GM3188 User Guide 6804113J31-O
InsideCover.fm Page 1 Friday, April 18, 2003 2:21 PM 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.
10_QR-Card.fm Page 21 Thursday, March 20, 2003 4:18 PM Turning the Radio On or Off 1. Rotate the On/Off/Volume Control knob clockwise. You will hear the self-test pass tone and see the green LED indicator light momentarily. 2. Rotate the On/Off/Volume Control knob counterclockwise until you hear a click and both the display and the LED indicators turn off. Adjusting the Volume GM3188 Quick Reference Card Record the functions for your radio’s programmable buttons in the table provided below.
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#English.book Page 1 Friday, April 18, 2003 2:22 PM CONTENTS Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Radio Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Parts of the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Optional Enhanced Keypad Microphone (RMN5029) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . On/Off/Volume Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Seven Segment Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Channel Selector Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . .
#English.book Page 2 Friday, April 18, 2003 2:22 PM SAFETY INFORMATION PRODUCT SAFETY AND RF EXPOSURE COMPLIANCE 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 radio is restricted to occupational use only to satisfy FCC RF energy exposure requirements.
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#English.book Page 4 Friday, April 18, 2003 2:22 PM Optional Enhanced Keypad Microphone (RMN5029) Your radio may be ordered with an optional DTMF (Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency) microphone that has a direct entry keypad. This keypad microphone has three programmable buttons (A, B, C) below the keypad that can be programmed to conveniently activate select radio features also available for the programmable g and h buttons.
#English.book Page 5 Friday, April 18, 2003 2:22 PM On/Off/Volume Knob Turns the radio on or off, and adjusts the radio’s volume. Basic Features LED State/Color Indication Radio Call Seven Segment Display The seven segment display indicates what channel is active and the power level. Red Transmitting Flashing Red Receiving Flashing Red Channel Busy Channel Selector Buttons Used for channel selection. Pressing a channel selector button causes its associated channel indicator to light.
#English.book Page 6 Friday, April 18, 2003 2:22 PM Programmable Buttons Your radio has two programmable buttons. Your dealer can program these buttons as shortcuts to various radio features. Check with your dealer for a complete list of functions your radio supports. RADIO OVERVIEW Programmable buttons include the g and h buttons (see page 3).
#English.book Page 7 Friday, April 18, 2003 2:22 PM These keys are used to: • • Send DTMF tones (see page 14) Directly access preprogrammed features Function Short Press Long Press Volume Set Sound a tone for adjusting your radio’s volume level.† Sticky Monitor Toggle silent monitor operation (also turn off open squelch monitor when it has been activated). Repeater/ Talkaround Turn on open squelch monitor.
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#English.book Page 9 Friday, April 18, 2003 2:22 PM TURNING THE RADIO ON OR OFF On/Off/Volume Control Knob ON OFF Rotate the On/Off/ Volume Control knob clockwise. If power-up is successful, you will hear the Self-Test Pass Tone ( ) and see the green LED indicator light momentarily. Rotate the On/Off/ Volume Control knob counterclockwise until you hear a click and both the display and LED indicators turn off. If the radio fails to power up, you will hear the Self Test Fail Tone ( ).
GETTING STARTED #English.book Page 10 Friday, April 18, 2003 2:22 PM SENDING A CALL 1 Turn your radio on. 2 Select the desired channel. 3 Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5 cm) from your mouth. Press the PTT button to talk; release it to listen. MONITORING It is important to monitor traffic before transmitting to ensure that you do not “talk over” someone who is already transmitting.
#English.book Page 11 Friday, April 18, 2003 2:22 PM 2 When hands-free operation is desired, your radio can transmit by voice alone using the VOX feature when you speak through a voice activated external microphone that is connected to your radio. 1 To enable or disable VOX operation, press the preprogrammed VOX button (see page 7). Note: Pressing the PTT button disables VOX. 3 Select a channel that has been preprogrammed by your dealer to enable VOX.
#English.book Page 12 Friday, April 18, 2003 2:22 PM RADIO CALLS –or– • SELECTIVE RADIO INHIBIT RADIO CALLS Your radio is equipped with a security feature that can temporarily render the unit inoperative when an inhibit signal is sent from the base station.
#English.book Page 13 Friday, April 18, 2003 2:22 PM SETTING TIGHT OR NORMAL SQUELCH RECEIVING A CALL ALERT PAGE Use this feature to filter out nuisance (unwanted) calls and/or background noise. However, tightening squelch could cause calls from remote locations to be filtered out as well. In this case, normal squelch may be more desirable. • The yellow LED indicator flashes, if programmed by your dealer. • You hear four high-pitched tones.
#English.book Page 14 Friday, April 18, 2003 2:22 PM SENDING DTMF TONES Use with Enhanced Keypad Microphone (RMN5029) RADIO CALLS Use this feature to send DTMF tones to a repeater. 14 English 1 Press and hold the microphone’s PTT button. 2 Press and release the required DTMF buttons. 3 Release the microphone’s PTT button.
#English.book Page 15 Friday, April 18, 2003 2:22 PM SCAN 3 You can monitor multiple channels and receive any calls that are transmitted on them. Channels can be programmed into a scan list by your dealer. Your radio automatically switches to a scan list channel when it detects activity on it. STARTING OR STOPPING SCAN The green LED indicator blinks during a scan operation and stops blinking when the radio switches to a channel.
#English.book Page 16 Friday, April 18, 2003 2:22 PM DELETING A NUISANCE CHANNEL Note: Your dealer must have preprogrammed a button to Nuisance Delete to access this feature. If a channel continually generates unwanted calls or noise (a “nuisance” channel), you can temporarily remove it from the scan list: While the radio is on the Nuisance Channel, press the preprogrammed Nuisance Channel Delete button until you hear a tone. 2 Release the Nuisance Channel Delete button. The nuisance channel is deleted.
