Motorola MTH800, MTH800L User Manual

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Basic User Guide

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Contents

Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Disposal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Icon Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

MTH800 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Controls and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Audio Signal Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Periodic Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Key, Knob, and Button Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

On-Off/End/Home Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Soft Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Menu Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Rotary Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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Emergency Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Speaker Control Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Volume Adjustment Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

The LED Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

To Enter the Menu Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

To Return to the Previous Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

To Exit the Menu Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

List of Meun Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

The Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Menu Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Inbox Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Contact Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Outbox Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Text Entry Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Installing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

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Powering On/Off (On-Off/End/Home Key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Powering On (Emergency Button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Powering On with Transmit Inhibit (TXI) Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Unlocking the MTH800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Locking/Unlocking the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Radio User Identity (RUI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Selecting TMO or DMO Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Entering TMO or DMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Group Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Favorite Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Battery Capacity Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Attaching the Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Selecting the “My Groups” Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Adding a Group (TMO/DMO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Deleting a Group (TMO/DMO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Renaming Favorite Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Deleting Favorite Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Selecting a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Using the Rotary Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Using the Navigation Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Using Alphabetic Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Using Folder Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Using the Numeric Keypad - Speed Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Selecting a Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

TMO Group Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Making a TMO Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Receiving a TMO Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Receiving a TMO Broadcast Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

PTT Double Push . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

DMO Group Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Making a DMO Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Receiving a DMO Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Exiting DMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Private, Phone, and PABX Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Creating a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

How to Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Dialing a Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Dialing via the Contact List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Speed Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Making a Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Receiving a Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Phone and PABX Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Making a Phone or PABX Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

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Entering or Exiting Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Sending an Emergency Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Hot Microphone Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Making an Emergency Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Silent Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Call-Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Sending a Status Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Sending a New Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Sending a User-Defined Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Sending a Predefined Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Handling New Incoming Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Handling Unread (New) Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Tips & Tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Quick Reference Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

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Safety Information

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Before using these products, read the operating instructions for safe usage contained in the Product Safety and RF Exposure booklet 6864117B25.

The MTH800 is restricted to occupational use only to satisfy ICNIRP RF energy exposure requirements. Before using the products, read the RF energy awareness information and operating instructions in the Product Safety and RF Exposure booklet (Motorola Publication part number 6864117B25) to ensure compliance with RF energy exposure limits.

Keep this User Guide and the Product Safety and RF Exposure booklet in a safe place and make it available to other operators in case the accessories are passed on to other people.

Disposal Information

The European Union Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment directive requires that products sold into EU

countries must have the crossed out trashbin label on the

product (or the package in some cases). As defined by the WEEE directive, this cross-out trashbin label means that customers and end-users in EU countries should not dispose of electronic and electrical equipment or accessories in household waste.

Customers or end-users in EU countries should contact their local equipment supplier representative or service centre for information about the waste collection system in their country.

The Motorola products described in this manual may include copyrighted Motorola computer programs stored in semiconductor memories or other mediums. Laws in the United States and other countries preserve for Motorola certain exclusive rights for copyrighted computer programs, but not limited to, including 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 licence under the copyrights, patents, or patent applications of Motorola, except for the normal non-exclusive licence to use that arises by operation of the law in the sale of a product.

This document is copyright protected. Duplications for the purpose of the use of Motorola products are permitted to an appropriate extent. Duplications for other purposes, changes, additions or other processing of this document are not permitted. Only this electronically-saved document is considered to be the original. Duplications are considered merely copies. Motorola, Inc., and its subsidiaries and affiliates do not vouch for the correctness of such

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kinds of copies.

Icon Conventions

The document set is designed to give the reader more visual cues. The following graphic icons are used throughout the documentation set. These icons and their associated meanings are described below.

The signal word Caution may be used without the safety icon to state potential damage or injury that is not related to the product.

The signal word Warning with the associated safety icon implies information that, if disregarded, could result in death or serious injury, or serious product damage.

The signal word Caution with the associated safety icon implies information that, if disregarded, may result in minor or moderate injury, or serious product damage.

Notes contain information more important than the surrounding text, such as exceptions or preconditions. They also refer the reader elsewhere for additional information, remind the reader how to complete an action (when it’s not part of the current procedure, for instance), or tell the reader where something is located on the screen. There is no warning level associated with a Note.

MTH800 Overview

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Controls and Indicators

The numbers below refer to the illustration on the inside front cover.

Number Description

Antenna Top Microphone

Activated during Simplex, high-audio calls such as Group Calls.

External Antenna Connector

Used with the digital car kit to connect the RF signal to the external antenna. (At the back of the MTH800)

Color Display

Provides alphanumeric text and images within 65,536 colors and 130 x 130 pixels with backlight, scalable fonts, and contrast.

On-Off/End/Home Key

• Press and hold to turn the MTH800 On/Off.

• Press to end calls.

• Press to return to the Home display (idle screen).

Four Way Navigation Key

Press up, down, left or right for list scrolling, while moving around the menu hierarchy, or for alphanumeric text editing.

Audio Accessory Connector

(At the side of the MTH800)

Alphanumeric Keypad

Use the keypad to enter alphanumeric characters for dialing, contact entries and text messages.

Bottom Microphone

Activated during Simplex and Duplex, low-audio calls such as Phone Calls.

Accessory Connector

Provides connection for accessories. (At the base of the MTH800)

Speaker Control Key

Selects earpiece (low audio), PHF (low audio) or speaker (high audio).

Number Description

Speaker (under keypad) Send Key

Used to initiate or answer Duplex calls (such as Phone Calls), or send status and text messages.

Menu Key

Used to enter the main menu and the context sensitive menu.

Soft Key(s)

Press to select the option that appears in the display directly above the left or right soft key.

Push-To-Talk Button (PTT)

Press and hold this side button to talk in Simplex calls, release it to listen. Press to send status and text messages.

Programmable Side Keys 1 and 2

Default programming: upper Side key activates/deactivates Backlight; lower Side key activates Screen Saver. (See also No. 19)

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Earpiece Programmable Rotary Knob

Default programming: “Dual” – Press the knob to toggle between “volume” and “list”. Side keys (No. 17) operate as programmed.

Emergency Button (on top of the MTH800).

Press and hold to enter Emergency Mode, and send Emergency Alarms (as programmed). When the MTH800 is Off, press and hold to power on in Emergency Mode or in normal mode (as programmed).

LED (Indicator)

Before using your MTH800 for the first time, remove the plastic lens protector from the display, and charge the battery overnight to ensure battery is initialised to its full capacity.

Take care to clean the bottom connector frequently and particularly prior to the programming procedure e.g. with a soft brush (do not use fluids).

It is recommended to turn off the terminal before connecting any of the accessories.

Audio Signal Tones

= High Tone; = Low Tone;

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Description Type Repeated

Idle

• Back to Home display

• Back to rotary volume use when rotary scroll timer expires

• Back to coverage

• Back to full service

Clear-to-send Once

Bad key press Once

• Good key press

• MTH800 self-test fails at power up

• From out-of-service to in-service

Once

In Call

Call clear warning Once

Call waiting tone while Phone or Private Call are pending.

Data connected or Data disconnected

Talk Permit sounds upon pressing the PTT.

Talk permit without gateway sounds upon pressing PTT. The tone indicates the gateway is no longer available.

• Talk prohibit

• System busy

• Time-out timer expire

• Called MTH800 not available or busy

Every 6 seconds, until a call is terminated

Once

Once (Normal Tone)

Once (Short Tone)

Twice

Once

Until you release the PTT.

Description Type Repeated

Call disconnected or failed due to network

Wrong number dialed No tone DMO (Direct Mode)

Entering

DMO Exiting Once

Local site trunking Entering/Exiting

Phone ring back (sending)

Phone busy Every 0.5 seconds

Status message sent to the dispatcher or failed

–

Once

Every three seconds, until the called user answers or call is rejected

Twice

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Incoming Calls

Status message acknowledged by the dispatcher

Your MTH800 received a Group Call without gateway (setup only)

High-priority Group Call received

Emergency Alarm sent or received

Emergency Alarm failed Four times

Emergency Call received Once

Phone ring, Duplex Private Call (reception)

According to the Ring Style sub-menu setting.

Four times

Once

Twice

Until you answer or the call is rejected

Private Call received

Private Call ringing to the caller

According to the Ring Style sub-menu setting.

Until you answer or the call is rejected

Until the call is answered

Description Type Repeated

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Simplex Private Pre-emptive Priority Call (PPC) ring

Every 4 seconds, until the call is answered or rejected

Every 4 seconds,

Duplex Private PPC ring

until the call is answered or rejected

Limited service

Once, upon entering limited service

New mail received Once

New Group Call Once

General

Volume setting (earpiece, keypad, speaker)

Volume setting (ringer)

Continuous

While setting the volume

Transmit Inhibit (TXI)

Double PTT - Single Tone Once

Double PTT - Double Tone Once

Double PTT - Triple Tone Once

Once

Call-Out tones cannot be muted by the user.

Periodic Alert

Periodic alert indicates the missed calls and the unread messages. For each indication the unread message tone is played with the orange LED color.

This feature can be disabled/enabled by the user. Press and select Setup > Tones > Periodic Alert also to set the period

of time between the indications.

Key, Knob, and Button Overview

On-Off/End/Home Key

• Press and hold to turn the MTH800 On/Off.

• Press to end calls.

• Press to return to the Home display.

Soft Keys

Press or to select the option that appears in the display directly above the left or right soft key.

Menu Key

Menu key has two functions. Press to enter:

• The menu (when not in the menu). The MTH800 menus allow

you to control your MTH800 settings.

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• Context sensitive menu (when icon is on and while not on

Idle screen) to view a list of items for the current menu.

Rotary Knob

The Service Provider can program the Rotary knob to one of the following uses:

1. Dual control – the knob is used as both a volume control and to

scroll through lists. Press the knob to toggle between volume and list control (default programming).

2. List control – the knob is used to scroll lists (e.g. Talkgroup lists)

or menu items. In this case volume control is always via the Side keys.

3. Volume control – the knob is used only as a volume control; turn

clockwise to increase the audio volume level.

Press and hold the Rotary knob to lock it, press and hold it again to unlock. Powering Off also unlocks a locked Rotary knob.

Emergency Button

Press and hold this button to enter Emergency Mode. When the MTH800 is powered down, press and hold this

button to power On in Emergency Mode or in standard mode (as programmed).

Function Keys

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For information on the function assigned to each Side, Numeric,

or keys, please refer to your Service Provider.

Side Keys

The Rotary knob and Side key programming are paired:

Rotary Knob Programming Side Key Programming

Dual control

List control

Volume control

When the Rotary knob is programmed to volume control or dual control, the Side keys support the one-touch feature that allows you to select or activate commonly used features by pressing and

The required time you need to press the Side, Numeric,

keys to activate a one-touch function is set as default to 1

second. This time may be set, however, by your Service Provider.

Programmed to a one-touch function

: Volume Up : Volume Down

Programmed to a one-touch function

holding a single key. By default, the upper Side key is set to “Backlight On/Off” and the lower Side key is set to “Screen Saver On”. Please check with your Service Provider.

Numeric,

and Keys

The MTH800 supports the one-touch feature that allows you to select or activate commonly used features by pressing and holding an assigned key.

One Touch Private Call

The MTH800 supports the one-touch private call if it is set by the Service Provider. User can dial the last group call originator number via pressing the assigned button.

Speaker Control Key

Press to activate the earpiece (low audio), PHF (low audio) or speaker (high audio), depending on the menu settings.

Type of Call Menu Setting Key Use

Simplex call (Group*/Private)

Duplex call (Private/Phone/ PABX)

Menu > Setup > Audio > Audio Toggle > Spkr Cntrl

Menu > Setup > Audio > Audio Toggle > Always Loud

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Speaker On/Off for Group and Private Calls

Speaker On/Off for Private Call

Controls speaker/earpiece of the on-going call

* In an Emergency Group Call, the voice sounds from the speaker regardless of the speaker setting.

Volume Adjustment Mode

The Service Provider can enable Volume Adjustment Mode feature. All the settings regarding Individual mode are adjustable and retained even if the user switches back to Common mode.

In Common mode the user adjusts all the Volumes at the same

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time.

To change the volume setting or settings, press >Setup > Set Volume.

The LED Status Indicator

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The LED indicator shows the states of your MTH800.

Indicator Status

Solid green In use Flashing green In service Solid red Out of service Flashing red Connecting to a network/Entering DMO

Solid orange

First solid then flashing orange

No indication Switched off

Transmit Inhibit (TXI) in service / Channel busy in DMO

Incoming call

To Enter the Menu Items

1. Press .

2. Scroll to the required item, press Select or to select.

To Return to the Previous Level

Press Back or .

To Exit the Menu Items

Press .

Your MTH800 may exit if no key press is detected for a time-out period.

List of Meun Items

Templates

CO Box

Outbox

Send Status

Predefined

Inbox

New Message

Security

K Validity

Air Encrypt

Keylock

DMSCK Validity

TMSCK Validity

Change Code

PIN Protect

Covert Mode

DMO SCK

Contacts

Messages

...

Setup

Vibrate

Off

Vibrate

On/Off

Off

Details ...

Ring Only

Vibe Only

Vibe & Ring

Vibrate Messages

Group Call

Simplex Calls

Duplex Calls

Ring Only

Vibe Only

Vibe & Ring

Ring Only

Vibe Only

Vibe & Ring

Ring Only

Vibe Only

Vibe & Ring

Vibe Off

Vibe On

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Auto. Lock

Lock Keypad

Start Locked

Delay

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Book on Reject

Book on Accept

Ring Style

Set Volume Language

Book On

Simplex

Duplex

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<9 styles>

<10 styles>

Setup

Data Setup

Voice & Data

Data Only

Voice Only

Audio

Audio Toggle

Volume Adj. Mode

Spkr Cntrl

Always Loud

Common

Individual

Tones

Talk Permit

All Tones

Keypad Tone

Clear to Send

Off

Normal Tone

No Tone Short Tone

Tone Off

Tone On

Periodic Alert

Period

Alert

See next page

Off

Triple

Single Double

D-PTT

Tone Style

D-PTT

Display

Screen Saver

Text Size

Flip Display

Backlight

Off

Standard

Zoom

Activate Text

Disabled

Auto

SemiAuto

Wallpaper

Time & Date

Set

Format

Display

Off

Date Only

Time Only

Time & Date

Format Date

Format Time

Set Time Time Offset

Off Time Only

System Update

Set Date

Time & Offset

Energy Economy

EE Selection

EE Status

Off

Contrast

Off

Setup

See next page

More...

Group Setup

Scan

<40 lists>

Scanning On/Off Select List Active List Scan Lists

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More...

Group Setup

My Info

My Phone Num

My Private Num

Shortcuts

[New Entry]

RUI

Log Off

Log On

Recent Calls

Missed

Dialed Received

Networks

TXI Mode

Networks Sel

Direct Mode

Trunked Mode

Home Only Select Net

Activate Deactivate

On Off

Medium High

Location

Position

Packet Data

Sent Data Received Data Bandwidth Encryption

Accuracy

Interface

My Groups

[New Folder] <FolderName>

This is the standard menu layout. Your Service Provider may enable/disable some menu items or change their names.

Creating Menu Shortcuts

Use shortcuts to access frequently-used menu items.

Menu Shortcut Creation

Navigate to the menu item and press and hold as the item is highlighted.

Menu Shortcut List To look for assigned shortcuts, press and select More... >

Shortcuts > <shortcut name>. Menu Shortcut Use

From Home display, press and the numeric key(s) assigned to the shortcut.

The Display

When you use your MTH800, icons appear on the display to indicate the following conditions.

Status Icons

Status icons appear when your phone is engaged in certain activities or when you have activated certain features.

Status Icon Description

Trunked Mode Operation (TMO)

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Signal Strength

Allows you to check signal strength. More bars indicate a stronger signal.

No Service

Scan

Indicates scanning is activated in the MTH800.

Data Connected

Displayed when the MTH800 is successfully connected to an external device and ready for data transfer.

Data Transmit/Receive

Displayed when the MTH800 is transferring data to/receiving data from the external device (laptop or desktop PC).

No number – standby data session. Number 1, 2, 3, or 4 – indicates active data session with 25%,

50%, 75%, or 100% bandwidth.

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Status Icon Description

Direct Mode Operation (DMO)

Signal Strength

Indicates an incoming Direct Mode Group Call.

Direct Mode

Displayed when the MTH800 is in Direct Mode.

DMO Gateway

Indicates that gateway is selected. The icon has three states:

Solid – while the MTH800 is synchronised with the gateway. Flashing – while the MTH800 is not synchronised or during

attachment.

No icon – during a terminal to terminal and repeater call.

DMO Repeater

Displayed when the repeater option in DMO is selected. This icon has three states: Solid – while the terminal has detected the repeater (i.e., when the terminal receives a presence signal). Blinking – while the terminal has not detected the repeater or during attachment.

No icon – during a terminal to terminal and gateway call.

General Icons

All Tones Off / Duplex & Simplex Ring Muted

Indicates that all alert tones are off in the MTH800 or both Simplex Ring volume is set to 0 and Duplex Ring volume is set to 0.

Simplex Ring Muted

Indicates that Simplex Ring volume is set to 0 and Duplex Ring volume is set to more then 0.

Duplex Ring Muted

Indicates that Duplex Ring volume is set to 0 and Simplex Ring volume is set to more then 0.

Vibrate On

Indicates that the MTH800 will vibrate to alert you of an incoming call.

Vibrate and Ring

Indicates that the MTH800 will vibrate and ring to alert you of an incoming call.

Status Icon Description

Speaker Off (Low Audio)

Indicates that the audio will sound through the earpiece. (See detailed explanation of Speaker Control key.)

Low Audio

Indicates that the audio mode is changed to low.

High Audio

Indicates that the audio mode is changed to high.

Earpiece Connected

Indicates that the earpiece is connected.

RUI Pseudo Log On

Indicates that the user is pseudo logged on.

Pseudo Log On with Packet data

Indicates that the user is pseudo logged on and Packet Data at the same time.

Battery Strength

Shows the charge in your battery. Full icon is full charge.

Emergency

Appears while the MTH800 is in Emergency Mode.

List Scrolling

Displayed to indicate that the Rotary knob use is list scrolling, as long as this use is selected.

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New Message Has Arrived

Indicates a new message just arrived.

New Message(s) in Inbox

Indicates that you have unread messages in your inbox.

Menu Icons

The following icons make it easy to identify the menu items at first glance.

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Menu Icon Description

Main Menu Items/Context Sensitive Menu

Appears above if the main menu items/context sensitive menu are active.

Messages

• Send status messages,

• Send text messages (free text or according to user defined or predefined templates),

• Receive messages in inbox.

Contacts

Add, search, edit, or erase entries in the contact list.

Security

Lets you turn On/Off and verify security features, and change passwords.

Setup

Allows you to customise your MTH800.

More...

Contains more customisable menu items.

Scroll Bar

Indicates navigation among items that occupy more than one screen. If all items appear in one screen, the scroll bar is empty.

Inbox Icons

The following icons indicate the status of messages in the inbox.

Inbox Icon Description

Unread (New) Message

Indicates that you have not read the message yet.

Read (Old) Message

Indicates that you have read the message.

Sender Information in Message View

Indicates sender information (name or number).

Time and Date Stamp in Message View

Indicates the time and date of message arrival.

Delivery Status Received

Indicates delivery status for Store & Forward messages.

Contact Icons

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In the contact list display, the following icons may appear next to the contact numbers to indicate the type of stored number.

Contact Icon Description

Private ID Number

Mobile Phone Number

Home Phone Number

Work Phone Number

PABX Number

Other Phone Number

Pickers

Indicate more than one number is stored with the contact.

Outbox Icons

In the Outbox submenu those three icons indicate the process of sending the Store & Forward messages. For more information

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Text Entry Icons

Selecting the Text Entry Mode

please contact your Service Provider.

Outbox Icon Description

Delivery in Progress

Delivery Accomplished

Delivery Failed

Text entry modes make it easy for you to enter names, numbers, and messages.

In the text entry screen, press > Entry Mode, and then select one of the following modes:

• Primary

– for entering alphanumeric characters

• Numeric – for entering numbers only

• Symbol

– for entering symbols only

• Secondary – for entering alphanumeric characters. (This mode

is optional and you have to add it to the list.)

In the text entry screen, you can also press repeatedly to change to Primary, Numeric, Symbol, or Secondary (if you have set it up).

Adding Secondary to the List of Text Entry Modes

Secondary is convenient when you use one language, and sometimes wish to switch to another one.

This mode appears in the list only if you set it up first via

>Entry Setup.

None is the default programming from factory and indicates no

secondary entry mode is selected.

Selecting the Text Entry Method and Language

There are two text entry methods:

• TAP

– Enter letters, numbers and symbols by pressing an

Alphanumeric key one or more times.

• iTAP

– Let the terminal predict each word as you press an

Alphanumeric key. You can use these methods in the languages programmed in the terminal.

In the text entry screen, press >Entry Setup, and then change to one of the methods and its related language (for example: TAP English).

Text Capitalisation

Press .

Icons

In the text entry screen, icons tell you which text entry mode and method you are using. A character counter icon indicates the number of entered characters.

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Primary Icons Secondary Icons Description

TAP – no capitals TAP – capitalise next letter only TAP – all capitals iTAP – no capitals iTAP – capitalise next letter only iTAP – all capitals

Numeric Icon Description

Enter numbers.

Symbolic Icon Description

Enter punctuation and symbols.

List of Keys and Characters in Alphanumeric Mode (TAP/iTAP)

Key Alphanumeric Mode (TAP/iTAP)

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Press to cycle through single shift, caps lock, and lower case.

. , ? ! 0 1 @

’ ” - ( ) / : _ ; + & % × * = < > € £ $ ¥ ¤ [ ] { } \ ~ ^ ¿ ¡ § #

A B C 2 a b c 2

D E F 3 d e f 3

G H I 4 g h i 4

J K L 5 j k l 5

M N O 6 m n o 6

P Q R S 7 p q r s 7

T U V 8 t u v 8

W X Y Z 9 w x y z 9

List of Keys and Characters in Numeric Mode

Key Numeric Mode

• Press to enter digit at insertion point.

• Press and hold any numeric key to enter TAP alphanumeric mode.

• To exit TAP alphanumeric mode, press and hold any numeric key.

Getting Started

RETAINING CLIP

Battery

Installing the Battery

1. Remove the battery from its protective clear plastic case.

2. If necessary, remove the battery cover as shown below.

3. Insert the battery top into the compartment as illustrated.

4. Carefully press the battery silver bottom downward until it clicks

into place.

5. Replace battery cover.

Replacing the Battery

1. To remove the battery cover, push down the cover button. Slide

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the cover away.

2. Push retaining clip up and then lift the top of the battery out.

3. Replace the battery.

Charging the Battery

Battery Capacity

Battery Charge Progress

Empty

Full Empty Full

Motorola approved chargers provide optimum performance. Other chargers may not fully charge your Motorola Lithium-Ion battery or

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may reduce the life of the battery.

The MTH800 can be either On or Off during charging.

1. Insert the connector on the charger into the socket at the base of

the MTH800. Select the required plug adapter (UK or European type) and connect to the charger. Then plug the charger into a suitable mains socket.

2. The MTH800 displays the Charger Connected message only if the MTH800 is On when connecting the charger. If the MTH800 is Off, the display shows an icon of the battery in charging.

The Battery icon shows the charging status (see below).

Battery Capacity Information

Information Description

Green icon Full (50% –100% capacity)

Yellow icon Middle (20% –50% capacity)

Red icon Low (10% – 20% capacity)

Empty icon Very low (5% –10% capacity)

Low battery message Less than 5% capacity

Attaching the Antenna

Turn the MTH800 Off before installing or removing the antenna.

Insert the bottom of the antenna into the screw-in base on the top of the MTH800. Turn clockwise until snug. Do not force.

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Powering On/Off (On-Off/End/Home Key)

To power On, press and hold . Your MTH800 performs a selfcheck and registration routine. After successful registration, the MTH800 is in service.

To power Off, press and hold . You will hear a beep and the

Powering Off message is displayed.

Powering On (Emergency Button)

Press and hold the Emergency button to power On. The MTH800 will power On in Emergency Mode or in standard mode (as programmed).

Powering On with Transmit Inhibit (TXI) Active

Transmit Inhibit is a feature allowing you to switch off transmission before entering a Radio Frequency (RF) sensitive area. To activate

this feature, press and select More... > Networks > TXI Mode > Activate.

Pressing the Emergency button, even if Transmit Inhibit is activated, causes the MTH800 to transmit immediately. The MTH800 must NOT be within the RF sensitive area when entering Emergency Mode.

The TXI Mode remains active at power On. You will be asked

whether to leave the TXI Mode On or not.

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Unlocking the MTH800

Ensure you have left the RF sensitive area before deactivating Transmit Inhibit.

Press the Yes soft key to deactivate the TXI Mode. If the MTH800 was previously used in Trunked Mode, it will register to the network. If the MTH800 was previously used in Direct Mode, it will remain in Direct Mode.

Press No in Trunked Mode and the MTH800 powers down; press No in Direct Mode and you remain in Direct Mode with TXI selected.

Your MTH800 may be locked at power up. To unlock the MTH800 after powering on, enter the code at the

prompt. The MTH800 enters the default Home display. The unlock code is originally set to 0000. Your Service Provider may

change this number before you receive your terminal.

Locking/Unlocking the Keypad

To prevent accidental key/button presses:

Press to lock the keypad. Press again to unlock. Service Provider can choose the notification for the Keypad

lock and if to lock the PTT.

Keypad Lock Notification

When the keypad is locked one of the following instructions is displayed:

• None – no notification is display.

• Notification Only – Keys Locked is displayed.

Notification and Instruction – Keys Locked, Press Menu and * to lock/unlock is displayed.

Automatic Keylock

This feature locks the keypad automatically after not using it for a predefined time. To turn it on/off or to set the delay go to Menu > Security > Keylock Setup.

Keypad Lock on Startup

The user can set the Keylock at the start up of the terminal. To turn it on / off go to Menu > Security > Keylock > Start Locked.

Your Service Provider can lock the keypad with and without the

PTT, and during incoming call, but the Rotary knob and are always available.

The Emergency button is not locked. Pressing the Emergency button unlocks the keypad.

Radio User Identity (RUI)

Your MTH800 needs to confirm RUI to provide the full service. After powering on you are prompted to input your User ID and User PIN.

To Log on press > More... > RUI > Log on

To Log off press > More... > RUI > Log off

If the Log on is not successful radio has limited access which is specified by the Service Provider.

Radio with RUI feature disabled provides the full service to the user without login prompt.

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All the time the display indicates if the user is logged on (blue color of the icon) or logged off (grey color of the icon).

Selecting TMO or DMO Operation

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Entering TMO or DMO

Enter TMO or DMO in one of the following ways:

• From the Home display press Optns and select Direct Mode if

the MTH800 is in TMO.

• From the Home display press Optns and select Trunked Mode if

the MTH800 is in DMO.

• Press and select More... > Networks > Trunked Mode if

the MTH800 is in DMO.

• Press and select More... > Networks > Direct Mode if the

MTH800 is in TMO.

• Press the TMO/DMO one-touch button (if programmed by your

Service Provider). You can make and receive the following types of calls when the MTH800 operates in Trunked Mode:

• Group Calls

• Private Calls

• Private Calls via MS-ISDN

• Phone Calls

• PABX Calls – local (office) extension calls

• Emergency Calls

• Emergency Private Calls. You can make and receive Group and Private Calls

when the

MTH800 operates in Direct Mode. This includes Emergency Group Calls.

The MTH800 returns to the Home display when there is no activity for a few seconds.

Your terminal can alert you of an incoming call. Select the alert settings in the Vibrate menu and Tones menu items.

Group Calls

A Group Call is a communication between you and others in a group. A group is a pre-defined set of subscribers enabled to participate in and/or invoke a Group Call.

Groups are organized in maximum three folders. Each folder may contain folders and several groups.

Favorite Folders

You can organise your favorite groups into three folders.

Selecting the “My Groups” Folder

Default name for the first favorite folder is “My Groups”.

From the Home display, press to quickly access the folders.

Adding a Group (TMO/DMO)

1. Press and select More... > Group Setup > My Groups >

<FolderName> > [New Group].

2. Select a group by alphabetic search (“TMO/DMO by abc”). Enter

up to 12 characters of the group name. Or select a group by folder search (“TMO/DMO by Folder”). Select the folder and

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select the group. The group is added to the “My Groups” folder.

Deleting a Group (TMO/DMO)

1. Press and select More... > Group Setup > My Groups >

<FolderName>.

2. Highlight talkgroup name that you want to delete and select

Delete.

To delete all the groups press and select Delete All. This option is available only if the Service Provider enables it.

3. Press Yes to confirm.

Renaming Favorite Folder

1. Press and select More... > Group Setup > My Groups.

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Deleting Favorite Folder

Selecting a Group

2. Highlight a group folder name and press .

3. Select Rename Folder.

4. After editing the name of the folder press Ok to confirm.

1. Press and select More... > Group Setup > My Groups.

2. Highlight a group folder name and press .

3. Select Delete Folder.

4. Press Yes to confirm.

You cannot delete the last favorite folder.

When you navigate in the Favorite folders and select a DMO group, your terminal will switch between TMO and DMO (and vice-versa).

Using the Rotary Knob

(If programmed) From the Home display, press shortly on the Rotary knob and rotate

until the requested group appears. Group selection occurs:

• After a time-out

• Or, by pressing Select (if configured by your Service Provider)

Using the Navigation Key

From the Home display, scroll left or right until the requested group appears. Then press Select to confirm selection.

Using Alphabetic Search

From the Home display, press Optns. Select a group by alphabetic search (“TG by abc”). Enter up to 12 characters of the group name.

Select the group.

Even if the talkgroup exist in couple folders, alphabetic search displays it once.

Using Folder Search

From the Home display, press Optns. Select a group by folder search (“TG by Folder”). Select the folder and select the group.

Using the Numeric Keypad - Speed Dialing

From the Home display, you can dial a group by entering its speed number via the keypad. This feature is called Talkgroup Speed Dialing. The speed number is pre-configured in the terminal.

You can view a speed number attributed to a group, if it exists.

Viewing the speed number

1. From the Home display, press Optns.

2. Select TG by Folder and then appropriate folder name.

3. Press .

4. Select View to view the talkgroup speed number.

In this example “82” is the speed number. Press Back to return to the attached group screen.

Using a speed number

1. Enter a number (for example: “82”).

2. Press .

3. Press Attach to attach the new group, or press PTT to attach

and call.

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Speed Number for the TMO and DMO groups can be the same. For example if you are in TMO mode all the speed numbers from this mode are going to work.

Selecting a Folder

From the Home display, press Optns. Select Folder, and select the desired folder. The display shows the last selected group in that folder.

TMO Group Calls

In TMO the MTH800 is used with your Service Provider’s infrastructure.

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Making a TMO Group Call

Receiving a TMO Group Call

1. From the Home display and if this is the required group, press

and hold the PTT.

2. Wait for the talk permit tone and then speak into the microphone.

Release the PTT button to listen.

When you start a call, all members of the selected group who have their units turned on, will receive the Group Call.

If you are in an on-going Group Call and wish to make a new call, press to ignore the current call. Start the new call

The No Group message is displayed when you are out of the normal coverage area of your selected group. You must then select a new group that is valid for your working location.

Unless it is engaged in a call, your MTH800 will receive the Group

Call. To answer the call, press and hold PTT. Your MTH800 shows the group name and the caller’s private

number or alias if previously stored in your contact list.

Receiving a TMO Broadcast Call

The Broadcast Call (also called Site Wide Call) is a high-priority Group Call from the console operator (or dispatcher) to all users. The MTH800s are configured to monitor a Broadcast Call, but users cannot talk back.

The Broadcast Call pre-empts an on-going Group Call that has the same (or lower) call priority.

PTT Double Push

This feature, if enabled by your Service Provider, allows you to send the tone when the radio is in idle or Group Call mode by pressing PTT twice.

This feature interacts as the PTT pressed to invoke the Group Call.

After the D-PTT tone is played, the user can press and hold the PTT once again to get the permission to talk.To activate/deactivate the D-PTT Tone:

1. From the main menu, select Setup > Tones > D-PTT Tones > D-

PTT Mode.

2. Choose required setting, and press Select. Press Back to exit.

To choose the tone:

1. From the main menu, select Setup > Tones > D-PTT Tones >

Tone Style.

2. Choose the tone between three options: Single, Double or

Triple. Please go to D-PTT Tones on page 10 to view the

specification of the tones.

DMO Group Calls

In DMO the MTH800 can be used without your Service Provider’s infrastructure.

DMO allows communication with other terminals also operating in DMO, which are on the same frequency and group as your

MTH800.

In DMO it is only possible to place the following call types: Group Calls, Emergency Group Calls, Private and Private Simplex Calls.

When you start a call, the members of the selected group who have their units turned on will receive the Group Call.

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In DMO the MTH800 can communicate with the trunking system (and vice-versa) if the Gateway option is enabled in the MTH800.

Making a DMO Group Call

1. Enter Direct Mode by pressing Optns and selecting Direct

Mode.

2. Make sure that you have selected the required group. Press and

hold the PTT button.

3. Wait for the talk permit tone and then speak into the microphone.

Release the PTT button to listen.

Receiving a DMO Group Call

You can receive a DMO Group Call only when your MTH800 is in DMO.

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Exiting DMO

Unless it is engaged in a call, your MTH800 will receive the Group Call. To answer the call, press and hold PTT.

Your MTH800 shows the group name and the caller’s private number or alias if previously stored in your contact list.

To exit DMO, press Optns and select Trunked Mode.

Private, Phone, and PABX Calls

If you are in an on-going Group Call wish to make a new call, press to ignore the current call. Dial the number

Creating a Contact

1. From the Home display, press Contcs. Select [New Contact].

2. Enter name. Press Ok to confirm.

3. Press / and select the type of stored number (such as

Private). OR

• Press Change, the display shows 6 type selections.

• Press / to choose a type of stored number.

• Press Select, the display returns to Contact Details screen.

4. Enter number (#). Press Ok.

5. Continue to enter other types and numbers, as you may keep

several numbers (Private, Mobile, Home, Work, PABX, Other) for

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the same person under the same contact name.

6. When finished, press Done. Press Back to return to Home

display.

How to Dial

Dialing a Number

1. From the Home display dial a number.

2. Press CType repeatedly to select the call type (Private, Phone,

or PABX).

3. Press PTT or depending on the call type.

Dialing via the Contact List

You can also use the contact list to select a number you previously stored. Press Contcs and search the stored number by scrolling

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Speed Dial

Private Call

( or ) or by entering up to 12 characters of the contact name using alphabetic search. If the contact has more than one number,

use / to select the number.

Speed dial allows you to dial a shortened number of up to three digits instead of the full number. The speed dial number is the location of an entry in the contact list.

1. Enter the pre-programmed speed dial number (for example: 5)

and press .

2. To place the call, press .

To hang up, press .

A Private Call, also called Point-to-Point or individual call, is a call between two individuals. No other terminal can hear the conversation. This call can be:

• a Duplex call (if the system allows) in TMO, or

• a standard Simplex call in TMO or DMO.

Making a Private Call

1. From the Home display dial a number.

2. If Private is not the first type of call presented, press CType to

select the Private Call type.

3. For a Simplex call, press and release the PTT button. You will

hear a ringing tone. Wait for the called person to answer your call. Press and hold PTT. Wait for the talk permit tone (if configured)

before talking, and release the PTT when listening.

For a Duplex call, press and release . You will hear a ringing tone. Wait for the called person to answer your call.

4. To end the call, press . If the called person ends the call,

the Call Ended message is displayed.

While Transmit Inhibit is activated, an incoming Private Call is indicated, but you cannot answer the call.

Receiving a Private Call

1. The MTH800 switches to the incoming Private Call. The display

shows the caller’s identity.

2. To answer an incoming Simplex call, press PTT. To answer an

incoming Duplex call (indicated by Spkr/Erpc soft keys),

press or green receiver button.

3. To end the call, press .

Your terminal can alert you of an incoming call. Select the alert settings in the Vibrate menu and Tones menu items

Phone and PABX Calls

The Phone Call allows you to call a landline telephone number, a

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cellular mobile phone number or another terminal using ISDN number.

Feature MS-ISDN enables the terminal to make and rto eceive the calls from the phone using ISDN number.

The Private Automatic Branch Exchange (PABX) Call allows you to call local (office) extension numbers. This type of call needs to be activated by your Service Provider.

In this publication we use “phone number” when referring to these numbers.

While Transmit Inhibit is activated, an incoming Phone or PABX Call is indicated, but you cannot answer the call.

Making a Phone or PABX Call

1. From the Home display dial a number.

2. If Phone or PABX are not the first type of call presented, press

CType repeatedly to select the Phone or PABX call type.

3. Proceed as for making and receiving Duplex Private Calls.

If the user presses the PTT button it initiate a Simplex Phone Call.

Emergency Mode

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Entering or Exiting Emergency Mode

You can send and receive Emergency Group Calls in Trunked Mode or in Direct Mode. If your terminal is configured

to operate through a gateway, Emergency calls can be placed through the gateway.

You can initiate an Emergency Group Call to and receive it from:

• selected group (TMO and DMO) (if tactical emergency)

• pre-defined group (if non-tactical emergency). Contact your Service Provider to know which is the selected mode.

Your Service Provider will configure the Emergency Alarm and Hot Microphone features.

Emergency calls will be allocated emergency priority in the system.

To enter Emergency Mode, press and hold the Emergency button at the top of the MTH800.

The required time you need to press the Emergency button is set to default to 0.5 seconds. The time can be configured by your Service Provider.

Pressing the Emergency button activates one or more services. Contact your Service Provider for more information.

To exit Emergency Mode, press and hold Exit. Your terminal will switch to the Home display.

Sending an Emergency Alarm

Your MTH800 will send an Emergency Alarm to the dispatcher (if configured by your Service Provider):

• Automatically, upon entering Emergency Mode.

• If you press the Emergency button again while the MTH800 is in

Emergency Mode. After sending the alarm, the display will show one of the following delivery reports:

• Alarm Sent

• Alarm Failed

In both cases, the display returns within a few seconds to the main screen of the Emergency Mode.

Due to no delivery confirmation in DMO, Alarm Sent information confirms only sending the alarm.

Pressing the Emergency button, even if Transmit Inhibit is activated, causes the MTH800 to transmit immediately. The MTH800 must NOT be within the RF sensitive area when entering Emergency Mode.

The Emergency Alarm is a special status message sent to the dispatcher monitoring the selected group. This can be used in dispatch systems to highlight emergency calls.

Some systems do not support the Emergency Alarm feature when the user is in a “Local Area Service” area.

Hot Microphone Feature

If the Hot Microphone feature was programmed into your MTH800 by your Service Provider, you can make an Emergency Group Call and talk to the dispatcher (and members of your group) without the

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need to press and hold the PTT. The microphone will stay open for a time period (programmed by

your Service Provider). The microphone will stay open until:

• the Hot microphone time period expires

• you press PTT during the Hot Microphone period

• you press the End key At the end of the Hot Microphone the Emgcy Mic Ended message will be displayed and the MTH800 returns to the Emergency Mode. The Hot Microphone feature is disabled and PTT operation returns to normal.

If required you can resume Hot Microphone by pressing the Emergency button again. Also your Service Provider is able to resume Hot Mic without user interaction by setting Alternating Hot

Mic feature.

Hot Microphone feature is available in DMO and TMO mode.

Making an Emergency Group Call

• Hot Microphone enabled – to initiate an Emergency Group Call,

press and hold Emergency Button.

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Silent Emergency Mode

Call-Out

• Hot Microphone disabled – to initiate an Emergency Group Call,

press and hold Emergency Button. When the display has

changed to Emergency Group Call hold PTT and wait for talk

permit tone (if configured) and talk. Release the PTT to be able to

listen.

Silent Emergency Mode needs to be enabled by the Service Provider.

To enter Silent Emergency Mode, press Emergency button. Silent Emergency Mode provides no audible and visible indication.

All of the key tones are switched off.

To exit Silent Emergency Mode, press and key simultaneously or and then key within 3 seconds.

This feature allows the user to receive Call-Out alerts. When the Call-Out messages have been received by the radio, it interrupts current services and attends to the Call-Out alert without any further delay. After Call-Out alert has been cleared, the radio exits Call-Out mode and reverts back to normal mode. The user is able to receive only Emergency Calls during Call-Out mode. There are four types of the Call-Out alert:

• Normal Call-Out

• Storm plan – it is sent to a group several time to raise reliability.

User can only accept the Call-Out by pressing any button and is

moved to information phase (soft keys are not labelled).

• Fallback Mode – it includes only voice communication. It can be

cleared manually

Fallback is only possible when Radio is in Local Site Trunking.

• Test Call-Out – dispatcher has the ability to test this feature.

Radio is generating the tone with Call-Out Test on the display.

Only one softkey is enabled Test OK to confirm and to clear the

test.

Interactions when the user is in other mode

• TXI Mode – users can read the message but they can not

respond to it. They have an option to leave the TXI Mode by

pressing soft key or reject the Call-Out message.

• DMO Mode – Call-Out is not supported.

• Emergency Mode – all the Call-out alerts are ignored.

Call-Out service phases

• Alerting phase – user receives a Call-Out message. The alarm

tone indicates that the message text is displayed. Under it there

are three options for the user to pick: Accept, Reject or . If

the user accepts the alert no other service from this point can

interrupt. key gives more choices.

The user can stop the alert tone by pressing PTT or any of the soft keys.

• Information phase – the user is still in the Call-Out mode and can

receive more detail information about the incident that occurred

via subsequent text or the voice message. The user can query

for more information using voice group call or Call-Out text

function which enables to send a text message to the Service

Provider. User can always respond and send back the text or the

voice message using voice group call.

Call-Out Box

Call-Out Box gives the user the option to view and store the Call-Out messages for future reference.

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To view them press > Messages > CO Box. When the radio is in Call-Out Mode, you can only read the ongoing

Call-Out messages.

Messages

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Sending a Status Message

Sending a New Message

Sending a User-Defined Message

Select the desired group, then press and select Messages > Send Status. Select status and press or PTT.

Press and select Messages > New Message. Write your message. Select Send, or press or PTT. Select your mail

recipient or enter number. Select Send, or press or PTT to send the new message.

The message can be send to private, phone and a group number. Phone option needs to be enabled by your Service Provider.

Press and select Messages > Templates. Scroll and choose your required template. Select Send, or press or PTT. Select

your mail recipient or enter number. Select Send, or press or

PTT to send the message.

Sending a Predefined Message

Press and select Messages > Predefined. Scroll and choose your required template. Press and select Edit to edit the

message. Type required information. Select Send, or press or

PTT to send the message.

Handling New Incoming Text Messages

Your MTH800 will alert you of an incoming message and enter the inbox automatically, if there is no on-going activity in the terminal.

Scroll to the message and select Read soft key. To read a long message, press More to read the next page and Back to return to the previous page.

Then select Reply. Or press and select to Store / Delete / Delete All / Forward.

For Long Text Messages Reply, Store and Forward options are not

available.

Handling Unread (New) Messages

Press and select Messages > Inbox. Scroll to the message and select Read soft key. To read a long message, press More to

read the next page and Back to return to the previous page. Press and select to Store / Delete / Delete All / Reply /

Forward / Refresh.

Message contains up to 1000 characters.

It is possible to send the message to more then one user. Pick the group from the contact list on your MTH800.

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Tips & Tricks

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Modeless Operation

Home Key

Backlight Control

Menu Shortcuts

No need to select a mode (Group / Private / Phone) before initiating a call. Just dial a number and press CType (call type) soft key to

decide what call it is (then press PTT or ).

Not sure where you are? Want to get back to Home display? Press .

You can either disable backlight (covert operation) or have it automatically turned on, by pressing any key. Third option is semiauto, which means that only switching on the radio, pressing assigned button to the backlight feature and charging can trigger backlight.

The backlight remains on until the pre-programmed timer runs out.

• You can easily access any menu item, by pressing and

a Numeric key. (No delay between and the key!)

• You can ask your Service Provider to program menu shortcuts.

• You may also define a new shortcut: enter the menu item, press

and hold , and follow the instructions in the display.

High/Low Audio Control

You can control audio routing (speaker/earpiece/PHF) for any Private or Group Call via the dedicated Speaker Control key.

However, you can define via the menu to have all Group Calls in high audio ( > Setup > Audio > Audio Toggle >

Always Loud).

High/Low audio control is switched via One Touch Button. Contact your service provider for more information.

Unified Contact List

You can keep several numbers (Private, Mobile, Home, Work, PABX, Other) for the same person under the same contact name. You can create up to 1000 contacts, and have a total of 1000 private numbers and 1000 phone numbers.

Text Size

You can see the text on the display in two sizes: Standard or Zoomed ( > Setup > Display > Text Size).

Group Capacity

Your Service provider can program up to 2048 groups for Trunked Mode, and up to 1024 groups for Direct Mode.

Flexible Folders

You can ask your Service Provider to define how many groups will be in each folder (up to 256 folders).

“My Groups” Folders

You can select any group (TMO or DMO) and add it to your personal folder.

In the Home display, press to quickly access your “My Groups” folders.

Options (in the Home Display)

You can easily change folder, select groups, switch between TMO

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and DMO (and vice-versa), and other functions via the Home display Options.

Easy Navigation while in Menu

When scrolling up/down menu items, try also right/left scrolling. (This will select the item or return to previous level.)

Flipped Display On/Off

When this feature is activated, the contents of the display are flipped upside down. This feature is particularly useful if you have to wear the MTH800 on the shoulder, belt, or lapel and at the same time wish to read the display upside down.

To activate/deactivate, press and select Setup > Display > Flip Display. Or press and hold the pre-programmed one-touch button.

Dialed Call List – Quick Access

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Automatic Scrolling via Navigation Key

Recent Calls Menu – Quick Access

Setting Time & Date

From the Home display press to access the list of the last dialed calls.

In a list press and hold or for automatic scrolling.

From the Home display press .

Time and date are synchronized by the infrastructure. When not within the infrastructure signal range you can set the values manually.

• To set time press and select Setup > Time & Date > Set >

Set Time. Enter time using navigation key and/or numeric

keypad.

• To set date press and select Setup > Time & Date > Set >

Set Date. Enter date using navigation key and/or numeric

keypad.

• To automatically set date and time press and select Setup >

Time & Date > System Update. Pick one out of three options

accordingly to your needs:

• Off – System Update is turned off

• Time only – time is updated

• Time & Offset –the time is updated automatically according

to the current time zone when user is in TMO mode. In DMO mode the radio is using its internal clock.

Template Names

User is able to give the title of the template by his preference. If no default name is given.

Toggling between Talkgroups

You can switch the last two talkgroups in any mode and between the modes. For example when you are in TMO and would like to switch to the last Talkgroup that was in DMO, press and hold One Touch Button. It works in both ways and in one mode. After powering off, the radio remembers your two last Talkgroups.

MTH800

Quick Reference Guide

Turning the MTH800 On/Off

To power the MTH800 on/off, press and

Using the MTH800 Menu System

• To enter the menu, press .

• To scroll through the menu, press / .

• To select a menu item, press Select

soft key or .

• To return to previous level, press Back

or .

• To exit the menu items, press .

Selecting Trunked/Direct Mode Operation

• Your terminal may be configured with

a one-touch button to switch between TMO/DMO. Contact your Service Provider for more information.

• From the Home display press Optns,

select Trunked Mode/Direct Mode.

Making a TMO Group Call

From the Home display navigate to the desired group. Press Select soft key (if configured). Press and hold PTT. Wait for the talk permit tone (if configured) and talk. Release PTT to listen.

Making a DMO Group Call

Enter DMO. Navigate to the desired group. Press Select soft key (if

Making a TMO Emergency Group Call

Enter TMO. Press and hold the Emergency button. Emergency alarm is sent automatically. Press and hold PTT. Wait for the talk permit tone (if configured) and talk. Release PTT to listen. If using Hot Mic feature, wait for the Emgncy Mic On message to appear on the display and talk without pressing PTT.

To exit Emergency Mode, press and hold

Exit soft key. Making a DMO Emergency Group Call

Enter DMO. Press and hold the Emergency button. Press and hold PTT. Wait for the talk permit tone (if configured) and talk. Release PTT to listen. To exit Emergency Mode press and hold Exit soft key.

Making a TMO Simplex Private Call

From the Home display dial a number. Press CType to select the call type (if required). Press and release PTT. Ringing sounds. Called party answers. Wait for the called party to finish speaking. Press and hold PTT.

Wait for the talk permit tone (if

Emergency Key (on top)

Rotary Knob (on top)

Programmable Side Key

PTT Button Programmable

Side Key Soft Keys (2)

Send Key

Four-Way Navigation Key

Speaker

Speaker Control Key

Accessory Connector

(at the base)

Earpiece

Antenna

LED

Top Microphone External Antenna

Connector (at the back)

Color Display

Menu key

On-Off/End/ Home Key

Audio Accessory Connector

Alphanumeric Keypad

Bottom Microphone

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Making a DMO Simplex Private Call

Enter DMO. From the Home display dial a number. Press and hold PTT. Wait for the talk permit tone (if configured) and

talk. Release PTT to listen. Press to terminate call.

Making a Duplex Private Call/Phone/ PABX Call

From the Home display dial a number. Press CType to select the call type

(if required). Press and release . Ringing sounds. Called party answers. Press to terminate call.

Answering a Call

Your MTH800 switches to the incoming call and alerts you of the incoming call.

To answer the call, press for Phone/ PABX/Duplex Private calls or press PTT

for all other calls.

Sending a Status Message

Select the desired group, then

press and select Messages > Send Status. Select status and press or PTT.

Sending a New Message Press and select Messages > New Message. Write your message.

Select Send, or press or PTT. Select your mail recipient or enter number.

Select Send, or press or PTT to send the new message.

Tips & Tricks

•Home Key

Not sure where you are? Want to get back to Home display? Press .

• Backlight Control

You can disable backlight (covert operation), have it automatically turned on by any key pressed or Semi Auto which turns on the radio by charging and pressing assigned button.You can also press the upper Side key - just to turn On/Off the backlight (if configured).

• Menu Shortcuts

You can easily access any menu item, by pressing and a numeric key. (No delay between and the key!)

You can ask your Service Provider to

hold , and follow the instructions in the display.

• High/Low Audio Control

You can control audio routing (speaker / earpiece/PHF) for any Private or Group Call via the dedicated speaker control key. However, you can define via the menu to have all Group Calls in high

audio ( > Setup > Audio > Audio

Toggle).

• Unified Contact List

You can keep several numbers (Private, Mobile, Home, Work, PABX, Other) for the same person under the same contact name.

• Text Size

You can see the text on the display in two sizes: Standard or Zoomed (

>Setup >Display >Text Size).

•“My Groups” Folder

You can select any group (TMO or DMO) and add it to your personal folder. In the

Home display, press to quickly access your “My Groups” folder.

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