Commercial Series CM360 User Guide 6866545D06 - 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CONTENTS Companding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Backlight. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Local/Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Option Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Voice Operated Transmit (VOX) . . . . . . . Stun/Unstun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 48 49 50 51 52 52 Radio Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
This user guide covers the operation of the CM360 Mobile Radio. 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. ! ATTENTION! This radio is restricted to occupational use only to satisfy ICNIRP RF energy exposure requirements.
PROGRAMMABLE BUTTONS RADIO OVERVIEW Several of your radios 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: CM360 D E F Keypad microphone { } | Feature Each button is dual function; a short press may select one function, a long press may select the second. Check with your dealer for a complete list of the functions your radio supports.
Description Selection Status Multicall Provides direct access to the Status Multicall menu feature. (Not available on the keypad microphone). Short or Long Channel Provides direct access into the Channel mode. The up/down keys are set to increment/decrement the channel number in Menu mode. Short or Long Provides direct channel access on a single button press. Short or Long Programs a button to provide direct channel access. Long Toggles between start and stop of the scan operation.
RADIO OVERVIEW Feature Description Lone Worker (On/Off) To identify user as a lone worker. Radio enters emergency sequence unless user responds, when prompted, by pressing any radio button. Short or Long Power Level (Hi/Low) Toggles the radio’s transmit power level between High and Low. Short or Long Talkaround (On/Off) Sets the transmit channel frequency to the same as the receive channel frequency to talk directly with another radio without going through a system or despatcher.
RADIO OVERVIEW KEYPAD KEYS (Keypad Microphone) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 * 0 # { } | Your radio may be operated with a DTMF (DualTone Multi-Frequency) microphone that has a direct entry keypad. The keypad is used when dialling a phone number, making a radio call, or for numeric channel selection. The keypad microphone has three programmable buttons ({, }, and |) below the keypad that can be programmed to conveniently activate selected radio features.
RADIO OVERVIEW MENU KEYS Using the Menu Menu Select Key C You enter the menu at the “Missed Calls” feature only if there are missed calls in the stack. If there are no missed calls in the stack, the menu is entered at the “Contact List” feature. Use the Up/Down navigation keys to scroll through the menu options. If you scroll past the end option the selection wraps around and starts again. When you reach the required option, a short press on the C button selects that option and enters the Sub-menu.
(Refer to Menu Navigation guidelines— lower, left-hand corner of this page) Missed Calls Contacts Select Missed calls List Multicall Status List Multicall Menu Navigation short press C to enter Menu Mode. or C Voice Storage Channel Select Channel Number Emergency Msg.
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 Name and Description Monitor Indicator On indicates carrier squelch. Off indicates signalling squelch. Scan Indicator Indicates that you are scanning. The dot is lit during priority scan mode when scan has landed on priority channel.
High pitched tone Tone Tone Low pitched tone Signal Description Power up OK Radio self-test OK. Power up Fail Radio self-test fail. Button/ Keypad Error Button/keypad key/ menu key press not permitted. Engaged Channel busy or not permitted to transmit. Call Failed Call failed to connect. Force Monitor Radio must monitor channel before transmission permitted. Button Feature Enable Any option button pressed to enable a feature.
Tone Signal Description RADIO OVERVIEW Hardware Error Hardware error, tone continues until valid operation. Cancel Message Previous message or message currently being played from Voice Storage has been deleted. Channel Free Beep Indicates current channel is free. Incoming Emergency Alert Indicates an emergency situation. Keypad Acknowledg e Confidence tone when any key pressed. Call Stacked Indicates that call has been stacked. Sounded on calling radio.
Turn the On/Off/Volume Control knob clockwise to increase the volume, or counterclockwise to decrease the volume. TURNING THE RADIO ON / OFF Volume Control Knob Radio On Message ON At power up the radio may display a message customised by your dealer, e.g.: RADIO ON OFF CHAN P1 P2 ON OFF Rotate the On/Off/ Volume Control knob clockwise until you hear a click. Rotate the On/Off/ Volume Control knob counterclockwise until you hear a click. The display clears and the LED indicators turn off .
SELECTING A RADIO CHANNEL GETTING STARTED Your radio offers up to 100 channels, however some may not be programmed. Check with your dealer for more information. Your radio will power up on a preprogrammed designated channel or the channel that it was on when it was powered down. Change Channels Method 1 1 In the idle state use G or H to change channel e.g.: CHAN 34 Method 2.
SENDING A CALL Up to two programmable buttons (P2, P3 or P4) can be programmed as Memory Channel buttons which allow you quick access to frequently used channels. The buttons may be pre-programmed by your dealer or are programmable by yourself. If pre-programmed by your dealer, an appropriate press of the button will take you to the assigned channel. To program a Memory Channel button yourself, select the desired channel in the normal way and long press the button.
RECEIVING A CALL GETTING STARTED 1. Turn your radio on and adjust the volume level. 2. Switch to the desired radio channel. 3. If, at any time, a call is received you will hear the call at the volume level you have set. Note: The system may have a limited call time and the call may be terminated automatically if this call time is exceeded.
SELECTIVE CALLS Making a Selective Call 1. Press the PTT button or Call button. 2. The call will terminate automatically when the conversation has ended or press the Monitor/ Call Cancel button. 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. You can make calls by using the Contact List, the Missed Calls List or Manual Dialling (using the keypad microphone).
CONTACT LIST RADIO CALLS When the radio is in the “idle” state or during a call, the contact list may be used to access up to 255 preprogrammed numbers via the menu. Depending on the way your radio is programmed, the radio will display either the alpha alias (name) or the number to be dialled. The Contacts menu has two sub-menus: List : which accesses the list of preprogrammed names and numbers; Multicall : which allows any address digits to be entered.
List 1 2 G or H until required entry is displayed ALIAS Short press on C NUMBER RADIO CALLS On selection of Contact List Once the desired address is displayed, there are two methods to select the address: Method 1 1 Long press on C 2 Display shows: (for 2 seconds) To confirm selection SELECTED Method 2 Press the PTT button or Call 1-4 to select address and make the call. Call1-4 are pre-programmed call buttons.
RADIO CALLS Basic Multicall On selection of Contact Multicall , the last selected address will appear on the display. 1 the left most digit will 12345 flash. 2 G or H to edit the 42345 first digit to the required number. Short press on C to move the flashing edit digit to the right. 42345 G or H to edit the second digit to the required number. 47345 5 Short press on C to move the flashing edit digit to the right. 47345 6 Continue using the G or H and C until the right most digit is edited.
The direct access button from the keypad microphone takes you to the List option only. The last person called from the list is displayed. Note that the last multicall or keypad entry is not shown. 1 2 3 or Press Mic {, } or | whichever is programmed as Contact list /keypad entry. The last selected list entry is displayed e.g. JOHN Either G or H until required entry e.g.. PHIL Enter address digits directly on microphone keypad e.g.
RADIO CALLS Advanced Multicall Advanced Multicall users must first select the telegram to be sent, then enter the address digits into the telegram. Enter the Contacts Multicall either via the menu, or a button programmed for direct access. 1 The telegram digit is TEL 1 displayed 2 3 4 5 6 G or H to select the telegram to be used (1 to 9): Short press on C changes the display to show address digits, and the left most digit flashes for editing G or H to edit the first digit to the required number.
The direct access button from the keypad microphone takes you to the List option only. 1 2 Press Mic {, } or | whichever is programmed as Contact list /keypad entry. The last selected list entry is displayed e.g. 3 Enter the desired telegram number (1 to 9) (TEL 3 is not displayed until the number is entered) 4 Enter the desired address digits directly on microphone keypad e.g.
MISSED CALLS RADIO CALLS If a call remains unanswered, the call will be stored by your radio, provided that Missed Calls has been programmed into your radio. Up to ten calls can be stored. If the same radio calls more than once, the most recent call is stored. When ten calls have been stored, depending on the radio programming, the eleventh call received may overwrite the first or not be stored by the radio.
1 Short press on C MISSED C 2 Short press on C shows first call in list ALIASXXX 3 G or H until required call found 4 Short press on C displays prompt 5 Long press on C confirms deletion Short press on C returns to step 1 6 After deleting the call, the display returns to the ‘idle’ display. RADIO CALLS On a successful call set-up, the entry is automatically deleted from the Missed Calls list.
STATUS CALLS RADIO CALLS A status is a code for transmitting prearranged messages, e.g. status “05” may indicate “Return to Base”. The prearranged messages and associated code digits are contained in a Status List which contains up to 255 entries. This list is used for both incoming calls, when the status of the calling radio is displayed, and outgoing calls, when your status is sent either to a requesting radio or to other radios.
List 1 2 G or H until required entry is displayed Short press on C RADIO CALLS On selection of Status List ALIAS NUMBER Once the desired address is displayed, there are two methods to select the address: Method 1 1 Long press on C 2 Display shows: (for 2 seconds) To confirm selection SELECTED Method 2 Press the PTT button or Call 1-4 to select address and make the call. Call1-4 are pre-programmed call buttons.
RADIO CALLS Multicall On selection of Status Multicall, the last selected status will appear on the display, . 1 2 the left most digit will flash. STAT 002 G or H to edit the STAT 102 first digit to the required number. 3 4 Short press on C to move the flashing edit digit to the right. G or H to edit the second digit to the required number. STAT 102 STAT 102 5 Short press on C to move the flashing edit digit to the right.
The direct access button from the keypad microphone takes you to the List option only. The last status sent from the list is displayed. Note that the last multicall or keypad entry is not shown. 1 2 3 or Press Mic {, } or | whichever is programmed as Status list /keypad entry. 1 Long press on C 2 Display shows: (for 2 seconds) To confirm selection SELECTED Method 2 The last selected list entry is displayed e.g. STAT 01 Either G or H until required entry e.g..
RADIO CALLS Sending a Status Call Receiving a Status Call To send status message to another radio, select radio Alias/ID from Contact List via menu and send as detailed. Your radio receives a Status Call when: Note: During a call you may enter the status list as described above and make another status call to a third party or initiate a new status call.
Your radio can be programmed (buttons D E and F) to give you a one-button quick access to call a particular radio or centre (predefined by your dealer) in emergency situations. This is the Emergency Call. The call can only be programmed to operate with a long press.
DTMF RADIO CALLS (Keypad Microphone only) DTMF means Dual Tone Multi Frequency and is used when the radio is required to operate in a radio system with an interface to telephone systems. There are two methods of accessing DTMF Live Dial Mode, either Automatic or Manual: Automatic method To do this, your radio must send a telephone interconnect to a station that connects you to a phone line.
1 Enter the interconnect call from the keypad microphone, you will hear a tone sequence. Display shows e.g. 2 Display icon lit: 3 6 ENTER Enter desired phone number, taking care not to press the PTT. Note: Each DTMF digit is transmitted instantly. Display shows e.g. 5 D Wait for call set up and you hear a dial tone. Display shows: 4 122 Press dedicated Call Button (PTT or Call 1-4) 8116 Once the radio has connected to the called number, you can begin the conversation.
To initiate a DTMF call in permanent live-dial. Using the Menu RADIO CALLS 1 Ensure radio is in IDLE STATE. 2 Short press on C to enter menu 3 G or H until 4 Short press on C to select 5 G or H until: 6 Short press on C to show current status. G or H 7 UTILS DTMF 8 Long press on C to select OFF 9 Display shows: (for 2 seconds) SELECTED Radio exits menu mode and display shows e.g.: CHAN 05 34 2 Display shows: 3 122 Wait for call to be set up when you will hear a dial tone.
8 VOICE STORAGE Radio exits menu mode and display shows e.g.: CHAN 05 Voice storage allows you to perform various voice related tasks which include voice recorder and an emergency message feature. If at step 7, a previous message is stored, it must be deleted prior to proceeding. Voice Recorder Display shows: (for 2 seconds) You can record and playback incoming calls or make a memo using the voice recorder feature, which allows up to 2 minutes of recording.
Once in Voice Recorder mode, an incoming call or memo can be recorded at any time by: FEATURES 1 2 3 4 Press and hold the Voice Storage Record button, the Voice Storage Recording alert sounds momentarily. RECORDER You will see: Either Record the call or part of the call, or Speak clearly into the microphone to record your memo 1 Ensure radio is in IDLE STATE 2 Press the Voice Storage Play button to playback the first recorded call or memo.
You can pre-record an emergency message to be sent automatically when the emergency call feature is activated. This message may contain, for example, your location or status which may prove useful to the recipient, especially if, in the emergency situation, you are unable to talk. To pre-record an emergency message, using the menu : 1 Ensure radio is in IDLE STATE. 2 Short press on C to enter menu 3 G or H until VOX STOR 10 The Voice Storage Warning alert sounds when the memory is nearly full.
FEATURES PUBLIC ADDRESS MODE CAR RADIO MUTE The Public Address mode allows you to use your radio audio as a public address system. You can use your radio microphone as normal and the audio is routed through the radio to an external loudspeaker fitted to your vehicle. A switch, external to your radio, switches the audio from your radio to the external loudspeaker. This feature is programmed and fitted by your dealer.
The utilities described below are programmed into your radio by your dealer and are accessible either via a programmable button or via the menu. DTMF DTMF means Dual Tone Multi Frequency and is used when the radio is required to operate in a radio system with an interface to telephone systems. You can switch On or Off Permanent DTMF Mode by using a pre-programmed DTMF button or via the menu, please refer to “DTMF” on page 32. Note: You must be using a keypad microphone to perform DTMFcalls.
Using the Menu UTILITIES 1 Ensure radio is in IDLE STATE, or in a call. 2 Short press on C to enter menu 3 G or H until Priority Channel UTILS 4 Short press on C to select 5 G or H until: 6 7 Short press on C to show current status. G or H toggles on/off SCAN ON Long press on C to select OFF 9 Display shows: (for 2 seconds) SELECTED 10 Radio exits menu mode and display shows e.g.: CHAN 05 40 A scan list may contain a priority channel.
If a channel continually generates unwanted calls/ noise (a “nuisance” channel), you can temporarily remove it from the scan list by performing a Nuisance Channel Delete operation: 1. While the radio is on the Nuisance Channel, press the Nuisance Delete button until you hear the scan start alert tone. Note: You cannot perform a Nuisance Channel Delete on a priority channel or if there is only one remaining channel in the scan list.
CALL FORWARD UTILITIES You can call forward calls to your radio to another radio if you are unable to take calls or are away from your radio. You can switch Call Forward On or Off by using a pre-programmed Call Forward button or via the menu. Using the Call Forward Button 1. Press the Call Forward button to switch on Call Forward, when the feature enable alert will sound and the display will show: FWD ON 2.
In your communications network, you may be using a system to cover a larger area than is possible with your radio. However, you can communicate with another radio within your radio’s range without going through the system by using the Talkaround feature. This is especially useful when the system is down. You can switch Talkaround On or Off by using a preprogrammed Talkaround button or via the menu. Using the Talkaround Button 1.
UTILITIES EXTERNAL ALARM Using the Menu The external alarm feature activates the vehicle horn and/or lights to inform you of an incoming call when you are away from your vehicle. You can switch External Alarm On or Off by using a pre-programmed External Alarm button or via the menu. Alternatively the alarm may be programmed permanently On by your dealer. An activated alarm can be cancelled by: 1 Ensure radio is in IDLE STATE.
The Lone Worker feature enables you to work alone with added safety. You can switch the feature On or Off by using a pre-programmed Lone Worker button, or via the menu. Using the Lone Worker Button 1. Press the Lone Worker button to switch Lone Worker on, when the feature enable alert will sound and the display will show: LWKR ON • • 2.
POWER LEVEL UTILITIES You can transmit your calls at different transmit power levels. A higher level means you can reach a radio that is farther away. A lower power level reduces the possibility of interference. Use the high power setting only when necessary. You can switch between high and low power levels by using a pre-programmed Power Level button or via the menu. Using the Power Level Button 1.
Companding is a collective term to define compressing the audio signal on transmission and expanding the audio signal on reception. The overall effect is to reduce noise in the received signal, giving you crisper, clearer audio clarity. Companding should only be used when other radios in your system have the same companding feature available. You can switch Companding On or Off by using a pre-programmed Companding button or, via the menu. Using the Companding Button 1.
BACKLIGHT Using the Menu UTILITIES Backlight illuminates the radio display and menu navigation keys. Your radio can be programmed to have the backlight permanently on, permanently off or a timed period, when any new information being displayed causes the backlight to remain on for 10 seconds. You can switch the Backlight On or Off by using a pre-programmed Backlight button or via the menu. Using the Backlight Button 1.
This feature allows you to alter the brightness of the radio display and menu keys to suit conditions. The feature is only available with “Backlight” selected On. You can only alter the brightness feature via the menu. There are three levels of brightness including maximum and minimum. The backlight can only be turned Off (i.e. zero) from the “Backlite” menu option. Using the Menu : 1 Ensure radio is in IDLE STATE.
LOCAL / DISTANCE UTILITIES Distance is the standard mode of operation, and maximises receive radio range. Local reduces interference from other radios in close proximity and is typically used for base station configurations. You can switch between Local and Distance by using a pre-programmed Local/Distance button. Using the Local/Distance Button 1. Press the Local/Distance button to switch to Local when the feature enable alert will sound. 2.
Your radio is capable of being fitted with an option board. Each board will extend the capability of your radio by adding a new feature such as voice storage, voice scrambler or trunking. See your dealer for the availability and suitability of the various option boards. You can switch the Option Board On or Off by using a pre-programmed Option Board button or via the menu. Using the Option Board Button 1.
UTILITIES VOICE OPERATED TRANSMIT (VOX) STUN/UNSTUN When the VOX accessory is connected, your radio may be used with hands-free operation. The VOX feature intelligently senses background noise, so that it adapts automatically to the noise level in the environment in which you are working. To start the VOX feature: For added security and to avoid abuse of the radio system in which you operate, a feature known as Stun/Unstun is included in your radio.
To enable you and your dealer/system administrator to establish, quickly, the software and radio parameters programmed into your radio, a feature known as Radio Information can be accessed via the menu. On selection of Radio Information, your radio display will indicate: • Software (SW) version • Software (SW) part number • Codeplug (CP) version • Codeplug (CP) part number Using MenuTo access Radio Information Short press on C to enter menu 1 Ensure radio is in IDLE STATE.
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