Motorola CP185 User Manual

CONTENTS

Computer Software Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Radio Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

LED Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

LCD Display and Icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Programmable Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Attaching and Removing the Antenna . . . . . . . . . . 7

Attaching and Removing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Attaching and Removing the Belt Clip . . . . . . . . . . 9

Charging the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Deleting a Nuisance Scan Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Voice Operated Transmit (VOX) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Voice Inversion Scrambling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Front Panel Feature and Button Configuration

Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Entering Front Panel Feature and Button Configuration

Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Exiting Front Panel Feature and Button Configuration

Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Assessing Front Panel Feature and Button Configuration

Mode Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

TPL and DPL Frequencies and Codes . . . . . . . . 20

TPL Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

DPL Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

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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 me dia. 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.

COPYRIGHTS

COMPUTER SOFTWARE

Furthermore, the purchase of Motorola p roduct s 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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SAFETY

PRODUCT SAFETY AND RF EXPOSURE COMPLIANCE

Before using this product, read the

a u t i o

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 radio’s enclosed Quick Reference Card (Motorola Publication part number 68007024011) to ensure compliance with RF energy exposure limits.

operating instructions for safe usage contained in the Quick Reference Card enclosed with your radio.

ATTENTION!

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Notes

SAFETY

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RADIO OVERVIEW

1 Channel Selector Knob 2 On/Off and Volume Knob

3 LED Indicator

4 Speaker

5 Microphone

6 Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)

7 Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button

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9 Accessory Connector

10 Programming Port

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11 Left/Right Button 12 Front Programmable Buttons

8 Side Programmable Buttons

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1. Channel Selector Knob

Used to select channels in normal radio operation mode.

2. On/Off and Volume Knob

Turn the ON/OFF/Volume Control knob clockwise to turn the radio ON. Turn the ON/OFF/Volume Control knob counterclockwise to turn the radio OFF.

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Turn this knob clockwise to increase the volume. Turn this knob counterclockwise to decrease the volume.

7. Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button

Press and speak to microphone to send message. Release and listen to receive messages. Note: If a channel is programmed with the Busy Channel

Lockout feature, the user can only transmit if the channel is not in receiving mode.

8. Side Programmable Buttons

Refer to "Programmable Buttons" on page 5 for more details.

3. LED Indicator

Indicates radio transmit, receive, scan and monitor status. Refer to "LED Colors" on page 3 for more information.

4. Speaker

Receives audio messages through the speaker.

5. Microphone

Speak into the microphone when sending messages.

6. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)

An 8 character single line display with up to 9 radio status icons. Refer to "LCD Display and Icons" on page 4 for more details.

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9. Accessory Connector

2.5 mm audio in port and 3.5 mm audio out port are used to connect compatible accessories to the radio.

10. Programming Port

2.5 mm audio in lower port used by dealer to program the radio.

11. Left/Right Button

Used to navigate menu, sub-menu or parameter selections in Front Panel Feature and Button Configuration Mode.

12. Front Programmable Buttons

Refer to "Programmable Buttons" on page 5 for more details.

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LED COLORS

LED Color State Indication

Green Illuminated Radio is transmitting in normal

mode. Radio is transmitting in Scrambling Mode.

Normal Blinking Radio is receiving in normal

mode. Channel is busy. Radio passed self-test during powering up.

Amber Illuminated Monitor activated.

Permanent Sticky Monitor activated.

Normal Blinking Radio is in active Scan Mode.

Radio is receiving in Scrambling Mode.

Red Normal Blinking Radio is transmitting in normal

mode while battery is low. Radio is transmitting in Scrambling Mode while battery is low.

Fast Blinking Radio failed self-test during

powering up.

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LCD Display and Icons

Displays selected channel, programming parameters, status messages and any error or information messages.

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LCD

Indicator

Description Function

Signal Strength Indicator

Power Level Indicator

Talkaround Indicator

Monitor Indicator

Scan Indicator Blinks without dot when normal

Shows the signal strength. More bars indicate a stronger signal received by radio.

“L” illuminates to indicate radio is configured to transmit in low power; “H” illuminates when radio transmits in high power.

Illuminates when radio is not transmitting through the repeater .

Illuminates when monitoring a selected channel.

scan is activated. Illuminates without dot when there is some activity on a non-priority channel. Illuminates with dot blinking to indicate that there is some activity on the priority channel.

LCD

Indicator

Description Function

Voice Inversion Scrambling Indicator

Programming Mode Indicator

Keypad Lock Indicator

Battery Level Indicator

Illuminates when Scrambling Mode is on.

Illuminates when Programming Mode is on.

Illuminates when keypad is locked.

Shows remaining charge in battery based on how many bars (1 – 3) are displayed. Blinks when the battery is low.

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Programmable Buttons

The programmable buttons consist of:

• Side Programmable Button 1

• Side Programmable Button 2

• Front Programmable Button 1

• Front Programmable Button 2

• Front Programmable Button 3 The following functions can be assigned as short press i.e.

press and release; or long press i.e. press and hold for more than 1 second.

Button Function

Backlight Toggles backlight display between ON and OFF. Channel Alias Toggles display between Channel Number and

Channel Alias.

Keypad Lock Locks or unlocks all buttons except PTT, Side

Programmable Button 1, Side Programmable Button 2, Channel Selector Knob and ON/OFF/ Volume Knob. Applicable for Long Press Only.

Button Function

Monitor Monitors the channel for any activity as long as

the button is pressed.

Nuisance Channel Delete

TPL/DPL Enable

Power Level Selects required power level: High or Low. Reverse Burst Select the Reverse Burst Type: None, 180 or

Channel Scan Starts or stops Channel Scan. Scrambling

Code Select Scrambling

Enable/Disable

Squelch Level Selects desired squelch level: Normal or Tight. Sticky Monitor Toggles the permanent monitor function until the

Talkaround/ Repeater Mode

Unassigned No function is programmed to this button.

Removes unwanted channel(s) temporarily from scan list during Scan. Applicable for Long Press Only.

Enables or disables radio from requiring matching TPL/DPL to unsquelch.

240.

Toggles between the two scrambling codes available.

Enables or disables scrambling feature for the selected channel. Applicable for Long Press Only.

button is pressed again. Applicable for Long Press Only.

Enables toggle between repeater and talkaround mode operations.

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Button Function

Volume Set Controls the audio level. A programmable button

used to control the audio level. The button emits a continuous tone to indicate the current volume level. To change volume level, turn the volume knob to the desired level while pressing the programmable button. Applicable for Long Press only.

VOX Enables or disables VOX feature for the selected

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channel.

The default functions assigned to your radio are described in the table below.

Press

Type

Short Press

Long Press

Side

Button 1

Unassigned Unassigned Monitor Scan Power

Unassigned Unassigned Sticky

Side

Button 2

Front

Button 1

Monitor

Front

Button 2

Nuisance

Channel

Delete

Front

Button 3

Level

Unassigned

If your dealer has re-programmed your radio’s programmable buttons, you may want to write down the new functions in the

table below.

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Press

Type

Side

Button 1

Side

Button 2

Front

Button 1

Front

Button 2

Front

Button 3

Short Press

Long Press

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