Motorola XTSTM 1500 User Manual

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ASTRO® XTS™ 1500

Digital Portable Radio

Model I

User Guide

6804113J52

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Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance

Before using this product, read the operating instructions for

!safe usage contained in the Product Safety and RF Exposure

booklet enclosed with your radio.

C a u t i o n

ATTENTION!

This radio is restricted to occupational use only to satisfy FCC 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 enclosed with your radio (Motorola Publication part number 6881095C98) to ensure compliance with RF energy exposure limits.

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ASTRO® XTS™ 1500

Digital Portable Radio, Model I

Quick Reference Card

Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance

!

Before using this product, read the operating instructions

for safe usage contained in the Product Safety and RF

C a u t i o n

Exposure booklet enclosed with your radio.

ATTENTION!

This radio is restricted to occupational use only to satisfy FCC 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 enclosed with your radio (Motorola Publication part number 6881095C98) to ensure compliance with RF energy exposure limits.

3-Position

16-Position

Rotary

Switch

Select Knob

On/Off/

Top Button

Volume Knob

_ _ _ _ _ _ _

 

Top Side

Speaker/Mic

Button

 

_ _ _ _ _ _ _

 

PTT Button

 

Side Button 1

 

_ _ _ _ _ _ _

 

Side Button 2

 

_ _ _ _ _ _ _

 

Write your radio’s programmed features on the dotted lines.

Radio On/Off

1On - On/Off/Volume knob clockwise.

2Off - On/Off/Volume knob counterclockwise.

Zones/Channels

1Zone - Move Zone switch to desired zone.

2Channel - Turn Channel Selector switch to desired channel.

Receive/Transmit

1Radio on and select zone/channel.

2Listen for a transmission.

OR

Press and hold Volume Set button. Release

Volume Set button.

OR

Press Monitor button and listen for activity.

3Adjust volume, if necessary.

4Press and hold PTT to transmit; release to listen.

Send Emergency Alarm

1Radio on and press Emergency button. You see red LED; you hear short, medium-pitched tone.

2When dispatcher’s acknowledgment is received, you hear four tones; alarm ends; radio exits emergency.

Send Emergency Call

1Radio on and press Emergency button. A short, medium-pitched tone sounds.

2Press and hold PTT. Announce your emergency into the microphone.

3Release PTT to end call.

4Press and hold Emergency button for one second to exit.

Special Radio Features

Trunking System Controls

Failsoft

The failsoft system ensures continuous radio communications during a trunked system failure. If a trunking system fails completely, the radio goes into failsoft operation, and automatically switches to its failsoft channel.

During failsoft operation:

Your radio transmits and receives in conventional operation on a predetermined frequency.

You hear a medium-pitched tone every 10 seconds.

When the trunking system returns to normal operation, your radio automatically leaves failsoft operation and returns to trunked operation.

Out-of-Range

If you go out of the range of the system, and can no longer lock onto a control channel, you hear a low-pitched tone.

Your radio remains in this out-of-range condition until

It locks onto a control channel,

It locks onto a failsoft channel, or

It is turned off.

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Special Radio Features

Site Lock

This feature allows your radio to lock onto a specific site and not roam among wide-area talkgroup sites. This feature should be used with caution, since it inhibits roaming to another site in a wide-area system.

Lock or Unlock a Site

Press the preprogrammed

• The site lock state changes.

Site Lock/Unlock button.

 

 

 

Site Change

You can force your radio to change to a new site.

Change the Current Site

1

Press and hold down the

Tone sounds

 

preprogrammed Site

 

 

 

Search button to manually

 

 

 

force the change to a new

 

 

 

site. You hear a tone while

 

 

 

the radio scans for a new

 

 

 

site.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

When the radio finds a new

Tone stops

 

site, the tone stops.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Contents

Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance .................................

ii

Computer Software Copyrights .........................................................

ii

Documentation Copyrights ................................................................

ii

Disclaimer .........................................................................................

ii

Special Radio Features..................................................

i

Trunking System Controls ..................................................................

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Failsoft .........................................................................................

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Out-of-Range ...............................................................................

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Site Lock .....................................................................................

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Site Change ................................................................................

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General Radio Operation..............................................

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Notations Used in This Manual .........................................................

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XTS 1500 Model I Radio ...................................................................

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Physical Features of the

 

XTS 1500 Model I Radio ...................................................................

3

Programmable Features ...................................................................

4

LED Indicators ..................................................................................

5

Alert Tones ........................................................................................

5

Standard Accessories .......................................................................

8

Battery ........................................................................................

8

Antenna ....................................................................................

10

Belt Clip ....................................................................................

11

Universal Connector Cover .............................................................

12

Remove the Connector Cover ..................................................

12

Attach the Connector Cover .....................................................

12

Remote Speaker Microphone Adapter ............................................

13

Remove the Adapter .................................................................

13

Attach the Adapter ....................................................................

13

Radio On and Off ............................................................................

14

Turn the Radio On ....................................................................

14

Turn the Radio Off ....................................................................

14

Zones and Channels .......................................................................

15

Select a Zone ...........................................................................

15

Select a Channel .....................................................................

15

Receive / Transmit ..........................................................................

16

Without Using the Volume Set and Monitor Buttons ................

16

Use the Preprogrammed Volume Set Button ...........................

17

Use the Preprogrammed Monitor Button ..................................

18

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Conventional Mode Operation .........................................................

19

Common Radio Features ............................................

21

Conventional Squelch Options ........................................................

21

Analog Squelch .........................................................................

21

PL Defeat .........................................................................................

21

Time-out Timer ................................................................................

22

Emergency ......................................................................................

23

Send an Emergency Alarm .......................................................

24

Send an Emergency Call ..........................................................

25

Scan ................................................................................................

27

Turn Scan On and Off ...............................................................

27

Delete a Nuisance Channel ......................................................

27

Conventional Scan Only ...........................................................

28

Telephone Calls (Trunking Only) .....................................................

29

Answer a Phone Call ................................................................

29

Private Calls (Trunking Only) ...........................................................

30

Answer a Private Call ................................................................

30

Call Alert Paging ..............................................................................

31

Answer a Call Alert Page ..........................................................

31

Repeater or Direct Operation ..........................................................

32

Select Repeater or Direct Operation .........................................

32

Mute .................................................................................................

32

Helpful Tips ..................................................................

33

Radio Care ......................................................................................

33

Cleaning ....................................................................................

33

Handling ....................................................................................

33

Service .............................................................................................

34

Battery .............................................................................................

35

Battery Life ................................................................................

35

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

35

Battery Recycling and Disposal ................................................

36

Antenna ...........................................................................................

37

Radio Operating Frequencies ...................................................

37

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Accessories .................................................................

39

Antennas .........................................................................................

39

Batteries ..........................................................................................

39

Carry Accessories ...........................................................................

39

Belt Clips ..................................................................................

39

Body-Worn ................................................................................

39

Chargers .........................................................................................

40

Enhanced and Multi-Unit Line Cords ........................................

40

Surveillance Accessories ................................................................

40

Earpieces ..................................................................................

40

Headsets and Headset Accessories .........................................

42

Radio Interface Modules for Ear Microphones .........................

42

Speaker, Remote Speaker .......................................................

43

CommPort® Integrated Microphone/Receivers ........................

43

Switches ..........................................................................................

43

Glossary.......................................................................

45

Commercial Warranty .................................................

49

Index.............................................................................

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Table 1: Channel Map

Use the chart below to map the channels (Cx) and zones (Zx) for your radio.

Z1

Z2

Z3

 

 

 

C1

C2

C3

C4

C5

C6

C7

C8

C9

C10

C11

C12

C13

C14

C15

C16

General Radio Operation

Notations Used in This Manual

You will notice the use of WARNINGS, CAUTIONS, and Notes throughout this manual. These notations are used to emphasize that safety hazards exist and that care must be taken or observed.

An operational procedure, practice, condition,

!etc. exists which may result in injury or death if not carefully observed.

W A R N I N G

An operational procedure, practice, condition, etc.

!exists which may result in damage to the equipment if not carefully observed.

C a u t i o n

Note: An operational procedure, practice, or condition, etc. which is essential to emphasize.

The following special notations identify certain items:

Example

Description

 

 

Top button

Buttons are shown in bold print.

 

 

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General Radio Operation

XTS 1500 Model I Radio

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General Radio Operation

Physical Features of the

XTS 1500 Model I Radio

 

Item

Page

 

Item

Page

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Antenna

10

8

On/Off/Volume

14

 

 

 

 

Control Knob

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Top Button

 

9

Microphone

 

 

(programmable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

LED

5

10

Top Side (Select)

 

 

 

 

 

Button

 

 

 

 

 

(programmable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Speaker

 

11

Push-to-Talk

 

 

 

 

 

(PTT) Button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

Universal Connector

12

12

Side Button 1

 

 

 

 

 

(programmable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6

16-Position Knob

 

13

Side Button 2

 

 

(programmable)

 

 

(programmable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7

3-PositionConcentric

 

14

Battery

8

 

Switch (programmable)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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General Radio Operation

Programmable Features

The programmable controls on your radio can be programmed by a qualified technician to operate certain software-activated features. The features that can be assigned to these controls, and the page numbers where these features can be found, are listed below.

Table 1: Programmable Features

Feature

Page

Feature

Page

 

 

 

 

Call Response

29

PL Defeat

21

 

 

 

 

Channel Selection

15

Repeater/Direct

32

 

 

 

 

Dynamic Priority

28

Scan On/Off

27

 

 

 

 

Emergency

23

Site Lock/Unlock

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Monitor

18

Site Search

ii

 

 

 

 

Mute

32

Volume Set

17

 

 

 

 

Nuisance Delete

27

Zone Selection

15

 

 

 

 

Phone

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

Any references in this manual to controls that are “preprogrammed” means that a qualified radio technician must use the radio’s programming software to assign a feature to a control.

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General Radio Operation

 

 

 

LED Indicators

 

 

 

Table 2: LED Indicators

 

 

 

 

This LED Color:

indicates:

 

 

 

 

RED (Non-flashing)

Transmitting

 

 

 

 

RED (Flashing)

• Channel Busy

OR

Low Battery (lights while transmitting)

GREEN (Flashing)

Receiving Individual Call

Alert Tones

Your radio uses alert tones to inform you of radio conditions.

Table 3: Alert Tones

You hear:

Tone Name

Heard:

 

 

 

 

Invalid Key-Press

when the wrong key is

 

 

pressed.

 

 

 

Short,

Radio Self-Test

when the radio fails the power-

Failed

up self test.

Low-Pitched

 

 

Reject

when an unauthorized request

Tone

 

is made.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time-Out Timer

four seconds before time out.

 

Warning

 

 

 

 

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General Radio Operation

Table 3: Alert Tones (Continued)

You hear:

Tone Name

Heard:

 

 

 

 

No ACK Received

when the radio does not

 

 

receive an acknowledgment.

 

 

 

 

Time-Out Timer

after time out.

 

Timed Out

 

 

 

 

 

Talk Prohibit/

when the PTT button is

 

PTT Inhibit

pressed, and transmissions

Long,

 

are prevented.

 

 

Low-Pitched

 

 

Out-of-Range

when the PTT button is

Tone

 

pressed, but the radio is out of

 

 

range of the system.

 

 

 

 

Invalid Mode

when the radio is set to an

 

 

unprogrammed channel.

 

 

 

 

Individual Call

when the radio is in Individual

 

Warning Tone

Call without any activity for

 

 

more than 6 seconds.

 

 

 

A Group of

Busy

when the system is busy.

Low-Pitched

 

 

Tones (Busy

 

 

Tone)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Valid Key-Press

when the correct key is

 

 

pressed.

 

 

 

 

Radio Self-Test

when the radio passes its

 

Pass

power-up self-test.

 

 

 

Short,

Priority Channel

when activity on a priority

Medium-

Received

channel is received.

Pitched Tone

 

 

Emergency Alarm

when entering the emergency

 

Entry

state.

 

 

 

 

Central Echo

when the central controller has

 

 

received a request from a

 

 

radio.

 

 

 

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General Radio Operation

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 3: Alert Tones (Continued)

 

 

 

 

 

You hear:

Tone Name

Heard:

 

 

 

 

 

Long,

Volume Set

when the Volume Set button is

 

 

pressed.

 

Medium-

 

 

 

Emergency Exit

upon exiting the emergency

 

Pitched Tone

 

 

 

state.

 

 

Failsoft

when the trunking system fails.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Automatic Call Back

when the voice channel is

 

 

 

available from the previous

 

 

 

request.

 

A Group of

 

 

 

Talk Permit

(When pressing the PTT

 

Medium-

 

button) verifies the system is

 

Pitched

 

accepting transmissions.

 

Tones

 

 

 

Console

when a status, emergency

 

 

 

 

Acknowledge

alarm, or reprogram request

 

 

 

acknowledgment is received.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Received

when a Call Alert, or Private

 

 

Individual Call

Conversation Call is received.

 

Short, High-

Low-Battery Chirp

when the battery is below the

 

Pitched Tone

 

preset threshold value.

 

(Chirp)

 

 

 

Ringing

Phone Call

when a landline phone call is

 

 

Received

received.

 

 

 

 

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General Radio Operation

Standard Accessories

Battery

To avoid a possible explosion:

!• DO NOT replace the battery in any area labeled “hazardous atmosphere”.

W A R N I N G

• DO NOT discard batteries in a fire.

 

Charge the Battery

The Motorola approved battery shipped with your radio is uncharged. Prior to using a new battery, charge it for a minimum of 16 hours to ensure optimum capacity and performance.

For a list of Motorola approved batteries available for use with your XTS 1500 radio, see “Batteries” on page 39.

Note: When charging a battery attached to a radio, turn the radio off to ensure a full charge.

Battery Charger

To charge the battery, place the battery, with or without radio, in a Motorola-approved charger. The charger’s LED indicates the charging progress; see your charger’s user guide. For a list of chargers, see “Chargers” on page 40.

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Motorola XTSTM 1500 User Manual

General Radio Operation

Attach the Battery

1 With the radio off, fit the three extensions at the bottom of the battery into the bottom slots on the radio.

2Press the top of the battery

against the radio until both latches click into place.

Remove the Battery

1 With the radio off, slide down the latches on the sides of the battery.

2 Pull the top of the battery away from the radio.

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General Radio Operation

Antenna

For information regarding other available antennas, see page 39.

Attach the Antenna

With the radio off, turn the antenna clockwise to attach it.

Remove the Antenna

With the radio off, turn the antenna counter-clockwise to remove it.

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