User's Manual

8
GENERAL
SECTION 1 GENERAL
1.1 FEATURES
NOTE: The availability of many of the following
features is controlled by field programming and by
what options were ordered. For example, encryption
and some operating modes are optional. See the
EFJohnson product description and Sections 8 and 9
for further details.
1.2 GENERAL FEATURES
• The following operating modes are programmable:
– Conventional analog and P25
– Trunked SMARTNET
®
/SmartZone
®
and P25
• Power Output
– VHF Band: 10-50 and 50-100 watts
– UHF Band: 15 watts
– 800 MHz Band: 10-35 watts
• AES 256-bit FIPS 140-2 approved encryption
available on P25/digital channels.
• DES/DES-XL 64-bit encryption available on analog
channels, DES-OFB FIPS 140-2 approved encryp-
tion available on digital channels (see Section 11).
• The front panel bezel is black, and the label on the
right top of the front panel is “RS-5300”.
• Up to 16 zones with 16 channels each (256 channels
total) are standard.
• Large liquid crystal display (LCD) with backlight
• Six programmable option switches
• Horn alert
• External public address
• Programmable power-off delay
• Each option button programmable with a different
function for each operating mode (Conventional,
SMARTNET/SmartZone, Trunked P25)
• Emergency calls for high priority system access
• Standard and Radio Wide scan modes with user
programmable scan lists
• User selectable high and low power output
• Stealth mode
• Time-out timer
• Power up password to prevent unauthorized use.
• Programmable and user adjustable tone volume
• Programmable minimum volume level
• Operates on both wide and narrow band channels
1.2.1 CONVENTIONAL FEATURES
• Up to 256 channels or talk groups programmable
• Repeater talk-around
• Penalty and conversation timers
• Carrier or Call Guard
®
(CTCSS/DCS) controlled
squelch on analog channels, NAC and talk group
IDs on P25 channels
• Normal/selective squelch selectable by option
switch
• Monitor mode selectable by option switch
• Dual priority channel sampling when scanning
(analog and digital channels)
• Busy channel lockout (transmit disable on busy)
• Unit calls on P25 channels
• Emergency alarms and calls to alert a dispatcher of
an emergency condition (analog emergency avail-
able only with firmware 1.20 or later).
• ANI (Automatic Number Identification) on analog
channels
• Call Alert™ on P25 channels (send and receive
pages)
• Predefined messages (up to 16) can be sent to a
dispatcher (P25 mode only)
• Predefined status conditions (up to 8) can be sent to
a dispatcher (P25 mode only)
• OTAR (Over-The-Air-Rekeying) compatible (P25
channels only).
• Keypad programming with password access
(Federal Government users only)
1.2.2 SMARTNET/SMARTZONE FEATURES
• Up to 256 talk groups programmable (channels
select talk groups)
• Group, Enhanced Private Conversation™, standard
Private Conversation, and Telephone calls
• Emergency alarms to alert a dispatcher of
emergency conditions
• Emergency calls for high priority system access
• Failsoft operation on a predefined conventional
channel if trunked system fails
• Priority group calls detected while listening to other
group calls when scanning
• Call Alert™ (send and receive pages)