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  • Page 1 TM8235 mobile User’s Guide www.taitworld.com...
  • Page 3 övriga rele- Vea también: http://eudocs.taitworld.com/ vanta bestämmelser som framgår av direktiv Suomi 1999/5/EG. Tait Electronics Limited vakuuttaa täten että Se även: http://eudocs.taitworld.com/ TMAA4C, TMAB1C, TMAH5C & TMAC0C MMA-00051-01 Issue 1 © Tait Electronics Limited June 2006. All rights reserved.
  • Page 4 To our European customers: Tait Electronics Limited is an environmentally responsible company which supports waste minimization and material recovery. The European Union’s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive requires that this product be disposed of separately from the general waste stream when its service life is over. Please be environmentally responsible and dispose through the original supplier, your local municipal waste “separate collection”...

  • Page 5: Safety And Compliance Warnings

    Safety and compliance warnings Radio frequency exposure information For your own safety and to ensure you comply with the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) radio frequency (RF) exposure guidelines, please read the following information before using this radio. Using this radio You should use this radio only for work-related purposes (it is not authorized for any other use) and if you are fully aware of, and can exercise control over, your exposure to RF energy.

  • Page 6: Radio Frequency Emissions Limits In The Usa

    0.9m (35 inches) between people and the antenna. This is the minimum safe distance. Use the radio only with Tait-approved antennas and attachments, and make only authorized modifications to the antenna otherwise you could damage the radio and violate FCC regulations.

  • Page 7: Health, Safety And Electromagnetic Compatibility In Europe

    Website: To download the formal declaration of conformity, go to http://eudocs.taitworld.com/. A signed and dated paper copy of the declaration of conformity can be obtained from Tait Europe Limited. Electromagnetic compatibility in European vehicles In the European Community, radio equipment fitted to auto- motive vehicles is regulated by Directive 72/245/EEC, as amended by 95/54/EC.

  • Page 8: En 60950 Requirements (25 Watt Radios)

    cover the electromagnetic compatibility of electrical or elec- tronic equipment fitted to automotive vehicles. Note: To meet the requirements of Directive 72/245/EEC (as amended by 95/54/EC) installation of this product in a vehicle must be performed according to the instructions provided, and any guidelines of the vehicle manufacturer.

  • Page 9: Your Radio's Settings

    Your radio’s settings Use the following tables to list your radio’s programmed settings. Function key settings Trunked Conventional Access numbers (this radio) Prefix: Fleet: Identity: Via PABX: Via PSTN: Commonly called unit and group numbers Number Description Number Description...
  • Page 10 Preset calls Number Description Number Description Conventional channels and groups Access number Description Access Number Description...

  • Page 11: Table Of Contents

    Contents Safety and compliance warnings ..........3 Radio frequency exposure information ............3 Radio frequency emissions limits in the USA ..........4 Health, safety and electromagnetic compatibility in Europe ......5 Electromagnetic compatibility in European vehicles ........5 EN 60950 requirements (25 watt radios) ............. 6 Safe radio operation ...................
  • Page 12 When your radio won’t turn on ..............37 Removing the microphone ................ 37 Reinstalling the microphone ..............38 Removing the radio from the vehicle ............38 Describing the radio’s audible tones ............39 Tait general software licence agreement ......... 41...

  • Page 13: About This Guide

    About this guide This user’s guide provides information about your TM8235 mobile radio. If you need further assistance or your radio does not operate as you expect, contact your radio provider. Website: For information about how to install your TM8200 radio, go to http://support.taitworld.com/.

  • Page 14: Copyright Information

    Copyright information All information contained in this guide is the property of Tait Electronics Limited. All rights are reserved. This guide may not, in whole or in part, be copied, photocopied, reproduced, translated, stored, or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form, without prior written permission from Tait Electronics Limited.

  • Page 15: Getting Started

    Getting started This section provides a brief description of your radio’s controls and indicators. The following topics are covered in this section: about the radio controls understanding the radio indicators about scrolling lists. About the radio controls The radio controls are the PTT key, volume control, on/off key, scroll keys, clear and shift keys, and function keys.
  • Page 16 press-to-talk (PTT) key radio status LEDs microphone green speaker amber display on/off key volume control microphone socket function key 1 clear key scroll keys shift key function key 2 Symbol Name Function PTT key Press to call the number on the display, press and hold to transmit, and release to listen Volume control Rotate to change the speaker volume On/off key...

  • Page 17: About The Keypad Microphone

    About the keypad microphone Your radio may have a keypad microphone installed. The keypad microphone has a PTT key as well as twelve alphanu- meric keys, two scroll keys, and shift and clear keys. The PTT key, and the scroll, clear and shift keys work in the same way as those on the control head (see “About the radio controls”...

  • Page 18: Understanding The Radio Indicators

    Dialling Call to code #41# Cancel call diversion *49# Do not disturb #49# Cancel do not disturb #50# Resume normal channel hunting (site-select diagnostic function, enabled during programming) **n# Abbreviated dialled codes (1-9) Understanding the radio indicators The radio’s LED indicators and audible tones—together with the radio display—all combine to give you information about the state of your radio.
  • Page 19 Status LED indicators Meaning red status LED Glowing: your radio is transmitting (transmit) Flashing: your transmit timer is about to expire, or your radio is stunned green status Glowing: you are receiving activity (conventional mode) or your radio is actively in a call (MPT trunked mode) (receive) Flashing (conventional mode): you have activated monitor amber status...
  • Page 20 Display messages Message Meaning Called party busy: the called party is engaged on another call or does not accept your call Conventional mode: you are currently operating on a conven- tional channel (in this example, channel ID 01), or group Call cancelled: the call has been cleared down before a traffic channel is assigned Callback: your call has reached the other party and they did not...

  • Page 21: About Scrolling Lists

    Message Meaning Preset call: the current item in the scrolling list is a preset call (in this example, preset call 1) PABX call: you have received a call from another party via a Private Automatic Branch Exchange Phone call: you have received a call from another party via the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) PIN entry: you must enter your PIN number to unlock the radio Site select: a new control channel has been selected using the...
  • Page 22 Whole-number scrolling in trunked mode The scroll list in trunked mode contains a list of valid MPT numbers. Scroll through the list until the number you want is displayed, then press the PTT to call the number. The list starts from the number that is currently on the display, and contains the following numbers (in order): Number range Description P00-P99...

  • Page 23: Basic Operation

    Basic operation This section describes the basic operation of your radio. The following topics are covered in this section: turning the radio on and off entering your personal identification number checking that your network is available adjusting the speaker volume making a call making a preset call receiving a call...

  • Page 24: Checking That Your Network Is Available

    Checking that your network is available The amber LED glows whenever your radio has access to the MPT trunked network. If the amber LED is flashing, your radio is attempting to access the MPT trunked network. If the LED remains flashing, your radio may be out of the network coverage area.
  • Page 25 Dialling a call using the shift key and scroll keys Press the shift key to begin dial- ling. The first character is selected, and flashes on and off. Use the scroll keys change the first character if required. For three-digit numbers, select a digit between 1 and 9.

  • Page 26: Making A Preset Call

    To dial a call using the alphanumeric keys on a keypad micro- phone: Dial the number of the call using the keys If you are dialling a preset call number that is the same as a call to another radio, then you need to dial a leading 0. For example, dial 23# to call radio 23 and dial 023# for preset call number 23.
  • Page 27 Making a preset call by whole-number scrolling or dialling To make a preset call, you can use whole-number scrolling, dial the number using the shift key and scroll keys, or dial the number using the alphanumeric keys on a keypad micro- phone.

  • Page 28: Receiving A Call

    Receiving a call When you receive a call, your radio may display the caller’s number and respond in one of two ways, depending on the way it was programmed and the way your network operates. On-air call setup: The radio gives a ring and automatically accepts the call.

  • Page 29: Re-Establishing A Call

    Call time limit In MPT trunked mode, the length of your call may be limited by the network or by your radio. Your radio may be programmed to display the time remaining for your call, when the time remaining is under 10 minutes. In this example, there are 9 minutes and 59 seconds remaining.

  • Page 30: About Emergency Operation

    About emergency operation In an emergency you may be able to summon help by send- ing an emergency call. After making the call, your radio may be programmed to enter emergency mode. While emergency mode is active, your radio may cycle between receive and transmit, so that your dispatcher or the called party can hear any activity near your radio.
  • Page 31 Cancelling emergency mode Reset the radio to normal operation at any time by turning the radio off and then on. Note: Emergency mode may be programmed to end after a fixed period of time. In this case, there is no need to turn the radio off and then on in order to return the radio to normal operation.

  • Page 32: Operating In Conventional Mode

    Operating in conventional mode The following topics are covered in this section: changing to conventional mode selecting a channel checking that a channel is clear communicating directly with other radios making a call receiving a call scanning voting changing back to trunked mode.
  • Page 33 To change to a conventional channel or group by whole- number scrolling: Press the scroll keys until the number between 101 and 110 is showing on the display. Press the PTT key. Dialling a conventional channel or group using the shift key and scroll keys Press the shift key to begin dial- ling.

  • Page 34: Selecting A Channel

    Dialling a conventional channel or group using the alphanumeric keys on a keypad microphone If your radio has a keypad microphone installed, you can dial a conventional channel or group using the alphanumeric keys. For information about entering characters using the keypad microphone, see “About the keypad microphone”...

  • Page 35: Communicating Directly With Other Radios

    Note: Your radio may be programmed to activate monitor whenever the microphone is off the microphone clip. To activate monitor you may be able to either: remove the microphone from the microphone clip, or use a programmed function key. Activating monitor by using a function key Press the monitor function key to activate monitor and hear any traffic on the channel.

  • Page 36: Making A Call

    Making a call Select the required channel or scan group. Check that the channel is clear. If the green LED is glowing, the channel is busy and you may not be able to transmit. Once the channel is clear (the green LED is off), lift the microphone off the microphone clip.

  • Page 37: Scanning

    Scanning The scan function is used to monitor a programmed group of channels, looking for activity. When activity is detected on a scan group channel, the radio stops on that channel. The amber LED flashes and, if the channel signalling is valid, the radio unmutes and you can hear the call.

  • Page 38: Voting

    Voting A group of channels carrying the same traffic can be grouped together in a voting group. When you press the function key assigned to voting or scroll to the voting group, the best communication channel is always selected for you to use. Nuisance delete If you wish to delete one of the channels from the voting group, you can use the function key assigned to nuisance...

  • Page 39: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting The following topics are covered in this section: when your radio won’t turn on removing the microphone reinstalling the microphone removing the radio from the vehicle describing the radio’s audible tones. When your radio won’t turn on If the red, green and amber LEDs on the control head do not light up when the radio is turned on, it is likely that no power is reaching the radio.

  • Page 40: Reinstalling The Microphone

    Reinstalling the microphone Caution: The microphone grommet must be installed when- ever the microphone is plugged into the micro- phone socket. Plug the microphone into the microphone socket. Slide the microphone grommet along the microphone cord and push two adjacent corners of the grommet into the microphone socket cavity.

  • Page 41: Describing The Radio's Audible Tones

    Describing the radio’s audible tones The following table summarizes the radio’s audible tones. Action and tone Meaning two short Radio turned on: the radio is powered on and beeps ready to use one short beep after Radio locked: you need to enter your personal the power-up beeps identity number (PIN) before you can use the radio one long, low-...
  • Page 42 Action and tone Meaning two high-pitched beeps Radio's temperature is very high: the radio's temperature is in the very high temperature range and all transmissions will now be at low power; if the radio's temperature rises outside this range, transmissions will be inhibited continuous low- Radio system error: a system error has occurred pitched tone...

  • Page 43: Tait General Software Licence Agreement

    THIS LICENCE WILL BE TERMINATED AUTOMATICALLY AND WITHOUT MERGE IT INTO ANOTHER PROGRAM FOR YOUR USE NOTICE FROM TAIT IN THE EVENT THAT THE LICENSEE ON THE SINGLE MACHINE ANY PORTION OF ANY FAILS TO COMPLY WITH ANY TERM OR CONDITION...
  • Page 44 LIMITED TO BREACH OF CONTRACT AND TAIT S SOLE AND TOTAL LIABILITY FOR ANY SUCH CLAIM SHALL BE LIMITED AT THE OPTION OF TAIT TO THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF THE SOFTWARE OR FIRMWARE OR THE REFUND OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE SOFT...
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