Operator’s Manual MM102014V1 Rev.
MANUAL REVISION HISTORY REV DATE REASON FOR CHANGE R1A Jul. 2003 B Mar. 2004 C Nov. 2004 D Dec. 2004 E May 2005 Original Release. Replaced “blasting caps” hazard information with OSHA-standard blasting caps hazard information. Updated safety information, personality section, menu structure figure, log-in and log-off sections, radio tones section, stealth mode section, V-TAC SOI mode section, selective call section, emergency communications section, and DTMF microphone section.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1 SAFETY INFORMATION ......................................................................6 1.1 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY GUIDELINES AND SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION.............................................................8 1.2 COMMON HAZARDS.......................................................................9 2 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ..................................................................10 2.1 VOICE OPERATION .................................................................
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 3.7 SELECTIVE CALL .......................................................................... 40 3.7.1 Making a Selective Call................................................... 40 3.7.2 Receiving a Selective Call ............................................... 41 3.8 SELECTIVE ALERT........................................................................ 42 3.8.1 Sending Selective Alert Messages ................................... 42 3.8.2 Receiving Selective Alert Messages ..........
TABLE OF CONTENTS Page FIGURES Figure 2-1: Personality Structure Example........................................................13 Figure 2-2: M-803 and CH-103/103PA Front Panel..........................................14 Figure 2-3: M-803 Rear Panel (Half-Duplex Radio Shown) .............................15 Figure 2-4: CH-103 Control Head Rear Panel...................................................16 Figure 2-5: V-TAC Rear Panel..........................................................................
1 SAFETY INFORMATION WARNING The M-803 digital mobile radio generates RF electromagnetic energy during transmit mode. This radio is designed for and classified as “Occupational Use Only”, meaning it must be used only during the course of employment by individuals aware of the hazards and the ways to minimize such hazards. This radio is NOT intended for use by the “General Population” in an uncontrolled environment.
Table 1-1: Minimum Allowable Distances RATED POWER ANTENNA GAIN MPE1 UNCONTROLLED* MPE CONTROLLED* 43.9 dBm max 41.8 dBm nominal 0 dBd 62 cm (24.4 inches) 27.7 cm (10.9 inches) 43.9 dBm max 41.8 dBm nominal 3 dBd 87.6 cm (34.5 inches) 39.2 cm (15.4 inches) *Refers to Controlled (Occupational Use) and Uncontrolled (General Population Use) exposure. The radio must be serviced and installed only by a qualified technician.
1.1 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY GUIDELINES AND SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION The M-803 mobile radio transmits using a remote antenna. When it is ON, it receives and transmits radio frequency (RF) signals. In 1996, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted RF exposure guidelines with safety limits, based on the recommended limits of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) and the American National Safety Institute (ANSI).
1.2 COMMON HAZARDS The operator of any mobile radio should be aware of certain hazards common to the operation of vehicular radio transmissions. Possible hazards are: 1. Explosive Atmospheres Just as it is dangerous to fuel a vehicle with the motor running, be sure to turn the radio OFF while fueling the vehicle. Do NOT carry containers of fuel in the trunk of the vehicle if the radio is mounted in the trunk. 2.
2 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION The M-803 digital mobile radio is a hardware component of the OpenSky® network, an integrated voice and data communications system that delivers end-to-end digital transmissions over a single wireless network to the dashmounted or trunk-mounted radio receiver. The M-803 is intended to operate in a mobile environment, typically a motor vehicle. The radio operates over both the Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) and National Public Safety Planning Advisory Committee (NPSPAC) frequency bands.
Unlike most dispatch radio systems, however, an active transmission can be pre-empted by a dispatcher or supervisor. This results in the transmitting radio instantly switching to receive the “priority” in-bound call. Normal operation can be resumed once the in-bound call is concluded. This feature is particularly useful for V-TAC users operating as a scene commander. 2.
• An optional intercom function is available between control units. (Audio will be broadcast to ALL connected control heads.) 2.4 INTERCOM OPERATION The intercom option, a licensed option, allows the M-803 radio to pass audio locally between control heads and not over the network. It gives users at multiple control heads connected to the same radio the ability communicate with each other without transmitting over-the-air.
Profile 1 Profile 2 Profile 3 TG a TG d TG a TG b TG e TG d TG c TG f TG g TG x TG h TG y TG i TG z TG = Talk Group Figure 2-1: Personality Structure Example 2.6.2 Talk Groups A talk group represents a set of users that regularly need to communicate with one another. There can be any number of authorized users assigned to a talk group. Talk groups are established and organized by the OpenSky network administrator.
2.8 FRONT PANEL The front panel provides the interface for the operator. It includes a 19-character (8 over 11) vacuum fluorescent display, navigation and select buttons for menu navigation, three pre-set buttons, a power button/rotary volume control knob, a microphone connector, and an emergency button. The front panel of the dash-mounted M-803 mobile radio is identical to the front panel of the CH-103 control head utilized in remote/trunk-mounted M-803 and V-TAC radio installations.
2.9 M-803 REAR PANEL The M-803 rear panel is shown in Figure 2-3. It contains most of the radio’s cable connections. The DC power connector accepts vehicle battery power to power the radio and an ignition/accessory control sense input. The I/O connector contains the speaker output connections and optional connections, including NMEA-formatted GPS output data if the optional GPS receiver is installed in the radio.
2.10 CONTROL HEAD REAR PANEL The rear panel of the CH-103 control head contains the interface connections necessary between the radio and control unit. As shown in Figure 2-4, five connection points are: • POWER - The DC power connector accepts vehicle battery power to power the unit and an ignition/accessory control sense input for on/off control via the vehicles ignition switch/key. • AUDIO – Provides connection to an external speaker.
2.11 V-TAC REAR PANEL As shown in Figure 2-5, the V-TAC consists of an RF Combiner and two radio units, assembled to allow operation from a single antenna. One of the radio units, the MRU, is configured as a mobile radio. The second radio unit, the VRB, is configured to operate with a base station frequency plan. Each unit requires connection to a DC power source. All cable connections are color coded on the rear panel of the V-TAC components. Refer to Table 2-1 for connection details.
3 OPERATION 3.1 FRONT PANEL COMPONENTS OVERVIEW The front panel of the dash-mounted M-803 mobile radio is identical to the front panel of the CH-103 control head utilized in remote/trunk-mounted M-803 and V-TAC radio installations. It includes a 19-character 2-line display, menu and select buttons for menu navigation, an emergency button, three pre-set buttons, a power button/rotary volume dial, a microphone connector. See Figure 3-1. Table 3-1 lists all front panel controls and their functions.
Table 3-1: Front Panel Controls and Functions PART POWER Button/Volume Dial Mic Connection EMERGENCY button AMBIENT LIGHT sensor MENU and SELECT buttons DISPLAY area PRE-SET buttons FUNCTION • Push to turn the radio on3. • Push and hold for approximately one-half (0.5) of a second4 to turn the radio off. • Twist clockwise to increase volume. • Twist counter-clockwise to decrease volume. • Connect hand-held, hands-free, DTMF microphone, speaker-mic, or headset here.
3.2 DISPLAY OVERVIEW The display shows the radio status (Table 3-2). Network connectivity and volume icons appear on the right. The volume level is also represented numerically within the display with zero (0 or muted) being the lowest volume level and forty (40) being the highest/loudest level. “Mute” displays when the speaker is muted. The rest of the display consists of two text lines that change in response to user interaction with the menu buttons. A sample display is shown in Figure 3-2.
3.2.3 Display’s Top Line The display’s top line of text changes as the and menu buttons are pressed to scroll through the selections in the active menu. When the dwell display is present, press the and buttons to scroll through available talk groups. The top line of the display also indicates other information such as the selected talk group when the dwell display is active, and alert messages. 3.2.
Menu Name Radio Displays (top and bottom lines) Usage Notes To/From Dwell Display (Bottom menu on page 23) ▲ ▼ registration, RF sync and Engineering Displays radio system connection data. transceiver status codes Display bit-error rates For engineering use. See page 58. (Menu may not be available per programming.
Radio Displays Menu Name (top and bottom lines) Usage Notes See Previous Page ▲ ▼ selected channel Selected Channel (Menu may not be available per radio programming) “ChannelMenu” ▲ ▼ current scan mode Scan Mode “ScnModeMenu” ▲ ▼ talk group “<” Talk group Lock Out “LockOutMenu” ▲ Emergency Dismiss “PriTG Menu” ▲ ▼ alert received “EmgDismiss” ▲ Alerts Received Alert Message Alert Destination “AlertsRecvd” or oldest message ▲ ▼ alert received “AlertMsg” ▲ ▼ current speed dial # “AlertDest” “
NOTE All menus except the dwell display menu can be turned off by network administration personnel. No V-TAC-related menus are displayed on non-V-TAC radios/control heads. The “Vchan Menu” is not displayed if the V-TAC is in the Mobile-Only mode. If a V-TAC is in an Extended Coverage mode (XCOV or XCOV-TG), the number of portable radios (“clients”) connected to the V-TAC is displayed in the bottom line of the dwell menu.
NOTE 3.2.7 Although the radio display supports eight (8) characters on the top line, systems currently limit talk group names to seven (7). Dwell Display User-Selectable The top line of the dwell display for OpenSky trunked mode operation is always the selected talk group for the profile of the particular radio. What appears in the bottom line depends on the choice made as a dwell display option.
Figure 3-5: Power Button/Volume Dial 2. Wait for the power-up sequence to complete, which takes approximately ten (10) seconds. During this time, if enabled for auto registration, the radio is provisioned with a customized user personality designed for the user’s specific needs by the OpenSky network administrator. If this personality contains encrypted talk groups or if the user is authorized for, and intends to use, manual encryption, User Login must be performed.
NOTE Shipped from the factory, the Power Button will need to be pressed a first time. It can then be configured to function in other ways. In most cases, the particular way is established during radio installation. The possibilities are: A. Turn the radio on and off by pressing the button. B. The button is disabled and the radio is turned on and off power with the vehicle’s ignition key/switch. C. The button is disabled and the radio is turned on and off with a panel or dash-mounted switch (e.g.
3.3.2 Self-Test After power-up, the M-803 radio undergoes a multi-function automatic registration procedure. As many as sixteen (16) possible radio profiles are downloaded to the radio from the network in response to the User’s ID. The M-803 mobile radio conducts a diagnostic Built-In Self-Test (BIST). This test is a battery of hardware diagnostic tests on the internal components of the Mobile Radio Unit (MRU).
3.3.4 Logging Off the Network The *0## command de-registers the radio. Typically, it is automatically performed when correctly powering down the radio (i.e., not just disconnecting the radio from vehicle power). Using this method, the User ID is remembered by the radio so only the password is needed at next log-in. To manually log-off, press *0## on the DTMF microphone’s keypad. If a user is logged in using encryption features, it is necessary to log-off when encryption is no longer required. 3.3.
Refer to section 3.6 for detailed information on talk group scanning. Refer to section 3.12 for detailed information regarding sending and receiving encrypted calls. 3.3.6.2 Transmitting a Voice Call Transmit a voice call as follows: 1. If not already, turn the radio on. See section 3.3.1 beginning on page 25 if necessary. 2. If required, log-in to the network using a user ID and password. See section 3.3.3 beginning on page 28 as necessary. 3. Select the desired talk group for transmitting on. 4.
3. Grant Tone or Go-Ahead Tone This feature must be enabled as part of the radio configuration to be active. When resources become available for a call request placed in the queue the grant tone sounds (if enabled) upon channel access. It is a short single tone beep. The user should press and hold the PTT button and begin speaking. 4. Removed Tone After access to the radio channel has been granted and the user is transmitting, the radio may be pre-empted by a high priority call or by loss of coverage.
11. V-TAC On Tone This tone sounds when a V-TAC automatically transitions from the mobile-only mode to one of the V-TAC XCOV modes, and from V-TAC XCOV mode to mobile radio mode. It does not sound on manual transition. It is a quick high-low-high-low-pitched beep. 12. V-TAC Client Attach/Detach Tone This tone sounds when a portable radio (“client”) attaches to or detaches from the V-TAC. It is a quick high-pitched beep. 13. PSTN Ring Tones There are two ring tones.
3. Press the Select button to confirm and begin using the side tone level setting. The dwell display will appear when the radio begins using the new setting. Figure 3-7: Side Tones Menu 3.3.9 Adjusting Display & Button Backlight Brightness The radio uses a light sensor on the front panel to automatically adjust display brightness and button backlight brightness to ambient light conditions.
3.3.11 Stealth Mode The radio’s display illumination and button backlighting can be completely turned off using stealth mode. Turn stealth mode on and off as follows: 1. Use the ▲ and ▼ buttons to cycle through the menu until “StealthMenu” appears. 2. To immediately turn stealth mode on, press either the ◄ button or the ► button once. 3. To turn stealth mode off, press any button on the radio’s front panel.
Figure 3-8: Profile Menu 3.3.13 Checking or Changing the Selected Talk Group Each profile stored in the radio can have up to sixteen (16) talk groups. One talk group within the currently active profile is set as the “selected talk group.” For the radio user, the selected talk group is typically the focus of most voice transmissions and receptions. There are two ways to change the selected talk group: First Method: 1.
Figure 3-9: Talk Group Menu 3.4 INTERCOM MODE The optional intercom mode gives users at multiple control heads connected to the same radio the ability communicate with each other without transmitting over-the-air. Turn intercom mode on and off using the “INTERCOM” menu as follows: 1. Use the c and d buttons to cycle through the available menu items until “INTERCOM” appears in the display. 2. Use the ◄ or ► buttons to toggle between “On” and “Off.
3.5 TALK GROUP LOCK OUT There are two ways of focusing voice communications by suppressing calls from talk groups in the currently active profile: 1. No Scan. By turning scan off (selecting “No Scan” via the “ScnModeMenu”), only the selected talk group is audible. 2. Lock Out. By locking out selected talk groups, the “chatter” of the locked-out talk groups cannot be heard. This focuses the user’s scanning resources to only calls on desired talk groups. Talk group lock out is a scan-related feature.
3. Press the Select button to lockout the displayed talk group. A less than symbol (<) appears next to the talk group’s name. 4. Repeat steps 3 and 4, as needed, to lockout additional talk groups. The dwell display will re-appear a few seconds after button presses end. While scrolling through talk groups in the active profile, the only talk groups that appear in the “LockOutMenu” are those in the active profile. 3.5.2 Unlocking a Talk Group 1.
3.6 SCAN MODE Two scanning modes are available for the radio, but only one can be active at any time. Changing the scanning mode changes the way the radio scans voice calls for all of profiles in the radio personality, no matter which profile is or becomes active. As described in Table 3-3, the choice of scanning mode broadens or narrows the span of communications with all the talk groups in the radio’s profiles, but does not affect interaction with the talk groups.
3.6.2 Changing Priority Talk Group When scanning, the default emergency talk group has the highest scan priority (1st), followed by the currently selected talk group (2nd), a talk group set as the priority talk group (3rd), followed by other talk groups in the currently active profile that are not locked out. Follow this procedure to set a talk group in the current profile as the priority talk group: 1.
NOTE 1. Speed dial numbers are defined and provisioned by the OpenSky network administrator and cannot be manually entered into the radio by the user. Contact the administrator if changes to the speed dial list are required. If using the microphone’s DTMF keypad: A. Press *8 on the keypad. B. Enter the number of the radio to be called (e.g., 027-001-0006). Like dialing a telephone number, ignore/do not enter dashes.
3.8 SELECTIVE ALERT Selective alert messaging is an OTP feature allowing one of up to eight (8) pre-programmed text messages (refer to section 3.8.3) to be sent from one radio to another. The user specifies a destination radio’s User ID, selects one of the pre-programmed text messages, and then transmits it to the destination radio. The message delivery system adds time-of-day information and forwards the message to the destination (receiving) radio.
example) are the same as this radio’s numbers, these digits do not need to be entered. Leading zeros can also be ignored. Refer to Section 3.11. 3. Press the # key to enter the number. 3.8.1.2 Choosing and Sending the Message After specifying the destination radio’s User ID (section 3.8.1.1), the radio automatically allows you to choose a message. The current message scrolls across the top line of the display. To choose a message: 1. Scroll through the message list using the ◄ or ► button.
the last received (newest) message appears in the display. It is preceded by the time the message was received, and the sender’s name/alias. 2. View other received messages using the ◄ and ► buttons. Use ◄ to view older messages and ► to view newer messages. 3. To delete the message currently being viewed, press the Select button. 3.8.2.2 Deleting Messages Received To delete a received message: 1. Display the message (refer to Section 3.8.2.1). 2. Delete the message by pressing the Select button.
For critical voice communications, an emergency call can be raised on the default talk group or the currently selected talk group by “declaring” an emergency on the talk group. The exact talk group is determined by the currently active profile. After successfully declaring an emergency on a talk group, the declaring radio’s microphone remains “hot” for a predetermined amount of time. In other words, the radio transmits audio for a period of time even when the microphone’s PTT button is not depressed.
• For an emergency call declaration, “EMERGENCY” indicates in the bottom line of the display. In addition, the emergency talk group’s name appears in the top line of the display, followed by an asterisk (*). The emergency talk group can be forwarded across the OpenSky network for emergency communications. • For an emergency alert declaration, “EMERG ALERT” indicates in the bottom line of the display.
• When the emergency talk group is selected, an asterisk (*) follows its name in the top line of the display. The asterisk identifies the selected talk group is in an emergency state. Some radios may be programmed by the system or network administration personnel to flash the Emergency button (red) when an emergency call is received. This occurs only if the radio is not in stealth mode.
3.11 DUAL-TONE MULTI-FREQUENCY KEYPAD Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) is the system used by touch-tone telephones. DTMF assigns a specific tone frequency to each key so a microprocessor can easily identify its activation. The radio supports DTMF using a microphone with an alphanumeric keypad (see Figure 3-11). This allows for specific tasks such as entering a user ID and password, or selective calling. When a key on the DTMF keypad is pressed, a single low-pitched tone will be heard from the microphone.
To perform a command from the keypad, press the * key followed by one of the pre-set function keys as follows: *0 *1 *4 *5 *6 *7 *8 *9 *32 *33 Log-off command: *0## (logs the user off the system). See page 29 for additional information. Log-in command: *1 # ## (required for encryption). See page 28 for additional information. V-TAC Scene-Of-Incident (SOI) channel attachment command: SMR/NPSPAC channel number authorized for SOI radio communications.
letter (“D” in this example). If the radio is configured for numeric-only passwords, do not enter # between duplicated numbers. NOTE If the password is wrong, the radio will not successfully register with the network for wide area voice reception. The radio can still be used in single-site mode. 3.11.2 DTMF Overdial Using the DTMF microphone, the radio can transmit DTMF tones corresponding to numbers/characters 0 — 9, * and # on the mic’s keypad.
If a secure call is in progress elsewhere and the user has not logged in, the bottom of the dwell display will alternate between “No Access” and the alias of the radio that is currently engaged in the secure call. 3.12.2 Manual Encryption Two or more users can manually encrypt a call, if enabled, without an established encrypted talk group. A pre-determined key and a DTMF microphone are required at each radio.
If a secure (encrypted) call is in progress, and the user has not entered the key, the bottom of the dwell display will alternate between “No Access” and the alias of the radio that is currently engaged in the secure call. Once the user has terminated manual encryption, “UnSecure” appears temporarily in the bottom line of the dwell display. 3.13 PRESET BUTTONS The front panel contains three buttons labeled A, B, and C.
is connected to the radio and it is receiving adequate signals from GPS satellites: 1. Press the▲ or ▼ button until the “GPS Fix” menu appears in the bottom line of the display. Current GPS coordinate latitude and longitude data continuously scrolls in the top line of the display in a degrees:minutes:seconds format. 2. Press the▲ or ▼ button to change to another menu. 3.
calling and mobile data operations are not available to the XCOV-TG connected clients. NOTE The Extended Coverage for talk groups mode (XCOV-TG) is only available in OpenSky radio firmware versions 9.0 and later. When operating in an Extended Coverage mode, the V-TAC acts both as a local base station by operating on a base station frequency plan to communicate with the attached client radios, and as a mobile radio by operating on a mobile frequency plan to connect to the OpenSky radio network.
Operating the V-TAC in an Extended Coverage mode when the vehicle is in motion can have serious consequences to system operation and performance and is therefore not recommended. This condition is sometimes referred to as a “rolling V-TAC.” CAUTION If necessary, contact the local administrator and/or radio installation personnel for mode selection information for a particular installation.
employed at a portable radio to connect to the V-TAC. After commands of this type are sent to the V-TAC and portable radios, each must be rebooted (powered off and then back on) before the change will take effect. However, both the V-TAC and the portable radios can manually override this command-determined default mode. At the V-TAC, this is accomplished by a selection from the “Vmode Menu”.
3.16.3 Mobile-Only Mode (“Mobile”) The Mobile-Only mode is user-selectable from the “Vmode Menu” or the radio can be configured to enter this mode automatically. When utilized, portable radios (clients) cannot connect to the V-TAC. In this mode, the V-TAC provides two-way communications and it acts like a standard M-803 mobile radio. Refer to the following section for instructions on choosing this mode. 3.16.
• XCOV-TG mode only: Profile currently used for XCOV-TG communications. • All V-TAC modes: Current V-TAC channel. (Does not apply to the Mobile-Only mode.) • All V-TAC modes: Currently utilized V-TAC mode (XCOV, XCOV-TG, SOI, or Mobile-Only mode). 3.17 ENGINEERING DISPLAY Some radios may have access to an engineering display that presents various data related to the radio system. An example display is shown in the following figure.
3.17.2 Transceiver Status The engineering display’s transceiver status is a plus (“+”) symbol during normal operations. If the radio is a full-duplex M-803 or a V-TAC, a status of “C” indicates there is a problem with the radio’s RF combiner. Table 3-5: Voice Registration Codes DISPLAYED CODE LOWER DISPLAY RETRY (none) (none) No Off network. a VDENIED No Voice denied: Unknown reason. b BAD VID No Voice denied: Unknown MES ID. (Check User ID.) c (none) No Voice denied: Duplicate MES ID.
Table 3-6: Data Registration Codes DISPLAYED CODE LOWER DISPLAY RETRY R (none) No Data registered. 1 (none) No Network access denied. Unknown reason. 2 (none) No Network ID unsupported. 3 UNAUTH3 No Network ID not authorized. (Check IP.) 4 UNAUTH4 No Bad authentication. 5 UNAUTH5 No Unsupported authentication. 6 MDS BSY Yes MDIS fully loaded. 7 DUP IP No Service denied: Duplicated IP address. p (none) No Data registration pending.
4 BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING If the radio is not operating properly, check Table 4-1 for likely causes. For additional assistance, contact a qualified service technician. Table 4-1: Basic Troubleshooting SYMPTOM CAUSE SOLUTION Radio will not turn on. No power. Test the connection to the vehicle power supply. Radio will not turn off. If in multiple control head configuration, one of the attached control heads is still powered up. Power off all control heads. V-TAC will not transmit.
SYMPTOM CAUSE SOLUTION Radio will not transmit. Radio may be out of coverage area or may be overheated. Return to coverage area if possible. If overheated, let radio cool before retrying transmission. Report this failure to an authorized technician. Radio will not transmit (transmit indicator does not flash). Radio may be experiencing low voltage. The M-803 will cease to transmit if the voltage drops below 8.5 volts. Have the battery checked by an authorized technician.
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