Motorola EX500 User Manual

EX500

Expert Series

Two-Way Radio User Guide

Guide de l'utilisateur

de l'appareil radio émetteur-récepteur

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Computer Software Copyrights . . . . . . . 2

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Radio Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Parts of the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

On/Off/Volume Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Channel Selector Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button . . . . . . . . . . 6

Microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Programmable Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Indicator Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Audio Indicators for Programmable Buttons 8

Improved Audio Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Low Level Expansion (LLE) . . . . . . . . . 9

Companding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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Battery Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Battery Care and Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Charging your Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Battery Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Accessory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Attaching the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Removing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Attaching the Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Removing the Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Attaching the Side Connector Cover . . 16

Turning The Radio On or Off. . . . . . . . . . .16

Adjusting the Radio’s Volume . . . . . . . . . . 17

Selecting a Radio Channel . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Sending a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Receiving a Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Radio Call information . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Receiving a Selective Call . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Receiving a Call Alert™ Page . . . . . . . . . .19

Emergency Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Talkaround. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Squelch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Power Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Starting or Stopping a Scan Operation . . .23

Talkback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Deleting a Nuisance Channel . . . . . . . . . .23

Adding a Deleted Nuisance Channel back to

the Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Scan Channel Discovery Alert . . . . . . . . . .24

Scan List Member Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

CONTENTS

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CONTENTS

Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Limited Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Carry Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Remote Speaker MicrophoneS. . . . . . . . . 31

Earpieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Chargers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

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.

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SAFETY

PRODUCT SAFETY AND RF EXPOSURE COMPLIANCE

Before using this product, read the operating instructions for safe usage contained in the Product Safety and

C a u t i o n

This radio is restricted to occupational use only to satisfy FCC RF energy exposure requirements. Before using this p roduct, rea d

the RF energy awareness information and operating instructions in the Product Safety and RF Exposure booklet enclosed with your radio (Motorola Publication part number 68P81095C98) to ensure compliance with RF energy exposure limits.

For a list of Motorola-approved antennas, batteries, and other accessories, visit the following web site which lists approved accessories: http://www.motorola.com/cgiss/ index.shtml.

RF Exposure booklet enclosed with your radio.

ATTENTION!

SAFETY

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SAFETY

NOTES

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RADIO OVERVIEW

PARTS OF THE RADIO

EX500 Model

Channel Selector

Knob

On/Off/Volume Knob

To p B ut t o n

(programmable)

LED Indicator

Push-to-Talk (PTT)

Button

Side Button 1

(programmable)

Side Button 2

(programmable)

Microphone

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On/Off/Volume Knob

Programmable Buttons

Turns the radio on or off, and adjusts the radio’s volume.

Channel Selector Knob

Switches the radio to different channels.

Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button

Press and hold down this button to talk, release it to listen.

Microphone

Speak clearly into the microphone when sending a message.

LED Indicator

Gives battery status, power-up status, radio call information and scan status.

Several of the radio’s buttons can be programmed as short-cut buttons for many of the radio’s features. Programmable buttons include:

• Top button,

• two side buttons

Each button can access up to two features, depending on the type of button press:

• short press - quickly pressing and releasing the programmable buttons, or

• long press - pressing and holding the programmable buttons for at least 1 1/2 seconds, or

• hold down - pressing and holding down the programmable buttons while checking status or making adjustments.

The table on page 17 summarizes the programmable features available.

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Button Short Press Long Press Press and Hold Page Button

Emergency*

Monitor/Perma-

Initiates an Emergency Alert.

— Continually monitors the

nent Monitor

Vol u m e S e t — — Sounds a tone for

Cancels your radio’s Emergency status.

selected channel.

— 29

Monitors the selected

channel for any activity.

27 adjusting the radio’s volume level.

Battery Gauge — — Checks the battery’s

22 charge status.

Scan/Nuisance Channel Delete

Tx Power Toggles your radio’s transmit power level

Repeater/ Talkaround

Squelch Toggles your radio’s squelch level between tight/

If Emergency function is required, it can ONLY be programmed to the Top Button.

†

Depending on how your radio has been programmed by your dealer, these functions are activated EITHER through

Toggles Scan on and off.

between High and Low power.

Toggle between using a repeater or transmitting directly to another radio.

normal squelch.

Deletes a nuisance channel while scanning.

†

— 33

—31

— 30

—30

short press OR long press, but not both.

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INDICATOR TONES

High pitched tone Low pitched tone

Self Test Pass Tone

Self Test Fail Tone

Positive Indicator Tone

Negative Indicator Tone

AUDIO INDICATORS FOR PROGRAMMABLE BUTTONS

Some programmable keys function as toggles (alternating between two different choices). These keys use audio indicators to indicate the change.

Programmable

Buttons

Scan Starts Scan

Tx Power Transmits at

Squelch Operates in

Repeater/ Talkaround

Positive

Indicator

Tone

operation

low power

tight squelch

DOES NOT

use the repeater

Negative Indicator

Ton e

Stops Scan

operation

Transmits at high power

Operates in normal squelch

Uses the repeater

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IMPROVED AUDIO FEATURES

Low Level Expansion (LLE)

The LLE feature of your radio improves voice quality by reducing unwanted background noise when receiving a message. It is compatible with most major types of audio processing systems available today.

Companding

Companding is a feature that allows further improvement of voice quality. It compresses your voice at transmission, and expands it when receiving while simultaneously reducing extraneous noise. However, to enjoy this benefit, ALL transmitting and receiving radios must have this feature activated.

NOTE: Contact your dealer for your radio’s

current companding settings or to change the settings.

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NOTES

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