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E.F. Johnson 5300 SERIES Operating Manual

Manual is about: DIGITAL/ANALOG MOBILE RADIO

Summary of 5300 SERIES

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    Digital/analog mobile radio operating manual 5300 s eries m obile r adio ■ apco project 25 conventional ■ apco project 25 trunked ■ smartnet ® /smartzone ® ■ analog (fm) conventional vhf uhf 800 mh z part no. 242-53xx-xxx part number: 002-5300-00xcd nr november 2004.

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    5300 series mobile operating manual ■ apco project 25 conventional ■ apco project 25 trunked ■ smartnet ® /smartzone ® ■ analog (fm) conventional vhf/uhf/800 mhz copyright© 2004 by the efjohnson company the efjohnson company, which was founded in 1923, provides wireless communication systems solutio...

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    Safety information 3 rf energy exposure awareness and control information, and operational instructions for fcc occupational use requirements before using your mobile two-way radio, read this important rf energy awareness and control infor- mation and operational instructions to ensure compliance wi...

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    Safety information 4 guidelines: • user awareness instructions should accompany device when transferred to other users. • do not use this device if the operational requirements described herein are not met. Instructions: • transmit no more than the rated duty factor of 50% of the time. To transmit (...

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    5 table of contents table of contents safety information federal communications commission regulations 3 compliance with rf exposure standards . . . . . . . 3 rf exposure compliance and control guidelines and operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 mobile antennas . . . . . . . . ...

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    Table of contents 6 p25 unit calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 call alert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 status messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 ...

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    Table of contents 7 11 secure communication (encryption) 11.1 general . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 encryption algorithms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 encryption available with v...

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    8 general section 1 general 1.1 features note: the availability of many of the following features is controlled by field programming and by what options were ordered. For example, encryption and some operating modes are optional. See the efjohnson product description and sections 8 and 9 for further...

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    General 9 • predefined messages (up to 16) can be sent to a dispatcher • predefined status conditions (up to 8) can be sent to a dispatcher • dynamic regrouping (dispatcher can automatically gather users on a channel to receive a message) • roaming (smartzone only) 1.2.3 project 25 trunked features ...

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    10 controls and display section 2 controls and display figure 2-1 front panel controls six option switches display microphone ptt switch speaker select switch on-off/ volume multi-function indicator six option switches display microphone ptt switch speaker select switch on-off/ volume multi-function...

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    Controls and display 11 figure 2-2 rear panel connectors figure 2-3 front panel display remote control unit connector accessory connector antenna connector dc power connector optional telephone/special call channel encryption 10-character alphanumeric display zone no. Status display chnl no. Scan ed...

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    Controls and display 12 channel number - indicates the currently selected channel (conventional) or talk group (other modes). Status display - these two characters indicate the following status information: - this symbol in the left position indicates that the displayed channel is in the scan list (...

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    13 general operation section 3 general operation 3.1 turning power on and setting volume 3.1.1 power on/off power is turned on and off by pressing the on- off/volume knob. When power is turned on, the radio goes through a self test. When that is successfully completed, the unit id is briefly display...

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    General operation 14 password must also be entered whenever program- ming data is read or written using the pcconfigure software. If this password is lost, all personality infor- mation must be erased using the pctune software and the radio reprogrammed. Refer to section 10 for more information on p...

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    General operation 15 for direct selection purposes, channels are numbered sequentially starting with the lowest zone. Each zone can be programmed with up to 16 channels, so zone 1 channels are numbered 1-16, zone 2 chan- nels 17-32, and so on as shown below. For example, zone 1/channel 16 is selecte...

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    General operation 16 3.7.2 conventional mode this is a non-trunked operating mode which accesses independent radio channels. There is no auto- matic access to several channels. Selecting a conven- tional channel selects a transmit and receive frequency and other channel parameters such as squelch co...

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    General operation 17 smartzone operation, the control channel data rate is 3600 baud (both digital and analog calls) and the narrowband digital voice data rate is 9600 baud. • the p25 mode uses a system id, wide area communications network (wacn) id, and rf subsystem id (rfss). The smartzone mode do...

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    18 radiowide features section 4 radiowide features table 4-1 programmable option switch functions suggested key label function available in mode: see descript. In section: conv. Proj 25 trk smartnet smartzone tones alert tones on-off x x x x 4.5 bklht backlight on-off x x x x 3.3 alert call alert se...

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    Radiowide features 19 4.1 option switches the six option switches on the front panel (one is located to the left of the display) can be programmed by the pcconfigure programmer to control a different set of functions for each of the three operating modes. Therefore, up to 18 different functions can ...

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    Radiowide features 20 programming “forever” so there is no automatic power off. Both the ignition switch and the power switch must then be on for radio power to turn on. The delay can be overridden at any time by turning power off using the front panel power switch or turning the igni- tion switch b...

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    Radiowide features 21 when the pa is enabled/disabled, “ext pa on/off” is displayed momentarily. The radio can also be programmed to display “ext pa on” continuously. 4.11 scanning 4.11.1 introduction scanning monitors the channels in the scan list for messages the radio is programmed to receive. Wh...

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    Radiowide features 22 • to turn radio wide scanning on, press the rws option switch and “rscn on” is briefly displayed. In addition, is displayed the same as with standard scanning. • to turn radio wide scanning off, press the rws option switch again and “rscn off” is briefly displayed and is no lon...

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    Radiowide features 23 channels/talk groups. More information follows on selecting and editing standard scan lists. Determining channels in standard scan list channels in the conventional standard scan lists are determined as follows. Channels in the smartnet/smartzone/p25 trunked standard scan lists...

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    Radiowide features 24 4.12.2 radio wide scan list general with radio wide scanning, there is only one scan list available regardless of the type of channel selected. This list is user programmable in later models*, and it can include up to 16 channels of any type. For example, it could include six c...

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    25 conventional features section 5 conventional features 5.1 introduction an overview of the conventional operating mode is located in section 3.7.2. The following information describes the features unique to analog and project 25 (digital) conventional operation. Refer to the preceding “radio wide ...

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    Conventional features 26 5.4 busy channel lockout the busy channel lockout (also called transmit disable on busy) feature automatically disables the transmitter if the channel is busy when the ptt switch is pressed. When the transmitter is disabled by this feature, “busy” is displayed, a busy tone s...

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    Conventional features 27 algorithm used to generate the 23-bit data word. The data is transmitted at a rate of 134.4 bits per second. Therefore, approximately six words are transmitted each second. When the data is decoded, 23-bit samples are taken and then the bits are rotated to determine if a val...

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    Conventional features 28 turns off. The ptt switch must then be released until the penalty timer expires (indicated by a beep). 5.8 repeater talk-around normally, all transmissions go through a repeater which usually increases range. However, there may be times when a mobile is out of range of the r...

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    Conventional features 29 5.10.3 emergency calls general the emergency call feature allows a user to place an emergency voice call by pressing the ptt switch after pressing the emergency option button. If the emergency hot mic feature is enabled, the emer- gency call is automatically transmitted with...

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    Conventional features 30 no priority - no priority channel sampling occurs when the list is selected. The radio transmits on the selected channel. Priority/tx selected - priority sampling occurs and the priority channel or channels are those programmed in the selected scan list. The radio transmits ...

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    Conventional features 31 to prevent the interruptions from making a message difficult to understand. Times of 0.5-8.0 seconds can be programmed in 0.5-second steps. Changing the priority channel if a fixed priority channel is associated with the current scan list, it can be changed to another channe...

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    Conventional features 32 5.14 single tone encoder this feature is not available with the 5300 mobile. It is available with the 5100 portable only. 5.15 project 25 mode features note: the following features are unique to conven- tional p25 channels. 5.15.1 unit id code each radio that operates on pro...

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    Conventional features 33 then transmitted back. To respond to the call, the radio must be programmed with the call option switch, and have a unit call programmed with the id of the calling mobile. Place and receive a unit call as follows: 1. To transmit a unit call, press the call option switch. The...

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    Conventional features 34 • if the system received the page but the called mobile is not on the air, a single beep sounds and “no ack” is displayed 6 seconds after the ptt switch is pressed. Auto exit then occurs. 5.15.7 messaging the messaging feature* allows preprogrammed messages to be sent to a d...

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    Conventional features 35 5.16.2 menu structure a menu system is used to select parameters in the keypad programming mode. A flowchart showing the keypad programming mode menu structure is located in figure 5-1. When the keypad programming mode is selected by the prog option switch, “chng zone” is di...

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    Conventional features 36 parms” and then rotate that switch to display the desired parameter. Then press the select switch again to select it. Scan timer - selects the scan hold timer. Rotate the select switch to decrement/increment the timer in 0.5-second steps (“0” disables it). When the desired v...

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    Conventional features 37 desired setting is displayed, store it by pressing the select switch. Chan spc (analog only) - selects either wide or narrow band channel spacing on analog channels only. Rotate the select switch to toggle between “wide” and “narrow”, and when the desired setting is displaye...

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    38 smartnet/smartzone/p25 trunked features section 6 smartnet/smartzone/p25 trunked features 6.1 introduction an overview of the smartnet/smartzone and p25 trunked operating modes is located in section 3.7. The following information describes the features unique to these modes of operation. Refer to...

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    Smartnet/smartzone/p25 trunked features 39 channel (with scanning disabled). When the selected channel is programmed with both talk and announce- ment groups, only the talk and announcement group ids are detected. Other ids in the announcement group are detected only if no talk group is programmed. ...

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    Smartnet/smartzone/p25 trunked features 40 made in the clear mode by pressing the c/s (clear/secure) option switch (if encryption is selectable on the channel). Otherwise, the correct key must be loaded. 4. When the call is finished or is not answered, end it by pressing the call option switch and p...

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    Smartnet/smartzone/p25 trunked features 41 6.6.2 placing a telephone call recalling from a list 1. With a smartnet/smartzone channel selected, momentarily press the phone option switch. The tag (alias) of the last called telephone number is displayed. 2. If required, rotate the select switch to disp...

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    Smartnet/smartzone/p25 trunked features 42 3. To answer the page as a private or unit call (see page 40), press the call (private/unit call) option switch and the tag (alias) of the mobile paging you is displayed. Press the ptt switch and respond. One of the conditions that follow may also occur: en...

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    Smartnet/smartzone/p25 trunked features 43 6.10 emergency alarm and call note: the following enhanced conventional emer- gency features require 5300 firmware 1.21.0/2.0/3.0 and pcconfigure 1.19 or later. 6.10.1 introduction emergency alarms and calls are separate func- tions that can be individually...

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    Smartnet/smartzone/p25 trunked features 44 does not occur. This feature is initiated only on the first press of the emergency switch. Subsequent presses do not trigger automatic transmissions. To reset this function, the channel must be changed or power cycled. Placing an emergency call 1. If requir...

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    Smartnet/smartzone/p25 trunked features 45 • in addition to calls on channels in the scan list, pages, private/unit calls, and telephone calls are received while scanning. Private and telephone calls are not interrupted by priority messages. 6.12.2 priority talk group sampling one talk group in the ...

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    Smartnet/smartzone/p25 trunked features 46 trunked site or roaming between several trunked sites. Operation in these modes is the same as just described in the preceding sections (6.1-6.13) with the following additional features: 6.14.2 busy override the busy override feature is enabled at the syste...

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    47 miscellaneous section 7 miscellaneous 7.1 supervisory tones single beep (alert tone) • power was turned on and a successful power-up sequence occurred (see “turning power on and setting volume” on page 14). • the time-out timer is about to expire or the penalty timer has expired (page 20). • the ...

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    Miscellaneous 48 radio was set up, not to any programming that a user can perform. If a feature is controlled by a front panel option switch and that switch is not available, it is probably not available. An exception is keypad programming which can allow the user to reprogram several conventional c...

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    49 determining available options section 8 determining available options 8.1 general this manual describes the operation of all features that are currently available for the 5300 radio. However, many of these features are optional and therefore may not be available in your radio. For example, projec...

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    Determining available options 50 examples the following are examples of items that need to be checked to program various optional features: p25 conventional operation with des encryption and otar p25 options - digital conventional, conventional mobile data encryption options - p25 des ofb otar optio...

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    51 5300 mobile firmware versions section 9 5300 mobile firmware versions 9.1 general beginning in november 2003, a revised logic board began shipping in 5300 models. This board utilizes a new control logic design similar to that used in the 5100 portable. This board is available in the following con...

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    52 password description section 10 password description 10.1 new password enhancements 10.1.1 introduction a new enhanced password feature is now avail- able for 5100 portables and 5300 mobiles. The number of passwords have been increased along with the number of functions that can be under password...

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    Password description 53 2. With earlier versions of pctune, after starting the pctune program, press shift ctrl e to toggle the following erase eeprom function (otherwise it is grayed and not selectable). Then select radio > erase eeprom > params only. All password and personality information is era...

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    54 secure communication (encryption) section 11 secure communication (encryption) 11.1 general 11.1.1 introduction this radio may be equipped to provide secure communication on some or all channels. This feature encrypts the voice so that it can be understood only by someone using a radio equipped w...

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    Secure communication (encryption) 55 figure 11-1 key selection example keyset id 2 algorithm id update item (opt) time/date (opt) keyset name (opt) sln 23 sln 25 keyset id 1 algorithm id update item (opt) time/date (opt) keyset name (opt) key #21: key id 54 storage loc. Sln 24 sln 22 sln 21 number (...

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    Secure communication (encryption) 56 and 1-16 when the sln mode is selected (see figure 11-1). Pid or sln key management modes can be programmed on the global programming screen. More information on these modes follows. Pid mode - the pid mode can be used only when keys are loaded using the motorola...

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    Secure communication (encryption) 57 secure - all calls are made in the selected secure mode. Switched - the mode is selected by the c/s (clear/ secure) option switch. When the clear mode is selected by this switch, “clear” is flashed, and when the secure mode is selected, “secure” is flashed. If th...

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    Secure communication (encryption) 58 11.4 otar (over-the-air rekeying) 11.4.1 introduction otar stands for “over-the air-rekeying”. This is the process of sending encryption keys and related key management messages over-the-air to specific radios. The advantage of otar is that it allows these keys t...

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    Secure communication (encryption) 59 currently, only one crypto group is supported, and it is always id 0. As shown in figure 11-3, the crypto group id is the upper four bits of both the sln and keyset ids. Figure 11-3 encryption parameter ids 11.4.5 key management facility the key management facili...

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    Secure communication (encryption) 60 black - refers to information that is encrypted. The opposite is “red” which refers to unencrypted information. Common key encryption key (ckek) - this is a kek common to a group of subscriber units which share the same encryption keys (are part of same crypto gr...

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    Secure communication (encryption) 61 key loader are themselves encrypted. Efjohnson offers a pda-based keyloader. Logical link id (llid) - an id transmitted with a data message to identify the destination of the message. Message number period (mnp) - the maximum difference between message numbers th...

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    Secure communication (encryption) 62 programming can be overridden on the channel screen (see section 11.3.3). Additional pids for special calls can also be specified on the system screen for digital and trunked calls. Note: the encryption type is not selectable on digital chan- nels because the aes...

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    Secure communication (encryption) 63 4. Mnp (message number period) - load the proper message number period into the radio (typically 1000). Refer to section 11.4.6 for more information. 5. Verify that the above information was properly stored in the radio by viewing it using the keyloader. 11.6 rad...

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    Secure communication (encryption) 64 otar rekey request - sends a message which tells the kmf that the radio is on the air and requests rekeying. The following status messages are displayed which indicate the progress of this function. Addi- tional functions that are available when this is selected ...

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    65 index index numerics 5300 versions 50 a aes encryption 53 algorithm 58 algorithm id 58 alias 13 alphanumeric display 10 analog and digital operation 37 ani signaling 30 antenna 2 autodetect 56 b backlight 13 battery discharge 47 black 59 busy channel lockout 25 , 30 busy indicator 24 busy overrid...

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    Index 66 mon (monitor) 11 , 24 msg (message) 33 , 41 otar (rekey request) 63 phone 40 pri ed (priority edit) 30 prog (keypad programming) 33 pub ad (public address) 19 pw chg (set user password) 12 , 52 resp (call response) 39 rta (repeater talk-around) 27 rws (radio wide scan) 20 rws ed (rw scan li...

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    Part number 002-5300-00x cd nr 11-04 printed in u.S.A..