User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 REGULATORY AND SAFETY INFORMATION
- 1.1 SAFETY SYMBOL CONVENTIONS
- 1.2 RF ENERGY EXPOSURE AWARENESS AND CONTROL INFORMATION FOR FCC OCCUPATIONAL USE REQUIREMENTS
- 1.3 COMPLIANCE WITH RF EXPOSURE STANDARDS
- 1.4 RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE
- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY GUIDELINES AND SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION
- 1.6 COMMON HAZARDS
- 1.7 SAFE DRIVING RECOMMENDATIONS
- 1.8 OPERATING RULES AND REGULATIONS
- 1.9 OPERATING TIPS
- 2 MARITIME FREQUENCIES
- 3 SPECIFICATIONS
- 4 INTRODUCTION
- 5 UNPACKING AND CHECKING THE EQUIPMENT
- 6 PLANNING THE INSTALLATION
- 7 ANTENNA INSTALLATION
- 7.1 ANTENNA MOUNTING LOCATIONS
- 7.2 ANTENNA INSTALLATION PROCEDURES
- 7.2.1 Installing NMO Antenna Mounts AN125001-001, 002, 003 and 004
- 7.2.2 Installing NMO Magnetic Antenna Mounts AN125001-007 and AN125001-008
- 7.2.3 Installing All Other Antenna Mounts
- 7.2.4 Attaching NMO Antenna Elements
- 7.2.5 Installing the Coax Cable and TNC RF Connector
- 7.2.6 Install GPS Antenna (Required Only if Radio has GPS Receiver Option)
- 8 RADIO INSTALLATION
- 9 EXTERNAL SPEAKER INSTALLATION (OPTIONAL)
- 10 MICROPHONE ATTACHMENT
- 11 OPTIONAL CABLES
- 12 GPS NMEA-FORMATTED DATA CONNECTION
- 13 MOBILE DATA CONNECTION
- 14 INITIAL POWER-UP TEST
- 15 PERFORMANCE TESTS
- 16 COMPLETE THE INSTALLATION
- 17 WARRANTY REGISTRATION
- 18 WARRANTY
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The radio provides half-duplex voice and data communications. Voice communications are accomplished
via a “push-to-talk” (PTT) type microphone and an external speaker connected to the radio’s control head.
The radio’s control head features a large text and graphics-based liquid-crystal display (LCD), and front
panel controls for user control of the radio.
The XG-25M must be powered by an external +13.6-volt (nominal) DC power source. In mobile
applications, the motor vehicle’s electrical system is utilized as the source of DC power. Specifications
are included in Section 3 of this manual.
The XG-25M may be equipped with an optional built-in Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking
receiver. The GPS antenna can be integrated into the mobile transmit/receive antenna (i.e., a
“combination” antenna). Alternately, the GPS antenna can be located/mounted completely separate from
the mobile transmit/receive antenna.
The XG-25M exceeds many tough environmental specifications included within military standard
MIL-STD-810G, the radio industry standard TIA/EIA-603, and the radio standard established by the U.S.
Forest Service.
The radio supports operation on APCO Project 25 compliant Common Air Interface (P25 CAI) radio
networks, and operation in a talk-around mode in accordance with the APCO Project 25. P25 radio
systems utilize Improved Multi-Band Excitation (IMBE) speech and data compression technology,
developed by Digital Voice Systems, Inc.
Harris recommends the buyer use only an authorized representative to install and
service this product. The warranties provided to the buyer under the terms of sale shall
be null and void if this product is installed or serviced improperly, and Harris shall have
no further obligation to the buyer for any damage caused to the product or to any person
or personal property.
4.2 RADIO PROGRAMMING
Unless otherwise stated, all radio installation and test procedures presented in this manual assume the
radio has been programmed by radio network administration personnel before it is delivered to radio
installation personnel.
Radio Personality Manager (RPM) software application TQS3385 (part number SK-104768-001) is used
to program the XG-25M mobile radio for trunked radio systems. TQS3385 can also be used to program
the radio for analog conventional and P25 conventional operations. For additional information, refer to
RPM’s built-in online help and/or RPM Software Release Notes, publication number MS-012550-001.
Conventional RPM software application TQS3389 (part number SK-012177-001) is used to program the
XG-25M mobile radio for analog conventional and P25 conventional operations. Trunking mode
programming is disabled in TQS3389. For additional information, refer to RPM’s built-in online help
and/or Conventional RPM Software Release Notes, publication number MS-012761-001.
Both RPM applications can also be used to flash program new operating software (i.e., firmware) into an
XG-25M mobile radio. Refer to the radio’s maintenance manual for additional information.
Both RPM applications also support other radios such as the M7100, M7200, M7300, and Unity
XG-100M mobile radios, and the P7100, P7200, P7300, and Unity XG-100P portable radios.
RPM Release R9A or later is required for XG-25M mobile radio programming.
CAUTION
NOTE