Tait Orca 5010 User Manual

Tait Orca 5010
Conventional
Portable Radio
User Guide

Getting Started

First Use of Radio
Radio Configuration
Your Tait Orca radio has been
IMPORTANT
configured for your requirements by
Long condition the
your authorised Tait Dealer or your
battery. Refer to the
company administrator. Therefore,
Battery Charger
some functions will vary in operation
User Guide.
or will not be available. The
configuration information can be
written onto this User Guide.
Install the
Batteries
Battery
Install the
Use Tait Orca 5000 NiCd/NiMH
Antenna
batteries or Tait Orca Elan/Excel/Eclipse
NiCd/NiMH batteries. For more
information on batteries, refer to the
Battery Care Guide.
Short Condition the IMPORTANT
battery every week. Do not put Tait Orca 5000 batteries
into older battery chargers. Tait Orca
5000 NiCd/NiMH batteries are ONLY
for Tait Orca battery chargers with
software version 2.07+.
Parts
Turn
If any parts are damaged or missing,
on radio, Press PTT to
report this to your authorised Tait dealer
adjust speaker volume, Talk. Release
select channel. immediately.
to Listen.
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Main Items
16-way Selector
On/Off and
Volume
Antenna
Function
LED
Key 1
Speaker
Function
Standard
Key 2
Microphone
PTT
Press to Talk,
Release to Listen.
Handset
Microphone
Notes
Radio Identification
Group Information Emergency Call Numbers
Making Calls
16-way Selector Function Key
To make a call, turn to select to the desired
To make a call, use a short press or
Channel or Scan Group, then press PTT a long press to operate the function
to talk, release PTT to listen. keys 1&2. Then press PTT to talk and
release PTT to listen. See Radio
Configuration for settings.
Function Key 1
Press PTT to
talk. Release
Function Key 2
PTT to listen.
Press PTT to talk.
Release PTT to listen.
External
When you select a Scan Group
Function
of Channels, scanning for activity
Keys 1 and 2
will begin automatically.
Standard Operation
Illustration shows the
recommended method
for standard operation.
Use the upper
microphone to speak.
Flash slow
Handset mode
Illustration shows
the recommended
method for use in
handset mode.
Use the lower
microphone to speak.
Looking after your Radio
Phonetic
Your radio does not require routine maintenance. However, it is a
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Alphabet
sophisticated electronic device and should be treated with care.
Alpha A
u Clean the radio, accessories and charger weekly using a clean dry lint-free
Bravo B
cloth. When cleaning, do not use solvents, detergents, alcohol, aerosol sprays
Charlie C
or petroleum-based products.
Delta D
Clean the electrical contacts on the battery and charger weekly using a fibre
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Echo E
glass pencil, or the graphite tip of a type 4h (#4) or harder pencil.
Foxtrot F
u Do not put the radio and accessories in fluids.
Golf G
Do not drop the radio onto hard surfaces, place it down carefully.
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Hotel H
Do not use if the radio, antenna or accessories are damaged.
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India I
Repairs and modifications must only be carried out by a Tait approved dealer.
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Juliet J
u Always have the D-Clip or protective cover installed to protect
Kilo K
the radio from dust ingress and electrostatic discharges.
Lima L
Mike M
Troubleshooting
November N
Oscar O
Fast
Papa P
flash
High pitch beep
Quebec Q
twice, short
Radio is incorrectly
Romeo R duration.
configured. Contact
The temperature is too
Sierra S
your authorised Tait
high. You should stop
Tango T
dealer or your company
transmitting and allow
Uniform U
administrator.
the radio to cool down.
Victor V
Whisky W
Battery is
Low pitch
Low pitch
X-ray X
beep every
too low
beep, long
Slow flash
Yankee Y
5 seconds.
to operate duration.
Zulu Z
the radio. Turn
Battery is low.
Charge the battery. off the radio.Charge the battery.
Performance
To maintain the optimum performance of the radio:
Use only the supplied antenna.
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u Use only the radio and accessories for their design purpose.
Use only accessories that are approved by Tait Electronics Ltd.
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u Avoid high temperatures. If the temperature exceeds 80ºC (176ºF) the radio will make
two short high-pitched beeps and will not work. Temperatures above 90ºC (194ºF) cause
permanent damage to the radio.
Selcall Calls
Preset/Fixed Selcall
Select a Selcall Channel.
Select the appropriate Function Key
to make the call:
Short press or Long press
Preset Call #1
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Preset Call #2
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Fixed Selcall Sequence
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Press PTT to talk.
Release PTT to listen.
Receive a Selcall Call
Press PTT to talk. There is usually no need to
respond to a Group Selcall.
Flash fast
Using the PTT
Deferred Callback for Selcall: If busy, the call will be sent when
Press PTT to talk to all persons
the Channel is free: up to 15 tries (if configured).
on the same Channel. Release
To cancel Selcall: Use the function key to turn the monitor off (auto-
PTT to listen. You can only
quiet timer), wait for the auto-quiet timer, or turn the radio off then on.
transmit or receive on one
Channel at a time.

Conventional Features

Squelch
Squelch allows reception of
intellgible signals that are above
the factory-set signal threshold,
thus reducing noise. Set via the
Menu to city or country.
Handset Mode
Speaker volume is reduced so that
radio can be held near to the ear
like a cellphone. Press PTT to talk,
release PTT to listen.
Monitor Mode
Listen to all traffic and all groups
Checklist
on a channel. Monitor mode
u Is radio turned on?
automatically turns off after a preset
Is correct channel selected?
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time.
u Is battery installed on radio?
u Is battery charged?
It can be reset by the despatcher or
Is antenna damaged?
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when some types of calls are made.
u Is battery charger working?
It can be configured to override
Selcall (Selcall mute) or both Selcall
High pitch and CTCSS/DCS.
beeps.
Fast flash
CTCSS/DCS Mode
Radio is stunned. Standard Mode
Contact the despatcher.
Sub-audible tones
Users on the same
enable specific
Channel can hear
the message. calls to Channels
or Groups.
Repeater
Receive
Radio Configuration
Short press is less than 1 second
Long press is more than 1 second
Emergency Calls and
Note: Function keys use a toggle action e.g. on/off
One Touch Selcalls
Disabled
Tones: Beeps on / off
You may need to Select a
Economy Mode Control on / off
Selcall Channel.
One Touch Call (Selcall)
Channel's DTMF Preset
Fixed Selcall Sequence
Select the appropriate Function Key
Preset Call #1 (Selcall)
to make the call:
Preset Call #2 (Selcall)
Emergency (Selcall)
Nuisance Delete
Repeater Talk Around on / off
Short press or Long press
Repeater Access Tone
Emergency Call
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Handset Mode on / off
One Touch Call
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Low Power on / off
Toggle Monitor on / off
Disable Monitor
Squelch Override on / off
Press PTT to talk.
Release PTT to listen.
Handset
Mode
16-way
Selector
Indicators
Flash fast
Squelch Override
This overrides the squelch feature so
that all signals are made audible.
Radio power-up sequence
This may improve the signal reception
in marginal areas, but will likely
increase noise. It cannot be activated
when a scan group is selected. Set
Flash
via a function key. Transmit at low power
slow
Nuisance Delete
If a Channel in a Scan group is busy
for a long time and you do not want
to listen to the conversation, you
Steady
Flash
can temporarily remove it from the
medium
scanning regime using Nuisance
Channel is busy
Delete.
To apply Nuisance Delete to the
currently selected Channel, press
the function key (if configured). This
will remove the currently selected
Channel from the scanning regime.
Select the Scan Group again to reset
and remove Nuisance Delete.
Repeater talk
around (RTA)
Selcall Mode
Audible tones (beeps)
enable selective calls
to be made to
Individuals or Groups.
Repeater
Repeater
Receive Ignore Receive
F1 F2
External
Write your settings
Short Long Short Long 1
Press Press Press Press
Inactivity
Volume
seconds
=
Slow flash = every 2 seconds
Medium flash = every 1 second
Fast flash = four per second
Steady
Medium pitch
beep, short
duration, twice.
Transmit at normal power
Flash medium Flash slow
Handset mode
Medium pitch beep,
Low pitch beep,
short duration. short duration.
Function turned on Function turned off
Flash medium Flash slow
Monitor or Squelch Override Economy mode
Flash fast
Call received but not answered
Medium pitch warble, long
Flash fast continues until answered.
duration, repeating.
Flash Steady Flash
slow medium
Scan Group for
activity or greatest Activity detected
signal strength on a Scan Group
Medium pitch beep, long Low pitch beep, for
duration, three times. 1.5 seconds.
Transmit timer
Call time is almost up,
10 seconds to go has expired
Low pitch beep, long duration. Medium pitch beep,
short duration, two
No transmit
times.
Channel is busy or transmit is
inhibited by Selcall muting. Wait Squelch Override
or use a free channel.
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