Tyco MM23772 - Manual

MM23772, Rev. B 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. B 11 2 SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION The M/A-COM P7200 portable radio generates 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 aware of the h...

MM23772, Rev. B 12 the recipients of your transmission, M/A-COM recommends you hold the microphone at least 5 cm (2 inches) from mouth, and slightly off to one side. Table 2-1: RF Exposure Compliance Testing Distances TESTED DISTANCES (worst case scenario) RADIO FREQUENCY Body Face 700/800 MHz 1.1 c...

MM23772, Rev. B 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. B 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. B 15 4 BATTERIES The P7200 series portable radios use rechargeable, recyclable Nickel Cadmium (NiCd) or Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries. Please follow the directions below to maximize the useful life of each type of battery. If the battery is ruptured or is leaking electrolyte th...

MM23772, Rev. B 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 rapid chargers specifically designed for charging nickel-based battery packs. The ...

MM23772, Rev. B 17 4.4 CHANGING THE BATTERY PACK 4.4.1 Removing the Battery Pack Make sure the power to the radio is turned OFF. CAUTION Although the P7200 has been designed to tolerate changing the battery pack without turning power off, M/A-COM, Inc. recommends turning the radio off before changin...

MM23772, Rev. B 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. B 19 5 INTRODUCTION The P7200 series radios are dual-band multi-mode portable radios. The P7200 series radio is available without a front mounted keypad (P7230 Select model - Figure 5-1), with a 6-buttoned front mounted keypad (P7250 Scan model - Figure 5-2) and with a DTMF front mount...

MM23772, Rev. B 21 Figure 5-3: P7270 “System” Model 5.1 WATER RESISTANCE The P7200 series portable radios operate reliably even under adverse conditions. These radios meet MIL-STD-810F specifications for driven rain, humidity, and salt fog. 5.2 UNIVERSAL DEVICE CONNECTOR (UDC) The Universal Device C...

MM23772, Rev. B 22 6 OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES Table 6-1 lists the Options and Accessories tested for use with the P7200 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 that do n...

MM23772, Rev. B 24 7 OPENSKY OPERATION Once an OpenSky system has been selected from the available systems on your P7200 series portable radio, the characteristics described in the following sections will govern operation. 7.1 POWER ON/OFF AND VOLUME CONTROL 7.1.1 Power ON/OFF Rotate the Power ON/OF...

MM23772, Rev. B 25 7.2.1 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. B 26 7.2.2 Keypad (P7250 and P7270 Only) The keys on the keypad have special functions and are labeled using a symbol or abbreviated word describing its primary function. Numeric entry is a secondary function of the keys. Each key is described in the following subsections. Table 7-1: K...

MM23772, Rev. B 27 7.3 DISPLAY The P7200 display 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 controls. See the operati...

MM23772, Rev. B 28 7.5 TRI-COLOR LED Figure 7-3: 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 7-3). In OpenSky mode only two radio states are reflected by the LED and the status they represent are: Green: R...

MM23772, Rev. B 29 7.7 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. Manually log-off by pressing *0##. If ...

MM23772, Rev. B 30 7.9 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 7-2...

MM23772, Rev. B 31 7.10 ALERT TONES The P7200 radio also provides audible Alert Tones or “beeps” to indicate the various operating conditions (see Table 7-3). Table 7-3: Alert Tones NAME TONE DESCRIPTION Call Queued one low tone/two high tones Call queued for processing Call Denied three short Radio...

MM23772, Rev. B 32 7.11 BASIC MENU STRUCTURE Table 7-4 illustrates the basic P7200 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 administration personne...

MM23772, Rev. B 34 7.12 KEYPAD FUNCTION COMMANDS (P7270 ONLY) To perform a command from the keypad, use on of the following keypad commands: Table 7-5: Keypad Function Commands *0 Log-off command: *0## (logs the user off the system). See Section 7.7 for additional information. *1 Log-in command : *1...

MM23772, Rev. B 35 7.16 STEALTH MODE For some users, it is important to be able to turn off the radio’s display lights and side tones, but not the radio traffic. For example, in covert operations, lights and sounds could inadvertently expose an otherwise unobservable radio user. For this purpose, th...

MM23772, Rev. B 36 7.18 CHANGE OPERATING MODE 1. Press the  or  buttons to cycle through the menu until “Mode Menu” is displayed. 2. Press  or  to select the desired operating mode. 3. Press  and use  or  to select Y or N. 4. Press  again to make selection and return to the dwell display 7.1...

MM23772, Rev. B 38 7.22 SCANNING 7.22.1 Selecting Scan Modes Three scanning modes are available for the radio, but only one can be active at any time. Changing the scanning mode changes the way the radio scans voice calls for all of the profiles in the radio personality, no matter which profile is o...

MM23772, Rev. B 39 7.22.2 Checking or Changing Active Scan Mode 7.22.2.1 Setting the Scan Mode 1. Press the  or  buttons until “ScnModeMenu” appears in the display. 2. Use the  or  keys to scroll through the list of modes until your choice appears: Normal, None, or Fixed. 3. Press the  key to a...

MM23772, Rev. B 40 In the OpenSky system, a radio can be configured to initiate selective calls through a pre-programmed list in memory called a speed dial list. Alternatively, a properly equipped radio can initiate a selective call to any radio in the system by entering the ten-digit User ID (simil...

MM23772, Rev. B 41 If the other user accepts the call, the called user’s alias will appear in initiating caller’s display. The two are now in a private call until one ends the call, or the call is terminated due to an initiated emergency. If the called radio is involved in another selective call, “B...

MM23772, Rev. B 42 Table 7-7: Status of Selective Alert Messages 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 Transmiss...

MM23772, Rev. B 43 7.24.3 Receiving a Message When a selective alert message is received by a radio, a four-beep tone is heard. The tone is heard only once, but the message “NEWALRT” alternates with the talk group on the main display. Up to 8 received messages can be stored. If a ninth message is re...

MM23772, Rev. B 44 Table 7-8: Emergency Calls vs. Emergency Alerts EMERGENCY ALERT EMERGENCY CALL An Emergency Alert message is sent to the dispatcher console. The dispatch console plays an emergency tone when it receives the message. An Emergency Alert message is sent to the dispatcher console. All...

MM23772, Rev. B 45 With “No Scan,” only the emergency tone is heard, not the initial open mic transmission. To dismiss or ignore the emergency, refer to Section 7.26.3. 7.26.3 Dismissing an Emergency The “Dismissing an Emergency” function allows you to “ignore” an emergency declared by another user....

MM23772, Rev. B 46 7.27.1 Automatic Encryption For automatic encryption, a system administrator will select the talk group to be encrypted at the interface to the UAS. Once the talk groups have been selected and identified as secure, credentials for key generation are generated automatically by the ...

MM23772, Rev. B 47 7.28 DYNAMIC REGROUPING Dynamic regrouping requires that the network administrator determine which radio users should be formed into an impromptu talk group to respond to particular emergency conditions. The administrator will edit the personalities of the affected radios to inclu...

MM23772, Rev. B 48 8 EDACS OPERATION 8.1 TURNING 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 8-1 for location of the POWER ON-OFF/VOLUME KNOB. 2. The ...

MM23772, Rev. B 49 8.2.1 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. B 50 8.2.2 Keypad (P7250 “Scan” and P7270 “System” Models Only) The keys on the keypad have special functions and are labeled using a symbol or abbreviated word describing its primary function. Numeric entry is a secondary function of the keys. Each key is described in the following su...

MM23772, Rev. B 53 8.4 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 8-1). The battery icon indicates approximate level only, based on battery voltage. ...

MM23772, Rev. B 54 8.5 TRI-COLOR LED Figure 8-5: 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 8-5). The three colors of the LED and the status they represent are: Green: Receiving Red: Unencrypted transmiss...

MM23772, Rev. B 55 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=31 Volume Level Indicates the current volume level. The volume level display ranges from OFF (silent) to 31 (loudest). ...

MM23772, Rev. B 56 8.9 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  ...

MM23772, Rev. B 57 METHOD 2: (System and Scan model radios only) 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: (System model radios o...

MM23772, Rev. B 60 8.18.1 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 ac...

MM23772, Rev. B 62 8.19 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. 8.19.1 Clear Mode The Clear Mode is a voice mode in...

MM23772, Rev. B 63 8.19.3.1 Displaying 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)...

MM23772, Rev. B 64 8.19.4.2 Transmitting 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,...

MM23772, Rev. B 65 • 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 is programmed at a higher priority the radio will remain on the “scanned-to” group. • The radio...

MM23772, Rev. B 66 4. Press  a second time to set the group to Priority 2. A is displayed on line three. 5. Press  a third time to set the group to Priority 1. A is displayed on line three. The priority level selection sequence only advances the group to next higher priority level and stops at pri...

MM23772, Rev. B 67 8.21 SCANNING TRUNKED SYSTEMS The radio can be programmed with the following System Scan features. These features are automatically enabled when the radio is powered ON. A key or menu option is also defined to allow the System Scan features to be toggled during radio operation. Th...

MM23772, Rev. B 68 signal quality of the control channel for each site in its adjacent scan list. (The signal quality metric used for the ProScan algorithm is based on a combination of both R eceived S ignal S trength I ndicator ( RSSI ) and Control Channel Verification (CCV) measurements.) When the...

MM23772, Rev. B 69 The volume of the ring is adjustable through the volume control levels. If a response is made by pressing the PTT to the call prior to the programmed call-back time-out, the call will automatically be directed to the originating unit. If a response is not made before the call-back...

MM23772, Rev. B 70 8.23.2 Sending an Individual Call 8.23.2.1 Pre-Stored Individual Calls The following procedures describe how to initiate and complete a Pre-Stored Individual Call. System Model Radio: 1. To select a pre-stored individual phone number, enter the individual call mode using the  key...

MM23772, Rev. B 71 Figure 8-12: Calls Received and Personality Lists 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 list will be available upon entering the individual call mode. When in the saved call list, p...

MM23772, Rev. B 72 until the special call is cleared or the time-out expires or another group or system is selected. Terminate a call by pressing the  button. In half-duplex mode, only one person may talk at a time. The radio PTT button needs to be pressed in order to communicate to the individual ...

MM23772, Rev. B 73 select/entry mode remains active until the call is dropped, cleared, or  is pressed. The overdial select/entry mode can be re-entered if the call is still active by pressing  . P7270 Model Radio: 1. Follow the procedure in Section 8.24.2 to establish a connection to the telephon...

MM23772, Rev. B 74 expires or the  key has been pressed (the  key will override the time-out period), the status is selected and will be transmitted to the site or stored in the radio memory where it can be polled by the site at a future time. Status messages can also be programmed for single key ...

MM23772, Rev. B 75 time; however, either data or voice is selected transparently by the operator through normal usage of the radio. Data communications is not supported in the conventional mode. The radios can be connected to Mobile Data Terminals (MDT) or to a host computer. Any RS-232 compatible d...

MM23772, Rev. B 77 9 PROJECT 25 (P25) CONVENTIONAL OPERATION 9.1 TURNING 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 9-1 for location of the POWER ON-OFF...

MM23772, Rev. B 78 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. B 82 9.3.1 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 9-1). The battery icon indicates approximate level only, based on battery voltage...

MM23772, Rev. B 84 9.5.1 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. 9.6 ALERT TONES The P7200 ...

MM23772, Rev. B 85 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 sele...

MM23772, Rev. B 86 4. Press  once to add as a normal group or channel. 5. Press  twice to add as a Priority 2 group. 6. Press  three times to add as a Priority 1 group. 7. Press  to re-start scanning. 9.9.2 P7250 Scan Model 1. Press  to toggle scan OFF and verify is not displayed. 2. Select gro...

MM23772, Rev. B 87 9.13 DECLARING 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...

MM23772, Rev. B 90 Table 9-4: 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 - re...

MM23772, Rev. B 93 Conventional Digital or encrypted channels require Channel Guard on the channel to operate correctly. The voice coding technology embodied in this product is protected by intellectual property rights including patent rights, copyrights, and trade secrets of Digital Voice Systems, ...

MM23772, Rev. B 94 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. 9.20 EMERGENCY GROUP CALLS IN P25 MODE There is no me...

MM23772, Rev. B 101 Green: Receiving Red: Unencrypted transmission Orange: Encrypted transmission 10.4 STATUS MESSAGES During radio operation, various radio Status Messages can be displayed. The messages are described below. MESSAGE NAME DESCRIPTION TALKARND Talkaround Indicates the radio is operati...

MM23772, Rev. B 103 10.8 GROUP/CHANNEL SELECTION Several methods can be used to select a new group or channel. METHOD 1: From the control knob: If group selection is programmed to the SYSTEM/GROUP/ CHANNEL knob, select a group by turning the SYSTEM/GROUP/CHANNEL knob tothe desired group number posit...

MM23772, Rev. B 104 7. Press  to re-start scanning. 10.10 NUISANCE DELETE (SYSTEM MODEL) A channel can temporarily be deleted from the scan list if it is not the currently selected channel. 1. Turn Scan ON. 2. When the radio receives a call on the channel, press the  . The channel is removed from ...

MM23772, Rev. B 108 Table 10-4: 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 - ...

MM23772, Rev. B 112 11 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. B 113 12 BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING Use Table 12-1 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 12-1: Troubleshooting SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSE POSSIBLE S...

MM23772, Rev. B 114 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. B 115 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...