Commercial Series Radio CP160 User Guide 6866550D05-O Issue: December 2003
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Computer Software Copyrights . . . . . . . . . 2 Radio Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Operation and Control Functions . . . . . . . . 3 Radio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Programmable Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Indicator Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Battery Charge Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 LCD Display and Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Menu Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CONTENTS Scan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Start System Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stop System Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Start Auto Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stop Auto Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Talkback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delete a Nuisance Channel . . . . . . . . . . . Restore Channels to the Scan List . . . Edit a Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
This user guide covers the operation of the CP160 Portable Radios. Before using this product, read the operating instructions for safe usage contained in the Product Safety and RF Exposure booklet 6864117B25_ C a u t i o n enclosed with your radio. ! ATTENTION! This radio is restricted to occupational use only to satisfy ICNIRP RF energy exposure requirements.
Programmable Buttons RADIO OVERVIEW Your radio has four programmable buttons. Your dealer can program these buttons as shortcuts to various radio features. Check with your dealer for a complete list of functions your radio supports.
Indicator Battery Indicator Menu Mode — Volume Set — Home Revert Memory Channel (1&2) — Store Memory Channel (1&2) — Monitor † C Short Press Long Press — — Hold Down Checks the battery charge status. J button enters Menu Mode and selects menu options. Once in Menu Mode, K button is automaticall re-assigned to exit Menu Mode.† — Allows instant access to the home channel. Page Button 9 — 11 — Sounds a tone for adjusting the radio’s volume level.
RADIO OVERVIEW Feature Indicator Short Press Long Press Hold Down Voice Operated Transmission (VOX) — Keypad Lock/ Unlock L Radio Call — Directly access radio call menu.† — 23 Repeater/ Talkaround J Toggles between using a repeater or transmitting directly to another radio.† — 25 Scan/Nuisance Channel Delete G Starts or stops the Scan operation. — 27 Toggle VOX on and off.† — Toggle keypad between locked and unlocked. Deletes a nuisance channel while scanning.
Option Board Lights † Indicator A — Short Press Long Press Hold Down Page Button Toggle the option board on and off.† — 42 Toggle keypad and display backlights on and off.† — 42 This function is activated by EITHER a short OR a long press, but not both.
Indicator Tones RADIO OVERVIEW High pitched tone Low pitched tone Self Test Pass Tone Self Test Fail Tone Programmable Buttons Scan Power Level Squelch Repeater/ Talkaround VOX Positive Indicator Tone Negative Indicator Tone Good Key Tone Bad Key Tone Some programmable buttons use tones to indicate one of two modes: English 8 Positive Indicator Tone Negative Indicator Tone Start High Tight Does not use repeater Stop Low Normal Uses repeater Enabled Disabled Silent Monitor/ Open Squelch —
LED Indicator You can check battery charge status if your dealer has preprogrammed one of the programmable buttons. Hold down the preprogrammed Battery Indicator button. The charge status is shown on the display. The LED shows radio status as follows: Battery Level Full Good Fair Low Very Low Display LED State RADIO OVERVIEW Battery Charge Status Indication Radio Call Red Solid Radio transmitting. Red Flashing Receiving. Red Flashing Channel busy. Flashing Radio is scanning.
LCD DISPLAY AND ICONS RADIO OVERVIEW CHAN 32 Displays radio Status, Addresses or Channel, on one line of 8 characters. The top line of the display shows radio status icons, explained in the table below: Symbol Symbol Name and Description G Scan Indicator Indicates that the scan feature is activated. H Priority Scan Indicator Indicates that the scan feature is activated. The dot is flashing during priority scan mode when scan has landed on a Priority 1 channel.
Menu Button If preprogrammed by your dealer, the two front buttons (K and J) can be used, in conjunction with other programmble features, to access and select menu options (J); and exit menu mode (K). The J button can be preprogrammed by your dealer to either a short or long press to access the Menu Mode. Exit the Menu While in Menu Mode, the K button is automatically assigned to completely exit the Menu Mode by a long press, or by a series of short presses to exit from a sub-level of the menu hierarchy.
MENU NAVIGATION CHART RADIO OVERVIEW (Refer to Menu Navigation guidelines— lower, left-hand corner of this page) Radio Calls Repeater/ Talkround System Scan Reptr mode / Talkrnd mode On/Off J Program Lists Phone Tone On/Off Selective Call Call Alert Scan List Select/enter ID Select/enter ID add/ delete entry Set prority J to enter Menu Mode.
BATTERY INFORMATION Charging Your Battery This radio is powered by a either a nickel-metal hydride (NiMH), or a lithium-ion (Li-lon) rechargeable battery. Charge the battery before use to ensure optimum capacity and performance. The battery was designed specifically to be used with a Motorola charger. Charging in non-Motorola equipment may lead to battery damage and void the battery warranty. If a battery is new, or its charge level is very low, you will need to charge it before you can use it.
Desktop Rapid Charger GETTING STARTED LED color To Charge the Battery 1 Turn the radio off. 2 Place the battery, with or without the radio, in the charger pocket. • The charger LED indicates the charging progress. Status No LED Indication Battery inserted incorrectly or battery not detected. Single Green Flash Successful charger power-up. Flashing Red a Battery unchargeable or not making proper contact. Red Battery is charging. Flashing Yellow Battery in charger but waiting to be charged.
Removing the Battery GETTING STARTED ACCESSORY INFORMATION Attaching the Battery Battery Latch Locked 1 Align the battery to the battery rails on the back of the radio (approximately 1 cm from the top of the radio.) 2 Press the battery firmly to the radio and slide the battery upward until the latch snaps into place. 3 Slide the battery latch, located on radio bottom, into the lock position. Un-locked 1 Turn off the radio if it is turned on. 2 Slide the battery latch into the unlock position.
Attaching the Antenna Removing the Antenna GETTING STARTED Turn the antenna clockwise to attach it. English 16 Turn the antenna counter-clockwise to remove it.
Removing the Belt Clip GETTING STARTED Attaching the Belt Clip Belt Clip Tab 1 Align the grooves of the belt clip with those of the battery. 1 Use a key to press the belt clip tab away from the battery to unlock the belt clip. 2 Press the belt clip downward until you hear a click. 2 Slide the belt clip upward to remove it.
GETTING STARTED TURNING THE RADIO ON OR OFF RADIO ON MESSAGE At power up the radio may display a message customised by your dealer, e.g.: RADIO ON Turn the On/Off/Volume Control knob clockwise. If power-up is successful, you will hear the Self-Test Pass Tone ( ) and see the display icons light momentarily and the LED flash green. If the radio fails to power up, you will hear the Self Test Fail Tone ( ). The radio will need to be returned for reprogramming.
Your radio offers 32 channels. Note: Due to government regulations, some channels may not be programmed. Ask your dealer for more information. To select a channel, turn the Channel Selector knob clockwise or counterclockwise until you reach the desired channel. Using Home Revert Memory Channels (1&2) Two of the programmable buttons may be preprogrammed by your dealer as Memory Channel buttons, allowing you quick access to frequently used channels.
GETTING STARTED RECEIVING A CALL SENDING A CALL 1 Turn your radio on. 1 Turn your radio on. 2 Adjust the radio’s volume. 2 Select the desired channel. 3 Select the desired channel. 3 4 Listen for voice activity. The LED indicator flashes red while your radio is receiving. Monitor for traffic (using the pre-programmed Monitor button) before transmitting to ensure that you do not ‘talk over’ someone who is already transmitting. 5 To respond, hold the radio vertically 2.
VOX OPERATION It is important to monitor traffic before transmitting to ensure that you do not “talk over” someone who is already transmitting. When hands-free operation is desired, your radio can be activated by voice alone using the VOX feature when you speak through an accessory that is connected to your radio. 1 Press and hold the preprogrammed Monitor button to access channel traffic. 2 Once channel traffic has cleared, proceed with your call by pressing the PTT button.
GETTING STARTED ENABLE/DISABLE HEADSET SIDETONE Your dealer can program your radio to hear your voice through the headset during transmit. VOX Headset 1 Turn off your radio. 2 Connect the VOX accessory to your radio. 3 Turn the radio on. During transmit, the sidetone will be enabled, if programmed in the radio. 4 To disable the headset sidetone, turn off your radio and turn the radio on again. Non-VOX Headset with In-Line PTT 1 Turn off your radio. 2 Connect the non-VOX accessory to your radio.
RECEIVING A SELECTIVE CALL When you receive a selective call: • The display shows F and the preprogrammed name or ID of the calling radio. • The LED indicator flashes yellow, if programmed by your dealer/programmer. • You hear two high-pitched tones. 1 To acknowledge the call, press and release the PTT button. 2 Press and hold the PTT button to talk; release to listen. SENDING A SELECTIVE CALL You can send a Selective Call to a particular radio or to a group of radios, as programmed by your dealer.
RADIO CALLS RECEIVING A CALL ALERT PAGE SENDING A CALL ALERT PAGE When you receive a Call Alert page: • The display shows F and the preprogrammed name or ID of the calling radio. You can alert another person by sending a Call Alert page. Press the preprogrammed Radio Call button and proceed to step 4. – or – • The LED indicator flashes yellow, if programmed by your dealer/programmer. • You hear four high-pitched tones.
REPEATER OR TALKAROUND MODE RADIO CALLS Talkaround Mode enables you to communicate with another radio when either: • the repeater is not operating —or— • your radio is out of the repeater’s range but within communicating distance of another radio. Note: The J symbol appears on the display when Talkaround Mode is selected. To Select either Repeater Mode or Talkaround Mode Press the preprogrammed Repeater/Talkaround button to toggle between Repeater Mode and Talkaround Mode. – or – 1 J to enter menu mode.
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Your radio is equipped with the Scan feature, which allows you to monitor multiple channels for voice activity. The radio will stop on a channel when it detects activity on it. Scan lists are assigned per channel, by your dealer/ programmer. Your radio automatically switches to a channel, within that scan list, when it detects activity. You can edit these lists through your radio’s menu. • The LED indicator blinks green during scan mode; it stops blinking when the radio switches to an active channel.
SCAN STOP SYSTEM SCAN START AUTO SCAN Press the preprogrammed Scan button to stop System Scan. – or – Auto Scan automatically starts scanning once a channel with Auto Scan enabled is selected. Select a channel that has been preprogrammed for Auto Scan by your dealer/programmer. 1 J to enter menu mode. 2 L or M until SYS SCAN 3 J to select SYS SCAN STOP AUTO SCAN The display shows the current scan status. Select a channel that has not been preprogrammed for Auto Scan by your dealer/programmer.
Note: Your dealer/programmer must preprogram a button to access this feature. If a channel continually generates unwanted calls or noise (a “nuisance” channel), you can temporarily remove it from the scan list: 1 While the radio is on the Nuisance Channel, press the preprogrammed Nuisance Channel Delete button until you hear a tone. 2 Release the Nuisance Channel Delete button. The nuisance channel is deleted.
ADD OR DELETE CHANNELS 1 Select a channel that contains a Scan list you want to edit. SCAN J to enter menu mode. 3 L or M until PROG LST 4 J to select PROG LST 5 L or M until SCAN LST Note: One Scan list per channel is available. 6 J to select SCAN LST 7 L or M until ADD – or – until DELETE ITEM 8 J to select the current setting. 9 L or M until you see the channel you want to add or delete. J to confirm your selection.
You may want to check the activity on one or two channels more frequently than others.
10 L or M until you see the channel you want to prioritize. SCAN 11 – or – until to select the current channel the radio is on. SELECTED – or – until to de-prioritize the current channel the radio is on. DISABLED J to prioritize that channel. you see: SAVED 12 K to return to EDIT 13 K until you exit menu mode.
Your radio allows you to place and receive telephone calls through a repeater (depending on phone line availability). • D appears on the display when you are in Phone mode. RECEIVE A PHONE CALL When a phone call is received, a ringing tone sounds, alerting you to answer the phone call. Press the preprogrammed Phone button and skip to step 6. – or – 1 ACCESS THE REPEATER Your dealer/programmer can preprogram your radio in one of two ways to enter your access/de-access code to the repeater.
DISCONNECT A PHONE CALL 1 PHONE 2 5 L or M to select a number from the phone list. To disconnect a phone call if your radio has Immediate Auto or Delayed Auto programmed, exit Phone Mode. – or – Press and hold K to disconnect the call. D disappears from the display. 6 Press and release the PTT button, if required for your radio. 7 When your party answers, press and hold the PTT button to talk. Hold the radio in a vertical position with the microphone 1 to 2 inches (2.
TONE PREFERENCES TONE PREFERENCES You can use the radio’s menu to access useradjustable settings to customize the tones on your radio. 1 J to enter menu mode. 2 L or M until TONES 3 J to select TONES 4 L or M until you see the feature you want to change (see the table on below). 5 J to select the feature. You see the feature’s current setting. 6 L or M to see a list of available settings. 7 J to select the desired setting. 8 K until you exit the menu mode.
TONE PREFERENCES Tone Settings Feature What it Does Settings TONE Turns all alert tones on or off. ON OFF KPD TONE Turns the keypad tones on or off. ON OFF TONE TAG Assigns a specific tone when receiving a specific type of radio call. STANDARD ALERT 1 – 6 ESCALERT Increases the volume of the alarm tones when a radio call is not answered.
KEYPAD ON/OFF TONES You can program your radio to enable or disable all alert tones. You can program your radio to enable or disable all keypad tones. Note: Tones for the programmable buttons K, J, and Side Buttons 1 and 2 can not be disabled. 1 J to enter Menu mode. 2 L or M until TONES 3 J to select TONES 1 J to enter Menu mode.
TONE PREFERENCES CALL TONE TAGGING ESCALERT You can program your radio to sound a particular alert tone when receiving Selective Call or Call Alert (call tone tagging). Note: Seven alert tones are available to select from in the list. You can program your radio to increase the volume of the alarm tones when a radio call is not answered. Press the preprogrammed Escalert button and proceed to step 5. – or – 1 2 3 4 5 6 J to enter menu mode.
USER SETTINGS USER SETTINGS You can use the radio’s menu to access useradjustable settings to customize some of your radio features. 1 J to enter menu mode. 2 L or M until UTILITY 3 J to select UTILITY 4 L or M until you see the feature you want to change (see table on page 40). 5 J to select the feature. You see the feature’s current setting. 6 L or M for available settings. 7 J to select the desired setting.
Utilities Features USER SETTINGS Feature What it Does Settings SQUELCH Changes the squelch of the radio to tight or normal. TIGHT NORMAL PWR LVL Changes the power level of the radio to high or low. HIGH LOW OPT BRD Enables or disables an option board. ON OFF LIGHT Enables or disables the radio’s keypad and display backlight. ON OFF SOFTWARE Displays the radio’s software version number.
SET POWER LEVEL Use this feature to filter out (unwanted) calls and/or background noise. However, tightening squelch could cause calls from remote locations to be filtered out as well. In this case, normal squelch may be more desirable. Press the preprogrammed Squelch button to toggle between tight and normal squelch. – or – Each channel in your radio has a predefined transmit power level that can be changed. • High power (S) allows you to reach a radio that is farther away.
USER SETTINGS OPTION BOARD ON/OFF SET THE LIGHTS Use this feature to enable or disable an option board. Use this feature to enable or disable the radio’s keypad and display backlight. The A symbol appears on the display when the option board feature is On. • Press the preprogrammed Option Board button to toggle the option board on or off. – or – 1 J to enter menu mode. 2 L or M until UTILITY 3 J to select UTILITY 4 L or M until LIGHT 1 J to enter menu mode.
USER SETTINGS DISPLAY THE SOFTWARE VERSION Use this feature to view the current software version of your radio. 1 J to enter menu mode. 2 L or M until UTILITY 3 J to select UTILITY 4 L or M until SOFTWARE 5 J to view the software version. 6 K until you exit menu mode.
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