Motorola 89FT4881 Users manual
ASTRO® XTS™ 4000
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Digital Port able Radio,
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Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance
Before using this product, read the operatin g instruction s
for safe usage contained in the Product Safety and RF
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Exposure booklet enclosed with your radio.
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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 68P81095C98) to ensure
compliance with RF energy exposure limits.
Internal
Display
Keypad
Programmable
Button
Home
Button
Keypad
External
Audio
Speaker
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Internal Audio
Speaker
Menu Select
Buttons
Power Button
Data Button
Microphone
Radio On/Off
1On - Power On/Off button
2Off - Power On/Off button
Zones/Channels
1 Zone - Menu entry to select desired zone.
2 Channel - Menu entry to select desired
channel.
Receive/Transmit
1 Radio on and select zone/channel.
2 Listen for a transmission.
- or, if preprogrammed -
Press Monitor button and listen for activity.
3 Adjust volume, if necessary.
4Press PTT to transmit; release to receive.
Send Emergency Alarm
Radio on and press Emergency button.
Display shows current zone/channel, and
Emergency. You hear short, medium-pitched
tone.
Note: To exit emergency at any time, press
and hold Emergency button.
When acknowledgment is received, you hear
four beeps; alarm ends; radio exits
emergency.
Send Emergency Call
1 Radio on and press Emergency button.
Note: To exit emergency at any time, press
and hold Emergency button.
2 Press and hold PTT. Announce your
emergency into the microphone.
3 Release PTT to end call.
4 Press and hold Emergency button to exit
emergency.
Send Silent Emergency Alarm
1 Radio on and press Emergency button.
Display does not change and you hear no
tone.
Note: To exit emergency at any time, press
and hold Emergency button.
2 Silent emergency continues until you:
• Press and hold Emergency button to exit
emergency state.
- or -
• Press and release PTT to exit silent
emergency and enter regular emergency
(alarm, call, or alarm with call).
Display Status Symbols
Receiving an individual call.
Received signal strength for the
current site (trunking only). The more
bars in the symbol, the stronger the
signal.
Displays the level of charge in the
battery at external display. It blinks
when the battery is low.
Displays the level of charge in the
battery at internal display. It blinks
when the battery is low.
Y ou are talking directly to another radio
or through a repeater;
Displayed = direct;
Not Displayed = repeater.
This channel is being monitored (could
make reference to Carrier Squelch).
The radio is muted to normal dispatch
calls (could make reference to PL, DPL
or signaling Squelch).
Your radio is in secure operation;
Displayed = secure operation;
Not Displayed = clear operation;
Blinking = receiving an encrypted
voice call
The radio is scanning a scan list.
Blinking = Priority 1 Channel during
scan; Steady = Priority 2 Channel
during scan.
Audio is routed to the radio’s external
speaker;
Audio is routed to the radio’s internal
speaker.
Indicates the type of ring style selected
for incoming calls and pages.
Steady = Radio is transmiting in AES.
Blinking = Radio is receiving in AES.
Menu Navigation
to find Menu Entry
directly below Menu
to exit
Menu Entries (Use With Menu Navigation)
Entry Menu Selection Page
Call Private Call/Selective Call 43/46
Chan Select a Channel 20
Dir Repeater/Direct 53
Eras Key Zeroization/Erase 58
or to scroll
through sub-list
directly below
Menu Entry to select
Entry Menu Selection Page
Key Key Selection 56
Kset Keyset Selection 57
Logf Radio Lock 24
Name Text Select 34
Num Number Select 33
Page Call Alert Page 48
Phon Phone 40
Prog Editing 33
Pswd Password 23
Pwr TX Power Level 22
Reky Rekey Request 59
Rpgm Reprogram Request 61
Scan Scan On/Off 37
Site Site Lock/Unlock 65
Spkr Loudspeaker 26
Sts Status Call 51
Styl Ring Style 25
Tgrp Ta lkgroup Call 50
View View a List 32
Zone Select a Zone 20
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ASTRO® XTS™ 4000
Digital Portable Radio
User Guide
6871618L01-C
This declaration is applicable to your rad io only if your rad io is labeled
with the FCC logo shown below.
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Per FCC CFR 47 Part 2 Section 2.1077(a)
Responsible Party
Name: Motorola, Inc.
Address: 8000 West Sunrise Boulevard
Plantation, FL 33322 USA
Phone Number: 1-800-927-2744
Hereby declares that the product:
Model Name: XTS 4000
conforms to the following regulations:
FCC Part 15, subpart B, section 15.107(a), 15.107(d) and section 15.109(a)
Class B Digital Device
As a personal computer peripheral, this device complies with Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
1. this device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. this device must accept any interference received, including interference that
may cause undesired operation.
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.
Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance
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Before using this product, read the operating instructions for safe
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usage contained in the Product Safety and RF Exposure booklet
a u t i o
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.
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Table of Contents
General Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Notations Used in This Manual .........................................................1
Your XTS 4000 Radio .................. ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ........................2
Physical Features of the XTS 4000 Radio ........................................3
Programmable Controls ....................................................................3
Display .............................................................................................. 4
Keypad ............................................ ................................................10
Alert Tones ............ .... ... ... ... ... .... .......................................... ... ... ......12
Standard Accessories ..................................................... .... ... ... ......15
Radio On and Off ............................................................................18
Set the Volume ................................................................................ 19
Zones and Channels .......................................................................20
Receive / Transmit .............................................................. ... ... ... ... 21
Common Radio Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Transmit Power Level ..................... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... .........22
Radio Lock ...................................................................................... 23
Ring Style ........... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ......................................................25
Loudspeaker ................................................................................... 26
Conventional Squelch Operation .................................................... 27
Time-out Timer ................................................................................ 28
Emergency ...................................... ................................................29
Lists ....................................... ................................. .........................32
Scan ...................................... .......................................................... 37
Telephone Calls (Trunking Only) ..................................... .... ... ... ... ... 39
Private Calls (Trunking Only) ..........................................................42
Selective Calls (ASTRO Conventional Only) .................. .... ... ... ... ... 45
Call Alert Paging .............................................................................47
Conventional Talkgroup Calls (Conventional Operation Only) ........ 50
Status Calls (ASTRO 25 Trunking Only) ......................................... 51
Repeater or Direct Operation ..........................................................53
Smart PTT (Conventional Only) ......................................................54
Special Radio Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Secure Operations ..........................................................................55
Digital PTT ID ............ ... .......................................... ... ... ...................60
Dynamic Regrouping (Trunking Only) ............................................. 61
Trunking System Controls ...............................................................64
ARS User Login and Text Messaging Features . . . . 67
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Automatic Registration Service (ARS) .......................................... ... 67
ARS User Login Feature ............. .... .......................................... ... ...69
Text Messaging ................................................ ... ............................. 74
Helpful Tips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Radio Care ......................................................................................87
Service ................................... ...... .......... .......... .......... ......... .......... ... 89
Battery .............................................................................................89
Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Antennas .........................................................................................93
Batteries and Battery Accessories ...................................................94
Carry Accessories ...........................................................................94
Chargers ................................... ....................................... ................94
Headsets and Earpieces .................................................................94
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Commercial Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
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General Radio Operation
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Notations Used in This Manual
Throughout the text in this publication, you will notice the use of
WARNING, Caution, and Note. These notations are used to
emphasize that safety hazards exist, and the care that must be take n
or observed.
An operational procedure, practice, or
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W A R N I N G
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Note: An operational procedure, practice, or condition,
condition, etc., which may result in injury or
death if not carefully observed.
An operational procedure, practice, or condition,
etc., which may result in damage to the equipment
if not carefully observed.
etc., which is essential to emphasize.
The following special notations identify certain items:
Example Description
Secure button or Buttons and keys are shown in bold print or
as a key symbol.
PHONE CALL
Phone Menu entries are shown similar to the way
Press
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Information appearing on the radio’s
display is shown using the special display
font.
they appear on the radio’s display.
This means “Press the right side of the
4-way Navigation button.”
General Radio Operation
Physical Features of the XTS 4000 Radio
Table 1: Physical Features
No. Feature No. Feature
1 Antenna 10 Menu Select Buttons
2 Home Button 11 Power Button
3 Volume Rocker 12 Data Button
4 PTT (Push-to-Talk) Button 13 4-Way Navigation Button
5 External Display 14 Keypad
6 External Audio Speaker 18 Audio Jack
7 Battery 19 CE Connector
8 Internal Audio Speaker 21 Microphone
9 Internal Display
Note: Do not block or cover the microphone when talking through the
radio.
Programmable Controls
The following radio controls can be programmed to operate certain
software-activated features.
No. Feature No. Feature
15 Secure Button 17 Keypad Programmable
Button
16 Emergency Button 20 Side Button
The features that can be assigned to these controls by a qualified radio
technician, and the pages where these features can be found are listed in
Table 2 on page 4. Check with your dealer for more information
supporting the programmable buttons.
Any references in this manual to controls that are “preprogrammed”
mean that a qualified radio technician must use the radio’s
programming software to assign a feature to a control.
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Secondary Area
Primary Area
Tertiary Area
Call
Scan
Zone
Table 2: Programmable Features
Feature Page Feature Page Feature Page
Call Alert 46 PL Defeat 27 Selective Call 45
Call Response 39 Private Call 42 Site Lock/
Unlock
Channel 20 Repeater/Direct 53 Site Search 66
Dynamic Priority 38 Reprogram
Request
Emergency 29 Ring Style 25 Status 51
Dim 5 Scan List
Programming
Monitor 21 Scan On/Off 37 Volume Set 19
Nuisance Delete 37 Secure/Clear 55 Zone 20
Phone 39 Select 36
61 Speaker 26
34 TX Power Level 22
Display
Secondary Area
Primary Area
65
Tertiary Area
Call
Scan
Zone
The above screen is typical of what you will see on your radio. The
130 x 130 pixel liquid crystal display (LCD) shows radio status, text, and
menu entries.
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General Radio Operation
Adjusting the Display Brightness
Press the preprogrammed Dim button or access this feature through the
menu to change the display brightness to one of three levels.
• Off to high
• High to medium
• Medium to off
The level of brightness will remain on for a preprogrammed time before it
turns off automatically, or you can turn it off immediately by pressing the
Dim button again.
Status Icons
At the internal display , the top two disp lay rows contain icons that indicate
radio operating conditions. Some of thes e icons are also shown in
external display, but in monochrome. The table below shows a list of
these icons.
Table 3: Status Symbols
Icon Description
*Call Received
Blinks when receiving an Individual Call.
Received Signal Strength Indicat ion (RSSI)
The received signal strength for the current site, for
trunking only. The more bars in the symbol, the
stronger the signal.
Fuel Gauge at External Display
Displays the level of charge in the battery. Blinks when
battery is low.
*Fuel Gauge at Internal Display
Displays the level of charge in the battery. Blinks when
battery is low.
Ring Style
Indicates the type of ring style selected for incoming
calls and pages. See “Ring Style” on page 25.
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Table 3: Status Symbols (Continued)
Icon Description
Direct
• Displayed = You are talking directly to another
radio, not through a repeater, during conventional
operation only.
• Not Displayed = You are talking through a repeater
Loudspeaker
• Audio is routed to the radio’s external speaker.
• Audio is routed to the radio’s internal speaker.
Monitor (Carrier Squelch)
The selected channel is being monitored during
conventional operation only.
In Call User Alert
The radio is muted to normal dispatch calls. PL , DPL or
signalling squelch will be heard when dispatching the
calls.
Secure Operation
• Displayed = secure operation
• Not Displayed = clear operation
• Blinking = receiving an encrypted voice call
Scan
The radio is scanning a scan list.
Priority-One/Priority-Two Channel Scan
Indicates scanning of a priority mode (blinking for
Priority-One mode; steady for Priority-Two mode).
*Packet Data Activity
Indicates the subscriber is transmitting and receiving
data.
*Packet Data IP
Indicates the subscriber is ready to access the FNE.
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Table 3: Status Symbols (Continued)
Icon Description
Tx
Indicates the radio is transmitting data. Will not be
displayed when the radio is sending a silent
emergency alarm.
Rx
Indicates the radio is receiving data. Will not be
displayed when the radio is sending a silent
emergency alarm.
Tx Power Level
Indicates the transmission power is LOW.
*PPP Link Establishment
Indicates the subscriber is ready to receive data
through a data cable.
Vote Scan
Indicates the mode is in a voting scan system.
Priority Message
Indicates the radio has received a priority message.
Icon is displayed together with the Inbox Full or New
Message icon.
Inbox Full
Indicates the radio has received a new message while
the inbox is full.
New Message
Indicates the radio has received a new message.
*Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
• Displayed = Radio is transmitting in AES.
• Blinking = Radio is receiving in AES.
General Radio Operation
Note: All these icons, except th e on es mar ke d with *, are als o displa ye d
in the external display.
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General Radio Operation
Secondary Area
Primary Area
Tertiary Area
Call
Scan
Zone
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 one of several
menus to access the radio’s features. The menu entries are accessed
through 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
turning Scan on or off might look like the example below. For instance, to
turn Scan on, press directly below Scan.
Icon Area
Secondary Area
Primary Area
Tertiary Area
Menu Entry
(softkey)
Programmable
Button
Home
Button
8
Call
4-Way Navigation Buttons
Scan
Zone
Menu Entry
(softkey)
3 Menu Select
Buttons
Power On/Off
Data Button
Menu Entry Features
Table 4: Menu Entries
General Radio Operation
Feature
Private Call /
Selective Call
Channel Selection
Repeater/Direct
Key Zeroization/
Erase
Key Selection
Keyset Selection
Radio Lock
Text Select
Number Select
Call Alert Page
Phone
Editing
Menu
Entry
Call
Chan
Dir
Eras
Key
Kset
Logf
Name
Num
Page
Phon
Prog
Page Feature
43/46 Password
20 TX Power Level
53 Rekey Request
58 Reprogram
Request
56 Scan On/Off
57 Site Lock/Unlock
24 Loudspeaker
34 Status Call
33 Ring Style
48 Talkgroup Call
40 View a List
33 Zone Selection
Menu
Entry
Pswd
Pwr
Reky
Rpgm
Scan
Site
Spkr
Sts
Styl
TGrp
View
Zone
Page
23
22
59
61
37
65
26
51
25
50
32
20
Home Button
The Home button, always returns you to the home (default) display . In
most cases, this is the current mode.
Some radio features that you can edit require saving information in
memory. Pressing the Home button after editing those features causes
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 key presses.
ON/OFF Button
This button is used to power up or power down the radio.
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Data Button
A CPS programmable button that can be programmed to launch specific
data features such as text messaging and location service.
Programmable Buttons
The programmable buttons can be programmed for features as spe cified
in the CPS. These buttons provide you convenient acce ss to comm o nly
used radio features.
4-Way Navigation Button
This button is used to scroll through the radio’s lists or items in the display,
or both. It is also used to move the cursor while you are in data entry
screen type.
Keypad
The 3 x 4-key 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 Table 5, for a complete list of characters.
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Table 5: Keypad Characters
General Radio Operation
Key
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
*
#
Number of times the key is pressed
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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ABC2abc
DEF3def
GHI4ghi
JKL5jk l
MNO6mn o
PQRS7pqrs
TUV8 t uv
WXYZ9wxyz
*/+-=
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