SRM9030 Mobile Radio Conventional – PMR Operating Instructions TNM-U-E-0003 Issue 3 December 2005 TMC Radio Pty. Ltd. 1270 Ferntree Gully Road Scoresby Victoria, 3179 Australia www.tmcradio.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTATION The following documentation is available for use with the SRM9000 series of products: TNM-I-E-0005 SRM9000 Series Installation Instructions TNM-M-E-0001 SRM9000 Service Manual TNM-U-E-0012 SRM9020 Trunked Operating Instructions TNM-U-E-0013 SRM9020 PMR Operating Instructions TNM-U-E-0063 SRM9022 PMR Operating Instructions TNM-U-E-0065 SRM9022 Trunked Operating Instructions TNM-U-E-0004 SRM9030 Trunked Operating Instructions To ord
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide SAFETY 1. Do NOT operate your radio, without a handsfree kit, whilst driving a vehicle. 2. Do NOT operate your radio in an explosive atmosphere. Obey the 'Turn Off Two-way Radios' signs where these are posted, e.g. on a petrol station forecourt. 3. Do NOT touch the antenna while the radio is transmitting. 4. Do NOT operate the radio if the antenna has become disconnected or damaged.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide CONTENTS ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTATION .......................................................... I ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT ....................................................................... I SAFETY ................................................................................................... II HINTS FOR USING THE RADIO ............................................................. II CONTENTS...........................................................................
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 5.4.1 Receiving a Selcall........................................................... 17 5.4.2 Sending a Selcall ............................................................. 17 5.4.3 Other Selcall Functions .................................................... 17 5.5 Scan Functions ........................................................................ 18 5.5.1 Scan Screen..................................................................... 19 5.5.2 Scan-Edit Screen ...
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 7.12 Special Enc 1…8.......................................................................27 7.13 Alarm .........................................................................................27 7.14 Repeater Defeat ........................................................................27 7.15 Low Power ................................................................................27 7.16 Handsfree (VOX) ..............................................................
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 OVERVIEW The SRM9000 Series Radios are versatile Digital Signal Processor (DSP) controlled, two-way mobile radios. The SRM9000 Series is available in a number of frequency bands and versions for specific applications. This manual describes the operation of the SRM9030 PMR Alphanumeric Display variant.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 2. FRONT PANEL CONTROLS PUSH ON/OFF POWER/TRANSMIT INDICATOR GREEN HANDSET (CALL) F2 F1 RED HANDSET (CLEAR) VOLUME KEYPAD F5 EMERGENCY Abcd e DISPLAY F3 F4 MENU ↕ SCROLL ↔ Figure 1 – SRM9030 Control Head Button/ Control Function On/Off/Volume Push for 2 seconds to switch the radio On or Off. Rotate to set volume to the desired level. Green LED illuminates at power On. Red LED Illuminates when the radio is transmitting.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 3. MENU SYSTEM The SRM9030 radio software uses a programmed Menu structure to enable the operator to access all of the radio options. The structure of the menu (comprising up to thirteen screens) can be programmed to meet the specific needs of individual customers. Figure 2 illustrates the complete menu structure of the radio.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 3.2 DEFAULT SETTINGS Setup Submenus Main Menu Phone Book Lists users ID and name User Options List of assigned outgoing Status Messages Status Missed Voice Calls, received Status Messages, received Data Messages Stored Calls Send a Text Message Phone Book Edit Contrast Send Message Setup Adjust Display Contrast Mute Level adjust Alert Volume Beep Tone level setting Information Programmer File description SW Version Radio Serial No.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 4. MAIN MENU SCREENS 4.1 CHANNELS SCREEN The Channels Screen shows the current channel and allows it to be changed. The Name Field shows the selected entry from the current Screen (e.g. from Channel List). The Message Line provides additional information in the current Screen. (e.g. Name of Voting of MultiAx channel when stopped on a channel) The RSSI Bars indicate the signal strength of the current channel. Displayed Labels show the function of the F1…F4 buttons.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide Several Icons can be displayed as shown below: ICONS INDICATION The rotating arrow icon indicates that the radio is in Scan, Vote or MultiAx Mode. This icon disappears when the radio is locked on a channel. The envelope icon indicates that there are one or more stored calls. The outline speaker icon indicates that a signal is present but the speaker audio is muted, e.g. channel in use by another Selcall/CTCSS identity.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 4.2 PHONEBOOK SCREEN This Screen need only be accessed if Selcall, CTCSS or DCS is used. Selcall Identity information is stored for various users and calls can be placed to them from this Screen. The Left/Right Arrow buttons scroll through the Phonebook entries. Pressing the Green Handset button will place a call to the displayed identity.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 4.3 STATUS SCREEN This Screen need only be accessed if Selcall, CTCSS or DCS is used. Selcall Status is stored here and can be sent from this Screen. The Left/Right Arrow buttons scroll through the Status List entries. Pressing the Green Handset button will send the displayed Status to the CurrentPhonebook-Entry.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 4.4 STORED CALLS SCREEN (SELCALL) This screen allows the eight most recent missed Selcalls (ones not answered before the Alert-tone stops) and received Status Selcalls to be reviewed. The icon will show in the Main Channel Screen when there is an entry in this Screen. A "Bip" tone is emitted every few seconds when a new call is stored here. The displayed text identifies the caller (e.g. Stored Calls John Smith) and, if used, Status text (e.g.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 4.5 STORED CALLS (TEXT MESSAGE) Received text messages are stored in the Stored Calls screen. Text messages may be up to 237 characters in length. A Data message may also be displayed immediately when received if configured to do so by the FPP. Stored Calls #01 Delete Data Msg ID: 00050 OK The icon will show on the main channel screen when there is an entry in this screen. A “bip” tone is emitted every few seconds when a text message is stored here.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide A message may be deleted by pressing the “delete” soft key.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 4.6 SEND MESSAGE This Screen allows the user to send a free form text message to another radio user in a similar manner to a cell phone SMS. Upon selecting the Send Message menu option with the OK button, a flashing cursor will appear on the lower left hand corner of the screen. Each key is labelled with up to 3 text characters. The text characters are entered by pressing the keypad key once for the first character, twice for the second and three time for the third.
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SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 5. COMMON FUNCTIONS AND FACILITIES 5.1 SWITCH-ON/SWITCH-OFF Momentarily press the On/Off/Volume Knob to switch the radio ON. The display will illuminate and show a ‘Welcome Message’ and the Selcall Identity of the radio. After a brief time the display will revert to the Channel Screen, at which time the radio is ready for use. Pressing and holding the On/Off knob for approximately 2 seconds will switch the radio Off.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 5.2 RECEIVING Scan Groups Channel No. ICON LABEL 1 1234 LABEL 2 Channel Name LABEL 3 MESSAGE LINE LABEL 4 The radio will listen on the displayed Channel. The Solid Speaker Icon will show when a valid signal is being received and audio will be heard at the Loudspeaker. An Outline Speaker Icon will show if a signal is present but the audio is muted for some reason (e.g. incorrect CTCSS tone, or the Selcall Mute is closed).
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 5.3 TRANSMITTING To avoid interfering with other users of the channel, listen first to ensure no transmissions are occurring. Make sure that the Outline Speaker Icon is not shown. Hold the microphone a few centimetres from the mouth, press the “Press to talk” (PTT) switch and note that the Tx-LED is RED. Speak clearly across the face of the microphone in a normal conversational manner.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 5.4 5.4.1 SELCALL FUNCTIONS Receiving a Selcall A number of different options can be set up by your dealer to sound various alert tones when a selcall is received. Consult your dealer for a detailed explanation of your radios set up.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 5.5 SCAN FUNCTIONS Scanning consists of sequentially searching up to 15 channels for a valid signal (RF, CTCSS or DCS tone). When found the radio will stop on that channel until the signal disappears again. The Microphone needs to be in the cradle, (on hook) for the radio to scan. While listening on the channel, the User can PTT on that channel.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 5.5.1 Scan Screen The display shows the name of the current Scan-Group (e.g. “Scan RSE”), which can be changed using the Left/Right Arrow buttons. The Scan-Group Number is shown at the top-left of the display, i.e. 1…4 if it is a User ScanGroup, or blank for Fixed Scan-Groups. While the Scan Screen is displayed the radio is scanning the shown group. The Scan Screen does not time-out. Normal exit is via Exit.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 5.5.2 Scan-Edit Screen In the Scan-Edit Screen the display shows the Channel List (excluding Vote and MultiAx channels) and the Message-Line shows either “Member”, “Priority” or is blank for channels that are not scanned. Press (Prty) to make the displayed Channel the Priority Channel (replacing any previous Priority Channel assignment, which is then made a normal member of the group). Press (Add) to add the displayed Channel.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 5.8 EXTERNAL ALERT Provision is made to connect an external alerting device to the rear of the radio. The external alert may be activated when a selcall is received (and cancelled by a timeout, user intervention or receiving a different selcall). This function is enabled by software programming. When enabled, the External Alert may be switched On or Off using a Function button. A Chevron is displayed next to the button Label when the function is On. 5.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 6. SETUP The Setup sub-menus allow the operator to edit/modify the operation of some of the general functions of the radio. The programmer can restructure or restrict access to any or all of these menus and may restructure them according to specific requirements. 6.1 SETUP SUB-MENUS The Setup sub-menu structure programmed at manufacture is shown in Figure 2. These sub-menu Screens provide access to operator functions as follows.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 6.1.1 User Options The User Options Screen allows the Keybeeps, Backlight, Dual Watch and DTMF facilities to be set On or Off. Use the Left/Right Arrow buttons to scroll between the different facilities. The (Alter) button toggles the selection On/Off. The setting is saved on exit. 6.1.2 User Options Key Beeps On Alter Mute Adjust Use the Menu Screen to view and change current Mute setting. Mute Use the Left/Right Arrow buttons to change the Mute level.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 6.1.3.2 DELETE AN ENTRY Use the Left/Right Arrow buttons to scroll to the desired phone book entry. Press (Del) to delete the current entry and return to the Channel Screen. Phone Book Edit #02 Del John Smith Add 2345 Edit 6.1.3.3 EDIT AN EXISTING ENTRY Use the Left/Right Arrow buttons to scroll to the Phonebook Entry to be edited. Phone Book Edit #02 Press (Edit) to select the entry and present the number for editing.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 6.1.4 Contrast The Contrast Screen allows you to set the contrast level of the Display in the range from 0 to 15. Contrast Use the Left/Right Arrow buttons to select the required level. 10 Press (OK) to accept the setting and go to the Channel Screen. 6.1.5 OK Alert Volume This Screen allows you to set the level of the Alert Volume Beep Tone in relation to the current Volume setting. The level can be set in 63 steps over the range -31 to +30.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 7. SPECIAL FUNCTION BUTTONS This section lists Functions that may be programmed to the F1, F2, F3, F4, F5 or F6 buttons. Consult your TMC Radio Dealer for which functions have been programmed in to your radio. 7.1 MONITOR Opens/Closes the audio (signaling) mute. Only valid on Non-Community Repeater type channels and/or Closed Selcall channels without Receiver Lock-out programmed. 7.2 SQUELCH DEFEAT Opens/Closes the squelch (carrier) mute. 7.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 7.11 GO TO CHAN A, B, C, D Selects predefined Channel A, B, C or D, and returns on the second press. The Defined Channel is redefined if held for approximately 2 seconds. 7.12 SPECIAL ENC 1…8 Sends Special Encode 1, 2, … 8 7.13 ALARM Put the mobile into Alarm mode. 7.14 REPEATER DEFEAT Allows the radio to transmit on the reverse frequency on a Repeater Channel.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 8. OPTIONS The following options are available, contact your dealer for further information. 8.1 QUICK RELEASE TRANSCEIVER KIT This kit provides a mounting cradle to allow the Transceiver to be quickly removed without having to undo unnecessary screws. 8.2 MICROPHONE/CONTROL HEAD EXTENSION LEAD This lead allows the Transceiver to be placed up to 4.5 metres from the Control Head. 8.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide 9. TROUBLESHOOTING If, after reading this guide, you are unable to switch the radio on, check the following: • A fuse has not blown. Your installer should advise you of the location of the two main fuses, • The power supply cables and their connections are secure, and • The vehicle battery is charged. If these checks are OK, contact your dealer or TMC Radio representative for further advice.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide Appendix A - Alert Tones and Messages Key Beep Error Tone Beep Alert 0.05 440 Hz 880 Hz 1480 Hz Off 0.05 0.10 Duration Indicated in seconds 0.10 Bip Alert 2 x Bip Alert 0.10 Ring Alert Urgent Alert Continuous Alert Telephone Ring Tone 0.19 Continuous Figure 3 - Alert Tones 9000_52 These messages are displayed on the Message Line to give the user additional information.
SRM9030 ~ PMR Mobile Radio User Guide Appendix B - Glossary A summary of common radio terms and some other terms used in this document, and their meanings, are given below. Indicator When displayed next to a Function, indicates an event. Current Phonebook Entry The transceiver emits these tones to indicate an invalid operator or error. The bracket that holds the microphone when it is not in use (on hook). Name that would be shown were the Phonebook screen shown. DSP Digital Signal Processor.
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