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SRP9170/9180
USER MANUAL
 
 
 
ISSUE 2.2
Document Number: TNM-U-E-0089
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Date: May 2019
© Simoco Wireless Solutions 2019
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Simoco Wireless Solutions
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www.simocowirelesssolutions.com
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DE1 1NH.
Simoco Wireless Solutions
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Scoresby Victoria,
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Australia.
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www.simocowirelesssolutions.com

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  • Page 1     SRP9170/9180 USER MANUAL       ISSUE 2.2 Document Number: TNM-U-E-0089 Unrestricted Date: May 2019 © Simoco Wireless Solutions 2019                               Simoco Wireless Solutions...
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  • Page 3: Preface

    Whilst every endeavour has been made to eliminate any errors, some may still exist. It is requested that any errors or omissions noted should be reported to either of the following who are part of the Simoco Wireless Solutions group: Doc Number: TNM-U-E-0089 ISSUE 2.2...

  • Page 4: Document History

    TNM-U-E-0095 SRP9180 P25 Brief User Guide TNM-U-E-0102 SRP9180 Brief User Guide (General)   To order printed copies of this or any of the above publications, please contact Simoco Wireless Solutions. See the Support page for contact information.   A comprehensive list of documentation is available for download on the Simoco Wireless Solutions website www.simocowirelesssolutions.com...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 PREFACE DOCUMENT HISTORY RELATED DOCUMENTS LIST OF FIGURES PERSONAL SAFETY SAFETY PRECAUTIONS HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES BERYLLIUM & BERYLLIA RADIO FREQUENCY RADIATION DANGEROUS VOLTAGES RF EXPOSURE COMPLIANCE AND CONTROL GUIDELINES AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT (WEEE) NOTICE SUPPORT ABBREVIATIONS 2 GLOSSARY OF TERMS...
  • Page 6 7.7.1. Scan Screen 7.7.2. Scan-Edit Screen 7.8. DTMF OPERATION 7.9. KEYPAD LOCK 8 SETUP 8.1. SETUP SUB-MENUS 8.1.1. User Options 8.1.2. Mute Adjust 8.1.3. Contrast 8.1.4. Alert Volume 8.1.5. Radio Information 8.1.6. Phonebook Edit Menu 8.1.7. Add a New Entry 8.1.8.
  • Page 7 10.9. LIGHTWEIGHT CARRY CASE (PAR-9180CLBC2) 10.10. LIGHTWEIGHT CARRY CASE (PAR-9180CLBC3) 10.11. HEAVY DUTY CARRY CASE (PAR-9180CHSM) 10.12. LIGHTWEIGHT LAPEL FUNCTION SPEAKER MICROPHONE (PAR-9180LMS2) 10.13. FOUR FUNCTION SPEAKER MICROPHONE (PAR-9180LMS4) 10.14. FOUR FUNCTION ANTENNA SPEAKER MICROPHONE (PAR-9180LMR4) 10.15. GPS MICROPHONE (PAR-9180LMGM) 10.16.

  • Page 8: List Of Figures

    LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: SRP9180 Portable Controls. Figure 2: Menu Navigation. Figure 3: Channel Screen. Figure 4: Alert Tones. PERSONAL SAFETY SAFETY PRECAUTIONS These Safety Precautions, Warnings and Cautions advise personnel of specific hazards which may be encountered during the procedures contained in this document and that control measures may be required to prevent injury to personnel, and damage to equipment and/or the environment.

  • Page 9: Beryllium & Beryllia

    • On the label of the container in which it was supplied. • On the material Safety Data Sheet. • In any local Safety Orders and Regulations.WARNINGS     BERYLLIUM & BERYLLIA WARNING LITHIUM BATTERIES. THIS EQUIPMENT USES LITHIUM ION BATTERIES. REFER TO THE CONTROL OF SUBSTANCES HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH REGULATIONS (COSHH) 2002 AND/OR THE APPROPRIATE SAFETY DATA SHEET.
  • Page 10   • Servicing and upgrades of IECEx approved Intrinsically Safe radios and accessories must only be carried out by Simoco IECEx Intrinsically Safe trained staff, at locations that have been IECEx approved. Please contact Simoco Wireless Solutions for your nearest approved Service Department.
  • Page 11 RF ENERGY EXPOSURE AWARENESS AND CONTROL INFORMATION, AND OPERATIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FCC OCCUPATIONAL USE REQUIREMENTS Before using your Simoco portable two-way radio, it is important that you read these RF Energy Awareness and Control Information and Operational Instructions in order to ensure compliance with the Federal Communications Commissions (FCCs) RF exposure guidelines.

  • Page 12: Rf Exposure Compliance And Control Guidelines And Operating Instructions

    COMPLIANCE WITH RF EXPOSURE STANDARDS Your Simoco portable two-way radio is designed to comply with a number of national and international standards and guidelines (listed below) regarding human exposure to RF electromagnetic energy. This radio complies with the Institute of Electrical and...
  • Page 13 25 mm (1.0 inches) Table 1: RF Exposure Compliance Distances. Approved Accessories To obtain a list of other Simoco approved accessories contact Simoco Customer Services (see Support page for details). SIMOCO UHF CBRS OPERATION Simoco radio products SRP9170TU, SRP9180TU, SRP9170UW, SRP9180UW,...
  • Page 14 With either CTCSS or Selective Calling operation, a function key should be assigned for ‘Monitor-Reset’ that will disable these options. The ‘Monitor-Reset’ key operation in Simoco radios is a toggle function.   When multiple-tone Selective Calling is being used, the cumulative transmission time of these tones should not exceed 3 seconds in any 60-second period.

  • Page 15: Waste Electrical And Electronic Equipment (Weee) Notice

      Where the term SRP9180 is used, reference can also be applied to the SRP9170, except where the keypad is used. PAGINATION This manual is divided into a number of sections, each section deals with one aspect of the system.

  • Page 16: Support

    Email:customer.service@simocowirelesssolutions.com Technical Support In order to streamline support requests and better serve our customers, at Simoco Wireless Solutions we utilize a support ticket system. Every support request is assigned a unique ticket number, which customers can use to track the progress and responses online.
  • Page 17 A link to the online Simoco Wireless Solutions Group Support Centre Ticket Tracking system is provided www.simocowirelesssolutions.com/support   If you still require further technical assistance after raising a support ticket, please contact us via the email addresses or via the Technical Support Helpline numbers below.

  • Page 18: Abbreviations

    ABBREVIATIONS Abbreviation Meaning Automatic Number Identification ANSI American National Standards Institute COSHH Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health CTCSS Continuous Tone Coded Squelch System Digital Coded Squelch Digital Signals Processor DTMF Dual Tone Multi Frequency Electronic Serial Number Federal Communications Commission Field Personality Programmer Global Positioning System ICNIRP...

  • Page 19: Glossary Of Terms

    2 GLOSSARY OF TERMS A summary of common radio terms and some other terms used in this document, and their meanings, are given below.     Alert Tones These are tones emitted by the transceiver to indicate an invalid entry or operator error. Current Phonebook This is the entry the Phonebook Screen would display if Entry...
  • Page 20 up’ of specific mobiles, portables and controllers. Such a system may be used to pass messages as a data message to a specific user or group of users. It can be used to provide remote switching facilities and to provide access control into community repeaters or similar devices.

  • Page 21: Introduction

    This guide describes the facilities that are currently available and can be programmed into the Private Mobile Radio (PMR) mode of the SRP9180 radios.   The SRP9180 model features a keypad and seven function keys, the SRP9170 model has seven function keys but no keypad. 3.2. CONFIGURATION Before you can use the SRP9180, it must be configured using the FPP.

  • Page 22: Front Panel Controls

    4 FRONT PANEL CONTROLS Figure 1: SRP9180 Portable Controls.     Control Function Rotate clockwise to turn on the radio and then set volume to desired On/Off/Volume level. Selector Switch Rotate the switch to select the desired channel. ABC Switch Programmer configurable three position function switch.
  • Page 23 Control Function Function Programmer configurable function key. It is typically programmed as ▼ Key F2 the Down key for scrolling. Function Programmer configurable function key. It is typically programmed as ▲ Key F3 the Up key for scrolling. Programmer configurable function key. It is typically programmed as Function the Send Channel Encode key.

  • Page 24: Menu System

    5 MENU SYSTEM The SRP9180 radio software uses a programmed menu structure to enable the operator to access the radio options. The structure of the menu can be configured using the FPP to meet a customer’s specific needs. The menu structure of the radio is illustrated overleaf in Figure 2.  ...
  • Page 25 Figure 2: Menu Navigation. Doc Number: TNM-U-E-0089 ISSUE 2.2 Page...

  • Page 26: Main Menu Screens

    6 MAIN MENU SCREENS 6.1. CHANNEL SCREEN The Channel Screen shows the current channel and allows it to be changed. Figure 3: Channel Screen.   Several Icons can be displayed in the Icon Line as shown in Table 3.   ICON INDICATION A filled speaker icon indicates that a signal is present and the...

  • Page 27: Phonebook Screen

    The ▼ /▲ keys are used to change the channels from the channel screen. The portable’s selection switch may also be used to change channels. The Keypad may also be used to enter numbers directly, which temporarily appear on the Message Line (overwriting the Channel Name), e.g. changing channels from the keypad can be done by entering the channel number and pressing the # key.

  • Page 28: Send Message Screen

    The Selcall Status is selected here and can be sent from this Screen.   Use the ▼ /▲ keys to scroll through the Status List entries.   Pressing the OK key will send the displayed Status to the Current-Phonebook-Entry.   Alternatively, if the Status Number is known, the Keypad can be used to enter the number, which is sent (to the Current-Phonebook-Entry) when the OK key is pressed.

  • Page 29: Stored Calls Screen (Selcall)

    A total of 237 characters may be entered.   When the message is complete, press the OK key to send it.   The screen will then prompt for the address to send it to with “Enter No.”. Enter the data address and then press OK. The message will be sent  ...

  • Page 30: Setup Screen

    The enelope icon will show in the main Channel Screen when there is an entry in this screen. A “Bip” tone is emitted every few seconds when a new message is stored here.   Use the M key and the ▼ /▲ keys to select the Stored Calls screen.

  • Page 31: Common Functions And Facilities

    7 COMMON FUNCTIONS AND FACILITIES 7.1. SWITCH ON/SWITCH OFF Turn the On/Off/Volume knob clockwise to switch the portable radio on.   The display will illuminate and show a “Welcome Message” and the Selcall Identity of the radio.   After a brief time delay, the display will revert to the Idle Screen, at which time the radio is ready for use.

  • Page 32: Receiving

    7.4. RECEIVING The radio will listen on the displayed Channel.   The Solid Speaker Icon will show when a valid signal is being received and audio will be heard at the loudspeaker.   An Outline Speaker Icon will show if a signal is present but the audio is muted for some reason (e.g.

  • Page 33: Selcall Functions

    SELectively CALLed. 7.6.1. Receiving a Selcall A number of different options can be set up by the FPP to sound various alert tones when a Selcall is received. Consult Simoco wireless Solutions for a detailed explanation of the radios configuration.  ...

  • Page 34: Other Selcall Functions

    7.6.3. Other Selcall Functions The SRP9180 has several other functions that affect how the radio operates with received signals or Selcalls. These are described later in this manual in the following sections:-   • Section 9.1 – Monitor/Reset. • Section 9.3 – Reset. •...

  • Page 35: Scan-Edit Screen

    To temporarily skip the channel from the Scan-Group, press OK then select Skip. Skipped channels are restored when a different Scan Group is selected or if Scan is exited. The Priority Channel cannot be skipped.   OK: Edit is only active for User Scan Groups and opens up the Scan-Edit Screen for the selected Scan Group, which allows channels to be added, deleted or set as the priority channel (see below).

  • Page 36: Dtmf Operation

    Note:-“Member” and “Priority” text strings will only be displayed if the channel is a member of the group.   7.8. DTMF OPERATION When DTMF is enabled, DTMF tones can be sent using the Keypad from the main Channel Screen. Pressing 0, 1, …, 9, * and # will send the associated tones when the PTT is pressed.

  • Page 37: Setup

    8 SETUP The Setup sub-menus allow the operator to edit/modify the operation of some of the general functions of the radio. The FPP can restructure or restrict access to any or all of these menus and may restructure them according to specific requirements. 8.1.

  • Page 38: Alert Volume

    Press OK or Back to accept the setting and return to the Idle Screen. 8.1.4. Alert Volume This Screen allows you to set the level of the Alert Volume Beep Tone in relation to the current Volume setting. The level can be set in 63 steps over the range -31 to +31.

  • Page 39: Edit An Existing Entry

    Enter the new Entry number using the keypad......Press OK..................Next, enter new Entry text using the ABC keypad (see Section 6.1.6.4 below)........Press OK again to exit back to the Idle Screen......8.1.8. Edit an Existing Entry Use the ▼ /▲ keys to select the required Phonebook Entry and then Press OK.

  • Page 40: Delete An Entry

    Note:- The special Function key F6 is often programmed as Reset.   8.1.9. Delete an Entry Use the ▼ /▲ keys to select the required Phonebook Entry and then press OK. Use the ▼ /▲ keys to select ‘Delete’ and then press OK to delete the Entry and exit back to the Idle Screen.

  • Page 41: Special Function Keys

    This section lists Functions that may be programmed to the Function keys F1 to F6. Selected functions may also be programmed into the Three Position Function Switch. Consult Simoco Wireless Solutions for those functions that have been programmed in to your radio.

  • Page 42: Alarm

    9.10. ALARM Put the portable into Alarm mode. 9.11. REPEATER DEFEAT (TALKAROUND) Allows the radio to transmit on the reverse frequency on a Repeater Channel. When the key is pressed again (or the Channel is changed) the transmit frequency reverts to the original setting. 9.12.
  • Page 43 Note:-The ABC switch on the top of the portable may be programmed for mode change. Doc Number: TNM-U-E-0089 ISSUE 2.2 Page...

  • Page 44: Accessories

    10 ACCESSORIES The following accessories are available for the SRP9180 portable radio. Contact Simoco Wireless Solutions for further information.   WARNING LITHIUM BATTERIES. THIS EQUIPMENT USES LITHIUM ION BATTERIES. REFER TO THE PERSONAL SAFETY PAGES.   10.1. LITHIUM ION BATTERY (PAR-9180BATL2X) Capacity of 2200 mAh, non-intrinsically safe battery.

  • Page 45: Vehicle Mounted Charger (Par-9180Crgv)

    10.8. VEHICLE MOUNTED CHARGER (PAR-9180CRGV) Charger for in-vehicle charging of the portable. 10.9. LIGHTWEIGHT CARRY CASE (PAR-9180CLBC2) Carry case for light duty use with PAR-9180BATL2/i. This carry case MUST be used with Intrinsically Safe radios. 10.10. LIGHTWEIGHT CARRY CASE (PAR-9180CLBC3) Carry case for light duty use with PAR-9180BATL3/i.

  • Page 46: Programming Lead

    10.17. PROGRAMMING LEAD (MAR-9180PRLDU Universal Serial Bus (USB) programming lead for use with the FPP when configuring the radio. 10.18. BELT CLIP (PAR-9180CLIP) Belt Clip for belt widths of up to 50 mm. The clip screws onto the rear of the battery. 10.19.

  • Page 47: Troubleshooting

      If these checks are OK and you are still unable to switch the radio on, please see the Simoco Departmental contact details on the Support page and contact either the Technical Support Helpline or Customer Services for further advice.

  • Page 48: Appendix A: Alert Tones And Messages

    Appendix A: ALERT TONES AND MESSAGES 11.1. ALERT TONES Figure 4: Alert Tones. 11.2. MESSAGES Messages are displayed on the Message Line to give the user additional information.     Called Indicates Selcall state (for flashing Asterisk icon). On Call Indicates Selcall state (for solid Asterisk icon).
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