Nova Scotia TMR2 Installation guide

Trunked Mobile Radio Training
Department of Internal Service
Public Safety and Field Communications

To Be Covered
•TMR2 Video Overview
•Radio features
•Proper use of mic
•TMR2 sounds
•Time out timer
•Status symbols
•Interoperability –Mutual Aid & Simplex
•Batteries
•TIR Fleetmaps
•Site Trunking
•Radio procedures and etiquette

Key Elements of TMR2
•Fully digital network –superior audio and signal quality
•95 tower sites across Nova Scotia = wide coverage
•Proper placement of the mic is essential
•Interoperability –shared zone of interoperable talkgroups in all
TMR2 radios
•Simplex

Proper Use of Mic
•Proper positioning of the
mic when speaking is
paramount.
•DO NOT “long arm” the mic
as shown below.
•It is imperative that you
transmit 5-8cm (2-3”) from
the mic for effective
communication.

TIR Operations
Radio Features
XTL 1500 Mobile/XTS 2500 Model 3 Portable/
XTS 1500 Model 1.5 Portable

RSSI
General Features –Mobile/Base
RSSI
Volume control Received Signal
Strength Indicator
(RSSI)
Talkgroup/Channel
select
A- SHUBIE

Change Talkgroup/Channel
Use talkgroup selector knob to navigate to appropriate talkgroup.
All talkgroups are in a continuous loop.
RSSI RSSI
A- SHUBIE

RSSI / Site View/Search
RSSI RSSI
1. Press the soft key below the icon RSSI momentarily. The current site number and RSSI
(receive signal strength indicator) are displayed momentarily.
2. To initiate a site search, press RSSI key and hold until radio shows “scanning site.” This
causes the radio to search for an alternate TMR Tower site if one is available.
3. If necessary, press the RSSI key. The radio will now display the new site (or if no alternate
site is available, radio will remain on current site.
A- SHUBIE

General Features –Portable XTS2500
BATT
Zone Select
On/off/volume Talkgroup/Channel
select
Battery Info
Backlight
Received Signal
Strength Indicator
(RSSI)
Note: Buttons not labelled are not
programmed.
A- SHUBIE

General Features –Portable XTS1500
Zone Select
On/off/volume
Talkgroup/Channel
select
Backlight
Received Signal
Strength Indicator
(RSSI)
Note: Buttons not labelled are not
programmed/battery information not
available on this model.
A- SHUBIE

Zone Select (both portables)
Zone (A) followed by
Talkgroup/Channel Name
Zone Select
Switch To select a zone:
The talkgroups are divided into 3 zones.
Select zone A, B, or C using the Zone Select
switch on top of portable radio.
BATT
A- SHUBIE

Talkgroup/Channel Select
(both portables)
To select a channel/mode:
Turn the Talkgroup/Channel Select knob to
the desired position.
The new name will appear on the display.
Talkgroup/Channel
Select Knob
Talkgroup/Channel Name
BATT
A- SHUBIE

SITE 2
You can view the tower number of the current site or
force your radio to change to a new one.
To view the current site:
Press the Site Search button.
The display momentarily shows the tower number of the
current site and its corresponding received signal strength
indicator (RSSI).
OR
To change the current site:
Press and hold down the Site Search button.
You momentarily see SCANING SITE displayed and hear
a tone. When the radio finds a site, it returns to the home
display.
Site Search Button
BATT
A- SHUBIE
RSSI / Site View/Search
(both portables)

•Talk permit
•Busy
•Bonk
•Low Battery
Sounds you may hear

Time Out Timer
The time-out timer turns off your radio’s transmitter.
The timer is set for 60 seconds.
1. If the user holds down the PTT button longer than the programmed
time of 60 seconds:
You will hear a low-pitched warning tone, the transmission will cut off,
and the LED will go out until you release the PTT.
2. Release the PTT button and the LED will re-light and the timer will
reset.
3. Press the PTT button to re-transmit. The time-out timer restarts.

Status Symbols
Signal
Strength
Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI): The
received signal strength for the current site (trunking
only). The more bars in the symbol, the better the
signal strength.
Direct/
Simplex
Simplex –On: direct radio to radio communications.
Off: you are talking through a repeater.
Battery
Status
Battery Status –the number of bars (0-3) shown
indicates the charge remaining in the battery,
flashes when the battery is low.

TMR System Capacity
•By just monitoring you can tie up repeaters on a trunked radio
system.
•You should only monitor talkgroups that you have a
legitimate reason to.
•You can be caught!
•Enhanced capabilities to monitor usage of TMR2.

Incident Without Use of
Mutual Aid Talkgroups
Repeater 1
Repeater 2
Repeater 3
Fire Talkgroup
RCMP Talkgroup
EHS talkgroup
Sheriff Talkgroup
TIR Talkgroup
Busy queue
Diagram shows a
3 repeater tower
with 3 agencies
communicating
separately.
If all 3 repeaters
are used, other
agencies
(Sheriff/TIR)
would remain in
a busy queue.