Motorola 89FT4838 User Manual
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© 1999 by Motorola, Inc.
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Motorola Technology Sdn. Bhd. (Company No. 455657-H),
Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone, Phase 3,
11900 Penang, Malaysia.
Printed in Malaysia.
, Motorola, trademark of Motorola, Inc.
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LIMITED WARRANTY & LIABILITY
MOTOROLA COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS
I. WHAT THIS WARRANTY COVERS AND FOR
HOW LONG:
MOTOROLA ELECTRONICS PTE LTD ("MOTOROLA") warrants
the MOTOROLA manufactured TWO-WAY RADIO Products listed
below ("Product") against defects in material and workmanship
under normal use and service for a period of time from the date of
purchase as scheduled below:
TWO-WAY RADIO Mobile and Portable Units Two (2) Years
Product Accessories (including battery, antenna,
charger, belt clip etc.) One (1) Year
Motorola, at its option, will at no charge either repair the Product
(with new or reconditioned parts), replace it (with a new or
reconditioned Product), or refund the purchase price of the Product
during the warranty period provided it is returned in accordance
with the terms of this warranty. Replaced parts or boards are
warranted for the balance of the original applicable warranty period.
All replaced parts of Product shall become the property of
MOTOROLA.
This express limited warranty is extended by MOTOROLA to the
original end user purchaser only and is not assignable or
transferable to any other party. This is the complete warranty for the
Product manufactured by MOTOROLA. MOTOROLA assumes no
obligations or liability for additions or modifications to this warranty
unless made in writing and signed by an officer of MOTOROLA.
Unless made in a separate agreement between MOTOROLA and
the original end user purchaser, MOTOROLA does not warrant the
installation, maintenance or service of the Product.
MOTOROLA cannot be responsible in any way for any ancillary
equipment not furnished by MOTOROLA which is attached to or
used in connection with the Product, or for operation of the Product
with any ancillary equipment, and all such equipment is expressly
excluded from this warranty. Because each system which may use
the Product is unique, MOTOROLA disclaims liability for range,
coverage, or operation of the system as a whole under this
warranty.
II. GENERAL PROVISIONS:
This warranty sets forth the full extent of MOTOROLA'S
responsibilities regarding the Product. Repair, replacement or
refund of the purchase price, at MOTOROLA'S option, is the
exclusive remedy. THIS WARRANTY IS GIVEN IN LIEU OF ALL
OTHER EXPRESS WARRANTIES. IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THIS LIMITED
WARRANTY. IN NO EVENT SHALL MOT OROLA BE LIABLE FOR
DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE
PRODUCT, FOR ANY LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF TIME,
INCONVENIENCE, COMMERCIAL LOSS, LOST PROFITS OR
SAVINGS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR
INABILITY TO USE SUCH PRODUCT, TO THE FULL EXTENT
SUCH MAY BE DISCLAIMED BY LAW.
III. HOW TO GET WARRANTY SERVICE:
You must provide proof of purchase (bearing the date of purchase
and Product item serial number) in order to receive warranty
service and, also, deliver or send the Product item, transportation
and insurance prepaid, to an authorized warranty service location.
Warranty service will be provided by Motorola through one of its
authorized warranty service locations. If you first contact the
company which sold you the Product (e.g., dealer or
communication service provider), it can facilitate your obtaining
warranty service. You can also call Motorola Service centres at
65-4865560 (Singapore), 8610-68437222 ext. 3356(China),
822-3440-7400(Korea), 9180-6657676/7/8/9(India),
613-9425-3533(Australia), 852-2590-4800(Hong Kong),
or Asia Pacific Help Desk 65-485-5333(Singapore),
8610-68438231(China).
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IV. WHAT THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER:
A) Defects or damage resulting from use of the Product in
other than its normal and customary manner.
B) Defects or damage from misuse, accident, water, or
neglect.
C) Defects or damage from improper testing, operation,
maintenance, installation, alteration, modification, or
adjustment.
D) Breakage or damage to antennas unless caused
directly by defects in material workmanship.
E) A Product subjected to unauthorized Product modifica-
tions, disassemblies or repairs (including, without limitation, the addition to the Product of non-Motorola
supplied equipment) which adversely affect performance of the Product or interfere with Motorola's normal
warranty inspection and testing of the Product to verify
any warranty claim.
F) Product which has had the serial number removed or
made illegible.
G) Rechargeable batteries if:
1) any of the seals on the battery enclosure of cells
are broken or show evidence of tampering.
2) the damage or defect is caused by charging or
using the battery in equipment or service other
than the Product for which it is specified.
H) Freight costs to the repair depot.
I) A Product which, due to illegal or unauthorized alter-
ation of the software/firmware in the Product, does not
function in accordance with MOTOROLA’S published
specifications or the FCC type acceptance labeling in
effect for the Product at the time the Product was initially
distributed from MOTOROLA.
J) Scratches or other cosmetic damage to Product sur-
faces that does not effect the operation of the Product.
K) Normal and customary wear and tear.
V. PATENT AND SOFTWARE PROVISIONS:
MOTOR OLA will hav e no liability with respect to any claim of patent
infringement which is based upon the combination of the Product
or parts furnished hereunder with software, apparatus or devices
not furnished by MOTOROLA, nor will MOTOROLA have any
liability for the use of ancillary equipment or software not furnished
by MOT OR OLA which is attached to or used in connection with the
Product. The foregoing states the entire liability of MOTOROLA
with respect to infringement of patents by the Product or any parts
thereof.
Laws in the United States and other countries preserve for
MOTOROLA certain exclusive rights for copyrighted MOTOROLA
software such as the exclusive rights to reproduce in copies and
distribute copies of such Motorola software. MOTOROLA software
may be used in only the Product in which the software was
originally embodied and such software in such Product may not be
replaced, copied, distributed, modified in any way, or used to
produce any derivative thereof. No other use including, without
limitation, alteration, modification, reproduction, distribution, or
reverse engineering of such MOTOROLA software or exercise of
rights in such MOTOROLA software is permitted. No license is
granted by implication, estoppel or otherwise under MOTOROLA
patent rights or copyrights.
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CONTENTS
Radio Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Parts of the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
On-Off/Volume Knob. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Channel Selector Knob. . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button . . . . . . . . . . 4
Microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Programmable Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Menu Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Keypad Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
LCD Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Indicator Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Programmable Buttons’ Audio Indicators. . 8
Getting Started. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Battery Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Charging your Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Accessory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Attaching the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Removing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Attaching the Antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Removing the Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Attaching the Belt Clip. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Removing the Belt Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Turning the Radio On or Off . . . . . . . . . . .13
Adjusting the Radio’s Volume . . . . . . . . . .13
Selecting a Radio Channel . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Sending a Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Receiving a Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Radio Call Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Repeater or Talkaround Mode. . . . . . . . . .15
Setting Tight or Normal Squelch . . . . . . . .15
Setting the Power Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Starting or Stopping a Scan Operation . . .18
Talkback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Deleting a Nuisance Channel . . . . . . . . . .19
Adding a Deleted Nuisance Channel back to
the Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Prioritization of a Scan List member . . . . .19
Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Making a Phone Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Entering the Phone Mode. . . . . . . . . . .21
Sending the Access Code . . . . . . . . . .21
Sending the Phone Number. . . . . . . . .22
The Phone Conversation . . . . . . . . . . .23
Ending the Phone Call . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
CONTENTS
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Phone List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Adding an Entry to the Phone List . . . 24
Deleting an Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Editing an Entry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Audio/Tone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
CONTENTS
General Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
General Instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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Safe And Efficient Operation Of Motorola Two-
Way Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Exposure To Radio Frequency Energy 29
Portable Radio Operation
and EME Exposure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Electromagnetic
Interference/Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . 30
Operational Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Operational Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Recycling/Disposal of NiCd Batteries. . . . 32
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RADIO OVERVIEW
PARTS OF THE RADIO
Channel Selector
Knob
On-Off/Volume
Knob
RADIO OVERVIEW
Side Button 1
(programmable)
Side Button 2
(programmable)
Push-to-Talk
(PTT) Button
LED Indicator
Microphone
LCD Screen
Menu Keys
Keypad
Dust Cover
covering the
Accessories
Port
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RADIO OVERVIEW
On-Off/Volume Knob
Turns the radio on or off, and adjusts the radio’s
volume.
Channel Selector Knob
Switches the radio to different channels.
Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button
Press and hold down this button to talk; release
it to listen.
Microphone
Speak clearly into the microphone when sending
a message.
LED Indicator
Indicates power-up, radio call and scan status.
LED State/Color Indication
Radio Call
Continuous Red
Blinking Red
Power Level
*Continuous Red
*Continuous Green
Sending message.
Receiving message.
Sending message in high power.
Sending message in low power.
LED State/Color Indication
Scan
Blinking Green*
Low Battery
Blinking Red when
sending message
* Only if this feature is programmed into your radio.
Check with your dealer for more details.
Scanning for activity.
Low battery level.
Programmable Buttons
Your radio’s two side buttons can be
programmed by your dealer as short-cut buttons
for many of the radio’s features.
Check with your dealer for a complete list of the
functions your radio’s programmable buttons
support.
The table on page 5 shows the functions
available by
• short press - quickly pressing and releasing
the programmable buttons, or
•
long press
programmable buttons f or a period of time (at
least 1.5 seconds) before releasing, or
•
hold down
programmable buttons while chec king status
or making adjustments.
- pressing and holding the
- pressing and holding down the
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Depending on how your radio has been
programmed by your dealer, these functions are
activated EITHER through short press OR long
press, but
NOT
both.
Button Short Press/Long Press Hold Down
Monitor —
Volume Set —
Scan Starts or stops the Scan operation. —
Nuisance Channel
Delete
Power Level
Repeater/
Talkaround
Squelch
Keypad Lock Locks or unlocks your radio’s keypad. —
Phone Makes a Phone Call. —
Speed Dial Accesses the phone numbers in your phone list. —
Light Turns on your radio’s backlight. —
Deletes a nuisance channel while scanning. —
Toggles your radio’s transmit power level between High
and Low power.
Toggles between using a repeater and transmitting
directly to another radio.
Toggles your radio’s squelch level between tight and
normal squelch.
Monitors the selected channel for
any activity.
Sounds a tone for adjusting the
radio’s volume level.
RADIO OVERVIEW
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—
—
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RADIO OVERVIEW
Menu Keys
Exit Up Menu/Select
(<)
>
Down
Menu/Select Key
Enters Menu Mode. When already in Menu
Mode, makes Menu selections.
Exit Key
Backs up one level in the Menu hierarchy (short
press); also exits the Menu Mode (long press).
Up Key
Used for scrolling when in Menu Mode. Used as
a backspace key when editing.
Down Key
Used for scrolling when in Menu Mode. Moves
the cursor right or inserts a space when editing.
Keypad Keys
123
456
789
*0#
Used to dial a phone number or enter
programming list entries.
When entering information for the programming
lists, each key can generate numeric
information.
LCD Screen
Used to display channel, menu as well as other
iconic information.
ABCDEFGHJ
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A
B
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D
E
C
F
G
H
Symbol Name and Description
Companding Indicator
Indicates that you have activated the
companding feature.
Power Level Indicator
“L” is lit up when your radio is
configured to transmit in Low Power,
while “H” is lit up when your radio is
configured to transmit in High Power.
Phone Indicator
Indicates that you are performing a
Phone operation.
Scan Indicator
Indicates that you have activated the
Scan feature. Also during Scan,
indicates that there is some activity
on a non-priority channel.
Priority 1 Scan Indicator (
flashing)
During Scan, indicates that there is
some activity on a Priority 1 channel.
Monitor Indicator
Indicates that you are monitoring the
selected channel.
Symbol Name and Description
Talkaround Indicator
When lit, indicates that you are not
transmitting through the repeater.
When not lit, you are transmitting
through the repeater.
Programming Mode Indicator
Indicates that you are editing one of
the Program Lists.
Keypad Lock Indicator
Indicates that your keypad is locked.
RADIO OVERVIEW
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INDICATOR T ONES
High pitched tone Low pitched tone
Self T est Pass Tone
Self T est Fail Tone
Positive Indicator Tone
Negative Indicator Tone
PROGRAMMABLE BUTTONS’
AUDIO INDICATORS
RADIO OVERVIEW
Some programmable keys function as toggles
(alternating between two different choices).
These keys use audio indicators to indicate the
change.
Positive
Button
Indicator
Tone
Scan
Power Level
Squelch*
Repeater/T alkaround
Keypad Lock
* There is no visual indicator for the Squelch function.
Start Scan
operation
Radio
transmits at
high power
Radio operates
in tight
squelch
Radio DOES
NOT use the
repeater
Radio’s ke ypad
is locked .
Negative
Indicator
Tone
Stop Scan
operation
Radio
transmits at
low power
Radio operates
in normal
squelch
Radio uses the
repeater
Radio’s ke ypad
is unlocked .
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