Operator's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1. REGULATORY AND SAFETY INFORMATION
- 1.1 SAFETY SYMBOL CONVENTIONS
- 1.2 RF ENERGY EXPOSURE AWARENESS AND CONTROL INFORMATION FOR FCC OCCUPATIONAL USE REQUIREMENTS
- 1.3 COMPLIANCE WITH RF EXPOSURE STANDARDS
- 1.4 REGULATORY APPROVALS
- 1.5 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY GUIDELINES AND SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION
- 1.6 COMMON HAZARDS
- 1.7 SAFE DRIVING RECOMMENDATIONS
- 1.8 OPERATING RULES AND REGULATIONS
- 1.9 OPERATING TIPS
- 2. RENSEIGNEMENTS SUR LA RÉGLEMENTATION ET SÉCURITÉ
- 3. INTRODUCTION
- 4. BASIC OPERATION
- 4.1 RADIO CONTROLS
- 4.2 before first use
- 4.3 POWER ON AND SET VOLUME
- 4.4 vida® ID
- 4.5 RADIO DISPLAYS
- 4.6 STATUS MESsages
- 4.7 PREDEFINED MENU LAYOUTS
- 4.8 MENU
- 4.9 ALERT TONES
- 4.10 SELECT ZONE/SYSTEM
- 4.11 SELECT GROUP/CHANNEL
- 4.12 GROUP CALLS
- 4.13 INDIVIDUAL CALLS
- 4.14 USER PROFILES
- 4.15 NOISE CANCELLATION
- 4.16 VOICE ANNUNCIATION
- 4.17 ENABLE/DISABLE ENCRYPTION
- 4.18 CHANNEL GUARD (ANALOG CONVENTIONAL ONLY)
- 4.19 USE TALKAROUND TO BYPASS REPEATER (ANALOG AND P25 CONVENTIONAL ONLY)
- 4.20 CALL ALERT (PAGE)
- 4.21 TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT
- 4.22 DTMF
- 4.23 AUDIO PLAYBACK
- 4.24 START SCAN
- 4.25 STOP SCAN
- 4.26 MONITOR AND SQUELCH TYPES (CONVENTIONAL ONLY)
- 4.27 NUISANCE DELETE
- 4.28 Failsoft (P25 Trunked)
- 4.29 EMERGENCY OPERATION
- 4.30 MDC-1200 (ANALOG CONVENTIONAL ONLY)
- 5. ADVANCED OPERATIONS
- 5.1 VIEW/CHANGE PERSONALITIES
- 5.2 SITUATIONAL AWARENESS (SA) – P25 CONVENTIONAL ONLY
- 5.3 User Defined Zones
- 5.4 Mixed System Zone
- 5.5 CH INFO MENU
- 5.6 AUDIO SETTINGS
- 5.7 DISPLAY SETTINGS
- 5.8 GPS SETTINGS
- 5.9 POSITION INFO
- 5.10 BLUETOOTH
- 5.11 CLOCK SETTINGS
- 5.12 SELECT LANGUAGE
- 5.13 SET UP SCAN
- 5.14 RADIO STATUS
- 5.15 RADIO MESSAGE
- 5.16 RADIO TEXTLINK
- 5.17 FAULTS/ALERTS
- 5.18 TONE ENCODE
- 5.19 ENCRYPTION
- 5.20 p25 conventional fallback
- 5.21 stealth mode
- 6. PROGRAMMING
- 7. REFERENCE
- 8. GLOSSARY
- 9. BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING
- 10. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
- 11. WARRANTY
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3. INTRODUCTION
3.1 DESCRIPTION
The XL Series Mobile Radio provides the advanced connectivity that first responders require while
addressing evolving voice and data communications. It meets MIL-STD-810G for durability. XL Mobile
Radios support P25 Trunking, P25 Conventional, and analog conventional.
The XL Mobile is a P25 converged, multiband Land Mobile Radio with an option to include LTE capability.
The XL-200M is a full-spectrum mobile radio, supporting the UHF, VHF, 700 MHz, 800 MHz, and 900
MHz frequency bands. The XL-185M supports the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, and 900 MHz frequency bands.
Designed for anyone who needs to communicate with multiple agencies or across multiple bands, the XL
Mobile delivers mission-critical connectivity.
For options and accessories, refer to Section 3.4. Additional accessories may have been added since
publication of this manual; refer to the Products and Services Catalog or contact Harris for more
information.
The XL Mobile installation includes a control head and the Vehicle Communications Hub (VCH), which
are described in the following sections.
3.1.1 Vehicle Communications Hub (VCH)
The XL Vehicle Communications Hub (VCH) is the main LMR radio unit in a vehicular (mobile) radio
system. A major feature of the VCH design is the use of IP networks for tethering multiple radio control
heads. With respect to the audio systems, this feature allows the VCH to support approximately eight IP
devices as audio sources and destinations.
Figure 3-1: Vehicle Communications Hub (VCH)
3.1.2 XL Control Head
The XL Mobile supports the addition of an XL Control Head to the VCH in a front-mount or remote-mount
configuration. In the front-mount configuration, the VCH and control head are physically mounted together,
while in the remote-mount configuration, the control head is in a separate location.