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: 1301 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Making a Call with the Scroll 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 . . 21 Making a Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Making a Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Forwarding a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Managing Sent Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Viewing a Sent Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Sending a Sent Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Deleting All Sent Text Messages from Sent Items 55 Receiving a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Reading a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Managing Received Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . 56 Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox . . . . .
Contents vi Setting the Squelch Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Setting the Power Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Turning the Option Board Feature(s) On or Off . 66 Turning the Voice Operating Transmission (VOX) Feature On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Turning the Public Address System On or Off . . 67 Turning the External Public Address System On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents Radio Disable via Manual Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Radio Enable via Manual Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Password Lock Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Accessing the Radio from Password . . . . . . . . . . 89 Unlocking the Radio from Locked State . . . . . . . 90 Turning the Password Lock On or Off . . . . . . . . . 90 Changing the Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 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 XPR 5550 mobile radio.
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 Press the On/Off Button briefly. You see Motorola and MOTOTRBO (TM) on the radio’s display momentarily, followed by Motorola once more. The green LED blinks and the Home screen lights up if the backlight setting is set to turn on automatically. Getting Started Adjusting the Volume On/Off Button To increase the volume, turn the Volume Knob clockwise.
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.
Scan* – Toggles scan on or off. One Touch Access – Directly initiates a predefined Private or Group Call, a Call Alert or a Quick Text message. Status – Selects the status list menu. 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.
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 18).
Your radio also has features available in both analog and digital mode. However, the minor differences in the way each feature works does NOT affect the performance of your radio. NOTE: Your radio also switches between digital and analog modes during a dual mode scan (see Scan on page 33). Identifying Radio Controls Using the Volume/Channel Knob The Volume/Channel Knob can be programmed as dual purpose for both volume and channel or as a volume-only control.
Identifying Status Indicators Emergency Radio is in Emergency mode. Notification Notification list is not empty. Scan* Scan feature is enabled. Scan – Priority 1* Radio detects activity on channel/group designated as Priority 1). Display Icons 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.
Site Roaming* The site roaming feature is enabled. Secure The Privacy feature is enabled. Identifying Status Indicators Unsecure The Privacy feature is disabled. 10 English GPS Available The GPS feature is enabled. The icon stays lit when a position fix is available. 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.
Solid Black Box Indicates the menu item has sub-menu with two options. Sent Item Icons The following icons appear in the Sent Items folder. OR Sent Successfully The text message is sent successfully. OR Send Failed The text message cannot be sent. Mini Notice Icons The following icons appear momentarily on the radio’s display after an action to perform task is taken. Successful Transmission (Positive) Successful action taken. Failed Transmission (Negative) Failed action taken.
radio is actively searching for a new site, radio has yet to respond to a group call alert. LED Indicators LED indicators show the operational status of your radio. Solid green – Radio is 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.
Audio Tones Indicator Tones 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. Momentary Tone Sounds only once for a short period of time defined by the radio.
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 Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 14 Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 14 Selecting a Radio Channel, Subscriber Alias or ID, or Group Alias or ID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Selecting a Radio Channel, Subscriber Alias or ID, or Group Alias or ID 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.
Receiving and Responding to a Group Call To receive a call from 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 first line of the display shows the caller alias or ID, and the RSSI icon. The second line displays the group alias or ID, and the Group Call icon (in Digital mode only).
Receiving and Responding to a Private Call 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. When your radio is checked, the green LED blinks. Only one of these call types can be programmed to your radio by your dealer. Procedure: When you receive a Private Call: 1 The green LED blinks. 2 The first line of the display shows the subscriber alias or ID, and the RSSI icon.
Making a Radio Call Receiving an All Call An All Call is a call from an individual radio to every radio on the channel. It is used to make important announcements requiring the user’s full attention. Procedure: When you receive an All Call: 1 A tone sounds and the green LED blinks. Receiving and Making Calls 2 The first line of the display shows the caller alias, and the RSSI icon. The second line displays All Call and the All Call icon.
Making a Call with the Scroll Up/Down Button 4 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio 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 for h to select the channel with the active group alias or ID. 2 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.
Receiving and Making Calls 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.
Making a Call with the Volume/Channel Knob This feature allows you to transmit to all users on the channel. Your radio must be programmed to allow you to use this feature. Making a Group Call Procedure: To make a call to a group of users, your radio must be configured as part of that group. 1 Press for h 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.
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. Receiving and Making Calls 6 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 Group or Private Call with the One Touch Access Button Receiving and Making Calls The One Touch Access feature allows you to make a Group, Private or Phone Call to a predefined alias or ID easily. This feature can be assigned to a short or long programmable button press. You can ONLY have one alias or ID assigned to a One Touch Access button. Your radio can have multiple One Touch Access buttons programmed.
Stopping a Radio Call Your radio must be programmed to allow you to use this feature. Procedure: While on the required channel: 1 Press the programmed Transmit Interrupt Remote Dekey button. 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”. NOTE: This feature is not applicable in Capacity Plus.
8 The screen automatically returns to the previous menu. The Talkaround setting is retained even after powering down. Permanent Monitor Use the Permanent Monitor feature to continuously monitor a selected channel for activity. NOTE: This feature is not applicable in Capacity Plus. Procedure: Receiving and Making Calls 1 Press the programmed Permanent Monitor button. 26 English 2 Radio sounds an alert tone, the yellow LED lights up, and the display shows Permanent Monitor On.
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. 4 ^ or v to Radio Check and press c to select. 5 The display shows Radio Check and the subscriber alias or ID. The LED lights up solid green. 6 Wait for acknowledgement. 7 If the target radio is active in the system, a tone sounds and the display briefly shows Target Radio Available.
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 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 alias or IDs only). No audible or visual indication is given to the target radio.
^ or v to Manual Dial and press c to select. Key in the subscriber alias or ID and press c to select. 5 Radio sounds an alert tone and the LED blinks green. 6 Wait for acknowledgment. 7 The display shows Remote Monitor Successful. OR The display shows Remote Monitor Failed. 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 LED turns off. The display shows Remote Monitor Ended.
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. Viewing an Entry in the Scan List by Alias Search Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. Your radio can support up to 250 scan lists, with a maximum of 16 members in a list.
8 Press c to select. Adding a New Entry to the Scan List 9 ^ or v to the required priority level and press c to select. Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Scan and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to View/Edit List and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to Add Member and press c to select. 5 ^ or v to the required alias or ID and proceed to Step 8. OR Key in the first character of the required alias. 10 The display shows Entry Saved, followed immediately by Add Another?.
Deleting an Entry from the Scan List Procedure: to delete the entry. The display shows Entry Deleted. OR 1 c to access the menu. ^ or v to No and press c to select to return to the 2 ^ or v to Scan and press c to select. previous screen. 3 ^ or v to View/Edit List and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to the required alias or ID and proceed to Step 7. OR Key in the first character of the required alias. 5 A blinking cursor appears. Use the keypad to type the required alias.
Setting and Editing Priority for an Entry in the Scan List 8 ^ or v to Edit Priority and press c to select. 1 c to access the menu. 9 ^ or v to the required priority level and press c to select. 2 ^ or v to Scan and press c to select. 10 The display shows Entry Saved before returning to the 3 ^ or v to View/Edit List and press c to select. 11 The priority icon appears left of the member’s name.
Scan When you start a scan, your radio cycles through the programmed scan list for the current channel looking for voice activity. Procedure: Press the programmed Scan button to start or stop Scan. OR Follow the procedure below. The LED blinks yellow and you see the scan icon on the display.
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. 1 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.
Restoring a Nuisance Channel Procedure: To restore the deleted nuisance channel, do one of the following: • Turn the radio off and then power it on again, OR • Stop and restart a scan via the programmed Scan button or menu, OR • Change the channel via the Channel Selector Knob. Vote Scan Vote Scan provides you with wide area coverage in areas where there are multiple base stations trasmitting identical information on different analog channels.
Responding to a Transmission During a Vote Scan Procedure: 1 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth. 2 Press the PTT button during hang time. The LED lights up solid green. 3 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone. OR Wait for the PTT Sidetone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone. 4 Release the PTT button to listen.
Your radio supports two Contacts lists, one for Analog contacts and one for Digital contacts, with a maximum of 500 members for each Contacts list. Each entry within Contacts displays the following information: • Call Type • Call Alias • Call ID 4 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth. 5 Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up solid green. The display shows the group alias or ID, and the Group Call icon.
Making a Private Call from Contacts 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Contacts and press c to select.The entries are alphabetically sorted. 3 ^ or v to the required subscriber alias or ID. OR ^ or vto Manual Dial and press c to select. If there was previously dialed subscriber alias or ID, the alias or ID appears along with a blinking cursor. Use the keypad to edit the ID. OR ^ or v to Manual Dial and press c to select. Use the keypad to enter a new subscriber alias or ID.
Making a Call by Alias Search You can also use alias or alphanumeric search to retrieve the required subscriber alias. This feature is only applicable while in Contacts. Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or vto Contacts and press c to select. The entries are alphabetically sorted. 3 Key in the first character of the required alias. Advanced Features 4 A blinking cursor appears. Use the keypad to type the required alias. Press < to move one space to the left.
NOTE: Press d button or c to exit alias search. Your radio may be programmed to perform a radio presence check prior to setting up the Private Call. If the target radio is not available, you hear a short tone and see Party Not Available on the display. The radio returns to the menu prior to initiating the radio presence check. Number Key Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Contacts and press c to select. The entries are alphabetically sorted.
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.
Call Indicator Settings Activating and Deactivating Call Ringers for Text Message Private Calls You can turn on or off the ringing tones for a received Private Call. Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to Tones/Alerts and press c to select. 5 ^ or v to Call Ringers and press c to select. 6 ^ or v to Private Call and press c to select. 7 The display shows Turn On.
Activating and Deactivating Call Ringers for Telemetry Status with Text You can turn on or off the alert tones for a received Telemetry Status with Text. 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: Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 2 ^ or v to Contacts and press c to select.
Escalating Alarm Tone Volume Call Log Features Your radio keeps track of all recent outgoing, answered, and missed Private Calls. Use the call log feature to view and manage recent calls. Procedure: You can perform the following tasks in each of your call lists: 1 c to access the menu. • Store ID to Contacts 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. • Delete 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. Viewing Recent Calls 4 ^ or v to Tones/Alerts and press c to select.
Missed Call Screen Storing an Alias or ID from the Missed 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 c to view the missed call ID.
Deleting a Call from a Call List 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Call Log and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to the required list and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to the required alias or ID and press c to select. 5 ^ or v to Delete Entry? and press c to select. 6 Press c to select Yes to delete the entry. The display shows Entry Deleted. OR ^ or v to No to return to the previous screen.
Making a Call Alert from the Contacts List Procedure: Button 1 c to access the menu. Procedure: 2 ^ or v to Contacts and press c to select. 1 Press the programmed One Touch Access button to make 3 ^ or v to the required subscriber alias or ID and press c 2 The display shows Call Alertt and the subscriber alias or to select. OR a Call Alert to the predefined alias or ID. ID, indicating that the Call Alert has been sent. ^ or v to Manual Dial and press c to select. A blinking cursor appears.
Emergency Operation In addition, each alarm has the following types: • Regular – Radio transmits an alarm signal and shows audio Your dealer can set the duration of a button press for the programmed Emergency button, except for long press, which is similar with all other buttons: • Short press – Between 0.05 seconds and 0.75 seconds • Long press – Between 1.00 second and 3.75 seconds The Emergency button is assigned with the Emergency On/Off feature.
When your radio receives an Emergency Alarm, it displays the Emergency Alarm received indications until acknowledgement is sent (if enabled) and you exit the Emergency mode. Responding to an Emergency Alarm You will not be able to receive any other indications or displays for any other calls until you exit the Emergency Alarm received screen.
4 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. 5 Release the PTT button to listen. When the emergency initiating radio responds, the LED blinks green. You see the Group Call icon, the group ID, and transmitting radio ID on your display. 6 Once your call ends, press d, then press Emergency Off button immediately to clear the Emergency Call received indications and exit Emergency mode.
Sending an Emergency Alarm with Call This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm to a group of radios. Upon acknowledgement by a radio within the group, the group of radios can communicate over a programmed Emergency channel. clearly into the microphone. OR Wait for the PTT Sidetone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone. Procedure: 7 Release the PTT button to listen. 1 Press the programmed Emergency On button.
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. Procedure: 1 Press the programmed Emergency On 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.
Text Message Features Your radio is able to receive data, for example a text message, from another radio or an e-mail application. The maximum length of characters for a text message, including the subject line (seen when receiving message from an e-mail application), is 280. 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 d at any time to return to the Home screen.
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 67). 6 Press c once message is composed. Sending a Quick Text Message 8 ^ or v to the required alias or ID and press c to select. Your radio supports a maximum of 50 Quick Text messages as programmed by your dealer. While Quick Text messages are predefined, you can edit each message before sending it.
Sending a Quick Text Message with the One Touch Access Button Procedure: 1 Press the programmed One Touch Access button to send a predefined Quick Text message to a predefined alias or ID. 2 The display shows transitional mini notice, confirming your message is being sent. 3 If the message is sent, a tone sounds and the display shows positive mini notice. OR If the message is not sent, a low tone sounds and the display shows negative mini notice.
Viewing a Saved Text Message Editing and Sending a Saved Text Message Procedure: Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below. Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Messages and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Drafts and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to the required message and press c to select. 1 Press c again while viewing the message. 2 ^ or v to Edit and press c to select. A blinking cursor appears. Use the keypad to edit your message.
5 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. Managing Fail-to-Send Text Messages You can select one of the following options while at the Resend option screen: • Resend If the text message fails to send, it is moved to the Sent Items folder and marked with a Send Failed icon. • Forward Deleting a Saved Text Message from Drafts NOTE: If the channel type (i.e.
Forwarding a Text Message Editing a Text Message Select Forward to send the message to another subscriber/ group alias or ID. Select Edit to edit the message before sending it. Procedure: NOTE: If a subject line is present (for messages received from an e-mail application), you cannot edit it. 1 ^ or v to Forward and press c to select. Procedure: 2 ^ or v to the required alias or ID and press c to select. 1 ^ or v to Edit and press c to select. OR ^ or v to Manual Dial and press c to select.
5 ^ or v to the required alias or ID and press c to select. OR ^ or v to Manual Dial and press c to select. Key in the subscriber ID and press c. 6 The display shows transitional mini notice, confirming your message is being sent. 7 If the message is sent, a tone sounds and the display shows positive mini notice. OR If the message is not sent, a low tone sounds and the display shows negative mini notice.
Managing Sent Text Messages Viewing a Sent Text Message 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: Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below. The Sent Items folder is capable of storing a maximum of thirty (30) last sent messages.
NOTE: If the channel type (i.e. conventional digital or Capacity Plus) is not a match, you can only edit, forward, or delete a Sent message. Procedure: 1 Press c again while viewing the message. 2 ^ or v to Resend and press c to select. 3 The display shows transitional mini notice, confirming that the same message is being sent to the same target radio. 4 If the message is sent, a tone sounds and the display shows positive mini notice.
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 alias or ID of the sender and the message icon at the far left of the screen. 1 c to access the menu. You can select one of the following options when receiving a text message: • Read? 2 ^ or v to Messages and press c to select.
Press ^ or v to access the Read Later or Delete option screen: Procedure: • Select Read Later to return to the screen you were on prior 1 c to access the menu. • Select Delete to delete the text message. 2 ^ or v to Messages and press c to select. to receiving the text message. Managing Received Text Messages Use the Inbox to manage your text messages. The Inbox is capable of storing a maximum of 30 messages.
4 ^ or v to the required message and press c to select. 5 The display shows Telemetry: . 6 Long press d to return to the Home screen. You cannot reply to a Telemetry Status text message. Replying to a Text Message from the Inbox Procedure: Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Messages and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Inbox and press c to select.
Deleting a Text Message from the Inbox 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 c to access the menu. 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Messages and press c to select. 2 ^ or v to Messages and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Inbox and press c to select.
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. The LED lights up solid green while the radio is transmitting and double blinks green when the radio is receiving an ongoing privacy-enabled transmission. NOTE: Some radio models may not offer this Privacy feature.
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. 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, * or #.
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. 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.
Procedure: Use the menu. 1 c to access the menu. Stopping an Automatic Site Search When the radio is actively searching for a new site: 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. Procedure: Press the programmed Site Lock On/Off button. 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. 1 A tone sounds and the display shows Site Locked. 4 ^ or v to Site Roaming and press c to select. 2 The LED turns off and the display shows the channel alias. 5 ^ or v to Unlock Site and press c to select.
Security Starting a Manual Site Search Procedure: Press the programmed Manual Site Roam button and proceed to Step 6. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to Site Roaming and press c to select. You can enable or disable any radio in the system. For example, you might want to disable a stolen radio, to prevent the thief from using it, and enable that radio, when it is recovered.
Procedure: Use the menu. Radio Enable 1 c to access the menu. Procedure: Use the programmed Radio Enable button. 2 ^ or v to Contacts and press c to select. The entries 1 Press the programmed Radio Enable button. are alphabetically sorted. 3 ^ or v to the required alias or ID and press c to select. OR ^ or v to Manual Dial and press c to select. Key in the subscriber alias or ID and press c. 4 ^ or v to Radio Disable and press c to select.
3 ^ or v to the required alias or ID and press c to select. OR ^ or v to Manual Dial and press c to select. Key in the subscriber alias or ID and press c. 4 ^ or v to Radio Enable and press c to select. The LED blinks green. 5 The display shows Radio Enable and the subscriber alias or ID. The LED lights up solid green. 6 Wait for acknowledgment. 7 If successful, a tone sounds and the display shows Radio Enable Successful. OR If not successful, a tone sounds and the display shows Radio Enable Failed.
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 LED double blinks yellow. Your radio enters into locked state for 15 minutes, and responds to inputs from On/Off/Volume Control Knob and programmed Backlight button only. NOTE: The radio is unable to receive any call, including emergency calls, in locked state. Unlocking the Radio from Locked State Procedure: Wait for 15 minutes.
Changing the Password Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to Passwd Lock and press c to select. 5 The first line of the display shows Current Password:. 6 Enter a four-digit password. The second line of the display shows ****. Press c to proceed. 7 If the password is correct: ^ or v to Change Pwd and press c to select.
Bluetooth Connection This feature allows you to use your radio with a Bluetoothenabled device (accessory) via a Bluetooth connection. Bluetooth operates within a range of 10 meters line of sight. This is an unobstructed path between your radio and your Bluetooth-enabled device. OR The display shows On and Off. ^ or v to Off and press c to enable Bluetooth. 9 appears beside Off.
Notification List Your radio has a Notification List that collects all your “unread” events on the channel, such as unread text messages, telemetry messages, missed calls, and call alerts. The Notification icon appears on the Home screen 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. After the events are read, they are removed from the Notification List.
c^ or vc^ or vc^ or vcc Turning Keypad Tones On or Off You can enable and disable keypad tones if needed. Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. Setting the Squelch Level 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.
Setting the Power Level Turning the Option Board Feature(s) On or Off You can customize your radio’s power setting to high or low for each channel. A channel can support up to 6 option board features. Refer to your dealer or system administrator for more information. Settings: High enables communication with radios located at a considerable distance from you. Low enables communication with radios in closer proximity.
Procedure: Press the programmed VOX button to toggle the feature on or off. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to VOX and press c to select. 5 The display shows VOX On. Press c to disable VOX. A tone sounds and the display shows VOX Off. OR The display shows VOX Off. Press c to enable VOX. A tone sounds and the display shows VOX On.
Changing the Display Mode Turning the Radio Tones/Alerts On or Off You can change radio’s display mode between Day or Night, as needed. This affects the color pallete of the display. You can enable and disable all radio tones and alerts (except for the incoming Emergency alert tone) if needed. Procedure: Press the programmed Display Mode button to toggle the display mode settings. OR Follow the procedure below. Procedure: Press the programmed All Tones/Alerts button to toggle all tones on or off.
Setting the Tone Alert Volume Offset Level Turning the Talk Permit Tone On or Off You can adjust the Tone Alert Volume Offset level if needed. This feature adjusts the volume of the tones/alerts, allowing it to be higher or lower than the voice volume. You can enable and disable the Talk Permit Tone if needed. Procedure: Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select.
Turning the LED Indicator On or Off Turning the Introduction Screen On or Off You can enable and disable the LED Indicator if needed. You can enable and disable the Introduction Screen if needed. Procedure: Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select.
GPS Accessing General Radio Information Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite navigation system that is used to determine the radio’s precise location for the dispatcher. Your radio contains information on the following: • Battery • Radio Alias and ID • Software Version Procedure: Press the programmed GPS button to toggle the feature on or off. OR 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select.
3 ^ or v to Radio Info and press c to select. Checking the Codeplug Version 4 ^ or v to My Number and press c to select. Displays the codeplug version on your radio. 5 The first line of the display shows the radio alias. The Procedure: second line of the display shows the radio ID 1 c to access the menu. You can also press the programmed Radio Alias and ID button to return to the previous screen. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. Checking the Firmware Version 4 ^ or v to CP Ver.
Voice Announcement Intelligent Audio This feature enables the radio to audibly indicate the current Zone or Channel the user has just assigned, or programmable button press. This audio indicator can be customized per customer requirements. This is typically useful when the user is in a difficult condition to read the content shown on the display. Your radio automatically adjusts its audio volume to overcome current background noise in the environment.
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Audio • Desktop Microphone (RMN5050_) • Compact Microphone (RMN5052_) • Heavy Duty Microphone with Enhanced Audio (RMN5053_) • Visor Microphone with Enhanced Audio (RMN5054_) • 4-Way Navigation Keypad Microphone with Enhanced Audio (RMN5127) Cables • Power Cable to Battery, 10-foot (3-metre) Cable, 15 amp (1 – 25 Watt) (HKN4137_) • Power Cable to Battery, 10-foot (3-metre) Cable, 20 amp (1 – 45 Watt) (HKN4191_) • Power Cable to Battery, 20-foot (6-metre) Cable, 20 amp (1 – 45 Watt) (HKN4192_) • Mobile a
Speakers • 13-Watt External Speaker (RSN4002_) • 7.5-Watt External Speaker (RSN4003_) • 5-Watt External Speaker (RSN4004_) Miscellaneous Accessories • PL259/Mini-U Antenna Adapter, 8-foot (2.
Take a moment to review the following: Special Channel Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 97 Operating Frequency Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 98 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.
obligations or liability for additions or modifications to this warranty unless made in writing and signed by an officer of MOTOROLA. Limited Warranty MOTOROLA COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS I. WHAT THIS WARRANTY COVERS AND FOR HOW LONG: MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC.
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