PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL TWO-WAY RADIO MOTOTRBO™ DP4800/DP4801 COLOUR DISPLAY PORTABLE USER GUIDE
Contents Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance . . .vi Software Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Computer Software Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Handling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 How to Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents ii Making and Receiving Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting a Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call . . . . . . Receiving and Responding to a Group Call . . . . Receiving and Responding to a Private Call . . . Receiving an All Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiving and Responding to a Selective Call . . Making a Radio Call . . . . . . .
Sending an Emergency Alarm with Call . . . . . . . 57 Sending an Emergency Alarm with Voice to Follow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Reinitiating an Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Exiting Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Text Message Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Writing and Sending a Text Message . . . . . . . . . 60 Sending a Quick Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents iv Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox . . . . . 68 Viewing a Telemetry Status Text Message from the Inbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Replying to a Text Message from the Inbox . . 69 Deleting a Text Message from the Inbox . . . . . 69 Deleting All Text Messages from the Inbox . . . 70 Analog Message Encode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Sending MDC Message Encode to Dispatcher . . 71 Sending 5-Tone Message Encode to Contact . .
Earbuds and Earpieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Remote Speaker Microphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Surveillance Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Miscellaneous Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Contents Feature On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Turning the Option Board Feature(s) On or Off . . 92 Identifying Cable Type . . . . .
Important Safety Information Software Version Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance All the features described in the following sections are supported by the radio's software version R02.04.00. Important Safety Information Before using this product, read the operating instructions for safe usage contained in the Product Safety and RF Exposure booklet enclosed with your radio. ATTENTION! This radio is restricted to occupational use only to satisfy FCC RF energy exposure requirements.
Computer Software Copyrights This voice coding Technology is licensed solely for use within this Communications Equipment. The user of this Technology is explicitly prohibited from attempting to decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble the Object Code, or in any other way convert the Object Code into a human-readable form. U.S. Pat. Nos. #5,870,405, #5,826,222, #5,754,974, #5,701,390, #5,715,365, #5,649,050, #5,630,011, #5,581,656, #5,517,511, #5,491,772, #5,247,579, #5,226,084 and #5,195,166.
Handling Precautions The MOTOTRBO Series Digital Portable radio meets IP57 specifications, allowing the radio to withstand adverse field conditions such as being submersed in water. • If the radio has been submersed in water, shake the radio well to remove any water that may be trapped inside the speaker grille and microphone port. Trapped water could cause decreased audio performance.
Getting Started How to Use This Guide This User Guide covers the basic operation of the MOTOTRBO Portables. However, your dealer or system administrator may have customized your radio for your specific needs. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information.
Charging the Battery Preparing Your Radio for Use Preparing Your Radio for Use Assemble your radio by following these steps: Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching the Antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching the Belt Clip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching the Universal Connector Cover (Dust Cover) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Attaching the Battery Attaching the Antenna To remove the battery, turn the radio off. Move the battery latch into unlock position and hold, and slide the battery down and off the rails. With the radio turned off, set the antenna in its receptacle and turn clockwise. To remove the antenna, turn the antenna counterclockwise. Preparing Your Radio for Use Align the battery with the rails on the back of the radio. Press the battery firmly, and slide upward until the latch snaps into place.
Attaching the Belt Clip Preparing Your Radio for Use Align the grooves on the clip with those on the battery and press downward until you hear a click. To remove the clip, press the belt clip tab away from the battery. Using a key may be helpful. Then slide the clip upward and away from the radio. 4 English Attaching the Universal Connector Cover (Dust Cover) The universal connector is located on the antenna side of the radio. It is used to connect MOTOTRBO accessories to the radio.
Powering Up the Radio The LED lights up solid green and the Home screen lights up if the backlight setting is set to turn on automatically. A brief tone sounds, indicating that the power up test is successful. NOTE: There is no power up tone if the radio tones/alerts function is disabled (see Turning the Radio Tones/ Alerts On or Off on page 85). LED If your radio does not power up, check your battery. Make sure that it is charged and properly attached.
Adjusting the Volume To increase the volume, turn the On/Off/Volume Control Knob clockwise. Identifying Radio Controls To decrease the volume, turn this knob counterclockwise. NOTE: Your radio can be programmed to have a minimum volume offset where the volume level cannot be turned past the programmed minimum volume. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information. 6 English Identifying Radio Controls Take a moment to review the following: Radio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Radio Controls 4 Side Button 1** 5 Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button 6 Side Button 2** 1 2 18 7 Side Button 3** 3 17 8 Front Button P1** 16 4 9 Menu/OK Button 10 4-Way Navigation Button 5 15 14 6 13 12 Back/Home Button 7 12 13 Front Button P2** 8 11 9 11 Keypad 14 Display 15 Microphone 16 Speaker 10 17 Universal Connector for Accessories 1 Channel Selector Knob* 18 Emergency Button** 2 On/Off/Volume Control Knob 19 Antenna 3 LED Indicator Identifying Radio Controls 19 * Display radi
Programmable Buttons Your dealer can program the programmable buttons as shortcuts to radio functions or preset channels/groups depending on the duration of a button press: • Short press – Pressing and releasing rapidly. • Long press – Pressing and holding for the programmed duration. Identifying Radio Controls • Hold down – Keeping the button pressed. NOTE: The programmed duration of a button press is applicable for all assignable radio/utility functions or settings.
Permanent Monitor*‡ – Monitors a selected channel for all radio traffic until function is disabled. – Toggles privacy on or off. Radio Alias and ID – Provides radio alias and ID. Radio Check – Determines if a radio is active in a system. Radio Enable enabled. – Allows a target radio to be remotely Radio Disable disabled. – Allows a target radio to be remotely Remote Monitor – Turns on the microphone of a target radio without it giving any indicators.
Using the 4-Way Navigation Button You can use the 4-way navigation button, e, to scroll through Identifying Radio Controls options, increase/decrease values, and navigate vertically. Category ^ or v < or > Menu Vertical Navigation – Lists Vertical Navigation – View Details Vertical Navigation Previous/Next Item You can use the 4-way navigation button, e, as a number, alias, or free form text editor.
Using the Keypad Number of Times Key is Pressed Key 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 * # 1 . , ? ! @ & ‘ % - : * # A B C 2 D E F 3 G H I 4 J K L 5 M N O 6 P Q R S T U V 8 W X Y Z 0 * or del # or space Identifying Radio Controls You can use the 3 x 4 alphanumeric keypad to access your radio’s features. You can use the keypad to enter subscriber aliases or IDs, and text messages.
Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button Identifying Radio Controls The PTT button on the side of the radio serves two basic purposes: PTT Button • While a call is in progress, the PTT button allows the radio to transmit to other radios in the call. Press and hold down PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to listen. The microphone is activated when the PTT button is pressed. • While a call is not in progress, the PTT button is used to make a new call (see Making a Radio Call on page 27).
Switching Between Conventional Analog and Digital Mode Channel Selector Knob This feature allows your radio to extend conventional communication beyond the reach of a single site, by connecting to different available sites which are connected via an Internet Protocol (IP) network. When the radio moves out of range from one site and into the range of another, it connects to the new site's repeater to send or receive calls/data transmissions.
NOTE: You cannot manually add or delete an entry to the roam list. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information. Identifying Radio Controls Capacity Plus Linked Capacity Plus Linked Capacity Plus is a multi-site multi-channel trunking configuration of the MOTOTRBO radio system, combining the best of both Capacity Plus and IP Site Connect configurations.
Similar to Capacity Plus, icons of features not applicable to Linked Capacity Plus are not available in the menu. You hear a negative indicator tone if you try to access a feature not applicable to Linked Capacity Plus via a programmable button press. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information on this configuration. Identifying Status Indicators Your radio indicates its operational status through the following: Display Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Display Icons The 132 x 90 pixels, 256 colors, liquid crystal display (LCD) of your radio shows radio status, text entries, and menu entries. Identifying Status Indicators The following are icons that appear on the status bar at the top of the radio’s display. Icons are displayed on the status bar, arranged left-to-right, in order of appearance/usage and are channel specific. 16 English Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) The number of bars displayed represents the radio signal strength.
Unsecure The Privacy feature is disabled. GPS Not Available/Out of Range The GPS feature is enabled but is not receiving data from the satellite. Option Board The Option Board is enabled. Option Board Non-Function The Option Board is disabled. Tones Disable Tones are turned off. Power Level Radio is set at Low power. The following icons appear on the radio’s display during a call. These icons also appear in the Contacts list to indicate ID type. Private Call Indicates a Private Call in progress.
Advanced Menu Icons The following icons appear beside menu items that offer a choice between two options or as an indication that there is a sub-menu offering two options. Identifying Status Indicators Checkbox (Empty) Indicates the option is not selected. 18 English Checkbox (Checked) Indicates the option is selected. Solid Black Box Indicates the option selected for the menu item with a sub-menu.
Sent Item Icons OR Sent Successfully The text message is sent successfully. The following icons also appear next to items in the list of Bluetooth-enabled devices available to indicate the device type. Bluetooth Data Device Bluetooth-enabled data device, such as a scanner. Bluetooth Audio Device Bluetooth-enabled audio device, such as a headset. OR Send Failed The text message cannot be sent.
LED Indicator The LED indicator shows the operational status of your radio. Identifying Status Indicators LED Indicator 20 Blinking yellow – Radio is scanning for activity or receiving a Call Alert, or all local Linked Capacity Plus channels are busy.
Indicator Tones Low pitched tone Positive Indicator Tone Negative Indicator Tone Alert tones provide you with audible indications of the radio’s status or the radio’s response to data received. Continuous Tone A monotone sound. Sounds continuously until termination. Periodic Tone Repetitive Tone Sounds periodically depending on the duration set by the radio. Tone starts, stops, and repeats itself. A single tone that repeats itself until it is terminated by the user.
Making and Receiving Calls Making and Receiving Calls Once you understand how your MOTOTRBO Portable is configured, you are ready to use your radio. Use this navigation guide to familiarize yourself with the basic Call features: Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 22 Selecting a Radio Channel, Subscriber ID, or Group ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 24 Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call. . . . . . . . .
7 Press c to select. 8 The display shows Selected momentarily and returns to the selected zone screen. Selecting a Channel Transmissions are sent and received on a channel. Depending on your radio's configuration, each channel may have been programmed differently to support different groups of users or supplied with different features. After selecting the required zone, select the channel you require to transmit or receive on. Procedure: Making and Receiving Calls results.
Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call Making and Receiving Calls Once the channel, subscriber ID or group ID is displayed, you can proceed to receive and respond to calls. LED Indicator The LED lights up solid green while the radio is transmitting and blinks green when the radio is receiving. NOTE: The LED lights up solid green while the radio is transmitting and double blinks green when the radio is receiving a privacy-enabled call.
5 The LED lights up solid green. clearly into the microphone. OR Wait for the PTT Sidetone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone. 7 Release the PTT button to listen. 8 If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of time, the call ends. See Making a Group Call on page 27 for details on making a Group Call. Receiving and Responding to a Private Call A Private Call is a call from an individual radio to another individual radio.
Procedure: When you receive an All Call: Procedure: When you receive a Selective Call: 1 A tone sounds and the LED blinks green. 1 The LED blinks green. 2 The Group Call icon appears in the top right corner. The first 2 The Private Call icon appears in the top right corner. The text line shows the caller alias. The second text line displays All Call. Your radio unmutes and the incoming call sounds through the radio's speaker.
Making a Radio Call • The Channel Selector Knob • A programmed One Touch Access button Making a Call with the Channel Selector Knob • The programmed number keys – This method is for Group, Making a Group Call Private and All Calls only and is used with the keypad (see Making a Group, Private or All Call with the Programmable Number Key on page 30).
5 Release the PTT button to listen.When the target radio responds, the LED blinks green. You see the Group Call icon, the group alias or ID, and transmitting radio alias or ID on your display. Making and Receiving Calls 6 28 If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you hear a short alert tone the moment the target radio releases the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for you to respond. Press the PTT button to respond.
7 You hear a short tone. The display shows Call Ended. You can also make a Private Call via Contacts (see Making a Private Call from Contacts on page 45) or perform a quick alphanumeric search for the required alias via a keypad entry (see Making a Call by Alias Search on page 46). NOTE: If you release the PTT button while the radio is setting up the call, it exits without any indication and returns to the previous screen.
2 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth. 3 Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up solid green. The Private Call icon appears in the top right corner. The first text line shows the subscriber alias. The second text line displays the call status. Making and Receiving Calls 4 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone. OR Wait for the PTT Sidetone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone.
4 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak For Group Call only: Wait for the PTT Sidetone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone. 5 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio responds, the LED blinks green. 6 If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you hear a short alert tone the moment the target radio releases the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for you to respond. Press the PTT button to respond.
Talkaround Making and Receiving Calls You can continue to communicate when your repeater is not operating, or when your radio is out of the repeater’s range but within talking range of other radios. 5 Press c to enable Talkaround. The display shows 9 beside Enabled. OR Press c to disable Talkaround. The 9 disappears from beside Enabled. This is called “talkaround”. 6 The screen automatically returns to the previous menu. NOTE: This feature is not applicable in Capacity Plus and Linked Capacity Plus.
Monitoring Features Permanent Monitor Use the Permanent Monitor feature to continuously monitor a selected channel for activity. Use the Monitor feature to make sure a channel is clear before transmitting. NOTE: This feature is not applicable in Capacity Plus and Linked Capacity Plus. NOTE: This feature is not applicable in Capacity Plus and Linked Capacity Plus.
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 85 Front Panel Programming (FPP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 98 Advanced Features Advanced Features Use this navigation guide to learn more about advanced features available with your radio: 34 Radio Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remote Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scan Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Radio Check 5 If successful, a positive indicator tone sounds and the If enabled, this feature allows you to determine if another radio is active in a system without disturbing the user of that radio. No audible or visual notification is shown on the target radio. This feature is only applicable for subscriber aliases or IDs. Sending a Radio Check Procedure: Use the programmed Radio Check button. 6 Radio returns to the subscriber alias or ID screen. OR Procedure: Use the menu.
5 The display shows transitional mini notice, indicating the request is in progress. The LED lights up solid green. 6 Wait for acknowledgement. 7 If successful, a positive indicator tone sounds and the display shows positive mini notice. OR If unsuccessful, a negative indicator tone sounds and the display shows negative mini notice. 8 Radio returns to the subscriber alias or ID screen.
If unsuccessful, a negative indicator tone sounds and the display shows negative mini notice. Procedure: Use the menu. 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Contacts and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to the required subscriber alias or ID and press c to select. OR ^ or v to Manual Dial and press c to select. If there was previously dialed ID, the ID appears along with a blinking cursor. Use the keypad to edit the ID. Press c to select. OR ^ or v to Manual Dial and press c to select.
Scan Lists Scan lists are created and assigned to individual channels/ groups. Your radio scans for voice activity by cycling through the channel/group sequence specified in the scan list for the current channel/group. Your radio can support up to 250 scan lists, with a maximum of 16 members in a list. Each scan list supports a mixture of both analog and digital entries. You can add, delete, or prioritize channels by editing a scan list.
8 Press c to select. Adding a New Entry to the Scan List 9 ^ or v to the required priority level and press c to select. Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Scan and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Scan List and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to Add Member and press c to select. 5 ^ or v to the required alias or ID and proceed to Step 8. OR Key in the first character of the required alias. 6 A blinking cursor appears. Use the keypad to type the required alias.
Press > to move one space to the right. Press the *DEL key to delete any unwanted characters. 6 The first line of the display shows the characters you keyed in. The next lines of the display show the shortlisted search results. The alias search is case-insensitive. If there are two or more entries with the same name, the radio displays the entry that is listed first in the scan list. 7 Press c to select. 8 ^ or v to Delete and press c to select.
8 ^ or v to Edit Priority and press c to select. 10 The display shows positive mini notice before returning to the previous screen. When you start a scan, your radio cycles through the programmed scan list for the current channel looking for voice activity. 11 The priority icon appears left of the member’s name. The LED blinks yellow and the scan icon appears on the status bar. There is no priority icon if priority is set to None.
Starting and Stopping Scan Responding to a Transmission During a Scan Procedure: Press the programmed Scan button to start or stop Scan. OR Follow the procedure below. During scanning, your radio stops on a channel/group where activity is detected. The radio stays on that channel for a programmed time period known as “hang time”. 1 Use the Channel Selector Knob to select a channel programmed with a scan list. 2 c to access the menu. 3 ^ or v to Scan and press c to select.
Deleting a Nuisance Channel This capability does not apply to the channel designated as the Selected Channel. Procedure: 1 When your radio “locks on to” an unwanted or nuisance channel, press the programmed Nuisance Channel Delete button until you hear a tone. 2 Release the Nuisance Channel Delete button. The nuisance channel is deleted. Deleting a “nuisance” channel is only possible through the programmed Nuisance Channel Delete button. This feature is not accessible through the menu.
Contacts Settings Contacts provides “address-book” capabilities on your radio. Each entry corresponds to an alias or ID that you use to initiate a call. • Call Type • Call Alias • Call ID Each entry, depending on context, associates with one of five types of calls: Group Call, Private Call, All Call, PC Call or Dispatch Call. NOTE: You can add, or edit subscriber IDs for the Digital Contacts list. Deleting subscriber IDs can only be performed by your dealer.
6 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak Wait for the PTT Sidetone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone. 7 Release the PTT button to listen. When any user in the 8 If there was previously dialed subscriber alias or ID, the alias or ID appears along with a blinking cursor. Use the keypad to edit the ID. OR ^ or v to Manual Dial and press c to select. Use the keypad to enter a new subscriber alias or ID. group responds, the LED blinks green.
Making a Call by Alias Search 7 Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up You can also use alias or alphanumeric search to retrieve the required subscriber alias. 8 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak This feature is only applicable while in Contacts. Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Contacts and press c to select. The entries are alphabetically sorted. 3 Key in the first character of the required alias.
Assigning an Entry to a Programmable Number Key 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Contacts and press c to select. The entries are alphabetically sorted. 3 ^ or v to the required alias or ID and press c to select. See Making a Group, Private or All Call with the Programmable Number Key on page 30 for details on making a Group, Private or All Call with the programmed number key(s). Removing the Association between Entry and Programmable Number Key 4 ^ or v to Program Key and press c to select.
7 ^ or v to Yes and press c to select. 8 The radio sounds a positive indicator tone and the display shows positive mini notice. 9 The screen automatically returns to the previous menu. NOTE: When an entry is deleted, the association between the entry and its programmed number key(s) is removed. Activating or Deactivating Call Ringers for Call Alert You can select, or turn on or off ringing tones for a received Call Alert. Procedure: Setting Default Contact 1 c to access the menu.
Activating or Deactivating Call Ringers for Private Calls Activating or Deactivating Call Ringers for Selective Call You can select, or turn on or off ringing tones for a received Selective Call. Procedure: Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select.
Activating or Deactivating Call Ringers for Text Advanced Features Message Activating or Deactivating Call Ringers for Telemetry Status with Text You can select, or turn on or off the ringing tones for a received Text Message. You can turn on or off the alert tones for a received Telemetry Status with Text. Procedure: Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select.
Escalating Alarm Tone Volume You can program your radio to sound one of ten predefined ringing tones when receiving a Call Alert or a Text Message from a particular contact. You can program your radio to continually alert you when a radio call remains unanswered. This is done by automatically increasing the alarm tone volume over time. This feature is known as Escalert. Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Contacts and press c to select.The entries are alphabetically sorted.
Call Log Features Your radio keeps track of all recent outgoing, answered, and missed Private Calls. Use the call log feature to view and manage recent calls. You can perform the following tasks in each of your call lists: • Store ID to Contacts 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Call Log and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to the required list and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to the required alias or ID and press c to select. • View Details 5 ^ or v to Store and press c to select.
5 ^ or v to Delete and press c to select. shows positive mini notice. OR ^ or v to No to return to the previous screen. When you select a call list and it contains no entries, the display shows List Empty, and sounds a low tone if Keypad Tones are turned on (see Turning Keypad Tones On or Off on page 86). Call Alert paging enables you to alert a specific radio user to call you back when they are able to do so.
Making a Call Alert from the Contacts List Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Contacts and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to the required subscriber alias or ID and press c to select. OR ^ or v to Manual Dial and press c to select. A blinking cursor appears. Enter the subscriber ID you want to page and press c. Advanced Features 4 ^ or v to Call Alert and press c to select. 5 The display shows Call Alert and the subscriber alias or ID, indicating that the Call Alert has been sent.
Emergency Operation In addition, each alarm has the following types: • Regular – Radio transmits an alarm signal and shows audio Your dealer can set the duration of a button press for the programmed Emergency button, except for long press, which is similar with all other buttons: • Short press – Between 0.05 seconds and 0.75 seconds • Long press – Between 1.00 second and 3.75 seconds The Emergency button is assigned with the Emergency On/Off feature.
2 Press d and select Yes to exit the Alarm List. To revisit the Alarm List, press c to access the menu and select Alarm List. Responding to an Emergency Alarm Procedure: When receiving an Emergency Alarm: 1 In the Alarm List, ^ or v to the required alias. 2 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from Advanced Features your mouth.
4 Radio exits the Emergency Alarm mode and returns to the Home screen. If your radio is set to Silent, it does not display any audio or visual indicators during Emergency mode. Sending an Emergency Alarm with Call This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm to a group of radios. Upon acknowledgement by a radio within the group, the group of radios can communicate over a programmed Emergency channel. Procedure: 1 Press the programmed Emergency On button.
calls to sound through the radio’s speaker, until you press the PTT button to initiate the call. If your radio is set to Silent with Voice, it does not display any audio or visual indicators during Emergency mode, but allow incoming calls to sound through the radio’s speaker. The indicators only appear once you press the PTT button to initiate, or respond to, the call.
Press the programmed Emergency Off button to exit the Emergency mode. • You press the programmed Emergency On button during an 6 The radio returns to the Home screen. If your radio is set to Silent, it does not display any audio or visual indicators during Emergency mode, or allow any received calls to sound through the radio’s speaker, until the programmed hot mic transmission period is over, and you press the PTT button.
Text Message Features Your radio is able to receive data, for example a text message, from another radio or an e-mail application. The maximum length of characters for sending a text message, including the subject line (seen when receiving message from an e-mail application), is 140, whereas to receive would be a maximum of 280 characters. Advanced Features The radio exits the current screen once the inactivity timer expires.
Sending a Quick Text Message 6 Press c once message is composed. 7 ^ or v to the required alias or ID and press c to select. OR ^ or v to Manual Dial and press c to select. Your radio supports a maximum of 50 Quick Text messages as programmed by your dealer. Key in the subscriber alias or ID and press c. OR While Quick Text messages are predefined, you can edit each message before sending it. d to edit the message.
Sending a Quick Text Message with the One Touch Access Button Procedure: 1 Press the programmed One Touch Access button to send a predefined Quick Text message to a predefined alias or ID. 2 The display shows transitional mini notice, confirming your message is being sent. Advanced Features 3 If the message is sent, a tone sounds and the display shows 62 positive mini notice. OR If the message is not sent, a low tone sounds and the display shows negative mini notice.
Use the keypad to edit your message. Press < to move one space to the left. Press c once message is composed. 3 ^ or v to the required alias or ID and press c to select. OR ^ or v to Manual Dial and press c to select. Key in the subscriber alias or ID and press c. 4 The display shows transitional mini notice, confirming your message is being sent. 5 If the message is sent, a tone sounds and the display shows positive mini notice.
Resending a Text Message Procedure: OR If the message is not sent, a low tone sounds and the display shows negative mini notice. 1 Press c to resend the same message to the same subscriber/group alias or ID. 2 If the message is sent, a tone sounds and the display shows positive mini notice. OR If the message is not sent, a low tone sounds and the display shows negative mini notice.
Viewing a Sent Text Message folder. Procedure: Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below. 5 ^ or v to the required alias or ID and press c to select. OR ^ or v to Manual Dial and press c to select. Key in the subscriber ID and press c. 6 The display shows transitional mini notice, confirming your message is being sent. 7 If the message is sent, a tone sounds and the display shows positive mini notice.
NOTE: If the channel type (i.e. conventional digital or Capacity Plus or Linked Capacity Plus) is not a match, you can only edit, forward, or delete a Sent message. Procedure: 1 Press c again while viewing the message. 2 ^ or v to Resend and press c to select. 3 The display shows transitional mini notice, confirming that the same message is being sent to the same target radio. Advanced Features 4 If the message is sent, a tone sounds and the display shows positive mini notice.
Receiving a Text Message Procedure: Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below. When your radio receives a message, the display shows the Notification List with the alias or ID of the sender and the message icon. 1 c to access the menu. You can select one of the following options when receiving a text message: • Read 2 ^ or v to Messages and press c to select. • Read Later 3 ^ or v to Sent Items and press c to select.
Press ^ or v to access the Read Later or Delete option screen: Procedure: • Select Read Later to return to the screen you were on prior 1 c to access the menu. • Select Delete to delete the text message. 2 ^ or v to Messages and press c to select. to receiving the text message. Managing Received Text Messages Use the Inbox to manage your text messages. The Inbox is capable of storing a maximum of 30 messages.
4 ^ or v to the required message and press c to select. 6 Long press d to return to the Home screen. You cannot reply to a Telemetry Status text message. Replying to a Text Message from the Inbox Procedure: Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below. 7 Press c once message is composed. 8 The display shows transitional mini notice, confirming your message is being sent. 9 If the message is sent, a tone sounds and the display shows positive mini notice.
4 ^ or v to the required message and press c to select. A subject line may be shown if the message is from an e-mail application. 5 Press c once more to access the sub-menu. 6 ^ or v to Delete and press c to select. 7 ^ or v to Yes and press c to select. Deleting All Text Messages from the Inbox Procedure: Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 c to access the menu. 8 The display shows positive mini notice.
Analog Message Encode Sending MDC Message Encode to Dispatcher Procedure: Procedure: 1 ^ or v to Message and press c to select. 2 ^ or v to Quick Text and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to the required message. Press c to select. 1 ^ or v to Message and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to the required contact. Press c to select. 2 ^ or v to Quick Text and press c to select. 5 The display shows transitional mini notice, confirming your 3 ^ or v to the required message. Press c to send.
Analog Status Update Your radio is able to send preprogrammed messages from the Status List indicating your current activity to a radio contact (for 5-Tone systems) or to the dispatcher (for MDC systems). For 5-Tone systems, a PTT button press while in the status list sends the selected status update and returns to the Home screen to initiate a voice call. The last acknowledged message is kept at the top of the Status List. The other messages are arranged in alphanumeric order.
Press the *DEL key to delete any unwanted characters. Press c once editing is complete. 6 Radio returns to Status List. If enabled, this feature helps to prevent eavesdropping by unauthorized users on a channel by the use of a softwarebased scrambling solution. The signaling and user identification portions of a transmission are not scrambled.
The LED lights up solid green while the radio is transmitting and double blinks green when the radio is receiving an ongoing privacy-enabled transmission. NOTE: Some radio models may not offer this Privacy feature. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information. Procedure: Press the programmed Privacy button to toggle privacy on or off. OR Follow the procedure below. Advanced Features 1 c to access the menu. 74 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select.
Dual Tone Multi Frequency (DTMF) Multi-Site Controls These features are applicable when your current radio channel is part of an IP Site Connect or Linked Capacity Plus configuration. Procedure: To initiate a DTMF call. See IP Site Connect on page 13 and Linked Capacity Plus on page 14 for more details about these configurations. 1 Press and hold the PTT button. Starting an Automatic Site Search 2 Enter the desired number, * or #.
Procedure: Use the menu. Procedure: Press the programmed Site Lock On/Off button. 1 c to access the menu. 1 A tone sounds and the display shows Site Locked. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 2 The LED turns off and the display shows the channel alias. 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. OR 4 ^ or v to Site Roaming and press c to select. Procedure: Use the menu. 5 ^ or v to Unlock Site and press c to select. A tone sounds and the display shows Site Unlocked.
Security Starting a Manual Site Search 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to Site Roaming and press c to select. You can enable or disable any radio in the system. For example, you might want to disable a stolen radio, to prevent the thief from using it, and enable that radio, when it is recovered. NOTE: Performing Radio Disable and Enable is limited to radios with these functions enabled.
Procedure: Use the menu. Radio Enable 1 c to access the menu. Procedure: Use the programmed Radio Enable button. 2 ^ or v to Contacts and press c to select. The entries 1 Press the programmed Radio Enable button. are alphabetically sorted. 3 ^ or v to the required alias or ID and press c to select. OR ^ or v to Manual Dial and press c to select. Key in the subscriber alias or ID and press c. 4 ^ or v to Radio Disable and press c to select.
^ or v to Manual Dial and press c to select. Key in the subscriber alias or ID and press c. 5 The display shows Radio Enable and the subscriber alias or ID. The LED lights up solid green. 6 Wait for acknowledgment. 7 If successful, the radio sounds a positive indicator tone and the display shows positive mini notice. OR If unsuccessful, the radio sounds a negative indicator tone and the display shows negative mini notice.
Password Lock Features If enabled, this feature allows you to access your radio via password upon powering up. Accessing the Radio from Password Procedure: Power up the radio. 1 You hear a continuous tone. 2 Enter your current four-digit password with the radio’s Advanced Features keypad. The display shows ●●●●. Press c to proceed. 80 OR Enter your current four-digit password. Press ^ or v to edit each digit’s numeric value. Press > or c to move to the next digit. Each digit changes to ●.
NOTE: At Step 6, you can also use < or > to change the selected option. Turning the Password Lock On or Off Changing the Password Procedure: Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to Passwd Lock and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to Passwd Lock and press c to select.
9 If both of the new password inputs match: The display shows Password Changed. OR If both of the new password inputs do not match: The display shows Passwords Do Not Match. 10 The screen automatically returns to the previous menu. Bluetooth Operation This feature allows you to use your radio with a Bluetoothenabled device (accessory) via a Bluetooth connection. Your radio supports both Motorola and COTS (Commercially available Off-The-Shelf) Bluetooth-enabled devices.
Turning Bluetooth On or Off 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Bluetooth and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to My Status and press c to select. 4 The display shows On and Off. ^ or v to On and press c to enable Bluetooth. 9 appears beside On. The Bluetooth icon appears on the status bar. OR The display shows On and Off. ^ or v to Off and press c to disable Bluetooth. 9 appears beside Off.
Disconnecting from a Bluetooth Device Procedure: Advanced Features 1 On your radio, press c to access the menu. 2 A tone sounds and display shows Route Audio to Radio. OR A tone sounds and display shows Route Audio to Bluetooth. 2 ^ or v to Bluetooth and press c to select. Viewing Device Details 3 ^ or v to Devices and press c to select. Procedure: 4 ^ or v to the required device and press c to select. 1 c to access the menu. 5 ^ or v to Disconnect and press c to select.
Editing Device Name Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Bluetooth and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Devices and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to the required device and press c to select. 5 ^ or v to Edit Name and press c to select. 6 A blinking cursor appears. Use the keypad to type the required zone. Press < to move one space to the left. Press > to move one space to the right. Press the *DEL key to delete any unwanted characters. 7 The display shows Device Name Saved.
Utilities Turning the Radio Tones/Alerts On or Off You can enable and disable all radio tones and alerts (except for the incoming Emergency alert tone) if needed. Advanced Features Procedure: Press the programmed All Tones/Alerts button to toggle all tones on or off. OR Follow the procedure below. NOTE: At Step 5, you can also use < or > to change the selected option. Turning Keypad Tones On or Off You can enable and disable keypad tones if needed. Procedure: 1 c to access the menu.
Turning the Talk Permit Tone On or Off You can adjust the Tone Alert Volume Offset level if needed. This feature adjusts the volume of the tones/alerts, allowing it to be higher or lower than the voice volume. You can enable and disable the Talk Permit Tone if needed. Procedure: Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select.
Settings: High enables communication with radios located at a considerable distance from you. Low enables communication with radios in closer proximity. Advanced Features Procedure: Press the programmed Power Level button to toggle transmit power level between high and low. OR Follow the procedure below. Changing the Display Mode You can change radio’s display mode between Day or Night, as needed. This affects the color palette of the display.
Adjusting the Display Brightness Procedure: Press the programmed Brightness button and proceed to Step 5. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to Brightness and press c to select. 5 The display shows a progress bar. Decrease display brightness by pressing < or increase the display brightness by pressing >. Press c to confirm your entry.
Advanced Features Settings: Normal is the default. Tight filters out (unwanted) calls and/or background noise. However, calls from remote locations may also be filtered out. Procedure: Procedure: Press the programmed Squelch button to toggle squelch level between normal and tight. OR Follow the procedure below. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 1 c to access the menu. 5 Press c to enable Introduction Screen. The display shows 1 c to access the menu.
Turning the LED Indicator On or Off 5 The display shows Keypad Locked and returns to the Home You can enable and disable the LED Indicator if needed. screen. Procedure: 6 To unlock the keypad, press c followed by *. 1 c to access the menu. 7 The display shows Keypad Unlocked and returns to the 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. Home screen. NOTE: At Step 4, you can also use < or > to change the selected option. Language You can set your radio display to be in your required language.
transmits, for a programmed period, whenever the microphone on the VOX-capable accessory detects voice. Pressing the PTT button during radio operation disables VOX. To re-enable VOX, do one of the following: • Turn the radio off and power it on again, OR • Change the channel via the Channel Selector Knob, OR • Follow the procedure below. Advanced Features NOTE: Turning this feature on or off is limited to radios with this function enabled.
3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. 4 Press c to enable Voice Announcement. The display shows 9 beside Enabled. OR 5 The current cable type is indicated by a 9. Press c to disable Voice Announcement. The 9 disappears from beside Enabled. NOTE: At Step 4, you can also use < or > to change the selected option. Voice Announcement This feature enables the radio to audibly indicate the current Zone or Channel the user has just assigned, or programmable button press.
NOTE: At Step 3, you can also use < or > to change the selected option. 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. Menu Timer 5 Press c to enable Analog Mic AGC. The display shows 9 Set the period of time your radio stays in the menu before it automatically switches to the Home screen. Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. Advanced Features 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. 94 4 ^ or v to Menu Timer and press c to select.
5 Press c to enable Digital Mic AGC. The display shows 9 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to Intelligent Audio. Press c to disable Digital Mic AGC. The 9 disappears from beside Enabled. 5 Press c to enable Intelligent Audio. The display shows 9 NOTE: At Step 3, you can also use < or > to change the selected option.
3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. Accessing the Battery Information 4 ^ or v to GPS. Displays information on your radio battery. 5 Press c to enable GPS. The display shows 9 beside Procedure: Enabled. OR Advanced Features Press c to disable GPS. The 9 disappears from beside Enabled. 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Radio Info and press c to select.
Checking the GPS Information 1 c to access the menu. Displays the GPS information on your radio, such as values of: 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. • Latitude 3 ^ or v to Radio Info and press c to select. • Longitude 4 ^ or v to My Number and press c to select. 5 The first line of the display shows the radio alias. The second line of the display shows the radio ID You can also press the programmed Radio Alias and ID button to return to the previous screen.
Front Panel Programming (FPP) Your radio is able to customize certain feature parameters to enhance the use of your radio. Entering FPP Mode Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. Advanced Features 3 ^ or v to Program Radio and press c to select. NOTE: Long press d at any time to return to the Home screen. Editing FPP Mode Parameters Use the following buttons as required while navigating through the feature parameters.
Accessories Your radio is compatible with the accessories listed in this chapter. Contact your dealer for details. Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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