User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Radio On/Off
- Zones/Channels
- Receive/Transmit
- Send Emergency Alarm
- Send Emergency Call
- Send Silent Emergency Alarm
- Display Status Symbols
- Menu Entries (Use With Menu Navigation)
- Contents
- Safety and General Information
- General Radio Operation
- Notations Used in This Manual
- Your XTS 5000 Model III Radio
- Physical Features of the XTS 5000 Model III Radio
- Programmable Controls
- Display
- Keypad
- LED Indicators
- Alert Tones
- Standard Accessories
- Radio On and Off
- Zones and Channels
- Receive / Transmit
- Common Radio Features
- Selectable Power Level
- Radio Lock
- Mute or Unmute Keypad Tones
- Conventional Squelch Operation
- PL Defeat
- Time-out Timer
- Emergency
- Lists
- Scan
- Individual Calls
- Status Calls (Trunked Radios Only)
- Repeater or Direct Operation
- Smart PTT (Conventional Only)
- Special Radio Features
- Helpful Tips
- Accessories
- Glossary
- Commercial Warranty
- Index
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Safety and General Information
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SAFE AND EFFICIENT
OPERATION
READ THIS INFORMATION BEFORE USING YOUR MOTOROLA
TWO-WAY RADIO
The information provided in this document supersedes the general
safety information contained in user guides published prior to June
2001. For information regarding radio use in a hazardous atmosphere
please refer to the Factory Mutual (FM) Approval Manual Supplement
or Instruction Card, which is included with radio models that offer this
capability.
Transmit and Receive Procedure
Your two-way radio contains a transmitter and a receiver. To
transmit (talk) you must push the Push-To-Talk button; to receive
(listen) you must release the Push-To-Talk button.
Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy
Your Motorola radio is designed to comply with the following national
and international standards and guidelines regarding exposure of
human beings to radio frequency electromagnetic energy (EME):
• United States Federal Communications Commission, Code of
Federal Regulations; 47 CFR part 2 sub-part J
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI) / Institute of
Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) C95. 1-1992
• Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) C95.1-1999
Edition
• National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
(NCRP) of the United States, Report 86, 1986
• International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection
(ICNIRP) 1998
• Ministry of Health (Canada) Safety Code 6. Limits of Human
Exposure to Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields in the
Frequency Range from 3 kHz to 300 GHz, 1999
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