User Guide TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 GUARANTEE ........................................................5 2 INTRODUCTION....................................................6 3 FOR YOUR SAFETY .............................................7 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 8 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 4 GENERAL...........................................................7 EXPOSURE TO RADIOFREQUENCY ENERGY .........7 ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPATIBILITY....................8 OTHER OPERATIONAL WARNINGS .......................
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User Guide WASTE MANAGEMENT The symbol means that the product must be taken to separate collection at the product end-of life. Do not dispose of these products as unsorted municipal waste. NOTE: PowerTrunk Inc. is the subsidiary of Teltronic S.A. Unipersonal responsible for business development, distribution and customer support for Teltronic’s Land Mobile Radio products in North America. The company is headquartered in New York City. Teltronic S.A.
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User Guide 1 GUARANTEE POWERTRUNK INC. guarantees the repair or replacement, free of charge, of the products that present defects due to anomalies, according to the general guarantee conditions of POWERTRUNK INC. POWERTRUNK INC. will not, under any circumstances, be held responsible for problems or damage caused by any accessory or auxiliary element that has not been approved or supplied by POWERTRUNK INC.
User Guide 2 INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing this PowerTrunk HTT-500! Advanced digital services and an extensive range of options and accessories will help you to get the most out of mobile communications at work. With this manual, you will quickly discover how easy it is to use the main functions of your new digital terminal. You will learn how to make group calls, individual calls, how to send a status message or how to edit a text message and send it to one or more users.
User Guide 3 3.1 FOR YOUR SAFETY General PowerTrunk has approved a wide range of accessories for the HTT-500 terminal: antennas, batteries, chargers, cases, audio accessories, etc. These accessories have passed all types of tests that ensure their suitability and safety for the use for which they are intended. So, it is recommended only to use approved accesories. For your safety, only allow PowerTrunk qualified staff to repair the terminal or its accessories.
User Guide 3.3 Electromagnetic compatibility The majority of electronic devices are susceptible to electromagnetic interference if they are not adequately shielded, designed or configured for electromagnetic compatibility.
User Guide Hearing aids or other medical devices Some digital mobile devices may interfere with these appliances. If this interference occurs, contact your service supplier or the manufacturer of the hearing aid or medical device. Using two terminals nearby may cause interference between them, for example when two of these devices are in the same vehicle. If this happens, separate the terminals until the interference disappears. 3.
User Guide Sparks in these areas may cause explosions or fire, with the subsequent risk of injury or even death. Driver safety Check the laws and regulations about the use of mobile telephones and radiotelephones in the area where you are driving and always respect them. While driving, pay full attention, and always keep your hands free for operating the vehicle. As measure of caution, whenever possible, park off the road before making or answering a call.
User Guide Programming The equipment must always be programmed using a programmer release compatible with its firmware. 3.5 1. 2. 3. 4. 3.6 Antenna Do not use the terminal without the antenna. To guarantee the safety requirements, always use antennas validated by PowerTrunk. To position the antenna, turn it clockwise, until it is suitably secured. (Do not force the thread of the connector). Never use a terminal that has a damaged antenna.
User Guide 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Do not submerge battery packs in water or another liquids, or touch their contacts with the hands wet or with damp materials. Do not allow metallic objects contact or short-circuit the battery pack’s terminals. Avoid placing it on metallic surfaces or putting it into a pocket, bag or recipient with metallic elements. Do not try to drill, disassemble or modify the battery pack. Do not hit or handle it with sharpened objects.
User Guide 16. Battery packs should be properly recycled at their end-of-life, in compliance with local regulations. 17. Use only fully charged batteries in order to get the better battery performance and to increase their lifetime. 18. Avoid the equipment coming into contact with chemical substances such as solvents or similar elements. Battery storage conditions 1. Storage place: It must be a cool, dry and well ventilated place, away from direct sunlight, heaters and combustible materials. 2.
User Guide abnormal, remove it from the terminal or charger immediately and do not use it any more. Its use could be harmful to health and besides, it could damage the HTT-500 terminal or the charger. In case that some electrolyte contacts the eyes, wash them immediately with clean water and go to the doctor’s as soon as possible. Batteries electrolyte is harmful to the eyes. If electrolyte leakage contacts skin or clothing, wash them away immediately with clean water. Electrolyte is harmful to skin. 3.
User Guide 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Use a soft and damp cloth to clean the outer surfaces. Never use chemical aerosols or abrasive cleaners. To ensure efficient operation, periodically clean the contacts of the battery with a clean, dry cloth. Never expose the terminal to extreme temperatures, for example by a window with direct sunlight. The high temperatures may reduce the duration of the electronic devices, damage the battery and deform or melt the plastic. Do not keep the terminal in cold places.
User Guide 4 FIRST STEPS 4.1 Inserting the battery 1. 2. 3. 4. 4.2 Insert the battery as shown in the figure. Press down until you hear a click, making sure that it has fitted in well. To remove, press the open button inwards. Always remember to turn off the terminal and disconnect the charger before removing the battery. Charging the battery 1. 2. 3. FIG. 1 4. 5. Only use the battery charger provided by PowerTrunk.
User Guide Procedure for charging the battery: 1. Connect the personal charger or place the terminal (or the detached battery) in the desktop charger. 2. If the charger is connected with the terminal off, some seconds could be needed before the HTT-500 is turned on, to ensure the battery is Ok. 3. When the process is finished and the battery is fully charged, a message will inform us: "Battery charge completed". 4. Another message will indicate when the battery charge level is low.
User Guide Indications on the HTT-500 HTT-500 Icon Flat battery, flashing Low battery, flashing red Medium battery, flashing yellow Full battery, flashing green Full battery, green, continuous 4.3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Function Battery flat. Very low charge state. Low / medium charge state. High charge state. Full charge. Start-up procedure Keep the button pressed to turn the terminal on and off.
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User Guide No. Description 1 Audio accessory connector 2 Rotary knob 3 4 5 6 Screen Indicator light On / off button Up / down arrows (2) 7 8 Alphanumeric keys Emergency button 9 Soft keys (2) 10 Green call key 11 Red hang-up key 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 PTT Auxiliary button 1 Auxiliary button 2 Speaker 1 Speaker 2 Microphone 1 Microphone 2 Auxiliary connector Vehicular antenna connector en Observations Side connector to connect micro speakers, earphones, handsfree, etc.
User Guide 5.1 Screen indicators The screen indicators show information about terminal operation: Symbol Description Terminal registration status. (Blue) Constant: Terminal registered. Flashing: Seeking for registration. Migration: Terminal registered on a network other than your local network. (Red) Level of coverage. Emergency call. GPS module state. Constant: GPS active and obtained connection with satellites. Flashing: GPS module is synchronising and still does not have position information.
User Guide New message in inbox. Missed call. Discrete mode activated. All tones deactivated. Audio Profile selected. - Normal - Outdoor - Silent - Meeting - Car - Personal Audio accessory connected Scan of active groups (group listening). Call active. When the terminal module E2EE is activated (End-to-End Encryption): Active call with E2EE. Clear active call. Battery level. Green indicates a full battery; yellow, medium; and red, low.
User Guide Discreet mode activated. Direct individual calls will be converted to on hook signalling. The icon will appear at the right side of the screen. Keypad locked. Man-down option activated. The icon will appear at the right side of the screen. 5.2 Indicator light The indicator light provides additional information about terminal operation: LED state Registration Red slow blink Red / orange slow blink Green slow blink Green / orange slow blink Function On standby and out of service.
User Guide 5.3 Main screen The main screen is the ‘Voice call – Group mode’ screen. The terminal is ready for you to press PTT (Press-to-talk) and launch the call directly to the selected group. As it is showed in the following figure, the basic information displayed on the main screen consists of the folder or range the selected group belongs to, the name of the group, and its status. From the main screen, you can access a number of basic functions: Soft key 1: Access to the main menu.
User Guide 6 MAIN MENU The terminal has a user-friendly menu and sub-menu system accessible using the Menu softkey, which is always on the main screen. It has a graphic format, and you use the arrow keys to navigate through the different options. If you know the screen number, you can also access directly it by pressing this number. By default, when you press the Menu soft-key, it starts from sub-menu 2: Groups.
User Guide Delete One by one Delete all 2. GROUPS Range Mem Status Preferred GRP Group selection Current group Scanning lists List selection Current list View Add Group Delete Group 3.
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User Guide 5. CALL REGISTER Dialled calls View Details Call Save (as new contact) Delete Received calls Missed calls Delete All 6. MODES V+D DMO TxI 7.
User Guide 8. APPLICATIONS Gateways Favourites Auxiliary buttons Login Inquiry WAP 9.
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User Guide 7 7.1 BASIC FUNCTIONS Group calls Group calls allow you to communicate with a group of users who have the option to participate in the communication enabled, by attaching the groups into the network. The groups are organised into ranges or folders. Each range may have a variety of groups, the group distribution is programmed. The name of the range and group you have selected appears on the main screen. You can navigate through the different groups in the range using the arrows.
User Guide Calls using the PTT to speak: To optimise the sound quality of the HTT-500, ensure that the terminal is vertical with the antenna pointing upwards, between 2.5 and 10 cm from your mouth, while you are pressing the PTT. You can configure the groups so that they are on listen (scanned groups), so that you will receive all the communications of the groups with this status. You can configure this by programming or using the menu: Groups\Scanning lists.
User Guide - Press the PTT button and speak directly. When you wish to stop speaking, release the button. The other person can then do the same and press the PTT and speak. . Either of the two users may disconnect the call by pressing the red hang-up key Instead of making a direct call, you can do it so that the called user must hang up first. To do this, start it with the programmable keys where you have programmed this function, for example, with one of the auxiliary buttons.
User Guide 7.3 Status messages A status message is a numeric code associated with a predefined fixed text. These messages are programmed into the terminal. Select the message to send from the list found in the menu Status\Outbox. After selecting the message, press the Send soft-key to select the destination. You can send status messages to individual numbers (private addresses or telephone numbers) or group addresses stored in the group phonebook, or dial the destination number directly.
User Guide 7.4 Text messages Another function of your digital terminal is sending text messages of up to 140 characters (160 if the destination address is a telephone number). You can create a new message by using the keypad to type the text (Text\New message Menu), or select one of the messages stored in the outbox (Text\Outbox Menu). Once you have written the message or selected one from the outbox, select the destination number, as explained in section 8.
User Guide 8 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 8.1 Emergency call There is a special orange button, at the top of the terminal, with which you can make emergency calls. The emergency calls may be: Group call (to a specific group in the phonebook, to the selected group or to another special group not included in the user phonebook). Individual call (to a private address or to a telephone number, e.g. 112). A status message sent to an individual or group address.
User Guide Another possible configuration is to set the PTT priority as pre-emptive. This option (only available by programming) will allow to define priority users who will be able to interrupt the talking party within a call. 8.2 Operation modes: Direct mode This special operation mode, called DMO, allows you to communicate directly with other digital terminals without having to use a network. To access DMO mode, select the Modes\DMO menu or press the quick access you have configured in the terminal fo
User Guide Individual calls To start a private call, dial the destination number or select it from the phonebook. Then, press PTT. Before making the call, you can select a special function called Presence check, with which you will receive a message if the user you are calling is not operating in the selected DMO channel. 8.3 Security The terminal has encryption services to ensure the confidentiality of your communications.
User Guide 8.4 Network selection At powering on, the Terminal tries always to be registered into the programmed home network. From the menu Settings\Network selection\, you can select manually a new network from a list of enabled networks. 8.5 Supplementary services The following supplementary services are also available in your terminal HTT-500: - Late Entry: This supplementary service allows the terminal to enter in an ongoing group call.
User Guide The Terminal avoids registration in fall-back cells unless there are no other available cells. Services available in this mode will depend on system configuration. Consult your supplier for other available services and special options. 8.6 Data services From the menu Settings\Data settings, options ‘Voice & Data’ and ‘Only Data’ can be selected.
User Guide 8.7 GPS receiver HTT-500 may incorporate an internal GPS receiver that enables you to know its exact location at all times. If the terminal has this option, you can access this information from the menu Extras\GPS info. The current location position is displayed on the screen. When the GPS module gets a valid position, the text will be shown in black colour.
User Guide 8.9 Man-down option The functionality "man down" is destinated to increase the security of users which have been identified as high risk users. It is based on the use of an special hardware installed inside the HTT-500, which will detect situations of possible danger, as for instance, immobility of the terminal during some time or tilt with a certain angle, indicating that the user has felt to the ground. If the terminal has this option, you can activate it from the menu Extras\Man down.
User Guide 9 9.1 OTHER FUNCTIONS Phonebooks From the Phonebook menu you can configure your names list. You can consult your contacts, add new ones, delete them, or select them to make calls. Each contact has a number of fields where you can store different information: User Name. Individual address. Telephone number (PSTN). Telephone extension (PABX). Home telephone. Work telephone.
User Guide 9.3 Display Settings In the menu Settings\User settings\Display you can select the brightness for the screen when it is lit. You can change it with the up/down arrow keys or with the rotary knob. By default, the terminal is configured with an automatic lighting mode. The screen will light up whenever you press any key or receive a call, and will stay off in other situations to conserve battery power. Keep for some seconds the key '5' pressed to turn the display 180º.
User Guide With the keypad locked you can receive calls normally, at that moment the keys are enabled again so you can answer the call. Once finished, the keypad will return to its previous state and be locked again. There is an option in the menu Settings\User settings\Keypad lock\Auto, with which the keypad locks itself automatically after a period of inactivity. Different locking levels can be programmed. 9.6 Audio settings From the Settings\Audio settings menu you can do the following: Select the aud
User Guide 9.7 Use of audio accessories When you connect audio accessories to the side connector, the HTT-500 automatically recognises them and, according to the accessory connected, modifies the use of the terminal: Connection with the equipment. 1. Connect the audio accessory connector plug into the side connector socket. 2.
User Guide Microspeaker This accessory allows you to wear the terminal comfortably on your waist while you make/receive voice calls. • It has a keypad with PTT, emergency button, and + and - keys which, by default, allow you to increase/decrease the volume. • The audio is directed through the microphone and speaker of the accessory. You may also connect an earphone to the microspeaker. • It also has a vibration function, which you can program to activate when you receive each type of call.
User Guide Earhanger This accessory allows you to listen to the communications confidentially or in noisy environments. • The audio is directed through the microphone of the terminal and the earhanger speaker. • You can make half-duplex calls (pressing the PTT on the HTT-500), and duplex calls (without pressing any PTT).
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- 10 QUICK GUIDE This section is a quick reference containing some basic tips about using the PowerTrunk HTT500 terminal. For detailed information, carefully read the rest of the sections. No.
User Guide MAKING V+D CALLS Telephone calls Group calls Main screen Select group with Main screen Red LED PTT pressed to speak Press PTT Press green key Select no. Red LED Dial no. Release PTT to Hang up listen Green LED (red key) Select mode: PSTN / PABX Soft Key 2: Contacts list Speak and listen Hang up (red key) Private half-duplex calls Main screen Select no. MAKING DMO CALLS Press PTT Dial no. Red PTT pressed toLED speak or AUX.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------SENDING MESSAGES Status messages RECEIVING CALLS Direct calls (individual or group) You hear a tone and the LED turns green. Press PTT to speak. Hook calls (private or telephone) (*) You hear a tone and the LED turns orange. To accept the call, press PTT or the green OK key. To reject the call press the red hang-up key.
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