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CSI CS800 Instruction Manual

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CS800
Mobile Radio
(This is a revised Version of the CSI Manual. The Information contained was created by
Independent Radio Operator. Connect Systems does not have any responsibility for its content.
Document created as an aid to other radio operators. User assumes complete responsibility for
using this document.)
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  • Page 1 CS800 Mobile Radio (This is a revised Version of the CSI Manual. The Information contained was created by Independent Radio Operator. Connect Systems does not have any responsibility for its content. Document created as an aid to other radio operators. User assumes complete responsibility for...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents MOBILE INSTALLATION ....................5 DC POWER CABLE CONNECTION ................ 6 FIXED STATION OPERATION ................... 7 REPLACING FUSES ....................8 ANTENNA CONNECTION ..................8 ACCESSORY CONNECTIONS ................... 9 EXTERNAL SPEAKER .................... 9 MICROPHONE ......................9 PC CONNECTION ....................... 9 YOUR FIRST QSO......................10 GETTING ACQUANTED ....................
  • Page 3 Remote Monitor ...................... 16 Initiating Remote Monitor ..................16 Scan Lists ........................17 Scan .......................... 17 Starting and Stopping Scan ................... 18 Responding to a Transmission During a Scan ............18 Deleting a Nuisance Channel ..................18 Restoring a Nuisance Channel .................. 18 Contacts Settings.......................
  • Page 4 Managing Sent Text Messages ................27 Sending a Sent Text Message ................28 Deleting all Sent Text Messages from Sent Items ..........28 Receiving a Text Message ..................28 Reading a Text Message ..................28 Managing Received Text Messages ..............29 Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox ..............

  • Page 5: Mobile Installation

    PREPARATION MOBILE INSTALLATION To install the transceiver, select a safe, convenient location inside your vehicle that minimizes danger to your passengers and yourself while the vehicle is in motion. Consider installing the unit at an appropriate position so that knees or legs will not strike it during sudden braking of your vehicle.

  • Page 6: Dc Power Cable Connection

    DC POWER CABLE CONNECTION The vehicle battery must have a nominal rating of 12 Never connect the transceiver to a 24 V battery. Be sure to use a 12 V vehicle battery that has sufficient current capacity. If the current to the transceiver is insufficient, the display may darken during transmission, or transmit output power may drop excessively.

  • Page 7: Fixed Station Operation

    FIXED STATION OPERATION In order to use this transceiver for fixed station operation, you will need a separate 13.8 V DC power supply (not included). The recommended current capacity of your power supply is 14 A or more. Connect the DC power cable to the regulated DC power supply and ensure that the polarities are correct (Red: positive, Black: negative).

  • Page 8: Replacing Fuses

    If the fuse blows, determine the cause, then correct the problem, After the problem is resolved, replace the fuse. If newly installed fuses continue to blow, disconnect the power cable and contact your authorized CSI Dealer or an authorized CSI service center for assistance.

  • Page 9: Accessory Connections

    ACCESSORY CONNECTIONS EXTERNAL SPEAKER If you plan to use an external speaker, choose a speaker with an impedance of 8 ohms. external speaker jack accepts a 3.5 mm (1/8") mono (2-conductor) plug. MICROPHONE For voice communications, connect a 600 ohm microphone equipped with an 8-pin modular plug into the modular socket on the front of the main unit.

  • Page 10: Your First Qso

    YOUR FIRST QSO Are you ready to give your transceiver a quick try? Reading this section should get your voice on the air right away. The instructions below are intended only as a quick guide. If you encounter problems or there is something you would like to know more, read the detailed explanations given later in this manual.

  • Page 11: Rear Panel

    (Power) switch Press to switch the transceiver power ON or OFF. 2. MENU key could be programmed to press by your dealer. Note: To brief. this manual just uses as the MENU/OK key later. 3. Navigation Key could be programmed to turn or press in menu mode.

  • Page 12: Microphone

    MICROPHONE 1. PTT(Push-to-Talk) Switch Press and hold to transmit. Release to receive. 2. Dkey (Menu/OK key) 3. A key(Cancel Key) 4. B,C(Navigation Key) 5. 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, * ,0,#(Number Key) Basic Operations Make a Call (Selecting a Zone) A zone is a group of channels. Your radio supports up to 250 zones, with a maximum of 16 channels per zone.

  • Page 13: Receiving And Responding To A Group Call

    To unscramble a privacy-enabled call, your radio must have the same Privacy Key, OR the same Key Value and Key ID (programmed by your dealer), as the transmitting radio (the radio you are receiving the call from). Receiving and Responding to a Group Call To receive a call from a group of users, your radio must be configured as part of that group.

  • Page 14: Making A Radio Call

    NOTE: The radio stops receiving the All Call if you switch to a different channel while receiving the call. During an All Call, you will not be able to use any programmed button functions until the call ends. Making a Radio Call You can select a channel, subscriber ID, or group by using: -The Channel Selector Knob -A programmed One Touch Call button...

  • Page 15: Making A All Call

    You can also make a Private Call via Contacts or perform a quick alphanumeric search for the required alias via a keypad entry. Making a All Call This feature allows you to transmit to all users on the channel. Your radio must be programmed to allow you to use this feature.

  • Page 16: Monitoring Features (Analog)

    The Talkaround setting is retained even after powering down. Monitoring Features (Analog) Monitoring a Channel Use the Monitor feature to make sure a channel is clear before transmitting by listening for activity on the channel. Procedure: 1. Press the programmed Monitor button and listen for activity. The monitor icon appears on the display.

  • Page 17: Scan Lists

    Use the menu. 1. Press to access the menu, 2. Press to Contacts and press: to select 3. Press to the required subscriber alias or ID and press to select Press to Manual Dial and press to select, Key in the subscriber alias or ID and Press select 4.

  • Page 18: Starting And Stopping Scan

    Starting and Stopping Scan Procedure: Press the programmed Scan button to start or stop Scan. Follow the procedure below. 1. Use the Channel Selector Knob to select a channel programmed with a scan list. 2. Press to access the menu. 3.

  • Page 19: Contacts Settings

    Contacts Settings Contacts provides "address-book" capabilities on your radio. Each entry corresponds to an alias or ID that you use to initiate a call. Additionally, each entry, depending on context, associates with ONE of five types of calls: Group Call, Private Call, All Call, PC Call or Dispatch Call, PC Call and Dispatch Call are data-related.

  • Page 20: Activating And Deactivating Call Ringers For Text Message

    7. The display shows Turn On, Press to enable Call Ringers for Private Calls. The display shows Private Call Ringer On, The display shows Turn Off, Press to disable Call Ringers for Private Calls, The display shows Private Call Ringer Off. Activating and Deactivating Call Ringers for Text Message You can turn on or off the ringing tones for a received Text Message Procedure:...

  • Page 21: Call Log Features

    2. Press to Utilities and press to select. 3. Press to Radio Settings and press to select. 4. Press to Tones/Alerts and press to select. 5. Press to Escalert and press select, 6, The display shows Turn On. Press to enable Escalert. The display shows Escalert The display shows Turn Off.

  • Page 22: Deleting A Call From A Call List

    4. Press to the required missed call alias or ID and press to select. 5. Press to Store and press select. 6. A blinking cursor appears, If needed, key in the alias for that ID and press 7. The display shows Contact Saved, You can also store an ID without an alias.

  • Page 23: Emergency Operation

    Emergency Operation An Emergency Alarm is used to indicate a critical situation. You are able to initiate an Emergency at any time on any screen display even when there is activity on the current channel. Your radio supports 3 Emergency Alarms: - Emergency Alarm - Emergency Alarm with Call - Emergency Alarm with Voice to Follow...

  • Page 24: Sending An Emergency Alarm

    Sending an Emergency Alarm This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm, a non-voice signal, which triggers an alert indication on another radio. Procedure: 1. Press the programmed Emergency button. 2. The display shows "Sending Alarm", which alternates with your radio ID. The RED LED turns on and the Emergency icon appears on the Home screen display.

  • Page 25: Exiting An Emergency Mode

    Procedure: Press the programmed Emergency button. 2. The display shows Sending Alarm. The RED LED turns on and the Emergency icon is displayed. 3. Once the display shows Emergency Alarm successful, speak clearly into the microphone. When hot mic has been enabled, the radio automatically transmits without a PTT press until the hot mic duration expires.

  • Page 26: Sending A Quick Text Message

    Key in the subscriber ID and press 7. The display shows Text Message: < Subscriber/Group Alias or ID>, confirming your message is being sent. 8. If the message is sent a tone sounds and the display shows Message Sent. If the message is not sent, a low tone sounds and the display shows Message Send Failed. If the message fails to send, the radio returns you to the Resend option screen.

  • Page 27: Resending A Text Messages

    · Resend · Forward · Edit Resending a Text Messages Procedure: 1. Press to resend the same message to the same subscriber/group alias or ID, 2. If the message is sent, a tone sounds and the display shows Message Sent, If the message is not sent, a low tone sounds and the display shows Message Send Failed Forwarding a Text Message Select Forward to send the message to another subscriber/group alias or ID,...

  • Page 28: Sending A Sent Text Message

    Sending a Sent Text Message You can select one of the following options while viewing a sent text message: - Resend - Forward - Edit - Delete Deleting all Sent Text Messages from Sent Items Procedure: 1. Press to access the menu 2.

  • Page 29: Managing Received Text Messages

    Managing Received Text Messages Use the Inbox to manage your text messages, The Inbox is capable of storing a maximum of 50 messages. Your radio supports the following options for text messages: · Reply · Forward · Delete · Delete All Text messages in the Inbox are sorted according to the most recently received.

  • Page 30: Deleting All Text Messages From The Inbox

    5. Press to Delete and press to select. 6. At Delete Message?, Press to Yes and press to select. 7. The Display shows message Deleted. 8. The screen returns to the lnbox Deleting All Text Messages from the Inbox Procedure: 1.

  • Page 31: Security

    Procedure: To initiate a DTMFcall. 1. Press and hold PTT button. 2. Enter the desired number, You can turn off the DTMF tone by disabling all radio tones and alerts Security You can enable or disable any radio in the system, For example, you might want to disable a stolen radio, to prevent the thief from using it and enable that radio, when it is recovered, NOTE: Performing Radio Disable and Enable is limited to radios with these functions enabled.

  • Page 32: Turning Keypad Tones On Or Off

    2. Press to Radio Settings and press to select. 3. Press to Keypad Lock and press to select. The display shows Keypad Locked and returns to the Home screen. 5. To unlock the keypad, press followed by *. 6. The display shows Keypad Unlocked and returns to the Home screen. Turning Keypad Tones On or Off You can enable and disable keypad tones if needed.

  • Page 33: Voice Operating Transmission[Vox] Feature On Or Off

    Press to select a new power level. Screen returns to the previous menu. Voice Operating Transmission[VOX] Feature On or Off This feature allows you to initiate a hands-free voice activated call on a programmed channel. The radio automatically transmits, for a programmed period, whenever the microphone on the VOX-capable accessory detects voice.

  • Page 34: Turning The Talk Permit Tone On Or Off

    Press the programmed All Tones/Alerts button to toggle all tones on or off. 1. Press to Utilities and press to select. 2. Press to Radio Settings and press to select. 3, Press to Tones/Alerts and press to select. 4. Press to All Tones and press to select.

  • Page 35: Accessing General Radio Information

    Programming software for the radio can be downloaded from the Connect Systems Site. The link below will take you to the CSI site: http://www.connectsystems.com/ This link will take you to the Connect Systems Software page. Note CSI has been making updates to their site, so this link might not work. http://www.connectsystems.com/software/software%20CS800.htm Be sure to download the “General Instruction and Information”...

  • Page 36: Programming Cables

    Click on the “-“ button to the right of the Source file path box. Locate your code plug and open, it will show up then in the Source file path box. Do NOT type anything into the Destination file path box, instead just click on the Translate button, the file will be translated, and the new name will appear in the Destination file path.

  • Page 37: Separation Kit Instructions

    Separation Kit Instructions The separation kit comes with 2 pads to place behind bezel for cushion if desired. Four mounting screws are supplied to mount the bezel and one cable to connect radio head to radio body. The head of the radio is removed from the body by pushing back on the release lever tab located on the left side of the radio, and then sliding the radio head out over the tab.
  • Page 38 Once the radio head is removed, remove the small interconnect cable between the radio head and radio . The bezel for remote mounting the head is still connected to the front of the radio by 4 screws, one in each corner. Remove these screws and front bezel will come off. Keep the 4 screws in a safe place to replace bezel later if needed.

  • Page 39: Trouble Shooting

    Trouble Shooting Problems Solutions The radio cannot be switched on or Battery pack may not be installed properly. no display after switched on Reinstall the battery pack. Battery power may be insufficient. Recharge or replace battery pack. The battery doesn’t last long after The battery life is finished.

  • Page 40: Radio Specifications

    Radio Specifications Power Supply 13.6 VDC +/-20% Frequencies – Full Bandsplit 400-470 MHz 136-174 Mhz Number of Channels 1000 Channels Maximum number of Zones 250 Zones Maximum number of Channels per Zone Channel Spacing 12.5/25kHz Operating Temperature -30°C to + 60°C Dimensions with the remote head 46x160x175 (HxWxD)mm...

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