Tait TM9356 User manual

TM9356/TM9456
Mobile Radios
Dual Body User’s Guide
MMB-00037-01 · Issue 1 · March 2021

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Contents
For your safety ..............................................................................8
Safety warnings used in this guide .............................................................. 8
Radio frequency exposure information ........................................................ 9
Radio frequency emissions limits in the USA .............................................. 11
Frequency band reserved for distress beacons ........................................... 12
Australia and New Zealand citizens band (476.4 to 477.4MHz) ................ 12
Health, safety, and electromagnetic compatibility in Europe ....................... 13
Interference with electronic devices ........................................................... 14
Potentially explosive atmospheres and blasting areas ................................ 15
Radio installation and operation in vehicles ............................................... 15
Radio protection when charging the vehicle battery ................................... 16
Electromagnetic compatibility in European vehicles ................................... 16
Unapproved modifications or changes to radio .......................................... 16
High radio surface temperatures ............................................................... 17
GNSS operation ........................................................................................ 17
Your radio’s settings ..................................................................19
Scope ...........................................................................................20
Dual radio operation ..................................................................21
Dual radio display states and descriptions ................................................. 22
Radio controls in a dual radio system ........................................................ 23
About the foreground and background radio ............................................. 25
Switching between radios (changing the foreground radio) ....................... 26
Monitoring more than one radio (dual receive) .......................................... 26
Dual transmit mode .................................................................................. 27
Repeater mode ......................................................................................... 27
About the lone worker feature .................................................................. 29
Troubleshooting .........................................................................34
When your radio won’t turn on ................................................................. 34
Tait Software Licence Agreement .............................................35

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Contact information
Tait Communications
Corporate Head Office
Tait International Limited
P.O. Box 1645
Christchurch
New Zealand
For the address and telephone number of regional
offices, refer to our website:www.taitradio.com
Copyright and trademarks
All information contained in this document is the
property of Tait International Limited. All rights
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 Tait International Limited.
The word TAIT and the TAIT logo are trademarks
of Tait International Limited.
All trade names referenced are the service mark,
trademark or registered trademark of the
respective manufacturers.

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Disclaimer
There are no warranties extended or granted by
this document. Tait International Limited 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.
Enquiries and comments
If you have any enquiries regarding this
document, or any comments, suggestions and
notifications of errors, please contact your
regional Tait office.
Updates of manual and equipment
In the interests of improving the performance,
reliability or servicing of the equipment, Tait
International Limited reserves the right to update
the equipment or this document or both without
prior notice.

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Intellectual property rights
This product may be protected by one or more
patents or designs of Tait International Limited
together with their international equivalents,
pending patent or design applications, and
registered trade marks: NZ409837, NZ409838,
NZ415277, NZ415278, NZ508806, NZ530819,
NZ534475, NZ547713, NZ577009, NZ579051,
NZ579364, NZ586889, NZ610563, NZ615954,
NZ700387, NZ708662, NZ710766, NZ711325 ,
NZ726313, NZ733434, NZ593887,
AU2015215962, AU339127, AU339391,
AU2016259281, AU2016902579,
AU2017204526, EU000915475-0001,
EU000915475-0002, GB1518031.8,
GB1710543.8, GB2532863, US14/834609 Div.
no 1, US15/346518 Div.no 2, US15/350332,
US15/387026 Div., US29/614639, US62/713910,
US62/729478, US62/730107, US62/767041,
US62/781642, US62/778238, US9794940 Div. no
1, US20150085799, US20160044572,
US20160057051, US20170142646,
US20170055267 Div. no 2, US20180006844,
US640974, US640977, US698339, US702666,
US7758996, US8902804, US9107231,
US9504034, US9559967.

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Environmental responsibilities
Tait International Limited is an environmentally
responsible company which supports waste
minimization, material recovery and restrictions in
the use of hazardous materials.
The European Union’s Waste Electrical and
Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive requires
that this product be disposed of separately from
the general waste stream when its service life is
over. For more information about how to dispose
of your unwanted Tait product, visit the Tait WEEE
website at www.taitradio.com/weee. Please be
environmentally responsible and dispose through
the original supplier, or contact Tait International
Limited.
Tait International Limited also complies with the
Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous
Substances in Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (RoHS) Directive in the European
Union.
In China, we comply with the Measures for
Administration of the Pollution Control of
Electronic Information Products. We will comply
with environmental requirements in other markets
as they are introduced.

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About this guide
This user’s guide provides information about the
TM9356 and TM9456 dual body mobile radios.
The radio behavior described in this guide applies
to radios with firmware version TM9356 v2.27.00
and TM9456 v2.18.00 and higher. If you need
further assistance or your radio does not operate
as you expect, contact your radio provider.
For information about installing your TM9456 or
TM9356 radio, go to http://support.taitradio.com

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For your safety
Before using your radio, please read the following
important safety and compliance information.
Safety warnings used in this guide
Please follow exactly any instruction that appears
in the text as an ‘alert’. An alert provides
necessary safety information as well as instruction
in the proper use of the product. This user’s guide
uses the following types of alert:
Warning This alert is used when there is a hazard-
ous situation which, if not avoided, could result in
death or serious injury.
Caution This alert is used when there is a hazard-
ous situation which, if not avoided, could result in
minor or moderate injury.
Notice This alert is used to highlight information
that is required to ensure procedures are
performed correctly. Incorrectly performed proce-
dures could result in equipment damage or
malfunction.
This icon is used to draw your attention to
information that may improve your understanding
of the equipment or procedure.

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Radio frequency exposure information
For your own safety and to ensure you comply
with the radio frequency (RF) exposure guidelines
of the United States Federal Communication
Commission’s (FCC), Industry Canada, and those
from other administrations, please read the
following information before using this radio.
Using this radio
You should use this radio only for work-related
purposes (it is not authorized for any other use)
and if you are fully aware of, and can exercise
control over, your exposure to RF energy. To
prevent exceeding RF exposure limits, you must
control the amount and duration of RF that you
and other people are exposed to.
It is also important that you:
■Do not remove the RF exposure label from the
radio.
■Ensure this RF exposure information
accompanies the radio when it is transferred to
other users.
■Do not use the radio if you do not adhere to the
guidelines on controlling your exposure to RF.
Controlling your exposure to RF energy
This radio emits radio frequency (RF) energy or
radio waves primarily when calls are made. RF is
a form of electromagnetic energy (as is sunlight),
and there are recommended levels of maximum
RF exposure.

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Warning RF exposure hazard!
To comply with FCC and Industry Canada RF
exposure limits, mount the antenna at a location
such that no person or persons can come closer
than 35 inches (0.9m) to the antenna:
For radios with a transmit power >25W:
VHF radios must be installed using an antenna
mounted centrally on the vehicle roof, with a gain
of 2.15dBi or 5.15dBi.
UHF and 800MHz radios must be installed using
an antenna mounted either centrally on the vehi-
cle roof with a gain of 2.15dBi or 5.65dBi, or
centrally mounted on the trunk with a gain of
5.65dBi.
900MHz radios must be installed using an
antenna mounted either centrally on the vehicle
roof or centrally mounted on the trunk with a gain
of 2.15dBi or 8dBi.
For radios with a transmit power of 25W:
The radio must be installed using an externally
mounted antenna with a gain of either 2.15dBi or
5.15dBi.
To control your exposure to RF and comply with
the maximum exposure limits for
occupational/controlled environments, follow
these guidelines:
■Do not talk (transmit) on the radio more than
the rated transmit duty cycle. This is important
because the radio radiates more energy when
it is transmitting than when it is receiving.
■While you are transmitting (talking or sending
data) on the radio, you must ensure that there
is always a distance of 35 inches (0.9m)
between people and the antenna. This is the
minimum safe distance.