MOTOROLA MAX638 User Manual

User Manual

MAX638

Privacy Plus Trunked

Mobile Radios

2-YEAR WARRANTY

We thank you for purchasing our Motorola radios. These radios are manufactured according to the highest quality standards set and are backed by Motorola’s two (2) year warranty. The rechargeable Motorola batteries have a one (1) year warranty. Kindly approach your dealer for more information.

WARNING

To qualify for warranty, the following applies: DO NOT attempt to modify or repair your radio. Use Motorola supplied accessories and batteries in connection with the radio. Should you have any queries or need assistance, please contact: Singapore -Telephone/Fax: (65)2812053/2874181 Beijing -Telephone/Fax: (86-10)4610273/4610277

Fill in the details of your radio below for your own reference:

Model Name/No.: Serial Number: Date of Purchase: Dealer Name: Address: Telephone:

A. Radio On/Off and Volume Control B. Three LED Indictors C. Display D. System Selector E. Talkgroup Selector F. Transmit Key (PTT) G. Microphone Connector

Keep this page open for easy reference as you go through the user guide.

MAX638

NOTE

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Motorola Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (Company No. 12631DE), Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone, Phase III, 11900 Penang, Malaysia.

Printed in Malaysia.

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Contents

General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Functions Of The Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

General Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Radio ON/OFF and Volume Control Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Features And Advantages Of Trunking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Types of Tones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Modes of Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Display Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Display Character Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Basic Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

To Turn the radio On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

To Receive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

To Transmit On a Trunked System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

To Transmit On a Conventional System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

To Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Multiple System And Talkgroup Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Multiple System Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

TalkGroup Selection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Announcement Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Call Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Call Alert Decode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Call Alert Encode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Private Conversation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Private Conversation Encode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Private Conversation Decode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Telephone Interconnect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

To place a Call (Full Interconnect Capability). . . . . . . . . . 20

To receive a Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

SmartZone/AMSS Roaming Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

SmartZone Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Site Lock/Unlock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Forced Site Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Automatic Multiple Site (AMSS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Turning Scan On/Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Contents

Programming/Viewing a Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Nuisance Delete. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Talkback Delay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Off-Hook Suspend Scan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Horn/Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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

Important General Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Radio Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

General Information

With the MAX638 mobile radio you hav e made

an excellent choice. Motorola offers high stan-

dard of Motorola products. Your MAX638

mobile radio has left our factory only after

extensive tests.

When installing or removing the

DANGER

This user guide describes the way a standard

radio works. Since standard operation may be

changed by programming - both concerning the

Functions which the radio includes and the But-

tons used to activate them - the way your radio

operates may differ from what is described here. If

in doubt, contact the person in charge of your radio

system or your local service representative.

mobile radio from the vehicle, the radio must be switched off.

NOTE

The Ignition Cable Must Be Connected For Proper Operation. If Radio Ignition Cable Is Not Connected To The Radio, It Will Not Power Up.

Functions Of The Buttons

Radio On/Off and Volume Control

B. Three LED Indictors

1. Tx: red led lights continuously when the radio transmits.

2. Rx: yellow led lights continuously when the radio receives.

3. Not used

C. Display with three "seven segments" characters. D. System Selector enables selection of systems by

pushing the system or the system buttons.

Sel

E. Talkgroup Selector enables selection of the talk-

groups by pushing the talkgroup or talkgroup -

buttons. F. Transmit Key (PTT) Push to talk, release to listen. G. Microphone Connector

Press this button to answer a phone call

Phone

or to make a phone call. Press this button to turn the scanning On/ Off. Press this button once to make a Private Call,

Scan

Call

and twice to make Call Alert. Press this button to select the list of Menu fea-

tures Press this button to exit a feature.

Press this button to select a displayed feature.

Sel

General Operation

Radio ON/OFF and Volume Control Knob

Turn the radio on by turning the knob clockwise. The radio then carries out a self-test. Adjust the volume to a comfortable listening level by turning the knob (A) clockwise or counter clockwise as required.

Ignition must be connected to the mobile radio. If not the radio will turn off.

Turn the radio off by turning the knob (A) counter clockwise.

NOTE

If the radio sounds the error tone and displays an error message, please contact the person in charge of your radio system or your local service representative.

NOTE

Features And Advantages Of Trunking

A trunked radio system allows a large number of users to share a relatively small number of frequencies without interfering with one another. When a mobile operator keys the microphone to establish communication with someone else in the system, the system automatically assigns a communication path - a repeater and its frequency. As soon as the conversation ends, the repeater becomes free for other users. Motorola Trunked Radio System has a central controller that does the automatic frequency assignment.

Some of the key beneﬁts of the overall Motorola Trunked Smartnet Radio System are:

• No channel monitoring required prior to transmis-

sion.

• Fast channel access.

• Automatic channel selection.

• Privacy among members of the same group.

• Uninterrupted conversations

• Only one attempt is required to access the system.

If all channels are busy, the call request enters a queue and the central controller automatically assigns the next available channel.

A high pitched "dih-dih-dit" tone sounds when the call can be made.

Features And Advantages Of Trunking

Types of Tones

Type of Tone Meaning What to Do

FAILSOFT Continuous faint “beep” every 10 seconds

Disconnect Mode Warning Continuous illegal function “baaah” tone.

Telephone TimeOut Warning High pitched 15-20 second tone.

Talk Prohibit Constant tone when PTT is pressed.

Busy Continuous “bah-bah-bah” when PTT is pressed

TALK PERMIT or CALL BACK High-pitched “dihdih-dit” tone signifying channel available

VALID KEY High Pitched Chirp tone

INVALID KEY “Bonk” tone when button press is rejected.

TIME-OUT-TIMER Low pitched, continuous “baaah”.

Operating under “failsoft” conditions. A system failure has occurred: the mobile is operating on one channel in a conventional mode.

Reminder to exit Phone or Call Alert Modes. You may be missing other types of calls.

Warning that the call will be terminated if not completed in 15 to 20 seconds.

All unsuccessful attempts to access the trunked system.

All available channels are busy and the radio is in queue.

Now you have a channel to access.

Signiﬁes button press was accepted.

Inoperative feature or illegal button press in current operating mode.

Present transmission will end in four seconds.

You can still transmit and receive, but you share a channel with other groups until the system is repaired.

Press the Phone or Call button to exit the mode.

Complete call or hang up. It is time up to ﬁnish your call or redial.

Try again, when you are in a better location.

Release the PTT switch. You will hear call back tone when it is your turn for a channel.

The radio holds the channel open for about three seconds. Press the PTT and begin your transmission.

Proceed with desired function.

Radio is not programmed for this function or exit a current operating mode and access desired function.

Finish your transmission before your transmitter is disabled.

Features And Advantages Of Trunking

Modes of Operation

Mode of Operation

TALKGROUP Announcement Calls

ANNOUNCEMENT T ALKGROUP

PRIVATE Conversation Announcement Calls

Call Alert Encode Announcement Calls

TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT Systemwide Calls

Other Calls which can be Received

Private Conversation Calls Call Alert Pages Systemwide Calls Telephone Calls

All T alkgroup Calls Private Conversation Calls Call Alert Pages Systemwide Calls Telephone Calls

Systemwide Calls

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