Motorola Solutions 89FT3815 Portable 2-Way Radio User Manual User Guide Prototype 2
Motorola Solutions, Inc. Portable 2-Way Radio User Guide Prototype 2
Contents
- 1. User Manual
- 2. RF Safety Manual
User Manual
Declaration of Conformity
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Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
•Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
•Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
•Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Contents
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Contents
This User Guide contains all the information you need
to use the MOTOTRBO XPR Series Portables.
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance . . vii
Computer Software Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
How to Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What Your Dealer/System Administrator
Can Tell You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Preparing Your Radio for Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Attaching the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Attaching the Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Attaching the Belt Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Attaching the Universal Connector Cover . . . . . . . . . 3
Powering Up the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Identifying Radio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Radio Controls You Will Be Using . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Programmable Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Assignable Radio Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Assignable Settings or Utility Functions . . . . . . . . . 7
Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions . . . . . . . . 7
Using the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Switching Between Analog and Digital Mode . . . . . . 9
Identifying Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Display Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Call Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Audio Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Making and Receiving Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Selecting a Radio Channel, Subscriber ID,
or Group ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call . . . . . . 13
Receiving and Responding to a Group Call . . . . . 14
Receiving and Responding to a Private Call . . . 14
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Receiving an All Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Making a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Making a Voice Call with the Channel
Selector Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Making a Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Making a Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Making an All Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Making a Group or Private Call with the
One Touch Call Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Talkaround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Monitoring Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Monitoring a Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Permanent Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Radio Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Sending a Radio Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Remote Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Initiating Remote Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Scan Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Viewing an Entry in the Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Editing the Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Adding a New Entry to the Scan List . . . . . . . . 23
Deleting an Entry from the Scan List . . . . . . . . 24
Setting and Editing Priority for an Entry
in the Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Starting and Stopping Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Responding to a Transmission During a Scan . . 26
Deleting a Nuisance Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Restoring a Nuisance Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Contacts Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Making a Group Call from Contacts . . . . . . . . . . 27
Making a Private Call from Contacts . . . . . . . . . 28
Making a Private Call by Alias Search . . . . . . . . 28
Call Indicator Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Activating and Deactivating Call Ringers
for Private Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Activating and Deactivating Call Ringers
for Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Assigning Ring Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Escalating Alarm Tone Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Call Log Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Viewing Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Missed Call Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Storing an Alias or ID from the Missed Call List . 32
Deleting a Call from a Call List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
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Call Alert Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Receiving and Acknowledging a Call Alert . . . . . 33
Making a Call Alert from the Contacts List . . . . . . 34
Making a Call Alert with the One Touch
Call Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Emergency Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Receiving an Emergency Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Responding to an Emergency Alarm . . . . . . . . . . 36
Sending an Emergency Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Sending an Emergency Alarm with Call . . . . . . . 37
Sending an Emergency Alarm with Voice to
Follow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Reinitiating an Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Exiting Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Text Messaging Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Writing and Sending a Text Message . . . . . . . . . 39
Sending a Quick Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Sending a Quick Text Message with the
One Touch Call Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Receiving a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Reading a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Managing Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox . . . . . 42
Replying to a Text Message from the Inbox . . . 42
Deleting a Text Message from the Inbox . . . . . 43
Deleting All Text Messages from the Inbox . . . 44
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Radio Disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Radio Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Locking and Unlocking the
Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Turning Keypad Tones On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Setting the Squelch Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Setting the Power Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Controlling the Display Backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Turning Radio Tones/Alerts On or Off . . . . . . . . . 48
Turning the Talk Permit Tone On or Off . . . . . . . 49
Turning the LED Indicator On or Off . . . . . . . . . . 49
Turning the Introduction Screen On
or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Accessing General Radio Information . . . . . . . . . 50
Accessing the Battery Information . . . . . . . . . . 50
Checking the Radio ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Checking the Firmware Version . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Checking the Codeplug Version . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Contents
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Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Carry Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Chargers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Earbuds and Earpieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Headsets and Headset Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Remote Speaker Microphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Surveillance Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Miscellaneous Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Batteries and Chargers Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Important Safety Information
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Important Safety Information
Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance
ATTENTION!
This radio is restricted to occupational use only to
satisfy FCC RF energy exposure requirements.
Before using this product, read the RF energy awareness
information and operating instructions in the Product
Safety and RF Exposure booklet enclosed with your radio
(Motorola Publication part number 6881095C98_) to
ensure compliance with RF energy exposure limits.
For a list of Motorola-approved antennas, batteries, and
other accessories, visit the following website:
http://www.motorola.com/governmentandenterprise
Before using this product, read the operating
instructions for safe usage contained in the
Product Safety and RF Exposure booklet
enclosed with your radio.
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Computer Software Copyrights
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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, estoppel, 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.
The AMBE+2TM voice coding Technology embodied in
this product is protected by intellectual property rights
including patent rights, copyrights and trade secrets of
Digital Voice Systems, Inc.
This voice coding Technology is licensed solely for use
within this Communications Equipment. The user of this
Technology is explicitly prohibited from attempting to
decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble the Object
Code, or in any other way convert the Object Code into a
human-readable form.
U.S. Pat. Nos. #5,870,405, #5,826,222, #5,754,974,
#5,701,390, #5,715,365, #5,649,050, #5,630,011,
#5,581,656, #5,517,511, #5,491,772, #5,247,579,
#5,226,084 and #5,195,166.
Getting Started
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Getting Started
Take a moment to review the following:
How to Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 1
What Your Dealer/System Administrator Can Tell You . page 1
How to Use This Guide
This User Guide covers the basic operation of the MOTOTRBO
Portables.
However, your dealer or system administrator may have
customized your radio for your specific needs. Check with your
dealer or system administrator for more information.
Throughout this publication, two icons are used to differentiate
Analog mode and Digital mode only features:
For features that are available in both Analog and Digital
modes, no icon is shown.
What Your Dealer/System Administrator
Can Tell You
You can consult your dealer or system administrator about the
following:
•Is your radio programmed with any preset conventional
channels?
•Which buttons have been programmed to access other
features?
•What optional accessories may suit your needs?
Indicates an Analog Mode only feature.
Indicates a Digital Mode only feature.
Preparing Your Radio for Use
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Preparing Your Radio for Use
Assemble your radio by following these steps:
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 2
Attaching the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 2
Attaching the Antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 3
Attaching the Belt Clip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 3
Attaching the Universal Connector Cover . . . . . . . . . . . page 3
Powering Up the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 4
Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 4
Charging the Battery
Your radio is powered by a Nickel Metal-Hydride (NiMH) or
Lithium-Ion (Li-lon) battery. To avoid damage and comply with
warranty terms, charge the battery using a Motorola charger
exactly as described in the charger user guide.
Charge a new battery 14 to 16 hours before initial use for best
performance.
IMPORTANT:ALWAYS charge your IMPRES battery with the
IMPRES charger. Using a conventional charger
causes irrecoverable loss of IMPRES battery
data. As a result, the battery functions as a
non-IMPRES battery and cannot display the
data on your radio. Additionally, it voids your
IMPRES battery warranty, although the
standard battery warranty still applies.
Attaching the Battery
Align the battery with
the rails on the back of
the radio. Press the
battery firmly, and slide
upward until the latch
snaps into place. Slide
battery latch into lock
position.
To remove the
battery, turn the
radio off. Move the
battery latch into
unlock position
and hold, and slide
the battery down
and off the rails.
Battery Latch
Preparing Your Radio for Use
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Attaching the Antenna
With the radio turned off, set the
antenna in its receptacle and turn
clockwise.
To remove the antenna, turn the
antenna counterclockwise. Make sure
you turn off the radio and remove the
universal connector cover first.
Attaching the Belt Clip
Align the grooves on the clip with those
on the battery and press downward
until you hear a click.
To remove the clip, press the belt clip
tab away from the battery using a key.
Then slide the clip upward and away
from the radio.
Attaching the Universal Connector Cover
The universal connector is located on the antenna side of the
radio. It is used to connect MOTOTRBO accessories to the
radio.
Place the universal
connector cover loop over
the attached antenna. Slide
it all the way down to the
base of the antenna.
Insert the hooked end of the
cover into the slots above
the universal connector.
Press downward on the
cover to seat the lower tab
properly into the RF
connector.
Turn the thumbscrew
clockwise to secure the
connector cover to the
radio.
To remove the universal connector cover, press down on the
cover and turn the thumbscrew counterclockwise. Lift the cover
up, slide the connector cover loop upwards, and remove it from
the attached antenna.
If antenna needs to be replaced, ensure that only
MOTOTRBO antennas are used. Neglecting this will
damage your radio. See Antennas on page 52 for a
list of available antennas.
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Universal
Connector
Cover
Preparing Your Radio for Use
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Powering Up the Radio
Rotate the On/Off/Volume
Control Knob clockwise
until you hear a click. You
see Powering Up on the
radio’s display.
The LED blinks green and
the Home screen lights up if
the backlight setting is set
to turn on automatically.
NOTE: The Home screen does not light up during a power up
if the LED indicator is disabled (see Turning the LED
Indicator On or Off on page 49).
A brief tone sounds, indicating that the power up test is
successful.
NOTE: There is no power up tone if the radio tones/alerts
function is disabled (see Turning Radio Tones/Alerts
On or Off on page 48).
If your radio does not power up, check your battery. Make sure
that it is charged and properly attached. If your radio still does
not power up, contact your dealer.
To turn off the radio, rotate this knob counterclockwise until you
hear a click. You see a brief
Powering Down
on the radio’s
display.
Adjusting the Volume
To increase the
volume, turn the On/
Off/Volume Control
Knob clockwise.
To decrease the
volume, turn this knob
counterclockwise.
LED
Indicator
Identifying Radio Controls
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Identifying Radio Controls
Take a moment to review the following:
Radio Controls You Will Be Using . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 5
Programmable Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 6
Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions. . . . . . . . . . . page 7
Using the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 8
Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 9
Switching Between Analog and Digital Mode . . . . . . . . page 9
Radio Controls You Will Be Using
11
3
17
15
14
13
12
8
7
6
5
2
1
9
16
4
10
Channel Selector Knob
On/Off/Volume Control Knob
LED Indicator
Side Button 1*
Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button
Side Button 2*
Side Button 3*
Front Button P1*
Microphone
Speaker
Front Button P2*
Keypad
Menu Navigation Keys
Universal Connector for Accessories
Display
Emergency Button*
Antenna
* These buttons are programmable.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Identifying Radio Controls
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Programmable Buttons
Your dealer can program the programmable buttons as
shortcuts to radio functions or preset channels/groups
depending on the duration of a button press:
•Press –Pressing and releasing rapidly.
•Long press –Pressing and holding for the preprogrammed
duration (between 0.25 seconds and 3.75 seconds).
•Hold down –Keeping the button pressed.
Assignable Radio Functions
Contacts –Provides direct access to the Contacts list.
Emergency –Depending on the programming, initiates or
cancels an emergency alarm or call.
Manual Dial –Initiates a call by keying in any subscriber
ID.
Monitor –Monitors a selected channel for activity.
Nuisance Channel Delete –Temporarily removes an
unwanted channel, except for the Selected Channel, from the
scan list. The Selected Channel refers to the user’s selected
zone/channel combination from which scan is initiated.
One Touch Call –Directly initiates a predefined Private or
Group Call, a Call Alert or a Quick Text message.
Permanent Monitor –Monitors a selected channel for all radio
traffic until function is disabled.
Radio Check –Determines if a radio is active in a system.
Radio Enable –Allows a target radio to be remotely
enabled.
Radio Disable –Allows a target radio to be remotely
disabled.
Remote Monitor –Turns on the microphone of a target
radio without it giving any indicators.
Repeater/Talkaround –Toggles between using a repeater and
communicating directly with another radio.
Scan –Toggles scan on or off.
Telemetry Control –Controls the Output Pin on a local or
remote radio.
Text Messaging –Selects the Text Message menu.
Zone –Allows selection from a list of zones.
Identifying Radio Controls
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Assignable Settings or Utility Functions
All Tones/Alerts –Toggles all tones and alerts on or off.
Backlight –Toggles display backlight on or off.
Keypad Lock –Toggles keypad between locked and unlocked.
Power Level –Toggles transmit power level between high and
low.
Squelch –Toggles squelch level between tight and
normal.
Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions
You can access various radio functions through one of the
following ways:
•A short or long press of the
relevant programmable buttons.
OR
•Use the Menu Navigation Buttons as follows:
1To access the menu, press the button. Press the
appropriate Menu Scroll button ( or ) to access
the menu functions.
2To select a function or enter a sub-menu, press the
button.
3To go back one menu level, or to return to the previous
screen, press the button. Long press the
button to return to the Home screen.
NOTE: Your radio automatically exits the menu after a period
of inactivity and returns to your Home screen.
Identifying Radio Controls
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Using the Keypad
You can use the 3 x 4 alphanumeric keypad to access your radio’s features. You can use the keypad to enter subscriber aliases or IDs,
and text messages. Many characters require that you press a key multiple times. The table below shows the number of times a key
needs to be pressed to generate the required character.
Number of Times Key is Pressed
Key1 2345678910111213
1.,?!@&‘%-:*#
ABC2
DEF3
GHI4
JKL5
MNO6
PQRS7
TUV8
WXYZ9
0NOTE: Press to enter “0” and long press to activate the CAPS lock. Another long press to turn off the CAPS lock.
* or del NOTE: Press during text entry to delete the character. Press during numeric entry to enter a “*”.
# or space NOTE: Press during text entry to insert a space. Press during numeric entry to enter a “#”.
Identifying Radio Controls
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Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button
The PTT button on the
side of the radio serves
two basic purposes:
•While a call is in
progress, the PTT
button allows the radio
to transmit to other
radios in the call.
Press and hold down
PTT button to talk.
Release the PTT
button to listen.
The microphone is
activated when the PTT
button is pressed.
•While a call is not in progress, the PTT button is used to make
a new call (see Making a Radio Call on page 16).
If the Talk Permit Tone is enabled (see Turning the Talk
Permit Tone On or Off on page 49), wait until the short
alert tone ends before talking.
Switching Between Analog and Digital
Mode
Each channel in your
radio can be
configured as an
analog channel or a
digital channel. Use
the Channel Selector
Knob to switch
between an analog
or a digital channel.
When switching from digital to analog mode, certain features
are unavailable. Icons for the digital features (such as
Messages) reflect this change by appearing “grayed out’.
Disabled features are hidden in the menu.
Your radio also has features available in both analog and digital
mode. However, the minor differences in the way each feature
works does NOT affect the performance of your radio.
NOTE: Your radio also switches between digital and analog
modes during a dual mode scan (see Scan on
page 25).
PTT
Button
Channel
Selector
Knob
Identifying Status Indicators
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Identifying Status Indicators
Your radio indicates its operational status through the following:
Display Icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 10
Call Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 11
LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 11
Audio Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 12
Display Icons
The full dot matrix, black and white, liquid crystal display (LCD)
of your radio shows radio status, text entries, and menu entries.
The following are icons that appear on the radio’s display.
Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI)
The number of bars displayed represents the radio
signal strength. Four bars indicate the strongest
signal. This icon is only displayed while receiving.
Power Level
Radio is set at Low power.
Radio is set at High power.
Emergency
Radio is in Emergency mode.
Monitor
Selected channel is being monitored.
Battery
The number of bars (0 – 4) shown indicates the
charge remaining in the battery.
Blinks when the battery is low.
Scan
Scan feature is activated.
Priority Scan
Radio detects activity on channel/group designated
as Priority 1 (if • is blinking) or Priority 2 (if • is
steady).
Talkaround
In the absence of a repeater, radio is currently
configured for direct radio to radio communication.
Unread Message
User has unread message(s) in the Inbox.
or
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Call Icons
The following icons appear on the radio’s display during a call.
These icons also appear in the Contacts list to indicate ID type.
LED Indicator
The LED indicator shows
the operational status of
your radio.
Blinking red –Radio is
transmitting at low battery
condition, receiving an
emergency transmission or
has failed the self-test upon
powering up.
Solid yellow –Radio is
receiving a request for a
Private Call, or monitoring a
channel.
Blinking yellow – Radio is
scanning for activity or
receiving a Call Alert.
Solid green –Radio is transmitting.
Blinking green –Radio is powering up or receiving a call.
Inbox Full
User’s Inbox is full.
Tones Disable
Tones are turned off.
GPS Available
The GPS feature is enabled. The icon stays lit when
a position fix is available.
GPS Not Available/Out of Range
The GPS feature is enabled but is not receiving data
from the satellite.
Private Call
Indicates a Private Call in progress. In the Contacts
list, it indicates a subscriber alias (name) or ID
(number).
Group Call/All Call
Indicates a Group Call or All Call in progress. In the
Contacts list, it indicates a group alias (name) or ID
(number).
LED Indicator
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Audio Tones
Alert tones provide you with audible indications of the radio’s
status or the radio’s response to data received.
Making and Receiving Calls
Once you understand how your MOTOTRBO Portable is
configured, you are ready to use your radio.
Use this navigation guide to familiarize yourself with the basic
Call features:
Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 12
Selecting a Radio Channel, Subscriber ID,
or Group ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 13
Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . page 13
Making a Radio Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 16
Talkaround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 18
Monitoring Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 19
Selecting a Zone
A zone is a group of channels. Your radio supports up to a
maximum of 50 zones.
Continuous Tone A monotone sound. Sounds
continuously until termination.
Periodic Tone Sounds periodically depending on the
duration set by the radio. Tone starts,
stops, and repeats itself.
Repetitive Tone A single tone that repeats itself until it is
terminated by the user.
Momentary Tone Sounds only once for a short period of
time defined by the radio.
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Use the following procedure to select a zone.
Procedure:
Press the preprogrammed Zone button and proceed to step 3.
OR
Follow the procedure below.
1 to access the menu.
2or to Zone and press to select.
3The current zone is displayed and indicated by a 9.
4or to the required zone and press to select.
5The display shows <Zone> Selected momentarily and
returns to the selected zone screen.
Selecting a Radio Channel, Subscriber ID,
or Group ID
Procedure:
Once the required zone is
displayed (if you have
multiple zones in your
radio), turn the
preprogrammed Channel
Selector Knob to select the
channel, subscriber alias or
ID, or group alias or ID.
Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call
Once the channel, subscriber
ID or group ID is displayed,
you can proceed to receive
and respond to calls.
The LED lights up solid green
while the radio is transmitting
and blinks green when the
radio is receiving.
LED
Indicator
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Receiving and Responding to a Group Call
To receive a call from a group of users, your radio must be
configured as part of that group.
Procedure:
When you receive a Group Call (while on the Home screen):
1The LED blinks green.
2The first line of the display shows the caller alias, and the
RSSI icon. The second line displays the group alias and the
Group Call icon (in Digital mode only).
3Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from
your mouth.
4Press the PTT button to respond to the call. The LED lights
up solid green.
5Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
clearly into the microphone.
6Release the PTT button to listen.
7If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of
time, the call ends.
See Making a Group Call on page 16 for details on making a
Group Call.
NOTE: If the radio receives a Group Call while not on the
Home screen, it remains on its current screen prior to
answering the call.
Long press the button to go to the Home screen
to view the caller alias before replying.
Receiving and Responding to a Private Call
A Private Call is a call from an individual radio to another
individual radio.
There are two types of Private Calls. The first type, where a
radio presence check is performed prior to setting up the call,
while the other sets up the call immediately.
When your radio is checked, the LED lights up solid yellow
momentarily. Only one of these call types can be programmed
to your radio by your dealer.
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Procedure:
When you receive a Private Call:
1Depending on how your radio is programmed:
The LED lights up solid yellow momentarily. Then, the LED
blinks green.
OR
The LED blinks green.
2The first line of the display shows the subscriber alias or ID,
and the RSSI icon. The second line displays Private Call
and the Private Call icon.
3Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from
your mouth.
4Press the PTT button to respond to the call. The LED lights
up solid green.
5Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
clearly into the microphone.
6Release the PTT button to listen.
7If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of
time, the call ends.
8You hear a short tone. The display shows Call Ended.
See Making a Private Call on page 17 for details on making a
Private Call.
Receiving an All Call
An All Call is a call from an individual radio to every radio on the
channel. It is used to make important announcements requiring
the user’s full attention.
Procedure:
When you receive an All Call:
1A tone sounds and the LED blinks green.
2The first line of the display shows the caller alias, and the
RSSI icon. The second line displays All Call and the All
Call icon.
3Once the All Call ends, the radio returns to the previous
screen before receiving the call.
You cannot respond to an All Call.
See Making an All Call on page 17 for details on making an All
Call.
NOTE: The radio stops receiving the All Call if you switch to a
different channel while receiving the call.
During an All Call, you will not be able to use any
preprogrammed button functions until the call ends.
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Making a Radio Call
You can select a channel, subscriber ID, or group by using:
•The Channel Selector Knob
•A preprogrammed One Touch Call button
•The Contacts list (see Contacts Settings on page 27)
•Manual Dial (via Contacts) –This method is for Private Calls
only and is dialed using the keypad (see Making a Private
Call from Contacts on page 28)
Making a Voice Call with the Channel Selector
Knob
Making a Group Call
To make a call to a group of users, your radio must be
configured as part of that group.
Procedure:
1Turn the Channel Selector Knob to select the channel with
the active group alias or ID.
2Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from
your mouth.
3Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up
solid green. The display shows the group alias or ID, and
the Group Call icon.
4Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
clearly into the microphone.
5Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio
responds, the LED blinks green. You see the Group Call
icon, the group alias or ID, and transmitting radio alias
or ID on your display.
6If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of
time, the call ends.
7Radio returns to the previous screen you were on prior to
receiving the call.
You can also make a Group Call via Contacts (see Making a
Group Call from Contacts on page 27).
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Making a Private Call
Procedure:
1Turn the Channel Selector Knob to select the channel with
the active subscriber alias or ID.
2Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from
your mouth.
3Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up
solid green. The first line displays the subscriber alias or ID.
The second line displays Private Call and the Private
Call icon.
4Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
clearly into the microphone.
5Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio
responds, the LED blinks green.
6If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of
time, the call ends.
7You hear a short tone. The display shows Call Ended.
You can also make a Private Call via Contacts (see Making a
Private Call from Contacts on page 28) or perform a quick
alphanumeric search for the required alias via a keypad entry
(see Making a Private Call by Alias Search on page 28).
Making an All Call
This feature allows you to transmit to all users on the channel.
Your radio must be programmed to allow you to use this feature.
Procedure:
1Turn the Channel Selector Knob to select the channel with
the active All Call group alias or ID.
2Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from
your mouth.
3Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up
solid green. The display shows the All Call group alias or ID,
and the All Call icon.
4Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
clearly into the microphone.
Users on the channel cannot respond to an All Call.
Making a Group or Private Call with the One Touch
Call Button
The One Touch Call feature allows you to make a Group or
Private Call to a predefined alias or ID easily. This feature can
be assigned to a short or long programmable button press.
You can ONLY have one alias or ID assigned to a One Touch
Call button. Your radio can have multiple One Touch Call
buttons programmed.
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Procedure:
1Press the preprogrammed One Touch Call button to make
a Group or Private Call to the predefined alias or ID.
2Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from
your mouth.
3Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up
solid green. The display shows the group/subscriber alias or
ID, and the Group/Private Call icon.
4Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
clearly into the microphone.
5Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio
responds, the LED blinks green.
6If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of
time, the call ends.
7Radio returns to the screen you were on prior to receiving
the call.
For a Private Call, you hear a short tone when the call ends.
Talkaround
You can continue to communicate when your repeater is not
operating, or when your radio is out of the repeater’s range but
within talking range of other radios. This is called “talkaround”.
Procedure:
Press the preprogrammed Repeater/Talkaround button to
toggle between talkaround and repeater modes.
OR
Follow the procedure below.
1 to access the menu.
2or to Utilities and press to select.
3or to Radio Settings and press to select.
4or to Talkaround and press to select.
5You see Turn On if the radio is currently in Repeater mode.
OR
You see Turn Off if the radio is currently in Talkaround
mode.
6Press to select.
7The display shows Talkaround On.
OR
The display shows Talkaround Off.
8The screen automatically returns to the previous menu.
The Talkaround setting is retained even after powering down.
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Monitoring Features
Monitoring a Channel
Use the Monitor feature to make sure a channel is clear before
transmitting.
Procedure:
1Press and hold the preprogrammed Monitor button and
listen for activity. The monitor icon appears on the display.
2You hear radio activity or total silence, depending on how
your radio is programmed.
3When you hear “white noise” (that is, the channel is free),
press the PTT button to talk and release it to listen. The LED
lights up solid yellow.
Permanent Monitor
Use the Permanent Monitor feature to continuously monitor a
selected channel for activity.
Procedure:
1Press the preprogrammed Permanent Monitor button.
2Radio sounds an alert tone, the LED lights up solid yellow,
and the display shows Permanent Monitor On. The
monitor icon appears on the display.
3Press the preprogrammed Permanent Monitor button to
exit Permanent Monitor mode.
4Radio sounds an alert tone, the LED turns off, and display
shows Permanent Monitor Off.
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Advanced Features
Use this navigation guide to learn more about advanced
features available with your portable:
Radio Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 20
Remote Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 21
Scan Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 23
Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 25
Contacts Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 27
Call Indicator Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 29
Call Log Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 31
Call Alert Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 33
Emergency Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 35
Text Messaging Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 39
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 44
Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 46
Radio Check
If enabled, this feature allows you to determine if another radio
is active in a system without disturbing the user of that radio. No
audible or visual notification is shown on the target radio.
This feature is only applicable for subscriber aliases or IDs.
Sending a Radio Check
Procedure:
Using the preprogrammed Radio Check button.
1Press the preprogrammed Radio Check button
2or to the required subscriber alias or ID and press
to select.
3The display shows Radio Check: <Subscriber Alias or
ID>, indicating that Radio Check is in progress. The LED
lights up solid green.
4Wait for acknowledgement.
5If the target radio is active in the system, a tone sounds and
the display briefly shows Target Radio Available.
OR
If the target radio is not active in the system, a tone sounds
and the display briefly shows Target Radio Not
Available.
6Radio returns to the subscriber alias or ID screen.
OR
Procedure:
Using the menu.
1 to access the menu.
2or to Contacts and press to select.
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3or to the required subscriber alias or ID and press
to select.
OR
or to Manual Dial and press to select.
If there was previously dialed ID, the ID appears along with
a blinking cursor. Use the keypad to edit the ID. Press to
select.
OR
or to Manual Dial and press to select. Key in
the subscriber alias or ID and press .
4 or to Radio Check and press to select.
5The display shows Radio Check: <Subscriber Alias or
ID>, indicating that Radio Check is in progress. The LED
lights up solid green.
6Wait for acknowledgement.
7If the target radio is active in the system, a tone sounds and
the display briefly shows Target Radio Available.
OR
If the target radio is not active in the system, a tone sounds
and the display briefly shows Target Radio Not
Available.
8Radio returns to the subscriber alias or ID screen.
If the button is pressed when the radio is waiting for
acknowledgement, a tone sounds, and the radio terminates all
retries and exits Radio Check mode.
Remote Monitor
Use the Remote Monitor feature to turn on the microphone of a
target radio (subscriber alias or IDs only). No audible or visual
indication is given to the target radio. You can use this feature to
monitor, remotely, any audible activity surrounding the target
radio.
Your radio must be programmed to allow you to use this feature.
Initiating Remote Monitor
Procedure:
Using the preprogrammed Remote Monitor button.
1Press the preprogrammed Remote Monitor button.
2or to the required subscriber alias or ID and press
to select.
3Radio sounds an alert tone and the LED blinks green.
4Wait for acknowledgment.
5The display shows Remote Monitor Successful.
OR
The display shows Remote Monitor Failed.
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6If successful:
The radio starts receiving audio from the monitored radio for
a preprogrammed duration.
Once the timer expires, the radio sounds an alert tone and
the LED turns off. The display shows Remote Monitor
Ended.
OR
If unsuccessful:
The radio repeats the attempt until the preprogrammed
number of tries expires.
OR
Procedure:
Using the menu.
1 to access the menu.
2or to Contacts and press to select.
3or to the required subscriber alias or ID and press
to select.
OR
or to Manual Dial and press to select.
If there was previously dialed ID, the ID appears along with
a blinking cursor. Use the keypad to edit the ID. Press to
select.
OR
or to Manual Dial and press to select. Key in
the subscriber alias or ID and press to select.
4 or to Remote Mon. and press to select.
5Radio sounds an alert tone and the LED blinks green.
6Wait for acknowledgment.
7The display shows Remote Monitor Successful.
OR
The display shows Remote Monitor Failed.
8If successful:
The radio starts receiving audio from the monitored radio for
a preprogrammed duration.
Once the timer expires, the radio sounds an alert tone and
the LED turns off. The display shows Remote Monitor
Ended.
OR
If unsuccessful:
The radio repeats the attempt until the preprogrammed
number of tries expires.
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Scan Lists
Scan lists are created and assigned to individual channels/
groups. Your radio scans for voice activity by cycling through the
channel/group sequence specified in the scan list for the current
channel/group.
Your radio can support up to 32 scan lists, with a maximum of
16 members in a list. Each scan list supports a mixture of both
analog and digital entries.
You can add, delete, or prioritize channels by editing a
scan list.
Viewing an Entry in the Scan List
Procedure:
1 to access the menu.
2or to Scan and press to select.
3or to View/Edit List and press to select.
4Use or to view each member on the list.
The priority icon appears left of the member’s alias, if set,
to indicate whether the member is on a Priority 1 or Priority
2 channel list. You cannot have multiple Priority 1 or
Priority 2 channels in a scan list.
There is no priority icon if priority is set to None.
Editing the Scan List
Adding a New Entry to the Scan List
Procedure:
1 to access the menu.
2or to Scan and press to select.
3or to View/Edit List and press to select.
4or to Add Member and press to select.
5or to the required alias or ID and press to select.
6or to the required priority level (Priority 1 or Priority 2
is ONLY applicable when in Analog mode) and press to
select.
7The display shows Entry Saved, followed immediately by
Add Another?.
8or to Yes and press to select, to add another
entry, and repeat steps 5 and 6.
OR
or to No and press to select to save the current
list.
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Deleting an Entry from the Scan List
Procedure:
1 to access the menu.
2or to Scan and press to select.
3or to View/Edit List and press to select.
4or to the required alias or ID and press to select.
5or to Delete? and press to select.
6At Delete Entry?,ortoYes and press to
select, to delete the entry. The display shows Entry
Deleted.
OR
or to No and press to select to return to the
previous screen.
7Repeat steps 4 to 6 to delete other entries.
After deleting all required aliases or IDs, long press to
return to the Home screen.
Setting and Editing Priority for an Entry in the Scan
List
Procedure:
1 to access the menu.
2or to Scan and press to select.
3or to View/Edit List and press to select.
4or to the required alias or ID and press to select.
5or to Edit Priority? and press to select.
6or to the required priority level (Priority 1 or Priority 2
is ONLY applicable when in Analog mode) and press to
select.
7The display shows Entry Saved before returning to the
previous screen.
8The priority icon appears left of the member’s name.
There is no priority icon if priority is set to None.
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Scan
When you start a scan, your radio cycles through the
preprogrammed scan list for the current channel looking for
voice activity.
The LED blinks yellow and you see the scan icon on the display.
During a dual mode scan, if you are on a digital channel, and
your radio locks onto an analog channel, it automatically
switches from digital mode to analog mode for the duration of
the call. This is also true for the reverse.
There are two ways of initiating scan:
•Main Channel Scan (Manual): Your radio scans all the
channels/groups in your scan list. On entering scan, your
radio may – depending on the settings – automatically start
on the last scanned “active” channel/group or on the channel
where scan was initiated.
•Auto Scan (Automatic): Your radio automatically starts
scanning when you select a channel/group that has Auto
Scan enabled.
Starting and Stopping Scan
Procedure:
Press the preprogrammed Scan button to start or stop Scan.
OR
Follow the procedure below.
1Use the Channel Selector Knob to select a channel
preprogrammed with a scan list.
2 to access the menu.
3or to Scan and press to select.
4The display shows Turn On if scan is disabled.
OR
The display shows Turn Off if scan is enabled.
5Press to select.
6The LED blinks yellow and the scan icon is displayed when
Scan is enabled.
OR
The LED turns off and the scan icon is not displayed when
Scan is disabled.
While scanning, the radio will only accept data (e.g. text
message, location, telemetry, or PC data) if received on its
Selected Channel.
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Responding to a Transmission During a Scan
During scanning, your radio stops on a channel/group where
activity is detected. The radio stays on that channel for a
preprogrammed time period known as “hang time”.
Procedure:
1Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from
your mouth.
2Press the PTT button during hang time. The LED lights up
solid green.
3Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
clearly into the microphone.
4Release the PTT button to listen.
5If you do not respond within the hang time, the radio returns
to scanning other channels/groups.
Deleting a Nuisance Channel
If a channel continually generates unwanted calls or noise
(termed a “nuisance” channel), you can temporarily remove the
unwanted channel from the scan list.
This capability does not apply to the channel designated as the
Selected Channel.
Procedure:
1When your radio “locks on to” an unwanted or nuisance
channel, press the preprogrammed Nuisance Channel
Delete button until you hear a tone.
2Release the Nuisance Channel Delete button. The
nuisance channel is deleted.
Deleting a “nuisance” channel is only possible through the
preprogrammed Nuisance Channel Delete button. This feature
is not accessible through the menu.
Restoring a Nuisance Channel
Procedure:
To restore the deleted nuisance channel, do one of the
following:
•Power the radio off and then powering it on again, OR
•Stop and restart a scan via the preprogrammed Scan button
or menu, OR
•Change the channel via the Channel Selector Knob.
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Contacts Settings
Contacts provides “address-book” capabilities on your portable.
Each entry corresponds to an alias or ID that you use to initiate
a call.
Additionally, each entry, depending on context, associates with
one of five types of calls: Group Call, Private Call, All Call, PC
Call or Dispatch Call.
PC Call and Dispatch Call are data-related. They are only
available with the applications. Refer to the data applications
documentation for further details.
Your radio supports two Contacts lists, one for Analog contacts
(with a maximum of 128 members) and one for Digital contacts
(with a maximum of 256 members).
Each entry within Contacts displays the following information:
•Call Type
•Call Alias
•Call ID
NOTE: You can add, delete, or edit subscriber IDs for the
Digital Contacts list.
For the Analog Contacts list, you can only view the list
and initiate a Call Alert. Adding, deleting, and editing
capabilities can only be performed by your dealer.
Making a Group Call from Contacts
Procedure:
1 to access the menu.
2or to Contacts and press to select.The entries
are alphabetically sorted.
3or to the required group alias or ID.
4Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from
your mouth.
5Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up
solid green. The display shows the group alias or ID, and
the Group Call icon.
6Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
clearly into the microphone.
7Release the PTT button to listen. When any user in the
group responds, the LED blinks green. You see the Group
Call icon, the group ID, and that user’s ID on your display.
8If there is no voice activity for a preprogrammed period of
time, the call ends.
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Making a Private Call from Contacts
Procedure:
1 to access the menu.
2or to Contacts and press to select.The entries
are alphabetically sorted.
3or to the required subscriber alias or ID.
OR
or to Manual Dial and press to select.
If there was previously dialed subscriber alias or ID, the
alias or ID appears along with a blinking cursor.
Use the keypad to edit the ID.
OR
or to Manual Dial and press to select.
Use the keypad to enter a new subscriber alias or ID.
4Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from
your mouth.
5Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up
solid green. The first line displays the subscriber alias or ID.
The second line displays Private Call and the Private
Call icon.
6Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
clearly into the microphone.
7Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio
responds, the LED blinks green and the display shows the
transmitting user's ID.
8If there is no voice activity for a preprogrammed period of
time, the call ends.
9You hear a short tone. The display shows Call Ended.
Making a Private Call by Alias Search
You can also use alias or alphanumeric search to retrieve the
required subscriber alias.
This feature is only applicable while in Contacts.
Procedure:
1 to access the menu.
2or to Contacts and press to select. The entries
are alphabetically sorted.
3Key in the first character of the alias.
4or to the required alias.
5Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from
your mouth.
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6Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up
solid green. The first line displays the target radio’s ID. The
second line displays Private Call and the Private Call
icon.
7Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
clearly into the microphone.
8Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio
responds, the LED blinks green.
9If there is no voice activity for a preprogrammed period of
time, the call ends.
10 You hear a short tone. The display shows Call Ended.
NOTE: If you release the PTT button while the radio is setting
up the call, it exits without any indication and returns to
the previous screen.
Your radio may be programmed to perform a radio
presence check prior to setting up the Private Call. If
the target radio is not available, you hear a short tone
and see Party Not Available on the display.
The radio returns to the menu prior to initiating the
radio presence check.
Call Indicator Settings
Activating and Deactivating Call Ringers for
Private Calls
You can turn on or off the ringing tones for a received Private
Call.
Procedure:
1 to access the menu.
2or to Utilities and press to select.
3or to Radio Settings and press to select.
4or to Tones/Alerts and press to select.
5or to Call Ringers and press to select.
6or to Private Call and press to select.
7The display shows Turn On. Press to enable Call
Ringers for Private Calls. The display shows Private Call
Ringer On.
OR
The display shows Turn Off. Press to disable Call
Ringers for Private Calls. The display shows Private Call
Ringer Off.
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Activating and Deactivating Call Ringers for Text
Messaging
You can turn on or off the ringing tones for a received Text
Message.
Procedure:
1 to access the menu.
2or to Utilities and press to select.
3or to Radio Settings and press to select.
4or to Tones/Alerts and press to select.
5or to Call Ringers and press to select.
6or to Text Message and press to select.
7The current tone is indicated by a 9.
8or to the preferred tone and press to select. The
display shows Tone <Number> Selected and a 9 appears
left of the selected tone.
OR
or to Turn Off and press to select. The display
shows Text Message Ringer Off and a 9 appears left of
Turn Off.
Assigning Ring Styles
You can program your radio to sound one of ten predefined
ringing tones when receiving a Call Alert or a Text Message
from a particular contact.
Procedure:
1 to access the menu.
2or to Contacts and press to select.The entries
are alphabetically sorted.
3or to the required alias or ID and press to select.
4or to Ring Style and press to select.
5A9 indicates the current selected tone.
6or to the required tone and press to select.
7The display shows Contact Saved.
The radio sounds out each ring style as you navigate through
the list.
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Escalating Alarm Tone Volume
You can program your radio to continually alert you when a
radio call remains unanswered. This is done by automatically
increasing the alarm tone volume over time. This feature is
known as Escalert.
Procedure:
1 to access the menu.
2or to Utilities and press to select.
3or to Radio Settings and press to select.
4or to Tones/Alerts and press to select.
5or to Escalert and press to select.
6The display shows Turn On. Press to enable Escalert.
The display shows Escalert On.
OR
The display shows Turn Off. Press to disable Escalert.
The display shows Escalert Off.
Call Log Features
Your radio keeps track of all recent outgoing, answered, and
missed Private Calls. Use the call log feature to view and
manage recent calls.
You can perform the following tasks in each of your call lists:
•Store ID to Contacts
•Delete
Viewing Recent Calls
The lists are Missed,Answered, and Outgoing.
Procedure:
1 to access the menu.
2or to Call Log and press to select.
3or to preferred list and press to select.
4The display shows the most recent entry at the top of the
list.
5or to view the list.
Press the PTT button to start a Private Call with the current
selected alias or ID.
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Missed Call Screen
Whenever a call is missed, your radio displays a missed call
message. Select View? to view it immediately or View Later?
to view at a later time.
NOTE: The radio exits the Missed Call screen and sets up a
Private Call if you press the PTT button while viewing
a missed call number.
Procedure:
1The display shows Missed Calls, along with the number of
calls missed and View?.
2Press to view the missed call ID. The missed call log list
appears on display.
Press to store or delete the entry.
OR
or to View Later? and press to select. You
return to the Home screen.
Storing an Alias or ID from the Missed Call List
Procedure:
1 to access the menu.
2or to Call Log and press to select.
3or to Missed and press to select.
4or to the required missed call alias or ID and press
to select.
5or to Store? and press to select.
6A blinking cursor appears. If needed, key in the alias for that
ID and press .
7The display shows Contact Saved.
You can also store an ID without an alias.
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Deleting a Call from a Call List
Procedure:
1 to access the menu.
2or to Call Log and press to select.
3or to the required list and press to select.
4or to the required alias or ID and press to select.
5or to Delete Entry? and press to select.
6or to Yes and press to select.
7The display shows Entry Deleted.
The display shows
List Empty
when you select a call list and it
contains no entries.
Call Alert Operation
Call Alert paging enables you to alert a specific radio user to call
you back when they are able to do so.
This feature is applicable for subscriber aliases or IDs only and
is accessible through the menu via Contacts or manual dial.
Receiving and Acknowledging a Call Alert
When you receive a Call Alert page, you see Call Alert that
alternates with the alias or ID of the calling radio on the display.
Procedure:
1You hear a repetitive tone. The LED blinks yellow.
2Press and release the PTT button to acknowledge the alert.
OR
Press to exit the Call Alert.
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Making a Call Alert from the Contacts List
Procedure:
1 to access the menu.
2or to Contacts and press to select.
3or to the required subscriber alias or ID and press
to select.
OR
or to Manual Dial and press to select.
A blinking cursor appears. Enter the subscriber ID you want
to page and press .
4or to Call Alert and press to select.
5The display shows Call Alert: <Subscriber Alias or
ID>, indicating that the Call Alert has been sent.
6The LED lights up solid green when your radio is sending
the Call Alert.
7If the Call Alert acknowledgement is received, a tone
sounds and the display shows Call Alert Successful.
OR
If the Call Alert acknowledgement is not received, a tone
sounds and the display shows Call Alert Failed.
Making a Call Alert with the One Touch Call
Button
Procedure:
1Press the preprogrammed One Touch Call button to make
a Call Alert to the predefined alias or ID.
2The display shows Call Alert: <Subscriber Alias or
ID>, indicating that the Call Alert has been sent.
3The LED lights up solid green when your radio is sending
the Call Alert.
4If the Call Alert acknowledgement is received, a tone
sounds and the display shows Call Alert Successful.
OR
If the Call Alert acknowledgement is not received, a tone
sounds and the display shows Call Alert Failed.
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Emergency Operation
An Emergency Alarm is used to indicate a critical situation. You
are able to initiate an Emergency at any time on any screen
display even when there is activity on the current channel.
Your radio supports 3 Emergency Alarms:
•Emergency Alarm
•Emergency Alarm with Call
•Emergency Alarm with Voice to Follow
In addition, each alarm has the following types:
•Regular –Radio transmits an alarm signal and shows audio
and/or visual indicators.
•Silent –Radio transmits an alarm signal without any audio or
visual indicators.
Only one of the Emergency Alarms above can be assigned to
the preprogrammed Emergency button.
Receiving an Emergency Alarm
Procedure:
1When receiving an Emergency Alarm, the display shows the
Emergency icon, the number of alarms received, and Alarm
Rcvd, which alternates with the alias or ID of the sender.
2A tone sounds and the LED blinks red.
3If enabled, your radio automatically acknowledges the
Emergency Alarm.
When your radio receives an Emergency Alarm, it displays the
Emergency Alarm received indications until acknowledgement
is sent and you exit the Emergency mode.
You will not be able to receive any other indications or displays
for any other calls until you exit the Emergency Alarm received
screen.
NOTE: Short press , then long press the preprogrammed
Emergency button to clear the Emergency Alarm
received indications and exit Emergency mode.
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Responding to an Emergency Alarm
Procedure:
When receiving an Emergency Alarm:
1Press any button to stop all Emergency Alarm received
indications.
2Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from
your mouth.
3Press PTT button to initiate a call with the emergency
initiating radio. The LED lights up solid green. Your radio
remains in the Emergency mode.
4Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
clearly into the microphone.
5Release the PTT button to listen. When the emergency
initiating radio responds, the LED blinks green. You see the
Group Call icon, the group ID, and transmitting radio ID on
your display.
6Once your call ends, short press , then long press the
preprogrammed Emergency button to clear the Emergency
Call received indications and exit Emergency mode.
7The radio returns to the Home screen.
Sending an Emergency Alarm
This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm, a non-
voice signal, which triggers an alert indication on another radio.
Procedure:
1Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.
2The display shows Sending Alarm, which alternates with
your radio ID. The LED lights up solid green and the
Emergency icon appears on the Home screen display.
3When an Emergency Alarm acknowledgment is received,
the Emergency tone sounds and the LED blinks green. The
display shows Emergency Alarm Successful.
OR
If your radio does not receive an Emergency Alarm
acknowledgement, and after all retries have been
exhausted, a tone sounds and the display shows
Emergency Alarm Failed.
4Radio exits the Emergency Alarm mode and returns to the
Home screen.