Operator’s Manual MM-018336-001 Feb/10 VRS7010 P25 Trunked Cross-Band Vehicular Repeater System Includes VRBS7010 for Vehicular Repeater Link, VRMS7010 for Network Link, and CH-721 Control Head
MM-018336-001 MANUAL REVISION HISTORY REV. DATE – Feb/10 REASON FOR CHANGE Initial release. Harris Corporation, Public Safety and Professional Communications (PS&PC) Business, continually evaluates its technical publications for completeness, technical accuracy, and organization.
MM-018336-001 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section Page 1 REGULATORY AND SAFETY INFORMATION.................................................................... 6 1.1 SAFETY SYMBOL CONVENTIONS .................................................................................. 6 1.2 RF ENERGY EXPOSURE AWARENESS AND CONTROL INFORMATION FOR FCC OCCUPATIONAL USE REQUIREMENTS................................................................. 6 1.2.1 Federal Communications Commission Regulations..............................
MM-018336-001 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 4 Page LAST SYSTEM/GROUP RECALL..................................................................................... 26 DIGITAL VOICE OPERATION.......................................................................................... 26 5.6.1 Receiving an Encrypted Call ................................................................................... 26 5.6.
MM-018336-001 LIST OF FIGURES Page Figure 2-1: Simplified Block Diagram of Extended Network Coverage Mode ..................................... 13 Figure 3-1: CH-721 System Model Control Head.................................................................................. 16 Figure 5-1: Typical Display during P25 Trunked Operation..................................................................
MM-018336-001 1 REGULATORY AND SAFETY INFORMATION 1.1 SAFETY SYMBOL CONVENTIONS The following conventions are used in this manual to alert the user to general safety precautions that must be observed during all phases of operation, service, and repair of this product. Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere violates safety standards of design, manufacture, and intended use of the product.
MM-018336-001 ensure they meet government-established RF exposure levels. In addition, manufacturers also recommend specific operating instructions to users of two-way radios. These instructions are important because they inform users about RF energy exposure and provide simple procedures on how to control it. Please refer to the following websites for more information on what RF energy exposure is and how to control exposure to assure compliance with established RF exposure limits: http://www.fcc.
MM-018336-001 Table 1-1: Recommended Minimum Safe Lateral Distance from Transmitting Antenna for Mobile Radio- to-Network Radio Link (VRMS7010 Transmit/Receive Antenna) ANTENNA PART NUMBER ANTENNA DESCRIPTION (CATALOG NUMBER) CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT* UNCONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT* 700/800 MHz Standard Rooftop-Mount; 3 dBd Gain 28 69 700/800 MHz Elevated-Feed Rooftop-Mount; 3 dBd Gain 28 69 700/800 MHz GPS Combo Rooftop-Mount; 3 dBd Gain 28 69 700/800 MHz GPS Combo Elevated-Feed Rooftop-Mount; 3 dBd
MM-018336-001 Table 1-2: Recommended Minimum Safe Lateral Distance from Transmitting Antenna for Vehicular Repeater-to-Portable Radio Link (VRBS7010 Transmit/Receive Antenna) ANTENNA PART NUMBER ANTENNA DESCRIPTION RECOMMENDED MINIMUM LATERAL HUMAN BODY DISTANCE FROM TRANSMITTING ANTENNA (Distance in Centimeters) CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT UNCONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT AN-125001-002 (mount) with AN-225001-004 (element) Standard Rooftop-Mount with LowLoss Cable and 700/800 MHz LowProfile 2 dBd Gain Element 20
MM-018336-001 1.4 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY GUIDELINES AND SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION To ensure bodily exposure to RF electromagnetic energy is within the FCC allowable limits for occupational use. Always adhere to the following basic guidelines: The push-to-talk button should only be depressed when intending to send a voice message. The radio should only be used for necessary work-related communications. The radio should only be used by authorized and trained personnel.
MM-018336-001 within the interior of the vehicle, must conform to the National Fire Protection Association standard NFPA 58. This requires: The space containing the radio equipment must be isolated and sealed from the space containing the LP gas container and its fittings. Outside filling connections must be used for the LP gas container. The LP gas container space shall be vented to the outside of the vehicle. 1.
MM-018336-001 It is against the law to send false call letters or false distress or emergency messages. The FCC requires keeping conversations brief and confined to business. Use coded messages whenever possible to save on-the-air time. Using the radio to send personal messages (except in an emergency) is a violation of FCC rules. Send only essential messages. It is against Federal law to repeat or otherwise make known anything overheard on the radio.
MM-018336-001 2 INTRODUCTION 2.1 VRS7010 P25 VEHICULAR REPEATER WITH MOBILE RADIO The VRS7010 is a combination Project 25 (P25) vehicular repeater for P25 trunked radio networks and a mobile radio for P25 trunked and P25 conventional radio networks. The VRS7010 consists of two (2) mobile radios coupled together with specialized interface hardware. A control head, microphone speaker, and antennas are connected to the radio. 2.1.
MM-018336-001 RF channel. Both P25 portable and P25 mobile radios can connect to the VRS7010 when it is operating in this mode. The VRS7010 allows attachment of up to sixty-four (64) nearby P25 radios. When using the XCOV vehicular repeater mode, nearby P25 radios operating through the VRS7010 maintain the following P25 functions across the two RF links: P25 Group Call — P25 radios connected to the VRS7010 can communicate on a common talk group, or on multiple different talk groups.
MM-018336-001 type indictors. One LED indicator is the busy indicator that lights when the VRS7010 is receiving a call. The other is the transmitter-enabled indicator that lights when it is transmitting. The control head’s buttons and keys are backlit for nighttime operation. An ambient light sensor on the head’s front panel controls automatic display and button/key backlight dimming. 2.3 OPTIONS 2.3.1 AES Encryption Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is optionally available.
MM-018336-001 3 BEGINNING OPERATION 3.1 TURNING ON THE VRS7010 To turn on the VRS7010, rotate the control head’s Power On/Off/Volume clockwise out of the detent position. The knob is shown in Figure 3-1 below. This action powers-up the VRS7010 and the control head. If enabled through programming, a short beep sounds in the speaker to indicate the radio is ready for operation, and the control head indicates the last selected system name on line 1 and the last selected group name on line 2.
MM-018336-001 Table 3-1: Controls of CH-721 System Model Control Head CONTROL Power On/Off/Volume Control Knob Ambient Light Sensor System/Group Knob Emergency/Home Button FUNCTION Turn this knob clockwise to turn on the VRS7010, and to increase volume. See Section 3.1 on page 16 for additional information. Turn this knob counter-clockwise to decrease volume, and to turn off the VRS7010. Radio automatically adjusts the display and button/key backlight brightness level based on ambient light.
MM-018336-001 CONTROL SCAN (Scan Button) FUNCTION When the vehicular repeater is disabled/inactive, the primary function of the SCAN button is to toggle group scan operation on and off. See Sections 5.16.4 and 5.16.6 for operating details. As a secondary function, this button toggles keypad keys between their primary function and their secondary function.
MM-018336-001 4 VEHICULAR REPEATER OPERATION 4.1 EXTENDED COVERAGE (XCOV) VEHICULAR REPEATER MODE There are (3) possible methods that can be used to enable and disable the extended coverage (XCOV) vehicular repeater mode, as described in the following subsections. CAUTION 4.1.1 When the XCOV vehicular repeater mode is enabled/active, normal mobile radio communications are not possible with the VRS7010.
MM-018336-001 To disable XCOV vehicular repeater mode, if no menu change has been made since XCOV vehicular repeater mode was enabled, simply press the MENU button to turn/toggle the mode off. If a menu change has occurred since the XCOV vehicular repeater mode was enabled, first press the MENU button, then navigate to the P25 VR menu again, and then press the MENU button again. Afterwards, the VRS7010 will return to a normal display, indicating network group and/or individual call information, etc. 4.1.
MM-018336-001 P25 Group Call — P25 radios connected to the VRS7010 can communicate on a common talk group, or on multiple different talk groups. The VRS7010 provides 64 maximum talk group paths (up to one talk group per radio) when it is operating in the XCOV vehicular repeater mode. Digital clear voice and digital encrypted voice group calls are supported.
MM-018336-001 5 MOBILE RADIO OPERATION ON A P25 TRUNKED NETWORK 5.1 SELECTION MODE RULES Many control head operations require selection from a list such as system, group or phone number. This selection process is handled in the same manner for all lists. The ramp control, MENU button, 0 - 9, *, # keys, and the CLR button are used during the selection process.
MM-018336-001 5.2 DIRECT ACCESS To directly access a selection, enter the corresponding number (e.g., 4) and then press the MENU button to activate the selection. The entered number is displayed on line 2 as shown below. Line 1 shows the current list being used for selection. SEL SYS 4 If a mistake is made while entering the number, press the OPT button to backspace once and correct the entry. If an invalid number is entered, a short low-pitched tone sounds when the MENU button is pressed.
MM-018336-001 When the user wants to enable a feature in his radio, he will need to call Harris Corporation. They will ask for the ROM serial number. The serial number shown here is for example only. 5.3.2 Feature Encryption Data Stream Example: These data streams define the features the user has enabled in his radio and are required by Harris to enable other features. The data streams shown here are for example only. Note: There are three displays: FD1, FD2, and FD3. All three are required.
MM-018336-001 Table 5-1: Feature Numbers (Standard and Optional) FEATURE NUMBER 5.4 FEATURE STANDARD OR OPTIONAL 04 Group Scan Standard 08 Emergency Standard 15 AES Encryption Optional 17 Status/Message Optional 23 Narrowband Standard 32 FIPS-140-2 Encryption Optional 38 Radio TextLink Optional SYSTEM/GROUP SELECTION The System/Group knob and the ramp control are programmable for maximum flexibility.
MM-018336-001 5.5 METHOD 1: If group selection is programmed to the System/Group knob, select a group by turning the System/Group knob to the desired group. The display registers the new group name on line 2. If the wrap option is OFF and the knob is moved to a position greater than the number of programmed groups, the highest programmed group will remain selected.
MM-018336-001 For example, if a clear group is entered in the scan list, it will only receive clear calls. If the same group was available in private and entered in the scan list, it can receive clear and private calls, provided autoselect was programmed in the radio. The user can select transmitting on the scanned or selected group. If a group is entered in the scan list more than once in different modes (clear, digital, private), only the first occurrence of the group will be used. 5.
MM-018336-001 ICON DESCRIPTION Indicates the current channel is set up as an analog channel. Indicates receiving or transmitting Encrypted Calls. 5.9 MESSAGES During radio operation, various messages are displayed on either line 1 or line 2. Typical messages include the respective trunked site’s control channel status information, such as system busy or call denied, or messages associated with the radio's operation, (i.e. volume adjust).
MM-018336-001 MESSAGE NAME DESCRIPTION NO KEY # Encryption Key Missing Flashing - indicates that no encryption key or an incorrect encryption key is programmed into the radio. BCKL=1-6 Backlight Indicates the display intensity and keypad backlight level. GR Group ID Indicates that the call is a group call and is followed by the GID of the caller. Individual ID Indicates the call is an individual call and the ID number of the caller, example "ID 2725.
MM-018336-001 MESSAGE SPKR OFF NAME DESCRIPTION External Speaker Off BANK=1-8 REGR_0x Displayed when the external speaker is disabled. The bank of keys that are going to be loaded when the keyloader loads encryption keys. This is only valid for radios that support VGS, VGE, or DES encryption. It is displayed on line 2 of the display when the encryption keyloader is connected. Dynamic Regroup Indicates which group in the dynamic regroup operation has been enabled, where “x” is a digit of 1 to 8.
MM-018336-001 NAME TONE DESCRIPTION Carrier Control Timer Five short high-pitched warning tones followed by a long low-pitched tone. Key Press Alert A short tone. Page (P25 T Only) Three high-pitched tones. Out of Range One low pitched tone. Sounds if the programmed time for continuous transmission is exceeded. The transmitter will shut down shortly after the alert, interrupting communications. Release and re-key the PTT button to maintain communications.
MM-018336-001 An example of the menu item selection process and menu item parameter change is detailed below for the contrast menu item. 1. Press the MENU button to enter the menu mode. 2. Press the ramp control until the display shows: MENU CONTRAST 3. Press MENU the menu button again. The contrast menu item is activated and the display will be similar to the following: CNTRST = X YYYYYYYY Line 1 shows the active menu item and its current parameter setting (XXX).
MM-018336-001 FEATURE DISPLAY Menu item: KEYLOAD Once selected: KEY LOAD BANK = N Menu item: DISP KEY Display Current Once selected: Encryption SYS KEY, GRP KEY or Key(s) CHN KEY and KEY = N Scan Menu item: SCAN Menu Item: PRIVATE Private Mode Once selected: PVT or key light. Menu item: SCAN ADD Scan Add Once selected: Proper scan icon displayed. Menu item: SCAN DEL Scan Delete Once selected: Scan icon goes out.
MM-018336-001 5.12 RECEIVING A CALL 1. Turn the radio on by rotating the Power On/Off/Volume control knob clockwise out of its detent position. A short alert signal (if enabled through programming) indicates the radio is ready to use. 2. The display shows the last selected or the power up (depending on programming) system and group names. If the radio is unable to obtain a control channel, line 2 shows CC SCAN. 3. Adjust the Power On/Off/Volume control knob to the desired volume level. 4.
MM-018336-001 radio will transmit an emergency call request with the radio ID until an emergency channel assignment is received. 2. When the working channel assignment is received, the radio sounds a single beep (Autokey alert tone) indicating it is ready for voice transmission. *TXEMER* flashes on line 2 in the display until the emergency is cleared. 3. Press PTT and speak into the microphone in a normal voice. 4. Release PTT when the transmission is complete and listen for a reply. 5.
MM-018336-001 5.15.4 When Wide Area System Scan Is Enabled If the radio cannot find the control channel of the selected system and begins Wide Area System Scan (WA Scan), the radio will only scan for the priority system control channel if the priority system is in the WA Scan list. 5.15.5 When ProScan Is Enabled The radio monitors the priority system and will switch to the priority system if the priority system meets the criteria defined in the “ProScan Options” dialog box.
MM-018336-001 2. Press (+) or (-) with period. to display the current priority status of the group on line 1 for a time-out 3. While the status is displayed, press (+) with 4. Press (+) with to add the group to the scan list. a second time to set the group to Priority 2. is displayed. is displayed. a third time to set the group to Priority 1. is displayed in column 1, line 1. 5.
MM-018336-001 5.16.5 Priority Group Scanning When scan is enabled and the Priority 1 and Priority 2 groups have been identified, the radio will listen to calls on those groups and the selected group. While receiving a scanned group call, the radio will continue to monitor the selected Priority 1 and Priority 2 groups and will drop the call if the selected group or other higher priority call becomes active. During a Priority 2 call the radio will continue to monitor for a Priority 1 group call.
MM-018336-001 To access the list, press the IND key twice. Use to scroll through the list. Press the MENU button to display the time elapsed since the call was received. 5.17.2 Call Storage Lists There are two lists available for call storage in the radio, the calls received list (1-10) and the personality list (1-99 as defined by the user). When the individual call mode is entered by pressing the IND key, the calls received list is available.
MM-018336-001 2. Press the PTT button; the radio performs the necessary signaling to obtain a communication channel. When the signaling is complete and the radio is clear to transmit, TX indicator turns on and the channel access tone sounds. Line 1 shows the called individual's name if found in the list of stored individuals or ID followed by the logical ID number of the unit being called. The message *INDV* displays on line 2. Proceed with the message. 5.18 TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT CALLS 5.18.
MM-018336-001 programming the radio or stored by the operator in the first ten phone list entries. These numbers are accessed by pressing PHN then following the selection mode rules. The following steps are required to dial these numbers: 1. Follow the procedure in Sending a Telephone Interconnect Call (Trunked Mode Only) to establish a connection to the telephone system or consult the system administrator for the procedure to access a dial tone on the trunked or conventional system. 2.
MM-018336-001 can be polled by the P25 network at a future time. If the P25 network receives the status properly, when transmitted or polled by the P25 network, a high-pitched tone sounds and the respective key’s backlight will remain lit. If the P25 network does not receive the status properly, a low-pitched tone sounds and the key’s backlight associated with the status will blink.
MM-018336-001 6 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE Harris Technical Assistance Center (TAC) resources are available to help with overall system operation, maintenance, upgrades and product support. TAC is the point of contact when answers are needed to technical questions. Product specialists, with detailed knowledge of product operation, maintenance and repair provide technical support via a toll-free (in North America) telephone number. Support is also available through mail, fax and e-mail.
MM-018336-001 7 KEYPAD REMAPPING If buttons/keys have been remapped to provide new functions, fill in the following template for future reference.
MM-018336-001 8 RADIO SETUP RADIO TYPE: FREQUENCY BAND: OPERATOR'S NAME: EMERGENCY GROUP: SYSTEM NUMBER SYSTEM NAME TRK/CNV GRP/CHN NUMBER GRP/CHN NAME USE 45
MM-018336-001 SYSTEM NUMBER 46 SYSTEM NAME TRK/CNV GRP/CHN NUMBER GRP/CHN NAME USE
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MM-018336-001 SYSTEM NUMBER 48 SYSTEM NAME TRK/CNV GRP/CHN NUMBER GRP/CHN NAME USE
MM-018336-001 WARRANTY A. Harris Corporation, a Delaware Corporation, through its RF Communications Division (hereinafter "Seller") warrants to the original purchaser for use (hereinafter "Buyer") that Equipment manufactured by or for the Seller shall be free from defects in material and workmanship, and shall conform to its published specifications. With respect to all non-Seller Equipment, Seller gives no warranty, and only the warranty, if any, given by the manufacturer shall apply.
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