating on, consult your dealer.
Receiving a call on an Off Air Call Set Up
(OACSU) System
When the radio is called, tone D will sound and the
display will change to:
This will be followed by tone B and the display will
change to indicate the type of call being received.
See " Call Progress - Receiving ".
C
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C
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followed by
213
ALERTED 213 ALERT
Cancelling a Call/Ending a Call/Receiving a Call
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Receiving a Call
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Receiving a call on a Full Off Air Call Set Up
(FOACSU) System
When the radio is called, tone E will sound and the
display will change to:
Press either the PTT or key (K8 only) or lift the
microphone to accept the call.Tone D will sound
until a traffic channel is allocated then tone B will
sound and the display will change to indicate the
type of call being received. See " Call Progress -
Receiving ".
Note:
The system may have a limited call time and the
call may be terminated automatically if this call
time is exceeded.
Call in Absence
If a call is not answered within a preprogrammed
amount of time, the call will be stored by the radio.
Up to 10 calls can be stored. If the same radio calls
more than once the call is only stored once.When
10 calls have been stored by the radio, the eleventh
call received overwrites the first.
When a call has been stored by the radio, tone G
will sound every ten seconds and the display will
show the identity of the calling party.The call in
absence icon will be lit.
To view the calls in the stack, press the call in
absence button (15).The call in absence
display will look like this:
where "01" indicates the position in the stack and
"213" is the number of the calling party.
The most recent call stored by the radio will be on
position "01". Operate the selector (16 & 17) to
display any other calls in the stack.
Press either the PTT or key (K8 only) to make a
call.The number stays in the stack until the clear
button (6) is pressed, is dialled or the
personality of the radio is changed.
To exit the Call in Absence stack, press the call in
absence button (15).
Note:
The calls in the stack are not deleted when the
radio is turned off. It is not possible to call back
status calls.
followed by
213
ALERTED 213 ALERT
#followed by
213
01 213 01
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Receiving a Call
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Call Diversion
Incoming speech calls or status calls can be
diverted either from your radio (initiated by pressing
) or from another radio (initiated by
pressing ). On K4 radios Call Diversion/
Cancellation may be programmed in the shortform
dial list. Please contact your dealer for further
information.
When the radio is in the IDLE STATE, call diversion
can be initiated by pressing:
(or )
to divert all calls
(or )
to divert speech calls only
(or )
to divert status calls only
followed by the ID of the receiving radio and .
Examples:
Pressing
will divert all calls from your radio to the radio with
the ID "234".
Pressing
will redirect all calls to the radio with the ID "234" to
the radio with the ID "432".
If a call is made to a radio whose calls are currently
being diverted, tone D will sound and the display of
the calling radio will change to:
A call will then automatically be set up to the radio
which is receiving the diverted calls.
Cancel call diversion by pressing
followed by or , if necessary or
followed by or , if necessary, and
"ID".
Press to cancel calls redirected to your
radio.
External Alarm
The external alarm button (10) activates the
vehicle horn and/or lights to inform you a call is
being received.
Press the button to turn the external alarm on and
the icon will be lit.
Press the button again to turn it off.
Please contact your dealer for further information.
✱4 1
✱4 4
✱4 1 4 ✱
✱4 1 4 1 ✱
✱4 1 4 2 ✱
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✱4 1 ✱234#
✱4 4 ✱234✱4 3 2 #
DIVERT
DIVERTING
# 4 1 1 2
# 4 4 1 2
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Special Calls
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Special Calls
Short Data Messages (SDM)
Short data messages may be set up, sent and
received using the radio keypad and controls.
Outgoing data messages from the keypad are
limited to numeric data only in any combination of
up to 20 characters.
Note: Non keypad radios cannot generate or display
incoming SDMs and may only be used for data
when connected to external data terminal
equipment (DTE).
Receiving Short Data Messages
On receiving an SDM, tone G sounds and the
display shows:
The data message icon is lit whenever SDMs
are in the data message stack, i.e. displayable,
unless the message display has been turned off
(refer to Displaying Incoming Data).
Displaying Incoming Data
The short data message display can be switched
ON and OFF using the keypad controls as follows:
♦Enter 23000 to turn OFF the incoming
short data display.
♦Enter 23001 to turn ON the incoming
short data display.
The SDM display defaults to ON, however the option
setting is retained when the radio is switched off.
Note: This feature is important if the radio is being used
with external data terminal equipment (DTE), to
prevent loss of data messages.
With the SDM display set to ON, on reception of a
valid SDM, either it can be displayed by the radio
and/or passed to external DTE. In either case, the
SDM is received and accepted (acknowledged) by
the radio. Only if the SDM is of an un-displayable
format AND the external DTE is disconnected, is the
SDM rejected by the radio.
With the SDM display set to OFF, on reception of a
valid SDM, it will not be added to the data message
stack for display, but passed to the external DTE,
which if accepted will be acknowledged by the radio.
However, if the DTE is not present e.g.
disconnected, the SDM is rejected by the radio. In
this case the SDM will not be accepted
(acknowledged) by the radio and will not be lost.
DATA RECEIVED
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Special Calls/Short Data Messages
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