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Indicator Tones

Audio Tones

Identifying Status Indicators

Alert tones provide you with audible indications of the radio’s

High pitched tone Low pitched tone

status or the radio’s response to data received.

Positive Indicator Tone

Continuous Tone A monotone sound. Sounds

continuously until termination.

Negative Indicator Tone

Periodic Tone Sounds periodically depending on the

duration set by the radio. Tone starts,

stops, and repeats itself.

Repetitive Tone A single tone that repeats itself until it is

terminated by the user.

Momentary Tone Sounds only once for a short period of

time defined by the radio.

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You hear a negative indicator tone, indicating the radio has

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switched from Zone 2 to Zone 1.

Once you understand how your MOTOTRBO Portable is

configured, you are ready to use your radio.

Selecting a Channel

Use this navigation guide to familiarize yourself with the basic

Transmissions are sent and received on a channel. Depending

Call features:

on your radio's configuration, each channel may have been

Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 14

programmed differently to support different groups of users or

Selecting a Radio Channel, Subscriber ID,

supplied with different features. After selecting the required

or Group ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 14

zone, select the channel you require to transmit or receive on.

Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call. . . . . . . . . page 15

Making a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 18

Stopping a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 21

Talkaround . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 21

Monitoring Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 22

Selecting a Zone

A zone is a group of channels. Your radio supports up to 32

channels and 2 zones, with a maximum of 16 channels per

zone.

Procedure:

Procedure:

1 Press the programmed Zone button.

Turn the Channel Selector Knob to select the channel with

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the active group alias or ID.

2 You hear a positive indicator tone, indicating the radio has

switched from Zone 1 to Zone 2.

OR

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Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call

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Receiving and Responding to a Group Call

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

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Once the channel, subscriber ID, or group ID is set, you can

configured as part of that group.

proceed to receive and respond to calls.

Procedure:

LED Indicator

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

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.

OR

blinks when the radio is receiving.

NOTE: The LED lights up solid green while the radio is

If the Voice Interrupt feature is enabled, press the PTT

transmitting and double blinks green when the radio is

button to stop the current call from the transmitting radio and

receiving a privacy-enabled call.

free the channel for you to talk/respond.

4 The LED lights up solid green.

To unscramble a privacy-enabled call, your radio

must have the same Privacy Key, OR the same Key

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

Value and Key ID (programmed by your dealer) as

clearly into the microphone.

the transmitting radio (the radio you are receiving

OR

the call from).

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

See Privacy on page 31 for more information.

speak clearly into the microphone.

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6 Release the PTT button to listen.

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

up solid green.

7 If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of

time, the call ends.

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

clearly into the microphone.

See Making a Group Call on page 18 for details on making a

6 Release the PTT button to listen.

Group Call.

7 If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of

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Receiving and Responding to a Private Call

time, the call ends.

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

8 You hear a short tone.

individual radio.

See Making a Private Call on page 19 for details on making a

Procedure:

Private Call.

When you receive a Private Call:

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 hear a

short alert tone the moment the transmitting radio releases

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

respond.

OR

If the Voice Interrupt feature is enabled, press the PTT

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button to stop the current call from the transmitting radio and

free the channel for you to talk/respond.

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See Making a Selective Call on page 19 for details on making

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Receiving and Responding to a Selective Call

a Selective Call.

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

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

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Receiving an All Call

Procedure:

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

channel. It is used to make important announcements requiring

When you receive a Selective Call:

the user’s full attention.

1 The LED blinks green.

Procedure:

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

When you receive an All Call:

your mouth. Your radio unmutes and the incoming call

1 A tone sounds and the LED blinks green. Your radio

sounds through the radio's speaker.

unmutes and the incoming call sounds through the radio's

3 If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you hear a

speaker.

short alert tone the moment the transmitting radio releases

2 If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of

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

time, the All Call ends. An All Call does not wait for a

respond.

predetermined period of time before ending.

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

If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you

up solid green.

hear a short alert tone the moment the transmitting radio

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

releases the PTT button, indicating the channel is now

clearly into the microphone.

available for use.

6 Release the PTT button to listen.

You cannot respond to an All Call.

7 If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of

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

time, the call ends.

different channel while receiving the call.

During an All Call, you are not able to use any

8 You hear a short tone.

programmed button functions until the call ends.

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Scan

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Starting and Stopping Scan

Procedure:

When you start a scan, your radio cycles through the

programmed scan list for the current channel looking for voice

1 Press the programmed Scan button.

activity.

OR

Use the Channel Selector Knob to select a channel with

The LED blinks yellow.

Auto Scan enabled.

During a dual mode scan, if you are on a digital channel, and

2 When Scan is enabled, the LED blinks yellow and you hear

your radio locks onto an analog channel, it automatically

a positive indicator tone.

switches from digital mode to analog mode for the duration of

OR

the call. This is also true for the reverse.

When Scan is disabled, the LED turns off and you hear a

There are two types of scans:

negative indicator tone.

• Main Channel Scan (Manual): Your radio scans all the

channels/groups in your scan list. On entering scan, your

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Responding to a Transmission During a Scan

radio may – depending on the settings – automatically start

During scanning, your radio stops on a channel/group where

on the last scanned “active” channel/group or on the channel

activity is detected. The radio stays on that channel for a

where scan was initiated.

programmed time period known as “hang time”.

• Auto Scan (Automatic): Your radio automatically starts

Procedure:

scanning when you select a channel/group that has Auto

Scan enabled.

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

NOTE: This feature is not applicable in Capacity Plus and

your mouth.

Linked Capacity Plus.

If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you

hear a short alert tone the moment the transmitting radio

releases the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for

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you to respond.

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2 Press the PTT button during hang time. The LED lights up

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Restoring a Nuisance Channel

solid green.

Procedure:

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

To restore the deleted nuisance channel, do one of the

clearly into the microphone.

following:

OR

• Turn the radio off and power it on again, OR

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

• Stop and restart a scan via the programmed Scan button, OR

speak clearly into the microphone.

• Change the channel via the Channel Selector Knob.

4 Release the PTT button to listen.

5 If you do not respond within the hang time, the radio returns

to scanning other channels/groups.

Vote Scan

Vote Scan provides you with wide area coverage in areas where

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Deleting a Nuisance Channel

there are multiple base stations transmitting identical

If a channel continually generates unwanted calls or noise

information on different analog channels.

(termed a “nuisance” channel), you can temporarily remove the

Your radio scans analog channels of multiple base stations and

unwanted channel from the scan list.

performs a voting process to select the strongest received

This capability does not apply to the channel designated as the

signal. Once that is established, your radio unmutes to

Selected Channel.

transmissions from that base station.

Procedure:

The LED blinks yellow during the Vote Scan operation.

1 When your radio “locks on to” an unwanted or nuisance

To respond to a transmission during a Vote Scan, follow the

channel, press the programmed Nuisance Channel Delete

same procedures as Responding to a Transmission During a

button until you hear a tone.

Scan on page 24.

2 Release the Nuisance Channel Delete button. The

nuisance channel is deleted.

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Call Indicator Settings

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Making a Call Alert with the One Touch Access

Button

You can turn on or off the ringing tones for a received Private

Call (see Turning Radio Tones/Alerts On or Off on page 37).

Procedure:

1 Press the programmed One Touch Access button to make

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Escalating Alarm Tone Volume

a Call Alert to the predefined ID.

Your radio can be programmed by your dealer to continually

2 The LED lights up solid green when your radio is sending

alert you when a radio call remains unanswered. This is done

the Call Alert.

by automatically increasing the alarm tone volume over time.

3 If the Call Alert acknowledgement is received, two chirps

This feature is known as Escalert.

sound.

OR

Call Alert Operation

If the Call Alert acknowledgement is not received, a

low-pitched tone sounds.

Call Alert paging enables you to alert a specific radio user to call

you back when they are able to do so. This feature is accessible

via a programmed One Touch Access button.

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Receiving and Responding to a Call Alert

Procedure:

When you receive a Call Alert page:

1 You hear a repetitive tone. The LED blinks yellow.

2 Press the PTT button within four (4) seconds of receiving a

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Call Alert page to respond to the Private Call.

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In addition, each alarm has the following types:

Emergency Operation

• Regular – Radio transmits an alarm signal and shows audio

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

and/or visual indicators.

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

• Silent – Radio transmits an alarm signal without any audio or

when there is activity on the current channel.

visual indicators. Radio receives calls without any sound

Your dealer can set the duration of a button press for the

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

programmed Emergency button, except for long press, which is

initiate the call.

similar with all other buttons:

• Silent with Voice – Radio transmits an alarm signal without

• Short press – Between 0.05 seconds and 0.75 seconds

any audio or visual indicators, but allow incoming calls to

sound through the radio’s speaker.

• Long press – Between 1.00 second and 3.75 seconds

Only one of the Emergency Alarms above can be assigned to

The Emergency button is assigned with the Emergency On/Off

the programmed Emergency button.

feature. Check with your dealer for the assigned operation of

the Emergency button.

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Sending an Emergency Alarm

If short press the Emergency button is assigned to turn on the

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

Emergency mode, then long press the Emergency button is

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

assigned to exit the Emergency mode.

radios.

If long press the Emergency button is assigned to turn on the

Procedure:

Emergency mode, then short press the Emergency button is

1 Press the programmed Emergency On button.

assigned to exit the Emergency mode.

2 The LED lights up solid green.

Your radio supports three Emergency Alarms:

3 When an Emergency Alarm acknowledgment is received,

• Emergency Alarm

the Emergency tone sounds. The LED blinks green.

OR

• Emergency Alarm with Call

If your radio does not receive an Emergency Alarm

• Emergency Alarm with Voice to Follow

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acknowledgement, and after all retries have been

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

exhausted, a low-pitched tone sounds.

speak clearly into the microphone.

4 Radio exits the Emergency Alarm mode.

7 Release the PTT button to listen.

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

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

visual indicators during Emergency mode.

tone sounds ( if the Channel Free Indication feature is

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Sending an Emergency Alarm with Call

enabled). Press the PTT button to respond.

OR

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

Once your call ends, press Emergency Off button to exit

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

the Emergency mode.

the group of radios can communicate over a programmed

Emergency channel.

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

visual indicators during Emergency mode, or allow any received

Procedure:

calls to sound through the radio’s speaker, until you press the

1 Press the programmed Emergency On button.

PTT button to initiate the call.

2 The LED lights up solid green.

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

audio or visual indicators during Emergency mode, but allow

3 When an Emergency Alarm acknowledgment is received,

incoming calls to sound through the radio’s speaker. The

the Emergency tone sounds. The LED blinks green.

indicators only appear once you press the PTT button to initiate,

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

or respond to, the call.

your mouth.

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

solid green.

Follow

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

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

clearly into the microphone.

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

OR

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allowing you to communicate with the group of radios without

4 The radio automatically stops transmitting when:

pressing the PTT button.

Once the cycling duration between hot mic and receiving

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calls expires, if Emergency Cycle Mode is enabled.

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

OR

If your radio has Emergency Cycle Mode enabled, repetitions of

Once the hot mic duration expires, if Emergency Cycle

hot mic and receiving period are made for a programmed

Mode is disabled.

duration.

5 To transmit again, press the PTT button.

NOTE: During Emergency Cycle Mode, received calls sound

OR

through the radio’s speaker.

Press the programmed Emergency Off button to exit the

Emergency mode.

If you press the PTT button during the programmed receiving

period, you will hear a prohibit tone, indicating that you should

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

release the PTT button. The radio ignores the PTT press and

visual indicators during Emergency mode, or allow any received

remains in Emergency mode.

calls to sound through the radio’s speaker, until the

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

programmed hot mic transmission period is over, and you press

continue to press it after the hot mic duration expires,

the PTT button.

the radio continues to transmit until you release the

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

PTT button.

audio or visual indicators during Emergency mode when you

Procedure:

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

radio’s speaker when the target radio responds after the

1 Press the programmed Emergency On button.

programmed hot mic transmission period is over. The indicators

2 The LED lights up solid green.

only appear when you press the PTT button.

3 Once a tone sounds, speak clearly into the microphone.

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

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

When hot mic has been enabled, the radio automatically

state directly.

transmits without a PTT press until the hot mic duration

expires.

While transmitting, the LED lights up solid green.

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Reinitiating an Emergency Mode

Text Messaging Features

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

Emergency Alarm.

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Sending a Quick Text Message

There are two instances where this can happen:

You can send Quick Text messages, programmed by your

• You change the channel while the radio is in Emergency

dealer, via the programmable button.

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

enabled on this new channel, the radio reinitiates Emergency.

Procedure:

• You press the programmed Emergency On button during an

1 Press the programmed One Touch Access button to send

Emergency initiation/transmission state. This causes the

a predefined Quick Text message to a predefined ID.

radio to exit this state, and to reinitiate Emergency.

2 The LED lights up solid green.

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Exiting an Emergency Mode

3 Two chirps indicate that the message is sent successfully.

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

OR

Emergency Alarm.

A low-pitched tone indicates that the message cannot be

sent.

Your radio exits Emergency mode when one of the following

occurs:

• Emergency Alarm acknowledgement is received (for

Emergency Alarm only), OR

• An Emergency Exit Telegram is received, OR

• All retries to send the alarm have been exhausted, OR

• The Emergency Off button is pressed.

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

mode. The radio does not reinitiate the Emergency

mode automatically when it is turned on again.

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

Privacy

blinks green rapidly when the radio is receiving an ongoing

privacy-enabled transmission.

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If enabled, this feature helps to prevent eavesdropping by

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

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

Check with your dealer or system administrator for

based scrambling solution. The signaling and user identification

more information.

portions of a transmission are not scrambled.

Procedure:

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

Press the programmed Privacy button to toggle privacy on or

privacy-enabled transmission, although this is not a necessary

off.

requirement for receiving a transmission. While on a privacy-

enabled channel, the radio is still able to receive clear

(unscrambled) transmissions.

Your radio supports two types of privacy:

• Basic Privacy

• Enhanced Privacy

Only ONE of the privacy types above can be assigned to the

radio.

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

radio must be programmed to have the same Privacy Key (for

Basic Privacy), OR the same Key Value and Key ID (for

Enhanced Privacy) as the transmitting radio.

If your radio receives a scrambled call that is of a different

Privacy Key, OR a different Key Value and Key ID, you will

either hear a garbled transmission (Basic Privacy) or nothing at

all (Enhanced Privacy).

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Stopping an Automatic Site Search

Multi-Site Controls

When the radio is actively searching for a new site:

These features are applicable when your current radio channel

Procedure:

is part of an IP Site Connect or Linked Capacity Plus

configuration.

1 Press the programmed Site Lock On/Off button.

See IP Site Connect on page 10 and Linked Capacity Plus on

2 A tone sounds and the LED turns off.

page 11 for more details about these configurations.

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Starting a Manual Site Search

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Starting an Automatic Site Search

Procedure:

NOTE: The radio only scans for a new site if the current signal

is weak or when the radio is unable to detect any signal

1 Press the programmed Manual Site Roam button.

from the current site. If the RSSI value is strong, the

2 A tone sounds and the LED blinks green.

radio remains on the current site.

3 You hear a positive indicator tone and the LED turns off,

Procedure:

indicating the radio is locked on to a site.

1 Press the programmed Site Lock On/Off button.

OR

You hear a negative indicator tone and the LED turns off,

2 A tone sounds.

indicating the radio is unable to lock on to a site.

3 The LED blinks yellow rapidly when the radio is actively

searching for a new site, and turns off once the radio locks

on to a site.

The radio also performs an automatic site search (site is

unlocked) during a PTT button press or data transmission if

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the current channel, multi-site channel with an attached roam

list, is out of range.

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