Summary of Contents for SmarTrunk Systems ST-3118D
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UHF FM DIGITAL TRANSCEIVER ST-3118D (450Mhz ~ 520Mhz) ST-3118C (400Mhz ~ 470Mhz) VHF FM DIGITAL TRANSCEIVER ST-3118V (136Mhz ~ 174Mhz) SmarTrunk Systems, INC. ST-3118UM R1.1 Printed in Malaysia...
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FCC NOTICE This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, (2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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THANK YOU! We are grateful you chose SmarTrunk for your land mobile radio applications. We believe this powerful, flexible and easy-to-use transceiver will provide dependable and reliable communications to keep personnel operating at peak efficiency. SmarTrunk transceivers incorporate the latest in advanced SDR technology.
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PRECAUTIONS Observe the following precautions to prevent fire, personal injury, and transceiver damage. - Do not modify this transceiver for any reason. - Do not expose the transceiver to long periods of direct sunlight, nor place it close to heating appliances. - Do not place the transceiver in excessively dusty, humid, and/or wet areas, or on unstable surfaces.
UNPACKING AND CHECKING EQUIPMENT Note: The following unpacking instructions are for use by your SmarTrunk dealer, an authorized SmarTrunk service facility, or the factory. Carefully unpack the transceiver. We recommend that you identify the items listed in the following table before discarding the packing material.
GETTING ACQUAINTED 1 – Power switch: Push to turn the radio on and push&hold to switch it off. 2 – TFT display It shows relevant radio status, messages and general information. 3 – Menu/programmable function key Press to activate its programmable function. The function assigned to this key is designed by your dealer 4 –...
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5 – Status indicator Lights red during transmission Green while receiving a call Blink on orange when any unread incoming message 6 – Speaker 7 – Back control/programmable function key Default step back on menu navigation. Press to activate its programmable function. The function assigned to this key is designed by your dealer 8 –...
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12 - External Speaker External speaker, 8 Ohms 5W. No one of the speaker pins is ground. If you makes a shortcut of any of these pins to Ground (chassis), then you will create a permanent damage to the radio. 13 - DC cord Connect to 12.8Vdc.
MAKING A CALL To place a call to other party or group, please follow the steps: Press the PTT switch in the microphone and speak in your normal speaking voice. For best sound quality at the receiving station, hold the microphone approximately 1.5 inches (3-4 cm) from your mouth.
DISPLAY Radio display splits the information in 4 different regions on idle mode. Icons Notification Area Bank Channel Icons: shows important information as RSSI, and transmit power. It also shows which features are enabled such as Scan mode, GPS on, digital or analog mode, etc.
On Menu mode, all display is used for the related Menu application, for example, to edit a text message or to check the RSSI or RSDI. 4.1. ICONS Top area of the display is reserved to display icons. These icons represent radio status and are dynamically located on the icon area of the display.
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GPS: Shows the GPS status. If the GPS is enabled, then this icon appears on the screen. After the dish, the GPS status is qualified. A small cross means there is no attached GPS or the radio is not receiving information from external device, meanwhile if the GPS information is accurate, a scaled bars represent the amount of satellites used to fix the GPS service: 1 bar, less than 4 satellites.
LED INDICATOR A tri-color led indicator has been added on your radio to visual communicate the following status. Lights red: while transmitting. Lights green: while receiving. Orange led blink: an unattended event is available (alert call, message received, etc.). These functionalities can be disabled on your dealer shop. Please ask to your dealer if you wish no lights on your radio.
Please check with your dealer about the active features on your radio. PROGRAMMABLE BUTTONS FUNCTIONS Each function and buttons can be programed as your desires. The functions of the front buttons (F1, F2, F3 and F4) and navigations keys (Up, Down, Left, And Right) are override when the user enters the menu.
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Channel Up: Selects the next channel in the current channel list from current bank. If your radio is in the end of the list, it will jump to the first channel in your channel table (roll over) Channel Down: Selects the previous channel in the current channel list from current bank.
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Signaling Override Momentary: The signaling override function is enabled as long as the button is pressed. This option only takes effect if set in the press and hold (long push mode). Squelch Up: Increases the squelch level threshold. This operation increases the squelch level for all the channels in the radio.
keyboard or phone book, this button allows the user to clear it, going back to the default selection. Set Hybrid Mode: Working on digital channels, you can use this function to move your radio temporary to analog mode. Clear Hybrid Mode: If Hybrid Mode is active, use this function to force the radio to digital mode again.
Menu tree: RSSI/RDSI Radio Min Volume R. Beep Back Light Mode Display Back Light Level Back Light Time Received Sent Messages Fast Reply Compose Bank Squelch Mode Squelch Level Main Menu Anounce Power RSSI Channel Status Position Received E-Mail Sent Compose List Contacts...
8.1. MENU RADIO Radio: This Submenu gives to the user the possibility of access the radio behavior, appearance and show status of it. RSSI/RDSI Enabled Level 0 .. 15 Radio Min Volume 0 .. 255 R. Beep Radio RSSI/RDSI: shows on the display the Received Signal Strength (RSSI) continuously, expressed in –dBm.
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Radio VOX Enable: Select this option to enable or disable the VOX operation. Once selected this step by pressing [OK], you will see the actual VOX status. To toggle current status use [UP] or [DOWN] arrow key, then save your selection by pressing [OK] Radio ...
8.2. MENU DISPLAY Auto Back Light Mode Display Back Light Level 0 .. 15 Back Light Time 0 .. 15 Display: This Submenu gives to the user the possibility of adjust the behavior of the radio display, backlight levels and timeouts. Display ...
Press [OK] to store it. To exit, press [MENU]. Display BL Time: this step lets you select the back light timeout. Use [UP] or [DOWN] arrow keys to adjust your desired timer from 0 to 15 seconds. Press [OK] to store it. To exit, press [MENU].
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Once you focus on the desired message, press [OK] to read it fully. To exit, press [MENU]. Message Sent: Select this option to review all sent messages. As soon as you press OK on this option, the display will show the latest message sent from your radio.
Message Compose: Use this option to create a new message to be sent. Once you press [OK], you will get the complete display to type the message using the keyboard. Press OK once the complete message has been written, then the radio will ask you to type the destination ID for the message.
Announce Bank: announce the current bank number. Played back each time you change the current bank. Announce Squelch: Announces the current squelch mode. Played back each time you change the squelch mode. Announce GPS: it announces the status of the GPS (ON or OFF). It is played back when you press a programmed button to change GPS status.
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GPS Position: If fixed, it shows on display the coordinates in latitude and longitude of current location. To exit this screen press [MENU] or [BACK] to jump to GPS Menu root. Page 27...
8.6. MENU E-MAIL Received E-Mail Sent Compose E-Mail: Use this menu to create, read and send E-mails. Note: The e-mail feature is only available for any of the digital modes (FDMA or TDMA) and the user can only access to it if current channel is a digital one. ST-9116 or ST-9118 repeater with e-mail server engine must be present into your infrastructure and the service must be allowed for your radio ID on the way to send or...
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Once you focus on the desired e-mail, press [OK] to read it fully. Press [OK] once more to get the e-mail sent sub-menu, then choose the desired option: Resend, Forward or Delete it. E-mail Sent Resend: Automatically resend the e-mails to the same destination.
8.7. MENU CONTACTS List Contacts Delete Contacts: Access to the phone book of your radio. Contacts List: list down all contacts defined in your radio phone book. Scroll through all the list of contacts by pressing [UP] or [DOWN] arrows.
8.8. MENU INFO Info Firmware Info: radio information a Firmware Version and Serial Number. Info ESN: Temporary shows the Electronic Serial Number of your unit. Press [MENU] to exit or wait for the time-out. Info Firmware: Temporary shows the firmware release loaded into your radio.
APPENDIX I: TYPING This feature is valid only for enhanced microphone ST-3118EM. Regular microphone does not support typing. Each key, when the radio is on typing mode, add one character to your text on cursor position. By pressing the same key repeatedly within a second, you can choose the new character to add with some key in agree to the following table: CHARACTER...
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To finish the Message and send it, press the [OK] Key. To leave the message press [MENU] Key. Page 33...
10. APPENDIX II : SELECTIVE CALLS Some radio mode supports selective calling (Analog MDC, digital TDMA or Digital FDMA). By this reason, your radio has an associated ID. If your radio has been programmed with this feature, you will see your ID into the display notification area.
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The receive radio will decode also your ID and it will shows your into the display when it receives a selective transmission. In case your ID is already stored as a contact into the receiving radio’s phone book, then your name will be displayed. Receiving radio also learns how it should reply when a call is received if this feature is enabled by the programmer.
11. APPENDIX III: CONTACTS The contact list gives to the user, the possibility of associate numerical IDs with user friendly names (Alphanumeric). The contact list can be accessed through the menu or using the Function Key programmed for this operation. The items on the phone list depend on the signaling mode of the current channel mode.
12. APPENDIX IV: DEALER PROGRAMMED FUNCTIONS Short Push Long Push Bank Up Bank Down Channel Up Channel Down Power Up Power Down Monitor Monitor Momentary Signaling Override Signaling Override Momentary Squelch UP Squelch Down Battery Status RSSI/RDSI GPS Toggle GPS On GPS Off Menu Scan...
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