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.
User Guide This equipment can be used in member states of the European Union once the corresponding administrative licence is obtained.
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 TETRA 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 TETRA 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 accessories. For your safety, only allow PowerTrunk qualified staff to repair the terminal or its accessories.
User Guide HTT-500 is restricted to occupational/controller use to safety FCC RF energy exposure limits. This radio is NOT authorized for general population. Use only accessories, batteries and antennas approved by PowerTrunk. Use of non-approved accessories, batteries and antennas may exceed FCC RF energy exposure limits. 3.
User Guide • • Use the terminal with the ear on the opposite side to the pacemaker to minimise possible interference. Turn off the terminal immediately if, for any reason, you suspect it is causing interference. • 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.
User Guide Potentially explosive environments Disconnect the terminal when it is in an area where explosions may occur and obey all signs and instructions. The areas where explosions may occur are usually, but not always, marked.
User Guide supplied by PowerTrunk. To comply with this degree of protection it is also necessary that the battery pack is inserted in the equipment. Use under severe conditions Under aggressive environments (heavy rain, excess of humidity, chemical substances, dusty environments,…) or if any of the terminal gaskets is taken off or lost, additional protections are needed. In this case it is recommended to protect the terminal with covers.
User Guide Battery use conditions 1. Charge battery packs only with chargers approved by PowerTrunk. The use of any other type of packs or chargers will invalidate the guarantee and can lead to early breakdown or make them be useless. 2. Do not throw battery packs into the fire or put them near heaters. Do not place them inside microwave ovens. Also, avoid putting them close to combustible materials. 3.
User Guide 12. Avoid leaving the HTT-500 terminal connected to the charger once the battery pack is fully charged, since continuous charging processes shorten battery life. Do not use the battery charger as a radio stand. 13. If a battery is very discharged, it can take up to half an hour to show the process of loading. 14. When it is planned to use the equipment at low temperatures, it is recommended that the battery is fully charged. 15.
User Guide 4. If battery packs are not going to be used for a long time, it will be necessary to recharge them to 50% every 3 months, so that they are ready for a new storage period. For this purpose use the maintenance accessory D037223. 5. How to store battery packs: Insert each pack in an insulating plastic bag. It is advisable to put them in cardboard boxes to better protect them against environmental condition changes.
User Guide 3.8 Transport accessories When you place the terminal in the cover, check that it is well positioned with the holes for the terminal microphone and speakers. 3.9 Care and maintenance The following recommendations will help to increase the useful life of your terminal and protect the cover of your guarantee: 1. Do not use the terminal in dirty or dusty places. The mobile parts and electronic components could be damaged. 2. Use a soft and damp cloth to clean the outer surfaces.
User Guide 9. Attention! You must never grasp the terminal by its antenna. The equipment antenna has been designed as a radiating element, and not as a handle to make the terminal be easier transported. 10. Do not manipulate the battery connector terminals of the equipment. This could make the terminal operate improperly and will invalidate its guarantee. 11.
User Guide 4 4.1 FIRST STEPS 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 is in place. 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. Function Battery flat. Very low charge state. Low / medium charge state. High charge state. Full charge. Start-up procedure Press and hold the ON/OFF button to turn the terminal on and off. After holding down this key for a few seconds, the indicator lights up your Terminal, proceeding to boot it.
User Guide 5. During the registration process, the icon will flash. When the process is finished and the terminal is ready to work on the network, the icon will be constant, the message "In service" will appear on the screen and you will hear a characteristic tone. If the terminal is configured to start up in direct mode, the main screen, displayed after 6. start-up, will show the en icon.
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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 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 it directly 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 Scan Status Active scan Deactive scan 3.
User Guide Phone back Delete Outbox Delete inbox 4.
User Guide WAP push All SDS Options Message centre Reports 5. CALL REGISTER Dialled calls View Details Call Save (as new contact) Delete Received calls Missed calls Delete All 6.
User Guide 7. EXTRAS GPS Info Bluetooth E2EE settings Man-down 8. APPLICATIONS Gateways Favourites Auxiliary buttons Login Inquiry WAP 9.
User Guide Call settings Discreet mode Area selection Hide number Audio settings Profiles Ring volume Call rings Messages ring Tones settings Security settings PIN Code Network selection Data settings Voice & Data Only Data en - 32 -
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 into the microphone. When you wish to stop speaking, release the button. The other person can then do the same; pressing the PTT button and speaking. . Either of the two users may disconnect the call by pressing the red hang-up key Instead of making a direct call, you can make a call so that the called user must hang up first.
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 TETRA 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 TETRA 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 TETRA 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 you 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 TETRA 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
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 After turning the power on, the Terminal always tries to register 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 TETRA supplementary services are also available for 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 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. The GPS technology uses radio signals from earth orbiting satellites, to establish the location co-ordinates, maximizing your view of clear, unobstructed sky is essential for optimum performance.
User Guide 8.9 Man-down option The functionality "man down" is designated to increase the security of users which have been identified as high risk users. It is based on the use of special hardware installed in the HTT-500, which will detect situations of possible danger. For instance, the immobility of the terminal during some time or if it is tilted at a certain angle, indicating that the user has fallen. 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. TETRA individual address. Telephone number (PSTN). Telephone extension (PABX). Home telephone. Work telephone.
User Guide Missed calls. - To access the last call made, press the green call key directly 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 a key or receive a call, and will stay off in other situations to conserve battery power.
User Guide 9.5 Keypad locking To lock the keypad, hold down the # key. To unlock it, press it again. The icon will appear on the lower part of the screen. With the keypad locked, you can still receive calls normally. When a call is received, the keys are enabled again so that you can answer the call. Once the call is finished, the keypad will return to its previous locked states. There is an option in the menu Settings\User settings\Keypad lock\Auto, where the keypad locks itself automatically after a p
User Guide o o 9.7 Sent message. All tones. 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 Improper connection cable accessory 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.
User Guide Hands-free kit This accessory allows you to listen to communications confidentially or in noisy environments and, in addition, communicate in a duplex call with the hands-free. • The audio is directed through the microphone and speaker of the accessory. • You can make half-duplex calls (pressing either of the PTTs; on the terminal or on the hands-free kit), 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.
MAKING V+D CALLS Telephone calls Group calls Main screen Main screen Select group with Press PTT Red PTT pressed LED to speak Release PTT to listen Select no. Press green key Dial no. Hang up (red key) Green LED Select mode: PSTN / PABX Soft Key 2: Contacts list Red LED Speak and listen Hang up (red key) Private half-duplex calls Main screen MAKING DMO CALLS Select no. Press PTT Dial no. Soft Key 2: Contacts list Red PTT pressed LED to speak or AUX.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------SENDING MESSAGES (V+D / DMO) RECEIVING CALLS Direct calls (individual or group) You hear a tone and the LED turns green. Press PTT to speak. Status messages Main screen 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.
11 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY PowerTrunk Inc., as manufacturer of the product HTT-500, declares that the said product complies with the essential requirements established in article 3 of the Council of Europe Directive 1999/5/CE, dated 9th March, 1999.
