Motorola DP 4400 UHF User Manual [en, de, fr, it, es, pl, ru]

PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL TWO-WAY RADIO

MOTOTRBO™

DP4400/DP4401

NON-DISPLAY PORTABLE

USER GUIDE

EN DE FR IT ES TU PL RU AR

Contents

This User Guide contains all the information you need to use the MOTOTRBO Series Portables.

Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance . . .iv

Software Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv Computer Software Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v Handling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi

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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Attaching the Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Attaching the Belt Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Attaching the Universal Connector Cover

(Dust Cover) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Powering Up the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Identifying Radio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . . 6
Radio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 6
Programmable Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 7
Assignable Radio Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 7
Assignable Settings or Utility Functions . . . . . .	. . . 8
Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 8
Switching Between Conventional Analog and
Digital Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . . 9
IP Site Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 10
Capacity Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 10
Linked Capacity Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 11
Identifying Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 12
LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 12
Indicator Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 13
Audio Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 13
Receiving and Making Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 14
Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 14
Selecting a Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 14
Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call . . . .	. . 15
Receiving and Responding to a Group Call . . .	. . 15
Receiving and Responding to a Private Call	. . . 16
Receiving and Responding to a Selective Call	. . 17
Receiving an All Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	. . 17

Contents

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Making a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Making a Call with the Channel Selector Knob . .	18
Making a Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	18
Making a Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	19
Making a Selective Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	19
Making an All Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	20
Stopping a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .	21

Talkaround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Monitoring Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Monitoring a Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Permanent Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Scan Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Starting and Stopping Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Responding to a Transmission During a Scan . . 24 Deleting a Nuisance Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Restoring a Nuisance Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Vote Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Call Indicator Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Escalating Alarm Tone Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Call Alert Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Receiving and Responding to a Call Alert . . . . . 26

Making a Call Alert with the

One Touch Access Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Emergency Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Sending an Emergency Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Sending an Emergency Alarm with Call . . . . . . . 28 Sending an Emergency Alarm with Voice to

Follow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Reinitiating an Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Exiting an Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Text Messaging Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Sending a Quick Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Multi-Site Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Starting an Automatic Site Search . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Stopping an Automatic Site Search . . . . . . . . . . 32 Starting a Manual Site Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Lone Worker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Password Lock Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Accessing the Radio from Password . . . . . . . . . 33 Unlocking the Radio from Locked State . . . . . . . 34 Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Finding and Connecting to a Bluetooth Device . . 35 Disconnecting from a Bluetooth Device . . . . . . . 35 Switching Audio Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Setting the Squelch Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Setting the Power Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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Turning the Option Board Feature(s) On or Off . . 36 Turning the Voice Operating Transmission (VOX) Feature On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Turning Radio Tones/Alerts On or Off . . . . . . . . . 37 Checking the Battery Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Voice Announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Intelligent Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 GPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Batteries and Chargers Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

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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 Product Safety and RF Exposure booklet enclosed with your radio.

	Information	ATTENTION!
		This radio is restricted to occupational use only to
		satisfy FCC/ICNIRP RF energy exposure
	Safety	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
	Important	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.motorolasolutions.com

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Software Version

All the features described in the following sections are supported by the radio's software version R02.04.00.

Please check with your dealer or system administrator for more details of all the features supported.

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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+2TM voice coding Technology embodied in 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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Handling Precautions

The MOTOTRBO Series Digital Portable radio meets IP57 specifications, allowing the radio to withstand adverse field conditions such as being submersed in water.

	•	If the radio has been submersed in water, shake the
		radio well to remove any water that may be trapped
		inside the speaker grille and microphone port. Trapped
		water could cause decreased audio performance.
	•	If the radio’s battery contact area has been exposed to
Precautions	•	water, clean and dry battery contacts on both the radio
		To clean the exterior surfaces of the radio, use a diluted
		and the battery before attaching the battery to the
		radio. The residual water could short-circuit the radio.
	•	If the radio has been submersed in a corrosive
		substance (e.g. saltwater), rinse the radio and battery
		in fresh water then dry the radio and battery.
Handling		solution of mild dishwashing detergent and fresh water
		(i.e. one teaspoon of detergent to one gallon of water).

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•Never poke the vent (hole) located on the radio chassis below the battery contact. This vent allows for pressure equalization in the radio. Doing so may create a leak path into the radio and the radio’s submersibility may be lost.

•Never obstruct or cover the vent, even with a label.

•Ensure that no oily substances come in contact with the vent.

•The radio with antenna attached properly is designed to be submersible to a maximum depth of 1 meter (3.28 feet) and a maximum submersion time of 30 minutes. Exceeding either maximum limit or use without antenna may result in damage to the radio.

•When cleaning the radio, do not use a high pressure jet spray on the radio as this will exceed the 1 meter depth pressure and may cause water to leak into the radio.

Do not disassemble the radio. This could damage radio seals and result in leak paths into the radio. Radio maintenance should only be done in service depot that is equipped to test and replace the seal on the radio.

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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, 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.

For features that are available in both Analog and Digital modes, no icon is shown.

For features that are available in a conventional multi-site mode, see IP Site Connect on page 10 for more information.

Selected features are also available on the single-site trunking mode, Capacity Plus. See Capacity Plus on page 10 for more information.

Selected features are also available in the multi-site trunking mode, Linked Capacity Plus. See Linked Capacity Plus on page 11 for more information.

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?

•What are the best radio usage practices for effective communication?

•What maintenance procedures will help promote longer radio life?

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Preparing Your Radio for Use

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Preparing Your Radio for Use

Assemble your radio by following these steps:

Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 2 Attaching the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 3 Attaching the Antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 3 Attaching the Belt Clip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 4

Attaching the Universal Connector

Cover (Dust Cover) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 4 Powering Up the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 5 Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 5

Charging the Battery

For best performance, your radio is powered by a Motorola-approved 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 an IMPRES charger for optimized battery life and valuable battery data. IMPRES batteries charged exclusively with IMPRES chargers receive a 6-month capacity warranty extension over the standard Motorola Premium battery warranty duration.

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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.

Attaching the Antenna

With the radio turned off, set the antenna in its receptacle and turn clockwise.

To remove the antenna, turn the antenna counterclockwise.

If antenna needs to be replaced, ensure that only MOTOTRBO antennas are used. Neglecting this will damage your radio.

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 Belt Clip

Align the grooves on the clip with those on the battery and press downward until you hear a click.

	Use	To remove the clip, press the
		belt clip tab away from the
	for	battery using a key. Then
		slide the clip upward and
	Preparing Your Radio	away from the radio.

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Attaching the Universal Connector Cover

(Dust Cover)

The universal connector is located on the antenna side of the radio. It is used to connect MOTOTRBO accessories to the radio.

	Insert the hooked end of the
	cover into the slots above the
	universal connector. Press
	downward on the cover to
Universal	seat the lower tab properly
Connector	into the RF connector.
	Turn the thumbscrew
	clockwise to secure the
	connector cover to the radio.

To remove the universal connector cover, press down

on the cover and turn the thumbscrew counterclockwise.

Replace the dust cover when the universal connector is not in use.

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Powering Up the Radio

Rotate the On/Off/Volume Control Knob clockwise until you hear a click. The LED lights up solid 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 37).

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.

Adjusting the Volume

	To increase the volume, turn the On/Off/Volume Control Knob	forRadioYourPreparing
	clockwise.
	To decrease the volume, turn this knob counterclockwise.	Use

NOTE: Your radio can be programmed to have a minimum volume offset where the volume level cannot be turned past the programmed minimum volume. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information.

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Identifying Radio Controls

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Identifying Radio Controls

Take a moment to review the following:

Radio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 6 Programmable Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 7 Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 8

Switching Between Conventional Analog and

Digital Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 9 IP Site Connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 10 Capacity Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 10 Linked Capacity Plus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 11

Radio Controls

1Channel Selector Knob

2On/Off/Volume Control Knob

3LED Indicator

4Side Button 1*

5Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button

6Side Button 2*

7Side Button 3*

8Microphone

1	12
2	11
3	10
4	9
5

8

6

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9 Speaker

10Universal Connector for Accessories

11Emergency Button*

12Antenna

*These buttons are programmable.

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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:

•Short press – Pressing and releasing rapidly.

•Long press – Pressing and holding for the programmed duration.

•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 27 for more information on the programmed duration of the

Emergency button.

Assignable Radio Functions

BluetoothTM Audio Switch – Toggles audio routing between internal radio speaker and external Bluetooth-enabled accessory.

Bluetooth Connect – Initiates a Bluetooth find-and-connect operation.

Bluetooth Disconnect – Terminates all existing Bluetooth connections between your radio and any Bluetooth-enabled devices.

Call Forwarding – Toggles Call Forwarding on or off.

Voice Announcement for Channel – Plays zone and channel announcement voice messages for the current channel. This function is unavailable when Voice Announcement is disabled.

Emergency – Depending on the programming, initiates or cancels an emergency alarm or call.

Intelligent Audio On/Off – Toggles Intelligent Audio on or off.

Manual Site Roam*‡ – Starts the manual site search.

Mic AGC On/Off – Toggles the internal microphone automatic gain control (AGC) on or off. Not applicable during a Bluetooth session.

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 Access – Directly initiates a predefined Private or Group Call, a Call Alert or a Quick Text message.

Option Board Feature – Toggles option board feature(s) on or off for option board-enabled channels.

* Not applicable in Capacity Plus

‡ Not applicable in Linked Capacity Plus

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Permanent Monitor*‡– Monitors a selected channel for all radio traffic until function is disabled.

Privacy – Toggles privacy on or off.

Repeater/Talkaround*‡ – Toggles between using a repeater and communicating directly with another radio.

Scan*‡ – Toggles scan on or off.

Site Lock On/Off* – Toggles the automatic site roam on or off.

Telemetry Control – Controls the Output Pin on a local or remote radio.

Transmit Interrupt Remote Dekey – Stops an ongoing interruptible call to free the channel.

Voice Announcement On/Off – Toggles Voice Announcement on or off.

Voice Operating Transmission (VOX) – Toggles VOX on or off.

Zone – Allows selection from a list of zones.

Battery Strength – Indicates battery strength via the LED Indicator.

* Not applicable in Capacity Plus

‡ Not applicable in Linked Capacity Plus

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	PTT Button
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.

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•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).

Depending on programming, if the Talk Permit Tone 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 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.

You will also hear a continuous talk prohibit tone, if your call is interrupted, indicating that you should release the PTT button, for example when the radio receives an Emergency Call.

Switching Between Conventional Analog

and Digital Mode

Each channel in your radio

can be configured as a Channel Selector Knob

conventional analog or conventional 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 24).

Controls Radio Identifying

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Identifying Radio Controls

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IP Site Connect

This feature allows your radio to extend conventional communication beyond the reach of a single site, by connecting to different available sites which are connected via an Internet Protocol (IP) network.

When the radio moves out of range from one site and into the range of another, it connects to the new site's repeater to send or receive calls/data transmissions. Depending on your settings, this is done automatically or manually.

If the radio is set to do this automatically, it scans through all available sites when the signal from the current site is weak or when the radio is unable to detect any signal from the current site. It then locks on to the repeater with the strongest Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) value.

In a manual site search, the radio searches for the next site in the roam list that is currently in range (but which may not have the strongest signal) and locks on to it.

NOTE: Each channel can only have either Scan or Roam enabled, not both at the same time.

Channels with this feature enabled can be added to a particular roam list. The radio searches the channel(s) in the roam list during the automatic roam operation to locate the best site.

A roam list supports a maximum of 16 channels (including the Selected Channel).

You cannot manually add or delete an entry to the roam list. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more

information.

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.

Icons of features not applicable to Capacity Plus are not available in the menu. You hear a negative indicator tone if you try to access a feature not applicable to Capacity Plus via a programmable button press.

Your radio also has features that are available in conventional digital mode, IP Site Connect, Capacity Plus and Linked 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 configuration.

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Linked Capacity Plus

Linked Capacity Plus is a multi-site multi-channel trunking configuration of the MOTOTRBO radio system, combining the best of both Capacity Plus and IP Site Connect configurations.

Linked Capacity Plus allows your radio to extend trunking communication beyond the reach of a single site, by connecting to different available sites which are connected via an Internet Protocol (IP) network. It also provides an increase in capacity by efficiently utilizing the combined available number of programmed channels supported by each of the available sites.

When the radio moves out of range from one site and into the range of another, it connects to the new site's repeater to send or receive calls/data transmissions. Depending on your settings, this is done automatically or manually.

If the radio is set to do this automatically, it scans through all available sites when the signal from the current site is weak or when the radio is unable to detect any signal from the current site. It then locks on to the repeater with the strongest Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) value.

In a manual site search, the radio searches for the next site in the roam list that is currently in range (but which may not have the strongest signal) and locks on to it.

Any channel with Linked Capacity Plus enabled can be added to a particular roam list. The radio searches these channels during the automatic roam operation to locate the best site.

	NOTE: You cannot manually add or delete an entry to the roam
	list. Check with your dealer or system administrator for
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	Similar to Capacity Plus, icons of features not applicable to
	Linked Capacity Plus are not available in the menu. You hear a
	negative indicator tone if you try to access a feature not
	applicable to Linked Capacity Plus via a programmable button
	press.
	Check with your dealer or system administrator for more	ControlsRadio
	information on this configuration.

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Identifying Status Indicators

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Identifying Status Indicators

Your radio indicates its operational status through the following: LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 12 Audio Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 13 Indicator Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 13

LED Indicator

The LED indicator shows the	LED Indicator
operational status of your radio.
Blinking red – Radio is
transmitting at low battery
condition, receiving an
emergency transmission or has
failed the self-test upon
powering up.
Solid green – Radio is
powering up, or transmitting.
Also indicates full charge of the
battery when Battery Strength
button is pressed.
Blinking green – Radio is
receiving a non-privacy-
enabled call or data, or
detecting activity over the air.

Double blinking green – Radio is receiving a privacy-enabled call or data .

Solid yellow – Radio is monitoring a conventional channel. Also indicates fair battery charge when Battery Strength button is pressed.

Blinking yellow – Radio is scanning for activity or receiving a Call Alert, or all local Linked Capacity Plus channels are busy.

Double blinking yellow – Radio is no longer connected to the repeater while in Capacity Plus or Linked Capacity Plus, all Capacity Plus channels or Linked Capacity Plus channels are currently busy, Auto Roaming is enabled, radio is actively searching for a new site. Also indicates radio has yet to respond to a group call alert, or radio is locked.

NOTE: While in conventional mode, when the LED blinks green, 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 and Linked Capacity Plus, there is no LED indication when the radio is detecting activity over the air.

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Indicator Tones

High pitched tone

Low pitched tone

Positive Indicator Tone

Negative Indicator Tone

Audio Tones

	Alert tones provide you with audible indications of the radio’s						Identifying
	status or the radio’s response to data received.
	Continuous Tone					A monotone sound. Sounds
						continuously until termination.	Status
	Periodic Tone					Sounds periodically depending on the
						duration set by the radio. Tone starts,
						stops, and repeats itself.	Indicators
	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.

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Receiving and Making Calls

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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 14

Selecting a Radio Channel, Subscriber ID,

or Group ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 14 Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call. . . . . . . . . page 15 Making a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 18 Stopping a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 21 Talkaround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 21 Monitoring Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 22

Selecting a Zone

A zone is a group of channels. Your radio supports up to 32 channels and 2 zones, with a maximum of 16 channels per zone.

Procedure:

1Press the programmed Zone button.

2You hear a positive indicator tone, indicating the radio has 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 Channel

Transmissions are sent and received on a channel. Depending on your radio's configuration, each channel may have been programmed differently to support different groups of users or supplied with different features. After selecting the required zone, select the channel you require to transmit or receive on.

Procedure:

Turn the Channel Selector Knob to select the channel with the active group alias or ID.

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Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call

Once the channel, subscriber ID, or group ID is set, you can proceed to receive and respond to calls.

LED Indicator

The LED lights up solid green while the radio is transmitting and blinks when the radio is receiving.

NOTE: The LED lights up solid green while the radio is transmitting and double blinks green when the radio is receiving a privacy-enabled 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 31 for more information.

Receiving and Responding to a Group Call

To receive a call made to a group of users, your radio must be configured as part of that group.

Procedure:

1The LED blinks green. Your radio unmutes and the incoming call sounds through the radio's speaker.

2To respond, hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.

3 If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you

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.

4The LED lights up solid green.

5Wait 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.

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	6 Release the PTT button to listen.		4	Press the PTT button to respond to the call. The LED lights
				up solid green.
	7 If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of		5
				Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
	time, the call ends.
				clearly into the microphone.
	See Making a Group Call on page 18 for details on making a		6
				Release the PTT button to listen.
	Group Call.
			7	If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of
	Receiving and Responding to a Private Call			time, the call ends.
	A Private Call is a call from an individual radio to another		8	You hear a short tone.
	individual radio.		See Making a Private Call on page 19 for details on making a
	Procedure:
			Private Call.

When you receive a Private Call:

1The LED blinks green. Your radio unmutes and the incoming call sounds through the radio's speaker.

2To respond, hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.

3If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you hear a short alert tone the moment the transmitting radio releases the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for you to respond.

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.

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Receiving and Responding to a Selective Call

A Selective Call is a call from an individual radio to another individual radio. It is a Private Call on an analog system.

Procedure:

When you receive a Selective Call:

1The LED blinks green.

2Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth. Your radio unmutes and the incoming call sounds through the radio's speaker.

3If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you hear a short alert tone the moment the transmitting radio releases the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for you to respond.

4Press the PTT button to respond to the call. The LED lights up solid green.

5Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone.

6Release the PTT button to listen.

7If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of time, the call ends.

8You hear a short tone.

See Making a Selective Call on page 19 for details on making a Selective Call.

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:

1A tone sounds and the LED blinks green. Your radio unmutes and the incoming call sounds through the radio's speaker.

2If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of time, the All Call ends. An All Call does not wait for a predetermined period of time before ending.

If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you

hear a short alert tone the moment the transmitting radio releases the PTT button, indicating the channel is now available for use.

You cannot respond to 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 are not able to use any programmed button functions until the call ends.

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		Making a Radio Call
	After selecting your channel, you can select a subscriber alias
	or ID, or group alias or ID by using:
	•	The Channel Selector Knob
	•	A programmed One Touch Access button
	NOTE: Your radio must have the Privacy feature enabled on
Calls		the channel to send a privacy-enabled transmission.
		Only target radios with the same Privacy Key OR the
		same Key Value and Key ID as your radio are able to
Making		unscramble the transmission.
		See Privacy on page 31 for more information.
		The One Touch Access feature allows you to make a
and		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
Receiving		ID assigned to a One Touch Access button. Your
		radio can have multiple One Touch Access buttons
		programmed.
	Making a Call with the Channel Selector Knob

Making a Group Call

To make a call to a group of users, your radio must be 18 configured as part of that group.

Procedure:

1Select the channel with the active group alias or ID. See

Selecting a Channel on page 14.

OR

Press the programmed One Touch Access button.

2Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.

3Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up solid green.

4Wait 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.

5Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio responds, the LED blinks green.

6If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you 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.

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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.

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.

Only one of these call types can be programmed to your radio by your dealer.

You hear a negative indicator tone, when you make a Private Call via the One Touch Access button or the Channel Selector Knob, if this feature is not enabled.

Use the Quick Text Message or Call Alert features to contact an individual radio. See Text Messaging Features on page 30 or Call Alert Operation on page 26 for more information.

Procedure:

1Select the channel with the active group alias or ID. See

Selecting a Channel on page 14.

OR

Press the programmed One Touch Access button.

2Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.

3Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up solid green.

4Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone.

5Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio responds, the LED blinks green.

6If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you 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.

7You hear a short tone.

Making a Selective Call

Just like a Private Call, while you can receive and/or respond to a Selective Call initiated by an authorized individual radio, your radio must be programmed for you to initiate a Selective Call.

Procedure:

1Select the channel with the active group alias or ID. See

Selecting a Channel on page 14.

2Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.

3Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up solid green.

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4Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone.

5Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio responds, the LED blinks green.

6If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you 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.

7You 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:

1Select the channel with the active group alias or ID. See

Selecting a Channel on page 14.

2Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.

3Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up solid green.

4Wait 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.

Users on the channel cannot respond to an All Call.

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Stopping a Radio Call

This feature allows you to stop an ongoing Group or Private Call to free the channel for transmission. For example, when a radio experiences a “stuck microphone” condition where the PTT button is inadvertently pressed by the user.

Your radio must be programmed to allow you to use this feature.

Procedure:

While on the required channel:

1Press the programmed Transmit Interrupt Remote Dekey button.

2Wait for acknowledgment.

3The radio sounds a positive indicator tone, indicating that the channel is now free.

OR

The radio sounds a negative indicator tone, indicating that the radio is unable to free the channel.

Your radio sounds a negative indicator tone until you release the PTT button, if it is transmitting an interruptible call that is stopped via this feature. On an interrupted radio with a display, the display shows Call Interrupted.

Talkaround

	You can continue to communicate when your repeater is not		Receiving
	operating, or when your radio is out of the repeater’s range but
	within talking range of other radios. This is called “talkaround”.
	NOTE: This feature is not applicable in Capacity Plus and
		Linked Capacity Plus.
	Procedure:		and
	1 Press the programmed Repeater/Talkaround button.
	2		Making
		You hear a negative indicator tone, indicating the radio is in
		You hear a positive indicator tone, indicating the radio is in
		Talkaround mode.
		OR
		Repeater mode.	Calls
	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.

NOTE: This feature is not applicable in Capacity Plus and Linked Capacity Plus.

Procedure:

1Press and hold the programmed Monitor button and listen for activity.

2You hear radio activity or total silence, depending on how your radio is programmed.

3When 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.

NOTE: This feature is not applicable in Capacity Plus and Linked Capacity Plus.

Procedure:

1Press the programmed Permanent Monitor button.

2Radio sounds alert tone, and the LED lights up solid yellow.

3Press the programmed Permanent Monitor button to remove the radio from permanent monitor mode.

4Radio sounds an alert tone and the LED turns off.

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