Motorola AZ489FT3807 User manual

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ASTRO
®
XTS™ 2500
Digital Portable Radio
Model III
User Guide
6881094C06-B
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Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance
ATTENTION!
This radio is restricted to occupational use only to satisfy FCC RF energy
exposure requirements. Before using this product, read the RF energy
awareness information and operating instructions in the Product Safety and
RF Exposure booklet enclosed with your radio (Motorola Publication part
number 6881095C98) to ensure compliance with RF energy exposure limits.
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<
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ASTRO XTS 2500 Model III iii
Contents
Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance ................................. ii
Computer Software Copyrights ......................................................... ii
Documentation Copyrights ................................................................ ii
Disclaimer ......................................................................................... ii
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance ................................. 1
General Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Notations Used in This Manual ......................................................... 3
XTS 2500 Model III Radio ................................................................. 4
Physical Features of the
XTS 2500 Model III Radio ................................................................. 5
Programmable Features ................................................................... 6
Display .............................................................................................. 7
Backlight ........................................................................................... 7
Status Symbols ................................................................................. 8
Menu Entry (Softkey) ........................................................................ 9
Menu Select Buttons ......................................................................... 9
Menu Entry Features ................................................................ 10
Home Button (
h
) ............................................................................ 11
App Button (@) ............................................................................... 11
4-Way Navigation Button (
o
) ......................................................... 11
Keypad ............................................................................................ 12
LED Indicators ................................................................................ 13
Alert Tones ...................................................................................... 14
Standard Accessories ..................................................................... 17
Battery ...................................................................................... 17
Smart Battery Condition ........................................................... 19
Antenna .................................................................................... 20
Belt Clip .................................................................................... 21
Universal Connector Cover ............................................................. 22
Remote Speaker Microphone Adapter ............................................ 23
Radio On and Off ............................................................................ 25
Turn the Radio On .................................................................... 25
Turn the Radio Off .................................................................... 25
Zones and Channels ....................................................................... 26
Select a Zone ........................................................................... 26
Select a Channel ...................................................................... 27
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Receive / Transmit ...........................................................................29
Without Using the Volume Set and Monitor Buttons .................29
Use Preprogrammed Volume Set Button ..................................30
Use the Preprogrammed Monitor Button ..................................31
Conventional Mode Operation ..................................................32
Common Radio Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Selectable Power Level ...................................................................33
Use the Menu ............................................................................33
Using the Preprogrammed TX Power Level Switch ..................34
Radio Lock .......................................................................................35
Unlock Your Radio ....................................................................35
Change Your Password ............................................................36
Mute or Unmute Keypad Tones .......................................................37
Use the Menu ............................................................................37
Using the Preprogrammed Side Button ....................................37
Conventional Squelch Options ........................................................38
Analog Squelch .........................................................................38
Digital Squelch ..........................................................................38
PL Defeat .........................................................................................39
Time-out Timer ................................................................................40
Emergency ......................................................................................41
Send an Emergency Alarm .......................................................41
Send an Emergency Call ..........................................................42
Send a Silent Emergency Alarm ...............................................43
Emergency Keep-Alive .............................................................44
Lists .................................................................................................45
View a List .................................................................................45
Scan List Empty ........................................................................46
Edit a Call, Page, or Phone List Number .........................................47
Use the Menu ............................................................................47
Edit a Call, Page, or Phone List Name ............................................49
Use the Menu ............................................................................49
Scan ................................................................................................51
Turn Scan On and Off ...............................................................51
Delete a Nuisance Channel ......................................................53
Conventional Scan Only ...........................................................54
Telephone Calls (Trunking Only) .....................................................55
Answer a Phone Call ................................................................55
Make a Phone Call ....................................................................56
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Contents
Phone Call Display and Alert Prompts ..................................... 58
Private Calls (Trunking Only) .......................................................... 59
Answer a Private Call ............................................................... 59
Make a Private Call .................................................................. 60
Call Alert Paging ............................................................................. 62
Answer a Call Alert Page
....................................................... 62
Make a Call Alert ...................................................................... 63
Conventional Talkgroup Calls
(Conventional Operation Only) ....................................................... 65
Select Talkgroup ....................................................................... 65
Repeater or Direct Operation .......................................................... 66
Select Repeater or Direct Operation ........................................ 66
Special Radio Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
PTT ID ............................................................................................. 67
Receive ..................................................................................... 67
Transmit .................................................................................... 67
View Your Radio’s ID Number .................................................. 68
Dynamic Regrouping (Trunking Only) ............................................. 69
Reprogram Request (ASTRO 25 Trunking Only) ..................... 69
Select Enable / Disable ............................................................ 71
Trunking System Controls ............................................................... 72
Failsoft ...................................................................................... 72
Out-of-Range ............................................................................ 72
Site Lock ................................................................................... 73
Site Trunking ............................................................................ 74
Site View and Change .............................................................. 74
Time and Date ................................................................................. 76
Edit Time and Date ................................................................... 76
Helpful Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Radio Care ...................................................................................... 79
Cleaning ................................................................................... 79
Handling ................................................................................... 79
Service ............................................................................................ 80
Battery ............................................................................................. 81
Battery Life ............................................................................... 81
Charging the Battery ................................................................. 81
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Contents
Battery Recycling and Disposal .......................................................82
Antenna ...........................................................................................84
Radio Operating Frequencies ...................................................84
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Antennas .........................................................................................85
Batteries ..........................................................................................85
Carry Accessories ............................................................................86
Belt Clips ...................................................................................86
Body-Worn ................................................................................86
Chargers ..........................................................................................86
Enhanced and Multi-Unit Line Cords ........................................87
Surveillance Accessories .................................................................87
Earpieces ..................................................................................87
Headsets and Headset Accessories .........................................88
Radio Interface Modules for Ear Microphones ..........................89
Speaker, Remote Speaker ........................................................89
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
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Table 1: Channel Map
Use the chart below to map the channels (C
x
) and zones (Z
x
) for your radio.
Z1 Z2 Z3 Z4 Z5 Z6
C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
C6
C7
C8
C9
C10
C11
C12
C13
C14
C15
C16
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Notes
ASTRO XTS 2500 Model I 1
SAFETY
Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance
ATTENTION!
This radio is restricted to occupational use only to satisfy FCC
RF energy exposure requirements.
Before using this product, read
the RF energy awareness information and operating instructions in
the Product Safety and RF Exposure booklet enclosed with your radio
(Motorola Publication part number 68P81095C99) to ensure
compliance with RF energy exposure limits.
For a list of Motorola-approved antennas, batteries, and other acces-
sories, visit the following web site which lists approved accessories:
http://www.motorola.com/cgiss/index.shtml.
Before using this product, read the operating
instructions for safe usage contained in the Product
Safety and RF Exposure booklet enclosed with your
radio
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Safety
Notes
ASTRO XTS 2500 Model III 3
General Radio Operation
Notations Used in This Manual
You will notice the use of
WARNINGS
,
CAUTIONS
, and
Notes
throughout this manual. These notations are used to emphasize that
safety hazards exist and that care must be taken or observed.
Note:
A
Note
is an operational procedure, practice, or condition,
etc. which is essential to emphasize.
The following special notations identify certain items:
WARNING: An operational procedure, practice,
condition, etc. exists which may result in injury
or death if not carefully observed.
CAUTION: An operational procedure, practice,
condition, etc. exists which may result in damage
to the equipment if not carefully observed.
Example Description
Light
button, or
D
Buttons and keys are shown in
bold
print, or as representative
symbols.
Information appearing in the
radio’s display is shown using
the special display font.
PHONE
Menu entries are shown similar
to the way they appear in the
radio’s display.
Press
U
This means “Press the right side
of the
4-Way Navigation
button.”
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W A R N I N G
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C a u t i o n
PHONE CALL
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General Radio Operation
XTS 2500 Model III Radio
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ASTRO XTS 2500 Model III 5
General Radio Operation
Physical Features of the
XTS 2500 Model III Radio
Item Page Item Page
1
Antenna 20
11 3-Position
Concentric
Switch
(programmable)
2Top
Button
(programmable)
12 On/Off/Volume
Control
Knob
25
3
LED 13
13
Microphone
4
Speaker
14 Top Side
(
Select
)
Button
(programmable)
5
Universal Connector 22
15 Push-to-Talk
(
PTT
) Button
6
Display 7
16 Side Button 1
(programmable)
7Menu Select
Buttons 9
17 Side Button 2
(programmable)
8 App
Button
(for future use)
18 Home
Button 11
9 Keypad
12 19 4-Way
Navigation Button
11
10 16-Position Knob
(programmable)
20 Battery 17
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General Radio Operation
Programmable Features
The programmable controls on your radio can be programmed by a
qualified technician to operate certain software-activated features.
The features that can be assigned to these controls, and the page
numbers where these features can be found, are listed below.
*Available at a future date.
Any references in this manual to controls that are
“preprogrammed” means that a qualified technician must use
the radio’s programming software to assign a feature to a
control.
Table 1: Programmable Features
Feature Page Feature Page
Call Alert Page 62 Private Call 59
Call Response 55 Repeater/Direct 66
Channel Selection 27 Reprogram Request 69
Dynamic Priority 54 Scan On/Off 51
Emergency 41 Site Lock/Unlock 73
Keypad Mute 37 Site Search 74
Light 7 *Smart Battery 19
Monitor 31 Transmit Power Level 33
Nuisance Delete 53 Volume Set 29
Phone 55 Zone Selection 26
PL Defeat 39
ASTRO XTS 2500 Model III 7
General Radio Operation
Display
This figure is typical of what you see on your radio. The 64 x 96 pixel
liquid crystal display (LCD) shows radio status, text, and menu
entries.
Backlight
If poor light conditions make the display and keypad difficult to read,
turn on the radio’s backlights by pressing the preprogrammed Light
button.
These lights will remain on for a preprogrammed time before they turn
off automatically, or you can turn them off immediately by pressing the
Light button again.
MAEPF-27252-O
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General Radio Operation
Status Symbols
The top two rows in the display contain symbols indicating the radio’s
status.
Table 2: Status Symbols
Symbol Indication Page
Call Received. Flashes when an Individual Call
is received.
59
View/Program Mode.
•View a list (steady)
Program a list (flashing)
45
s
Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI).
The received signal strength for the current site.
Trunked only. The more stripes in the symbol, the
stronger the received signal.
74
b
Battery
Conventional = Flashes when the battery is
low.
•Smart = The number of bars (0-3) shown
indicates the charge remaining in your battery.
Flashes when battery level reaches 10% or less.
Note: Smart battery will be available at a future
date.
17
r
Talkaround.
On = Talking directly to another radio, not
through a repeater. Conventional operation only.
•Off = Talking through a repeater.
66
C
Monitor (Carrier Squelch). The selected
channel is being monitored. Conventional
operation only.
31
T
Scan. The radio is scanning a scan list. 51
m
p
p
ASTRO XTS 2500 Model III 9
General Radio Operation
Menu Entry (Softkey)
The bottom row of the display contains one to three menu entries
(also known as softkeys). The menu entries allow you to select from
one of several menus to access the radio’s features. The menu
entries are accessed using the Menu Select buttons.
Menu Select Buttons
The Menu Select buttons access the menu entries of features that
have been activated by a qualified radio technician. Your radio may
be programmed differently from the following example, but the display
for selecting Scan on or off might look like this:
Example: To turn scan on:
Press D.
The display shows the
selected state.
ON OFF
SCAN
T
softkey
3 Menu Select
Buttons
softkey
T
SCAN ON
ON OFF
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General Radio Operation
Menu Entry Features
In most cases, press U to display the following feature selections.
*Available at a future date.
Table 3: Menu Entry Features
Feature
Menu
Entry
Page Feature
Menu
Entry
Page
Call Alert
Page
PAGE 63 Reprogram
Request
RPGM 69
Channel
Selection
CHAN 27 Scan On/Off SCAN 51
Edit a List PROG 47, 49 Site Lock/
Unlock
SITE 73
Keypad
Mute
MUTE 37 Smart
Battery*
BATT 19
Number
Select
NUM 47 Talkgroup
Call
TGRP 65
Password PSWD 36 Text Select NAME 49
Phone PHON 56 Time/Date CLCK 76
Private Call CALL 60 Transmit
Power Level
PWR 33
Radio Lock RADIO
LOCKED
35 View a List VIEW 45
Repeater/
Direct
DIR 66 Zone
Selection
ZONE 26
ASTRO XTS 2500 Model III 11
General Radio Operation
Home Button (h)
The Home button will always return you to the home (default) display.
In most cases, this is the current mode.
Some radio features that can be edited by you require saving
information in memory. Pressing the Home button while using those
features will cause information to be saved before going to the home
display.
Some features do not require you to press the Home button to go to
the home display. This reduces the required number of button
presses.
App Button (@)
Reserved for future use.
4-Way Navigation Button (o)
This button is used to scroll through the radio’s lists or items in the
display.
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General Radio Operation
Keypad
The 3 x 4 alphanumeric keypad provides an
interface to your radio’s features.
The keypad functions in a manner similar to a
standard telephone keypad when entering
numeric digits.
When the keypad is used to edit a list, each key
can generate different characters of the
alphabet. Refer to the following table for a
complete list of characters.
Table 4: Keypad Character Editing Table
Key
Number of times the key is pressed
123456789
0 0()<>
1 1&%
2 ABC2abc
3 DEF 3de f
4 GH I 4gh i
5 JKL5 jkl
6 MNO6mn o
7 PQRS7pq r s
8 TUV8tuv
9 WX Y Z 9wxyz
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