Motorola DP 1400 – page 2

Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call

NOTE: See Privacy on page 28 for more information.

Receiving and Making Calls

Once the channel, radio ID, or group ID is set, you can proceed

Receiving and Responding to a Group Call

to receive and respond to calls.

To receive a call from a group of users, your radio must be

configured as part of that group.

1

The LED blinks green. Your radio unmutes and the incoming

call sounds through the radio's speaker.

2

To respond, hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches

(2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.

3

If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you

will hear a short alert tone the moment the transmitting radio

releases the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for

you to respond.

The LED lights up solid green while the radio is transmitting and

Press the PTT button to respond to the call.

blinks when the radio is receiving.

4

The LED lights up solid green.

The LED lights up solid green while the radio is transmitting.

5

Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak

The radio double blinks green when receiving a privacy-enabled

clearly into the microphone.

call and blinks green when receiving a non-privacy call.

OR

To unscramble a privacy-enabled call, your radio

Wait for the PTT Sidetone to finish (if enabled) and

must have the same Privacy Key, OR the same Key Value and

speak clearly into the microphone.

Key ID (programmed by your dealer) as

6

Release the PTT button to listen.

the transmitting radio (the radio you are receiving

the call from).

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If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of

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If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of

time, the call ends.

time, the call ends.

See Making a Group Call on page 16 for details on making a

See Making a Private Call on page 16 for details on making a

Group Call.

Private Call.

Receiving and Responding to a Selective Call

Receiving and Responding to a Private Call

A Selective Call is a call from an individual radio to another

A Private Call is a call from an individual radio to another

individual radio. It is a Private Call on an analog system.

individual radio.

Procedure:

Procedure:

When you receive a Selective Call:

When you receive a private call:

1

The LED blinks green. Your radio unmutes and the incoming

1

The LED blinks green. Your radio unmutes and the incoming

call sounds through the radio's speaker.

call sounds through the radio's speaker.

2

To respond, hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches

2

To respond, hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches

(2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.

(2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.

3

Press the PTT button to respond to the call. The LED lights

3

If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you will

up solid green.

hear a short alert tone the moment the transmitting radio

releases the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for

4

Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak

you to respond.

clearly into the microphone.

4

Press the PTT button to respond to the call. The LED lights

5

Release the PTT button to listen.

up solid green.

6

If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of

5

Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak

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time, the call ends.

clearly into the microphone.

See Making a Selective Call on page 17 for details on making

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Release the PTT button to listen.

a Selective Call.

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Receiving an All Call

Making a Radio Call

An All Call is a call from an individual radio to every radio on the

Receiving and Making Calls

You can select a channel, radio ID or group ID by using:

channel. It is used to make important announcements requiring

the user’s full attention.

•

The Channel Selector Knob.

Procedure:

•

A programmed One Touch Access button.

When you receive an All Call:

NOTE: Your radio must have the Privacy feature enabled on

1

A tone sounds and the LED blinks green. Your radio

the channel to send a privacy-enabled transmission.

unmutes and the incoming call sounds through the radio's

Only target radios with the same Privacy Key as your

speaker.

radio will be able to unscramble the transmission.

2

An All Call does not wait for a predetermined period of time

See Privacy on page 28 for more information.

before ending.

The One Touch Access feature allows you to make a

If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you

Group or Private Call to a predefined ID easily. This

will hear a short alert tone the moment the transmitting radio

feature can be assigned to a short or long

releases the PTT button, indicating the channel is now

programmable button press.You can ONLY have one

available for use.

ID assigned to a One Touch Access button. Your

radio can have multiple One Touch Access buttons

You cannot respond to an All Call.

programmed.

NOTE: The radio stops receiving the All Call if you switch to a

different channel while receiving the call.

During an All Call, you will not be able to use any

programmed button functions until the call ends.

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Making a Group Call

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If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you

will hear a short alert tone the moment the target radio

To make a call to a group of users, your radio must be

releases the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for

configured as part of that group.

you to respond. Press the PTT button to respond.

Procedure:

OR

If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of

1

Select the channel with the active group alias or ID. See

time, the call ends.

Selecting a Channel on page 12.

OR

Press the programmed One Touch Access button.

Making a Private Call

2

Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from

While you can receive and/or respond to a Private Call

your mouth.

initiated by an authorized individual radio, your radio

must be programmed for you to initiate a Private Call.

3

Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up

solid green.

There are two types of Private Calls. The first type, where a

radio presence check is performed prior to setting up the call,

4

Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak

while the other sets up the call immediately.

clearly into the microphone.

OR

Only one of these call types can be programmed to your radio

by your dealer.

Wait for the PTT Sidetone to finish (if enabled) and

speak clearly into the microphone.

You hear a negative indicator tone, when you make a Private

Call via the One Touch Access button or the Channel

5

Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio

Selector Knob, if this feature is not enabled.

responds, the LED blinks green.

Use the Call Alert features to contact an individual radio. See

Call Alert Operation on page 23 for more information.

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Procedure:

Making a Selective Call

1

Select the channel with the active radio alias or ID. See

Just like a Private Call, while you can receive and/or respond to

Receiving and Making Calls

Selecting a Channel on page 12.

a Selective Call initiated by an authorized individual radio, your

OR

radio must be programmed for you to initiate a Selective Call.

Press the programmed One Touch Access button.

Procedure:

2

Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from

your mouth.

1

Select the channel with the active radio alias or ID. See

Selecting a Channel on page 12.

3

Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up

solid green.

2

Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from

your mouth.

4

Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak

clearly into the microphone.

3

Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up

solid green.

5

Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio

responds, the LED blinks green.

4

Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak

clearly into the microphone.

6

If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you will

hear a short alert tone the moment the target radio releases

5

Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio

the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for you to

responds, the LED blinks green.

respond. Press the PTT button to respond.

6

If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of

OR

time, the call ends.

If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of

time, the call ends.

Talkaround

You can continue to communicate when your repeater is not

operating, or when your radio is out of the repeater’s range but

within talking range of other radios. This is called “talkaround”.

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Making a Call Alert with the One Touch Access

Emergency Operation

Button

An Emergency Alarm is used to indicate a critical situation. You

Procedure:

are able to initiate an Emergency at any time, in any state, even

when there is activity on the current channel.

1

Press the programmed One Touch Access button to make

a Call Alert to the predefined ID.

Your radio supports three Emergency Alarms:

2

The LED lights up solid green when your radio is sending

the Call Alert.

•

Emergency Alarm

3

If the Call Alert acknowledgement is received, two chirps

•

Emergency Alarm with Call

sound.

OR

•

Emergency Alarm with Voice to Follow

If the Call Alert acknowledgement is not received, a low-

In addition, each alarm has the following types:

pitch tone sounds.

•

Regular – Radio transmits an alarm signal and shows audio

and/or visual indicators.

•

Silent – Radio transmits an alarm signal without any audio or

visual indicators. Radio receives calls without any sound

through the radio’s speaker, until you press the PTT button to

initiate the call.

•

Silent with Voice – Radio transmits an alarm signal without

any audio or visual indicators, but allow incoming calls to

sound through the radio’s speaker.

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Sending an Emergency Alarm

Sending an Emergency Alarm with Call

This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm, a non-

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This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm to a group

voice signal, which triggers an alert indication on a group of

of radios. Upon acknowledgement by a radio within the group,

radios.

the group of radios can communicate over a programmed

Procedure:

Emergency channel.

1

Press the programmed Emergency On button.

Procedure:

2

The LED lights up solid green.

1

Press the programmed Emergency On button.

3

When an Emergency Alarm acknowledgment is received,

2

The LED lights up solid green.

the Emergency tone sounds. The LED blinks green.

3

When an Emergency Alarm acknowledgment is received,

OR

the Emergency tone sounds. The LED blinks green.

If your radio does not receive an Emergency Alarm

acknowledgement, and after all retries have been

4

Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from

exhausted, a low-pitch tone sounds.

your mouth.

4

Radio exits the Emergency Alarm mode.

5

Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up

solid green.

If your radio is set to Silent, it will not display any audio or visual

indicators during Emergency mode.

6

Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak

clearly into the microphone.

Release the PTT button to listen.

7

When the channel is free for you to respond, a short alert

tone sounds. ( if the Channel Free Indication feature is

enabled). Press the PTT button to respond.

OR

Once your call ends, press Emergency Off button to exit

the Emergency mode.

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expires.

Sending an Emergency Alarm with Voice to

While transmitting, the LED lights up solid green.

Follow

4

The radio automatically stops transmitting when:

This feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm to a group

Once the cycling duration between hot mic and receiving

of radios. Your radio’s microphone is automatically activated,

calls expires, if Emergency Cycle Mode is enabled.

allowing you to communicate with the group of radios without

OR

pressing the PTT button.

Once the hot mic duration expires, if Emergency Cycle

This activated microphone state is also known as “hot mic”.

Mode is disabled.

NOTE: Some accessories may not support “hot mic”. Check

5

To transmit again, press the PTT button.

with your dealer or system administrator for more

OR

information.

Press the programmed Emergency Off button to exit the

If you press the PTT button during the programmed hot mic

Emergency mode.

transmission period, the radio ignores the PTT press and

remains in Emergency mode.

If your radio is set to Silent, it will not display any audio or visual

indicators during Emergency mode, or allow any received calls

NOTE: If you press the PTT button during hot mic, and

to sound through the radio’s speaker, until the programmed hot

continue to press it after the hot mic duration expires,

the radio continues to transmit until you release the

mic transmission period is over, and you press the PTT button.

PTT button.

If your radio is set to Silent with Voice, it will not display any

Procedure:

audio or visual indicators during Emergency mode when you

are making the call with hot mic, but allow sound through the

1

Press the programmed Emergency On button.

radio’s speaker when the target radio responds after the

2

The LED lights up solid green.

programmed hot mic transmission period is over. The indicators

will only appear when you press the PTT button.

3

Once a tone sounds, speak clearly into the microphone.

When hot mic has been enabled, the radio automatically

NOTE: If the Emergency Alarm request fails, the radio does

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transmits without a PTT press until the hot mic duration

not retry to send the request, and enters the hot mic

state directly.

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Reinitiating an Emergency Mode

Exiting an Emergency Mode

NOTE: This feature is only applicable to the radio sending the

NOTE: This feature is only applicable to the radio sending the

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Emergency Alarm.

Emergency Alarm.

There are two instances where this can happen:

Your radio exits Emergency mode when one of the following

occurs:

•

You change the channel while the radio is in Emergency

mode. This exits the Emergency mode. If Emergency Alarm is

•

Emergency Alarm acknowledgement is received (for

enabled on this new channel, the radio reinitiates Emergency.

Emergency Alarm only), OR

•

You press the programmed Emergency On button during an

•

An Emergency Exit Telegram is received, OR

Emergency initiation/transmission state. This causes the

radio to exit this state, and to reinitiate Emergency.

•

All retries to send the alarm have been exhausted, OR

•

The Emergency Off button is pressed.

•

Turn the radio off and then power it on again if your radio has

been programmed to remain on the Emergency Revert

channel even after acknowledgement is received.

NOTE: If your radio is powered off, it exits the Emergency

mode. The radio will not reinitiate the Emergency mode

automatically when it is turned on again.

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Text Messaging Features

Privacy

If enabled, this feature helps to prevent eavesdropping by

Sending a Quick Text Message

unauthorized users on a channel by the use of a software based

You can send Quick Text messages, programmed by your

scrambling solution. The signaling and user identification

dealer, via the programmable button.

portions of a transmission are not scrambled.

Procedure:

Your radio must have privacy enabled on the channel to send a

privacy-enabled transmission, although this is not a necessary

1

Press the programmed One Touch Access button to send a

requirement for receiving a transmission. While on a privacy

predefined Quick Text Message to a predefined ID.

enabled channel, the radio is still able to receive clear

2

The LED lights up solid green.

(unscrambled) transmissions.Your radio supports only Basic

Privacy.

3

Two chirps indicate that the message is sent successfully.

OR

To unscramble a privacy-enabled call or data transmission, your

A low-pitch tone indicates that the message cannot be sent.

radio must be programmed to have the same Privacy Key as

the transmitting radio. If your radio receives a scrambled call

that is of a different Privacy Key, you will hear a garbled

transmission. The LED lights up solid green while the radio is

transmitting and blinks green rapidly when the radio is receiving

an ongoing privacy-enabled transmission.

NOTE: Some radio models may not offer this Privacy feature.

Check with your dealer or system administrator for

more information.

Procedure:

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Press the programmed Privacy button to toggle privacy on or

off.

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Analog Scrambling

Lone Worker

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This feature prompts an emergency to be raised if there is no

Analog Scrambling is an analog-only feature designed to

user activity, such as any radio button press or activation of the

prevent eavesdropping by unauthorized users on a channel by

channel selector, for a predefined time.

the use of a software-based scrambling solution. The signaling

and user identification portions of a transmission are not

Following no user activity for a programmed duration, the radio

scrambled.

pre-warns the user via an audio indicator once the inactivity

timer expires.

Your radio must have analog scrambling enabled on the

channel to send and receive an analog scrambling-enabled

If there is still no acknowledgment by the user before the

transmission. While on an analog scrambling-enabled channel,

predefined reminder timer expires, the radio initiates an

the radio is NOT able to receive clear (unscrambled)

Emergency Alarm.

transmissions.

Only one of the following Emergency Alarms is assigned to this

Your radio supports TWO analog scrambling codes that can be

feature:

toggled via the programmable button.

•

Emergency Alarm

Procedure:

•

Emergency Alarm with Call

Press the programmed Analog Scrambling button to enable or

disable this function.

•

Emergency Alarm with Voice to Follow

The radio remains in the emergency state allowing voice

messages to proceed until action is taken. See Emergency

Operation on page 24 on ways to exit Emergency.

NOTE: This feature is limited to radios with this function

enabled. Check with your dealer or system

administrator for more information.

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Password Lock Features

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When the last digit of the four-digit password is entered,

your radio automatically checks the validity of the password.

Your radio supports a 4-digit password input. If enabled, this

If the password is correct:

feature allows you to access your radio via password upon

Your radio proceeds to power up. See Powering Up the

Radio on page 4.

powering up. Use the Channel Selector Knob and the two Side

OR

Buttons to enter password (see Radio Controls on page 6):

If the password is incorrect:

•

Channel Selector Knob positions 1 to 9 represent

You hear a continuous tone. Repeat Steps 1 to 3.

numbers 1 to 9, and position 10 represents number 0.

OR

•

Side Buttons 1 and 2 represent numbers 1 and 2.

After the third incorrect password, your radio enters into

locked state. A tone sounds and the LED double blinks

yellow.

Accessing the Radio from Password

Procedure:

Your radio enters into locked state for 15 minutes, and responds

Power up the radio.

to inputs from On/Off/Volume Control Knob.

1

You hear a continuous tone.

NOTE: The radio is unable to receive any call, including

2

Use the Channel Selector Knob to enter the first digit of the

emergency calls, in locked state.

password.

3

Press Side Button 1 or 2 to enter each digit of the remaining

three digits of the password. You hear a positive indicator

tone for each Side Button press.

When the second digit of the password is entered, your

radio ignores any Channel Selector Knob position change.

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Unlocking the Radio from Locked State

Auto-Range Transponder System

Procedure:

(ARTS)

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Wait for 15 minutes. Repeat Steps 1 to 4 in Accessing the

Radio from Password on page 30.

ARTS is an analog-only feature designed to inform you when

OR

your radio is out-of-range of other ARTS-equipped radios.

Power up the radio, if you have powered down the radio during

ARTS-equipped radios transmit or receive signals periodically

locked state:

to confirm that they are within range of each other. Your dealer

1

A tone sounds and the LED double blinks yellow.

can program your radio to transmit or receive the ARTS signal.

2

Wait for 15 minutes. Repeat Steps 1 to 4 in Accessing the

Your radio provides indications of states as follows:

Radio from Password on page 30.

•

First-Time Alert – A tone sounds.

Your radio restarts the 15 minute timer for locked state when

•

ARTS-in-Range Alert – A tone sounds, if programmed.

you power up.

•

ARTS-Out-of-Range Alert – A tone sounds, and the LED

rapidly blinks red.

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Utilities

Setting the Power Level

You can toggle your radio’s power setting between high or low

for each channel.

Setting the Squelch Level

Settings: High enables communication with radios located at a

You can adjust your radio's squelch level to filter out unwanted

considerable distance from you. Low enables communication

calls with low signal strength or channels that have a higher

with radios in closer proximity.

than normal background noise.

Procedure:

Settings: Normal is the default. Tight filters out (unwanted)

calls and/or background noise. However, calls from remote

1

Press the programmed Power Level button.

locations may also be filtered out.

2

You hear a positive indicator tone, indicating the radio is

Procedure:

transmitting at low power.

OR

1

Press the programmed Squelch button.

You hear a negative indicator tone, indicating the radio is

transmitting at high power.

2

You hear a positive indicator tone, indicating the radio is

operating in tight squelch.

OR

You hear a negative indicator tone, indicating the radio is

operating in normal squelch.

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