Specifications

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● Here is a conceptual layout diagram of a basic Motorola system. (Click here for a legend of the
diagram.)
● You can download a planning worksheet for Motorola systems as a pdf file or an Excel
spreadsheet file.
● For more information on the different types of Motorola systems and how they work, see the
Motorola page at Radio Reference's Wiki.
● Programming a Motorola System
❍ Create a system
■ System properties
❍ Create at least 1 site
■ Site properties
❍ Create at least 1 frequency in each site
■ Frequency properties
● Programming a system for Scanning
❍ Create at least 1 channel group
■ Channel group properties
❍ Create at least 1 channel in each group
■ Channel properties
Programming a Motorola System
To program a Motorola system, you'll need to program the required elements in following order:
Create a system
1. Go to the Program System menu and choose New System .
2. The scanner will prompt you for the System Type. Select MOT .
3. When the scanner prompts you confirm, tap YES .
4. The scanner creates the system with a default name. Select Edit Name if you want to change it.
5. If you need to change any of the system properties, you can do that now. Unless a property is
Required , you can operate the system without changing the default settings.
System properties
All of these options can be found under your scanner's Program System menu. If necessary, the sub-
menu and option name on each scanner are listed beside the property.
Property Option name
Required
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