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800 MHz Fire Paging 101

Feb. 2018

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Types of Paging on the MPSCS

- Radio Call Alert Paging Via MCC-7500 Console- Sent to a pre-built list of two-way radio IDs to alert

the user that a call is coming- Allow 1 to 2 seconds per radio for alert to be sent

and acknowledged- Dispatch Console Displays a Green Check Mark

when all acknowledged- Dispatch Console Displays a Red X if not successful- Used in some areas for station alerting

- Unication Pager- Talkgroup based - same as two-way radio traffic- Allows consoles to alert multiple agencies and

disciplines in a single transmission

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101• Pager Features

Unication Buffer and Alert – Pager receives and records page call. Dispatcher Presses PTT and makes voice announcement

Pager Inserts Alert Tone and plays recorded dispatcher audio

User can replay recorded message

|-------------------Voice Announcement------------------|

|-------------------Voice Announcement------------------||----Programmable---|

|------ Alert -------|

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800 MHz Fire Paging 101• Paging Groups

– One VHF Paging Cap Code / Tone Pair becomes one paging group

• Fire Tone• EMS Tone• Officer’s Tone• Hazmat• County All-Call

– 4 Page Group One-time Set Up Fees

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101

MPSCS Fee: One time set up fee Cap Code = One Page Group = $1500 set up MPSCS subscriber credits can be used per formula –

ask for your current standing. Programming network connected consoles included

County All-Call page group no fee. No per pager fee. Unication has contract pricing with the State of

Michigan http://www.michigan.gov/documents/localgov/6600085_529234_7.pdf

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101• Pager Features

64 Zones with 8 switch positions per Zone Up to 64 Pagegroups or Talkgroups per switch position Groups are assigned a priority level. When priority scanning multiple

groups, pager switches to highest priority active group.• More groups = Less back ground site scanning & shorter battery life

Planned 12 to 14 hour battery life – improved with newest firmware Micro USB charging and programming – same as Android Smart Phone

(No custom programming cradle.) Voice record with time stamp. Voice notes. Message lock. P25 Trunking, P25 Conventional 7TACs, NFM Analog 8TACs IP67 Rating Waterproof and Dustproof Bluetooth to earphone G5 Dual Band 7/800 + VHF or 7/800 + UHF

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- How does P25 Trunked Paging Work?

• Pager G4 Pager looks for MPSCS network (WACN 92493

System ID 796) and the programmed System Site List to confirm it is in range Pager uses back-ground site scanning to select best

system signal Pagers work best when there is more than one local

site to choose from

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Home Sites (Where)

• A paging foot print or site list is determined by considering agency’s business need and network capacity. The network is configured to

transmit pages on listed sites The same site list is

programmed into the pager. Pager knows when it is

‘In Range’ or ‘Out of Range’ If ‘Out or Range’ user needs to

make a change to be ‘In Range’

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Pager Programming Software and Pager Firmware Versions Must Match

After November 2016 the MPSCS is no longer ‘certifying’ pager software for use on the MPSCS. Unication, dealer network, early adopters will be testing new versions in limited numbers of pagers and providing feedback to determine approved status.

May become a user group or community function.

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Lessons Learned in Allegan County

• Radios and Pagers Need Operator Training.

• Test new firmware before mass upgrades.

• Backup / Storm Plans • Programming strategy to improve

‘Out of Range’ recovery times• Pager between sites works best.• Need local pager programming

expert and advocate.

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Lessons Learned in Allegan County

• Antennas can break– Damage is not visible

• Batteries can go bad– May cause erratic behavior

• Pagers break• Use process of elimination

– Swap out part in question– Does problem follow part or

pager

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Lessons Learned in Allegan County

• Network coverage projections are ‘On Street’ with an allowance for light building construction. Test in doors.

• Some sites have directional antennas

• Metal constructed fire station reduced street level signal by 30 dB.

• One business cut the signal by 35dB = cut signal in half 11 times!

On Street Signal

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Lessons Learned in Allegan County

On Street Signal

- 3dB

- 6dB - 9dB

- 12dB - 15dB

- 18dB - 21 dB

- 27 dB

- 24 dB- 30 dB **

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Lessons Learned in Allegan County

On Street Signal

*

It maybe appropriate to adopt local building codes to not allow such significant reduction to public safety radio signals.

In BuildingRemaining

Signal

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Paging Foot Print From MPSCS

Primary

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Creating a ‘System’ or Foot Print In PPS

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45 6

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Make Your Order List1) 7308 4-10 852.875

852.3752) 7304 4-08. …….3) 7307 4-09 ……..4) 7209 4-075) 7302 4-336) 7402 4-117) 7405 4-12

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Creating a ‘System’ or Foot Print In PPS

Enter the information in these three fields.

Click to enter Site List

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Entering Site List

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Creating a ‘System’ or Foot Print In PPS

Enter the information in these three fields.

Click to enter Control Channel Frequency List

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Entering Site List

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Entering Site List

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Entering Site List – Repeating Frequency List 3 X

• Enter All Primary Control Channels in the order of the list you made

• Enter All Secondary Control Channels in the order of the list you made

• Repeat 3 Times’s• Add the very first frequency to the end of

the list

Your Order List Primary Secondary1) 7308 4-10 852.875 852.3752) 7304 4-08 853.875 852.3753) 7307 4-09 853.375 852.88754) 7209 4-07 853.9875 853.48755) 7302 4-33 853.8875 853.2756) 7402 4-11 853.3875 852.3757) 7405 4-12 853.950 852.9625

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Entering Site List – Repeating Frequency List 3 X

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Creating a ‘System’ or Foot Print In PPS

Enter the information in these three fields.

Click to Full Spectrum Scan Settings

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Entering Full Spectrum Scan Frequency Ranges

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Entering Group IDs (Who)

MPSCS will send a talkgroup list like this:

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Entering Group IDs (Who)

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Creating Switch Position Programming

Zone Name is Displayed on Pager Home Screen

Click on cell to program the Knob Position.

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Creating Switch Position Programming

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Creating Switch Position Programming

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Creating Switch Position Programming

Select for MCC-7500 Consoles

Multi-Select Calls

Priority Order for Talkgroups

& Paging Groups

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Copying, Pasting, Deleting Switch Position

Programming

Right Click – CopyRight Click – PasteClick to Edit

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Creating Switch Position Programming

Update AliasNumber Then Text

Push To Listen?

Alert Mode Vibrate / Both?

Add or Remove Talkgroups

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Configuration Settings – General Settings

GENERAL SETTING

Out Of Range Timer

Digital Alert Duration

Alert Tones Volumes Volume Knob or Fixed Volume

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Configuration Settings – Home Screen

Home Screen

Click Create / Edit Home Screen

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Programming Pager

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Import and Export Programming Files

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Configuration Settings – General Settings

8 Password Setting

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800 MHz Fire Paging 101• MPSCS network paging advantages:

Defined coverage with in and out of range notification Network uses multiple tower sites redundant coverage Tower Sites have redundant voice and control transmitters Utilizes existing network and dispatch resources Dispatch back up paging capabilities Pager background scans home sites for best signal Extremely well maintained and upgraded infrastructure 7 x 24 x 365 system monitoring - Network Communications Center No paging leased lines and paging site maintenance Compatible with existing MPSCS BDAs G4 is beginning of life and is being developed to meet public

safety needs now and going forward

MPSCS

800 MHz Fire Paging 101- Disaster Paging No Network

MPSCS

MPSCS G4 Pager Introduction

• Unication Contacts

Al Mellon517-284-4072MellonA@Michigan.gov

MPSCS-RPU@Michigan.gov