Motorola 89FT7036 Users manual

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ASTRO® APX™ 7000 Series Digital Portable Radios Quick Reference Card

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.

Caution

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 instructio ns 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.

Radio Controls (diagram to be replaced)

Concentric Switch _ _ _ _ _ _

On/Off/ Volume Knob

Top Side Button _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Side Button 1 _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Side Button 2 _ _ _ _ _ _ _

PTT Button

4-Way Navigation Button

Home Button

ATTENTION!

16-Position Select Knob _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Top Button _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3-Position Switch _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Speaker/Mic

Display

Menu Select Buttons

App Button (TMS Button)

Keypad

Radio On/Off

• On – On/Off/Volume knob clockwise.

• Off – On/Off/Volume knob counterclockwise.

Zones and Channels

• Zone – Zone switch to desired zone.

• Channel – Channel switch to desired channel.

Receiving and Transmitting

1 Select zone/channel. 2 Listen for a transmission.

OR Press and hold Volume Set button. OR Press Monitor button and listen for activity.

3 Adjust volume, if necessary. 4 Press the PTT button to transmit; release to

receive.

Sending an Emergency Alarm

1 Press the Emergency button. 2 Display shows current zone/channel, and

EMERGENCY. LED lights up solid red, and a short, medium-pitched tone sounds.

3 When acknowledgment is received, you hear

four beeps; alarm ends; and radio exits emergency.

To exit emergency at any time, press and hold the Emergency button.

Sending an Emergency Call

1 Press the Emergency button. 2 Press and hold PTT. Speak clearly into the

microphone.

3 Release the PTT button to end call. 4 Press and hold Emergency button to exit

emergency.

To exit emergency at any time, press and hold the Emergency button.

Sending a Silent Emergency Call

1 Press the Emergency button. 2 Display does not change; the LED does not

light up, and there is no tone.

3 Silent emergency continues until you:

Press and hold the Emergency button to exit emergency state.

Press and release the PTT button to exit silent emergency mode and enter regular emergency (alarm, call, or alarm with call) mode.

To exit emergency at any time, press and hold the Emergency button.

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Display Status Icons Menu Entries (Use with Menu Navigation)

Receiving an individual call. The radio is in the view or program mode.

On Steady = View mode Blinking = Program mode

Received signal strength for the current site (trunking only). The more stripes in the icon, the stronger the signal.

Blinks when the battery is low. Y ou are talking directly to another radio or

through a repeater.

On = direct Off = repeater

This channel is being monitored. Your radio is in secure operation;

On = secure operation; Off = clear operation; Blinking =

receiving an encrypted voice call The radio is scanning a scan list.

Priority 1 Channel during scan. Priority 2 Channel during scan Indicates status of the location signal;

Off = Location feature disabled, or insufficient battery power in location accessory device; Blinking = Location feature enabled, but no location signal available; On = Location feature enabled, and location signal available

Entry Menu Selection Page

BATT Smart Battery 82 CALL Private Call/Selective Call 25/31 CHAN Select a Channel 24 CLCK Set the Time and Date 78

DIR Repeater/Direct 28

ERAS Key Zeroization 65

KEY Key Selection 64 KSET Keyset Selection 64 LOGF Radio Lock 68 MUTE Keypad Mute 77 NAME Text Select 35

NUM Number Select 35

LOC Location 71 PAGE Call Alert Page 46

Menu Navigation

> to find Menu Entry

{, or |, or } directly below

Menu Entry to select

H to exit

Entry Menu Selection Page

PHON Phone 25 PROG Editing 35 PSWD Password 68

PWR TX Power Level 76 REKY Rekey Request 66 RPGM Reprogram Request 34 SCAN Scan On/Off 43 SITE Site Lock/Unlock 75

STS Status Call 33 TGRP Talkgroup Call 32

TMS Text Messaging 54 USER User Login 51 VIEW View a List 39 ZONE Select a Zone 23

< or > to scroll through sub-list

{, or |, or } directly below

Menu Entry to select

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Contents

This User Guide contains all the information you need to use the APX™ 7000 Series Digital Portable Radios.

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Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance . . .ix

Computer Software Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix

Documentation Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x

Disclaimer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .x

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

How to Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Notations Used in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1

What Your Dealer/System Administrator

Can Tell You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Preparing Your Radio for Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Battery Charger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Attaching the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Attaching the Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Attaching the Belt Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Attaching the Universal Connector Cover . . . . . . . . .5

Turning On the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Identifying Radio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Radio Controls You Will Be Using . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Programmable Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Assignable Radio Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Assignable Settings or Utility Functions . . . . . . . . . 9

Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions . . . . . . . 10

Accessing the Menu Entry Features . . . . . . . . . . 10

Using the Menu Select Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Using the Navigation Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Home Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

App Button (TMS Feature Button) . . . . . . . . . . 11

4-Way Navigation Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Using the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Keypad Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Identifying Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Text Messaging Service (TMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Menu Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Intelligence Lighting Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Alert Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Phone Call Display and Alert Prompts . . . . . . . . . . 22

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General Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Selecting a Radio Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call . . . . . . 24

Receiving and Responding to a

Talkgroup Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Receiving and Responding to a Private

Call (Trunking Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Receiving and Responding to a

Telephone Call (Trunking Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Making a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Making a Talkgroup Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Making a Private Call (Trunking Only) . . . . . . . . 27

Making a Telephone Call (Trunking Only) . . . . . 27

Repeater or Direct Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Monitoring Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Monitoring a Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Conventional Mode Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Advanced Call Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Receiving and Making a Selective Call

(ASTRO Conventional Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

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Receiving a Selective Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Making a Selective Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Using the Talkgroup Call Feature

(Conventional Operation Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Selecting a Talkgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Sending a Status Call (ASTRO 25

Trunking Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Using the Dynamic Regrouping Feature

(Trunking Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Requesting a Reprogram (ASTRO 25

Trunking Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Classifying Regrouped Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Making a Private Call from Contacts . . . . . . . . . . 36

Adding a New Contact Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Deleting a Contact Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Adding a Contact to a Call List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Editing a Contact in a Call List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Editing an Entry Alias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Editing as Entry ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Editing a Call Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Viewing a Details of a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Scan Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Viewing a Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Editing the Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Changing the Scan List Status . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Viewing and Changing the Priority Status . . . . 42

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Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Turning Scan On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Making a Dynamic Priority Change

(Conventional Scan Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Deleting a Nuisance Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Restoring a Nuisance Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Call Alert Paging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Receiving and Answering a Call Alert . . . . . . . . .45

Sending a Call Alert Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

Emergency Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Sending an Emergency Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Sending an Emergency Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Sending an Emergency Alarm with

Emergency Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Sending a Silent Emergency Alarm . . . . . . . . . . .49

Using the Emergency Keep-Alive Feature . . . . . .50

Automatic Registration Service (ARS)

User Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Selecting or Changing the ARS Mode . . . . . . . . . 51

Accessing the User Login Feature . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Logging In as a User . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Logging Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53

Text Messaging Service (TMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Accessing the TMS Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Composing and Sending a New

Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54

Sending a Quick Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56

Editing a Quick Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Using the Priority Message and

Request Reply Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Managing Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Receiving a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox . . . . . 59

Replying to a Received Text Message . . . . . . . 60

Accessing the Drafts Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Managing Sent Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Viewing a Sent Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Sending a Sent Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Deleting a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Secure Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Selecting Secure Transmissions . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Selecting Clear Transmissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Managing Encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Loading an Encryption Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Using the Multikey Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Selecting an Encryption Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Selecting a Keyset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Using the Key Zeroization Feature . . . . . . . . . .65

Requesting an Over-the-Air Rekey

(ASTRO Conventional Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Radio Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Unlocking Your Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67

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Changing Your Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Enabling or Disabling the Radio Lock

Feature (Secure Radios Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Global Positioning System (GPS) Enabled . . . . . . 69

Understanding the GPS Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

Enhancing GPS Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

The Outdoor Location Feature (Using GPS) . . . . 70

Accessing the Outdoor Location Feature . . . . 71

Saving a Waypoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Viewing a Saved Waypoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Editing a Waypoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Measuring the Distance and Bearing

from a Saved Waypoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Using the Location Feature While

in Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Trunking System Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Using the Failsoft System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Going Out-of-Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Using the Site Trunking Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Locking and Unlocking a Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Viewing and Changing a Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Viewing the Current Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Changing the Current Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Voice Recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

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Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Selecting the Power Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Selecting a Radio Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Controlling the Display Backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Turning Keypad Tones On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Setting the Time-Out Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Setting the Time and Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Editing the Time and Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Using the Conventional Squelch

Operation Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Analog Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Digital Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Using the PL Defeat Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Using the Smart PTT Feature

(Conventional Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Using the Latched PTT Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Entering and Extending the

Latched PTT State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Exiting the Latched PTT State . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Accessing General Radio Information . . . . . . . . 82

Accessing the Radio Information . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Viewing the IP Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Viewing the Control Assignments . . . . . . . . . . 83

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Helpful Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

Caring for Your Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Cleaning Your Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Handling Your Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Servicing Your Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Taking Care of the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Checking the Battery Charge Status . . . . . . . . . .87

LED and Sounds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Conventional Fuel Gauge Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Smart Fuel Gauge Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87

Battery Recycling and Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Radio Operating Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Batteries and Battery Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Carry Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Belt Clips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Belt Loops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Carry Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Chargers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Audio Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Appendix: Maritime Radio Use in the

VHF Frequency Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Special Channel Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Emergency Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Non-Commercial Call Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Operating Frequency Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Commercial Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104

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Important Safety Information

Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance

Before using this product, read the operating instructions for safe usage contained in the

Caution

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

Product Safety and RF Exposure booklet enclosed with your radio.

ATTENTION!

Computer Software Copyrights

Important Safety Information

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.

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Disclaimer

No duplication or distribution of this document or any portion thereof shall take place without the express written permission of Motorola. No part of this manual may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose without the express written permission of Motorola.

Documentation Copyrights

The information in this document is carefully examined, and is believed to be entirely reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed for inaccuracies. Furthermore, Motorola reserves the right to make changes to any products herein to improve readability, function, or design. Motorola does not assume any liability arising out of the applications or use of any product or circuit described herein; nor does it cover any license under its patent rights, nor the rights of others.

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Getting Started

Take a moment to review the following:

How to Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 1

Notations Used in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 1

What Your Dealer/System Administrator Can Tell You . page 2

How to Use This Guide

This User Guide covers the basic operation of the APX™ 7000 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.

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

taken or observed.

An operational procedure, practice, or condition,

WARNING

Caution

Note:

The following special notations identify certain items:

Example Description

Home button

or H

Phone

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.

An operational procedure, practice, or condition, etc., which is essential to emphasize.

Buttons and keys are shown in bold print or as an icon.

Menu entries are shown similar to the way they appear on the radio’s display.

This means “Press the right side of the 4-way Navigation button.”

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What Your Dealer/System Administrator Can Tell You

You can consult your dealer or system administrator about the following:

• Is your radio preprogrammed with any preset conventional

channels?

• Which buttons have been preprogrammed to access other

features?

• What optional accessories may suit your needs?

Preparing Your Radio for Use

Assemble your radio by following these steps:

Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 2

Attaching the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 3

Attaching the Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 4

Attaching the Belt Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 4

Attaching the Universal Connector Cover . . . . . . . . . . . page 5

Turning On the Radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 5

Adjusting the Volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 6

Charging the Battery

To avoid a possible explosion:

WARNING

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 radio, see Batteries and Battery Accessories on page page 90.

• DO NOT replace the battery in any area labeled “hazardous atmosphere”.

• DO NOT discard batteries in a fire.

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Note: When charging a battery attached to a radio, turn the

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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 91.

Attaching the Battery

With the radio turned off, insert the top edge of the battery into the radio’s frame.

Rotate the battery toward the radio and press down until the battery clicks into place.

Release Button

Note: You can view the status of your Smart Battery. See

Accessing the Radio Information on page 82 for more information.

To remove the battery, turn the radio off. Press the release button on the bottom of the battery until the battery releases from the radio. Remove the battery from the radio.

Note: If your radio is preprogrammed

with volatile-key retention, encryption keys is retained for approximately 30 seconds after battery removal. Consult your dealer for details.

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Attaching the Antenna

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With the radio turned off, set the antenna in its receptacle and turn clockwise to attach it to the radio.

To remove the antenna, turn the antenna counterclockwise. Make sure you turn off the radio first.

For information regarding available antennas, see Antenna on page 88.

Align the grooves of the belt clip with those of the battery and press downward until you hear a click.

Metal

Tab

To remove the clip, use a flat-bladed object to press the belt clip tab away from the battery. Then, slide the clip upward and away from the radio.

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Attaching the Universal Connector Cover

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Turning On the Radio

The universal connector is located on the antenna side of the radio. It is used to connect accessories to the radio.

Note: To prevent damage to the connector, shield it with the

connector cover when not in use.

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To remove the universal connector cover, insert a flatbladed screwdriver into the area between the bottom of the cover and the slot below the connector.

Hold the top of the cover with your thumb while you pry the bottom of the cover away from the radio with the screwdriver.

Insert the hooked end of the cover into the slot above the connector. Press downward on the cover’s top to seat it in the slot.

Rub the ball of your thumb from the top to the bottom of the cover while applying pressure towards the radio. This should flex the cover and snap it into place.

Rotate the On/Off/

Volume Control Knob clockwise until

you hear a click. If the power-up test is

successful, you see SELF TEST on the radio’s display momentarily , followed by the home display.

Note: If the power-up test is unsuccessful, you see Error

XX/YY (XX/YY is an alphanumeric code).

Note: Turn off the radio, check the battery, and turn the radio

back on. If the radio fails the power-up test again, record the Error XX/YY code and contact your dealer.

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Off

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Adjusting the Volume

To increase the volume, turn the On/

Off/Vo lume Control Knob clockwise.

To decrease the volume, turn this knob counterclockwise.

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To turn off the radio, rotate the On/Off/Volume Control Knob counterclockwise until you hear a click.

Identifying Radio Controls

Take a moment to review the following:

Radio Controls You Will Be Using . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 7

Programmable Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 8

Accessing the Preprogrammed Functions. . . . . . . . . . page 10

Using the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 12

Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 13

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Radio Controls You Will Be Using

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Antenna Battery

1 12

16-Position Select

2 13

Knob* On/Off/Volume Control

3 14

Knob 3-Position A/B/C Switch* Display

4 15

Top Side (Select)

5 16

Button*

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Keypad

Universal Connector

6 7

Side Button 1* Speaker

6 17

Side Button 2* Microphone

7 18

Push-to-Talk (PTT)

8 19

Button Menu Select Buttons LED

9 20

10 21

4-Way Navigation Button

Home Button

* These radio controls/buttons are programmable to operate

certain software-activated features.

Top Button*

2-Position Concentric Switch*

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Programmable Features

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.

Your dealer can program the programmable buttons or keypad as shortcuts to radio functions or preset channels/groups depending on the duration of a button press:

Emergency – Depending on the programming, initiates or cancels an emergency alarm or call.

Monitor – Monitors a selected channel for all radio traffic until function is disabled.

Nuisance Delete – Temporarily removes an unwanted channel, except for priority channels or the designated transmit channel, from the scan list. The designated transmit channel refers to the user’s selected zone/channel combination from which scan is initiated.

• 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.

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Assignable Radio Functions

Call Alert – Allows the radio to function like a pager, or to verify

if a radio is active on the system.

Call Response – Allows you to answer a private call. Channel – Selects a channel. Dynamic Priority – Allows any channel in a scan list (except for

the priority-one channel) to temporarily replace the priority-two

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channel.

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Phone – Allows you to make and receive calls similar to

standard phone calls. PL Defeat – Overrides any coded squelch (DPL or PL) that is

preprogrammed to a channel. Private Call – Allows a call from an individual radio to another

individual radio. Repeater/Direct – Toggles between using a repeater and

communicating directly with another radio. Reprogram Request – Notifies the dispatcher that you want a

new dynamic regrouping assignment.

Scan List Programming – Selects the scan list for editing. Scan On/Off – Tog gles scan on or off.

Secure/Clear – Toggles secure operation on or off Select – Selects the assigned list for editing. Selective Call – Calls an assigned radio. Site Lock/Unlock – Locks onto a specific site. Site Search – Displays the current site. Status – Sends data calls to the dispatcher about a predefined

status.

T ext Messaging – Selects the text messaging menu. TMS Quick Text – Selects a predefined message. User Login – Automatically registers with the server. Zone – Allows selection from a list of zones.

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Assignable Settings or Utility Functions

Keypad Mute – Toggles the keypad tones on or off. Light – Toggles display backlight on or off. Smart Battery – Displays the status of your Smart Battery. TX Power Level – Toggles transmit power level between high

and low.

Volume Set – Sets the volume set tone.

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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.

• Use the Menu Select Buttons ({, |, and }).

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Accessing the Menu Entry Features

The bottom row of the display contains one to three menu entries (also known as softkeys). The softkeys allow you to select one of several menus to access the radio’s features.

The menu entries, as shown in the table below, are accessed through the Menu Select buttons.

Entry

Batt Smart Battery 82 Phon Phone 25

Call

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Chan

Feature Page

Private Call/

Selective Call

Channel

Selection

25/31 Prog Editing 35

Menu Entry

24 Pswd Password 68

Feature Page

Menu Entry

Clck Time/Date 78 Pwr

Dir

Eras Key Key Selection 64 Scan Scan On/Off 43

Kset Logf Radio Lock 68 Sts Status Call 33 Mute Keypad Mute 77 Tgrp

Name Text Select 35 View View a List 39

Num

Page

TMS

Feature Page

Repeater/

Direct

Key

Zeroization

Keyset

Selection

Number

Select

Call Alert

Page

Text

Messaging

Menu Entry

28 Reky

65 Rpgm

64 Site

35 Zone

46 Loc Location 71

54 User User Login 51

Feature Page

TX Power

Level

Rekey

Request

Reprogram

Request

Site Lock/

Unlock

Talkgroup

Call

Zone

Selection

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Using the Menu Select Buttons

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Using the Navigation Buttons

The Menu Select buttons ({, |, and }) access the menu entries of features.

Note: Please check with a qualified radio technician for the

list of features activated in your radio.

Y our radio may be preprogrammed differently from the following example, but the display for turning Scan on or off may look as shown below:

• To turn Scan on, press { directly below Sel.

SCAN T

menu entry (Softkey)

Menu Select Buttons

Home

Button

ON OFF

4-Way Navigation

Button

menu entry (Softkey)

App Button (TMS Button)

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Home Button

The H 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. Press H after editing those features to save the information before returning to the home display.

Note: Some features do not require you to press H to go to

the home display.

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App Button (TMS Feature Button)

Use this button to access the Text Messaging Service (TMS) feature screen.

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4-Way Navigation Button

Use this button to scroll through the radio’s lists, or items in the display, or both.

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Using the Keypad

You can use the 3 x 4 alphanumeric keypad to access 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. The table below shows the number of times a key needs to be pressed to generate the required character.

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Keypad Characters

Number of Times Key is Pressed

Key1234567891011121314151617181920

3 4

6 7

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* #

1.,?!;@_*#&$/+=\“‘() abc2ABC

def3DEF ghi4GHI

jkl5JKL

mno6MNO

pqrs7PQRS

tuv8TUV

wxyz9WXYZ

Note: Press and hold to toggle between normal text entry mode and upper case mode.

0 Space or * Press and hold to toggle between alphabetic mode and numeric mode.

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Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button

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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.

PTT

Button

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Your radio indicates its operational status through the following:

Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 13

Text Messaging Service (TMS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 15

Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 15

Menu Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 16

LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 17

Alert Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 19

Phone Call Display and Alert Prompts. . . . . . . . . . . . .page 22

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 26).

Status Icons

The 64 x 96 pixel liquid crystal display (LCD) of your radio shows radio status, text entries, and menu entries.

The top two display rows contain icons that indicate radio operating conditions.

Pending

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Call Received

Radio receives an Individual Call.

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View/Program Mode

Radio is in the view or program mode.

• On Steady = View mode

Monitor (Carrier Squelch)

Selected channel is being monitored (during conventional operation only).

Secure Operation

Pending

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• Blinking = Program mode

Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI)

The number of bars displayed represents the received signal strength for the current site, for trunking only. The more stripes in the icon, the stronger the signal.

Battery

• Conventional = Blinks when battery is low.

• Smart = The number of bars (0 – 4) shown

Talkaround

• On = Radio is currently configured for direct radio

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• Off = Radio is connected with other radios through

indicates the charge remaining in the battery. Blinks when the battery is low.

to radio communication (during conventional operation only).

a repeater.

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• On = Secure operation

• Off = Clear operation

• Blinking = Receiving an encrypted voice call.

Scan

Radio is scanning a scan list.

Priority-One Channel Scan

A channel is assigned as the priority channel during scan operation.

Priority-Two Channel Scan

Two channels are assigned as the priority channels during scan operation.

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Location Signal

Text Messaging Service (TMS)

Pending

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Pending

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• On = Location feature is enabled, and location

signal is available

• Off = Location feature is disabled, or there is

insufficient battery power in location accessory device.

• Blinking = Location feature is enabled, but no

location signal is available.

User Login Indicator (IP Packet Data)

• On (Tinted) = User is currently associated with the

radio.

• Off (Not tinted) = User is currently not associated

with the radio.

• Blinking = Device registration or user registration

with the server failed due to an invalid username or pin.

This feature allows you to send and receive text messages. See Text Messaging Service (TMS) on page 54 for more information.

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Status Icons

The following icons appear on the radio’s display when you send and receive text messages.

Inbox Full

The Inbox is full.

New Message Icon

User receives a new message.

Message Sent

The text message is sent successfully.

Message Unsent

The text message cannot be sent.

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Read Message

The selected text message in the Inbox has been read.

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Pending

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The selected text message in the Inbox has not been read.

Message Index

Unread Message

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Indicates the index of the current message the user is viewing.

Example: If the user is looking at the third message out of a total of 6 messages in the Inbox folder, the icon is displayed as the icon on the left column.

Priority Message

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• The “Priority” feature is toggled on before the

• Messages in the Inbox folder are flagged with

Pending

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Request Reply

• The “Request Reply” feature is toggled on before

• Messages in the Inbox folder are flagged with

Pending

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Priority Message and Request Reply

• The “Priority” and “Request Reply” features are

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• Messages in the Inbox folder are flagged with both

message is sent.

“Priority”.

the message is sent.

“Request Reply”.

toggled on before the message is sent.

“Priority” and “Request Reply”.

Pending

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Indicates that the text entry is currently in number lock mode.

Normal Mode

Num Lock

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Indicates that the text entry is currently in normal mode.

Uppercase

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Displayed during text editing mode to indicate that the text entry is currently in uppercase mode.

Menu Options

Option

Description/Function

Stores new incoming messages or messages

Inbx

that you have received. The Inbox can hold up to 30 messages.

Comp Brings you to the compose screen.

Stores all saved messages or messages that

Drft

are to be sent at a later time. The Draft folder can hold up to 10 messages.

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Option

Sent

Back

Edit Brings you to the Quick Text Messages screen.

Save Saves your messages to the Draft folder.

Rply Replies to a message.

Del Deletes a message.

Addr

New Composes a new message.

List Selects a predefined message.

Impt

Rqrp

Curr Deletes the current selected message.

All

Description/Function

Stores the messages that you have already sent. The Sent folder can hold up to 10 messages.

Brings you back to the TMS main menu or previous menu.

Keys in the target address, or selects one from the list.

Toggles on or off the “Priority” flag for an outgoing message.

Toggles on or off the “Request Reply” fla g for an outgoing message.

Deletes all the messages in the current message folder.

LED Indicator

The LED indicator shows the operational status of your radio.

Solid red – Radio is transmitting.

Blinking red – Radio is transmitting at low battery condition.

Double blinking red – Radio is transmitting or receiving an emergency call.

Solid yellow – Channel is busy.

Blinking yellow – Radio is receiving a secured transmission. Solid green – Radio is powering up, or is scanning for activity. Blinking green – Radio is receiving an individual call, or is

scanning a Priority-Two channel. Double blinking green – Radio is scanning a Priority-One

channel.

LED Indicator

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Intelligence Lighting Indicators

This feature temporary changes the radio’s display backlight and the alert text background color to help signal that a radio event has occurred.

Note: This feature must be preprogrammed by a qualified radio technician.

Backlight and Bar Color Event When

The radio initiates an emergency alarm or call.

Orange High Alert Event

Red System Status Events

Green User Status Events

The radio receives an emergency alarm or call. The Man Down timer expires. The radio battery is low. The radio is out of range. The radio enters failsoft mode. The radio receives a private call. The radio receives a phone call. The radio receives a call alert. The radio receives a selective call.

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Alert Tones

An alert tone is a sound or group of sounds. Your radio uses alert tones to inform you of your radio’s conditions. The following table lists these tones and when they occur.

You Hear Ton e Name Heard

Radio Self-Test Fail When radio fails its power-up self test.

Short,

Low-Pitched Tone

Long,

Low-Pitched Tone

A Group of

Low-Pitched

Tones

Radio Self-Test Fail When radio fails its power-up self test.

Reject When unauthorized request is made.

Time-Out Timer Warning Four seconds before time out.

No ACK Received When radio fails to receive an acknowledgment.

Time-Out Timer

Timed Out

Talk Prohibit/PTT Inhibit (When PTT button is pressed) transmissions are not allowed.

Out-of-Range (When PTT button is pressed) the radio is out of range of the system.

Invalid Mode When radio is on an unpreprogrammed channel.

Individual Call

Warning Tone

Busy When system is busy.

After time out.

When radio is in an individual call for greater than 6 seconds without any activity.

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You Hear Ton e Name Heard

Short,

Medium-Pitched

Tone

Long,

Medium-Pitched

Tone

A Group of

Medium-Pitched

Tones

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Valid Key-Press When correct key is pressed.

Radio Self-Test Pass When radio passes its power-up self test.

Clear Voice At beginning of a non-coded communication.

Priority Channel

Received

Emergency Alarm Entry When entering the emergency state.

Central Echo W hen central controller has received a request from a radio.

Volume Set When volume is changed on a quiet channel.

Emergency Exit When exiting the emergency state.

Failsoft When the trunking system fails.

Automatic Call Back When voice channel is available from previous request.

Talk Permit (When PTT button is pressed) verifying system accepting transmissions.

Keyfail When encryption key has been lost.

Console Acknowledge When status, emergency alarm, or reprogram request ACK is received.

Received Individual Call When Call Alert or Private Call is received.

Call Alert Sent When Call Alert is received by the target radio.

When activity on a priority channel is received.

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