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E.F. Johnson Company 9800 SERIES Operating Manual

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    1 9800 series fm mobile radio conventional smartnet™ smartzone ® operating manual.

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    Land mobile product warranty - the manufacturer’s warranty statement for this product is available from your product supplier or from the e.F. Johnson company, 299 johnson avenue, box 1249, waseca, mn 56093-0514. Phone (507) 835-6222. Copyright© 2000 by the e.F. Johnson company e.F. Johnson company,...

  • Page 4: Warning

    Safety information 4 the fcc has adopted a safety standard for human exposure to rf energy. Proper operation of this radio under normal conditions results in user exposure to rf energy below the occupational safety and health act and federal communication commission limits. Warning do not allow the ...

  • Page 5: Fcc Exposure Limits

    Safety information 5 fcc exposure limits this mobile radio transceiver was tested by the manufacturer with an appropriate antenna in order to verify compliance with maximum per- missible exposure (mpe) limits set under section 2.1091 of the fcc rules and regulations. The guidelines used in the evalu...

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    Safety information 6 table 2 lists the antenna whips and bases recommended for use in each frequency range. Each model of this radio was tested with the appro- priate antenna listed. The antenna was mounted in the center of the roof of a domestically manufactured four-door passenger sedan. The radio...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents 7 table of contents safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 general features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

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    Table of contents 8 priority channel sampling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 standard conventional calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 dtmf/ani signaling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 smar...

  • Page 9: Features

    Features 9 features general features • 16 zones with home zone select • 16 channels per zone (256 channels total) • radio-wide scan • time-out timer • lcd 16-character alphanumeric display with 8 status annunciators conventional features • channel scan with user programmable scan lists • priority ch...

  • Page 10: Option Switch Functions

    Option switch functions 10 option switch functions the five programmable option switches with the standard labels are shown above. Each of these switches can control one function in the conventional mode and another in the smartnet/smartzone mode. The following tables indicate the functions availabl...

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    Option switch functions 11 smartnet/smartzone mode key cap label function see page bklht backlight on-off 16 alert call alert 42 resp call response 36, 39 emer emergency 44 home zone 17 msg message 43 phone phone 39 private call 34, 37 rws radio wide scan 20 scan scanning on-off 19 site lock 47 site...

  • Page 12: Controls And Display

    Controls and display 12 controls and display front panel controls on-off volume - pressing this knob turns power on and off, and rotating it sets the speaker volume (see page 15). Select switch - rotating this switch increases or decreases the selected channel. It is also used for other functions su...

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    Controls and display 13 microphone push-to-talk (ptt) switch (not shown) - push- button on the microphone which is pressed to key the transmitter. Speaker - the internal speaker is located behind the grille. An optional speaker can be connected to the external speaker jack located on the back. Refer...

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    Controls and display 14 display description upper 8-character display - this alphanumeric display indicates the channel alias or information about the selected mode. With conventional operation, it may also indicate the channel number or frequency (see “display mode selection” on page 25). Lower 8-c...

  • Page 15: General Operation

    General operation 15 - indicates that repeater talk-around is enabled on the selected conven- tional channel (see page 28). - indicates that a smartnet/smartzone private call is occurring (pages 34 and 37). - indicates that the conventional monitor mode is enabled (page 26). - indicates that the sel...

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    General operation 16 • if a conventional channel is selected and the mon (monitor) option switch is programmed (see page 26), pressing that switch unsquelches/ squelches the receiver and either voice or background noise is heard. If a smartnet/smartzone channel is selected, the receiver cannot be ma...

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    General operation 17 zone select a zone is a group of up to any 16 conventional and smartnet/ smartzone channels defined by dealer programming. Up to 16 zones can be programmed for a total of 16 x 16 or 256 channels. One use of zones may be to select groups of channels programmed for operation in di...

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    General operation 18 one use of this feature is to prevent a channel from being kept busy for an extended period by an accidentally keyed transmitter. It can also prevent possible transmitter damage caused by transmitting for an exces- sively long period. Conventional channels can also be programmed...

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    General operation 19 scanning introduction scanning monitors channels in the scan list for messages your trans- ceiver is programmed to receive. When a message is detected, scanning stops and the message is received. Shortly after the message is complete, scanning resumes (unless it has been disable...

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    General operation 20 • if the zone or channel is changed while scanning is selected, scanning continues on the same or a different scan list (see scan list information which follows). Radio wide scanning radio wide scanning monitors the channels in the preprogrammed radio wide scan list (see page 20...

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    General operation 21 switch as described on page 29. Selecting another conventional channel does not change the current scan list. The scan lists are user program- mable if the scan edit option switch is programmed (see page 22). With smartnet/smartzone operation, each channel can be programmed so t...

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    General operation 22 note: the selected channel and conventional priority channels cannot be deleted from the scan list. 1. While receiving a message on the channel to be deleted, press and hold the scan option switch until the alert tone sounds (about 1 second). 2. The channel is then deleted and s...

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    General operation 23 3. Select the channel you want to add or delete by rotating the select switch. After the last conventional channel in the current zone is displayed, the first valid channel in the next zone is displayed and vice versa. Smartnet/smartzone lists are limited to 16 channels. If an a...

  • Page 24: Conventional Features

    Conventional features 24 smartnet/smartzone operation this is a trunked operating mode that uses id codes to select which mobiles are being called and which calls are received. Monitoring is performed automatically and special messages and tones indicate busy and out-of-range conditions. Enhanced fe...

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    Conventional features 25 display mode selection if the disp (displayed information) option switch is programmed, the display mode used to indicate conventional channels can be user selected. Pressing this switch cycles between the following modes. The selected mode does not change when power is turn...

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    Conventional features 26 monitor mode - there may be times when the busy indication is displayed even though no one is using the channel. Monitoring should then be performed by disabling call guard squelch by taking the micro- phone off-hook or pressing the selsq option switch as described on page 2...

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    Conventional features 27 if busy override is permitted by programming, it is possible to transmit even when the transmitter is disabled by this feature. Simply release the ptt switch and then quickly press it again. Call guard squelch general call guard® squelch (also called ctcss/dcs signaling) may...

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    Conventional features 28 switch is released after the transmitter has been disabled. If the ptt switch is pressed during the penalty time, the time-out indication occurs again. A beep sounds when the penalty timer expires and the transmitter can then be keyed. Conversation timer a conversation timer...

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    Conventional features 29 be selected. Generally, the high power setting allows you to transmit longer distances and the low power setting shortens the transmit distance. Pressing the txpwr switch toggles the power setting. The new level is flashed on the lower line of the display when this switch is...

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    Conventional features 30 transmitting in scan mode when the transmitter is keyed with scanning enabled, the radio can be programmed so that the transmission always occurs on one of the following channels: • priority channel (see following description) • selected channel • channel of a call if the re...

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    Conventional features 31 2. Select the channel that you want to be the priority channel using the select switch in the normal manner. If the channel is in a different zone, also select the appropriate zone. 3. Press the pried option switch and the “p” icon is displayed to indi- cate that the selecte...

  • Page 32: Smartnet/smartzone Features

    Smartnet/smartzone features 32 2. When the call is received, press the ptt switch to talk and release it to listen. If scanning, you may have to respond before scanning resumes to ensure that the response occurs on the channel of the call. Dtmf/ani signaling dtmf (dual tone multi-frequency) tones ca...

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    Smartnet/smartzone features 33 viewing unit id each radio in a smartnet system is identified with a system id and unit id. To display the unit id, make sure that a smartnet/ smartzone channel is selected and then turn power off and then on again. The software version number, current zone, and six-di...

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    Smartnet/smartzone features 34 receiving a standard call group calls are automatically received if a smartnet/smartzone channel is selected. The display continues to indicate the selected channel tag (alias) when a call is received. Enhanced private conversation calls general private calls allow you...

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    Smartnet/smartzone features 35 3. Press the ptt switch to initiate the call. The display then indicates the alias of the destination radio. Proceed to the bulleted list following the next method for conditions that may occur next. Direct entry (with microphone keypad only) 1. With a smartnet/smartzo...

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    Smartnet/smartzone features 36 • if neither your radio nor the radio being called is authorized to make unit-to-unit calls, “no ack” is displayed and a continuous tone sounds. End the call by pressing the private call switch. • if the called party answers but the radio system is busy, four low tones...

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    Smartnet/smartzone features 37 • if the radio system is busy, four low tones sound and “busy” is displayed. When the system is no longer busy, the call back tone (four beeps) is heard and your radio automatically starts transmitting. Press the ptt switch to continue the call. • to ignore an incoming...

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    Smartnet/smartzone features 38 2. Scroll through the private call list by rotating the select switch until the desired id is displayed. Press the private call switch again to cancel the call. 3. Press the ptt switch to initiate the call. The display then indicates the alias of the destination radio....

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    Smartnet/smartzone features 39 receiving a private conversation ii call private calls are automatically received if a smartnet/smartzone channel is selected. Proceed as follows: 1. When a call is received, an alert tone sounds and the caller’s voice is heard. While voice is heard, “c” is indicated i...

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    Smartnet/smartzone features 40 placing a telephone call telephone calls are placed by selecting the telephone number from a preprogrammed list or directly entering it using the keypad of an optional dtmf microphone. Proceed as follows. Selecting number from a list 1. With a smartnet/smartzone channe...

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    Smartnet/smartzone features 41 3. Press the ptt switch to initiate the call. The display indicates “dialing” while the connection to the phone system is occurring. Once connected, the normal dial tone is heard and the alias of the number being called is displayed on the bottom line. The radio then a...

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    Smartnet/smartzone features 42 2. To answer the call, press the phone option switch and the phone mode is indicated by the icon. Press the ptt switch to talk and release it to listen. 3. To end the call when the conversation is complete or at any other time, press the phone option switch again. Call...

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    Smartnet/smartzone features 43 2. Answering a page is the same as placing a private call. Therefore, press the private call option switch and follow the instructions for placing a private call on page 34 or page 37, whichever is applicable. Messaging the messaging feature allows preprogrammed messag...

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    Smartnet/smartzone features 44 2. To change the displayed status, scroll through the status list by rotating the select switch. Press the status option switch again to cancel this function. 3. Press the ptt switch to send the status. When the message is received and acknowledged by the dispatcher, a...

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    Smartnet/smartzone features 45 3. The radio continues to transmit this message until an acknowledgment is received or the programmed number of attempts have been made. To exit this mode, power must be turned off and then on again. Emergency calls an emergency call urgently requests access to a voice...

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    Smartnet/smartzone features 46 channel can be programmed with one of up to three scan lists, each of which includes up to 16 channels, one of which can be a priority channel. The scan lists are programmable if the scan edit option switch is programmed (see page 22). Scanning is enabled/disabled by t...

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    Smartnet/smartzone features 47 smartzone features introduction as described on page 23, the smartzone® mode provides wide area coverage by allowing roaming between smartnet and conventional sites. Smartzone operation is the same as smartnet with the following additional features: determining current...

  • Page 48: Miscellaneous

    Miscellaneous 48 site is locked (“x” is the current site number). To unlock the site, press the lock switch again and “unlock” is momentarily displayed. When locked on a site, it is still possible to search for a different site using the site search function described in the preceding section. When ...

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    Miscellaneous 49 • the paged mobile did not acknowledge the page (page 42). • the message that was sent has not been acknowledged (page 43). • the status condition that was sent has not been acknowledged (page 43). Single short medium-pitch tone • a valid key has been pressed. Single short low-pitch...

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    Miscellaneous 50 four low tones (busy signal) • the radio system is busy or a busy condition exists when making a telephone call. Four alternating high and low tones • a channel is available after a busy condition occurred (smartnet/ smartzone only). Dealer programming as noted several times in this...

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    Miscellaneous 51 preventing battery discharge in the standby mode (power on, not transmitting), transceiver power consumption is relatively low. Therefore, you can probably leave the transceiver on for one or two days without operating the vehicle and the battery should not become seriously discharg...

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    Miscellaneous 52 then automatically cut back to approximately 1/3 of normal to limit heat generation. When the temperature is not longer excessive, power output automatically returns to normal. This condition may be caused by trans- mitting for extended periods or operating in a very warm environmen...

  • Page 53: Index

    Index 53 index a alphanumeric display 14 ani signaling 32 antenna jack 13 b backlight 16 battery discharge 51 busy channel lockout 26, 31 busy indicator 25 c call alert (paging) 42 call guard squelch 27 channel select 16 conventional features 9 conventional mode 23 conversation timer 28 ctcss signal...

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    Index 54 tones 18 txpwr 28 zone select 17 p paging 42 answering 42 sending 42 penalty timer 27 power jack 13 power turn-off delay 18 priority calls conv 30 smartnet 46 private conv. Ii call placing 37 receiving 39 programming 50 ptt switch 13 r recommended antennas 6 repeater talk-around 28 s safety...

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    Index 55.

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    Part number 002-9800-502 7-00hph printed in u.S.A.