Motorola DP3400, DP3401 instruction manual
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
Computer Software Copyrights
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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?
Getting Started
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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.
Preparing Your Radio for Use
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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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