JEM Radio II Operation Manual

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JEM Radio II

Operation Guide

Manual P/N M09999-999
2115 Victor Place
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80915
800.284.0399
www.jemcom.com

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Samuel B. Schatz
March 15, 2025

Is it possible for a radio channel to change back to the home setting when the power is cut off to the radio, and then restored? As an example : if the locomotive shuts down, and then restarts, temporarily cutting the power to the radio unit while it restarts. Once it restarts , power is restored to the radio unit .

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  • Page 1: Operation Guide

    JEM Radio II Operation Guide Manual P/N M09999-999 2115 Victor Place Colorado Springs, Colorado 80915 800.284.0399 www.jemcom.com...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    JEM Radio II Operation Guide Table of Contents Display .................................... Channel Entry ................................. Shortcuts ..................................Text Messages ................................. Buttons .................................... Headset Use ..................................IP Network Use ................................Virtual Control Head ............................... Secondary Control Head ..............................Menus ....................................GENERAL ................................AUDIO ..................................
  • Page 3: Display

    JEM Radio II Operation Guide Display The normal display will show the 6 digit AAR channel number in enlarged print. The home channel number and channel label (if there is one) along with the volume. The home channel label is displayed on the 4 line.
  • Page 4: Channel Entry

    JEM Radio II Operation Guide Channel Entry A channel entry consists of entering 6 digits. The first 3 are the AAR TX channel and the second three are the AAR RX channel. The default RAN of 01 (Freq, 67.0Hz) will automatically be used on digital channels when the channel is changed.
  • Page 5: Buttons

    • Pressing RAN when on an analog channel will display “PLL _ _ __” (Feature needs to be enabled, refer to JEM Radio II Software Guide.) • Pressing Home followed by # will revert to the previous Channel/RAN/PLL that the radio was...
  • Page 6: Headset Use

    JEM Radio II Operation Guide Headset Use The radio has been designed so that headsets can be used directly with the radio without the use of external boxes that contain amplifiers/mixers and volume controls. The radio has independent volume control of the "fixed" level audio outputs on the 6 and 12 pin connectors on the deck and 6 pin connector on the head when it's installed separate from the deck.
  • Page 7: Secondary Control Head

    JEM Radio II Operation Guide Secondary Control Head A second control head can be connected to the 12 pin connector and used on the conductor side of the locomotive.
  • Page 8: Menus

    Appendix E) menu hierarchy. Note, some of these features can be disabled during programming if the customer does not want users altering audio or NXDN settings. Please refer to the JEM Radio II Software Guide for more information. 
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  • Page 9: General

    JEM Radio II Operation Guide GENERAL GENERAL DESCRIPTON 1 BRIGHTNESS Values (1 – 4) that control how bright the display is 2 VOL OFFSET Controls the relative volume of the speaker outputs on pins M&N of the 12 pin connector to the level of the panel speaker.
  • Page 10: Audio

    JEM Radio II Operation Guide AUDIO AUDIO DESCRIPTON 1 <USER 1> The connection to the 6 pin connector 2 <USER 2> The connection to the 12 pin connector 3 <USER 3> The connection to the 6 pin connector on the back of the head when it is mounted separately from the deck.
  • Page 11: Nxdn

    INFO INFO DESCRIPTON “Serial Number” DECK VER JEM supplied firmware for the deck of the radio HEAD 1 VER JEM supplied firmware for the head of the radio HEAD 2 VER JEM supplied firmware for the 2nd head of the radio if there is one.
  • Page 12: Cable Connectors

    JEM Radio II Operation Guide Cable Connectors Remote Control Head Connector (19-Pin) Signal Audio Out Hook 1 Mic Audio 3 Speaker - Speaker + RXF 232 TXF 232 PTT 1 Mic Panel...
  • Page 13: Power Connector (4-Pin)

    JEM Radio II Operation Guide Power Connector (4-Pin) Signal Description + 74 Vdc Primary isolated input voltage - 13.6 Vdc Radio common (chassis) - 74 Vdc Primary isolated input voltage + 13.6 Vdc Regulated radio voltage input *Only one supply voltage can be used at a time.
  • Page 14: Accessories Connector (12-Pin)

    JEM Radio II Operation Guide Accessories Connector (12-Pin) Signal Description Remote Mic Remote microphone audio input Mic Ground Remote microphone ground Remote PTT Input signal for remote transmit activation PTT Return PTT reference (common) Remote Audio Low level audio output + 13.6 Vdc...
  • Page 15: Pll Frequency Lookup Table

    JEM Radio II Operation Guide (Appendix A) PLL Frequency lookup table When on an analog channel, PLL frequencies could be entered using the RAN button with the following conversion table. 2 Digit Code Frequency (Hz) 2 Digit Code Frequency (Hz) NO TONE 167.9...
  • Page 16 JEM Radio II Operation Guide (Appendix B) Default Values Setting Value Volume Offset Audio Out 1 Audio Out 2 Audio Out 3 Mic 1 Mic 2 Mic 3 Mic 2/3 Mic 1/3 Mic 1/2...
  • Page 17 JEM Radio II Operation Guide (Appendix E) MAIN 1 <GENERAL> 2 <AUDIO > 3 <NXDN> 4 <INFO> AUDIO GENERAL DIGITAL INFO 1 <USER 1> 1 DFLT RANTX 1 BRIGHTNESS 2 <USER 2> 2 DFLT RANRX DECK VER 2 VOL OFFSET 3 <USER 3>...

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