Simoco SDP600UW User manual

SDP660 PORTABLE RADIO
USER MANUAL
TNM-U-E-0114, Issue 1.4
June 2015
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PREFACE
DECLARATION
This User Manual covers the Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) Operating Instructions for the SDP660
Portable Radio Transceiver.
Any performance figures quoted are subject to normal manufacturing and service tolerances. The
right is reserved to alter the equipment described in this manual in the light of future technical
development.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could
void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
COPYRIGHT
All information contained in this document is the property of Simoco. All rights are reserved. This
document may not, in whole or in part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated, stored, or
reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form, without prior written permission from
Simoco.
COMPUTER SOFTWARE COPYRIGHTS
The AMBE+2TM voice coding Technology embodied in this product is protected by intellectual
property rights including patent rights, copyrights and trade secrets of Digital Voice Systems, Inc.
This voice coding Technology is licensed solely for use within this Communications Equipment.
The user of this Technology is explicitly prohibited from attempting to extract, remove, decompile,
reverse engineer, or disassemble the Object Code, or in any other way convert the Object Code
into a human-readable form. U.S. Patent Nos. #6,912,495 B2, #6,199,037 B1, #5,870,405,
#5,826,222, #5,754,974, #5,701,390, #5,715,365, #5,649,050, #5,630,011, #5,581,656,
#5,517,511, #5,491,772, #5,247,579, #5,226,084 and #5,195,166.
DISCLAIMER
There are no warranties extended or granted by this document. Simoco accepts no responsibility
for damage arising from use of the information contained in the document or of the equipment and
software it describes. It is the responsibility of the user to ensure that use of such information,
equipment and software complies with the laws, rules and regulations of the applicable
jurisdictions.
EQUIPMENT AND MANUAL UPDATES
In the interests of improving the performance, reliability or servicing of the equipment, Simoco
reserves the right to update the equipment or this document or both without prior notice.

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ERRORS AND OMISSIONS
The usefulness of this publication depends upon the accuracy and completeness of the information
contained within it. Whilst every endeavour has been made to eliminate any errors, some may still
exist. It is requested that any errors or omissions noted should be reported to either of the
following who are part of the Simoco group:
Field House
Uttoxeter Old Road, Derby.
DE1 1NH. UK
1270 Ferntree Gully Road, Scoresby
Victoria. 3179
Australia
Tel: [phone]
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DOCUMENT HISTORY
Issue
Date
Comments
1.0
January 2013
Initial Issue.
1.1
July 2013
Additional General Precaution added, plus changes to Support
page email addresses.
1.2
25 July 2013
Special functions ‘Man Down’, ‘Lone worker’ and ‘DMR All Calls
Dial String’ added. Section 9 –Dial Strings added, plus other
minor amendments.
1.3
14 October 2013
Details of Technical Support Ticket System added to Support
page.
1.4
9 June 2015
FCC Part 15 Compliance added to WARNINGS page, plus
changes to RF Exposure Compliance Distances for Bodyworn
applications (Table 1). Details of Duplex Operation included
(Section 5.12).
RELATED DOCUMENTS
1. TNM-M-E-0033. SDP600 Series DMR Portable Radio Transceivers –Service Manual.
2. TNM-U-E-0116. SDP660 Portable Radio –Brief User Guide.
3. TNM-U-E-0118. PAR-600CRG1 Single Rapid Charger –SDP650/660 Instruction Manual.
To order printed copies of this or any of the above publications, please contact Simoco. See the
Support page for contact information.
A comprehensive list of documentation is available for download on the Simoco website
http://www.simocogroup.com via the Partner Portal.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Title Page ...................................................................................................................................... 1
Preface .......................................................................................................................................... 2
Table of Contents (This List) ....................................................................................................... 4
List of Figures .............................................................................................................................. 6
List of Tables ................................................................................................................................ 7
Personal Safety ............................................................................................................................ 8
Warnings ...................................................................................................................................... 8
Compliance with RF Energy Exposure Guidelines (United States and Canada).................... 10
General Notes ............................................................................................................................ 13
Support –Contact Information ................................................................................................. 14
Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................. 16
Glossary ..................................................................................................................................... 17
1INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 18
1.1 OVERVIEW........................................................................................................................ 18
1.2 CONFIGURATION ............................................................................................................... 18
1.3 FEATURES........................................................................................................................ 18
2GETTING STARTED ........................................................................................................... 19
2.1 PREPARING THE RADIO FOR USE....................................................................................... 19
2.1.1 Charging the Battery ..............................................................................................19
2.1.1.1 Procedure.....................................................................................................19
2.1.2 Fitting the Battery...................................................................................................20
2.1.3 Fitting the Antenna................................................................................................. 20
2.1.4 Fitting the Belt Clip.................................................................................................21
2.1.5 Fitting Audio Accessory/Programming Cable .........................................................21
2.2 CONFIGURATION ............................................................................................................... 21
3FRONT PANEL CONTROLS .............................................................................................. 22
4MAIN SCREEN.................................................................................................................... 24
4.1 DEFAULT SCREEN LAYOUT ............................................................................................... 24
4.1.1 Soft Labels............................................................................................................. 24
4.1.2 Text Panel..............................................................................................................24
4.1.3 Icons......................................................................................................................24
5BASIC OPERATIONS ......................................................................................................... 27
5.1 TURNING THE RADIO ON/OFF ............................................................................................ 27
5.2 ENTERING A PASSWORD ................................................................................................... 27
5.3 WELCOME SCREEN........................................................................................................... 28
5.4 LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE KEYPAD ............................................................................ 28
5.5 ADJUSTING THE VOLUME .................................................................................................. 29
5.6 SELECTING A ZONE........................................................................................................... 29
5.7 SELECTING A CHANNEL..................................................................................................... 29

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5.8MAKING A CALL................................................................................................................ 29
5.9 RECEIVING A CALL............................................................................................................ 30
5.10 SCAN/VOTING FUNCTIONS................................................................................................. 31
5.10.1 Scan/Voting Screen ...............................................................................................31
5.11 EMERGENCY ALARM ......................................................................................................... 32
5.11.1 Making an Emergency Call ....................................................................................32
5.12 DUPLEX OPERATION ......................................................................................................... 32
5.12.1 Setup –Infrastructure.............................................................................................32
5.12.2 Setup –SDP660 ....................................................................................................32
5.12.3 Receiving Duplex Calls on the SDP660 .................................................................33
5.12.4 Initiating Duplex Calls from the SDP660.................................................................33
5.12.5 Disconnecting the call ............................................................................................33
6MENU SYSTEM .................................................................................................................. 35
6.1 MENU NAVIGATION ........................................................................................................... 36
7MENU SCREENS ................................................................................................................ 37
7.1 CHANNELS MENU ............................................................................................................. 37
7.2 ZONE MENU ..................................................................................................................... 38
7.3 SETTINGS MENU ............................................................................................................... 38
7.4 OPTIONS MENU ................................................................................................................ 39
7.5 CONTACTS MENU ............................................................................................................. 39
7.6 INFORMATION MENU ......................................................................................................... 40
7.7 MESSAGES MENU ............................................................................................................. 41
7.7.1 Inbox......................................................................................................................41
7.7.2 Outbox...................................................................................................................42
7.7.3 Send Status ...........................................................................................................42
7.7.4 Send Template....................................................................................................... 43
7.7.5 New Message ........................................................................................................43
7.7.6 Sending Status, Template and Text Messages ......................................................44
7.7.7 Viewing Received Messages..................................................................................44
7.8 MUTE ADJUST MENU ........................................................................................................ 45
7.9 BACKLIGHT MENU ............................................................................................................ 46
7.10 BRIGHTNESS MENU........................................................................................................... 47
7.11 KEY BEEPS MENU ............................................................................................................ 47
7.12 SPEAKER VOLUME MENU .................................................................................................. 48
7.13 ALERT VOLUME MENU ...................................................................................................... 48
7.14 RADIO STATUS MENU ....................................................................................................... 49
7.14.1 RSSI ......................................................................................................................49
7.14.2 Battery Level..........................................................................................................49
7.14.3 Accelerometer Orientation......................................................................................50
7.14.4 GPS.......................................................................................................................50
7.15 SCAN MENU ..................................................................................................................... 50
7.16 DISPLAY TEST .................................................................................................................. 51
8SPECIAL FUNCTIONS ....................................................................................................... 52
8.1 CHANNEL UP AND DOWN .................................................................................................. 52
8.2 ZONE UP AND DOWN......................................................................................................... 52
8.3 SCAN ON/OFF .................................................................................................................. 52

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8.4 SKIP................................................................................................................................. 52
8.5 TALK AROUND ON/OFF..................................................................................................... 52
8.6 LOW POWER .................................................................................................................... 52
8.7 GO TO CHANNEL A, B, COR D.......................................................................................... 52
8.7.1 Go To Contact A, B, C or D....................................................................................52
8.8 MENU............................................................................................................................... 52
8.9 ZONE,CHANNEL,CONTACT AND MUTE .............................................................................. 52
8.10 RESET.............................................................................................................................. 53
8.11 SPEAKER MUTE................................................................................................................ 53
8.12 MAN DOWN ...................................................................................................................... 53
8.13 LONE WORKER................................................................................................................. 53
8.14 DMR ALL CALL DIAL STRING............................................................................................ 54
9DIAL STRINGS ................................................................................................................... 55
9.1 CALL INITIATION FORMATS ................................................................................................ 55
9.2 CALL MODIFIERS .............................................................................................................. 55
9.3 MS BEHAVIOUR COMMANDS ............................................................................................. 55
10 ACCESSORIES................................................................................................................... 56
APPENDICES
A ALERT TONES AND MESSAGES.
LIST OF FIGURES
Page
Figure 1. Fitting the Battery..........................................................................................................20
Figure 2. Fitting the Antenna........................................................................................................20
Figure 3. Fitting the Belt Clip........................................................................................................ 21
Figure 4. Fitting Audio Accessory/Programming Cable. ...............................................................21
Figure 5. SDP660 Controls. .........................................................................................................22
Figure 6. Default Screen Layout...................................................................................................24
Figure 7. Initial Screen.................................................................................................................27
Figure 8. Password Screen..........................................................................................................27
Figure 9. Welcome Screen (example).......................................................................................... 28
Figure 10. Default Screen with Keys Locked................................................................................28
Figure 11. Duplex Setup in FPP...................................................................................................32
Figure 12. SDP660 Receiving Duplex Call...................................................................................33
Figure 13. FPP –PTT TX Control for Duplex Call........................................................................33
Figure 14. FPP –Earpiece Volume and Mic Gain settings...........................................................34
Figure 15. Menu Navigation (example). .......................................................................................36
Figure 16. Channels Menu........................................................................................................... 37
Figure 17. Zone Menu..................................................................................................................38
Figure 18. Settings Menu (example). ...........................................................................................38
Figure 19. Options Menu.............................................................................................................. 39
Figure 20. Contacts Menu............................................................................................................39

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Figure 21. Individual contact details............................................................................................. 40
Figure 22. Information Menu........................................................................................................40
Figure 23. Radio Information Screens..........................................................................................40
Figure 24. Messages Menu.......................................................................................................... 41
Figure 25. Messages –Inbox.......................................................................................................41
Figure 26. Messages –Outbox....................................................................................................42
Figure 27. Messages –Send Status. ...........................................................................................42
Figure 28. Messages –Send Template........................................................................................43
Figure 29. Messages –New Message.........................................................................................43
Figure 30. Send Message Screen................................................................................................44
Figure 31. Message View Screen. ...............................................................................................45
Figure 32. Message Options Screen............................................................................................45
Figure 33. Mute Adjust Menu....................................................................................................... 46
Figure 34. Backlight Menu. ..........................................................................................................46
Figure 35. Brightness Menu......................................................................................................... 47
Figure 36. Key Beeps Menu.........................................................................................................47
Figure 37. Speaker Volume Menu................................................................................................48
Figure 38. Alert Volume Menu......................................................................................................48
Figure 39. Radio Status Menu –RSSI Screen.............................................................................49
Figure 40. Radio Status Menu –Battery Level Screen.................................................................49
Figure 41. Radio Status Menu –Accelerometer Orientation Screen.............................................50
Figure 42. Radio Status Menu –GPS Screen..............................................................................50
Figure 43. Scan Menu..................................................................................................................51
Figure 44. Display Test Menu. .....................................................................................................51
LIST OF TABLES
Page
Table 1. RF Exposure Compliance Distances..............................................................................12
Table 2. RF Exposure Compliance DMR Duplex (2.5 Watts Burst Power)...................................12
Table 3. Charge Indications. ........................................................................................................20
Table 4. SDP660 –Controls.........................................................................................................23
Table 5. LED Indications..............................................................................................................23
Table 6. Icon Details....................................................................................................................25
Table 7. Call Initiation Formats..................................................................................................... 55
Table 8. Call Modifiers. ................................................................................................................55
Table 9. MS Behaviour Commands..............................................................................................55
Table 10. SDP660 DMR Portable Radio Accessories. .................................................................56
Table A1. Alert Tones. ................................................................................................................. 58

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PERSONAL SAFETY
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
These Safety Precautions, Warnings and Cautions advise personnel of specific hazards which may
be encountered when using the equipment covered in this manual and that control measures are
required to prevent injury to personnel, and damage to equipment and/or the environment.
Before using this equipment, personnel are to acquaint themselves with all risk assessments
relevant to the work site and the task. They must then comply with the control measures detailed
in those risk assessments.
References covering safety regulations, health hazards and hazardous substances are detailed
under the WARNINGS section below. These are referred to in this user manual when they are
encountered.
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS
Do NOT operate your portable radio, without a hands-free kit, whilst driving a vehicle.
Do NOT operate your radio in an explosive atmosphere –unless the radio’s level of IECEx
approval is approved for use in that atmosphere.
Obey the ‘Turn Off Two-way Radios’ signs where these are posted, e.g. on a petrol station
forecourt.
Do NOT touch the antenna while the radio is transmitting.
Do NOT use or store the batteries above +60 °C.
Do NOT dispose of batteries in a fire.
Do NOT operate the radio if the antenna has become disconnected or damaged.
Only recharge batteries in an approved battery charger.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
Before using any hazardous substance or material, the user must be conversant with the safety
precautions and first aid instructions:
On the label of the container in which it was supplied.
On the material Safety Data Sheet.
In any local Safety Orders and Regulations.
WARNINGS
Lithium Batteries
WARNING
LITHIUM BATTERIES. THIS EQUIPMENT USES LITHIUM ION
BATTERIES. REFER TO THE CONTROL OF SUBSTANCES
HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH REGULATIONS (COSHH) 2002 AND/OR THE
APPROPRIATE SAFETY DATA SHEET.

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Radio Frequency Radiation
WARNING
RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION. A RADIO FREQUENCY (RF)
RADIATION HAZARD EXISTS IN THIS EQUIPMENT. TO AVOID RF
INJURY, DO NOT TOUCH THE ANTENNA WHEN THE TRANSMITTER IS
IN USE. DO NOT OPERATE TRANSMITTER WITH THE ANTENNA
DISCONNECTED.
FCC Part 15 Compliance
THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES.
OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE CONDITION THAT THE DEVICE DOES
NOT CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE.
Dangerous Voltages
Dangerous voltages exist in this equipment, for the appropriate Safety precautions, refer to the
relevant Electrical Safety Regulations appropriate to the country of operation.
WARNING
DANGEROUS VOLTAGES. DANGEROUS VOLTAGES EXIST IN ALL THE
BATTERY CHARGERS USED WITH THIS RADIO. FOR THE
APPROPRIATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS REFER TO THE RELEVANT
ELECTRICAL SAFETY REGULATIONS APPROPRIATE TO THE
COUNTRY OF OPERATION.
HINTS FOR USING THE RADIO
When transmitting, hold the radio a few centimetres from your mouth and speak across it, rather
than into it. The microphone is located near the bottom left hand corner of the portable radio.
Keep the length of your conversation to a minimum to conserve battery life.
When it is possible to move location, avoid making calls from known poor signal-strength areas
such as the radio systems fringe areas (limit of range) or from screened or shadowed areas, e.g.
an underground car park or underpass.

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COMPLIANCE WITH RF ENERGY EXPOSURE GUIDELINES
(UNITED STATES AND CANADA)
RF ENERGY EXPOSURE AWARENESS AND CONTROL INFORMATION AND
OPERATIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FCC OCCUPATIONAL USE REQUIREMENTS
Before using your Simoco portable two-way radio, read this important RF energy awareness and
control information and operational instructions to ensure compliance with the Federal
Communication Commission’s (FCCs) RF exposure guidelines.
NOTICE.
This radio is intended for use in Occupational/Controlled conditions in a portable
application where users have full knowledge of their exposure and can exercise control
over their exposure to meet the occupational limits in FCC/ICNIRP and International
Standards. This radio device is NOT authorised for general population consumer use.
This two-way radio uses electromagnetic energy in the Radio Frequency (RF) spectrum to provide
communications between two or more users over a distance. It uses RF energy or radio waves to
send and receive calls. RF energy is one form of electromagnetic energy. Other forms include,
but are not limited to, electric power, sunlight and x-rays. RF energy, however, should not be
confused with these other forms of electromagnetic energy, which, when used improperly, can
cause biological damage. Very high levels of x-rays, for example, can damage tissues and genetic
material.
Experts in science, engineering, medicine, health and industry work with organizations to develop
standards for safe exposure to RF energy. These standards provide recommended levels of RF
exposure for both workers and the general public. These recommended RF exposure levels
include substantial margins of protection. All Simoco two-way radios are designed, manufactured
and tested to ensure they meet government established RF exposure levels. In addition,
manufacturers also recommend specific operating instructions to users of two-way radios. These
instructions are important because they inform users about RF energy exposure and provide
simple procedures on how to control it. Please refer to the following websites for more information
on what RF energy exposure is and how to control your exposure to assure compliance with
established RF exposure limits.
http://transition.fcc.gov/oet/rfsafety/rf-faqs.html
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/radiofrequencyradiation/
Federal Communications Commission Regulations
The FCC rules require manufacturers to comply with the FCC RF energy exposure limits for
portable two-way radios before they can be marketed in the United States (US). When two-way
radios are used as a consequence of employment, the FCC requires users to be fully aware of and
able to control their exposure to meet occupational requirements. Simoco two-way radios have an
exposure awareness label attached to the equipment directing users to specific awareness
information. Do not remove this exposure awareness label from the device. Additionally, your
Simoco user manual or separate safety booklet includes information and operating instructions
required to control your RF exposure and to satisfy compliance regulations.
Compliance with RF Exposure Standards
Simoco two-way radios are designed and tested to comply with a number of national and
international standards and guidelines (listed below) for human exposure to RF electromagnetic
energy. This radio complies with the IEEE (FCC) and International Commission on Non-Ionizing
Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) exposure limits for Occupational/Controlled RF exposure
environments at operating duty factors of up to 50% talk 50% listen and is authorised by the FCC