PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL TWO-WAY RADIO MOTOTRBO™ XPR™ 5550 COLOR DISPLAY MOBILE USER GUIDE
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 Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making a Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making an All Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Making a Selective Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stopping a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Talkaround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Permanent Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deleting All Sent Text Messages from Sent Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Receiving a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Reading a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Managing Received Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . 55 Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox . . . . . 56 Viewing a Telemetry Status Text Message from the Inbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents vi Finding and Connecting to a Bluetooth Device . . 65 Disconnecting from a Bluetooth Device . . . . . . . 66 Switching Audio Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Viewing Device Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Notification List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Accessing the Notification List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Entering FPC Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Editing FPC Mode Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Audio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Desktop Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents Notes viii English
Important Safety Information 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 For features that are available in a conventional multi-site mode, see IP Site Connect on page 8 for more information. Selected features are available in the single-site trunking mode, Capacity Plus. See Capacity Plus on page 9 for more information. Selected features are also available in the multi-site trunking mode, Linked Capacity Plus. See Linked Capacity Plus on page 9 for more information. How to Use This User Guide 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 On/Off Button To increase the volume, turn the Volume/Channel Knob clockwise. Volume/Channel Knob The green LED lights up and the Home screen lights up. Getting Started A brief tone sounds, indicating that the power up test is successful.
1 Identifying Radio Controls 10 3 9 4 8 Radio Controls 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 5 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.
One Touch Access – Directly initiates a predefined Private or Group Call, a Call Alert or a Quick Text message. 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. 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.
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. Display Mode – Toggles the day/night display mode on or off. Identifying Radio Controls Power Level – Toggles transmit power level between high and low. Squelch normal.
Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button Switching Between Conventional Analog and Digital Mode • 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 22).
To use the Scroll Up/Down buttons, while in the Home Screen of the required Zone, press f or h to select the required channel. To use the programmed Channel Up or Channel Down buttons, while in the Home Screen of the required Zone, press Channel Up or Channel Down to select the required channel.
Capacity Plus Linked Capacity Plus Linked Capacity Plus is a multi-site multi-channel trunking configuration of the MOTOTRBO radio system, combining the best of both Capacity Plus and IP Site Connect configurations. Capacity Plus is a single-site trunking configuration of the MOTOTRBO radio system, which uses a pool of channels to support hundreds of users and up to 254 Groups. This feature allows your radio to efficiently utilize the available number of programmed channels while in Repeater Mode.
NOTE: You cannot manually add or delete an entry to the roam list. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information. Identifying Status Indicators Similar to Capacity Plus, icons of features not applicable to Linked Capacity Plus are not available in the menu. You hear a negative indicator tone if you try to access a feature not applicable to Linked Capacity Plus via a programmable button press. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information on this configuration.
Display Icons 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. This icon is only displayed while receiving. Bluetooth The Bluetooth feature is enabled but there is no remote Bluetooth device connected.
GPS Not Available/Out of Range The GPS feature is enabled but is not receiving data from the satellite. Option Board The Option Board is enabled. Identifying Status Indicators Option Board Non-Function The Option Board is disabled. Tones Disable Tones are turned off. Power Level Radio is set at Low power. OR 12 English Radio is set at High power. ‡ * Not applicable in Capacity Plus Not applicable in Linked Capacity Plus Call Icons The following icons appear on the radio’s display during a call.
Advanced Menu Icons Checkbox (Empty) Indicates the option is not selected. Checkbox (Checked) Indicates the option is selected. Solid Black Box Indicates the option selected for the menu item with a sub-menu. The following icons appear momentarily on the radio’s display after an action to perform task is taken. Successful Transmission (Positive) Successful action taken. Failed Transmission (Negative) Failed action taken. Transmission in Progress (Transitional) Transmitting.
Sent Item Icons The following icons appear in the Sent Items folder. Identifying Status Indicators OR Sent Successfully The text message is sent successfully. Bluetooth Device Icons The following icons also appear next to items in the list of Bluetooth-enabled devices available to indicate the device type. Bluetooth Data Device Bluetooth-enabled data device, such as a scanner. Bluetooth Audio Device Bluetooth-enabled audio device, such as a headset. OR Send Failed The text message cannot be sent.
LED Indicators Red Yellow Green 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. NOTE: While in conventional mode, when the green LED blinks, it indicates the radio detects activity over the air. Due to the nature of the digital protocol, this activity may or may not affect the radio's programmed channel.
Indicator Tones High pitched tone Audio Tones Low pitched tone Positive Indicator Tone Identifying Status Indicators Negative Indicator Tone 16 English Alert tones provide you with audible indications of the radio’s status or the radio’s response to data received. 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.
Receiving and Making Calls Use this navigation guide to familiarize yourself with the basic Call features: Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 17 Selecting a Radio Channel, Subscriber Alias or ID, or Group Alias or ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 18 Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . page 18 Making a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 22 Stopping a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . .
Receiving and Making Calls Selecting a Channel Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call Transmissions are sent and received on a channel. Depending on your radio's configuration, each channel may have been programmed differently to support different groups of users or supplied with different features. After selecting the required zone, select the channel you require to transmit or receive on.
Receiving and Responding to a Group Call Procedure: When you receive a Group Call (while on the Home screen): 1 The green LED blinks. 2 The Group Call icon appears in the top right corner. The first 3 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 22 for details on making a Group Call. text line shows the caller alias. The second text line displays the group call alias.
button to stop the current call from the transmitting radio and free the channel for you to talk/respond. 4 The green LED lights up. 5 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone. 6 Release the PTT button to listen. 7 If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of Receiving and Making Calls time, the call ends. 8 You hear a short tone. The display shows Call Ended. See Making a Private Call on page 23 for details on making a Private Call.
During an All Call, you are not able to continue with any menu navigation or editing until the call ends. A Selective Call is a call from an individual radio to another individual radio. It is a Private Call on an analog system. Procedure: When you receive a Selective Call: 1 The green LED blinks. 2 The Private Call icon appears in the top right corner. The first text line shows the caller alias or Selective Call or Alert with Call.
radio can have multiple One Touch Access buttons programmed. Receiving and Making Calls Making a Radio Call After selecting your channel, you can select a subscriber alias or ID, or group alias or ID by using: Making a Group Call • The Contacts list (see Contacts Settings on page 34) To make a call to a group of users, your radio must be configured as part of that group.
6 Radio returns to the screen you were on prior to initiating the call. You can also make a Group Call via Contacts (see Making a Group Call from Contacts on page 35). Making a Private Call 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. There are two types of Private Calls.
You can also make a Private Call via Contacts (see Making a Private Call from Contacts on page 36), manually dial a Private Call (see Making a Private Call by Manual Dial on page 83) or perform a quick alphanumeric search for the required target alias via a keypad entry (see Making a Group, Private, Phone or All Call by Alias Search on page 84). Making an All Call This feature allows you to transmit to all users on the channel. Your radio must be programmed to allow you to use this feature.
Making a Selective Call Procedure: 1 Select the channel with the active group alias or ID. See Selecting a Channel on page 18. 2 Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights up. The Private Call icon appears in the top right corner. The first text line shows the subscriber alias. The second text line displays the call status. 3 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone. 4 Release the PTT button to listen.
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 and Linked 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 and Linked Capacity Plus.
Radio Check Advanced Features Radio Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 27 Remote Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 28 Scan Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 30 Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 32 Vote Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 34 Contacts 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. 4 f or h to Radio Check and press g to select. 5 The display shows transitional mini notice, indicating the request is in progress. The green LED lights up. Advanced Features 6 Wait for acknowledgement. 7 If successful, a positive indicator tone sounds and the display shows positive mini notice.
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: NOTE: You can add, or edit subscriber IDs for the Digital Contacts list. Deleting subscriber IDs can only be performed by your dealer. For the Analog Contacts list, you can only view the subscriber IDs, edit the subscriber IDs, and initiate a Call Alert. Adding and deleting capabilities can only be performed by your dealer. Making a Group Call from Contacts Procedure: 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. 4 Press the PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights up. The display shows the destination alias. 5 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone. 6 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio responds, the green LED blinks and the display shows the transmitting user's alias or ID.
If a number key is assigned to an entry in a particular mode, this feature is not supported when you long press the number key in another mode. 5 f or h to Empty and press g to select. 6 The first line of the display shows Clear from all keys?. 7 f or h to Yes and press g to select. 8 The radio sounds a positive indicator tone and the display shows positive mini notice. 9 The screen automatically returns to the previous menu.
Call Indicator Settings Procedure: 1 g to access the menu. Activating or Deactivating Call Ringers for Call Alerts 3 f or h to Radio Settings and press g to select. You can select, or turn on or off ringing tones for a received Call Alert. 4 f or h to Tones/Alerts and press g to select. Procedure: 5 f or h to Call Ringers and press g to select. 1 g to access the menu. 6 f or h to Private Call. 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. 7 Press g to enable Private Call ringing tones.
4 f or h to Tones/Alerts and press g to select. 6 f or h to Selective Call and press g to select. The current tone is indicated by a 9. 7 f or h to the required tone and press g to select. 9 appears beside selected tone. Activating or Deactivating Call Ringers for Text Message You can turn on or off the ringing tones for a received Text Message. 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.
Assigning Ring Styles Escalating Alarm Tone Volume 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. You can program your radio to continually alert you when a radio call remains unanswered. This is done by automatically increasing the alarm tone volume over time. This feature is known as Escalert. Procedure: 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Contacts and press g to select.
Call Log Features You can perform the following tasks in each of your call lists: • Store alias or ID to Contacts • Delete • View Details Viewing Recent Calls The lists are Missed, Answered, and Outgoing. Procedure: 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Call Log and press g to select. Procedure: 1 g to access the menu. 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. 4 f or h to the required alias or ID and press g to select.
Viewing Details from a Call List Procedure: 1 g to access the menu. 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. 4 f or h to the required alias or ID and press g to select. 5 f or h to View Details and press g to select. Display shows details. Call Alert Operation Call Alert paging enables you to alert a specific radio user to call you back when they are able to do so.
Making a Call Alert from the Contacts List Button 1 g to access the menu. Procedure: 2 f or h to Contacts and press g to select. 1 Press the programmed One Touch Access button to make 3 f or h to the required subscriber alias or ID and press g to select. 4 f or h to Call Alert and press g to select. 5 The display shows Call Alert and the subscriber alias or ID, indicating that the Call Alert has been sent. 6 The green LED lights up when your radio is sending the Call Alert.
Emergency Operation An Emergency Alarm is used to indicate a critical situation. You are able to initiate an Emergency at any time on any screen display even when there is activity on the current channel. Your dealer can set the duration of a button press for the programmed Emergency button, except for long press, which is similar with all other buttons: • Short press – Between 0.05 seconds and 0.75 seconds Advanced Features • Long press – Between 1.00 second and 3.
2 Press e and select Yes to exit the Alarm List. Responding to an Emergency Alarm Procedure: When receiving an Emergency Alarm: 1 In the Alarm List, f or h to the required alias. 2 If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you hear a short alert tone the moment the transmitting radio 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.
acknowledgement, and after all retries have been exhausted, a tone sounds and the display shows Alarm Failed. 4 Radio exits the Emergency Alarm mode and returns to the Home screen. Advanced Features display shows Emergency and the destination group alias. 5 Press PTT button to make the call. The green LED lights up and the group icon appears on the display.
the radio continues to transmit until you release the PTT button. Procedure: 1 Press the programmed Emergency On button or the Emergency footswitch. 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”.
Press the programmed Emergency Off button to exit the Emergency mode. Advanced Features 6 The radio returns to the Home screen. Reinitiating an Emergency Mode NOTE: This feature is only applicable to the radio sending the Emergency Alarm. If your radio is set to Silent, it does not display any audio or visual indicators during Emergency mode, or allow any received calls to sound through the radio’s speaker, until the programmed hot mic transmission period is over, and you press the PTT button.
Exiting Emergency Mode Your radio is able to receive data, for example a text message, from another radio or an e-mail application. Your radio exits Emergency mode when one of the following occurs: Sending a Quick Text Message • Emergency Alarm acknowledgement is received (for Your radio supports a maximum of 50 Quick Text messages as programmed by your dealer.
6 The display shows transitional mini notice, confirming your message is being sent. 7 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. 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).
3 f or h to Drafts and press g to select. Deleting a Saved Text Message from Drafts 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 Drafts and press g to select. 4 f or h to the required message and press g to select. a Text Message on page 92 for more information) NOTE: If the channel type (i.e.
3 The display shows transitional mini notice, confirming your message is being sent. 4 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. Advanced Features You can also manually select a target radio address (see Forwarding a Text Message by Manual Dial on page 91). OR Follow the procedure below. 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Messages and press g to select.
2 f or h to Resend and press g to select. • Select Forward to send the selected text message to another 3 The display shows transitional mini notice, confirming that the same message is being sent to the same target radio. 4 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. If the text message fails to send, the radio returns you to the Resend option screen.
Deleting All Sent Text Messages from Sent Items Receiving a Text Message Procedure: Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below. When your radio receives a message, the display shows the Notification List with the alias or ID of the sender and the message icon. 1 g to access the menu. 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 Delete All and press g to select.
Press f or h to access the Read Later or Delete option screen: to receiving the text message. • Select Delete to delete the text message. Managing Received Text Messages Use the Inbox to manage your text messages. The Inbox is capable of storing a maximum of 30 messages. Your radio supports the following options for text messages: • Reply (via Quick Text) • Forward Procedure: 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.
6 Long press e to return to the Home screen. You cannot reply to a Telemetry Status text message. Replying to a Text Message with Quick Text Procedure: Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 g to access the menu. Advanced Features 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 the required message and press g to select. A subject line may be shown if the message is from an e-mail application.
Deleting All Text Messages from the Inbox Procedure: Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below. Procedure: Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 g to access the menu. 1 g to access the menu. 2 f or h to Messages and press g to select. 2 f or h to Messages and press g to select. 3 f or h to Inbox and press g to select. 3 f or h to Inbox and press g to select.
Analog Message Encode Your radio is able to send preprogrammed messages from the Message list to a radio alias or to the dispatcher. Your radio is able to send preprogrammed messages from the Status List indicating your current activity to the dispatcher. Sending MDC Message Encode to Dispatcher The last acknowledged message is kept at the top of the Status List. The other messages are arranged in alphanumeric order. Procedure: 1 g to access the menu.
Privacy NOTE: Some radio models may not offer this Privacy feature. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information. Your radio must have privacy enabled on the channel to send a privacy-enabled transmission, although this is not a necessary requirement for receiving a transmission. While on a privacyenabled channel, the radio is still able to receive clear (unscrambled) transmissions. Procedure: Press the programmed Privacy button to toggle privacy on or off.
conventional Multi-Site Controls These features are applicable when your current radio channel is part of an IP Site Connect or Linked Capacity Plus configuration. See IP Site Connect on page 8 and Linked Capacity Plus on page 9 for more details about these configurations. Starting an Automatic Site Search Advanced Features 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.
Procedure: Press the programmed Site Lock On/Off button. 2 The LED turns off and the display shows the channel alias. OR 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. 1 g to access the menu. 5 f or h to Active Search and press g to select. 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. 6 A tone sounds and the display shows Finding Site.
Security You can enable or disable any radio in the system. For example, you might want to disable a stolen radio, to prevent the thief from using it, and enable that radio, when it is recovered. NOTE: Performing Radio Disable and Enable is limited to radios with these functions enabled. Radio Disable Advanced Features Procedure: Use the programmed Radio Disable button. 62 1 Press the programmed Radio Disable button. 2 f or h to the required subscriber alias or ID and press g to select.
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 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. 5 If successful, the radio sounds a positive indicator tone and the display shows positive mini notice.
Lone Worker This feature prompts an emergency to be raised if there is no user activity, such as any radio button press or activation of the channel selector, for a predefined time. 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 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 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.
Disconnecting from a Bluetooth Device 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 Advanced Features shows Disconnecting from .
Notification List 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. After the events are read, they are removed from the Notification List. NOTE: Your radio suspends Scan when the Notification List is displayed. Scanning resumes when your radio exits the Notification List.
Setting the Tone Alert Volume Offset Level You can adjust the Tone Alert Volume Offset level if needed. This feature adjusts the volume of the tones/alerts, allowing it to be higher or lower than the voice volume. 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. Advanced Features 5 f or h to Vol. Offset and press g to select. Procedure: 1 g to access the menu.
OR Follow the procedure below. 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. 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 Horns/Lights On or Off 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.
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. 6 Screen returns to the previous menu. Turning the Introduction Screen On or Off You can enable and disable the Introduction Screen if needed. Procedure: OR Press g to disable Introduction Screen.
Setting Dual Knob Operation Preference Your radio has a dual-purpose Volume/Channel Knob. Disabling the dual-purpose option sets the knob to work as a Volume Knob only. 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. Advanced Features 9 appears besides selected setting.
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. 2 f or h to Utilities and press g to select. 5 Press g to enable VOX. The display shows 9 beside 3 f or h to Radio Settings and press g to select. Enabled.
Press the programmed Voice Announcement button. OR Follow the procedure below. 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.
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.
See Accessories on page 97 for recommended Bluetooth-enabled audio accessories with in-built Automatic Volume Control for similar performance. GPS Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite navigation system that determines the radio’s precise location. Procedure: Press the programmed GPS button to toggle the feature on or off. OR Advanced Features 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 GPS.
5 The first line of the display shows the radio alias. The second line of the display shows the radio ID. Checking the GPS Information • 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. 3 f or h to Radio Info and press g to select. 4 f or h to Versions and press g to select. The display shows the current firmware and codeplug versions.
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 Keypad Microphone Features speak 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. speak 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 Frequency Range Appendix: Maritime Radio Use in the VHF Frequency Range Take a moment to review the following: Special Channel Assignments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 100 Operating Frequency Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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 Frequency Range 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.
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