TM D I G I T A L S O L U T I O N S *6881072C75* 68P81083C70-O Motorola 8000 West Sunrise Boulevard Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33322 Digital XTS 3000 Basic Model User’s Guide
Model I Book Page 1 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Preface This manual describes how to operate an ASTRO Digital XTS 3000 Basic Model Portable Radio. The basic model has no display and no keypad. This manual first introduces you to your new radio. Then it covers general radio operation and commonly used radio features. Next, special radio features available on an ASTRO Digital XTS 3000 radio are described.
Model I Book Page i Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Contents Digital XTS 3000 Portable Radio Basic Model Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inside front cover Notations Used in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . inside front cover Computer Software Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Model I Book Page ii Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Contents Special Radio Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dynamic Regrouping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PTT-ID Transmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secure Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selectable Power-Level . . . . .
Model I Book Page 1 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Introduction 1 Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Motorola’s leading edge in two-way radio communications; ASTRO, the digital solution. ASTRO digital technology represents a revolution in two-way radio communication. With its expanded benefits and increased flexibility, an ASTRO digital system gives you an advanced new perspective on the way you communicate.
Model I Book Page 2 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Introduction Radio Controls Programmable Switches and Buttons Refer to Table 1 for the features that are programmable, through radio service software (RSS), to the ASTRO Digital XTS 3000 radio controls. Then write, in the space provided below the appropriate switch or button on this page, the features that apply to your radio’s programming (consult your service technician).
Model I Book Page 3 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Introduction Table 1. Programmable Features Call Response (pg. 19) Repeater/Direct (pg. 21) Channel (pg. 12, 13) Reprogram Request (pg. 26) Dynamic Priority (pg. 23) Scan On/Off (pg. 22, 23) Emergency (pg. 15-17) Secure/Clear (pg. 28) Light (pg. 38) Site Lock/Unlock (pg. 32) Monitor (pg. 13) Site Search (pg. 32) Nuisance-Delete (pg. 23) Tx Power-Level (pg. 30) PL Defeat (pg. 20) Volume Set (pg. 13) Repeater/Direct (pg. 21) Zone (pg.
Model I Book Page 4 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Introduction Switches, Buttons, Knobs, and Indicators Bicolor LED Indicates the radio’s operating status: Red =Transmitting Blinking Red = Channel Busy or Low Battery (while transmitting) Blinking Green = Receipt of Individual Call Antenna Radiates and receives radio-frequency energy. 16-Position Select Knob Selects the operating system (zone) and/or specific channel. On/Off/Volume Control Knob Microphone Accepts audio.
Model I Book Page 5 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Introduction Antenna Installation and Removal Before installing the antenna, ensure that the match between your radio and antenna is correct. Your radio’s model number is on a label attached to the back of your radio. A typical model number might be H09UCC9PW5AN. The fourth position of the model number (in this example “U”) identifies the operating-frequency band of the radio.
Model I Book Page 6 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Introduction Antenna Identification Table Approx. Length in. mm Insulator Color Code VHF Wide Band Helical 8.1 203 RED 136-174MHz NAD6563 VHF Helical 7.8 7.3 6.9 195 183 172 YELLOW BLACK BLUE 136-151MHz 151-162MHz 162-174MHz NAD6566 NAD6567 NAD6568 UHF Helical 3.3 3.2 3.2 83 80 79 RED GREEN BLACK 403-435˙MHz 435-470MHz 470-512MHz NAE6546 NAE6547 NAE6548 UHF Wide Band Whip 5.
Model I Book Page 7 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Introduction Battery Installation and Removal ! WARNING To avoid a possible explosion: DO NOT replace the battery in an area labeled “hazardous atmosphere.” DO NOT discard batteries in a fire. ! CAUTION If your radio is programmed with volatile-key retention (consult your service technician), encryption keys will be retained for approximately 30 seconds after battery removal. Note The battery is shipped uncharged, and must be charged before use.
Model I Book Page 8 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Introduction Belt-Clip Installation and Removal Note The battery must be removed from the radio before the belt clip can be installed or removed. Installing the Belt Clip 1. 2. Slide Assembly Hold the battery in one hand so that the top of the battery faces upward and the back of the battery faces you.
Model I Book Page 9 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Introduction Universal Connector Cover Installation and Removal ! CAUTION When the universal connector is not in use, keep it covered with the universal connector cover. Installing the Universal Connector Cover 1. Looking at the antenna side of the radio, insert the top (flat) hooked end of the cover into the slot on the top of the radio, above the universal connector. Press downward on the cover’s top to seat it in the slot. 2.
Model I Book Page 10 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Introduction Notes 10
Model I Book Page 11 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM 2 General Radio Operations After a fully-charged battery and an antenna have been connected to the radio, you can begin operation. If necessary, refer to page 2 to ensure a complete understanding of the radio’s controls and indicators. Also, for your convenience, the “Additional Information” section (starting on page 33) contains a glossary, alert tone table, helpful tips, and an index.
Model I Book Page 12 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM General Radio Operations Selecting a Zone and Channel A zone is a grouping of channels. A channel is a group of radio characteristics such as transmit/receive frequency pairs. After you turn your radio on, select the desired zone and channel. Zone Selection 1. Place the Zone Switch (if programmed, see page 2) to the desired position.
Model I Book Page 13 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM General Radio Operations Receiving/Transmitting After you have turned your radio on and selected the desired zone and channel, you can receive (listen) or transmit (send) communications as follows: 1b. Press the Volume Set 1a. Listen until Button (if programmed, you hear a see page 2) to hear the transmission. volume set tone. OR 1c. Press the Monitor Button (if programmed, see page 2) to listen for activity. See notes below.
Model I Book Page 14 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM General Radio Operations General Radio Features Time-Out Timer The new ASTRO portable radio is equipped with a programmable time-out timer which, upon expiration, will turn off the transmitter. This timer is programmable through radio service software and can be set from 0 seconds (off) to 7.75 minutes (465 seconds), at 15 second increments. The ASTRO radios have been programmed at shipment for 60 seconds. 1.
Model I Book Page 15 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM 3 Common Radio Features Emergency For radios programmed with the emergency feature, pressing the Emergency Button (if programmed, see page 2) will send out an emergency signal that takes precedence over any other signalling activity in progress on the selected channel.
Model I Book Page 16 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Common Radio Features 2a. Emergency Alarm 2b. Silent-Emergency Alarm 2c. Emergency Call During a non-silent During a silentemergency alarm emergency state: state: OR OR • the LED will not • the LED will light, light, • tones will not be • a short, heard, medium• the audio will be pitched tone muted (turned will be heard, off) and will • when the remain so until emergency you exit the alarm is emergency acknowledged alarm state.
Model I Book Page 17 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Common Radio Features Exiting the Emergency State It is important that you exit the emergency state when you have finished. There are four ways to exit the emergency state: 1. Press the Emergency Button for approximately 1 second (this time is programmable through radio service software); a medium-pitched, emergency-exit tone sounds until the button is released and the radio returns to normal operation. 2.
Model I Book Page 18 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Common Radio Features Individual Calls – Receive Only Individual calls are defined as follows: • Telephone Calls — similar to standard telephone calls, except you use your radio. These calls can be landline caller to radio, radio to landline caller, or landline caller to radio talkgroup.
Model I Book Page 19 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Common Radio Features Answering an Individual Call 1. When an individual call is being received, you will hear and/or see: • • • • a telephone-type ringing if it is a telephone call in a trunked radio; two alert tones if it is a Private-Conversation call or selective call; a continuous cycle of four tones if it is a Call-Alert page; and the LED blinks green. 2a. Telephone Calls Only — Press the Call Response Button. A B 2b.
Model I Book Page 20 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Common Radio Features PL Defeat The PL defeat feature allows you to override any coded squelch (DPL, PL, or network ID) that may be programmed to a channel. To activate this feature, place the PL Defeat Switch (if programmed, see page 2) in the PL defeat position. You will then be able to hear any activity on the channel; if no activity is present, the radio is muted. Repeater Access A B C e2 pag Seeyour for o’s i rad uret fea trol ing.
Model I Book Page 21 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Common Radio Features Repeater/Direct The repeater/direct feature allows you to bypass the repeater and talk directly to another radio. This is known as DIRECT operation or talkaround operation. The transmit frequency is the same as the receive frequency. In REPEATER operation, you talk through the repeater, which increases the radio’s operating range. The transmit frequency is not the same as the receive frequency.
Model I Book Page 22 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Common Radio Features Scan The scan feature allows you to monitor activity on different channels by scanning a “scan list.” Each radio can have up to 20 different scan lists. The channels to be scanned can be programmed with the radio service software.
Model I Book Page 23 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Common Radio Features Turning Scan On and Off Place the Scan On/Off Switch (if programmed, see page 2) in the “scan on” position or the “scan off” position. A B C e2 pag Seeyour for o’s i rad uret fea trol ing. m congram pro Deleting Nuisance Channels When the radio scans to a channel that you do not wish to hear (nuisance channel), you can temporarily delete the channel from the scan list. 1.
Model I Book Page 24 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Common Radio Features Selecting Squelch Operation Tone Private-Line® (PL), Digital Private-Line™ (DPL), network ID, and carrier squelch operations are all available in the same radio on a per channel basis. Note Network ID is only available on ASTRO “digital” channels (consult your service technician). When in carrier squelch operation, all traffic on the channel is heard.
Model I Book Page 25 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM 4 Special Radio Features Dynamic Regrouping The dynamic regrouping feature allows the dispatcher to temporarily reassign selected radios to a single special channel so that they can communicate with each other. This feature, enabled in each radio by means of the radio service software, is typically used during special operations.
Model I Book Page 26 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Special Radio Features 2. Talk and listen as usual. 3. When the dynamic regrouping is cancelled by the dispatcher, the radio will automatically return to the present knob/switch zone and/or channel position. Reprogram Request This feature allows you to notify the dispatcher that you want a new dynamic-regrouping assignment. 1. 2. Press the Reprogram Request Button (if programmed, see page 2).
Model I Book Page 27 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Special Radio Features PTT-ID Transmit The PTT-ID transmit feature is a per channel feature where your radio’s ID number is automatically sent every time the PTT Switch is pressed. Depending upon how your radio was programmed, your radio’s ID can be transmitted at the beginning of a transmission, at the end of a transmission, or at the beginning and ending of a transmission.
Model I Book Page 28 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Special Radio Features Secure Operation Note Secure operation provides the highest level of commercially available voice security on trunked or conventional channels. Unlike other forms of security, Motorola digital encryption provides signalling that makes it virtually impossible for others to decode any part of an encrypted message.
Model I Book Page 29 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Special Radio Features Managing Encryption KEY Loading 1. Refer to the key-variable loader (KVL) manual for equipment connections and setup. 2. When the KVL is attached to your radio, all other radio functions will be locked out. 3. Pressing the KVL’s PTT switch will load the encryption keys into your radio.
Model I Book Page 30 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Special Radio Features Selectable Power-Level This feature allows you to select the power level at which your radio will transmit messages. Note The radio will always turn on to the default setting as determined through radio service software. Place the TX Power-Level Switch (if programmed, see page 2) in the “high-power” position or the “lowpower” position.
Model I Book Page 31 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Special Radio Features Trunking System Controls Busy Override When a talkgroup call is placed in a SmartZone™ system and the system is not able to obtain voice channels at all necessary sites, a busy tone will be generated. If so programmed in the zone manager and through the radio service software, you may override this busy by performing the following steps: 1. Press the PTT Switch; a busy indication is received. 2. Release the PTT Switch. 3.
Model I Book Page 32 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Special Radio Features Out-of-Range If you go out of range of the system and can no longer lock onto a control channel, the radio will sound a low-pitched tone. Your radio will remain in this out-of-range condition until it (1) locks onto a control channel, (2) locks onto a failsoft channel, or (3) is turned off. Site Lock This feature allows your radio to lock onto a specific site and not roam among wide-area talkgroup sites.
Model I Book Page 33 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM 5 Additional Information Glossary ACK Channel Control Channel Conventional Dispatcher FCC Hang Up Landline Caller Page PTT Radio-To-Landline Repeater RF Squelch Standby Talkgroup Trunking Zone Acknowledgment of communication A group of characteristics such as transmit/receive frequency pairs, radio parameters, and encryption encoding In a trunking system, one of the channels that is used to provide a continuous, two-way/data communications path
Model I Book Page 34 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Additional Information Alert Tones Sound Short, Low-Pitched Tone Continuous, Low-Pitched Tone A Group of Low-Pitched Tones (Busy Tone) Short, Medium-Pitched Tone Continuous, Medium-Pitched Tone A Group of Medium-Pitched Tones 34 Tone Name Occurs: Radio Self-Test Fail when the radio fails its power-up self test No ACK Received when the radio fails to receive an acknowledgment from the dispatcher Reject when an unauthorized request is ma
Model I Book Page 35 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Additional Information Alert Tones (cont.
Model I Book Page 36 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Additional Information Battery Charging and Disposal • Charging Batteries This product is powered by a nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) or nickel-metal-hydride (NiMH) rechargeable battery. Charge the battery before use to ensure optimum capacity and performance. The battery was designed specifically to be used with a Motorola charger. Charging in non-Motorola equipment may lead to battery damage and void the battery warranty.
Model I Book Page 37 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Additional Information For disposal, NiCd batteries should be delivered to an authorized metals reclamation dealer. NiMH batteries, although they contain no designated toxic metals, are recommended to be disposed of through an authorized metalsreclamation dealer. In addition, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations classify used Ni-Cd batteries as hazardous waste, unless certain exemptions apply.
Model I Book Page 38 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Additional Information Helpful Tips • If poor light conditions make the channel numbers (around the 16Position Select Knob) difficult to read, turn on the radio’s backlight by pressing the Light Button (see page 2). This light will remain on for a preprogrammed time before it turns off automatically, or you can turn it off immediately by pressing the Light Button again.
Model I Book Page 39 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Additional Information Radio Care • Cleaning Clean external surfaces of your radio with the following solution: one teaspoon of mild dishwashing detergent to one gallon of water (0.5% solution). ! CAUTION Do not use solvents to clean your radio; spirits may be harmful and permanently damage the radio housing.
Model I Book Page 40 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Additional Information Air Bag Safety Information ! WARNING An air bag inflates with great force. DO NOT place objects, including communications equipment, in the area over the air bag or in the air bag deployment area If the communication equipment is improperly installed and the air bag inflates, this could cause serious injury.
Model I Book Page 41 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Index A Air Bag Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Alert Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6 B Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Model I Book Page 42 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM Index M Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13 Multikey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29 N Nuisance Delete . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 P Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
✁ Digital XTS 3000TM Basic Model Portable Radio Quick-Reference Card Concentric Switch ______ Top Side Button _______ Top Button _______ 1a. For telephone calls — press the Call Response Button. OR 1b. For Private-Conversation Calls and Call-Alert Pages with Private-Conversation — within 20 seconds, press the Call Response Button. Press the PTT Switch to talk privately. For Selective Call after 2 seconds, the speaker will unmute.
NOTES Concentric Switch ______ Most of your radio features can be accessed by performing the following step. For more detail, refer to the feature description in your manual. Top Button _______ On/Off/ Volume Knob Top Side Button _______ Press (or rotate) the Feature Button/Switch (if programmed).
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Model I Book Page 1 Wednesday, August 14, 1996 8:51 AM FCC Safety Standards In 1991 the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and in 1992 the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), updated the 1982 ANSI Standard for safety levels with respect to human exposure to RF energy. Over 120 scientists, engineers, and physicians from universities, government health agencies, and industry, after reviewing the available body of research, developed this updated Standard.
TM D I G I T A L S O L U T I O N S *6881072C75* 68P81083C70-O Motorola 8000 West Sunrise Boulevard Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33322 Digital XTS 3000 Basic Model User’s Guide
