MOTOROLA MAX638 User Manual

User Manual

MAX638

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: [phone]
Beijing -Telephone/Fax: [phone]

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

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

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B

A

D

C

G

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.

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MAX638

NOTE

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fee license to use that arises by operation of law in the
sale of a product.

© 1996 by Motorola, Inc.
All Rights Reserved.

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Bayan Lepas Free Industrial Zone, Phase III,
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Motorola and Channel Scan are trademarks of Motorola,
Inc.

Contents

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

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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

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General Information

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.

3

A.

Functions Of The Buttons

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-

Menu

tures
Press this button to exit a feature.

Hm

Hm

Press this button to select a displayed feature.

Sel

4

General Operation

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

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Features And Advantages Of Trunking

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.

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7

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.

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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

Systemwide Calls