Mototrbo™ User Guide: DGP Series Connect Plus Display Portable
Mototrbo™ User Guide: DGP Series Connect Plus Display Portable
Mototrbo™ User Guide: DGP Series Connect Plus Display Portable
MOTOTRBO™
DGP SERIES CONNECT PLUS
DISPLAY PORTABLE
USER GUIDE
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Declaration of Conformity
Declaration of Conformity
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Per FCC CFR 47 Part 2 Section 2.1077(a)
Responsible Party
Name: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
Address: 1303 East Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, IL 60196, U.S.A.
Phone Number: 1-800-927-2744
Hereby declares that the product:
Model Name: DGP 6150/DGP 6150+
conforms to the following regulations:
FCC Part 15, subpart B, section 15.107(a), 15.107(d) and section 15.109(a)
Class B Digital Device
As a personal computer peripheral, this device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
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Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part
15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not
installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
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Powering Up the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Contents Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Contents
This User Guide contains all the information you need to Identifying Radio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
use the MOTOTRBO Connect Plus DGP Series Digital Radio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Portable Radios. Programmable Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Declaration of Conformity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i Assignable Radio Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Assignable Settings or Utility Functions . . . . . . . . . 8
Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Accessing the Programmed Functions . . . . . . . . . . . 9
RF Energy Exposure and Product Safety Guide for
Using the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Portable Two-Way Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ix
Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Software Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Switching Between Connect Plus
Computer Software Copyrights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . x and Non-Connect Plus Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Open Source Software Legal Notices . . . . . . . . . . x Identifying Status Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Display Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
How to Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Call Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
What Your Dealer/System Administrator Sent Item Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Can Tell You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Preparing Your Radio for Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Audio Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Indicator Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Attaching the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Making and Receiving Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Attaching the Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Selecting a Site . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Attaching the Belt Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Roam Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Attaching the Universal Connector Site Lock On/Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Cover (Dust Cover) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Site Restriction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Auto Fallback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using Multiple Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Indications of Auto Fallback Mode . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Selecting a Call Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Making / Receiving Calls in Fallback Mode . . . . 27
Receiving and Responding to a Radio Call . . . . . . 17 Returning to Normal Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Receiving and Responding to a Group Call . . . . 18 Radio Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Receiving and Responding to a Private Call . . . . 18 Sending a Radio Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Receiving a Site All Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Remote Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Receiving and Responding to a Phone Call . . . . 19 Initiating Remote Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Phone Call as Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Selectable Group Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Phone Call as Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Turning Scan On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Making a Radio Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Editing the Scan List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Making a Call with the Channel Selector Knob . . 20 Enabling, Disabling or Deleting a Scan
Making a Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 List Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Making a Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Add or Delete a Group via the Add
Making a Site All Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Members Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Making a Multigroup Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Understanding Scan Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Making a Private Call with a One Touch Talking Back During Scanned Calls . . . . . . . . . . 34
Call Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Editing Priority for a Talkgroup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Making a Phone Call by Phone Manual Dial . . . . 22
Contacts Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
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Viewing Recent Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Writing and Sending a Text Message . . . . . . . . . 52
Missed Call Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Sending a Quick Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Deleting a Call from a Call List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Sending a Quick Text Message with the
Call Alert Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 One Touch Call Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Receiving and Acknowledging a Call Alert . . . . . 39 Accessing the Drafts Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Making a Call Alert from the Contacts List . . . . . . 40 Viewing a Saved Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Making a Call Alert with the One Touch Editing and Sending a Saved Text Message . . 55
Call Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Deleting a Saved Text Message from Drafts . . 55
Emergency Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Managing Fail-to-Send Text Messages . . . . . . . . 56
Receiving an Emergency Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Resending a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Forwarding a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Initiating an Emergency Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Editing a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Initiating an Emergency Call with
Managing Sent Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Voice to Follow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Viewing a Sent Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Responding to an Emergency Call . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Sending a Sent Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Exiting Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Deleting All Sent Text Messages from
Receiving an Emergency Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Sent Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Initiating an Emergency Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Receiving a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Responding to an Emergency Alert . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Reading a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Man Down Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Managing Received Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . 59
Turning Man Down Alarms On and Off . . . . . . . . 47 Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox . . . . . 60
Resetting the Man Down Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Replying to a Text Message from the Inbox . . . 60
Beacon Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Deleting a Text Message from the Inbox . . . . . 61
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Deleting All Text Messages from the Inbox . . . 61 Checking the Degree of Tilt (Accelerometer) . . 71
Sending a Site All Call Text Message . . . . . . . . . 62 Checking the Radio Model Number Index . . . . 72
Enhanced Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Displaying the Site ID (Site Number) . . . . . . . . 72
Privacy Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Checking the Site Info . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
LED Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Checking My Number (Radio ID) . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Checking the Firmware Version . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Enable/Disable Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Checking the Codeplug Version . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Checking the Option Board
Radio Disable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Firmware Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Radio Enable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Checking the Option Board
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Frequency File Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Locking and Unlocking the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Checking the Option Board Hardware Version 74
Checking the Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Checking the Option Board
Turning Keypad Tones On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Codeplug Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Setting the Power Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Checking the CRC of the Option Board
Controling the Display Backlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 OTA Codeplug File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Turning the Radio All Tones/Alerts On or Off . . . 68 Checking for Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Turning the Talk Permit Tone On or Off . . . . . . . 68 Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Turning the Call Ringer Tones On/Off or Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Changing Ringer Style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
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Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
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Notes
Notes
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Important Safety Information Software Version
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How to Use This Guide
Getting Started
This User Guide covers the basic operation of MOTOTRBO
Getting Started
Take a moment to review the following:
Portables that are equipped with a Connect Plus Option Board,
How to Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 1 and are operating in a Connect Plus zone.
What Your Dealer/System Administrator
Can Tell You. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 1 However, your dealer or system administrator may have
customized your radio for your specific needs. Check with your
dealer or system administrator for more information.
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IMPORTANT: ALWAYS charge your IMPRES battery with an
Preparing Your Radio for Use IMPRES charger for optimized battery life and
valuable battery data. IMPRES batteries
Assemble your radio by following these steps: charged exclusively with IMPRES chargers
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 2 receive a 6-month capacity warranty extension
Attaching the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 2 over the standard Motorola Premium battery
Attaching the Antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 3 warranty duration.
Attaching the Belt Clip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 4
Attaching the Universal Connector Attaching the Battery
Preparing Your Radio for Use
Cover (Dust Cover) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 4
Powering Up the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 5 Align the battery with the rails on the back of the radio. Press
Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 5 the battery firmly, and slide upward until the latch snaps into
place. Slide battery latch into lock position.
Charging the Battery
Your radio is powered by a Nickel Metal-Hydride (NiMH) or
Lithium-Ion (Li-lon) battery. To avoid damage and comply with
warranty terms, charge the battery using a Motorola charger
exactly as described in the charger user guide.
Charge a new battery 14 to 16 hours before initial use for best
performance.
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Attaching the Antenna
To remove the
battery, turn the With the radio turned off, set the antenna in its receptacle and
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Attaching the Belt Clip Attaching the Universal Connector
Cover (Dust Cover)
Align the grooves on the clip The universal connector is located on the antenna side of the
with those on the battery and radio. It is used to connect MOTOTRBO accessories to the
press downward until you hear radio.
a click. Place the universal
connector cover loop over
Preparing Your Radio for Use To remove the clip, press the the attached antenna. Slide
belt clip tab away from the it all the way down to the
Universal
battery using a key. Then slide Connector base of the antenna.
Cover
the clip upward and away from (Dust Cover) Insert the hooked end of the
the radio. cover into the slots above
the universal connector.
Press downward on the
cover to seat the lower tab
properly into the RF
connector.
Turn the thumbscrew clockwise to secure the connector cover
to the radio.
The LED blinks green and the Home screen lights up if the To decrease the
backlight setting is set to turn on automatically. volume, turn the knob
counterclockwise.
NOTE: The Home screen does not light up during a power up if
the LED indicator is disabled (see Turning the LED
Indicator On or Off on page 70).
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Radio Controls
Identifying Radio Controls
Take a moment to review the following: 17
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Radio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 6
Programmable Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 7 2
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Accessing the Programmed Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 9
Using the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 10
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Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 11
Switching Between Connect Plus and Non-Connect Plus 4 14
Modes.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 11
Identifying Radio Controls
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6 12
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3 LED Indicator
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4 Side Button 1* Programmable Buttons
5 Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button Your dealer can program the programmable buttons as
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Man Down Alarms On/Off – Toggles all configured Man Down Site Lock On/Off – When toggled on, the radio searches the
Alarms on or off. Requires purchase of Connect Plus Man Down current site only. When toggled off, the radio will search other
feature. sites in addition to the current site.
Man Down Alarms Reset – Resets (cancels) the Alert tone and Text Message – Selects the text message menu.
resets the Man Down timers, but it does not turn the Man Down
Alarms off. Requires purchase of Connect Plus Man Down Zone – Allows selection from a list of zones.
feature.
Assignable Settings or Utility Functions
Manual Dial – Initiates a call by keying in any subscriber ID.
One Touch Call – Initiates a predefined Call Alert, Private Call, All Tones/Alerts – Toggles all tones and alerts on or off.
or Quick Text message. Backlight – Toggles display backlight on or off.
Identifying Radio Controls
Phone Manual Dial - Initiates a Private Phone Call by keying in Keypad Lock – Toggles keypad between locked and unlocked.
the phone number.
Power Level – Toggles transmit power level between high and
Privacy On/Off – Used to toggle transmit privacy On or Off for low.
the current channel selector position. The privacy setting only
Privacy Menu – Toggles transmit privacy on or off.
affects transmitted voice calls from this position, not received
calls.
Radio Check – Determines if a radio is active in a system.
Radio Enable – Allows a target radio to be remotely enabled.
Radio Disable – Allows a target radio to be remotely disabled.
Remote Monitor – Turns on the microphone of a target radio
without it giving any indicators.
Roam Request – Requests to search for a different site.
Scan – Toggles Selectable Group Scan on or off.
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Accessing the Programmed Functions
You can access various radio functions in one of the following
OR
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Using the Keypad
You can use the 3 x 4 alphanumeric keypad to access your radio’s features. You can use the keypad to enter subscriber aliases or IDs,
and text messages. Many characters require that you press a key multiple times. The table below shows the number of times a key
needs to be pressed to generate the required character.
1 1 . , ? ! @ & ‘ % - : * #
Identifying Radio Controls
2 A B C 2
3 D E F 3
4 G H I 4
5 J K L 5
6 M N O 6
7 P Q R S 7
8 T U V 8
9 W X Y Z 9
0 0 NOTE: Press to enter “0” and long press to activate the CAPS lock. Another long press to turn off the CAPS lock.
* * or del NOTE: Press during text entry to delete the character. Press during numeric entry to enter an “*”.
# # or space NOTE: Press during text entry to insert a space. Press during numeric entry to enter a “#”.
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Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button If the Talk Permit Tone (see Turning the Talk Permit Tone On
or Off on page 68) is enabled, wait until the short alert tone
The PTT button on the side of the radio has two basic functions: ends before talking.
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Option Board
Identifying Status Indicators The Option Board is enabled.
Your radio indicates its operational status through the following: Option Board Non-Function
Display Icons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 12 The Option Board is disabled.
Sent Item Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 13 GPS Available
Sent Item Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 13 The GPS feature is enabled. The icon stays lit when
LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 13 a position fix is available.
Alert Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 14 GPS Not Available/Out of Range
Indicator Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 14
Identifying Status Indicators
The GPS feature is enabled but is not receiving data
from the satellite.
Display Icons Scan
Scan feature is enabled.
The full dot matrix, black and white, liquid crystal display (LCD)
Unread Message
of your radio shows radio status, text entries, and menu entries.
User has unread message(s) in the Inbox.
The following are icons that appear on the radio’s display.
Emergency
Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) Radio is in Emergency initiation mode.
The number of bars displayed represents the radio
Site Roaming
signal strength. Four bars indicate the strongest
signal. This icon is only displayed while receiving. Searching for a site.
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Secure LED Indicator
The Privacy feature is enabled.
The LED indicator shows the operational status of your radio.
Call Icons
The following icon appears on the radio’s display during a call.
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Rapidly blinking yellow – Radio is searching for a new site Indicator Tones
Solid green – Radio is transmitting.
Blinking green – Radio is powering up or detecting activity High pitched tone Low pitched tone
over the air. LED blinks in an even pattern (blink, blink, blink)
while monitoring the Control Channel or receiving unscrambled
Positive Indicator Tone
transmissions. LED blinks in an uneven pattern (blink, blink,
pause) while receiving scrambled transmissions.
Negative Indicator Tone
Alert Tones
Identifying Status Indicators
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Use the following procedure for a Roam Request.
Making and Receiving Calls Procedure:
8 If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of 4 If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you will
time, the call ends. hear a short alert tone the moment the transmitting radio
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releases the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for 3 Once the Site All Call ends, the radio returns to the previous
you to respond. screen before receiving the call.
5 Press the PTT button to respond to the call. The LED lights If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you will
See Making a Private Call on page 21 for details on making a Receiving and Responding to a Phone Call
Private Call.
NOTE: If Phone Call permission has been enabled for your
Receiving a Site All Call radio and/or Group, you are able to respond to a
telephone user. Check with your dealer or system
A Site Call is a call from an individual radio to every radio on administrator for more information.
that site. It is used to make important announcements requiring
the user’s full attention. Phone Call as Private Call
Procedure: Procedure:
When you receive a Site All Call: When you receive a Phone Call as Private Call:
1 A tone sounds and the LED blinks green. 1 The display shows Phone Call. You may also hear ringing,
2 The first line of the display shows the caller alias or ID. The depending on your radio’s volume level and tone
second line displays Site All Call. configuration.
2 Press the PTT button to talk and release it to listen.
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3 The Phone Call can be ended by the phone user or the radio • Manual Dial (via Contacts) – This method is for Private Calls
user. only and is dialed using the keypad (see Making a Private
Call from Contacts on page 35)
4 Press R to end the call.
When the call is over, the display shows Phone Call Ended. Making a Call with the Channel Selector Knob
Making a Group Call
Phone Call as Group Call
To make a call to a group of users, your radio must be
Depending on your Group permission(s) in the system, a phone configured as part of that group.
user can initiate or join a Group Call. Transmissions from the
Procedure:
Making and Receiving Calls
phone user are similar to transmissions from another radio. For
more information, see the section called Receiving and 1 Turn the Channel Selector Knob to select the group alias or
Responding to a Group Call. ID.
NOTE: The phone user cannot understand scrambled 2 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from
transmissions. It is recommended that the radio users your mouth.
should turn Privacy OFF while the Group Call has a
phone user as participant. 3 Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up
solid green. The display shows the group alias or ID.
Making a Radio Call 4 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
clearly into the microphone.
You can select a channel, subscriber ID, or group by using: 5 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio
• The Channel Selector Knob responds, the LED blinks green. You see the group alias or
ID on your display.
• A programmed One Touch Call button (Call Alert, Private
Call, or Text Message) 6 If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you will
hear a short alert tone the moment the target radio releases
• The Contacts list (see Contacts Settings on page 35) the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for you to
respond. Press the PTT button to respond.
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OR 6 If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you will
If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of hear a short alert tone the moment the target radio releases
time, the call ends. the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for you to
This feature allows you to transmit to all users on multiple 1 Press the programmed One Touch Call button to make a
groups. Your radio must be programmed to allow you to use this Private Call to the pre-defined Private Call alias or ID.
feature. 2 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from
Procedure: your mouth.
1 Turn the Channel Selector Knob to select the Multigroup 3 Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up
alias or ID. solid green. The display shows the Private Call alias or ID.
2 Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up 4 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak
clearly into the microphone.
Making and Receiving Calls
solid green. The display shows the Multigroup alias or ID.
3 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and 5 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio
speak clearly into the microphone. responds, the LED blinks green.
Users on the groups cannot respond to a Multigroup Call. 6 If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you will
hear a short alert tone the moment the target radio releases
the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for you to
Making a Private Call with a One Touch
respond. Press the PTT button to respond.
Call Button OR
The One Touch Call feature allows you to easily make a Private If there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of
Call to a pre-defined Private Call alias or ID. This feature can be time, the call ends.
assigned to a short or long programmable button press.
NOTE: Programmable buttons press must be initiated from the Making a Phone Call by Phone Manual Dial
Home screen. Depending on how your radio is programmed, there are two
You can ONLY have one alias or ID assigned to a One Touch possible ways to make a Private Phone Call by using the Phone
Call button. Your radio can have multiple One Touch Call Manual Dial feature.
buttons programmed.
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Procedure: 8 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from
1 Press the Phone Manual Dial programmable button, and your mouth.
then go to Step 6. 9 Press the PTT button to talk and release it to listen.
Busy Queue
When a call is initiated and approved with no available channels
in Connect Plus mode, the call is placed in a queue. The call will
Making and Receiving Calls
proceed as normal when a channel becomes available.
NOTE: The radio will stay in “Busy” mode until the call is
assigned, or until the user presses the Busy Queue
Cancellation button. Check with the dealer or system
administrator to find out if your radio has been
programmed with a Busy Queue Cancellation button.
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Home Channel Reminder
Advanced Features
This feature provides a reminder when the radio is not set to the
Advanced Features
Use this navigation guide to learn more about advanced
home channel for a period of time.
features available with your radio:
If this feature is enabled via the CPS, the Home Channel
Reminder tone and announcement sound, the first line of the
Home Channel Reminder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 25 display shows Non and the second line shows Home Channel
Auto Fallback. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 26 periodically when the radio is not set to the home channel for a
Radio Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 28 period of time.
Remote Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 29 You can respond to the reminder by performing one of the
Selectable Group Scan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 30 following actions:
Editing Priority for a Talkgroup. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 34
• Return to the home channel.
Contacts Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 35
Call Indicator Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 37 • Mute the reminder temporarily via the programmable button.
Call Log Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 38 • Set a new home channel via the programmable button.
Call Alert Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 39
Emergency Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 41 Muting the Home Channel Reminder
Man Down Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 46 When the Home Channel Reminder occurs, you can temporarily
Beacon Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 49 mute the reminder by performing the following action.
Text Message Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 52
Press the Mute Home Channel Reminder programmable
Enhanced Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 62 button.
Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 64
The first line of the display shows HCR and the second line
Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 66
shows Silenced.
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Setting a New Home Channel Auto Fallback
When the Home Channel Reminder occurs, you can set a new
Auto Fallback is a system feature that allows you to continue to
home channel by performing one of the following actions:
make and receive non-emergency calls on the selected Group
• Press the Reset Home Channel programmable button. Contact in the event of certain types of Connect Plus system
The first line of the display shows the channel alias and the failures.
second line shows New Home Ch. If one of these failures occurs, your radio attempts to roam to a
different Connect Plus site. This search process may result in
• Set a new home channel via the menu:
your radio finding an operable Connect Plus site, or it may result
Procedure: in your radio finding a “Fallback Channel” (if your radio is
1 S to access the menu. enabled for Auto Fallback). A Fallback Channel is a repeater
that is normally part of an operable Connect Plus site, but is
2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select. currently unable to communicate with either its site controller or
3 Por Q to Radio Settings and press N to select. the Connect Plus network. In Fallback mode, the repeater
operates as a “stand-alone” digital repeater. Auto Fallback
Advanced Features
4 Por Q to Home Channel and press N to select. Mode supports non-emergency Group Calls only. No other call
types are supported in Fallback Mode.
5 Select from the list of valid channels.
6 The display shows beside the selected home channel Indications of Auto Fallback Mode
alias.
When your radio is using a Fallback channel, you will hear the
intermittent “Fallback Tone” approximately once every 15
seconds (except while transmitting). Your display will
periodically show a brief message, “Fallback Channel”. You will
also notice that your radio only permits PTT on the selected
Group Contact (Group Call, Multigroup Call, or Site All Call). It
does not allow you to make other types of calls.
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Making / Receiving Calls in Fallback Mode supported calls include Remote Monitor, Call Alert,
Radio Check, Radio Enable, Radio Disable, Text
Making calls in Fallback mode is similar to normal functioning. messaging, Location Updates, and packet data calls.
Advanced Features
Simply select the group contact you wish to use (using the
radio’s normal channel selection method), and then press the Enhanced Traffic Channel Access (ETCA) is not
PTT to start your call. It is possible that the channel may be in supported in Auto Fallback mode. If two or more radio
use already by another group. If the channel is in use, you will users press PTT at the same time (or at almost the
receive a busy tone and the display will say “Channel Busy”. same time), it is possible that both radios will transmit
You may select Group, Multigroup or Site All Call contacts using until PTT is released. In this event, it is possible that
your radio’s normal channel selection method. While the radio is none of the transmissions will be understood by
operating on the Fallback Channel, the Multigroup operates just receiving radios.
like other Groups. It is only heard by radios that are currently
selected to the same Multigroup. Enhanced Privacy is Returning to Normal Operation
supported in Fallback mode.
If the site returns to normal trunking operation while you are in
NOTE: Calls are heard only by radios that are monitoring the range of your Fallback repeater, your radio will automatically
same Fallback channel and selected to the same exit Auto Fallback mode. A registration “beep” will be heard
Group. Calls are not networked to other sites or other when your radio successfully registers. If you believe that you
repeaters. are in range of an operable site (that is not in Fallback mode),
you may press the Roam Request button (if programmed for
Emergency voice calls or Emergency Alerts are not your radio) to force your radio to search for and register on an
available in Fallback mode. If you press the available site. If no other site is available, your radio will return
emergency button in Fallback mode, the radio will to Auto Fallback mode after searching is complete. If you drive
provide an invalid key press tone. Display-equipped out of coverage of your Fallback repeater, your radio will enter
radios also show the message, “Feature not available”. Search mode (display will indicate “Searching”).
Advanced Features
If the target radio is not active in the system, a tone sounds
and the display shows Target Radio Not Available.
4 Radio sounds an alert tone and the display briefly shows
Remote Monitor Successful.
8 The radio returns to the subscriber alias or ID screen. OR
Radio sounds an alert tone and the display shows Remote
Monitor Failed.
Remote Monitor
5 If successful:
Once the timer expires, the radio sounds a tone and
Use the Remote Monitor feature to turn on the microphone of a
displays Ending Remote Monitor.
target radio (subscriber alias or IDs only). No audible or visual
Then, the radio briefly displays Remote Monitor Ended.
indication is given to the target radio. You can use this feature to OR
remotely monitor any audible activity surrounding the target If unsuccessful:
radio. The controller repeats the attempt until the programmed
Your radio must be programmed to allow you to use this feature. number of retries expires.
OR
Initiating Remote Monitor
Procedure:
NOTE: Programmable buttons press must be initiated from the Use the menu.
Home screen.
1 S to access the menu.
Procedure:
Use the programmed Remote Monitor button. 2 Por Q to Contacts and press N to select.
1 Press the programmed Remote Monitor button. 3 Por Q to the required subscriber alias or ID and press
N to select.
2 Por Q to the required subscriber alias or ID and press OR
N to select. Por Q to Manual Dial and press N to select. The
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display shows Radio Number. Press N to select. Selectable Group Scan
If there was previously dialed ID, the ID appears along with
a cursor. Use the keypad to edit the ID. Press N to select. This feature allows your radio to monitor and join group calls,
OR other than the currently selected group. If this feature is used,
Por Q to Manual Dial and press N to select. The your radio will be programmed with a list of groups to scan when
display shows Radio Number. Press N to select. Key in Selectable Group Scan, or Scan, is enabled. This is your scan
the subscriber alias or ID and press N to select. list. Your radio may also be programmed to allow you to edit
members of your programmed scan list. If so programmed, you
4 Por Q to Remote Mon and press N to select. Radio can add groups to the scan list (and remove groups from the
sounds an alert tone and the LED blinks green. list) via the menu. You can also enable or disable scan for
individual scan list members. Only groups that are assigned to a
5 While waiting for acknowledgement the radio will display
Channel Selector position can be on your scan list.
Remote Mon on the first line and <Subscriber Alias or
ID> on the second line. Scan can be turned on or off from the menu, or by pressing a
programmed Scan On/Off button.
6 Radio sounds an alert tone and the display briefly shows
Advanced Features
Remote Monitor Successful. OR This feature functions only when the radio is not currently
Radio sounds an alert tone and the display shows Remote involved in a call. If you are presently listening to a call, your
Monitor Failed. radio cannot scan for other group calls, and is therefore
unaware they are in progress. Once your call is finished, your
7 If successful:
radio returns to the control channel time slot, and is able to scan
Once the timer expires, the radio sounds a tone and
for groups that are in the scan list.
displays Ending Remote Monitor.
Then, the radio briefly displays Remote Monitor Ended.
OR
If unsuccessful:
The controller repeats the attempt until the programmed
number of retries expires.
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Turning Scan On or Off Editing the Scan List
If Scan is turned on, the Scan icon appears on your display. Your scan list determines which groups can be scanned. The list
Advanced Features
When Scan is on and you are not participating in a call, the LED is usually created when your radio is programmed. If your radio
blinks yellow continuously and slowly. has been programmed to allow you to edit the scan list, you can
add groups to the scan list and remove groups from the scan list
The procedure for turning Scan on or off depends on how your
via the menu. In addition, the edit scan list feature allows you to
radio is programmed. If programmed with a Scan On/Off
selectively enable/disable scan for individual groups on the list.
button, use the button to toggle the feature on or off. If your
radio has been programmed so that Scan can be turned on or
off via the menu, follow the procedure below. Enabling, Disabling or Deleting a Scan
List Group
Procedure:
If your radio has been programmed to allow you to edit the scan
1 S to access the menu.
list, you can Enable, Disable or Delete a group that is currently
2 Por Q to Scan option. on the zone scan list.
3 Press N to select. The display will read Scan On or Scan Enable: Turns scan “on” for this specific group, even though
Off. scan may be turned off for other groups.
4 Press N to select Scan on or off. The display will Disable: Turns scan “off” for this specific group, even though
momentarily show Scan On or Scan Off depending on your scan may be turned on for other groups. This allows
selection. you disable scan for the group, while leaving it on the
scan list. By leaving the group on the scan list, scan
NOTE: This procedure turns the Scan feature On or Off for all can easily be re-enabled for the group at a later time.
Connect Plus zones with the same Network ID as your Delete: Removes the group from the zone scan list. This is
currently selected zone. It is important to note that even helpful when the scan list is full, and you want to delete
when the Scan feature is turned on via this procedure,
a group to make room for a different group.
scan may still be disabled for some (or all) groups on
your scan list. See the next section for more Procedure:
information. 1 S to access the menu.
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2 Por Q to Scan option and press N to select. shows an asterisk or not. Whenever a Connect Plus
radio is not in a call, the radio listens for activity on its
3 Por Q to <View/Edit List> and press N to select. Selected Group, Multigroup and Site All Call. This
4 The first line of the display shows the Connect Plus zone, operation cannot be disabled.
the total number of entries in the scan list, and which entry is
currently selected. E.g. Zone 1 3/16*. An asterisk indicates Add or Delete a Group via the Add
that scan functionality is currently enabled for the group. Members Menu
The second line of the display shows the group alias.
If your radio has been programmed to allow you to edit the scan
5 Por Q to the desired group and press N to view the list, you can use the Add Members menu to add a group to the
options for that group. If the group is currently enabled, scan list of the currently selected zone, or to delete a group from
<Disable> is displayed. If the group is currently disabled, the san list of the currently selected zone.
<Enable> is displayed. Press the right or left arrow to view
Procedure:
the <Delete> option.
1 S to access the menu.
6 To Disable/Enable scan for the group: While the <Disable>
2 Por Q to Scan option and press N to select.
Advanced Features
Advanced Features
necessary to delete a group from the scan list prior to
7 Your radio displays the first entry in a list of groups assigned adding a new one.
to a channel position in that zone. The groups on the list are
called “scan candidates”, because they can be added to the
11 When finished, press R as many times as necessary to
scan list of your currently selected zone (or they are already return to the desired menu.
on the zone scan list). If the zone doesn’t have any groups
that can be added to the scan list, the radio displays No NOTE: The Connect Plus radio does not allow a duplicate
Candidates. group number or a duplicate group alias to be placed
on a zone scan list (or to be shown as a “scan
8 Por Q to scroll through the list of candidate groups. If a candidate”). Because of this rule, the list of “scan
plus sign (+) is displayed immediately before the group alias, candidates” described in steps 7 and 8 sometimes
this indicates the group is currently on the scan list for the changes after adding or deleting a group from the zone
selected zone. If the plus sign (+) is not displayed scan list.
immediately before the alias, the group is not currently on
the scan list, but can be added. Understanding Scan Operation
9 Press N when the desired group alias is displayed. If this There are some circumstances in which you can miss calls for
group is not currently on the scan list for the currently groups that are in your scan list. When you miss a call for one of
selected zone, the Add (Group Alias) message is displayed. the following reasons, this does not indicate a problem with your
If this group is already on the scan list for the currently radio. This is a normal scan operation for Connect Plus.
selected zone, the Delete (Group Alias) message is
displayed. • Scan feature is not turned on (check for the scan icon on the
display).
10 Press N to accept the displayed message (Add or
Delete). If deleting a group from the list, you will know the • Scan list member has been disabled via the menu (see
operation is successful because the plus sign (+) will no Editing the Scan List on page 31).
longer display immediately before the alias. If adding a • You are participating in a call already.
group to the list, you will know the operation is successful
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• No member of the scanned group is registered at your site Editing Priority for a Talkgroup
(Multisite systems only).
The Priority Monitor feature allows the radio to automatically
Talking Back During Scanned Calls receive transmission from the talkgroup with higher priority
If your radio scans into a call from your selectable group scan when it is in another call. A tone sounds when the radio
list, and if you press PTT during the scanned call, your radio’s switches to the call with higher priority.
operation depends on whether Scan Talkback was enabled or There are two levels of priority for the talkgroups: P1 and P2. P1
disabled during radio programming. For more information on has higher priority than P2.
how your radio is programmed, please contact your radio dealer
(or your radio system administrator). NOTE: If Default Emergency Revert Group ID is configured in
MOTOTRBO Connect Plus Option Board CPS, there
Scan Talkback Disabled: Your radio leaves the scanned call are three levels of priority for talkgroups: P0, P1 and
and attempts to transmit on the contact for your currently P2. P0 is the permanent Emergency Revert Group ID
selected channel position. After the call on your currently and the highest priority. Check with your dealer or
selected contact, the radio waits until its Scan Hang Timer system administrator for more information.
Advanced Features
Scan Talkback Enabled: If you press PTT during the Group 1 S to access the menu.
Hang Time of the scanned call, your radio attempts to transmit 2 Por Q to Scan option.
to the scanned group.
3 Press N to select.
NOTE: If you scan into a call for a group that is not assigned to
a channel position in your currently selected zone and 4 Por Q to View/Edit List and press S to select.
you miss the call’s Hang Time, you will have to switch
to the proper zone and then select the group’s channel
5 Por Q to the required talkgroup and press S to
position to talk back to that group. select.
6 Por Q to Edit Priority and press S to select.
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7 Por Q to the required priority level and press S to
select. If the Privacy feature is enabled for the current channel
selector position, you can make a privacy-enabled
Advanced Features
The display shows positive mini notice before returning to the voice call. Only receiving radios with the same Key
previous screen. The priority icon appears on the left of the Value and Key ID as your radio will be able to
talkgroup. unscramble the transmission. See Enhanced Privacy
on page 62 for more information.
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OR The display shows Turn Off. Press N to disable Call
If there is no voice activity for a programmed period of time, Ringers for Private Calls. The display shows Private Call
the call ends. Ringer Off.
Advanced Features
10 The display shows Call Ended.
Activating and Deactivating Call Ringers
for Text Message
Call Indicator Settings
You can turn on or off the ringing tones for a received Text
Message.
Activating and Deactivating Call Ringers
Procedure:
for Private Calls
1 S to access the menu.
You can turn on or off the ringing tones for a received Private
Call. 2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select.
Procedure: 3 Por Q to Radio Settings and press N to select.
1 S to access the menu. 4 Por Q to Tones/Alerts and press N to select.
2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select. 5 Por Q to Call Ringers and press N to select.
3 Por Q to Radio Settings and press N to select. 6 Por Q to Text Message and press N to select.
4 Por Q to Tones/Alerts and press N to select. 7 The current tone is indicated by a .
5 Por Q to Call Ringers and press N to select. 8 Por Q to the preferred tone and press N to select.
6 Por Q to Private Call and press N to select. The display shows Tone <Number> Selected and a
appears to the left of the selected tone.
7 The display shows Turn On. Press N to enable Call OR
Ringers for Private Calls. The display shows Private Call Por Q to Turn Off and press N to select. The
Ringer On. display shows Text Message Ringer Off and a
OR appears to the left of Turn Off.
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Assigning Ring Styles Viewing Recent Calls
You can program your radio to sound one of ten predefined The lists are Missed, Answered, and Outgoing.
ringing tones when receiving a Call Alert or a Text Message
Procedure:
from a particular contact.
1 S to access the menu.
Procedure:
1 S to access the menu. 2 Por Q to Call Log and press N to select.
2 Por Q to Contacts and press N to select. The 3 Por Q to preferred list and press N to select.
entries are alphabetically sorted. 4 The display shows the most recent entry at the top of the
3 Por Q to the required alias or ID and press N to list.
select. 5 Por Q to view the list.
4 Por Q to Ring Style and press N to select. Press the PTT button to start a Private Call with the currently
5 A indicates the current selected tone. selected alias or ID.
Advanced Features
6 Por Q to the required tone and press N to select. Missed Call Screen
7 The display shows Contact Saved. Whenever a call is missed, your radio displays a missed call
message. Select View to view it immediately or View Later to
The radio sounds out each ring style as you navigate through
view at a later time.
the list.
NOTE: The missed call message is displayed only when on
the Home screen.
Call Log Features
The radio exits the Missed Call screen and sets up a
Your radio keeps track of all recent outgoing, answered, and Private Call if you press the PTT button while viewing
missed Private Calls. Use the call log feature to view and a missed call number.
manage recent calls.
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Procedure: When you select a call list and it contains no entries, the display
1 The display shows Missed Calls, along with View?. shows List Empty, and sounds a low tone if Keypad Tones are
turned on (see Turning Keypad Tones On or Off on page 66).
Advanced Features
2 Press N to view the missed call ID. The missed call log list
appears on the display.
Press N to delete the entry. Call Alert Operation
OR
Por Q to View Later and press N to select. You Call Alert paging enables you to alert a specific radio user to call
return to the Home screen. you back when they are able to do so.
This feature is applicable to subscriber aliases or IDs only and
Deleting a Call from a Call List is accessible through the menu via Contacts or manual dial.
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Making a Call Alert from the Contacts List Procedure:
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Emergency Operation Only ONE of the Emergency modes can be assigned to the
Emergency button per Connect Plus zone. In addition, each
An Emergency call or Emergency Alert is used to indicate a Emergency mode has the following types:
Advanced Features
critical situation. You can initiate an Emergency at any time on • Regular – Radio initiates an Emergency call or Emergency
any screen display, even when there is activity on the current Alert and shows audio and/or visual indicators.
channel. Pressing the Emergency button initiates the
programmed Emergency mode. The programmed Emergency
• Silent – Radio initiates an Emergency call or Emergency Alert
without any audio or visual indicators. The radio will suppress
mode may also be initiated by triggering the optional ManDown
all audio or visual indications of the Emergency until you
feature. The Emergency feature may be disabled in your radio. press the PTT button to start a voice transmission.
When your radio is selected to a Connect Plus zone, it supports • Silent with Voice – The same as Silent operation, except that
three Emergency modes: the radio will also unmute for some voice transmissions.
• Emergency Call – You must press the PTT button to talk on NOTE: If your radio is programmed for “Silent” or “Silent with
the assigned emergency time slot. voice” emergency initiation, in most cases it will
automatically exit silent operation after the Emergency
• Emergency Call with Voice to Follow – For the first Call or Emergency Alert is finished. The exception to
transmission on the assigned emergency time slot, the
microphone is automatically unmuted and you may talk this rule is when “Emergency Alert” is the configured
without pressing the PTT button. The microphone will stay Emergency Mode and “Silent” is the configured
“hot” in this fashion for a time period programmed into the Emergency Type. If your radio is programmed in this
radio. For subsequent transmissions in the same Emergency manner, the silent operation will continue until you
call, you must press the PTT button. cancel silent operation by pressing PTT or the button
configured for “Emergency Off”.
• Emergency Alert – An Emergency Alert is not a voice call. It
is an emergency notification that is sent to radios that are
configured to receive these alerts. The radio sends an Emergency voice calls and Emergency Alerts are not
emergency alert via the control channel of the currently supported when operating in Fallback mode. For more
registered site. The Emergency Alert is received by radios in information see the Auto Fallback section on
the Connect Plus network that are programmed to receive page 26.
them (no matter which network site they are registered to).
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Receiving an Emergency Call Initiating an Emergency Call
Your radio may be programmed to sound an alert tone and also Procedure:
display information about the call. If so programmed, when To start a call on the Emergency group:
receiving an Emergency call, the display shows Emergency and
alternates with the alias or ID of the sender and the Emergency 1 Press the programmed Emergency button. The Emergency
group ID. Search Tone sounds. It is temporarily muted when the radio
transmits or receives voice. The tone stops when the radio
Depending on how your radio has been programmed, the visual exits Emergency mode.
indications may persist until you press a special button
sequence to clear the Emergency indications. NOTE: The Emergency Search Tone is an optional feature, it
can be enabled or disabled via the CPS programming
NOTE: Short press R, then press the programmed software. This feature is disabled, if Silent Emergency
Emergency Off button to clear the Emergency is enabled. The CPS can also program tone to sound
received indications. to through the speaker of the radio (default) or wired
accessory. Check with your dealer or system
The Emergency Off function is on the same button administrator to determine how your radio has been
Advanced Features
If your radio is set to Silent, it will not display any audio or visual
indicators during Emergency mode until you press the PTT
button to initiate a voice transmission.
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If your radio is set to Silent with Voice, it will not initially display transmits or receives voice. The tone stops when the radio
any audio or visual indicators that the radio is in Emergency exits Emergency mode.
mode. However, your radio will un-mute for the transmissions of
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radios responding to your emergency. The emergency NOTE: The Emergency Search Tone is an optional feature, it
indicators will only appear once you press the PTT button to can be enabled or disabled via the CPS programming
initiate a voice transmission from your radio. software. This feature is disabled, if Silent Emergency
is enabled. The CPS can also program tone to sound
For both “Silent” and “Silent with Voice” operation, the radio will to through the speaker of the radio (default) or wired
automatically exit silent operation after the Emergency Call is accessory. Check with your dealer or system
finished. administrator to determine how your radio has been
programmed.
Initiating an Emergency Call with
Voice to Follow 2 The radio’s display will show Emergency and alternate with
the group ID for the Emergency call.
Your radio must be programmed for this type of operation.
3 Hold the microphone 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your
When enabled for this operation, when you press the mouth and speak.
programmed Emergency button, and when your radio receives
the time slot assignment, the microphone is automatically 4 Microphone will remain active for the “hot mic” time specified
activated without you needing to press the PTT button. This in your radio's codeplug programming. During this time, the
activated microphone state is also known as “hot mic”. The “hot LED lights up green.
mic” applies to the first voice transmission from your radio 5 Press and hold the PTT button to talk longer than the
during the Emergency call. For subsequent transmissions in the programmed duration.
same Emergency call, you must press the PTT button.
Procedure: Responding to an Emergency Call
To start a call on the Emergency group: Procedure:
1 Press the programmed Emergency button. The Emergency When receiving an Emergency call:
Search Tone sounds. It is temporarily muted when the radio 1 If Alert Tone is sounding, press any button to stop the
Emergency Alert tone.
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2 Hold the microphone 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your Exiting Emergency Mode
mouth and press the PTT button to initiate a voice
If you initiate an Emergency call by pressing the programmed
transmission on the Emergency group. All radios that are
monitoring this Emergency group will hear your Emergency button, your radio will automatically be assigned a
transmission. channel when one becomes available. Once your radio has
transmitted a message indicating the emergency, you cannot
3 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak cancel your Emergency call. However, if you pressed the button
clearly into the microphone. The LED lights up green. Your by accident or the emergency no longer exists, you may wish to
radio remains in the Emergency mode. say this over the assigned channel. When you release the PTT
4 Release the PTT button to listen. You see Emergency, the button, the Emergency call will be discontinued after the
initiator’s ID or alias and the group ID or group alias on your Emergency Call Hang Time expires.
display. If your radio was configured for Emergency with Voice to Follow,
5 If emergency indications continue to display on your screen use the “hot mic” period to explain your error, then press and
after the Emergency call is over, use the button sequence release the PTT button to discontinue the transmission. The
described in Silent with Voice – The same as Silent Emergency call will be discontinued after the Emergency Call
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operation, except that the radio will also unmute for Hang Time expires.
some voice transmissions. on page 41 to cancel the NOTE: If the Emergency call ends due to the expiration of the
emergency indications. Emergency Hang Time, but the emergency condition is
6 The radio returns to the Home screen. not over, press the Emergency button again to start
over the process.
NOTE: If you do not respond to the Emergency call within the
time allotted for the Emergency Call Hang Time, the Receiving an Emergency Alert
Emergency call will be completed. You will not have an
Your radio may be programmed to sound an alert tone and also
indication of this on the radio. In this case, when you
display information about the Emergency Alert. If so
press the PTT button, you will be talking on your
programmed, when receiving an Emergency Alert, the display
currently selected group. This is true even if your
alternates between the following:
radio’s display still shows all of the Emergency call
received indications (prior to you clearing it). Line 1: “Emergency Alert”
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Line 2: The currently selected contact Alias or ID, transmits or receives voice. The tone stops when the radio
exits Emergency mode.
and
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Line 1: The alias or ID of the sender NOTE: The Emergency Search Tone is an optional feature, it
can be enabled or disabled via the CPS programming
Line 2: The Emergency Group alias. software. This feature is disabled, if Silent Emergency
The visual indications will persist until you press a special is enabled. The CPS can also program tone to sound
button sequence to clear the Emergency indications. to through the speaker of the radio (default) or wired
accessory. Check with your dealer or system
NOTE: Short press the R button, then press* the administrator to determine how your radio has been
programmed Emergency Off button to clear the programmed.
Emergency received indications.
2 The radio’s display shows the Emergency icon and
*The Emergency Off function is on the same button used to
Emergency Pending until the Emergency Alert is sent, then
initiate the Emergency Alert. If “Emergency On” is a short press, it shows “Sending Emergency Alert until the Emergency
then “Emergency Off” is a long press. If “Emergency On” is a Alert is received by the site controller and broadcast.
long press, then “Emergency Off” is a short press.
3 Once the Emergency Alert is successfully sent and is being
In addition, if the radio is programmed for Emergency Alert
broadcast for other radios to hear, a positive indicator tone is
Receive (Alert Indication), an alternating tone will sound when played and the radio’s display shows Emergency Alert
an Emergency Alert is received. The tone may be silenced by Successful.
pressing any button.
NOTE: If your radio is programmed for “Silent” or “Silent with
Initiating an Emergency Alert Voice”, it will not provide any audio or visual indications
that it is sending an Emergency Alert. If programmed
Procedure:
for “Silent”, the silent operation continues indefinitely
To send an Emergency Alert on the Emergency group: until you press PTT or the button configured for
“Emergency Off”. If programmed for “Silent with Voice”,
1 Press the orange Emergency button. The Emergency the radio automatically cancels silent operation when
Search Tone sounds. It is temporarily muted when the radio
the site controller broadcasts the Emergency Alert.
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Responding to an Emergency Alert movement, depending on which Man Down Alarm(s) is/are
enabled. If your radio detects a disallowed movement type, and
An Emergency Alert from a radio indicates that the user is in an if the condition is not corrected in a certain period of time, the
urgent situation. You may respond to the alert by initiating a radio starts to play an Alert Tone (if so programmed). At this
private call to the radio who declared the emergency, initiating a point you should immediately take one or more of the corrective
group call to their talkgroup, sending the radio a Call Alert, actions discussed below, depending on which Man Down
initiating a Remote Monitor of that radio, etc. The proper Alarm(s) has/have been enabled for your radio. If you do not
response is determined by your organization and the individual take corrective action within a certain period of time, your radio
situation. will automatically start an Emergency (either an Emergency Call
or Emergency Alert).
Man Down Alarms • Tilt Alarm – When your radio is tilted at or beyond a specified
angle for a period of time, it plays an Alert Tone (if so
This section describes the Connect Plus Man Down Feature. programmed). To prevent the radio from automatically starting
This is a purchasable feature that may or may not apply to your an Emergency Call or Emergency Alert, restore the radio to
radio. the vertical position immediately.
Advanced Features
Your Connect Plus portable radio can be enabled and • Anti-Movement Alarm – When your radio is motionless for a
programmed for one or more of the Man Down Alarms. Your period of time, it plays an Alert Tone (if so programmed). To
prevent the radio from automatically starting an Emergency
dealer or radio system administrator can tell you whether or not Call or Emergency Alert, move the radio immediately.
this applies to your radio and which specific Man Down Alarms
have been enabled and programmed. • Movement Alarm – When your radio is in motion for a period
of time, it plays an Alert Tone (if so programmed). To prevent
If your radio has been programmed for one or more of the the radio from automatically starting an Emergency Call or
following Man Down Alarms, it is important for you to Emergency Alert, stop the radio’s motion immediately.
understand how the Alarm works, what indication (tones) your
radio provides, and the action you should take. Your dealer or radio system administrator can tell you which
of the above alarms (if any) has been enabled through radio
The purpose of the Man Down Alarms is to alert others when programming. It is possible to enable both the Tilt and
you might be in danger. This is accomplished by programming Anti-Movement Alarms. In that case, the Alert Tone plays
your radio to detect a certain angle of tilt, lack of movement, or when the radio detects the first movement violation. Instead
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of taking the corrective actions discussed above, you can also If your radio has been programmed so that Man Down Alarms
prevent the radio from starting the Emergency call or can be turned On and Off via the menu, follow the procedure
Emergency Alert by using a programmable button, if your below.
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radio has been configured in this manner. This is discussed in
the next two sections. Procedure:
NOTE: Man Down Alarms are not supported when operating Man Down Alarms is turned On/Off from the menu:
in Fallback mode. For more information see the Auto 1 S to access the menu.
Fallback section on page 26.
2 Por Q to locate the Utilities option.
Turning Man Down Alarms On and Off 3 Press N to select.
The procedure for turning the Man Down Alarms On and Off 4 Por Q to locate the Radio Settings option.
depends on how your radio is programmed. If programmed with
a Man Down Alarms On/Off button, use the button to toggle the 5 Press N to select.
Man Down Alarms On and Off. This applies to all of the Man
6 Por Q to locate the Man Down Alrm option.
Down Alarms enabled for your radio.
7 Press N to select.
• When using the programmable button to toggle the Man
Down Alarms On, your radio plays a tone that rises in pitch 8 The display now shows Enable/Disable.
and shows a brief message, Man Down Alrms Enabled.
9 Press N.
• When using the programmable button to toggle the Man
Down Alarms Off, your radio plays a tone that falls in pitch 10 If Man Down Alarms is currently On, the display reads Man
and shows a brief message, Man Down Alrms Disabled. Down Alarm Disable. If Man Down Alarms is currently Off,
In order to hear the tones described above when turning the the display reads Man Down Alarm Enable.
Man Down Alarms On and Off, the MOTOTRBO radio and 11 Press N to toggle the current state of Man Down Alarms.
Connect Plus Option Board must both be enabled for keypad The display momentarily shows Man Down Alarm
tones. Disabled or Man Down Alarm Enabled to confirm the new
state.
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NOTE: If you press the Menu button while the display shows Resetting the Man Down Alarms
Tilt Alarm Pending, Anti Movement Alarm
Pending, or Movement Alarm Pending, you will be If your radio has been programmed with either the Man Down
taken directly to step 7. Alarms Reset button, or the Man Down Alarms menu option, it
is possible to reset the Man Down Alarms without turning them
On or Off. This stops any Man Down Alert Tone that is currently
playing, and it also resets the Alarm timers. However, it is still
necessary to correct the movement violation by taking the
appropriate corrective action described in the Man Down
Alarms section. If the movement violation is not corrected within
a period of time, the Alert Tone starts playing again.
The procedure for resetting the Man Down Alarms depends on
how your radio is programmed. If programmed with a Man
Down Alarms Reset button, use the button to Reset the Man
Down Alarms. This applies to all of the Man Down Alarms
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3 Press N to select. If your radio has been enabled and programmed for one or
more of the Man Down Alarms, it can also be enabled for the
4 Por Q to locate the Radio Settings option. Beacon feature.
Advanced Features
5 Press N to select. If your radio automatically starts an Emergency Call or
6 Por Q to locate the Man Down Alrm option. Emergency Alert due to one of the Man Down Alarms, and if
your radio is also enabled for the Beacon feature, the radio
7 Press N to select. starts to periodically emit a high pitched tone approximately
once every ten seconds. The interval can vary depending on
8 The display now shows <Enable/Disable>.
whether you are talking on your radio. The purpose of the
9 Por Q to locate the Man Down Alrm Reset option. Beacon tone is to help searchers locate you. If your radio has
also been enabled for the “Visual Beacon”, the radio’s backlight
10 Press N to select Man Down Alrm Reset. comes on for a few seconds every time the Beacon tone plays.
The display momentarily shows Man Down Alarm Reset to
confirm your selection. You can stop your radio from playing the Beacon tone by using
a programmable button, if your radio has been configured in this
NOTE: If you press the Menu button while the display shows manner. This is discussed in the next two sections. If your radio
Tilt Alarm Pending, Anti Movement Alarm does not have the programmable button or menu option, you
Pending, or Movement Alarm Pending, you will be can stop the Beacon tone by turning the radio off, and then on
taken directly to step 7. again, or by changing to a different zone (if your radio has been
programmed for more than one zone.)
Beacon Feature
Turning Beacon On and Off
This section describes the Beacon feature. The Beacon feature The procedure for turning the Beacon On and Off depends on
is part of Connect Plus Man Down, a purchasable feature. Your how your radio is programmed. If programmed with a Beacon
dealer or Radio System Administrator can tell you if the Beacon On/Off button, use the button to toggle the Beacon On and Off.
feature applies to your radio.
• When using the programmable button to toggle the Beacon
On, your radio plays a tone that rises in pitch and shows a
brief message, Beacon Enabled.
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• When using the programmable button to toggle the Beacon 11 Press N to toggle the current state of Beacon.
Off, your radio plays a tone that falls in pitch and shows a The display momentarily shows Beacon Disabled or
brief message, Beacon Disabled. Beacon Enabled to confirm the new state.
In order to hear the tones described above when turning the
Beacon On and Off, the MOTOTRBO radio and Connect Plus Resetting the Beacon
Option Board must both be enabled for keypad tones.
If your radio has been programmed with either the Beacon
If your radio has been programmed so that the Beacon can be Reset button, or the Beacon menu option, it is possible to reset
turned On and Off via the menu, follow the procedure below. the Beacon. This stops the Beacon Tone (and also the Visual
Procedure: Beacon) without turning the Beacon feature Off.
The Beacon is turned On/Off from the menu: The procedure for resetting the Beacon depends on how your
1 S to access the menu. radio is programmed. If programmed with a Beacon Reset
button, use the button to Reset the Beacon.
2 Por Q to locate the Utilities option.
When using the programmable button to reset the Man Down
3 Press N to select. Alarms, your radio shows a brief message, Beacon Reset.
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4 Por Q to locate the Radio Settings option. If your radio has been programmed so that the Beacon can be
Reset via the menu, follow the procedure below.
5 Press N to select.
Procedure:
6 Por Q to locate the Beacon option. Reset Beacon feature from the menu:
7 Press N to select. 1 S to access the menu.
8 The display now shows Enable/Disable. 2 Por Q to locate the Utilities option.
9 Press N. 3 Press N to select.
10 If Beacon is currently On, the display reads Beacon 4 Por Q to locate the Radio Settings option.
Disable. If Beacon is currently Off, the display reads
Beacon Enable. 5 Press N to select.
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6 Por Q to locate the Beacon option.
7 Press N to select.
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8 The display now shows <Enable/Disable>.
9 Por Q to locate the Beacon Reset option.
10 Press N to select Beacon Reset.
The display momentarily shows Beacon Reset to confirm
your selection.
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Text Message Features 3 Por Q to Write and press N to select.
4 A cursor appears.
Your radio is able to receive data, for example a text message,
Use the keypad to type your message.
from another radio or an e-mail application.
Press P to move one space to the left.
The maximum length of characters for a text message, Press Q to move one space to the right.
including the subject line (seen when receiving message from Press the # key to insert a space.
an e-mail application), is 138. Press the *DEL key to delete any unwanted characters.
The radio exits the current screen once the inactivity timer 5 Press N once the message is composed.
expires. Any text message in the writing/editing screen will
automatically be saved to the Drafts folder. 6 Por Q to Send and press N to send the message.
OR
NOTE: Press R to return to the previous screen or long Por Q to Save and press N to save the message to
press R to return to the Home screen. You cannot the Drafts folder.
return to the previous screen or Home screen if the OR
radio is in the process of sending the message. R to edit the message.
R again to delete the message or save it to the Drafts
Writing and Sending a Text Message folder.
Procedure:
7 Por Q to the required alias or ID and press N to
Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to
select.
Step 3.
OR
OR
Por Q to Manual Dial and press N to select. The
Follow the procedure below.
display shows Radio Number. Press N to select.
1 S to access the menu. Key in the subscriber ID and press N.
2 Por Q to Messages and press N to select. 8 The display shows Sending Message confirming your
message is being sent.
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9 If the message is sent, a tone sounds and the display shows 2 Por Q to Messages and press N to select.
Message Sent.
OR
3 Por Q to Quick Text and press N to select.
If the message is not sent, a low tone sounds and the 4 Por Q to the required Quick Text and press N to
display shows Message Send Failed. select.
If the menu was used to send the quick text message and the 5 A cursor appears.
text message fails to send, the radio returns to the Resend Use the keypad to edit the message, if required.
option screen (see Managing Fail-to-Send Text Messages on Press P to move one space to the left.
page 56).
Press Q to move one space to the right.
If the programmed button was used to send the quick text Press the # key to insert a space.
message and the text message fails to send, the radio returns Press the *DEL key to delete any unwanted characters.
to the Home screen (see Managing Sent Text Messages on
page 57)
6 Press N once the message is composed.
7 Por Q to Send and press N to send the message.
Sending a Quick Text Message OR
Your radio supports a maximum of ten (10) Quick Text Por Q to Save and press N to save the message to
messages as programmed by your dealer. the Drafts folder.
OR
While Quick Text messages are predefined, you can edit each
message before sending it. R to edit the message.
Procedure: 8 Por Q to the required alias or ID and press N to
Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to select.
Step 3. OR
OR Por Q to Manual Dial and press N to select. The
Follow the procedure below. display shows Radio Number. Press N to select.
Key in the subscriber alias or ID and press N.
1 S to access the menu.
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9 The display shows Sending Message, confirming your OR
message is being sent. If the message cannot be sent, the display shows Message
Send Failed.
10 If the message is sent successfully, a tone sounds and the
display shows Message Sent. If the text message fails to send, the radio returns to the Home
OR screen (see Managing Fail-to-Send Text Messages on
If the message cannot be sent, a low tone sounds and the page 56).
display shows Message Send Failed.
Accessing the Drafts Folder
If the menu was used to send the quick text message and the
text message fails to send, the radio returns to the Resend You can save a text message to send it at a later time.
option screen (see Managing Fail-to-Send Text Messages on If a mode change causes the radio to exit the text message
page 56). writing/editing screen while you are in the process of writing or
If the programmed button was used to send the quick text editing a text message, your current text message is
message and the text message fails to send, the radio returns automatically saved to the Drafts folder.
to the Home screen (see Managing Fail-to-Send Text The most recent saved text message is always added to the top
Messages on page 56). of the Drafts list.
The Drafts folder stores a maximum of ten (10) last saved
Sending a Quick Text Message with the
messages. When the folder is full, the next saved text message
One Touch Call Button automatically replaces the oldest text message in the folder.
Procedure:
NOTE: Long press R at any time to return to the Home
1 Press the programmed One Touch Call button to send a screen.
predefined Quick Text message to a predefined alias or ID.
2 The display shows Sending Message confirming your Viewing a Saved Text Message
message is being sent. Procedure:
3 If the message is sent successfully, a tone sounds and the Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to
display shows Message Sent. Step 3.
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OR Por Q to Manual Dial and press N to select. The
Follow the procedure below. display shows Radio Number. Press N to select.
1 S to access the menu. Key in the subscriber alias or ID and press N.
2 Por Q to Messages and press N to select. 4 The display shows Sending Message confirming your
message is being sent.
3 Por Q to Drafts and press N to select.
5 If the message is sent, a tone sounds and the display shows
4 Por Q to the required message and press N to Message Sent.
select. OR
If the message is not sent, a low tone sounds and the
Editing and Sending a Saved Text Message display shows Message Send Failed.
Procedure: If the text message fails to send, it is moved to the Sent Items
1 Press N again while viewing the message. folder and marked with a Send Failed icon.
2 Por Q to Edit and press N to select. Deleting a Saved Text Message from Drafts
A cursor appears.
Use the keypad to edit your message. Procedure:
Press P to move one space to the left. Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to
Step 3.
Press Q to move one space to the right.
OR
Press the # key to insert a space.
Press the *DEL key to delete any unwanted characters. Follow the procedure below.
Press N once the message is composed. 1 S to access the menu.
OR
2 Por Q to Messages and press N to select.
Por Q to Send and press N to select.
3 Por Q to Drafts and press N to select.
3 Por Q to the required alias or ID and press N to
select. 4 Por Q to the required message and press N to
OR select.
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5 Press N again while viewing the message. Procedure:
6 Por Q to Delete and press N to delete the text 1 Por Q to Forward and press N to select.
message. 2 Por Q to the required alias or ID and press N to
select.
Managing Fail-to-Send Text Messages OR
Por Q to Manual Dial and press N to select. The
You can select one of the following options while at the Resend
display shows Radio Number. Press N to select.
option screen:
Key in the subscriber ID and press N.
• Resend
3 The display shows Sending Message confirming your
• Forward message is being sent.
• Edit 4 If the message is sent, a tone sounds and the display shows
Message Sent.
Resending a Text Message OR
Procedure: If the message is not sent, a low tone sounds and the
display shows Message Send Failed.
1 Press N to resend the same message to the same
subscriber/group alias or ID.
Editing a Text Message
2 If the message is sent successfully, a tone sounds and the
display shows Message Sent. Select Edit to edit the message before sending it.
OR NOTE: If a subject line is present (for messages received from
If the message is not sent, a low tone sounds and the an e-mail application), you cannot edit it.
display shows Message Send Failed.
Procedure:
Forwarding a Text Message 1 Por Q to Edit and press N to select.
Select Forward to send the message to another subscriber/ 2 A cursor appears beside the message.
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Press P to move one space to the left. If the message is not sent, a low tone sounds and the
Press Q to move one space to the right. display shows Message Send Failed.
Press the # key to insert a space.
Press the *DEL key to delete any unwanted characters. Managing Sent Text Messages
3 Press N once message is composed. Once a message is sent to another radio, it is saved in Sent
Items. The most recent sent text message is always added to
4 Por Q to Send and press N to send the message.
the top of the Sent Items list.
OR
Por Q to Save and press N to save the message to The Sent Items folder is capable of storing a maximum of
the Drafts folder. thirty (30) last sent messages. When the folder is full, the next
OR sent text message automatically replaces the oldest text
R to edit the message. message in the folder.
R again to save it to the Drafts folder. If you chose No NOTE: Press R at any time to return to the previous screen
then you will return to previous screen.
or long press R at any time to return to the Home
5 Por Q to the required alias or ID and press N to screen.
select.
OR Viewing a Sent Text Message
Por Q to Manual Dial and press N to select. The
Procedure:
display shows Radio Number. Press N to select. Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to
Key in the subscriber ID and press N. Step 3.
6 The display shows Sending Message confirming your OR
message is being sent. Follow the procedure below.
7 If the message is sent, a tone sounds and the display shows 1 S to access the menu.
Message Sent. 2 Por Q to Messages and press N to select.
OR
3 Por Q to Sent Items and press N to select.
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4 Por Q to the required message and press N to If the message is not sent, a low tone sounds and the
select. display shows Message Send Failed.
A subject line may be shown if the message is from an
e-mail application. If the message fails to send, the radio returns you to the Resend
option screen. Press N to resend the message to the same
The icon at the top right corner of the screen indicates the subscriber/group alias or ID.
status of the message (see Sent Item Symbols on page 13).
NOTE: The display returns to the Resend option screen if you
press the PTT button to respond to a Private Call
Sending a Sent Text Message
(except when the radio is displaying the Missed Call
You can select one of the following options while viewing a sent screen), and at the end of a Site Call All Call.
text message:
Press Por Q to access the Forward, Edit, or Delete
• Resend option screen:
• Forward • Select Forward to send the selected text message to another
• Edit subscriber/group alias or ID (see Forwarding a Text
Message on page 56).
• Delete
• Select Edit to edit the selected text message before sending
Procedure: it (see Editing a Text Message on page 56).
1 Press N again while viewing the message. • Select Delete to delete the text message.
2 Por Q to Resend and press N to select.
Deleting All Sent Text Messages from
3 The display shows Sending Message confirming that the Sent Items
same message is being sent to the same target radio.
Procedure:
4 If the message is sent, a tone sounds and the display shows Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to
Message Sent. Step 3.
OR
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OR • Read Later
Follow the procedure below.
• Delete
1 S to access the menu.
Reading a Text Message
2 Por Q to Messages and press N to select.
Procedure:
3 Por Q to Sent Items and press N to select.
1 Por Q to Read? and press N to select.
4 Por Q to Delete All and press N to select.
2 Selected message in the Inbox opens.
5 At Delete Message?, press N to select Yes. The display A subject line may be shown if the message is from an
shows Sent Items Cleared. e-mail application.
OR
At Delete Message?, Por Q to No and press N to
3 Press N to reply, forward, or delete the text message.
OR
return to the previous screen.
Press R to return to the Home screen.
When you select Sent Items and it contains no text messages,
the display shows List Empty. Press Por Q to access the Read Later or Delete option
screen:
Receiving a Text Message
• Select Read Later to return to the Home screen.
When your radio receives a message, the display shows the
alias or ID of the sender and the message [X] symbol at the far
• Select Delete to delete the text message.
left of the screen. A tone will sound and the LED will continue to
blink yellow and green until a button is pressed.
Managing Received Text Messages
NOTE: The incoming text message alert is displayed only Use the Inbox to manage your text messages. The Inbox is
when in the Home screen. capable of storing a maximum of 30 messages.
You can select one of the following options when receiving a Your radio supports the following options for text messages:
text message: • Reply
• Read
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• Forward Replying to a Text Message from the Inbox
• Delete Procedure:
Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to
• Delete All
Step 3.
Text messages in the Inbox are sorted according to the most OR
recently received. Follow the procedure below.
NOTE: Press R at any time to return to the previous screen 1 S to access the menu.
or long press R at any time to return to the Home 2 Por Q to Messages and press N to select.
screen.
3 Por Q to Inbox and press N to select.
Viewing a Text Message from the Inbox 4 Por Q to the required message and press N to
Procedure: select.
A subject line may be shown if the message is from an
1 S to access the menu.
e-mail application.
2 Por Q to Messages and press N to select. 5 Press N once more to access the sub-menu.
3 Por Q to Inbox and press N to select. 6 Por Q to Reply and press N to select.
4 Por Q to view the messages. 7 Por Q to Write and press N to select.
A subject line may be shown if the message is from an
A cursor appears. Use the keypad to write your message.
e-mail application.
OR
5 Press N to select the current message, and press N Por Q to Quick Text and press N to select.
again to reply, forward, or delete that message. A cursor appears. Use the keypad to edit your message, if
OR required.
Long press R to return to the Home screen.
8 Press N once message is composed.
Unread messages are indicated with an exclamation mark (!).
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9 The display shows Sending Message confirming your 5 Press N once more to access the sub-menu.
message is being sent.
6 Por Q to Delete and press N to select.
10 If the message is sent successfully, a tone sounds and the
7 At Delete Message?, Por Q to Yes and press N to
display shows Message Sent.
select.
OR
If the message cannot be sent, a low tone sounds and the 8 The display shows Message Deleted.
display shows Message Send Failed.
9 The screen returns to the Inbox.
If the message fails to send, the radio returns you to the Resend
option screen (see Managing Fail-to-Send Text Messages on Deleting All Text Messages from the Inbox
page 56).
Procedure:
Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to
Deleting a Text Message from the Inbox Step 3.
Procedure: OR
Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to Follow the procedure below.
Step 3. 1 S to access the menu.
OR
2 Por Q to Messages and press N to select.
Follow the procedure below.
1 S to access the menu. 3 Por Q to Inbox and press N to select.
2 Por Q to Messages and press N to select. 4 Por Q to Delete All and press N to select.
5 At Delete Message?, Por Q to Yes and press N to
3 Por Q to Inbox and press N to select.
select.
4 Por Q to the required message and press N to 6 The display shows Inbox Cleared.
select.
A subject line may be shown if the message is from an When you select the Inbox and it contains no text messages,
e-mail application. the display shows List Empty.
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Sending a Site All Call Text Message If the message fails to send, the radio returns to the Resend
option screen (see Managing Fail-to-Send Text Messages on
This feature allows you to transmit to all users on the current page 56).
site. Your radio must be programmed to allow you to use this
feature.
Follow the procedure below. Enhanced Privacy
1 S to access the menu. If enabled, this feature helps to prevent eavesdropping by
2 P or Q to Messages and press N to select. unauthorized users via a software-based scrambling solution.
Only the voice portions of a call are scrambled. Your radio must
3 Por Q to Write and press N to select. have privacy enabled on the selected channel position to send a
4 A cursor appears. Use the keypad to edit the message. privacy-enabled transmission. While selected to a privacy-
Press P to move one space to the left. enabled channel position, the radio is still able to receive clear
(unscrambled) transmissions. If your radio is configured with a
Press Q to move one space to the right.
matching Key ID and Key Value, it can correctly unscramble
Press the # key to insert a space.
voice transmissions, even when transmit Privacy is not enabled
Press the *DEL key to delete any unwanted characters.
for the currently selected channel position.
5 Press N once message is composed.
There are several different ways that a channel position can
6 Por Q to Send and press N to send message. become enabled (or disabled) for privacy. It can be enabled (or
7 Por Q to Site All Text and press N to select. disabled) for privacy via radio programming, or it can be
enabled (or disabled) for privacy by the radio user via the
8 The display shows Sending Message confirming your Privacy on/off button or the Privacy menu option. You can
message is being sent. observe the privacy status of a channel position by looking at
9 If the message is sent, a tone sounds and the display shows the Privacy icon while your radio is not currently in a call. See
Message Sent. the next section for more information. When transmitting
OR scrambled audio, the talk permit tone is slightly lower in pitch
If the message is not sent, a low tone sounds and the than it is when transmitting unscrambled audio.
display shows Message Send Failed.
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Privacy Icon padlock will flash when you receive unscrambled
transmissions from that coworker. This indicates that
When the radio is idle (not currently transmitting or receiving), a although you are receiving an unscrambled
transmission, your own transmissions will be
indicates that transmit privacy is enabled for the currently
scrambled. A flashing Closed padlock means that you
selected channel position. If you press PTT, the radio will are receiving a scrambled transmission, but your own
transmit scrambled voice. transmissions will be unscrambled.
When the radio is idle (not currently transmitting or receiving),
LED Operation
an indicates that privacy is disabled for the currently
selected channel position. If you press PTT, the radio will When transmitting, the green LED displays solid green,
transmit unscrambled voice. regardless of whether the transmission is scrambled or
unscrambled. When receiving scrambled transmissions, the
green LED will blink at an uneven rate (flash, flash, pause). This
When receiving a call, a indicates that scrambled audio is
pattern repeats for the duration of the transmission. If the
being received. If your radio is programmed with a matching
transmission is clear, then the green LED blinks at an even rate
Key ID and Key Value, the radio will unscramble the
(flash, flash, flash). This pattern repeats for the duration of the
transmission and you will hear normal audio through the
transmission.
speaker. However, if your radio is not programmed with a
matching Key ID and Key Value, you will hear either garbled
Enable/Disable Privacy
audio or silence. When receiving a call, an indicates that Procedure:
unscrambled audio is being received. Press the programmed Privacy On/Off button to toggle privacy
NOTE: If there is a privacy setting mismatch between audio on or off for the selected channel position.
being received and the privacy setting for the selected OR
channel position, the padlock icon will flash (open or Follow the procedure below.
closed, depending on the mismatch). For example, a 1 Press S button.
co-worker disables privacy on the “Production” group
position in their radio. Your radio has privacy enabled 2 Press Por Q to locate the Utilities option.
for the current channel position. In this case the open
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3 Press N to select Utilities. NOTE: Performing Radio Disable and Enable is limited to
radios with these functions enabled. Check with your
4 Press Por Q (if necessary) to locate Radio Settings dealer or system administrator for more information.
option.
5 Press N to select Radio Settings. Radio Disable
6 Press Por Q to locate the Enh. Privacy option and Procedure:
Use the programmed Radio Disable button.
press N to select.
1 Press the programmed Radio Disable button.
7 The display shows Turn On or Turn Off, depending on
whether Privacy is currently turned off or on. 2 Por Q to the required alias or ID and press N to
select.
8 Press N to toggle the current Privacy setting.
3 The display shows Radio Disable: <Subscriber Alias
9 The display briefly shows Enh. Privacy On or
or ID>.
Enh. Privacy Off to indicate the new privacy setting.
4 Wait for acknowledgment.
NOTE: Toggling the privacy setting on or off affects the
currently selected channel position only. The radio 5 If successful, a tone sounds and the display shows Radio
tracks the privacy setting (on or off) for each channel Disable Successful.
position separately. OR
If not successful, a low tone sounds and the display shows
Radio Disable Failed.
Security
OR
You can enable or disable any radio in the system. For example, Procedure:
you might want to disable a stolen radio, to prevent the thief Use the menu.
from using it, and enable that radio, when it is recovered.
1 S to access the menu.
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2 Por Q to Contacts and press N to select. The 2 Por Q to the required alias or ID and press N to
entries are alphabetically sorted. select.
3 Por Q to the required alias or ID and press N to 3 The display shows Radio Enable: <Subscriber Alias
select. or ID>.
OR
4 Wait for acknowledgment.
Por Q to Manual Dial and press N to select. The
display shows Radio Number. Press N to select. 5 If successful, a tone sounds and the display shows Radio
Key in the subscriber alias or ID and press N. Enable Successful.
OR
4 Por Q to Radio Disable and press N to select. If not successful, a low tone sounds and the display shows
Radio Enable Failed.
5 The display shows Radio Disable: <Subscriber Alias
or ID>. OR
6 Wait for acknowledgment. Procedure:
7 If successful, a tone sounds and the display shows Radio Use the menu.
Disable Successful. 1 S to access the menu.
OR
If not successful, a low tone sounds and the display shows 2 Por Q to Contacts and press N to select. The
Radio Disable Failed. entries are alphabetically sorted.
3 Por Q to the required alias or ID and press N to
Radio Enable select.
OR
Procedure: Por Q to Manual Dial and press N to select. The
Use the programmed Radio Enable button.
display shows Radio Number. Press N to select.
1 Press the programmed Radio Enable button. Key in the subscriber alias or ID and press N.
4 Por Q to Radio Enable and press N to select.
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5 The display shows Radio Enable: <Subscriber Alias 5 The display shows Keypad Locked and returns to the Home
or ID>. screen.
6 Wait for acknowledgment. 6 To unlock the keypad, press S followed by an *.
7 If successful, a tone sounds and the display shows Radio 7 The display shows Keypad Unlocked and returns to the
Enable Successful. Home screen.
OR
If not successful, a low tone sounds and the display shows
Checking the Language
Radio Enable Failed.
You can check your radio's display language.
Procedure:
Utilities
1 S to access the menu.
Locking and Unlocking the Keypad 2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select.
You can lock your radio’s keypad to avoid inadvertent key entry. 3 Por Q to Radio Settings and press N to select.
NOTE: The incoming alerts such as text message alert, call 4 Por Q to Language and press N to select.
alert, and missed call alert do not show if the keypad is The current selection is marked with a before the name of
locked. the language.
Procedure:
Turning Keypad Tones On or Off
1 S to access the menu.
You can enable and disable keypad tones, if needed.
2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select. Procedure:
3 Por Q to Radio Settings and press N to select. 1 S to access the menu.
4 Por Q to Keypad Lock and press N to select. 2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select.
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3 Por Q to Radio Settings and press N to select. OR
Follow the procedure below.
4 Por Q to Tones/Alerts and press N to select.
1 S to access the menu.
5 Por Q to Keypad Tones and press N to select.
2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select.
6 The display shows Turn On. Press N to enable keypad
tones. The display shows Keypad Tone On. 3 Por Q to Radio Settings and press N to select.
OR
4 Por Q to Power and press N to select.
The display shows Turn Off. Press N to disable keypad
tones. The display shows Keypad Tone Off. 5 Change your current setting as prompted on the display.
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The display shows Turn Off. Press N to disable the Talk 5 Por Q to Call Ringers and press N to select.
Permit Tone. The display shows Talk Permit Tone Off.
6 Por Q to Call Alert and press N to select.
NOTE: Your radio may have a “Pre-Tone” feature enabled. The 7 Por Q to select ring tone and press N to select.
Pre-Tone is a series of short beeps prior to the Talk
Permit Tone. The Pre-Tone starts when the user The current selection is marked with a before the tone
presses PTT and ends when the radio receives a number. As the tones are displayed they will sound the tone
response from the system. It is followed by the Talk style.
Permit Tone (when a channel is assigned), the Busy
Tone (if the call is placed in the Busy Queue), or a Private Call
Negative Indicator tone (if the call request fails or is
denied). Procedure:
If the Pre-Tone has been enabled in your radio, turning 1 S to access the menu.
the Talk Permit Tone on (via the menu) also turns the
Pre-Tone on. Turning the Talk Permit Tone off (via the 2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select.
menu) also turns the Pre-Tone off.
3 Por Q to Radio Settings and press N to select.
Turning the Call Ringer Tones On/Off or 4 Por Q to Tones/Alerts and press N to select.
Changing Ringer Style
5 Por Q to Call Ringers and press N to select.
Call Alert 6 Por Q to Private Call and press N to select.
Procedure: 7 The display shows Turn On. Press N to enable the Private
1 S to access the menu. Call Ringer. The display shows Private Call Ringer On.
OR
2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select. The display shows Turn Off. Press N to disable the
3 Por Q to Radio Settings and press N to select. Private Call Ringer. The display shows Private Call
Ringer Off.
4 Por Q to Tones/Alerts and press N to select.
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Text Message 5 The display shows Turn On. Press N to enable the LED
Indicator. The display shows All LEDs On.
Procedure:
OR
1 S to access the menu. The display shows Turn Off. Press N to disable the LED
Indicator. The display shows All LEDs Off.
2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select.
3 Por Q to Radio Settings and press N to select. The display backlight, buttons, and keypad backlighting are
automatically turned off if the LED indicator is disabled (see
4 Por Q to Tones/Alerts and press N to select. Controling the Display Backlight on page 67).
5 Por Q to Call Ringers and press N to select.
Accessing General Radio Information
6 Por Q to Text Message and press N to select.
Your radio contains information on the following:
7 Por Q to select ring tone and press N to select.
• Battery
The current selection is marked with a before the tone • My number (Radio ID)
number. As the tones are displayed they will sound the tone
style. • Firmware Version
• Codeplug Version
Turning the LED Indicator On or Off
• Option Board Firmware Version
You can enable and disable the LED Indicator if needed.
• Option Board Frequency Version
Procedure:
• Option Board Hardware Version
1 S to access the menu.
• Option Board Codeplug Version
2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select.
• Updates
3 Por Q to Radio Settings and press N to select.
NOTE: Press R at any time to return to the previous screen
4 Por Q to LED Indicator and press N to select. or long press R to return to the Home screen.
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Accessing the Battery Information Checking the Degree of Tilt (Accelerometer)
Displays information on your radio battery. If the portable radio has been enabled for the Man Down
Alarms, there is a menu option to check how the radio
Procedure:
measures the degree of tilt. This is a helpful feature when the
1 S to access the menu. dealer or Radio System Administrator uses the MOTOTRBO
Connect Plus Option Board CPS programming software to
2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select. configure the activation angle that will trigger the tilt alarm.
3 Por Q to Radio Info and press N to select. Procedure:
Check the angle of tilt in degrees:
4 Por Q to Battery Info and press N to select.
1 S to access the menu.
5 The display shows the battery information.
OR
2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select.
For IMPRES batteries ONLY: If the battery requires 3 Por Q to Radio Info and press N to select.
reconditioning in an IMPRES charger, a low tone is played
when pressing N on Remaining Capacity. After the 4 Por Q to Accelerometer.
reconditioning process, the display then shows the battery 5 Tilt the radio at the angle you think should trigger the Tilt
information. Alarm.
For IMPRES batteries ONLY: 6 N to select Accelerometer.
Press N on Battery Info to access the Remaining Capacity 7 The display now shows the radio’s angle of tilt (deviation
and view battery capacity level, indicated by a horizontal bar from perpendicular vertical position) in degrees (example:
and percentage reading. 62 Deg.) Based on this, use MOTOTRBO Connect Plus
Option Board CPS to configure the Activation Angle for 60
degrees (which is the closest programmable value). The Tilt
Alarm timers are triggered when the Activation Angle is 60
degrees, or greater.
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NOTE: The measurement on the display shows the degree of Displaying the Site ID (Site Number)
tilt at the moment you press N to accept the
The radio briefly shows the Site ID as it registers with a Connect
Accelerometer option. If you change the angle of the
Plus site. Following registration, the radio does not generally
radio after pressing N, the radio will not change the
indicate the Site number. To display the registered Site number,
measurement shown on its display. It continues to
do the following:
display the measurement taken when N was
pressed. Procedure:
1 S to access the menu.
Checking the Radio Model Number Index
2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select.
This index number identifies your radio’s model-specific
hardware. Your radio system administrator may ask for this 3 Por Q to Radio Info and press N to select.
number when preparing a new Option Board codeplug for your
4 Por Q to Site Number and press N to select.
radio.
Procedure:
5 The display shows the Network ID and the Site Number.
1 S to access the menu. NOTE: If you are not currently registered at a site, the display
shows Not Registered.
2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select.
3 Por Q to Radio Info and press N to select. Checking the Site Info
4 Por Q to Model Index and press N to select. The Site Info feature provides information that can be useful to
a service technician. It consists of the following information:
5 The display shows the Model Number Index.
• Repeater number of current Control Channel repeater.
• RSSI: Last signal strength value measured from Control
Channel repeater.
• Neighbor List (NL) sent by Control Channel repeater (five
numbers separated by commas).
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If a system technician or administrator asks you to use this Checking the Firmware Version
feature, please report the displayed information exactly as it
appears on the screen. Displays the firmware version on your radio.
Procedure: Procedure:
NOTE: If you are not currently registered at a site, the display Checking the Codeplug Version
shows Not Registered.
Displays the codeplug version on your radio.
Checking My Number (Radio ID) Procedure:
Displays the ID of your radio. 1 S to access the menu.
Procedure: 2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select.
1 S to access the menu. 3 Por Q to Radio Info and press N to select.
2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select. 4 Por Q to CP Ver. and press N to select.
3 Por Q to Radio Info and press N to select. 5 The display shows the current codeplug version
4 Por Q to My Number and press N to select.
5 The display shows the radio ID.
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Checking the Option Board Checking the Option Board Hardware Version
Firmware Version Displays the option board hardware version on your radio.
Displays the option board firmware version on your radio.
Procedure:
Procedure: 1 S to access the menu.
1 S to access the menu.
2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select.
2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select.
3 Por Q to Radio Info and press N to select.
3 Por Q to Radio Info and press N to select.
4 Por Q to Opt Bd HW Ver and press N to select.
4 Por Q to Opt Bd FW Ver and press N to select.
5 The display shows the current option board hardware
5 The display shows the current option board firmware version.
version.
Checking the Option Board
Checking the Option Board Codeplug Version
Frequency File Version Displays the option board codeplug version on your radio.
Displays the option board frequency file version on your radio.
Procedure:
Procedure: 1 S to access the menu.
1 S to access the menu.
2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select.
2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select.
3 Por Q to Radio Info and press N to select.
3 Por Q to Radio Info and press N to select.
4 Por Q to Opt Bd CP Ver and press N to select.
4 Por Q to Opt Bd Freq Ver and press N to select.
5 The display shows the current option board codeplug
5 The display shows the current option board frequency file version.
version.
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Checking the CRC of the Option Board version or Option Board firmware file version via a menu option.
OTA Codeplug File In addition, display radios that have been enabled for over-the-
air file transfer can display the version of a "pending file". A
Follow the instructions below if your radio system administrator "pending file" is a Frequency File or Option Board firmware file
asks you to view the Option Board OTA (over-the-air) Codeplug that the Connect Plus radio knows about via system messaging,
File CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check). This menu option only but the radio has not yet collected all of the file packets. If a
appears if the Option Board received its last codeplug update display Connect Plus radio has a pending file, the menu
OTA. provides options to:
Procedure:
• see the version number of the pending file
1 S to access the menu.
• see what percentage of packets has been collected so far
2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select. • request the Connect Plus radio to resume collecting file
3 Por Q to Radio Info and press N to select. packets
If the radio is enabled for Connect Plus over-the-air file transfer,
4 Por Q to Opt Bd CP CRC and press N to select.
there may be times when the radio automatically joins a file
5 The display shows some letters and numbers. transfer without first notifying the radio user. While the radio is
Communicate this information to your radio system collecting file packets, the LED rapidly blinks red. The screen
administrator exactly as shown. alternates between displaying the alias for the current Channel
Selector Knob position and “File Transfer”.
Checking for Updates NOTE: The Connect Plus radio cannot collect file packets and
Connect Plus provides the ability to update certain files (Option receive calls at the same time. If you wish to cancel the
Board Codeplug, Network Frequency File and Option Board file transfer, press and release the PTT button. This
Firmware File) over-the-air. Check with the dealer or network causes the radio to request a call on the selected
administrator to determine whether this feature has been Contact Name, and it will also cancel the file transfer
for that radio until the process resumes at a later time.
enabled for your radio.
Any display Connect Plus radio has the ability to show its There are several things that can make the file transfer process
start again. The first example applies to all over-the-air file
current Option Board OTA Codeplug CRC, Frequency File
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types. The other examples apply only to the Network Frequency Firmware File
File and Option Board Firmware File:
• The radio system administrator re-initiates the over-the-air file Firmware Up to Date
transfer. Procedure:
• The Option Board's pre-defined timer expires, which causes 1 S to access the menu.
the Option Board to automatically resume the process of
collecting packets. 2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select.
• The timer has not yet expired, but the radio user requests the 3 Por Q to Radio Info and press N to select.
file transfer to resume via the menu option.
4 Por Q to Updates and press N to select.
After the Connect Plus radio finishes downloading all file
packets, it must upgrade to the newly acquired file. For the 5 Por Q to Firmware and press N to select.
Network Frequency File, this is an automatic process and does
6 The display shows Firmware is Up to Date.
not require a radio reset. For the Option Board Codeplug File,
this is an automatic process that will cause a brief interruption to
service as the Option Board loads the new codeplug information Pending Firmware – Version
and re-acquires a network site. How quickly the radio upgrades
Procedure:
to a new Option Board firmware file depends on how the radio
1 S to access the menu.
Firmware File
Firmware File
If there is a pending Firmware File, the user will have 5 Por Q to Firmware and press N to select.
additional menu options: %Received and Download.
6 Por Q to Download and press N to select.
Pending Firmware – % Received 7 The screen displays Start Download.
Procedure: 8 Por Q to Yes to start the download.
1 S to access the menu. OR
Por Q to No to return to the previous menu.
2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select.
9 The screen displays Download in Progress.
3 Por Q to Radio Info and press N to select.
10 Press R to return to the previous screen.
4 Por Q to Updates and press N to select.
NOTE: If the Connect Plus radio has previously left an OTA
5 Por Q to Firmware and press N to select.
Option Board Firmware File Transfer with a partial file,
6 Por Q to %Received and press N to select. the unit automatically rejoins the file transfer (if still
ongoing) when an internal timer expires. If you want the
7 The screen displays the percentage of firmware file packets unit to rejoin an ongoing file Option Board Firmware
collected so far. When at 100%, the radio needs to be power File transfer prior to expiration of this internal timer, use
cycled On and Off to initiate the firmware upgrade. the Download option as described above.
Download.
7 The screen displays the percentage of frequency file
Frequency File Pending – Version packets collected so far.
Procedure:
1 S to access the menu.
2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select.
3 Por Q to Radio Info and press N to select.
4 Por Q to Updates and press N to select.
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Frequency File Pending – Download
Procedure:
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• VHF Wideband, 136 – 174 MHz, Double Helical Antenna6
Accessories (PMAD4088_)
Your radio is compatible with the accessories listed in this • VHF, 136 – 147 MHz, Stubby Antenna4 (PMAD4093_)
chapter. Contact your dealer for details.
• VHF, 147 – 160 MHz, Stubby Antenna3 (PMAD4094_)
Antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 80
Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 81 • VHF, 160 – 174 MHz, Stubby Antenna5 (PMAD4095_)
Carry Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 81 • Combination UHF/GPS, 403 – 433 MHz, Folded Monopole
Chargers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 82 Antenna1 (PMAE4018_)
Earbuds and Earpieces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 82
• Combination UHF/GPS, 403 – 433 MHz, Stubby Antenna1
Headsets and Headset Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 83 (PMAE4021_)
Remote Speaker Microphones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 83
• UHF1, 403 – 470 MHz, Whip Antenna3 (PMAE4022_)
Surveillance Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 84
Miscellaneous Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . page 84 • Combination UHF1/GPS, 430 – 470 MHz, Stubby Antenna2
(PMAE4023_)
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• Combination 800/900/GPS, 806 – 941 MHz, Helical Antenna9 Batteries
(PMAF4003_)
• Public Safety Microphone UHF Stubby Antenna1, • IMPRES Li-Ion, 1500 mAh Submersible (IP57) Battery
Accessories
403 – 433 MHz (PMAE4046_) (PMNN4066_)*
• Public Safety Microphone UHF Stubby Antenna2, • IMPRES Li-Ion, 1400 mAh Submersible (IP57) Battery,
430 – 470 MHz (PMAE4047_) Intrinsically Safe (FM) (PMNN4069_)
• Public Safety Microphone VHF Antenna5, • IMPRES Li-Ion, 2200 mAh Submersible (IP57) Battery
(PMNN4077_)
150 – 174 MHz (PMAD4086_)
• NiMH, 1300 mAh Submersible (IP57) Battery (PMNN4065_)*
• Public Safety Microphone VHF Antenna4,
136 – 153 MHz (PMAD4087_)
* Not applicable to the 800/900 band.
Color Code:
1 Red 3 Black 5 Blue 7 Brown 9 Purple Carry Devices
2 Green 4 Yellow 6 White 8 Orange
• Belt Clip for 2-Inch Belt Width (PMLN4651_)
• Belt Clip for 2.5-Inch Belt Width (PMLN4652_)
• Nylon Carry Case with 3-Inch Fixed Belt Loop for Display
Radio (PMLN5015_)
• Soft Leather Carry Case with 2.5-Inch Swivel Belt Loop
for Display Radio (PMLN5016_)
• Soft Leather Carry Case with 3-Inch Swivel Belt Loop for
Display Radio (PMLN5017_)
• Soft Leather Carry Case with 3-Inch Fixed Belt Loop for
Display Radio (PMLN5018_)
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• Hard Leather Carry Case with 2.5-Inch Swivel Belt Loop • IMPRES Single-Unit Charger, US Plug (WPLN4232_)
for Display Radio (PMLN5019_)
• IMPRES Single-Unit Charger, UK Plug (WPLN4233_)
• Hard Leather Carry Case with 3-Inch Swivel Belt Loop for
Display Radio (PMLN5020_)
• IMPRES Single-Unit Charger, Euro Plug (WPLN4234_)
• Hard Leather Carry Case with 3-Inch Fixed Belt Loop for • IMPRES Single-Unit Charger, Argentina Plug (WPLN4236_)
Display Radio (PMLN5021_)
• 2.5-Inch Replacement Swivel Belt Loop (PMLN5022_) Earbuds and Earpieces
• 3-Inch Replacement Swivel Belt Loop (PMLN5023_) • Receive-Only Earbud (AARLN4885_)
• 1.75-Inch Black Leather Belt (4200865599) • D-Shell Receive-Only Earpiece (PMLN4620_)
• Receive-Only Earpiece (RLN4941_)
Chargers
• Over-the-Ear Receiver for Remote Speaker Microphone
• IMPRES Multi-Unit Charger, US Plug (WPLN4212_) (WADN4190_)
(RLN4760_)
• IMPRES Multi-Unit Charger with Display, US Plug
• Medium Custom Earpiece for Surveillance Kits, Right Ear
(WPLN4219_)
(RLN4761_)
• IMPRES Multi-Unit Charger with Display, Euro Plug • Large Custom Earpiece for Surveillance Kits, Right Ear
(WPLN4220_)
(RLN4762_)
• IMPRES Multi-Unit Charger with Display, UK Plug • Small Custom Earpiece for Surveillance Kits, Left Ear
(WPLN4221_)
(RLN4763_)
• IMPRES Multi-Unit Charger with Display, Argentina Plug
82 (WPLN4223_)
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• Medium Custom Earpiece for Surveillance Kits, Left Ear • Remote Speaker Microphone, Submersible (IP57)
(RLN4764_) (PMMN4040_)
• Large Custom Earpiece for Surveillance Kits, Left Ear • IMPRES Public Safety Microphone, 30-Inch Cable
Accessories
(RLN4765_) (PMMN4041_)*
• Standard Earpiece, Black (RLN6279_) • IMPRES Public Safety Microphone, 24-Inch Cable
(PMMN4042_)*
• Standard Earpiece, Beige (RLN6280_)
• IMPRES Public Safety Microphone, 18-Inch Cable
• Replacement Foam Ear Pad and Windscreen (RLN6283_) (PMMN4043_)*
• Earpiece with Acoustic Tube Assembly, Beige (RLN6284_) • IMPRES Remote Speaker Microphone, with Volume, IP57
• Earpiece with Acoustic Tube Assembly, Black (RLN6285_) (PMMN4046_)
• Earpiece with High Noise Kit, Beige (RLN6288_) • IMPRES Submersible Public Safety Microphone, 30-Inch
Cable (PMMN4047_)*
• Earpiece with High Noise Kit, Black (RLN6289_)
• IMPRES Submersible Public Safety Microphone, 24-Inch
Cable (PMMN4048_)*
Headsets and Headset Accessories • IMPRES Submersible Public Safety Microphone, 18-Inch
Cable (PMMN4049_)*
• Ultra-Lite Headset (PMLN5102_)
• IMPRES Remote Speaker Microphone, Noise-Canceling
• Heavy Duty Noise-Canceling Headset (FM) (PMLN5275_) (PMMN4050_)
• Lightweight Headset (RMN5058_) • Remote Speaker Microphone Replacement Coil Cord Kit
(For Use with PMMN4024_ and PMMN4040_) (RLN6074_)
Remote Speaker Microphones • Remote Speaker Microphone Replacement Coil Cord Kit
(For Use with PMMN4025) (RLN6075_)
• Remote Speaker Microphone (PMMN4024_)
* Not applicable to the 800/900 band.
• IMPRES Remote Speaker Microphone (PMMN4025_)
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Surveillance Accessories Miscellaneous Accessories
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The Capacity Warranty
Batteries and Chargers Warranty The capacity warranty guarantees 80% of the rated capacity for the
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obligations or liability for additions or modifications to this warranty
Limited Warranty unless made in writing and signed by an officer of MOTOROLA.
Unless made in a separate agreement between MOTOROLA and
MOTOROLA COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS the original end user purchaser, MOTOROLA does not warrant the
installation, maintenance or service of the Product.
I. WHAT THIS WARRANTY COVERS AND FOR HOW MOTOROLA cannot be responsible in any way for any ancillary
equipment not furnished by MOTOROLA which is attached to or
LONG:
used in connection with the Product, or for operation of the Product
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS INC. (“MOTOROLA”) warrants the with any ancillary equipment, and all such equipment is expressly
MOTOROLA manufactured Communication Products listed below excluded from this warranty. Because each system which may use
(“Product”) against defects in material and workmanship under the Product is unique, MOTOROLA disclaims liability for range,
normal use and service for a period of time from the date of coverage, or operation of the system as a whole under this
purchase as scheduled below: warranty.
DGP Series Digital Portable Radios Two (2) Years
II. GENERAL PROVISIONS:
Product Accessories (Excluding
One (1) Year This warranty sets forth the full extent of MOTOROLA'S
Batteries and Chargers)
responsibilities regarding the Product. Repair, replacement or
Limited Warranty
MOTOROLA, at its option, will at no charge either repair the refund of the purchase price, at MOTOROLA’s option, is the
Product (with new or reconditioned parts), replace it (with a new or exclusive remedy. THIS WARRANTY IS GIVEN IN LIEU OF ALL
reconditioned Product), or refund the purchase price of the Product OTHER EXPRESS WARRANTIES. IMPLIED WARRANTIES,
during the warranty period provided it is returned in accordance INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
with the terms of this warranty. Replaced parts or boards are MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
warranted for the balance of the original applicable warranty period. PURPOSE, ARE LIMITED TO THE DURATION OF THIS LIMITED
All replaced parts of Product shall become the property of WARRANTY. IN NO EVENT SHALL MOTOROLA BE LIABLE FOR
MOTOROLA. DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE
This express limited warranty is extended by MOTOROLA to the PRODUCT, FOR ANY LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF TIME,
original end user purchaser only and is not assignable or INCONVENIENCE, COMMERCIAL LOSS, LOST PROFITS OR
transferable to any other party. This is the complete warranty for the SAVINGS OR OTHER INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR
Product manufactured by MOTOROLA. MOTOROLA assumes no CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR
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INABILITY TO USE SUCH PRODUCT, TO THE FULL EXTENT C)Defects or damage from improper testing, operation,
SUCH MAY BE DISCLAIMED BY LAW. maintenance, installation, alteration, modification, or adjustment.
D)Breakage or damage to antennas unless caused directly by
Limited Warranty
III. STATE LAW RIGHTS: defects in material workmanship.
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR E) A Product subjected to unauthorized Product modifications,
LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES disassembles or repairs (including, without limitation, the addition
OR LIMITATION ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY to the Product of non-MOTOROLA supplied equipment) which
LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSIONS MAY adversely affect performance of the Product or interfere with
NOT APPLY. MOTOROLA's normal warranty inspection and testing of the
Product to verify any warranty claim.
This warranty gives specific legal rights, and there may be other
F) Product which has had the serial number removed or made
rights which may vary from state to state.
illegible.
G)Rechargeable batteries if:
IV. HOW TO GET WARRANTY SERVICE: (1) any of the seals on the battery enclosure of cells are broken
You must provide proof of purchase (bearing the date of purchase or show evidence of tampering.
and Product item serial number) in order to receive warranty (2) the damage or defect is caused by charging or using the
service and, also, deliver or send the Product item, transportation battery in equipment or service other than the Product for which it
and insurance prepaid, to an authorized warranty service location. is specified.
Warranty service will be provided by MOTOROLA through one of its H)Freight costs to the repair depot.
authorized warranty service locations. If you first contact the
I) A Product which, due to illegal or unauthorized alteration of the
company which sold you the Product (e.g., dealer or
software/firmware in the Product, does not function in
communication service provider), it can facilitate your obtaining
accordance with MOTOROLA’s published specifications or the
warranty service.
FCC type acceptance labeling in effect for the Product at the time
the Product was initially distributed from MOTOROLA.
V. WHAT THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER: J) Scratches or other cosmetic damage to Product surfaces that
A) Defects or damage resulting from use of the Product in other does not affect the operation of the Product.
than its normal and customary manner. K) Normal and customary wear and tear.
B) Defects or damage from misuse, accident, water, or neglect.
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VI. PATENT AND SOFTWARE PROVISIONS: MOTOROLA will have no liability with respect to any claim of patent
infringement which is based upon the combination of the Product or
MOTOROLA will defend, at its own expense, any suit brought
parts furnished hereunder with software, apparatus or devices not
against the end user purchaser to the extent that it is based on a
furnished by MOTOROLA, nor will MOTOROLA have any liability
claim that the Product or parts infringe a United States patent, and
for the use of ancillary equipment or software not furnished by
MOTOROLA will pay those costs and damages finally awarded
MOTOROLA which is attached to or used in connection with the
against the end user purchaser in any such suit which are
Product. The foregoing states the entire liability of MOTOROLA with
attributable to any such claim, but such defense and payments are
respect to infringement of patents by the Product or any parts
conditioned on the following:
thereof.
A) that MOTOROLA will be notified promptly in writing by such
purchaser of any notice of such claim; Laws in the United States and other countries preserve for
MOTOROLA certain exclusive rights for copyrighted MOTOROLA
B) that MOTOROLA will have sole control of the defense of such
software such as the exclusive rights to reproduce in copies and
suit and all negotiations for its settlement or compromise; and
distribute copies of such MOTOROLA software. MOTOROLA
C)should the Product or parts become, or in MOTOROLA’s opinion software may be used in only the Product in which the software was
be likely to become, the subject of a claim of infringement of a originally embodied and such software in such Product may not be
United States patent, that such purchaser will permit replaced, copied, distributed, modified in any way, or used to
MOTOROLA, at its option and expense, either to procure for produce any derivative thereof. No other use including, without
such purchaser the right to continue using the Product or parts or limitation, alteration, modification, reproduction, distribution, or
Limited Warranty
to replace or modify the same so that it becomes non-infringing reverse engineering of such MOTOROLA software or exercise of
or to grant such purchaser a credit for the Product or parts as rights in such MOTOROLA software is permitted. No license is
depreciated and accept its return. The depreciation will be an granted by implication, estoppel or otherwise under MOTOROLA
equal amount per year over the lifetime of the Product or parts as patent rights or copyrights.
established by MOTOROLA.
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Motorola Solutions, Inc.
1303 East Algonquin Road
Schaumburg, Illinois 60196 U.S.A.
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