Motorola PRO7550 User manual

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CONTENTS

Computer Software Copyrights. . . . . . . . . . 3

Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Safety and General Information . . . . . . . . . 5

RF Operational Characteristics . . . . . . . 5

Exposure To Radio Frequency Energy . 5

Portable Radio Operation and EME

Exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Antenna Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Two-Way Radio Operation. . . . . . . . . . . 6

Body-Worn Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Data Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Approved Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Electromagnetic Interference/

Compatibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Safety and General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Operational Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Operational Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Intrinsically Safe Radio Information. . . . . . 10

FMRC Approved Equipment . . . . . . . . 10

Repair of FMRC Approved Products . . 11

Radio Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Parts of the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

PRO7550™ and PRO7650™ Models . 15

On/Off/Volume Knob. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Mode Selector Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

LED Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button . . . . . . . . . 16

Microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Keypad Keys. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Menu Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Selecting a Feature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Menu Display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

LCD Screen and Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Alert Tone Indications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Programmable Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Trunked Radio Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Battery Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Battery Charge Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Attaching the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Removing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Accessory Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Removing the Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Attaching the Belt Clip. . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Removing the Belt Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Attaching the Side Connector Cover. . 30

Turning The Radio On or Off. . . . . . . . 30

Receiving a Trunked Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Radio Self Test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Radio

Calls

(Trunked Operation Only) . 33

Selecting a Zone and Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Selecting a Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Receiving a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Conventional Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Trunked Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Low-Battery Alert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Coded Squelch Operation. . . . . . . . . . 35

Variable RF Power Level (Selected

Models Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Failsoft Operation (Trunked Systems

Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Muting the Keypad Tones. . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Scan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Scan Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Turning Scan On or Off with the

Keypad). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Deleting Nuisance Modes . . . . . . . . . . 38

Viewing a Scan List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Programming a Scan List . . . . . . . . . . 39

Trunked Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Viewing Your Radio’s ID Number. . . . . . . 41

Enhanced Private Call Operation. . . . . . . 41

Answering a Private Call. . . . . . . . . . . 42

Making a Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Call Alert™ Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Answering a Call Alert™ Page with

a Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Making a Call Alert™ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Initiating a Call Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Sending the Call Alert. . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Programming the Radio’s Lists . . . . . . . . 49

Programming the Telephone List

Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Programming the Call List. . . . . . . . . . 50

Trunked Telephone Operation. . . . . . . . . 52

Answering a Telephone Call. . . . . . . . 52

Making a Telephone Call . . . . . . . . . . 53

Automatic Multiple Site Selection (AMSS)

(PRO7650 Only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Forcing a Site Change . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Locking and Unlocking a Site . . . . . . . 56

Conventional Call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Selecting a Conventional Channel. . . . . . 57

Sending a Conventional Call . . . . . . . . . . 57

Repeater or Talkaround Mode. . . . . . . . . 57

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Smart PTT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Limited Warranty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Carry Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Chargers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Headsets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Remote Speaker Microphones . . . . . . . . . 66

Adapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Antennas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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 oth-

er countries preserve for Motorola certain ex-

clusive rights for copyrighted computer

programs, including, but not limited to, the ex-

clusive right to copy or reproduce in any form

the copyrighted computer program. According-

ly, any copyrighted Motorola computer pro-

grams contained in the Motorola products

described in this manual may not be copied, re-

produced, modiﬁed, reverse-engineered, or

distributed in any manner without the express

written permission of Motorola. Furthermore,

the purchase of Motorola products shall not be

deemed to grant either directly or by implica-

tion, estoppel, or otherwise, any license under

the copyrights, patents or patent applications of

Motorola, except for the normal non-exclusive

license to use that arises by operation of law in

the sale of a product.

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SAFETY

SAFETY AND GENERAL

INFORMATION

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON SAFE AND

EFFICIENT OPERATION

READ THIS INFORMATION BEFORE USING

YOUR MOTOROLA TWO-WAY RADIO

The information provided in this document

supersedes the general safety information

contained in user guides published prior to July

2000. For information regarding radio use and

hazardous atmosphere please refer to the

Factory Mutual (FM) Approval Manual

Supplement or Instruction Card, which is

included with radio models that offer this

capability.

RF Operational Characteristics

Your radio contains a transmitter and a

receiver. When it is ON, it receives and

transmits radio frequency (RF) energy.

Exposure To Radio Frequency Energy

Your Motorola Two-Way Radio, is designed to

comply with the following National and

International Standards and Guidelines

regarding exposure of human beings to radio

frequency electromagnetic energy: (EME)

• United States Federal Communications

Commission, Code of Federal Regulations

(47 CFR part 2 sub-part J)

• American National Standards Institute

(ANSI)/Institute of Electrical and Electronic

Engineers (IEEE) (C95.1 - 1992)

• Institute of Electrical and Electronic

Engineers (IEEE) (C95.1-1999 Edition)

• National Council on Radiation Protection

and Measurements (NCRP) of the United

States (Report 86, 1986)

• International Commission on Non-Ionizing

Radiation Protection (ICNRP - 1998)

• National Radiological Protection Board of

the United Kingdom (1995)

• Ministry of Health (Canada) Safety Code 6.

Limits of Human Exposure to

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Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields in

the Frequency Range from 3 kHz to 300

GHz (1999)

• Australian Communications Authority

Radiocommunications (Electromagnetic

Radiation - Human Exposure) Standard

(1999) (applicable to wireless phones only)

PORTABLE RADIO OPERATION

AND EME EXPOSURE

To assure optimal radio performance and make

sure human exposure to radio frequency

electromagnetic energy is within the guidelines

set forth in the above standards, always

adhere to the following procedures:

Antenna Care

Use only the supplied or an approved

replacement antenna

. Unauthorized

antennas, modiﬁcations, or attachments could

damage the radio and may violate

FCC

regulations.

DO NOT hold the antenna when the two-

way radio is "IN USE".

Holding the antenna

affects call quality and may cause the radio to

operate at a higher power level than needed.

Two-Way Radio Operation

When using your radio as a

traditional two-way radio,

hold

the radio in a vertical

position with the

microphone one to two

inches (2.5 to 5 cm) away

from the lips.

Body-Worn Operation

To maintain compliance with FCC RF exposure

guidelines, if you wear a radio on your body

when transmitting, always place the radio in

a

Motorola supplied or approved clip, holder,

holster, case, or body harness.

Use of non-

Motorola-approved accessories may exceed

FCC RF exposure guidelines.

If you do not

use a body-worn accessory, ensure the

antenna is at least one inch (2.5 cm) from

your body when transmitting.

Data Operation

When using any data feature of the radio, with

or without an accessory cable,

position the

antenna of the radio at least one inch (2.5

cm) from the body.

MAN WITH RADIO

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Approved Accessories

For a list of approved Motorola accessories

look in the appendix or accessory section of

this manual.

ELECTROMAGNETIC

INTERFERENCE/COMPATIBILITY

Note:

Nearly every electronic device is

susceptible to electromagnetic

interference (EMI) if inadequately

shielded, designed or otherwise con-

ﬁgured for electromagnetic compatibil-

ity.

•

FACILITIES

To avoid electromagnetic interference and/or

compatibility conﬂicts, turn off your radio in any

facility where posted notices instruct you to do

so. Hospitals or health care facilities may be

using equipment that is sensitive to external

RF energy.

• AIRCRAFT

When instructed to do so, turn off your radio

when on board an aircraft. Any use of a radio

must be in accordance with applicable

regulations per airline crew instructions.

• MEDICAL DEVICES

•

Pacemakers

The Health Industry Manufacturers

Association recommends that a mini-

mum separation of 6 inches (15

centimeters) be maintained between a

handheld wireless radio and a pace-

maker.These recommendations are

consistent with the independent

research by, and recommendations of,

Wireless Technology Research.

Persons with pacemakers should:

• ALWAYS keep the radio more than six

inches (15 centimeters) from their

pacemaker when the radio is turned

ON.

• not carry the radio in the breast

pocket.

• use the ear opposite the pacemaker to

minimize the potential for interference.

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• turn the radio OFF immediately if you

have any reason to suspect that

interference is taking place.

• Hearing Aids

Some digital wireless radios may interfere with

some hearing aids. In the event of such

interference, you may want to consult your

hearing aid manufacturer to discuss

alternatives.

• Other Medical Devices

If you use any other personal medical device,

consult the manufacturer of your device to

determine if it is adequately shielded from RF

energy. Your physician may be able to assist

you in obtaining this information.

SAFETY AND GENERAL

• Use While Driving

Check the laws and regulations on the use of

radios in the area where you drive. Always

obey them

When using your radio while driving, please:

• Give full attention to driving and to the

road.

• Use hands-free operation, if available.

• Pull off the road and park before making or

answering a call if driving conditions so

require.

OPERATIONAL WARNINGS

• FOR VEHICLES WITH AN

AIR BAG

Do not place a portable radio in

the area over an air bag or in the air bag

deployment area. Air bags inﬂate with great

force. If a portable radio is placed in the air bag

deployment area and the air bag inﬂates, the

radio may be propelled with great force and

cause serious injury to occupants of the

vehicle.

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• POTENTIALLY EXPLOSIVE

ATMOSPHERES

Turn off your radio prior to entering any area

with a potentially explosive atmosphere, unless

it is a radio type especially qualiﬁed for use in

such areas as "Intrinsically Safe" (for example,

Factory Mutual, CSA, or UL Approved). Do not

remove, install, or charge batteries in such

areas. Sparks in a potentially explosive

atmosphere can cause an explosion or ﬁre

resulting in bodily injury or even death.

Note:

The areas with potentially explosive

atmospheres referred to above include

fueling areas such as below decks on

boats, fuel or chemical transfer or stor-

age facilities, areas where the air con-

tains chemicals or particles, such as

grain, dust or metal powders, and any

other area where you would normally

be advised to turn off your vehicle

engine. Areas with potentially explo-

sive atmospheres are often but not

always posted.

• BLASTING CAPS AND AREAS

To avoid possible interference with blasting

operations, turn off your radio when you are

near electrical blasting caps, in a blasting area,

or in areas posted: "Turn off two-way radio".

Obey all signs and instructions.

OPERATIONAL CAUTIONS

• ANTENNAS

Do not use any portable radio

that has a damaged antenna.

If

a damaged antenna comes into contact with

your skin, a minor burn can result.

• BATTERIES

All batteries can cause property damage and/

or bodily injury such as burns if a conductive

material such as jewelry, keys, or beaded

chains touch exposed terminals. The

conductive material may complete an electrical

circuit (short circuit) and become quite hot.

Exercise care in handling any charged battery,

particularly when placing it inside a pocket,

purse, or other container with metal objects.

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INTRINSICALLY SAFE RADIO

INFORMATION

FMRC Approved Equipment

Anyone intending to use a radio in a location

where hazardous concentrations of ﬂammable

material exist (hazardous atmosphere) is

advised to become familiar with the subject of

intrinsic safety and with the National Electric

Code NFPA 70 (National Fire Protection

Association) Article 500 (hazardous [classiﬁed]

locations).

An Approval Guide, issued by Factory Mutual

Research Corporation (FMRC), lists

manufacturers and the products approved by

FMRC for use in such locations. FMRC has

also issued a voluntary approval standard for

repair service (“Class Number 3605”).

FMRC Approval labels are attached to the

radio to identify the unit as being FM Approved

for speciﬁed hazardous atmospheres. This

label speciﬁes the hazardous Class/Division/

Group along with the part number of the

battery that must be used. Depending on the

design of the portable unit, this FM label can

be found on the back or the bottom of the radio

housing. The FM Approval mark is shown

below:

WARNINGS

• Do not operate radio

communications equipment in a

hazardous atmosphere unless it

is a type especially qualiﬁed for such use

(e.g., FMRC Approved). An explosion or ﬁre

may result.

• Do not operate an FMRC Approved Product

in a hazardous atmosphere if it has been

physically damaged (e.g., cracked

housing). An explosion or ﬁre may result.

• Do not replace or charge batteries in a

hazardous atmosphere. Contact sparking

may occur while installing or removing

batteries and cause an explosion or ﬁre.

WARNINGS

• Do not replace or change

accessories in a hazardous

atmosphere. Contact sparking

FM

APPROVED

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may occur while installing or removing

accessories and cause an explosion or ﬁre.

• Do not operate an FMRC Approved Product

unit in a hazardous location with the

accessory contacts exposed. Keep the

connector cover in place when accessories

are not used.

• Turn a radio off before removing or installing

a battery or accessory.

• Do not disassemble an FMRC Approved

Product unit in any way that exposes the

internal electrical circuits of the unit.

Radios must ship from the Motorola

manufacturing facility with the hazardous

atmosphere capability and FM Approval

labeling. Radios will not be “upgraded” to this

capability and labeled in the ﬁeld.

A modiﬁcation changes the unit’s hardware

from its original design conﬁguration.

Modiﬁcations can only be made by the original

product manufacturer at one of its

FMRC-audited manufacturing facilities.

WARNINGS

• Failure to use an FMRC

Approved Product unit with an

FMRC Approved battery or

FMRC Approved accessories speciﬁcally

approved for that product may result in the

dangerously unsafe condition of an unap-

proved radio combination being used in a

hazardous location.

• Unauthorized or incorrect modiﬁcation of an

FMRC Approved Product unit will negate

the Approval rating of the product.

Repair of FMRC Approved Products

REPAIRS FOR MOTOROLA PRODUCTS

WITH FMRC APPROVAL ARE THE

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER.

You should not repair or relabel any Motorola-

manufactured communication equipment

bearing the FMRC Approval label (“FMRC

Approved Product”) unless you are familiar

with the current FMRC Approval standard for

repairs and service (“Class Number 3605”).

You may want to consider using a repair facility

that operates under 3605 repair service approval.

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WARNINGS

• Incorrect repair or relabeling of

any FMRC Approved Product

unit could adversely affect the

Approval rating of the unit.

• Use of a radio that is not intrinsically safe in

a hazardous atmosphere could result in

serious injury or death.

FMRC’s Approval Standard Class Number

3605 is subject to change at any time without

notice to you, so you may want to obtain a

current copy of 3605 from FMRC. Per the

December 1994 publication of 3605, some key

deﬁnitions and service requirements are as

follows:

Repair

A repair constitutes something done internally

to the unit that would bring it back to its original

condition—Approved by FMRC. A repair

should be done in an FMRC Approved facility.

Items not considered as repairs are those in

which an action is performed on a unit which

does not require the outer casing of the unit to

be opened in a manner which exposes the

internal electrical circuits of the unit. You do not

have to be an FMRC Approved Repair Facility

to perform these actions.

Relabeling

The repair facility shall have a method by which

the replacement of FMRC Approval labels are

controlled to ensure that any relabeling is

limited to units that were originally shipped

from the Manufacturer with an FM Approval

label in place. FMRC Approval labels shall not

be stocked by the repair facility. An FMRC

Approval label shall be ordered from the

original manufacturer, as needed, to repair a

speciﬁc unit. Replacement labels may be

obtained and applied by the repair facility,

provided there is satisfactory evidence that the

unit being relabeled was originally an FMRC

Approved unit. Veriﬁcation may include, but is

not limited to: a unit with a damaged Approval

label, a unit with a defective housing displaying

an Approval label, or a customer invoice

indicating the serial number of the unit and

purchase of an FMRC Approved model.

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Do Not Substitute Options or Accessories

The Motorola communications equipment

certiﬁed by Factory Mutual is tested as a

system and consists of the FM Approved

portable, FM Approved battery, and FM

Approved accessories or options, or both. This

FM Approved portable and battery

combination must be strictly observed. There

must be no substitution of items, even if the

substitute has been previously Approved with a

different Motorola communications equipment

unit. Approved conﬁgurations are listed in the

FM Approval Guide published by FMRC, or in

the product FM Supplement. This FM

Supplement is shipped from the manufacturer

with the FM Approved radio and battery

combination. The Approval Guide, or the

Approval Standard Class Number 3605

document for repairs and service, can be

ordered directly from Factory Mutual Research

Corporation located in Norwood,

Massachusetts.

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RADIO OVERVIEW

PARTS OF THE RADIO

PRO7550

™

and PRO7650

™

Models

(programmable)

Side Button 1 (A)

(programmable)

Side Button 3 (C)

(programmable)

Top Button (D)

Keypad

Front Buttons

Mode Selector Knob

Button

Push-to-Talk (PTT)

On/Off/Volume Knob

LED Indicator

(programmable)

Side Button 2 (B)

Microphone

(Select Key)

Side

Connector

Cover

Side

Connector

Cover

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On/Off/Volume Knob

Turns the radio on or off, and adjusts the radio’s

volume.

Mode Selector Knob

Selects the required operation mode.

LED Indicator

Indicates status of battery (see page 26); or (see

table below) power-up, scan, or receipt of a radio

selective call:

Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button

Press and hold down this button to talk; release it to

listen.

Microphone

When sending a message, hold the microphone 1 to

2 inches (2.5 to 5 cm) away from your mouth, and

speak clearly into the microphone.

Keypad Keys

With PTT switch pressed (radio transmitting)

Steady red

Radio is transmitting (

PTT

button

pressed)

LED unlit Radio is not transmitting

Flashing red

Low battery (conventional mode

only; programmable from the

CPS)

Momentary

green

Radio has powered-up success-

fully

Amber

In Permanent Monitor (Conven-

tional only)

With PTT Released (radio receiving)

Blinking red

light*

Mode busy (conventional

mode only)

Blinking green

light

Receipt of a telephone call,

Private Conversation call,

or Call Alert page

123

456

789

*0#

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RADIO OVERVIEW

These keys are used for:

• dialing a phone number.

• entering a speciﬁc radio ID number when mak-

ing a private or Call Alert radio call

The following table shows the character cycle for

each key, when entering information for

programming the radio’s lists.

Note:

The sequence in the table above is valid

when entering information on a blank dis-

play. However, when editing existing infor-

mation, the above sequence may differ. For

instance, if the last character entered is a

“

R

”, pressing

7

to enter the next char-

acter, would start the character cycle at “S”

and NOT at “P”.

After the button rolls

over from the number, alpha charac-

ters are displayed again but in lower

case letters.

Key

Number of Times the Key is Pressed

123456

0

1

Blank

space

2

AB

C2

3

DE

F3

4

GH

I4

5

JK

L5

6

MN

O6

7

PQ

RS7

8

TU

V8

9

WX

YZ9

*

#

#-

+./\

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RADIO OVERVIEW

• When editing existing information, pressing

1

would

ALWAYS

start the character

cycle at the “

blank space

” and

NOT at “1”.

Menu Keys

Selecting a Feature

A unique feature of your radio is its use of the

display to give you quick access to many of the

radio’s features without having to have a dedicated

key for each feature.

The names of the features (CALL, MUTE, etc.) are

shown on the display, three at a time. Selection of

features is controlled by the three keys directly

below the feature names: the left key controls the

left feature, the middle key controls the middle

feature, and the right key controls the right feature.

Softkeys (l;l)

When already in Menu Mode, these keys are used

to make Menu selections.

Left and Right Arrow Keys (,/)

The left and right arrow keys are used to scroll the

display forward or backward through the radio’s

features and lists. There is no end point to the list,

so if you continue to scroll in one direction, the

display will “wrap around” back to the beginning of

the list. If you hold either key down, the display will

scroll at a faster rate until the key is released.

The left arrow key is also used for editing when you

are entering information manually from the keypad.

Pressing the left arrow key, when editing numeric

information (such as telephone numbers), will

backspace, and erase the display, one character at

a time. If you have erased all the digits, an additional

press of the left arrow key will return the display to

the pre-programmed list.

Pressing the left arrow key, when editing alphabetic

information (such as member’s names), will move

the cursor one step to the left.

l;l

,./

Softkey 1

Softkey 3

Left Home

Right

Softkey 2

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HOME Key (.)

The HOME key will always return you to the home

(default) display. In most cases, this is the current

mode. In addition, if you are using a feature that

requires it, pressing the HOME key will also cause

information to be saved in memory before going to

the home display. Some radio features will

automatically go to the home display when they are

completed, without having to press the HOME key,

thus reducing the number of key presses required.

Menu Display

The menu items can be displayed in normal video or

in reversed video (programmable through the CPS).

All the menu items in the examples in this manual

are shown in reversed video.

The order in which the menu items are displayed is

programmable. Thus, the order of the menu items

on your radio may differ from those shown here in

this manual. In such a situation, press the relevant

softkey to make your menu selections. All

descriptions of functions and displays after the

selection are valid.

LCD Screen and Icons

Displays mode selected, channel, menu, and radio

status information. The top two screen rows show

radio status indicator symbols, explained in the

following table

.

Symbol Name and Description

A

XPAND™ Indicator

Indicates that your radio has the com-

panding feature activated.

B

Power Level Indicator

R lights up when your radio is conﬁg-

ured to transmit in Low Power. S lights

up when your radio is conﬁgured to

transmit in High Power.

A B C F G J

“K P

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English

RADIO OVERVIEW

Alert Tone Indications

Your radio generates a number of audible tones to

indicate radio operating conditions:

• Low Battery – A low-battery condition is indi-

cated by a high-pitched, cricket-like “chirp-chirp”

when the PTT button is released following a

transmission.

• Successful Power-Up – A short, medium-pitched

tone when the radio is ﬁrst turned on indicates

that the radio has passed its power-up self test

and is ready for use.

C

Carrier Squelch Indicator

Indicates when the active conventional

mode is being monitored in the carrier

squelch mode;

ON = BEING MONITORED/

OFF = NOT BEING MONITORED.

F

Call Received

Flashes when a call or page is received.

G

Scan Indicator

Indicates when the radio is scanning;

ON = SCANNING/OFF =NOT SCAN-

NING.

J

Direct

Indicates whether you are talking

directly to another radio (talkaround), or

through a repeater;

ON = DIRECT

OFF = REPEATER.

Symbol Name and Description

K

Programming/Viewing Mode

Indicates when the radio is in the pro-

gramming or viewing mode;

ON = IN VIEWING MODE

BLINKING = IN PROGRAMMING

MODE.

P

Battery Level Indicator

Shows the remaining charge in your

battery, based on how many bars are

displayed.

Flashing, indicates ﬂat battery.

Symbol Name and Description

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