Motorola 99FT4083 Users Manual
Declaration of Conformity
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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Per FCC CFR 47 Part 2 Section 2.1077(a)
This declaration is applicable to your radio only if your radio is labeled with the FCC logo shown below.
Declaration of Conformity
Responsible Party
Name: Motorola, Inc.
Model Name: XPR 4500/XPR 4550
Address: 1301 East Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, IL 60196-1078, U.S.A.
Phone Number: 1-888-567-7347
Hereby declares that the product:
FCC Part 15, subpart B, section 15.107(a), 15.107(d) and section 15.109(a)
conforms to the following regulations:
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.
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.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Declaration of Conformity
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Contents
Display Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Call Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Identifying Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
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Making a Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Making a Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Receiving and Responding to a
Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Receiving and Responding to a
Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Receiving an All Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Sent Item Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Audio Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Selecting a Radio Channel, Subscriber
Alias or ID, or Group Alias or ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Receiving and Making Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call . . . . . . 11
Making a Call with the Channel Rocker . . . . . . . . 14
Making a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Making an All Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Making a Group or Private Call with the
One Touch Call Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Talkaround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Permanent Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Contents
This User Guide contains all the information you need
to use the MOTOTRBO XPR Series Digital Mobile
Radios.
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i
Assignable Radio Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance . . vii
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Computer Software Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
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
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Radio Controls You Will Be Using . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Identifying Radio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Assignable Settings/Utility Functions . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Programmable Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Accessing the Programmed Functions . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Switching Between Analog and Digital Mode . . . . . . 6
Activating and Deactivating Call Ringers
for Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Assigning Ring Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Sending a Radio Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Radio Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Escalating Alarm Tone Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Remote Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Call Log Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Initiating Remote Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Viewing Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Scan Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Missed Call Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Viewing an Entry in the Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Deleting a Call from a Call List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Editing the Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Call Alert Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Adding a New Entry to the Scan List . . . . . . . . 21
Receiving and Acknowledging a Call Alert . . . . . 31
Making a Call Alert from the Contacts List . . . . . 31
Deleting an Entry from the Scan List . . . . . . . . 22
Setting and Editing Priority for an Entry
Making a Call Alert with the One Touch
Call Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Receiving an Emergency Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Emergency Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
in the Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Starting and Stopping Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Responding to a Transmission During
Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Responding to an Emergency Alarm . . . . . . . . . 33
a Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Sending an Emergency Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Sending an Emergency Alarm with Call . . . . . . . 34
Sending an Emergency Alarm with Voice
Deleting a Nuisance Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Restoring a Nuisance Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Making a Group Call from Contacts . . . . . . . . . . 26
Contacts Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
to Follow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Reinitiating an Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Exiting Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Sending a Quick Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Text Messaging Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Making a Private Call from Contacts . . . . . . . . . . 26
Activating and Deactivating Call Ringers
for Private Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Call Indicator Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
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Setting the Power Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Turning the Option Board Feature(s)
On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Turning the Public Address System
Checking the Radio ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Turning the External Public Address
System On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Controlling the Display Backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Turning Horns/Lights On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Turning Radio Tones/Alerts On or Off . . . . . . . . . 50
Turning the Talk Permit Tone On or Off . . . . . . . 50
Turning the LED Indicators On or Off . . . . . . . . . 50
Turning the Introduction Screen On or Off . . . . . . 51
Checking the Firmware Version . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Accessing General Radio Information . . . . . . . . . 51
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Checking the Codeplug Version . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Turning Keypad Tones On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Initiating a Radio Check by Manual Dial . . . . . . . 54
Initiating Remote Monitor by Manual Dial . . . . . . 55
Using the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Keypad Microphone Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Additional Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Making a Private Call by Manual Dial . . . . . . . . . 56
Sending a Quick Text Message with the
Resending a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Forwarding a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Viewing a Sent Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Sending a Sent Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Deleting All Sent Text Messages from
One Touch Call Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Managing Fail-to-Send Text Messages . . . . . . . . 38
Managing Sent Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Sent Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Receiving a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox . . . . . 42
Replying to a Text Message with
Quick Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Deleting a Text Message from the Inbox . . . . . 43
Deleting All Text Messages from
Reading a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Managing Received Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . 41
the Inbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Radio Disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Radio Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Setting the Squelch Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Desktop Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Making a Call Alert by Manual Dial . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Mounting Kits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Writing and Sending a Text Message . . . . . . . . . 58
Replying to Text Messages from the Inbox . . . . . 59
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Making a Private Call by Alias Search . . . . . . . . 56
Storing an Alias or ID from the Missed
Call List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Miscellaneous Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Editing a Quick Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Managing Fail-to-Send Text Messages . . . . . . . 61
Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Forwarding a Text Message by
Manual Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Editing a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Radio Disable via Manual Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Radio Enable via Manual Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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Important Safety Information
ATTENTION!
This radio is restricted to occupational use only to
satisfy FCC RF energy exposure requirements.
Before using this product, read the RF energy awareness
information and operating instructions in the Product
Safety and RF Exposure booklet enclosed with your radio
(Motorola Publication part number 6881095C99_) to
ensure compliance with RF energy exposure limits.
For a list of Motorola-approved antennas and other
accessories, visit the following website:
http://www.motorola.com/governmentandenterprise
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Before using this product, read the operating
instructions for safe usage contained in the
Product Safety and RF Exposure booklet
enclosed with your radio.
!
Important Safety Information
Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance
voice coding Technology embodied in
TM
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.
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 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,
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
except for the normal non-exclusive license to use that
arises by operation of law in the sale of a product.
Computer Software Copyrights
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Getting Started
What Your Dealer/System Administrator
Can Tell You
You can consult your dealer or system administrator about the
channels?
following:
• Is your radio programmed with any preset conventional
features?
• Which buttons have been programmed to access other
• What optional accessories may suit your needs?
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Getting Started
Take a moment to review the following:
Indicates an Analog Mode only feature.
Indicates a Digital Mode only feature.
How to Use This User Guide
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
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, two icons are used to differentiate
Analog mode and Digital mode only features:
For features that are available in both Analog and Digital
modes, no icon is shown.
Adjusting the Volume
P1
P2
MENU
P1OP2
MENU
To increase the
Volume Knob
volume, turn the
Volume Knob
clockwise.
To decrease
the volume, turn
this knob
counterclockwise.
On/Off Button
Powering Up the Radio
Press the On/Off
Button briefly. You see
Motorola and
MOTOTRBO (TM) on the
radio’s display
momentarily, followed
by Motorola once
more.
The green LED blinks
on the radio’s display.
if the LED indicators are disabled (see Turning the
LED Indicators On or Off on page 50).
function is disabled (see Turning Radio Tones/Alerts
On or Off on page 50).
Powering Down
and the Home screen
lights up if the backlight
setting is set to turn on
automatically.
NOTE: The Home screen does not light up during a power 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
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
Getting Started
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Identifying Radio Controls
P1OKP2
P3
P4
CH+
BACK
MENU
CH -
On/Off Button
Volume Knob
Front Button P1*
Display
Channel Rocker
Speaker
Front Button P3*
Front Button P4*
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Menu Navigation Buttons
Front Button P2*
Accessory Connector
LED Indicators
* These buttons are programmable.
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10
11
12
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Radio Controls You Will Be Using
Identifying Radio Controls
Take a moment to review the following:
Radio Controls You Will Be Using . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 3
Programmable Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 4
Accessing the Programmed Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 5
Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 6
Switching Between Analog and Digital Mode . . . . . . . . page 6
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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.
One Touch Call – Directly initiates a predefined Group or
Private Call, a Call Alert or a Quick Text message.
Option Board Feature – Toggles option board features 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 Check – Determines if a radio is active in a system.
Radio Enable – Allows a target radio to be remotely
enabled.
Radio Disable – Allows a target radio to be remotely
disabled.
Programmable Buttons
Your dealer can program the programmable buttons as
shortcuts to radio functions or preset channels/groups
depending on the duration of a button press:
• Press – Pressing and releasing rapidly.
duration (between 0.25 seconds and 3.75 seconds).
• Long press – Pressing and holding for the programmed
• Hold down – Keeping the button pressed.
Assignable Radio Functions
Contacts – Provides direct access to the Contacts list.
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.
Manual Dial – Initiates a call by keying in any subscriber
ID. Only available with a keypad microphone.
Identifying Radio Controls
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Identifying Radio Controls
R button. Long press the R button
OR
the menu functions.
button.
screen, press the
3 To go back one menu level, or to return to the previous
• Use the Menu Navigation Buttons as follows:
1 To access the menu, press the S button. Press the
appropriate Menu Scroll button (Por Q) to access
2 To select a function or enter a sub-menu, press the N
Accessing the Programmed Functions
You can access various radio functions through one of the
relevant programmable buttons.
following ways:
• A short or long press of the
of inactivity and returns to your Home screen.
to return to the Home screen.
The Menu Navigation Buttons are also available on a keypad
microphone (see Using the Keypad on page 53).
NOTE: Your radio automatically exits the menu after a period
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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.
Telemetry Control – Controls the Output Pin on a local or
remote radio.
Text Message – Selects the text message menu.
Assignable Settings/Utility Functions
Zone – Allows selection from a list of zones.
All Tones/Alerts – Toggles all tones on or off.
Backlight – Controls the backlight intensity.
Horns/Lights – Toggles horns and lights feature on or off.
Power Level – Toggles transmit power level between high and
low.
Squelch – Toggles squelch level between normal and
tight.
You will also hear the Channel Free Indication tone if your
P3
P4
CH+
BACK
CH -
call is interrupted, for example when the radio receives an
Emergency Call.
You can turn off the Channel Free Indication tone by
disabling all radio tones and alerts (see Turning Radio
Tones/Alerts On or Off on page 50).
Switching Between Analog and Digital
Mode
Channel Rocker
Each channel in your
radio can be configured
page 23).
modes during a dual mode scan (see Scan on
as an analog channel or a
digital channel. Use the
Channel Rocker to switch
between an analog or a
digital channel.
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
NOTE: Your radio also switches between digital and analog
mode. However, the minor differences in the way each feature
works does NOT affect the performance of your radio.
Button
PTT
During a call, if the Channel Free Indication feature is
enabled on your radio (programmed by your dealer), you
will hear a short alert tone the moment the target radio (the
radio that is receiving your call) releases the PTT button,
Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button
The PTT button on the side
of the microphone serves
two basic purposes:
• While a call is in
allows the radio to
progress, the PTT button
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.
a new call (see Making a Radio Call on page 14).
If the Talk Permit Tone is enabled (see Turning the Talk Permit
Tone On or Off on page 50), wait until the short alert tone ends
• While a call is not in progress, the PTT button is used to make
before talking.
indicating the channel is free for you to respond.
Identifying Radio Controls
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Identifying Status Indicators
Tones Disable
Tones are turned off.
Option Board
The Option Board is enabled.
Option Board Non-Function
The Option Board is disabled.
GPS Available
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.
is
•
is blinking) or Priority 2 (if
•
Scan
Scan feature is activated.
Priority Scan
Radio detects activity on channel/group designated
as Priority 1 (if
steady).
Unread Message
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User has unread message(s) in the Inbox.
Inbox Full
User’s Inbox is full.
Identifying Status Indicators
Your radio indicates its operational status through the following:
Display Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 7
Call Icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 8
Sent Item Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 8
LED Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 9
Audio Tones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 9
Display Icons
The liquid crystal display (LCD) of your radio shows the radio
status, text entries, and menu entries.
The following are the icons that appear on the radio’s display.
Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI)
The number of bars displayed represents the radio
signal strength. Four bars indicates the strongest
signal. This icon is only displayed while receiving.
Monitor
Selected channel is being monitored.
Power Level
Radio is set at Low power.
Radio is set at High power.
or
Sent Successfully
The text message is sent successfully.
Sent Item Icons
The following icons appear at the top right corner of the radio’s
display in the Sent Items folder.
Emergency
Radio is in Emergency mode.
Privacy
The Privacy feature is enabled.
Talkaround
In the absence of a repeater, radio is currently
Send Failed
The text message cannot be sent.
In-Progress
configured for direct radio to radio communication.
transmission.
• The text message to a group alias or ID is pending
• The text message to a subscriber alias or ID is
pending transmission, followed by waiting for
acknowledgement.
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).
Call 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.
Identifying Status Indicators
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Identifying Status Indicators
P1
P2
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Upon a PTT button press, if the radio is programmed
for polite operation, the radio automatically determines
whether a transmission is permitted via a Talk Permit
or a Talk Denial tone.
Audio Tones
Red
Yellow
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
Green
continuously until termination.
duration set by the radio. Tone starts,
stops, and repeats itself.
Periodic Tone Sounds periodically depending on the
terminated by the user.
Repetitive Tone A single tone that repeats itself until it is
Momentary Tone Sounds only once for a short period of
time defined by the radio.
LED Indicators
LED indicators show
the operational status
of your radio.
Blinking red – Radio
is receiving an
Emergency
transmission or has
failed the self-test
upon powering up.
Solid yellow – Radio is
monitoring a channel.
Blinking yellow – Radio is scanning for activity or receiving a
Call Alert.
Solid green – Radio is transmitting.
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.
Blinking green – Radio is powering up, receiving a non-
privacy-enabled call or data, or detecting activity over the air.
Rapidly blinking green – Radio is receiving a privacy-enabled
call or data.
NOTE: When the green LED blinks, it indicates the radio
Selecting a Zone
A zone is a group of channels. Your radio supports up to a
maximum of 50 zones.
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 S to access the menu.
2 Por Q to Zone and press N to select.
3 The current zone is displayed and indicated by a 9.
returns to the selected zone screen.
4 Por Q to the required zone and press N to select.
5 The display shows <Zone> Selected momentarily and
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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 Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 10
or Group Alias or ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 11
Selecting a Radio Channel, Subscriber Alias or ID,
Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call. . . . . . . . . page 11
Making a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 14
Talkaround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 17
Permanent Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 17
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P3
P4
CH+
BACK
CH -
P1
Green
LED
To unscramble a privacy-enabled call, your radio must
and blinks rapidly when the radio is receiving a
privacy-enabled call.
have the same Privacy Key (programmed by your
dealer) as the transmitting radio (the radio you are
receiving the call from). See Privacy on page 44 for
more information.
Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call
Once the channel, subscriber
alias or ID, or group alias or ID
is displayed, you can proceed
to receive and respond to
calls.
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
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Channel Rocker
Selecting a Radio Channel, Subscriber
Alias or ID, or Group Alias or ID
Once the required
zone is displayed (if
you have multiple
zones in your radio),
press the Channel
Procedure:
Rocker to select the
channel, subscriber
alias or ID.
alias or ID, or group
Long press the R button to go to Home screen to
answering the call.
view the caller alias before replying.
Home screen, it remains on its current screen prior to
time, the call ends.
6 If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of
See Making a Group Call on page 14 for details on making a
Group Call.
NOTE: If the radio receives a Group Call while not on the
the RSSI icon. The second line displays the group alias or
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.
ID, and the Group Call icon (in Digital mode only).
2 The first line of the display shows the caller alias or ID, and
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.
clearly into the microphone.
4 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
Only one of these call types can be programmed to your radio
5 Release the PTT button to listen.
If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you
will hear a short alert tone the moment the transmitting radio
releases the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for
you to respond.
lights up.
3 Press the PTT button to respond to the call. The green LED
by your dealer.
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RSSI icon. The second line displays All Call and the All
Call icon.
Receiving an All Call
An All Call is a call from an individual radio to every radio on the
channel. It is used to make important announcements requiring
the user’s full attention.
Procedure:
When you receive an All Call:
1 A tone sounds and the green LED blinks.
2 The first line of the display shows the caller alias, and the
screen before receiving the call.
3 Once the All Call ends, the radio returns to the previous
If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you
will hear a short alert tone the moment the transmitting radio
releases the PTT button, indicating the channel is now
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different channel while receiving the call.
During an All Call, you will not be able to continue with
any menu navigation or editing until the call ends.
available for use.
You cannot respond to an All Call.
See Making an All Call on page 16 for details on making an All
Call.
NOTE: The radio stops receiving the All Call if you switch to a
and the RSSI icon. The second line displays Private Call
and the Private Call icon.
If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you will
hear a short alert tone the moment the transmitting radio
releases the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for
you to respond.
lights up.
clearly into the microphone.
Procedure:
When you receive a Private Call:
1 The green LED blinks.
2 The first line of the display shows the subscriber alias or ID,
3 Press the PTT button to respond to the call. The green LED
4 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
5 Release the PTT button to listen.
6 If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of
time, the call ends.
7 You hear a short tone. The display shows Call Ended.
See Making a Private Call on page 15 for details on making a
Private Call.
Making a Call with the Channel Rocker
Making a Group Call
To make a call to a group of users, your radio must be
configured as part of that group.
up. The display shows the group alias or ID, and the Group
active group alias or ID.
Procedure:
1 Press the Channel Rocker to select the channel with the
Call icon.
2 Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights
3 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
responds, the green LED blinks. You see the Group Call
clearly into the microphone.
icon, the group alias or ID, and transmitting radio alias
or ID on your display.
4 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio
the channel to send a privacy-enabled transmission.
Only target radios with the same Privacy Key as your
radio will be able to unscramble the transmission.
See Privacy on page 44 for more information.
Making a Radio Call
You can select a channel, subscriber alias or ID, or group alias
or ID by using:
• The Channel Rocker
• A programmed One Touch Call button
• The Contacts list (see Contacts Settings on page 25)
only and is dialed using a keypad microphone (see Making a
• Manual Dial (via Contacts) – This method is for Private Calls
Private Call by Manual Dial on page 56)
NOTE: Your radio must have the Privacy feature enabled on
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clearly into the microphone.
responds, the green LED blinks.
3 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
4 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio
respond. Press the PTT button to respond. ORIf there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of
hear a short alert tone the moment the target radio releases
the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for you to
5 If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you will
5 If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you will
hear a short alert tone the moment the target radio releases
the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for you to
time, the call ends.
6 Radio returns to the previous screen you were on prior to
respond. Press the PTT button to respond.ORIf there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of
receiving the call.
time, the call ends.
6 You hear a short tone. The display shows Call Ended.
You can also make a Group Call via Contacts (see Making a
Group Call from Contacts on page 26).
You can also make a Private Call via Contacts (see Making a
Private Call from Contacts on page 26), manually dial a
Private Call (see Making a Private Call by Manual Dial on
page 56) or perform a quick alphanumeric search for the
required target alias via a keypad entry (see Making a Private
Call by Alias Search on page 56).
Procedure:
active subscriber alias or ID.
1 Press the Channel Rocker to select the channel with the
2 Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights
Making a Private Call
up. The first line displays the subscriber alias or ID. The
second line displays Private Call and the Private Call
icon.
Procedure:
Making an All Call
Group or Private Call to the predefined alias or ID.
1 Press the programmed One Touch Call button to make a
This feature allows you to transmit to all users on the channel.
up. The display shows the group/subscriber alias or ID, and
2 Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights
Your radio must be programmed to allow you to use this feature.
Procedure:
the Group/Private Call icon.
3 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
active All Call group alias or ID.
1 Press the Channel Rocker to select the channel with the
clearly into the microphone.
responds, the green LED blinks.
4 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio
5 If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you will
up. The display shows the All Call group alias or ID, and the
All Call icon.
clearly into the microphone.
2 Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights
3 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
hear a short alert tone the moment the target radio releases
the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for you to
Users on the channel cannot respond to an All Call.
respond. Press the PTT button to respond.ORIf there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of
Making a Group or Private Call with the One Touch
time, the call ends.
the call.
6 Radio returns to the screen you were on prior to receiving
Call Button
The One Touch Call feature allows you to make a Group or
Private Call to a predefined alias or ID easily. This feature can
be assigned to a short or long programmable button press.
For a Private Call, you hear a short tone when the call ends.
You can ONLY have one alias or ID assigned to a One Touch
Call button. Your radio can have multiple One Touch Call
buttons programmed.
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