Motorola MICOM-2ES Owner's Manual

Motorola MICOM-2ES Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE HF-SSB TRANSCEIVERS Support for MIL-STD-188-141B Supplement to Owner’s Guide IMRMB008 best radio for worst events...
  • Page 3 Seller, or if appropriate, to specifications accepted by Seller in writing, during the period shown. Motorola, at its option, will either repair or replace the product or refund the purchase price thereof, and such action on the part of Motorola shall be the full extent of Motorola's liability hereunder.
  • Page 4 Accordingly, any copyrighted Motorola computer programs contained in the Motorola products described in this instruction manual may not be copied or reproduced in any manner without the express written permission of Motorola. Furthermore,...
  • Page 5 MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE HF-SSB TRANSCEIVER ALE Support for MIL-STD-188-141B Motorola Supplement to 1720 West Paul Dirac Drive, Owner’s Guide Tallahassee 32310 FL, USA Cat. No. IMRMB008...
  • Page 7: General Safety Precautions

    Warnings, Cautions and Notes Warnings, Cautions and Notes The following notations are used to place special emphasis on procedures, or to call attention to precautionary measures. An operating procedure, practice and so forth, which if not followed correctly, could result in personal injury, or loss of life. Warning An operating procedure, practice and so forth, which if not followed correctly, could result in damage to, or destruction of equipment.
  • Page 8 This radio device is NOT authorized for general population, consumer or similar use. Motorola, Inc. 2003 8000 W. Sunrise Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33322 Printed in USA. 7/03 ________________________________________________________________________________________________...
  • Page 9 RF exposure and helpful instructions on how to control your RF exposure. Your Motorola two-way radio is designed and tested to comply with a number of national and international standards and guidelines (listed below) regarding human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic energy. This radio complies with the IEEE (FCC) and ICNIRP exposure limits for occupational/controlled RF exposure environments at usage factors of up to 50% talk-50% listen.
  • Page 10 Radio Installation Manual. These mobile antenna installation guidelines are limited to metal body vehicles. Use only the Motorola-approved, supplied antenna or a Motorola- approved replacement antenna. Use of non-Motorola-approved antennas, modifications, or attachments could damage the radio and may violate FCC regulations.
  • Page 11 Warnings, Cautions and Notes Electromagnetic Interference/Compatibility Nearly every electronic device is susceptible to electromagnetic interference (EMI) if inadequately shielded, designed, or otherwise configured for electromagnetic compatibility. It may be Note necessary to conduct compatibility testing to determine if any electronic equipment used in or around vehicles or near fixed site antenna is sensitive to external RF energy or if any procedures need to be followed to eliminate or mitigate the potential for interaction between the radio transmitter and the equipment or...
  • Page 12 MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide Operational Warnings For Vehicles with an Air Bag Do not mount or place a mobile radio in the area over an air bag deployment area. Air bags inflate with great force. Warning If a radio Is placed in the air bag deployment area and the air bag inflates, the radio may be propelled with great force and cause serious injury to occupants of the vehicle.
  • Page 13: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Table of Contents Page Introduction ....................1 Menu Updates....................1 New ALE Features ..................6 Selective Calling ..................6 ALE Addressing Method ................6 Address and Call Types ................7 Using ALE Functions in the Channel Mode ..........13 Entering the ALE Mode................
  • Page 14 MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide ________________________________________________________________________________________________ viii...
  • Page 15: Introduction

    Introduction Introduction This Supplement to the “MICOM-2E/2R ALE HF-SSB Transceivers Owner’s Guide”, Publication 68P02952C60-A, provides you with information on the full support for ALE in accordance with the MIL-STD-188-141B (previous versions supported only MIL-STD-188-141A). This new feature is available only on new versions (Version CK) of the MICOM-2E/2RS/2TS ALE HF-SSB transceivers (which are described in the “Supplement to Owner’s Guide”, Publication 6886872J01).
  • Page 16 MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide CH Mode . . . MORE MORE BAND MODE SLOW -200 CLAR FAST HIGH +200 CLIP ATTN Only for ALE . . . MORE RCLV CALL Note 1 Note 2 SEND BDIR SOUND PAGE MORE MULT SEND...
  • Page 17 Menu Updates FREQ Mode . . . MORE MORE BAND MODE SMPX SLOW CLAR -200 DPLX FAST HIGH +200 CLIP Notes 1. The RCLV item appears only if the ATTN received signal level display is not permanently enabled using MENU>PROG>RAD>PRMT>RCLV. Frequency 2.
  • Page 18 MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide PROG Menu LANG ENGLISH FRENCH ESPA CHAN PRMT OPTS TUNE MORE MORE BAUD DPWR PTBP KBBP TONE ATTN RCLV 0.25 HIGH HIGH MORE MORE FREQ BAND MODE STOR ERAS SMPX SLOW DPLX FAST HIGH Figure 4.
  • Page 19 Menu Updates PROG Menu LANG ENGLISH FRENCH ESPA MORE AUTO STOR ADDR EDIT ERAS MORE MORE MORE ILNK BDLK MLQA MxCH PTOT AUTO ERAS EXAL QCAL ALRT WILD AADR ERAS SAVE SAVE --> MORE NAME MEMB CHAN ERAS SELF MORE MORE EDIT EDIT...
  • Page 20: New Ale Features

    MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide New ALE Features This section covers the new ALE features that meet the requirements of MIL-STD-188-141B. This includes a description of selective calling features, and operating instructions for the various types of ALE calls. This includes new call types, as well as call types already supported under MIL-STD-188-141A but have been expanded under new version.
  • Page 21: Address And Call Types

    New ALE Features In the following sections, “A,” “B,” “C” or “D” indicates any alphanumeric character other than “@” or “?”. Note MICOM 2 has the capacity to store and use 100 addresses of up to 15 characters each. MICOM 2 will reject addresses longer than 15 characters, and will notify you with an UFA WRONG message.
  • Page 22 MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide Table 1. Use of “@” Stuffing Symbol (Cont.) Pattern Interpretation @ A @ “Selective AllCall” global address: each station with the same last character “A” stop scanning and listen (unless this function is inhibited “AnyCall”...
  • Page 23 New ALE Features • A receiving station will accept a wildcard character as a substitute for the alphanumeric character in its own address that occupies the same position. This means that the wildcard character is a substitute for any of 36 characters and digits (A to Z, 0 to 9) in the Basic 38 character subset.
  • Page 24 MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide Table 2. Use of “?” Wildcard Symbol (Cont.) Pattern Interpretation @ @ A “Selective AnyCall”: see Table 1 “Global AnyCall”: see Table 1 @ @ ? “Selective AllCall”: see Table 1 @ A ? @ ? @ “Global AllCall”: see Table 1 ? @ ?
  • Page 25 New ALE Features AnyCalls An AnyCall is a general broadcast similar to AllCall with the difference that it requests responses, without designating any specific addressee(s). Therefore, an ALE station may use the AnyCall to generate responses from essentially unspecified stations, and thus it can identify new stations and connectivities. The global AnyCall address is @@?.
  • Page 26 MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide Using the MultiNet Feature Normally, a radio operating in the ALE mode receives and transmits only in its currently selected net. However, there are operational scenarios in which it is beneficial to enable radios to use the ALE functions while still being aware of what is going on in additional nets (for example, firefighters and paramedics must often respond to the same emergency), and be able of answering a call in another net.
  • Page 27: Using Ale Functions In The Channel Mode

    New ALE Features Messages The ALE enables you to create, send or receive alphanumeric messages (“paging” messages) in accordance with the AMD (Automatic Display Message) definition in Federal Standard FS-1045. The messages are displayed on the receiving station LCD display, and can be up to 90 characters long.
  • Page 28: Entering The Ale Mode

    To use the ALE mode, first it must be enabled as explained below. Enabling the ALE Mode To enter the ALE mode: 1. Press MENU to display the Menu screen. MOTOROLA MENU If you see SCAN next to F3, first enable the ALE functionality using...
  • Page 29 Some of the ALE features can also be preprogrammed using the RSS, but the RSS does not support most of the new ALE features per MIL-STD-188-141B. ALE Mode Options Figure 6 shows the operator options available in the ALE mode. MOTOROLA CALL CALL SEND...
  • Page 30: Receiving And Transmitting Calls In Ale Mode

    MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide Receiving and Transmitting Calls in ALE Mode The information appearing in this section updates the ALE operating instructions presented in previous publications. Therefore, if your radio set supports MIL-STD-188-141B, use only Note the ALE operating instructions appearing in this Supplement. The MICOM 2 supports the following types of ALE calls in accordance with MIL-STD-188-141B: •...
  • Page 31 New ALE Features Receiving Calls in ALE Mode When your MICOM 2 receives a call, it displays its type and the source address. MOTOROLA You are also notified when a message is attached: if a FROM !ABC message is received, the name of the calling station is preceded by an exclamation mark.
  • Page 32 AnyCall is received but it does not display, nor lets you hear Note the call. At the end of the AnyCall, the radio automatically returns to the scanning mode. MOTOROLA ANYCALL When an AnyCall is received, the display flashes an AllCall alert that alternates ANYCALL with the calling...
  • Page 33 New ALE Features MOTOROLA If the received call includes a message, an exclamation FROM !ABC:PACK mark precedes the station name, and the name is CALL followed by a colon and the message. If the calling station name and message are too long and...
  • Page 34 MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide (F3) displays the channel on which the link was established, and the LQA score of the current link. • If the name of the station you are linked to is not in your directory, this function will not be available. •...
  • Page 35 New ALE Features MORE selects the transmit power level (LOW, MED, HIGH or (MORE, MORE, F1) MAX). MODE selects the operation mode (SSB, AME or PLT). (MORE, MORE, F2) controls the automatic gain control function (fast/slow/off). (MORE, MORE, F3) selects the filter bandwidth, (MORE, MORE, F4) MORE RCLV...
  • Page 36 MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide Using the Caller Stack The caller stack stores information about unanswered calls. The stack entry contains the self-address of the calling station, and any message sent by the calling station when it sent the call set up request. The stack can contain up to 10 calls. The radio records an address in the stack only once, even if the same caller made several unanswered calls.
  • Page 37 Disconnecting Calls When you are in the link state, your radio can communicate with at least one other ALE station. To disconnect an incoming call: MOTOROLA Press the key. This disconnects the link and returns END CALLING the radio to the mode used before the link was established.
  • Page 38 Note Selecting the Desired Net To select a net: 1. Press MENU and select (F3). MOTOROLA NET# The radio displays current active net number, flashing. MOTOROLA 2. To change the currently used net, press the UP/DOWN keys, or enter the net number on the CALL keypad, and then press ENTER.
  • Page 39 Calls to an Individual Station To transmit an individual call with MultiNet OFF: 1. Press CALL (F1). MOTOROLA CALL The radio displays the last called address. This may 1001 be a station address, or any other type of address (for...
  • Page 40 MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide MOTOROLA 5. After the link is established, you will see a LINK LINK 1234 message. Now you may press the PTT and start SEND PAGE CHAN MONs talking. If the link with the selected station cannot be set up, you will see for a few seconds a flashing NO LINK message.
  • Page 41 6. After the link is established, you will see a LINK message. Now you may press the PTT and start talking. 7. To disconnect the link, press the key. To transmit on a specific channel: MOTOROLA CALL 1. Initiate a call as explained above (page 25 or 26) 1009 and select the desired station.
  • Page 42 Double-press the PTT of your microphone or handset. The radio automatically tries to contact the last called station. During this process, you will see TO alternating with the MOTOROLA number of the channel on which the set up request is 1234...
  • Page 43 There are ten programmable Autodial addresses, where each can include a message. See Auto Dial Parameters on page 61 for details on programming the Autodial list. To use Autodial to send a call: MOTOROLA CALL SELECT#_ 1. Press # on the keypad.
  • Page 44 This is also true for net calls and group calls. To transmit an individual call with a message: MOTOROLA CALL 1. Initiate a call as explained above (page 25 or 26) 1009 and select the desired station.
  • Page 45 New ALE Features To send a message during a call (link state): 1. Press PAGE (F2). MOTOROLA LINK If this function key is not displayed, you 1009 cannot send a message in the present SEND PAGE CHAN MONs mode. Note 2.
  • Page 46 The special call types are reached under a special submenu, designated MULT (see Figure 6 for its organization). To select a special call type: 1. Press CALL (F1). MOTOROLA CALL The radio displays the last called address. This may 1001 be a station address, or any other type of address (for SEND...
  • Page 47 New ALE Features Option Capabilities See Page … Group call – call directed to a group of individually selected stations. Groups can be preprogrammed, but you can also select the stations to be called and save the selection for reuse. Up to five groups can be defined. AnyCall –...
  • Page 48 MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide To send global AllCall using the key: MOTOROLA 1. Press continuously for a few seconds. The GL ALLCALL radio starts sending the GL AllCall. STOP ANYs During this process, you will see TO alternating with...
  • Page 49 New ALE Features To send selective AllCall: MOTOROLA CALL 1. Press CALL (F1). 1001 The radio displays the last called address. SEND PAGE CHAN MONs MOTOROLA CALL GL ALLCALL 2. Press MORE once. MULT PAGE CHAN MONs MOTOROLA CALL 3. Press...
  • Page 50 MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide MOTOROLA LINK 9. After a delay, you will see LINK, and you can start SL ALLCALL talking. SEND PAGE GLOB MONs 10. Press PAGE (F2) if you want to send a message. See page 31 for details.
  • Page 51 (an ALE Programming option) in order to be able to Note transmit net calls. To transmit a net call: 1. Press CALL (F1). MOTOROLA CALL The radio displays the last called address. 1001 If you see the net you want, skip directly to Step 5 SEND PAGE...
  • Page 52 MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide Transmitting Group Calls Group calls let you call several individual stations in your net (at least 2) at once. Thus, you can use a group call to communicate with a few select stations, while other stations can still communicate at will, using other channels available to your net.
  • Page 53 New ALE Features To transmit a group call: 1. Press CALL (F1). MOTOROLA CALL The radio displays the last called address. 1001 If you see the group you want, skip directly to Step 6 SEND PAGE CHAN MONs below, otherwise continue as explained below.
  • Page 54 1. Press CALL (F1) and select the GRP option, as you do to start a group call (page 38). 2. The first group displayed is always group 1. If this MOTOROLA CALL is the group you want, skip directly to Step 3 below,...
  • Page 55 DIR for stations that can be added, and ADDED for those already added. If the station you want to add to the group is not in the MOTOROLA directory: !" Enter the new station using the keypad. If SAVE <--...
  • Page 56 CALL (F1) to start a call. To transmit an AnyCall: 1. Press CALL (F1). MOTOROLA The radio displays the last called address. CALL 1001 If you see the address you want (that is, you want to SEND PAGE...
  • Page 57 New ALE Features 6. Select the AnyCall address: MOTOROLA ENDING:_ • To send a general AnyCall, press (F1). PAGE CHAN MOTOROLA • To send a selective AnyCall, enter the desired ENDING:1_ character (any character except #, @ or ?). <--...
  • Page 58 CALL (F1) to start a call. To transmit a wildcard call: 1. Press CALL (F1). MOTOROLA The radio displays the last called address. CALL 1001 If you see the address you want (that is, you want to SEND PAGE...
  • Page 59 New ALE Features MOTOROLA CALL 4. Press MORE again to display the next page. WILD SELF ANYs MOTOROLA CALL WILD 5. Press WILD (F1) to start. SEND PAGE CHAN SELs MOTOROLA WILD 6. Press (F4). PAGE CHAN MONs If you try to send...
  • Page 60 MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide MOTOROLA LINK 12. After a delay, you will see LINK with the wildcard ?135? address flashing. SEND PAGE MONs MOTOROLA 13. Confirm the link set up by pressing ENTER or the LINK ?135? PTT. The address stops flashing, and you can start...
  • Page 61 New ALE Features MOTOROLA CALL 1007 5. Press SELF (F2) to start the self-call. SEND PAGE CHAN SELs MOTOROLA 6. You may select now a specific channel to perform CALL the call, by pressing CHAN (F1). See details on SEND...
  • Page 62 When MultiNet is enabled, you will be prompted for a net number Note as soon as you press CALL (F1) to start a call. To execute a bidirectional handshake with an individual station: MOTOROLA 1. Press (F2) to enter the LQA menu. BDIR SOND CHAN SELs 2.
  • Page 63 New ALE Features During the bidirectional handshake process, you can press STOP (F1) or to abort the entire process. Note To execute a bidirectional handshake with a net: MOTOROLA 1. Press (F2) to enter the LQA menu. BDIR SOND CHAN OK s 2.
  • Page 64 30, 60, 90, or 120 minutes, or can be set to OFF. Sounding can also be initiated manually whenever necessary, even if automatic sounding is enabled. To manually initiate sounding: MOTOROLA 1. Press (F2) to enter the LQA menu. BDIR...
  • Page 65 New ALE Features Using the Inlink Function When the inlink function is enabled (see instructions in the ALE Options Configuration section starting on page 59), the MOTOROLA DISC stations participating in a call are automatically notified by a 1001 DISC message whenever another participant leaves...
  • Page 66 MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide Transmitting ALE Calls in the Channel Mode The ALE option is available in both the ALE and Channel modes and therefore, the radio can also answer ALE calls. The transmission process is similar for both operating modes, with the following differences: •...
  • Page 67: Ale Programming

    After locating the required ALE parameter in the Programming menu, you can change it by pressing the function key next to the parameter name, and then press the UP/DOWN keys to scroll or set parameters. To enter the ALE Programming mode: MOTOROLA MENU 1. Press MENU to display the Menu screen.
  • Page 68: Programming Nets

    MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supple ment to Owner’s Guide Description See Page … • Directory: configuration of the ALE address list. • Messages: preparation of AMD messages to be sent with ALE calls. You can also edit, or prepare a new message, on-line. Note •...
  • Page 69 ALE Programming • Edit the net name and the self-address: NAME • NET: Define or edit the net names. It is not allowed to use a name already used as a self-address, nor an address already appearing in the address directory. •...
  • Page 70: Default Values

    MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide • Configure net options, including: sounding, silent network, LQA request, scan rate, home acknowledgment, monitor acknowledgment, occupancy detection, master/slave definitions, AllCall options and tune time. • Copy all parameters from one network to another. This function is useful if you are defining a new network and wish to base most of its parameters on an existing network, for instance if you need to use different frequencies/channels for day and night communication, but...
  • Page 71: Setting The Net Options

    ALE Programming Setting the Net Options Use this menu to configure net options. The following sections explain the purpose of the net options. For detailed instructions, refer to Part II of this manual. • Sounding Parameters: define the interval (in minutes) at which SOND automatic sounding is performed (30, 60, 90 or 120 minutes), or define sounding as a manual function.
  • Page 72: Directory Parameters

    MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide • Tune Time: select the tuning time. Tuning time is the maximum TUNE time the current ALE waits for the called station to tune (this is the tune-in time of the slowest tuner in the net). The tune time is added to the calculated response time.
  • Page 73: Ale Options Configuration

    ALE Programming ALE Options Configuration This menu enables you to configure the following ALE options: • PTT Timeout: the time (in minutes) which elapses between the PTOT moment you release the PTT button, until the ALE disconnects the link. The allowed range is 1 to 10 minutes. •...
  • Page 74 MICOM-2ES/2RS/2TS ALE Supplement to Owner’s Guide • MultiNet: enable/disable the scanning of multiple ALE nets. When enabled, this feature lets the radio communicate with stations in nets other than the currently selected net. • MxCH Maximum Scan Channels: when MultiNet is enabled, the time needed for scanning all the nets may be rather long.
  • Page 75: Auto Dial Parameters

    ALE Programming • • ILNK • BDLK When configuring ALE options, you do not need to define all parameters – change only those for which the factory-default values are not suitable. Auto Dial Parameters Auto Dial enables you to set shortcuts for calls to frequently called stations, with or without automatically attaching messages when a station is called: •...
  • Page 76: Using The New Station Address Filter

    To edit the received addresses and add addresses to the ALE directory: 1. Press MENU (F1) and select (F2) MOTOROLA 2. When addresses are stored in the new received 5061 addresses stack, you will see the (F2) option. ERAS...

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