TK-3180 Programming HELP!!!

[giles391rescue]

On the KPG-89D, under the 2-tone section, you know where you can input the Hz and form your own paging alert tones? Well, I have made my alert tones, and set it to cycle 3 times when the paging is activated. So........when the radio alerts, it will only alert for 1 cycle, instead of the 3 that I programmed it for. So anyway, dispatch says what they need to say, and when the transmission ends, it alerts for the full 3 seconds that it was programmed for. I don't have a clue what else to check. Anybody know?

 

[ramal121]

What??? Under 2 tone section you can only specify what alert tone to play on decode.

Under special alert tone (where you build alert tones), check the help files for cycle and interval. These will explain how the alert tone is delivered...

 

[giles391rescue]

Sorry, I meant under the Special Alert Tone, not the 2-Tone section. I've looked in the help files and can't find any solution. I'm starting to think you can't change it.

 

[SCPD]

The interval is the time between the repeated alert tones. what you need to set is the cycle to how ever many time you want the alert to repeat. Hope this helps if you can figure it out email me the data file and i can do it for you. cspears@epcmedical.org.


-Conner

 

[giles391rescue]

Thanks. I know where you're talking about, but I'm trying to program it to where it will alert for like, 3 or 4 cycles with "0 ms" interval time, so it becomes 4 cycles into one long cycle. So far, I haven't been able to. Regardless of what I set the "cycles" to, it only alerts one cycle, then whent he dispatch tx is finished, it will alert the remaining alerts. Surely it isn't supposed to be this way.

Another question, my old HT1250 would start alerting in the middle of the dispatch tones, so when the tones stopped, the alert stopped and the voice would be audible. The 3180 starts alerting when the tones are completely finished, then when the tones are stopped, the voice has already started. Any way to make it alert sooner during the tones?

 

[ramal121]

So I had to program my 3180 to see what goes on here.

After the two tone page (and you're right, the alert tone holds off until page is finished) the alert tone goes off once. As long as there is carrier on the channel, any further alerts are are disabled. When carrier drops, alerts continue for amount of cycles programmed with the interval time between them. Whenever carrier comes up on channel, the alerts are disabled. This prevents the tones from going out over voice announcements.

If you want the alert to repeat in the same cycle, you'll have to add it in the sequence. For example, I made 4 tones, 800, 1000,1200, and 1400Hz with a duration of 50ms each. Since there are 16 tone slots, I can make these tones go 4 times. This is the only way I can see to do this.

There is always some delay between the two tone page and when the dispatcher make the voice announcement. You should build an alert tone that is noticeable, but not so long that it runs into the voice on that first go around.

Don't see anyway for the first alert to go out earlier. That process is hard written in firmware.

 

[giles391rescue]

LOL Thanks man. I kept messing around with it and I think I have a suitable alert tone that doesn't quite cover anything up. I think this is my only complaint with the 3180. Thanks for your help.