Ltr-net 7200 series portable uhf trunked radio (63 pages)
Summary of Contents for E.F. Johnson Company 4100 SERIES
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Rhein Tech Laboratories Report #: 2004209 360 Herndon Parkway FCC ID: ATH2424130 Suite 1400 Model: 242-413x-xxx Herndon, VA 20170 Standards: FCC Part 90 & IC RSS-119 http://www.rheintech.com Date: December 19, 2004 APPENDIX K: USER’S MANUAL Please see the following Operator’s Manual.
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OPERATING MANUAL 4100 DIGITAL/ANALOG PORTABLE RADIO 4100 S ERIES ORTABLE ADIO APCO Project 25 – Conventional – Trunked ® SMARTNET ® SmartZone Analog (FM) Conventional 700/800 MH Part No. 242-41xx-xxx Part Number 002-4100-xxxx December 2004...
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Systems, Inc. LAND MOBILE PRODUCT WARRANTY - The manufacturer’s warranty statement for this product is available from your product supplier or from E.F. Johnson Company, 1440 Corporate Drive, Irving, TX 75038-2401. Phone toll free 1-800-328-3911. Information in this manual is subject to change without notice.
TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY INFORMATION RADIO-WIDE FEATURES • Federal Communications Commission Regulations 6 Option Switches ......20 •...
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TABLE OF CONTENTS 5.16 Clone Mode ......34 Emergency Alarms ..... . 48 General .
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TABLE OF CONTENTS SECURE COMMUNICATION Keysets....... . 65 Crypto Groups ......65 (ENCRYPTION) Key Management Facility .
SAFETY INFORMATION RF ENERGY EXPOSURE AWARENESS AND CONTROL INFORMATION, AND OPERATIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FCC OCCUPATIONAL USE REQUIREMENTS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Before Using Your Portable Two-Way Radio, Read This Important RF Energy Awareness And Control REGULATIONS Information And Operational Instructions To Ensure Compliance With The FCC’s RF Exposure The FCC rules require manufacturers to comply Guidelines.
(2.5 cm) away by the E.F. Johnson Company could void the user’s from the nose. Keeping the radio at the proper distance authority to operate this equipment (FCC Rules, 47CFR is important because RF exposures decrease with Part 15.19).
FEATURES SECTION 1 FEATURES ® • NOTE: The availability of many of the following Carrier or Call Guard (CTCSS/DCS) controlled features is controlled by factory coding of your radio, squelch on analog channels, NAC and talk group installed options, firmware version, and field IDs on P25 channels.
FEATURES • • Predefined status conditions (up to 8) can be sent to Emergency calls for high priority system access • a dispatcher Failsoft operation on a predefined conventional • Dynamic regrouping (dispatcher can automatically channel if trunked system fails •...
CONTROLS AND DISPLAY SECTION 2 CONTROLS AND DISPLAY Figure 2-1 Front Panel Controls 2.1 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS Up/Down Switch - Selects zones when multiple zones are programmed (see Section 3.3). Pressing the upper NOTE: The location of these controls is shown in part of the switch selects the next higher number and Figure 2-1.
CONTROLS AND DISPLAY DTMF Keypad - The full keypad DTMF models Channel Switch - This 16-position switch selects up include the 12 keys required to dial telephone and unit to 16 channels in the current zone. Additional zones ID numbers. can be programmed to allow up to 512 channels to be selected by this switch.
CONTROLS AND DISPLAY soft power down (see Section 3.1.2). These switches - When the scan or the scan list edit mode is can also be temporarily disabled by the keypad lock enabled, indicates that the displayed channel is a feature (see Section 3.6) or permanently disabled. priority channel.
GENERAL OPERATION SECTION 3 GENERAL OPERATION 3.1 TURNING POWER ON AND SETTING for the Up/Down volume function. When the buttons VOLUME are used, the volume control function of the knob is disabled (it is still used to switch power). Volume 3.1.1 POWER UP buttons may be used instead of the knob, for example, if accidental turning of the volume knob is a problem.
GENERAL OPERATION numeric password must be then be entered as follows. After the highest programmed zone is displayed, If an incorrect password is entered, “INCORRECT” is wrap-around to the lowest programmed zone occurs displayed and it must be re-entered. and vice versa. The selected zone is also displayed briefly on power up.
GENERAL OPERATION • When an unprogrammed channel is displayed, the Seq. Ch. No. Zone Channel sequential channel number and “Unprogramd” are alternately displayed. • If an invalid channel number is entered using the 0-9 keys, or the F2 or Channel Select option switch is pressed with “Unprogrammed”...
GENERAL OPERATION The following additional low battery indications UHF range). Radios programmed for SMARTNET/ and conditions may be enabled by programming: SmartZone operation, for example, may affiliate while in the charger which causes them to automatically key. • A chirp sounds once a minute in the receive standby Therefore, do not leave radio power on while charging and transmit modes.
GENERAL OPERATION channel selector is always disabled regardless of the tional channel selects a transmit and receive frequency Permanent Lockout or Keypad Lock status. Chan- and other channel parameters such as squelch control nels can then be selected only by direct channel coding.
GENERAL OPERATION When a SMARTNET or SmartZone channel is Subsystem ID (RFSS). The SmartZone mode does selected or the radio is powered up on one of those not use the WACN and RFSS IDs. channels, it searches for a control channel. Once a •...
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GENERAL OPERATION The maximum number is also limited by the available Zones memory. For example, since more memory is required to program a SMARTNET system than a conventional A zone is a collection of up to 16 channels of any system, the total number of channels decreases as the type.
RADIO-WIDE FEATURES SECTION 4 RADIO-WIDE FEATURES 4.1 OPTION SWITCHES NOTE: For descriptions of the functions controlled by these switches, refer to the section of this manual referenced in the last column of Table 4-1. Almost all the buttons on this radio are programmable as follows: •...
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RADIO-WIDE FEATURES Table 4-1 Programmable Option Switch and Menu Mode Functions Available in Mode: Menu See Descript. Function Display in Section: Conv. P25 Trk SMARTNET SmartZone Alert tones On-Off Tones Backlight On-Off Backlight Call Alert Select Call Alert 5.17.7, 6.7 Call Response Select Call Rsp Cancel Dynamic Regroup...
RADIO-WIDE FEATURES time. It can be programmed for 15 seconds to 3 The new level is flashed in the display as either minutes, 45 seconds or it can be disabled. “HI POWER” or “LOW POWER”. If selectable power is not permitted on the current channel, If the transmitter is keyed for longer than the “FIXED LOW”...
RADIO-WIDE FEATURES 4.8 SCANNING disabled when “Scan Off” is briefly displayed and icon is no longer indicated. 4.8.1 INTRODUCTION • If the zone or channel is changed while scanning is Scanning monitors the channels in the scan list selected, scanning continues on the same or a for messages that the radio is programmed to receive.
RADIO-WIDE FEATURES Separate delay times are programmable for Radio 2. The channel is then deleted and scanning of the Wide and Priority scanning. With radio wide and remaining channels in the scan list resumes. conventional priority scanning, delays of 0-7.5 seconds are programmable in 0.5-second steps.
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RADIO-WIDE FEATURES Selecting a Priority Scan List this mode by pressing the Scan List option switch again or the F1 or F2 key. NOTE: Only priority scan lists are selectable. Editing a Priority Scan List Conventional Channels - Conventional systems are programmed with a default scan list that is normally If the Scan Edit option switch or menu parameter selected by all channels in that system.
RADIO-WIDE FEATURES . Then pressing F2 again takes the channel out Editing a Radio Wide Scan List of the scan list. Refer to Sections 5.11.3 and 6.12.2 for more information on priority channel sampling. If the RWS Edit option switch or menu param- eter is programmed, the radio wide scan list can be 6.
CONVENTIONAL MODE FEATURES SECTION 5 CONVENTIONAL MODE FEATURES 5.1 INTRODUCTION the Monitor Mode (see following) or by the Normal/ Selective option switch or menu parameter (see Section An overview of the conventional operating mode 5.5.5). is located in Section 3.9.2. The following information 5.3 MONITOR MODE describes the features unique to analog and digital (Project 25) conventional operation.
CONVENTIONAL MODE FEATURES feature, “BUSY” is displayed, a busy tone sounds, and receive Call Guard squelch on analog channels or the transmitter is disabled. group ID code detection on P25 channels. When selec- tive squelch is disabled, “Sq Normal” is flashed in the The Busy Channel Lockout feature can be display, and when it is enabled, “Sq Select”...
CONVENTIONAL MODE FEATURES are taken and then the bits are rotated to determine if a programmed for the transmit mode determines the valid code was received. selective squelch type used. Proceed as follows to select a code using the 5.5.5 SELECTIVE SQUELCH CODE SELECT Squelch Select List option button or menu parameter: (CTCSS/DCS/NAC) 1.
CONVENTIONAL MODE FEATURES • It can be programmed for times up to 7.5 minutes. gency option switch or menu parameter is required for • It is reset when the time between transmissions these functions. Emergency Alarms and Calls are exceeds the time programmed for the penalty timer. transmitted on the global (radio wide) emergency •...
CONVENTIONAL MODE FEATURES sounds. This alert tone can be disabled if desired, The Emergency Alarm is then sent as described in and neither occur if Silent operation is programmed. Section 5.10.2 if applicable. 4. The emergency alarm mode is exited when radio 2.
CONVENTIONAL MODE FEATURES 5.11.2 TRANSMITTING IN SCAN MODE frequency as the priority channel and is programmed with CTCSS/DCS squelch control. Each conventional scan list can be programmed for one of the following modes. These modes deter- Either a single or dual priority channels can be mine if priority sampling occurs and also the channel programmed if desired.
CONVENTIONAL MODE FEATURES Changing the Priority Channel 3. Press the PTT switch and if the Busy Channel Lockout feature is programmed on the channel (see If a fixed priority channel is associated with the Section 5.4), the transmitter is automatically current scan list, it can be changed if the Priority disabled if the channel is busy.
CONVENTIONAL MODE FEATURES 5.15 MDC1200 COMPATIBILITY The wireless cloning feature utilizes the P25 data functionality of the radio. Therefore, a conventional MDC1200 is a signaling protocol designed and P25 channel must be programmed in both radios and implemented by Motorola for analog channels only. the slave radio must have been programmed with a The following features of this protocol are supported.
CONVENTIONAL MODE FEATURES F2 key to begin the data transfer. This mode over- also displayed for 0.5-7.0 seconds or continuously writes all this information currently in the slave during the call. radio. None of the previous information is retained except for the IDs as described in Section 5.16.1. P25 PTT ID- The unit ID of the radio placing the call is displayed.
CONVENTIONAL MODE FEATURES programmed. Only the individual ID of the target radio 5.17.6 P25 CONVENTIONAL TELEPHONE CALLS is sent (a talk group ID is not sent). The radios that can be called are preprogrammed in the Unit Call list. General To receive a Unit Call, the RF channel of the call must be selected or scanned and the correct NAC and Telephone calls can be placed and received on...
CONVENTIONAL MODE FEATURES In addition, the phone mode is indicated by the 2. To answer the call, press the Phone option switch or icon. select that menu parameter and press the PTT switch to talk and release it to listen. 3.
CONVENTIONAL MODE FEATURES menu parameter. The alias of the last ID called is tions can be preprogrammed, and they are identified displayed. by an alias. If the Status option switch or menu param- eter is programmed, status conditions are sent as 2.
CONVENTIONAL MODE FEATURES for the “Keypad Programming” function. The keypad Down switch to scroll through the available programming mode is indicated by “CHNG ZONE” parameters which are as follows. in the display. • CHNG ZONE • Keypad programming allows conventional CHNG CHAN •...
CONVENTIONAL MODE FEATURES Press the F2 switch to select the “ZONE CHG” CONV TIMER - Selects the conversation timer. parameter and then scroll through the programmed Press the Up/Down switch to increment/decrement zones by pressing the Up/Down switch. When the the timer in 30-second steps from 0-450 or disable desired zone is displayed, select it by pressing the F2 it by selecting 0 seconds.
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CONVENTIONAL MODE FEATURES CHAN SPC (Analog Only) - Selects either wide or following choices. When the desired setting is narrow band channel spacing on analog channels only. displayed, store it by pressing the F2 switch. Press the Up/Down switch to select “WIDE” or •...
SMARTNET/SMARTZONE/P25 TRUNKED FEATURES SECTION 6 SMARTNET/SMARTZONE/P25 TRUNKED FEATURES 6.1 INTRODUCTION 3. Press the PTT switch and begin talking. An optional talk permit tone may sound to indicate when talking An overview of the SMARTNET/SmartZone and can begin. Events that may occur are as follows: P25 Trunked operating modes is located in Section •...
SMARTNET/SMARTZONE/P25 TRUNKED FEATURES • channel (with scanning disabled). When the selected List only - Unit IDs can be selected from a prepro- channel is programmed with both Talk and Announce- grammed list only (direct entry using the keypad ment groups, only the Talk and Announcement group is not allowed) •...
SMARTNET/SMARTZONE/P25 TRUNKED FEATURES • If the radio being called is on the air, “WAIT” is 3. Press the PTT sw or the F2 key to initiate the call. displayed and ringing is heard until the called party answers or for 20 seconds, whichever (Proceed to the bulleted list which follows Item 3 in occurs first.
SMARTNET/SMARTZONE/P25 TRUNKED FEATURES 6.5.4 RECEIVING A PRIVATE CALL (ALL only DTMF keypad models can directly dial telephone TYPES) numbers using the keypad. The keypad remains active during a call for overdialing DTMF digits. 1. When a private call is received, “CALL RCVD” is displayed and the call tone sounds once.
SMARTNET/SMARTZONE/P25 TRUNKED FEATURES Each time the PTT switch is released, a go-ahead 6.7 CALL ALERT tone is sent to the landside party to indicate when they can respond. To dial a number after the 6.7.1 GENERAL connection is made, press the PTT switch and dial the number using the microphone keypad.
SMARTNET/SMARTZONE/P25 TRUNKED FEATURES 6.7.3 INITIATING A PAGE 6.9 SENDING STATUS CONDITIONS 1. With a SMARTNET/SmartZone or P25 Trunked The status feature allows you to manually or channel selected, momentarily press the Call Alert automatically send your current status to your option switch or select that menu parameter.
SMARTNET/SMARTZONE/P25 TRUNKED FEATURES 3. Talk group of the selected channel cycled or by pressing and holding the Emergency 4. Announcement group of the selected channel option switch. • 6.10.3 EMERGENCY CALLS The emergency programming of the system to which that emergency talk group is linked controls the emergency operation.
SMARTNET/SMARTZONE/P25 TRUNKED FEATURES press the PTT switch and begin speaking as with a 6.12 SMARTNET/SMARTZONE/P25 TRUNKED SCANNING FEATURES standard call. 6.12.1 GENERAL 3. All group calls which follow are then emergency calls (private, telephone, and call alert calls are not allowed).
SMARTNET/SMARTZONE/P25 TRUNKED FEATURES 6.13 DYNAMIC REGROUPING trunked site or roaming between several trunked sites. Operation in these modes is the same as just described The dynamic regrouping feature allows a in the preceding sections (6.1-6.13) with the following dispatcher to change the current talk group or switch additional features: radios to a predefined regrouping channel to receive an 6.14.2 BUSY OVERRIDE...
SMARTNET/SMARTZONE/P25 TRUNKED FEATURES find another valid wide area site. If no wide area site is zone controller is active. However, if the zone available, the radio displays “Out-of-Range”. If a site controller fails, this is detected and the Zone Fail Site adjacent to the current Home Site was in site trunking Lock mode is entered.
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SMARTNET/SMARTZONE/P25 TRUNKED FEATURES access permissions to steer certain talkgroups to 2. When another talk group is selected, the active valid particular sites. For example, a police department may site for TG1 is stored in EEPROM memory. be allowed to use only Site 1, and a public works department may be allowed to use only Site 2.
MISCELLANEOUS SECTION 7 MISCELLANEOUS • 7.1 SUPERVISORY TONES The message that was sent has not been acknowl- edged (Section 6.8). • Single Beep (Alert Tone) The status condition that was sent has not been acknowledged (Section 6.9). • Power was turned on and a successful power-up sequence occurred (Section 3.1).
MISCELLANEOUS 7.2 ERROR MESSAGES channel grant before the busy time-out timer has expired The following are definitions of the various error messages that may be displayed. Disabled - The selected channel is disabled. Aff Failed - A group affiliation attempt has received a Clear Only - The selected channel or group is FAILED response from the system.
MISCELLANEOUS Invald Key - The key pressed by the user was not No Service - OTAR service is not available. valid for the current situation. No Site - No site with a verified ID is yet on the Invld Ch - The channel entered by the user in keypad dynamic site list.
MISCELLANEOUS when the radio was set up, not to any programming a 7.7 RADIO SERVICE user can perform. If a feature is controlled by a front panel option switch and that switch is not available, it If the radio is not responding to any key presses, is probably not available.
ESN (Electronic Serial Number) of the radio is then P25 Options provided by the E.F. Johnson Company. This string is in the form of a computer file, and is downloaded to •...
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DETERMINING AVAILABLE OPTIONS Examples SMARTNET Analog and Digital Operation with Encryption The following are examples of items that need to be checked to program various optional features: P25 Options - Digital SMARTNET/SmartZone Encryption Options - DES Securenet and DES- P25 Conventional Operation with DES Encryption and OTAR Trunking Options - SMARTNET Trunking P25 Options - Digital Conventional, Conventional...
PASSWORD DESCRIPTION SECTION 9 PASSWORD DESCRIPTION 9.1 NEW PASSWORD ENHANCEMENTS following). If even the Master password is lost or was not used, all passwords can be erased using the 9.1.1 INTRODUCTION PCTune software as follows: A new enhanced password feature is now avail- 1.
PASSWORD DESCRIPTION 9.3 PASSWORD DESCRIPTION the other passwords. It does not override the following Zone Password. 9.3.1 USER (POWER-ON) PASSWORDS 9.4 ZONE PASSWORD When a User Password is enabled, it must be entered each time radio power is turned on. Up to four NOTE: The programming and usage of this password different User Passwords (User 1/User 2/User 3/ has not changed.
SECURE COMMUNICATION (ENCRYPTION) SECTION 10 SECURE COMMUNICATION (ENCRYPTION) • 10.1 GENERAL DES-OFB - A form of DES encryption for digital channels that uses output feedback. This protocol 10.1.1 INTRODUCTION does not result in the degraded range that occurs with analog channels. This radio may be equipped to provide secure communication on some or all channels.
SECURE COMMUNICATION (ENCRYPTION) Crypto Group A Keyset A1 Keyset A2 Keyset ID 1 Keyset ID 2 Algorithm ID Algorithm ID Update Item (Opt) Update Item (Opt) Time/Date (Opt) Time/Date (Opt) Storage Loc. Keyset Name (Opt) Keyset Name (Opt) Number (CKR) Zone 1, Chan 2 SLN 21 Key #21: Key ID 54...
SECURE COMMUNICATION (ENCRYPTION) keyloader. When this mode is selected, keys are loaded When multiple encryption keys are programmed directly into a PID of 0-15 that corresponds to the PID (see preceding information), the Key Select option programmed for each channel (if applicable). A Keys switch can be programmed to allow selection of Table is not programmed with this mode.
SECURE COMMUNICATION (ENCRYPTION) Clear - All calls are in the clear mode unless No Autodetect - Only signals coded like the transmit responding to a secure call. If the response is then signals are received. made within the delay time (see Section 4.8.4), it occurs in the secure mode.
SECURE COMMUNICATION (ENCRYPTION) necessary. It is no longer necessary to periodically 2. With EFJohnson radios, each keyset can contain up travel to the radio location or bring the radio into a to 128 keys, but less than 16 are normally used for maintenance facility to load new keys.
SECURE COMMUNICATION (ENCRYPTION) radios within the radio system. One of the main tasks Section 10.5.2. This parameter is used to minimize the of the KMF is to maintain a data base of information possibility of someone sending messages to “spoof” the system.
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SECURE COMMUNICATION (ENCRYPTION) type. The use of a common key allows the subscriber Key ID - This is a 16-bit (four hex digit) number iden- units to be rekeyed by the KMF using one Key tifier from 1-65535 for an encryption key which Management Message.
SECURE COMMUNICATION (ENCRYPTION) Message Number Period (MNP) - The maximum Zeroize - The process of deleting all keys from a difference between message numbers that can occur compromised subscriber unit to disable it. To make the before a message is declared invalid (see Section unit functional again, the keys must be reloaded by a 10.4.6).
SECURE COMMUNICATION (ENCRYPTION) Currently, EFJohnson 41xx portables and 43xx Programming By Keyloader mobiles that meet the following requirements support OTAR: The following are the minimum parameters that need to be programmed in the radio to perform OTAR. Programming - An RSI and UKEK and other infor- It is not necessary to program a TEK to perform mation must be programmed as described in the next OTAR.
SECURE COMMUNICATION (ENCRYPTION) TEKs and only one is active at a time. Keyset ID 255 same as described in is for KEKs and is considered active all the time Section 10.5. • Each keyset can have up to 128 keys. However, 16 or less are normally used.
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SECURE COMMUNICATION (ENCRYPTION) Rekey Fail - Either the rekey command failed or Need KEK - Sends a request for a new KEK (Key timed out (after approximately 30 seconds). This Encryption Key). Upon receiving this message, the message could indicate that the rekey request KMF marks the radio as requiring service.
INDEX INDEX Emergency Hot Mic Keypad Lock Emergency Man-DOwn Feature Permanent Accessory Connector Encryption Keypad Programming AES Encryption Encryption Key Keyset Alert Tones Encryption Key Select Algorithm Encryption Keys Algorithm ID Enhanced Private Conversation Analog and Digital Operation Mode ANI Signaling Extended Range Operation Antenna Connector Licensing...
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INDEX High/Low Power Power Up Sequence Squelch Adjust Home Power-Up Password Squelch Code Select Priority Channel Key Select Squelch Control Changing Standard Calls Keypad Lock Priority Sampling Placing (Conv) Keypad Programming Conv Receiving (Conv) Message P25 Trunked Receiving (SMARTNET) Monitor Mode SMARTNET/SmartZone Standard Private Conversation Normal/Selective...
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Part Number 002-4100-xxx x 12-04 Printed in U.S.A.
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