PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL TWO-WAY RADIO SYSTEM
MOTOTRBO™
DM 3600/DM 3601
DISPLAY MOBILE
USER GUIDE
Contents
This User Guide contains all the information you need
to use the MOTOTRBO Series Mobiles.
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance . . vii
Software Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii
Computer Software Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii
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/Utility Functions . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Accessing the Programmed Functions . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Switching Between Conventional Analog and
Digital Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Capacity Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Identifying Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Display Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Call Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Sent Item Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
LED Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Audio Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Indicator Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Receiving and Making Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Selecting a Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Selecting a Radio Channel, Subscriber Alias or ID, or
Group Alias or ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call . . . . . . 14
Receiving and Responding to a Group Call . . . . . 14
Receiving and Responding to a Private Call . . . 15
Receiving an All Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Receiving and Responding to a Phone Call . . . . 17
Phone Call as Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Phone Call as Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Phone Call as All Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Contents
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Making a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Making a Call with the Channel Rocker . . . . . . . 19
Making a Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Making a Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Making an All Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Making a Group or Private Call with the
One Touch Access Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Stopping a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Talkaround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Permanent Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Radio Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Sending a Radio Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Remote Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Initiating Remote Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Stopping Remote Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Scan Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Viewing an Entry in the Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Editing the Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Adding a New Entry to the Scan List . . . . . . . . 28
Deleting an Entry from the Scan List . . . . . . . . 29
Setting and Editing Priority for
Contents
an Entry in the Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Starting and Stopping Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Responding to a Transmission During a Scan . . 31
Deleting a Nuisance Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Restoring a Nuisance Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Contacts Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Making a Group Call from Contacts . . . . . . . . . . 33
Making a Private Call from Contacts . . . . . . . . . 34
Assigning an Entry to a Programmable
Number Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Removing the Association between Entry and
Programmable Number Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Call Indicator Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Activating and Deactivating Call Ringers for
Private Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Activating and Deactivating Call Ringers for
Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Activating and Deactivating Call Ringers for
Telemetry Status with Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Assigning Ring Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Escalating Alarm Tone Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Call Log Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Viewing Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Missed Call Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Deleting a Call from a Call List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Call Alert Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Receiving and Responding to a Call Alert . . . . . 40
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Making a Call Alert from the Contacts List . . . . . . 41
Making a Call Alert with the One Touch
Access Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Emergency Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Receiving an Emergency Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Responding to an Emergency Alarm . . . . . . . . . . 43
Sending an Emergency Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Sending an Emergency Alarm with Call . . . . . . . 44
Sending an Emergency Alarm with Voice to
Follow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Reinitiating an Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Exiting Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Text Messaging Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Sending a Quick Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Sending a Quick Text Message with the
One Touch Access Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Managing Text Messages in the Drafts Folder . . 48
Viewing a Saved Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Deleting a Saved Text Message from Drafts . . 48
Managing Fail-to-Send Text Messages . . . . . . . . 49
Resending a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Forwarding a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Managing Sent Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Viewing a Sent Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Sending a Sent Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Deleting All Sent Text Messages from
Sent Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Receiving a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Reading a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Managing Received Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . 53
Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox . . . . . 53
Viewing a Telemetry Status Text Message
from the Inbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Replying to a Text Message with Quick Text . . 54
Deleting a Text Message from the Inbox . . . . . 55
Deleting All Text Messages from the Inbox . . . 55
Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
IP Site Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Starting an Automatic Site Search . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Stopping an Automatic Site Search . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Starting a Manual Site Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Radio Disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Radio Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Lone Worker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Third Party Peripherals Connection Modes . . . . . . 62
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Setting the Squelch Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Setting the Power Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Turning the Option Board Feature(s) On or Off . . 64
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Turning the Voice Operating Transmission (VOX)
Feature On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Turning the Public Address System On or Off . . 65
Turning the External Public Address System On
or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Controlling the Display Backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Turning Horns/Lights On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Turning the Radio Tones/Alerts On or Off . . . . . 66
Setting the Tone Alert Volume Offset Level . . . . 67
Turning the Talk Permit Tone On or Off . . . . . . . 67
Turning the Power Up Alert Tone On or Off . . . . 68
Setting the Text Message Alert Tone . . . . . . . . . 68
Turning the LED Indicators On or Off . . . . . . . . . 69
Turning the Introduction Screen On or Off . . . . . 69
Accessing General Radio Information . . . . . . . . 70
Checking the Radio Alias and ID . . . . . . . . . . 70
Checking the Firmware Version . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Checking the Codeplug Version . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Keypad Microphone Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Using the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Turning Keypad Tones On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Additional Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Contents
Selecting a Zone by Alias Search . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Initiating a Radio Check by Manual Dial . . . . . . 74
Initiating Remote Monitor by Manual Dial . . . . . 74
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Making a Private Call by Manual Dial . . . . . . . . 75
Making a Phone Call by Manual Dial . . . . . . . . . 76
Making a Phone Call with the One Touch Access
Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Making a Group, Private or All Call with the
Programmable Number Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Making a Phone Call with the Programmable
Phone Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Making a Phone Call from Contacts . . . . . . . . . 82
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 the Missed 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 Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Accessing the Drafts Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
English
Editing and Sending a Saved Text Message . . 91
Managing Fail-to-Send Text Messages . . . . . . . . 92
Forwarding a Text Message by Manual Dial . . 92
Editing a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Dual Tone Multi Frequency (DTMF) . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Radio Disable via Manual Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Radio Enable via Manual Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Password Lock Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Accessing the Radio from Password . . . . . . . . . . 95
Unlocking the Radio from Locked State . . . . . . . 96
Turning the Password Lock On or Off . . . . . . . . . 96
Changing the Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
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Notes
Notes
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English
Important Safety Information
!
C a u t i o n
Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance
Before using this product, read the operating
instructions for safe usage contained in the
This radio is restricted to occupational use only to
satisfy FCC/ICNIRP 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
6866537D37) 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
Product Safety and RF Exposure booklet
enclosed with your radio.
ATTENTION!
Software Version
Important Safety Information
All the features described in the following sections are
supported by the radio's software version R01.08.00 or
later.
See Checking the Firmware Version on page 71 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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English
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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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 7 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?
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Powering Up the Radio
On/Off Button
Volume Knob
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
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 if
the LED indicators are disabled (see Turning the LED
Indicators On or Off on page 69).
A brief tone sounds, indicating that the power up test is
successful.
To turn off the radio, press and hold the On/Off Button until you
see
Powering Down
on the radio’s display.
Adjusting the Volume
To increase the volume, turn the Volume Knob clockwise.
To decrease the volume, turn this knob counterclockwise.
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 66).
Getting Started
If your radio does not power up, contact your dealer.
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English
NOTE: Your radio can be programmed to have a minimum
volume offset where the volume level cannot be turned
down fully. Check with your dealer or system
administrator for more information.
Identifying Radio Controls
1
2 3 654
12 11 8 7910
7
8
9
10
11
12
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 6
Switching Between Conventional Analog and
Digital Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 7
Capacity Plus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 7
Radio Controls
On/Off Button
1
Volume Knob
2
Front Button P1*
3
Display
4
Channel Rocker
5
Speaker
6
Front Button P3*
Front Button P4*
Menu Navigation Buttons
Front Button P2*
Accessory Connector
LED Indicators
* These buttons are programmable.
Identifying Radio Controls
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Programmable Buttons
* Not applicable in Capacity Plus
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 (0.05 seconds).
• Long press – Pressing and holding for the programmed
duration (between 1.00 second and 3.75 seconds).
• 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 42 for
more information on the programmed duration of the
Emergency button.
Assignable Radio Functions
Manual Dial
Private or Phone Call by keying in any subscriber ID or phone
number. Only available with a keypad microphone.
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 Access
Private, Phone or Group Call, a Call Alert or a Quick Text
message, or returns the user to a preset channel.
Option Board Feature
off for option board-enabled channels.
PA On/Off
system on or off.
Permanent Monitor*
traffic until function is disabled.
– Depending on the programming, initiates a
– Directly initiates a predefined
– Toggles option board features on or
– Toggles the radio’s internal public address (PA)
– Monitors a selected channel for all radio
Contacts
Emergency – Depending on the programming, initiates or
cancels an emergency alarm or call.
Ext PA On/Off
connected public address (PA) loudspeaker amplifier and the
Identifying Radio Controls
radio’s internal public address (PA) system.
Manual Site Roam*
– Provides direct access to the Contacts list.
– Toggles the audio routing between the
– Starts the manual site search.
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Phone
Privacy
Radio Alias and ID
Radio Check
Radio Enable
enabled.
– Provides direct access to the Phone Contacts list.
– Toggles privacy on or off.
– Provides radio alias and ID.
– Determines if a radio is active in a system.
– Allows a target radio to be remotely
Radio Disable – Allows a target radio to be remotely
* Not applicable in Capacity Plus
disabled.
Remote Monitor – Turns on the microphone of a target
radio without it giving any indicators.
Repeater/Talkaround*
communicating directly with another radio.
– Toggles scan on or off.
Scan*
Site Lock On/Off* – Toggles the automatic site roam on or
off.
– Toggles between using a repeater and
Assignable Settings/Utility Functions
All Tones/Alerts
Backlight – Controls the backlight intensity.
Horns/Lights – Toggles horns and lights feature on or off.
Power Level
low.
Squelch
tight.
– Toggles all tones on or off.
– Toggles transmit power level between high and
– Toggles squelch level between normal and
Identifying Radio Controls
Telemetry Control
remote radio.
Text Message
Transmit Interrupt Remote Dekey
transmission of a remote monitored radio without giving any
indicators, or an ongoing interruptible call to free the channel.
Voice Operating Transmission (VOX)
off.
– Allows selection from a list of zones.
Zone
– Controls the Output Pin on a local or
– Selects the text message menu.
– Stops the
– Toggles VOX on or
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Accessing the Programmed Functions
PTT
Button
Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button
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 S button. Press the
appropriate Menu Scroll button (Por Q) to access
the menu functions.
2 To select a function or enter a sub-menu, press the N
button.
3 To go back one menu level, or to return to the previous
screen, press the R button. Long press the R button
to return to the Home screen.
The Menu Navigation Buttons are also available on a keypad
microphone (see Using the Keypad on page 72).
NOTE: Your radio automatically exits the menu after a period
of inactivity and returns to your Home screen.
Identifying Radio Controls
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.
• While a call is not in progress, the PTT button is used to make
a new call (see Making a Radio Call on page 18).
If the Talk Permit Tone (see Turning the Talk Permit Tone On
or Off on page 67) 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
will 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.
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You will also hear the Channel Free Indication tone if your
Channel Rocker
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 66).
Switching Between Conventional Analog
and Digital Mode
Each channel in your radio can
be configured as a conventional
analog or conventional 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 ‘greyed 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
page 30).
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.
You can only access channel(s) with Capacity Plus via the
Channel Rocker, while features supported in Capacity Plus can
be accessed via the menu and/or a programmable button press.
Icons of features not applicable to Capacity Plus will not be
available in the menu. You will hear a negative indicator tone if
you 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.
Identifying Radio Controls
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Identifying Status Indicators
* Not applicable in Capacity Plus
Your radio indicates its operational status through the following:
Display Icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 8
Call Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 9
Sent Item Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 10
LED Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 10
Audio Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 11
Indicator Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 12
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.
Identifying Status Indicators
Power Level
Radio is set at Low power.
or
Radio is set at High power.
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.
Scan*
Scan feature is activated.
Priority Scan*
Radio detects activity on channel/group designated
as Priority 1 (if • is blinking) or Priority 2 (if • is
steady).
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Unread Message
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).
Phone Call as Private Call
Indicates a Phone Call as Private Call in progress. In
the Contacts list, it indicates a phone alias (name) or
ID (number).
Phone Call as Group/All Call
Indicates a Phone Call as Group/All Call in progress.
In the Contacts list, it indicates a group alias (name)
or ID (number).
* Not applicable in Capacity Plus
User has unread message(s) in the Inbox.
Inbox Full
User’s Inbox is full.
Emergency
Radio is in Emergency mode.
Secure
The Privacy feature is enabled.
Unsecure
The Privacy feature is disabled.
Site Roaming*
The auto roaming feature is enabled.
Talkaround*
In the absence of a repeater, radio is currently
configured for direct radio to radio communication.
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.
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Sent Item Icons
Red
Yellow
Green
LED Indicators
The following icons appear at the top right corner of the radio’s
display in the Sent Items folder.
Sent Successfully
The text message is sent successfully.
Send Failed
The text message cannot be sent.
In-Progress
• The text message to a group alias or ID is pending
transmission.
• The text message to a subscriber alias or ID is
pending transmission, followed by waiting for
acknowledgement.
Identifying Status Indicators
LED indicators show the operational status of your radio.
Blinking red
or has failed the self-test upon powering up.
Solid yellow
Blinking yellow – Radio is scanning for activity or receiving a
Call Alert.
Double blinking yellow
repeater while in Capacity Plus, all Capacity Plus channels are
currently busy or in locked state.
– Radio is receiving an Emergency transmission
– Radio is monitoring a channel.
– Radio is no longer connected to the
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Rapidly blinking yellow – Radio is actively searching for a new
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.
site.
Solid green – Radio is transmitting.
Blinking green – Radio is powering up, receiving a non-
privacy-enabled call or data, or detecting activity over the air.
Rapidly blinking green
call or data.
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.
– Radio is receiving a privacy-enabled
Audio Tones
Alert tones provide you with audible indications of the radio’s
status or the radio’s response to data received.
Identifying Status Indicators
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.
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Indicator Tones
Receiving and Making Calls
High pitched tone Low pitched tone
Positive Indicator Tone
Negative Indicator Tone
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 12
Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 13
Selecting a Radio Channel, Subscriber Alias or ID,
or Group Alias or ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 13
Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . page 14
Making a Radio Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 18
Stopping a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 22
Talkaround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 23
Permanent Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 23
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 57 for more information.
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Selecting a Zone
Channel Rocker
A zone is a group of channels. Your radio supports up to 250
zones, with a maximum of 160 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 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 .
4 Por Q to the required zone and press N to select.
5 The display shows <Zone> Selected momentarily and
returns to the selected zone screen.
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), press the Channel Rocker 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
Green
LED
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.
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 blinks rapidly 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 56 for more information.
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2 The first line of the display shows the caller alias or ID, and
the RSSI icon. The second line displays the group alias or
ID, and the Group Call icon (in Digital mode only).
3 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.
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.
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 19 for details on making a
Group Call.
NOTE: If the radio receives a Group Call while not on the
Home screen, it remains on its current screen prior to
answering the call.
Long press the
view the caller alias before replying.
R button to go to Home screen to
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 first line of the display shows the subscriber alias or ID,
and the RSSI icon. The second line displays Private Call
and the Private Call icon.
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3 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.
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.
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
RSSI icon. The second line displays All Call and the All
Call icon.
3 Once the All Call ends, the radio returns to the previous
screen before receiving the call.
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
available for use.
See Making a Private Call on page 20 for details on making a
Private Call.
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You cannot respond to an All Call.
See Making an All Call on page 21 for details on making an All
Call.
NOTE: The radio stops receiving the All Call if you switch to a
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.
Receiving and Responding to a Phone Call
NOTE: If Phone Call capability is enabled, you are able to
respond to a Phone Call. Check with your dealer or
system administrator for more information.
Phone Call as Private Call
Procedure:
When you receive a Phone Call as a Private Call:
1 The first line of the display shows the RSSI icon. The
second line of the display shows Phone Call and the
Phone Call icon.
2 Press the PTT button to talk and release it to listen. The
RSSI icon disappears during transmission.
3 Press R to end the call.
If Phone Call capability is not enabled in your radio, the first line
of the display shows
call. Your radio returns to the previous screen when the call
ends.
Unavailable
and your radio mutes the
Phone Call as Group Call
Procedure:
When you receive a Phone Call as a Group Call:
1 The first line of the display shows the RSSI icon. The
second line of the display shows Phone Call which
alternates with the group alias, and the Phone Call icon.
2 Press the PTT button to talk and release it to listen. The
RSSI icon disappears during transmission.
3 Press R to end the call.
If Phone Call capability is not enabled in your radio, the first line
of the display shows
call. Your radio returns to the previous screen when the call
ends.
Unavailable
and your radio mutes the
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Phone Call as All Call
Procedure:
When you receive a Phone Call as an All Call:
1 The first line of the display shows the RSSI icon. The
second line of the display shows Phone Call which
alternates with All Call, and the Phone Call icon.
2 Press the PTT button to talk and release it to listen. The
RSSI icon disappears during transmission.
3 Press R to end the call.
If Phone Call capability is not enabled in your radio, the first line
of the display shows
call. Your radio returns to the previous screen when the call
ends.
NOTE: When you receive a Phone Call as an All Call, you can
respond to the call or end the call, only if an All Call
type is assigned to the channel.
Unavailable
and your radio mutes the
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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 Access button
• The programmed number keys – This method is for Group,
Private and All Calls only and is used with the keypad
microphone (see Making a Group, Private or All Call with
the Programmable Number Key on page 79).
• The Contacts list (see Contacts Settings on page 32)
• Manual Dial (via Contacts) – This method is for Private Calls
only and is dialed using a keypad microphone (see Making a
Private Call by Manual Dial on page 75)
NOTE: Your radio must have the Privacy feature enabled on
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 56 for more information.
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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.
Procedure:
1 Press the Channel Rocker to select the channel with the
active group alias or ID.
2 Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights
up. The display shows the group alias or ID, and the Group
Call icon.
3 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.
4 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio
responds, the green LED blinks. You see the Group Call
icon, the group alias or ID, and transmitting radio alias
or ID on your display.
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 respond. Press the PTT button to respond.
OR
If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of
time, the call ends.
6 Radio returns to the screen you were on prior to initiating the
call.
You can also make a Group Call via Contacts (see Making a
Group Call from Contacts on page 33).
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Making a Private Call
While you can receive and/or respond to a Private Call
initiated by an authorized individual radio, your radio must
be programmed for you to initiate a Private Call.
You will hear a negative indicator tone, when you make a
Private Call via the Menu, Call Log, Contacts list, One Touch
Access button, the programmed number keys, or the Channel
Rocker, if this feature is not enabled.
Use the Text Message or Call Alert features to contact an
individual radio. See Text Messaging Features on page 47 or
Call Alert Operation on page 40 for more information.
Procedure:
1 Press the Channel Rocker to select the channel with the
active subscriber alias or ID.
2 Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights
up. The first line displays the subscriber alias or ID. The
second line displays Private Call and the Private Call
icon.
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3 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and
speak clearly into the microphone.
4 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio
responds, the green LED blinks.
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
respond. Press the PTT button to respond.
OR
If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of
time, the call ends.
6 You hear a short tone. The display shows Call Ended.
You can also make a Private Call via Contacts (see Making a
Private Call from Contacts on page 34), manually dial a
Private Call (see Making a Private Call by Manual Dial on
page 75) or perform a quick alphanumeric search for the
required target alias via a keypad entry (see Making a Group,
Private, Phone or All Call by Alias Search on page 84).
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