Multitone RPR 563 User manual

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AMENDMENT INSTRUCTION NO. 236
AL2 TO TM1195 ISSUE 1
RPR 563/RPR 563K PAGING TRANSCEIVER
APRIL 1999
The attached amendment should be incorporated in the above Technical Manual
as soon as possible.
In line with the company policy of continued technical advancement, changes to
circuit diagrams and component layout diagrams are continually taking place. It is
not company policy that the technical manual should cover all previous issues of
productsbut only the latest design state. To this end, where an amendment
changes either the circuit diagram or component layout diagram, it may be prudent
to archive the previous diagrams, particularly if your product is of old design.
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PAGES CHANGE
(iii)/(iv) AL2 amendments recorded.
1-7/1-8 New Rx frequency band and crystal information.
3-3/3-4 To add crystal frequency calculation for Band V.
3-7/3-8 Corrections to paragraphs 27 and 30.
5C-1/5C-2 Correction to part number for Test Probe.
6-1/6-2 Contents List updated. Addition of new frequency band.
6-3/6-4 Change to antenna information.
6-5/6-6 Component Change C306 (Band T).
6-7/6-8 Filter and inductor information for Band V.
6-9/6-10 Correction to part number for 560n inductor.
6-11/6-12 Adds R351 for Band V.
6-15/6-16 Para 24: Alternative part number for Gate Array.
Para 26: Adds Parts List for new Decoder PCB.
6-17/6-18 New pages with Parts List for new Decoder PCB.
7-1/7-2 Contents List updated.

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With the compliments of Multitone Electronics plc
PCN Nos. 4681, 4841, 4899, 5140, 5193
TPF003-02 [10/98] Page 2
7-3/7-4 Figure 1: Change to L6.
7-7/7-8 Figure 3: Changes to R350/R351.
7-29/7-30 Adds Figure 14 (Decoder Circuit Diagram Sheet 1 of 2)
7-31/7-32 Adds Figure 15 (Decoder Circuit Diagram Sheet 2 of 2)
7-33/7-34 Adds Figure 16 (Decoder Component Location Sheet 1 of 2)
7-35 Adds Figure 17 (Decoder Component Location Sheet 2 of 2)

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TECHNICAL MANUAL
for
RADIO PAGING TRANSCEIVER
MODELS RPR 563/RPR 563K
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
Technical Publications
Kimbell Road
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG22 4AD
England
ISSUE DATE
1January 1997
©1997 Multitone Electronics plc

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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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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
EXTREMETEMPERATURES. 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 AND 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 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. Switch-On and Rack Message

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SPECIFICATION
32. Receiver
33. Transmitter
34. Signalling Formats
35. Power Supplies
36. Controls, Indicators, Alerts
37. Physical Characteristics
TABLE Page
1. DTMF Frequency Pairs 1 - 9
2. Battery Life 1 - 9
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ROLE
1. The Multitone RPR 563K radio paging transceiver comprises a UHF receiver and VHF
transmitter, allowing paging and two-way speech facilities. The unit can receive
alphanumeric paging messages and make paging, speech and telephone calls. The
transceiver may be used in simplex or duplex (telephone) mode.
2. Paging and telephone calls are made via a DTMF keypad. A reduced keypad version
of the transceiver, designated the RPR563 (which does not have a DTMF keypad) is
available which is able to make limited telephone calls.
3. A choice of plug-in metal hydride battery packs are available to power the transceiver.
All battery packs 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 paging
systems.
4. Paging 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 transceiver 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.

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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 paging call. Speech calls are indicated by ringing
patterns which match the appropriate tone alert codes.
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.

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Display Direction Control
13. The direction of the display may be changed to suit the way in which the transceiver is
carried.
Engineering Mode
14. May be used for reviewing programmed options in the transceiver. This feature is
useful for when carrying out engineering work on the paging system.
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. Group Call is an option which allows the pager to be operated 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.

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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 paging call.
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 563K transceivers, the volume levels for beep tone, ring tone, telephone
speech, pager 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.

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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 paging format may be set to 0, 1, 2, or 3. The
default system number is 1.
System Retry Interval
30. The System Retry Interval may be set to 30s, 45s, 60s or 90s. The default is 30s.
Switch-On and Rack Message
31. 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
32. The following parameters apply to the receiver section of the transceiver:
a) Frequency Range: 438 - 470MHz
b) Frequency Bands: 438.000 -438.999MHz
Z: 439.500 -444.999MHz
Y: 445.000 -452.999MHz
X: 453.000 -460.999MHz
W: 461.000 -470.000MHz
V: 439.000 -439.499MHz
c) Number of Channels: 1
d) Channel Spacing: 20kHz/25kHz
e) Intermediate Frequencies: 45MHz and 455kHz.
f) Crystal Frequencies:
1st oscillator (XL303) carrier frequency - 45MHz
(Bands Z, Y, X, W) 9
1st oscillator (XL303) carrier frequency + 45MHz
(Band V only) 9
2nd oscillator (XL302) 44.545MHz
g) Sensitivity (TEM Cell): -93dBm (-99dBm typical) TEM Cell
(6dB degradation allowed at extremes of
operating temperature range).
h) Sensitivity (On-Body): 50µV/m (25µV/m typical) 8-position
i) Adjacent Channel Selectivity: Better than 50dB (60dB typical)
j) Co-Channel Rejection -12dB (-5dB typical)
k) Spurious Response 45dB (55dB typical)
l) Intermodulation Response: 45dB (55dB typical) 2-signal method.

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Transmitter
33. The following parameters apply to the transmitter section of the transceiver:
a) Frequency Range: 138 - 174.100MHz
b) Frequency Bands: Z: 138.000 -140.499MHz
Y: 140.500 -142.999MHz
X: 143.000 -146.999MHz
W: 147.000 -150.999MHz
V: 151.000 -154.999MHz
U: 155.000 -158.999MHz
T: 159.000 -162.999MHz
S: 163.000 -166.999MHz
R: 167.000 -170.999MHz
Q: 171.000 -174.100MHz
c) Number of Channels: 1
d) Channel Spacing: 12.5kHz or 25kHz.
e) Crystal Frequency: carrier frequency (MHz)
6
f) Frequency Stability: ±5ppm.
g) Radiated Output Power: #20mW
h) Adjacent Channel Power: 0.2µW at ±20kHz.
i) Antenna: Ferrite Stub (standard).
Flexible Whip (optional).
j) Deviation: ±2.25kHz (12.5kHz channel spacing)
±4.5kHz (25kHz channel spacing).
k) Spurious Radiation: 0.25µW max (30-1000MHz)
1.0µW max (1.0-12.75GHz)

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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
Signalling Formats
34. The transceiver signalling parameters are as follows:
a) Tone Squelch Frequencies: 88.5, 103.5, 114.8, 127.3, 141.3, 151.4,
167.9Hz
b) Paging Code Format: Multitone Mk7 digital format (Manchester
encoded).
c) DTMF Frequency Pairs: see Table 1.
Power Supplies
35. The following re-chargeable battery packs are available for powering the transceiver:
a) Battery Type:
(I) 600mAH Battery Pack P566: 3.6V (nominal) Metal Hydride.
(ii) 1200mAH Battery Pack P565: Metal Hydride re-chargeable pack
b) Battery Life (typical):

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Controls, Indicators, Alerts
36. The following controls, indicators and alerts are available:
a) Controls: Keypad (15 keys on RPR 563K, 3 keys on
RPR 563).
Press-to-Talk button.
On/Cancel button.
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
37. 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: 27mm
Dimensions include 600mAH battery pack,
but exclude antenna and pocket clip.
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 Paging Speech Call
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 563K only)
39. Making a Call to Another Mobile (RPR 563K only)
42. Making a Call to a Manual Control Unit (RPR 563K only)
43. Terminating a Call
46. Program Volume Modes
48. RECHARGING THE BATTERY PACK
51. ABSENCE RACK REGISTRATION AND CHARGING
TABLES: Page
1. Message Display Formats 2 - 7
2. Beep Code and Alert Patterns 2 - 10

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THE TRANSCEIVER SHOULD NOT BE CARRIED INTO AREAS WHERE
EXPLOSIVE GASES MAY BE PRESENT.
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.
CONTENTS (Continued)
FIGURES: Page
1. Transceiver 2 - 3
2. DTMF Keypad and Function Keys 2 - 4
3. Fitting the Battery Pack 2 - 5
4. Switch On Sequence 2 - 6
ANNEXE:
A Engineering Mode
WARNING