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Motorola 99FT4085, 99FT3087, 99FT3086 User Manual

M
MOTOTRBO XPR
Color Display Mobile
User Guide
68009504001-A
TM
5550

Declaration of Conformity

This declaration is applicable to your radio only if your radio 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 Solutions, Inc.
Address: 1303 East Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, IL 60196-1078, U.S.A. Phone Number: 1-800-927-2744
Hereby declares that the product:
Model Name: XPR 5550
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.
Declaration of Conformity
i
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.
Declaration of Conformity
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English
Contents
This User Guide contains all the information you need to use the MOTOTRBO XPR Series Digital Mobile Radios.
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance . . .ix
Software Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Computer Software Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .x
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
How to Use This User Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What Your Dealer/System Administrator
Can Tell You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Powering Up the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Identifying Radio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Radio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Programmable Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Assignable Radio Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Assignable Settings or Utility Functions . . . . . . . . . 6
Accessing the Programmed Functions . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Using the Volume/Channel Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Switching Between Conventional Analog and Digital
Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Capacity Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Identifying Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Display Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Call Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Advanced Menu Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Mini Notice Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Sent Item Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Bluetooth Device Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Indicator Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Audio Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Receiving and Making Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Selecting a Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Selecting a Radio Channel, Subscriber Alias or ID, or
Group Alias or ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call . . . . . . 17
Receiving and Responding to a Group Call . . . . . 17
Receiving and Responding to a Private Call . . . 18
Receiving an All Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Receiving and Responding to a Selective Call . . 19
Making a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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Making a Call with the Volume/Channel Knob . . 21
Making a Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Making a Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Making an All Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Making a Selective Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Making a Call with the Scroll Up and Scroll Down
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Making a Call with the Channel Up and Channel Down
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Making a Group or Private Call with the One Touch
Access Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Stopping a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Talkaround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Permanent Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Radio Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Sending a Radio Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Remote Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Initiating Remote Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Stopping Remote Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Scan Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Viewing an Entry in the Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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Editing the Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Adding a New Entry to the Scan List . . . . . . . . 30
Deleting an Entry from the Scan List . . . . . . . . 31
Setting and Editing Priority for an Entry in the Scan
List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Starting and Stopping Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Responding to a Transmission During a Scan . . 33
Deleting a Nuisance Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Restoring a Nuisance Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Vote Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Contacts Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Making a Group Call from Contacts . . . . . . . . . . 35
Making a Private Call from Contacts . . . . . . . . . 36
Assigning an Entry to a Programmable
Number Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Removing the Association between Entry and
Programmable Number Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Setting Default Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Call Indicator Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Activating or Deactivating Call Ringers for Call Alerts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Activating or Deactivating Call Ringers for Private
Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Activating or Deactivating Call Ringers for Selective
Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Activating or Deactivating Call Ringers for Text
Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Activating or Deactivating Call Ringers for Telemetry
Status with Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
English
Assigning Ring Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Escalating Alarm Tone Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Call Log Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Viewing Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Deleting a Call from a Call List . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Call Alert Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Receiving and Responding to a Call Alert . . . . . . 43
Making a Call Alert from the Contacts List . . . . . . 43
Making a Call Alert with the One Touch Access Button
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Emergency Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Receiving an Emergency Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Responding to an Emergency Alarm . . . . . . . . . . 45
Sending an Emergency Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Sending an Emergency Alarm with Call . . . . . . . 47
Sending an Emergency Alarm with Voice to Follow
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Reinitiating an Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Exiting Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Text Messaging Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Sending a Quick Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Sending a Quick Text Message with the One Touch
Access Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Managing Text Messages in the Drafts Folder . . 51
Viewing a Saved Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Deleting a Saved Text Message from Drafts . .51
Managing Fail-to-Send Text Messages . . . . . . . . 51
Resending a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Forwarding a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Managing Sent Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Viewing a Sent Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Sending a Sent Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Deleting All Sent Text Messages from Sent Items
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Receiving a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Reading a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Managing Received Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . 55
Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox . . . . . 56
Viewing a Telemetry Status Text Message from the
Inbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Replying to a Text Message with Quick Text . . 56
Deleting a Text Message from the Inbox . . . . . 57
Deleting All Text Messages from the Inbox . . . 58
Analog Message Encode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Sending MDC Message Encode to Dispatcher . . 58
Analog Status Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Sending Status Update to Predefined Contact . . 59
Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
IP Site Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Starting an Automatic Site Search . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Stopping an Automatic Site Search . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Starting a Manual Site Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Radio Disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Radio Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Lone Worker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Turning Bluetooth On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Finding and Connecting to a Bluetooth Device . . 66
Disconnecting from a Bluetooth Device . . . . . . . 67
Switching Audio Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Viewing Device Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Notification List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Accessing the Notification List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Turning the Radio Tones/Alerts On or Off . . . . . 68
Setting the Tone Alert Volume Offset Level . . . . 69
Turning the Talk Permit Tone On or Off . . . . . . . 69
Setting the Power Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Changing the Display Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Adjusting the Display Brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Turning Horns/Lights On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Turning the Public Address System On or Off . . 71
Turning the External Public Address System On
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or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Setting the Squelch Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Turning the Introduction Screen On or Off . . . . . 72
Turning the LED Indicators On or Off . . . . . . . . . 72
Setting Dual Knob Operation Preference . . . . . . 73
Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Turning the Voice Operating Transmission (VOX)
Feature On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Turning the Option Board Feature(s) On or Off . 74
Identifying Cable Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Voice Announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Call Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Menu Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Analog Mic AGC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Digital Mic AGC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Intelligent Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Accessing General Radio Information . . . . . . . . 77
Checking the Radio Alias and ID . . . . . . . . . . 77
Checking the Firmware Version and Codeplug
Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Checking the GPS Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Keypad Microphone Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Using the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Turning Keypad Tones On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Additional Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Selecting a Zone by Alias Search . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Initiating a Radio Check by Manual Dial . . . . . . 82
English
Initiating Remote Monitor by Manual Dial . . . . . . 82
Making a Private Call by Manual Dial . . . . . . . . . 83
Making a Group, Private or All Call with the
Programmable Number Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Making a Group, Private, Phone or All Call by Alias
Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Viewing an Entry in the Scan List by Alias Search 85
Editing the Scan List by Alias Search . . . . . . . . .85
Adding a New Entry to the Scan List . . . . . . . . 85
Deleting an Entry from the Scan List . . . . . . . . 86
Setting and Editing Priority for an Entry in the Scan
List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Storing an Alias or ID from a Call List . . . . . . . . . 87
Making a Call Alert by Manual Dial . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Writing and Sending a Text Message . . . . . . . . . 88
Replying to Text Messages from the Inbox . . . . . 89
Editing a Quick Reply Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Accessing the Drafts Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Editing and Sending a Saved Text Message . . 91
Managing Fail-to-Send Text Messages . . . . . . . . 91
Forwarding a Text Message by Manual Dial . . 91
Editing a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Dual Tone Multi Frequency (DTMF) . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Radio Disable via Manual Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Radio Enable via Manual Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Password Lock Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Accessing the Radio from Password . . . . . . . . . . 94
Unlocking the Radio from Locked State . . . . . . . 95
Turning the Password Lock On or Off . . . . . . . . . 95
Changing the Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Front Panel Configuration (FPC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Entering FPC Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Editing FPC Mode Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Desktop Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Mounting Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Miscellaneous Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Appendix: Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency
Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Special Channel Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Emergency Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Non-Commercial Call Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Operating Frequency Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 101
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Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
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English

Important Safety Information

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 Regulatory Compliance and Product Safety section of your Quick Reference Guide enclosed with your radio (Motorola Publication part number 68009508001) to ensure compliance with RF energy exposure limits.
For a list of Motorola-approved antennas and other accessories, visit the following website:
http://www.motorolasolutions.com/governmentandenterprise

Software Version

Important Safety Information
All the features described in the following sections are supported by the radio's software version R02.00.00.
See Checking the Firmware Version and Codeplug Version on page 78 to determine your radio's software version.
Please check with your dealer or system administrator for more details of all the features supported.
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Computer Software Copyrights

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.
The AMBE+2 this product is protected by intellectual property rights including patent rights, copyrights and trade secrets of Digital Voice Systems, Inc.
This voice coding Technology is licensed solely for use within this Communications Equipment. The user of this Technology is explicitly prohibited from attempting to decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble the Object Code, or in any other way convert the Object Code into a human-readable form.
U.S. Pat. Nos. #5,870,405, #5,826,222, #5,754,974, #5,701,390, #5,715,365, #5,649,050, #5,630,011, #5,581,656, #5,517,511, #5,491,772, #5,247,579, #5,226,084 and #5,195,166.
TM
voice coding Technology embodied in
Computer Software Copyrights
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English

Getting Started

Take a moment to review the following:
How to Use This User Guide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 1
What Your Dealer/System Administrator
Can Tell You. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 1
Powering Up the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 2
Adjusting the Volume. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 2
For features that are available in both Analog and Digital modes, no icon is shown.
Selected features are also available on the single-site trunking mode, Capacity Plus. See Capacity Plus on page 8 for more information.
What Your Dealer/System Administrator
Can Tell You
Getting Started

How to Use This User Guide

This User Guide covers the basic operation of the MOTOTRBO Mobiles.
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.
Throughout this publication, the icons below are used to indicate features supported in either the conventional Analog
mode or conventional Digital mode:
Indicates a conventional Analog Mode-Only feature.
Indicates a conventional Digital Mode-Only feature.
You can consult your dealer or system administrator about the following:
• Is your radio programmed with any preset conventional
channels?
• Which buttons have been programmed to access other
features?
• What optional accessories may suit your needs?
1

Powering Up the Radio

P 1 P 2 P 3 P4
O K
MENU
P 1 P 2 P 3 P4
O K
MENU

Adjusting the Volume

Press the On/Off Button briefly. You see
MOTOTRBO (TM) on the radio’s display momentarily, followed by a welcome message or welcome image.
The green LED lights up and the Home screen lights up.
A brief tone sounds, indicating that the power up test is successful.
NOTE: There is no power up tone if the radio tones/alerts
function is disabled (see Turning the Radio Tones/ Alerts On or Off on page 68).
If your radio does not power up, contact your dealer.
To turn off the radio, press and hold the On/Off Button until you see
Powering Down
Getting Started
NOTE: Your radio may take up to 7 seconds to completely turn
off.
on the radio’s display.
On/Off Button
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To increase the volume, turn the Volume/Channel Knob clockwise.
Volume/Channel Knob
To decrease the volume, turn this knob counterclockwise.
NOTE: Your radio can be programmed to have a minimum
volume offset where the volume level cannot be turned past the programmed minimum volume. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information.
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Take a moment to review the following:
Radio Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 3
Programmable Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 4
Accessing the Programmed Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 6
Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 7
Using the Volume/Channel Knob. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 7
Switching Between Conventional Analog and
Digital Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 8
Capacity Plus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 8
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Radio Controls

On/Off Button
1
Volume/Channel Knob
2
Display
3
OK/Menu Button
4
Scroll Up/Down
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Speaker
6
Return/Home Button
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Front Programmable Buttons
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Accessory Connector
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LED Indicators
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Programmable Buttons

Your dealer can program the programmable buttons as shortcuts to radio functions or up to a maximum of six (6) preset channels/groups depending on the duration of a button press:
• Short press – Pressing and releasing rapidly.
• Long press – Pressing and holding for the programmed
duration.
• Hold down – Keeping the button pressed.
NOTE: The programmed duration of a button press is
applicable for all assignable radio/utility functions or settings. See Emergency Operation on page 44 for more information on the programmed duration of the
Emergency button.
Call Log – Selects the call log list.
Voice Announcement for Channel – Plays zone and channel
announcement voice messages for the current channel. This function is unavailable when Voice Announcement is disabled.
Emergency – Depending on the programming, initiates or cancels an Emergency alarm or call.
Ext PA On/Off – Toggles the audio routing between the connected public address (PA) loudspeaker amplifier and the radio’s internal public address (PA) system.
Intelligent Audio On/Off – Toggles Intelligent Audio on or off.
Manual Dial – Initiates a call by keying in any subscriber
ID.
Manual Site Roam* – Starts the manual site search.

Assignable Radio Functions

Bluetooth® Audio Switch – Toggles audio routing between
internal radio speaker and external Bluetooth-enabled accessory.
Contacts – Provides direct access to the contacts list.
Call Alert – Provides direct access to the contacts list for you to
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select a contact to whom a Call Alert can be sent.
Call Forwarding – Toggles Call Forwarding on or off.
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Mic AGC On/Off – Toggles the internal microphone automatic
gain control (AGC) on or off. Not applicable during a Bluetooth session.
Monitor – Monitors a selected channel for activity.
Nuisance Channel Delete* – Temporarily removes an
unwanted channel, except for the Selected Channel, from the scan list. The Selected Channel refers to the user’s selected zone/channel combination from which scan is initiated.
* Not applicable in Capacity Plus
One Touch Access – Directly initiates a predefined
Private or Group Call, a Call Alert or a Quick Text message.
Option Board Feature – Toggles option board feature(s) on or off for option board-enabled channels.
PA On/Off – Toggles the radio’s internal public address (PA) system on or off.
Permanent Monitor* – Monitors a selected channel for all radio traffic until function is disabled.
Privacy – Toggles privacy on or off.
Radio Alias and ID – Provides radio alias and ID.
Radio Check – Determines if a radio is active in a system.
Site Lock On/Off* – Toggles the automatic site roam on or
off.
Status – Selects the status list menu.
Telemetry Contr ol – Controls the Output Pin on a local or
remote radio.
Text Message – Selects the text message menu.
Transmit Interrupt Remote Dekey – Stops the
transmission of a remote monitored radio without giving any indicators, or an ongoing interruptible call to free the channel.
Voice Announcement On/Off – Toggles Voice Announcement on or off.
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Radio Enable – Allows a target radio to be remotely
enabled.
Radio Disable – Allows a target radio to be remotely disabled.
Remote Monitor – Turns on the microphone of a target radio without it giving any indicators.
Repeater/Talkaround* – Toggles between using a repeater and communicating directly with another radio.
Scan* – Toggles scan on or off.
Voice Operating Transmission (VOX) – Toggles VOX on or
off.
Zone Toggle – Allows radio to switch between zones.
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Assignable Settings or Utility Functions

Accessing the Programmed Functions

All Tones/Alerts – Toggles all tones and alerts on or off.
Backlight – Adjusts the brightness level.
Channel Up/Down – Depending on the programming, changes
channel to previous or next channel.
Display Mode – Toggles the day/night display mode on or off.
Power Level – Toggles transmit power level between high and
low.
Squelch – Toggles squelch level between tight and normal.
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You can access various radio functions through one of the following ways:
• A short or long press of the relevant programmable buttons.
OR
• Use the Menu Navigation Buttons as follows:
1 To access the menu, press the g button. Press the
appropriate Scroll Up/Down button ( the menu functions.
f or h) to access
2 To select a function or enter a sub-menu, press the g
button.
3 To go back one menu level, or to return to the previous
screen, press the return to the Home screen.
The Menu Navigation Buttons are also available on a keypad microphone (see Using the Keypad on page 80).
NOTE: Your radio automatically exits the menu after a period
of inactivity and returns to your Home screen.
e button. Long press the e button to
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Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button

The PTT button on the side of the microphone 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.
The microphone is activated when the PTT button is pressed.
PTT Button
• While a call is not in progress, the PTT button is used to make
a new call (see Making a Radio Call on page 20).
If the Talk Permit Tone (see Turning the Talk Permit Tone On
or Off on page 69) or the PTT Sidetone is enabled, wait
until the short alert tone ends before talking.
During a call, if the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled on your radio (programmed by your dealer), you
hear a short alert tone the moment the target radio (the radio that is receiving your call) releases the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for you to respond.
You also hear the Channel Free Indication tone if your call is interrupted, for example when the radio receives an
Emergency Call.
You can turn off the Channel Free Indication tone or the
PTT Sidetone by disabling all radio tones and alerts (see Turning the Radio Tones/Alerts On or Off on
page 68).

Using the Volume/Channel Knob

The Volume/Channel Knob can be programmed as dual purpose for both volume and channel or as a volume-only control.
To adjust volume, see Adjusting the Volume on page 2.
To change channels, push and hold the knob until channel selection screen is displayed, then turn the knob to the required channel.
To exit channel selection state, do any of the following.
• Push the Volume/Channel Knob again
• Press g
• Press e
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Wait for the menu timer to expire
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Switching Between Conventional Analog
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and Digital Mode
Each channel in your radio can be configured as a conventional analog or conventional digital channel.
To switch between an analog or a digital channel, use the
Volume/Channel Knob
• Scroll Up/Down buttons, or
• Volume/Channel Knob, or
• programmed Channel Up or Channel Down buttons
When switching from digital to analog mode, certain features are unavailable. Icons for the digital features (such as Messages) reflect this change by appearing ‘grayed out’. Disabled features are hidden in the menu.
Your radio also has features available in both analog and digital mode. However, the minor differences in the way each feature works does NOT affect the performance of your radio.
NOTE: Your radio also switches between digital and analog
modes during a dual mode scan (see Scan on
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page 32).
Scroll Up/Down

Capacity Plus

Capacity Plus is a single-site trunking configuration of the MOTOTRBO radio system, which uses a pool of channels to support hundreds of users and up to 254 Groups. This feature allows your radio to efficiently utilize the available number of programmed channels while in Repeater Mode.
Icons of features not applicable to Capacity Plus are not available in the menu. You hear a negative indicator tone if you try to access a feature not applicable to Capacity Plus via a programmable button press.
Your radio also has features that are available in both conventional digital mode and Capacity Plus. However, the minor differences in the way each feature works does NOT affect the performance of your radio.
Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information on this system.
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Identifying Status Indicators

Your radio indicates its operational status through the following:
Display Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 9
Call Icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 11
Sent Item Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 12
LED Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 13
Audio Tones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 15
Indicator Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 14

Display Icons

The liquid crystal display (LCD) of your radio shows the radio status, text entries, and menu entries.
The following are icons that appear on the status bar at the top of the radio’s display. Icons are displayed on the status bar, arranged left-to-right, in order of appearance/usage and are channel specific.
Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI)
The number of bars displayed represents the radio signal strength. Four bars indicate the strongest signal. This icon is only displayed while receiving.
Bluetooth
The Bluetooth feature is enabled but there is no remote Bluetooth device connected.
Bluetooth Connected
The Bluetooth feature is enabled. The icon stays lit when one or more remote Bluetooth devices are connected.
Emergency
Radio is in Emergency mode.
Notification
Notification list is not empty.
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Scan
Scan feature is enabled.
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Scan – Priority 1*
Radio detects activity on channel/group designated as Priority 1).
Scan – Priority 2*
Radio detects activity on channel/group designated as Priority 2.
Vote Scan
Vote scan feature is enabled.
Monitor
Selected channel is being monitored.
Talkaround*
In the absence of a repeater, radio is currently configured for direct radio to radio communication.
Site Roaming*
The site roaming feature is enabled.
Secure
The Privacy feature is enabled.
Unsecure
The Privacy feature is disabled.
GPS Available
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The GPS feature is enabled. The icon stays lit when a position fix is available.
GPS Not Available/Out of Range
The GPS feature is enabled but is not receiving data from the satellite.
Option Board
The Option Board is enabled.
Option Board Non-Function
The Option Board is disabled.
Tones Disable
Tones are turned off.
Power Level
Radio is set at Low power.
OR
Radio is set at High power.
* Not applicable in Capacity Plus
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Call Icons

Advanced Menu Icons

The following icons appear on the radio’s display during a call. These icons also appear in the Contacts list to indicate alias or ID type.
Private Call
Indicates a Private Call in progress. In the Contacts list, it indicates a subscriber alias
(name) or ID (number).
Group Call/All Call
Indicates a Group Call or All Call in progress. In the Contacts list, it indicates a group alias (name)
or ID (number).
The following icons appear beside menu items on the radio’s display that offer a choice between two options or as an indication that there is a sub-menu offering two options.
Checkbox (Empty)
Indicates the option is not selected.
Checkbox (Checked)
Indicates the option is selected.
Solid Black Box
Indicates the option selected for the menu item with a sub-menu.
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Mini Notice Icons

Sent Item Icons

The following icons appear momentarily on the radio’s display after an action to perform task is taken.
Successful Transmission (Positive)
Successful action taken.
Failed Transmission (Negative)
Failed action taken.
Transmission in Progress (Transitional)
Transmitting. This dynamic icon is seen before indication for Successful Transmission or Failed Transmission.
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The following icons appear in the Sent Items folder.
Sent Successfully
OR
The text message is sent successfully.
Send Failed
OR
The text message cannot be sent.
In-Progress
• The text message to a subscriber alias or ID is
OR
pending transmission, followed by waiting for acknowledgement.
• The text message to a group alias or ID is pending
transmission.
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Bluetooth Device Icons

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LED Indicators

The following icons also appear next to items in the list of Bluetooth-enabled devices available to indicate the device type.
Bluetooth Data Device
Bluetooth-enabled data device, such as a scanner.
Bluetooth Audio Device
Bluetooth-enabled audio device, such as a headset.
Bluetooth PTT Device
Bluetooth-enabled PTT device, such as a PTT-Only Device (POD).
LED indicators show the operational status of your radio.
Red
Yellow
Green
Blinking red – Radio is receiving an emergency transmission or has failed the self-test upon powering up.
Solid green – Radio is powering up, or transmitting.
Blinking green – Radio is receiving a non-privacy-enabled call
or data, or detecting activity over the air.
Double blinking green – Radio is receiving a privacy-enabled call or data.
Solid yellow – Radio is monitoring a conventional channel.
Blinking yellow – Radio is scanning for activity or receiving a
Call Alert.
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Double blinking yellow – Radio is no longer connected to the
repeater while in Capacity Plus, all Capacity Plus channels are currently busy, Auto Roaming is enabled, radio is actively searching for a new site. Also indicates radio has yet to respond to a group call alert, or radio is locked.
NOTE: While in conventional mode, when the green LED
blinks, it indicates the radio detects activity over the air. Due to the nature of the digital protocol, this activity may or may not affect the radio's programmed channel.
For Capacity Plus, there is no LED indication when the radio is detecting activity over the air.

Indicator Tones

High pitched tone Low pitched tone
Positive Indicator Tone
Negative Indicator Tone
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Audio Tones

Alert tones provide you with audible indications of the radio’s status or the radio’s response to data received.
Continuous Tone A monotone sound. Sounds
continuously until termination.
Periodic Tone Sounds periodically depending on the
duration set by the radio. Tone starts, stops, and repeats itself.
Repetitive Tone A single tone that repeats itself until it is
terminated by the user.
Momentary Tone Sounds only once for a short period of
time defined by the radio.

Receiving and Making Calls

Receiving and Making Calls
Once you understand how your MOTOTRBO Mobile is configured, you are ready to use your radio.
Use this navigation guide to familiarize yourself with the basic Call features:
Selecting a Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 15
Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 16
Selecting a Radio Channel, Subscriber Alias or ID,
or Group Alias or ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 16
Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call . . . . . . . . .page 17
Making a Radio Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 20
Stopping a Radio Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 25
Talkaround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 26
Permanent Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 26

Selecting a Site

A site is a specific area where a base station is placed to provide optimal coverage for the radio.
If enabled, your radio is able to connect to different available sites via an Internet Protocol (IP) network.
See IP Site Connect on page 60 for more information.
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Selecting a Zone

A zone is a group of channels. Your radio supports up to 99 channels and 2 zones, with a maximum of 99 channels per zone.
Use the following procedure to select a zone.
Procedure: Press the programmed Zone button and proceed to Step 3. OR
Follow the procedure below.
1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Zone and press g to select.
3 The current zone is displayed and indicated by a 9. 4 f or h to the required zone and press g to select.
5 The display shows <Zone> Selected momentarily and
returns to the selected zone screen.
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Selecting a Radio Channel, Subscriber
Alias or ID, or Group Alias or ID
Procedure:
Once the required zone is displayed (if you have multiple zones in your radio), use the Scroll Up/Down buttons, Volume/Channel Knob, or programmed Channel Up/Down buttons to select the channel, subscriber alias or ID, or group alias or ID.
OR
Press the programmed One Touch Access button to select the preset channel assigned to the button.
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Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call

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Once the channel, subscriber alias or ID, or group alias or ID is displayed, you can proceed to receive and respond to
calls.

Receiving and Responding to a Group Call

To receive a call from a group of users, your radio must be configured as part of that group.
Procedure:
When you receive a Group Call (while on the Home screen):
1 The green LED blinks.
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The green LED lights up while the radio is transmitting and blinks when the radio is receiving.
NOTE: The green LED lights up while the radio is transmitting
and double blinks when the radio is receiving a privacy­enabled call.
To unscramble a privacy-enabled call, your radio must have the same Privacy Key, or the same Key Value and Key ID (programmed by your dealer) as the transmitting radio (the radio you are receiving the call from).
See Privacy on page 59 for more information.
Green LED
2 The Group Call icon appears in the top right corner. The first
text line shows the caller alias. The second text line displays the group call alias.
3 If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you
hear a short alert tone the moment the transmitting radio releases the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for you to respond. Press the PTT button to respond to the call.
OR
If the Voice Interrupt feature is enabled, press the PTT
button to stop the current call from the transmitting radio and free the channel for you to talk/respond.
4 The green LED lights up.
5 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
clearly into the microphone.
OR
Wait for the PTT Sidetone to finish (if enabled) and
speak clearly into the microphone.
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6 Release the PTT button to listen.
7 If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of
time, the call ends.
See Making a Group Call on page 21 for details on making a Group Call.

Receiving and Responding to a Private Call

A Private Call is a call from an individual radio to another individual radio.
There are two types of Private Calls. The first type, where a radio presence check is performed prior to setting up the call, while the other sets up the call immediately.
When your radio is checked, the green LED blinks.
Only one of these call types can be programmed to your radio by your dealer.
Procedure:
When you receive a Private Call:
1 The green LED blinks.
2 The Private Call icon appears in the top right corner. The
first text line shows the caller alias.
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3 If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you hear a
short alert tone the moment the transmitting radio releases the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for you to respond. Press the PTT button to respond to the call.
OR
If the Voice Interrupt feature is enabled, press the PTT button to stop the current call from the transmitting radio and free the channel for you to talk/respond.
4 The green LED lights up.
5 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
clearly into the microphone.
6 Release the PTT button to listen.
7 If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of
time, the call ends.
8 You hear a short tone. The display shows Call Ended.
See Making a Private Call on page 22 for details on making a Private Call.
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