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MOTOTRBO™EMEA R1.6a Training (Revision 2)

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MOTOTRBO™ R1.6a Training

Course Map

Section 1 – New Feature List

Section 2 – Transmit Interrupt

Section 4 – Emergency

Section 5 – Other Features

Section 3 – Dynamic Mixed Mode (DMM)


Section 1:New Feature List


• Transmit Interrupt:

– Voice Interrupt - Enables a radio partied to a call to interrupt (de-key) a voice transmission from another radio and initiate its own voice transmission within the same call.

– Remote Voice De-key - Enables a (supervisor) radio to interrupt (de-key) a voice transmission from another radio and clear down the call irrespective of whether it is partied to the call or not.

– Emergency Voice Interrupt - Enables a radio to interrupt (de-key) a voice transmission from another radio, clear down the call and initiate its own emergency signalling irrespective of whether it is partied to the original call or not.

– Data over Voice Interrupt - Enables a 3rd party data application to interrupt (de-key) a voice transmission from another radio and initiate its own data transmission irrespective of whether it is partied to the original call or not.

• Dynamic Mixed Mode (DMM) - Allows MOTOTRBO radios in digital mode, MOTOTRBO radios in analogue mode and legacy analogue radios to key up on the same MOTOTRBO repeater channel. Also, supports analogue consoles connected via the MOTOTRBO repeater 4-wire interface.

• Improved Ergonomics:

– Extended Emergency Press - Ability to extend the duration of the emergency activation button press.

– One Touch Access (Mobile) - Enables a mobile radio to switch to a pre-configured channel with the press of a button.

– Scan Off Hook Interaction with Talkback Disabled - Upon taking the microphone Off-Hook while receiving, a mobile will not immediately revert to the TX designated channel. It will instead remain on the landed channel and only revert to the TX designated channel when the PTT is pressed.

New Feature List


• Over the Air Activity Logging - Enables a 3rd party application to monitor over air activity excluding voice / data payload using a mobile radio. The mobile radio forwards all over the air activity (regardless of call destination) via XCMP to the attached PC, option board or non-PC peripheral.

• RDAC Multiple System Support – Ability for the RDAC application to support up to 8 radio systems (chargeable feature).

• General Enhancements:

– Additional Emergency Systems – Ability for the radio to support up to 32 Digital Emergency Systems and up to 32 Capacity Plus Emergency Systems.

– Independent Scan Hang Times for Analogue and Digital Channels – Allows scan hang times to be independently configured (via CPS) for analogue and digital channels.

– Configurable RSSI Threshold - Allows RSSI threshold above which a channel is considered to be busy to be configured (via CPS) on a per channel basis.

• Capacity Plus Enhancements:

– Join Late Call - If all channels are busy when a radio comes into the coverage area (or is powered up), the radio will scan all channels and join its highest priority call by late entry (previously late entry only worked if there was an idle rest channel).

– Join Emergency Call - The start of an emergency call is announced over all busy channels, thereby enabling radios already busy in calls to immediately transfer to the emergency call (if required).

– Rest Channel Selection – Where several candidate channels of equal preference are available, Rest Channel selection is performed in a ‘Round Robin’ manner to distribute the load equally among the different repeaters in a system.

• Microsoft® Windows® 7 Support

New Feature List


Section 2:Transmit Interrupt


1. Overview of Features• Hardware / Software requirements

2. Define Transmit Interrupt• Voice Interrupt• Remote Voice De-Key• Emergency Voice Interrupt• Data Over Voice *

3. Legacy Interoperability

4. Basic Programming

* Not covered by this training

Training Objectives


Transmitter Interrupt Suite

Consist of 4 features • Voice Interrupt• Remote Voice De-Key

• Emergency Voice Interrupt• Data Over Voice *

Any combination of the above features can be enabled in a single radio.

The above features need to be provisioned in a radio by the CPS before they can be used.

* Not covered by this training

DIGITAL ONLY

FEATURES


Transmit Interrupt Support

Transmit Interrupt is compatible with the following:Direct Mode OperationSingle Site Repeater OperationIP Site Connect Local Area Channels

Transmit Interrupt is not compatible with the following:Analogue ChannelsDynamic Mixed Mode (DMM) ChannelsIP Site Connect Wide Area Channels*Capacity Plus Systems*

For repeater operation, the repeater must be capable of supporting interruptible transmissions.

The repeater must contain R1.6a (or later) firmware.

* Compatibility to be introduced as part of the R1.7 system release


Transmit Interrupt Platform Requirements

The transmit interrupt features do not require any new MOTOTRBO hardware.

Customers can easily upgrade their current system via a software upgrade to support this functionality.

The transmit interrupt features are available “Free of Charge”.


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Transmit Interrupt Interoperability Limitation


Voice Interrupt Definition

Allows a radio partied to an active voice call to interrupt another radio’s voice transmission and begin a new voice transmission within the same call.

Note: the interrupting radio must be partied to the active call.


Voice Interrupt Functionality

If provisioned by the CPS, Voice Interrupt is automatically invoked if the PTT is pressed while an interruptible voice transmission to which the radio is partied is present on the channel.

The interrupting radio de-keys the current voice transmission but does not clear down the active repeater or direct mode call.

The interrupting radio then initiates a new voice transmission within the same call.

Other radio users partied to the call then hear the interrupting radio’s voice transmission.


Voice Interrupt Programming Requirements

1. The interrupted radio must be provisioned to allow an interruption to occur:

• ‘Allow Interrupt’ enabled in CPS (Channel Data)

2. The interrupting radio must be provisioned to allow the initiation of a voice interrupt:

• ‘In Call Criteria’ set to “TX Interrupt” in CPS (Channel Data)


Voice Interrupt Advantages

1. Provides users partied to a call with a more interactive experience.

2. Provides users partied to a call with the ability to interrupt a prolonged voice transmission to disseminate “late-breaking” or “urgent” information (e.g. “a security guard being assaulted”) to other members of the call as quickly as possible.

3. Provides a wireless console (e.g. a mobile with wire-line console equipment attached) or a Designated User with “priority access” to the radio channel.


Voice Interrupt User Experience

Interrupting radio:If a user presses the PTT to interrupt a voice transmission, the radio will either:• Successfully interrupt the voice transmission and commence its own voice transmission (note:

if unsuccessful at first, the radio will automatically re-try several times before giving up).• Or, sound a bonk which means the interrupt failed.

Interrupted radio:The radio being interrupted will sound a talk prohibit tone (if provisioned) indicating that the user should release the PTT.

Other radio users partied to the call:All other radios partied to the call will sound an optional channel free tone (if provisioned) followed by the new voice transmission from the interrupting radio.

Note: if two or more radios invoke Voice Interrupt simultaneously, the interrupt fails due to a signaling collision, therefore:

Minimize the number of radios with Voice Interrupt enabled in a group.Avoid using Voice Interrupt unless truly necessary.Provide guidelines for acceptable use of Voice Interrupt.Train users to allow short periods of time before responding to transmitting radio users.


Remote Voice De-key Definition

Allows a radio to remotely de-key a transmitting radio’s voice transmission and clear down the active call.

Note: the interrupting radio may or may not be partied to the active call.


Remote Voice De-key is invoked if the user presses a button provisioned (by the CPS) for Remote Voice De-key while an interruptible voice transmission is present on the channel.

The interrupting radio de-keys the current voice transmission and clears down the active repeater or direct mode call.

If invoked during a repeater call hang time period, the active repeater call is still cleared down.

Once the interrupted radio has de-keyed, any Radio or Voice Dispatcher can then begin a new call irrespective of whether it was partied to the original call.

Remote Voice De-key Functionality


Remote Voice De-key Programming Requirements


•‘Allow Interrupt’ enabled in CPS (Channel Data).

2. The interrupting radio must be provisioned to allow the initiation of a voice de-key interrupt:• Preprogrammed button designated as ‘TX Interrupt Remote De-key’

(Radio Buttons).


Remote Voice De-key Advantages

1. Allows the Remote Monitor transmission from a radio to be remotely terminated.

2. Allows the channel to be cleared when a radio experiences a “stuck microphone” condition.

3. Allows the channel to be cleared when a Radio User is making excessively long voice transmissions, preventing others from accessing the radio channel.

4. Provides a wireless console (e.g. a mobile with wire-line console equipment attached) or a Designated User with “priority access” to the radio channel.

5. Provides a wireless console or a Designated User with the ability to stop a voice call for any user to start a new call.


Remote Voice De-key User Experience

Interrupting radio:If a user presses the Remote Voice De-key button to de-key a transmission and clear down the active call, the radio will either:• Successfully end the current call and sound a positive indication tone (note: if

unsuccessful at first, the radio will automatically re-try several times before giving up).• Or, sound a negative indication tone which means the Remote Voice De-key failed

(due to data transmission on the channel or uninterruptible voice).

Interrupted radio:The radio being interrupted will sound a talk prohibit tone (if provisioned) indicating that the user should release the PTT.• If the radio was transmitting a silent emergency or remote monitor, there will be no

audible indication.

Other radios partied to the call:All other radios partied to the call will sound an optional channel free tone (if provisioned). The channel will then be clear and any user (including users not partied to the original call) can then start a new call.


Emergency Voice Interrupt Definition

Allows a radio to de-key a transmitting radio’s voice transmission, clear down the active call and initiate a new Emergency Alarm or Emergency Call transmission on the channel.

Note: the interrupting radio may or may not be partied to the original call.


Emergency Voice Interrupt Functionality

If provisioned by the CPS, Emergency Voice Interrupt is automatically invoked if the user presses the emergency button while an interruptible voice transmission present on the channel.

The interrupting radio de-keys the current voice transmission and clears down the active repeater or direct mode call.

The interrupting radio then initiates an Emergency Alarm, Emergency Alarm with Call or Emergency Alarm with Voice to Follow.

The interrupted radio may not necessarily be a recipient of the resulting Emergency Alarm / Call.


Emergency Voice Interrupt Programming Requirements


•‘Allow Interrupt’ enabled in CPS (Channel Data).

2. The interrupting radio must be provisioned to allow the initiation of an emergency voice interrupt:• ‘TX Interrupt’ enabled in CPS (Digital Emergency System).


Emergency Voice Interrupt Advantages

1. Provides users in distress with “priority access” to the radio channel.


Interrupting radio:If a user presses the Emergency button to interrupt a voice transmission, the radio will either:• Successfully Interrupt the voice transmission and initiate an emergency alarm

(note: if unsuccessful at first, the radio will automatically re-try several times before giving up).

• Or sound the emergency tone which means the Emergency Voice Interrupt failed (in which case the radio attempts to send the emergency alarm impolitely / politely based on CPS configuration).

Interrupted radio:The radio being interrupted radio will sound a Talk Prohibit Tone (if provisioned) indicating that the user should release the PTT.

Other radios partied to the call:All other radios partied to the original call will sound an optional channel free tone (if provisioned).

Emergency Voice Interrupt User Experience


If Emergency Voice Interrupt is provisioned by the CPS, then the radio uses the following procedures for Emergency Voice transmissions:

• Voice Interrupt is automatically invoked if the PTT is pressed while an interruptible voice transmission to which the radio is not partied is present on the channel (including a transmission initiated via a remote monitor command).

If the Voice Interrupt fails or if the current voice transmission is uninterruptible, then the radio uses the established (non-polite) procedures for Emergency Voice transmissions.

• The normal ‘In Call Criteria’ is applied if the PTT is pressed while a voice transmission to which the radio is partied is present on the channel.

(Note: Emergency Voice is transmitted whenever the PTT on a radio that initiated an emergency is pressed while that radio still remains in emergency mode)

Emergency Voice Interrupt - Emergency Voice


Transmit Interrupt – OB and External Accessory

The radio’s option board and external accessory are also able to invoke a transmit interrupt and begin a new voice transmission on the channel.

The radio supports an API (incorporated in the ADK) that allows an external accessory / application and / or option board application to explicitly invoke a transmit interrupt. This allows for example a “Tx Interrupt” button on a PC console to remotely de-key a radio that is transmitting voice.


Transmit Interrupt Limitations

Voice Interrupt is able to interrupt the following interruptible voice calls:Group CallIndividual CallEmergency CallAll Call

In addition to the above, Remote Voice De-Key and Emergency Voice Interrupt are able to interrupt the following interruptible voice calls:

Individual Call (initiated via remote monitor command)Group Call (initiated via emergency remote monitor command)

The Transmit Interrupt suite of features are NOT able to interrupt:Un-Interruptible VoiceCSBK (Control Signalling BlocK) ActivityData Activity


Programming a radio to be “Interruptible”

For a Digital Channel, set the ‘Allow Interruption’ flag. This will allow the radio’s voice transmissions to interrupted.


Programming a radio for Voice Interrupt

For a Digital Channel, set the ‘In Call Criteria’ to TX Interrupt. This will allow the radio to “interrupt” voice transmissions to which the radio is partied.


Setting the TX Interrupt Direct Mode Compatibility Option

For a Digital Channel, this option should be enabled if there are radios on the channel which transmit interruptible voice in direct mode (i.e. on a direct mode channel or in talkaround mode on a repeater channel).

The purpose of this option is to force the radio to increase the channel sample time when deciding whether or not the channel is idle. This is necessary because transmit interruptible direct mode transmissions contain regular gaps which may occur at the point when a radio is sampling the channel to see if it is idle.


Programming a radio for Emergency Voice Interrupt

For a ‘Digital Emergency’ system, enable the ‘TX Interrupt’ option. This will allow the radio to initiate Emergency Voice Interrupts.


Programming a radio for Remote Voice De-Key

On the Buttons screen, simply designate which programmable button you would like to press to remotely de-key the transmitter.


Reference Documentation

• Refer to the following documentation for additional information:

– MOTOTRBO System Planner

– MOTOTRBO Selling Guide


Section 3:Dynamic Mixed Mode (DMM)


1. Hardware Software Requirements

2. Define Dynamic Mixed Mode (DMM)• Feature Overview• Configuration Recommendations• Limitations

3. Basic Programming

Training Agenda


Dynamic Mixed Mode Support

• A repeater feature– Repeater must contain R1.6a (or later) firmware– Supports VHF, UHF1 & UHF2 bands– Supports 12.5KHz, 20KHz and 25KHz analogue bandwidth– Supports 12.5kHz digital bandwidth

• Repeater must be programmed to use this functionality.– Repeater must operate on a DMM channel

DIGITAL and ANALOGUE

Feature!


Dynamic Mixed Mode Hardware Requirements

• Dynamic mixed Mode does not require new MOTOTRBO hardware.

• Customers can easily ‘software upgrade’ their current systems to enable this functionality!


Dynamic Mixed Mode Functionality

Slot 1

Slot 2

Fin/Fout

Dynamic Mixed Mode Repeater

(R1.6a)

Desk-set

4-wire interface

Tone Panel



• Allows MOTOTRBO radios in digital and analogue modes and legacy analogue radios to key up on the same MOTOTRBO repeater channel.

• Supports analogue consoles such as desk-set, tone panel, etc. connected via the MOTOTRBO repeater 4-wire interface.


Dynamic Mixed Mode Functionality - Digital

• When the repeater receives a digital call ‘over the air’, it re-transmits the call in digital mode– Supports 2 digital slots. – Repeater suspends qualifying analogue calls (including

emergency) until digital transmissions have ceased on both slots and corresponding hang times (call hang + channel hang) have expired.

– If analogue console tries to key up, repeater generates audible alert (channel busy tone) via 4-wire repeater interface (over Speaker and Rx Audio pins) to indicate that channel is busy and console access has been denied.

– Upon expiry of corresponding hang times, repeater resumes qualifying both analogue and digital calls.


Dynamic Mixed Mode Functionality - Analogue

• When the repeater receives an analogue call either ‘over the air’ or via the repeater 4-wire interface, it retransmits the call in analogue mode – Repeater suspends qualifying digital calls (including

data and emergency) until analogue transmissions have ceased and call hang time has expired.

– Analogue console device(s) supported.– Upon expiry of call hang time, repeater resumes

qualifying both digital and analogue calls.



• The repeater only repeats analogue calls received ‘over the air’ which are qualified by PL (DPL/TPL)– Only PL (DPL/TPL) squelch type repeat is supported

on a DMM channel (CSQ repeat is not supported).

• If the receive squelch type is set to CSQ, the received audio is sent via the Rx Audio accessory pin for community repeater operation.


• To enable DMM, the repeater must be programmed with a Dynamic Mixed Mode channel– A DMM channel is contains both the digital and

analogue parameters• The following must be configured in the DMM channel

for non-community (analogue) repeater operation:– Rx and Tx squelch types with PL (DPL / TPL)– Audio type with filtered squelch

• The following must be configured in the DMM channel for community (analogue) repeater operation:– Rx and Tx squelch types with CSQ– Audio type with flat unsquelch

Dynamic Mixed ModeRepeater Programming Requirements


• When configuring the digital Call Hang Times and the digital Subscriber Inactivity Timer (SIT), consideration should be given to the fact that analogue radios will not be able to access the channel at the end of a digital call until these timers have expired.

• When configuring the analogue Call Hang Time, consideration should be given to the fact that digital radios will not be able to access the channel at the end of an analogue call until this timer has expired.

• Keeping the Call Hang Times as short as possible and the digital SIT slightly greater than the digital Call Hang Times will allow fair access to both analogue and digital radios.

Dynamic Mixed ModeRepeater Configuration Considerations


• Configure Tx and Rx Squelch Types as PL (TPL or DPL)– If RX Squelch Type is configured as CSQ, radios will

un-mute to digital transmissions and play out garbled audio

• Configure digital and analogue radios for polite admit criteria so that they don’t impolitely key over the top of each other– Configure the Admit Criteria for analogue radios as

“Correct PL” – Configure the Admit Criteria for digital radios as

“Channel Free”

Dynamic Mixed ModeSubscriber Configuration Considerations


• To automatically receive both analogue and digital calls, MOTOTRBO radios need to be configured with scan lists containing both analogue and digital scan members.

• However, scanning for incoming calls may result in an initial audio truncation– Truncation depends on the number of scan members in the scan

list– To prevent loss of digital data transmission, configure an

appropriate preamble duration

• To initiate an analogue call, the user needs to manually change the channel selection knob to the desired analogue channel.

• To initiate a digital call, the user needs to manually change the channel selection knob to the desired digital channel.

Dynamic Mixed ModeSubscriber Configuration Considerations


• Analogue Radio:– Radio user will hear channel busy tone if PTT asserted on analogue radio

configured for polite operation (i.e. Admit Criteria set to “Correct PL”) while digital call still in progress on either slot.

– If radio configured to scan, there may be audio truncation at beginning of new incoming call.

• Digital Radio:– Radio user will hear channel busy tone if PTT asserted on digital radio

configured for polite operation (i.e. Admit Criteria set to “Channel free”) while analogue call still in progress on channel.

– If radio configured to scan, there may be audio truncation at beginning of new incoming call.

• Console on Repeater 4-Wire Interface:– Console user will hear channel busy tone if PTT or Repeater knockdown

asserted on repeater 4-wire interface while digital call still in progress on either slot.

Dynamic Mixed Mode User Experience


• Digital transmissions may occupy a repeater channel twice as long as analogue transmissions since there are two slots and digital transmissions (calls) may occur on each slot one after another.

• If frequent GPS updates are present, the repeater may hold up digital channels for a long time, not allowing access to analogue radios.

• During migration, while a relatively small number of digital radios are on a Dynamic Mixed Mode channel, it is recommended that all digital radios operate on the same slot to provide fair channel access between analogue and digital transmissions (calls). As more digital radios start replacing the analogue radios, the digital radios can be distributed across both slots.

• It is important to note that heavy usage of one mode (analogue or digital) will lock out for longer the other mode for a polite system configuration.

• Keeping the analogue and digital channel hang times as short as possible will allow fair channel access to both analogue and digital calls.

Dynamic Mixed Mode System Design Considerations


• Dynamic Mixed Mode does not support the following features:– Capacity Plus– IP Site connect– RDAC over IP– Transmit Interrupt– FCC Type-I and Type-II monitoring– Antenna relay

• Legacy analogue radios can not hear digital calls– As a workaround, use 2 mobiles and the COR (Carrier

on Receive) feature

Dynamic Mixed Mode System Limitations


Repeater CPS ConfigurationRecommendations

Repeater Configuration

Description

Channel Add and configure a “Dynamic Mixed Mode” type of channel.

Repeater Type Configure as “Single Site”. Dynamic Mixed Mode does not support “IP Site Master” and “IP Site Peer” configurations.

RX Squelch, TX Squelch

Configure as “TPL” or “DPL” for non-community repeater operation (received audio will be repeated).

Configure as “CSQ” for community repeater operation (received audio will NOT be repeated, instead audio will be sent over the Rx Audio accessory pin).


Repeater CPS Configuration – Creating a DMM Channel (contains both the digital and analogue parameters)


Radio configuration Description

RX Squelch Type Configure as “TPL” or “DPL”. If configured for CSQ, then the radios will un-mute to all digital transmissions and play garbled audio.

TX Squelch Type Configure as “TPL” or “DPL”.

Admit Criteria Configure analogue Admit Criteria as “Correct PL” and digital Admit Criteria” as “Channel Free”.

TX Preamble Duration This duration depends on the number of scan members in the scan list.

Priority Scanning Disable priority scanning on all scan members in the scan list.

Subscriber CPS ConfigurationRecommendations



Talkback It is recommended to enable Talkback to allow the radio to talk back on the channel on which it un-mutes during scan.

PL Type (in scan list) It is recommended to set this to “Non-Priority Channel” so that PL decoding is performed on non-priority scan list member channels.

Channel Marker (in scan list) It is recommended to disable channel marker.

Tx Designated Channel Choose “Selected” or one of the configured scan members. It is not recommended that this be set to “Last Active Channel”.




Analog Hang Time This field defines the duration of the analog scan hang timer. The timer starts at the end of the analog call hang time and keeps the radio on the analog channel while the timer is running.

It is recommended that the Analog Hang Time be set to 0 in order that radios can resume scanning immediately an analog call ends.

Note: This field can only be programmed for R1.6a radios or above.

Digital Hang Time This field defines the duration of the digital scan hang timer. The timer starts at the beginning of the digital call hang time and keeps the radio on the digital channel while the timer is running.

At the end of a digital call the repeater reserves a DMM channel for digital calls until the end of SIT + 1 sec. Since analog calls are not permitted until SIT + 1 sec, it is recommended that the Digital Hang Time be set to SIT + 1 sec.





RSSI Threshold This field is applicable to each channel programmed in the radio. The RSSI threshold is used when the Admit Criteria is “Channel Free” or “Correct PL”. The radio will be allowed channel access if the Received Signal Strength is less than the configured RSSI threshold. The default value is -124 dBm, but this can be increased to overcome possible RF interference issues that may result in false channel busy indications.




• To avoid RF collisions resulting from a legacy analogue radio keying over ongoing digital calls, “Busy Channel Lockout” (PL Lockout) must be enabled on all legacy analogue radios.



Subscriber CPS ConfigurationRecommendations (fields supported for R1.6a radios or above)


Section 4:Emergency


Contents

Topics

Emergency Buttons

Configuration

Additional Emergency Features

Operation


Topic 1 – Emergency Buttons


Emergency Buttons

DP 3600/3601

Programmable Front Buttons

DP 3400/3401

DM 3600/3601

DM 3400/3401

Orange Button


Topic 2 – Configuration

Portable Emergency On / Off

Mobile Emergency On / Off

Capacity Plus Emergency System

Digital Emergency System

Emergency TX Channel Parameters

Emergency RX Channel Parameters


ConfigurationPortable Emergency On / Off

Only the Orange Button can be provisioned as the Emergency button.

If ‘Emergency Off’ is a Short Press, then ‘Emergency On’ must be a Long Press.

Conversely, if ‘Emergency On’ is a Short Press, then ‘Emergency Off must be a Long Press.

It is recommended that ‘Emergency On’ be set to ‘Long Press’ to prevent inadvertent emergency activation.

Duration for which emergency button must be pressed (and held) to be considered a Short Press.

Duration for which any button (including emergency button) must be pressed (and held) to be considered a Long Press.


ConfigurationMobile Emergency On / Off

Any programmable front button can be provisioned as the Emergency button.

If ‘Emergency Off’ is a Short Press, then ‘Emergency On’ must be a Long Press.

Conversely, if ‘Emergency On’ is a Short Press, then ‘Emergency Off must be a Long Press.

It is recommended that ‘Emergency On’ be set to ‘Long Press’ to prevent inadvertent emergency activation.

Duration for which emergency button must be pressed (and held) to be considered a Short Press.

Duration for which any button (including emergency button) must be pressed (and held) to be considered a Long Press.

Note: ‘Emergency On’ can also be triggered by connecting pin 23 on the rear accessory connector to ground (note: this is not dependent on the above CPS provisioned short / long press durations). If the radio is switched off, it will power up first before handling the ‘Emergency On’ operation.


Defines channel on which Emergency set-up. Any digital channel containing a group Contact Name is listed. Furthermore, if all digital channels contain a group Contact Name, then the ‘Selected’ channel option is also listed.

ConfigurationDigital Emergency System

If enabled, defines audio / visual indications given while radio in Emergency mode (options: Disabled, Regular, Silent & Silent w/ Voice).*

Defines behaviour of radio initiating emergency on a digital (conventional) system

Defines type of emergency initiated over air (options: Emergency Alarm, Emergency Alarm w/ Call & Emergency Alarm w/ Voice to Follow).*

Defines transmit (hot mic) duration for Emergency w/ Voice to Follow.

Defines whether emergency voice interrupt feature is enabled.*

* Further details covered later on

Defines how the radio accesses the channel when sending the emergency alarm.


ConfigurationCapacity Plus Emergency System

As per Digital Emergency.

Defines behaviour of radio initiating emergency on a Capacity Plus system

Defines group to which emergency addressed.

Defines maximum number of re-tries when transmitting emergency alarm.

As per Digital Emergency.

For Capacity Plus systems:

1. Emergencies always set-up on Rest Channel.

2. Emergency alarms always transmitted impolitely if call already in progress on Rest Channel.

3. Emergency Voice Interrupt not yet supported.


ConfigurationEmergency TX Channel Parameters

References the appropriate Emergency System from within the given Digital Channel / Capacity Plus Personality.

Defines behaviour of radio initiating emergency on a digital (conventional) channel / Capacity Plus personality

Note: All radios can initiate emergency alarms and calls.


ConfigurationEmergency RX Channel Parameters

Determines if the radio provides an audio / visual indication when an emergency alarm is received.

Determines if the radio transmits back an acknowledgement when an emergency alarm is received. This option is only available if the above option is selected.

Determines if the radio provides a visual indication when an emergency call is received.

These options only available for high-tier (display) radios.

Notes:

1.All radios can receive emergency calls.

2.Only high-tier (display) radios can receive emergency alarms.

Defines behaviour of radio receiving emergency on a digital (conventional) channel / Capacity Plus personality


Topic 3 – Operation

Emergency Overview

Emergency Channel / Group

Emergency Alarm with Call

Emergency Alarm

Emergency Alarm with Voice to Follow


OperationEmergency Overview

• An emergency always commences with the transmission of an Alarm to a group of high-tier (display) radios.

• A single radio within this group (typically a central control radio) must have the ‘Emergency Alarm Ack’ option selected.

• If no acknowledgement is received, the initiating radio re-tries several times until it gives up.• Once the acknowledgement is received by the initiating radio, what happens next depends

on whether the initiating radio is provisioned for ‘Emergency Alarm’, ‘Emergency Alarm w/ Call’ or ‘Emergency Alarm w/ Voice to Follow’.

• The audio / visual indications provided by the initiating radio to indicate the progress of the emergency depend on the Alarm Type configuration:

• Regular: Audio / visual indications given to indicate progress of emergency. • Silent: No audio / visual indications given to indicate that emergency has been initiated.

Furthermore radio shall not un-mute to any receive audio while it remains in emergency mode.

• Silent w/ Voice: As per ‘Silent’, however radio shall un-mute to qualified receive audio.• If the initiating radio is in silent emergency mode (i.e. ‘Silent’ or ‘Silent w/ Voice’ Alarm Type

selected), pressing the PTT breaks the radio silence, ends the silent condition and enables the emergency audio / visual indications (note: if the initiating radio is ‘remote monitored’ by another radio this also breaks radio silence however it does NOT end the silent condition).


OperationEmergency Channel / Group

• For digital (conventional) systems:• The initiating radio sets up the emergency on the channel indicated by the ‘Revert

Channel’ field. This is either a pre-defined (revert) channel or the currently ‘selected’ channel.

• The group to which the emergency is addressed is the group ‘Contact Name’ associated with the channel on which the emergency is initiated.

• It is not recommended that radios scan for incoming emergency Alarms.• It is more effective for an emergency initiator to switch to the acknowledging (central

control) radio’s channel than for the acknowledging radio to scan multiple channels for emergency initiator.

• Non acknowledging radios in the emergency group will most likely miss emergency alarms if they are scanning multiple channels. Even if TX Preamble is used by the emergency initiator, this will not help because the TX Preamble is only used if the alarm needs to be re-transmitted more than once.

• For Capacity Plus systems:• The initiating radio sets up the emergency on the Rest Channel.• The group to which the emergency is addressed is the group ‘Contact’ associated with

Capacity Plus Emergency System.• Any radio can belong to an emergency group and receive emergency calls, but only high-tier

(display) radios can receive emergency alarms.


OperationEmergency Alarm – Initiating Radio

• If ‘Emergency On’ button pressed, radio enters emergency mode and transmits emergency alarm one or more times until it receives an acknowledgement or gives up.

• While radio in emergency mode:• If radio receives an acknowledgement, it stops transmitting emergency alarms and exits

emergency mode (see note below).• If radio gives up transmitting emergency alarms, it indicates ‘Emergency Alarm Failed’

and exits emergency mode.• If ‘Emergency Off’ button pressed, radio exits emergency mode.• If ‘Emergency On’ button pressed, radio reinitiates Emergency.• If channel changed, radio exits emergency mode and where emergency enabled on

new channel, it reinitiates Emergency on new channel.

Note: If ‘Silent’ or ‘Silent w/ Voice’ Alarm Type selected, radio remains in (silent) emergency mode when acknowledgement received (or when radio gives up transmitting emergency alarms). To exit emergency mode, user needs to press PTT or ‘Emergency Off’ button.


OperationEmergency Alarm – Receiving Radio

Supported only by high tier (display) radios

• If radio receives an emergency alarm addressed either to its selected ‘Contact Name’ or a digital group in its selected ‘RX Group List’’:

• Where ‘Emergency Alarm Indication’ option selected, radio provides an audio / visual indication and enters emergency mode.

• Where ‘Emergency Alarm Ack’ option selected, radio also transmits back an acknowledgement.

• While radio in emergency mode:• If any button pressed, radio silences audio emergency indication (but remains in emergency mode).• If back button pressed then (within 2 seconds) ‘Emergency On’ button pressed, emergency mode switches to hidden

state. From then on, pressing back button followed (within 2 seconds) by ‘Emergency On’ button, toggles emergency mode between hidden and shown state.

• If channel changed, emergency mode also switches to hidden state.• If radio qualifies incoming voice, it un-mutes speaker.• If PTT pressed and emergency mode in shown state, radio transmits non-emergency voice back to emergency

group (i.e. group to which incoming emergency alarm was addressed).• If PTT pressed and emergency mode in hidden state, radio transmits non-emergency voice as per non-emergency

operation.• If back button pressed then (within 2 seconds) ‘Emergency Off’ button pressed while emergency mode in shown

state, radio exits emergency mode.• If ‘Emergency On’ button pressed, radio switches to initiating emergency.

Notes:1. A single radio (typically a central control radio) must have the ‘Emergency Alarm Ack’ option selected.2. While emergency mode in hidden state, radio behaviour as per non-emergency mode and emergency alarm list hidden,

however emergency icon displayed and LED flashes red.


OperationEmergency Alarm – Typical Scenario

Donna

Colin

Elias

Richard

Ketan

Shaun

Tim

1. Donna presses ‘emergency on’ button

2. Donna’s radio enters emergency mode & starts transmitting emergency alarms

3. Display radios receive emergency alarm, enter emergency mode & provide audio / visual indication

4. Tim’s radio transmits acknowledgement back to Donna’s radio

5. Donna’s radio receives acknowledgement, stops transmitting emergency alarms & exits emergency mode

6. Recipient emergency alarm users press back + ‘emergency off’ buttons

7. Recipient emergency alarm radios exit emergency mode

Sequence


OperationEmergency Alarm with Call – Initiating Radio

• If ‘Emergency On’ button pressed, radio enters emergency mode and transmits emergency alarm one or more times until it receives an acknowledgement or gives up.

• While radio in emergency mode:• If radio receives an acknowledgement, it stops transmitting emergency alarms and

remains in emergency mode.• If radio gives up transmitting emergency alarms, it indicates ‘Emergency Alarm Failed’

and remains in emergency mode.• If PTT pressed, radio transmits emergency voice to same group as emergency alarm.• If radio receives incoming voice addressed to same group as emergency alarm, it un-

mutes speaker (all other incoming voice is ignored).• If ‘Emergency Off’ button pressed, radio exits emergency mode.• If ‘Emergency On’ button pressed, radio reinitiates Emergency.• If channel changed, radio exits emergency mode and where emergency enabled on



OperationEmergency Alarm with Call – Receiving Radio

• Refer to ‘Emergency Alarm – Receiving Radio’ slide for details on high tier (display) radios receiving emergency alarms.

• Additional behaviors for high tier (display) radios while in emergency mode:• If radio qualifies incoming emergency voice and ‘Emergency Call Indication’ option

selected, radio provides a visual emergency call indication.

• For high tier (display) radios where ‘Emergency Alarm Indication’ option not selected and all low tier (non-display) radios:

• Radio ignores incoming emergency alarms and does not enter emergency mode.• If PTT pressed, radio transmits non-emergency voice in the normal (non-emergency)

manner.• All incoming voice (including emergency voice) is qualified in the normal (non-

emergency) manner.


OperationEmergency Alarm with Call – Typical Scenario

Donna

Colin

Elias

Richard

Ketan

Shaun

Tim

1. Colin presses ‘emergency on’ button

2. Colin’s radio enters emergency mode & starts transmitting emergency alarms

3. Display radios receive emergency alarm, enter emergency mode & provide audio / visual indication

4. Tim’s radio transmits acknowledgement back to Colin’s radio

5. Colin’s radio receives acknowledgement, stops transmitting emergency alarms & remains in emergency mode



Sequence

6. Colin presses PTT, his radio starts transmitting emergency voice & all radios un-mute to Colin’s voice

8. Colin releases PTT & Colin’s radio stops transmitting.

7. Recipient emergency alarm users press any button to silence emergency alarm audio indication (so they can hear Colin’s voice)

10. Tim releases PTT & all radios mute

11. Colin presses ‘emergency off’ button

12. Colin’s radio exits emergency mode

9. Tim presses PTT, Tim’s radio starts transmitting non-emergency voice & all radios un-mute to Tim’s voice


OperationEmergency Alarm with Voice to Follow – Initiating Radio

• If ‘Emergency On’ button pressed, radio enters emergency mode, transmits just a single emergency alarm (irrespective of whether acknowledgement received or not), starts hot mic duration timer and starts transmitting emergency voice to same group as emergency alarm.

• While radio in emergency mode:• When hot mic duration expires, radio stops transmitting emergency voice and remains

in emergency mode.• If PTT pressed, radio transmits emergency voice to same group as emergency alarm.• If radio receives incoming voice addressed to same group as emergency alarm, it un-

mutes speaker (all other incoming voice is ignored).• If ‘Emergency Off’ button pressed, radio exits emergency mode.• If ‘Emergency On’ button pressed, radio reinitiates Emergency.• If channel changed, radio exits emergency mode and where emergency enabled on



OperationEmergency Alarm with Voice to Follow – Receiving Radio

• Same operation as Emergency Alarm with Call(Refer to ‘Emergency Alarm with Call – Receiving Radio’ slide)


OperationEmergency Alarm with Voice to Follow – Typical Scenario

Donna

Colin

Elias

Richard

Ketan

Shaun

Tim

1. Colin presses ‘emergency on’ button

2. Colin’s radio enters emergency mode, transmits single emergency alarm, starts hot mic duration timer & starts transmitting emergency voice

3. Display radios receive emergency alarm, enter emergency mode & provide audio / visual indication.

4. Tim’s radio transmits acknowledgement back to Colin’s radio



Sequence

7. Hot mic timer expires & Colin’s radio stops transmitting.

6. Recipient emergency alarm users press any button to silence emergency alarm audio indication (so they can hear Colin’s voice)

9. Tim releases PTT & all radios mute

10. Colin presses ‘emergency off’ button

11. Colin’s radio exits emergency mode

5. All radio’s un-mute to Colin’s voice

8. Tim presses PTT, Tim’s radio starts transmitting non-emergency voice & all radios un-mute to Tim’s voice


GPS Tracking

Topic 4 – Additional Emergency Features

Remote Monitor

Transmit Interrupt

Capacity Plus


Additional Emergency FeaturesRemote Monitor

• ‘Emergency Remote Monitor Decode’ is a CPS provisioned option.

• If an emergency initiating radio is provisioned with ‘Emergency Remote Monitor Decode’, that radio can be ‘remote monitored’ while in emergency mode.

• Before a radio can initiate a ‘remote monitor’, it must be taken out of emergency mode, or its emergency mode switched to the hidden state.


Additional Emergency FeaturesCapacity Plus

• Recall, for Capacity Plus systems:

• Emergencies always set-up on Rest Channel.• Emergency alarms always transmitted impolitely if call already in progress on Rest

Channel.• Emergency Voice Interrupt not yet supported.

• Additionally, the start of an emergency call is announced over all busy channels, thereby enabling radios already busy in calls to immediately transfer to the emergency call (if required).


Additional Emergency Features Transmit Interrupt

• One of the Transmit Interrupt suite of features is Emergency Voice Interrupt (EVI).

• EVI allows a radio to de-key a transmitting radio’s voice transmission, clear down an active call and initiate a new Emergency Alarm / Call transmission on the channel.

• If TX Interrupt option (in Digital Emergency System) is enabled by the CPS, EVI is automatically invoked if the user presses the emergency button while an interruptible voice transmission present on the channel.

• The interrupting radio de-keys the current voice transmission and clears down the active call.

• The interrupting radio then initiates an Emergency Alarm, Emergency Alarm with Call or Emergency Alarm with Voice to Follow.

Notes:1. The interrupting radio may or may not be partied to the original call.2. The interrupted radio may not necessarily be a recipient of the resulting Emergency Alarm /

Call.


Additional Emergency Features GPS Tracking

• GPS equipped radios can transmit updates over the radio system in response to three service methods:

• Single location update• Periodic location update• On emergency (when radio enters emergency mode, it will attempt to transmit an

emergency location response on a specific channel to the Location Server with which it is registered)


Section 5:Other Features


Other Features RDAC Multiple System Support

- Version 2.2 (onwards) of the RDAC application has the ability to monitor and control up to 8 different radio systems (i.e. IP Site Connect and/or Capacity Plus) simultaneously.

- To monitor and control multiple radio systems the Multi Systems feature needs to be activated using the RDAC application and this requires the purchase of a separate license key for each RDAC application.

- License keys are purchased via Motorola On-Line (part HKVN4041A) and an Entitlement ID is delivered by email for each order placed.

- To activate the Multiple Systems feature:- Install the RDAC application and ensure the computer has internet access (to

register the feature with Motorola).- From the Help Tab, select Register Features.- Use the RDAC Register Feature Wizard to enter the Entitlement ID and

register the Multiple Systems feature.- Once the Multiple Systems feature has been registered, it will be possible to select

multiple radio systems using the Connect Tab (note: the systems must previously have been defined for selection using the Systems Tab).


Other Features RDAC Compatibility

- RDAC version 1.0 is not forward compatible with Repeaters containing firmware R01.06.11 onwards

- To ensure compatibility, the minimum requirement is for RDAC version 2.2 to be installed.

- If you have already purchased a copy of RDAC version 1.0, please contact Motorola Customer Care for a free replacement RDAC CD.


Other Features Capacity Plus Emergency & All Call

• When a radio enters emergency state on a Capacity Plus system, the emergency call begins transmitting to the “Emergency” Group

• The start of an emergency call is announced over all the busy channels. This allows a listening radio that is interested in joining the emergency call, to leave its channel and join the emergency call.

• Capacity Plus does not support Emergency Revert Channel(s).• All Call is setup politely on a Free Rest Channel and is announced to all

radios on the system (including those on busy channels), except:• Radios transmitting on Busy Channels• Radios listening to Emergency call(s)

Condition Action

Rest Channel is free Initiate on the Rest Channel

Rest Channel is busy Initiate impolitely the busy Rest Channel.


• ‘One Touch Access’ button enables a mobile radio to switch to a pre-configured channel assigned by the CPS with the press of a button.

• This feature is available both in Digital and Analog mode.

• Channels from the Capacity Plus Channel Pool can NOT be assigned to the ‘One Touch Access’ button.

Other FeaturesOne Touch Access (Mobile)


• Operating System

– Microsoft® Windows® 7 Professional (32/64 bit) Edition

– Microsoft® Windows® 7 Home Premium (32/64 bit) Edition

– Microsoft® Windows® Vista Business (32/64 bit) Edition

– Microsoft® Windows® Vista Home Premium (32/64 bit) Edition

– Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional/Home (32/64 bit) Edition, with Service Pack 2 or Service Pack 3

• Hardware requirements

– USB (Universal Serial Bus) Port

– CD ROM Drive

– 350 MB of hard disk space for the Customer Programming Software (CPS)

– 100 MB of hard disk space for the RDAC

– 100 MB of hard disk space for the Tuner

– 100 MB of hard disk space for the AirTracer

– Processor speed and RAM as recommended by the stated operating system

Other FeaturesCPS Software and Hardware Requirements

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