Motorola RPU2160 User manual

Installation and User Guide

Models RPU2160/RPU4160

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permission of Motorola.

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The information in this document is carefully examined, and is believed to be entirely reliable. However,

no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies. 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; nor does it cover any

license under its patent rights nor the rights of others.

CONTENTS

i

CONTENTS

Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i

Computer Software

Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

Radio Frequency (RF)

Exposure Safety Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . .v

Operational Safety

Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

FCC Licensing

Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Interference Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

Package Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

About This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Service Support. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Product Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Manual Revisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Repeater Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Parts of the Repeater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Repeater Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

How the Repeater Works. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Pre-Installation Considerations . . . . . . . . 10

RF Coverage Field Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Choosing a Tentative

Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Conducting the RF

Coverage Field Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Multiple Repeaters In A Single

Location (Multiple User Groups) . . . . . . . . . 13

Environmental Conditions at

Intended Installation Site(*) . . . . . . . . . . 14

Temperature Ranges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Electrical Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

AC/DC Power

Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Site Grounding and

Lightning Protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Electrical Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

RF Ground. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Lightning Ground. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

CONTENTS

ii

Repeater Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Repeater Positioning

and Orientation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Antenna Installation

Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Installing External Antenna Using

the Antenna/Magnetic Mount /RF

Cable Kit Accessory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

RF Cable Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Installing Exterior Antenna . . . . . . . . . . .25

Uninstalling Exterior Antenna . . . . . . . . .25

Wall Mount Installation

Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

AC/DC Power Supply

Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

Outdoor Installations

Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Outdoors Repeater Temporary

Installation – Example. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Vehicle Adaptor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Alkaline Battery Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

About Alkaline Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30

Alkaline Batteries

Frame Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Alkaline Battery

Life Estimation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Alkaline Battery Power

LED (Side LED) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Installing/Removing the

Alkaline Battery Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Li-Ion Battery Frame

(Optional Accessory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Turning Repeater On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Repeater Status Led

(Front LED) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Radio LED Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Selecting A Channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Repeater Programming

Default Values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Programming The Repeater . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Programming Features Overview . . . . . . . . 38

Programming the Repeater

Using the CPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

How to Read and

CONTENTS

iii

Modify Your Repeater’s

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

Programming Your

Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Programming Your RDX

4 W Radios To Work With

The Repeaters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Repeater Cloning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

RDX Radio to Repeater

Cloning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Operating Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Cloning Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

Use and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Motorola Limited Warranty

for the United States

and Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

RPX Repeater

Series Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Antenna Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Batteries Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Power Supplies

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Battery Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

RDX Pick-Up Radios and

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Cables Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Charger Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

2-Way RDX Repeater

Capable UHFRadios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Appendix A: Repeater

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Appendix B: Repeater

Lightning Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

How To Minimize Lightning

Damage for RPX Repeater

Series™ System.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

AC Line

Requirements: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

RF Protection

Instructions: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

COMPUTER SOFTWARE

COPYRIGHTS

iv

COMPUTER SOFTWARE

COPYRIGHTS

The Motorola products described in this

manual may include copyrighted Motorola

computer programs stored in semiconductor

memories or other media. Laws in the United

States and other countries preserve for

Motorola certain exclusive rights for

copyrighted computer programs, including, but

not limited to, the exclusive right to copy or

reproduce in any form the copyrighted

computer program. Accordingly, any

copyrighted Motorola computer programs

contained in the Motorola products described in

this manual may not be copied, reproduced,

modified, reverse-engineered, or distributed in

any manner without the express written

permission of Motorola.

Furthermore, the purchase of Motorola

products shall not be deemed to grant either

directly or by implication, estoppels, or

otherwise, any license under the copyrights,

patents or patent applications of Motorola,

except for the normal non-exclusive license to

use that arises by operation of law in the sale of

a product.

SAFETY STANDARDS

v

RADIO FREQUENCY (RF)

EXPOSURE SAFETY

STANDARD

!

To ensure compliance to RF Energy Safety

Standards:

• Install only Motorola approved antennas and

accessories

• Be sure that Product Safety and RF Safety

Booklet (P/N 68007024074) enclosed with this

radio is available to the end user upon

completion of the installation of this radio

For a list of Motorola-approved antennas and other

accessories, visit the following web site which lists

approved accessories for your radio model:

http://www.motorola.com/RPX

Before using this product, read

the operating instructions and

RF energy awareness

information contained in the

Product Safety and RF

Exposure booklet (Motorola

P/N 68007024074) enclosed

with your radio.

!

C a u t i o n

vi

SAFETY STANDARDS

OPERATIONAL SAFETY GUIDELINES

1. Read these instructions.

2. Keep these instructions.

3. Heed all warnings.

4. Follow all instructions.

5. Do not use this apparatus near water.

6. Clean only with a damp cloth.

7. Do not block any of the ventilation openings.

Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s

instructions.

8. Do not install near any heat sources such as

radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other

apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce

heat.

9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the

polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized

plug has two blades with one wider than the

other. A grounding type plug has two blades and

a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the

third prong are provided for your safety. When

the provided plug does not fit into your outlet,

consult an electrician for replacement of the

obsolete outlet.

10. Protect the power cord from being walked on or

pinched particularly at plugs, convenience

receptacles, and the point where they exit from

the apparatus.

11. Use only the attachments/accessories specified

by the manufacturer.

12. Use only on a stable, flat surface or install using

the wall mount holster that comes with this

product. When a cart is used for transporting

this device, use caution when moving the cart/

apparatus combination in order to avoid injury

from tip-over.

13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or

when unused for long periods of time.

14. Refer all servicing to qualified service

personnel. Servicing is required when the

apparatus has been damaged in any way, such

as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid

has been spilled or objects have fallen into the

apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to

rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or

has been dropped.

15. The power supply is not suitable for outdoor

use. Use only in dry locations/conditions.

16. Connect the power supply only to an

appropriately fused and wired supply of the

correct voltage (as specified on the product).

SAFETY STANDARDS

vii

17. Disconnect the power supply from the line

voltage by removing the main plug. The outlet

to which this equipment is connected should be

nearby and easily accessible.

18. Maximum ambient temperature around the

power supply equipment must not exceed 40°C

(104°F).

19. Make sure that the cord is located where it will

not be stepped on, tripped over, or subjected to

water, damage or stress.

viii

FCC LICENSING

INFORMATION

FCC LICENSING

INFORMATION

INTERFERENCE INFORMATION

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

Operation is subject to the condition that this device

does not cause harmful interference.

The RPX Repeater Series™ operate on radio

frequencies that are regulated by the Federal

Communications Commission (FCC). To transmit on

these frequencies, you are required to have a license

issued by the FCC. Application is made available on

FCC Form 601 and Schedules D, H, and Remittance

Form 159.

When using portable hand held units with this

repeater, please note that there is an output power

limitation according to FCC's rule part 90.267. This

regulation limits the maximum output power of

portable units to 2 W when used with a repeater

operating on frequencies in the 450 – 470 MHz band

allocated for Industrial/Business use.

To obtain these FCC forms, request document

000601 which includes all forms and instructions. If

you wish to have the document faxed, mailed or have

questions, use the following contact information

.

Faxed contact the

Fax-On-Demand

system at:

Mailed call the FCC forms hotline

at:

For questions regarding FCC

license, contact the FCC at:

1-202-418-0177 1-800-418-FORM

1-800-418-3676

1-888-CALL-FCC

1-888-225-5322

Or: http://www.fcc.gov

FCC LICENSING

INFORMATION

ix

Before filling out your application, you must decide

which frequency(ies) you can operate on: “Appendix

A: Repeater Specifications” on page 61. For questions

on determining the radio frequency, call Motorola

Product Services at: 1-800-448-6686.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by

Motorola may void the user’s authority granted by the

FCC to operate this radio and should not be made. To

comply with FCC requirements, transmitter

adjustments should be made only by or under the

supervision of a person certified as technically

qualified to perform transmitter maintenance and

repairs in the private land mobile and fixed services as

certified by an organization representative of the user

of those services.

Replacement of any transmitter component (crystal,

semiconductor, etc.) not authorized by the FCC

equipment authorization for this radio could violate

FCC rules.

Use of this radio outside the country where it was

intended to be distributed is subject to government

regulations and may be prohibited.

x

FCC LICENSING

INFORMATION

Notes

INTRODUCTION

1

INTRODUCTION

Congratulations on your Motorola® RPX Repeater

Series™ purchase!

This repeater is a product of Motorola's 80 plus years

of experience as a world leader in the designing and

manufacturing of communications equipment. The

RPX Repeater Series™ provide cost-effective

communications for businesses such as retail stores,

restaurants, schools, construction sites,

manufacturing, property and hotel management and

more. Motorola Business Radios and Repeater

devices are the perfect communications solution for

all of today's fast-paced industries.

Note: Read this user guide carefully to ensure

you know how to properly operate the

repeater before use.

PACKAGE CONTENTS

Your product package contains the following products

and manuals:

• Repeater (includes the Alkaline Battery Frame)

• Antenna

• Power Supply

• Wall holster mount

• User Guide, CD and Quick Reference Leaflet

• Warranty Card

• Product Safety & RF Exposure Booklet

For product information, visit us at:

www.motorola.com/radios/business

or visit our micro-site at: www.motorola.com/RPX

For User Guide or product-related questions, contact:

1-800-448- 6686 in the USA

1-800-461-4575 in Canada

1-866-522-5210 on your TTY (Text Telephone)

You can also send mail to us at:

Business Radios,

RPSD 1C15, Motorola

8000 West Sunrise Boulevard

Plantation, Florida 33322

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INTRODUCTION

ABOUT THIS MANUAL

This manual contains installation information required

for the RPX Repeater Series™ repeaters.

SERVICE SUPPORT

For information related to the service support

(including software, replacement parts and

accessories for the RPX Repeater Series™), contact

your Motorola Authorized Distributors and Resellers

via MOL (Motorola On-Line Tool).

For all other inquiries about service information,

please call your Motorola Point of Contact or call:

1-800-448-6686 in the USA

1-800-461-4575 in Canada

1-866-522-5210 on your TTY (Text Telephone)

PRODUCT SAFETY

For information related to RF Exposure compliance

and Batteries and Chargers Safety, please refer to

“Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure Safety Standards”

on page v.

MANUAL REVISIONS

Changes may occur after this manual is printed. To

obtain an updated or latest version of this manual,

please go to: http://www.motorola.com/RPX

ACRONYMS

The explanations in this manual will be using the

following acronyms:

AC: Alternate Current

DC: Direct Current

RX: Receiving Frequency

TX: Transmitting Frequency

CX: Connected

DX: Disconnected

RF: Radio Frequency

P/N: Part Number

Table 1: RPX Repeater Series™ Models

Label

Model

Frequency

Band

Output

Power

Number of

Channels

Battery

Default

Type

RPU2160

UHF 2 W 16 Alkaline

RPU4160

UHF 4 W 16 Alkaline

3

REPEATER OVERVIEW

PARTS OF THE REPEATER

Dipole UHF Antenna

Channel

Knob

ON/OFF

Knob

Power LED

Indicator

Antenna

Connector

Status LED

Indicator

Programming

Connector

DC/AC

Connector

Battery Frame (*)

Model Label

Wall Mount

AC/DC Power Supply

(*) RPU4160 repeater model comes with standard Alkaline Battery Frame

Figure 1. Repeater Parts

English

4

REPEATER OVERVIEW

Repeater Parts

The repeaters are compatible with 2 - way

repeater capable business radios. Please refer

to "Programming Your Radios” on page 43 for

more information on how to program the RDX

radios to work with the repeater. For RDX radio

model information details, please contact your

Motorola Point of Sale.

1. On/Off Knob

Use to turn the repeater ON or OFF.

2. Channel Selector Knob

Use to switch the repeater for up to 16

different channels. Please refer to "Getting

Started” on page 33 for more information.

3. Model Label

Indicates the model of the repeater.

4. Antenna

Removable UHF 450 – 470 dipole antenna.

Please refer to "Repeater Installation” on

page 18 for more information.

5. Status LED Indicator

Use to indicate, among others, repeater’s

power up and transmission status. Please

refer to the "Getting Started” on page 33 for

more information.

6. Power LED Indicator

One side LED indicator gives repeater AC/

DC connection status whenever the repeater

is working on alkaline Battery Frame

(standard repeater model). Two LED side

indicators give AC/DC connection and

charging status whenever the repeater is

working on Li-Ion Battery Frame. Please

refer to "Alkaline Batteries Frame Solution”

on page 30 for more information.

7. AC/DC Connector

Use to connect the AC/DC power supply.

8. Programming Connector

Use to connect the repeater to a PC in order

to program. (CPS Programming Cable

(P/N RKN4155) required). Please refer to the

"Programming The Repeater” on page 38 for

more information.

5

REPEATER OVERVIEW

9. Alkaline Battery Frame

The repeaters’ standard package includes

the Alkaline Battery frame. Refer to "Alkaline

Battery Frame” on page 30 for more

information.

10. Repeater Power Supply

The repeaters are equipped with AC/DC

power supply to connect the repeaters to AC

or DC power sources.

Repeater Accessories

The repeaters include different types of

accessories that are sold separately. Please

refer to the "Accessories” on page 59 for more

information.

1. Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) Battery Frame

Li-Ion Battery Frame (P/N HKHN4004A)

allows the use of high capacity Li-Ion

batteries in giving up to 16 hours of battery

back up operation.

2. Antenna, Magnetic Mount and RF Cable

Kit

The repeaters’ accessories offers an

Antenna/Magnetic Mount/RF Cable Kit (P/N

HKKN4022). This external antenna

accessory is strongly recommended in order

to allow the repeater antenna to have a

better coverage. Please refer to "Repeater

Installation” on page 18 for more information.

3. Vehicle Car Power Supply Adaptor

For your convenience, the repeaters’

portfolio includes a Vehicle Adaptor (also

known as “Cigarette Lighter Adaptor” P/N

HKPN4003). Please refer to "Outdoor

Installations Considerations” on page 28 for

more information.

4. Repeater Software (CPS)

The repeaters offer the convenient capability

of customizing your repeater features by

using the CPS (Computer Programming

Software). Please refer to the "Programming

The Repeater” on page 38 for more

information. For Software download

information, contact your Motorola Distributor

or Reseller.

English

6

REPEATER OVERVIEW

Repeater General Applications

The repeaters are ideal as a range extender, that

can help reach other users in areas that are

normally not covered by a 2-way radio’s range.

They are also very useful to help resolve the

common problem of the “dead spots” that are

created when there are terrain obstructions (like

hills or trees), concrete building structures or

architectural designs that interfere with the radio

signal

(1)

.

The repeaters are designed to satisfy both 810 Mil

spec as well IP55 (*) level water and dust ingress

protection. This rugged device can stand harsh

environments

(2)

making it ideal for outdoors

operations. Its light weight and various back-up

power options (like alkaline/Li-Ion Batteries

Frames and Vehicle Adaptor) make this repeater a

perfect portable solution for temporary outdoor

applications.

The repeaters operate in the UHF 450 – 470 MHz

band providing 16 channels

(3)

with different pre-

programmed settings. This particular feature

allows easy and quick in field repeater deployment

whenever there is need to setup more than one

repeater for different users’ groups.

Fully and easily programmable, the repeaters give

the flexibility to customize frequencies, codes and

other features according to specific needs

(4)

.

A key advantage for the repeaters is that the

radios have been designed to be compatible with

the UHF RDX 2-way, repeater capable radios.

Enjoy the convenience of picking up RDX

accessories (high capacity batteries, chargers and

programming cables) and re-use them with your

repeaters. This clever inter operability feature will

allow you also to get the most out of your complete

radios and repeater system solution by offering

cloning and programming among radios and

repeaters.

7

REPEATER OVERVIEW

.

Note: (1) The repeaters work best when located in

an ideal place that can have good reception

for re-transmitting the signal without any

problems. Refer to "Pre-Installation

Considerations” on page 10 for more

information.

(2) The repeaters are not submersible

devices (Refer to "Appendix A: Repeater

Specifications” on page 61 for more

information) and it is NOT an FM (Factory

Mutual) certified device.

(3) Out of the 16 pre-programmed channels

that are available out of the box, you can

select only ONE channel each time you TX/

RX with the repeater. The repeaters are NOT

multi-channel repeaters.

(4) The repeaters’ CPS software is required.

Refer to "Programming The Repeater” on

page 38 for more information.

Figure 2a. Repeater Application Example –

Indoors

Figure 2b. Repeater Application Example –

Outdoors

English

8

REPEATER OVERVIEW

How the Repeater Works

The repeater allows 2-way radios, base stations

or call boxes to communicate through the

repeater in order to extend the coverage range

and/or overcome dead communication spots.

In the Figure 3a, the repeater will get the signal “X”

that Paul transmits from his radio and will convert

it into a “Y” frequency that will re-transmit to Tom.

In Figure 3b, when Tom answers back to Paul, his

radio will also use the “X” frequency to transmit.

The repeater will do the same frequency

conversion (“X” to “Y”) and will re-transmit it to

Paul using frequency “Y”.

Not only Paul and Tom will be able to

communicate using “X” and “Y” frequencies, but

so will all other 2-way, repeater capable radios that

may be in the area* working on those same

frequencies settings.

Note: The repeater needs to re-transmit in a

different frequency from what it received in

order to avoid interferences.

The following are estimations of the repeaters’ talk

coverage range with the repeater located indoors.

Refer to Table 3 "Repeater Alkaline Frame Power

LED (Side) " on page 31 and "Figure 4. Estimated

Outdoors Coverage Range” on page 9 for more

information.

TX in an “X” f

reque

ncy

R

X

i

n th

e “Y” fre

qu

ency

Repeater RX the “X” frequency from Paul

and re-TX it to Tom using “Y” frequency

Paul Tom

Figure 3a. How the Repeater Works (TX)

RX in an “Y” f

requency

TX

in

the

“X” f

re

qu

ency

Repeater RX the “X” frequency from Tom

and re-TX it to Paul using “Y” frequency

Paul Tom

Figure 3b. How the Repeater Works (RX)

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