OPERATING MANUAL DIGITAL/ANALOG MOBILE RADIO PRELIMINARY 5300 SERIES MOBILE RADIO VHF/UHF/800 MHZ Analog and PROJECT 25 (DIGITAL) Conventional SMARTNET /SMARTZONE and Project 25 Trunked ® ® 13.6 VDC 10-50 or 50-100 Watts (VHF); 15 Watts (UHF); 10-35 Watts (800 MHz) Part No.
SAFETY INFORMATION SAFETY INFORMATION are derived from Table 1 (B) titled “Limits For General Population/Uncontrolled Exposure” which is from FCC report OET bulletin #65. The FCC has adopted a safety standard for human exposure to RF energy. Proper operation of this radio under normal conditions results in user exposure to RF energy below the Occupational Safety and Health Act and Federal Communication Commission limits.
53xx SERIES MOBILE OPERATING MANUAL VHF/UHF/800 MHz ANALOG CONVENTIONAL PROJECT 25 (DIGITAL) CONVENTIONAL AND TRUNKED SMARTNET®/SMARTZONE® ANALOG AND DIGITAL Copyright© 2002 by the E.F. Johnson Company The E.F. Johnson Company, which was founded in 1923, provides wireless communication systems solutions for public safety, government, and commercial customers.
TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY INFORMATION FCC Exposure Limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1 FEATURES 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 General Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Conventional Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 SMARTNET™ II/SmartZone® Features . . . . . . . . 6 Project 25 Trunked Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2 CONTROLS AND DISPLAY 2.1 2.2 2.3 Front Panel Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT’D) 5 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 SMARTNET/SMARTZONE/P25 TRUNKED FEATURES 5.12 5.13 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Viewing Unit ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Standard Group Calls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Private (Unit) Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
FEATURES SECTION 1 FEATURES 1.1 GENERAL FEATURES • • • • • • • • • • • Programmable for the following modes of operation: – Conventional analog – Conventional Project 25 (digital) – Trunked Project 25 (digital) – SMARTNET™/SmartZone® trunked (analog or digital) Up to 16 zones with up to 16 channels each programmable (256 channels total) Large liquid crystal display (LCD) with backlight.
CONTROLS AND DISPLAY SECTION 2 CONTROLS AND DISPLAY PTT Switch Six Option Switches Display Microphone Multi-function Indicator On-Off/ Select Volume Switch Figure 2-1 Front Panel Controls 2.1 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS Speaker Option Switches - Each of the six options switches on the front panel (including the one located to the left of the display) can be programmed by your system operator to control some function.
CONTROLS AND DISPLAY DC Power Jack Optional Remote Control Unit Jack Accessory Jack Antenna Jack Figure 2-2 Rear Panel Jacks Scan Edit Mode Telephone/Special Call Channel Encryption Zone Status Chnl No. Display No. Figure 2-3 Front Panel Display 10-Character Alphanumeric Display 2.2 REAR PANEL JACKS 2.3 DISPLAY DC Power Jack - Connection point for the nominal 12volt, negative ground power source (see Figure 2-2).
GENERAL OPERATION - Indicates a SMARTNET/SmartZone telephone call has been initiated. It is non-functional in the conventional mode. Status Display - These two characters indicate the following status information: - This symbol in the left position indicates that the displayed channel is in the scan list (scanned normally). - Indicates that voice encryption is enabled. MON - Indicates that the conventional monitor mode is enabled by taking the microphone off-hook or pressing the Monitor option switch.
GENERAL OPERATION 3.4 SETTING VOLUME LEVEL Channel Select Indicator Zone Select Indicator The relative volume setting can be determined by noting the position of the index on the On-Off/Volume knob. Otherwise, enable a reference tone for use in setting the volume as follows: • • Zone No. If the key press tones are enabled (see Section 3.12 on page 12), a short tone sounds when an option switch is pressed or the Select switch is pressed or rotated. Chnl No.
GENERAL OPERATION Table 3-1 Programmable Option Switch Functions Suggested Key Label TONES BKLHT ALERT RESP C/S DISP EMER HOME PROG MSG MON SEL SQ PHONE CALL RWS RTA SCAN SCN ED SEL SQ LOCK SEARCH STATUS TG SEL TX PWR CALL (Blank) Function Alert tones On-Off Backlight On-Off Call Alert Select Call Response Select Clear/Secure Select Displayed Information Select Emergency Select Horn Alert Select Home Zone Select Hardware (Encrypt) Key Select Keypad Programming Select Messaging Monitor Mode Select Normal
GENERAL OPERATION 3.10 HOME ZONE/CHANNEL SELECT Both the ignition switch and the power switch must then be on for transceiver power to turn on. The delay can be overridden at any time by turning power off using the front panel power switch or turning the ignition switch back on. If the HOME zone option switch is programmed, pressing it selects the preprogrammed home zone and channel. This provides a quick way of returning to a frequently used zone and channel.
GENERAL OPERATION 3.15 MICROPHONE OFF-HOOK DETECT 3.16.2 STANDARD SCANNING The microphone hanger can be connected to chassis ground and the radio programmed to detect an off-hook condition (Hangup Box Monitor selected). The following operation then occurs when the microphone is taken off-hook: Standard scanning monitors only channels that are the same type as that currently selected.
GENERAL OPERATION 3.16.6 NUISANCE CHANNEL DELETE zone (see scan list description in Section 3.17.1). Radio wide scanning is turned on and off by the RWS option switch as follows. If this switch is not programmed, radio wide scanning is not available. • To turn radio wide scanning on, press the RWS option switch and “RSCN ON” is briefly displayed. In addition, is displayed the same as with standard scanning.
GENERAL OPERATION 3.17.2 RADIO WIDE SCAN LIST 1. Make sure that both standard and radio wide scanning are off (the rotating icon is not indicated in the right status display). Select a conventional, SMARTNET/SmartZone, or P25 Trunked channel corresponding to the scan list being edited. With radio wide scanning, there is only one scan list and it can include up to 16 channels of any type. For example, it could include six conventional channels and ten SMARTNET/SmartZone channels.
GENERAL OPERATION 3.18 SECURE COMMUNICATION or DVP algorithm. The SecureNet protocols include the following: 3.18.1 INTRODUCTION • DVP (Digital Voice Privacy) is an earlier encryption method that is self synchronizing using cipher feedback. It was originally designed to be used by anyone needing protection from unauthorized eavesdropping. • DES (Data Encryption Standard) provides the highest level of security, and also uses cipher feedback.
GENERAL OPERATION clear mode by programming, and in the SecureNet mode if it has been strapped (fixed) to SecureNet. If the channel has been strapped to “switched”, the mode is selected by the Clear/Secure option switch. When a message is received or transmitted in the secure mode, is displayed. the radio. There is a maximum of 16 keys that can be loaded into the radio at one time. NOTE: There is a security feature that automatically erases the encryption keys when the bottom cover is removed.
GENERAL OPERATION Proper Key Autodetect - An incoming SecureNet call is compared against all of the available keys programmed into the radio. If a match is found, the call is decrypted using matched key. lockout (transmit disable on busy) feature is programmed. Otherwise, it must be detected manually. An out-of-range condition is not indicated by special tones or messages as with SMARTNET operation because there is no initial data exchange with the repeater that allows this condition to be detected.
CONVENTIONAL FEATURES 3.19.4 P25 TRUNKED MODE The P25 Trunked operating features are very similar to the SmartZone type just described. Therefore, these modes plus SMARTNET are all described in the same section (Section 5). Some diffferences between the P25 Trunking and SmartZone modes are as follows: • Digital signaling is always used with P25 calls. Either analog or digital signaling may be used for SmartZone calls. • Calls made to a specific mobile in the P25 mode are called Unit Calls.
CONVENTIONAL FEATURES Tone (NAC) - If an incorrect Call Guard (CTCSS/ DCS) or P25 NAC code (see Section 1.4) is detected, the transmitter is disabled when the PTT switch is pressed. An incorrect code is any code other than the one programmed for the current channel. before transmitting or improving reception when intermittent squelching makes messages hard to understand.
CONVENTIONAL FEATURES 4.5.3 TONE CALL GUARD SQUELCH programmed. This feature allows the normal transmit and receive Call Guard programming to be temporarily overridden with a code selected from this list. Tone-type Call Guard squelch utilizes subaudible CTCSS tones from 67-254.1 Hz. Although there are 42 tones assigned, those above 33 (210.7 Hz) are normally not used because of their close proximity to the voice band which starts at 300 Hz. In addition, tones 11 (97.4 Hz), 39 (69.3 Hz), 40 (206.
CONVENTIONAL FEATURES 4.9 DISPLAYING TRANSMIT/RECEIVE FREQUENCY transmitter (see Section 3.9). The penalty timer starts when the PTT switch is released after the transmitter has been disabled. If the PTT switch is pressed during the penalty time, the time-out indication occurs again. When the penalty timer expires, a beep sounds and the transmitter can then be keyed. If the DISP option switch is programmed, it can be used to display the channel frequency in megahertz.
CONVENTIONAL FEATURES channel is a fixed channel programmed in the current scan list, the currently selected channel, or not used. LIST x”, where “x” is the scan list number. Scanning is disabled when “SCAN OFF” is displayed and the scanning indicator turns off. When scanning and the selected channel is a priority channel, (selected and preprogrammed??)“P” is indicated in the left status display next to the zone number as follows: 4.11.
CONVENTIONAL FEATURES Receiving a Standard Conventional Call 1. Make sure that both standard and radio wide scanning are off (the rotating icon is not indicated in the right status display). 1. Select or scan the channel programmed for the call you want to receive (refer to Section 4.11 for more scanning information). 2. Select the channel that you want to be the priority channel using the Select switch in the normal manner. If the channel is in a different zone, also select the appropriate zone. 2.
CONVENTIONAL FEATURES 4.13.4 CHANGING TALK GROUP ASSIGNED TO A CHANNEL 2. If required, rotate the Select switch to display the desired call. The alias and ID of the unit calls that have been programmed are alternately displayed. Group calls are placed by simply selecting the channel programmed for the desired group, monitoring the channel if required, and transmitting. If the TG SEL option switch is programmed, the talk group assigned to a channel can be changed by the user.
CONVENTIONAL FEATURES 4.14.2 ZONE PASSWORD then selected by simply pressing that switch (password entry is not required). The keypad programming mode is indicated by “CHNG ZONE” and a triangle in the display as follows: Your transceiver may be programmed so that a special password must be entered before the system and channel parameters of a particular zone can be changed. A different password may be required for each zone.
CONVENTIONAL FEATURES TX FREQ - Selects the transmit frequency the same as RX FREQ above. desired parameter. Then press the Select switch again to select it. Squelch Control (Analog Channel) SCAN TIMER - Selects the Scan Hold timer. Rotate the Select switch to decrement/increment the timer in 0.5-second steps (“0” disables it). When the desired value is displayed, store it by pressing the Select switch. RX CODE - Sets the receive Call Guard (CTCSS/ DCS) code.
SMARTNET/SMARTZONE/P25 TRUNKED FEATURES this setting toward +7 causes the squelch to open sooner so that weaker signals can be received, and decreasing it toward –7 causes the opposite to occur. only. Rotate the Select switch to toggle between “WIDE” and “NARROW”, and when the desired setting is displayed, store it by pressing the Select switch. TG ID (P25 Only) - Selects the talk group for the selected channel.
SMARTNET/SMARTZONE/P25 TRUNKED FEATURES • If your unit ID is invalid, the call is being made to an invalid group ID, or group calls are not enabled, “DISABLED ID” is displayed and an alert tone sounds. • If an attempt is made to change an analog channel from the clear to the secure mode and there is no available secure channel, “NO SEC” is flashed and the call continues in the clear mode. • • Operation in both the standard and enhanced modes is described in the following information.
SMARTNET/SMARTZONE/P25 TRUNKED FEATURES 2. To answer the call, press the CALL (Private/Unit Call) option switch and then the PTT switch and begin speaking. The unit ID of the calling mobile is displayed. More information follows: 4. When the call is finished or is not answered, end it by pressing the CALL option switch and placing the microphone back on-hook. 5.4.
SMARTNET/SMARTZONE/P25 TRUNKED FEATURES • 2. To answer the call, press the PHONE option switch and press the PTT switch to talk and release it to listen (since the transceiver operates half duplex, it is not possible to talk and listen at the same time). If the access is successful, a dial tone sounds and the dialed number is displayed and sent. Either ringing or a busy signal is then heard as with a standard telephone call.
SMARTNET/SMARTZONE/P25 TRUNKED FEATURES 2. If required, rotate the Select switch to display the desired message. Then send the message by momentarily pressing the PTT switch. One of the following then occurs: Standard Private Conversation Mode • If the mobile being called is not on the air or does not answer, you will simply not hear a response. 4. When the call is finished or it could not be completed for some reason, end it by pressing the CALL option switch and placing the microphone back on-hook.
SMARTNET/SMARTZONE/P25 TRUNKED FEATURES Emergency Alarms 3. To exit this mode, power must be turned off. An emergency alarm is a special data transmission on the selected talk group that alerts a dispatcher of an emergency situation. It is transmitted on the currently selected talk group. Proceed as follows to activate an emergency alarm: 5.
SMARTNET/SMARTZONE/P25 TRUNKED FEATURES • If the SCN ED option key is programmed, scan lists are user programmable (see Section 5.11.3). In addition, nuisance channels can be temporarily deleted as described in Section 3.16.6. 2. The currently selected list is displayed as “List x”, with “x” the currently selected list. To exit without changing the selected list, simply press the Scan List option switch again.
MISCELLANEOUS 5.13.2 BUSY OVERRIDE The display then indicates the current site number as “SITE xx” and the RSSI (Receive Signal Strength Indicator) signal level as “RSSI xx”. This mode is then automatically exited. The busy override feature allows a call to be placed even if all of the sites you are calling do not have a free traffic channel.
MISCELLANEOUS of many features. This usually refers to the programming performed by your system operator when the radio was set up, not to any programming that a user can perform. If a feature is controlled by a front panel option switch and that switch is not available, it is probably not available. Medium Tone (No Acknowledge) • • • The paged mobile did not acknowledge the page (page 31). The message that was sent has not been acknowledged (page 32).
MISCELLANEOUS 6.6 LICENSING If some other problem is occurring, turn power off and then on again to reset the control logic. Also make sure that the controls are properly set and that the power, external speaker, and accessory cables (if used) are securely plugged into the back of the transceiver. A government license is usually required to operate this transceiver on the air. 6.
Part Number 002-5300-007CD 8-02 Printed in U.S.A.
