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ill be transmitted to the group for 22 seconds. For the 30 second
duration of Emergency Alert mode, MR series radio controls and
b
uttons will be locked to maximize reception of the emergency
message.
1. Press and hold the Emergency Alert button for 3 seconds.
2. Release the button after the LED Indicator glows red and the
alert tone begins to sound. There is no need to continue to
hold the Emergency Alert button or use PTT for your message
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o be transmitted.
3. After the alert tone ends you may speak into the
microphone. Your voice or incidental sounds will be
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ransmitted. The LED indicator will continue to glow for the
d
uration of the 22 second period.
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. After 30 seconds your radio speaker will emit a Talk
C
onfirmation Tone and the LED Indicator will extinguish.
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peration then returns to normal two-way mode.
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ote: All Motorola Talkabout EM, MJ, and MR series radios are
f
ully compatible with the Emergency Alert feature. Radios other
than EM, MJ, MR series can receive the emergency alert signal,
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ut will not respond with adjusted volume settings, locked
controls, or a warbling alert tone. Users of other radio models set
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o the same channel and Interference Eliminator Code will hear a
steady tone for 8 seconds followed by the voice transmission for
22 seconds.
Warning: The Emergency Alert feature should only be used in
the event of an actual emergency. Motorola is not responsible if
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here is no response to the emergency alert from the receiving
group.
B
uilt-in Flashlight
P
ress and hold the flashlight button to turn and keep the light on.
T
he switch functions as a momentary control for the light.
Note: Turn off the flashlight when not in use to conserve battery
power.
K
eypad Lock
To avoid accidentally changing your radio settings:
1. Press and hold until displays.
2. When in lock mode, you can turn the radio on and off, adjust
the volume, receive, transmit, send a call tone, and monitor
channels. All other functions are locked.
To unlock the radio, press and hold until is no longer
displayed.
Scanning Channels
Use scan to search the 22 channels for transmissions from
unknown parties, to find someone in your group who has
accidentally changed channels, or to quickly find unused
channels for your own use.
There is a priority feature and 2 modes of scanning (basic and
advanced) to make your search more effective. The basic scan
mode uses the channel and code combinations for each of the
22 channels as you have set them (or with the default code
value of 1). The “Advanced Scan” mode will scan all channels
for any and all codes, detect any code in use, and use that code
value temporarily for that channel.
Priority is given to the “home channel,” that is, the channel (and
Interference Eliminator Code) your radio is set to when you start
the scan. This means the initial channel (and code setting) is
scanned more often than the other 21 channels, and your radio will
respond quickly to any activity occurring on the home channel as
a priority.
To start Scanning:
1. Briefly press the key. The scan will appear in the
display, and the radio will begin to scroll through the channel
and code combinations.
2. When the radio detects channel activity matching the
channel and code combination, it stops scrolling and you
can hear the transmission.
3. To respond and talk to the person transmitting, press
within five seconds after the end of the transmission.
4. The radio will resume scrolling through the channels five
seconds after the end of any received activity.
5. To stop scanning, briefly press the key.
To start Advanced Scanning:
1. Set the Interference Eliminator Code to “zero” or OFF.
2. Briefly press the key. The scan will appear in the
display, and the radio will begin to scroll through the
channels. No Interference Eliminator Codes will filter what
is heard.
3. When the radio detects channel activity with ANY code (or
NO code), it stops scrolling and you can hear the
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ransmission. Any Interference Eliminator Code that may be
i
n use by that party will be detected and displayed.
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. To respond and talk to the person transmitting, press
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ithin five seconds of the end of the transmission. The radio
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ill transmit using the newly detected Interference
E
liminator Code.
5
. The radio will resume scrolling through the channels five
s
econds after the end of any received activity.
6
. To stop scanning, briefly press the key.
Scanning Notes:
1
. If you press while the radio is scrolling through inactive
c
hannels, the transmission will be on the “home channel”.
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canning will resume five seconds after the end of your
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ransmission. You may press the key to stop scanning at
any time.
2
. If the radio stops on an undesired transmission, you may
immediately resume the scan by briefly pressing or .
3
. If the radio repeatedly stops on an undesired transmission,
you may temporarily remove that channel from the scan list
by pressing and holding or for three seconds. You
may remove more than one channel in this way.
4. To restore the removed channel(s) to the scan list, turn the
radio off and then back on, or exit and re-enter the scanning
mode by pressing .
5. You cannot remove the home channel from the scan list.
6. In Advanced Scan, the detected code will only be used for
one transmission. You must note the code, exit scan, and set
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hat detected code on that channel to permanently use the
d
etected code.
Weather Receiver
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our radio can tune in to broadcasts by the United States National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radio.
You can listen to a weather channel (see “Weather Channels and
Frequencies” table for details) or set your radio to alert you to
emergency weather broadcasts that interrupt routine broadcasts.
When you listen to a weather channel, you cannot use your radio in
scan mode or for two-way communications.
NOAA has transmitters located throughout the United States. These
transmitters broadcast watches, forecasts, and other information 24
hours a day.
Note: NOAA weather radio stations are assigned to cover specific
areas and service may be limited. Please check with your local
weather office for frequency and details, or visit
www.weather.gov/nwr in the US to view the appropriate transmitter
for your area.
The use of the NOAA logo does not provide an endorsement or
implied endorsement by NOAA’s National Weather Service.
Turning Weather Channel Reception On and Off
1. To turn weather reception on, press and hold for 3 seconds.
2. To turn off, press or turn the radio off and then back on.
Setting the Weather Channel
Your radio receives weather frequencies:
1. After turning weather reception on, press . The current
channel flashes.
2. Press or to select the appropriate channel with good
reception in your area.
3. Press to save the weather channel setting.
Setting the Weather Alert
Your radio can be set to respond to NOAA Weather Radio
emergency messages. A special alarm tone sounds an alert and
turns on the weather receiver to give you immediate weather
and emergency information.
1. After turning weather reception on, press twice. On/Off
displays.
2. Press or to select On/Off. If you activate Weather
Alert and return to two-way mode, will display.
3. Press to save the Weather Alert setting.
4. Press to return to two-way mode.
As with two-way radio reception, weather channel reception
depends on how close you are to a transmitter and whether you
are indoors or outdoors. Because weather channels are
transmitted without codes, they may contain static or noise.
Weather Alert will not function while actively transmitting or
receiving in two-way mode.
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EATHER CHANNELS AND FREQUENCIES
CHANNEL RX (MHz) CHANNEL RX (MHz) CHANNEL RX (MHz)
WX1 162.550 WX5 162.450 WX9 161.775
WX2 162.400 WX6 162.500 WX10 161.750
WX3 162.475 WX7 162.525 WX11 162.000
WX4 162.425 WX8 161.650
FRS / GMRS SIMPLEX CHANNELS AND FREQUENCIES
C
HANNEL
F
REQ (MHz)
T
YPE
C
HANNEL
F
REQ (MHz)
T
YPE
1 462.5625 GMRS/FRS 12 467.6625 FRS
2 4
62.5875
G
MRS/FRS
1
3
4
67.6875
F
RS
3 462.6125 GMRS/FRS 14 467.7125 FRS
4 4
62.6375
G
MRS/FRS
1
5
4
62.5500
G
MRS
5 462.6625 GMRS/FRS 16 462.5750 GMRS
6 462.6875 GMRS/FRS 17 462.6000 GMRS
7 4
62.7125
G
MRS/FRS
1
8
4
62.6250
G
MRS
8 467.5625 FRS 19 462.6500 GMRS
9 467.5875 FRS 20 462.6750 GMRS
1
0
4
67.6125
F
RS
2
1
4
62.7000
G
MRS
11 467.6375 FRS 22 462.7250 GMRS
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MRS DUPLEX REPEATER CHANNEL FREQUENCIES
CHANNEL RX (MHz) TX (MHz) CHANNEL RX (MHz) TX (MHz)
15R 462.5500 467.5500 19R 462.6500 467.6500
16R 462.5750 467.5750 20R 462.6750 467.6750
1
7R
4
62.6000
4
67.6000
2
1R
4
62.7000
4
67.7000
1
8R
4
62.6250
4
67.6250
2
2R
4
62.7250
4
67.7250
INTERFERENCE ELIMINATOR TONE / CODE VALUES
CODE (Hz) CODE (OCTAL) CODE (OCTAL)
1 67.0 39 023 81 315
2 71.9 40 025 82 331
3 74.4 41 026 83 343
4 77.0 42 031 84 346
5 79.7 43 032 85 351
6 82.5 44 043 86 364
7 85.4 45 047 87 365
8 88.5 46 051 88 371
9 91.5 47 054 89 411
10 94.8 48 065 90 412
11 97.4 49 071 91 413
12 100.0 50 072 92 423
13 103.5 51 073 93 431
14 107.2 52 074 94 432
15 110.9 53 114 95 445
16 114.8 54 115 96 464
17 118.8 55 116 97 465
18 123.0 56 125 98 466
19 127.3 57 131 99 503
20 131.8 58 132 100 506
21 136.5 59 134 101 516
22 141.3 60 143 102 532
23 146.2 61 152 103 546
24 151.4 62 155 104 565
25 156.7 63 156 105 606
26 162.2 64 162 106 612
27 167.9 65 165 107 624
28 173.8 66 172 108 627
29 179.9 67 174 109 631
30 186.2 68 205 110 632
31 192.8 69 223 111 654
32 203.5 70 226 112 662
33 210.7 71 243 113 664
34 218.1 72 244 114 703
35 225.7 73 245 115 712
36 233.6 74 251 116 723
37 241.8 75 261 117 731
38 250.3 76 263 118 732
77 265 119 734
78 271 120 743
79 306 121 754
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