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Operator’s Manual Monogram Series EDACS ® Trunking Portable.
2 NOTICE! This manual covers Ericsson and General Electric products manufactured and sold by Ericsson Inc. NOTICE! Repairs to t his equipm ent shoul d be made only by an aut horized service technici an or facility designated by the s upplier.
3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page BATTERY CHARGING AND CARE ...................... 7 FOR BEST PERFORMANCE ............................. 8 EXTENDED OPERATIONS ............................... 9 FCC LICENSING ................................................ 10 TRANSCEIVER SERVICE .
4 TABLE OF CONTENTS (con’t) Page RECALLING MANUALLY STORED INDIVIDUAL AND INTERCONNECT NUMBERS ............. 36 DTMF OVERDIAL .............................................. 38 SCAN OPERATION ............................................... 39 ENABLE/DISABLE SCAN .
5 TABLE OF CONTENTS (con’t) Page CONVENTIONAL MODE OPERATION ................ 67 RECEIVING A MESSAGE .................................. 67 SENDING A MESSAGE ..................................... 68 SQUELCH ADJUSTMENT ................................
6 SAFETY INFORMATION The Federal Com m unications Com m ission ( FCC), with its action in General Dock et 79-144, March 13, 1985, has adopted a saf ety standard for the hum an exposure to radio frequenc y (RF) elec trom agnetic energy emitted by FCC regulated equipm ent.
7 BATTERY CHARGING AND CARE Do not dispose of the battery pack in f ire - it m ay explode, causing injury or death. Do not replace the battery in hazardous atmos phere locations. Do not carry battery loose in your pocket or purse. Do not attempt to repair battery.
8 be charged 14 to 16 hours on the f irst charge c y cle and then in accordanc e with the charger m odel instruc tions thereafter. To rem ove the battery pack, push up on the batter y latch and slide the battery pack to the right.
9 longest running time c apacity. Also, several charge/disc harge cycles are recom m ended to bring a new battery up to its rated capacity. 3. Store and charge the batter ies at room tem perature 65°F to 75°F.
10 while listening to the back ground noise while m oving about; attempt to find a spot where the back gr ound noise is reduced to a minim um or eliminated entir ely . This may mak e the dif ference f rom not being heard, to being heard loud and clear when operating in the fr inge areas of your System coverage.
11 adjustm ents m ay result in illegal em issions , including of f- frequency operation, or damage to the radio. Should an UNLOCK condition be shown in the LCD display, or the LCD fails to display information, or all icons and display segm ents are shown, turn the ON/OFF/VOLUME control OFF then ON to r eset the mic roproces sor.
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13 INTRODUCTION The Monogram Series EDACS Trunk ing Portable Radio provides reliable trunk ed com m unication in the 800 MHz band. Advanced Dual Format technology allows the radio to operate within the EDACS T runk ed system and the GE-MARC Trunk ed system .
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15 FEATURES • Up to 9 Areas x 9 Groups (GE-MARC) • Combined m ax imum of 128 System/G roups (EDACS), 16 standard • System scan • System lockout when scanning • Group Scan automatically or ma.
16 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE CONTROLS On/Off Volume The top, right clock wise rotation applies power with a m echanical click sound, and a full c ounter clock wise rotation, rem oves power with a click sound. A c lockwise rotation m ak es the volum e level increase and a counter clock wise rotation decreas es the volum e level.
17 Conventional - Press ing and holding the Shift/Clear/Monitor button twice (double click ) will enable MONITO RING the channel f or activity by unsquelching the r eceiver.
18 EDACS systems. S Pressing the SPC ( Special) key will put the radio in the Special Call mode. From the Special Call m ode the radio is able to m ak e individual and interconnect c alls.
19 INDICATORS Alpha-num eric display, is a 7 charac ter display that identifies the selected System/G roup and those operating modes or er ror conditions .
20 STATUS INDICATORS BUSY T he Channel Busy flag is on when the radio receives a call or when a conventional channel is in use. The flag is als o on when transm itting on a trunked channel. B The Battery flag is on when the battery pow er is low and needs charging.
21 system. ALERT TONES The radio generates a num ber of alert tones to indicate various events . The f ollow ing section describes the alert tones. STANDARD TONES Power-UP If program m ed, a tone will sound on power-up after the radio passes the self test.
22 TONES FOR TRUNKED OPERATION ONLY Call Originate (EDACS) If program m ed, a shor t tone is sounded whenever the Push-To- Talk (PTT ) button is k eyed and the radio has acquired a channel.
23 Autokey below). Autokey (EDACS) W hen the PTT is k ey ed to place a call on the system, but the PT T is released before getting to the channel (e.g. a queued call) , the radio autom atically keys on the channel when it gets the assignm ent. The radio gener ates a long beep and holds the transm itter k eyed for two seconds.
24 unavailable service. Out of Range/ System EDACS - A single pitched tone will sound im m ediately after the PT T switch is k ey ed indicating the radio is out of range of the repeater. T he radio tries to plac e the c all f or a s hort period (3 sec onds) af ter the initial attempt.
25 ERROR MESSAGES SYN LOC , if at any tim e the Sy nthesizer is unable to load and lock on the channel property, a SYN LOC me ssage will be display ed. If the SY N LOC m essage is displayed on all sy s tem s, the radio has failed or has not been program m ed properly.
26 KEYPAD MUTE The k eypad can be muted at anytime. T o m ute the keypad when it is in the unmute state, pr ess and release the MU TE (shif ted ) key. All buttons will be muted. To unm ute the k ey pad, press and release the MUTE (shifted ), the keypad is now unmuted.
27 EDACS OPERATION RECEIVING A MESSAGE 1. Turn the radio on by rotating the ON/OFF/VOLUME c ontrol c lockwise from the OFF detent position. After the radio has passed the power-up s elf test an optional tone will sound and the current System and Group will be displayed.
28 To ans wer c all, s im ply press PT T and begin talk ing if caller’s ID is still in display. If caller’s ID is no longer in display, the CA LL indica tor will be illum inated, indicating the radio received an Individual call. Press the key to display c aller’s ID, then press PTT and begin talking.
29 SENDING A MESSAGE 1. Turn the r adio on and set the desired Sy stem and Group as des cribed under RECEIVE A MESSAGE steps 1-3. 2. Observe the display for the absenc e of both the BUSY indicator and the NC indicator to ens ure that no one is transm itting on the selec ted Group and ensuring radio is in service area.
30 1. Press and hold the SHIFT/CLR/MONITOR button. 2. Use the SELECT or buttons to adjust the squelch. Press ing the SELECT will open the squelch and pres sing the SELECT will close the squelch. The r adi o must be on a Convent io nal Syst em or an EDACS w or ki ng Channel ( i .
31 To di spl ay th e ind ivi dual or i nt erc onnec t n umber cur r ent ly sel ect ed, pr ess and ho ld t he SHIFT /CLR/MONI TOR but to n and t hen pr ess t he key . NOTE 3. Individual - Once the desired individual special c all number is displayed, press and hold the PT T to initiate the call.
32 If the signaling is unsucc essf ul, the radio will rem ain in the Special Call Mode and sound the appropriate alert tone(s). 5. W hen the Call is com plete, double click the SHIFT/CLR/M ONIT OR button to exit the Special Call mode and r eturn to the norm al System/Gr oup display.
33 To r ecall the l ast indi vidual number ent ered manual ly f r om t he k ey pad, pr ess t he key . NOTE 3. Press and hold the PTT bar to initiate the call.
34 selection. T he PHONE and status flags will also be illuminated while in the Special Call Mode. 2. Enter the telephone num ber to be called. T he last digit entered will alway s be dis played in the far right hand side of the dis play . Any previously entered digits will scroll lef t.
35 PTT bar as soon as you stop talking. Mess ages cannot be received when the PTT bar is pressed. 6. W hen the call is com plete, double clic k the SHIFT/CLR/M ONIT OR button to exit the Special Call mode and return to the normal system/group display.
36 indicates the digits are for an inter connect c all. T hey will not be displayed but a tone will sound. 4. Enter a digit between 0 and 9 to s elect a storage location. The storage loc ation will not be displayed, but a tone will sound. There ar e 10 stor age locations for individual num bers and 10 storage loc ations fo r interconnect numbers.
37 seven digits of the telephone num ber will be displayed. If the m emor y location is blank the radio will sound a low pitch tone after the is pressed. 4. Individual - Onc e the desired individual call num ber is displayed, press and hold the PT T to initiate the call.
38 6. W hen the call is com plete, double clic k the SHIFT/CLR/M ONIT OR button to exit the Special Call mode and r eturn to the norm al System/Gr oup display. EDACS Special Call Flowchart DTMF OVERDIAL After the radio has acquired a work ing channel, if program m ed, to mak e a m essage trunk ed call, DT MF tones can be sent by: 1.
39 In the sam e m anner, stored interc onnect num bers (tones) may be sent by: 1. Recalling the desired s torage loc ation as described previously in the Recalling M anually Stored Individual and Interconnect Numbers section. 2. Pressing the PTT bar to send the tones.
40 Scan mus t be di sa bled t o add a Gr oup t o t he sc an list. NOTE DELETE GROUPS 1. Select the desired Group to be deleted. If the current group is already included in the scan lis t, the flag will be illuminated. 2. To delete the group f rom the scan lis t, press the SHIFT/CLR/M ONIT OR button and then press the k e y .
41 system’s c ontrol channel once ever y one, two, three, or four m inutes (program mable). This pr iority scan tim er is reset each time the PTT bar is pressed. PROSOUND™ (OPTIONAL) The radio m ay be program m ed f or Pr oSound system scan operation f or m ulti-s ite applications.
42 The re grou p is i dent i fi ed by the l eadi ng zero i n t he 6t h digi t of t he Disp lay f iel d. Thi s zer o i s nor ma l ly suppr es sed i n Gr oup 1- 8. NOTE HOME/EMERGENCY KEY DEFINITION The key can be program m ed in one of the following configurations: 1.
43 Sending An Emergency Call To enable an Emergency transmission: 1. Press and hold the key for the program m ed duration. If progr am med, EM RGNCY will be displayed and a alert tone will sound.
44 HOME The radio can be pr ogram med to autom atically switch to a hom e Sy stem and/or Group by pressing and holding the k ey f or the program med duration. The radio will also transm it an em ergency mess age on the home System and/or G roup if pr ogram med ( see the Emergency Operation section).
45 GE-MARC OPERATION RECEIVING A MESSAGE 1. Turn the radio on by rotating the ON/OFF/Volum e contr ol clock wise from the OFF detent position. Af ter the radio has passed the power-up s elf test an optional tone will sound and the current System and Channel will be display ed.
46 GROUP CA LL - W hen the radio rec eives a group call, it unsquelches on the assigned channel and lights the “BUSY” f lag. T he gr oup c all r ec eived tone (single tone) will sound (unless programmed off).
47 the necessar y signaling required to obtain a communication channel. If the radio is out of range or the r adio is operative when the signaling is unsucc essf ul, a NO SRVC mes sage is dis play ed and a sequence of f ive beeps are heard at the speak er.
48 SENDING A SPECIAL CALL 1. Press the key to put the radio into Special Call mode whic h also provides ac cess to a pre- program m ed special call list. Eac h selection f rom the list is program m ed with either an individual number or an interconnec t number .
49 and perform s the necessar y signaling requir ed to obtain a working channel. 4. Individual Call - W hen the signaling is succ essf ully com pleted the BUSY f lag turns on and the Call originate tones (three tone alert) sound. Pr ess the PTT bar and speak direct ly into the m icrophone.
50 If the “Cal l R e t ry ” opt io n is activ e , the ra d io w ill dis p lay RET RYNG and tr y the ch annel at t wenty sec ond int er val s f or f i ve mi nute s bef or e r etur ni ng t o the nor mal System /Gr oup d is play.
51 program m ed, the Special Call list is capable of displaying an alpha-numer ic field. If no s pecial calls are programmed, the radio displays CNF CAL . 2. The progr amm ed call may now be sent following the procedure des cribed in SENDING A SPECIAL CALL section.
52 To r ecall the l ast indi vidual number enter ed manual ly f r om t he k ey pad, pr es s t he key . NOTE 3. Press and release the PT T bar to initiate the c all. The r adio displays WA IT and perform s the necessar y signalling required to obtain a work ing channel.
53 If the “Cal l R e t ry ” opt io n is activ e , the ra d io w ill dis p lay RET RYNG and tr y the ch annel at t wenty sec ond int er val s f or f i ve mi nute s bef or e r etur ni ng t o the nor mal System /Gr oup d is play.
54 2. Enter the telephone number to be called. T he last digit entered will alway s be dis played in the far right hand side of the dis play . Any previously entered digits will scr oll left. Only seven digits will be visible at a time with the leading digit scrolling of f the disp lay upon each new key entry.
55 All channels are bus y w hen the signalling is unsucces sful and a one s econd low frequenc y tone is heard at the speak er. T he call will not be retried automatically.
56 STORING INDIVIDUAL AND INTERCONNECT NUMBERS 1. Press the key to put the radio into Special Call mode. or to put the radio into Confer ence Call mode. T he radio dis play s the last acc essed call number from the prepr ogram med Spec ial Call selection.
57 3. Complete the entry by pres sing the ke y for individual calls and the key for telephone interconnect c alls. T he k ey indicates the digits entered are f or an individual call and ke y indicates the digits are f or an interconnec t call. T hey will not be displayed but a tone will sound.
58 RECALLING MANUALLY STORED INDIVIDUAL AND INTERCONNECT NUMBERS 1. Press the key to put the radio into Special Call mode to s end a stored c all using the program m ed special c all tone set, otherwise the ca ll will be s ent using the selected group tone set.
59 necessar y signalling required to obtain a work ing channel. Interconnect - Once the desir ed interconnect special call num ber is displayed, press and release the PTT to initiate the call. The radio dis plays WA IT and perform s the necessary signalling required to obtain a working channel.
60 All channels are bus y w hen the signalling is unsucces sful and a one s econd low frequenc y tone is heard at the speak er. T he call will not be retried automatically.
61 GE-MARC Conference Call Flowchart WIDE AREA SYSTEM SCAN The Monogram Series EDACS Trunk ing Portable radio operating within a GE-MARC system m ay be program m ed to scan up to 20 channels from other GE- MARC sy stem s.
62 Receiving A Message 1. Press the SHIFT/CLR/M ONIT OR button and then use the SELECT buttons or to se lect a Direct Mode System . The SYStem dis play will indicated the current System selected. 2. Use the SELect buttons or to select the desired Channel.
63 2. Ensure no one is tr ansm itting on the selected channel by pressing the SHIFT/CLR/M ONIT OR button twice (“double clic k”) and hold and/or observing the display for the abs ence of the BUSY indicator to ensure that no one is transm itting on the selected Channel.
64 5. After all the digits have been keyed in, releas e the PTT bar. 6. W hen someone answers , press the PTT bar and speak directly into the microphone. Release the PTT bar as soon as you stop talking. Mes sages cannot be received when the PTT bar is pressed.
65 Scan m ust be di sa bled t o a dd a cha nnel t o t he sc an list. NOTE 2. To add the c hannel to the scan list, press the SHIFT/CLR/M ONIT OR button and then press the key. The flag will illuminate and the channel will be included. To delete Channels from the scan list: 1.
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67 CONVENTIONAL MODE OPERATION The proc edures in the f ollowing section describes Conventional Mode operation. Each conventional channel m ay be programm ed with one or m ore featur es such as Channel Guard or telephone interconnect c apability . Follow these procedures if operating in a conventional system.
68 4. Press the SHIFT /CLR/M ONITO R button twice ("double click ") and hold to disable squelch and monitor the channel. Adjust the VO LUME contract to the desired audio level.
69 necessar y to adjust the squelc h, the squelch m ay be adjusted using the following procedure: The r adi o mus t be on a Co nvent ional Syste m or an EDACS w or ki ng Cha nnel ( i . e. rec ei vi ng a voi ce c al l ) to adj ust t he squel c h. It i s rec omm ended t o adj us t squel c h f ro m a Convent io nal System .
70 4. Release the PT T bar and listen f or a dial tone. W hen the dial tone is received, press and hold the PTT bar and enter the desired telephone num ber. As you enter each digit, the DTMF s idetone will be heard in the speaker as the radio transmits the DTMF tone.
71 Scan m ust be di sa bled t o a dd a cha nnel t o t he sc an list. NOTE 1. Select the desired c hannel to be added. If the current channel is already included in the scan list, the flag will be illuminated. 2. To add the c hannel to the scan list, press the SHIFT/CLR/M ONIT OR button and then press the key.
72 OPERATOR’S RADIO SETUP RADIO TYPE: _______________________________ FREQUENCY BAND: __________________________ OPERATOR’S NAME: _________________________ EMERGENCY GROUP: _______________________.
73 SYSTEM NUMBER SYSTEM NAME TRK/CNV GRP/CHN NUMBER GRP/CHN NAME USE.
74 NICKEL CADMIUM BATTERY WARRANTY A. Ericsson Inc. (hereinafter "Seller" ) warrants to the original purchaser for use (hereinafter "Buyer") that nickel -cadmium batteri es supplie.
75 WARRANTY A. Ericsson Inc. (hereinafter "Seller") warrants to the ori ginal purchaser for use (hereinafter "Buyer") that Equipment manufactured by Seller shall be free from defects in m ateri al, workm anship and title, and shal l conform to its published specifi cations.
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