M MOTOTRBO XPRTM5550 Color Display Mobile User Guide 68009482001-A
Declaration of Conformity DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC CFR 47 Part 2 Section 2.1077(a) Responsible Party Name: Motorola Solutions, Inc. Address: 1303 East Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, IL 60196-1078, U.S.A. Phone Number: 1-800-927-2744 Declaration of Conformity This declaration is applicable to your radio only if your radio is labeled with the FCC logo shown below. Hereby declares that the product: Model Name: XPR 5550 conforms to the following regulations: FCC Part 15, subpart B, section 15.
Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Contents Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance . . .ix Software Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Computer Software Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents Making a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Making a Call with the Channel RockerScroll Up/ Down Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Making a Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Making a Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Making an All Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Making a Call with the Volume/Channel Knob . . 22 Making a Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Resending a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Forwarding a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Managing Sent Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Viewing a Sent Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Sending a Sent Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Deleting All Sent Text Messages from Sent Items 57 Receiving a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Reading a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Managing Received Text Messages . . . . . . .
Contents vi Setting the Squelch Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Setting the Power Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Turning the Option Board Feature(s) On or Off . 70 Turning the Voice Operating Transmission (VOX) Feature On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Turning the Public Address System On or Off . . 71 Turning the External Public Address System On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents Radio Disable via Manual Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Radio Enable via Manual Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Password Lock Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Accessing the Radio from Password . . . . . . . . . . 95 Unlocking the Radio from Locked State . . . . . . . 96 Turning the Password Lock On or Off . . . . . . . . . 96 Changing the Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Notes Notes viii English
Software Version Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance All the features described in the following sections are supported by the radio's software version R02.00.00 or later. 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 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 How to Use This User Guide Selected features are also available on the single-site trunking mode, Capacity Plus. See Capacity Plus on page 8 for more information. What Your Dealer/System Administrator Can Tell You You can consult your dealer or system administrator about the following: This User Guide covers the basic operation of the MOTOTRBO Mobiles.
To turn off the radio, press and hold the On/Off Button until you see Powering Down on the radio’s display. Powering Up the Radio Getting Started Press the On/Off Button briefly. You see Motorola and MOTOTRBO (TM) on the radio’s display momentarily, followed by Motorola once morea welcome message or welcome image. 2 Adjusting the Volume On/Off Button The green LED blinks and the Home screen lights up if the backlight setting is set to turn on automatically.
1 Identifying Radio Controls 2 Radio Controls 4 5 OK MENU P1 10 P2 9 1 On/Off Button 6 Speaker 2 Volume/Channel Knob 7 Return/Home Button 3 Display 8 Front Buttons* 4 OK/Menu Button 9 Accessory Connector 5 Scroll Up/Down 10 LED Indicators P3 P4 8 7 6 Identifying Radio Controls Take a moment to review the following: Radio Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 3 Programmable Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Programmable Buttons Your dealer can program the programmable buttons as shortcuts to radio functions or up to a maximum of six (6) preset channels/groups depending on the duration of a button press: • Short press – Pressing and releasing rapidly (0.05 seconds). • Long press – Pressing and holding for the programmed Identifying Radio Controls duration (between 1.00 second and 3.75 seconds). • Hold down – Keeping the button pressed.
One Touch Access – Directly initiates a predefined Private or Group Call, a Call Alert or a Quick Text message. Option Board Feature – Toggles option board feature(s) on or off for option board-enabled channels. Permanent Monitor* – Monitors a selected channel for all radio traffic until function is disabled. Privacy – 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.
Assignable Settings or Utility Functions All Tones/Alerts – Toggles all tones and alerts on or off. Backlight – Adjusts the brightness level. Channel Up/Down – Depending on the programming, changes channel to previous or next channel. Accessing the Programmed Functions You can access various radio functions through one of the following ways: • A short or long press of the relevant programmable buttons. OR Display Mode – Toggles the day/night display mode on or off.
Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button You can turn off the Channel Free Indication tone or the • While a call is in progress, the PTT button allows the radio to transmit to other radios in the 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. • While a call is not in progress, the PTT button is used to make a new call (see Making a Radio Call on page 19).
Switching Between Conventional Analog and Digital Mode Each channel in your Scroll Up/Down Volume/Channel Knob radio can be configured as a conventional analog or OK conventional digital channel. Use the P1 P 2 or Pa3 digital P4 Channel Rocker to switch between an analog channel. Capacity Plus Capacity Plus is a single-site trunking configuration of the MOTOTRBO radio system, which uses a pool of channels to support hundreds of users and up to 254 Groups.
Identifying Status Indicators Display Icons Bluetooth Connected The Bluetooth feature is enabled. The icon stays lit when a remote Bluetooth device is connected. Emergency Radio is in Emergency mode. Notification Notification list is not empty. Scan* Scan feature is enabled. The liquid crystal display (LCD) of your radio shows the radio status, text entries, and menu entries. The following are the icons that appear on the radio’s display.
Talkaround* In the absence of a repeater, radio is currently configured for direct radio to radio communication. Site Roaming* The site roaming feature is enabled. Identifying Status Indicators Secure The Privacy feature is enabled. 10 English Unsecure The Privacy feature is disabled. GPS Available The GPS feature is enabled. The icon stays lit when a position fix is available. GPS Not Available/Out of Range The GPS feature is enabled but is not receiving data from the satellite.
Advanced Menu Icons Checkbox (Empty) Indicates the option is not selected. Checkbox (Checked) Indicates the option is selected. Solid Black Box Indicates the menu item has sub-menu with two options. Mini Notice Icons Transmission in Progress (Transitional) Transmitting. This is seen before indication for Successful Transmission or Failed Transmission.
Sent Item Icons The following icons appear at the top right corner of the radio’s display in the Sent Items folder. OR LED Indicators LED indicators show the operational status of your radio. Sent Successfully The text message is sent successfully. Identifying Status Indicators Red Yellow OR Send Failed The text message cannot be sent. In-Progress OR 12 English • The text message to a group alias or ID is pending transmission.
radio is actively searching for a new site, radio has yet to respond to a group call alert. site. Solid green – Radio is powering up, or transmitting. Also indicates full charge of the battery when programmable button is pressed. Blinking green – Radio is powering up, receiving a nonprivacy-enabled call or data, or detecting activity over the air. Alert tones provide you with audible indications of the radio’s status or the radio’s response to data received.
Indicator Tones High pitched tone Receiving and Making Calls Low pitched tone Positive Indicator Tone Receiving and Making Calls Negative Indicator Tone 14 English 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 Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 14 Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Selecting a Zone Use the following procedure to select a zone. Procedure: Press the programmed Zone button and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 Sg to access the menu. 2 PorQf or h to Zone and press Ng to select. 3 The current zone is displayed and indicated by a 9. 4 PorQf or h to the required zone and press Ng to select.
Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call To receive a call from a group of users, your radio must be configured as part of that group. Receiving and Making Calls Once the channel, subscriber alias or ID, or group alias or ID is displayed, you can proceed to receive and respond to calls. The green LED lights up while the radio is transmitting and blinks when the radio is receiving. Procedure: When you receive a Group Call (while on the Home screen): 1 The green LED blinks.
5 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. Receiving and Responding to a Private Call A Private Call is a call from an individual radio to another individual radio. 6 Release the PTT button to listen. There are two types of Private Calls. The first type, where a radio presence check is performed prior to setting up the call, while the other sets up the call immediately.
3 If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you will Receiving and Making Calls 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. OR If the Voice Interrupt feature is enabled, press the PTT button to stop the current call from the transmitting radio and free the channel for you to talk/respond. 4 The green LED lights up.
Making a Radio Call Making a Call with the Channel RockerScroll Up/ Down Button • The Channel Rocker • Scroll Up/Down buttons • Volume/Channel Knob • A programmed One Touch Access button • The programmed number keys – This method is for Group, Private and All Calls only and is used with the keypad microphone (see Making a Group, Private or All Call with the Programmable Number Key on page 83).
4 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio responds, the green LED blinks. You see the Group Call icon, the group alias or ID, and transmitting radio alias or ID on your display. Receiving and Making Calls 5 If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you will 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.
3 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone. responds, the green LED blinks. 5 If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you will 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. OR If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of time, the call ends. 6 You hear a short tone. The display shows Call Ended.
Making a Call with the Volume/Channel Knob 5 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio responds, the green LED blinks. You see the Group Call icon, the group alias or ID, and transmitting radio alias or ID on your display. Making a Group Call To make a call to a group of users, your radio must be configured as part of that group. Procedure: 1 Press the Volume/Channel Knob to enter the channel Receiving and Making Calls selection state.
Making a Private Call 3 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak While you can receive and/or respond to a Private Call initiated by an authorized individual radio, your radio must be programmed for you to initiate a Private Call. 4 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio Use the Text Message or Call Alert features to contact an individual radio. See Text Messaging Features on page 52 or Call Alert Operation on page 46 for more information.
Making an All Call This feature allows you to transmit to all users on the channel. Your radio must be programmed to allow you to use this feature. Procedure: 1 Press the Volume/Channel Knob to enter the channel selection state. Receiving and Making Calls 1 Turn the knob to select the channel with the active All Call group alias or ID. 2 Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights up. The display shows the All Call group alias or ID, and the All Call icon.
4 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio responds, the green LED blinks. 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. OR If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of time, the call ends. 6 Radio returns to the screen you were on prior to initiating the call. For a Private Call, you hear a short tone when the call ends.
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. Procedure: Press the programmed Repeater/Talkaround button to toggle between talkaround and repeater modes. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 Sg to access the menu. 2 PorQf or h to Utilities and press Ng to select.
Permanent Monitor NOTE: This feature is not applicable in Capacity Plus. Procedure: 1 Press the programmed Permanent Monitor button. 2 Radio sounds an alert tone, the yellow LED lights up, and the display shows Permanent Monitor On. The monitor icon appears on the display. 3 Press the programmed Permanent Monitor button to exit Permanent Monitor mode. 4 Radio sounds an alert tone, the yellow LED turns off, and display shows Permanent Monitor Off.
Radio Check Advanced Features Advanced Features Use this navigation guide to learn more about advanced features available with your radio: Radio Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remote Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scan Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contacts Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 If the target radio is active in the system, a tone sounds and 6 Radio returns to the subscriber alias or ID screen. OR Procedure: Use the menu. 1 Sg to access the menu. 2 PorQf or h to Contacts and press Ng to select. 3 PorQf or h to the required subscriber alias or ID and press Ng to select. 5 The display shows Radio Check: , indicating that Radio Check is in progress. The green LED lights up. 6 Wait for acknowledgement.
Remote Monitor 6 If successful: The radio starts receiving audio from the monitored radio for a programmed duration. Once the timer expires, the radio sounds an alert tone and the green LED turns off. The display shows Remote Monitor Ended. OR If unsuccessful: The radio repeats the attempt until the programmed number of tries expires. 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.
7 The display shows Remote Monitor Successful. 8 If successful: The radio starts receiving audio from the monitored radio for a programmed duration. Once the timer expires, the radio sounds an alert tone and the green LED turns off. The display shows Remote Monitor Ended. OR If unsuccessful: The radio repeats the attempt until the programmed number of tries expires. You can also manually select a target radio address (see Initiating Remote Monitor by Manual Dial on page 81).
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. NOTE: This feature is not applicable in Capacity Plus.
Editing the Scan List Procedure: 1 Sg to access the menu. Procedure: 1 Sg to access the menu. 2 PorQf or h to Scan and press Ng to select. 2 PorQf or h to Scan and press Ng to select. 3 PorQf or h to View/Edit List and press Ng to select. 3 PorQf or h to View/Edit List and press Ng to select. 4 PorQf or h to the required alias or ID and press Ng to select. 4 PorQf or h to Add Member and press Ng to 5 PorQf or h to Delete and press Ng to select.
Setting and Editing Priority for an Entry in the Scan Scan List 1 Sg to access the menu. When you start a scan, your radio cycles through the programmed scan list for the current channel looking for voice activity. 2 PorQf or h to Scan and press Ng to select. The yellow LED blinks and you see the scan icon on the display. 3 PorQf or h to View/Edit List and press Ng to select.
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 Rocker, Scroll Up/Down buttons to Procedure: select a channel programmed with a scan list. 2 Sg to access the menu. 3 PorQf or h to Scan and press Ng to select.
Deleting a Nuisance Channel Restoring a Nuisance Channel 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: To restore the deleted nuisance channel, do one of the following: This capability does not apply to the channel designated as the Selected Channel.
Contacts Settings Each entry, depending on context, associates with one of five types of calls: Group Call, Private Call, All Call, PC Call or Dispatch Call. PC Call and Dispatch Call are data-related. They are only available with the applications. Refer to the data applications documentation for further details. NOTE: If the Privacy feature is enabled on a channel, you can make privacy-enabled Group Call, Private Call, and All Call on that channel.
4 Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights up. The display shows the group alias or ID, and the Group Call icon. 5 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and 1 Sg to access the menu. 2 PorQf or h to Contacts and press Ng to Wait for the PTT Sidetone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone. 3 PorQf or h to the required subscriber alias or ID. group responds, the green LED blinks.
7 If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you will 8 You hear a short tone. The display shows Call Ended. 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. Assigning an Entry to a Programmable Number Key Procedure: 1 Sg to access the menu. 2 PorQf or h to Contacts and press Ng to select. The entries are alphabetically sorted. 3 PorQf or h to the required alias or ID and press Ng to select.
NOTE: Each entry can be associated to different number keys. You see a checkmark before each number key that is assigned to an entry. If the checkmark is before Empty, you have not assign a number key to the entry. 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.
NOTE: When an entry is deleted, the association between the entry and its programmed number key(s) is removed. Call Indicator Settings Private Calls You can turn on or off the ringing tones for a received Private Call. Procedure: 1 Sg to access the menu. 2 PorQf or h to Utilities and press Ng to select. 3 PorQf or h to Radio Settings and press Ng to select. Advanced Features Activating and Deactivating Call Ringers for 4 PorQf or h to Tones/Alerts and press Ng to select.
Ringers for Private Calls. The display shows Private Call Ringer Off. Activating and Deactivating Call Ringers for Text Messaging You can turn on or off the ringing tones for a received Text Message. Procedure: 1 Sg to access the menu. 2 PorQf or h to Utilities and press Ng to Advanced Features select. 42 3 PorQf or h to Radio Settings and press Ng to select. 4 PorQf or h to Tones/Alerts and press Ng to select. 5 PorQf or h to Call Ringers and press Ng to select.
8 PorQf or h to the preferred tone and press Ng to select. The display shows Tone 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. Procedure: 1 Sg to access the menu. 2 PorQf or h to Contacts and press Ng to select.The entries are alphabetically sorted. 3 PorQf or h to the required alias or ID and press N to select.
Escalating Alarm Tone Volume 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. Your radio keeps track of all recent outgoing, answered, and missed Private Calls. Use the call log feature to view and manage recent calls. Procedure: You can perform the following tasks in each of your call lists: 1 Sg to access the menu.
Deleting a Call from a Call List Whenever a call is missed, your radio displays a missed call message. Select View to view it immediately or View Later to view at a later time. Procedure: NOTE: The radio exits the Missed Call screen and sets up a Private Call if you press the PTT button while viewing a missed call number. Procedure: 1 The display shows Missed Calls, along with the number of calls missed and View. 2 Press Ng to view the missed call alias or ID.
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. This feature is applicable for subscriber aliases or IDs only and is accessible through the menu via Contacts or manual dial. Receiving and Responding to a Call Alert When you receive a Call Alert page, you see Call Alert that alternates with the alias or ID of the calling radio on the display. Procedure: Advanced Features 1 You hear a repetitive tone. The yellow LED blinks.
Making a Call Alert with the One Touch Access Button 1 Press the programmed One Touch Access button to make a Call Alert to the predefined alias or ID. 2 The display shows Call Alert: , indicating that the Call Alert has been sent. 3 The green LED lights up when your radio is sending the Call Alert. 4 If the Call Alert acknowledgement is received, a tone sounds and the display shows Call Alert Successful.
In addition, each alarm has the following types: • Regular – Radio transmits an alarm signal and shows audio and/or visual indicators. • Silent – Radio transmits an alarm signal without any audio or visual indicators. Radio receives calls without any sound through the radio’s speaker, until you press the PTT button to initiate the call. • Silent with Voice – Radio transmits an alarm signal without any audio or visual indicators, but allow incoming calls to sound through the radio’s speaker.
2 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. Your radio remains in the Emergency mode. 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. 5 Release the PTT button to listen. When the emergency initiating radio responds, the green LED blinks.
Sending an Emergency Alarm with Call 6 Release the PTT button to listen. 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. 7 When the channel is free for you to respond, a short alert Procedure: 1 Press the programmed Emergency On button or the Emergency footswitch. 2 The display shows Sending Alarm, which alternates with your radio ID.
Sending an Emergency Alarm with Voice to Follow This activated microphone state is also known as “hot mic”. If you press the PTT button during the programmed hot mic transmission period, the radio ignores the PTT press and remains in Emergency mode. NOTE: If you press the PTT button during hot mic, and continue to press it after the hot mic duration expires, the radio continues to transmit until you release the PTT button.
Reinitiating an Emergency Mode NOTE: This feature is only applicable to the radio sending the Emergency Alarm. There are two instances where this can happen: • You change the channel while the radio is in Emergency mode. This exits the Emergency mode. If Emergency Alarm is enabled on this new channel, the radio reinitiates Emergency. • You press the programmed Emergency On button during an Emergency initiation/transmission state. This causes the radio to exit this state, and to reinitiate Emergency.
5 PorQf or h to the required alias or ID and press Ng to select. Alias or ID>, confirming your message is being sent. 7 If the message is sent successfully, a tone sounds and the display shows Message Sent. OR If the message cannot be sent, the display shows Message Send Failed. 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 54).
3 PorQf or h to Drafts and press Ng to select. 4 PorQf or h to the required message and press Ng 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. Advanced Features 1 Sg to access the menu. 2 PorQf or h to Messages and press Ng to select. 3 PorQf or h to Drafts and press Ng to select. 4 PorQf or h to the required message and press Ng to select.
Managing Sent Text Messages Select Forward to send the message to another subscriber/ group alias or ID. Once a message is sent to another radio, it is saved in Sent Items. The most recent sent text message is always added to the top of the Sent Items list. Procedure: 1 PorQf or h to Forward and press Ng to select. 2 PorQf or h to the required alias or ID and press Ng to select. 3 The display shows Text Message: , confirming your message is being sent.
4 PorQf or h to the required message and press Ng to select. A subject line may be shown if the message is from an e-mail application. 5 The icon at the top right corner of the screen indicates the status of the message (see Sent Item Icons on page 12). Sending a Sent Text Message You can select one of the following options while viewing a sent text message: • Resend Advanced Features • Forward • Edit • Delete NOTE: If the channel type (i.e.
Press PorQf or h to access the Forward, Edit, or Delete option screen: target radio (see Forwarding a Text Message on page 55). You can also manually select a target radio address using a keypad microphone (see Forwarding a Text Message by Manual Dial on page 93). • Select Edit to edit the selected text message before sending it (see Editing a Text Message on page 93). Only available with a keypad microphone. • Select Delete to delete the text message.
Receiving a Text Message When receiving a message, the display shows the alias or ID of the sender and the message icon at the far left of the screen. OR Press Ng to reply, forward, or delete the text message.
Text messages in the Inbox are sorted according to the most recently received. Viewing a Telemetry Status Text Message from the NOTE: Long press Re at any time to return to the Home screen. Procedure: Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox 2 PorQf or h to Messages and press Ng to 1 Sg to access the menu. select. 1 Sg to access the menu. 3 PorQf or h to Inbox and press Ng to select. 2 PorQf or h to Messages and press Ng to 4 PorQf or h to the required message and press Ng to select. select.
3 PorQf or h to Inbox and press Ng to select. 4 PorQf or h to the required message and press Ng to select. A subject line may be shown if the message is from an e-mail application. 5 Press Ng once more to access the sub-menu. 6 PorQf or h to Reply and press Ng to select. 7 PorQf or h to Quick Text and press Ng to select. Advanced Features 8 PorQf or h to the required message and press Ng to select.
Deleting All Text Messages from the Inbox 9 The screen returns to the Inbox. Procedure: Press the programmed Text Messaging button and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 Sg to access the menu. 2 PorQf or h to Messages and press Ng to select. 3 PorQf or h to Inbox and press Ng to select. 4 PorQf or h to Delete All and press Ng to select. Advanced Features 8 The display shows Message Deleted. 5 At Delete Message?, PorQf or h to Yes and press Ng to select.
for a list of Motorola-approved microphones: http://www.motorolasolutions.com/governmentandenterprise 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. 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.
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. 1 Sg to access the menu. 2 PorQf or h to Utilities and press Ng to If the radio has a privacy type assigned, the Home screen shows the secure or unsecure icon, except when the radio is sending or receiving an Emergency call or alarm.
IP Site Connect This feature allows your radio to extend communication beyond the reach of a single site, by connecting to different available sites via an Internet Protocol (IP) network. NOTE: This feature is not applicable in Capacity Plus. Advanced Features When the radio moves out of range from one site and into the range of another, it connects to the new site's base station to send or receive calls/data transmissions. Depending on your settings, this is done automatically or manually.
3 PorQf or h to Radio Settings and press Ng to select. to select. 5 PorQf or h to Unlock Site and press Ng to select. A tone sounds and the display shows Site Unlocked. 6 The radio returns to the Home screen. The display shows the site roaming icon and channel alias. 7 The yellow LED blinks rapidly when the radio is actively searching for a new site, and turns off once the radio locks on to a site.
2 PorQf or h to Utilities and press Ng to select. 3 PorQf or h to Radio Settings and press Ng to select. 4 PorQf or h to Site Roaming and press Ng to select. 5 PorQf or h to Active Search and press Ng Security 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. to select.
Radio Enable Procedure: Use the menu. Procedure: Use the programmed Radio Enable button. 1 Sg to access the menu. 1 Press the programmed Radio Enable button. 2 PorQf or h to Contacts and press Ng to 2 PorQf or h to the required subscriber alias or ID and press Ng to select. select. The entries are alphabetically sorted. 3 PorQf or h to the required subscriber alias or ID and press Ng to select. 4 PorQf or h to Radio Disable and press Ng to select. The green LED blinks.
3 PorQf or h to the required subscriber alias or ID and press Ng to select. 4 PorQf or h to Radio Enable and press Ng to select. The green LED blinks. 5 The display shows Radio Enable: and the green LED lights up. 6 Wait for acknowledgment. 7 If successful, a tone sounds and the display shows Radio Advanced Features Enable Successful. OR If not successful, a tone sounds and the display shows Radio Enable Failed.
Utilities You can adjust your radio's squelch level to filter out unwanted calls with low signal strength or channels that have a higher than normal background noise. 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: Press the programmed Squelch button to toggle squelch level between normal and tight. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 Sg to access the menu.
Long press Re to return to the Home screen. The power level icon is visible. • Change the channel via the Volume/Channel Knob, OR Turning the Option Board Feature(s) On or Off NOTE: Turning this feature on or off is limited to radios with this function enabled. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information. A channel can support up to 6 option board features. Refer to your dealer or system administrator for more information.
initiate the call. Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish before speaking clearly into the microphone. Turning the Public Address System On or Off Procedure: Press the programmed PA On/Off button to toggle the feature on or off. Turning the External Public Address System On or Off You can enable or disable the audio routing between the connected public address (PA) loudspeaker amplifier and the radio’s internal public address (PA) system.
Controlling the Display Backlight You can set the radio’s display backlight intensity to either Low, Medium, High, or Off, to light up the display and the Menu Navigation Buttons backlighting accordingly. The setting also affects the keypad backlighting on a keypad microphone. Procedure: Press the programmed Backlight button to set the backlight intensity. Each press changes the display backlight setting to a new setting. OR Follow the procedure below. Advanced Features 1 Sg to access the menu.
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. OR The display shows Turn Off. Press Ng to disable all tones and alerts. The display shows All Tones Off. Setting the Tone Alert Volume Offset Level 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.
Repeat Step 6 to select another volume value. OR Re to exit without changing the current volume offset settings. Turning the Talk Permit Tone On or Off You can enable and disable the Talk Permit Tone if needed. Procedure: 1 Sg to access the menu. 2 PorQf or h to Utilities and press Ng to select. 3 PorQf or h to Radio Settings and press Ng to select. 4 PorQf or h to Tones/Alerts and press Ng Advanced Features to select. 74 English 5 PorQf or h to Talk Permit and press Ng to select.
Turning the Introduction Screen On or Off You can enable and disable the LED Indicators if needed. You can enable and disable the Introduction Screen if needed. Procedure: Procedure: 1 Sg to access the menu. 1 Sg to access the menu. 2 PorQf or h to Utilities and press Ng to 2 PorQf or h to Utilities and press Ng to select. select. 3 PorQf or h to Radio Settings and press Ng to select. 3 PorQf or h to Radio Settings and press Ng to select.
Accessing General Radio Information Checking the Radio Alias and ID Your radio contains information on the following: Displays the ID of your radio. • Radio Alias and ID Procedure: Press the programmed Radio Alias and ID button to check your radio alias and ID. You hear a positive indicator tone. OR Follow the procedure below. • Software Version • Codeplug Version NOTE: Press Re at any time to return to the previous screen or long press Re to return to the Home screen.
Checking the Firmware Version Displays the firmware version on your radio. Procedure: 4 PorQf or h to CP Ver. and press Ng to select. 5 The display shows the current codeplug version. 1 Sg to access the menu. 2 PorQf or h to Utilities and press Ng to select. 3 PorQf or h to Radio Info and press Ng to select. 4 PorQf or h to Firmware Ver. and press Ng to select. 5 The display shows the current firmware version. Checking the Codeplug Version Displays the codeplug version on your radio.
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 1 . , ? ! @ & ‘ % - : * # 2 A B C 2 3 D E F 3 4 G H I 4 5 J K L 5 6 M N O 6 7 P Q R S 8 T U V 8 9 W X Y Z 0 0 * * or del # # or space 7 Keypad Microphone Features You can use the 3 x 4 alphanumeric keypad on the keypad microphone (Motorola part number: RMN5065_) to access your radio’s features.
Turning Keypad Tones On or Off Additional Advanced Features You can enable and disable Keypad Tones if needed. Procedure: Selecting a Zone by Alias Search 1 Sg to access the menu. Procedure: 2 PorQf or h to Utilities and press Ng to 1 Sg to access the menu. Keypad Microphone Features select. 3 PorQf or h to Radio Settings and press Ng to select. 4 PorQf or h to Tones/Alerts and press Ng to select. 5 PorQf or h to Keypad Tones and press Ng to select. 6 The display shows Turn On.
8 The display shows Selected momentarily and returns to the selected zone screen. Procedure: the display briefly shows Target Radio Available. OR If the target radio is not active in the system, a tone sounds and the display briefly shows Target Radio Not Available. 1 Sg to access the menu. 9 Radio returns to the subscriber ID screen.
4 If there is a previously dialed subscriber ID, the ID appears along with a blinking cursor. Use the keypad to edit the subscriber ID. Press Ng to select. OR Use the keypad to enter a new subscriber ID. Press Ng to select. Keypad Microphone Features 5 PorQf or h to Remote Mon. and press Ng to select. 6 Wait for acknowledgment. 7 The display shows Remote Monitor Successful. OR The display shows Remote Monitor Failed.
7 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio responds, the green LED blinks. 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. OR If there is no voice activity for a programmed period of time, the call ends. 9 You hear a short tone. The display shows Call Ended.
4 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio responds, the green LED blinks. Keypad Microphone Features 5 If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you will 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. OR If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of time, the call ends. 6 Radio returns to the screen you were on prior to initiating the call.
6 Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights up. The first line displays the target radio’s ID. speak clearly into the microphone 8 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio responds, the green LED blinks. 9 If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you will 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.
Editing the Scan List by Alias Search 9 PorQf or h to the required priority level and press Ng to select. Adding a New Entry to the Scan List 10 The display shows Entry Saved, followed immediately by Procedure: 1 Sg to access the menu. Keypad Microphone Features 2 PorQf or h to Scan and press Ng to select. 3 PorQf or h to View/Edit List and press Ng to select. 4 PorQf or h to Add Member and press Ng to select. 5 Key in the first character of the required alias. 6 A blinking cursor appears.
6 The first line of the display shows the characters you keyed Setting and Editing Priority for an Entry in the Scan List Procedure: 1 Sg to access the menu. 7 Press Ng to select. 2 PorQf or h to Scan and press Ng to select. 8 PorQf or h to Delete and press Ng to 3 PorQf or h to View/Edit List and press Ng to select. select. 9 At Delete Entry?, PorQf or h to Yes and press Ng to select, to delete the entry. The display shows Entry Deleted.
9 PorQf or h to the required priority level and press Ng to select. 10 The display shows Entry Saved before returning to the previous screen. 11 The priority icon appears left of the member’s name. Keypad Microphone Features There is no priority icon if priority is set to None. 88 Storing an Alias or ID from the Missed Call List Procedure: 1 Sg to access the menu. 2 PorQf or h to Call Log and press Ng to select. 3 PorQf or h to Missed and press Ng to select.
Text Messaging The radio exits the current screen once the inactivity timer expires. Any text message in the writing/editing screen will automatically be saved to the Drafts folder. NOTE: Long press Re at any time to return to the Home screen. Writing and Sending a Text Message Procedure: Press the programmed Text Messaging button and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 Sg to access the menu. 2 PorQf or h to Messages and press Ng to select. 3 PorQf or h to Write and press Ng to select.
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 54 and page 93). Keypad Microphone Features Replying to Text Messages from the Inbox Procedure: Press the programmed Text Messaging button and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 Sg to access the menu. 2 PorQf or h to Messages and press Ng to select. 3 PorQf or h to Inbox and press Ng to select.
Editing a Quick Text Message 1 Sg to access the menu. 2 PorQf or h to Messages and press Ng to select. 3 PorQf or h to Quick Text and press Ng to select. 4 PorQf or h to the required Quick Text and press N to select. 5 A blinking cursor appears. Use the keypad to edit the message. Press Pf to move one space to the left. Press Qh or the # key to move one space to the right. Press the * key to delete any unwanted characters. 6 Press Ng once message is composed. the message.
Accessing the Drafts Folder You can save a text message to send it at a later time. Keypad Microphone Features If a PTT button press or a mode change causes the radio to exit the text message writing/editing screen while you are in the process of writing or editing a text message, your current text message is automatically saved to the Drafts folder. 92 The most recent saved text message is always added to the top of the Drafts list.
Editing a Text Message if the message fails to send, the radio returns you to the Resend option screen. Select Edit to edit the message before sending it. Forwarding a Text Message by Manual Dial Select Forward to send the message to another subscriber/ group alias or ID. Procedure: 1 PorQf or h to Forward and press Ng to select. 2 PorQf or h to Manual Dial and press Ng to select. Key in the subscriber ID and press Ng.
6 If the message is sent, a tone sounds and the display shows Message Sent. OR If the message is not sent, a low tone sounds and the display shows Message Send Failed. Keypad Microphone Features Dual Tone Multi Frequency (DTMF) The Dual Tone Multi Frequency (DTMF) feature allows the radio to operate in a radio system with an interface to telephone systems. Procedure: To initiate a DTMF call. 1 Press and hold the PTT button. 2 Enter the desired number.
Radio Enable via Manual Dial 1 Sg to access the menu. 2 PorQf or h to Contacts and press Ng to select. The entries are alphabetically sorted. 3 PorQf or h to Manual Dial and press Ng to select. Key in the subscriber ID and press Ng. 4 PorQf or h to Radio Enable and press Ng to select. The green LED blinks. 5 The display shows Radio Enable: and the green LED lights up. 6 Wait for acknowledgment. 7 If successful, a tone sounds and the display shows Radio Enable Successful.
Keypad Microphone Features 3 If the password is correct: Your radio proceeds to power up. See Powering Up the Radio on page 2. OR If the password is incorrect: The display shows Wrong Password. Repeat Steps 1 and 2. Password less than four digits is incorrect. OR After the third incorrect password, the display shows Wrong Password and then, shows Radio Locked. A tone sounds and the yellow LED double blinks.
Changing the Password 6 Enter a four-digit password via keypad microphone. Procedure: OR Press the Channel Rocker, Scroll Up/Down buttons to select a digit and N to enter the selected digit. Enter the remaining digits of the password in the same manner. The second line of the display shows ****. Press Ng to proceed. 7 If the password is correct: The first line of the display shows Passwd Lock and the second line of the display shows Turn On. Press Ng to enable password lock.
Keypad Microphone Features 8 The first line of the display shows New Password:. 98 English 9 Enter a four-digit password via keypad microphone. OR Press the Channel Rocker, Scroll Up/Down buttons to select a digit and Ng to enter the selected digit. Enter the remaining digits of the password in the same manner. The second line of the display shows ****. Press Ng to proceed. You hear a negative indicator tone, if you press more than four digits. 10 The first line of the display shows Confirm Password:.
Accessories Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 99 Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 100 Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 101 Desktop Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 101 Mounting Kits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 101 Speakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• Combination GPS+RF, 806 – 941 MHz, 5.0 dB Gain, Through-Hole Mount, Mini-U (HAF4033_) • Combination GPS/VHF, 136 – 144 MHz, 1/4 Wave, Through-Hole Mount, Mini-U (RAD4214_) • Combination GPS/VHF, 146 – 150.8 MHz, 1/4 Wave, Through-Hole Mount, Mini-U (RAD4215_) • Combination GPS/VHF, 150.8 – 162 MHz, 1/4 Wave, Through-Hole Mount, Mini-U (RAD4216_) • Combination GPS/VHF, 162 – 174 MHz, 1/4 Wave, Through-Hole Mount, Mini-U (RAD4217_) • Combination GPS/VHF, 146 – 172 MHz, 3.
• Wireless Accessory Kit, Standard Pairing Pod, 9.
Miscellaneous Accessories • PL259/Mini-U Antenna Adapter, 8-foot (2.
Take a moment to review the following: Special Channel Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 103 Operating Frequency Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 104 Special Channel Assignments Emergency Channel If you are in imminent and grave danger at sea and require emergency assistance, use VHF Channel 16 to send a distress call to nearby vessels and the United States Coast Guard. Transmit the following information, in this order: 1 “MAYDAY, MAYDAY, MAYDAY.
Appendix: Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range Operating Frequency Requirements A radio designated for shipboard use must comply with Federal Communications Commission Rule Part 80 as follows: • on ships subject to Part II of Title III of the Communications Act, the radio must be capable of operating on the 156.
Table A-1: VHF Marine Channel List (Continued) Frequency (MHz) Transmit Receive 24 25 26 27 28 60 * 62 63 * 65 66 67** 68 69 71 72 73 74 75 76 77** 157.200 157.250 157.300 157.350 157.400 156.025 156.075 156.125 156.175 156.225 156.275 156.325 156.375 156.425 156.475 156.575 156.625 156.675 156.725 *** *** 156.875 161.800 161.850 161.900 161.950 162.000 160.625 160.675 160.725 160.775 160.825 160.875 160.925 156.375 156.425 156.475 156.575 – 156.675 156.
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