PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL TWO-WAY RADIO MOTOTRBO™ XPR™ 7550 COLOR DISPLAY PORTABLE 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 7550 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance . . viii Software Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . viii Computer Software Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Handling Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 How to Use This Guide . . . .
Contents iv Making and Receiving Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting a Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call . . . . . . Receiving and Responding to a Group Call . . . . Receiving and Responding to a Private Call . . . Receiving an All Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Receiving and Responding to a Selective Call . . Making a Radio Call . . . . . . .
Sending an Emergency Alarm with Call . . . . . . . 57 Sending an Emergency Alarm with Voice to Follow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Reinitiating an Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Exiting Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Text Message Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Writing and Sending a Text Message . . . . . . . . . 60 Sending a Quick Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents vi Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox . . . . . 68 Viewing a Telemetry Status Text Message from the Inbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Replying to a Text Message from the Inbox . . 69 Deleting a Text Message from the Inbox . . . . . 69 Deleting All Text Messages from the Inbox . . . 70 Analog Message Encode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Sending MDC Message Encode to Dispatcher . . 71 Analog Status Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Carry Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Chargers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Headsets and Headset Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Earbuds and Earpieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Important Safety Information Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance 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! Any modification to this device, not expressly authorized by Motorola, may void the user’s authority to operate this device.
Computer Software Copyrights This voice coding Technology is licensed solely for use within this Communications Equipment. The user of this Technology is explicitly prohibited from attempting to decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble the Object Code, or in any other way convert the Object Code into a human-readable form. U.S. Pat. Nos. #5,870,405, #5,826,222, #5,754,974, #5,701,390, #5,715,365, #5,649,050, #5,630,011, #5,581,656, #5,517,511, #5,491,772, #5,247,579, #5,226,084 and #5,195,166.
Handling Precautions The MOTOTRBO Series Digital Portable radio meets IP57 specifications, allowing the radio to withstand adverse field conditions such as being submersed in water. • If the radio has been submersed in water, shake the radio well to remove any water that may be trapped inside the speaker grille and microphone port. Trapped water could cause decreased audio performance.
Getting Started How to Use This Guide This User Guide covers the basic operation of the MOTOTRBO Portables. However, your dealer or system administrator may have customized your radio for your specific needs. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information.
Charging the Battery Preparing Your Radio for Use Preparing Your Radio for Use Assemble your radio by following these steps: Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching the Antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching the Belt Clip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attaching the Universal Connector Cover (Dust Cover) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Attaching the Battery Attaching the Antenna To remove the battery, turn the radio off. Move the battery latch into unlock position and hold, and slide the battery down and off the rails. With the radio turned off, set the antenna in its receptacle and turn clockwise. To remove the antenna, turn the antenna counterclockwise. Preparing Your Radio for Use Align the battery with the rails on the back of the radio. Press the battery firmly, and slide upward until the latch snaps into place.
Attaching the Belt Clip Preparing Your Radio for Use Align the grooves on the clip with those on the battery and press downward until you hear a click. To remove the clip, press the belt clip tab away from the battery. Using a key may be helpful. Then slide the clip upward and away from the radio. 4 English Attaching the Universal Connector Cover (Dust Cover) The universal connector is located on the antenna side of the radio. It is used to connect MOTOTRBO accessories to the radio.
Powering Up the Radio The LED lights up solid green and the Home screen lights up if the backlight setting is set to turn on automatically. A brief tone sounds, indicating that the power up test is successful. NOTE: There is no power up tone if the radio tones/alerts function is disabled (see Turning the Radio Tones/ Alerts On or Off on page 84). LED If your radio does not power up, check your battery. Make sure that it is charged and properly attached.
Adjusting the Volume To increase the volume, turn the On/Off/Volume Control Knob clockwise. Identifying Radio Controls To decrease the volume, turn this knob counterclockwise. NOTE: Your radio can be programmed to have a minimum volume offset where the volume level cannot be turned past the programmed minimum volume. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information. 6 English Identifying Radio Controls Take a moment to review the following: Radio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Radio Controls 4 Side Button 1** 5 Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button 6 Side Button 2** 1 2 18 7 Side Button 3** 3 17 8 Front Button P1** 16 4 9 Menu/OK Button 10 4-Way Navigation Button 5 15 14 6 13 12 Back/Home Button 7 12 13 Front Button P2** 8 11 9 11 Keypad 14 Display 15 Microphone 16 Speaker 10 17 Universal Connector for Accessories 1 Channel Selector Knob* 18 Emergency Button** 2 On/Off/Volume Control Knob 19 Antenna 3 LED Indicator Identifying Radio Controls 19 * Display radi
Programmable Buttons Your dealer can program the programmable buttons as shortcuts to radio functions or 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 duration. Identifying Radio Controls • Hold down – Keeping the button pressed. NOTE: The programmed duration of a button press is applicable for all assignable radio/utility functions or settings.
Permanent Monitor*‡ – Monitors a selected channel for all radio traffic until function is disabled. – 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. Radio Enable enabled. – Allows a target radio to be remotely Radio Disable disabled. – Allows a target radio to be remotely Remote Monitor – Turns on the microphone of a target radio without it giving any indicators.
Using the 4-Way Navigation Button You can use the 4-way navigation button, e, to scroll through Identifying Radio Controls options, increase/decrease values, and navigate vertically. Category ^ or v < or > Menu Vertical Navigation – Lists Vertical Navigation – View Details Vertical Navigation Previous/Next Item You can use the 4-way navigation button, e, as a number, alias, or free form text editor.
Using the Keypad Number of Times Key is Pressed Key 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 * # 1 . , ? ! @ & ‘ % - : * # A B C 2 D E F 3 G H I 4 J K L 5 M N O 6 P Q R S T U V 8 W X Y Z 0 * or del # or space Identifying Radio Controls You can use the 3 x 4 alphanumeric keypad to access your radio’s features. You can use the keypad to enter subscriber aliases or IDs, and text messages.
Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button Identifying Radio Controls The PTT button on the side of the radio serves two basic purposes: PTT Button • While a call is in progress, the PTT button allows the radio to transmit to other radios in the call. 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 27).
Switching Between Conventional Analog and Digital Mode Channel Selector Knob This feature allows your radio to extend conventional communication beyond the reach of a single site, by connecting to different available sites which are connected via an Internet Protocol (IP) network. When the radio moves out of range from one site and into the range of another, it connects to the new site's repeater to send or receive calls/data transmissions.
NOTE: You cannot manually add or delete an entry to the roam list. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information. Identifying Radio Controls 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.
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. Identifying Status Indicators Your radio indicates its operational status through the following: Display Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Display Icons The 132 x 90 pixels, 256 colors, liquid crystal display (LCD) of your radio shows radio status, text entries, and menu entries. Identifying Status Indicators 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. 16 English Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) The number of bars displayed represents the radio signal strength.
Unsecure The Privacy feature is disabled. 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. Option Board Non-Function The Option Board is disabled. Tones Disable Tones are turned off. Power Level Radio is set at Low power. The following icons appear on the radio’s display during a call. These icons also appear in the Contacts list to indicate ID type. Private Call Indicates a Private Call in progress.
Advanced Menu Icons The following icons appear beside menu items that offer a choice between two options or as an indication that there is a sub-menu offering two options. Identifying Status Indicators Checkbox (Empty) Indicates the option is not selected. 18 English Checkbox (Checked) Indicates the option is selected. Solid Black Box Indicates the option selected for the menu item with a sub-menu.
Sent Item Icons OR Sent Successfully The text message is sent successfully. 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 Indicator The LED indicator shows the operational status of your radio. Identifying Status Indicators LED Indicator 20 Blinking yellow – Radio is scanning for activity or receiving a Call Alert, or all local Linked Capacity Plus channels are busy.
Indicator Tones Low pitched tone Positive Indicator Tone Negative Indicator Tone Alert tones provide you with audible indications of the radio’s status or the radio’s response to data received. Continuous Tone A monotone sound. Sounds continuously until termination. Periodic Tone Repetitive Tone Sounds periodically depending on the duration set by the radio. Tone starts, stops, and repeats itself. A single tone that repeats itself until it is terminated by the user.
Making and Receiving Calls Making and Receiving Calls Once you understand how your MOTOTRBO Portable is configured, you are ready to use your radio. Use this navigation guide to familiarize yourself with the basic Call features: Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 22 Selecting a Radio Channel, Subscriber ID, or Group ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 24 Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call. . . . . . . . .
7 Press c to select. 8 The display shows Selected momentarily and returns to the selected zone screen. Selecting a Channel 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. Procedure: Making and Receiving Calls results.
Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call Making and Receiving Calls Once the channel, subscriber ID or group ID is displayed, you can proceed to receive and respond to calls. LED Indicator The LED lights up solid green while the radio is transmitting and blinks green when the radio is receiving. NOTE: The LED lights up solid green while the radio is transmitting and double blinks green when the radio is receiving a privacy-enabled call.
5 The LED lights up solid green. clearly into the microphone. OR Wait for the PTT Sidetone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone. 7 Release the PTT button to listen. 8 If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of time, the call ends. See Making a Group Call on page 27 for details on making a Group Call. Receiving and Responding to a Private Call A Private Call is a call from an individual radio to another individual radio.
Procedure: When you receive an All Call: Procedure: When you receive a Selective Call: 1 A tone sounds and the LED blinks green. 1 The LED blinks green. 2 The Group Call icon appears in the top right corner. The first 2 The Private Call icon appears in the top right corner. The text line shows the caller alias. The second text line displays All Call. Your radio unmutes and the incoming call sounds through the radio's speaker.
Making a Radio Call • The Channel Selector Knob • A programmed One Touch Access button Making a Call with the Channel Selector Knob • The programmed number keys – This method is for Group, Making a Group Call Private and All Calls only and is used with the keypad (see Making a Group, Private or All Call with the Programmable Number Key on page 30).
5 Release the PTT button to listen.When the target radio responds, the LED blinks green. You see the Group Call icon, the group alias or ID, and transmitting radio alias or ID on your display. Making and Receiving Calls 6 28 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.
7 You hear a short tone. The display shows Call Ended. You can also make a Private Call via Contacts (see Making a Private Call from Contacts on page 45) or perform a quick alphanumeric search for the required alias via a keypad entry (see Making a Call by Alias Search on page 46). NOTE: If you release the PTT button while the radio is setting up the call, it exits without any indication and returns to the previous screen.
2 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth. 3 Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up solid green. 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. Making and Receiving Calls 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.
4 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak For Group Call only: Wait for the PTT Sidetone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone. 5 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio responds, the LED blinks green. 6 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.
Talkaround Making and Receiving Calls 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. 5 Press c to enable Talkaround. The display shows 9 beside Enabled. OR Press c to disable Talkaround. The 9 disappears from beside Enabled. This is called “talkaround”. 6 The screen automatically returns to the previous menu. NOTE: This feature is not applicable in Capacity Plus and Linked Capacity Plus.
Monitoring Features Permanent Monitor Use the Permanent Monitor feature to continuously monitor a selected channel for activity. Use the Monitor feature to make sure a channel is clear before transmitting. NOTE: This feature is not applicable in Capacity Plus and Linked Capacity Plus. NOTE: This feature is not applicable in Capacity Plus and Linked Capacity Plus.
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 84 Front Panel Configuration (FPC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 97 Advanced Features Advanced Features Use this navigation guide to learn more about advanced features available with your radio: 34 Radio Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Remote Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scan Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Radio Check 5 If successful, a positive indicator tone sounds and the If enabled, this feature allows you to determine if another radio is active in a system without disturbing the user of that radio. No audible or visual notification is shown on the target radio. This feature is only applicable for subscriber aliases or IDs. Sending a Radio Check Procedure: Use the programmed Radio Check button. 6 Radio returns to the subscriber alias or ID screen. OR Procedure: Use the menu.
5 The display shows transitional mini notice, indicating the request is in progress. The LED lights up solid green. 6 Wait for acknowledgement. 7 If successful, a positive indicator tone sounds and the display shows positive mini notice. OR If unsuccessful, a negative indicator tone sounds and the display shows negative mini notice. 8 Radio returns to the subscriber alias or ID screen.
If unsuccessful, a negative indicator tone sounds and the display shows negative mini notice. Procedure: Use the menu. 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Contacts and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to the required subscriber alias or ID and press c to select. OR ^ or v to Manual Dial and press c to select. If there was previously dialed ID, the ID appears along with a blinking cursor. Use the keypad to edit the ID. Press c to select. OR ^ or v to Manual Dial and press c to select.
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. 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. You can add, delete, or prioritize channels by editing a scan list.
8 Press c to select. Adding a New Entry to the Scan List 9 ^ or v to the required priority level and press c to select. Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Scan and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Scan List and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to Add Member and press c to select. 5 ^ or v to the required alias or ID and proceed to Step 8. OR Key in the first character of the required alias. 6 A blinking cursor appears. Use the keypad to type the required alias.
Press > to move one space to the right. Press the *DEL key to delete any unwanted characters. 6 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. If there are two or more entries with the same name, the radio displays the entry that is listed first in the scan list. 7 Press c to select. 8 ^ or v to Delete and press c to select.
8 ^ or v to Edit Priority and press c to select. 10 The display shows positive mini notice before returning to the previous screen. When you start a scan, your radio cycles through the programmed scan list for the current channel looking for voice activity. 11 The priority icon appears left of the member’s name. The LED blinks yellow and the scan icon appears on the status bar. There is no priority icon if priority is set to None.
Starting and Stopping Scan Responding to a Transmission During a Scan Procedure: Press the programmed Scan button to start or stop Scan. OR Follow the procedure below. 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”. 1 Use the Channel Selector Knob to select a channel programmed with a scan list. 2 c to access the menu. 3 ^ or v to Scan and press c to select.
Deleting a Nuisance Channel This capability does not apply to the channel designated as the Selected Channel. Procedure: 1 When your radio “locks on to” an unwanted or nuisance channel, press the programmed Nuisance Channel Delete button until you hear a tone. 2 Release the Nuisance Channel Delete button. The nuisance channel is deleted. Deleting a “nuisance” channel is only possible through the programmed Nuisance Channel Delete button. This feature is not accessible through the menu.
Contacts Settings Contacts provides “address-book” capabilities on your radio. Each entry corresponds to an alias or ID that you use to initiate a call. • Call Type • Call Alias • Call ID Each entry, depending on context, associates with one of five types of calls: Group Call, Private Call, All Call, PC Call or Dispatch Call. NOTE: You can add, or edit subscriber IDs for the Digital Contacts list. Deleting subscriber IDs can only be performed by your dealer.
6 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak Wait for the PTT Sidetone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone. 7 Release the PTT button to listen. When any user in the 8 If there was previously dialed subscriber alias or ID, the alias or ID appears along with a blinking cursor. Use the keypad to edit the ID. OR ^ or v to Manual Dial and press c to select. Use the keypad to enter a new subscriber alias or ID. group responds, the LED blinks green.
Making a Call by Alias Search 7 Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up You can also use alias or alphanumeric search to retrieve the required subscriber alias. 8 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak This feature is only applicable while in Contacts. Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Contacts and press c to select. The entries are alphabetically sorted. 3 Key in the first character of the required alias.
Assigning an Entry to a Programmable Number Key 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Contacts and press c to select. The entries are alphabetically sorted. 3 ^ or v to the required alias or ID and press c to select. See Making a Group, Private or All Call with the Programmable Number Key on page 30 for details on making a Group, Private or All Call with the programmed number key(s). Removing the Association between Entry and Programmable Number Key 4 ^ or v to Program Key and press c to select.
7 ^ or v to Yes and press c 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. NOTE: When an entry is deleted, the association between the entry and its programmed number key(s) is removed. Activating or Deactivating Call Ringers for Call Alert You can select, or turn on or off ringing tones for a received Call Alert. Procedure: Setting Default Contact 1 c to access the menu.
Activating or Deactivating Call Ringers for Private Calls Activating or Deactivating Call Ringers for Selective Call You can select, or turn on or off ringing tones for a received Selective Call. Procedure: Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select.
Activating or Deactivating Call Ringers for Text Advanced Features Message Activating or Deactivating Call Ringers for Telemetry Status with Text You can select, or turn on or off the ringing tones for a received Text Message. You can turn on or off the alert tones for a received Telemetry Status with Text. Procedure: Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select.
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 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Contacts and press c to select.The entries are alphabetically sorted.
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. You can perform the following tasks in each of your call lists: • Store ID to Contacts 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Call Log and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to the required list and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to the required alias or ID and press c to select. • View Details 5 ^ or v to Store and press c to select.
5 ^ or v to Delete and press c to select. shows positive mini notice. OR ^ or v to No to return to the previous screen. When you select a call list and it contains no entries, the display shows List Empty, and sounds a low tone if Keypad Tones are turned on (see Turning Keypad Tones On or Off on page 85). 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 Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Contacts and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to the required subscriber alias or ID and press c to select. OR ^ or v to Manual Dial and press c to select. A blinking cursor appears. Enter the subscriber ID you want to page and press c. Advanced Features 4 ^ or v to Call Alert and press c to select. 5 The display shows Call Alert and the subscriber alias or ID, indicating that the Call Alert has been sent.
Emergency Operation In addition, each alarm has the following types: • Regular – Radio transmits an alarm signal and shows audio 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 • Long press – Between 1.00 second and 3.75 seconds The Emergency button is assigned with the Emergency On/Off feature.
2 Press d and select Yes to exit the Alarm List. To revisit the Alarm List, press c to access the menu and select Alarm List. Responding to an Emergency Alarm Procedure: When receiving an Emergency Alarm: 1 In the Alarm List, ^ or v to the required alias. 2 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from Advanced Features your mouth.
4 Radio exits the Emergency Alarm mode and returns to the Home screen. If your radio is set to Silent, it does not display any audio or visual indicators during Emergency mode. Sending an Emergency Alarm with Call This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm to a group of radios. Upon acknowledgement by a radio within the group, the group of radios can communicate over a programmed Emergency channel. Procedure: 1 Press the programmed Emergency On button.
calls to sound through the radio’s speaker, until you press the PTT button to initiate the call. If your radio is set to Silent with Voice, it does not display any audio or visual indicators during Emergency mode, but allow incoming calls to sound through the radio’s speaker. The indicators only appear once you press the PTT button to initiate, or respond to, the call.
Press the programmed Emergency Off button to exit the Emergency mode. • You press the programmed Emergency On button during an 6 The radio returns to the Home screen. 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.
Text Message Features Your radio is able to receive data, for example a text message, from another radio or an e-mail application. The maximum length of characters for sending a text message, including the subject line (seen when receiving message from an e-mail application), is 140, whereas to receive would be a maximum of 280 characters. Advanced Features The radio exits the current screen once the inactivity timer expires.
Sending a Quick Text Message 6 Press c once message is composed. 7 ^ or v to the required alias or ID and press c to select. OR ^ or v to Manual Dial and press c to select. Your radio supports a maximum of 50 Quick Text messages as programmed by your dealer. Key in the subscriber alias or ID and press c. OR While Quick Text messages are predefined, you can edit each message before sending it. d to edit the message.
Sending a Quick Text Message with the One Touch Access Button Procedure: 1 Press the programmed One Touch Access button to send a predefined Quick Text message to a predefined alias or ID. 2 The display shows transitional mini notice, confirming your message is being sent. Advanced Features 3 If the message is sent, a tone sounds and the display shows 62 positive mini notice. OR If the message is not sent, a low tone sounds and the display shows negative mini notice.
Use the keypad to edit your message. Press < to move one space to the left. Press c once message is composed. 3 ^ or v to the required alias or ID and press c to select. OR ^ or v to Manual Dial and press c to select. Key in the subscriber alias or ID and press c. 4 The display shows transitional mini notice, confirming your message is being sent. 5 If the message is sent, a tone sounds and the display shows positive mini notice.
Resending a Text Message Procedure: OR If the message is not sent, a low tone sounds and the display shows negative mini notice. 1 Press c to resend the same message to the same subscriber/group alias or ID. 2 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.
Viewing a Sent Text Message folder. Procedure: Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below. 5 ^ or v to the required alias or ID and press c to select. OR ^ or v to Manual Dial and press c to select. Key in the subscriber ID and press c. 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.
NOTE: If the channel type (i.e. conventional digital or Capacity Plus or Linked Capacity Plus) is not a match, you can only edit, forward, or delete a Sent message. Procedure: 1 Press c again while viewing the message. 2 ^ or v to Resend and press c to select. 3 The display shows transitional mini notice, confirming that the same message is being sent to the same target radio. Advanced Features 4 If the message is sent, a tone sounds and the display shows positive mini notice.
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 c to access the menu. You can select one of the following options when receiving a text message: • Read 2 ^ or v to Messages and press c to select. • Read Later 3 ^ or v to Sent Items and press c to select.
Press ^ or v to access the Read Later or Delete option screen: Procedure: • Select Read Later to return to the screen you were on prior 1 c to access the menu. • Select Delete to delete the text message. 2 ^ or v to Messages and press c to select. to receiving 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.
4 ^ or v to the required message and press c to select. 6 Long press d to return to the Home screen. You cannot reply to a Telemetry Status text message. Replying to a Text Message from the Inbox Procedure: Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to Step 3. OR Follow the procedure below. 7 Press c once message is composed. 8 The display shows transitional mini notice, confirming your message is being sent. 9 If the message is sent, a tone sounds and the display shows positive mini notice.
4 ^ or v to the required message and press c to select. A subject line may be shown if the message is from an e-mail application. 5 Press c once more to access the sub-menu. 6 ^ or v to Delete and press c to select. 7 ^ or v to Yes and press c to select. 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 c to access the menu. 8 The display shows positive mini notice.
Analog Message Encode Analog Status Update 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 ^ or v to Message and press c to select. Sending Status Update to Predefined Contact 2 ^ or v to Quick Text and press c to select.
Privacy Advanced Features 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. The LED lights up solid green while the radio is transmitting and double blinks green when the radio is receiving an ongoing privacy-enabled transmission. NOTE: Some radio models may not offer this Privacy feature.
NOTE: At Step 4, you can also use < or > to change the selected option. Dual Tone Multi Frequency (DTMF) Procedure: To initiate a DTMF call. 1 Press and hold the PTT button. 2 Enter the desired number, * or #. You can turn off the DTMF tone by disabling all radio tones and alerts (see Turning the Radio Tones/Alerts On or Off on page 84). Advanced Features The Dual Tone Multi Frequency (DTMF) feature allows the radio to operate in a radio system with an interface to telephone systems.
Multi-Site Controls These features are applicable when your current radio channel is part of an IP Site Connect or Linked Capacity Plus configuration. 1 c to access the menu. See IP Site Connect on page 13 and Linked Capacity Plus on page 14 for more details about these configurations. 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. Starting an Automatic Site Search 5 ^ or v to Unlock Site and press c to select.
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 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to Site Roaming and press c to select. 5 ^ or v to Lock Site State. c 6 Press c to lock site. The display shows 9 beside Enabled. OR Press c to unlock site. The 9 disappears from beside Enabled.
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. 1 c to access the menu. NOTE: Performing Radio Disable and Enable is limited to radios with these functions enabled. Check with your dealer or system administrator for more information. 3 ^ or v to the required alias or ID and press c to select.
Radio Enable 1 Press the programmed Radio Enable button. 2 ^ or v to the required alias or ID and press c to select. 3 The display shows Radio Enable and the subscriber alias or ID. The LED lights up solid green. 4 Wait for acknowledgment. 5 If successful, the radio sounds a positive indicator tone and the display shows positive mini notice. OR If unsuccessful, the radio sounds a negative indicator tone and the display shows negative mini notice. Dial and press c to select.
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.
OR After the third incorrect password, the display shows Wrong Password and then, shows Radio Locked. A tone sounds and the LED double blinks yellow. Your radio enters into locked state for 15 minutes, and responds to inputs from On/Off/Volume Control Knob and programmed Backlight Auto button only. NOTE: The radio is unable to receive any call, including emergency calls, in locked state. Unlocking the Radio from Locked State Procedure: Wait for 15 minutes.
NOTE: At Step 6, you can also use < or > to change the selected option. Changing the Password Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to Passwd Lock and press c to select. Advanced Features 5 Enter your current four-digit password. See Step 2 in Accessing the Radio from Password on page 78. 6 If the password is correct: ^ or v to Change Pwd and press c to select.
Bluetooth Operation Bluetooth operates within a range of 10 meters line of sight. This is an unobstructed path between your radio and your Bluetooth-enabled device. It is not recommended that you leave your radio behind and expect your Bluetooth-enabled device to work with a high degree of reliability when they are separated. At the fringe areas of reception, both voice and tone quality will start to sound "garbled" or "broken".
4 ^ or v to the required device and press c to select. OR ^ or v to Find Devices to locate available devices. ^ or v to the required device and press c to select. 5 ^ or v to Connect and press c to select. Display shows Connecting to . Your Bluetooth-enabled device may require additional steps to complete the pairing. Refer to respective Bluetoothenabled device’s user manual. Advanced Features 6 If successful, the radio display shows Connected.
2 A tone sounds and display shows Route Audio to Radio. Viewing Device Details Editing Device Name You can edit the name of available Bluetooth-enabled devices. Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. Procedure: 2 ^ or v to Bluetooth and press c to select. 1 c to access the menu. 3 ^ or v to Devices and press c to select. 2 ^ or v to Bluetooth and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to the required device and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Devices and press c to select.
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.
NOTE: At Step 5, you can also use < or > to change the selected option. You can enable and disable keypad tones if needed. Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to Tones/Alerts and press c to select. 5 ^ or v to Keypad Tones and press c to select. 6 Press c to enable keypad tones. The display shows 9 beside Enabled. OR Press c to disable keypad tones. The 9 disappears from beside Enabled.
Turning the Talk Permit Tone On or Off You can enable and disable the Talk Permit Tone if needed. Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. Advanced Features 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. Settings: High enables communication with radios located at a considerable distance from you. Low enables communication with radios in closer proximity. Procedure: Press the programmed Power Level button to toggle transmit power level between high and low.
Adjusting the Display Brightness You can change radio’s display mode between Day or Night, as needed. This affects the color palette of the display. You can adjust radio’s display brightness as needed. Procedure: Press the programmed Display Mode button to toggle the display mode settings. OR Follow the procedure below. 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to Day/Night and press c to select.
OR Follow the procedure below. 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to Backlight Auto 5 Press c to enable backlight. The display shows 9 beside Enabled. OR Advanced Features Press c to disable backlight. The 9 disappears from beside Enabled. The display backlight and keypad backlighting are automatically turned off if the LED indicator is disabled (see Turning the LED Indicator On or Off on page 90).
4 ^ or v to Keypad Lock and press c to select. 1 c to access the menu. 5 The display shows Keypad Locked and returns to the Home 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to Intro Screen and press c to select. 5 Press c to enable Introduction Screen. The display shows 9 beside Enabled. OR Press c to disable Introduction Screen. The 9 disappears from beside Enabled. NOTE: At Step 4, you can also use < or > to change the selected option.
Turning the LED Indicator On or Off You can enable and disable the LED Indicator if needed. Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. • Turn the radio off and power it on again, OR • Change the channel via the Channel Selector Knob, OR 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. • Follow the procedure below. 4 ^ or v to LED Indicator and press c to select. NOTE: Turning this feature on or off is limited to radios with this function enabled.
Press c to disable VOX. The 9 disappears from beside Enabled. NOTE: At Step 4, you can also use < or > to change the selected option. Turning the Option Board Feature(s) On or Off Option board capabilities within each channel and can be assigned to programmable buttons. Refer to your dealer or system administrator for more information. 4 ^ or v to Cable Type and press c to select. 5 The current cable type is indicated by a 9. NOTE: At Step 4, you can also use < or > to change the selected option.
4 Press c to enable Voice Announcement. The display shows 9 beside Enabled. OR Press c to disable Voice Announcement. The 9 disappears from beside Enabled. NOTE: At Step 3, you can also use < or > to change the selected option. Call Forwarding Advanced Features You can enable your radio to automatically forward voice calls to another radio. NOTE: At Step 3, you can also use < or > to change the selected option.
3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. 5 Press c to enable Digital Mic AGC. The display shows 9 beside Enabled. OR 5 Press c to enable Analog Mic AGC. The display shows 9 Press c to disable Digital Mic AGC. The 9 disappears from beside Enabled. beside Enabled. OR Press c to disable Analog Mic AGC. The 9 disappears from beside Enabled. NOTE: At Step 3, you can also use < or > to change the selected option.
3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to Intelligent Audio. Press the programmed GPS button to toggle the feature on or off. OR 5 Press c to enable Intelligent Audio. The display shows 9 1 c to access the menu. beside Enabled. OR 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. Press c to disable Intelligent Audio. The 9 disappears from beside Enabled. 3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select.
Checking the Radio Alias and ID • GPS Information Displays the ID of your radio. NOTE: Press d at any time to return to the previous screen Procedure: Press the programmed Radio Alias and ID button to check your radio alias and ID. You hear a positive indicator tone. OR or long press d to return to the Home screen. The radio exits the current screen once the inactivity timer expires. Follow the procedure below. Accessing the Battery Information Displays information on your radio battery.
2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Radio Info and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Radio Info and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to GPS Info and press c to select. 4 ^ or v to Versions and press c to select. 5 ^ or v to the required item and press c to select. 5 The display shows the current firmware and codeplug 6 The display shows the requested GPS information. versions.
Front Panel Configuration (FPC) Entering FPC Mode Procedure: 1 c to access the menu. 2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select. 3 ^ or v to Program Radio and press c to select. NOTE: Long press d at any time to return to the Home screen. Advanced Features Your radio is able to customize certain feature parameters to enhance the use of your radio. Editing FPC Mode Parameters Use the following buttons as required while navigating through the feature parameters.
Accessories Your radio is compatible with the accessories listed in this chapter. Contact your dealer for details. Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 98 Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 98 Carry Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 99 Chargers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 99 Earbuds and Earpieces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Carry Devices Full-Keypad Radio (PMLN5838_) • Hard Leather Carry Case with 3-Inch Swivel Belt Loop for Full-Keypad Radio (PMLN5840_) • Hard Leather Carry Case with 2.5-Inch Swivel Belt Loop for Full-Keypad and Limited-Keypad Radio (PMLN5842_) • Nylon Carry Case with 3-Inch Fixed Belt Loop for Full-Keypad and Limited-Keypad Radio (PMLN5844_) • Belt Clip for 2-Inch Belt Width (PMLN4651_) • Belt Clip for 2.
Earbuds and Earpieces • Receive-Only Earbud (AARLN4885_) • Receive-Only Earbud (MDRLN4885_) • D-Shell Receive-Only Earpiece (PMLN4620_) • Receive-Only Earpiece (RLN4941_) • Standard Earpiece, Black (RLN6279_) • Standard Earpiece, Beige (RLN6280_) • Earpiece with Acoustic Tube Assembly, Beige (RLN6284_) • Earpiece with Acoustic Tube Assembly, Black (RLN6285_) • Earpiece with High Noise Kit, Beige (RLN6288_) • Earpiece with High Noise Kit, Black (RLN6289_) • Over-the-Ear Receiver for Remote Speaker Microphone
• IMPRES 2-Wire Surveillance Kit, Black (RLN5880_) • IMPRES 2-Wire Surveillance Kit, Beige (RLN5881_) Acoustic Tube, Black (RLN5882_) • IMPRES 2-Wire Surveillance Kit with Clear, Comfortable Acoustic Tube, Beige (RLN5883_) (RLN4764_) • Large Custom Earpiece for Surveillance Kits, Left Ear (RLN4765_) Miscellaneous Accessories • IMPRES 3-Wire Surveillance, Black (PMLN5097_) • Universal Chest Pack (HLN6602_) • IMPRES 3-Wire Surveillance, Beige (PMLN5106_) • Waterproof Bag, Includes Large Carry Strap (H
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