Simoco SDP660 User manual

SDP660 PORTABLE RADIO
USER MANUAL
TNM-U-E-0114, Issue 1.1B
July 2013
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D
ECLARATION
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.
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Simoco.
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OMPUTER
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O TWARE
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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, #6,199,0 7 B1, #5,870,405,
#5,826,222, #5,754,974, #5,701, 90, #5,715, 65, #5,649,050, #5,6 0,011, #5,581,656,
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D ISCLAIMER
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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.
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QUIPMENT AND
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ANUAL
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PDATES
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MISSIONS
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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. 179
Australia
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OCUMENT
H
ISTORY
Issue Date Comments
1.0 January 201 Initial Issue.
1.1 July 201 Additional General Precaution added, plus changes to Support
page email addresses.
R
ELATED
D
OCUMENTS
1. TNM-M-E-0033. SDP600 Series DMR Portable Radio Transceivers – Service Manual,
Issue 1.0.
2. TNM-U-E-0116. SDP660 Portable Radio – Brief User Guide, Issue 1.1, dated July 2013.
3. TNM-U-E-0118. PAR-600CRG1 Single Rapid Charger – SDP650/660 Instruction Manual,
Issue 1.0, dated January 2013.
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 O CONTENTS
Page
Title Page ......................................................................................................................................1
Preface .......................................................................................................................................... 2
Table of Contents (This List) ....................................................................................................... 4
List of igures ..............................................................................................................................6
List of Tables ................................................................................................................................ 7
Personal Safety ............................................................................................................................8
Warnings ....................................................................................................................................... 8
Compliance with R Energy Exposure Guidelines (United States and Canada) ....................10
General Notes ............................................................................................................................. 13
Support – Contact Information .................................................................................................. 14
Abbreviations .............................................................................................................................15
Glossary ...................................................................................................................................... 16
1
INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................17
1.1 O VERVIEW ........................................................................................................................17
1.2 C ON IGURATION ...............................................................................................................17
1.3 EATURES ........................................................................................................................17
2 GETTING STARTED ........................................................................................................... 19
2.1 P REPARING THE R ADIO OR U SE ....................................................................................... 19
2.1.1 Charging the Battery............................................................................................... 19
2.1.1.1 Procedure...................................................................................................... 19
2.1.2 Fitting the Battery ...................................................................................................20
2.1. Fitting the Antenna .................................................................................................20
2.1.4 Fitting the Belt Clip .................................................................................................21
2.1.5 Fitting Audio Accessory/Programming Cable..........................................................21
2.2 C ON IGURATION ...............................................................................................................21
3 RONT PANEL CONTROLS............................................................................................... 22
4 MAIN SCREEN....................................................................................................................24
4.1 D E AULT S CREEN L AYOUT ................................................................................................ 24
4.1.1 Soft Labels ............................................................................................................. 24
4.1.2 Text Panel ..............................................................................................................24
4.1. Icons....................................................................................................................... 24
5 BASIC OPERATIONS ......................................................................................................... 28
5.1 T URNING THE R ADIO O N /O ............................................................................................28
5.2 E NTERING A P ASSWORD .................................................................................................... 28
5.3 W ELCOME S CREEN ........................................................................................................... 29
5.4 L OCKING AND U NLOCKING THE K EYPAD ............................................................................. 29
5.5 A DJUSTING THE V OLUME ...................................................................................................30
5.6 S ELECTING A Z ONE ........................................................................................................... 30
5.7 S ELECTING A C HANNEL ..................................................................................................... 30

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5.8 M AKING A C ALL ................................................................................................................30
5.9 R
ECEIVING A
C
ALL
............................................................................................................ 31
9S CAN / V OTING UNCTIONS ....................................................................................................... 32
5.9.1 Scan/ Voting Screen............................................................................................... 2
5.10 E MERGENCY A LARM ......................................................................................................... 33
5.10.1 Making an Emergency Call.....................................................................................
6 MENU SYSTEM...................................................................................................................34
6.1 M ENU N AVIGATION ............................................................................................................ 35
7 MENU SCREENS ................................................................................................................36
7.1 C HANNELS M ENU ..............................................................................................................36
7.2 Z ONE M ENU ...................................................................................................................... 37
7.3 S ETTINGS M ENU ...............................................................................................................37
7.4 O PTIONS M ENU ................................................................................................................. 38
7.5 C ONTACTS M ENU ..............................................................................................................38
7.6 I N ORMATION M ENU .......................................................................................................... 39
7.7 M ESSAGES M ENU ............................................................................................................. 40
7.7.1 Inbox ...................................................................................................................... 40
7.7.2 Outbox.................................................................................................................... 41
7.7. Send Status............................................................................................................ 41
7.7.4 Send Template ....................................................................................................... 42
7.7.5 New Message......................................................................................................... 42
7.7.6 Sending Status, Template and Text Messages....................................................... 4
7.7.7 Viewing Received Messages.................................................................................. 4
7.8 M UTE A DJUST M ENU ......................................................................................................... 44
7.9 B ACKLIGHT M ENU ............................................................................................................. 45
7.10 B RIGHTNESS M ENU ........................................................................................................... 46
7.11 K EY B EEPS M ENU ............................................................................................................. 46
7.12 S PEAKER V OLUME M ENU ..................................................................................................47
7.13 A LERT V OLUME M ENU ....................................................................................................... 47
7.14 R ADIO S TATUS M ENU ........................................................................................................48
7.14.1 RSSI 48
7.14.2 Battery Level .......................................................................................................... 48
7.14. Accelerometer Orientation...................................................................................... 49
7.14.4 GPS 49
7.15 S CAN M ENU ...................................................................................................................... 49
7.16 D ISPLAY T EST .................................................................................................................. 50
8 SPECIAL UNCTIONS........................................................................................................ 52
8.1 C HANNEL U P A ND D OWN ..................................................................................................52
8.2 Z
ONE
U
P AND
D
OWN
......................................................................................................... 52
8.3 S CAN O N /O ...................................................................................................................52
8.4 S KIP .................................................................................................................................52
8.5 T ALK A ROUND O N /O ..................................................................................................... 52
8.6 L OW P OWER ..................................................................................................................... 52
8.7 G O T O C HANNEL A, B, C OR D.........................................................................................52
8.7.1 Go To Contact A, B,C or D .....................................................................................52
8.8 M ENU ............................................................................................................................... 52

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8.9 Z ONE , C HANNEL , C ONTACT AND M UTE ..............................................................................52
8.10 R
ESET
..............................................................................................................................53
8.11 S PEAKER M UTE ................................................................................................................53
8.12 M AN D OWN ....................................................................................................................... 53
8.13 L ONE W ORKER ................................................................................................................. 54
1.1 DMR A LL C ALL D IAL S TRING ............................................................................................54
9 DIAL STRINGS....................................................................................................................55
10 ACCESSORIES ................................................................................................................... 56
APPENDICES
A ALERT TONES AND MESSAGES.
LIST O IGURES
Page
Figure 1. Fitting the Battery. ......................................................................................................... 20
Figure 2. Fitting the Antenna. ....................................................................................................... 20
Figure . 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. ................................................................................................................28
Figure 8. Password Screen. .........................................................................................................28
Figure 9. Welcome Screen (example). .........................................................................................29
Figure 10. Default Screen with Keys Locked. ...............................................................................29
Figure 11. Menu Navigation (example)......................................................................................... 5
Figure 12. Channels Menu. .......................................................................................................... 6
Figure 1 . Zone Menu. ................................................................................................................. 7
Figure 14. Settings Menu (example)............................................................................................. 7
Figure 15. Options Menu.............................................................................................................. 8
Figure 16. Contacts Menu. ........................................................................................................... 8
Figure 17. Individual contact details. ............................................................................................ 9
Figure 18. Information Menu. ....................................................................................................... 9
Figure 19. Radio Information Screens. ......................................................................................... 9
Figure 20. Messages Menu. .........................................................................................................40
Figure 21. Messages – Inbox. ...................................................................................................... 40
Figure 22. Messages – Outbox..................................................................................................... 41
Figure 2 . Messages – Send Status.............................................................................................41
Figure 24. Messages – Send Template. .......................................................................................42
Figure 25. Messages – New Message.......................................................................................... 42
Figure 26. Send Message Screen. ............................................................................................... 4
Figure 27. Message View Screen................................................................................................. 44
Figure 28. Message Options Screen. ...........................................................................................44

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Figure 29. Mute Adjust Menu. ...................................................................................................... 45
Figure 0. Backlight Menu............................................................................................................ 45
Figure 1. Brightness Menu. ........................................................................................................ 46
Figure 2. Key Beeps Menu. ........................................................................................................ 46
Figure . Speaker Volume Menu................................................................................................ 47
Figure 4. Alert Volume Menu......................................................................................................47
Figure 5. Radio Status Menu – RSSI Screen.............................................................................. 48
Figure 6. Radio Status Menu – Battery Level Screen. ................................................................ 48
Figure 7. Radio Status Menu – Accelerometer Orientation Screen............................................. 49
Figure 8. Radio Status Menu – GPS Screen. ............................................................................. 49
Figure 40. Scan Menu. .................................................................................................................50
Figure 41. Test Mode Menu. ........................................................................................................ 50
Figure 42. Display Test Menu....................................................................................................... 50
LIST O TABLES
Page
Table 1. Charge Indications.......................................................................................................... 20
Table 2. SDP660 – Controls......................................................................................................... 2
Table . LED Indications. ............................................................................................................. 2
Table 4. Icon Details..................................................................................................................... 25
Table 5. SDP650 and SDP660 DMR Portable Radio Accessories................................................56
Table A1. Alert Tones................................................................................................................... 58

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PERSONAL SA ETY
S
A ETY
P
RECAUTIONS
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.
G
ENERAL
P
RECAUTIONS
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.
H AZARDOUS S UBSTANCES
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.
W
ARNINGS
Lithium Batteries
WARNING
LITHIUM BATTERIES. THIS EQUIPMENT USES LITHIUM ION
BATTERIES. RE ER TO THE CONTROL O SUBSTANCES
HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH REGULATIONS (COSHH) 2002 AND/OR THE
APPROPRIATE SA ETY DATA SHEET.

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Radio requency Radiation
WARNING
RADIO REQUENCY RADIATION. A RADIO REQUENCY (R )
RADIATION HAZARD EXISTS IN THIS EQUIPMENT. TO AVOID R
INJURY, DO NOT TOUCH THE ANTENNA WHEN THE TRANSMITTER IS
IN USE. DO NOT OPERATE TRANSMITTER WITH THE ANTENNA
DISCONNECTED.
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. OR THE
APPROPRIATE SA ETY PRECAUTIONS RE ER TO THE RELEVANT
ELECTRICAL SA ETY REGULATIONS APPROPRIATE TO THE
COUNTRY O OPERATION.
HINTS OR 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 R ENERGY EXPOSURE GUIDELINES
(UNITED STATES AND CANADA)
R E NERGY E XPOSURE A WARENESS AND C ONTROL I N ORMATION AND
O PERATIONAL I NSTRUCTIONS OR CC O CCUPATIONAL U SE R EQUIREMENTS
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 CC/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/
ederal 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 R 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