Professional Digital Two-Way Radio System
DP 3400 / DP 3401
Non-Display Portable
User Guide
Contents
This User Guide contains all the information you need
to use the MOTOTRBO Series Portables.
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance . . .iii
Computer Software Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
How to Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What Your Dealer/System Administrator
Can Tell You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Preparing Your Radio for Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Attaching the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Attaching the Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Attaching the Belt Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Attaching the Universal Connector Cover . . . . . . . . . 3
Powering Up the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Identifying Radio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Radio Controls You Will Be Using . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Programmable Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Assignable Radio Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Assignable Settings or Utility Functions . . . . . . . . . 6
Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Switching Between Analog and Digital Mode . . . . . . 7
Identifying Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Audio Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Indicator Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Receiving and Making Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Selecting a Radio Channel, Subscriber ID,
or Group ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call . . . . . . 10
Receiving and Responding to a Group Call . . . . . 11
Receiving and Responding to a
Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Receiving an All Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Making a Voice Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Making a Voice Call with the Channel
Selector Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Making a Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Making a Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Making an All Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
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Making a Group or Private Call with the
One Touch Call Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Talkaround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Monitoring Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Monitoring a Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Permanent Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Scan Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Starting and Stopping Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Responding to a Transmission During a Scan . . 17
Deleting a Nuisance Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Restoring a Nuisance Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Call Indicator Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Escalating Alarm Tone Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Call Alert Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Receiving and Acknowledging a Call Alert . . . . . 18
Making a Call Alert with the One
Touch Call Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Emergency Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Sending an Emergency Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Sending an Emergency Alarm with Call . . . . . . . 20
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Sending an Emergency Alarm with Voice
to Follow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Reinitiating an Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Exiting an Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Text Messaging Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Sending a Quick Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Setting the Squelch Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Setting the Power Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Turning Radio Tones/Alerts On or Off . . . . . . . . 23
Checking the Battery Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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Important Safety Information
Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance
Before using this product, read the operating
instructions for safe usage contained in the
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Product Safety and RF Exposure booklet
enclosed with your radio.
ATTENTION!
This radio is restricted to occupational use only to
satisfy FCC RF energy exposure requirements.
Before using this product, read the RF energy awareness
information and operating instructions in the Product
Safety and RF Exposure booklet enclosed with your radio
(Motorola Publication part number 6864117B25) to
ensure compliance with RF energy exposure limits.
For a list of Motorola-approved antennas, batteries, and
other accessories, visit the following website:
http://www.motorola.com/governmentandenterprise
Important Safety Information
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Computer Software Copyrights
The Motorola products described in this manual may
include copyrighted Motorola computer programs stored
in semiconductor memories or other media. Laws in the
United States and other countries preserve for Motorola
certain exclusive rights for copyrighted computer
programs including, but not limited to, the exclusive right
to copy or reproduce in any form the copyrighted
computer program. Accordingly, any copyrighted
Motorola computer programs contained in the Motorola
products described in this manual may not be copied,
reproduced, modified, reverse-engineered, or distributed
in any manner without the express written permission of
Motorola. Furthermore, the purchase of Motorola
products shall not be deemed to grant either directly or by
implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license under the
copyrights, patents or patent applications of Motorola,
except for the normal non-exclusive license to use that
arises by operation of law in the sale of a product.
The AMBE+2
this product is protected by intellectual property rights
including patent rights, copyrights and trade secrets of
Digital Voice Systems, Inc.
This voice coding Technology is licensed solely for use
within this Communications Equipment. The user of this
Technology is explicitly prohibited from attempting to
decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble the Object
Code, or in any other way convert the Object Code into a
human-readable form.
U.S. Pat. Nos. #5,870,405, #5,826,222, #5,754,974,
#5,701,390, #5,715,365, #5,649,050, #5,630,011,
#5,581,656, #5,517,511, #5,491,772, #5,247,579,
#5,226,084 and #5,195,166.
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voice coding Technology embodied in
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Getting Started
Take a moment to review the following:
How to Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 1
What Your Dealer/System Administrator Can Tell You . page 1
How to Use This Guide
This User Guide covers the basic operation of the MOTOTRBO
Non-Display Portables.
However, your dealer or system administrator may have
customized your radio for your specific needs. Check with your
dealer or system administrator for more information.
Throughout this publication, two icons are used to differentiate
Analog mode and Digital mode only features:
Indicates an Analog mode only feature.
Indicates a Digital mode only feature.
For features that are available in both Analog and Digital
modes, no icon is shown.
What Your Dealer/System Administrator
Can Tell You
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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Preparing Your Radio for Use
IMPRES battery warranty, although the
standard battery warranty still applies.
Assemble your radio by following these steps:
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 2
Attaching the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 2
Attaching the Antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 3
Attaching the Belt Clip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 3
Attaching the Universal Connector Cover . . . . . . . . . . . page 3
Powering Up the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 4
Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 4
Charging the Battery
Your radio is powered by a Nickel Metal-Hydride (NiMH) or
Lithium-Ion (Li-lon) battery. To avoid damage and comply with
warranty terms, charge the battery using a Motorola charger
exactly as described in the charger user guide.
Charge a new battery 14 to 16 hours before initial use for best
performance.
IMPORTANT: ALWAYS charge your IMPRES battery with the
IMPRES charger. Using a conventional charger
causes irrecoverable loss of IMPRES battery
Preparing Your Radio for Use
data. As a result, the battery functions as a
non-IMPRES battery and cannot display the
data on your radio. Additionally, it voids your
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Attaching the Battery
Align the battery with
the rails on the back of
the radio. Press the
battery firmly, and slide
upward until the latch
snaps into place. Slide
battery latch into lock
position.
To remove the
battery, turn the
radio off. Move the
battery latch into
unlock position
and hold, and slide
the battery down
and off the rails.
Battery Latch
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Attaching the Antenna
Attaching the Universal Connector Cover
With the radio turned off, set the
antenna in its receptacle and turn
clockwise.
To remove the antenna, turn the
antenna counterclockwise. Make sure
you turn off the radio and remove the
universal connector cover first.
If the antenna needs to be replaced, ensure that only
MOTOTRBO antennas are used. Neglecting this will
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damage your radio.
Attaching the Belt Clip
Align the grooves on the clip with
those on the battery and press
downward until you hear a click.
To remove the clip, press the belt clip
tab away from the battery using a
key, or similar item. Then slide the
clip upward and away from the radio.
The universal connector is located on the antenna side of the
radio. It is used to connect MOTOTRBO accessories to the
radio.
Place the universal
connector cover loop over
the attached antenna. Slide
it all the way down to the
Universal
Connector
Cover
To remove the universal connector cover, press down on the
cover and turn the thumbscrew counterclockwise. Lift the cover
up, slide the connector cover loop upwards, and remove it from
the attached antenna.
base of the antenna.
Insert the hooked end of the
cover into the slots above
the universal connector.
Press downward on the
cover to seat the lower tab
properly into the RF
connector.
Turn the thumbscrew
clockwise to secure the
connector cover to the
radio.
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Powering Up the Radio
Adjusting the Volume
Rotate the On/Off/Volume
Control Knob clockwise
until you hear a click. The
LED blinks green.
A brief tone sounds,
indicating that the power up
test is successful.
NOTE: There is no power
up tone if the radio
tones/alerts
function is
disabled (see
Turning Radio
Tones/Alerts On
or Off on
page 23).
If your radio does not power up, check your battery. Make sure
that it is charged and properly attached. If your radio still does
not power up, contact your dealer.
To turn off the radio, rotate this knob counterclockwise until you
hear a click.
Preparing Your Radio for Use
To increase the
volume, turn the On/
Off/Volume Control
Knob clockwise.
To decrease the
volume, turn this knob
counterclockwise.
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Identifying Radio Controls
Take a moment to review the following:
Radio Controls You Will Be Using . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 5
Programmable Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 6
Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 7
Switching Between Analog and Digital Mode . . . . . . . . page 7
Radio Controls You Will Be Using
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2
3
4
5
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10
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Channel Selector Knob
1
On/Off/Volume Control Knob
2
LED Indicator
3
Side Button 1*
4
Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button
5
Side Button 2*
6
Side Button 3*
7
Microphone
8
Universal Connector for Accessories
9
Speaker
10
Emergency Button*
11
Antenna
12
* These buttons are programmable.
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8
7
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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.
• Long press – Pressing and holding for the preprogrammed
duration (between 0.25 seconds and 3.75 seconds).
• Hold down – Keeping the button pressed.
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.
Zone – Allows selection from a list of zones.
Battery Strength – Indicates battery strength via the LED
Indicator.
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Assignable Radio Functions
Emergency – Depending on the programming, initiates or
cancels an emergency alarm or call.
Monitor – Monitors a selected channel for activity.
Nuisance Channel Delete – Temporarily removes an
unwanted channel, except for the Selected Channel, from the
scan list. The Selected Channel refers to the user’s selected
zone/channel combination from which scan is initiated.
One Touch Call – Directly initiates a predefined Private or
Group Call, a Call Alert or a Quick Text message.
Permanent Monitor – Monitors a selected channel for all radio
traffic until function is disabled.
Assignable Settings or Utility Functions
All Tones/Alerts – Toggles all tones and alerts on or off.
Power Level – Toggles transmit power level between high and
low.
Squelch – Toggles squelch level between tight and normal.
Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button
The PTT button on the side of
the radio serves two basic
purposes:
• While a call is in progress,
the PTT button allows the
radio to transmit to other
radios in the call.
Press and hold down PTT
button to talk. Release the
PTT button to listen.
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 Voice Call on page 12).
Depending on programming, if the Talk Permit Tone is
enabled, wait until the short alert tone ends before talking.
PTT
Button
Switching Between Analog and Digital
Mode
Each channel in your radio
can be configured as an
analog channel or a digital
channel. Use the Channel
Selector Knob to switch
between an analog or a digital
channel.
When switching from digital to
analog mode, certain features
are unavailable.
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 16).
Channel Selec tor Knob
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Identifying Status Indicators
Your radio indicates its operational status through the following:
LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 8
Audio Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 8
Indicator Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 8
Solid green – Radio is transmitting. Also indicates full charge of
the battery when the preprogrammed Battery Strength button
is pressed.
Blinking green – Radio is powering up or receiving a call.
Audio Tones
LED Indicator
The LED indicator shows the
operational status of your radio.
Blinking red – Radio is
transmitting at low battery
condition, receiving an emergency
transmission or has failed the selftest upon powering up.
Solid yellow – Radio is receiving
a request for a Private Call, or
monitoring a channel. Also
indicates fair battery charge when
the preprogrammed Battery
Strength button is pressed.
Blinking yellow – Radio is scanning for activity or receiving a
Identifying Status Indicators
Call Alert.
LED Indicat or
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Alert tones provide you with audible indications of the radio’s
status or the radio’s response to data received.
Continuous Tone A monotone sound. Sounds
continuously until termination.
Periodic Tone Sounds periodically depending on the
duration set by the radio. Tone starts.
stops and repeats itself.
Repetitive Tone A single tone that repeats itself until it is
terminated by the user.
Momentary Tone Sounds only once for a short period of
time defined by the radio.
Indicator Tones
High pitched tone Low pitched tone
Positive Indicator Tone
Negative Indicator Tone
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Receiving and Making Calls
Once you understand how your MOTOTRBO Portable 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
Selecting a Radio Channel, Subscriber ID,
or Group ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 10
Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call . . . . . . . . .page 10
Making a Voice Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 12
Talkaround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 14
Monitoring Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page 15
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Selecting a Zone
Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call
A zone is a group of channels. Your radio supports up to a
maximum of 2 zones.
Procedure:
1 Press the preprogrammed Zone button.
2 You hear a positive indicator tone, indicating the radio has
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switched from Zone 1 to Zone 2.
OR
You hear a negative indicator tone, indicating the radio has
switched from Zone 2 to Zone 1.
Selecting a Radio Channel, Subscriber ID,
or Group ID
Once the required
zone is set (if you
have multiple zones
in your radio), turn
the Channel Selector
Knob to select the
number that
represents the
channel, subscriber
ID, or group ID.
Once the channel,
subscriber ID, or
group ID is set, you
can proceed to
receive and respond
to calls.
The LED lights up
solid green while the
radio is transmitting
and blinks when the
radio is receiving.
LED Indicator
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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.
1 The LED blinks green.
2 Hold the radio vertically 2.5 to 5.0 cm (1 to 2 inches) from
your mouth.
3 Press the PTT button to respond to the call. The LED lights
up solid green.
4 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
clearly into the microphone.
5 Release the PTT button to listen.
6 If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of
time, the call ends.
See Making a Group Call on page 12 for details on making a
Group Call.
Receiving and Responding to a Private Call
A Private Call is a call from an individual radio to another
individual radio.
There are two types of Private Calls. The first type, where a
radio presence check is performed prior to setting up the call,
while the other sets up the call immediately.
When your radio is checked, the LED lights up solid yellow
momentarily. Only one of these call types can be programmed
to your radio by your dealer.
Procedure:
When you receive a private call:
1 Depending on how your radio is programmed:
The LED lights up solid yellow momentarily. Then, the LED
blinks green.
OR
The LED blinks green.
2 Hold the radio vertically 2.5 to 5.0 cm (1 to 2 inches) from
your mouth.
3 Press the PTT button to respond to the call. The LED lights
up solid green.
4 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
clearly into the microphone.
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5 Release the PTT button to listen.
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6 If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of
7 You hear a short tone.
See Making a Private Call on page 13 for details on making a
Private 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 LED blinks green.
2 If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of
You cannot respond to an All Call.
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time, the call ends.
Receiving an All Call
time, the All Call ends.
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 use any
preprogrammed button functions until the call ends.
Making a Voice Call
You can select a channel, subscriber ID or group ID by using:
• the Channel Selector Knob
• a preprogrammed One Touch Call button
Making a Voice Call with the Channel Selector
Knob
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 Turn the Channel Selector Knob to select the channel with
the active group ID.
2 Hold the radio vertically 2.5 to 5.0 cm (1 to 2 inches) from
your mouth.
3 Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up
solid green.
4 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
clearly into the microphone.
5 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio
responds, the LED blinks green.
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6 If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of
time, the call ends.
Making a Private Call
Procedure:
1 Turn the Channel Selector Knob to select the channel with
the active subscriber ID.
2 Hold the radio vertically 2.5 to 5.0 cm (1 to 2 inches) from
your mouth.
3 Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up
solid green.
4 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
clearly into the microphone.
5 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio
responds, the LED blinks green.
6 If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of
time, the call ends.
7 You hear a short tone.
Making an All Call
This feature allows you to transmit to all users on the channel.
Your radio must be programmed to allow you to use this feature.
Procedure:
1 Turn the Channel Selector Knob to select the channel with
the active All Call group ID.
2 Hold the radio vertically 2.5 to 5.0 cm (1 to 2 inches) from
your mouth.
3 Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up
solid green.
4 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
clearly into the microphone.
Users on the channel cannot respond to an All Call.
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Making a Group or Private Call with the One Touch
Talkaround
Call Button
The One Touch Call feature allows you to make a Group or
Private Call to a predefined ID easily. This feature can be
assigned to a short or long programmable button press.
You can ONLY have one ID assigned to a One Touch Call
button. Your radio can have multiple One Touch Call buttons
programmed.
Procedure:
1 Press the preprogrammed One Touch Call button to make
a Group or Private Call to the predefined ID.
2 Hold the radio vertically 2.5 to 5.0 cm (1 to 2 inches) from
your mouth.
3 Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up
solid green.
4 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
clearly into the microphone.
5 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio
responds, the LED blinks green.
6 If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of
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time, the call ends.
For a Private Call, you hear a short tone when the call ends.
You can continue to communicate when your repeater is not
operating, or when your radio is out of the repeater’s range but
within talking range of other radios. This is called “talkaround”.
Procedure:
1 Press the preprogrammed Repeater/Talkaround button.
2 You hear a positive indicator tone, indicating the radio is in
Talkaround mode.
OR
You hear a negative indicator tone, indicating the radio is in
Repeater mode.
The Talkaround setting is retained even after powering down.
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Monitoring Features
Monitoring a Channel
Use the Monitor feature to make sure a channel is free before
transmitting.
Procedure:
1 Press and hold the preprogrammed Monitor button and
listen for activity.
2 You hear radio activity or total silence, depending on how
your radio is programmed.
3 When you hear “white noise” (that is, the channel is free),
press the PTT button to talk and release it to listen. The LED
lights up solid yellow.
Permanent Monitor
Use the Permanent Monitor feature to continuously monitor a
selected channel for activity.
Procedure:
1 Press the preprogrammed Permanent Monitor button.
2 Radio sounds alert tone, and the LED lights up solid yellow.
3 Press the preprogrammed Permanent Monitor button to
remove the radio from permanent monitor mode.
4 Radio sounds an alert tone and the LED turns off,
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Advanced Features
Use this navigation guide to learn more about advanced
features available with your portable:
Scan Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 16
Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 16
Call Indicator Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 18
Call Alert Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 18
Emergency Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 19
Text Messaging Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 21
Utilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 22
Scan Lists
Scan lists are created and assigned to individual channels/
groups. Your radio scans for voice activity by cycling through the
channel/group sequence specified in the scan list for the current
channel.
Your radio supports up to 32 scan lists, with a maximum of 16
members in a list. Each scan list shall support a mixture of both
analog and digital entries.
Scan
When you start a scan, your radio cycles through the
preprogrammed scan list for the current channel looking for
voice activity.
The LED blinks yellow.
During a dual mode scan, if you are on a digital channel, and
your radio locks onto an analog channel, it automatically
switches from digital mode to analog mode for the duration of
the call. This is also true for the reverse.
There are two types of scans:
• Main Channel Scan (Manual): Your radio scans all the
channels/groups in your scan list. On entering scan, your
radio may – depending on the settings – automatically start
on the last scanned “active” channel/group or on the channel
where scan was initiated.
• Auto Scan (Automatic): Your radio automatically starts
scanning when you select a channel/group that has Auto
Scan enabled.
Starting and Stopping Scan
Procedure:
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1 Press the preprogrammed Scan button.
OR
Use the Channel Selector Knob to select a channel with
Auto Scan enabled.
2 When Scan is enabled, the LED blinks yellow and you hear
a positive indicator tone.
OR
When Scan is disabled, the LED turns off and you hear a
negative indicator tone.
Responding to a Transmission During a Scan
During scanning, your radio stops on a channel/group where
activity is detected. The radio stays on that channel for a
preprogrammed time period known as “hang time”.
Procedure:
1 Hold the radio vertically 2.5 to 5.0 cm (1 to 2 inches) from
your mouth.
Deleting a Nuisance Channel
If a channel continually generates unwanted calls or noise
(termed a “nuisance” channel), you can temporarily remove the
unwanted channel from the scan list.
This capability does not apply to the channel designated as the
Selected Channel.
Procedure:
1 When your radio “locks on to” an unwanted or nuisance
channel, press the preprogrammed Nuisance Channel
Delete button until you hear a tone.
2 Release the Nuisance Channel Delete button. The
nuisance channel is deleted.
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2 Press the PTT button during hang time. The LED lights up
solid green.
3 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
clearly into the microphone.
4 Release the PTT button to listen.
5 If you do not respond within the hang time, the radio returns
to scanning other channels/groups.
Restoring a Nuisance Channel
Procedure:
To restore the deleted nuisance channel, do one of the
following:
• Power the radio off and powering it on again, OR
• Stop and restart a scan via the preprogrammed Scan button,
OR
• Change the channel via the Channel Selector Knob.
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Call Indicator Settings
Call Alert Operation
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You can turn on or off the ringing tones for a received Private
Call (see Turning Radio Tones/Alerts On or Off on page 23).
Escalating Alarm Tone Volume
Your radio can be preprogrammed by your dealer to continually
alert you when a radio call remains unanswered. This is done
by automatically increasing the alarm tone volume over time.
This feature is known as Escalert.
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Call Alert paging enables you to alert a specific radio user to call
you back when they are able to do so. This feature is accessible
via a preprogrammed One Touch Call button.
Receiving and Acknowledging a Call Alert
Procedure:
When you receive a Call Alert page:
1 You hear a repetitive tone. The LED blinks yellow.
2 Press and release the PTT button to acknowledge the alert.
Making a Call Alert with the One Touch Call
Button
Procedure:
1 Press the preprogrammed One Touch Call button to make
a Call Alert to the predefined ID.
2 The LED lights up solid green when your radio is sending
the Call Alert.
3 If the Call Alert acknowledgement is received, two chirps
sounds.
OR
If the Call Alert acknowledgement is not received, a lowpitch tone sounds.
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Emergency Operation
An Emergency Alarm is used to indicate a critical situation. You
are able to initiate an Emergency at any time, in any state, even
when there is activity on the current channel.
Your radio supports 3 Emergency Alarms:
• Emergency Alarm
• Emergency Alarm with Call
• Emergency Alarm with Voice to Follow
In addition, each alarm has the following types:
• Regular – Radio transmits an alarm signal and shows audio
and/or visual indicators.
• Silent – Radio transmits an alarm signal without any audio or
visual indicators.
Only one of the Emergency Alarms above can be assigned to
the preprogrammed Emergency button.
Sending an Emergency Alarm
This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm, a nonvoice signal, which triggers an alert indication on another radio.
Procedure:
1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.
2 The LED lights up solid green.
3 When an Emergency Alarm acknowledgment is received,
the Emergency tone sounds. The LED blinks green.
OR
If your radio does not receive an Emergency Alarm
acknowledgement, and after all retries have been
exhausted, a low-pitch tone sounds.
4 Radio exits the Emergency Alarm mode.
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Sending an Emergency Alarm with Call
This feature allows you send an Emergency Alarm to another
radio. Upon acknowledgement, both radios can communicate
over a preprogrammed Emergency channel.
Procedure:
1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.
2 The LED lights up solid green.
3 When an Emergency Alarm acknowledgment is received,
the Emergency tone sounds. The LED blinks green.
4 Hold the radio vertically 2.5 to 5.0 cm (1 to 2 inches) from
your mouth.
5 Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up
solid green.
6 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
clearly into the microphone.
7 Long press the preprogrammed Emergency button to exit
the Emergency mode.
Sending an Emergency Alarm with Voice to
Follow
This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm to another
radio. Upon acknowledgement, your radio’s microphone is
automatically activated, allowing you to communicate with the
other radio without pressing the PTT.
This activated microphone state is also known as “hot mic”.
If you press the PTT button during the preprogrammed hot mic
transmission period, the radio ignores the PTT press and
remains in Emergency mode.
NOTE: If you press the PTT button during hot mic, and
continue to press it after the hot mic duration expires,
the radio continues to transmit until you release the
PTT button.
Procedure:
1 Press the preprogrammed Emergency button.
2 The LED lights up solid green.
3 Once a tone sounds, speak clearly into the microphone.
When hot mic has been enabled, the radio automatically
transmits without a PTT press until the hot mic duration
expires.
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4 While transmitting, the LED lights up solid green.
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5 Once the hot mic duration expires, the radio automatically
stops transmitting. To transmit again, press the PTT button.
Reinitiating an Emergency Mode
There are two instances where this can happen:
• You change the channel while the radio is in Emergency
mode. This exits the Emergency mode. If Emergency Alarm is
enabled on this new channel, the radio reinitiates Emergency.
• You press the preprogrammed Emergency button during an
Emergency initiation/transmission state. This causes the
radio to exit this state, and to reinitiate Emergency.
Text Messaging Features
Sending a Quick Text Message
You can send Quick Text messages, preprogrammed by your
dealer, via the programmable button.
Procedure:
1 Press the preprogrammed One Touch Call button to send a
predefined Quick Text message to a predefined ID.
2 The LED lights up solid green.
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Exiting an Emergency Mode
Your radio exits Emergency mode when one of the following
occurs:
• Emergency Alarm acknowledgement is received (for
Emergency Alarm only), OR
• All retries to send the alarm have been exhausted, OR
• The preprogrammed Emergency button is long pressed (not
applicable for Emergency Alarm with Voice to Follow).
NOTE: If your radio is powered off, it exits the Emergency
mode. The radio will not reinitiate the Emergency
mode automatically when it is turned on again.
3 Two chirps indicate that the message is sent successfully.
OR
A low-pitch tone indicates that the message cannot be sent.
Only applicable when sending to subscriber IDs:
You hear two chirps if the target radio successfully receives the
Quick Text message.
OR
You hear a low-pitch tone if the target radio fails to receive the
Quick Text message.
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Utilities
Setting the Squelch Level
You can adjust your radio's squelch level to filter out unwanted
calls with low signal strength or channels that have a higher
than normal background noise.
Settings: Normal is the default. Tight filters out (unwanted)
calls and/or background noise. However, calls from remote
locations may also be filtered out.
Procedure:
1 Press the preprogrammed Squelch button.
2 You hear a positive indicator tone, indicating the radio is
operating in tight squelch.
OR
You hear a negative indicator tone, indicating the radio is
operating in normal squelch.
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Setting the Power Level
You can toggle your radio’s power setting between high or low
for each channel.
Settings: High enables communication with radios located at a
considerable distance from you. Low enables communication
with radios in closer proximity.
Procedure:
1 Press the preprogrammed Power Level button.
2 You hear a positive indicator tone, indicating the radio is
transmitting at low power.
OR
You hear a negative indicator tone, indicating the radio is
transmitting at high power.
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Turning Radio Tones/Alerts On or Off
You can enable and disable all radio tones and alerts (except for
the incoming Emergency alert tone) if needed.
Procedure:
1 Press the preprogrammed All Tones/Alerts button.
2 You hear a positive indicator tone, indicating all tones and
alerts are on.
OR
You hear a negative indicator tone, indicating all tones and
alerts are off.
Checking the Battery Strength
You can check how much battery power you have left.
Settings: The LED Indicator in solid yellow indicates fair battery
charge while solid green indicates full charge of the battery.
Procedure:
Press the preprogrammed Battery Strength button to view the
battery strength via the LED Indicator.
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