Tyco M/A-COM - Manuals

MM-014716-001 9 1 SAFETY SYMBOL CONVENTION The following conventions are used throughout 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 wa...

MM-014716-001 10 2 RF ENERGY EXPOSURE INFORMATION 2.1 RF ENERGY EXPOSURE AWARENESS, CONTROL INFORMATION, AND OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR FCC OCCUPATIONAL USE REQUIREMENTS Before using your mobile two-way radio, read this important RF energy awareness and control information and operational instructio...

MM-014716-001 11 2.2 COMPLIANCE WITH RF EXPOSURE STANDARDS Your MA/COM, Inc. M7300 mobile two-way radio is designed and tested to comply with a number of national and international standards and guidelines (listed below) regarding human exposure to RF electromagnetic energy. This radio complies with...

MM-014716-001 13 3 OPERATION SAFETY RECOMMENDATIONS 3.1 TRANSMITTER HAZARDS The operator of any mobile radio should be aware of certain hazards common to the operation of vehicular radio transmitters. A list of several possible hazards is given: • Explosive Atmospheres – Just as it is dangerous to f...

MM-014716-001 14 4 OPERATING RULES AND REGULATIONS Two-way FM radio systems must be operated in accordance with the rules and regulations of the local, regional, or national government. In the United States, the M7300 mobile radio must be operated in accordance with the rules and regulations of the ...

MM-014716-001 15 5 PRODUCT DESCRIPTION The M7300 mobile is a state-of-the-art radio that trunks seamlessly between the 800 MHz frequency band and the newly available 700 MHz frequency band. The M7300 mobile is designed to meet the critical demands of its users. The M7300 mobile supports multiple ope...

MM-014716-001 17 6 CHANGE OPERATING MODE 6.1 CHANGE FROM OTP MODE To change from OTP operating mode to P25, EDACS, or Conventional: 1. Use to cycle through the menu until the “Mode Menu” appears in the bottom line of the display. 2. Use to choose an available mode. Press MENU and confirm (Y/N) with ...

MM-014716-001 18 7 OPENSKY OPERATION 7.1 CH721 FRONT PANEL COMPONENTS The front panel of the control head includes a dot matrix display, controls for menu navigation, an emergency button, three pre-set buttons, a Power On-Off/Volume Control knob, and a microphone connector. In addition, the system m...

MM-014716-001 20 7.2 POWER UP AND VOLUME CONTROL 7.2.1 Power Up 1. Rotate the Power On-Off/Volume Control knob clockwise to power on the radio. The display will illuminate when the radio powers up. 2. Wait for the power-up sequence to complete, which takes approximately ten (10) seconds. During this...

MM-014716-001 21 The User ID may be remembered from the previous log-in. (Refer to Section 7.5 for further details regarding log-off commands.) The password will be established before the radio is put into operation. Contact the local OpenSky network administrator for more information. If necessary,...

MM-014716-001 22 Figure 7-3: Typical Display 7.8 RADIO STATUS ICONS Status Icons indicate the various operating characteristics of the radio. The icons show operating modes and conditions (see Table 7-2). The location of icons on the display may vary depending on configuration. Table 7-2: Icons and ...

MM-014716-001 23 7.10.1 Profiles As stated above, each profile can contain up to sixteen (16) talk groups. A profile also defines the radio’s emergency behavior. All transmissions are made on the selected talk group (displayed on the top line of the dwell display). The user can change the selected t...

MM-014716-001 24 7.11 ALERT TONES The M7300 radio also provides audible Alert Tones or “beeps” to indicate the various operating conditions (see Table 7-3). Table 7-3: M7300 OpenSky Mode Alert Tones NAME TONE DESCRIPTION Call Queued One low tone/two high tones Call queued for processing. Call Denied...

MM-014716-001 28 7.15 CHANGING THE ACTIVE PROFILE The radio can store up to sixteen (16) standard profiles, one of which is the currently active profile. To change the currently active profile: 1. Scroll through the menu with until “ProfileMenu” is displayed. 2. Use to scroll through the list of ava...

MM-014716-001 29 7.18.1 Enabling Stealth Mode 1. Using , scroll through the menu until “StealthMenu” appears. 2. To immediately turn stealth mode on, press ( + ) or ( - ) with . 3. To turn stealth mode off, press any button on the radio’s front panel. 7.18.2 Disabling Stealth Mode Pressing any radio...

MM-014716-001 30 7.21.1 Receiving a Voice Call No action is required to receive a voice call. The display responds to incoming voice calls as follows: • When the dwell display is set to received talk group and the scan mode is Normal or Fixed: a. If the received talk group matches the selected talk ...

MM-014716-001 31 7.23 INTERCOM MODE The optional intercom mode gives users at multiple control heads connected to the same radio the ability to communicate with each other without transmitting over-the-air. Turn intercom mode on and off using the “INTERCOM” menu as follows: 1. Use to cycle through t...

MM-014716-001 33 Table 7-6: Scan Modes SCAN MODE EXPLANATION No Scan Eliminates distractions . Full communications (transmit and receive) on selected talk group. No calls received from other talk groups. Normal (Default) The user can scan all talk groups in the active profile that are not locked out...

MM-014716-001 34 7.25.2 Scanning Priority The following lists the scanning priority order (from highest to lowest): 1. Selected talk group in emergency state. 2. Default emergency group in emergency state. 3. Selected talk group. 4. Emergency capable group in emergency state 5. Priority 1 talk group...

MM-014716-001 36 7.27 SELECTIVE ALERT Selective alert messaging is an OTP feature allowing one of up to eight (8) pre-programmed text messages (refer to Section 7.27.3) to be sent from one radio to another. The user specifies a destination radio’s User ID, selects one of the pre-programmed text mess...

MM-014716-001 37 Table 7-7: Status of Selective Alert STATUS MESSAGE DEFINITION Delivering Select Alert message transmit attempt Busy Too busy – Try again Dest Down Receiving radio not logged on – Not registered Not Reg Transmitting radio not logged on – Not registered Delivered Transmission complet...

MM-014716-001 38 1. Press the *9 keys. 2. Enter the telephone number. Ignore dashes/spaces, and precede the number with any required access digits such as a 1 for long distance. 3. Press the # key. 4. Wait a few seconds and then press and release the mic’s PTT button to initiate the call. An initial...

MM-014716-001 39 • Upon successful emergency declaration: ¾ An emergency tone will sound in the radio’s speaker/headset if the radio is not in stealth mode. ¾ At the declaring radio, the Emergency button flashes red if the radio is not in stealth mode. The administrator can configure the radio to au...

MM-014716-001 42 CAUTION Do not set a talk group for manual encryption if it has been set for encryption by the network administration personnel. Perform the following to transmit or receive manually encrypted calls: 1. Press *32 on the keypad. 2. Enter the key (1 – 16 digits for 128 bit encryption;...

MM-014716-001 43 In response, affected radios automatically re-register to receive their edited personalities. During re-registration, subscriber equipment will default to the emergency profile selected by the administrator. 7.33 GPS COORDINATES The radio’s current latitude and longitude coordinates...

MM-014716-001 45 Table 8-1: Front Panel Default Controls and Functions PART FUNCTION Power On-Off/Volume Control knob Turn knob clockwise to power on the radio and increase volume. Turn counter-clockwise to decrease volume and power off the radio. Mic Connection Connection for hand-held, hands-free,...

MM-014716-001 46 PART FUNCTION DIS Used to adjust the current display intensity and the keypad backlight level. IND Used to call an individual or make an all-call by selecting the individual call function. 8.1.1 Primary Functions (Quick Access) The secondary function of the SCAN button is to toggle ...

MM-014716-001 47 Line 1 shows the currently selected item name (XXXXXXXX) from the list. Line 2 indicates the list (YYY) that the selection is to be made from and the number of the selected item (ZZZ) within the list. (In some cases the information on lines 1 and 2 will be exchanged.) Enter the syst...

MM-014716-001 50 FEATURE NUMBER POSSIBLE FEATURES STANDARD OR OPTIONAL 33 P25 Common Air Interface Optional 34 Direct Frequency Entry Optional 38 Radio TextLink Optional 8.6 SYSTEM/GROUP/CHANNEL SELECTION In the following description of SYSTEM/GROUP/CHANNEL SELECTION , the term group is used for bot...

MM-014716-001 52 8.8.3 ProVoice Digital Mode ProVoice digital mode allows the radio to transmit and receive digitized voice signals. These digital signals provide improved weak signal performance and they cannot be easily monitored with a standard receiver. Groups and channels programmed for ProVoic...

MM-014716-001 53 • If Private mode is disabled and a private call is received, the reply transmission will be in Private mode if the transmission is made during the scan hangtime. If the reply transmission occurs after the scan hangtime, the transmission will be in Clear mode. When operating on a gr...

MM-014716-001 55 8.9 MACRO KEY OPERATION Macro key operation permits the user to accomplish a series of keystrokes with a single "macro" keystroke. Up to ten (10) macro keys can be defined, each capable of executing up to twenty (20) keystrokes, to any pushbutton input (i.e., keypad keys, bu...

MM-014716-001 56 9 EDACS AND P25 TRUNKED OPERATION 9.1 RADIO STATUS ICONS Status icons are indicators that show the various operating characteristics of the radio. Figure 9-1: Typical Display Table 9-1: Icons and Descriptions ICON DESCRIPTION Indicates the EDACS system is in Failsoft™ mode (if enabl...

MM-014716-001 57 9.2 MESSAGES During radio operation, various messages are displayed on either line 1 or line 2. Typical messages include control channel status information, such as system busy or call denied, or messages associated with the radio's operation, (i.e. volume adjust). These messages ar...

MM-014716-001 59 MESSAGE NAME DESCRIPTION BANK=1-8 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. REGR_...

MM-014716-001 60 NAME TONE DESCRIPTION Carrier Control Timer Five short high-pitched warning tones followed by a long 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 ...

MM-014716-001 63 FEATURE DISPLAY PARAMETER SETTINGS COMMENT Feature Encryption Display Menu Item: FEATURES Once selected: See Feature Encryption Display section Informational displays only; no user selectable settings Indicates current features programmed into the radio as well as certain informatio...

MM-014716-001 64 Emergency and Special Call are not operational during conventional failsoft. In addition, the GRP control will not operate. 9.8 EMERGENCY OPERATION The radio's ability to declare an emergency, clear an emergency, remain locked on an emergency and group, and the emergency audio and d...

MM-014716-001 65 9.9.2 ProScan™ The radio can be programmed for ProScan™ system scan operation for multi-site applications depending on the version of radio flash code. ProScan provides the radio with the ability to select a new system for the radio to communicate on, when the selected system drops ...

MM-014716-001 66 9.10 GROUP SCAN OPERATION Only Groups that are part of the radio's scan list will be scanned. Groups are added to the scan list on a per system basis through programming, the radio keypad, or both, dependent upon programming. This scan list can be changed by the user from the keypad...

MM-014716-001 68 9.11 INDIVIDUAL CALLS 9.11.1 Receiving and Responding to an Individual Call When the radio receives an individual call (a call directed only to the user's radio), it unmutes on the assigned working channel and turns on the BSY indicator. Line 1 shows “ID” followed by the logical ID ...

MM-014716-001 69 toggle between the two lists by pressing the IND key. If wrap is enabled, the calls received list wraps on itself and not into the other list. The saved call list shows all ten storage locations. If no calls have been received, the saved call list will be empty and the pre-stored li...

MM-014716-001 70 9.13 TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT CALLS 9.13.1 Receiving a Telephone Interconnect Call (Trunked Mode Only) Receiving a telephone interconnect call is identical to receiving an individual call. See the DTMF Overdial Operation section if access to services requiring "over-dial" is n...

MM-014716-001 71 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. Overdial numbers are transmit...

MM-014716-001 74 9.15.1 Status Operation Status operation permits the transmission of a pre-programmed status condition to the EDACS site. To send a status condition, press the STS button (keylight comes on) then press one of the number buttons ( 0-9 ) to select the pre-programmed status. If no stat...

MM-014716-001 75 9.17 DYNAMIC REGROUP OPERATION Dynamic regroup operation permits multiple talk groups (up to eight) to be added to a radio via the Communications Systems Director (CSD). The radio must be pre-programmed to respond to regrouping. Dynamic regrouping will not be activated in a radio un...

MM-014716-001 76 10 CONVENTIONAL OPERATION 10.1 RADIO STATUS ICONS Status icons are indicators that show the various operating characteristics of the radio. The icons appear on the first line of the display. Figure 10-1: Typical Display Table 10-1: Icons and Descriptions ICON DESCRIPTION Indicates s...

MM-014716-001 81 10.5 RECEIVING A CALL 1. Turn the radio on by rotating the POWER ON-OFF/VOLUME knob clockwise (out of detent). A short alert signal (if enabled through programming) indicates the radio is ready to use. 2. Adjust the POWER ON-OFF/VOLUME knob to the desired volume level. 3. Select the...

MM-014716-001 82 10.7.1 Using 5-Tone Signaling to Declare an Emergency If 5-Tone signaling is defined for emergency declaration in place of G-STAR emergency signaling, a pre-programmed tone sequence will be transmitted instead of the G-STAR sequence. This emergency declaration functions as the G-STA...

MM-014716-001 83 3. While current scan status is displayed, press ( + ) to add the channel to the scan list. is displayed. This sets the selected channel for non-priority scanning. 4. Press ( + ) again to set the channel for Priority 2 (P2) scanning and is displayed. 5. A third press of ( + ) sets t...

MM-014716-001 85 Type 99 operation can be reset manually or automatically (pre-programmed). Manual reset is achieved by briefly pressing CLR , if programmed. Automatic reset, if enabled, occurs after a 30 second interval following the most recent decode of a Type 99 tone sequence. Hookswitch (pre-pr...

MM-014716-001 86 11 P25 CONVENTIONAL OPERATION 11.1 RADIO STATUS ICONS Status icons are indicators that show the various operating characteristics of the radio. The icons appear on the first line of the display. Figure 11-1: Typical Display Table 11-1: Icons and Descriptions ICON DESCRIPTION Indicat...

MM-014716-001 90 CNTRST = X Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Y Line 1 shows the active menu item and its current parameter setting (XXX). Line 2 shows the currently selected system or group name (YYYYYYYY). 4. The menu item's parameter setting shown in the display can now be changed by using the ramp control to scroll...

MM-014716-001 92 11.5.2 Receiving a Group Call The radio will unmute according to the squelch mode defined in the radio personality (monitor, normal, selective). 1. Select the desired P25 system and Talk Group/Channel or turn scan on and make sure the desired channel is in the scan list. 2. When the...

MM-014716-001 93 3. To send a voice message, press the PTT and speak into the microphone. 4. To clear an emergency from the transmitting radio, perform one of the following steps: a. Change systems. b. Change channels (if not prohibited by programming). c. Cycle power by turning radio off and then b...

MM-014716-001 94 12 BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING If the radio is not operating properly, check Table 12-1 for likely causes. For additional assistance, contact a qualified service technician. Table 12-1: Basic Troubleshooting SYMPTOM CAUSE SOLUTION Radio will not turn on. No power. Test the connection to t...

MM-014716-001 96 13 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE The Technical Assistance Center's (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 kn...

MM-014716-001 97 14 KEYPAD REMAPPING If the keys have been remapped to provide new functions, fill in the following template for future reference. Button Function Button Function Emergency 1 Preset A 2 Preset B 3 Preset C 4 Rocker • 5 Rocker •• 6 Rocker + 7 Rocker - 8 MENU 9 OPT/OPTION * CLR/CLEAR 0...

MM-014716-001 98 15 RADIO SETUP RADIO TYPE: FREQUENCY BAND: OPERATOR'S NAME: EMERGENCY GROUP: SYSTEM NUMBER SYSTEM NAME TRK/CNV GRP/CHN NUMBER GRP/CHN NAME USE

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