P25 SRM9030 / SRM9030plus Mobile Radio P25 – Conventional / Trunked Operating Instructions TNM-U-E-0094 Issue 1.2a ComGroup Australia Pty. Ltd. 1270 Ferntree Gully Road Scoresby Victoria, 3179 Australia ISO9001 Lic.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTATION The following documentation is available for use with the SRM9000 series of products: TNM-U-E-0079 TNM-P-E-0006 TNM-I-E-0005 TNM-M-E-0002 P25 SRM9030 Mobile Radio Brief User Guide P25 SRM9030 Product Manual SRM9000 Installation Sheet SRM9000 R9 Service Manual To order copies of any of the above publications, or any other ComGroup Australia product, contact ComGroup Australia on +61 3-9730-3800 or send a Fax on +61 3-9730-3968.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS SAFETY 1. Do NOT operate your radio, without a hands free kit, whilst driving a vehicle. 2. Do NOT operate your radio in an explosive atmosphere. Obey the 'Turn Off Two-way Radios' signs where these are posted, e.g. on a petrol station forecourt. 3. Do NOT touch the antenna while the radio is transmitting. HINTS FOR USING THE RADIO • When speaking, hold the microphone a few centimetres from your mouth and speak across it, rather than into it.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................6 1.1 Overview ......................................................................................................6 1.2 Configuration ..............................................................................................6 1.3 Modes of P25-SRM9030 Operation ............................................................6 2.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 5.7 Scan/vote Functions .................................................................................51 5.7.1 Scan/Vote Screen....................................................................................52 5.8 Keypad Lock..............................................................................................53 5.9 Encryption .................................................................................................53 5.10 5.10.1 5.10.2 6.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 OVERVIEW The Simoco SRM9000 Series Radios are a family of versatile Digital Signal Processor (DSP) controlled, software controlled two-way mobile radios. These Operating Instructions describe the operation of the APCO P25 Standard compliant Mobile Radio, consisting of an SRM9000 Transceiver, a MA-MAB-2 Option Board, and SRM9030 / SRM9030plus Control Head.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 2. CONTROLS Indicator LED On/Off Volume Down (F2) Up (F3) Call (F7) Menu (F1) F9 Reset (F8) F10 SPECIAL OPS ZONE 1 MENU Alarm (F5) OK (F4) F11 F12 Figure 1 – SRM9030 Control Head Figure 2 -SRM9030 plus Control Head The SRM9030 Control Head has the following features: • 11 programmable direct function Buttons • 10 additional indirect Function Buttons (keys 0-9) • 1000 Channels • 40 Zones • 250 Channels per zone • LCD 102x64 graphic display.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS SRM9030 Key Label Function 9030/9030plus Power On/Off PTT Volume To turn the radio on, press and hold the volume knob for about 1 second. To turn the radio off, press and hold the volume knob until the long tone sounds. Push-to-Talk. Hold the microphone about 10cm from the mouth. Press and hold the PTT switch and speak. Release to listen. Turn the volume knob clockwise to increase volume and anti-clockwise to reduce volume.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS SRM9030 Key Label Function 9030/9030plus Function Key F12 Keypad Programmable Function key. 123 456 789 *0# Keypad can be used to select a Channel or Special Function. E.g. 12# will select channel 12. Indicator LED Function Green Green LED when receiving a signal. Red Red LED when the radio is transmitting. © ComGroup Australia 2010 page 9 TNM-U-E-0094 Issue 1.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 3. MENU SYSTEM This section details the operation of the menu system for the SRM9030-P25. The SRM9030 has a menu system that is configurable by the FPP. The FPP has a pool of menu entries that can be applied as required in the order required. In simple configurations, no menu can be programmed, if required. See Figure 5 for example menu. Pressing the “M” key from the top-level channel screen enters the menu system.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS The User Options menu group is also a menu subgroup. This subgroup usually contains on/off functions, such as Key Beeps or Backlight The order and presence of the Setup subgroup selections is determined by the FPP. For instance Info, RSSI and Contrast could be placed under Setup. © ComGroup Australia 2010 page 11 TNM-U-E-0094 Issue 1.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 3.1 MENU NAVIGATION Pressing the “M” key selects Menu mode from the main Channel Screen. Once in menu mode, the ▼ and ▲ keys cycle through the menus. To exit Menu mode, press the “M” key again or the Menu timeout will exit automatically. Generally, pressing “M” key while in a menu backs up to the next highest level of menu and the “OK” button selects the menu screen.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Note: Example Menus only shown.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 4. MENU SCREENS 4.1 CHANNEL SCREEN SPECIAL OPS Zone 5 OK MENU Y The Channel Screen shows the current channel and allows channel selection. The Channel Name (top line) shows the text associated with the currently selected radio channel. The Zone Name (middle) shows the text associated with the currently selected radio zone. The RSSI Bars (left) indicate the signal strength of the current channel. Pressing the “Menu” key enters the Menu mode.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL OPS Zone 5 1 4 Y 2 5 3 6 OK MENU Figure 4 Icon Locations As there are six positions for icons and displayed icons exceed this, some icons will share the same location.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ICONS INDICATION A filled speaker indicates that a signal is present and the audio can be heard from the speaker. The outline speaker icon indicates that a signal is present and the radio is muted. This could be another user group, for instance. Scan Indicator. When radio is on a scan channel and scanning, the arrow will rotate. Transmit Indicator. Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI).
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS C Connecting icon. Shown when a text message is being sent and the connection is in progress. ! Connection Fail icon. Shown when a text message transmission has failed. * Radio has stopped on a scan channel. © ComGroup Australia 2010 page 17 TNM-U-E-0094 Issue 1.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 4.2 MENUS The menu structure on the SRM9000 is configurable using the Field Programmer. A system administrator usually tailors the order and presence of the menu options to specific customer requirements. This section will describe all the possible menus. Normally the menus are divided into two menu lists. These are normally the Main menu list and the Setup menu list. In the default configuration, the Main menu contains the Zone screen and a Setup screen.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 4.2.2 Squelch This menu allows the channel’s default squelch mode to be modified. If the selected channel is changed or the radio is switched off, the channel’s default squelch setting will be restored. Press the “OK” key for the “Squelch” Menu. P25 Squelch Screen For a P25 digital channel, pressing the ▼ and ▲ keys will allow selection of either Monitor, Normal or Selective squelch mode.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Analogue Channel Monitor Mode: The radio will receive any Analogue voice or P25 digital signals. Digital NAC or Analogue CTCSS is not checked. An “M” icon indicates monitor. Analogue Channel Normal Mode: When normal mute is selected, the radio will receive correctly addressed Analogue radio transmissions and all decryptable or clear digital transmissions. An “N” icon indicates Normal. Pressing the “OK” key returns to the main channel screen.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 4.2.3 Mute Adjust From the menu list, step through the menu options with the ▼ and ▲ keys until the “Mute Adjust” menu is displayed. Press the “OK” key for the Mute adjustment screen. Analogue Mute Screen The mute adjustment will be applied to all the radio’s analogue channels. Use the ▼ and ▲ keys to adjust the mute threshold. A numeric value of the present mute level is shown. The “OK” key returns to the default channel screen with the selected mute setting.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 4.2.4 Phonebook Menu When “Phone Book” is selected from the menu screen, the Phone Book Screen is shown. From this screen, it is possible to view the of all phone entries in the phone book. The second line shows the name of the selected phone book entry. The third line shows the unit identifier of the phone book entry. This is the P25 ID that the radio will call. The fourth line shows the IP address associated with the phone book entry.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 4.2.5 Phonebook Edit Menu The Phone Book can be modified so that new entries can be added and existing entries can be modified or removed from the phone book. Phone book entries may be Individual Addresses, Telephone numbers or Talk Groups. Changes to the phone book are permanent. 4.2.5.1 Phonebook Edit Default Screen When “Phone Book Edit” is selected from the menu screen, the radio displays the Phone Book Edit Screen.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS A “Reset” function key press (if configured) takes the radio back to the default screen display. If “Delete” is selected, pressing “OK” removes the selected phone entry from the phone book and takes the radio back to the default screen display. If “Add” is selected, pressing “OK” takes the radio to the Add New Entry sub-menu. If “Edit” is selected, pressing “OK” takes the radio to the Edit Phone Entry sub-menu. 4.2.5.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS The System ID entry can then be changed using the numeric digits and ▼ key as a destructive backspace. Once the New System ID is entered, press “OK” key to move on to the next sub-menu screen to edit the WACN ID, if required. Upon entering this screen, the current WACN ID of the selected entry is displayed. The WACN ID entry can then be changed using the numeric digits and ▼ key as a destructive backspace.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS The IP address can then be changed using the numeric digits and ▼ and ▲ key to move the cursor with ▼ function key as a destructive backspace. The “#” key is used to enter a “.”. If there is no change for the IP address, press “OK” key and move on to the next sub-menu screen to edit the name. Upon entering this screen, the current name of the selected phone entry is displayed.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 4.2.6 User Options The “User Options” menu provides access to a list of Functions that may be toggled on or off. Up to 10 functions may be defined in this menu by the FPP programmer. Press the “OK” key for the “User Options” screen. When the Function is selected, the function can be toggled ON or OFF with the “OK” key. The ▼ and ▲ keys are used to select the other functions.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 4.2.7 Contrast This menu allows the screen’s contrast setting to be changed. Press the “OK” key for the “Contrast” adjustment screen When the “Contrast” menu is selected, the contrast can be adjusted with the ▼ and ▲ keys. The numeric value of the Contrast is displayed. Pressing the “OK” key returns to the main channel screen. Pressing the Back or “Menu” key returns to the next highest menu level. © ComGroup Australia 2010 page 28 TNM-U-E-0094 Issue 1.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 4.2.8 Alert Volume This Screen allows you to set the level of the relative Alert Volume level in relation to the current Volume setting. The level can be set in 62 steps over the range -31 to +31, with 0 being about the same as the voice level. For example, if the alert volume is set to –6, it will be softer than received voice on the radio. From the Settings Sub Menu, step through the menu options with the ▼ and ▲ keys until the Alert menu is displayed.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 4.2.9 Radio Information These screens display information that identifies the Field Programmer File description, Radio ID, Serial Number, Software Version and IP Address. From the Settings Sub Menu, step through the menu options with the ▼ and ▲ keys until the Radio Info menu is displayed. Press the “OK” key for the “Radio Info” Screen. The ▼ and ▲ keys select the following information pages: Description, P25 Conv.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Feature Authorisation Enables Encryption Status Encryption Summary External Application Memory Status The “Radio Info“ screens are read-only screens. Press “OK” to return to the Channel Screen. © ComGroup Australia 2010 page 31 TNM-U-E-0094 Issue 1.
SRM9030-P25 RADIO – OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 4.2.10 Mode Menu The mode menu is used for changing from one radio to another, such as PMR/LMR mode to P25 or MPT1327 trunking. From the Channel Screen, select menu mode with the “Menu” key and step through the menus with the ▼ and ▲ keys until the “Mode” menu is reached. Press “OK” to select the Mode menu. From the “Mode” menu, use the ▼ and ▲ keys to select the required operating mode, such as Apco P25, PMR or MPT Trunking.
