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LBI -38 377E Operat or’ s Manual M-P A SERIES POR T ABLE RADIO.
NOTI CE! This manual covers Eric sson and General Electr ic prod ucts man ufactured and sold by Ericsson Inc . The software contained in this device is copyrighted b y Ericsson Inc. Unpublished rights are reserved under the copyright laws of the United States.
T ABLE OF CONTENTS ( CONT .) OPERA TING TIPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 OPERA TING R ULES AND REGULA TIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 BA TTER Y P A CKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 INST ALLING THE BA T TER Y P A CK . . . 28 REMO VING THE B A TTER Y P A CK .
PRODUCT SPECIFICATION FOR CE MARKED EQUIPMENT The M-P A P or table conf or ms to the f ollowing Product Specifications . EURO PEAN ST AND ARDS: Saf ety: Not Applicab le EMC: prET S 300 279 (A ugust 19.
INTRODUCTION This manual descr ibes the operation of the M-P A two-w a y FM Select, Scan, and S ystem model por table radios . Operating controls on the r adio include a ro- tatable control knob , rotatab le v olume control, a 4- button k eypad ( S can model) or 16-button k eypad (System model), push-to-talk, emergency and moni- tor b uttons.
the operating channel, mode, or specific Channel Guard encode/decode tones. See M ODE /CHAN- NEL/CG SEL ECTION f or details. A stop plate ma y be installed under the knob to limit the maximum number of positions to less than sixteen (16). It is nor mally f actor y installed f or fifteen (15) positions.
Figure 1 - M - PA Personal Radio Figure 2 - M - PA Radio (Top V iew) 7.
SIDE VIEW FRO N T VIEW Figure 3 - M-PA Scan Model Radio 8.
MENU BUTTON (Scan Model) Pressing the MENU b utton causes the r adio to scroll through up to six ( 6) diff erent menus pro- gram med into the radio . After the desired menu is displa yed, the f eature within the menu is selected with the SEL button.
After the men u is chosen, the desired function or f eature is selected b y pressing the SEL b utton. F or e xample, to disable the aler t tones , press M ENU until "ALER T " is display ed then press SEL to select "DIS- ABLED". Next pr ess the EXIT b utton.
SIDE VIEW FRO N T VIEW Figure 5 - M - PA System M odel Radio 11.
"KEY LOCK" Allows the keypad buttons to be locked or unlocked. "SCAN A/D" Allows channels to be added to or deleted from the scan list for the current mode. T he priority- one channel and the priority- two channel are also set within this menu.
mode must be enab led and the desired menu must be chosen by pr essing and releasing the MENU button until the desired m enu appears in the displa y . After the men u is chosen, the desired function or f eature is selected b y pressing the SEL button.
T 99 Type 99 tone decode - On indicates Type 99 tone decoding is enabled on the se- lected channel. Flashing indicates a T99 selective call has been received and the radio must be reset to receive another T99 call. TX Transmitter enabled - On when the radio is transmitting.
ALERT TONE S The M-P A uses aler t tones or "beeps" to indicate v ar ious operating conditions. Aler t tones ma y be ena bled or disabled via the menu m od e if th e "ALER T" f eature is progr ammed. See "AL ERT " MENU f or details .
If program med on, the pow er-up aler t tone (beep) will be heard. MODE/CHANNEL/CG S ELECTION The M-P A Scan and System model radios ma y be progr ammed with up to 192 diff erent radio chan- nels. A maximum of 12 modes of 16 channels each or 16 modes of 12 channels each ma y be pro- gram med into the radio (12 x 16 = 192).
2. Press the SEL b utton until the desired mode’ s name appears in the displa y . 3. Press the MENU button until "CHA NNEL" appears in the displa y . 4. Press the SEL b utton until the desired chan- nel’ s name appears in the displa y . 5.
TRANSMI TTING A MESSA GE 1. Select the desir ed mode, channel, and/or Cha nnel Gu ard. See the M ODE/CHAN- NEL/CG SEL ECT ION f or details.. 2. Ensure no one is transmitting on the se- lected channel by pressing the MONIT OR BUTT ON to disable squelch or obser ving the displa y f or the absence of the "BSY" status flag.
CONTROL KNOB will not change channels. Turning the radio off and back on will reset this condition. • GE-STAR is sent on the selected channel and the radio locks onto that channel. Rotat- ing the CONTROL K NOB will not change channels. T urning the radio off and then back on will reset this condition.
channel. One of the f ollowing m essages ma y be momentarily displa yed: "SCAN DIS " - – The radio is not progr amm ed to scan. "FIXED P1" - – A priority- one channel has been prog ramme d into t he radio. A new p riori ty- one channel can not be selected.
1. If the "SCN" status flag is on, press S C AN to tur n scan off . 2. Select a channel in y our radio system that has telephone interconnect capability . The radio should be prog rammed f or DTMF op- eration on this channel. 3. Press the MENU b utton until "PHONE" ap- pears in the displa y .
TELEPHONE INT ERCONNECT CALLS SYST EM MODE LS T elephone interconnect calls can be placed on radio channels equipped with this capability . Each cha nnel programmed into the radio can be pro- gram med for telephone interconnect by enabling it f or DTMF dial operation.
4. While holding the PTT BU TT ON, p ress either the " * " button or the "#" b utton as required b y the radio system to obtain a telephone line. The radio will transmit the selected tone. 5. Release the PTT BU TT ON and listen f or a dial tone.
4. Press the SEL b utton to scroll through the phone list until the progr ammed or stored name f or the desired telephone n umber ap- pears in the displa y . 5. Press and release the PTT B UTT ON to automatically dial the selected number . 6. When the called par ty ans wers, press the PTT BU TT ON to transmit and release it to receiv e.
3. Press the SEL button until "LOCKED" is displa yed. 4. T o lock the k eypad press the EX IT b utton. Unlock Th e Keypad 1. Press the MENU b utton until "KEY LOCK" appears in the displa y . 2. Press the S EL b utton until "UNLOCKED" is displa yed.
PROGRAMMABLE BY CHANNEL • Transmit and Receive Frequencies • 8-Character Alphanumer ic Display (Channel Designator) • Tone or Digital Channel Guard Encode/De- code • Type 99 Tone Decode • Tr.
OPERATING TIPS Antenna location and condition is impor tant when operating a por table r adio . Oper ating the radio in low areas of terrain, under power lines or bridges , inside of a v ehicle or in a metal or steel fram ed building can se v e rely reduce the r ange of the unit.
2. The use of prof ane or obscene language is prohibited b y F ederal la w . 3. It is against the law to send f alse call letters, or f alse distress or emergency messages . 4. The FCC requires that you k eep conv ersa- tions brief and confine them to business .
REM O VING T HE B A TTER Y P A CK 1. Ensure the ON/OFF SWITCH on the battery pack is in the off position. 2. Press do wn on the batter y release latch and slide the batter y pack out in the dir ection of the release latch.
Cha rgers are av ailabl e with nominal charge times of 1 hour (r apid) and 14 hours (standard). Combinations include single ( 1) and multi (5) posi- tion, standard and rapid char ge units. In addition, the v ehicular chargers/repeaters sim ultaneously charge the batter y packs while the radio is operating.
INTRINSICALL Y SAFE USAGE Selected por table r adios with appropriate f actor y installed F4 Options are cer tified as Intrinsically Saf e by the F actor y Mutual Research Cor poration. Intrin- sically Saf e approv al includes Class I, II, III, Division 1 hazardous locations in the presence of Groups C , D , E, F and G atmospheres .
ACCESS ORIES The f ollowing accessor ies are appro ved f or use with intrinsically saf e radios. Use of accessories other than those listed v oids F actor y Mutual appr ov al.
W ARRANTY A. Eric sson Inc. (her eina fter "Se ller ") warrants to the o rig in al pu rchase r f or u se (here inafte r "Buyer") that Equi pmen t manufactured by Seller shall be free from defects i n ma teri al, wo rkman ship and ti tle, an d sh all confor m to its pu blished s peci ficati ons.
NICKEL-CADMIUM B A TTER Y W ARRANTY A. Er icsson Inc. (hereinafter "Seller") warrants to the original purchaser f or use (hereinafter "Buy er ") that nic kel-cadmium batter ies sup.
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