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MM23772, Rev. F 9 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Figure 11-3: P7270 Radio Front Panel ........................................................................................................ 107 Figure 11-4: Radio Display .........................................................................................

MM23772, Rev. F 10 1 SAFETY CONVENTIONS 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 warni...

MM23772, Rev. F 11 2 SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION The M/A-COM P7200 and P5200 portable radios generate RF electromagnetic energy during transmit mode. This radio is designed for and classified as “Occupational Use Only,” meaning it must be used only during the course of employment by individuals awar...

MM23772, Rev. F 12 • As noted in Table 2-1, ALWAYS keep the device and its antenna AT LEAST 1.1 cm (0.43 inches) from the body and at least 2.5 cm (1.00 inch) from the face when transmitting to ensure FCC RF exposure compliance requirements are not exceeded. However, to provide the best sound qualit...

MM23772, Rev. F 13 3 OPERATING TIPS Antenna location and condition are important when operating a portable radio. Operating the radio in low lying areas or terrain, under power lines or bridges, inside of a vehicle or in a metal framed building can severely reduce the range of the unit. Mountains ca...

MM23772, Rev. F 14 3.1.3 Aircraft Always turn off a portable radio before boarding any aircraft! Use it on the ground only with crew permission. DO NOT use while in-flight!! 3.1.4 Electric Blasting Caps To prevent accidental detonation of electric blasting caps, DO NOT use two-way radios within 1000...

MM23772, Rev. F 15 4 BATTERIES The P7200 and P5200 series portable radios use rechargeable, recyclable Nickel Cadmium (NiCd), Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH), or Lithium Ion (Li Ion) batteries. Please follow the directions below to maximize the useful life of each type of battery. Do not disassemble or ...

MM23772, Rev. F 16 4.2 CHARGING BATTERY PACKS Battery chargers are available from M/A-COM with nominal charge times of one hour. Combinations include single and multi-position, rapid charge units. M/A-COM chargers are specifically designed for charging nickel-based and lithium ion battery packs. The...

MM23772, Rev. F 17 4.4 CHANGE THE BATTERY PACK 4.4.1 Remove the Battery Pack Make sure the power to the radio is turned OFF. CAUTION Although the P7200 and P5200 have been designed to tolerate changing the battery pack without turning power off, M/A-COM, Inc. recommends turning radios off before cha...

MM23772, Rev. F 18 4.5 BATTERY DISPOSAL CAUTION In no instance should a battery be incinerated. Disposing of a battery by burning will cause an explosion. RECHARGEABLE BATTERY PACK DISPOSAL – The product you have purchased contains a rechargeable battery. The battery is recyclable. At the end of its...

MM23772, Rev. F 19 5 INTRODUCTION The P7200 and P5200 series radios are dual-band multi-mode portable radios. The P7200 series radio is available without a front mounted keypad (P7200 only), with a 6-buttoned front mounted keypad, and with a DTMF front mounted keypad (P7200 only). The dual-band (700...

MM23772, Rev. F 22 6 OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES Table 6-1 lists the Options and Accessories tested for use with the P7200 and P5200 series portable radios. Refer to the maintenance manual or to M/A-COM’s Products and Services Catalog for a complete list of options and accessories, including those items...

MM23772, Rev. F 24 7 CHANGE OPERATING MODE 7.1 CHANGE FROM OTP MODE To change from OTP operating mode to P25/EDACS/Conventional: 1. Use or to cycle through the menu until “App Mode” is displayed. 2. Use or to choose an available mode. Press and or to confirm (Y/N). 3. Press the button to confirm. Or...

MM23772, Rev. F 25 8 OPENSKY OPERATION Once an OpenSky system has been selected from the available systems on your P7200 or P5200 series portable radio, the characteristics described in the following sections will govern operation. 8.1 POWER ON/OFF AND VOLUME CONTROL 8.1.1 Power ON/OFF Rotate the Po...

MM23772, Rev. F 26 8.2.1 Buttons and Knobs The function of the button and knob controls will vary depending on the mode of operation. The primary functions of the button and knob controls when in the OpenSky mode of operation are listed in the following paragraphs. POWER ON/OFF VOLUME KNOB Applies p...

MM23772, Rev. F 28 8.3 DISPLAY The P7200 and P5200 display (Figure 8-2) is made up of 3 lines. Lines 1 and 2 contain twelve alpha-numeric character blocks each. The 3 rd line displays radio status icons. If programmed, the display backlighting will illuminate upon power up or when operating radio co...

MM23772, Rev. F 29 8.5 TRI-COLOR LED Figure 8-3: Tri-Color LED The Tri-Color LED changes color to indicate radio status and is visible from both the front and top of the radio (see Figure 8-3). The LED can be turned On or Off via the “Status LED” menu option. Green: Receiving. Red: Transmitting. Ora...

MM23772, Rev. F 30 8.7 LOG OFF THE NETWORK The *0## command de-registers the radio. Typically, this is automatically performed when powering down the radio. Using this method, the User ID is remembered by the radio so only the password is needed at next log-in. Log-off manually by pressing *0##. 8.8...

MM23772, Rev. F 31 8.9 OPENSKY DISPLAY OVERVIEW The 12-character x 3-line display shows the radio status. The first two lines of the display are text lines that change in response to user interaction with the menu buttons. Status icons appear in the bottom line (line 3) of the display (see Table 8-2...

MM23772, Rev. F 33 8.11 BASIC MENU STRUCTURE Table 8-4 illustrates the basic P7200 and P5200 OpenSky menu structure. Menu items will vary depending upon system programming, radio hardware, and optional configurations. All menus except the dwell display menu can be turned off by network administratio...

MM23772, Rev. F 35 8.12 ERROR MESSAGES This section lists and describes the error messages that may be displayed by the P7200 during OpenSky operation. MESSAGE DESCRIPTION NOAUT01 Unspecified MDIS error. If condition persists in strong signal conditions, contact your system administrator. MDENIED Un...

MM23772, Rev. F 36 MESSAGE DESCRIPTION BAD VID Invalid voice user ID. Check User ID. If correct, contact your system administrator. HOM DWN The Home VNIC is down. Retry. If error continues, contact your system administrator. SRV BSY The serving VNIC is busy (congested). MAX USR The maximum number of...

MM23772, Rev. F 37 8.13 KEYPAD 8.13.1 Keypad Function Commands (P7270 Only) To perform a command from the keypad, use one of the keypad commands: Table 8-5: Keypad Function Commands KEYPAD COMMAND FUNCTION *0 Log-off command: *0## (logs the user off the system). See Section 8.7 for additional inform...

MM23772, Rev. F 38 8.13.2 Quick Buttons (P7270 Only) Quick Buttons are a two-button sequence that gives the radio user quick access to certain menu items. Quick Buttons act as a toggle function. Table 8-6: Quick Buttons QUICK KEYS FUNCTION 1# Transition to ECP mode If ECP is not loaded in the radio,...

MM23772, Rev. F 39 When a key on the DTMF keypad is pressed, the DTMF tone is played through the radio’s speaker. 8.14 CHANGE 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. Press th...

MM23772, Rev. F 40 On P7250 model radios, when stealth mode is on, pressing any radio button (other than the mic’s PTT button or the emergency button) on front panel will immediately turn stealth mode off. For example, pressing the button on the front panel will turn stealth mode off. 8.18 ADJUST SI...

MM23772, Rev. F 41 b. If the received talk group does not match the selected talk group, then the received talk group name is displayed. • When the dwell display is set to received talk group and the scan mode is None, the radio only receives voice on its selected talk group. When the call is receiv...

MM23772, Rev. F 43 Table 8-7: Scan Modes SCAN MODE EXPLANATION No Scan Eliminates distractions . Full communications (listen and talk) with the active talk group. No calls received from other talk groups. Normal This is the default setting. The user can scan all talk groups in the active profile tha...

MM23772, Rev. F 44 8.23.3 Scan Priority The following lists the scan priority order (from highest to lowest): • Selected talk group in emergency state. • Default emergency group in emergency state. • Selected talk group. • Emergency capable group in emergency state. • Priority 1 talk group. • Priori...

MM23772, Rev. F 45 8.24.1 Manually Dialing a Selective Call (P7270 Only) 1. Enter *8, the User ID number of the user being called, and the # key (no dashes or spaces). This feature must be enabled by the administrator. *8< destination user id ># A shortened User ID number can be dialed using t...

MM23772, Rev. F 46 2. Press and hold a key associated with a given number for more than three seconds. For example, press and hold the to open the Speed Dial Menu and display the third number in the speed dial list. Press the PTT button. A ring tone is sounded. If the other user accepts the call, th...

MM23772, Rev. F 47 Table 8-9 lists and defines the messages that may be displayed by the radio during a Selective Alert. Table 8-9: Status of Selective Alert Messages STATUS MESSAGE DEFINITION Alert Sent Alert message successfully sent to target. Delivered Alert message passed to network. Delivering...

MM23772, Rev. F 48 8.25.2.2 Select a Destination Using the Menu 1. Using the or key, scroll through the menu until “AlertDst” (Alert Destination) appears. 2. Use the or button to scroll through the list of User IDs until the desired destination is displayed and press the key. 3. Use the or keys to s...

MM23772, Rev. F 49 8.26.2 Receive an Interconnect Call Press , , or buttons to accept an incoming Interconnect Call. 8.27 EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS The P7200 and P5200 portable radios are capable of sending an emergency alert and making emergency calls on the network. The OpenSky system handles emerg...

MM23772, Rev. F 51 8.28 OPENSKY ENCRYPTION (P7200 ONLY) In the OpenSky network, both data and voice use a 128-bit or 256-bit key encryption standard published by the Federal Information Processing Service (FIPS), called Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). AES is approved by the U.S. Department of Co...

MM23772, Rev. F 52 8.28.2.1 Using Manual Encryption 1. Press *32 on the keypad. 2. Enter the key (1 – 16 digits for 128 bit encryption; 17 – 32 digits for 256 bit encryption). 3. Press #. 4. To end manual encryption, press *33. If a user is engaged in a call on a talk group that has been manually en...

MM23772, Rev. F 54 8.31.4 Use the XCOV-TG Mode When using the XCOV-TG mode, up to thirty (30) client radios can connect to the V-TAC. However, unlike XCOV, radios connected to using XCOV-TG are limited to communicating only on the XCOV-TG talk group and emergency communications. Advanced features su...

MM23772, Rev. F 55 8.31.5 Use the Scene-of-Incident Mode The Scene-of-Incident mode (SOI) is user-selectable. The SOI mode provides a local repeater function (V-TAC) with no network connection CAUTION When operating in the SOI mode, the radio is disconnected from the OpenSky network. Therefore, comm...

MM23772, Rev. F 57 9 EDACS AND P25 TRUNKED OPERATION 9.1 TURN ON THE RADIO 1. Power ON the radio by rotating the POWER ON/OFF/VOLUME knob clockwise. A short alert signal (if enabled through programming) indicates the radio is ready to use. Refer to Figure 9-1 for location of the POWER ON/OFF/VOLUME ...

MM23772, Rev. F 58 9.2.1 Buttons and Knobs This section describes the primary function of the button and knob controls. Other functions associated with these controls are detailed in later sections. POWER ON-OFF VOLUME KNOB Applies power to and adjusts the receiver’s volume. Rotating the control clo...

MM23772, Rev. F 62 9.4 RADIO STATUS ICONS Status Icons indicate the various operating characteristics of the radio. The icons show operating modes and conditions and appear on the third line of the display (see Table 9-3). The battery icon indicates approximate level only, based on battery voltage. ...

MM23772, Rev. F 63 9.5 TRI-COLOR LED Figure 9-5: Tri-Color LED The Tri-Color LED changes color to indicate radio status and is visible from both the front and top of the radio (see Figure 9-5). The three colors of the LED and the status they represent are: Green: Receiving. Red: Unencrypted transmis...

MM23772, Rev. F 64 MESSAGE NAME DESCRIPTION TXEMER Transmit Emergency Indicates an emergency call has been transmitted on this radio. This message will be flashing on line two. VOL=40 Volume Level Indicates the current volume level. The volume level display ranges from OFF (silent) to 40 (loudest). ...

MM23772, Rev. F 65 9.9 SYSTEM SELECTION METHOD 1: From the control knob: If system selection is programmed to theSYSTEM/GROUP/CHANNEL SELECTION control knob, select a system by turning theknob to the desired system number position (1-16). The display registers the new system name on line one. The bu...

MM23772, Rev. F 66 METHOD 2: (P7270, P7250, and P5250 model radios) From keypad: If group selection is programmed as the primary function of and select a group by pressing or to scroll through the group list. The display registers the new group name on line two. METHOD 3: (P7270 model radios) Direct...

MM23772, Rev. F 69 9.18.1 Menu Item Selection Process An example of the menu item selection process and menu item parameter change is detailed below for the Backlight menu item. 1. Press . The menu mode is entered. 2. Press or until the display shows: 3. Press . The backlight menu item is activated....

MM23772, Rev. F 71 9.19 DIGITAL VOICE OPERATION Digital voice programmed systems have three (3) different voice modes: clear (analog), digital, and private (encrypted). The voice modes are programmed on a per-group basis within each trunked system. 9.19.1 Clear Mode The Clear Mode is a voice mode in...

MM23772, Rev. F 72 9.19.3.1 Display the Currently Used Cryptographic Key Number To Display the Currently Used Cryptographic Key Number for either the system encryption key (for special call such as individual, phone, all, agency or fleet) or the group/channel key (for group or conventional calls), p...

MM23772, Rev. F 73 9.19.4.2 Transmit an Encrypted Call 1. Select the desired group or channel. 2. Place the radio in Private Mode by pressing key, and then follow the selection mode rules. On a System radio, the key can be used to toggle the Private Mode ON/OFF. When Private Mode is enabled, the ico...

MM23772, Rev. F 74 2. Toggle Scan operation OFF by again pressing (Scan model) or (System model). will disappear. • If the radio scans to a group other than the selected group then receives a call on the selected group, the radio will switch to the selected group. However, if the “scanned-to” group ...

MM23772, Rev. F 75 2. Press . The current priority status of the group will be displayed in column 10 of line three for a time-out period. If the group is not part of the scan list the status will be blank. 3. While the status is displayed, press to add the group to the scan list. is displayed on li...

MM23772, Rev. F 76 9.20.4 Nuisance Delete A group can also be deleted from the scan list, if it is not the currently selected group, by pressing the key (Scan model) or the key (System model) during scan operation while the radio is displaying the unwanted group. The group will be deleted from the s...

MM23772, Rev. F 77 scan for the priority system is defined by the System Sample Time control, located in the ProScan Options dialog box. See Section 9.21.3 for more information on ProScan 9.21.3 ProScan The radio may be programmed for ProScan system scan operation for multi-site applications dependi...

MM23772, Rev. F 78 To clear the emergency, first press and hold the button. While continuing to hold the button, press the EMERGENCY button. (This will work if the radio is programmed to clear emergencies.) 9.23 INDIVIDUAL CALLS 9.23.1 Receive and Respond to an Individual Call When the radio receive...

MM23772, Rev. F 79 Figure 9-11: WHC Individual Call Display Pressing PTT will initiate an individual call to the displayed logical ID. Powering the radio OFF and ON will clear this list. 9.23.2 Send an Individual Call 9.23.2.1 Pre-Stored Individual Calls The following procedures describe how to init...

MM23772, Rev. F 80 any index other than 0 or toggle between the two lists by pressing the key. If wrap is enabled, the calls received list wraps on itself and not into the other list. Figure 9-12: Calls Received and Personality Lists The saved call list shows all ten storage locations. If no calls h...

MM23772, Rev. F 82 3. Press to enter the overdial select/entry mode and follow the selection mode rules to call up a stored number from the phone list. is displayed. Press PTT to send the overdial sequence once. If the number needs to be transmitted again it must be selected or entered again (this p...

MM23772, Rev. F 83 STATUS is selected you need to enter the number of the status message you intend to transmit. If no status has been programmed for the selected number key, the radio will display NO ENTRY . A valid selection will permit the status text to appear in the display for a pre-programmed...

MM23772, Rev. F 84 9.29 PORTABLE DATA The P7200 and P5200 series portable radios, when operating in the P25 Trunked or EDACS configuration, permit either voice or data calls to be transmitted or received. The radio can handle only one type of call at a time; however, either data or voice is selected...

MM23772, Rev. F 86 10 PROJECT 25 (P25) CONVENTIONAL OPERATION 10.1 TURN ON THE RADIO Power ON the radio by rotating the Power ON/OFF/Volume knob clockwise. A short alert signal (if enabled through programming) indicates the radio is ready to use. Refer to Figure 10-1 for location of the Power ON/OFF...

MM23772, Rev. F 87 10.2.1 Buttons and Knobs This section describes the primary function of the button and knob controls. Other functions associated with these controls are detailed in later sections. POWER ON-OFF VOLUME KNOB Applies power to and adjusts the receiver’s volume. Rotating the control cl...

MM23772, Rev. F 91 10.3.1 Radio Status Icons Status Icons indicate the various operating characteristics of the radio. The icons show operating modes and conditions and appear on the third line of the display (see Table 10-3). The battery icon indicates approximate level only, based on battery volta...

MM23772, Rev. F 92 10.4 TRI-COLOR LED Figure 10-5: Tri-Color LED The Tri-Color LED changes color to indicate radio status and is visible from both the front and top of the radio (see Figure 10-5). The three colors of the LED and the status they represent are: Green: Receiving. Red: Unencrypted trans...

MM23772, Rev. F 93 10.5.1 Error Messages If either of the Error Messages shown below is displayed, the radio is programmed incorrectly or needs servicing. DSP ERR ERR=XXXX (PowerUp only) or DIG V x ERR x Where: xxxx is the error code and DSP ERR or DIG V ERR is the message. 10.6 ALERT TONES The P720...

MM23772, Rev. F 94 If system selection is programmed to the SYSTEM/GROUP/CHANNEL knob, direct access to systems is not available. Press or to scroll through different sets of 16 systems each (banks) if more than 16 systems are programmed into the radio. The systems within each bank are then selectab...

MM23772, Rev. F 96 10.13 DECLAR AN EMERGENCY 1. Press and hold the red Emergency/Home button (the length of time is programmable; check with the system administrator). 2. * TXEMER * flashes in the display, plus and will be displayed. After 2-3 seconds the transmit icon turns off. 3. * TXEMER * and r...

MM23772, Rev. F 99 Table 10-6: Information Display PRS - NAME XXXXXXXX Personality Name EEPR SIZ EEPROM Size RAM SIZ RAM Size FLSH SIZ Flash Size RF BAND Frequency Band HSD RATE Data Transfer Rate PRS VER Software Version DSP_ _RAM DSP Software Version FLSH - VER FLASH Software r - released, 01A - r...

MM23772, Rev. F 100 10.17.3 Private Mode (P7200 Only) The Private Mode allows the radio to transmit encrypted messages and receive clear or private transmissions. The radio transmits private if the group/channel is programmed for private operation and forced operation is pre-programmed. If autoselec...

MM23772, Rev. F 103 3. When the radio receives a P25 call, the radio will unmute and the ID of the transmitting radio will appear in the display. 4. Press the PTT button to respond. 5. Unanswered calls will appear in the Who Has Called (WHC) list. 10.20 EMERGENCY GROUP CALLS IN P25 MODE There is no ...

MM23772, Rev. F 104 11 CONVENTIONAL OPERATION The radio functions in the conventional mode when using conventional communications channels (non-trunked). 11.1 CONTROLS The radio features two rotary control knobs and an emergency button mounted on the top of the radio (Figure 11-1). Push-To-Talk and ...

MM23772, Rev. F 105 11.1.1 Buttons and Knobs This section describes the primary function of the button and knob controls. Other functions associated with these controls are detailed in later sections. POWER ON/OFF VOLUME KNOB Applies power to and adjusts the receiver’s volume. Rotating the control c...

MM23772, Rev. F 108 11.2 DISPLAY The radio display is made up of 3 lines (see Figure 11-4). Lines 1 and 2 contain eight alphanumeric character blocks and are used primarily to display system and group names. Line 1 also displays radio status messages. The 3rd line is used primarily to display radio ...

MM23772, Rev. F 109 ICON DESCRIPTION Steady ( rotates clockwise) – Scan mode enabled. If icon is not visible – Scan is disabled. Steady – Channel Guard enabled. If icon is not visible – Channel Guard is disabled. T99 Mode enabled. 11.3 TRI-COLOR LED Figure 11-5: Tri-Color LED The Tri-Color LED chang...

MM23772, Rev. F 110 Where: xxxx is the error code and DSP ERR or DIG V ERR is the message. 11.5 ALERT TONES The P7200 and P5200 radio provides audible Alert Tones or “beeps” to indicate the various operating conditions (see Table 11-4). Table 11-4: Alert Tones NAME TONE DESCRIPTION Call Originate 1 ...

MM23772, Rev. F 111 If system selection is programmed to the SYSTEM/CHANNEL Selection knob, direct access to systems will not be available. Pressing or will scroll through different sets of 16 systems each (banks) if more than 16 systems are programmed into the radio. The systems within each bank ar...

MM23772, Rev. F 112 11.9.2 P7250 and P5250 Model 1. Press to toggle scan OFF and verify is not displayed. 2. Select channel. 3. Press once to remove channel from the list. 4. Press once to add as a normal channel. 5. Press twice to add as a Priority 2 channel. 6. Press three times to add as a Priori...

MM23772, Rev. F 117 12 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...

MM23772, Rev. F 118 13 BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING Use Table 13-1 as a troubleshooting guide if the radio does not operate properly. If additional assistance is required, contact a qualified service technician or call M/A-COM at 1-800-528-7711. Table 13-1: Troubleshooting SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE POSSIBLE S...

MM23772, Rev. F 119 BATTERY WARRANTY A. M/A-COM, Inc. (hereinafter "Seller") warrants to the original purchaser for use (hereinafter "Buyer") that nickel-cadmium and nickel-metal hydride batteries supplied by Seller shall be free from defects in material and workmanship, and shall co...

MM23772, Rev. F 120 WARRANTY A. M/A-COM, Inc. (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 specificat...