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E.F. Johnson Company 5300 Series Operating Manual

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  • Page 1 OPERATING 5300-Series MANUAL Digital Mobile Radio Project 25 Compatible Digital Radio 800 MHz...
  • Page 2 CHANGES FOR 7-01 REPRINT Added Encryption key select and Select Sq Select sw info which required reformatting entire manual. Chg’d PN to -005. Page 9 - Added Hardware Key Select switch Page 10 - Added Hardware Key Sel and Selective Sq Sel Sw Page 11 - Moved Securenet info to General and added P25 to emerg Page 17 - Changed view angle adj procedure Page 19 - Added keypad programming info to squelch adj description...
  • Page 3 MN 56093-0514. Phone (507) 835-6222. Copyright© 2001 by the E.F. Johnson Company E.F. Johnson Company, which was founded in 1923, designs, manufac- tures, and markets radio communication products, systems, and services worldwide. E.F. Johnson produces equipment for land mobile radio and mobiletelephone services which include business, industrial, government, public safety, and personal users.

  • Page 4: Safety Information

    SAFETY INFORMATION SAFETY INFORMATION The FCC has adopted a safety standard for human exposure to RF energy. Proper operation of this radio under normal conditions results in user exposure to RF energy below the Occupational Safety and Health Act and Federal Communication Commission limits. WARNING DO NOT allow the antenna to touch or come in very close proximity with the eyes, face, or any exposed body parts while the radio is...
  • Page 5 SAFETY INFORMATION FCC EXPOSURE LIMITS This mobile radio transceiver was tested by the manufacturer with an appropriate antenna in order to verify compliance with Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) limits set under Section 2.1091 of the FCC Rules and Regulations. The guidelines used in the evaluation are derived from Table 1 (B) titled “Limits For General Population/Uncontrolled Exposure”...
  • Page 6 SAFETY INFORMATION Table 2 lists the antenna whips and bases recommended for use in each frequency range. Each model of this radio was tested with the appro- priate antenna listed. The antenna was mounted in the center of the roof of a domestically manufactured four-door passenger sedan.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY INFORMATION ........4 OPTION SWITCH FUNCTIONS .
  • Page 8 TABLE OF CONTENTS Emergency Mode ........33 Conventional Mode Scanning .

  • Page 9: Option Switch Functions

    OPTION SWITCH FUNCTIONS OPTION SWITCH FUNCTIONS Option Switches The six option switches with sample labels are shown above. Each of these switches can control one function in the conventional mode and ® ™ another in the SMARTNET /SmartZone mode. The following tables indicate the functions available in each mode, the key cap label normally used, and the page in this manual on which the function is described.
  • Page 10 OPTION SWITCH FUNCTIONS CONVENTIONAL MODE (Cont’d) Key Cap Label Function See Page PROG Keypad Programming Monitor SEL SQ Normal/Selective Squelch PRI SEL Priority Radio Wide Scan Repeater Talk-Around SEL SQ Selective (Call Guard) Squelch Select SCAN Scanning On-Off SCN ED Scan List Edit TONES Tones On-Off...

  • Page 11: Features

    FEATURES FEATURES General Features • Programmable for the following modes of operation: – Conventional analog – Conventional Project 25 (digital) – SMARTNET™/SmartZone® trunked (analog or digital) • Up to 16 zones with up to 16 channels each programmable (256 channels total) •...
  • Page 12 FEATURES • Failsoft operation on a predefined conventional channel if trunked system fails • Priority group calls detected while listening to other group calls ™ • Call Alert (send and receive pages) • Predefined messages (up to 16) can be sent to a dispatcher •...

  • Page 13: Controls And Display

    CONTROLS AND DISPLAY CONTROLS AND DISPLAY PTT Switch Microphone Six Option Switches Display Multi-function Indicator On-Off/ Select Speaker Volume Switch Figure 1 Front Panel Controls Front Panel Controls On-Off/Volume - Pressing this control turns power on and off, and rotating it sets the volume level. Select Switch - Selects zones/channels and is also used for other functions such as selecting names from a call list.
  • Page 14 CONTROLS AND DISPLAY Multi-function Indicator - This is a two-color LED that indicates the following: Red (constant) - Transmitter keyed (PTT switch pressed). Green (constant) - Busy condition (carrier detected in receive mode). Option Switches - Each of the six options switches on the front panel (including the one located to the left of the display) can be programmed by your system operator to control some function.

  • Page 15: Rear Panel Jacks

    CONTROLS AND DISPLAY Rear Panel Jacks DC Power Jack - Connection point for the nominal 12-volt, negative ground power source (see Figure 2). Antenna Jack - Type N jack for connecting the antenna. Accessory Jack - Connection point for optional accessories such as an external speaker (4-ohm, 12-watt) and ignition sense line.
  • Page 16 CONTROLS AND DISPLAY Status Display - These two characters indicate the following status information: - This symbol in the left position indicates that the displayed channel is in the scan list (scanned normally). - A “P” in the left position indicates that the selected conventional channel is a priority channel.

  • Page 17: General Operation

    GENERAL OPERATION GENERAL OPERATION Turning Power On When power is turned on by pressing the On-Off/Volume knob, the multi-function indicator flashes green, a series of beeps sound, and an initial greeting and operating mode are indicated by the alphanumeric display. The zone and channel displays then indicate the currently selected zone and channel.

  • Page 18: Zone/Channel Display

    GENERAL OPERATION Zone/Channel Display The selected zone and channel are displayed by the zone and channel displays shown in Figure 3 on page 15. In addition, a unique alphanumeric identification tag (alias) is displayed for each channel in the alphanumeric display area. This unique identification is programmed by your system operator.

  • Page 19: Setting Squelch Control

    GENERAL OPERATION highest zone or channel is displayed, wrap-around to the lowest zone or channel occurs and vice versa. If an unprogrammed channel is selected, “UNPROGRAMD” is displayed and a tone sounds. The transceiver may also be programmed so that only programmed channels are selected. The transceiver can be programmed so that the bar defaults to either the zone or channel display when power is turned on and after a change is made.

  • Page 20: Home Zone Select

    GENERAL OPERATION prevent possible transmitter damage caused by transmitting for an exces- sively long period. Home Zone Select If the HOME zone option switch is programmed, pressing it selects the preprogrammed home zone. This provides a quick way of returning to the home zone.

  • Page 21: Scanning

    GENERAL OPERATION Scanning Introduction Scanning monitors the channels in the scan list for messages your transceiver is programmed to receive. When a message is detected, scan- ning stops and the message is received. Shortly after the message is complete, scanning resumes (unless it has been disabled). The micro- phone must on-hook for scanning to occur (unless the transceiver is programmed to not detect the off-hook condition).
  • Page 22 GENERAL OPERATION • To turn scanning off, press the SCAN option switch again and is no longer indicated in the status display and “SCAN OFF” is briefly displayed. • If the zone or channel is changed while scanning is selected, scanning continues on the same or a different scan list (see page 23).
  • Page 23 GENERAL OPERATION Standard Mode Scan List NOTE: The selected channel is always scanned. With conventional operation, up to three scan lists can be programmed. The list that is scanned is selected by the SCAN option switch as described on page 33. Selecting another conventional channel does not change the current scan list.
  • Page 24 GENERAL OPERATION Scan List Indicator Chnl Nuisance Channel Delete With standard scanning, channels can be temporarily deleted from the scan list, for example, if messages on a channel become annoying. This feature is not available with radio wide scanning. Proceed as follows: NOTE: The selected channel and also conventional priority channels cannot be deleted from the scan list.
  • Page 25 GENERAL OPERATION Programming a Scan List If the SCN ED (Scan Edit) option switch is programmed, conven- tional and SMARTNET/SmartZone standard scan lists can be user programmed as follows: 1. Make sure that both standard and radio wide scanning are off (the rotating icon is not indicated in the right status display).

  • Page 26: Secure Communication

    GENERAL OPERATION Secure Communication General This transceiver may be optionally equipped to provide secure communication on some or all channels. This feature encrypts your voice so that it can be understood only by someone using a transceiver equipped with a similar encryption device and encryption codes. If your transceiver has this feature, consult your system operator for more infor- mation on how it functions in your application.

  • Page 27: Transceiver Operating Modes

    GENERAL OPERATION 2. To select another key, rotate the Select switch to display the desired key and then press the Select switch to select it. Press the Hardware Key Select switch again to return to normal operation. Transceiver Operating Modes Each selectable channel can be programmed for either the conven- tional or SMARTNET/SmartZone operating mode.

  • Page 28: Conventional Features

    CONVENTIONAL FEATURES The control channel transmits and receives system information to and from all radios registered on the system. Therefore, once a control channel is found, it is continuously monitored for incoming call informa- tion and is used to make call requests. The radio automatically changes to a traffic channel to place and receive calls and then returns to the control channel when the call is complete.

  • Page 29: Monitor Mode

    CONVENTIONAL FEATURES Busy Indicator - With scanning disabled, note if the multi-function indicator on the front panel (see Figure 1 on page 13) is steady green. If it is not, the channel is not being used and you can transmit your call. If it is green, the channel may be busy and you should not place your call (see next paragraph).

  • Page 30: Call Guard Squelch

    CONVENTIONAL FEATURES Busy Channel Lockout The Busy Channel Lockout feature (also called Transmit Disable On Busy) automatically disables the transmitter if the channel is busy when the PTT switch is pressed. When the transmitter is disabled by this feature, “BUSY” is displayed and a tone sounds. This feature is programmed to operate for one of the following modes: Off - The feature is disabled and the transmitter keys even if the channel is busy.

  • Page 31: Penalty Timer

    CONVENTIONAL FEATURES channel is selected or transceiver power is turned off and on. Call Guard squelch can also be disabled by taking the microphone off-hook or pressing the MON option switch as described on page 29. Selective (Call Guard) Code Select If the Selective Squelch Select option switch is programmed, the Selective Squelch (Call Guard) code can be temporarily changed.

  • Page 32: Conversation Timer

    CONVENTIONAL FEATURES Conversation Timer Besides the time-out timer described on page 19 and the penalty timer just described, there is also a conversation timer that can be programmed with conventional channels. This timer limits the total length of a conversation rather than just the length of each transmission as with the time-out timer.

  • Page 33: Displaying Transmit/Receive Frequency

    CONVENTIONAL FEATURES Pressing the TX PWR switch toggles the power setting. The new level is flashed in the display when this switch is pressed as “HIGH POWER” or “LOW POWER”. If selectable power is not permitted on the current channel, the fixed power level is flashed and no power change occurs.

  • Page 34: Priority Channel Sampling

    CONVENTIONAL FEATURES 1. Press the SCAN option switch to enable scanning and Scan List 1. This is indicated when “SCAN LIST 1” is momentarily displayed. 2. To select Scan List 2 (if available), press the SCAN option switch again and “SCAN LIST 2” is momentarily displayed. Repeat to display Scan List 3 if available.

  • Page 35: Standard Conventional Calls

    CONVENTIONAL FEATURES Priority Indicator Changing The Priority Channel If a specific priority channel is associated with the current scan list, it can be changed if the PRI SEL option switch is programmed. Proceed as follows: 1. Make sure that both standard and radio wide scanning are off (the rotating icon is not indicated in the right status display).

  • Page 36: Project 25 Mode Features

    CONVENTIONAL FEATURES 2. Monitor the channel automatically or manually as described on page 28. 3. Press the PTT switch and the call proceeds as follows: • If the Busy Channel Lockout feature is programmed on the channel, the transmitter is automatically disabled if the channel is busy (see description on page 30).
  • Page 37 CONVENTIONAL FEATURES Group IDs Each Project 25 channel is programmed with a group ID code that determines the group of mobiles which will receive your call on that channel and also which calls you can receive. Coded Squelch Project 25 conventional channels use a NAC (Network Access Code) instead of Call Guard squelch (see page 30) to control which calls are received on a channel.

  • Page 38: Keypad Programming

    CONVENTIONAL FEATURES press the PTT switch and begin talking before a call timer expires. Proceed as follows to place this call: 1. Press the CALL option switch and the identification of the last indi- vidual call placed is displayed. 2. If required, rotate the Select switch to display the identification of the mobile you are calling.
  • Page 39 CONVENTIONAL FEATURES Menu Description A menu system is used to select parameters to be changed in the keypad programming mode. When the Keypad Programming mode is selected by pressing the PROG option switch, the first menu parameter “ZONE CHG” is displayed as just described. Rotate the Select switch to scroll through the available parameters which are as follows.
  • Page 40 CONVENTIONAL FEATURES Channel Zone System Channel Change Change Parameters Parameters Rx Freq Select Select Channel Zone Tx Freq Rx Code/NAC Scan Hold Timer Transmit Timer Tx Code/NAC Penalty Timer Tx Power Conver. Timer Tx Timer Chan Spacing Squelch Figure 4 Keypad Programming Menu Flowchart Zone Change Parameter The “ZONE CHG”...
  • Page 41 CONVENTIONAL FEATURES and then scroll through the programmed channels by rotating that switch. When the desired channel is displayed, select it by pressing the Select switch. System Parameters The “SYS PRM” menu parameter selects the conventional mode timer to be reprogrammed (see following). Press the Select switch to select “SYS PRM”...
  • Page 42 CONVENTIONAL FEATURES Channel Parameters The “CHAN PRM” menu parameter selects the following conven- tional channel parameters that can be reprogrammed. Press Select switch to select the “CHAN PRM” parameter and then rotate that switch to display the desired parameter. Then press the Select switch again to select it.
  • Page 43 CONVENTIONAL FEATURES the code using the Select switch and F3 and F2 keys the same as when setting the receive frequency as described above. Press the F2 key (see illustration on page 39) to reset the NAC to 0. When the desired code is displayed, store it by pressing the F6 key.

  • Page 44: Smartnet/Smartzone Features

    SMARTNET/SMARTZONE FEATURES SMARTNET/SMARTZONE FEATURES Introduction An overview of the SMARTNET/SmartZone operating mode is located on page 27. The following information describes the features unique to the SMARTNET and SmartZone operation. Refer to the “General Operation” section starting on page 17 for information on features common to all operating modes.

  • Page 45: Private (Unit-To-Unit) Calls

    SMARTNET/SMARTZONE FEATURES • If in the secure mode and your transceiver does not have the proper encryption key, “KEYFAIL” is displayed and the call must be made in the clear mode. • If the busy tone sounds and “BUSY” is displayed, the system is busy. Release the PTT switch and wait for the call back tone to sound.
  • Page 46 SMARTNET/SMARTZONE FEATURES mode may be programmed depending on the capabilities of the radio system. Operation in both modes is described in the following informa- tion. The CALL option switch is required to place these calls, and either that switch or the RESP (Response) switch is required to receive them. Proceed as follows.
  • Page 47 SMARTNET/SMARTZONE FEATURES (selected by pressing the C/S (Clear/Secure) option switch if enabled on the channel). 4. When the call is finished or is not answered, end it by pressing the Private Call option switch and placing the microphone back on-hook. Placing a Private Conversation II Call 1.

  • Page 48: Telephone Calls

    SMARTNET/SMARTZONE FEATURES Receiving a Private Call (All Types) 1. When a private call is received, “CALL” is displayed and a recurring call tone sounds. 2. To answer the call, press the CALL (Private Call) option switch and then the PTT switch and begin speaking. The unit ID of the calling mobile is displayed.
  • Page 49 SMARTNET/SMARTZONE FEATURES 2. If required, rotate the Select switch to display the desired number. The tag of each number is displayed. 3. Press and then release the PTT switch and “DIALING” is displayed. One of the following conditions then occur: •...

  • Page 50: Call Alert

    SMARTNET/SMARTZONE FEATURES Answering a Telephone Call 1. When a telephone call is received, “ringing” similar to a standard tele- phone is heard and “PHONE” is displayed. 2. To answer the call, press the PHONE option switch and press the PTT switch to talk and release it to listen (since the transceiver operates half duplex, it is not possible to talk and listen at the same time).
  • Page 51 SMARTNET/SMARTZONE FEATURES • If the mobile being called is not on the air, no ringing is heard and “NO ACK” is displayed. Private Conversation II™ Mode • If the mobile being called is not on the air or does not answer, you will simply not hear a response.

  • Page 52: Messaging

    SMARTNET/SMARTZONE FEATURES Messaging The messaging feature allows preprogrammed messages to be sent to your dispatcher. Up to 16 messages can be preprogrammed, and they are identified by a tag (alias). If an MSG option switch is programmed, messages are sent as follows: 1.

  • Page 53: Emergency Alarm And Emergency Call

    SMARTNET/SMARTZONE FEATURES • If five beeps sound, the status was received and acknowledged by the dispatcher. • If after 6 seconds, the message is not acknowledged, a tone sounds and “NO ACK” is displayed. Press and release the PTT switch to send it again or press the Status option switch to exit this mode and return to normal operation.

  • Page 54: Failsoft Operation

    SMARTNET/SMARTZONE FEATURES Failsoft Operation If a failure occurs in the SMARTNET/SmartZone system so that it cannot be used, the transceiver automatically enters the failsoft mode. When in this mode, “FAILSOFT” and the tag (alias) of the selected channel are alternately displayed. When in the failsoft mode, operation is in the conventional mode on a preprogrammed failsoft channel.

  • Page 55: Smartzone Features

    SMARTNET/SMARTZONE FEATURES 1. When this command is received, an alternating tone sounds for 5 seconds, the transceiver automatically changes to that channel, and the display indicates the tag (alias) of the channel. 2. Manually select the channel corresponding to that tag. If this is not done, transmission still occurs on the new channel, but an alternating tone sounds each time the PTT switch is pressed.

  • Page 56: Miscellaneous

    MISCELLANEOUS Determining Current Site and Searching For a New Site To determine the current radio site and the signal level of that site, press the SEARCH option switch. The display then alternately indicates the current site number as “SITE xx” and the signal level as “RSSI xx”. To exit, press the SEARCH option switch again.
  • Page 57 MISCELLANEOUS Continuous Tone (Invalid Condition) • A transmission is being attempted on a conventional channel programmed as receive-only. • The transmitter is disabled by the transmit disable on busy feature (page 30). • The transmitter has been disabled by the time-out timer feature (page 19).

  • Page 58: System Operator Programming

    MISCELLANEOUS Five Beeps • The paged mobile received the page and acknowledged it (page 50). • The message that was sent has been received and acknowledged (page 52). • The status condition that was sent has been received and acknowledged (page 52).

  • Page 59: Speaking Into Microphone

    MISCELLANEOUS If you require additional information on the operation of a feature, contact your system operator. If the Keypad Programming option switch is available, you can reprogram some conventional channel parameters. Refer to “Keypad Programming” on page 38 for more information. Speaking Into Microphone For best results, hold the microphone about 1-2 inches from your mouth and speak at a normal conversational level.

  • Page 60: Licensing

    MISCELLANEOUS Licensing A government license is usually required to operate this transceiver on the air. Your system operator will normally handle the licensing requirements. Transceiver Service If “UNPROGRAMD” is displayed, the cause could be any of the following: • An unprogrammed channel is selected. Select a programmed channel.

  • Page 61: Index

    INDEX INDEX Conventional General Alias Project 25 Alphanumeric Display SMARTNET/SmartZone 11, 44 Antenna SmartZone Backlight Group IDs, Project 25 Battery Discharge Busy Channel Lockout 29, 36 Busy Indicator Busy Override Hardware Key Home Zone Select Call Alert (Paging) Call Guard Squelch Indicator Channel 15, 18...
  • Page 62 INDEX Mode Conventional Paging SMARTNET/SmartZone Answering Monitor Mode Initiating Monitoring Before Transmitting Password Multi-function Indicator Zone Penalty Timer Power On-Off Priority Calls Conv SMARTNET Priority Channel, Changing On-Off/Volume Control Priv. Conversation II Calls Operating Modes Placing Option Switch Receiving ALERT (Call Alert) Private (Unit-To-Unit) Calls BKLHT Programming...
  • Page 63 INDEX SMARTNET/SmartZone Mode Speaker Unit ID Speaking Into Microphone Squelch Control 19, 43 Standard Calls Voice Encryption Placing (Conv) Volume Level Placing (SMARTNET) Receiving (Conv) Receiving (SMARTNET) Zone 15, 18 Status Display Zone Password Status Messages Supervisory Tones Talk-Around Telephone Calls Placing (SMARTNET) Receiving (SMARTNET) Time-Out Timer...
  • Page 64 Part No. 002-5300-005 07-01hph Printed in U.S.A.

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