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E.F. Johnson Company MULTI-NET 98xx SERIES Operating Manual

Summary of MULTI-NET 98xx SERIES

  • Page 1

    Multi-net® 98xx series operating manual part no. 002-9800-401 april 2001.

  • Page 2: Safety Information

    Safety information 2 safety information the fcc has adopted a safety standard for human exposure to rf en- ergy. 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. Warn...

  • Page 3

    Land mobile product warranty - the manufacturer’s warranty statement for this product is available from your product sup- plier or from the e.F. Johnson company, 299 johnson avenue, box 1249, waseca, mn 56093-0514. Phone (507) 835-6222. Copyright© 2001 by the e.F. Johnson company the e.F. Johnson co...

  • Page 4: Fcc Exposure Limits

    Safety information 4 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...

  • Page 5

    Safety information 5 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 4-door passenger sedan. The radio ma...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents 6 table of contents safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 quick reference guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 controls and display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 front panel controls. . ....

  • Page 7

    Table of contents 7 stealth mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 time-out timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 tone select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 tr...

  • Page 8

    Table of contents 8 talk-around . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 call guard squelch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 priority group sampling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 miscellaneous...

  • Page 9: Quick Reference Guide

    Quick reference guide 9 quick reference guide power on/off - press on-off /volume control. Set volume level - rotate on-off/volume control. Change system or group - press select switch to enable system or group select mode (indicated by ←/→ or __). Then rotate select switch to select desired system ...

  • Page 10

    Features 10 general features • up to approximately 100 1-group or 40 16-group systems programmable • multi-net ® , ltr ® , and conventional operation • unique 8-character system and group identification tags • system and group scan • user programmable system and group scan lists • menu mode to contr...

  • Page 11: Controls And Display

    Controls and display 11 controls and display front panel controls on-off volume - pressing this knob turns power on and off. The vehicle ignition switch may also control power as described in “power turn-off delay” on page 30. Rotating this knob sets the speaker volume (see page 15). Select switch -...

  • Page 12

    Controls and display 12 option switches - the five front panel option switches can be programmed by your system operator to the functions listed below. Refer to the section indicated for more information on a function. The keycap usually indicates the function controlled by the switch. A/d - scan li...

  • Page 13

    Controls and display 13 speaker - the internal speaker is located behind the grille. An optional speaker can be connected to the external speaker jack located on the back (see “speaker jack” description which follows). Rear panel jacks and connectors antenna jack - miniature uhf jack for connecting ...

  • Page 14

    Controls and display 14 display description 16-character message area - indicates the selected system and group (see page 16) and also error conditions and status information. - indicates that the displayed system is in the scan list and scanned normally (see page 37). - indicates that the displayed...

  • Page 15: General Operation

    General operation 15 - indicates that an option controlled by the aux switch is enabled (see page 26). - indicates that a call has been received on a group programmed for a call indicator (see page 26). To turn this indication off, press any key. - indicates that the monitor mode is enabled. This mo...

  • Page 16

    General operation 16 • if a conventional system is selected, take the microphone off-hook and if someone is using the channel, voice is heard. If no one is using the channel, the squelch control can be adjusted counterclockwise as described in “setting squelch control” on page 18 and noise is heard....

  • Page 17

    General operation 17 bottom line. For example, a “security” system and “car 220” group are displayed as follows. The system and group numbers are not displayed in this mode. Alpha tag display mode selecting the system and group the front panel select switch is used to change the system and group. Pr...

  • Page 18

    General operation 18 select mode indication with alpha tag display the transceiver can be programmed so that after a change is made, the current select mode remains enabled or a default mode is selected after a delay of up to 15 seconds. This programming also controls the mode that is selected when ...

  • Page 19: Standard Calls

    Standard calls 19 4. If both narrow and wide band channels are used, perform this adjust- ment on both types because separate settings are maintained. Note: some readjustment may be required if weak messages are not heard or unsquelching occurs when no messages are present. Standard calls introducti...

  • Page 20

    Standard calls 20 successfully accessed. If it is not enabled, no tone sounds when the system is successfully accessed. The proceed and other tones can be disabled as described in “tone select” on page 32. • if the radio system is busy, the busy tone sounds (see page 54) and “busy” is indicated on t...

  • Page 21: Telephone Calls and

    Telephone calls and other special calls 21 2. Select or scan the system and group programmed for the call you want to receive (see page 35 for scan information). 3. When the message is received, the display usually changes to the system and group of the call. Take the microphone off-hook and press t...

  • Page 22

    Telephone calls and other special calls 22 busy and out-of-range conditions busy and out-of-range conditions are indicated the same as with multi-net and ltr standard calls described on page 19. The following additional features may be available with telephone calls: busy - with ltr operation, if bu...

  • Page 23

    Telephone calls and other special calls 23 receiving a telephone call 1. Turn transceiver power on and set the volume as described starting on page 15. 2. Select or scan the system and group programmed for telephone calls. When a telephone or multi-net special call group is selected, is displayed. 3...

  • Page 24

    Telephone calls and other special calls 24 3. Dial the 4-8 digit number using the microphone keypad. Refer to step 4 on page 22 for more information. 4. A tone then sounds to indicate that the call was accepted by the system. If this tone does not sound, an incorrect or unauthorized number may have ...

  • Page 25: General Features

    General features 25 landside-originate calls calls can be placed from a landside telephone to your transceiver if the radio system and transceiver have that capability. With most systems, a mobile can be called directly (each has a unique telephone number). With others, a mobile may be called as fol...

  • Page 26

    General features 26 call indicator the call indicator is “c” in the upper part of the display as shown in the following illustration. The purpose of this indication is to show that a call was received while you were away from the vehicle. Individual groups can be programmed for this feature and it t...

  • Page 27

    General features 27 automatic operation - the transmitter automatically transmits an emer- gency message on the emergency system/group. The message is trans- mitted without pressing the ptt switch and at the highest priority. Emergency transmissions continue until an acknowledgment is received from ...

  • Page 28

    General features 28 function (fcn) switch if an option switch is programmed for fcn (function), it performs the following functions. If this switch is not programmed, these functions are not available. When the function select mode is active, “fcn” is displayed on the lower line of the display. The ...

  • Page 29

    General features 29 when enabled, the horn alert pulses on and off for 1-8 cycles and then goes back to the disabled state. To change the currently selected horn alert mode, the horn option switch or hrn alrt menu parameter can be used if available (see page 32). The horn alert is programmed to oper...

  • Page 30

    General features 30 power turn-off delay your transceiver may have been installed so that the vehicle ignition switch as well as the front-panel power switch control transceiver power. If this is the case, both the ignition switch and the front panel power switch must be on for transceiver power to ...

  • Page 31

    General features 31 on conventional systems, the transmit disable on busy feature can be used to automatically perform monitoring (see page 51). The proceed tone then does not sound if the channel is busy. Otherwise, the proceed tone (if enabled) sounds on conventional systems even if the channel is...

  • Page 32: Option Switches and Menu

    Option switches and menu mode 32 one use of the time-out timer feature is to prevent a repeater from being kept busy for an extended period by an accidentally keyed trans- mitter. It can also prevent possible damage to the transmitter caused by transmitting for an excessively long period. Tone selec...

  • Page 33

    Option switches and menu mode 33 column. Refer to the page listed in this table for a description of the func- tion. If a function is controlled by an option switch, it cannot be controlled by the menu mode and vice versa. Some switches may not be used and are then disabled. Menu mode introduction t...

  • Page 34

    Option switches and menu mode 34 menu mode and option switch functions function menu items option switch see descrip. On page add/delete (scan list prg) --- a/d 37 backlight adjust backlght --- 16 bank select bank sel --- 25 caller id [1] call id -- 46 call guard sq. Disable --- cg 52 emergency --- ...

  • Page 35: System And Group Scan

    System and group scan 35 5. The selected status conditions for the various functions are saved when the menu mode is exited in one of the following ways: • pressing the fcn switch again • pressing the ptt switch • automatically when time-out occurs 2 seconds after a change is made or 8 seconds after...

  • Page 36

    System and group scan 36 the type of scanning selected is determined by the menu mode scn type parameter (see page 33). If that parameter is not selectable, the type of scanning is fixed by programming. The available scan types are as follows. Single and multiple site scan may also be selectable (se...

  • Page 37

    System and group scan 37 single and multiple site scan single and multiple site scanning (see descriptions which follow) are selectable if the scan sel menu parameter if it is available. If this parameter is not available, scanning is fixed in one of these states by programming. If you can select th...

  • Page 38

    System and group scan 38 inal group scan list is again active. Systems and groups can be deleted from the scan list while listening to a message on the system or group by pressing the a/d switch in the normal manner. Scanning resumes shortly after the system or group is deleted. Scan list programmin...

  • Page 39

    System and group scan 39 there is also a scan continue timer that may be programmed. This timer controls the maximum time that a call is received before scanning resumes. Times up to 60 seconds can be programmed. This prevents scanning from being delayed for long periods by lengthy calls. If the men...

  • Page 40: Multi-Net, Ltr, And

    Multi-net, ltr, and conventional modes 40 disabled), the selected system/group is again displayed. Therefore, you can respond to a call without changing the selected system/group as long as you do so before scanning resumes. Fixed system/group transmit in scan each bank can be programmed so that tra...

  • Page 41

    Multi-net, ltr, and conventional modes 41 include telephone, unique id, and directed group. Multi-net features are described starting on page 43. Ltr operation is similar to multi-net operation. The main differ- ence is that the preceding features are not available. The two types of calls that can b...

  • Page 42

    Multi-net, ltr, and conventional modes 42 monitoring conventional channels before transmitting regulations require that the channel be monitored before transmit- ting to make sure that it is not being used by someone else. If you were to transmit when someone else is talking, you would probably disr...

  • Page 43: Multi-Net Features

    Multi-net features 43 multi-net features standard and special calls standard calls are between two mobiles or between a mobile and a control station, and special calls include telephone, unique id, and directed group. Standard calls are described starting on page 19, tele- phone calls starting on pa...

  • Page 44

    Multi-net features 44 with all calls except telephone, and the dial tone sounds with telephone calls. The call can then be placed in the normal manner. When in the queue mode, calls are received normally. A response can be made to a call and busy queuing resumes shortly after the call is finished (i...

  • Page 45

    Multi-net features 45 other selectable systems. While searching is occurring, “roaming” is indicated on the lower line of the display as shown below. When a new site is located, this message is no longer displayed, and the system and group of the new site is displayed. The new system is the first hi...

  • Page 46

    Multi-net features 46 message and exit this mode, press the fcn option switch again. This also occurs automatically 2 seconds after a change is made or 8 seconds after no changes are made. Up to eight status conditions such as “at site”, “leaving”, and “loading” may be preprogrammed by your system o...

  • Page 47

    Multi-net features 47 if a call is received on one of the fixed priority id codes, either “priorty1” or “priorty2” is displayed on the bottom line. The selectable groups are then checked to see if any have the same id code. If a match is found, the transceiver changes to that group. If no match is f...

  • Page 48: Ltr Features

    Ltr features 48 ltr features standard and telephone calls standard calls are between two mobiles or between a mobile and a control station. Telephone calls allow you to place and receive calls over the public telephone system using your transceiver. Standard calls are described starting on page 19, ...

  • Page 49

    Ltr features 49 remains enabled while in the queue mode, but system scanning is tempo- rarily disabled. This feature is enabled on individual ltr systems by dealer programming, and it is then available with all telephone calls on that system. System search if an out-of-range condition exists when at...

  • Page 50: Conventional Features

    Conventional features 50 a call is received on one of these groups, the transceiver automatically transmits a response. This causes the transceiver placing the call to briefly unsquelch and the call indicator to turn on (if it is programmed on the selected group). Priority and block id codes ltr pri...

  • Page 51

    Conventional features 51 a cg (call guard disable) option switch may also be programmed. This switch disables both receive and transmit squelch control on the selected group only (the monitor mode disables only receive squelch control). When squelch control is disabled by the cg switch, “cg off” is ...

  • Page 52

    Conventional features 52 talk-around normally, all transmissions go through a repeater. Therefore, if you are out of radio range of the repeater, you cannot talk to anyone, even if you are only a short distance away from the mobile you are calling. To allow communication if this occurs, the talk-aro...

  • Page 53

    Conventional features 53 priority group sampling the priority group sampling feature ensures that messages on priority conventional groups are not missed while listening to a message on a non-priority conventional group. A fixed first and second priority group can be designated by programming or eit...

  • Page 54: Miscellaneous

    Miscellaneous 54 note: priority sampling occurs only on conventional systems and only when scanning is enabled by the scan switch. It does not occur when listening to a multi-net or ltr call or when transmitting. Miscellaneous supervisory tones the following tones are heard at various times when ope...

  • Page 55

    Miscellaneous 55 seconds before this tone sounds, a single beep sounds to indicate that time-out will soon occur. • transmit inhibit - if this tone sounds as soon as the ptt switch is pressed with a multi-net or ltr system selected and “tx inhib” is displayed, the transmitter has been disabled by th...

  • Page 56

    Miscellaneous 56 multi-net telephone call tones the following tones are generated by the multi-net equipment and are heard when making a telephone, unique id, or directed group special call on a multi-net system. Confirmation tone - this is a short tone that sounds when the number just dialed has be...

  • Page 57

    Miscellaneous 57 conversation time-out tone - calls are limited to a certain length by the system. Thirty seconds before this time is reached, a “tick” begins sounding each second. When the 30-second time expires, the call is auto- matically terminated by the system. Turn-around tone - this is a sin...

  • Page 58

    Miscellaneous 58 emergncy - indicates that the emergency switch has been pressed (see “emergency switch” on page 26). Fcn - indicates that the function select mode is selected by the fcn option switch (see page 28). Gscn dis - indicates that an attempt was made to delete a group from the scan list w...

  • Page 59

    Miscellaneous 59 out-rnge - indicates that the transceiver was unable to contact a repeater. Once this indication appears, no more access attempts are made until the ptt switch is released and then pressed again. Refer to “opera- tion at extended range” on page 61 for more information. Pri on or off...

  • Page 60

    Miscellaneous 60 menu mode messages the following messages are displayed in the menu mode that is described starting on page 32. “on” is displayed to indicate enabled or yes, and “off” is displayed to indicate disabled or no. Bcklhgt - backlight control • bright • dim • off bank sel - bank select • ...

  • Page 61

    Miscellaneous 61 status - status message select • no status - no status message transmitted • programmed status messages stealth - stealth mode select • on or off sys srch - ltr system search • on or off talkarnd - conventional talk-around on-off • on or off tones - beep tones select • silent - all ...

  • Page 62

    Miscellaneous 62 ground noise when messages are received. You may still be out of range even though you can hear a message. The reason for this is that the signal you are receiving is usually transmitted at a higher power level than the one transmitted by your transceiver. Communication may be impro...

  • Page 63

    Miscellaneous 63 also make sure that the controls are properly set and that the power, external speaker (if used), and accessory (if used), cables are securely plugged into the back of the transceiver. If the transceiver still does not operate properly, return it to your system operator for service....