Multitone RPR 563GS User manual

RPR 563GS/KGS
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TECHNICAL MANUAL
for
RADIO TRANSCEIVER HANDSET
MODELS RPR 563GS and RPR 563KGS
Printed and Published in England

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COMPANY LIABILITY
The information in this manual has been carefully compiled and checked for technical
accuracy. Multitone Electronics plc accept no liability for inaccuracies or errors. In line with
the company policy of technical advancement, the information within this document may be
changed. The user should ensure that the correct issue of the document is used. Comments
or correspondence regarding this manual should be addressed to:
Multitone Electronics plc
Marketing Communications
Kimbell Road
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG22 4AD
England
ISSUE DATE
CMarch 1998
© Multitone Electronics plc 1998

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CONTENTS
Page (i) Title Page
Page (ii) Company Liability
Page (iii) Contents
Page (iv) Effective Page List
Page (v) Safety Summary
Warning
Page (vi) Caution
Section 1 Introduction and Specification
Section 2 Operating Instructions
Section 3 Technical Description
Section 4 Installation & Commissioning
Section 5 Servicing
Section 6 Spare Parts List
Section 7 Diagrams

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EFFECTIVE PAGE LIST
Page No. Issue Page No. Issue Page No. Issue Page No. Issue
(I) C2-13 C5-9 C5C-1 C
(ii) C2-14 C5-10 C5C-2 C
(iii) C2A-1 C5-11 C6-1 C
(iv) C2A-2 C5-12 C6-2 C
(v) C2A-3 C5-13 C6-3 C
(vi) C2A-4 C5-14 C6-4 C
1-1 C3-1 C5-15 C6-5 C
1-2 C3-2 C5-16 C6-6 C
1-3 C3-3 C5-17 C6-7 C
1-4 C3-4 C5-18 C6-8 C
1-5 C3-5 C5-19 C6-9 C
1-6 C3-6 C5-20 C6-10 C
1-7 C3-7 C5-21 C7-1 C
1-8 C3-8 C5-22 C7-2 C
1-9 C3-9 C5-23 C7-3/4 C
1-10 C3-10 C5-24 C7-5/6 C
2-1 C3-11 C5-25 C7-7/8 C
2-2 C3-12 C5-26 C7-9/10 C
2-3 C4-1 C5-27 C7-11/12 C
2-4 C4-2 C5-28 C7-13/14 C
2-5 C5-1 C5-29 C7-15/16 C
2-6 C5-2 C5-30 C7-17/18 C
2-7 C5-3 C5A-1 C7-19/20 C
2-8 C5-4 C5A-2 C7-21/7-22 C
2-9 C5-5 C5B-1 C7-23/7-24 C
2-10 C5-6 C5B-2 C7-25 C
2-11 C5-7 C
2-12 C5-8 C

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THE TRANSCEIVER SHOULD NOT BE CARRIED INTO AREAS WHERE EXPLOSIVE
GASES MAY BE PRESENT.
SAFETY SUMMARY
The following information applies to both operating and servicing personnel. General
Warnings and Cautions will be found throughout the manual, where they apply, which refer
to the applicable part of this summary.
WARNING statements identify conditions or practices that could result in personal injury or
loss of life.
CAUTION statements identify conditions or practices that could result in equipment damage.
WARNING

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CAUTION
STATIC SENSITIVE DEVICES ARE USED WITHIN THIS EQUIPMENT. CARE MUST BE
USED TO ENSURE DAMAGE TO THESE DEVICES IS NOT CAUSED BY HIGH LEVELS
OF STATIC ELECTRICITY. SPARE BOARDS OR COMPONENTS SHOULD BE STORED
IN ANTI-STATIC PACKAGING WHEN NOT INSTALLED IN THE EQUIPMENT.
PROTECT THE TRANSCEIVER FROM LIQUIDS, STRONG MAGNETIC FIELDS AND
EXTREME TEMPERATURES. DO NOT LEAVE THE TRANSCEIVER EXPOSED TO
STRONG SUNLIGHT. AREAS SUCH AS WINDOW LEDGES ARE TO BE AVOIDED.

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SECTION 1
INTRODUCTION & SPECIFICATION
CONTENTS:
1. ROLE
STANDARD FEATURES
6. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
7. Acoustic and Visual Alerts
8. Message Storage
9. Message Length
10. Beep Code Alpha
11. Automatic Speech Switching
12. Battery Economy Circuit (BEC)
13. Display Direction Control
14. Engineering Program Mode
OPTIONAL FEATURES
15. Permanent On
16. Alert Duration
17. Escalating Alert (Escalert)
18. Extended Alert
19. Group Call
20. Call Comparator
21. Time-of-Day
22. Mute Mode
23. Program Volume Levels
24. Battery Low Indication
25. Display Direction at Switch-On
26. Speech Timeout
27. Address Digits Displayed
28. Test Mode
29. System Number
30. System Retry Interval
31. Line Service (RPR 563GS only)
32. Switch-On and Rack Message
SPECIFICATION
33. Receiver
34. Transmitter
35. Signalling Formats
36. Power Supplies
37. Controls, Indicators, Alerts
38. Physical Characteristics

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TABLE Page
1. DTMF Frequency Pairs 1 - 9
2. Battery Life 1 - 9
ROLE
1. The Multitone RPR 563KGS is a UHF FM transceiver with selective calling and two-way
speech facilities. The unit can receive alphanumeric messages and can make selective
calling, speech and telephone calls. A sub-audio tone encoder/decoder is incorporated
ensuring that unwanted transmissions are ignored. The transceiver may be used in
simplex or duplex (telephone-style) mode.
2. Selective calling and telephone calls are made via a DTMF keypad. A reduced keypad
version of the transceiver, designated the RPR 563GS, (which does not have a DTMF
keypad) is available which is able to make limited telephone-style calls.
3. The transceiver is powered from a plug-in nickel-cadmium or metal hydride battery pack
which may be trickle or fast-charged via contacts in the base. Another set of contacts
in the battery pack allow the transceiver to be programmed, and allow absence
registration when used with absence/charging racks on Multitone systems.
4. Selective calls to the receiver are in Multitone Mk7 digital format which has a capacity
of up to 10,000 individual address codes. Visual alert is by flashing LED and eight
audible tone alert patterns (Beep Code) are available. Alphanumeric messages can be
displayed on a 14-character dot matrix Liquid Crystal Display (LCD).
5. The unit is housed in a Bayblend case which provides a lightweight but strong
construction. A pocket clip, holster and wrist strap lanyard are available as carrying
devices.
STANDARD FEATURES
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
6. The LCD provides a visual display of up to 14 alphanumeric characters (longer
messages are displayed in 14 character blocks). A backlight provides enhanced LCD
viewing under low light conditions.
Acoustic and Visual Alerts
7. Arange of eight different audible tone alert codes (beep codes) are programmed as
standard. These alerts, when initiated, are accompanied by the illumination of an LED
to provide visual indication of a call. Speech calls are indicated by ringing patterns
which match the appropriate tone alert codes.

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Message Storage
8. Up to five messages may be stored by the transceiver for review later. They are held
on a first in/first out basis.
Message Length
9. Themaximum length of any received message is between 63 and 81 characters,
depending on whether beep code alpha and time stamp are in use.
Beep Code Alpha
10. Up to four beep codes may be reserved to trigger an associated alphanumeric message;
each message not exceeding 14 characters in length.
Automatic Speech Switching
11. Allows speech to follow automatically after an alert tone.
Battery Economy Circuit (BEC)
12. The radio channel is monitored periodically and when no activity is present the receiver
circuits are powered down, hence conserving energy and battery life.
Display Direction Control
13. The direction of the display may be changed to suit the way in which the transceiver is
carried.
Engineering Program Mode
14. May be used for reviewing programmed options in the transceiver. This feature is useful
for when carrying out engineering work on the system.

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OPTIONAL FEATURES
Permanent On
15. When a battery pack is fitted and the Permanent On option enabled, the transceiver
cannot be switched off.
Alert Duration
16. This is the duration of the alert tone at normal volume level. Options are 8s, 16s, 32s,
or continuous alert. This does not include the period of any `Silent' and/or `Quiet'
beep(s) that may be programmed. When a speech call is received, the programmed
option is overridden and the alert duration is reduced to 4s.
Escalating Alert (Escalert)
17. Defines the alert sequence, which is four seconds of silence (LED only), followed by four
seconds of Quiet beep, and the remainder of the alert as Full beep.
Extended Alert
18. Extended Alert is an additional alert sequence which acts as a reminder if the original
alert is not acknowledged. During Extended Alert, the LED flashes every two seconds,
and every two minutes two pips are emitted unless the transceiver is in Mute Mode.
Group Call
19. GroupCall is an option which allows the receiver to be alerted as part of a group (or
team). If enabled, any call to the group will alert the user audibly. The Group size may
be none, 10 or 100 as required.
Call Comparator
20. Prevents the transceiver from reacting to an identical message received within a pre-
determined period. Options are none, 30s, 120s, 300s or disabled.
Time-of-Day
21. When enabled, displays the time in hh:mm format. The transceiver uses an internal
clock which is synchronised by time information from the last valid Mk7 call.

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Mute Mode
22. When Mute Mode is enabled, tone alert is suppressed when calls are received.
However, if a mute override beep code is received (triple pip or continuous pips), mute
is ignored and the transceiver responds with audible and visual alerts.
Program Volume Levels
23. On RPR 563KGS transceivers, the volume levels for beep tone, ring tone, telephone
speech, simplex speech and DTMF echo may be adjusted from the keypad.
Battery Low Indication
24. Visualand audible indication of low battery voltage indication are available as
programmable options.
Display Direction at Switch-On
25. Display direction may be changed for handheld or belt-worn operation. When the
transceiver is switched off, the current display direction is stored in EEPROM, unless the
battery is low. The default display direction is correct for handheld operation.
Speech Timeout
26. The speech timeout duration may be set for 10s, 30s, 300s, or continuous. The default
is 300s.
Address Digits Displayed
27. At switch-on, the number of address digits displayed is programmable between two and
five digits. The default is five digits.
Test Mode
28. This is for engineering use only. This feature limits the beep duration to one second and
defeats the call comparator.
System Number
29. The System Number for the Mk7 Digital format may be set to 0, 1, 2, or 3. The default
system number is 1.

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System Retry Interval
30. The System Retry Interval may be set to 30s, 45s, 60s or 90s. The default is 30s.
Line Service (RPR 563GS only)
31. Thefollowing Line Service options may be specified, call to a telephone extension,
broadcast to all Manual Control Units (MCUs), broadcast to specific MCU (1-9), teams,
and users. The default option is Broadcast to all MCUs.
Switch-On and Rack Message
32. ASwitch-On message of up to 14 characters may be programmed. A Rack Message
of up nine characters, which is displayed when the transceiver is inserted into an
absence rack, may also be programmed. The default Switch-On message is
"Multitone 560" and the default Rack message is "Absent".

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SPECIFICATION
Receiver
33. The following parameters apply to the receiver section of the transceiver:
a) Frequency Range: 440.025MHz to 441.000MHz
b) Number of Channels: 1
c) Channel Spacing: 25kHz.
d) Intermediate Frequencies: 21.4MHz and 455kHz.
e) Crystal Frequencies:
1st oscillator (XL303) carrier frequency + 21.4MHz
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2nd oscillator (XL302) 20.945MHz
f) Sensitivity (TEM Cell): -88dBm (-95dBm typical) TEM Cell
(6dB degradation allowed at extremes of
operating temperature range).
g) Sensitivity (On-Body): 50µV/m (25µV/m typical) 8-position
h) Adjacent Channel Selectivity: Better than 50dB (60dB typical)
i) Co-Channel Rejection -12dB (-5dB typical)
j) Spurious Response 45dB (55dB typical)
k) Intermodulation Response: 45dB (55dB typical) 2-signal method.

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Transmitter
34. The following parameters apply to the transmitter section of the transceiver:
a) Frequencies: 448.125MHz to 449.000MHz.
b) Number of Channels: 1
c) Channel Spacing: 25kHz.
d) Crystal Frequency: carrier frequency (MHz)
18
e) Frequency Stability: ±2.5kHz.
f) Output Power: #50mW (conducted). (3dB degradation
allowed at extremes of operating
temperature range.)
g) Radiated Output Power 15-50mW (40mW typical).
h) Adjacent Channel Power: 0.2µW at ±20kHz.
i) Antenna: Telescopic (standard)
Flexible (optional).
j) Deviation: ±4.0kHz.
k) Spurious Radiation: 0.25µW max (30-1000MHz)
1.0µW max (1.0-12.75GHz)
Spurious radiation is better than 4nW at
the following frequencies: 41-68MHz, 87.5-
118MHz, 162-230MHz, 470-862MHz &
10.7-12.75GHz.
Signalling Formats
35. The transceiver signalling parameters are as follows:
a) Tone Squelch Frequencies: 88.5, 103.5, 114.8, 127.3, 141.3Hz
b) Selective calling Code Format: Multitone Mk7 digital format (Manchester
encoded).
c) DTMF Frequency Pairs: see Table 1.

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TONE FREQUENCY
PAIRING
HIGH FREQUENCY GROUP (Hz)
1209 1336 1477 1633
LOW
FREQUENCY
GROUP (Hz)
697 123A
770 456B
852 7 8 9 C
941 *0 # D
Table 1: DTMF Frequency Pairs
BATTERY
PACK
STANDBY
(NO TRAFFIC AND
CONTINUOUS ON)
USEAGE
PROFILE MODEL
(Tx TIME)
P566 120 HOURS 1 HOUR IN
12 HOUR SHIFT
P565 240 HOURS 2 HOURS IN
12 HOUR SHIFT
Table 2: Battery Life
Power Supplies
36. The following battery packs are available for powering the transceiver:
a) Battery Type:
(i) Battery Pack P566: 3.6V (nominal) 600mAH Metal-Hydride re-
chargeable pack.
(ii) Battery Pack P565: 3.6V (nominal) 1200mAH Metal-Hydride
re-chargeable pack.
b) Battery Life (P565) (typical):
Controls, Indicators, Alerts
37. The following controls, indicators and alerts are available:
a) Controls: Keypad (15 keys on RPR563KGS, 3 keys
on RPR563GS).
Press-to-Talk button.
On/Cancel button.

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b) Indicators: 14 character (7 x 5 dot matrix) Liquid
Crystal Display (LCD) with icon. Viewing
area 33.1mm x 5.8mm.
Alert LED (red).
Transmit LED (green).
Keyboard backlight.
c) Audible Alert 78dB (82dB typical) SPL @ 30cm (full
volume).
Physical Characteristics
38. The following parameters apply to the physical characteristics of the transceiver:
a) Temperature Range: -10EC to +55EC (Operational)
(LCD performance may be degraded below
0EC and above +45EC).
-20EC to +70EC (Storage)
b) Environmental: Designed to meet IP52
c) Dimensions: Length: 159mm
Width: 58mm
Depth: 21mm
(with 600mAH battery pack).
d) Weight: #269gm with 1200mAH Battery Pack
e) Case Material: Bayblend in Storm Grey.

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SECTION 2
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
CONTENTS:
1. CONTROLS AND INDICATORS
OPERATION
5. Fitting the Battery Pack
7. Switching On
9. Quiescent Mode
10. Receiving a Non-Speech Call
17. Receiving a Speech Call (Selective Calling)
21. Receiving a Speech Call (Telephone Style)
23. Loud Speech (Simplex)
25. New Status
26. Cancelling Alerts
27. Escalating Alert
29. Extended Alert
30. Memory Replay
34. Making a Call (Telephone-Style Operation)
38. Making a Call to a Telephone (RPR 563KGS only)
39. Making a Call to Another Mobile (RPR 563KGS only)
42. Making a Call to a Manual Control Unit (RPR 563KGS only)
43. Terminating a Call
47. Program Volume Modes
49. ABSENCE RACK REGISTRATION AND CHARGING
55. RECHARGING THE BATTERY PACK
TABLES Page
1. Message Display Formats 2 - 6
2. Beep Code and Alert Patterns 2 - 9
FIGURES
1. RPR563GS/KGS Transceiver 2 - 2
2 DTMF Keypad and Function Keys 2 - 3
3. Fitting the Battery Pack 2 - 4
4. Switch On Sequence 2 - 5
ANNEXE
A Engineering Mode

1
3
4
5678
9
10
12
11
13
14
PSG10150-1
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KEY:
1. Microphone
2. Function Keys
3. Press-to-Talk Button
4. Cancel/On/Memory Button
5. Alert LED
6. Liquid Crystal Display
7. Tx LED
8. Loudspeaker
9. DTMF Keypad (RPR563KGS only)
10. Antenna
11. Wrist Strap Loop
12. Pocket Clip
13. Battery Pack Button
14. Battery Pack
Figure 1: RPR563GS/KGS Transceiver
CONTROLS AND INDICATORS
1. Controls and indicators for the transceiver are shown in Figure 2.

DTMF KEYPAD
(RPR563KGS ONLY)
FUNCTION KEYS
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Figure 2: DTMF Keypad and Function Keys
2. The following controls are found on both the full and reduced keypad versions of the
transceiver:
PRESS-TO-TALK Used to manually key the transmitter on (selective calling
only).
ON/CANCEL/ Initially switches on the transceiver and then subsequently
MEMORY cancels incoming calls, or illuminates LCD and keypad
RECALL (when no calls received). Recalls stored messages.
LINE Press button to request a line before dialling telephone or
selective calling code (or for direct connection on reduced
keypad option). Pressing button twice during a telephone
call puts the transceiver into loud speech mode. Press Shift
followed by for Emergency line request.
CLEAR/OFF/ Pressing during a speech call ends the call. Press
MUTE Shift key ( ) followed by to mute the transceiver.
Press Shift and hold down for three seconds to
switch off transceiver.
SHIFT/REVERSE Press and hold to adjust speech volume ( ) during a call.
Used in conjunction with a second key initiates the
alternative function for that key. Pressed twice during
status interrogation reverses display.
3. In addition to the controls in paragraph 2, the full keypad version also has keys `0' to
`9', `*' and `#'.

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THE TRANSCEIVER SHOULD NOT BE CARRIED INTO AREAS WHERE EXPLOSIVE
CAUTION
PROTECT THE TRANSCEIVER FROM LIQUIDS, STRONG MAGNETIC FIELDS AND
EXTREME TEMPERATURES. DO NOT LEAVE THE TRANSCEIVER EXPOSED TO
STRONG SUNLIGHT. AREAS SUCH AS WINDOW LEDGES ARE TO BE AVOIDED.
Figure 3: Fitting the Battery Pack
4. The transceiver has the following indicators:
a) LCD A 14-character alphanumeric display. This displays selective call
messages, and transceiver and system status messages.
b) Tx KEY Lights when the transmitter is active.
c) ALERT Lights when a selective call has been received.
OPERATION
WARNING
Fitting the Battery Pack
5. Refer to Figure 3. Hold the battery against the transceiver as shown in Figure 3. Slide
the battery pack onto the lower edge of the transceiver until it clicks into position.