MOTOROLA MTP850 User Guide
MTP850
TETRA Portable Terminal
Basic User Guide
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Contents
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
MTP850 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Controls and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Audio Signal Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Key, Knob, and Button Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
On-Off/End/Home Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Soft Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Menu Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Rotary Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Emergency Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Speaker Control Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
The LED Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
To Enter the Menu Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
To Return to the Previous Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
To Exit the Menu Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
List of Menu Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
The Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Menu Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Inbox Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Contact Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Text Entry Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Installing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Battery Capacity Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Attaching the Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Powering On/Off (On-Off/End/Home Key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Powering On (Emergency Button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Powering On with Transmit Inhibit (TXI) Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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Unlocking the MTP850 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Locking/Unlocking the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Selecting TMO or DMO Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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Entering TMO or DMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Group Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
“My Groups” Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Selecting a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Selecting a Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
TMO Group Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
DMO Group Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Private, Phone, and PABX Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Creating a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
How to Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Phone and PABX Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Entering or Exiting Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Sending an Emergency Alarm (TMO Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Hot Microphone Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Selecting the “My Groups” Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Adding a Group (TMO/DMO) to the “My Groups” Folder . 25
Using the Rotary Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using the Navigation Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Using Alphabetic Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using Folder Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Making a TMO Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Receiving a TMO Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Receiving a TMO Broadcast Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Making a DMO Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Receiving a DMO Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Exiting DMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Dialing a Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Dialing via the Contact List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Making a Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Receiving a Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Making a Phone or PABX Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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Making an Emergency Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Sending a Status Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Sending a New Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Sending a User-defined Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Sending a Predefined Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Handling New Incoming Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Handling Unread (New) Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Tips & Tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Quick Reference Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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Safety Information
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This user guide covers the basic operation of the MTP850
Handportable Terminal. Please consult your dealer for further, more
detailed information which is contained in the feature user guide
6866537D80_.
Before using this product, read the operating instructions for
safe usage contained in the Product Safety and RF Exposure
booklet 6864117B25_ enclosed with your MTP850.
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Caution
ATTENTION!
The MTP850 is restricted to occupational use only to satisfy ICNIRP
RF energy exposure requirements. Before using this product, 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
MTP850 is passed on to other people.
Copyright Information
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, 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 or reproduced 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 royalty-free licence to use that arises by operation of the law in the sale
of a product.
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MTP850 Overview
Controls and Indicators
The numbers below refer to the illustration on the inside front cover.
Number Description
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Antenna
Top Microphone
Activated during half-duplex, 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 MTP850)
Colour Display
Provides alphanumeric text and images within 65,536 colours
and 130 x 130 pixels with backlight, scalable fonts, and contrast.
On-Off/End//Home Key
Press and hold to turn the MTP850 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 MTP850)
Alphanumeric Keypad
Use the keypad to enter alphanumeric characters for dialing,
contact entries and text messages.
Sensor for keypad backlight On/Off
Bottom Microphone
Activated during half-duplex and full-duplex, low-audio calls
such as Phone Calls.
Accessory Connector
Provides connection for accessories.
(At the base of the MTP850)
Speaker Control Key
Selects earpiece (low audio) or speaker (high audio).
Speaker (under keypad)
Send Key
Used to initiate or answer full-duplex calls (such as Phone
Calls), or send status and text messages.
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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 half-duplex 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)
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 MTP850).
Press and hold to enter Emergency Mode, and send Emergency
Alarms (as programmed). When the MTP850 is Off, press and
hold to power on in Emergency Mode or in normal mode (as
programmed).
LED (Indicator)
Before using your MTP850 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.
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Audio Signal Tones
= High Tone; = Low Tone;
Description Typ e 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
Once
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• Good key press
• MTP850 self-test fails at
power up
• From out-of-service to inservice
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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 MTP850 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.
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Description Typ e Repeated
• Call disconnected or
failed due to network
• Wrong number dialed
DMO (Direct Mode)
Entering
DMO Exiting Once
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Once
Local site trunking —
entering/exiting
Phone ring back (sending) Every three seconds,
Phone busy Every 0.5 seconds
Status message sent to the
dispatcher or failed.
Once
until the called user
answers or call is
rejected.
Twice
Incoming Calls
Status message
acknowledged by the
dispatcher.
Your MTP850 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 (reception)
full-duplex Private Call
Private Call received Until the call is
Private Call ringing to the
caller
Half-duplex Private
Pre-emptive Priority Call
(PPC) ring
Four times
Once
Once
Twice
Until you answer or
the call is rejected.
answered.
Until the call is
answered.
Every 4 seconds, until
the call is answered or
rejected.
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Description Typ e Repeated
Full-duplex Private PPC
ring
Limited service Once, upon entering
New mail received Once
New Group Call Once
Every 4 seconds, until
the call is answered or
rejected.
limited service.
Battery/General
Volume setting (earpiece,
keypad, speaker)
Volume setting (ringer) While setting the
Transmit Inhibit (TXI)
Rotary knob tone Once, when toggling
Low battery alert Repeated
Continuous
volume.
Once
from list control to
volume control.
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DTMF (Dual Tone Multi-
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Key, Knob, and Button Overview
On-Off/End/Home Key
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Soft Keys
Menu Key
Rotary Knob
• Press and hold to turn the MTP850 On/Off.
• Press to end calls.
• Press to return to the Home display.
Press or to select the option that appears in the display
directly above the left or right soft key.
Press to enter:
MENU
• The menu. The MTP850 menus allow you to control your
MTP850 settings.
• Context sensitive menu (when icon is on) to view a list of
items for the current menu.
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. Talk group 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 MTP850 is powered down, press and hold this button to
power On in Emergency Mode or in standard mode (as
programmed).
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Function Keys
For information on the function assigned to each Side or Numeric key,
please refer to your Service Provider.
The required time you need to press the Side or 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.
Side Keys
The Rotary knob and Side key programming are paired:.
Rotary Knob
Programming
Dual control
List control
Volume control Programmed to a one-touch function
Side Key Programming
Programmed to a one-touch function
: Volume Up
: Volume Down
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
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 Keys
The MTP850 supports the one-touch feature that allows you to
select or activate commonly used features by pressing and holding
a Numeric key.
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