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  • Page 1 T2020 Operator's Manual...

  • Page 2: Limited Warranty

    In consideration of the payment of the Licence Fee which forms part of the price you paid for products you acquired from Tait or its subsidiary or agent (the "products") and our willingness to be bound by the terms of this agreement, Tait grants to you as Licencee the non-exclusive right to use the copy of a Tait software program included in the products, (the "Software").
  • Page 3 Tait with a copy of the Licencee's purchase receipt; or If a diskette is supplied and if Tait is unable to deliver a replacement diskette which is free from defects in material or workmanship, the Licencee may terminate this Agreement by returning the Software to Tait.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Page To Switch On ..............1 To Select a Channel .

  • Page 5: To Switch On

    Status Channel Alphanumeric T2020 Front Panel Controls and Indicators To Switch On Switch the radio on by rotating the volume knob about one-third of a turn clockwise. You will feel a click as the knob leaves the 'off' position. The display will show a power-up message and the radio then emits two short tones, beep.beep.

  • Page 6: To Select A Channel

    T2020 Operator's Manual To Select a Channel Each channel has two labels associated with it: its number and its name. Your Tait dealer will advise you of the channel numbers and names for your radio. (The name or 'alphanumeric label' may also have other information such as a Selcall identity associated with it - see the section "To Make a Call (Selcall Option Fitted)".)

  • Page 7: To Transmit

    Your radio may be fitted with the ability to hush (mute) another device such as a car stereo, to enable you to hear a call better. Consult your Tait dealer to see if this facility is active on your radio.

  • Page 8: Economiser Mode

    If the radio receives a call for you, it will also restore itself to full activity immediately. Some options do not allow channel monitoring in this way, but simply prevent you from transmitting if the channel is busy. Consult your Tait dealer to see if this applies to your radio.

  • Page 9: To Scan Channels

    Channels to be scanned are assembled into groups. Each group is assigned a channel number and programmed into your radio. Consult your Tait dealer to find out the number, label and channel contents of each of your scan groups. To start scan operation, select the appropriate scan group in the same way as selecting an ordinary channel.

  • Page 10: To Make A Call (Selcall Option Fitted)

    Your radio may have been preprogrammed with the ability to make a 'one touch' call to one other user; usually your base or despatcher - check with your Tait dealer. To call this user, press the key for about one second.
  • Page 11 Your T2020 may be programmed to display the status of the called unit as follows: if no acknowledge sequence was detected after a period of time, the display will show "-NO ACK-";...

  • Page 12: To Receive A Call (Selcall Option Fitted)

    (the horn in your car, for example) to attract your attention. (Consult your Tait dealer to see if this option is fitted.) The external device will also sound for a predetermined time before stopping.

  • Page 13: Advanced User Operations

    T2020 is now in the repeater talk around mode. Call Queuing (Selcall Option Fitted) This feature will enable the storing of up to 10 caller identities. Consult your Tait dealer to find out if this feature has been enabled for your radio.
  • Page 14 T2020 Operator's Manual Accessing The Call Queue The call queue can be accessed through the Function Menu Entry mode. This is the same mode as that used to alter the user options. To enter this mode, press the key. The last item viewed previously will appear in the display.

  • Page 15: To Divert A Received Call (Selcall Option Fitted)

    T2020 Operator's Manual Queuing Calls The caller identity and the channel of the received call will be put on the Call Queue when: the internal alert (ringing) of the received call stops; another call is received before the previous one is queued.
  • Page 16 If another sequence is required, the numeric keypad can be used to enter the new diversion sequence. Note that the correct sequence length must be entered (consult your Tait dealer for more information on this). Pressing the will confirm the diversion sequence and put the radio into Call Diversion mode.

  • Page 17: To Send Dtmf Tones (Dtmf Option Fitted)

    The keypad on the T2020 may also send Dual Tone Multi-Frequency tones (consult your Tait dealer to see if this option is fitted to your radio). This gives you the ability to dial telephone numbers if your radio network has an interconnection to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) or to send tones as control codes to remote devices.

  • Page 18: Alphanumeric Entry Mode

    DTMF tone D Alphanumeric Entry Mode The T2020 contains a number of memory locations which are able to be accessed with an alphanumeric entry or label from the keypad. The alphanumeric label may be the same as a channel name or it may be a quite separate word, person's name or acronym which helps you find the appropriate memory location.

  • Page 19: To Change The Selcall Status Code (Selcall Option Fitted)

    T2020 Operator's Manual For example: You wish to call your BASE which monitors a channel called REGION2 and has the Selcall code, 24624. The sequence of keystrokes, and the corresponding display characters, " ", might look like this: "MARLEY6" (the last label entered) [ABC] "*"...

  • Page 20: Emergency Operation (Selcall Option Fitted)

    To Alter User Options Whilst most of the features available on the T2020 radio are able to be customised with the Tait programming software, some may be directly accessible to you, to alter according to your own requirements.

  • Page 21: Other Selcall Features

    Other Selcall Features Your T2020 radio may be programmed with other Selcall functions. Consult your Tait dealer for more information on these functions: quiet status interrogation (QSI)

  • Page 22: Warning (Vehicle Installations)

    T2020 Operator's Manual Warning (Vehicle Installations) Do not allow any part of your body to come within 20cm of the antenna for more than a few minutes while the radio is transmitting, unless there is an intervening metal screen. Do not touch the antenna while the radio is transmitting.
  • Page 23 T2020 Operator's Manual 'Alphanumeric' sets your radio in a mode where it accepts key-presses on the number keys as being a letter or a number character. (Each number key represents three letters.) The radio cannot tell which of the four characters you...

  • Page 24: Appendix A2 Indicator And Display Functions Explained

    T2020 Operator's Manual keying the label or acronym into it, until it has enough characters to be able to distinguish the word from all similar words it has in its memories. For example: Suppose your radio has two channel labels programmed into it: BASE and BASIL.
  • Page 25 T2020 Operator's Manual 'Status' indicates that your radio is ready for you to select a status code relating to your current activity. You may use the keys to choose a status code or description. 'Channel' indicates that your radio is ready for you to enter information to enable it to select a new channel.
  • Page 26 If it does not, and the (WAIT) indication is not present, your radio may be malfunctioning and you should consult your Tait dealer. "SCAN" 'SCAN' indicates that your radio is sampling each of a group of channels for any activity.

  • Page 27: Appendix B Installation

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