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STAR L ™ OTOROLA OMMAND PERATOR ANUAL *6880309J99-D* 6880309J99-D 2005 EPTEMBER...
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Furthermore, Motorola reserves the right to make changes to any products herein to improve readability, function, or design. Motorola does not assume any liability arising out of the applications or use of any product or circuit described herein; neither does it cover any license under its patent rights nor the rights of others.
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PERATOR ANUAL ONTENTS Multi-Sel without Memory ............5-22 Multi-Sel with Memory .
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Figure 3-1: Dual Channel Control Module Buttons..........3-1 Figure 3-2: Operator busy indicator on the CommandSTAR Lite console ......3-11 Figure 4-1: Digital Radio Control Module (DRCM) standard buttons and indicators.
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ABLES IST OF ABLES ........Table 3-1: CCM Quick Reference ............. .3-2 Table 4-1: DRCM standard buttons and indicators quick reference .
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IST OF ROCEDURES & P ROCESSES & P IST OF ROCEDURES ROCESSES ........Procedure 3-1: How to Operate a Latching Auxiliary Output Button .
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& P IST OF ROCEDURES ROCESSES Procedure 5-10: How to cancel an incoming emergency call alarm at your console ....5-14 Procedure 5-11: How to change a channel frequency ......... . . 5-14 Procedure 5-12: How to an intercom call.
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& P PERATOR ANUAL IST OF ROCEDURES ROCESSES Procedure 5-53: How to examine the queue ........... .5-41 Procedure 5-54: How to enter the RAC .
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BOUT ANUAL The purpose of this manual is to help you use the CommandSTAR Lite™ operator console. It contains information to acquaint you with the console equipment and instructions for completing some of the most common tasks using this equipment. It also provides a description of the console module controls, indicators and displays, and information on using the equipment to perform basic maintenance tasks.
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1: I HAPTER NTRODUCTION HIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 68 8 03 09 J 99 -D 20 0 5 E P T E M B E R...
2: O HAPTER PERATOR AND ONSOLE ANEL QUIPMENT 2-1 H IGURE EADSET LEFT AND HEADSET JACKBOX RIGHT EADSET The headset, shown in Figure 2-1, is used to reproduce incoming Select audio, provided the headset is connected to the jackbox. ICROPHONES Each console includes an internal condenser microphone, and jacks for two external microphones.
UAL FOOT SWITCH ONSOLE ANEL The layout of the CommandSTAR Lite console panel consists of five main modules: • The Auxiliary Control Module (ACM). • The Dual Channel Control Module (DCCM), each with or without a programmable display. • The Digital Radio Control Module (DRCM).
2: O HAPTER PERATOR AND ONSOLE ANEL QUIPMENT The ACM may be equipped with buttons that provide limited control of a base station. Door 1 Alarm 1 Door 2 Alarm 2 Door 3 Alarm 3 Door 4 Alarm 4 Enable Reset Siren Emer Alarm...
ODULE The DRCM emulates the buttons and indicators on a digital remote control radio, enabling operators to control a digital radio from the CommandSTAR Lite console. Figure 2-6 on page 2-6 shows an example of a DRCM. The Mute, Shift, Volume, Select and Transmit buttons are standard on all DRCMs. The other function button features vary, depending on how the digital radio’s buttons are...
PEAKERS AND NTERNAL ICROPHONE Each CommandSTAR Lite console includes two built-in speakers, one Select and one Unselect, and an internal condenser microphone. Figure 2-8 on page 2-7 shows the locations of the built-in speakers, their volume controls, and the internal microphone.
PERATOR ANUAL Line 1 555-1234 Menu/Home 2-7 K IGURE EYPAD Unselect speaker Select speaker Unselect speaker Select speaker volume control volume control Internal microphone 2-8 B IGURE UILT IN SPEAKERS VOLUME CONTROLS AND INTERNAL MICROPHONE For each console: • Each speaker has an independent volume control. •...
2: O HAPTER PERATOR AND ONSOLE ANEL QUIPMENT When the console is configured to use the internal microphone, to ensure proper functioning of the microphone do not obstruct or cover it in any way. AYOUT Figure 2-9 shows the layout of a typical control panel installed in a console. DCCMs DRCM POLICE...
HAPTER HANNEL ONTROL ODULE (CCM) ........This chapter describes the function buttons, indicators and displays found on Channel Control Modules.
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3: C (CCM) HAPTER HANNEL ONTROL ODULE 3-1 CCM Q ABLE UICK EFERENCE Name Figure Ref Descriptions Buttons Page Auxiliary Used to control an external output page Output 1 device. Aux 1 and 2 Busy Lights when a operator from another page (indicator) console is transmitting over the channel.
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PERATOR ANUAL 3-1 CCM Q ABLE UICK EFERENCE PL (Private Used to control up to six private line page Line) stations for access to specific units. Repeat Causes incoming audio on the channel to page be retransmitted through the console. Repeat Secure Enables or disables the external voice...
TATUS PDATES Multiple CommandSTAR Lite consoles can share access to a single radio channel. Consoles configured in this way are said to be connected in parallel to the channel. Depending on the channel’s signaling type, consoles connected in parallel can be informed when one of the consoles uses the channel.
PERATOR ANUAL 3-1 H ROCEDURE OW TO PERATE A ATCHING UXILIARY UTPUT UTTON Press the Auxiliary Output button corresponding to the device. Result: The On indicator lights. The external device is activated. Press the Auxiliary Output button once more. Result: The On indicator is OFF. The external device is no longer activated.
Result: The TX indicator lights and the channel is ready for a voice message. The Operator Busy indicator next to the select speaker lights (see Figure 3-2, “Operator busy indicator on the CommandSTAR Lite console,” on page 3-11 for the location of the Operator Busy indicator). The operator hears a grant tone over the Select speaker or the headset.
PERATOR ANUAL Changing the frequency of a radio being used, that is, a radio showing a Busy or TX indicator lit, is not allowed. The use of the button will not toggle to the new frequency. When the frequency is changed on a channel, the corresponding Frequency button indicator changes at all consoles sharing the channel if the channel’s “Parallel Status”...
3: C (CCM) HAPTER HANNEL ONTROL ODULE 3-5 H ROCEDURE OW TO MUTE THE SECOND RECEIVER Select the radio channel on which you want the second receiver muted. Press Mute R2. Result: The second receiver is muted. Press Mute R2 once more to remove mute from the second receiver. Result: The Mute R2 indicator turns OFF and the second receiver volume is restored to its original level.
(secured) or coded Clear (secured) to clear. (This feature uses Positive Mode Control for Motorola-equipped base stations, and standard frequency control for other base stations.) To enable and disable secure radio transmission: 3-8 H...
3: C (CCM) HAPTER HANNEL ONTROL ODULE 3-8 H ROCEDURE OW TO ENABLE AND DISABLE SECURE RADIO TRANSMISSION Press the PTT to send a secure voice message. While transmitting on a radio channel, the operator cannot enable or disable the Secure function. The Secure indicator remains in its original state.
Result: The Operator Busy indicator next to the select speaker lights (see Figure 3-2, “Operator busy indicator on the CommandSTAR Lite console,” on page 3-11 for the location of the Operator Busy indicator).
3: C (CCM) HAPTER HANNEL ONTROL ODULE 3-10 H ROCEDURE OW TO ANSWER AN INCOMING CALL ON A SELECTED RADIO CHANNEL Wait for the end of the message. Result: The Call indicator and the Operator Busy indicator are OFF. Press and hold the PTT on the Keypad or the right switch on the foot switch.
PERATOR ANUAL 3-11 H ROCEDURE OW TO ANSWER AN INCOMING CALL ON AN UNSELECTED RADIO CHANNEL Speak into the internal microphone, desk microphone or headset microphone, if a headset is connected. Result: The voice message is sent to destination. Release the PTT to end the voice transmission. Result: The TX indicator is OFF at the initiating console and the Operator Busy indicator is OFF.
OLUME ONTROLS CommandSTAR Lite provides volume controls to adjust the incoming audio level. Each volume control provides a range of eight adjustments in steps of 3 dB. Volume controls are located on the CCM as shown in Figure 3-1 on page 3-1 (reference 5).
PERATOR ANUAL Other volume controls are located on the Select and Unselect speakers. for the location of these speakers. Use the volume controls to adjust the audio level at the speaker and the headset as follows: • Adjust the volume control at the Unselect speaker to adjust the overall audio level of the Unselect speaker.
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........NTRODUCTION This chapter describes the buttons, indicators and displays on the Digital Radio Control Module (DRCM). The DRCM can emulate one of three types of Motorola digital remote control radio: • ASTRO Digital Spectra (model W9) •...
PERATOR ANUAL 4-1 DRCM ABLE STANDARD BUTTONS AND INDICATORS QUICK REFERENCE CONTINUED Figure Name Description Cross-Reference Scanning Indicates that the digital remote control radio Consult your radio’s user (indicator) scanning feature is activated. (MCS/iDEN only) documentation Talkaround Indicates that the digital remote control radio is Consult your radio’s user (indicator) communicating directly with another radio, without...
4: D (DRCM) HAPTER IGITAL ADIO ONTROL ODULE 4-1 H ROCEDURE OW TO OPERATE AN INSTANT TRANSMISSION Press and hold the DRCM Instant Transmit button. Result: The TX indicator lights and the channel is ready for a voice message. The Operator Busy indicator next to the Select speaker lights. The operator hears a grant tone over the Select speaker or the headset.
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PERATOR ANUAL ELECTING AND RANSMITTING ON A IGITAL EMOTE ONTROL ADIO To select and transmit on a digital remote control radio: 4-3 H ROCEDURE OW TO ELECT AND RANSMIT ON A IGITAL EMOTE ONTROL ADIO Press the Select button on the appropriate DRCM. Result: The Sel indicator lights.
4: D (DRCM) HAPTER IGITAL ADIO ONTROL ODULE 4-4 H ROCEDURE OW TO ANSWER AN INCOMING CALL ON A SELECTED DIGITAL REMOTE CONTROL RADIO Speak into the internal microphone, desk microphone or headset microphone, if a headset is connected. Result: The voice message is sent to destination. Release the PTT to end the voice transmission.
PERATOR ANUAL ESELECTING A IGITAL EMOTE ONTROL ADIO To deselect a digital remote control radio: 4-6 H ROCEDURE OW TO DESELECT A DIGITAL REMOTE CONTROL RADIO Locate the DRCM with the lit Sel indicator. Press the Select button. Result: The selected digital remote control radio is deselected and the Sel indicator is OFF.
4: D (DRCM) HAPTER IGITAL ADIO ONTROL ODULE • Adjust the volume control at the DRCM to adjust the relative audio level of the digital remote control radio over the headset or the speaker. Several radio calls can be heard over the Unselect speaker but the DRCM volume control adjusts only the audio level of the digital remote control radio call.
DRCM vary, depending on the type of radio (ASTRO, MCS, or iDEN). The buttons are fixed and cannot be changed. For further information on the buttons, refer to the CommandSTAR Lite Intallation and Troubleshooting Manuall Local...
4: D (DRCM) HAPTER IGITAL ADIO ONTROL ODULE • An alarm rings at the Select speaker (if the radio channel is selected) or at the Unselect speaker (if the radio channel is not selected) • The channel relay activates and stays latched (if the channel relay is enabled at the CSDM Lite) •...
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PERATOR ANUAL Each operator position that is connected to the digital radio that receives the emergency call must clear the emergency call at their individual consoles. The radio unit that sent the emergency call must acknowledge/clear the emergency call on their radio units. 4-11 68 8 03 09 J 99 -D 20 0 5...
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HAPTER UXILIARY ONTROL ODULE (ACM) ........NTRODUCTION The Auxiliary Control Module (ACM), shown in Figure 5-1, is equipped with sixteen buttons.
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5: A (ACM) HAPTER UXILIARY ONTROL ODULE 5-1 ACM Q ABLE UICK EFERENCE Name Descriptions Buttons Page Alarm 1 Informs the operator of an alarm state. page 5-6 Alarm 2 Alarm 1 Alarm 3 Alarm 4 Alert 1 Transmits an alert tone over the keyed page 5-7 Alert 2 radio channels.
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PERATOR ANUAL 5-1 ACM Q ABLE UICK EFERENCE Emergency Cancels the alarm associated with an page Clear incoming emergency call at all consoles 5-13 Emer Clear connected to the channel. Enter RAC This function allows the operator to enter page a RAC on a per channel basis.
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5: A (ACM) HAPTER UXILIARY ONTROL ODULE 5-1 ACM Q ABLE UICK EFERENCE Multi Sel Allows selection of multiple radio page Active channels. 5-22 Multi-Sel Multi-Sel Allows selection of multiple radio page Active with channels. Stores selection in memory. 5-23 Multi-Sel 1 Memory Mute...
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PERATOR ANUAL 5-1 ACM Q ABLE UICK EFERENCE Radio Overrides patch VOX operation and page Assist provides the PTT to the radio channel. 5-30 Radio Assist Error Radio Allows the operator to verify whether a page Check unit is operational regardless of whether 5-44 Radio Check someone is able or willing to answer a...
5: A (ACM) HAPTER UXILIARY ONTROL ODULE 5-1 ACM Q ABLE UICK EFERENCE Site Control Votes or disables a receiver connected to page Vote a voting comparator. 5-37 Site 1 Recv Site 1 Fail Speed Page Queues a pre-programmed page code. page 5-38 Speed Page 1...
PERATOR ANUAL CTIVATING AN XTERNAL LARM An external alarm is initiated by an external source. The consoles cannot start an external alarm. CKNOWLEDGING AN XTERNAL LARM To acknowledge an external alarm: 5-1 H ROCEDURE OW TO ACKNOWLEDGE AN EXTERNAL ALARM Press the Alarm # button.
5: A (ACM) HAPTER UXILIARY ONTROL ODULE Approximately five seconds after you release the Alert button, the alert function deactivates itself and the Transmit and Alert indicators go OFF, while the Sel indicator remains lit. The operator may continue to communicate with the receiving end using the common PTT.
PERATOR ANUAL 5-3 H ROCEDURE OW TO TRANSMIT AN ALIAS PAGE Press the Alias Page button. Result: The ON indicator blinks rapidly. The Keypad displays the name of the first pre-programmed destination. Use the Up and Down buttons to select the destination page. Result: The Keypad displays the selected destination.
Two types of call director feature are available with the CommandSTAR Lite console, basic and enhanced: • Basic call director enables the operator to use the CommandSTAR Lite console headset, or the console speaker and microphone, to communicate with calls from the call director interface.
PERATOR ANUAL • The operator is in full duplex communication with the line. • The call director audio is routed to the headset. • The voice of the operator is directed from the headset microphone to the call director interface. •...
5: A (ACM) HAPTER UXILIARY ONTROL ODULE 5-6 H ROCEDURE OW TO CREATE A PATCH WITH THE CALL DIRECTOR INTERFACE Press and hold the Patch button. Select the Call Director button. Result: The Call indicator remains lit. The Patch indicator lights. The call director audio is routed to the Unselect speaker or the Select speaker, depending on the patch select state.
PERATOR ANUAL LEAR The Clear button is used to correct, remove, or erase an entry, a function, a display, or memory. Clear Whenever the Clear button is required to complete an action, it is clearly indicated in the procedures. IGITAL AKEOVER The Digital Takeover feature allows a supervisor to take over the channel to communicate with the radio by...
5: A (ACM) HAPTER UXILIARY ONTROL ODULE 5-9 H ROCEDURE OW TO ACKNOWLEDGE AN EMERGENCY CALL AND CLEAR THE ALARM AT YOUR CONSOLE Press and hold the Emer Alarm button on the ACM. Press Select on the DCCM. Result: The alarm ring is muted. The Emer indicator is lit, and the DCCM display shows the caller ID.
PERATOR ANUAL 5-11 H ROCEDURE OW TO CHANGE A CHANNEL FREQUENCY Use the Keypad to enter a new frequency or use the Up and Down buttons. Result: The Keypad displays the new frequency. Press Enter to validate the new frequency. Result: The frequency is changed.The Select indicator on the Frequency button is OFF.
5: A (ACM) HAPTER UXILIARY ONTROL ODULE I/O # The I/O # button can be used to monitor an external input and control an external output such as a security camera or a magnetized door. Different I/O button configurations and label options are offered depending on the communication needs of the site.
PERATOR ANUAL B: I/O # S PTION PARE UTTON This option is similar to Option A; however, it is equipped with an Off as well as an On indicator. I/O 1 The Safety button (see “Safety” on page 5-36) can be used with this function to provide a safety measure.
5: A (ACM) HAPTER UXILIARY ONTROL ODULE The Safety button (see “Safety” on page 5-36) can be used with this function to provide a safety measure. I/O # PERATING A ATCHING To operate a latching I/O # button: 5-17 H I/O # ROCEDURE OW TO OPERATE A LATCHING...
PERATOR ANUAL 5-19 H I/O # ROCEDURE OW TO OPERATE A LATCHING BUTTON Press the I/O # button. Result: The On indicator lights. The external device is activated. Press I/O # once more. Result: The On indicator is OFF. The external device is no longer activated.
5: A (ACM) HAPTER UXILIARY ONTROL ODULE H: I/O # PTION WITH A UTTON AND NPUTS This option provides a latching or non-latching button to Act 2 control an external output and two external indicators, I/O 1 Act 1 independent of the button switch, to inform the operator that two independent events have occurred.
PERATOR ANUAL 5-23 H ROCEDURE OW TO SEND A PRIORITY CHANNEL MARKER TONE OVER A CHANNEL Press the Select button for the desired channel, or use the Multi-Sel button to select multiple channels (see “Multi-Sel without Memory” on page 5-22). Press the Marker button.
5: A (ACM) HAPTER UXILIARY ONTROL ODULE If an attempt is made to monitor a radio channel where the base station does not support monitoring, monitoring is disabled. The On indicator only lights at consoles sharing the channel if the channel’s “Parallel Status”...
PERATOR ANUAL ULTI EL WITH EMORY The multi-sel with memory function allows you to record Active channel selections and to transmit immediately over a set Multi-Sel 1 of channels regardless of the current selection. APB 1 CTIVATING ULTI EL WITH EMORY Error To activate the multi-sel with memory function:...
5: A (ACM) HAPTER UXILIARY ONTROL ODULE If the Memory indicator is OFF, pressing the APB # button causes the Error indicator to remain ON as long as the button is held down. ECALLING A ULTI To recall a multi-sel: 5-29 H ROCEDURE OW TO RECALL A MULTI...
PERATOR ANUAL • If an invalid code is entered. Table 5-3 summarizes the Page # and Page TX indicator states. 5-3 P ABLE INDICATOR STATES Button Indicator State Significance Page # Page # is in idle mode. The page code or the voice message is transmitted. Fast blink Prompt for digit entry.
5: A (ACM) HAPTER UXILIARY ONTROL ODULE The interval of delay before the On and TX indicators go off is programmable at the CSDM Lite. If the common PTT or Instant Transmit button is pressed during the voice message, the voice message duration is extended until the PTT is released. XITING A URING RANSMISSION...
PERATOR ANUAL REATING A ATCH To create a patch: 5-33 H ROCEDURE OW TO CREATE A PATCH Press and hold the Patch button. Result: The green indicator lights. Use the Select button to select a radio channel to include in the patch. Result: The Patch indicator located on the top right corner of the radio module lights.
5: A (ACM) HAPTER UXILIARY ONTROL ODULE 5-34 H ROCEDURE OW TO INITIATE A PATCH TRANSMISSION Send a voice message using the internal microphone, desk microphone or headset microphone. Result: The voice message is transmitted to the receiving ends. Release the common PTT. Result: The radio TX indicators are OFF.
PERATOR ANUAL 5-37 H ROCEDURE OW TO CREATE A PATCH WITH MEMORY Press and hold the Patch # button. Result: The Active indicator lights. Use the Select button to select a radio channel to include in a patch. Result: The Patch indicator of the selected module lights. The Memory indicator lights.
5: A (ACM) HAPTER UXILIARY ONTROL ODULE 5-39 H ROCEDURE OW TO INITIATE A PATCH TRANSMISSION Press and hold the Patch TX button. Result: The radio TX indicators light. The Error indicator lights, while the button is held down, if the Patch # TX is selected for an inactive patch.
PERATOR ANUAL The Radio Assist and Phone Assist buttons are provided with a status indicator to indicate when the assist feature cannot be operated. If the operator presses either of these buttons while a patch is not selected, it yields an error and the Error indicator lights.
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5: A (ACM) HAPTER UXILIARY ONTROL ODULE On operator consoles, the Receive button is usually labelled with the name of the radio channel it represents. The Receive button shown on the right, for example, is labelled with the channel name Security 1. •...
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PERATOR ANUAL 5-4 R DCCM ABLE ADIO HANNEL ON AND CORRESPONDING FEATURES Radio Channel on ACM Feature Corresponding DCCM Feature Receive button: Select button: Security 1 Select Call Call Mute button: Mute button: Mute Mute Mute Mute indicator on Mute button: Mute indicator: Mute Mute...
5: A (ACM) HAPTER UXILIARY ONTROL ODULE 5-43 H ROCEDURE OW TO SELECT AND TRANSMIT ON A RADIO CHANNEL ON AN SSpeak into the internal microphone, desk microphone or headset microphone, if a headset is connected. Result: The voice message is sent to destination. Release the PTT to end the voice transmission.
PERATOR ANUAL 5-45 H ROCEDURE OW TO AN INCOMING RADIO CALL ON AN UNSELECTED RADIO CHANNEL ON AN Press the button for the channel whose Call indicator is blinking. Receive Result: The Sel indicator lights. The audio is transferred to the Select speaker.
5: A (ACM) HAPTER UXILIARY ONTROL ODULE The attenuation level can be configured from the CSDM Lite position. To mute a radio channel on an ACM: 5-47 H ROCEDURE OW TO MUTE A RADIO CHANNEL ON AN Select the radio channel you want to mute by pressing the corresponding Receive button.
PERATOR ANUAL 5-48 H ROCEDURE OW TO USE THE AFETY BUTTON Press and release the Safety button. Result: The Off indicator lights. Select the I/O # button. Result: The Off indicator goes off. If applicable, the I/O # button On indicator lights.
5: A (ACM) HAPTER UXILIARY ONTROL ODULE 5-49 H ROCEDURE OW TO FORCE VOTE A RECEIVER Press on the Site # Vote button for the receiver that you want to select. Result: This causes the voting comparator to select the designated receiver to carry the radio signal, regardless of signal strength.
PERATOR ANUAL Table 5-5 summarizes the Speed Page # and Page TX indicator states. 5-5 S ABLE PEED INDICATOR STATES Button Indicator State Significance Speed Page Speed Page # is in idle mode. Speed page code or the voice message is transmitted.
5: A (ACM) HAPTER UXILIARY ONTROL ODULE 5-51 H ROCEDURE OW TO TRANSMIT A SPEED PAGE Send a voice message using the microphone. Result: After the On indicator of Speed Page # and the TX indicator of Page TX are deactivated, the indicators go off after a delay of 5 to 10 seconds.
PERATOR ANUAL • A status message is received when a subscriber activates a preset switch, or when a operator manually requests the status. Status messages are handled like PTT ID messages, except that the display will alternate between the originator ID and the received status.
5: A (ACM) HAPTER UXILIARY ONTROL ODULE NTER The Enter repeater access code (RAC) function is used to select which repeater will be accessed. The RAC is stored Enter RAC in memory and used each time you transmit. The Enter RAC button is only active when a single Stat-Alert capable channel is selected.
PERATOR ANUAL 5-55 H ROCEDURE OW TO ENABLE THE LERT REPEATER OPERATION Press a manual Page button configured for repeater enable. Result: The Keypad prompts you to enter the 4-digit Stat-Alert ID of the unit to alert. Enter the 4-digit Stat-Alert of the repeater to alert. Result: If a single Stat-Alert capable channel is selected, the ID or alias of the last repeater accessed over that channel is displayed and the operator can scroll through the aliases or enter a unit ID.
5: A (ACM) HAPTER UXILIARY ONTROL ODULE 5-57 H ROCEDURE OW TO SEND A Press a manual page button configured for manual RAC. Result: The Keypad prompts you to enter the 4-digit Stat-Alert ID of the unit to alert. Enter the 4-digit Stat-Alert of the repeater to alert. Result: If a single Stat-Alert capable channel is selected, the ID or alias of the last repeater accessed over that channel is displayed and the operator can scroll through the aliases or enter a unit ID.
PERATOR ANUAL ADIO ISABLE This function provides radio disable capability, where a operator can remotely render a radio inoperational, for Radio Disable instance if the radio is stolen. To transmit a Stat-Alert radio disable command: 5-59 H ROCEDURE OW TO TRANSMIT A LERT RADIO DISABLE COMMAND Press a manual Page button configured for radio disable.
5: A (ACM) HAPTER UXILIARY ONTROL ODULE 5-60 H ROCEDURE OW TO TRANSMIT A LERT RADIO ENABLE COMMAND Enter the 4-digit Stat-Alert of the unit to alert. Result: If a single Stat-Alert capable channel is selected, the ID or alias of the last unit to transmit over that channel is displayed and the operator can scroll through the aliases or enter a unit ID.
PERATOR ANUAL It is not possible to send a Stat-Alert status request over a channel which is not configured for Stat-Alert signaling. To transmit a Stat-Alert status request: 5-62 H ROCEDURE OW TO TRANSMIT A LERT STATUS REQUEST Press a manual Page button configured for status request. Result: The Keypad prompts you to enter the 4-digit Stat-Alert ID of the unit to alert.
CO lines and local telephone sets. CommandSTAR Lite operates in an intrinsic conferencing mode. Whenever a call is established, all parties already involved in a call with either the called or caller party are conferenced together.
NSWERING A ELEPHONE If a remote party attempts to call a operator at a CommandSTAR Lite console, all consoles equipped with a Line button for that particular circuit are provided with an incoming call indication: the Line button Call indicator blinks and a ring is heard through the Unselect speaker.
Select speaker. If the microphone was live at the same time as the speaker, undesired feedback would occur. To prevent feedback, CommandSTAR Lite is equipped with a Phone TX button that connects the microphone to the remote party and disconnects the receive audio from the speaker.
PERATOR ANUAL ELEASE The Release button allows the operator to release any Active call in progress. As long as one supervised entity Release (console or telephone set) remains in the call after the operator releases the call, the remaining parties remain connected together.
5: A (ACM) HAPTER UXILIARY ONTROL ODULE 5-71 H ROCEDURE OW TO PUT THE ACTIVE CALL ON HOLD AND TAKE IT OFF HOLD Press the Hold button. Result: The Operator Busy indicator next to the Select speaker is OFF. The active call is put on hold.
PERATOR ANUAL 5-6 L ABLE IST OF ERROR MESSAGES Button Name Error Generated Button Description Alias Page Causes the indicator of Page TX to light and the Keypad to display the cause of the error. Alias Page The condition remains until the Page TX button or the Alias Page button is pressed.
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5: A (ACM) HAPTER UXILIARY ONTROL ODULE 5-6 L ABLE IST OF ERROR MESSAGES CONTINUED Button Name Error Generated Button Description Multi- Changing the frequency of a radio being used, frequency that is, a radio showing a Busy or TX Frequency operation indicator lit, is not allowed.
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PERATOR ANUAL 5-6 L ABLE IST OF ERROR MESSAGES CONTINUED Button Name Error Generated Button Description Patch with Refer to Patch. Active memory Patch 1 Repeater It is not possible to send manual RAC, enable repeater disable and repeater enable functions Rep.
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5: A (ACM) HAPTER UXILIARY ONTROL ODULE 5-6 L ABLE IST OF ERROR MESSAGES CONTINUED Button Name Error Generated Button Description Status Request It is not possible to send a Stat-Alert status request over a channel which is not Status Req configured for Stat-Alert signaling.
HAPTER EYPAD ODULE ........NTRODUCTION This chapter describes the Keypad module, and explains how to use the Keypad to program such features as the console date and time.
6: K HAPTER EYPAD ODULE Line 1 555-1234 Menu/Home 6-1 K IGURE EYPAD MODULE BUTTONS 6-1 K ABLE EYPAD BUTTONS QUICK REFERENCE Figure Button Description Name Down In console tests and programming mode, used to move to the subsequent test or program on the display. Similar to Mode DOWN on the radio when DRCM is selected.
PERATOR ANUAL 6-1 K ABLE EYPAD BUTTONS QUICK REFERENCE Figure Button Description Name Shift Used in combination with the Select button to enter the console tests and programming mode. Also used, in conjunction with digit buttons 1 to 4, to enter letters A, B, C and D for paging purposes. A common hand-operated Push-to-Talk (PTT) button used for audio transmission.
6: K HAPTER EYPAD ODULE ROGRAMS The Keypad enables you to enter the console’s tests and programming mode. In this mode, you can gain access to programs that allow you to modify console settings, such as the current date and time displayed on the Keypad. Table 6-2 summarizes useful programs that you can gain access to in tests and programming mode.
PERATOR ANUAL 6-1 H ROCEDURE OW TO ENTER TESTS AND PROGRAMMING MODE AND SELECT A PROGRAM Press Up or Down until the desired program appears on the Keypad display or enter the digits corresponding to the program number. (See Table 6-2 on page 6-4 for a list of program numbers.) Result: The Keypad displays the name and the corresponding number of the program.
6: K HAPTER EYPAD ODULE 6-4 H ROCEDURE OW TO SET TIME AT THE CONSOLE Set the time mode to the desire time format (12-HOUR or 24-HOUR). see “Setting the Time Mode” on page 6-5 for instructions. Select Set Time (program 1) in tests and programming mode. see “Entering Tests and Programming Mode and Selecting a Program”...
PERATOR ANUAL 6-6 H ROCEDURE OW TO CHANGE THE INTENSITY OF THE CONSOLE MODULE DISPLAYS Select Disp Level (program 3) in tests and programming mode. see “Entering Tests and Programming Mode and Selecting a Program” on page 6-4 for instructions. Result: The Keypad displays DISPLAY UP/DOWN.
6: K HAPTER EYPAD ODULE 6-8 H ROCEDURE OW TO PROGRAM A BUTTON Select Prog Page (program 11) in tests and programming mode. see “Entering Tests and Programming Mode and Selecting a Program” on page 6-4 for instructions. Result: The Keypad displays SELECT PAGE. Press the Page # button you want to program.
Receive and Mute buttons on an ACM. The program adjusts the incoming audio level of the channel at the CommandSTAR Lite console. For more information about using an ACM to control a radio channel, see “Radio Channel Controlled from ACM”...
6: K HAPTER EYPAD ODULE 6-11 H ROCEDURE OW TO INITIATE THE CONNECTION FOR THE DIGITAL RADIO USING THE DIAL UP MODEM Select Set Dial Up (program 13) in tests and programming mode. See “Entering Tests and Programming Mode and Selecting a Program” on page 6-4 for instructions.
“common ground” as in the Com port on an I/O module. CommandSTAR Lite System Database Manager (CSDM Lite) — A powerful configuration and maintenance tool for CommandSTAR Lite console. The CSDM Lite is used to configure an CommandSTAR Lite push-button console, to monitor the system, and to troubleshoot console problems.
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LOSSARY CSDM Lite — See CommandSTAR Lite System Database Manager (CSDM Lite). CTCSS — Continuous tone carrier squelch system. Cyclical redundancy check (CRC) — An error-detection system in which parity bits are generated by polynomial encoding and decoding algorithms to detect errors generated during transmission.
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PERATOR ANUAL LOSSARY LED — Light emitting diode mA — Milli-Amperes. Mbps — Megabits (millions of bits) per second. MDC — Mobile data communications. MIC — Microphone. ms — Millisecond (1/1000 of a second). Multi-Sel — Multiple selection. P/A — Public address. PC —...
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TXAP — Transmitting to an associate processor. In the Motorola CommandSTAR Lite™, a COP is an associate processor. See TXPP. TXPP — Transmitting to a peripheral processor. In the CommandSTAR Lite™, a DAP is a peripheral processor. See TXAP. UPS — Uninterruptable power supply.
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PERATOR ANUAL LOSSARY Voice annotation delay — The time that the radio channel is held open (keyed) for the dispatcher to send a voice message; also called “voice message delay”. Voice message delay — The time that the radio channel is held open (keyed) for the dispatcher to send a voice message;...
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LOSSARY HIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK GL-6 68 8 03 09 J 99 -D 20 0 5 E P T E M B E R...
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NDEX channel See radio channel console PTT button......6-3 clear button ......5-13 continuous tone control squelch system (CTCSS) 5-21 console layout, typical .
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PERATOR ANUAL NDEX hook flash function ......5-52 ........... I/O # button incoming call button and two inputs .