Operator's Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1. REGULATORY AND SAFETY INFORMATION
- 1.1 SAFETY SYMBOL CONVENTIONS
- 1.2 RF ENERGY EXPOSURE AWARENESS AND CONTROL INFORMATION FOR FCC OCCUPATIONAL USE REQUIREMENTS
- 1.3 COMPLIANCE WITH RF EXPOSURE STANDARDS
- 1.4 REGULATORY APPROVALS
- 1.5 OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY GUIDELINES AND SAFETY TRAINING INFORMATION
- 1.6 COMMON HAZARDS
- 1.7 SAFE DRIVING RECOMMENDATIONS
- 1.8 OPERATING RULES AND REGULATIONS
- 1.9 OPERATING TIPS
- 2. RENSEIGNEMENTS SUR LA RÉGLEMENTATION ET SÉCURITÉ
- 3. INTRODUCTION
- 4. BASIC OPERATION
- 4.1 RADIO CONTROLS
- 4.2 before first use
- 4.3 POWER ON AND SET VOLUME
- 4.4 vida® ID
- 4.5 RADIO DISPLAYS
- 4.6 STATUS MESsages
- 4.7 PREDEFINED MENU LAYOUTS
- 4.8 MENU
- 4.9 ALERT TONES
- 4.10 SELECT ZONE/SYSTEM
- 4.11 SELECT GROUP/CHANNEL
- 4.12 GROUP CALLS
- 4.13 INDIVIDUAL CALLS
- 4.14 USER PROFILES
- 4.15 NOISE CANCELLATION
- 4.16 VOICE ANNUNCIATION
- 4.17 ENABLE/DISABLE ENCRYPTION
- 4.18 CHANNEL GUARD (ANALOG CONVENTIONAL ONLY)
- 4.19 USE TALKAROUND TO BYPASS REPEATER (ANALOG AND P25 CONVENTIONAL ONLY)
- 4.20 CALL ALERT (PAGE)
- 4.21 TELEPHONE INTERCONNECT
- 4.22 DTMF
- 4.23 AUDIO PLAYBACK
- 4.24 START SCAN
- 4.25 STOP SCAN
- 4.26 MONITOR AND SQUELCH TYPES (CONVENTIONAL ONLY)
- 4.27 NUISANCE DELETE
- 4.28 Failsoft (P25 Trunked)
- 4.29 EMERGENCY OPERATION
- 4.30 MDC-1200 (ANALOG CONVENTIONAL ONLY)
- 5. ADVANCED OPERATIONS
- 5.1 VIEW/CHANGE PERSONALITIES
- 5.2 SITUATIONAL AWARENESS (SA) – P25 CONVENTIONAL ONLY
- 5.3 User Defined Zones
- 5.4 Mixed System Zone
- 5.5 CH INFO MENU
- 5.6 AUDIO SETTINGS
- 5.7 DISPLAY SETTINGS
- 5.8 GPS SETTINGS
- 5.9 POSITION INFO
- 5.10 BLUETOOTH
- 5.11 CLOCK SETTINGS
- 5.12 SELECT LANGUAGE
- 5.13 SET UP SCAN
- 5.14 RADIO STATUS
- 5.15 RADIO MESSAGE
- 5.16 RADIO TEXTLINK
- 5.17 FAULTS/ALERTS
- 5.18 TONE ENCODE
- 5.19 ENCRYPTION
- 5.20 p25 conventional fallback
- 5.21 stealth mode
- 6. PROGRAMMING
- 7. REFERENCE
- 8. GLOSSARY
- 9. BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING
- 10. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
- 11. WARRANTY
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The XL Series mobile radio complies with the following RF energy exposure standards and guidelines:
• United States Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Code of Federal Regulations; 47 CFR § 2
sub-part J.
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)/Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
C95.1-2005.
• Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) C95.1-2005.
• IC Standard RSS-102, Issue 5, 2015: Spectrum Management and Telecommunications Radio Standards
Specification. Radio Frequency (RF) Exposure Compliance of Radiocommunication Apparatus (All
Frequency Bands).
Based on the highest radiated RF power and the highest antenna gain in antennas to be used with the XL
Series mobile radio, the distances listed are considered as safe distances for controlled and uncontrolled
environments with the XL Series mobile radio transmitting at a maximum 50% duty cycle.
1.3.1 Mobile Antennas
The antenna(s) for the radio must be installed in accordance with the antenna installation procedures
presented in the radio’s Installation Manual. Installation guidelines presented in the Installation Manual
are limited to metal-body motor vehicles or vehicles with appropriate ground planes.
Use only approved/supplied antenna(s) or an approved replacement antenna. Unauthorized antennas,
modifications, or attachments can cause the FCC RF exposure limits to be exceeded. Refer to Section 3.4
for the list of approved antennas.
Table 1-1: Calculated Minimum Safe Distance from LMR Antenna
(Based on Maximum Gain of Non-Yagi/Non-Log Periodic Antennas)
TRANSMIT
FREQUENCY
RECOMMENDED MINIMUM LATERAL HUMAN BODY DISTANCE FROM TRANSMITTING
ANTENNA
U.S. CANADA
CONTROLLED
ENVIRONMENT
UNCONTROLLED
ENVIRONMENT
CONTROLLED
ENVIRONMENT
UNCONTROLLED
ENVIRONMENT
33 to 48 MHz 35 in (89 cm) 78 in (198 cm) 35 in (89 cm) 78 in (198 cm)
48 – 50 MHz 35 in (89 cm) 78 in (198 cm) 43 in (110 cm) 97 in (246 cm)
136 to 174 MHz 35 in (89 cm) 78 in (198 cm) 40.6 in (103 cm) 97 in (246 cm)
378 to 522 MHz 31 in (78 cm) 70 in (177 cm) 30.7 in (78 cm) 90 in (229 cm)
763 – 806 MHz 24 in (62 cm) 53.5 in (136 cm) 28.7 in (73 cm) 78 in (198 cm)
800 – 870 MHz 7 in (18 cm) 22.8 in (58 cm) 11.9 in (30 cm) 38 in (96 cm)
896 – 944 MHz 6.7 in (17 cm) 19.7 in (50 cm) 7 in (18 cm) 33.5 in (85 cm)