Motorola Radius PM400 User manual

PM400™
Commercial Series
Two-Way Radio User Guide
Manuel de l'utilisateur
de la radio bidirectionnelle
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COMPUTER SOFTWARE
COPYRIGHTS
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manual may include copyrighted Motorola
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deemed to grant either directly or by
implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license
under the copyrights, patents or patent
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non-exclusive license to use that arises by
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CONTENTS
CONTENTS
Computer Software Copyrights . . . inside cover
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Product Safety and RF Exposure
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Conventional Radio Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Trunked Radio Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
LTR Trunked Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
PM400 Radio Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Radio-Wide Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
LTR Trunked Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Conventional Signaling Features . . . . . . . 8
Radio Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
LED Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Optional Enhanced Keypad Microphone
(RMN5029) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Indicator Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Programmable Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Menu Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Menu Button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Menu Scroll Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Navigate the Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Turn the Radio On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Adjust the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Select an LTR Channel/Talkgroup . . . . . . . .22
Select a Conventional Channel . . . . . . . . . .22
Receive a Conventional or LTR Call. . . . . . .22
Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Silent Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Open Squelch Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Transmit an LTR Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Transmit a Conventional Call . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Repeater or Talkaround Mode . . . . . . . . . . .25
Revert Memory Channel (1 & 2) . . . . . . . . . .25
Store Memory Channel (1 & 2) . . . . . . . . . . .25
Home Revert AutoKey (1 & 2) . . . . . . . . . . .26
Set Local or Distance Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
VOX Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Program PL/DPL Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Radio Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Selective Radio Inhibit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Receive a Selective Call
(Conventional Operation Only) . . . . . . . . . .29
Send a Selective Call
(Conventional Operation Only) . . . . . . . . . .30
Receive a Call Alert™ Page
(Conventional Operation Only) . . . . . . . . . .30
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Send a Call Alert Page
(Conventional Operation Only) . . . . . . . . . .31
Repeater Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Radio Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Emergency Alerts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Send an Emergency Alert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Clear an Emergency Alert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Talkback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Start System Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Stop System Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Start Auto Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Stop Auto Scan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Delete a Nuisance Channel/Talkgroup . . . . .35
Restore Channels/Talkgroups to the
Scan List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Edit a Scan List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Add or Delete Channels/Talkgroups in a
Scan List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Prioritize a Channel/Talkgroup in a Scan
List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Receive a Phone Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Make a Phone Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Edit the Phone List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Add an Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Delete an Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Edit an Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Edit Access/Deaccess Codes . . . . . . . . . 47
Tone Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Tones On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Keypad On/Off Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Call Tone Tagging (Conventional
Operation Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Escalert (Conventional
Operation Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
User Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Set Squelch Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Set Power Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Option Board On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Set the Backlight Intensity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Display the Software Version . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Alarm and Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
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Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Control Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Data - CES Wireless Technologies. . . . . . . 66
Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Public Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
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SAFETY
SAFETY
PRODUCT SAFETY AND RF
EXPOSURE COMPLIANCE
ATTENTION!
This radio is restricted to occupational use
only to satisfy FCC RF energy exposure
requirements. Before using this product, read
the RF energy awareness information and
operating instructions in the Product Safety
and RF Exposure booklet enclosed with your
radio (Motorola Publication part number
68P81095C99) to ensure compliance with RF
energy exposure limits.
For a list of Motorola-approved antennas,
batteries, and other accessories, visit the
following web site which lists approved
accessories: http://www.motorola.com/cgiss/
index.shtml.
Before using this product, read
the operating instructions for safe
usage contained in the Product
Safety and RF Exposure booklet
enclosed with your radio.
!
C a u t i o n
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INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
Your PM400™ radio can operate on both LTR®
trunked and conventional radio systems. This
radio combines the very latest in two-way
technology while delivering outstanding
functionality at the touch of a button.
CONVENTIONAL RADIO SYSTEMS
Conventional typically refers to radio-to-radio
communications through a single channel.
Conventional systems also allow radio users to
extend communication coverage by relaying
their messages through a repeater. To ensure
coordinated use by multiple users, each radio
user must monitor the channel or repeater
before transmitting to verify that the system is
not currently busy.
TRUNKED RADIO SYSTEMS
A trunked radio system allows a large number
of users to share a relatively small number of
frequencies or repeaters without interfering
with each other. The airtime of all the repeaters
in a trunked system is pooled, which
maximizes the amount of airtime available to
any one radio and minimizes channel/
talkgroup congestion.
Some of the benefits of trunked two-way radio
systems are:
• No channel/talkgroup monitoring required prior
to transmission
• Improved system access
• Automatic channel/talkgroup selection
• Increased privacy among members of the same
group
LTR Trunked Systems
LTR (Logic Trunked Radio) is a transmission-
based trunking protocol developed by the E. F.
Johnson Company for primarily single-site
trunking applications. In transmission trunking,
a repeater is used for only the duration of a
single transmission. Once a transmission is
completed, that repeater becomes available to
other users. This means that a conversation
comprised of many transmissions may occur
over several different channels/talkgroups
within the LTR system. This method of trunking
provides system efficiency by making
repeaters available to all users after every
transmission.
When an LTR trunked radio user wants to
communicate with another radio, the user’s
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radio sends a “channel/talkgroup request” to
the home repeater. The system then sends
back a “channel/talkgroup grant” to the user’s
radio. The channel/talkgroup grant message
contains the number of a “go to” repeater to tell
the radio which repeater to use. This “go to”
repeater can be the same as the radio’s home
repeater or another repeater in the system.
The radio uses the “go to” repeater for
transmission. Once the transmission has
ended, this repeater is available for other
users.
PM400 RADIO FEATURES
Radio-Wide Features
• 64 Conventional Channels
• Up to 10 Sites and 100 Talkgroups
• Up to 20 Repeaters per Site
• 8-Character Alphanumeric Display
• 4 Programmable Feature Buttons
• 2 Memory Channels
• Telephone Interconnect
• User-programmable Phone, Scan, and TPL/
DPL Lists
• Option Board Expandability
• Busy Channel Lockout
• High/Low Power Settings
• Transmit Time-Out Timer
• Monitor and Sticky Permanent Monitor
• System Scan with 2 Priority Levels and Revert
Scan
• Companding Mode
• Group Data Receive
LTR Trunked Features
• MDC 1200 Signaling
Conventional Signaling Features
• MDC 1200 Signaling
- Selective Radio
Inhibit Decode
- Radio Check
Decode
-MDCPre-Time
-PTTIDEncode/
Decode
-DOS
- LTR Data Revert
Mode
- Universal ID
Receive
- Emergency Alert
Encode
- Selective Radio
Inhibit Decode
- PTT ID Encode/
Decode
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• Quik-Call II Signaling
• DTMF Signaling
- Call Alert
Encode/Decode
- Selective Call
Encode/Decode
- Radio Call List
- Call Tone
Tagging
- DTMF PTT ID
Encode
- DTMF Call Alert
Encode
-DTMF
Selective Call
Encode
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RADIO OVERVIEW
RADIO OVERVIEW
P2
P1 P3 P4
PM400
PERS4
Red/Yellow/Green
LED Indicators
(P1, P2, P3, P4)
Microphone
Jack
Knob
On/Off/Volume
Programmable Buttons
Display
Channel Selector/
Push-To-Talk
(PTT) Button
Speaker
Menu Scroll Buttons
Menu Buttons
(P1, P2)
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LED INDICATORS
Indicates power up, transmit, receive, scan,
monitor status, channel/talkgroup busy, Call
Alert™ receive/transmit, and Selective Call
receive/transmit.
DISPLAY
The top row displays menu and radio status
information:
LED State/Color Indication
Radio Call
Red Transmitting
Flashing Red Receiving
Flashing Red Channel/Talkgroup Busy
Scan
Flashing Green Scanning for activity
Call Alert
Flashing Yellow Indicates receiving a Call Alert
Yellow Indicates sending a Call Alert
Selective Call
Flashing Yellow Indicates receiving a Selective
Call
Yellow Indicates sending a Selective
Call
Sticky Monitor/Open Squelch
Yellow While monitoring
Symbol Indication
I
Signal Strength
The more bars, the stronger
the signal being received by
your radio.
B
Power Level
Low Power “ R” or High
Power “ S” is activated.
C
Monitor
The selected channel is being
monitored.
D
Phone
Phone mode is selected.
G
Scan
Indicates that the Scan
feature has been activated.
PERS4
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OPTIONAL ENHANCED KEYPAD
MICROPHONE (RMN5029)
Your radio may be ordered with an optional
DTMF (Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency)
microphone that has a direct entry keypad.
This keypad microphone has three
programmable buttons (A, B, C) below the
keypad that can be programmed to
conveniently activate select radio features.
H
Priority 1 Scan
(•flashing)
Indicates scan has stopped
and landed on an active
Priority 1 channel/talkgroup.
H
Priority 2 Scan
(• steady)
Indicates scan has stopped
and landed on an active
Priority 2 channel/talkgroup.
J
Talkaround
You are not transmitting
through a repeater
F
Call Received
A Selective Call or Call Alert
has been received.
BNot Used
E
Emergency
An Emergency Alarm is being
sent.
A
Option Board
An Option Board has been
activated.
Symbol Indication
DTMF
Push-to-Talk
(PTT) button
Programmable
Buttons
(A, B, C)
Microphone
Keypad
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The keypad is used for:
• Dialing a phone number.
• Entering information when programming
phone lists.
• Directly accessing preprogrammed features
(see page 17).
Each key can generate several different
characters. For example, to enter the
character “C,” press the 2button three
times. (Refer to the Entering Characters
Using the DTMF Microphone Keypad
table.)
Entering Characters Using the DTMF
Microphone Keypad
Number of Times Button is Pressed
Button 1 2 3 4 5
00
11/ \
2ABC2
3DEF3
4GH I 4
5JKL5
6MNO6
7PQRS7
8TUV8
9WX YZ9
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##+ -_
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INDICATOR TONES
High pitched tone Low pitched tone
Some programmable buttons use tones to
indicate one of two modes:
Self Test Pass Tone
Sel f Tes t Fa il Ton e
Positive Indicator Tone
Negative Indicator Tone
Good Key Press
Bad Key Press
Programmable
Buttons
Positive
Indicator Tone
Negative
Indicator Tone
Scan Start Stop
Power Level High Low
Squelch Tight Normal
Repeater/
Talkaround
Does not use
repeater
Uses repeater
VOX Enabled Disabled
Local/Distance Local Distance
Sticky Monitor/
Open Squelch
—Enabled
Revert Memory
Channel (1&2)
—Enabled
Store Memory
Channel (1&2)
—Stored
Home Revert
AutoKey (1&2)
—Enabled
Menu Mode
D
—Accessed
Radio Call — Enabled
Scan List Edit — Enabled
Speed Dial — Enabled
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PROGRAMMABLE BUTTONS
Your radio has four programmable buttons.
Your dealer/programmer can program these
buttons as shortcuts to various radio features.
Check with your dealer/programmer for a
complete list of functions your radio supports.
Programmable buttons include:
• The four front buttons (C, D, E, and
F).
• The three buttons (A, B, and C) of the
optional DTMF microphone.
Some buttons can access up to two features,
depending on the type of button press:
•Short Press — quickly pressing and
releasing the programmable buttons,
or
•Long Press — pressing and holding the
programmable buttons for a
preprogrammed period of time,
or
•Hold Down — pressing and holding down
the programmable buttons while checking
status or making adjustments.
The table on page 17 summarizes the
programmable features available and shows
the page number where the feature is
explained.
In the “Button” column, have your dealer/
programmer record the name of the
programmable button next to the feature that
has been programmed to it.
The dealer/programmer can use the
abbreviations (P1, P2, P3, or P4) shown in the
radio illustration on page 11.
Also, where appropriate, have your dealer/
programmer indicate whether the button press
requires a short press, a long press, or needs
to be held down.
Phone Mode — Enabled
Option Board Enabled Disabled
Escalert Enabled Disabled
Programmable
Buttons
Positive
Indicator Tone
Negative
Indicator Tone
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Programmable Features
Function Indicator Short Press Long Press Hold Down Page Button
Menu Mode — Dbutton enters Menu Mode and selects
menu options. Cbutton is automatically re-
assigned to exit Menu Mode.†
—19
D
Volume Set — — — Sounds a tone
for adjusting
your radio’s
volume level.
21
Monitor
C
Toggle silent monitor
operation (also turn off
open squelch monitor
when it has been acti-
vated).
Turn on open squelch
monitor.
—23
Repeater/
Talkaround
JToggle between using a repeater or transmitting
directly to another radio.†
—25
Revert
Memory
Channel (1&2)
— Provides direct channel/talkgroup access.†—25
Store Memory
Channel (1&2)
— Stores current
channel/talkgroup.
—25
Home Revert
AutoKey (1&2)
—If a Revert Memory Channel is an LTR talkgroup,
the radio keys-up and transmits an MDC PTT ID.
If a Revert Memory Channel is a conventional
channel, it does not key-up.†
—26
†This function is activated by EITHER a short OR a long press, but not both.
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Local/Distance — Toggle between local mode and distance mode.†—26
Voice Oper-
ated Transmis-
sion (VOX)
— Toggle VOX on and off.†—26
Radio Call —Directly access the radio call menu.†— 30,30
Scan/
Nuisance
Channel/
Talkgroup
Delete
GToggle scan on and off. Delete a nuisance chan-
nel/talkgroup while scan-
ning.
— 34,
35
Edit Scan List —Directly access the Scan Edit menu to add,
delete, or prioritize channels/talkgroups.†
—36
Phone DDirectly access Phone mode.†— 41,43
Speed Dial DDirectly Access Phone mode to quickly access
phone list for speed dial.†
—44
Escalert On/Off —Toggles escalert on and off.†—53
Squelch — Toggles squelch level between tight and normal
squelch.†
—57
Power Level BToggle transmit power level between High and
Low.†
—57
Option Board AToggle the option board on and off.†—58
†This function is activated by EITHER a short OR a long press, but not both.
Programmable Features (Continued)
Function Indicator Short Press Long Press Hold Down Page Button
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