User's Guide Part 1

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PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL TWO-WAY RADIO

MOTOTRBO™

SL7550 PORTABLE

USER GUIDE

Summary of content (28 pages)

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PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL TWO-WAY RADIO MOTOTRBO™ SL7550 PORTABLE USER GUIDE
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NAG-LACR.book Page i Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:33 AM 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, 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.
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NAG-LACR.book Page ii Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:33 AM 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.
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NAG-LACR.book Page i Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:33 AM Contents Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance . . .vi Firmware Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vi Computer Software Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . vii Open Source Software Legal Notices . . . . . . . . . vii Handling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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NAG-LACR.book Page ii Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:33 AM Contents Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call . . . . . . 23 Receiving and Responding to a Group Call . . . . 23 Receiving and Responding to a Private Call . . . . 24 Receiving an All Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Making a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Making a Group Call with the PTT Button . . . . 26 Making a Private Call with the PTT Button . . . 26 Making an All Call . . . . . . . . . . .
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NAG-LACR.book Page iii Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:33 AM Exiting Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Text Message Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Writing and Sending a Text Message . . . . . . . . . 58 Sending a Quick Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Sending a Quick Text Message with the One Touch Access Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Accessing the Drafts Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Viewing a Saved Text Message . .
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Contents NAG-LACR.book Page iv Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:33 AM iv Job Tickets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accessing the Job Ticket Folder . . . . . . . . . . . Responding to the Job Ticket . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deleting a Job Ticket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Covert Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entering Covert Mode . . . . . . . . . . . .
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NAG-LACR.book Page v Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:33 AM Contents Voice Announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Menu Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Digital Mic AGC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Intelligent Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Accessing General Radio Information . . . . . . . . . 92 Accessing the Battery Information . . . . . . . . . . 92 Checking the Radio Alias and ID . . . . . . . . .
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NAG-LACR.book Page vi Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:33 AM Important Safety Information Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance Important Safety Information Caution vi 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/ICNIRP RF energy exposure requirements.
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NAG-LACR.book Page vii Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:33 AM Computer Software Copyrights U.S. Pat. Nos. #5,870,405, #5,826,222, #5,754,974, #5,701,390, #5,715,365, #5,649,050, #5,630,011, #5,581,656, #5,517,511, #5,491,772, #5,247,579, #5,226,084 and #5,195,166. Open Source Software Legal Notices This Motorola Product contains Open Source Software.
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NAG-LACR.book Page viii Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:33 AM Handling Precautions The MOTOTRBO Series Digital Portable radio meets IP54 specifications. Your radio limits protection against dust and water exposure. • Keep your radio clean and exposure to water should be RF Energy Exposure and Product Safety Guidelines and Instructions See more detailed proper usage instructions, warnings and cautions in the Regulatory Compliance and Product Safety Guide.
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NAG-LACR.book Page ix Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:33 AM Operating Precautions time. To transmit (talk), push the Push-To-Talk (PTT) button. To receive calls, release the PTT button. Transmitting 50% of the time, or less, is important because this radio generates measurable RF energy exposure only when transmitting (in terms of measuring for standards compliance).
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NAG-LACR.book Page 1 Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:33 AM Getting Started How to Use This Guide This User Guide covers the basic operation of the MOTOTRBO SL7550Digital Portable Radios. However, your dealer or system administrator may have customized your radio for your specific needs. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information.
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NAG-LACR.book Page 2 Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:33 AM Attaching the Battery Preparing Your Radio for Use Preparing Your Radio for Use Assemble your radio by following these steps: Attaching the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching the Earpiece/Audio Accessory . . . . . . . . . . . Powering Up the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . .
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NAG-LACR.book Page 3 Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:33 AM Charging the Battery Charge a new battery 14 to 16 hours before initial use for best performance. Prior to charging a battery with the radio, it is recommended to turn the radio off. Batteries charge best at room temperature. NOTE: The battery charging icon will be displayed until the user unplugs the USB cable or takes the radio out of the charger. Preparing Your Radio for Use Your radio is powered by a Lithium-Ion (Li-lon) battery.
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NAG-LACR.book Page 4 Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:33 AM Attaching the Earpiece/Audio Accessory The audio jack is located on the antenna side of the radio. It is used to connect MOTOTRBOSL7550 accessories to the radio. Lift up the flap of the Audio Jack cover.Align the indicators on both the connector and housing, then push until it fits in properly. Preparing Your Radio for Use Audio Jack Rotate connector clockwise or counterclockwise to lock.
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NAG-LACR.book Page 5 Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:33 AM A brief tone sounds, indicating that the power up test is successful. NOTE: There is no power up tone if the radio tones/alerts function is disabled (see Turning the Radio Tones/ Alerts On or Off on page 83). If your radio does not power up, check your battery. Make sure that it is charged and properly attached. If your radio still does not power up, contact your dealer. To turn off the radio, press the On/Off button again and hold for 2 seconds.
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NAG-LACR.book Page 6 Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:33 AM Identifying Radio Controls Identifying Radio Controls Radio Controls 10 Take a moment to review the following: Radio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 6 Programmable Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 7 Using the 4-Way Navigation Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 9 Accessing the Programmed Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . page 10 Using the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . .
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NAG-LACR.book Page 7 Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:33 AM 4 Programmable Buttons Microphone 7 On/Off Button • Short press – Pressing and releasing rapidly (0.05 seconds). • Long press – Pressing and holding for the programmed SP: _____________ LP: _____________ duration (between 1.00 second and 3.75 seconds). 8 Emergency Button* • Hold down – Keeping the button pressed.
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Identifying Radio Controls NAG-LACR.book Page 8 Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:33 AM Assignable Radio Functions Manual Site Roam* – Starts the manual site search. Actions – A programmable button to access a CPS programmable action list. Mic AGC On/Off – Toggles the internal microphone automatic gain control (AGC) on or off. Audio Routing – Toggles audio routing between internal radio speaker and external accessory speakers. Monitor – Monitors a selected channel for activity.
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NAG-LACR.book Page 9 Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:33 AM Ring Alert Type – Provides direct access to the Ring Alert Type Setting. Using the 4-Way Navigation Disc You can use the 4-way navigation disc, e, to scroll through Site Lock On/Off* – Toggles the automatic site roam on or off. options, increase/decrease values, and navigate vertically. Text Message – Selects the text message menu.
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NAG-LACR.book Page 10 Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:33 AM Press the Menu/OK button to select your desired channel. Direction Editor Category Number Alias Identifying Radio Controls Free Form Text 10 English ^ or v < or > Left: Delete last digit Right: – Move cursor one – character left/right. Move cursor one Move cursor up/down. character left/right.
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NAG-LACR.book Page 11 Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:33 AM Using the Keypad Number of Times Key is Pressed Key 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 * # 1 . , ? ! @ & ‘ % - : * # A B C 2 D E F 3 G H I 4 J K L 5 M N O 6 P Q R S T U V 8 W X Y Z 0 * or del # or space Identifying Radio Controls You can use the alphanumeric keypad to access your radio’s features. You can use the keypad to enter subscriber aliases or IDs, and text messages.
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NAG-LACR.book Page 12 Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:33 AM Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button Identifying Radio Controls The PTT button on the side of the radio serves two basic purposes: PTT Button • While a call is in progress, the PTT button allows the radio to transmit to other radios in the call. Press and hold down PTT button to talk. Release the PTT button to listen. The microphone is activated when the PTT button is pressed.
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NAG-LACR.book Page 13 Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:33 AM Capacity Plus When Capacity Plus is enabled, features not applicable to Capacity Plus are not available in the menu. Also, you hear a negative indicator tone if you try to access a feature not applicable to Capacity Plus via a programmable button press. Your radio also has features that are available in both conventional digital mode and Capacity Plus.
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NAG-LACR.book Page 14 Tuesday, January 10, 2012 10:33 AM Identifying Status Indicators Your radio indicates its operational status through the following: Display Icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 14 Call Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 16 Utilities Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 16 Mini Notice Icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .