Tyco Electronics MM23772 User Manual

Operator’s Manual MM23772 Rev. B, Apr/07 M/A-COM P7200 Series Portable Radios

MM23772, Rev. B 10 1 SAFETY CONVENTIONS The following conventions are used throughout this manual to alert the user to general safety precautions that

MM23772, Rev. B 100 10.2.1 Radio Status Icons Status Icons indicate the various operating characteristics of the radio. The icons show operating mode

MM23772, Rev. B 101 Green: Receiving Red: Unencrypted transmission Orange: Encrypted transmission 10.4 STATUS MESSAGES During radio operation,

MM23772, Rev. B 102 10.6 TURNING ON THE RADIO 1. Power ON the radio by rotating the POWER ON-OFF/VOLUME knob clockwise. A short alert signal (if ena

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

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

MM23772, Rev. B 105 10.15 HIGH/LOW POWER ADJUSTMENT Transmit power adjustment is possible if enabled through programming. Within conventional systems,

MM23772, Rev. B 106 10.16.1 Menu Item Selection Process An example of the menu item selection process and menu item parameter change is detailed belo

MM23772, Rev. B 107 Table 10-3: Menu Item Information FEATURE DISPLAY PARAMETER SETTING COMMENT Keypad Lock Menu Item: KEY LOCK Once Selected: LOCKED

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

MM23772, Rev. B 109 10.17.3 Private Mode Private Mode allows the radio to transmit encrypted messages and receive clear or private transmissions. The

MM23772, Rev. B 11 2 SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION The M/A-COM P7200 portable radio generates RF electromagnetic energy during transmit mode. This ra

MM23772, Rev. B 110 will begin at the start of the 2 second period and then switch to a solid tone after the keys have been zeroed. The display will i

MM23772, Rev. B 111 Conventional Digital or encrypted channels require Channel Guard on the channel to operate correctly. The voice coding technology

MM23772, Rev. B 112 11 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE The Technical Assistance Center's (TAC) resources are available to help with overall system operation

MM23772, Rev. B 113 12 BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING Use Table 12-1 as a troubleshooting guide if the radio does not operate properly. If additional assistanc

MM23772, Rev. B 114 BATTERY WARRANTY A. M/A-COM, Inc. (hereinafter "Seller") warrants to the original purchaser for use (hereinafter "

MM23772, Rev. B 115 WARRANTY A. M/A-COM, Inc. (hereinafter "Seller") warrants to the original purchaser for use (hereinafter "Buyer&qu

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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 o

MM23772, Rev. B 13 3 OPERATING TIPS Antenna location and condition are important when operating a portable radio. Operating the radio in low lying are

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

MM23772, Rev. B 15 4 BATTERIES The P7200 series portable radios use rechargeable, recyclable Nickel Cadmium (NiCd) or Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batt

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

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 th

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 explo

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 fron

MM23772, Rev. B 2 MANUAL REVISION HISTORY REV DATE REASON FOR REVISION - Jan/06 Initial release. A Dec/06 Updated operation info. B Apr/07 Added

MM23772, Rev. B 20 Figure 5-1: P7230 “Select” Model Radio Figure 5-2: P7250 “Scan” Model

MM23772, Rev. B 21 Figure 5-3: P7270 “System” Model 5.1 WATER RESISTANCE The P7200 series portable radios operate reliably even under adverse conditi

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

MM23772, Rev. B 23 DESCRIPTION PART NUMBER Belt Loop with Swivel KRY 101 1609/1 Swivel (part of KRY 101 1639 and 1648) KRY 101 1608/2 Leather Case

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 ch

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 fun

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 wo

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 3rd line

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

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

MM23772, Rev. B 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 1 SAFETY CONVENTIONS...

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

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 Tab

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

MM23772, Rev. B 33 Menu Name Radio Displays (first and second lines) Usage Notes See Previous Page   current scan mode Scan Mode (e.g. Normal,

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

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 ra

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 

MM23772, Rev. B 37 Lock out is a listening (receive) function and only blocks received calls on locked out talk groups. Lock out does not affect tran

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

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” appea

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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

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 privat

MM23772, Rev. B 42 Table 7-7: Status of Selective Alert Messages STATUS MESSAGE DEFINITION Delivering Select Alert message transmit attempt Busy To

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 onl

MM23772, Rev. B 44 Table 7-8: Emergency Calls vs. Emergency Alerts EMERGENCY ALERT EMERGENCY CALL An Emergency Alert message is sent to the dispatche

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

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 inte

MM23772, Rev. B 47 7.28 DYNAMIC REGROUPING Dynamic regrouping requires that the network administrator determine which radio users should be formed in

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 aler

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 wi

MM23772, Rev. B 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 8 EDACS OPERATION...

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 s

MM23772, Rev. B 51 Figure 8-3: P7270 “System” Radio Front Panel KEY FUNCTION Primary Function: Allows the user to scroll through available syste

MM23772, Rev. B 52 8.3 DISPLAY The radio Display is made up of 3 lines (see Figure 8-4). Lines 1 and 2 contain eight alphanumeric character blocks and

MM23772, Rev. B 53 8.4 RADIO STATUS ICONS Status Icons indicate the various operating characteristics of the radio. The icons show operating modes an

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

MM23772, Rev. B 55 MESSAGE NAME DESCRIPTION TXEMER Transmit Emergency Indicates an emergency call has been transmitted on this radio. This message wil

MM23772, Rev. B 56 8.9 SYSTEM SELECTION METHOD 1: From the control knob: If system selection is programmed to theSYSTEM/GROUP/CHANNEL SELECTION contr

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  se

MM23772, Rev. B 58 8.12 NUISANCE DELETE (SYSTEM MODEL) A channel can temporarily be deleted from the scan list if it is not the currently selected ch

MM23772, Rev. B 59 8.17 HIGH/LOW POWER ADJUSTMENT Transmit power adjustment is possible if enabled through programming. Within conventional systems,

MM23772, Rev. B 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 8.24 TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT CALLS...

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

MM23772, Rev. B 61 FEATURE DISPLAY PARAMETER SETTING COMMENT Transmit Power Select Menu Item: TX POWER Once Selected:POWER= HIGH or LOW Selects r

MM23772, Rev. B 62 8.19 DIGITAL VOICE OPERATION Digital voice programmed systems have three (3) different voice modes: clear (analog), digital, and pr

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

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 

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

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 grou

MM23772, Rev. B 67 8.21 SCANNING TRUNKED SYSTEMS The radio can be programmed with the following System Scan features. These features are automatically

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 algo

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 prio

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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 comp

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 recei

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

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-ente

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

MM23772, Rev. B 75 time; however, either data or voice is selected transparently by the operator through normal usage of the radio. Data communication

MM23772, Rev. B 76 8.29.5 Scan Lockout Mode Following the transmission or reception of a data call, if scan is enabled, scanning will stop temporaril

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 cl

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 wi

MM23772, Rev. B 79 9.2.2 Keypad (P7250 “Scan” and P7270 “System” Models Only) The keys on the keypad have special functions and are labeled using a s

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MM23772, Rev. B 80 Figure 9-3: P7270 “System” Radio Front Panel KEY FUNCTION Primary Function: Allows the user to scroll through available syste

MM23772, Rev. B 81 9.3 DISPLAY The radio Display is made up of 3 lines (see Figure 9-4). Lines 1 and 2 contain eight alphanumeric character blocks and

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

MM23772, Rev. B 83 9.4 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

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 servici

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 scr

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 ad

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 s

MM23772, Rev. B 88 Figure 9-6: Menu Display 3. The radio will continue to receive and transmit normally while in the menu function. 4. To scroll th

MM23772, Rev. B 89 The TX POWER menu item, when selected, toggles LOW/HIGH power. It does not use  or  to scroll nor is an additional press of the

MM23772, Rev. B 9 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Table 7-2: Status Icons Descriptions ...

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

MM23772, Rev. B 91 9.17.3 Private Mode The Private Mode allows the radio to transmit encrypted messages and receive clear or private transmissions. Th

MM23772, Rev. B 92 If the cryptographic key(s) are zeroed, one or more keys must be transferred from the Keyloader into the radio before private commu

MM23772, Rev. B 93 Conventional Digital or encrypted channels require Channel Guard on the channel to operate correctly. The voice coding technology

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.

MM23772, Rev. B 95 10 CONVENTIONAL OPERATION The radio functions in the conventional mode when using conventional communications channels (non-trunked

MM23772, Rev. B 96 10.1.1 Buttons and Knobs This section describes the primary function of the button and knob controls. Other functions associated w

MM23772, Rev. B 97 10.1.2 Keypad (P7250 “Scan” and P7270 “System” Models Only) The keys on the keypad have special functions and are labeled using a

MM23772, Rev. B 98 Figure 10-3: P7270 “System” Radio Front Panel KEY FUNCTION Primary Function: Allows the user to scroll through available syst

MM23772, Rev. B 99 10.2 DISPLAY The radio display is made up of 3 lines (see Figure 10-4). Lines 1 and 2 contain eight alphanumeric character blocks a