User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Safety Information
- Radio Overview
- Controls & Display
- Dual Controls & External Speaker
- General Operation
- 4.1 Basic Operation
- 4.1.1 Turning Power ON and Setting Volume
- 4.1.2 Power-Up Password
- 4.1.3 Speaking into the Microphone
- 4.1.4 Display Backlight Control
- 4.1.5 Display Viewing Angle and Contrast Adjust
- 4.1.6 Zone / Channel Display and Select
- 4.1.7 Setting Squelch Control
- 4.1.8 Transmit Disable
- 4.1.9 Operation At Extended Range
- 4.1.10 Preventing Vehicle Battery Discharge
- 4.1.11 Cleaning the Control Head
- 4.1.12 Radio Service
- 4.2 Operating Modes
- 4.1 Basic Operation
- Radio Wide Features
- 5.1 Option Buttons
- 5.2 Menu Mode
- 5.3 Time-Out Timer
- 5.4 Home Channel Select
- 5.5 Power Output Select
- 5.6 Alert Tone Select
- 5.7 Power Turn-Off Delay
- 5.8 Horn Alert
- 5.9 Microphone Off-Hook Detect
- 5.10 Surveillance Mode
- 5.11 Public Address
- 5.12 Scanning
- 5.13 Scan Lists
- 5.14 Global Positioning System (GPS)
- 5.15 Over the Air Programming
- Conventional Features
- 6.1 Monitoring Before Transmitting
- 6.2 Monitor Mode
- 6.3 Busy Channel Lockout
- 6.4 Call Guard Squelch
- 6.5 Penalty Timer
- 6.6 Conversation Timer
- 6.7 Repeater Talk-Around
- 6.8 Displaying Transmit / Receive Frequency
- 6.9 Emergency Alarm and Call
- 6.10 Conventional Mode Channel Scanning
- 6.11 Standard Conventional Calls
- 6.12 DTMF / ANI Signaling
- 6.13 Project 25 Mode Features
- 6.13.1 Digital Unit ID
- 6.13.2 Talkgroup ID
- 6.13.3 Network Access Code (NAC)
- 6.13.4 EFJohnson System Out of Range Indicator
- 6.13.5 EFJohnson System Automatic Registration
- 6.13.6 P25 Group Calls
- 6.13.7 P25 Unit Calls
- 6.13.8 P25 Conventional Telephone Calls
- 6.13.9 Call Alert
- 6.13.10 Call History
- 6.13.11 Messaging
- 6.13.12 Status Messaging
- 6.13.13 P25 Packet Data
- 6.14 Keypad Programming
- 6.15 Text Messaging
- 6.16 Sending Global Positioning System (GPS) Data
- SMARTNET / SmartZone / P25 Trunked Features
- 7.1 Analog and Digital Operation
- 7.2 Viewing Unit ID
- 7.3 Standard Group Calls
- 7.4 Private (Unit-To-Unit) Calls
- 7.5 Telephone Calls
- 7.6 Call Alert
- 7.7 Messaging
- 7.8 Sending Status Conditions
- 7.9 Emergency Alarm and Call
- 7.10 Failsoft Operation
- 7.11 SMARTNET / SmartZone / P25 Trunked Scanning Features
- 7.12 Dynamic Regrouping
- 7.13 SmartZone and P25 Trunking Unique Features
- 7.13.1 Busy Override
- 7.13.2 Site Trunking
- 7.13.3 Determining Current Site and Searching for a New Site
- 7.13.4 Locking / Unlocking a Site
- 7.13.5 Auto Site Search
- 7.13.6 ZoneFail Site Lock
- 7.13.7 P25 Wide Area Scan
- 7.13.8 Normal P25 and SmartZone Control Channel Hunt
- 7.13.9 Talkgroup Steering through System Access Permissions
- 7.13.10 P25 Wide Area Scan
- 7.13.11 Radio Information
- Secure Communication (Encryption)
- 8.1 Encryption Algorithms
- 8.2 Encryption Keys
- 8.3 Clear / Secure Strapping
- 8.4 Security Settings Override
- 8.4.1 Conventional (P25) Talkgroup Security Override
- 8.4.2 Secure Call Behavior
- 8.4.2.1 Failsoft, Group Regroup or Dynamic Regroup Call
- 8.4.2.2 Channel with only a Talkgroup Specified
- 8.4.2.3 Channel with both a Talkgroup and Announcement Group Specified
- 8.4.2.4 Channel with only an Announcement Group Specified
- 8.4.2.5 Announcement Group Call
- 8.4.2.6 Emergency Calls on Emergency Groups
- 8.4.3 Scan Mode Behavior
- 8.5 Over-The-Air Rekeying (OTAR)
- 8.6 Radio Setup For Encryption
- 8.7 Radio OTAR Capabilities
- Data Features
- Tones & Error Messages
- Service Information
Viking VM600 Mobile Radio Operating Manual 8-3
Secure Communication (Encryption)
If an attempt is made to transmit a secure message without loading the corresponding key,
“KEY FAIL” is displayed. The message must then be transmitted in the clear mode (this is
possible only if the channel is strapped to “switchable”) or the key must be loaded.
8.2.1 Key and Algorithm IDs
Each encryption key is programmed with a Key ID (also called Logical ID). This ID plus
the algorithm ID (ALGID) is transmitted in the message on digital channels. The radio
receiving the message must have a key with the same IDs in order to decrypt it.
8.2.2 PID / SLN Key Management Modes
The channels, talkgroups, and other calls that use encryption are linked to a specific
Physical ID (PID) when the radio is programmed. For example, Zone 1, channel 1 could
be programmed to select the key in PID 1 and Zone 1, channel 2 could select the key in
PID 3. The PID ranges are 0-63 when the PID mode is selected, and 1-64 when the SLN
mode is selected (see Figure 8.1).
Note The term “SLN” from the Project 25 specification is equivalent to “CKR” (Common Key
Reference) also used to define this parameter.
Figure 8.1 Key Selection Example
More information on these modes follows.
PID Mode - PID mode is analog encryption only. Since the EFJohnson Technologies
System Management Assistant (SMA) does not work with analog keys, PID mode can
be used only when keys are loaded using the Motorola KVL-3000 or KVL-3000 Plus
keyloader. When this mode is selected, keys are loaded directly into a PID of 0-63 that
corresponds to the PID programmed for each channel (if applicable). The Keys Table in
Armada is not programmed with this mode.
SLN Mode - The SLN mode must be selected if either OTAR (Over-The-Air-
Rekeying) or the EFJohnson Technologies System Management Assistant (PDA
keyloader) is used. It can also be used if OTAR is not used. SLN mode is either analog
Algorithm ID
Keyset Name (Opt)
SLN 23
SLN 25
Algorithm ID
Keyset Name (Opt)
Key #21: Key ID 54
SLN 24
SLN 22
SLN 21
Keys Table
3
5
4
2
1
PID
Key #22: Key ID 65
Key #23: Key ID 67
Key #24: Key ID 69
Key #25: Key ID 73
Key #25: Key ID 90
Key #24: Key ID 91
Key #23: Key ID 99
Key #22: Key ID 98
Key #21: Key ID 94
Keyset 1
Keyset 2
Zone 1, Chan 2
Zone 2, Chan 4
Zone 2, Chan 5
Zone 3, Chan 1
Zone 3, Chan 2
Draft 4/29/2014