NexLink IOP-1 Instruction Manual

Intelligent interoperability gateway for the kenwood nx-700 and nx-800 transcievers

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Intelligent Interoperability Gateway

FOR THE KENWOOD

NX-700 AND NX-800

TRANSCIEVERS

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Beta V1.00

07/01/2012

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Page 1 Intelligent Interoperability Gateway FOR THE KENWOOD NX-700 AND NX-800 TRANSCIEVERS INSTRUCTION MANUAL Beta V1.00 07/01/2012 Page | 1 ...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURES: .............................. 3 INTRODUCTION ............................. 3 TYPICAL APPLICATIONS .......................... 4 PROGRAMMING THE RADIO ......................... 5 SCAN PROGRAMMING .......................... 12 INSTALLATION ............................. 13 RECORDING THE VOICE PROMPTS ...................... 16 SETTINGS MENU ............................ 17 JUMPER SETTING DESCRIPTION ........................ 18 GATEWAY OPERATION .......................... 20 TECHNICAL SUPPORT .......................... 23 FCC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ...................... 24 ...
Page 3: Features
Kenwood NEXEDGE mobile radio using the supplied plug & play cable kit. A standard telephone line or VOIP line with an off the shelf ATA is required to the NEXLINK gateway which is used as the link. The NEXLINK gateway does not need to be located at the site and uses the existing repeater infrastructure to operate. The gateway, radio, and link ...
Page 4: Typical Applications
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Page 5: Programming The Radio
PROGRAMMING THE RADIO There is required programming that must be completed in the radio using Kenwoods’ KPG‐111D software before the NEXLINK will work. The following screen captures show these settings: Beta V1.00 07/01/2012 Page | 5 ...
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Page 11 ZONE PROGRAMMING The NEXLINK gateway can remotely control up to 8 different Zones. The gateway cannot control navigation to channels within zones. The gateway always recalls channel one on zones 1‐8. Therefore it is recommended that there only be one channel programmed as shown below for each zone. It may be necessary to copy information to multiple zones so that you can add multiple users/groups from the same zone. Make sure that all other configurations that apply specifically to your system are programmed. These include channel frequencies, zone type, ...
Page 12: Scan Programming
SCAN PROGRAMMING Scanning with the gateway is supported and can be a very important feature. If the radio is programmed for scan (see the screen capture from Kenwoods’ KPG‐111d programming software below) the user will have the ability to switch scanning on or off remotely. See the DTMF command list in the “Gateway Operation” section of this instruction manual. Beta V1.00 07/01/2012 Page | 12 ...
Page 13: Installation
NEXLINK gateway. This connection is plugged into the port labeled TELCO on the gateway. RADIO RF PATH The RF path to and from the repeater site needs to have a solid signal to and from the radio connected to the gateway. It is not necessary for the radio and the NEXLINK gateway to be located at the tower site. For instance, a radio located at a service dispatch area with an outside antenna that has a solid signal to and from the repeater is perfect. If the radio is to be located at the tower site, then the appropriate measures should be taken to ensure a solid and balanced RF connection. Before connecting the gateway to the radio, make sure that all ...
Page 14 Supplied Plug N’ Play Cable Harness Description 3 Connections to 2 Connections to The NEXLINK Gateway. The Radio. Beta V1.00 07/01/2012 Page | 14 ...
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Page 16: Recording The Voice Prompts
RECORDING THE VOICE PROMPTS Eight different talk groups can be selected using DTMF keys 1‐8 on the users’ phone. When the gateway receives this command it will send a command to the radio to switch to the appropriate zone. It will then respond with a voice prompt letting the user know that the radio is ready for use on that particular zone. You can record each of these prompts using the Kenwood palm microphone connected on the radios’ front microphone jack. It is best to perform this procedure in a quiet environment to avoid recording background noise. Follow these instructions for programming: 1. Turn off the radio and the NEXLINK gateway by pressing the power button on the radio down for 3 seconds. 2. Grasp the microphone and get ready to press the PTT button on the mic. 3. Press and hold the power button on the radio down for 3 seconds to turn the radio on. 4. The radio will go through its boot up procedure. When you see “VOLUME 5” on the radios LCD screen, press and release the PTT on the microphone quickly. 5. In about 2 seconds, you should see “REC” appear on the LCD screen of the radio. If you see “PA” instead, the radio is not programmed correctly. Refer to the programming section. 6. At this point you are ready to record the voice prompt for zone 1, channel 1 in the radio. The radio will show on its LCD display the Zone you will be recording. Hold the microphone about 2 inches from your mouth. Press and hold the microphones’ PTT and speak the prompt you wish immediately as you only have about 2‐3 seconds per prompt. Release PTT at the end of your prompt. Do not speak before pressing PTT and do not release PTT before you finish speaking your prompt. 7. The NexLink gateway will then increment to the next Zone automatically for you to record the next prompt. Continue with the same procedure stated in #6 above for all zones programmed in the radio. The NexLink gateway will only record the number of zones you have programmed, up to 8. 8. When complete, the REC will disappear from the radios LCD screen, allowing the radio to be used as normal. 9. To test your voice prompts, call the gateway and select each zone (1‐8 on the DTMF ...
Page 17: Settings Menu
SETTINGS MENU The NexLink gateway has a SETTINGS menu that allows certain setup features to be changed. It is accessed by calling into the gateway and using DTMF tones to change the settings. CONFIG jumper 4 on the pc board must be installed (refer to the jumper settings section). Once this jumper is installed, the following commands will be available when calling into the gateway. This jumper is installed when shipped from the factory. It is recommended that it be removed once the setup is completed. ENTER SETTINGS MODE, Press #2 When calling into the gateway the gateway will ask for a passcode. Once this pass code is entered correctly the gateway will respond with the zone selected on the radio. At this point the user will be in “operate” mode. The user will need to Press #2 to enter SETTINGS mode. The gateway will respond “SETTINGS”. From here you have 3 different functions: 1. NUMBER OF RINGS TO ANSWER, Press 1, then the desired number of rings. The NexLink gateway can be programmed to answer after a set number of rings. Press DTMF 1, then the number of rings you would like the gateway to auto‐answer the call. 2. SET THE PASSCODE, Press 2 The NexLink gateway is equipped with a 4 digit DTMF passcode feature in case an erroneous user calls the gateway. The passcode as shipped is 1234. Press 2 in this menu and the gateway will respond with “Enter your passcode”. Enter 4 numeric digits. The gateway will repeat the passcode to you. Press one if correct. The gateway will respond with “SETTINGS” to let you know it has changed the passcode. 3. SET THE VOICE PROMPT VOLUME TO THE USER, Press 7 to increase, 8 to decrease. You can set the volume of the voice prompts to the user with keys 7 and 8. 7 will increase the volume, 8 will decrease the volume. Each time you press 7 or 8, the gateway will respond with up and down triple tones letting you hear the level of the prompts. The gateway remembers this level when you leave the SETTINGS menu. Beta V1.00 07/01/2012 Page | 17 ...
Page 18 (ATA) wh hen a user on n the other e end of the c all hangs up p. It is a valua able function n if your equipme ent/phone co ompany sup ports it beca ause if the u ser on a call l gets “dropp ped” by the cellular s service, the N NexLink gate eway will im mediately d isconnect, a allowing the user to call back immedia tely. If your equipment/ /phone com pany does n not support t this signaling g, the user w will need to w wait for the timer in the gateway to reset, allow...
Page 19 4‐ If this jumper is in, the SETTINGS menu in the gateway is enabled. This is mainly used to first set the passcode of the gateway. It is installed by the factory at the time of purchase. After the user sets up the passcode, this jumper should be removed. (See the section “SETTINGS MENU”) 2‐If this jumper is in, the passcode prompt will be disabled and full access to the gateway will be available without entering a passcode. This feature might be convenient if the unit is installed on an inside PBX analog telephone line where there would be limited personnel use. 1‐If this jumper is out, the timeout timer mentioned in the “Operation” section of this manual is set to 4 minutes. If the jumper is installed, it will be set to 8 minutes. The factory default is not installed or 4 minutes. Reassembly of the Gateway Place the PC board back on the 2 groove from the bottom of the unit. Slide the pc board until the LEDs pop through the holes in the front panel. Replace the rear panel, then screw the two screws back in. Beta V1.00 07/01/2012 Page | 19 ...
Page 20: Gateway Operation
GATEWAY OPERATION Once the NEXLINK gateway is properly installed and the radio is programmed to be used with the NEXLINK gateway, operation is as follows: ACCESSING THE GATEWAY To gain access to the gateway, the user simply dials the telephone number connected to the TELCO port on the gateway from a cellphone or any other phone(which usually has a memory stored in the phone for the gateway telephone number). The gateway could also be connected to a PBX system. In that case, the user would enter the internal extention number. The NEXLINK gateway will auto‐answer the call and ask the user for a 4 digit passcode(the passcode entry can be disabled, see the “JUMPER SETTING DESCRIPTION, jumper 2” section of this manual). After sucessful entry, the gateway will respond “NEXLINK Ready”, followed by the prerecorded voice prompt for the current zone that the radio is switched to such as “Dispatch One”. Immediately audio from the receiver in the radio is passed to the user on his phone to monitor “Dispatch One” activity. If the radio connected to the gateway is progrmamed for scan, and the user has turned it on, the user will hear the prompt “Scanning” prior to the Zone prompt. MONITORING THE CHANNEL The user will now be monitoring the last zone previously selected. If the user just chooses to monitor the frequency, after 4(or 8 minutes, see the “JUMPER SETTING DESCRIPTION, jumper 1) minutes the user will be asked “Are you still there?” to see if the user is still actively using the gateway(the gateway is checking for a possible dropped call). The user must respond by ...
Page 21 “Cha annel Unavalab ble”. MAKING A CALL (TRA ANSMIT MO ODE), PRESS KEY (9) Pressing the 9 key w will cause the e NEXLINK g ateway to c ommand th e radio to tr ransmit. It i is the equivalen nt of pressin ng the PTT o n the radios microphone e. The gatew way will resp pond with a triple beep, let tting you kn ow that the...
Page 22 seconds, the gateway will automatically end the transmission and the user will hear the same 1khz tone that verifies the radio is in receive mode (mentioned below). SWITCHING BACK TO RECEIVE MODE, PRESS KEY (0) Press the “0” key to stop transmitting, shown in green in Fig 2. After pressing “0” the gateway will respond with a 1khz. tone letting you know that you are now in receive mode monitoring the channel. This key also serves as a reset for the activity timer. See the previous section “Monitoring the Channel” for more information on resetting this timer. TURNING ON THE SCAN FUNCTION, PRESS THE STAR (*) KEY THEN PRESS (1) The user may turn on the scan function in the radio if the radio is programmed to scan. See the “RADIO PROGRAMMING” section in this manual for details. Press the * star key followed by the 1 key to enable the scan function. TURNING OFF THE SCAN FUNCTION, PRESS THE STAR (*) KEY THEN PRESS (0) The user may turn off the scan function in the radio by pressing the star key * and then the 0 zero key. REQUESTING RADIO STATUS, PRESS STAR(*) THEN STAR(*) At any time the user may request the status of the radio by pressing star (*) then star (*). The gateway will respond with “Scanning” if the radio is scanning, then it will respond with the channel prompt for the current zone the radio is switched to. ...
Page 23: Technical Support
TECHNICAL SUPPORT Technical Support is available directly from onthegodevices Monday‐Friday 9:00am‐5pm, EST. Please call 954‐261‐8968 for assistance. Beta V1.00 07/01/2012 Page | 23 ...
Page 24: Fcc Declaration Of Conformity
FCC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY NEXLINK INTEROPERABILITY GATEWAY IOP‐1 I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the equipment specified above conforms to FCC Part 15 Directive(s) and standards. July 01, 2012 Mr. John Troy, onthegodevices LLC Beta V1.00 07/01/2012 Page | 24 ...