M MOTOTRBO XPRTM 5550 Color Display Mobile User Guide 68009504001-A
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 60196-1078, 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 Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance . . .ix Software Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Computer Software Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 How to Use This User Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents Making a Call with the Volume/Channel Knob . . 21 Making a Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Making a Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Making an All Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Making a Selective Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Making a Call with the Scroll Up and Scroll Down Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Making a Call with the Channel Up and Channel Down Buttons . . . . . . .
Managing Fail-to-Send Text Messages . . . . . . . . 51 Resending a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Forwarding a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Managing Sent Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Viewing a Sent Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Sending a Sent Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Deleting All Sent Text Messages from Sent Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Receiving a Text Message . . . . . . . . .
Contents vi Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Radio Disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Radio Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lone Worker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Turning Bluetooth On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Finding and Connecting to a Bluetooth Device . .
Radio Enable via Manual Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Password Lock Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Accessing the Radio from Password . . . . . . . . . . 94 Unlocking the Radio from Locked State . . . . . . . 95 Turning the Password Lock On or Off . . . . . . . . . 95 Changing the Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Front Panel Configuration (FPC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Entering FPC Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103 Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Contents Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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. 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 Mobiles.
Powering Up the Radio Press the On/Off Button briefly. You see MOTOTRBO (TM) on the radio’s display momentarily, followed by a welcome message or welcome image. Adjusting the Volume The green LED lights up and the Home screen lights up. A brief tone sounds, indicating that the power up test is successful. Getting Started To increase the volume, turn the Volume/Channel Knob clockwise.
1 Identifying Radio Controls 2 Radio Controls 4 5 OK MENU P1 10 P2 9 P3 8 1 On/Off Button 6 Speaker 2 Volume/Channel Knob 7 Return/Home Button 3 Display 8 Front Programmable Buttons 4 OK/Menu Button 9 Accessory Connector 5 Scroll Up/Down 10 LED Indicators P4 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. • Long press – Pressing and holding for the programmed Identifying Radio Controls duration. 4 • Hold down – Keeping the button pressed. NOTE: The programmed duration of a button press is applicable for all assignable radio/utility functions or settings.
Site Lock On/Off* off. Option Board Feature – Toggles option board feature(s) on or off for option board-enabled channels. Status – Selects the status list menu. PA On/Off – Toggles the radio’s internal public address (PA) system on or off. 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. Radio Check – Determines if a radio is active in a system.
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 20).
Switching Between Conventional Analog and Digital Mode Each channel in your radio can be configured as a conventional analog or conventional digital channel. Scroll Up/Down Volume/Channel Knob OK P1 P2 P3 P4 Identifying Radio Controls • Scroll Up/Down buttons, or • Volume/Channel Knob, or • programmed Channel Up or Channel Down buttons When switching from digital to analog mode, certain features are unavailable.
Identifying Status Indicators The liquid crystal display (LCD) of your radio shows the radio status, text entries, and menu entries. The following are icons that appear on the status bar at the top of the radio’s display. Icons are displayed on the status bar, arranged left-to-right, in order of appearance/usage and are channel specific. Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) The number of bars displayed represents the radio signal strength. Four bars indicate the strongest signal.
Scan – Priority 1* Radio detects activity on channel/group designated as Priority 1). GPS Not Available/Out of Range The GPS feature is enabled but is not receiving data from the satellite. Scan – Priority 2* Radio detects activity on channel/group designated as Priority 2. Option Board The Option Board is enabled. Option Board Non-Function The Option Board is disabled. Identifying Status Indicators Vote Scan Vote scan feature is enabled. 10 English Tones Disable Tones are turned off.
Call Icons Private Call Indicates a Private Call in progress. In the Contacts list, it indicates a subscriber alias (name) or ID (number). Group Call/All Call Indicates a Group Call or All Call in progress. In the Contacts list, it indicates a group alias (name) or ID (number). The following icons appear beside menu items on the radio’s display that offer a choice between two options or as an indication that there is a sub-menu offering two options. Checkbox (Empty) Indicates the option is not selected.
Mini Notice Icons The following icons appear momentarily on the radio’s display after an action to perform task is taken. Identifying Status Indicators Successful Transmission (Positive) Successful action taken. 12 English 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. Failed Transmission (Negative) Failed action taken.
Bluetooth Device Icons LED indicators show the operational status of your radio. Bluetooth Data Device Bluetooth-enabled data device, such as a scanner. Bluetooth Audio Device Bluetooth-enabled audio device, such as a headset. Red Yellow Bluetooth PTT Device Bluetooth-enabled PTT device, such as a PTT-Only Device (POD). Green P1 P2 Blinking red – Radio is receiving an emergency transmission or has failed the self-test upon powering up. Solid green – Radio is powering up, or transmitting.
Double blinking yellow – Radio is no longer connected to the repeater while in Capacity Plus, all Capacity Plus channels are currently busy, Auto Roaming is enabled, radio is actively searching for a new site. Also indicates radio has yet to respond to a group call alert, or radio is locked. Identifying Status Indicators NOTE: While in conventional mode, when the green LED blinks, it indicates the radio detects activity over the air.
Audio Tones Receiving and Making Calls 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. Once you understand how your MOTOTRBO Mobile is configured, you are ready to use your radio.
Selecting a Zone A zone is a group of channels. Your radio supports up to 99 channels and 2 zones, with a maximum of 99 channels per zone. Receiving and Making Calls Use the following procedure to select a zone. Procedure: Press the programmed Zone button and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Zone and press g to select. 3 The current zone is displayed and indicated by a 9. 4 f or h to the required zone and press g to select.
Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call Procedure: When you receive a Group Call (while on the Home screen): 1 The green LED blinks. Green LED NOTE: The green LED lights up while the radio is transmitting and double blinks when the radio is receiving a privacyenabled call. To unscramble a privacy-enabled call, your radio must have the same Privacy Key, or the same Key Value and Key ID (programmed by your dealer) as the transmitting radio (the radio you are receiving the call from).
6 Release the PTT button to listen. 7 If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of time, the call ends. See Making a Group Call on page 21 for details on making a Group Call. Receiving and Making Calls Receiving and Responding to a Private Call A Private Call is a call from an individual radio to another individual radio. There are two types of Private Calls.
Receiving and Responding to a Selective 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. A Selective Call is a call from an individual radio to another individual radio. It is a Private Call on an analoganalogue system. Procedure: When you receive an All Call: Procedure: When you receive a Selective Call: 1 A tone sounds and the green LED blinks. 1 The green LED blinks.
NOTE: See Making a Selective Call on page 23 for details on making a Selective Call.
Making a Call with the Volume/Channel Knob 5 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 the Volume/Channel Knob to enter the channel selection state. 2 Turn the knob to select the channel with the active group alias or ID. 3 Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights up. The Group Call icon appears in the top right corner.
Receiving and Making Calls Making a Private Call 5 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio 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.
3 Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights 4 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. Users on the channel cannot respond to an All Call.
7 You hear a short tone. The display shows Call Ended. Making a Call with the Scroll Up and Scroll Down Buttons Receiving and Making Calls You can use the programmed Channel Up and Channel Down buttons to replace the usage of the Volume/Channel Knob to select the channel with the active group ID or active subscriber ID.
4 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio responds, the green LED blinks. 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 Radio returns to the screen you were on prior to initiating the call. For a Private Call, you hear a short tone when the call ends.
Talkaround 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”. Receiving and Making Calls NOTE: This feature is not applicable in Capacity Plus. Permanent Monitor Use the Permanent Monitor feature to continuously monitor a selected channel for activity. NOTE: This feature is not applicable in Capacity Plus.
Radio Check Advanced Features Radio Check. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remote Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scan Lists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vote Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contacts Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Call Indicator Settings.
Procedure: Use the menu. 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Contacts and press g to select. 3 f or h to the required subscriber alias or ID and press g to select. Use the Remote Monitor feature to turn on the microphone of a target radio (subscriber IDs only). No audible or visual indication is given to the target radio. You can use this feature to monitor, remotely, any audible activity surrounding the target radio. Your radio must be programmed to allow you to use this feature.
If unsuccessful, a negative indicator tone sounds and the display shows negative mini notice. Stopping Remote Monitor Procedure: Use the menu. Remote Monitor automatically stops after a programmed duration or when there is any user operation on the target radio. 1 g to access the menu. Procedure: 2 f or h to Contacts and press g to select. 1 Press the programmed Transmit Interrupt Remote Dekey 3 f or h to the required subscriber alias or ID and press g to select. 4 f or h to Remote Mon.
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. Your radio can support up to 250 scan lists, with a maximum of 16 members in a list. Each scan list supports a mixture of both analog and digital entries.
Deleting an Entry from the Scan List 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Scan and press g to select. 3 f or h to Scan List and press g to select. 4 f or h to the required alias or ID and press g to select. 5 f or h to Delete and press g to select. 6 At Delete Entry?, f or h to Yes and press g to select, to delete the entry. The display shows positive mini notice. OR f or h to No and press g to select to return to the previous screen. List Procedure: 1 g to access the menu.
Scan When you start a scan, your radio cycles through the programmed scan list for the current channel looking for voice activity. The yellow LED blinks and the scan icon appears on the status bar. Advanced Features During a dual mode scan, if you are on a digital channel, and your radio locks onto an analog channel, it automatically switches from digital mode to analog mode for the duration of the call. This is also true for the reverse.
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.
Vote Scan Vote Scan provides you with wide area coverage in areas where there are multiple base stations transmitting identical information on different analog channels. Contacts provides “address-book” capabilities on your radio. Each entry corresponds to an alias or ID that you use to initiate a call. Your radio scans analog channels of multiple base stations and performs a voting process to select the strongest received signal.
Each entry within Contacts displays the following information: 4 Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights up. 5 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone. OR • Call Type • Call Alias • Call ID NOTE: You can add, or edit subscriber IDs for the Digital Contacts list. Deleting subscriber IDs can only be performed by your dealer.
Making a Private Call from Contacts the previous screen. Procedure: 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 negative mini notice on the display. 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Contacts and press g to select.The entries are alphabetically sorted. 3 f or h to the required subscriber alias or ID. 4 Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights up.
first line of the display shows Overwrite?. f or h to Yes and press g to select. shows positive mini notice. 7 The screen automatically returns to the previous menu. 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.
Setting Default Contact Procedure: Follow the procedure below. 1 g to access the menu. Activating or Deactivating Call Ringers for Call Alerts 2 f or h to Contacts and press g to select. You can select, or turn on or off ringing tones for a received Call Alert. 3 f or h to the required alias or ID and press g to Procedure: select. 4 f or h to Set as Default and press g to select. 5 The radio sounds a positive indicator tone and the display shows positive mini notice.
4 f or h to Tones/Alerts and press g to select. 1 g to access the menu. 5 f or h to Call Ringers and press g to select. 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. 6 f or h to Selective Call and press g to select. The 3 f or h to Radio Settings and press g to select. 4 f or h to Tones/Alerts and press g to select. 5 f or h to Call Ringers and press g to select. 6 f or h to Private Call. 7 Press g to enable Private Call ringing tones. The display shows 9 beside Enabled.
Activating or 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 g to access the menu. 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. 2 f or h to Contacts and press g 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 g to access the menu. • Store alias or ID to Contacts 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. • Delete 3 f or h to Radio Settings and press g to select. • View Details 4 f or h to Tones/Alerts and press g to select.
Deleting a Call from a Call List Viewing Details from a Call List Procedure: Procedure: 1 g to access the menu. 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Call Log and press g to select. 2 f or h to Call Log and press g to select. 3 f or h to the required list and press g to select. 3 f or h to the required list and press g to select. 4 f or h to the required alias or ID and press g to 4 f or h to the required alias or ID and press g to select. 5 f or h to Delete and press g to select.
Call Alert Operation This feature is applicable for subscriber aliases or IDs only and is accessible through the menu via Contacts or manual dial. Receiving and Responding to a Call Alert When you receive a Call Alert page, you see the notification list listing a Call Alert with the alias or ID of the calling radio on the display. Procedure: 1 You hear a repetitive tone. The yellow LED blinks.
Making a Call Alert with the One Touch Access Button Procedure: 1 Press the programmed One Touch Access button to make a Call Alert to the predefined alias or ID. 2 The display shows Call Alert and the subscriber alias or ID, indicating that the Call Alert has been sent. 3 The green LED lights up when your radio is sending the Call Alert. Advanced Features 4 If the Call Alert acknowledgement is received, the display shows positive mini notice.
In addition, each alarm has the following types: 2 Press e and select Yes to exit the Alarm List. and/or visual indicators. • Silent – Radio transmits an alarm signal without any audio or visual indicators. Radio receives calls without any sound through the radio’s speaker, until you press the PTT button to initiate the call. • Silent with Voice – Radio transmits an alarm signal without any audio or visual indicators, but allow incoming calls to sound through the radio’s speaker.
releases the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for you to respond. 3 Press PTT button to transmit non-emergency voice to the same group that the Emergency Alarm was targeted to. The green LED lights up. Your radio remains in the Emergency mode. 4 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. Advanced Features 5 Release the PTT button to listen.
Sending an Emergency Alarm with Call Wait for the PTT Sidetone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone. 7 Release the PTT button to listen. Procedure: 8 When the channel is free for you to respond, a short alert 1 Press the programmed Emergency On button or the Emergency footswitch. 2 The display shows Tx Alarm and the destination alias. The green LED lights up and the Emergency icon appears. OR The display shows Tx Telegram and the destination alias.
Sending an Emergency Alarm with Voice to Follow This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm to a group of radios. Your radio’s microphone is automatically activated, allowing you to communicate with the group of radios without pressing the PTT button. This activated microphone state is also known as “hot mic”. Advanced Features If you press the PTT button during the programmed hot mic transmission period, the radio ignores the PTT press and remains in Emergency mode.
Exiting Emergency Mode NOTE: This feature is only applicable to the radio sending the Emergency Alarm. NOTE: This feature is only applicable to the radio sending the Emergency Alarm. There are two instances where this can happen: Your radio exits Emergency mode when one of the following occurs: • 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.
Text Messaging Features Your radio is able to receive data, for example a text message, from another radio or an e-mail application. Sending a Quick Text Message Your radio supports a maximum of 0 Quick Text messages as programmed by your dealer. Advanced Features NOTE: While Quick Text messages are programmed, you can edit each message before sending it. Only available with a keypad microphone (see Editing a Quick Reply Message on page 90).
3 f or h to Drafts and press g to select. Managing Text Messages in the Drafts Folder Deleting a Saved Text Message from Drafts The Drafts folder stores a maximum of ten (10) last saved messages. When the folder is full, the next saved text message automatically replaces the oldest text message in the folder. See Accessing the Drafts Folder on page 90 for more information. Procedure: Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below.
• Edit (Only available with a keypad microphone – see Editing a Text Message on page 92 for more information) NOTE: If the channel type (i.e. conventional digital or Capacity Plus) is not a match, you can only edit and forward a Fail-to-Send message. Resending a Text Message Procedure: 1 Press g to resend the same message to the same subscriber/group alias or ID. Advanced Features 2 If the message is sent successfully, a tone sounds and the display shows positive mini notice.
OR Follow the procedure below. 2 f or h to Messages and press g to select. 3 f or h to Sent Items and press g to select. 4 f or h to the required message and press g to select. A subject line may be shown if the message is from an e-mail application. The icon beside each message indicates the status of the message (see Sent Item Icons on page 12).
Press f or h to access the Forward, Edit, or Delete option screen: • Select Forward to send the selected text message to another target radio (see Forwarding a Text Message on page 52). You can also manually select a target radio address using a keypad microphone (see Forwarding a Text Message by Manual Dial on page 91). • Select Edit to edit the selected text message before sending it (see Editing a Text Message on page 92). Only available with a keypad microphone.
Receiving a Text Message You can select one of the following options when receiving a text message: • Read • Select Read Later to return to the screen you were on prior to receiving the text message. • Select Delete to delete the text message. Managing Received Text Messages • Read Later Use the Inbox to manage your text messages. The Inbox is capable of storing a maximum of 30 messages.
Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox 6 Long press e to return to the Home screen. Procedure: You cannot reply to a Telemetry Status text message. 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Messages and press g to select. 3 f or h to Inbox and press g to select. 4 f or h to view the messages. A subject line may be shown if the message is from an e-mail application. Advanced Features 5 Press g to select the current message, and press g again to reply, forward, or delete that message.
10 If the message is sent successfully, a tone sounds and the 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 51). NOTE: If you are using a keypad microphone, you can also write and send a new message (see Writing and Sending a Text Message on page 88) or modify a Quick Text message before sending it (see Editing a Quick Reply Message on page 90).
Deleting All Text Messages from the Inbox Procedure: Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Messages and press g to select. 3 f or h to Inbox and press g to select. 4 f or h to Delete All and press g to select. Advanced Features 5 f or h to Yes and press g to select. 6 The display shows positive mini notice.
Analog Status Update The last acknowledged message is kept at the top of the Status List. The other messages are arranged in alphanumeric order. 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. Procedure: 1 g to access the menu.
The green LED lights up while the radio is transmitting and double blinks when the radio is receiving an ongoing privacyenabled transmission. NOTE: Some radio models may not offer this Privacy feature. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information. Procedure: Press the programmed Privacy button to toggle privacy on or off. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 g to access the menu. Advanced Features 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select.
4 f or h to Site Roaming and press g to select. Starting an Automatic Site Search 6 The radio returns to the Home screen. The display shows NOTE: The radio only scans for a new site if the current signal is weak or when the radio is unable to detect any signal from the current site. If the RSSI value is strong, the radio remains on the current site. Procedure: Press the programmed Site Lock On/Off button. 1 A tone sounds and the display shows Site Unlocked.
Procedure: Use the menu. 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. 3 f or h to Radio Settings and press g to select. 4 f or h to Site Roaming and press g to select. 5 f or h to Lock Site State. 6 Press g to lock site. The display shows 9 beside Enabled. Advanced Features OR Press g to unlock site. The 9 disappears from beside Enabled. 7 The LED turns off and the radio returns to the Home screen. The display shows the channel alias.
Security Procedure: Use the menu. 1 g to access the menu. NOTE: Performing Radio Disable and Enable is limited to radios with these functions enabled. 3 f or h to the required subscriber alias or ID and press Radio Disable 4 f or h to Radio Disable and press g to select. Procedure: Use the programmed Radio Disable button. 5 The display shows transitional mini notice, indicating the 1 Press the programmed Radio Disable button. 6 Wait for acknowledgment.
Radio Enable 3 f or h to the required subscriber alias or ID and press Procedure: Use the programmed Radio Enable button. 4 f or h to Radio Enable and press g to select. The 1 Press the programmed Radio Enable button. 2 f or h to the required subscriber alias or ID and press g to select. 3 The display shows Radio Enable and the subscriber alias or ID. The green LED lights up. 4 Wait for acknowledgment.
Lone Worker Following no user activity for a programmed duration, the radio pre-warns the user via an audio indicator once the inactivity timer expires. If there is still no acknowledgment by the user before the predefined reminder timer expires, the radio initiates an Emergency Alarm.
Turning Bluetooth On or Off Procedure: 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Bluetooth and press g to select. 3 f or h to My Status and press g to select. 4 The display shows On and Off. f or h to On and press g to enable Bluetooth. 9 appears beside On. The Advanced Features Bluetooth icon appears on the status bar. OR The display shows On and Off. f or h to Off and press g to disable Bluetooth. 9 appears beside Off.
Switching Audio Route Procedure: You can toggle audio routing between internal radio speaker and external Bluetooth-enabled accessory. 1 On your radio, press g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Bluetooth and press g to select. 3 f or hto Devices and press g to select. 4 f or h to the required device and press g to select. 5 f or hto Disconnect and press g to select. Display shows Disconnecting from . Your Bluetooth-enabled device may require additional steps to disconnect.
Notification List Your radio has a Notification List that collects all your “unread” events on the channel, such as unread text messages, telegrams, telemetry messages, missed calls, and call alerts. The Notification icon appears on the status bar 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.
Setting the Tone Alert Volume Offset Level Procedure: 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. 3 f or h to Radio Settings and press g to select. 4 f or h to Tones/Alerts and press g to select. 5 f or h to Vol. Offset and press g to select. 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. 3 f or h to Radio Settings and press g to select. 4 f or h to Tones/Alerts and press g to select. 5 f or h to Talk Permit and press g to select.
OR Follow the procedure below. 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. 3 f or h to Radio Settings and press g to select. 4 f or h to Power and press g to select. 5 f or h to the required setting and press g to select. 9 appears beside selected setting. Advanced Features 4 f or h to Day/Night and press g to select. 5 The display shows Day Mode and Night Mode. f or h to the required setting and press g to enable. 9 appears beside selected setting.
Turning the Public Address System On or Off Your radio is able to notify you of an incoming call via the horns and lights feature. When activated, an incoming call sounds your vehicle's horn and turns on its lights. You can enable and disable the radio’s internal public address (PA) system. This feature needs to be installed through your radio’s rear accessory connector by your dealer. Procedure: Press the programmed Horns/Lights button to toggle horns and lights feature on or off.
between normal and tight. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. 3 f or h to Radio Settings and press g to select. 4 f or h to Squelch and press g to select. 5 The display shows Tight and Normal. f or h to the required setting and press g to enable. 9 appears besides selected setting. Advanced Features 6 Screen returns to the previous menu. Turning the Introduction Screen On or Off You can enable and disable the Introduction Screen if needed.
Setting Dual Knob Operation Preference 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. 3 f or h to Radio Settings and press g to select. 4 f or h to Dual Knob and press g to select. 5 The display shows Volume Only and Volume & Ch. f or h to the required setting and press g to enable. 9 appears besides selected setting. 6 Screen returns to the previous menu. Feature On or Off This feature allows you to initiate a hands-free voice activated call on a programmed channel.
Advanced Features Procedure: Press the programmed VOX button to toggle the feature on or off. OR Follow the procedure below. Procedure: Press the programmed Option Board Feature button to toggle the feature on or off. 1 g to access the menu. You can select the type of cable your radio uses. 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. Procedure: 3 f or h to Radio Settings and press g to select. 1 g to access the menu. 4 f or h to VOX and press g to select.
Press g to disable Call Forwarding. The 9 disappears from beside Enabled. 1 g to access the menu. Menu Timer 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. Set the period of time your radio stays in the menu before it automatically switches to the Home screen. 3 f or h to Voice Announcement. 4 Press g to enable Voice Announcement. The display shows 9 beside Enabled. OR Press g to disable Voice Announcement. The 9 disappears from beside Enabled. Procedure: 1 g to access the menu.
3 f or h to Radio Settings and press g to select. Intelligent Audio 4 f or h to Analog Mic AGC. Your radio automatically adjusts its audio volume to overcome current background noise in the environment, inclusive of both stationary and non-stationary noise sources. This feature is a Receive-only feature and does not affect Transmit audio. 5 Press g to enable Analog Mic AGC. The display shows 9 beside Enabled. OR Press g to disable Analog Mic AGC. The 9 disappears from beside Enabled.
Accessing General Radio Information Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite navigation system that determines the radio’s precise location. Your radio contains information on the following: Procedure: Press the programmed GPS button to toggle the feature on or off. OR 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. 3 f or h to Radio Settings and press g to select.
5 The first line of the display shows the radio alias. The second line of the display shows the radio ID. Displays the GPS information on your radio, such as values of: You can also press the programmed Radio Alias and ID button to return to the previous screen. • Latitude Checking the Firmware Version and Codeplug • Altitude Version Displays the firmware and codeplug versions on your radio. Procedure: 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select.
Keypad Microphone Features Using the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional Advanced Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Text Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dual Tone Multi Frequency (DTMF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Password Lock Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Front Panel Configuration (FPC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Using the Keypad You can use the 3 x 4 alphanumeric keypad on the 4-Way Navigation Keypad Microphone (Motorola part number RMN5127_) to access your radio’s features. You can use the keypad to enter subscriber aliases or IDs, and text messages. Many characters require that you press a key multiple times. The table below shows the number of times a key needs to be pressed to generate the required character.
Turning Keypad Tones On or Off Additional Advanced Features Procedure: Selecting a Zone by Alias Search 1 g to access the menu. Procedure: 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. 1 g to access the menu. 3 f or h to Radio Settings and press g to select. 2 f or h to Zone and press g to select. 4 f or h to Tones/Alerts and press g to select. 3 The current zone is displayed and indicated by a 9. 5 f or h to Keypad Tones and press g to select.
8 The display shows Selected momentarily and returns to the selected zone screen. Initiating a Radio Check by Manual Dial 9 Radio returns to the subscriber alias or ID screen. If the e button is pressed when the radio is waiting for acknowledgement, a tone sounds, and the radio terminates all retries and exits Radio Check mode. Procedure: Keypad Microphone Features 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Contacts and press g to select. 3 f or h to Manual Dial and press g to select.
Making a Private Call by Manual Dial Procedure: 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Contacts and press g to select.The entries are alphabetically sorted. 3 f or h to Manual Dial and press g to select. 4 If there is a previously dialed subscriber ID, the ID appears along with a blinking cursor. Use the keypad to edit the subscriber ID. OR Use the keypad to enter a new subscriber ID. 5 Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights up. The display shows the destination alias.
2 Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights up. The Group/Private Call icon appears in the top right corner. The first text line shows the caller alias. The second text line displays either the call status for a Private Call or All Call for All Call. 3 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak Keypad Microphone Features clearly into the microphone. OR 84 For Group Call only: Wait for the PTT Sidetone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone.
6 Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights up. The first line displays the target radio’s ID. clearly into the microphone 8 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio responds, the green LED blinks. The display shows the destination alias. 9 If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you 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.
Press < to move one space to the left. 2 f or h to Scan and press g to select. Press > to move one space to the right. Press the *DEL key to delete any unwanted characters. 3 f or h to Scan List and press g to select. Keypad Microphone Features 7 The first line of the display shows the characters you keyed in. The next lines of the display show the shortlisted search results. The alias search is case-insensitive.
After deleting all required aliases or IDs, long press e to return to the Home screen. List Procedure: select. 10 The display shows positive mini notice before returning to the previous screen. 11 The priority icon appears left of the member’s name. 1 g to access the menu. There is no priority icon if priority is set to None. 2 f or h to Scan and press g to select. Storing an Alias or ID from a Call List 3 f or h to Scan List and press g to select.
Making a Call Alert by Manual Dial Procedure: 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Contacts and press g to select. 3 f or h to Manual Dial and press g to select. Keypad Microphone Features 4 A blinking cursor appears. Enter the subscriber ID you want to send the Call Alert to and press g. 5 f or h to Call Alert and press g to select. 6 The display shows Call Alert and the subscriber alias or ID, indicating that the Call Alert has been sent.
Press > or the # key to move one space to the right. Press the * key to delete any unwanted characters. 6 f or h to the required alias or ID and press g to select. OR f or h to Manual Dial and press g to select. Key in the subscriber ID and press g. OR e to edit the message. e again to discard the message or save it to the Drafts folder. 7 The display shows transitional mini notice, confirming your message is being sent. 8 If the message is sent, a tone sounds and the display shows positive mini notice.
9 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. Keypad Microphone Features 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 51 and page 91). NOTE: If a subject line is present (for messages received from an e-mail application), you cannot edit it.
If the text message fails to send, it is moved to the Sent Items folder and marked with a Send Failed icon. Editing and Sending a Saved Text Message Managing Fail-to-Send Text Messages Procedure: if the message fails to send, the radio returns you to the Resend option screen. 1 Press g again while viewing the message. 2 f or h to Edit and press g to select. A blinking cursor appears. Use the keypad to edit your message. Press < to move one space to the left.
Editing a Text Message Select Edit to edit the message before sending it. NOTE: If a subject line is present (for messages received from an e-mail application), you cannot edit it. 6 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. Procedure: Keypad Microphone Features 1 f or h to Edit and press g to select. 2 A blinking cursor appears beside the message.
Security Radio Enable via Manual Dial 1 g to access the menu. Procedure: 2 f or h to Contacts and press g to select. The entries 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Contacts and press g to select. The entries are alphabetically sorted. 3 f or h to Manual Dial and press g to select. Key in the subscriber ID and press g. 4 f or h to Radio Disable and press g to select. 5 The display shows transitional mini notice, indicating the request is in progress. The green LED blinks. 6 Wait for acknowledgment.
Password Lock Features If enabled, this feature allows you to access your radio via password upon powering up. You can use a keypad microphone or Scroll Up/Down buttons to enter password. Keypad Microphone Features Accessing the Radio from Password Procedure: Power up the radio. 1 You hear a continuous tone. 2 Enter your current four-digit password via keypad microphone. The display shows ●●●●. Press g to proceed. OR Enter your current four-digit password.
Unlocking the Radio from Locked State 1 A tone sounds and the yellow LED double blinks. The display shows Radio Locked. 2 Wait for 15 minutes. Repeat Accessing the Radio from Password on page 94. Your radio restarts the 15 minutes timer for locked state when you power up. Turning the Password Lock On or Off Procedure: Press g to enable Password Lock. The display shows 9 beside Enabled. OR Press g to disable Password Lock. The 9 disappears from beside Enabled.
The display shows Wrong Password and automatically returns to the previous menu. 7 Enter a new four-digit password via keypad microphone. See Step 2 in Accessing the Radio from Password on page 94. 8 Re-enter the new four-digit password. See Step 2 in Keypad Microphone Features Accessing the Radio from Password on page 94. 9 If both of the new password inputs match: The display shows Password Changed. OR If both of the new password inputs do not match: The display shows Passwords Do Not Match.
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Appendix: Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Appendix: Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range Take a moment to review the following: Special Channel Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 100 Operating Frequency Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 101 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.
Operating Frequency Requirements • on ships subject to Part II of Title III of the Communications Act, the radio must be capable of operating on the 156.800 MHz frequency • on ships subject to the Safety Convention, the radio must be capable of operating: • in the simplex mode on the ship station transmitting frequencies specified in the 156.025 – 157.425 MHz frequency band, and • in the semiduplex mode on the two frequency channels specified in the table below.
Appendix: Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Table A-1: VHF Marine Channel List (Continued) Frequency (MHz) Channel Number 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.
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