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  • Page 1 M-803 Gemini Series Mobile Radio OTP 5.07 OCF 3.13...
  • Page 3 Notice of Copyright This manual and the hardware and software it describes are copyright © 2001 M/A-COM, Inc. All rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States and Canada and other laws. Without limiting the rights under copyright, no part of this document may be reproduced, stored in or...
  • Page 5 Preface N o t i c e s t o t h e U s e r a n d S a f e t y T r a i n i n g I n f o r m a t i o n IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SAFE AND OPTIMAL OPERATION.
  • Page 6 Before operating this radio, be sure you: • Do not operate this radio if any of the RF connectors are not secure or if open connections are not properly terminated. • Do not operate this radio near electrical blasting caps or in an explosive atmosphere. This radio has been tested and complies with the FCC RF exposure limits for Uncontrolled Exposure and Occupational exposure.
  • Page 7 This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. Government law prohibits the operation of unlicensed transmitters within the territories under government control.
  • Page 8 Any servicing of the radio should only be performed by qualified personnel. Always use M/A-COM authorized accessories (antennas, control heads, speakers/mics, etc.). Use of unauthorized accessories can cause the FCC RF exposure compliance requirements to be exceeded.

  • Page 9: Table Of Contents

    Table Of Contents Welcome to the OpenSky Network 1 OpenSky Overview 2 Internet Protocol (IP) Network 2 TCP / IP Backbone 2 Addressable Headers 3 System-Wide Voice Encryptability 3 Integrated Voice and Data 3 Digitized Voice, Text and Graphics 4 Multi-Agency Coverage 5 Promotes Interagency Cooperation 5 Connectivity with Legacy Equipment 6...
  • Page 10 Hardware Connections 23 Display Screen Overview 25 Dwell Displays 27 Dwell Display User-Selectable 27 Sample Dwell Displays 28 Dwell Display–Profile 28 Dwell Display-Caller 29 Dwell Display–Received Talkgroup 29 Dwell Display–Channel 30 Dwell Display–No Access 30 Display Screen Functions 33 Menu and Selector Keypad 34 User-Selectable Menu Operations 34 Keypad Navigation 34 Select Dwell Display 35...
  • Page 11 Power Down 59 Set Volume 60 Voice Calls 61 Talkback Calls 63 Emergency Communications 64 Advanced Radio Operations 65 Fine-Tuning Your Personality 66 Dynamic Regrouping 66 Talkaround Mode 67 Troubleshooting 68 CH-103 Control Head 71 Features and Components 72 Equipment Configurations 73 Dash-Mount Mobile Configuration 73 Dash-Mount Mobile with CH-103 74 Trunk-Mount Mobile Configuration 76...
  • Page 12 Connectivity Interface 87 Indexes and Tables i Index i Table of Figures iii x x x x M-803 Operator Manual Software Version OTP 5.07...

  • Page 13: Welcome To The Opensky Network

    C H A P T E R 1 Welcome to the OpenSky Network OpenSky Overview 2 Internet Protocol (IP) Network 2 TCP / IP Backbone 2 Addressable Headers 3 System-Wide Voice Encryptability 3 Integrated Voice and Data 3 Digitized Voice, Text and Graphics 4 Multi-Agency Coverage 5 Promotes Interagency Cooperation 5 Connectivity with Legacy Equipment 6...

  • Page 14: Opensky Overview

    CHAPTER 1—Welcome to the OpenSky Network OpenSky Overview M/A-COM’s OpenSky is a suite of radio communi- cations products implementing an integrated digital voice and data system based on the Internet Protocol. The OpenSky network is digital, but provides inter- operability with analog radios, making it possible to integrate existing (legacy) equipment alongside the most sophisticated digital equipment available today.

  • Page 15: Addressable Headers

    Integrated Voice and Data Your M-803 Gemini Series Mobile Radio is a hardware component of the OpenSky network, an integrated voice and data communications system that delivers end-to-end digital voice and data transmissions over a single wireless network to your dash-mounted or trunk-mounted device.

  • Page 16: Digitized Voice, Text And Graphics

    CHAPTER 1—Welcome to the OpenSky Network Digitized Voice, Text and Graphics By converting analog voice waves to digital code before transmitting them over the network, OpenSky technology makes it possible for mobile radio users to send and receive voice transmissions at the same time they receive and view data (via the radio’s serial port) on an optional equipment Mobile Data Terminal.

  • Page 17: Multi-Agency Coverage

    Welcome to the OpenSky Network—CHAPTER 1 Multi-Agency Coverage OpenSky is scalable and designed to accommodate a virtually unlimited number of mobile and portable devices from a single fleet, or even a complex network made up of several cooperating agencies. Examples of how OpenSky improves cooperation: •...

  • Page 18: Connectivity With Legacy Equipment

    CHAPTER 1—Welcome to the OpenSky Network • User talk groups connect you at all times with precisely the users you need to reach, no matter who they work for, or where they’re located within the network. Connectivity with Legacy Equipment The all-digital, end-to-end TCP/IP OpenSky Intranet even provides support for legacy equipment and protocols both digital and analog.

  • Page 19: Better Peak-Time Performance

    Welcome to the OpenSky Network—CHAPTER 1 With a VTac device in your vehicle, you’ll enjoy extended signal reach into buildings or behind barriers, as well as repeater capability for off-network unit-to- unit communications. Background Roaming and Switching Automated switching takes place in the background with OpenSky, so you’ll no longer be required to scan for an open channel, or wait for an available channel, when you move through your coverage area.

  • Page 20: Software-Configured Device

    CHAPTER 1—Welcome to the OpenSky Network Optional GPS Tracking GPS tracking devices embedded in optionally-equipped M-803 radios quickly and accurately locate users on a visual display screen for dispatchers, virtually eliminating the need for users to report their position. With an overview of the locations of all vehicles, dispatchers have the information they need to assign GPS tracking uses a the nearest vehicle to a developing emergency.

  • Page 21: Software Upgradeable

    Welcome to the OpenSky Network—CHAPTER 1 Analog-to-Digital Rollover The M-803 can work with existing analog infra- structure to enable an essentially seamless transition to fully digital communications If your user group or another user group with whom you communicate is making the transition from analog to digital service over time, you’ll be able to use your M-803 throughout the rollover by selecting the correct mode.
  • Page 22 CHAPTER 1—Welcome to the OpenSky Network Voice grouping (into talk groups, user groups, and profiles) is probably the most obvious advantage to individual users, but the interconnectivity of the OpenSky network also enables a variety of essential enhancements including: • Priority scanning •...

  • Page 23: Network Organization

    C H A P T E R 2 Network Organization Your Voice Feature Personality 12 User Groups 13 Profiles 14 Talk Groups 15 Listen Groups 15 Talkback Scanning 16 Radio Personality 16 Terminology 18 M-803 Operator Manual 11 11 11 11 Software Version OTP 5.07...

  • Page 24: Your Voice Feature Personality

    CHAPTER 2—Network Organization Your Voice Feature Personality When you activate your radio at the beginning of a shift and sign on with your unique identity code, your radio is assigned its IP address and “provisioned” with a radio personality that identifies the other users on the network with whom you are most likely to need to communicate.

  • Page 25: User Groups

    Network Organization—CHAPTER 2 User Groups A user group is a set of users who regularly need to communicate (all the officers in a state police barracks, for instance, or all the drivers who work a particular shift). • In conventional FM radio broadcast systems, these users work together by tuning to the same channel.

  • Page 26: Profiles

    CHAPTER 2—Network Organization Profiles A profile is a set of up to 16 user groups. All sorts of configurations are possible within this simple architecture. Police officers on the same shift might make up a profile, for instance. Within this profile, each police station on the network might be assigned a user group.

  • Page 27: Talk Groups

    Network Organization—CHAPTER 2 Figure 2 User Profile Sample Configuration User Group 1 User Group 2 User Group 3 User Group 16 . . . Talk Group Up to 15 Listen Groups Talk Groups While your active profile can contain up to 16 user groups, only the primary group in any profile is your Talk Group.

  • Page 28: Talkback Scanning

    CHAPTER 2—Network Organization You may only have one talk group, but that doesn’t keep you from tuning in different profiles to monitor a different “bank of channels.” Talkback Scanning While you cannot initiate contact with users in your “listen groups,” you can reply to their incoming calls using Talkback Scan mode.

  • Page 29: Figure 3 Radio Personality

    Network Organization—CHAPTER 2 Figure 3 Radio Personality Sample Configuration Profile 1 (1 Talk Group and up to 15 Listen Groups) . . . Profile 2 (1 Talk Group and up to 15 Listen Groups) ..Profile 16 (1 Talk Group and up to 15 Listen Groups) .

  • Page 30: Terminology

    CHAPTER 2—Network Organization Terminology Most of the terms and concepts you’ll need to communicate with your dispatcher, network administrator and other users have parallels in legacy analog networks. Digital Compare to Analog User Group ..FM radio channel Profile ....Bank of FM radio channels Talk Group ..

  • Page 31: Getting Started

    C H A P T E R 3 Getting Started Before Your First Shift 20 Radio Controls 20 Front Panel Components 21 Peripheral Interface 23 RS-232 Port 23 I/O Connector 23 CAN 2.0 Bus 23 Hardware Connections 23 Display Screen Overview 25 Dwell Displays 27 Dwell Display User-Selectable 27 Sample Dwell Displays 28...

  • Page 32: Before Your First Shift

    CHAPTER 3—Controls and Indicators Before Your First Shift If you’re already familiar with mobile radio functions and the “profile and personality” architecture of an all- digital network, you’ll find the features and controls of your new M-803 to be logically arranged and easy to understand.

  • Page 33: Front Panel Components

    Controls and Indicators—CHAPTER 3 Front Panel Components The front panel of your M-803 (or CH-103) includes the Power Button/Speaker Volume Dial, the Micro- phone/Speaker I/O Port, a 5-key “soft-button” keypad for making menu selections, a 19-character vacuum fluorescent Display Panel, 3 Mode Selector buttons, an Emergency Button and an Ambient Light sensor.
  • Page 34 CHAPTER 3—Controls and Indicators Component Function Push to Power Up. Power Button/ ..Volume Dial Push again to Power Down. Twist clockwise to increase speaker volume. Twist counter-clockwise to decrease speaker volume. Mic/Speaker ..... Attach hand-held microphone, Connector hands-free speaker, or keypad/microphone here.

  • Page 35: Peripheral Interface

    Controls and Indicators—CHAPTER 3 Peripheral Interface The M-803 supports a variety of interfaces with its flexible interconnect. The rear panel provides power supply connectors and interfaces for both analog and digital peripherals. RS-232 Port The serial RS-232 port operates in asynchronous ASCII mode for configuration and control and switches to Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) mode for data communication between the fixed network and a...

  • Page 36: Figure 5 Rear Panel Components

    CHAPTER 3—Controls and Indicators Figure 5 Rear Panel Components Connectors and Interfaces GPS Connector CAN Connector I/O Connector SER Connector PWR Connector Antenna Connectors Component Function SER Connector....Plug in your optional Mobil Data Terminal (MDT) to this serial RS-232 port.

  • Page 37: Display Screen Overview

    Controls and Indicators—CHAPTER 3 Display Screen Overview The display screen shows the current status of your radio setup. Signal strength and volume indicators reside in the right-hand sector. The rest of the screen is devoted to a 2-line Vacuum Fluorescent Display (VFD) that changes in response to user interaction with the Menu Selection buttons •...

  • Page 38: Figure 6 Display Panel Elements

    CHAPTER 3—Controls and Indicators After any Menu/Select procedure, your display screen will revert to whatever display you have chosen as your dwell display. Once the dwell display is active, it will change dynamically to reflect the current profile, caller, channel or received talkgroup. Figure 6 Display Panel Elements Sample Display Signal...

  • Page 39: Dwell Displays

    Controls and Indicators—CHAPTER 3 Dwell Displays The M-803 Display Screen is highly interactive and responds with a changing display in the upper and lower text lines as the user presses the Menu Selection buttons to scroll through the menu loop and the entries under each menu.

  • Page 40: Sample Dwell Displays

    CHAPTER 3—Controls and Indicators Figure 7 Dwell Display Hierarchy Sample Setup Profile Caller Received Channel Talkgroup TACTICAL 978240001 POLICE 01 OT450 SOUTH ...40002 DISPATCH OT460 HIGHWAY DISPATCH EMS 09 0T550 METRO No Caller No Calls OT999 Changing your Dwell Display choice is as simple as any other menu selection operation.

  • Page 41: Dwell Display-Caller

    Controls and Indicators—CHAPTER 3 Figure 8 Dwell Display—Profile Sample Screen Current Transmit Talkgroup Current Profile Dwell Display-Caller If you select Caller as your Dwell Display, the upper line of text will show the Transmit Talkgroup for the active profile. The lower line of text will show the User With Caller as your ID of the current caller.

  • Page 42: Dwell Display-Channel

    CHAPTER 3—Controls and Indicators Figure 10 Dwell Display—Received Talkgroup Sample Screen Current Transmit Talkgroup Talkgroup of Incoming Caller Dwell Display–Channel If you select Channel as your Dwell Display, the upper line of text will show the Transmit Talkgroup for the active profile. The lower line of text will show your currently tuned channel.

  • Page 43: Figure 12 Display Screen-No Access

    Controls and Indicators—CHAPTER 3 Figure 12 Display Screen—No Access Sample Screen From the No Access screen there’s no Radio indication of which unable to choice you’ve made for make Dwell Display. Network connection You can wait for the condition to clear, or, if an off- network mode of operation will temporarily suit your needs, navigate to the Mode Menu and select a conventional radio mode.
  • Page 44 CHAPTER 3—Controls and Indicators M-803 Operator Manual Software Version OTP 5.07...

  • Page 45: Display Screen Functions

    Display Panel Functions—CHAPTER 4 C H A P T E R 4 Display Screen Functions Menu and Selector Keypad 34 User-Selectable Menu Operations 34 Keypad Navigation 34 Select Dwell Display 35 Select Operational Mode 36 Universal Connectivity 37 Duration of Mode Change 38 Select Profile 39 Check or Change Active Profile Status 40 Select Talkgroup 41...

  • Page 46: Menu And Selector Keypad

    CHAPTER 4—Display Panel Functions Menu and Selector Keypad Display Screen functions are launched from the Menu and Selector Keypad. Most user-selectable radio operations are conducted by using the keypad to make selections from the operations menus. User-Selectable Menu Operations You’ll use the keypad for mundane chores like adjusting your display screen brightness, and for critical operations like establishing your operational mode and setting your active profile.

  • Page 47: Select Dwell Display

    Display Panel Functions—CHAPTER 4 1.) Repeatedly Press the Up or Down key to cycle through the list of available Menu headings. When the Menu you want appears in the Top line of the Display Screen . . . 2.) Repeatedly Press the Left or Right key to cycle through the list of available options for the Menu.

  • Page 48: Select Operational Mode

    CHAPTER 4—Display Panel Functions Ø How to set your Dwell Display Selection 1.) If the top line of your display screen shows the Transmit Talkgroup for your selected profile, you’re ready to begin. 2.) Use the Left and Right buttons to cycle through the Dwell Menu options in the lower line of the display screen: Profile, Caller, Channel, Received Talkgroup.

  • Page 49: Universal Connectivity

    Display Panel Functions—CHAPTER 4 operate your radio as a fully-networked component of the OpenSky digital network and carry on rich-featured communications with similarly networked agencies or subscribers. At startup, your M-803 automatically selects the OpenSky Trunked Protocol (OTP) to provide the full range of features available on your digital voice and data network.

  • Page 50: Duration Of Mode Change

    CHAPTER 4—Display Panel Functions • If you stray outside the network’s strong coverage area and require an off-network conventional radio connection, select Coverage mode to temporarily improve your capabilities. To protect against inadvertent or too-hasty mode changes, the M-803 software will force a confirmation sequence before accepting your new selection.

  • Page 51: Select Profile

    Display Panel Functions—CHAPTER 4 the radio itself will undertake when you press the Select button to confirm a mode change. At Power Up, your radio automatically adopts the operating mode of its previous use. Any changes you make to the mode during your shift will remain in effect until you make another selection and Reboot.

  • Page 52: Check Or Change Active Profile Status

    CHAPTER 4—Display Panel Functions Each of your other profiles, if any, is another group of as many as 16 more user groups, one of which is always the default Talkgroup. See the Getting Started chapter for a full discussion of user groups, profiles, listen groups, talkgroups and radio personality.

  • Page 53: Select Talkgroup

    Display Panel Functions—CHAPTER 4 Figure 15 Profile Selection Menu Sample Display Menu Option: Sample Profile from your Personality Dwell Display Active Menu: Profile Selection Component Explanation Profile Menu..Determines which group of up to 16 user groups will be your active Profile.

  • Page 54: Figure 16 Talkgroup Selection Menu

    CHAPTER 4—Display Panel Functions selection, use the Menu Selector keypad to access the Profile Menu. To assign Talkgroup status to a new user group during your work shift, access the Talkgroup Menu from the Menu Selector keypad and make a new selection from the options.

  • Page 55: Prioritizing A Talkgroup

    Display Panel Functions—CHAPTER 4 Prioritizing a Talkgroup At different times during your shift you may want to improve your radio’s sensitivity to incoming calls from a particular user group. If you make no such changes during a radio use session, the Default Talkgroup for each profile will maintain automatic scanning priority Priority Scan is over all other user groups in the profile.

  • Page 56: Duration Of Priority Assignments

    CHAPTER 4—Display Panel Functions Figure 17 Priority Talkgroup Menu Sample Screen Menu Option: Sample User Group from your Active Profile Active Menu: Priority Talkgroup Menu Component Explanation When this menu is active, the Left Priority ...... Talkgroup Menu and Right buttons will scroll you through the user groups in your selected profile.

  • Page 57: Groups You Can Lock Out

    Display Panel Functions—CHAPTER 4 concentrating your attention entirely on your Default, Selected or Priority Talkgroup. • Lock Out. By locking out selected Talkgroups, you can eliminate just the background “noise” you select, focusing your scanning resources on just the groups whose calls you wish to track. Emergency calls will cut through your lock-out command, but you won’t be distracted by the other voice call activity from user groups you’ve locked out,...
  • Page 58 CHAPTER 4—Display Panel Functions 3.) If the word NONE appears in the top line, you haven’t received any voice calls from user groups in this profile, so Lock Out is not an option. 4.) Use the Left and Right buttons to cycle through the list of candidates, if any, until the user group you want to Lock Out appears onscreen.

  • Page 59: Figure 18 Lock Out Menu

    Display Panel Functions—CHAPTER 4 4.) Use the Left and Right buttons to cycle through the list of candidates, if any, until the user group you want to Unlock appears onscreen. 5.) Press the Select button to activate the fail-safe Confirmation process. 6.) Use the Left or Right button to cycle through the confirmation options: Confirm?Y to lock out the group;...

  • Page 60: Caution Regarding Profile Changes

    CHAPTER 4—Display Panel Functions have received a voice call from them since Powering Up. Lock Out ..... Both Locked-Out and Not-Locked Talkgroup groups appear in the Menu. You can’t confirm the status of any group except by pressing the Select button to enter the Confirmation cycle.

  • Page 61: Check Or Change Active Scan Mode

    Display Panel Functions—CHAPTER 4 No calls from listen groups. Normal ....This is the default setting. Network administrator has Scanning established this as the most effective configuration for everyday use. Full communications (listen and talk) with your talk group. Receive calls from the listen groups. Talkback ....

  • Page 62: Duration Of Scanning Mode Selections

    CHAPTER 4—Display Panel Functions Ø How to set your Scan Mode 1.) Use the Up and Down buttons to cycle through the Menu choices until ScnModeMenu appears. 2.) Use the Left and Right buttons to cycle through the list modes until your choice appears: Normal, Talkback or No Scan.

  • Page 63: Select Channel

    Display Panel Functions—CHAPTER 4 Select Channel If your reception is poor or you are repeatedly denied channel access, you can manually change the radio to a different channel. When you use the menu buttons to choose Channel, the M-803 adjusts to show you the first of the available channels from which you may choose.

  • Page 64: Enable/Disable Side Tones

    CHAPTER 4—Display Panel Functions Menu Option..... When you access the Menu, the first available channel appears in the option line. To change, scroll through the pre-sets and confirm your choice with the Select button. Enable/Disable Side Tones Your radio sounds confirming tones when you press the Menu or Selector buttons.

  • Page 65: Select Brightness Setting

    Display Panel Functions—CHAPTER 4 Your selected Dwell Display will appear as soon as the M-803 accepts your choice. Figure 21 Side Tones Menu Sample Screen Menu Option: Side Tones On or Active Menu: SideTones On/Off Component Explanation Side Tones Menu..Used to tune in any available pre- set channel from the menu.

  • Page 66: Figure 22 Brightness Selection Menu

    CHAPTER 4—Display Panel Functions 2.) Use the Left button to change the display from Nominal to Dimmer, or the Right button to change the display to Brighter. 3.) Press the Select button to lock in your choice. Your selected Dwell Display will appear as soon as the M-803 accepts your choice.

  • Page 67: Basic Radio Operations

    C H A P T E R 5 Basic Radio Operations Power Up 56 Log-On 57 Self-Test 58 Power Down 59 Set Volume 60 Voice Calls 61 Talkback Calls 63 Emergency Communications 64 Software Version OTP 5.07 M-803 Operator Manual...

  • Page 68: Power Up

    CHAPTER 5—Basic Radio Operations Power Up Power Up, Power Down, and Volume functions are all handled from the Power Button/Volume Dial, a front panel component. Ø How to Turn Your Radio On 1.) Push the Power Button/Volume Dial. Your radio’s vacuum fluorescent display panel will glow to indicate Power Up.

  • Page 69: Log-On

    Basic Radio Operations—CHAPTER 5 Log-On If the radio network requires a Log-On, pushing the Power Button/Volume Dial will supply power to your radio, but will not connect it to the OpenSky network. Your radio will not boot and provision itself until you use the MDT keyboard to log on with your User ID.

  • Page 70: Self-Test

    CHAPTER 5—Basic Radio Operations 4.) When provisioning is complete, the M-803 will display your last-saved Dwell Display in the front panel Display Screen. User-Selected Dwell Display Current Volume Setting Self-Test After Power Up and your M-803 radio undergoes a multi-function automatic Boot procedure. •...

  • Page 71: Power Down

    Basic Radio Operations—CHAPTER 5 Built-In Self Test: Passed all tests 3.) The PASS message remains onscreen briefly, then yields to the last-saved Dwell Display for the logged-on radio subscriber. 4.) . . . BIST FAIL. If a radio component, element, interface or functionality fails the diagnostic test, the M-803 will deliver a FAIL message to the front panel Display Screen.

  • Page 72: Set Volume

    CHAPTER 5—Basic Radio Operations Ø How to Turn Your Radio Off 1.) Push the Power Button/Volume Dial. Your radio’s vacuum fluorescent display panel will fade to darkness to indicate Power Down. Power Button / Volume Dial 2.) Several user-selected radio settings, including your current Dwell Display, will survive the Power Down procedure.

  • Page 73: Voice Calls

    Basic Radio Operations—CHAPTER 5 Power Button / Volume Dial 2.) Whether you are receiving a voice call or not, your volume setting change will immediately reflect in the front panel display screen Speaker Volume indicator. Speaker Volume Indicator Voice Calls As soon as your radio completes the Startup/Log On/Provision/Self-Test sequence and goes live on the OpenSky network, you’ll begin to hear voice calls from...
  • Page 74 CHAPTER 5—Basic Radio Operations 4.) Regardless of your active Dwell Display, the display screen’s Signal Strength Indicator glows brightly for a strong signal from the incoming caller, dimly for a weak signal. The steps for making a voice call are similar to those for a conventional portable radio.

  • Page 75: Talkback Calls

    Basic Radio Operations—CHAPTER 5 2.) If you hear a 3-beep sequence (Medium tone / Medium tone / High tone), the network has acknowledged your request for clearance and placed your call in the queue. When the network becomes available, the radio will automatically transmit for 10 seconds and the radio will alert you that the network is clear for your call.

  • Page 76: Emergency Communications

    CHAPTER 5—Basic Radio Operations Emergency Communications Your radio can send out an Alert or place Voice Calls over the entire network in an emergency. OpenSky handles Emergency Calls and Alerts with the very highest priority, giving you and the people you serve access to the help you need no matter how much traffic the network is handling.

  • Page 77: Advanced Radio Operations

    C H A P T E R 6 Advanced Radio Operations Fine-Tuning Your Personality 66 Dynamic Regrouping 66 Talkaround Mode 67 Troubleshooting 68 Software Version OTP 5.07 M-803 Operator Manual...

  • Page 78: Fine-Tuning Your Personality

    CHAPTER 6—Advanced Radio Operations Fine-Tuning Your Personality Access to as many as 16 profiles within your pre- determined radio personality gives you tremendous responsiveness to the changing needs of your workday. What’s more, within each profile, the flexibility of the IP-protocol OpenSky network makes it possible to fine-tune your radio’s sensitivity to incoming voice calls by changing the Scanning Priority of specific user...

  • Page 79: Talkaround Mode

    Advanced Radio Operations—CHAPTER 6 Ø How to Re-Provision for an Emergency 1.) “Punch In” your User ID when directed by the Network Administrator. 2.) Re-registration will default to Dynamically- Regrouped Emergency Profile. Talkaround Mode In the absence of a nearby Base Station, in deep woods or valleys, or in other weak coverage areas, it is possible to work “off-network”...

  • Page 80: Troubleshooting

    CHAPTER 6—Advanced Radio Operations Troubleshooting If your radio does not operate properly, check the chart below for likely causes. For additional assistance, contact a qualified service technician. Symptom Likely Cause Solution Radio will not Dislodged power Press in the power turn on connector.
  • Page 81 Advanced Radio Operations—CHAPTER 6 Symptom Likely Cause Solution Ambient light sensor is Clear obstruction and give Poor display visibility obstructed. sensor a clear path to ambient light. Your radio is out-of-range Move to a better coverage Screen displays: or cannot connect with the area using the signal No Access OpenSky network.

  • Page 83: Ch-103 Control Head

    Control Head Unit—CHAPTER 7 C H A P T E R 7 CH-103 Control Head Features and Components 72 Equipment Configurations 73 Dash-Mount Mobile Configuration 73 Dash-Mount Mobile with CH-103 74 Trunk-Mount Mobile Configuration 76 Vtac Vehicular Tactical Network 77 Full or Shared Radio Controls 78 Single Control Head 79 Multiple Control Heads 79...

  • Page 84: Features And Components

    CHAPTER 7—Control Head Unit Features and Components The OpenSky CH-103 provides remote access for voice and data, as well as remote user interfaces to control M-803 mobile radios and VTac Vehicular Tactical Networks. OpenSky’s digital interface allows easy connection to mobile radios, vehicular repeaters, control stations, mobile data terminals and CAN peripherals to support On a large vehicle with...

  • Page 85: Equipment Configurations

    Control Head Unit—CHAPTER 7 Equipment Configurations The M-803 mobile radio supports multiple control heads for vehicles that require more than one display screen and user interface. Dash Mount Mobile The CH-103 Control Head In the most basic configuration, the M-803 radio and unit brings the convenience of the user user interface are combined in one dash-mounted...

  • Page 86: Dash-Mount Mobile With

    CHAPTER 7—Control Head Unit Component Explanation Duplexer ....M-803 supports optional duplexer for Full Duplex operation. MDT ......M-803 supports optional Mobile Data Terminal for full-feature graphics. Dash-Mount Mobile with CH-103 The dash-mounted M-803 described above can be expanded for larger or special needs vehicles with the addition of up to five optional Control Heads (CH-103).

  • Page 87: Figure 24 Dash-Mount With Control Heads

    Control Head Unit—CHAPTER 7 • Complete common User Interface including display screen, preset buttons, and menu/selector keypad, • Individual Audio controls, • I/O port for wired Microphone/Speaker, • Alternate interface site for Mobile Data Terminal (limit one MDT per installation). Figure 24 Dash-Mount with Control Heads Sample Installation Component...

  • Page 88: Trunk-Mount Mobile Configuration

    CHAPTER 7—Control Head Unit Trunk-Mount Mobile Configuration For trunk-mount installation, the M-803 is installed without a front panel user interface. Instead, one or as many as five Control Head units throughout the vehicle The control heads provide shared voice access to the provide remote control for radio functions.

  • Page 89: Vtac Vehicular Tactical Network

    Control Head Unit—CHAPTER 7 In addition, each Control Head provides the following components and capabilities: • Remote Shared Voice access to the M-803, • Remote Control for the M-803, • Complete common User Interface including display screen, preset buttons, and menu/selector keypad, •...

  • Page 90: Full Or Shared Radio Controls

    CHAPTER 7—Control Head Unit Figure 26 VTac Vehicular Tactical Network Sample Installation Component Explanation VTac ......Three hardware components mounted together make up the VTac array. MDT ......Each CH-103 provides interface for optional Mobile Data Terminal (MDT). CH-103 ...... Each Control Head supports a microphone and speaker.

  • Page 91: Single Control Head

    Control Head Unit—CHAPTER 7 In an installation with Multiple Control Heads, communications functions are generally shared among all control heads, while local interface functions like volume and brightness are independently controlled for each CH-103. Single Control Head In Single Control Head mode, the CH-103 is the sole user interface for the trunk-mounted mobile and the full features of the front panel and local speaker.

  • Page 92: Shared And Arbitrated Functions

    CHAPTER 7—Control Head Unit Shared and Arbitrated Functions Examples of shared functions which will affect the operational status of all connected control heads: The general rule for • Power Up and Log-On shared functions is: any control head can • Mode selection change shared functions for all control...

  • Page 93: Vtac Vehicular Tactical Network

    C H A P T E R 8 VTac Vehicular Tactical Network Vehicular Tactical Network 82 Backward and Forward Compatibility 82 Operational Modes 83 “A Base Station in a Trunk” 83 Hardware Components 84 VTac Mobile Unit 84 VTac Base Unit 85 RF Combiner 85 Extended Coverage 85 User Interaction 85...

  • Page 94: Vehicular Tactical Network

    CHAPTER 8—VTac Vehicular Tactical Network Vehicular Tactical Network The Vehicular Tactical Network (VTac-803) is an 800 MHz software-based digital mobile network repeater for extending network coverage to portable radios, providing scene-of-incident capability and the full feature set of an M-803 mobile radio. VTac supports the OpenSky communication protocol in the 800 MHz SMR and NPSPAC frequency bands with a high performance data modem that gateways...

  • Page 95: Operational Modes

    VTac Vehicular Tactical Network —CHAPTER 8 Operational Modes By combining the functions of several components, the VTac-803 operates in a variety of modes: • Mobile Radio. This is the default mode of operation activated at Power-Up. Under ordinary conditions, the VTac-803 is a fully-functioning subscriber device performing all the functions of an M-803 radio on the OpenSky network;...

  • Page 96: Hardware Components

    CHAPTER 8—VTac Vehicular Tactical Network Hardware Components The VTac-803 is a 4-piece array of hardware components consisting of: • An M-803 Full Duplex Trunk Mounted Mobile Radio Unit (MRU), also known in this configuration as the VTac Mobile; • A VTac Base Unit. This component brings the communications interface and transceiver functionalities of an OpenSky Base Station DCX to the trunk of a patrol car;...

  • Page 97: Vtac Base Unit

    VTac Vehicular Tactical Network —CHAPTER 8 VTac Base Unit The VTac Base Unit has the same transceiver and digital controller components as the OpenSky Base Station DCX, but in a VTac installation these components only operate as needed, when enabled by the subscriber.

  • Page 98: Scene Of Incident

    CHAPTER 8—VTac Vehicular Tactical Network Scene of Incident The VTac-803 can also be a vital link at the scene of an incident, providing a repeater among OpenSky sub- scriber radios, or alternatively, among radios in a Mutual Aid network that connects different radio types, whether they subscribe to OpenSky or not.

  • Page 99: Gps Option

    VTac Vehicular Tactical Network —CHAPTER 8 GPS Option The OpenSky VTac-803 can be supplied with an optional embedded GPS receiver. GPS data can be reported either over-the-air to remote dispatch positions or to a local terminal connected directly to the mobile radio.

  • Page 100: Figure 27 Vtac Connectors

    CHAPTER 8—VTac Vehicular Tactical Network Figure 27 VTac Connectors Rear Panel Schematic I/O Connector The I/O connector provides interfaces for an external 10 Watt speaker and duplexer support. Additionally, the I/O connector provides access to a GPS serial port which outputs NEMA messages. Power Supply The power supply interface is designed to power the VR-803 from the vehicle car battery.
  • Page 101 VTac Vehicular Tactical Network —CHAPTER 8 The CAN bus enables modularity and upgradeable for new applications. The maximum length of the CAN bus is 40 meters. Software Version OTP 5.07 M-803 Operator Manual...
  • Page 103 Indexes and Tables Index (OTP) OpenSky Trunked APCO Project 25 Phase 1, 8, 9, Protocol, 9, 22, 37 22, 37 25kHz RF channel, 7 ASCII, 23 active profile, 34, 39, 40, 41, 42, asynchronous ASCII, 23 audible side tones, 34, 52 Active Profile, 34, 39, 41, 42, 45 base station, 3, 6, 7 active scan mode...
  • Page 104 Index and Tables call in queue, 62 Dwell Display, Caller, 29 Caller, current, 27, 35 Dwell Display, Channel, 30 CAN peripheral, 23 Dwell Display, Profile, 28 CAN port, 23 Dwell Display, Received CH-103 Control Head Unit, 23, Talkgroup, 29 dynamic regrouping, 22, 37, 66 channel dynamic voice group assignment, change, 51...
  • Page 105 Index and Tables IP backbone, 37 operational, 34, 36 IP protocol, 3, 4 mode change, duration of, 38 IP-backbone digital network, 13, Mode Menu, 31, 38, 39, 49, 50, key-entry device, 4 Mode Selection Menu, 9, 37 keypad navigation, 34 Mode Selector, 21, 22 laptop PC, 4 mode, operational, 34, 36...
  • Page 106 Index and Tables dynamically regrouped, 67 Push-to-Talk button, 16, 21, 62, fine-tuning your radio, 66 63, 64 personality upgrade, 37 push-to-talk contact, 13, 14, 15 Power Button/Speaker Volume radio controls, 20 Dial, 21 radio personality, 12, 16, 39, 40, Power Button/Volume Dial, 56, 43, 48, 56, 57, 58, 66 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62 provisioning, 12, 16, 39, 56,...
  • Page 107 Index and Tables set volume, 60 select a, 41 Side Tone Menu, 52 set active, 41 side tones, 34, 52, 53 Talkgroup enable/disable, 52 lockout, 44 signal reach, 7 prioritizing, 43 signal repeater, 6, 7 Talkgroup Lockout, 34 signal strength, 7 Talkgroup Menu, 26, 42, 44 Signal Strength icon, 25 talkgroup, ad hoc in emergencies,...
  • Page 108 Index and Tables voice-to-voice communications, volume icon, 25, 26 7, 15 volume indicator, 25 volume, 21, 25, 57, 58, 60, 61 VTac Vehicular Tactical set volume, 60 Network, 5, 6, 67, 83 Volume Dial/Power Button, 56, World Wide Web, 3 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62 M-803 Operator Manual Software Version OTP 5.07...
  • Page 109 Index and Tables Table of Figures Figure 1 User Group ................... 13 Figure 2 User Profile................... 15 Figure 3 Radio Personality................17 Figure 4 Front Panel Components............... 21 Figure 5 Rear Panel Components..............24 Figure 6 Display Panel Elements ..............26 Figure 7 Dwell Display Hierarchy ..............

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