SAILOR SP3550 Portable UHF User manual
SP3550 UHF Document number: 98-124308-J Release date: January, 2015 Copyright: © 2015 Thrane & Thrane A/S. All rights reserved. Trademark Acknowledgements • SAILOR is a registered trademark of Thrane & Thrane A/S. • Other product and company names mentioned in this manual may be trademarks or trade names of their respective owners. Warranty limitation IMPORTANT - The radio is a sealed waterproof unit.
Precautions Avoid water and salt in the I/O connector and keep it clean frequently. Only use original Thrane & Thrane battery packs. Make sure they are clean and dry before attaching the transceiver. Be careful not to damage any gaskets. Only use the original Thrane & Thrane charger for the rechargeable battery. Be very careful when handling the Lithium batteries. With correct use they are safe but any misuse might cause dangerous situations.
Training information SAILOR SP3550 UHF is designed for to be operated safely. It must be operated by licensed personnel only. The SP3550 complies with the uncontrolled RF exposure limits. • FCC OET Bulletin 65 Supplement C, evaluating compliance with FCC guidelines for human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields. • American National Standards Institute (C95.1) IEEE standard for safety levels with respect to human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz.
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Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Your UHF ............................................................................ 1 Performance .......................................................................2 Channels ............................................................................2 Chapter 2 Operation Controls ..............................................................................5 Keys and buttons ................................................................5 The display ...............
Chapter 5 Equipment and accessories External equipment .......................................................... 27 List of equipment .............................................................. 27 Connecting external equipment ........................................ 27 Impact on radio operation ................................................28 Accessorie connector ........................................................28 Accessories ....................................................................
Chapter 1 Introduction Your UHF The SP3550 UHF is designed for flexibility in daily use. It connects easily to external equipment like headsets and fist mikes, making the SP3550 suitable for any noisy environment. Main features: Unique man machine interface, an excellent grip even with gloves, and large tactile buttons. Display with red adjustable backlight which makes the display visible even at night. Built-in “sleep” function, minimizing power consumption and improving battery lifetime.
Introduction Performance For best performance of the transceiver keep the following in mind: • Keep clear of metal environment. • Hold the transceiver vertically and 5 cm from lips and push the PTT when transmitting. • In receive mode carry the transceiver vertically with belt clips. • To preserve battery power, adjust squelch to close the loudspeaker when there is no signal. • If you are in a lifeboat keep the antenna as high as possible.
Introduction Table 2: Additional channels for 12.5 kHz equipment Channel designator Frequency Channel M 467.5375 MHz Channel N 467.5625 MHz Channel O 457.5375 MHz Channel P 457.5625 MHz Table 3: Two-frequency simplex channels for use with repeater only Channel designator Repeater RX Frequency Repeater TX Frequency Channel G 467.525 MHz 457.525 MHz Channel H 467.550 MHz 457.550 MHz Channel J 467.575 MHz 457.575 MHz Channel K 467.5375 MHz 457.5375 MHz Channel L 467.5625 MHz 457.
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Chapter 2 Operation Controls Keys and buttons 1 1. On/off/volume 2. Light/Lock 3. Push To Talk (PTT) 4. Up key 5. Down key 2 3 6. Hi/Lo output power 7. Squelch 4 7 5 8 6 9 8. Scan 9. D/P0 quick channel select 10.
Operation Key presses Pressing and holding certain keys gives access to additional functions, shown in the table below. Key Short press (1 beep) Show next available item in the list (up or down). Default: Channel selection Long press (2 beeps) Run through available items, or select tagged channels P1 () or P2 (). Activate Squelch control (Adjust with up/down arrows). Monitor function. Open Squelch completely. Set period of time in configuration mode. 1 press: Activate/ terminate Dual watch.
Operation The display The display holds various fields of information, explained below. 3 4 5 2 6 7 1 8 10 1. 9 Current working channel. 2. “Lo”: Reduced transmitter power. Full transmitter power is not shown in display. 3. Dual watch activated. 4. Current working channel is marked for scanning. 5. Keypad is locked. 6. Battery level indicator. 7. Transmitting (TX) /Receiving (RX). 8. Accessory is connected. 9. Service line for various purposes. In this example the volume level. 10.
Operation Using the UHF Basic functions Note Before using the radio, mount the antenna at the top of the radio. The antenna is delivered with the radio. Switching the radio on and off • To switch the radio on, turn the knob at the top of the radio clockwise. The display lights up showing the last used channel and the battery level. • To switch the radio off, Turn the knob back counter-clockwise until it clicks. Selecting the working channel • To select channel D, press the D/P0 key.
Operation Activating a call To activate a call to the selected channel, press and hold the PTT button on the side of the radio. The radio transmits as long as the PTT button is pressed. A small TX sign next to the channel number indicates when the radio is in transmit mode. Adjusting the volume • To increase the volume, turn the on/off knob at the top of the radio clockwise. • To decrease the volume, turn the knob counter-clockwise. The display shows the level of the volume, e.g.
Operation Using Dual watch (requires priority channel is programmed) • To activate Dual watch, press the SCN key. The display shows “Dual” at the top and “D” at the bottom right. The radio toggles between the selected channel and channel D (if channel D is programmed as the priority channel). • To terminate Dual watch, press SCN again. Scanning channels • To activate scanning memory, press 2 times SCN within ½ a second. During scanning, the display shows “SC” in the channel field.
Operation Other functions Programming the scanning memory To add a channel to the scanning memory, select the channel and then press and hold the SCN key until the display shows MEM at the top. To remove a channel from the scanning memory, select the channel and then press and hold the SCN key until the MEM sign disappears from the display. Low power operation The radio can be operated in low power mode. In this mode battery life time is dramatically increased.
Operation • A new channel is selected For private channels, the feature will remain until manually removed. Scrambler On channels where it is allowed, you can set up voice scrambling, using configuration mode (see SCRM on page 22). Please note that if the radio is operating with scrambling on a channel, it is impossible to communicate with other radios that are not programmed with the same scrambler code. For this reason, be very careful not to use scrambled channels in emergency situations.
Operation Alive beep To enable “ALIVE” function do as follows: 1. Select the channel where ALIVE function is desired to be transmitted. 2. Press and hold the Hi/Lo until you see “ALIVE ON” on the radio display. It takes approx. a second. 3. Now “ALIVE” is transmitted by a "beep" on the working channel, with approx. 4-second intervals. To deactivate “ALIVE” function do as follows: • Press and hold the Hi/Lo pressed until “ALIVE ON” no longer appears on the radio display. It takes approx. a second.
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Chapter 3 Batteries Battery level indication When the battery level is low, you should recharge the battery. The radio display shows the battery status. When the battery symbol is empty and flashing, the battery should be recharged as soon as possible. Removing and inserting the battery pack To remove the battery pack, do as follows: 1. Open the safety lock as shown. 2. Remove the battery. To insert the battery pack, attach the battery and then close the safety lock.
Batteries The battery chargers The chargers has two compartments. CH3507 • A rear compartment only for storing a spare battery. It does not have a charger function. • A front compartment for recharging the battery alone or while attached to the radio. CH3508 • It is possible to charge a battery in rear compartment simultaneously with the radio/battery in front. Installing the charger Mounting the charger There are several options for mounting one or more chargers on a table or a wall.
Batteries Connecting to power The charger can be supplied from DC or from AC using an AC/DC converter. DC: Connect the 12-24VDC Connection Cable between the DC supply and the connector on the underside of the charger. AC: Connect the AC/DC converter to the connector on the underside of the charger. Then connect the AC/DC converter to the AC outlet. Recharging the battery To recharge the battery, place the radio with battery or the battery alone in the front position of the charger cradle.
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Chapter 4 Configuring the radio Configuration mode Entering and using configuration mode Note The radio is not operational in configuration mode. • To enter configuration mode, press and hold the Light/Lock button while turning on the radio. The bottom line of the display shows the current menu item/setting. • To exit configuration mode, turn off the radio or press any key except , and the Light/Lock button.
Configuring the radio List of configuration settings The following settings are available in configuration mode. Name LIGHT Values Description MAN Only Light/Lock button activates the backlight. KEY All keys and buttons, except PTT and volume control, activate the backlight. MAX Status click/beep sound on key press, long press (settings/programming saved) and battery alarm. Maximum level. MIN Status click/beep sound on key press, long press (settings/programming saved) and battery alarm.
Configuring the radio Name Values Description CONTRST 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Contrast. 1 = lowest and 5 = highest. SHANG OFF Off. Resumes scanning when signal disappears. 4, 6, 8, 10 Scan hang time (in seconds) on an active receiving working channel. The time is measured from signal detected - remains on channel even if signal disappears. OFF Automatic resume deactivated.
Configuring the radio Name P0 Values Description OFF Remove tag “P0” for current working channel. ON Tag current working channel with “P0”. If another channel was previously tagged “P0”, this is overruled. • The working channel can now be selected with a long press on “D/P0”. P1 OFF Remove tag “P1” for current working channel. ON Tag current working channel with “P1”. If another channel was previously tagged “P1”, this is overruled.
Configuring the radio Name SUBC Values OFF Description SUBC disabled. Squelch opens on all received signals. 1, 2, ..., 38 Sub-tone carrier ID. Squelch opens if the received signal contains the desired subtone. During transmission the sub-tone with the corresponding ID is generated. Two radios on the same channel and with the same sub-tone ID, can reduce unwanted incoming traffic from other users on the same channel. CTCSS OFF CTCSS disabled. ON Activate CTCSS on working channel.
Configuring the radio Name SCODE Values Description OFF No scrambler code is assigned to the channel (selecting “ON” in the SCRM setting will have no effect). 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, CC A selection between 5 fixed sets of scrambler characteristics, and a custom code (CC), can be assigned to the channel. Note that the custom code can be defined in the service interface. SCRM OFF Scrambler disabled. ON Activate scrambling on working channel.
Configuring the radio Name ADD NAME Values A-Z, 0-9 Description Makes it possible to name the channels. The name must contain a maximum of 9 characters, use only capital letters, digits and spaces. Press Light/Lock to confirm programming. Note: The name appears in the service line on the display.
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Chapter 5 Equipment and accessories External equipment List of equipment The following equipment can be connected to the radio: • SAVOX 400E Push-To Talk unit • SAVOX C500 Fist Mike • SAVOX NC/400 Noise-com • SAVOX HC-E Helmet-com • SAVOX K53004 Helmet unit • Peltor MT7H79 Headset We recommend to remove all accessories during emergency use. All accessories listed might be used when body worn.
Equipment and accessories When external equipment is connected to the radio, the right side of the display will show a headset. Impact on radio operation The external equipment can have a built-in PTT button, speaker and microphone. Thus a connection has per default the following impact on the radio operation: • If a speaker or earpiece is built into the detected external equipment, the sound device of the external equipment is used, and the internal radio speaker is disabled.
Equipment and accessories Accessories List of accessories The following accessories are delivered with your radio: Accessory Part number Rechargeable battery, B3502 403502A Charger, CH3507 403507B AC/DC converter, length 150cm (100-240V~ /12VDC out) 88-125538 12-24VDC Connection cable, length 150cm 37-124381 Belt clip 62-124320 Antenna 88-125662 Lanyard 41-124375 User Manual (this manual) 98-124308 Batteries, charger, AC/DC Converter and 12VDC Connection are described in Batteries on page
Equipment and accessories Accessories you may buy Accessory Dual Position Charger CH3508 Leather Case Part number 403508B 403500-205 Warning! The display must always be kept away from the body to reduce the RF exposure when body worn.
Equipment and accessories Attaching and removing the belt clip To attach the belt clip, slide the belt clip upwards into the rails at the back of the radio until it locks. To remove the belt clip, press the projection at the top of the belt clip to release the lock and slide the belt clip downwards out of the rails. Release lock Attaching the lanyard Do as follows: Top view 1. Take the lanyard through the eye at the top of the radio. 2.
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Chapter 6 Troubleshooting Displaying errors Some errors result in an error message in the display. These error messages are listed below. Display text Problem Type Actions Err The battery voltage is Severe. Change/recharge below a critical level, Radio is non- the battery. where further operation functional. would damage the battery. Err Hardware error. Severe. Service required. Radio is nonfunctional. Context fails operation.
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Appendix A Technical specifications Technical data SP3550 General Item Specification RX frequency range 440.000 - 470.000 MHz TX frequency range 440.000 - 470.000 MHz Modulation 25 kHz 16K0G3E 12.5 kHz 8K50G3E Power supply 7.2 VDC Li battery Current drain at 5 W TX 1.8 A Current drain at 1 W TX 0.9 A Current drain RX max audio 0.
Technical specifications Transmitter Item Specification RF output power, landmobile 4.8 W ±1 dB / 0.3 W ±1 dB RF output power, maritime 1.8 W radiated / 0.3 W radiated Max deviation 25 kHz ±5 kHz 12.5 kHz ±2.5 kHz Spurious emission < 0.25 µW Adjacent channel power 25 kHz > 70 dB 12.
Technical specifications Item Specification Adjacent channel selectivity 25 kHz > 70 dB 12.5 kHz > 60 dB Audio output, internal 0.25 W at 10% dist. Audio output, external 0.
Technical specifications Battery life guidelines Battery (rechargeable) Note New batteries should be placed in the charger for minimum 12 hours first time. During daily use, always keep the battery fully charged and away from hot areas. Keep the battery terminals dry and clean. Never discharge beyond the specifications of the battery. Operation/Standby time depends on usage. Generally, the more the radio is transmitting, the faster it will drain the battery.
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Technical specifications Dimensional drawing, chargers Mounting Possibillities Declaration of Conformity Desktop mounting, top view 40 Wall mounting, rear view 0740
Technical specifications Declaration of Conformity Thrane & Thrane A/S Declaration of Conformity with R&TTE Directive &# 3,"#01'%,#" -$ 2&'1 *#22#0 "#!* 0#1 2& 2 2&# $-**-5',% #/3'.+#,2 !-+.*'#1 5'2& 2&# 1.#!'i! 2'-,1 -$ directive 1999/5/EC concerning Radio & Telecommunications Terminal Equipment.
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Appendix B Attention Gore-tex Membrane To keep the UHF watertight, is it very important that the Gore-Tex membrane under no circumstances must be damaged/covered or removed. That is, do not remove the Gore-Tex membrane or place any labels in the area.
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