PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL TWO-WAY RADIO MOTOTRBO™ XiR™ M8660/XiR™ M8668 COLOUR DISPLAY MOBILE USER GUIDE
Contents Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance . . .ix Software Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Computer Software Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 How to Use This User Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents Making a Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making a Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making an All Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making a Selective Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stopping a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Talkaround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Permanent Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deleting All Sent Text Messages from Sent Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Receiving a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Reading a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Managing Received Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . 55 Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox . . . . . 55 Viewing a Telemetry Status Text Message from the Inbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents vi Lone Worker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Third Party Peripherals Connection Modes . . . . . . Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Turning Bluetooth On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finding and Connecting to a Bluetooth Device . . Disconnecting from a Bluetooth Device . . . . . . . Switching Audio Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing Device Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Radio Enable via Manual Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Password Lock Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Accessing the Radio from Password . . . . . . . . . . 97 Unlocking the Radio from Locked State . . . . . . . 98 Turning the Password Lock On or Off . . . . . . . . . 98 Changing the Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Front Panel Programming (FPP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Entering FPP Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notes Notes viii English
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. This telecommunication equipment conforms to the requirements of the National Telecommunications Commission. Software Version ATTENTION! This radio is restricted to occupational use only to satisfy FCC RF energy exposure requirements.
Computer Software Copyrights Computer Software Copyrights The Motorola products described in this manual may include copyrighted Motorola computer programs stored in semiconductor memories or other media. Laws in the United States and other countries preserve for Motorola certain exclusive rights for copyrighted computer programs including, but not limited to, the exclusive right to copy or reproduce in any form the copyrighted computer program.
Getting Started For features that are available in a conventional multi-site mode, see IP Site Connect on page 9 for more information. Selected features are available in the single-site trunking mode, Capacity Plus. See Capacity Plus on page 10 for more information. Selected features are also available in the multi-site trunking mode, Linked Capacity Plus. See Linked Capacity Plus on page 10 for more information.
Notes NOTE: Specifications may vary for different radio models. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information.
Powering Up the Radio On/Off Button To increase the volume, turn the Volume/Channel Knob clockwise. Notes Press the On/Off Button briefly. You see MOTOTRBO (TM) on the radio’s display momentarily, followed by a welcome message or welcome image. Adjusting the Volume Volume/Channel Knob The green LED lights up and the Home screen lights up. A brief tone sounds, indicating that the power up test is successful.
1 Identifying Radio Controls Identifying Radio Controls Take a moment to review the following: Radio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 4 Programmable Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 5 Accessing the Programmed Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 7 Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 8 Using the Volume/Channel Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Programmable Buttons • Short press – Pressing and releasing rapidly. • Long press – Pressing and holding for the programmed duration. • Hold down – Keeping the button pressed. NOTE: The programmed duration of a button press is applicable for all assignable radio/utility functions or settings. See Emergency Operation on page 44 for more information on the programmed duration of the Emergency button.
One Touch Access – Directly initiates a predefined Private or Group Call, a Call Alert or a Quick Text message. Site Lock On/Off* off. Option Board Feature – Toggles option board feature(s) on or off for option board-enabled channels. Status – Selects the status list menu. PA On/Off – Toggles the radio’s internal public address (PA) system on or off. Identifying Radio Controls Permanent Monitor*‡ – Monitors a selected channel for all radio traffic until function is disabled.
Assignable Settings or Utility Functions Backlight – Adjusts the brightness level. Channel Up/Down – Depending on the programming, changes channel to previous or next channel. Display Mode – Toggles the day/night display mode on or off. Power Level – Toggles transmit power level between high and low. Squelch normal. – Toggles squelch level between tight and You can access various radio functions through one of the following ways: • A short or long press of the relevant programmable buttons.
Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button The PTT button on the side of the microphone serves two basic purposes: Switching Between Conventional Analog and Digital Mode • While a call is in progress, Identifying Radio Controls the PTT button allows the radio to transmit to other radios in the call. PTT button, for example when the radio receives an Emergency Call. PTT Button Press and hold down PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to listen. The microphone is activated when the PTT button is pressed.
To use the programmed Channel Up or Channel Down buttons, while in the Home Screen of the required Zone, press Channel Up or Channel Down to select the required channel. Using the Volume/Channel Knob IP Site Connect 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.
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 liquid crystal display (LCD) of your radio shows the 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. 12 English Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) The number of bars displayed represents the radio signal strength.
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. OR Radio is set at High power. ‡ * Not applicable in Capacity Plus Not applicable in Linked Capacity Plus Call Icons The following icons appear on the radio’s display during a call. These icons also appear in the Contacts list to indicate alias or ID type. Private Call Indicates a Private Call in progress.
Advanced Menu Icons The following icons appear beside menu items on the radio’s display 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. 14 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 Indicators LED indicators show the operational status of your radio. Identifying Status Indicators Red Yellow Green Blinking red – Radio is receiving an emergency transmission or has failed the self-test upon powering up. Solid green – Radio is powering up, or transmitting. Blinking green – Radio is receiving a non-privacy-enabled call or data, or detecting activity over the air. Double blinking green – Radio is receiving a privacy-enabled call or data.
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 Periodic Tone A monotone sound. Sounds continuously until termination. Sounds periodically depending on the duration set by the radio. Tone starts, stops, and repeats itself. Repetitive Tone A single tone that repeats itself until it is terminated by the user.
Receiving and Making Calls Receiving and Making Calls Once you understand how your MOTOTRBO Mobile 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 18 Selecting a Radio Channel, Subscriber Alias or ID, or Group Alias or ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 19 Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call. . . . . . . . .
Selecting a Channel Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call Once the channel, subscriber alias or ID, or group alias or ID is displayed, you can proceed to receive and respond to calls. Procedure: The green LED lights up while the radio is transmitting and blinks when the radio is receiving.
Receiving and Responding to a Group Call To receive a call made to a group of users, your radio must be configured as part of that group. Procedure: When you receive a Group Call (while on the Home screen): 1 The green LED blinks. Receiving and Making Calls 2 The Group Call icon appears in the top right corner. The first 3 Wait for the PTT Sidetone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone. 6 Release the PTT button to listen.
button to stop the current call from the transmitting radio and free the channel for you to talk/respond. 5 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone. 6 Release the PTT button to listen. 7 If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of time, the call ends. 8 You hear a short tone. The display shows Call Ended. See Making a Private Call on page 23 for details on making a Private Call.
Alert with Call. Your radio unmutes and the incoming call sounds through the radio's speaker. 3 If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you hear a short alert tone the moment the transmitting radio releases the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for you to respond. Press the PTT button to respond to the call. Receiving and Making Calls 4 The LED lights up solid green. 5 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone.
radio can have multiple One Touch Access buttons programmed. To make a call to a group of users, your radio must be configured as part of that group. Procedure: 1 Select the channel with the active group alias or ID. See Selecting a Channel on page 19. OR Press the programmed One Touch Access button. 2 Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights up. The Group Call icon appears in the top right corner. The first text line shows the group call alias.
Use the Text Message or Call Alert features to contact an individual radio. See Text Messaging Features on page 49 or Call Alert Operation on page 42 for more information. Procedure: 1 Select the channel with the active group alias or ID. See Receiving and Making Calls Selecting a Channel on page 19. OR Press the programmed One Touch Access button. 2 Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights up. The Private Call icon appears in the top right corner.
Making a Selective Call Procedure: This feature allows you to stop an ongoing Group or Private Call to free the channel for transmission. For example, when a radio experiences a “stuck microphone” condition where the PTT button is inadvertently pressed by the user. 1 Select the channel with the active group alias or ID. See Your radio must be programmed to allow you to use this feature. Selecting a Channel on page 19. 2 Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights up.
Talkaround 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. This is called “talkaround”. Receiving and Making Calls NOTE: This feature is not applicable in Capacity Plus and Linked Capacity Plus. Permanent Monitor Use the Permanent Monitor feature to continuously monitor a selected channel for activity. NOTE: This feature is not applicable in Capacity Plus and Linked Capacity Plus.
Radio Check Advanced Features Radio Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 27 Remote Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 28 Scan Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 30 Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 32 Vote Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 34 Contacts Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Procedure: Use the menu. 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Contacts and press g to select. 3 f or h to the required subscriber alias or ID and press g to select. Use the Remote Monitor feature to turn on the microphone of a target radio (subscriber IDs only). No audible or visual indication is given to the target radio. You can use this feature to monitor, remotely, any audible activity surrounding the target radio. Your radio must be programmed to allow you to use this feature.
If unsuccessful, a negative indicator tone sounds and the display shows negative mini notice. Stopping Remote Monitor Procedure: Use the menu. Remote Monitor automatically stops after a programmed duration or when there is any user operation on the target radio. 1 g to access the menu. Procedure: 2 f or h to Contacts and press g to select. 1 Press the programmed Transmit Interrupt Remote Dekey 3 f or h to the required subscriber alias or ID and press g to select. 4 f or h to Remote Mon.
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. There is no priority icon if priority is set to None. 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.
Deleting an Entry from the Scan List 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Scan and press g to select. 3 f or h to Scan List and press g to select. 4 f or h to the required alias or ID and press g to select. 5 f or h to Delete and press g to select. 6 At Delete Entry?, f or h to Yes and press g to select, to delete the entry. The display shows positive mini notice. OR f or h to No and press g to select to return to the previous screen. List Procedure: 1 g to access the menu.
Scan When you start a scan, your radio cycles through the programmed scan list for the current channel looking for voice activity. The yellow LED blinks and the scan icon appears on the status bar. Advanced Features During a dual mode scan, if you are on a digital channel, and your radio locks onto an analog channel, it automatically switches from digital mode to analog mode for the duration of the call. This is also true for the reverse.
Deleting a Nuisance Channel 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”. If a channel continually generates unwanted calls or noise (termed a “nuisance” channel), you can temporarily remove the unwanted channel from the scan list. Procedure: This capability does not apply to the channel designated as the Selected Channel.
Vote Scan Vote Scan provides you with wide area coverage in areas where there are multiple base stations transmitting identical information on different analog channels. Contacts provides “address-book” capabilities on your radio. Each entry corresponds to an alias or ID that you use to initiate a call. Your radio scans analog channels of multiple base stations and performs a voting process to select the strongest received signal.
Each entry within Contacts displays the following information: NOTE: You can add, or edit subscriber IDs for the Digital Contacts list. Deleting subscriber IDs can only be performed by your dealer. For the Analog Contacts list, you can only view the subscriber IDs, edit the subscriber IDs, and initiate a Call Alert. Adding and deleting capabilities can only be performed by your dealer. Making a Group Call from Contacts Procedure: 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Contacts and press g to select.
3 f or h to the required subscriber alias or ID. 4 Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights up. The display shows the destination alias. 5 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone. 6 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio responds, the green LED blinks and the display shows the transmitting user's alias or ID.
If a number key is assigned to an entry in a particular mode, this feature is not supported when you long press the number key in another mode. 5 f or h to Empty and press g to select. 6 The first line of the display shows Clear from all keys?. 7 f or h to Yes and press g 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.
Call Indicator Settings Procedure: 1 g to access the menu. Activating or Deactivating Call Ringers for Call Alerts 3 f or h to Radio Settings and press g to select. You can select, or turn on or off ringing tones for a received Call Alert. 4 f or h to Tones/Alerts and press g to select. Procedure: 5 f or h to Call Ringers and press g to select. 1 g to access the menu. 6 f or h to Private Call. 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. 7 Press g to enable Private Call ringing tones.
4 f or h to Tones/Alerts and press g to select. 6 f or h to Selective Call and press g to select. The current tone is indicated by a 9. 7 f or h to the required tone and press g to select. 9 appears beside selected tone. Activating or Deactivating Call Ringers for Text Message You can turn on or off the ringing tones for a received Text Message. Procedure: 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. 3 f or h to Radio Settings and press g to select.
Assigning Ring Styles 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 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Contacts and press g to select.
Call Log Features You can perform the following tasks in each of your call lists: • Store alias or ID to Contacts • Delete • View Details Viewing Recent Calls The lists are Missed, Answered, and Outgoing. Procedure: 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Call Log and press g to select. Procedure: 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Call Log and press g to select. 3 f or h to the required list and press g to select. 4 f or h to the required alias or ID and press g to select.
Viewing Details from a Call List Procedure: 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Call Log and press g to select. 3 f or h to the required list and press g to select. 4 f or h to the required alias or ID and press g to select. 5 f or h to View Details and press g to select. Display shows details. Call Alert Operation 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 Button 1 g to access the menu. Procedure: 2 f or h to Contacts and press g to select. 1 Press the programmed One Touch Access button to make 3 f or h to the required subscriber alias or ID and press g to select. 4 f or h to Call Alert and press g to select. 5 The display shows Call Alert and the subscriber alias or ID, indicating that the Call Alert has been sent. 6 The green LED lights up when your radio is sending the Call Alert.
Emergency Operation An Emergency Alarm is used to indicate a critical situation. You are able to initiate an Emergency at any time on any screen display even when there is activity on the current channel. 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 Advanced Features • Long press – Between 1.00 second and 3.
2 Press e and select Yes to exit the Alarm List. Responding to an Emergency Alarm Procedure: When receiving an Emergency Alarm: 1 In the Alarm List, f or h to the required alias. 2 If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you hear a short alert tone the moment the transmitting radio releases the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for you to respond. 3 Press PTT button to transmit non-emergency voice to the same group that the Emergency Alarm was targeted to. The green LED lights up.
acknowledgement, and after all retries have been exhausted, a tone sounds and the display shows Alarm Failed. 4 Radio exits the Emergency Alarm mode and returns to the Home screen. Advanced Features shows Emergency and the destination group alias. 5 Press PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights up and the group icon appears on the display.
the radio continues to transmit until you release the PTT button. Procedure: 1 Press the programmed Emergency On button or the Emergency footswitch. Sending an Emergency Alarm with Voice to Follow This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm to a group of radios. Your radio’s microphone is automatically activated, allowing you to communicate with the group of radios without pressing the PTT button. This activated microphone state is also known as “hot mic”.
Press the programmed Emergency Off button to exit the Emergency mode. 6 The radio returns to the Home screen. Advanced Features 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.
Exiting Emergency Mode Your radio is able to receive data, for example a text message, from another radio or an e-mail application. Your radio exits Emergency mode when one of the following occurs: Sending a Quick Text Message • Emergency Alarm acknowledgement is received (for Your radio supports a maximum of 50 Quick Text messages as programmed by your dealer.
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. OR If the message is not sent, a low tone sounds and the display shows negative mini notice. If the text message fails to send, the radio returns you to the Resend option screen (see Managing Fail-to-Send Text Messages on page 51).
3 f or h to Drafts and press g to select. Deleting a Saved Text Message from Drafts Procedure: Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Messages and press g to select. 3 f or h to Drafts and press g to select. 4 f or h to the required message and press g to select. a Text Message on page 95 for more information) NOTE: If the channel type (i.e.
3 The display shows transitional mini notice, confirming your message is being sent. 4 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. Advanced Features You can also manually select a target radio address (see Forwarding a Text Message by Manual Dial on page 94). OR Follow the procedure below. 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Messages and press g to select.
2 f or h to Resend and press g to select. • Select Forward to send the selected text message to another 3 The display shows transitional mini notice, confirming that the same message is being sent to the same target radio. 4 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. If the text message fails to send, the radio returns you to the Resend option screen.
Deleting All Sent Text Messages from Sent Items 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 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Messages and press g to select. 3 f or h to Sent Items and press g to select. 4 f or h to Delete All and press g to select.
Press f or h to access the Read Later or Delete option screen: to receiving the text message. • Select Delete to delete 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. Your radio supports the following options for text messages: • Reply (via Quick Text) • Forward Procedure: 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Messages and press g to select. 3 f or h to Inbox and press g to select.
6 Long press e to return to the Home screen. You cannot reply to a Telemetry Status text message. Replying to a Text Message with Quick Text Procedure: Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 g to access the menu. Advanced Features 2 f or h to Messages and press g to select. 3 f or h to Inbox and press g to select. 4 f or h to the required message and press g to select. A subject line may be shown if the message is from an e-mail application.
Deleting All Text Messages from the Inbox Procedure: Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below. Procedure: Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 g to access the menu. 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Messages and press g to select. 2 f or h to Messages and press g to select. 3 f or h to Inbox and press g to select. 3 f or h to Inbox and press g to select.
Analog Message Encode Your radio is able to send preprogrammed messages from the Message list to a radio alias or to the dispatcher. Procedure: 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Message and press g to select. Sending MDC Message Encode to Dispatcher 3 f or h to Quick Text and press g to select. Procedure: 1 g to access the menu. 4 f or h to the required message. Press g to select. 2 f or h to Message and press g to select. 3 f or h to Quick Text and press g to select.
Analog Status Update For 5-Tone systems, see Setting Default Contact on page 37 for details on setting the default contact. 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.
Privacy 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. Advanced Features Your radio must have privacy enabled on the channel to send a privacy-enabled transmission, although this is not a necessary requirement for receiving a transmission.
Multi-Site Controls See IP Site Connect on page 9 and Linked Capacity Plus on page 10 for more details about these configurations. Starting an Automatic Site Search NOTE: The radio only scans for a new site if the current signal is weak or when the radio is unable to detect any signal from the current site. If the RSSI value is strong, the radio remains on the current site. Procedure: Press the programmed Site Lock On/Off button. 1 A tone sounds and the display shows Site Unlocked.
Procedure: Press the programmed Site Lock On/Off button. 1 A tone sounds and the display shows Site Locked. 2 The LED turns off and the display shows the channel alias. OR Procedure: Use the menu. Advanced Features 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. 3 f or h to Radio Settings and press g to select. 4 f or h to Site Roaming and press g to select. 1 g to access the menu. 5 f or h to Active Search and press g to select. 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select.
Security Procedure: Use the menu. 1 g to access the menu. NOTE: Performing Radio Disable and Enable is limited to radios with these functions enabled. 3 f or h to the required subscriber alias or ID and press Radio Disable 4 f or h to Radio Disable and press g to select. Procedure: Use the programmed Radio Disable button. 5 The display shows transitional mini notice, indicating the 1 Press the programmed Radio Disable button. 6 Wait for acknowledgment.
Radio Enable 3 f or h to the required subscriber alias or ID and press Procedure: Use the programmed Radio Enable button. 4 f or h to Radio Enable and press g to select. The 1 Press the programmed Radio Enable button. 2 f or h to the required subscriber alias or ID and press g to select. 3 The display shows Radio Enable and the subscriber alias or ID. The green LED lights up. 4 Wait for acknowledgment.
Lone Worker Following no user activity for a programmed duration, the radio pre-warns the user via an audio indicator once the inactivity timer expires. If there is still no acknowledgment by the user before the predefined reminder timer expires, the radio initiates an Emergency Alarm.
Turning Bluetooth On or Off Procedure: 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Bluetooth and press g to select. 3 f or h to My Status and press g to select. 4 The display shows On and Off. f or h to On and press g to enable Bluetooth. 9 appears beside On. The Advanced Features Bluetooth icon appears on the status bar. OR The display shows On and Off. f or h to Off and press g to disable Bluetooth. 9 appears beside Off.
Switching Audio Route Procedure: You can toggle audio routing between internal radio speaker and external Bluetooth-enabled accessory. 1 On your radio, press g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Bluetooth and press g to select. 3 f or hto Devices and press g to select. 4 f or h to the required device and press g to select. 5 f or hto Disconnect and press g to select. Display shows Disconnecting from . Your Bluetooth-enabled device may require additional steps to disconnect.
Notification List Your radio has a Notification List that collects all your “unread” events on the channel, such as unread text messages, telegrams, telemetry messages, missed calls, and call alerts. The Notification icon appears on the status bar when the Notification List has one or more events. The list supports a maximum of forty (40) unread events. When it is full, the next event automatically replaces the oldest event.
Setting the Tone Alert Volume Offset Level Procedure: 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. 3 f or h to Radio Settings and press g to select. 4 f or h to Tones/Alerts and press g to select. 5 f or h to Vol. Offset and press g to select. 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. 3 f or h to Radio Settings and press g to select. 4 f or h to Tones/Alerts and press g to select. 5 f or h to Talk Permit and press g to select.
OR Follow the procedure below. 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. 3 f or h to Radio Settings and press g to select. 4 f or h to Power and press g to select. 5 f or h to the required setting and press g to select. 9 appears beside selected setting. Advanced Features 4 f or h to Day/Night and press g to select. 5 The display shows Day Mode and Night Mode. f or h to the required setting and press g to enable. 9 appears beside selected setting.
Turning the Public Address System On or Off Your radio is able to notify you of an incoming call via the horns and lights feature. When activated, an incoming call sounds your vehicle's horn and turns on its lights. You can enable and disable the radio’s internal public address (PA) system. This feature needs to be installed through your radio’s rear accessory connector by your dealer. Procedure: Press the programmed Horns/Lights button to toggle horns and lights feature on or off.
between normal and tight. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. 3 f or h to Radio Settings and press g to select. 4 f or h to Squelch and press g to select. 5 The display shows Tight and Normal. f or h to the required setting and press g to enable. 9 appears besides selected setting. Advanced Features 6 Screen returns to the previous menu. Turning the Introduction Screen On or Off You can enable and disable the Introduction Screen if needed.
Setting Dual Knob Operation Preference 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. 3 f or h to Radio Settings and press g to select. 4 f or h to Dual Knob and press g to select. 5 The display shows Volume Only and Volume & Ch. f or h to the required setting and press g to enable. 9 appears besides selected setting. 6 Screen returns to the previous menu. Feature On or Off This feature allows you to initiate a hands-free voice activated call on a programmed channel.
Advanced Features Procedure: Press the programmed VOX button to toggle the feature on or off. OR Follow the procedure below. Procedure: Press the programmed Option Board Feature button to toggle the feature on or off. 1 g to access the menu. You can select the type of cable your radio uses. 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. Procedure: 3 f or h to Radio Settings and press g to select. 1 g to access the menu. 4 f or h to VOX and press g to select.
Press g to disable Call Forwarding. The 9 disappears from beside Enabled. 1 g to access the menu. Menu Timer 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. Set the period of time your radio stays in the menu before it automatically switches to the Home screen. 3 f or h to Voice Announcement. 4 Press g to enable Voice Announcement. The display shows 9 beside Enabled. OR Press g to disable Voice Announcement. The 9 disappears from beside Enabled. Procedure: 1 g to access the menu.
3 f or h to Radio Settings and press g to select. Intelligent Audio 4 f or h to Analog Mic AGC. Your radio automatically adjusts its audio volume to overcome current background noise in the environment, inclusive of both stationary and non-stationary noise sources. This feature is a Receive-only feature and does not affect Transmit audio. 5 Press g to enable Analog Mic AGC. The display shows 9 beside Enabled. OR Press g to disable Analog Mic AGC. The 9 disappears from beside Enabled.
GPS Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite navigation system that determines the radio’s precise location. Procedure: Press the programmed GPS button to toggle the feature on or off. OR 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. 3 f or h to Radio Settings and press g to select. 4 f or h to GPS. 5 Press g to enable GPS. The display shows 9 beside Enabled. OR Press g to disable GPS. The 9 disappears from beside Enabled.
5 The first line of the display shows the radio alias. The second line of the display shows the radio ID. Displays the GPS information on your radio, such as values of: You can also press the programmed Radio Alias and ID button to return to the previous screen. • Latitude Checking the Firmware Version and Codeplug • Altitude Version Displays the firmware and codeplug versions on your radio. Procedure: 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select.
Keypad Microphone Features Keypad Microphone Features The following additional features for your radio are available with a keypad-enabled microphone: Using the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional Advanced Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dual Tone Multi Frequency (DTMF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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 1 . , ? ! @ & ‘ % - : * # A B C 2 3 D E F 3 4 5 G H I 4 J K L 5 6 M N O 6 7 8 P Q R S T U V 8 9 0 W X Y Z * * or del # # or space 0 7 Keypad Microphone Features You can use the 3 x 4 alphanumeric keypad on the 4-Way Navigation Keypad Microphone (Motorola part number RMN5127_) to access your radio’s features.
Turning Keypad Tones On or Off Additional Advanced Features Keypad Microphone Features You can enable and disable Keypad Tones if needed. Procedure: Selecting a Zone by Alias Search 1 g to access the menu. Procedure: 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. 1 g to access the menu. 3 f or h to Radio Settings and press g to select. 2 f or h to Zone and press g to select. 4 f or h to Tones/Alerts and press g to select. 3 The current zone is displayed and indicated by a 9.
8 The display shows Selected momentarily and returns to the selected zone screen. If the e button is pressed when the radio is waiting for acknowledgement, a tone sounds, and the radio terminates all retries and exits Radio Check mode. Procedure: 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Contacts and press g to select. 3 f or h to Manual Dial and press g to select. 4 If there was previously dialed ID, the ID appears along with a blinking cursor. Use the keypad to edit the ID. Press g to select.
Once the timer expires, the radio sounds an alert tone and the LED turns off. OR If unsuccessful, the radio sounds a negative indicator tone the display shows negative mini notice. Making a Private Call by Manual Dial Keypad Microphone Features Procedure: 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Contacts and press g to select.The entries are alphabetically sorted. 3 f or h to Manual Dial and press g to select. 4 If there is a previously dialed subscriber ID, the ID appears along with a blinking cursor.
2 Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights 3 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone. OR For Group Call only: Wait for the PTT Sidetone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone. 4 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio Making a Group, Private, Phone or All Call by Alias Search You can also use alias or alphanumeric search to retrieve the required subscriber alias.
6 Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights up. The first line displays the target radio’s ID. 7 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone 8 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio Keypad Microphone Features responds, the green LED blinks. The display shows the destination alias.
2 f or h to Scan and press g to select. Press > to move one space to the right. Press the *DEL key to delete any unwanted characters. 3 f or h to Scan List and press g to select. 7 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 aliases with the same name, the radio displays the alias that is listed first in the list. 8 Press g to select.
After deleting all required aliases or IDs, long press e to return to the Home screen. Setting and Editing Priority for an Entry in the Scan List Keypad Microphone Features Procedure: 90 9 f or h to the required priority level and press g to select. 10 The display shows positive mini notice before returning to the previous screen. 11 The priority icon appears left of the member’s name. 1 g to access the menu. There is no priority icon if priority is set to None.
Making a Call Alert by Manual Dial 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Contacts and press g to select. 3 f or h to Manual Dial and press g to select. 4 A blinking cursor appears. Enter the subscriber ID you want to send the Call Alert to and press g. 5 f or h to Call Alert and press g to select. 6 The display shows Call Alert and the subscriber alias or ID, indicating that the Call Alert has been sent. 7 The green LED lights up when your radio is sending the Call Alert.
Press > or the # key to move one space to the right. Press the * key to delete any unwanted characters. 5 Press g once message is composed. Keypad Microphone Features 6 f or h to the required alias or ID and press g to select. OR f or h to Manual Dial and press g to select. Key in the subscriber ID and press g. OR e to edit the message. e again to discard the message or save it to the Drafts folder. 7 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 If the text message fails to send, the radio returns you to the Resend option screen (see Managing Fail-to-Send Text Messages on page 51 and page 94). NOTE: If a subject line is present (for messages received from an e-mail application), you cannot edit it. Editing a Quick Reply Message Press < to move one space to the left. Press > or the # key to move one space to the right. Press the * key to delete any unwanted characters.
NOTE: Long press e at any time to return to the Home screen. If the text message fails to send, it is moved to the Sent Items folder and marked with a Send Failed icon. Editing and Sending a Saved Text Message Managing Fail-to-Send Text Messages Procedure: if the message fails to send, the radio returns you to the Resend option screen. 1 Press g again while viewing the message. Keypad Microphone Features 2 f or h to Edit and press g to select. 94 A blinking cursor appears.
Editing a Text Message NOTE: If a subject line is present (for messages received from an e-mail application), you cannot edit it. positive mini notice. OR If the message is not sent, a low tone sounds and the display shows negative mini notice. Procedure: 1 f or h to Edit and press g to select. 2 A blinking cursor appears beside the message. Use the keypad to edit your message. Press < to move one space to the left. Press > or the # key to move one space to the right.
Security Radio Enable via Manual Dial Procedure: Radio Disable via Manual Dial 1 g to access the menu. Procedure: 2 f or h to Contacts and press g to select. The entries 1 g to access the menu. Keypad Microphone Features 2 f or h to Contacts and press g to select. The entries are alphabetically sorted. 3 f or h to Manual Dial and press g to select. Key in the subscriber ID and press g. 4 f or h to Radio Disable and press g to select.
Password Lock Features Accessing the Radio from Password Procedure: Power up the radio. 1 You hear a continuous tone. 2 Enter your current four-digit password via keypad microphone. The display shows ●●●●. Press g to proceed. OR Enter your current four-digit password. Press f or h to edit each digit’s numeric value and g to enter the selected digit and move to the next digit. Each digit changes to ●. Press g to confirm your selection. Your radio proceeds to power up.
Unlocking the Radio from Locked State Procedure: Wait for 15 minutes. Repeat Steps 1 to 3 in Accessing the Radio from Password on page 97. OR Power up the radio, if you have powered down the radio during locked state: Keypad Microphone Features 1 A tone sounds and the yellow LED double blinks. The 98 display shows Radio Locked. 2 Wait for 15 minutes. Repeat Accessing the Radio from Password on page 97. Your radio restarts the 15 minutes timer for locked state when you power up.
The display shows Wrong Password and automatically returns to the previous menu. See Step 2 in Accessing the Radio from Password on page 97. 8 Re-enter the new four-digit password. See Step 2 in Accessing the Radio from Password on page 97. 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.
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Accessories Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 101 Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 102 Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 102 Desktop Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 103 Mounting Kits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 103 Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• Combination GPS/UHF 450 – 470 MHz, 1/4 Wave, Through-Hole Mount, BNC (PMAE4037_) • Combination GPS/UHF 450 – 470 MHz, 5dB Gain , Through-Hole Mount, BNC (PMAE4038_) • Fixed Mount GPS Active Antenna (PMAN4000_) • Window Mount GPS Active Antenna (PMAN4001_) • Magnetic Mount GPS Active Antenna (PMAN4002_) Audio • Telephone Style Handset (HMN4098_) • Desktop Microphone (RMN5050_) • Compact Microphone (RMN5052_) Accessories • IMPRES 4-Way Navigation Keypad Microphone (RMN5127_) 102 • Heavy Duty Micropho
Desktop Accessories (HKN9088_) • • • • US Line Cord (3060665A04) Switchmode Power Supply 1–25 Watt Models (GPN6145_) Radio Power Cable for GPN6145_ (GKN6266_) Power Supply and Cable (HPN4007_) • Hardware Kit for Rear Accessory Connector (PMLN5072_) Mounting Kits • In Dash (DIN) Mounting Kit (RLN6465_) • 13-Watt External Speaker (RSN4002_) Accessories • Desktop Tray without Speaker (GLN7318_) • Desktop Tray with Speaker (RSN4005_) • Mobile Mini-U Antenna Adapter, 8-foot (2.
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