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Futurecom VRX1000 User Manual

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  • Page 1 1000 5 VEH HICLE E RAD DIO E XTEN NDER er’s G Guid 8A087 7X02 R0 Nove ember 2014...
  • Page 2 8A087X02 R VRX100 User’s Guid N N OTES Novem m ber 2014 Page 2 of 8...
  • Page 3 ....2 23  rning ON the e VRX1000 ..................... 2 23  Activating the e VRX1000 vi ia the Control l Head ................ 2   Automatic VR RX1000 Activ ation (AVRA) ) ..........
  • Page 4 ........3 30  RX1000 Stat us Tones ....................3 31  VRX1000 Sta atus Tones - M MSU Speake r ................. 3   VRX1000 Sta atus Tones - P PSU ........
  • Page 5 ........5   Emergency C Call ........................5   Emergency R Revert through h VRX1000 ..................5   Emergency R Revert through h PSU ..................... 5  ...
  • Page 6   Analog VRX1 1000 Mode w ith P25 Phase e II (TDMA) T Trunking Mod de Selected on n MSU ..7   Mixe d VRX1000 Mode ...................... 7 78  Spec cial Feature s Support ..
  • Page 7 Table e 1 Minimum m Lateral Dis stance from A Antenna – V VRX1000 ......... 1 5  Table e 2 VRX1000 0 vs Infrastr ucture Comp patibility ............1 7  Table e 3 VRX1000 0 Features v vs Type of P PSU .....
  • Page 8 8A087X02 R VRX100 User’s Guid reword The V Vehicular Ra adio Extende er (VRX1000 0) is designe ed to be sea amlessly inte erfaced to th follow wing Motorol la Solutions Mobile Rad ios: Mobi ile Radio Mo odel Firmware...
  • Page 9 8A087X02 R VRX100 User’s Guid Firm mware VRX1000 Operation described in this D Document r requires th he followin Firmw ware: APX2 2500/APX45 500/APX650 0/APX7500 - firmware r release: Hos st R13.00.00 0 or later. Mobile Rad dios operatin ng as the h...
  • Page 10 8A087X02 R VRX100 User’s Guid Trad demarks OROLA SO OLUTIONS, A ASTRO, XT 2500, X 5000, X 1500, , XTS 2500 5000, 2000, 2500, 4500, 6000 7000, APX 6500, AP 7500, M MDC1200 ar re trademar rks of Motor rola Solution Inc.
  • Page 11 Futurecom S Systems Gro oup, ULC. Futur recom’s sole e obligation shall be to o repair or r replace, at Futurecom’s...
  • Page 12 8A087X02 R VRX100 User’s Guid tations s Used i in This Manua The f following not tations are u used through hout this doc cument: NOTE A cla rifying statem ment that ex xpands on th he text that f follows.
  • Page 13 8A087X02 R VRX100 User’s Guid claratio on of Co onform mity This equipment h has been tes sted and fou und to comp ply with the l imits for a C Class A digita devic ce, pursuant t to Part 15 5 of the FCC C Rules.
  • Page 14 MP PE distance e from the v vehicle body o not use th e VRX1000 in the frequ uency band 406.0 – 406 6.1MHz. Th A Users: frequ ency band i...
  • Page 15 8A087X02 R VRX100 User’s Guid VRX1 000 (3W) Minimum m Lateral Dis stance from Antenna (up to 100 0% Tx duty c cycle) 380-512MH (up to 100 0% Tx duty c cycle) 700M 28.3cm (1 11.1 inches) (up to 100 0% Tx duty cle) 800M...
  • Page 16 8A087X02 R VRX100 User’s Guid stallatio on Req quireme ents fo or Com mplianc ce with dio Fre equenc cy (RF) ) Energ gy Exp posure Safety andards ATTE ENTION! To en nsure comp pliance with h RF Energy y Safety Sta andards: ...
  • Page 17 D/FA/M Conv ventional Conv ventional D/FA/M D/FA/M ‘D DVRS nabled’ Table e 2 VRX1000 vs Infrastruc cture Compa atibility Channel Ty ypes: A = A Analog, D = Digital, M = Mixed, FA = = Forced Ana alog (see Pa...
  • Page 18 APX Mobi le Subscribe er Unit (MSU and V VRX1000, th he VRX1000 0 models are e classified a as follows:  In-Band – – when the M...
  • Page 19 & ACCES SSORIES CONVENTION AL P25 CONVENTIONAL L ANALOG IN-BA FILTE (No R SP / XCMP APX4 4500 IN-BAND 6500 VRX1000 FILTER 7500 TX=RX=F1 Figur re 2 In-Band VRX1000 - C Conceptual D Diagram Novem mber 2014 Page 19 of 8...
  • Page 20 – one placed at the MSU Antenna po ort and anot ther placed a the V VRX1000 A Antenna por rt, are requ uired when both the M MSU and V VRX1000 ar config gured to ope...
  • Page 21  Type and d programmi ng settings of the porta able radios u used for com mmunication through th he VRX1000 IMPO ORTANT! Depe ending on t the selected d personali ity settings s and config guration ca apabilities o...
  • Page 22 PSU emote VRX A Activation by y PSU (MDC1200) Emergency A Alarm Table e 3 VRX1000 Features vs Type of PSU Note 1 When selec cting a VRX10 00 Mode on t the Generic P P25 PSU, it re...
  • Page 23 D Depending o on the progra ammed pers sonality, the e VRX1000 c can power u in on e of the follo owing states  VRX1000 0 Disabled m mode, last se...
  • Page 24 8A087X02 R VRX100 User’s Guid Auto omatic VRX X1000 Acti ivation (AV VRA) The V VRX1000 ca an be activat ted automati ically (switch hed from OF FF or LOCAL L to SYSTEM Mode e) if one of t the VIP inpu...
  • Page 25 VR RX1000. Upon n receipt of a a Call Alert ( Page) from t the PSU the e VRX1000 w will:   Switch fr rom OFF or LOCAL mod de to SYST EM mode (u...
  • Page 26 Activation En nabled – the e MSU will a cknowledge e Call Alerts addressed t its ID and d will initiate VRX1000 m mode chang ge provided the source ID of the Ca Alert is pr rogrammed i in the “VRX1...
  • Page 27 DVR via th he MSU cont trol head:  Press the e DVRS butt ton to enter the ‘DVR/ V VRX1000 C Control Mode e’, then pres the MOD E button un til VR OFF is displayed d and either...
  • Page 28 8A087X02 R VRX100 User’s Guid Auto omatic VRX X1000 Dea ctivation AVRA If the e VRX1000 is in the S YSTEM or LOCAL Mo ode and the e AVRA VIP P input is de asser rted, the VR RX1000 can...
  • Page 29 / number. VR IN RES VRX1000 is being rese VR DISABL VRX1000 Di isabled on s selected MS SU TG / Mod Table e 5 VRX1000 Status Displ lay Message es / Icons Novem mber 2014 Page 29 of 8...
  • Page 30 4000 are in ncluded. 6000 7000 X portable ra adios operat ting through a VRX1000 utiliz zing the DV VRS/VRX En nabled digita al feature se requ uire subscrib ber option QA A00631.
  • Page 31 (programm mable). The e ‘VRX100 sec. programma able) Active’ to ones are he eard in bot Primary a and Seconda ary VRX100 modes. Table e 7 VRX1000 Status Tone es (MSU Spea aker) Novem mber 2014 Page 31 of 8...
  • Page 32 No Ac tivity Timer Warning tones sent t to alert the e PSU user Expira ation that the VRX1000 w will switch fro om SYS/LOC to OFF. Sent every y minute fo or the last minutes prior to the s switching.
  • Page 33 8A087X02 R VRX100 User’s Guid Conv ventional An nalog PSUs The V VRX1000 in n analog mo ode can be configured to send th he following tones to th analo og PSUs: ONE TYPE TONE NAME DESCR RIPTION Beep Encrypte...
  • Page 34 T TG/channel selected on n the MSU a and the PSU users on th selected VRX1000 c hannel.   If enable ed in the VR RX1000 pers sonality, ‘VR RX1000 Ena bled’ tones...
  • Page 35 8A087X02 R VRX100 User’s Guid In C Car Monito or (ICM) The I ICM feature allows the M MSU to mon nitor PSU Vo oice traffic a and is config gurable in th codeplug a s follows:  ICM is en nabled / disa bled globally y in the MSU...
  • Page 36 8A087X02 R VRX100 User’s Guid Prim mary / Sec condary Operatio on Basics The V VRX1000 ha as a built-in simulcast pr revention me echanism, w which preven nts more tha VRX1000 to o transmit o on the sam me frequenc...
  • Page 37 Permanen nt Primary ystem as the elect ted Primary forces all other ommunicatio ons. VRX1000 is s servicing VRX1000 s in the area the commun nication to assume e Secondary DEFI INITION needs in the e area.
  • Page 38 8A087X02 R VRX100 User’s Guid Perm manent Pri imary Activ vation If pro ogrammed, a a VRX1000 c can be force ed to be a Pe ermanent Pr rimary from t the MSU CH NOTE If ano other Perma nent Primar...
  • Page 39 8A087X02 R VRX100 User’s Guid X1000 Mo odes of O Operation When n a “DVRS/V VRX1000 E nabled” TG / Channel i is selected o on the APX MSU contro head , the VRX10 000 can be switched to o one of the e following m modes –...
  • Page 40 VRX100 rogramming Guide in or rder to preve ent undesire ss of commu unications. Activity on VRX1000 SU Speak ker Audio is presen nt if In-Ca chan nnel onitor is en nabled in th e MSU.
  • Page 41 MSU U TG / ch hannel woul autom matically forc ce the VRX1 1000 to reve ert to a given n VRX1000 c channel and /or mode. electing a VR RX1000 Ena For e example, se abled TG na amed ‘DISP...
  • Page 42 8A087X02 R VRX100 User’s Guid When n strapping is enabled d, and the V VRX1000 c channel follo ows the MS SU TG/mod selec ction, the us ser may st ill be allow ed (if enab bled by the VRX1000...
  • Page 43 8A087X02 R VRX100 User’s Guid U Scan MSU autom matically sus spends scan n operation when the V VRX1000 is s switched t Syste em or Local mode. supported d PSU Fe eatures The f following PS SU features are not pres...
  • Page 44 The P P25 Digital m mode assum mes the follow wing:  APX MSU Pr rogrammed f for VRX1000 0 Operation  P25 FDMA o nly mode is selected on the MSU.  P25 PSU pro ogrammed fo...
  • Page 45 The same e Digital RF channel (w ith matched NACs) is s elected on b both the PS and the V VRX1000.  The PSU Convention al Astro ID a and TG ID a are valid on t the FNE.
  • Page 46 PS another Lo ocal PSU in nitiates a S Signaling re equest, the VRX1000 will respon depe nding on its programmi ng and as d described in Table 17 a nd Table 18 8 below.
  • Page 47 8A087X02 R VRX100 User’s Guid Voic ce Reque est Intera ction wit h Signali ng and V Voice Pro Voice e Request In nteractions w with Signalin ng Proxy are e described in Table 19 9. Emergenc Call is consider red high pri iority voice, while all g...
  • Page 48 TG an nd seamless talk t to the corre esponding T G users thr rough the V VRX1000. T he MSU ca an be on an ‘DVR RS/VRX Ena abled’ TG, w which may o or may not m...
  • Page 49 ‘ DVRS/VRX Enabled’ PS SUs. Differ ent tones ar gene rated to ind dicate if the VRX1000 i is in Local or System Mode or the e call is P2 Encry ypted. As a a programmi ing option L...
  • Page 50 8A087X02 R VRX100 User’s Guid Stat tus Broad dcast If ena abled in the VRX1000 (“ “Network St val”, Digital S System setu tatus Repor rting Interv scree en), the VRX X1000 trans smits status broadcasts s that can b...
  • Page 51 VR RX1000 ens ures the pa atching is ma atched on t he local PS SU side whe ‘DVR RS/VRX1000 0 Enabled’ P PSUs are us sed, the VRX X1000 is in the SYSTE EM or LOCA mode...
  • Page 52 RX1000 ext tends this f unctionality to the ‘DV VRS/VRX En nabled’ Loca PSUs s when the V VRX1000 is in the SYST TEM or LOC CAL mode a and the MSU U is operatin on a P25 trunked d channel. P...
  • Page 53 Table e 23 MSU MIC C PTT P25 En ncryption Ru ules The M MSU interfac ced to the V VRX1000 will l unmute to Inbound or O Outbound E ncrypted P2 calls ONLY if the MSU conta ains the key u...
  • Page 54 Cal l Alert (Pag ge) and pre eprogramme Netw work ID (NID) ) to a specifi c VRX1000 and thereby y remotely c hange:   VRX1000 0 Mode (from m OFF or Lo ocal to Syste ...
  • Page 55 8A087X02 R VRX100 User’s Guid The f following tab ble illustrates s some typic cal remote st teering scen narios: VRX1000 A VRX1000 B cal PSU Steering Steering BEFO AFTER BEFO AFTER LOCAL OR OFF OR LOCAL OR S SYSTEM...
  • Page 56 E Emergency ACK to pre event the P PSU from re sending t he Emergen ncy either rig ght after the e VRX1000 decodes the e Emergenc request ( (if the on the ‘Syst tem Acknow wledge Typ pe’...
  • Page 57 PSUs Em mergency Ca cond ition. Upon PSU Cance ellation of th he Emergen ncy Call, the e VRX1000 will clear it emer rgency displa ay. The VRX X1000 will al lso proxy the e PSU emer rgency cance...
  • Page 58 M SU’s emerg gency revert Fire eground ( (FG) Sign naling The V VRX1000 su upports FG E Emergency s signaling tra ansmission fr rom the Loc al PSU to th (if program med in the VRX1000).
  • Page 59 8A087X02 R VRX100 User’s Guid Auto omatic P SU Reve rt to Talk k Around (TA) The ‘ ‘DVRS/VRX X Enabled’ P PSU can be programme ed to autom matically reve ert to TA an contin nue to oper rate when it goes outsid de of the VR RX1000 rad...
  • Page 60 Operation) ) option is e enabled, in a addition to a TT05 5951AA Analo og mode fe atures, VRX1000 a also suppor rts basic P2 25 functiona ality with P2 Gene eric PSUs. “ DVRS/VRX Enabled” P SUs are NO OT supporte ed.
  • Page 61 TT05953AA (P25 Enhanced T Trunking Fea atures) optio on in order to o be enabled d through th e VRX1000 1000 VRX100 VRX1000 FEATU Mode SYSTEM M Mode OCAL Mode Status Displ ay on MSU CH VR OFF <...
  • Page 62 Mode Digital VRX X1000 Mod de with P2 25 Convent tional Mod de Selected d on MSU 1000 VRX100 VRX1000 FEATU Mode SYSTEM M Mode OCAL Mode Status Displ ay on MSU CH VR OFF < <VRX CH> VR SYS <VRX X CH>...
  • Page 63 User’s Guid Digital VR RX1000 Mo ode with P P25 Trunk ked (FDMA A) Mode S Selected o 1000 VRX100 VRX1000 FEATU Mode SYSTEM M Mode OCAL Mode Status Displ ay on MSU CH VR OFF < <VRX CH> VR SYS <VRX X CH>...
  • Page 64 Analog M Mode requi res Option TT05953AA A to be load ded in the V VRX1000. ‘Gen eric P25’ PS SUs can’t o operate with h a VRX1000 0 in Forced Analog Mo ode. Novem mber 2014 Page 64 of 8...
  • Page 65 Fo orced Analo og Mode as described i in the Table below Forc ced Analog g VRX1000 0 Mode wit th P25 Tru unking TDM MA Mode S Selected o This mode is sup pported on ‘D DVRS/VRX E Enabled’...
  • Page 66 8A087X02 R VRX100 User’s Guid Forc ced Analog g VRX1000 Mode with h 3600 Tru unking Mod de Selected d on MSU This mode is sup pported on ‘D DVRS/VRX E Enabled’ PS SUs only. X1000 VRX100 VRX1000 FEATU F Mode...
  • Page 67 8A087X02 R VRX100 User’s Guid Forc ced Analog g VRX1000 0 Mode with h Convent tional Anal log Mode S Selected o This mode is sup pported on ‘D DVRS/VRX E Enabled’ PS SUs ONLY. X1000 VRX100 VRX1000 FEATU F Mode...
  • Page 68 (or Mixe ed) Mode o Operation X1000 Ch annel Se etup for A Analog Mo To en nable Analog g VRX1000 operation on n a specific V VRX1000 ch hannel the C Channel Typ (in th he Repeater Channel Se...
  • Page 69 E Emergency ACK to pre event the P PSU from re sending t he Emergen ncy either rig ght after the e VRX1000 decodes the e Emergenc request ( (if the on the ‘Syst tem Acknow wledge Typ pe’...
  • Page 70 VRX100 User’s Guid recei pt of an Eme ergency Cal l from a loca al PSU, the V VRX1000 w will process t he call local as we ell as proxy the call to t the FNE. On n Type II tru...
  • Page 71 X1000 Act tivation v via DTMF The l local PSU m may be prog grammed to remotely a ctivate the V VRX1000 by y switching from OFF or LOC CAL to SYST TEM mode by sending a a pre-progra ammed DTM...
  • Page 72 ‘Steering i program mming for t the specific VRX1000 channel. If Emergen ncy’ ‘Steering i is Disa abled, the V VRX1000 re epeats any local PSU calls on th Emergen ncy’ emergenc cy channel ( no steering occurs).  ‘Steerin...
  • Page 73 Anal log VRX10 000 Mode w with P25 Tr runking Mo ode (FDMA A) Selected d on MSU 1000 VRX100 VRX1000 FEATU OFF M Mode SYSTEM M Mode OCAL Mode Status Displ ay on MSU CH VR OFF < <VRX CH>...
  • Page 74 User’s Guid Anal log VRX10 000 Mode w with P25 Co onventiona al Mode Se elected on 1000 VRX100 VRX1000 FEATU Mode SYSTEM M Mode OCAL Mode Status Displ ay on MSU CH VR OFF < <VRX CH> VR SYS <VRX X CH>...
  • Page 75 Anal log VRX10 000 Mode w with Conve entional An nalog Mode e Selected d on MSU X1000 VRX100 VRX1000 FEATU Mode SYSTEM M Mode OCAL Mode Status Disp play on MSU C VR OFF < <VRX CH> VR SYS <VRX X CH>...
  • Page 76 000 Mode with 3600 0 Baud An nalog or D Digital Trun nking Mod Sele ected on MS 1000 VRX100 VRX1000 FEATU Mode SYSTEM M Mode OCAL Mode Status Displ ay on MSU CH VR OFF < <VRX CH> VR SYS <VRX X CH>...
  • Page 77 X1000 Mod de with P P25 Phase e II (TDM MA) Trunk king Mod Sele ected on 1000 VRX100 VRX1000 FEATU Mode SYSTEM M Mode OCAL Mode Status Displ ay on MSU CH VR OFF < <VRX CH> VR SYS <VRX X CH>...
  • Page 78 (such as DTMF, MDC C1200). The e VRX1000 r repeats ana log signals t to the system MSUs / P PSUs on the selected MS SU channel / / TG.
  • Page 79 / or Trailing IDs. TPS E mergency c can also be received an proce essed by the e VRX1000 w when a TPS S Enabled An nalog chann el is selecte Novem mber 2014 Page 79 of 8...
  • Page 80 Futureco Indicates s Low Battery y Warning o or Alarm. W BATTERY Indicates s the DVR/V VRX1000 is being prog grammed an VR P PROGRAMM MING the MSU is on standb Indicates s a PSU ID m misconfigura...
  • Page 81 Analog C Channel Power S Supply 13.8 8V DC +/- 20% %, negative g ground only DC C Current Drai n (VRX1000 Only): VRX10 000 Off 0.01 1 A Max VRX1000 St andby 0.8 A VRX1000 Re eceive 0.8 A...
  • Page 82 8A087X02 R VRX100 User’s Guid Rece iver Specific cation 700 / 136-174 380-430 764-7 requency Ba and [MHz] 450-512 851-8 Receiver S Sensitivity Analog 12 d dB SINAD -115 dBm Digital P25 5 5% BER -115 dBm Frequency y Stability /- 0.75ppm (-30°C to +60°C;...
  • Page 83 8A087X02 R VRX100 User’s Guid ntact In nformat tion Tech hnical Supp 905-6 660-5548 suppo ort@futurecom m.com Orde Pleas se contact Mo otorola Solutio ons / Drop Sh Retu rn Authoriz zations 1-800 0-701-9180 Head d Office and d Manufactu...
  • Page 84 0 Hardware. en enabled, causes the MSU to bloc ck usage of the same freq quency band as the DVR R/VRX1000 w while the nd Lock R/VRX1000 is active. En nabled when n no in-band d filter is pres sent.
  • Page 85 Dig gital mode (d digital voice and signalin ng). 5 Message p periodically s sent by a Pri mary DVR/V VRX1000 to othe er DVR/VRX X1000 units d during Prima ary/Seconda art Beat proc cessing. ng Up Box –...
  • Page 86 Unit. sh to talk. Th he PTT enga ages the tran nsmitter (of t the Portable or M Mobile radio or VRX1000 0) when pres ssed. dio Frequenc cy. Part of th he general fr requency sp ectrum Hz - 10,000 ,000 MHz.
  • Page 87 Check / Inhibit t ..........5 Firegro ound (FG) Signa aling ........58, 70 Remo ote Activation of f the VRX1000 ......2 Forced d Analog Mode ..........64 Remo ote VRX1000 A Activation and Ste eering .....
  • Page 88 8A087X02 R VRX100 User’s Guid Troubl eshooting ............80 V  Turnin ng OFF the VRX X1000 ........27 Turnin ng ON the VRX1 1000 ......... 23 1000 Features b by PSU Type ......2 1000 Modes of O Operation ..
  • Page 89 Futurecom S Systems Grou up, ULC. 3277 Langs taff Rd Concord, On ntario L4K 5P Canada 1-800-701-9 9180 © Futureco om Systems Group, ULC C 2014...