Motorola 89FT3807 Users manual
ASTRO® XTS™ 2500
Digital Portable Radio
Model III
User Guide
6881094C06-B
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Contents
Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance ................................. ii
Computer Software Copyrights ......................................................... ii
Documentation Copyrights ................................................................ ii
Disclaimer ......................................................................................... ii
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance ................................. 1
General Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Notations Used in This Manual ......................................................... 3
XTS 2500 Model III Radio ................................................................. 4
Physical Features of the
XTS 2500 Model III Radio ................................................................. 5
Programmable Features ...................................................................6
Display .............................................................................................. 7
Backlight ........................................................................................... 7
Status Symbols ................................................................................. 8
Menu Entry (Softkey) ........................................................................9
Menu Select Buttons ......................................................................... 9
Menu Entry Features ................................................................ 10
Home Button (h) ............................................................................ 11
App Button (@) ............................................................................... 11
4-Way Navigation Button (o) ......................................................... 11
Keypad ............................................................................................ 12
LED Indicators ................................................................................ 13
Alert Tones ...................................................................................... 14
Standard Accessories ..................................................................... 17
Battery ...................................................................................... 17
Smart Battery Condition ........................................................... 19
Antenna .................................................................................... 20
Belt Clip .................................................................................... 21
Universal Connector Cover ............................................................. 22
Remote Speaker Microphone Adapter ............................................ 23
Radio On and Off ............................................................................ 25
Turn the Radio On .................................................................... 25
Turn the Radio Off .................................................................... 25
Zones and Channels ....................................................................... 26
Select a Zone ........................................................................... 26
Select a Channel ...................................................................... 27
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Receive / Transmit ...........................................................................29
Without Using the Volume Set and Monitor Buttons .................29
Use Preprogrammed Volume Set Button ..................................30
Use the Preprogrammed Monitor Button ..................................31
Conventional Mode Operation ..................................................32
Common Radio Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Selectable Power Level ...................................................................33
Use the Menu ............................................................................33
Using the Preprogrammed TX Power Level Switch ..................34
Radio Lock .......................................................................................35
Unlock Your Radio ....................................................................35
Change Your Password ............................................................36
Mute or Unmute Keypad Tones .......................................................37
Use the Menu ............................................................................37
Using the Preprogrammed Side Button ....................................37
Conventional Squelch Options ........................................................38
Analog Squelch .........................................................................38
Digital Squelch ..........................................................................38
PL Defeat .........................................................................................39
Time-out Timer ................................................................................40
Emergency ......................................................................................41
Send an Emergency Alarm .......................................................41
Send an Emergency Call ..........................................................42
Send a Silent Emergency Alarm ...............................................43
Emergency Keep-Alive .............................................................44
Lists .................................................................................................45
View a List .................................................................................45
Scan List Empty ........................................................................46
Edit a Call, Page, or Phone List Number .........................................47
Use the Menu ............................................................................47
Edit a Call, Page, or Phone List Name ............................................49
Use the Menu ............................................................................49
Scan ................................................................................................51
Turn Scan On and Off ...............................................................51
Delete a Nuisance Channel ......................................................53
Conventional Scan Only ...........................................................54
Telephone Calls (Trunking Only) .....................................................55
Answer a Phone Call ................................................................55
Make a Phone Call ....................................................................56
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Phone Call Display and Alert Prompts ..................................... 58
Private Calls (Trunking Only) .......................................................... 59
Answer a Private Call ............................................................... 59
Make a Private Call .................................................................. 60
Call Alert Paging ............................................................................. 62
Answer a Call Alert Page
Make a Call Alert ...................................................................... 63
Conventional Talkgroup Calls
(Conventional Operation Only) ....................................................... 65
Select Talkgroup ....................................................................... 65
Repeater or Direct Operation .......................................................... 66
Select Repeater or Direct Operation ........................................ 66
.......................................................62
Special Radio Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
PTT ID ............................................................................................. 67
Receive ..................................................................................... 67
Transmit .................................................................................... 67
View Your Radio’s ID Number .................................................. 68
Dynamic Regrouping (Trunking Only) ............................................. 69
Reprogram Request (ASTRO 25 Trunking Only) ..................... 69
Select Enable / Disable ............................................................ 71
Trunking System Controls ............................................................... 72
Failsoft ...................................................................................... 72
Out-of-Range ............................................................................ 72
Site Lock ................................................................................... 73
Site Trunking ............................................................................ 74
Site View and Change .............................................................. 74
Time and Date ................................................................................. 76
Edit Time and Date ................................................................... 76
Helpful Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Radio Care ...................................................................................... 79
Cleaning ................................................................................... 79
Handling ................................................................................... 79
Service ............................................................................................ 80
Battery ............................................................................................. 81
Battery Life ............................................................................... 81
Charging the Battery ................................................................. 81
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Battery Recycling and Disposal .......................................................82
Antenna ...........................................................................................84
Radio Operating Frequencies ...................................................84
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Antennas .........................................................................................85
Batteries ..........................................................................................85
Carry Accessories ............................................................................86
Belt Clips ...................................................................................86
Body-Worn ................................................................................86
Chargers ..........................................................................................86
Enhanced and Multi-Unit Line Cords ........................................87
Surveillance Accessories .................................................................87
Earpieces ..................................................................................87
Headsets and Headset Accessories .........................................88
Radio Interface Modules for Ear Microphones ..........................89
Speaker, Remote Speaker ........................................................89
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
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) for your radio.
x
) and zones (Z
x
Table 1: Channel Map
Z1 Z2 Z3 Z4 Z5 Z6
C1C2C3C4C5C6C7C8C9
Use the chart below to map the channels (C
C10
C11
C12
C13
C14
C15
C16
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SAFETY
Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance
Before using this product, read the operating
!
C a u t i o n
This radio is restricted to occupational use only to satisfy FCC
RF energy exposure requirements.
the RF energy awareness information and operating instructions in
the Product Safety and RF Exposure booklet enclosed with your radio
(Motorola Publication part number 68P81095C99) to ensure
compliance with RF energy exposure limits.
For a list of Motorola-approved antennas, batteries, and other accessories, visit the following web site which lists approved accessories:
http://www.motorola.com/cgiss/index.shtml.
instructions for safe usage contained in the Product
Safety and RF Exposure booklet enclosed with your
radio
ATTENTION!
Before using this product, read
ASTRO XTS 2500 Model I 1
Safety
Notes
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General Radio Operation
Notations Used in This Manual
You will notice the use of
throughout this manual. These notations are used to emphasize that
safety hazards exist and that care must be taken or observed.
WARNING: An operational procedure, practice,
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W A R N I N G
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C a u t i o n
Note:A Note
The following special notations identify certain items:
condition, etc. exists which may result in injury
or death if not carefully observed.
CAUTION: An operational procedure, practice,
condition, etc. exists which may result in damage
to the equipment if not carefully observed.
is an operational procedure, practice, or condition,
etc. which is essential to emphasize.
Example Description
Light
button, or
WARNINGS, CAUTIONS
D
Buttons and keys are shown in
bold
print, or as representative
symbols.
, and
Notes
Information appearing in the
PHONE CALL
PHONE
Press
U
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radio’s display is shown using
the special display font.
Menu entries are shown similar
to the way they appear in the
radio’s display.
This means “Press the right side
of the
4-Way Navigation
button.”
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XTS 2500 Model III Radio
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12
13
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15
16
17
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19
20
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3
4
5
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7
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9
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Physical Features of the XTS 2500 Model III Radio
Item Page Item Page
1
Antenna 20
General Radio Operation
11 3-Position
Concentric
Switch
(programmable)
2Top
3
4
5
6
7Menu Select
8 App
9 Keypad
10 16-Position Knob
Button
(programmable)
LED 13
Speaker
Universal Connector 22
Display 7
Buttons 9
Button
(for future use)
(programmable)
12 On/Off/Volume
Control
13
Microphone
14 Top Side (Select
Button
(programmable)
15 Push-to-Talk
(
PTT
16 Side Button 1
(programmable)
17 Side Button 2
(programmable)
18 Home
12 19 4-Way
Navigation Button
20 Battery 17
Knob
) Button
Button 11
25
)
11
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General Radio Operation
Programmable Features
The programmable controls on your radio can be programmed by a
qualified technician to operate certain software-activated features.
The features that can be assigned to these controls, and the page
numbers where these features can be found, are listed below.
Table 1: Programmable Features
Feature Page Feature Page
Call Alert Page 62 Private Call 59
Call Response 55 Repeater/Direct 66
Channel Selection 27 Reprogram Request 69
Dynamic Priority 54 Scan On/Off 51
Emergency 41 Site Lock/Unlock 73
Keypad Mute 37 Site Search 74
Light 7 *Smart Battery 19
Monitor 31 Transmit Power Level 33
Nuisance Delete 53 Volume Set 29
Phone 55 Zone Selection 26
PL Defeat 39
*Available at a future date.
Any references in this manual to controls that are
“preprogrammed” means that a qualified technician must use
the radio’s programming software to assign a feature to a
control.
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General Radio Operation
Display
MAEPF-27252-O
This figure is typical of what you see on your radio. The 64 x 96 pixel
liquid crystal display (LCD) shows radio status, text, and menu
entries.
Backlight
If poor light conditions make the display and keypad difficult to read,
turn on the radio’s backlights by pressing the preprogrammed Light
button.
These lights will remain on for a preprogrammed time before they turn
off automatically, or you can turn them off immediately by pressing the
Light button again.
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Status Symbols
The top two rows in the display contain symbols indicating the radio’s
status.
Table 2: Status Symbols
Symbol Indication Page
m
p
p
s
b
r
Call Received. Flashes when an Individual Call
is received.
View/Program Mode.
•View a list (steady)
• Program a list (flashing)
Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI).
The received signal strength for the current site.
Trunked only. The more stripes in the symbol, the
stronger the received signal.
Battery
• Conventional = Flashes when the battery is
low.
•Smart = The number of bars (0-3) shown
indicates the charge remaining in your battery.
Flashes when battery level reaches 10% or less.
Note: Smart battery will be available at a future
date.
Talkaround.
• On = Talking directly to another radio, not
through a repeater. Conventional operation only.
•Off = Talking through a repeater.
59
45
74
17
66
C
T
8
Monitor (Carrier Squelch). The selected
channel is being monitored. Conventional
operation only.
Scan. The radio is scanning a scan list. 51
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General Radio Operation
Menu Entry (Softkey)
The bottom row of the display contains one to three menu entries
(also known as softkeys). The menu entries allow you to select from
one of several menus to access the radio’s features. The menu
entries are accessed using the Menu Select buttons.
Menu Select Buttons
The Menu Select buttons access the menu entries of features that
have been activated by a qualified radio technician. Your radio may
be programmed differently from the following example, but the display
for selecting Scan on or off might look like this:
T
SCAN
softkey
Example: To turn scan on:
Press D.
The display shows the
selected state.
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ON OFF
ON OFF
softkey
3 Menu Select
Buttons
T
SCAN ON
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Menu Entry Features
In most cases, press U to display the following feature selections.
Table 3: Menu Entry Features
Feature
Call Alert
Page
Channel
Selection
Edit a List PROG 47, 49 Site Lock/
Keypad
Mute
Number
Select
Password PSWD 36 Text Select NAME 49
Phone PHON 56 Time/Date CLCK 76
Private Call CALL 60 Transmit
Radio Lock RADIO
Repeater/
Direct
Menu
Entry
PAGE 63 Reprogram
CHAN 27 Scan On/Off SCAN 51
MUTE 37 Smart
NUM 47 Talkgroup
LOCKED
DIR 66 Zone
Page Feature
Request
Unlock
Battery*
Call
Power Level
35 View a List VIEW 45
Selection
Menu
Entry
RPGM 69
SITE 73
BATT 19
TGRP 65
PWR 33
ZONE 26
Page
*Available at a future date.
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Home Button (h)
The Home button will always return you to the home (default) display.
In most cases, this is the current mode.
Some radio features that can be edited by you require saving
information in memory. Pressing the Home button while using those
features will cause information to be saved before going to the home
display.
Some features do not require you to press the Home button to go to
the home display. This reduces the required number of button
presses.
App Button (@)
Reserved for future use.
4-Way Navigation Button (o)
This button is used to scroll through the radio’s lists or items in the
display.
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Keypad
Table 4: Keypad Character Editing Table
The 3 x 4 alphanumeric keypad provides an
interface to your radio’s features.
The keypad functions in a manner similar to a
standard telephone keypad when entering
numeric digits.
When the keypad is used to edit a list, each key
can generate different characters of the
alphabet. Refer to the following table for a
complete list of characters.
Key
123456789
0 0( )<>
1 1&%
2 ABC2abc
3 DE F 3de f
4 GH I 4gh i
5 JKL5 jkl
6 MNO 6m n o
7 PQRS 7pq r s
8 TUV8tuv
9 WX Y Z 9wxyz
* */+-=
# #. !?, ;
Number of times the key is pressed
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LED Indicators
Table 5: LED Indicators
This LED Color: Indicates:
RED (Non-flashing) Transmitting
RED (Flashing) • Channel Busy
or
• Low Battery (lights while transmitting)
GREEN (Flashing) Receiving Individual Call
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Alert Tones
Your radio uses alert tones to inform you of radio conditions.
Table 6: Alert Tones
You hear: Tone Name Heard:
Short,
Low-Pitched
Tone
Long,
Low-Pitched
Tone
Invalid KeyPress
Radio SelfTest Failed
Reject when an unauthorized request is
Time-Out
Timer
Warning
No ACK
Received
Time-Out
Timer Timed
Out
Talk Prohibit/
PTT Inhibit
Out-of-Range (when the PTT button is pressed)
Invalid Mode when the radio is set to an
when the wrong key is pressed.
when the radio fails the power-up
self test.
made.
four seconds before time out.
when the radio does not receive an
acknowledgment.
after time out.
(when the PTT button is pressed)
transmissions are prevented.
the radio is out of range of the
system.
unprogrammed channel.
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Individual Call
Warning Tone
when the radio is in Individual Call
without any activity for more than 6
seconds.
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Table 6: Alert Tones (Continued)
You hear: Tone Name Heard:
A Group of
Low-Pitched
Tones (Busy
Tone)
Short,
Medium-
Pitched Tone
Long,
MediumPitched Tone
Busy when the system is busy.
Valid Key-
when the correct key is pressed.
Press
Radio SelfTest Pass
Priority
Channel
when the radio passes its power-up
self-test.
when activity on a priority channel is
received.
Received
Emergency
when entering the emergency state.
Alarm Entry
Central Echo when the central controller has
received a request from a radio.
Volume Set when volume changed on a quiet
channel.
Emergency
upon exiting the emergency state.
Exit
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Table 6: Alert Tones (Continued)
You hear: Tone Name Heard:
Failsoft when the trunking system fails.
A Group of
MediumPitched
Tones
Short, HighPitched Tone
(Chirp)
Ringing
Automatic
Call Back
when the voice channel is available
from the previous request.
Talk Permit (When pressing the PTT button)
verifies the system is accepting
transmissions.
Console
Acknowledge
when a status, emergency alarm, or
reprogram request acknowledgment
is received.
Received
Individual Call
Call Alert
Sent
Low-Battery
Chirp
when a Call Alert, or Private
Conversation Call is received.
when a Call Alert is received by the
target radio.
when the battery is below the preset
threshold value.
Fast Ringing when the system is searching for the
Private Conversation Call target
radio.
Enhanced
Call Sent
when waiting for the Private
Conversation Call target radio to
respond to the call.
Phone Call
Received
Gurgle Dynamic
Regrouping
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when a landline phone call is
received.
when the PTT button is pressed, a
dynamic ID has been received.
Standard Accessories
Battery
To avoid a possible explosion:
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Charge the Battery
The Motorola-approved battery shipped with your radio is uncharged.
Prior to using a new battery, charge it for a minimum of 16 hours to
ensure optimum capacity and performance.
For a list of Motorola-authorized batteries available for use with your
XTS 2500 radio, see “Batteries” on page 85.
Note: When charging a battery attached to a radio, turn the radio off
to ensure a full charge.
Battery Charger
To charge the battery, place the battery, with or without the radio, in a
Motorola-approved charger. The charger’s LED indicates the
charging progress; see your charger’s user guide. For a list of
chargers, see “Chargers” on page 86.
• DO NOT replace the battery in any area
labeled “hazardous atmosphere”.
• DO NOT discard batteries in a fire.
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General Radio Operation
Attach the Battery
1 With the radio off, fit the
three extensions at the
bottom of the battery into the
bottom slots on the radio.
2 Press the top of the battery
against the radio until both
latches click into place.
Remove the Battery
1 With the radio off, slide down
the latches on the sides of
the battery.
2 Pull the top of the battery
away from the radio.
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General Radio Operation
BATT
CAPACITY 70%
INIT 10/01
EST CHGS 11
SMART BATT
DATA NOT
AVAILABLE
CAPACITY 70%
INIT 10/01
EST CHGS 11
SMART BATT
DATA NOT
AVAILABLE
Smart Battery Condition
This feature lets you view the condition of your Smart Battery when it
becomes available.
Use the Menu
1 Press U to find BATT.
2 Press D, E, or F directly
below BATT.
Note: If a Smart Battery is not
powering your radio
3 Press h to exit.
Use the Preprogrammed Smart Battery Button
1 Press the Smart Battery
button.
Note: If a Smart Battery is not
powering your radio
2 Press h to exit.
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General Radio Operation
Antenna
For information regarding other available antennas, see page 84.
Attach the Antenna
With the radio off, turn the
antenna clockwise to attach it.
Remove the Antenna
With the radio off, turn the
antenna counter-clockwise to
remove it.
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Belt Clip
Attach the Belt Clip
1 Align the grooves of the belt
clip with those of the battery.
2 Press the belt clip downward
until you hear a click.
Remove the Belt Clip
1 Use a flat-bladed screwdriver
to press the belt clip tab
away from the battery.
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2 Slide the belt clip upward to
remove it.
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General Radio Operation
Universal Connector Cover
The universal connector cover is located on the antenna side of the
radio. It is used to connect certain accessories to the radio.
Note: To prevent damage to the connector, shield it with the
connector cover when not in use.
Remove the Connector Cover
1 Insert a flat-bladed
screwdriver into the area
between the bottom of the
cover and the slot below the
connector.
2 Hold the top of the cover with
your thumb while you pry the
bottom of the cover away
from the radio with the
screwdriver.
Attach the Connector Cover
1 Insert the hooked end of the
cover into the top of the
connector. Press downward
on the cover’s top to seat it
into the slot.
2 Press the cover’s lower tab
below the connector until it
snaps in place.
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To p
Hooked End
Ta b
Bottom
Hooked End
Bottom
Slot
To p
Slot
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