Motorola TalkAbout MC User Manual

Two-Way Ra dio

User’s Guide

For Mor e I nfor mat ion

MC Ser ies

Safe ty an d Gen eral Infor matio n

Impor tant Inf ormation on Saf e and Ef ficient

For furt her info rmat ion, you may cont act Moto rola as foll ows:
USA and C anada : Cal l 1-8 00-63 8-5119 , sen d e-m ail t o
giant @call cente r.com or v isit www. moto rola .com.

Mexic o: C all 01-80 0-02 1-00 00.
Urugu ay: Call 00-0 4-01 -78- 70-11 .
Panam a: C all 507-3 40-0 293.

Opera tion

Read This Informatio n Before Using Your Radio .

The inf ormatio n provid ed in t his docu ment su persedes the ge neral
safety informa tion in user gui des pub lished p rior to Decemb er 1, 20 02.

Transmit and Rec eive Pro cedure

Your two- way radi o con tain s a tran smit ter and a re ceiv er. To
cont rol your exp osur e an d en sure comp lian ce w ith the
gene ral popu lati on/ unco ntro lled envi ronm ent expo sure
limi ts, alwa ys a dher e to the fol lowi ng p roced ure:

• Transmi t no mor e th an 50 % of the tim e.

• To rece ive calls , re leas e th e Pu sh t o Tal k (PT T) b utto n.

• To tran smit (tal k), pres s th e PT T bu tton .

Transm itti ng 5 0%

of t he t ime, or less , is imp ortan t be caus e
the radi o ge nera tes meas urab le RF ene rgy expo sure onl y
when tra nsmi ttin g (i n te rms of m easur ing stan dard s
comp lian ce).

Exposu re to Ra dio Fre quency E nergy

Your Moto rola two- way radi o co mpli es w ith the foll owin g RF
ener gy e xpos ure stan dard s an d gui deli nes:

• Unit ed S tate s Fe dera l Com muni cati ons Comm issi on, Code

of F eder al R egul atio ns; 47CF R pa rt 2 sub- part J.

• Amer ican Nat iona l St andar ds I nsti tute (AN SI)/ Inst itut e of

Elec tric al a nd E lect roni c En gine ers (IEEE ) C9 5. 1 -199 2.

• Inst itut e of Ele ctri cal and E lect roni cs E ngin eers (IE EE)

C95. 1-19 99 E diti on.

• Inte rnat iona l Co mmis sion on N on-I oniz ing Radi atio n

Prot ecti on ( ICNI RP) 1998 .

• Mini stry of Heal th ( Cana da) S afet y Co de 6 . Li mits of Huma n

Expo sure to Radi ofre quen cy E lectr omag neti c Fi elds in the
Freq uenc y Ra nge from 3 K Hz to 300 GHz , 19 99.

• Aust rali an C ommu nica tion s Aut hori ty

Radi ocom muni cati ons (Ele ctrom agne tic Radi atio n—Hu man
Expo sure ) St anda rd, 2003 .

•

ANATE L ANN EX to Reso lutio n No. 303 of Ju ly 2, 2002 .
ANATE L ANN EX to Reso lutio n No. 533 of Se ptemb er 10 , 200 9.

To ens ure opti mal radi o pe rfor mance and mak e su re h uman
expo sure to radi o fre quen cy e lect roma gnet ic e nergy is with in t he
guid elin es s et fo rth in t he a bove sta ndar ds, alway s ad here to the
foll owin g pr ocedu res.

Portab le Radio Operati on and EME Expo sure

Ante nna Care

Use only the supp lied or an a ppro ved repl acem ent ante nna.

Unau thor ized ante nnas , mo difi cati ons, or atta chme nts coul d dam age
the radi o an d may vio late FCC reg ulat ions .

Do N OT h old t he a nten na w hen the radi o is “IN USE .” H oldi ng t he
ante nna affec ts i ts e ffec tive ran ge.

Body -Worn Ope rati on

To mai ntai n co mpli ance s wi th R F exp osur e reg ulat ory guid elin es,

plac e th e ra dio i n a Moto rola -sup plie d or app rove d cl ip holder,

if y ou w ear a ra dio o n yo ur b ody when tra nsmi ttin g al ways

hols ter, c ase or b ody harn ess for this pro duct . Us e of
non- Moto rola- appr oved acc esso ries may exc eed RF e xpos ure

regu lato ry gu idel ines .

If y ou d o not use one of the Moto rola -sup plie d or app rove d
body -wor n ac cesso ries and are not usi ng t he r adio hel d in the
norm al u se p ositi on,

ensu re t he ra dio and its ante nna are at

leas t 1 inch (2.5 cm) fro m yo ur b ody when tra nsmi ttin g

.

Data Ope ratio n

If a ppli cable , wh en u sing any dat a fe atur e of the rad io w ith or
with out an a ccess ory cabl e,

posi tion the radi o an d it s an tenn a

at l east one inch (2. 5 cm ) fr om t he b ody

.

Appr oved Acc essor ies

For a li st o f app rove d Mo toro la a cces sori es, visi t ou r Web sit e at
www.m otor ola. com.

Electr omagneti c Interf erence/C ompatib ility

Note :

Nea rly ever y ele ctro nic devi ce i s su scep tibl e to

elec trom agnet ic i nter fere nce (EMI ) if ina dequ a

tely shi elde d,
desi gned or other wise con figu red for elec trom agne tic comp atib ilit y.
This dev ice compl ies with Par t 15 of the FCC Rule s.

Oper atio n is subj ect to t he f ollo wing two con diti ons:

1. Thi s de vice may not caus e ha rmfu l in terf eren ce; and

2. Thi s de vice mus t acc ept any inte rfer ence rec eive d, i nclu ding

inte rfer ence that may cau se u ndes ired ope rati on.

IC C anad a

The term "IC: " be fore the equi pmen t ce rtif icati on n umbe r on ly
sign ifies tha t th e In dust ry Ca nada tec hnic al sp ecif icat ions wer e met .

Faci liti es

To avo id e lect roma gnet ic i nter fere nce and/o r co mpat ibil ity conf lict s,
turn off your rad io i n an y fa cili ty w here pos ted noti ces inst ruct you
to d o so . Hos pita ls o r he alth car e fa cili ties may be usin g eq uipm ent
that is sens itive to exte rnal RF ener gy.

Airc raft

Whe

n in stru cted to d o so , tu rn o ff y our radi o wh en o nboa rd a n
airc raft . Any use of a ra dio must be in a ccor danc e wi th a pplic abl e
regu lati ons p er a irli ne c rew inst ruct ions .

Medi cal Devi ces – Pac emak ers

The Adva nced Medi cal Techn olog y As soci ation rec omme nds that a
mini mum sepa ratio n of 6 i nche s (1 5 cm ) be mai ntai ned betw een a
hand held wire less rad io a nd a pac emak er. T hese reco mmen dati ons
are cons iste nt wi th t he i ndep ende nt r esea rch by a nd
reco mmen datio ns o f th e U. S. F ood and Drug Adm inis trat ion.

Peop le w ith p acem aker s sh ould :

• ALWAY S ke ep t he r adio mor e tha n 6 inch es ( 15 c m) f rom thei r

pace make r whe n th e ra dio is t urne d ON .

• Not car ry t he r adio in the brea st p ocke t.

• Use the ear opp osit e th e pa cema ker to m inim ize the poten tial for

inte

rfer ence .

• Turn the rad io O FF i mmed iate ly i f th ere i s an y re ason to susp ect

that int erfer ence is taki ng p lace .

Medi cal Devi ces – Hea ring Aid s

Some dig ital wire less rad ios may inte rfer e wi th s ome hear ing aids .
In t he e vent of s uch inte rfer ence , yo u ma y wa nt t o co nsul t yo ur
hear ing aid m anuf actu rer to d iscu ss a lter nati ves.

Medi cal Devi ces – Oth er

If y ou u se a ny ot her pers onal med ical dev ice, con sult the
manu fact urer of y our devi ce t o de term ine if i t is ade quat ely shie lded
from RF energ y. Yo ur ph ysic ian may be a ble to a ssis t yo u in
obta inin g thi s in form atio n.

Safety and Gen eral Use While D riving

Chec k th e law s an d re gula tion s re gard ing the use of r adio s in the
area whe re y ou dr ive, and alw ays obey the m. I f yo u do use you r
rad

io w hile dri ving , ple ase:

• Giv e fu ll a tten tion to driv ing and to t he r oad.

• Use han ds-f ree oper atio n, i f av aila ble.

• Pul l of f th e ro ad a nd p ark befo re m akin g or ans werin g a call if

driv ing cond ition s so req uire .

The u se o f a two- way r adio whi le en gage d in acti viti es r equi ring
conce ntra tion may caus e di stra ction or othe rwise imp air your abil ity
to sa fely par tici pate in s uch activ itie s. A lway s use tec hnol ogy safel y.

Do n ot p lace a po rtab le r adio in the area ove r an air bag or in t he a ir
bag depl oymen t ar ea. Air bags inf late wit h gr eat forc e. I f a p ort able
radi o is pla ced i n th e ai r ba g de ploy ment are a an d th e ai r ba g
infl ates , th e rad io m ay b e pr opel led with gre at f orce and cau se
seri ous inju ry to occ upan ts o f th e ve hicl e.

Pote ntia lly Explo sive Atm osph eres

Turn o ff y our

radio pri or t o ent erin g any are a wi th a pote ntial ly
explo sive atm osphe re. Only radi o ty pes t hat are e spec iall y qua lifi ed
shoul d be use d in such area s as “In trins ical ly Sa fe.” Do not r emov e,
insta ll o r ch arge batt erie s in suc h ar eas. Spa rks i n a pote ntia lly

expl osiv e at mosp here can caus e an exp losi on o r fi re r esul ting in
bodi ly i njur y or even dea th.

Note :

The area s wi th po tent iall y ex plos ive atmo sphe res refe rred to
abov e in clude fue ling are as s uch as b elow dec ks o n bo ats, fue l or
chem ical tra nsfer or stor age faci liti es, area s wh ere the air cont ains
chem ical s or part icle s (s uch as g rain , du st o r me tal powd ers) and
any othe r ar ea wh ere you woul d no rmal ly b e ad vise d to tur n of f yo ur
vehi cle engin e. A reas wit h

pote ntia lly e xplo sive atm osph eres ar e

ofte n—bu t no t alw ays— post ed.

Blas ting Cap s and Are as

To avo id p ossi ble inte rfer ence wit h bl astin g op erat ions , tu rn o ff y our
radi o wh en y ou ar e ne ar e lect rica l bl asti ng c aps, in a bl asti ng a rea,
or i n ar eas p oste d “Tu rn o ff t wo-w ay r adio s.” Obey all sign s an d
inst ruct ions .

Operat ional Ca utions

Ante nnas

Do n ot u se a ny po rtab le r adio tha t ha s a dama ged ante nna.

If
a da mage d ant enna com es i nto cont act with you r sk in, a mi nor b urn
can resu lt.

Batt erie s

All b atte ries can c ause prop erty dama ge an d/or bodi ly i njury suc h as
burns if a con ducti ve m ateri al—l ike j ewel ry, ke ys o r bea ded c hain s—
touch exp osed termi nals . The con ducti ve m ateri al m ay co mplet e an
elect rica l cir cuit (sho rt ci rcui t) an d be come quit e hot . Exe rcis e car e
in ha ndli ng an y ch arged batt ery, parti cula rly w hen placi ng i t ins ide a
pocke t, p urse or ot her conta iner with meta l ob jects .

Exer cise care whe n re movi ng N iMH or A A ba tter ies. Do not use
shar p or con ducti ve t ools to remo ve e ithe r of the se b atte ries .

Batt ery Char ger S afet y In stru ctio ns:

Save the se I nstru ctio ns

1. Do not expo se t he ch arge r to rai n or sno w.

2. Do not oper ate or di sass embl e th e ch arge r if it has rece ived a

shar p bl ow, o r ha s be en d ropp ed o r dam aged in any way.

3. Nev er a lter the AC c ord or p lug prov ided wit h th e un it. If t he pl ug

will not fit the outl et, have the pro per outl et i nsta lled by a
qual ifie d ele ctri cian . An imp rope r co ndit ion can resu lt i n

a ri sk o f

elec tric shoc k.

4. To red uce t he r isk o f dam age t o the cord or plug, pull the plug

rathe r tha n the cord whe n dis conne cting the charg er f rom t he AC
recep tacle .

5. To re duce the ris k of ele ctri c sho ck, unpl ug t he c harg er f rom the

outl et b efor e att empt ing any main tena nce or c lean ing.

6. Use of an a ttac hment not rec omme nded or sold by Moto rola may

resu lt i n a risk of f ire, ele ctri c sh ock or p erso nal inju ry.

7. Mak e su re t he co rd i s lo cate d so it will not be step ped on,

trip ped over or s ubje cted to dama ge o r st ress .

8. An exte nsio n cor d sh ould not be used unl ess abso lute ly

nece ssar y. Us e of an impr oper ext ensi on co rd c ould res ult in a
risk of a fi re an d/or ele ctri c sh ock. If an e xten sion cor d mus t b e
used , ma ke s ure t hat:

• The pin s on the plu g of the ext ensi on c ord are the s ame
numb er, si ze a nd s hape as thos e on

the plug of t he c harg er.

• The ext ensi on c ord is p rope rly wire d an d in goo d ele ctri cal
cond itio n.

• The ext ensi on c ord size is 18 AW G fo r le ngth s up to 100 feet ,
and 16 AW G fo r le ngth s up to 150 f eet.

9. The sup ply cord of t he A C ad apto r ca nnot be repl aced . If the cord

is da maged , cal l cus tome r ser vice at th e app ropr iate numbe r lis ted
in the Warranty section.

Chan ges or m odif icat ions , not exp ress ly a ppro ved by M otor ola, may
void the use r’s auth orit y gra nted by the loca l re gula tory age ncy to
oper ate this rad io a nd s hould not be made . To com ply with loc al
regu lato ry r equi reme nts, tran smit ter adju stme nts shou ld b e ma de
only by or u nder the sup ervis ion of a per son cert ifie d as tec hnic ally
quali fied t o per form transm itter main tenan ce and repa irs i n the priva te
land mob ile and fixe d se rvice s as cer tifi ed b y an org aniz atio n
repr esen tati ve o f th e us er of tho se s ervi ces. Rep lace ment of any
tran smit ter comp onen t (c rysta l, s emic ondu ctor , et c.) not auth oriz ed
by t he l ocal age ncy’ s eq uipme nt a utho riza tion for thi s ra dio coul d
viol ate loca l go vern ment regu lato ry r ules .

Talk Rang e

Instal ling the Three A A Alkali ne Batt eries

1. Turn t he r adio off .

2. Wit h th e ba ck of the rad io f acin g yo u, l ift the batt ery cover lat ch
up a nd r emov e the cov er.

3. Ins ert the three AA alka line bat teri es w ith + an d - pola rity as
show n in side .

4. Rep osit ion the b atte ry c over and pre ss d own to s ecur e.

3. Gen tly remo ve ea ch b atte ry b y ea sing eac h ba tter y ou t

Radio Battery Meter

The radi o bat tery ico n sh ows the batt ery char ge l evel , fr om
full to e mpty . Wh en

the radi o ha s on e seg ment lef t,

the radi o chi rps peri odic ally or afte r re leas ing ( Low B att ery
Aler t).

Removi ng the N iMH Batt ery Pack (Optio nal Acce ssory)

1. Turn t he r adio off .

2. With the back of the radi o fa cing you , li ft t he b atter y la tch up t o
rele ase the batte ry c over and rem ove the cove r.

3. Gentl y re move the NiM H ba tter y.

4. Repos itio n th e ba tter y co ver and pres s do wn t o se cure .

Removi ng the T hree AA Batterie s

1. Turn the radi o of f.

2. Wit h th e ba ck of the rad io f acin g yo u, l ift the batt ery latch up to
rele ase the batte ry c over and rem ove the cove r.

indi vidu ally.

4. Rep osit ion the b atte ry c over and pre ss d own to s ecur e.

Note s

• Exe rcis e ca re w hen remo ving NiM H or AA batt erie s. Do not use
shar p or con duct

ive tool s to remo ve e ithe r of the se b atte ries .

• Rem ove the batt erie s be fore sto ring you r ra dio for e xten ded
peri ods of ti me. Batt erie s co rrod e ov er t ime and may caus e
perm anen t da mage to y our radi o.

Using the Batt ery Char ger

The batt ery c harg er p rovi des drop -in char ging con veni ence for
NiMH bat terie s an d ca n be pla ced on a ny f lat surf ace, suc h as a
desk or workb ench . Ch arge the NiM H ba tter y ov erni ght (at least 16
hour s) b efore usi ng i t fo r th e fi rst time . Af ter the init ial c har ge, an
empt y ba tter y is full y ch arge d wi thin 14 hour s.

1. Fol low the steps abo ve t o in stal l a NiMH Bat tery Pac k.

2. Plu g th e AC powe r su pply cor d in to t he j ack on t he d esk stan d.

3. Plu g th e AC powe r su pply int o a stan dard wal l ou tl

et.

4. Wit h a radi o fa cing forw ard, sli de i t in to o ne o f th e ch argi ng
pock ets.

5. When cha rging the bat tery cha rger, the red lig ht o n th e ch arger
base wil l gl ow c ontin uous ly.

Your r adio is d esig ned t o ma ximiz e pe rform ance and impr ove
trans miss ion r ange . Do not use t he r adio s clo ser than five feet apa rt.

Monito r Button

Pres sing and hold ing for thre e se cond s al lows you to list en t o
the volu me l evel of t he r adio whe n yo u ar e no t re ceiv ing. Thi s al lows

you to a djust the vol ume, if nece ssar y. You can als o pr ess to
chec k fo r act ivit y on the cur rent cha nnel bef ore you talk.

KEM- ML361 00-07 B

Push-t o-Talk Timeout Timer

To pre vent acc iden tal tran smis sion s an d sav e ba tter y li fe, the radi o
emit s a cont inuou s wa rnin g to ne a nd s tops tra nsmi ttin g if you pre ss

for 60 c ontin uous sec onds .

Menu Opti ons

Select ing the Channel

Your r adio has 22 chan nels . Th e ch anne l is the fre quen cy t he r adio
uses to tran smit . Cha nnel s 8- 14 a re F RS 0 .5 w att only and all oth er
chan nels are GMRS . (S ee t he " Chan nels and Fre quen cies " ta ble
unde r Li cens ing Info rmat ion f or d etai ls.)

1. Wit h th e ra dio on, press . W hen the radi o is on a 0. 5 wa tt
chan nel, disp lays. Whe n th e ra dio is o n a 1 wa tt c hann el,

disp lays . Th e cu rrent cha nnel fla shes .

2. Pre ss o r and sel ect an u nuse d or qui et c hann el.

3. Pre ss to save the cha nnel set ting or to cont inue set up.

Select ing the Interfer ence Eli minator Code

Interf erence Elim inator Code s help minim ize i nterfe rence by bl ockin g
transm issio ns fro m unkn own s ources . Code s 1 – 38 ar e the stand ard
analog codes that appea r on other

FRS/G MRS r adios. 0 is the o ff

positi on, n o code s are enabl ed.

To set the cod e fo r a chan nel:

1. Pre ss until the cod e st arts to flas h.

2. Pre ss o r to sele ct t he c ode.

3. Pre ss to save the cod e se ttin g or to cont inue set up.
You ca n se t a diff eren t co de f or e ach chan nel usin g th is p roce dure .
An ex tended pres s of or al lows you t o scr oll th rough the

MC Series

Cont rol B utton s

Mexi co

Use o f GM RS f reque ncie s is subj ect to t he Ru les and Regul atio ns o f
the Secr etary of Comm unic atio ns a nd T rans port (SCT ) an d Feder al
Telecom munica tions C ommiss ions (C OFETEL ). SCT/ COFETE L req uire s
that all oper ator s us ing GMRS fre quen cies obt ain a per mit befo re
oper atin g the ir e quip ment . To obt ain a pe rmit from the SCT , th e us er
must pro ceed in a ccor danc e wi th A rtic les 14 a nd 15 of the Fede ral
Tele comm unica tion s La w. C onsu lt y our loca l SC T/COF ETEL off ice for
more inf ormat ion: www .sct .gob .mx. /www .cft .gob .mx.

Urug uay

Use of GMRS freq uencie s is subjec t to the Ru les a nd Re gulati ons o f
the Re gulat ory U nit Co mmuni cation s Ser vices (URSE C). U RSEC r equir es
that a ll op erato rs usi ng GM RS fre quenc ies ob tain a per mit be fore
operat ing t heir equipm ent. The au thori zation shal l dep end on the
channe l ava ilabi lity a t the time the a uthori zatio n is reques ted. To
obtain a pe rmit from U RSEC, consu lt yo ur loc al UR SEC o ffice for m ore
inform ation : www .ursec .gub. uy.

Pana ma

The Repu blic of P anam a do es n ot r equi re a utho rizat ion to u se
FRS/ GMRS radi o eq uipm ent freq uenc ies.

USA

Use of G MRS f requ enci es i s su bjec t to the Rul es an d Re gula tion s of

the Fede ral C ommu nica tion s Co mmis sion (FC C). The F CC r equi res that
all oper ators usi ng G MRS freq uenc ies obta in a radi o li cens e be fore
oper atin g the ir e quip ment . To obt ain the FCC forms , pl ease vis it t he
FCC’ s We b sit e at wir eles s.fc c.go v/ul s/in dex. htm?j ob=h ome to s ourc e
form 605 and 159, whi ch i nclu de a ll t he i nstr uctio ns y ou w ill need .

If y ou w ish t o ha ve t he d ocum ent faxe d or mai led, or i f yo u ha ve
ques tion s, pl ease use the fol lowi ng c onta ct i nform atio n:

Talki ng and List ening

To com muni cate , al l ra dios in your gro up m ust b e se t to the sam e
chan nel and Inter fere nce Elim inat or C ode.

1. To talk , pr ess and hold .

2. W hen you are f inis hed talk ing, rel ease .
For maxi mum clar ity, hold the rad io t wo to thr ee i nche s aw ay f rom

your mou th an d sp eak dire ctly int o th e mi crop hone . Do not cov er t he
micr opho ne wh ile talk ing.

Note :

• Us e of this out side the cou ntry whe re i t wa s int ende d to be

distribu ted is subject to gover nment r egulatio ns and m ay be p rohibite d.

For a fax: For m ail s ervic e: If yo u hav e que stion s
Cont act t he Fa x-On Call the F CC about the FCC Licens e:
Deman d sys tem Forms Hotl ine Ca ll th e FCC

1-202-41 8-017 7 1- 800-4 18-FO RM 1-888-C ALL-F CC
(3676 ) (225- 5322)

Channe ls and F requenci es

C hanne l Frequency Des cript ion Channel Frequ ency Descript ion

1 462.5625 MH z GR MS/FR S 12 4 67.66 25 MH z FRS

2 462.5875 MH z GR MS/FR S 13 4 67.68 75 MH z FRS

3 462.6125 MH z GR MS/FR S 14 4 67.71 25 MH z FRS

4 462.6375 MH z GR MS/FR S 15 4 62.55 00 MH z GMR S

5 462.6625 MH z GR MS/FR S 16 4 62.57 50 MH z GMR S

6 462.6875 MH z GRMS/ FRS 17 4 62.60 00 MH z GMR S

7 462.7125 MH z GRMS/ FRS 18 4 62.62 50 MH z GMR S

8 467.5625 MH z F RS 19 462.6500 MH z GMR S

9 467.5875 MH z F RS 20 462.6750 MH z GMR S

10 467.6 125 M Hz FRS 21 462. 7000 MHz GMRS

11 467.6 375 M Hz FRS 22 462. 7250 MHz GMRS

Gett ing S tarte d

Instal ling the Batteri es

Each rad io ca n us e ei ther 1 N iMH rech arge able bat tery pack or 3 A A
alka line batt erie s an d be eps when the bat teri es a re l ow.

Install ing NiMH R echargeab le Batter y Pack

1. Turn the radi o of f.

2. Wit h th e ba ck of the rad io f acin g yo u, l ift the batt ery cover lat ch
up a nd r emov e the cov er.

3. Rem ove the batte ry p ack from the cle ar p last ic b ag ( do n ot
disa ssem ble or un wrap the bat tery pac k).

4. Ins ert the NiMH batt ery pack wit h th e di agra m fa cing you .

5. Rep osit ion the b atte ry c over and pre ss d own to s ecur e.

Settin g the Volu me

Pres s an d hol d fo r th ree seco nds whil e ro tati ng u ntil you
reac h a comf ortab le l iste ning lev el.

1. Rot ate clock wise to incr ease the vol ume.

2. Rot ate count ercl ockw ise to d ecre ase the volu me.
Do n ot h old the r adio clo se t o y

our ear. I f th e vo lume is set to a n

unco mfor table lev el, it c ould hur t yo ur e ar.

Lice nsing Info rmati on

Your Mot orol a ra dio has 22 op erat ing chan nels . Th e FR S ch anne ls
oper ate with in t he r ange of f ree use freq uenc ies and do n ot r equi re
auth oriz atio n fr om y our local reg ulat ory body .

The GMRS cha nnel s ma y re quire aut hori zati on f rom your loc al
regu lato ry b ody.

Disp lay S creen Guid e

Number s
for Co des

Number s for

Channe l, Call Tone

- Batte ry Meter

- Chann el Power
Indica tor

- Lock

- Scan

- Noise Filteri ng

- Hands -Free
(VOX)

- Talk Co nfirmati on
Tone (Rog er Beep)

Note s

• The lig ht w ill rema in r ed a fter the NiM H ba tter y pa ck is ful ly
char ged.

• Whe n mo ving bet ween hot and col d te mper atur es, do no t ch arge
the NiMH batt ery pack unt il t he b atte ry t empe ratu re a ccli mates
(usu ally abo ut 20 min utes ).

• For opt imal bat tery lif e, r emov e th e ra dio or b atter y fr om t he
char ger with in 16 hou rs. Do n ot s tore the rad io w hile con nect ed
to t he c harge r.

• Turn rad io o ff w hile in char ging tray .

Attach ing and Removing the Bel t Clip

1. Att ach belt clip to pock et o r be lt s trap .

2. Ali gn t he b elt c lip post wit h th e ho le i n th e ba ck o f th e ra dio.

3. Gen tly push unti l th e cl ip c lick s in pla ce.

To Rem ove

1. Pus h do wn o n the rel ease tab at the top of t he b elt clip to relea se
the catc h.

2. Pul l th e be lt cl ip a way from the bac k of the rad io.

Turning You r Radio On and O ff

Turn c lock wise to turn the rad io o n an d cou nter cloc kwis e to
turn the radi o of f.

1. In the ON p ositi on, the radi o ch irps and bri efly sho ws a ll f eatu re
icon s av aila ble o n th e ra dio.

2. The dis play scr een t hen show s th e cu rren t ch anne l, c ode and all
feat ures that are ena bled .

Interfe rence Codes rapidly so yo u can quickly reach the c ode you want.

M enu/Lock

Access ory Jack

S can/Moni tor

Sc roll

Microp hone

Volume

Call Tone

Speake r

LED in dicator

Push-to-Talk
( PTT)

Cana da

No l icen se is req uire d in Can ada for GMRS use .

•

QT Noise Filtering

The QT noi se-f ilte ring fea ture help s to ens ure unin terr upte d
comm unic atio n wi th o ther Moto rola rad ios that hav e th is f eatu re.
This fea ture als o fi lter s out unw ante d tr ansm issi ons from oth er
radi os. This is usef ul i n pla ces wher e th ere is h eavy rad io t raff ic,
such as amus emen t pa rks or sk i re sort s.

Note :

QT noi se f ilte ring is not avail able whe n th e ra dio is s cann ing.

To tur n Q

T

noi se f ilte ring on or o ff:

1. Pre ss u ntil disp lays .

2. Pre ss o r un til Y dis play s to tur n no ise filt erin g on , or
unti l – disp lays to turn nois e fi lter ing off.

3. Pre ss to con firm you r sel ecti on.

To tra nsmi t to a r adio tha t ha s Q

T

noi se f ilte ring tur ned on:

1. Sel ect the same cha nnel and Inte rfer ence Eli mina tor Code as the
othe r ra dio.

2. Pre ss t o se nd a cal l ton e. T his allo ws y our voic e to pas s
thro ugh the Q

T

noi se f ilte r on the rec eivin g ra dio.

3. Pre ss an d sp eak norm ally.

Note :

If y ou s kip step 2, the begin ning of your mes sage may not be
hear d on the rec eivi ng r adio. For a 3 0-se cond per iod, sta rtin g af ter
the last tra nsmi ssio n, a ll tr ansm issi ons rece ived on the sele cted
chan nel and code wil l pa ss th roug h th e Q

T

noi se f ilte r.

Transmitting a Talk Confirmat ion Tone

Your r adio wil l tr ansm it a uni que tone whe n yo u fi nish tra nsmi ttin g.
It i s li ke s ayin g “R oger ” or “Ove r” t o le t ot hers kno w yo u ar e
fini shed tal king .

1. To tu rn Ta lk C onfi rmati on o ff, pres s an d ho ld w hile you tur n

your radio on. The Tal k Con firma tion call tone wi ll no t dis play.

2. To tu rn Ta lk C onfi rmati on b ack on, turn you r ra dio off and then

back on whil e pr essi ng a nd ho ldin g . T he Ta lk C onfi rmat ion
call ton e wil l be disp laye d.

Use With Acce ssories (PTT)

You ca n us e op tion al h eads et a cces sori es. MC S erie s ra dios are
comp atib le w ith PTT acce ssori es. VOX head sets wil l re quir e us e of
the radi os bu tton to t alk.

Many acc esso ries (so ld s epara tely ) ar e av aila ble for your rad io.
For more inf orma tion , vi sit o ur W eb s ite at w ww.mo toro la.c om.

Spec ial F eature s

Keypad Lock

To avo id a ccid enta lly chan ging you r ra dio sett ings :

1. Pre ss a nd h old unti l disp lays .

2. Whe n in loc k mo de, you can turn the radi o on and off , ad just the
volu me, rece ive, tra nsmi t, se nd a cal l to ne, and moni tor
chan nels . Al l ot her func tions are loc ked.

To unl ock the radi o, p ress and hol d u ntil is n o lo nger
disp laye d.

Scanni ng Chann els

Use scan to sear ch t he 2 2 cha nnel s fo r tr ansm issi ons from unk nown
part ies, to find som eone in y our grou p wh o ha s ac cide ntal ly
chan ged chan nels , or to quick ly f ind unus ed c hann els for your own
use.

To sta rt S cann ing:

1. Bri efly pre ss t he k ey. T he s can w ill appe ar i n th e
disp lay, and the radi o wi ll b egin to scro ll t hrou gh t he c hann el an d
code com bina tion s.

2. Whe n th e ra dio dete cts chan nel a ctiv ity matc hing the cha nnel
and code com bina tion , it stop s sc roll ing and you can hear the
tran smis sion .

3. To re spon d an d ta lk t o th e pe rson tra nsmi ttin g, p ress with in
five sec onds aft er t he e nd of the tra nsmi ssio n.

4. The rad io w ill resu me s crol ling thro ugh the chan nels fiv e
seco nds afte r th e en d of any rece ived act ivit y.

5. To st op s cann ing, bri efly pre ss t he k ey.

Scan ning Not es:

1. If you pres s whi le t he ra dio is s crol ling thr ough ina ctiv e
chan nels , th e tr ansm issi on wi ll b e on the “ho me c hann el”, tha t
is, the chan nel (and Int erfer ence Eli mina tor Code ) yo ur r adio was
set to w hen you star ted the s can. Sca nnin g wi ll r esum e fi ve
seco nds afte r th e en d of your tra nsmi ssio n. Yo u ma y pr ess the
key to s top scan ning at a ny t ime.

2. If the radi o st ops on a n un desir ed t rans miss ion, you may

imme diat ely resu me t he s can b y br iefl y pr essi ng o r .

3. If the radi o re peat edly sto ps on an unde sire d tr ansm issi on, you
may temp orar ily remo ve t hat c hann el f rom the scan lis t by

pres sing and hol ding or f or t hree sec onds . You may

remo ve m ore than one cha nnel in t his way.

4. To re stor e th e re move d ch anne l(s) to the scan lis t, t urn the radi o
off and then bac k on , or exit and re- ente r th e sc anni ng m ode by

pres sing .

5. You c anno t re move the hom e ch anne l fr om t he s can list .

6. In Adva nced Sca n, t he d etec ted c ode will onl y be use d fo r on e
tran smis sion . You must not e th e co de, exit sca n, a nd s et t hat
dete cted cod e on tha t ch annel to perm anen tly use the dete cted
code .

Warran ty

Consumer Two-Way Radio Products and Accessories
purchased in Mexico, Uruguay, Panama, USA, and Canada.

What D oes this Warranty Cover?

Subj ect to t he e xclu sion s con tain ed t o th e ri ght, Gia nt I nter nati onal
Ltd. war rant s th e Mo toro la br ande d co nsum er t wo-w ay r adio s th at
oper ate via Fami ly R adio Serv ice or G ener al M obil e Ra dio Serv ice
that it manu fact ures (“P roduc ts”) , th e Mo toro la b rand ed o r ce rtif ied
acce ssor ies sold for use with the se P rodu cts that it manu fact ures
(“Ac cess orie s”) to b e fr ee fr om d efec ts i n ma teri als and
work mans hip unde r no rmal cons umer usa ge f or t he p erio d(s)
outl ined bel ow. T his limi ted warr anty is a co nsum er’s e xclu sive
reme dy, a nd a ppli es a s fo llow s to new Mot orol a br ande d Pr oduc ts
and Acce ssor ies manu fact ured by G iant Int erna tion al L td., and
purc hase d by con sume rs i n the cou ntri es l iste d ab ove, whi ch a re
acco mpan ied by t his writ ten w arra nty:

Product s Covered

Prod ucts and Acc esso ries

as
defi ned abov e, u nles s ot herwi se
prov ided for bel ow.

1.

Cons umer Two-W ay R adio
Acce ssor ies.

2.

Prod ucts and Acc esso ries
that are Rep aire d or
Repl aced .

Length of Covera ge

One (1) year

fro m th e da te o f
purc hase by the firs t co nsume r
purc hase r of the pro duct unle ss
othe rwis e pr ovid ed f or b elow.

1.

Nine ty ( 90) days

fro m th e
date of purc hase by the first
cons umer pur chas er o f th e
prod uct.

2.

The bala nce of t he o rigi nal
warr anty or for nine ty ( 90)
days

fro m th e da te r etur ned to
the cons umer, whic heve r is
long er.

Exclusi ons

Norm al We ar a nd Te ar.

Per iodi c ma inte nanc e, r epair and
repl acem ent of p arts due to n orma l we ar a nd t ear are excl uded fro m
cove rage .

Batt erie s.

Onl y ba tter ies whos e fu lly c harg ed c apac ity fall s be low
80% of t heir rat ed c apac ity a nd b atte ries tha t le ak a re c over ed b y th is
limi ted warr anty.

Abus e & Misu se.

Def ects or dama ge t hat resul t fr om: (a) impr oper
oper atio n, s tora ge, misu se or abu se, acci dent or negl ect, suc h as
phys ical dam age (cra cks, scra tche s, e tc.) to the surf ace of t he
prod uct resu ltin g fr om m isuse ; (b ) co ntac t wi th l iqui d, w ater, rai n,
extr eme humi dity or heav y per spir atio n, s and, dir t or the lik e, e xtre me
heat , or foo d; ( c) u se o f the Pro duct s or Acc esso ries for com merc ial
purp oses or subj ecti ng t he Pr oduc t or Acc esso ry t o ab norm al u sage
or c ondi tion s; o r (d ) ot her a cts whic h ar e no t th e fa ult of M otor ola or
Gian t In tern atio nal Ltd. , are exc lude d fr om c over age.

Use of N on-M otor ola bran ded P rodu cts and Acce ssor ies.

Defe cts or d amag e th at r esult fro m th e us e of Non -Mot orol a br ande d
or c erti fied Pro duct s, A ccess orie s, o r ot her peri pher al e quip ment are
excl uded fro m co vera ge.

Unau thor ized Ser vice or Modif icat ion.

Def ects or dama ges
resu ltin g fr om s ervi ce, testi ng, adju stme nt, inst alla tion , ma inte nanc e,
alte rati on, or m odif icat ion i n an y wa y by som eone oth er t han
Moto rola , Gi ant Inte rnat ional Ltd . or its aut hori zed serv ice cent ers,
are excl uded fro m co vera ge.

Alte red Prod ucts .

Pro duct s or Acc esso ries with (a) ser ial numb ers
or d ate tags tha t ha ve b een r emov ed, alte red or o blit erat ed; (b)
brok en s eals or that sho w evi denc e of tam peri ng; (c) mism atch ed
boar d se rial num bers ; or (d) nonc onfo rmin g or non -Mot orol a br ande d
hous ings , or par ts, are exclu ded from cov erag e.

Comm unic atio n Se rvic es.

Def ects , da mage s, o r th e fai lure of
Prod ucts or Acce ssor ies due t o an y co mmun icat ion serv ice or s igna l
you may subs crib e to or use w ith the Prod ucts or Acce ssor ies is
excl uded fro m co vera ge.

What O ther Lim itations Are There?

ANY IMPL IED WARRA NTIE S, I NCLU DING WIT HOUT LIM ITATION THE
IMPL IED WARRA NTIE S OF MER CHAN TABILI TY A ND F ITNE SS F OR A
PARTI CULA R PU RPOS E, S HALL BE LIMI TED T O TH E DU RATIO N OF THI S
LIMI TED WARRA NTY, O THER WISE THE REPA IR, REPL ACEM ENT, O R
REFU ND A S PR OVID ED U NDER THIS EXP RESS LIM ITED WAR RANT Y IS
THE EXCL USIV E RE MEDY OF THE C ONSU MER, AND IS PROV IDED IN
LIEU OF ALL OTHE R WAR RANT IES, EXP RESS OR IMPL IED. IN NO
EVEN T SH ALL MOTO ROLA OR GIANT INT ERNAT IONA L LTD . BE LIA BLE,
WHET HER IN C ONTR ACT OR T ORT ( INCL UDIN G NE GLIG ENCE ) FO R
DAMA GES IN E XCES S OF THE PURC HASE PRI CE O F TH E PR ODUC T OR
ACCE SSOR Y, OR FOR ANY INDI RECT, INCI DENTA L, S PECIA L OR
CONS EQUE NTIA L DA MAGE S OF ANY KIND , OR LOS S OF REV ENUE OR
PROF ITS, LOS S OF BUS INES S, LO SS O F IN FORM ATION OR OTHE R
FINA NCIA L LO SS A RISI NG O UT OF OR IN C ONNE CTIO N WI TH T HE
ABIL ITY OR I NABI LITY TO USE T HE P RODU CTS OR A CCES SORI ES T O
THE FULL EXT ENT THES E DA MAGES MAY BE D ISCL AIME D BY LAW.

Some sta tes and juri sdic tions do not allo w th e li mita tion or excl usio n
of i ncid enta l or con sequ entia l da mage s, o r li mita tion on the leng th o f
an i mpli ed w arra nty, so t he a bove lim itat ions or excl usio ns m ay no t
appl y to you . Th is w arra nty g ives you spe cifi c le gal righ ts, and you
may also hav e ot her righ ts th at v ary from sta te t o st ate or f rom one
juri sdic tion to anot her.

Paten t and Copy right Inform ation

Manu fact ured, dis trib uted or sold by Gian t In terna tion al L td., off icia l
lice nsee for this pro duct . MO TORO LA, MOTO ROLA SOLU TION S an d
the Styl ized M Lo go a re t rade mark s or reg iste red t rade mark s of
Moto rola Trade mark Hol ding s, LL C an d ar e us ed u nder lic ense . Al l
othe r tr adema rks are the prop erty of thei r re spect ive owne rs. ©201 1
Moto rola , Inc . Al l ri ghts res erve d.

MC Seri es

Who is covered?

This war rant y ex tend s on ly to the fir st c onsu mer purc hase r, an d is not
tran sfer able .

What w ill GIAN T INTERN ATIONAL LTD. do ?

GIAN T IN TERN ATIONA L LTD ., a t it s op tion , wi ll a t no cha rge repa ir,
repl ace or r efun d th e pu rchas e pr ice of a ny P rodu cts or A cces sori es
that doe s no t co nfor m to this war rant y. We may use fun ctio nall y
equi vale nt r econ diti oned / ref urbi shed / pr e-ow ned or n ew P rodu cts,
Acce ssor ies or p arts .

How to Obtain Warranty Service or Info rmation?

Plea se r etur n pr oduc t to the reta iler, oth erwi se t o ob tain ser vice or
info rmat ion, ple ase call :

USA/Canada Two-Way Radios Me xico Two-Way Radio s

1-800- 638-5119 01-800-021-00 00
g iantintl @callce nter.com

Uruguay Two-Way Radios Panama Two-Way Radios

00-04 -01-78-70-11 5 07-340-02 31

For Acce ssor ies

, pl ease cal l th e te leph one n umbe r de sign ated

abov e fo r th e pr oduc t wi th wh ich they are use d.
You wi ll r ecei ve i nstr ucti ons on h ow t o sh ip t he P rodu cts or

Acce ssor ies at y our expe nse, to a GIA NT I NTER NATIO NAL LTD.
Auth oriz ed R epai r Ce nter. To ob tain serv ice, you mus t in clud e: ( a) a
copy of your rec eipt , bi ll of sal e or oth er c ompa rabl e pr oof of
purc hase ; (b ) a writ ten descr ipti on o f th e pr oble m; ( c) t he n ame of
your ser vice pro vide r, if appl icab le; (d) the name and loc atio n of the
inst alla tion fac ilit y (i f app lica ble) and , mo st i mpor tant ly; (e) your
addr ess and tele phon e nu mber.

Note :

You mu st s et t he I nter fere nce Elim inat or C ode to 0 on a ra dio
that use s In terfe renc e El imin ator Cod es t o co mmun icat e wi th r adio s
that do not have Inte rfer ence Eli mina tor Code s. S elec t 0 for “no
tone , no cod e” an d OF F wi ll f lash on your rad io’s disp lay.

Settin g and Trans mitting Call Tones

Your r adio can tra nsmi t di ffer ent call ton es t o ot her radi os i n yo ur
grou p so you can aler t th em t hat you want to talk . You r rad io h as
5 ca ll t ones .

To set a c all tone :

1. With the r adio o n, pr ess thre e tim es unt il the curr ent ca ll ton e

settin g (0 - 5 ) flas hes and CA d ispl ays.

2. Pre ss o r to chan ge a nd h ear the call ton e.

3. Pre ss to set the new call ton e or to con tinu e se t up .
To tra nsmi t yo ur c all tone to othe r ra dios set to t he s ame chan nel
and Inte rfer ence Elim inat or C ode as y our radi o, p ress .

Note :

Set ting the call to 0 di sabl es t he c all tone fea ture .

Menu Opti ons ( conti nued)