Motorola 89FT4876 Users Manual

XPR 6300/6350/6500/6550

Digital Portable Radio

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Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance

!	Before using this product, read the operating instructions
	for safe usage contained in the Product Safety and RF
	Exposure booklet enclosed with your radio.

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.

	3-Position	16-Position
		Select Knob
On/Off/		Top Button
Volume Knob		_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Top Side		Display
Button
_ _ _ _ _ _ _		Home button
PTT Button
Side Button 1		Keypad
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Side Button 2		Speaker
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Menu Button

Write your radio’s programmed features on the dotted lines.

Select a Zone Using the Menu

1	Press Uuntil	ZONE

2Press D, E, or F directly below ZONE.

3Press Uuntil the zone you desire is shown

OR

Use the keypad directly to dial the zone number.

4Press hto confirm, or press PTT to transmit.

Select a Channel

Method 1: Using the Select Knob

After selecting the desired zone, turn the 16position Select Knob to the desired channel.

Method 2: Using the Menu

1	Press Uuntil	CHAN

2Press D, E, or Fdirectly below CHAN.

3Press Uuntil channel you desire is shown

4Press hto confirm, or press PTT to transmit.

Send an Emergency Alarm

1Radio on and press Emergency button. You see red LED; you hear short, medium-pitched tone.

2 Display shows

EMERGENCY

.

Send Silent Emergency Alarm

1Radio on and press Emergency button. You see no LED; you hear no tone.

2Press PTT.

3Alarm continues until you exit by:

•Press and hold Emergency button for one second.

OR

• Press PTT again.

Answer a Phone Call

1Phone-like ringing, LED flashes GREEN, PHONE CALL and mare displayed.

2Press Call Response button.

3Press PTT button to talk; release to listen.

4Press hto hang up.

Send a Phone Call

1

Press Uuntil

PHON

2Press D, E, or Fdirectly below PHON.

3Press Uor Vto scroll to phone number.

4Press PTT (or Quick Access button, if programmed) to talk, release to listen.

3When acknowledgment is received, you hear four tones;alarm ends;radio exits emergency.

Display Status Symbols

					Call Received. Receiving an individual
		m			call
		p			View/Program Mode. The radio is in the
					view or program mode; On Steady = view
		p
					mode; Flashing = program mode

sReceived Signal Strength Indication (RSSI). Received signal strength for the current site (trunking only). The more stripes in the symbol, the stronger the signal.

bBattery

•Conventional = Flashes when the battery is low.

•Smart = The number of bars (0-3) shown indicates the charge remaining in your battery.

Note: Smart battery will be available at a future date.

rTalkaround. You are talking directly to another radio or through a repeater; On = direct;

Off = repeater

CMonitor (Carrier Squelch). This channel is being monitored.

T Scan. The radio is scanning a scan list

Menu Entries (Use With Menu Navigation)

Entry	Menu Selection	Page
BATT	*Smart Battery	17
CALL	Private Call	58
CHAN	Select a Channel	25
CLCK	Edit Time and Date	68
DIR	Repeater/Direct	64
MUTE	Keypad Mute	35
NAME	Text Select	47
NUM	Number Select	45
PAGE	Call Alert Page	60

*Available at a future date.

Entry	Menu Selection	Page
PHON	Phone	53
PROG	Editing	45
PSWD	Password	34
PWR	TX Power Level	31
RPGM	Reprogram Request	76
SCAN	Scan On/Off	49
SITE	Site Lock	80
TGRP	Talkgroup Call	63
VIEW	Viewing a List	43
ZONE	Select a Zone	24

Menu Navigation

Uto find Menu Entry

D, or E, or Fdirectly below Menu Entry to select

h to exit

Vor Uto scroll through sub-list

D, or E, or Fdirectly below Menu Entry to select

XPR 6300/6350/6500/6550

Digital Portable Radio

User Guide

6816821H01

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Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance

Before using this product, read the operating

!instructions for safe usage contained in the Product

Safety and RF Exposure booklet enclosed with your radio.

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 web site which lists approved accessories: http://www.motorola.com/governmentandenterprise

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Contents

Declaration of Conformity ..................................................................	ii
Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance .................................	iii
Computer Software Copyrights .........................................................	iii
Documentation Copyrights ...............................................................	iv
Disclaimer ........................................................................................	iv
General Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	1
Notations Used in This Manual .........................................................	1
XPR 6300/6350/6500/6550 Radio ....................................................	2
Physical Features of the XPR 6300/6350/6500/6550 Radio .............	3
Programmable Features ...................................................................	4
Display ..............................................................................................	5
Backlight ...........................................................................................	5
Status Symbols .................................................................................	6
Menu Entry (Softkey) ........................................................................	7
Menu Select Buttons .........................................................................	7
Menu Entry Features ..................................................................	8
Home Button (h) ..............................................................................	9
Keypad ............................................................................................	10
LED Indicators ................................................................................	11
Alert Tones ......................................................................................	12
Standard Accessories .....................................................................	15
Battery ......................................................................................	15
Smart Battery Condition ...........................................................	17
Antenna ....................................................................................	18
Belt Clip ....................................................................................	19
Universal Connector Cover .............................................................	20
Remote Speaker Microphone Adapter ............................................	21
Radio On and Off ............................................................................	23
Turn the Radio On ....................................................................	23
Turn the Radio Off ....................................................................	23
Zones and Channels .......................................................................	24
Select a Zone ...........................................................................	24
Select a Channel ......................................................................	25
Receive / Transmit ..........................................................................	27
Without Using the Volume Set and Monitor Buttons ................	27
Use Preprogrammed Volume Set Button .................................	28
Use the Preprogrammed Monitor Button ..................................	29
Conventional Mode Operation ..................................................	30

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Common Radio Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Selectable Power Level ...................................................................	31
Use the Menu ............................................................................	31
Using the Preprogrammed TX Power Level Switch ..................	32
Radio Lock .......................................................................................	33
Unlock Your Radio ....................................................................	33
Change Your Password ............................................................	34
Mute or Unmute Keypad Tones .......................................................	35
Use the Menu ............................................................................	35
Using the Preprogrammed Side Button ....................................	35
Conventional Squelch Options ........................................................	36
Analog Squelch .........................................................................	36
Digital Squelch ..........................................................................	36
PL Defeat .........................................................................................	37
Time-out Timer ................................................................................	38
Emergency ......................................................................................	39
Send an Emergency Alarm .......................................................	39
Send an Emergency Call ..........................................................	40
Send a Silent Emergency Alarm ...............................................	41
Emergency Keep-Alive .............................................................	42
Lists .................................................................................................	43
View a List .................................................................................	43
Scan List Empty ........................................................................	44
Edit a Call, Page, or Phone List Number .........................................	45
Use the Menu ............................................................................	45
Edit a Call, Page, or Phone List Name ............................................	47
Use the Menu ............................................................................	47
Scan ................................................................................................	49
Turn Scan On and Off ...............................................................	49
Delete a Nuisance Channel ......................................................	51
Conventional Scan Only ...........................................................	52
Telephone Calls (Trunking Only) .....................................................	53
Answer a Phone Call ................................................................	53
Make a Phone Call ....................................................................	54
Phone Call Display and Alert Prompts ......................................	56
Private Calls (Trunking Only) ...........................................................	57
Answer a Private Call ................................................................	57
Make a Private Call ...................................................................	58
Call Alert Paging ..............................................................................	60
Answer a Call Alert Page ..........................................................	60

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Make a Call Alert ......................................................................	61
Conventional Talkgroup Calls
(Conventional Operation Only) .......................................................	63
Select Talkgroup .......................................................................	63
Repeater or Direct Operation ..........................................................	64
Select Repeater or Direct Operation ........................................	64
Special Radio Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 65
PTT ID .............................................................................................	65
Receive .....................................................................................	65
Transmit ....................................................................................	65
View Your Radio’s ID Number ..................................................	66
Time and Date .................................................................................	68
Edit Time and Date ...................................................................	68
Helpful Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 71
Radio Care ......................................................................................	71
Cleaning ...................................................................................	71
Handling ...................................................................................	71
Service ............................................................................................	71
Battery .............................................................................................	72
Battery Life ...............................................................................	72
Charging the Battery .................................................................	72
Battery Recycling and Disposal ......................................................	74
Antenna ...........................................................................................	75
Radio Operating Frequencies ...................................................	75
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 77
Antennas .........................................................................................	77
Batteries ..........................................................................................	77
Carry Accessories ...........................................................................	78
Belt Clips ..................................................................................	78
Body-Worn ................................................................................	78
Chargers .........................................................................................	78
Enhanced and Multi-Unit Line Cords ........................................	79
Microphones, Remote Speaker .......................................................	80
Surveillance Accessories ................................................................	81
Cables ......................................................................................	81
Earpieces ..................................................................................	81
Headsets and Headset Accessories .........................................	81

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Miscellaneous ..................................................................................

82

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Commercial Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

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Table 1: Channel Map

Use the chart below to map the channels (Cx) and zones (Zx) for your radio.

Z1

Z2

Z3

Z4

Z5

Z6

C1

C2

C3

C4

C5

C6

C7

C8

C9

C10

C11

C12

C13

C14

C15

C16

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Notes

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