E.F. Johnson Company 5100 SERIES Service Manual

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5100 SERIES PORTABLE
DIGITAL/ANALOG
VHF/UHF/800 MHz
7.2 VDC
5 & 1 W (VHF), 4 & 1 W (UHF), 3 W (800 MHz)
Part No. 242-51xx-xxx
First Printing
September 2001
PRELIMINARY
ual

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  • Page 1 PRELIMINARY Service Manual 5100 SERIES PORTABLE DIGITAL/ANALOG VHF/UHF/800 MHz 7.2 VDC 5 & 1 W (VHF), 4 & 1 W (UHF), 3 W (800 MHz) Part No. 242-51xx-xxx First Printing September 2001...
  • Page 2 Part No. 242-51xx-xxx Copyright© 2001 by the E.F. Johnson Company The E.F. Johnson Company, which was founded in 1923, provides wireless communication systems solutions for public safety, government, and commercial customers. The company designs, manufactures, and markets conventional and trunked radio systems, mobile and portable subscriber radios, repeaters, and Project 25 digital radio products.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION Radio Wide Scanning ..... 2-8 Scan Resume Delay ..... . 2-9 Standard Mode Scan List .
  • Page 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT’D) TRANSCEIVER PROGRAMMING SMARTNET/SmartZone System Other ID’s Screen ......3-20 SMARTNET/SmartZone System Phone GENERAL .
  • Page 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT’D) TRANSMIT FREQUENCY LIST OF FIGURES DETERMINATION ....4-13 HARMONIC FILTER ....4-13 Front Panel Controls .
  • Page 6: General Information

    GENERAL INFORMATION SECTION 1 GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 SCOPE OF MANUAL optionally encrypted, and then transmitted using C4FM modulation according to the Project 25 stan- This service manual contains alignment and dard. This mode uses a channel spacing of 12.5 kHz. service information for the E.F.
  • Page 7: Secure Communication

    The warranty statement for this transceiver is available from your product supplier or from the A zone is a collection of up to 16 channels of any Warranty Department, E.F. Johnson Company, 299 type (conventional or SMARTNET/SmartZone). For Johnson Avenue, P.O. Box 1249, Waseca, MN 56093- example, a zone could include 12 conventional chan- 0514.
  • Page 8: Part Number Breakdown

    GENERAL INFORMATION 1.4 PART NUMBER BREAKDOWN E (Encryption and Security Software) A - No encryption The following is a breakdown of the part number B - SC20-460 used to identify this transceiver. Some combinations C - SC20-DES/460 are not available. 1.5 TRANSCEIVER IDENTIFICATION 242-51FT-SEC-OADE The transceiver identification number is printed...
  • Page 9: Factory Customer Service

    GENERAL INFORMATION Table 1-1 Accessories programmed using the PCTrunk software as described Section 3. For more encryption information, refer to Accessory Part No. Section 2.4.13. Batteries High capacity (2200 mAH) NiCd (std.) 587-5100-220 Programming Cable - This cable connects the trans- ceiver to the computer when performing Extra high capacity (3500 mAH) NiMH 587-5100-360 programming.
  • Page 10: Factory Returns

    If you have been given an RA number, reference this number on E.F. Johnson Company the Factory Repair Request Form sent with the unit. Customer Service Department...
  • Page 11 GENERAL INFORMATION 5100 SERIES PORTABLE SPECIFICATIONS The following are general specifications intended for use in testing and servicing this transceiver. For current advertised specifications, refer to the specification sheet available from your sales representative. Values are typical and are subject to change without notice.
  • Page 12: Operation

    OPERATION SECTION 2 OPERATION • 2.1 FEATURES Emergency alarms to alert dispatcher of emergency conditions • 2.1.1 GENERAL FEATU RES Emergency calls for high priority system access • Failsoft operation on a predefined conventional • Programmable for the following modes of channel if trunked system fails •...
  • Page 13: Controls And Display

    OPERATION Table 2-1: Programmable Option Switch Functions CONVENTIONAL MODE SMARTNET/SmartZone Mode Function See Section: Function See Section: Backlight 2.4.4 Backlight 2.4.4 Clear/Secure 2.4.13 Call Alert 2.7.7 Displayed Information 2.6.2 Call Response 2.7.4, 2.7.5 High/Low Power 2.6.10 Clear/Secure 2.4.13 Home Zone 2.4.9 Home Zone 2.4.9...
  • Page 14: Top Panel Controls

    OPERATION Display Up/Down Sw Option Keys Microphone Option Keys DTMF Keypad Speaker Full Keypad Model Limited Keypad Model Figure 2-1 Front Panel Controls 2.3.2 TOP PANEL CONTROLS Antenna On-Off Connector Volume Two-Color Indicator - Indicates the following conditions: Steady Red - Transmitter keyed, normal power. Flashing Red - Transmitter keyed, low battery (the low power mode is automatically selected).
  • Page 15: Side Controls

    OPERATION Channel Switch - This 16-position switch allows up 2.3.4 DISPLAY to 16 channels to be selected. This switch operates in conjunction with up to 16 programmable zones to allow up to 256 channels to be selected. SL Pri Call ID Scan Antenna Connector - Connection point for the antenna.
  • Page 16: General Operation

    OPERATION Call ID - Indicates that the display is showing the ID 2.4.3 POWER-UP PASSWORD of the calling party (see Section 2.7.4). General Scan - Indicates that system scan is activated (see Section 2.5). The power-up password feature prevents unau- thorized use of the transceiver.
  • Page 17: Option Switches

    OPERATION • when any key is pressed. It then automatically turns The indicator on the top panel flashes red in the off after a programmed delay so that battery drain is transmit mode and green in the receive mode. • minimized.
  • Page 18: Home Zone

    OPERATION 2.4.9 HOME ZONE 2.4.12 TRANSCEIVER OPERATING MODES The radio can be programmed with a home zone. Introduction Then when power is turned on, the radio can be programmed so that either the home or last selected Each selectable channel can be programmed for zone is automatically selected.
  • Page 19: Secure Communication

    OPERATION The control channel transmits and receives disabled and vice versa. More information on these system information to and from all radios registered on modes follows. the system. Therefore, once a control channel is found, it is continuously monitored for incoming call infor- 2.5.2 STANDARD SCANNING mation and is used to make call requests.
  • Page 20: Scan Resume Delay

    OPERATION • If the zone or channel is changed while radio wide 2.5.8 NUISANCE CHANNEL DELETE scanning, scanning continues normally. With standard scanning, channels can be tempo- 2.5.4 SCAN RESUME DELAY rarily deleted from the scan list, for example, if messages on a channel become annoying.
  • Page 21: Conventional Features

    OPERATION the selected channel is fixed and cannot be changed. modes, and to Section 2.7 for information on features Scanning may also be disabled on some channels. unique to the SMARTNET/SmartZone mode. 2. If scanning is enabled, turn it off by pressing the 2.6.2 DISPLAY MODE SELECTION Scan option switch.
  • Page 22: Monitor Mode

    OPERATION transmitter even if the channel is not in use. In this Off - Busy channel lockout is disabled and the trans- case, the channel must be monitored manually as mitter keys even if the channel is busy. follows: Noise - The transmitter is disabled if a carrier is Rx Indicator - With scanning disabled, note if the indi- detected on the channel.
  • Page 23: Penalty Timer

    OPERATION Tone Call Guard Squelch 1. Using the number keys, enter the number of the channel that is programmed with the code you want Tone-type Call Guard squelch utilizes subaudible to reassign to all channels (only channels 1-9 can be CTCSS tones from 67-254.1 Hz.
  • Page 24: Power Output Select

    OPERATION you are out of range of the repeater, you cannot talk to If a Project 25 (digital) channel is selected, anyone else on that channel even though the mobile pressing this switch selects the emergency mode and if you are calling may be only a short distance away. To the PTT switch is pressed, an emergency status is sent.
  • Page 25: Priority Channel Sampling

    OPERATION No Priority - No priority channel sampling occurs 0.25-4.00 seconds in 0.25-second steps can be when the list is selected. The radio transmits on the programmed. selected channel. Lookback Time B - This time determines how often Priority/Tx Priority - Priority sampling occurs and the priority channel is checked once an incorrect Call the priority channel is the one programmed in the Guard (CTCSS/DCS) or NAC code is detected.
  • Page 26: Dtmf/Ani Signaling

    OPERATION 2. Monitor the channel automatically or manually as 2.6.16 PROJECT 25 MODE FEATURES described in Section 2.6.3. Individual, Group, and NAC Codes 3. Press the PTT switch and the call proceeds as follows: Individual ID - Each transceiver that operates on Project 25 (digital) channels is programmed with •...
  • Page 27: Conventional Secure Communication

    OPERATION (cycling power does not reselect the old talk group). analog channels: SecureNet™ and 460 scrambling. Proceed as follows: More information on these protocols follows. 1. Select the channel to be changed and then press the SecureNet Talk Group Select option switch. SecureNet is a proprietary Motorola protocol that 2.
  • Page 28: Smartnet/Smartzone Features

    OPERATION with the 460 Scrambler, a Clear/Secure option switch With the SecureNet protocol, the following may be programmed. Pressing this switch changes the receive options can be programmed: transmission mode for the selected channel and momentarily displays either “CLEAR” or “SECURE”. No Autodetect - Only signals coded like the transmit signals are received.
  • Page 29: Enhanced Private Conversation Calls

    OPERATION at a fixed location). Most calls you make will probably Receiving a Standard Call be this type. When a SMARTNET/SmartZone group call is Placing a Standard Group Call received, the transceiver can be programmed to display the Individual ID of the calling mobile and/or 1.
  • Page 30 OPERATION • 3. Press the PTT switch to initiate the call. The display If the called party answers but the radio system is then indicates the alias of the destination radio. If busy, four low tones sound and “BUSY” is the entered digits do not correspond to a valid list displayed.
  • Page 31: Private Conversation Ii Calls

    OPERATION 2.7.5 PRIVATE CONVERSATION II CALLS 2. Using the 0-9 keys, enter the ID (all six digits) of the mobile unit you are calling. To erase the last digit, General press the key, and to cancel the call, press the CLR key.
  • Page 32: Telephone Calls

    OPERATION • To end the call when the conversation is complete Direct Entry Method (Full Keypad Models Only) or at any other time, press the CLR key. If the call is not answered within 20 seconds, it is automati- 1. With a SMARTNET/SmartZone channel selected, cally terminated.
  • Page 33: Call Alert

    OPERATION • If you are not authorized to make telephone calls, List Entry Method “REJECT” is displayed and a continuous tone sounds. End the call by pressing the CLR key. 1. With a SMARTNET/SmartZone channel selected, momentarily press the Call Alert option switch. The •...
  • Page 34: Messaging

    OPERATION Answering a Page 2. To change the displayed status, enter the index of the desired status if you know it or scroll through the list 1. When a page is received, the display indicates using the keys until you find the desired “PAGE”...
  • Page 35: Failsoft Operation

    OPERATION with a standard call. All calls that follow are then When responding to messages in the scan mode, emergency calls and they occur on the emergency programming determines if the response always talk group. occurs on the talk group of the call or the selected talk group (if they are different).
  • Page 36: Smartnet/Smartzone Secure Communication

    OPERATION • value of the current site as “RSSI x” and then returns The time-out timer is about to expire or the penalty to displaying the channel alias. timer has expired (Sections 2.4.10 and 2.6.7). • The conversation timer is about to expire (Section Searching For a New Site 2.6.8).
  • Page 37: Keypad Programming

    OPERATION Zone No. ZONE x CLR key PARM CHAN xx Wide/Nar Band Clone? Rx Freq Tx Freq Tx Timer Rx CG/NAC Tx CG/NAC Penalty Timer Tx Power Conver. Timer TOT On-Off Figure 2-3 Keypad Programming Flowchart Six Beeps 2.9 KEYPAD PROGRAMMING •...
  • Page 38: Cloning

    OPERATION shows the keypad programming mode menu structure 2.9.5 CHANNEL PROGRAMMING for this radio. Zone Selection The information which follows describes how the various parameters are programmed. When program- The zone containing the channel to be ming is complete, exit the keypad programming mode programmed must be selected if applicable.
  • Page 39 OPERATION Receive Frequency - When the Rx icon is indicated Transmit NAC - When “NAC xxx” is displayed with to the left of Pgm and a frequency or eight zeros is the Tx icon indicated to the left of Pgm , the receive displayed, the receive channel frequency can be NAC can be programmed the same as the Receive programmed.

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