Commercial Series CM160 User Guide 6866545D04 - O Issue: October 2003
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Radio Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Radio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Microphone Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Programmable Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Keypad Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Menu Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Menu Navigation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 LCD Display and Icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Audio Signal Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Prioritise a Channel in a Scan List . . . . . . 28 Set Priority Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 CONTENTS Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Receiving a Phone Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making a Phone Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edit the Phone List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delete an Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edit an Entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edit Access/De-access Codes . . . . . . . . .
This user guide covers the operation of the CM160 Mobile Radio. LCD Display An 8 character single line display with up to 9 radio status icons. 5. Before using this product, read the operating instructions for safe usage contained in the Product Safety and RF Exposure booklet 6866537D37_ C a u t i o n enclosed with your radio. Navigation up or down Used for channel scrolling, menu navigation and scrolling menu lists. 6. ! 7.
PROGRAMMABLE BUTTONS RADIO OVERVIEW Several of your radio’s keys and buttons can be programmed, by Customer Programming Software (CPS), as short-cut buttons for many of the radio’s features. Programmable buttons include: CM160 C DEF Keypad microphone { } | Check with your dealer for a complete list of functions your radio supports.
Menu Mode Indicator — Short Press Long Press D button enters Menu mode and selects menu options. C button is Hold Down Page Button — 8 — Sound a tone for adjusting your radio’s volume level. 13 — — 14 Stores current channel. — 14 — 14 — 15 D automatically re-assigned to exit Menu Mode.† Volume Set — Home Revert Memory Channel (1 & 2) — Store Memory Channel (1 & 2) — Local/Distance — Provides direct channel access. — Toggles between local mode and distance mode.
Function Indicator RADIO OVERVIEW Long Press Hold Down Delete a nuisance channel while scanning. — 23 Directly accesses the Scan Edit menu to add, delete or prioritise channels. — 27 Phone Directly accesses Phone mode.† — 29 Speed Dial Directly accesses Phone mode to access phone list for speed dial.† — 31 Scan/Nuisance Channel Delete Edit Scan List Short Press Toggle scan on and off . — Page Button Escalert On/Off — Toggles escalert on and off.
(Keypad Microphone) Each key can generate several different characters, e.g. to enter ‘C’ press the 2 button three times. Refer to the table below for entering characters using the microphone keypad. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Button 1 * 0 # 0 0 { } | 1 Number of Times Button is Pressed 2 3 1 / \ 2 A B C 2 Your radio may be operated with a DTMF (DualTone Multi-Frequency) microphone that has a direct entry keypad. The keypad is used for: • Dialling a phone number and making a call.
MENU KEYS RADIO OVERVIEW Menu Select Button D Up /Down Navigation Keys G/H The D button is dedicated to Menu access and menu option selections. It can be pre-programmed by your dealer to either a long or short press. Used to scroll when in Menu Mode. Increment/decrement channel number or scroll through menu list options. If you scroll past the last option the selection wraps around and starts again. On reaching the required option, a short press of D selects the option.
(Refer to Menu Navigation guidelines— lower, left-hand corner of this page) Radio Calls Repeater/ Talkround System Scan Reptr mode / Talkrnd mode On/Off D Program Lists Phone Alert On/Off Selective Call Call Alert Select/enter ID Select/enter ID Phone List add/ delete/edit edit code entry D to enter Menu Mode.
LCD DISPLAY AND ICONS RADIO OVERVIEW CHAN 34 Displays radio Status, Addresses or Channel, on one line of 8 characters. The top line of the display shows radio status icons, explained in the table below: Symbol Name and Description Option Board Indicator Indicates that an option board is activated in the radio. Signal Strength Indicator The more bars, the stronger the signal being received by your radio. Power Level Indicator “L” lights when your radio is configured to transmit in Low Power.
High pitched tone Signal Positive Indicator Tone Negative Indicator Tone Scan Start Stop Power Level High Low Self Test Pass Tone. Squelch Tight Normal Repeater/ Talkaround Does not use repeater Uses repeater Self Test Fail Tone. Enabled Disabled Local/Distance Local Distance Negative Indicator Tone. Sticky Monitor/ Open Squelch — Enabled Good key press.
LED INDICATORS RADIO OVERVIEW Three LEDs show radio status as follows: LED State Indication LED Red Solid Radio transmitting Red Flashing Channel busy - when receiving Flashing Radio is scanning Yellow Solid Radio sending a Call Alert Yellow Flashing Radio receiving a Call Alert Scan Green Call Alert Selective Call Yellow Solid Radio sending a Selective Call Yellow Flashing Radio receiving a Selective Call English 12 Indication Sticky Monitor/Open Sqelch Yellow Radio Call Sta
Turn the On/Off/Volume Control knob clockwise to increase the volume, or counterclockwise to decrease the volume. – or– use the pre-programmed Volume Set button: TURNING THE RADIO ON / OFF Volume Control Knob ON 1 Hold down the Volume Set button. You will hear a continuous tone. 2 Turn the On/Off/Volume Control knob to the desired volume level. OFF CHAN 3 Release the Volume Set button. Radio On Message P1 P2 ON OFF Rotate the On/Off/ Volume Control knob clockwise until you hear a click.
GETTING STARTED Note: If your radio fails the self test routine the display will show the failure number. Record the number and consult your dealer SELECTING A RADIO CHANNEL Your radio offers up to 64 channels, however some may not be programmed. Check with your dealer for more information. Press G to increment the Channel number or H to decrement it. Your radio will power up on a pre-programmed designated channel or the channel that it was on when it was powered down.
Silent Monitor 1 Turn your radio on. 2 Adjust the radio’s volume, if necessary. A short press of the preprogrammed Monitor button places the radio in Silent Monitor mode. 3 G or H to select the desired channel. • • 4 5 Make sure the PTT button is released. Listen for voice activity. • 1 2 The red LED indicator flashes while your radio is receiving. To respond, hold the microphone vertically 2.5 to 5 cm from your mouth. Press the PTT button to talk; release it to listen.
TRANSMIT Cancelling a Call GETTING STARTED 1 Turn your radio on. 2 G or H to select the desired channel. 3 Hold the microphone vertically 2.5 to 5 cm from your mouth. Press the PTT button to talk. • 4 The red LED indicator lights steady while the call is being sent. Release the PTT button to listen. Your radio may be configured for ‘Busy Channel Lockout’ under certain conditions (e.g.
Talkaround Mode enables you to communicate with another radio when either: • The repeater is not operating. – or – • Your radio is out of the repeater’s range but within communicating distance of another radio. Note: The J symbol appears on the display when Talkaround Mode is selected. Select either Repeater Mode or Talkaround Mode Press the preprogrammed Repeater/Talkaround button to toggle between Repeater Mode and Talkaround Mode. – or – 1 D to enter menu mode.
VOX OPERATION GETTING STARTED When hands-free operation is desired, your radio can transmit by voice alone using the VOX feature when you speak through a voice activated external microphone that is connected to your radio. Note: A voice activated external microphone must be connected to your radio prior to power-up of the radio in order to activate the VOX feature. To enable or disable VOX operation on a channel, press the preprogrammed VOX button. Note: Pressing the PTT button disables VOX.
SELECTIVE CALLS Making a Selective Call You can make a selective call to a particular radio, known as an individual call, or a group of radios, known as a group call. Press the preprogrammed Radio Call button and proceed to step 4. – or – 1 D to enter menu mode 2 G or H until RAD CALL 3 D to select RAD CALL 4 G or H until SEL CALL 5 D to select SEL CALL 6 G or H to locate the desired ID in the Radio Call List.
RADIO CALLS SEND A CALL ALERT PAGE RECEIVE A CALL ALERT™ PAGE You can alert another person by sending a Call Alert page. Press the preprogrammed Radio Call button and proceed to step 4. – or – When you receive a Call Alert page: • The display shows F and the preprogrammed name or ID of the calling radio. • The yellow LED indicator flashes, if programmed by your dealer. You hear four high-pitched tones.
REPEATER ACCESS RADIO CALLS Use with Keypad Microphone (RMN5029) To send DTMF repeater access tones : 1 Press and hold the microphone PTT button. 2 Enter the repeater access code on the microphone keypad. 3 Release the microphone PTT button.
RADIO CALLS EMERGENCY ALERTS E Sending an Emergency Alert E Your radio offers choices for initiating and responding to Emergency Alert communications. An Emergency Alert can be programmed for: • Standard operation - shows E and sounds a tone –or– • Silent operation - shows the normal display –or– • Silent with voice operation - activates the microphone so that all activity can be transmitted (for a predetermined amount of time). An appropriate ‘hot microphone’ must be fitted, e.g. MDRMN5029.
Your radio is equipped with the Scan feature, which allows you to search for, lock onto, and monitor voice activity on channels. Scan lists are assigned per channel, by your dealer. Your radio automatically switches to a channel, within that scan list, when it detects activity. You can also edit these lists through the radio menu. • The green LED indicator flashes during scan mode; it stops flashing when the radio switches to an active channel. • The Gsymbol appears on the display while in scan mode.
SCAN STOP SYSTEM SCAN START AUTO SCAN G Press the preprogrammed Scan button to stop System Scan. – or – Auto Scan automatically starts scanning once the channel with Auto Scan enabled is selected. 1 D to enter menu mode. 2 G or H until SYS SCAN 3 D to select SYS SCAN The display shows the current scan status. 4 G or H until 5 D to select the current setting. • SCAN OFF The Gsymbol disappears from the display.
TALKBACK SCAN The Talkback feature allows you to respond to a transmission while scanning. If transmission is detected on a channel while scanning, the radio will stop and land on that channel for a preprogrammed period of time after activity has ceased. This is referred to as “hangtime”. During this hangtime you may respond by pressing the PTT button. Note: The LED scan indicator stops flashing while the radio is in hangtime.
DELETE A NUISANCE CHANNEL Note: Your dealer must preprogram a button to Nuisance Delete to access this feature. SCAN If a channel continually generates unwanted calls or noise (a “nuisance” channel), you can temporarily remove it from the scan list: Restore Channels to the Scan List 1 Power off the radio. Once the radio is powered on again, the deleted nuisance channels are restored to the scan list.
7 G or H until ADD ITEM – or – until DELETE Your radio can support up to 16 Scan lists. Each Scan list can contain up to 16 channels. The same channel can be included in several Scan lists, and the same Scan list can be assigned to several channels. Scan lists are assigned per channel, by your dealer. When you edit a Scan list, you can either add, delete, or prioritize channels. 8 D to select the current setting. 9 G or H until you see the channel you want to add or delete.
PRIORITIZE A CHANNEL IN A SCAN LIST SCAN You may want to check the activity on one or two channels more frequently than others. You can do this by prioritizing them: Priority Channel None specified Scanning Sequence Ch1➠Ch2➠Ch3➠ Ch4➠…Ch1 Channel 2 (Priority 1) Ch2➠Ch1➠Ch2➠Ch3➠ Ch2➠Ch4➠Ch2➠…Ch1 Channel 2 (Priority 1) and Channel 8 (Priority 2) Ch2➠Ch1➠Ch8➠Ch3➠ Ch2➠Ch4➠Ch8➠…Ch1 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Set Priority Channels You cannot have the same priority on two different channels.
PHONE • PHONE Your radio allows you to place and receive telephone calls through a repeater (depending on phone line availability). You can edit the phone list through your radio’s menu. D appears on the display when you are in Phone mode. Your dealer can preprogram your radio in one of three ways to enter your access/de-access code to the repeater. Immediate Auto – your radio will transmit the access/deaccess code automatically upon entering phone mode or disconnecting a phone call.
RECEIVE A PHONE CALL D PHONE When a phone call is received, a ringing tone sounds, alerting you to answer the phone call. Press the preprogrammed Phone button and proceed to step 6. – or – Press the PTT button, and if the Hot Keypad feature has been preprogrammed by your dealer, do the following: 1 2 3 4 Hold microphone 2.5 to 5 cm away from your mouth. Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button when the other party wants to talk, both parties will need to speak in turn.
6 Press the preprogrammed Phone button and proceed to step 6. – or – Press the PTT button, and if the Hot Keypad feature has been preprogrammed by your dealer, do the following: 1 G or H to select a channel that has been programmed for telephone. 2 D to enter menu mode. 3 G or H until PHONE 4 D to select PHONE 5 Your dealer can preprogram your radio in one of three ways to enter your access code to the repeater. Immediate Auto – automatically sends the access code.
PHONE If you entered your access code using the DTMF keypad, press G once to access the last number dialed; then press and release the PTT button. 8 Press and release the PTT button, if required for your radio. 9 Hold the microphone 2.5 to 5 cm away from your mouth. Press and hold the PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button when the other party wants to talk, both parties will need to speak in turn.
9 Your radio contains a Phone list that holds up to 25 phone numbers. You can edit the Phone list in three ways through your radio’s menu: • Add an entry • Delete an entry • Edit an existing entry Add an Entry D to enter menu mode. 2 G or H until PROG LST 3 D to select PROG LST 4 G or H until PHN LST 5 D to select PHN LST 6 G or H until ADD ITEM 7 D to select, ADD ITEM you see: NAME 8 you see: NUMBER 10 Use the DTMF microphone keypad to enter the phone number.
Delete an Entry PHONE 1 D to enter menu mode. 2 G or H until PROG LST 3 D to select PROG LST 4 G or H until PHN LST 5 D to select PHN LST 6 G or H until DELETE 7 D to select DELETE 8 G or H until you see the entry you want to delete. 9 D to select the entry, DELETE you see: 10 11 D again to confirm the deletion, you see: DELETED C to return to DELETE – or – C until you exit menu mode.
11 D to confirm your selection. 1 D to enter menu mode. 2 G or H until PROG LST 3 D to select 12 Use the DTMF microphone keypad to edit the entry – or – PROG LST G or H until you see the location where you 4 G or H until PHN LST want to store the phone number. 5 D to select PHN LST 6 G or H until EDIT 7 D to select EDIT 8 G or H until you see the entry you want to edit. 9 D to select the entry.
Edit Access/Deaccess Codes 11 You can edit the access/de-access codes that are used to connect or disconnect you from a repeater. D to select the entry. PHONE you see: SAVED 1 D to enter menu mode. 12 G or H to edit another code. 2 G or H until PROG LST 13 C until you exit menu mode.
TONE PREFERENCES TONE PREFERENCES You can use the radio’s menu to access useradjustable settings to customize the tones on your radio: Tone Settings Feature What it Does Settings TONE Turns all alert tones on or off. ON OFF KPD TONE Turns the keypad tones on or off. ON OFF TONE TAG Assigns a specific tone when receiving a specific type of radio call. STANDARD ALERT 1-6 ESCALERT Increases the volume of the alarm tones when a radio call is not answered.
TONE PREFERENCES TONES ON/OFF KEYPAD TONES ON/OFF You can program your radio to enable or disable all alert tones. You can program your radio to enable or disable all keypad tones. 1 D to enter Menu mode. 2 G or H until TONES 3 D to select TONES 4 G or H until TONE 5 D to select TONE 6 G or H until ON – or – until OFF 7 Note: Tones for the programmable buttons C, D, E, and F cannot be disabled. 1 D to enter Menu mode.
You can program your radio to sound a particular alert tone when receiving a Selective Call or Call Alert (call tone tagging). 10 C to return to 11 C until you exit the menu mode. TONE PREFERENCES CALL TONE TAGGING TONE TAG Note: Seven alert tones are available to select from in the list. 1 D to enter menu mode. 2 G or H until TONES 3 D to select TONES 4 G or H until TONE TAG 5 D to select TONE TAG 6 G or H until CALL ALT – or – until SEL CALL 7 D to select the current setting.
TONE PREFERENCES ESCALERT You can program your radio to increase the volume of the alarm tones when a radio call is not answered. Press the preprogrammed Escalert button and proceed to step 6. – or – 1 D to enter menu mode. 2 G or H until TONES 3 D to select TONES 4 G or H until ESCALERT 5 D to select ESCALERT 6 G or H until ON – or – until OFF 7 D to select the current setting.
USER SETTINGS USER SETTINGS You can use the radio’s menu to access useradjustable settings to customize some of your radio features: Utilities Features Feature What it Does Settings SQUELCH Changes the squelch of the radio to tight or normal. TIGHT NORMAL PWR LVL Changes the power level of the radio to high or low. HIGH LOW OPT BRD Enables or disables an option board. ON OFF BKLT INT Changes the brightness of the backlight.
USER SETTINGS SET SQUELCH LEVEL SET POWER LEVEL B Use this feature to filter out nuisance (unwanted) calls and/or background noise. However, tightening squelch could cause calls from remote locations to be filtered out as well. In this case, normal squelch may be more desirable. Press the preprogrammed Squelch button to toggle between tight and normal squelch. – or – Each channel in your radio has a predefined transmit power level that can be changed.
SET THE BACKLIGHT INTENSITY Use this feature to enable or disable an option board. Use this feature to change the brightness of the backlight. The A symbol appears on the display when the option board feature is On. • Press the preprogrammed Option Board button to toggle the option board on or off. – or – 1 D to enter menu mode. 2 G or H until UTILITY 3 D to select UTILITY 1 D to enter menu mode.
DISPLAY THE SOFTWARE VERSION USER SETTINGS Use this feature to view the current software version of your radio. 1 D to enter menu mode. 2 G or H until UTILITY 3 D to select UTILITY 4 G or H until SOFTWARE 5 D to view the software version. 6 C until you exit menu mode.
