Transcript Slide 1

North Zone Communications Committee
Motorola XTS 3000
Portable Radio Operations
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Antenna Install/Remove
1. Screw the antenna into the antenna receptacle on top
of the radio
2. Tighten the antenna firmly with your fingers
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Battery Install/Remove
NOTE: The battery must be charged before
use. Memory effect is a phenomenon that
causes a loss in battery capacity or voltage
due to repetitive shallow discharging or
long-term overcharging. This memory
effect has been greatly reduced in your
batteries through the use of new cell
technology.
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Battery Install/Remove
To install the battery:
1. Turn OFF the radio
2. Place the notched tabs,
at the top of the battery,
into the slots at the top of
the back of the radio
3. Press the bottom of the battery into the radio until
the battery clicks into place
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Battery Install/Remove
To remove the battery:
1. Turn OFF the radio
2. Press and hold the battery
release button on the bottom
of the radio
3. Hold the radio with the battery side tilted down. The
bottom of the battery should fall away from the radio
4. Remove the battery from the radio
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Belt Clip Install
NOTE: Remove the battery from the radio before
installing or removing the belt clip
1. Hold the battery with the back
of the battery facing you, slots
at the top
2. Hold the belt clip with the top
facing upward, and align the metal
slides on the back of the clip with
the slots on the battery back
3. Slide the metal slides on the clip downward into the
slots until it clicks into place
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Belt Clip Remove
1. Hold the battery with the
back of the battery facing
you, slots at the top
2. Using a flat-beaded
screwdriver, push the
small metal tab at the top
of the metal slide upward
3. Slide the slip out of the battery
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Universal Connector
The Universal Connector Seal covers the side
connector near the antenna
To install the seal:
1. Turn off the radio
2. Place the top portion of the seal
into the slot at the top of the radio
3. Rotate the seal down alongside
the connector
4. Press middle of the seal until it clips into place over
the connector
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Universal Connector
To remove the seal:
1. Turn off the radio
2. Carefully insert a flat-bladed
screwdriver between the
bottom of the cover and the
connector
3. Push the screwdriver gently
downward to pry the cover away from the radio. Store
the cover in a safe place
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Extended Microphone
To install extended microphone:
1. Remove the Universal Connector seal as described
previously
2. Place the bottom of the extended microphone
connector into the lower slot of the radio connector
3. Clip the top of the extended microphone connector
to the top of the radio
4. Secure the connector by screwing the set screw
located at the top of the connector into the radio
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Extended Microphone
NOTE: Do not over-tighten the set screw. One or
two rotations of the screw are all that is needed
to hold it in place
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Extended Microphone
To remove the extended microphone:
1. Unscrew the set screw from the top of the
connector
2. Using your index finger, pull the small clip at the top
of the connector toward the microphone cable
3. Pull the connector away from the radio
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Radio ON/OFF
1. Turn the radio ON by
rotating the ON/OFF/Volume
Control Knob clockwise
2. Turn the radio OFF by
rotating the ON/OFF/Volume
Control Knob counterclockwise
until you hear a click
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Set Volume
1. Turn the ON/OFF Volume Control Knob clockwise to
increase the volume, counterclockwise to decrease the
volume
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Select A Talkgroup/Mode
1. Turn the mode selector knob to the desired mode.
The new talkgroup/mode will appear in the display.
Notice the zone name does not change
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Select A Zone
1. Press the arrow keys on the keypad until ZONE
appears on the display
2. Press the softkey
button on the keypad
below ZONE. Notice
the current zone name
begins flashing on the
display
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Select A Zone
3. To change zones, you can either:
3a. Press the arrow keys
until the desired ZONE
name appears on the display,
or
3b. Enter the number of the
desired zone on the keypad
(usually 1-16). The zone
associated with that number
will appear in the display
4. Press the HOME key to exit
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Transmit & Receive
To Transmit:
1. Turn the radio ON and select the desired zone &
talkgroup/mode. The selected zone &
talkgroup appear on the display
2. Listen for ongoing conversation.
When talkgroup becomes available,
proceed with your call
3. Press the Push-To-Talk and wait for the Talk Permit
Tones (3 quick beeps). Begin speaking with the
microphone approximately 1” from your mouth
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Transmit & Receive
3a. If you hear a phone-type busy signal, release
the PTT and wait for the system to call you back
with the Call Back Tones (similar to the Talk Permit)
3b. If you hear a steady low-pitched tone, release
the PTT and wait until the talkgroup is available
4. Release the PTT button to receive
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Scan ON/OFF
NOTE: If you turn the scan on and hear a
continuous low tone with the words
“EMPTY LIST” on the display, turn the scan
off and program a scan list. Eash “System”
(e.g. County RCS, San Diego City, and
Conventional) requires its own scan list.
Remember that you can not scan between
“Systems”
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Scan ON/OFF
1. Place the Three Position Scan ON/OFF switch to either
A or C to turn scan ON. The scan symbol “Z” will appear
in the display
2. Place the Three Position Scan ON/OFF switch to B to
turn the scan off
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Scan List Program
1. If the word PROG is not in the display, press either of
the arrow keys on the keypad until PROG appears
2. Press the softkey button
directly below PROG. The
word SCAN will appear in
the display
3. Press the softkey button
directly below SCAN. The scan
programming symbol “ “ will
appear flashing in the display, along with softkeys SEL
and DEL
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Scan List Program
4. Use the arrow keys (or keypad) and mode selector
knob to display the talkgroup you wish to scan
5. Press the softkey button under SEL once to add the
displayed talkgroup to the scan list as a Non-Priority
talkgroup
5a. When the talkgroup is added as a Non-Priority,
the scan symbol “Z” will appear in the display
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Scan List Program
5b. To increase the priority of that talkgroup to a
Priority2, press the softkey button SEL again. You
will notice a small dot appear next to the scan
symbol “Z”. (Only one talkgroup can be Priority 2,
so this should be your dispatch or HOME channel)
NOTE: Your radio has been pre-programmed to have
whichever talkgroup you are selected to transmit
on as your Priority 1 talkgroup. As you switch
talkgroups to transmit, the new talkgroup
becomes Priority 1
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Scan List Program
5c. To remove the talkgroup, press the softkey
button under DEL
6. To add more talkgroups to the scan list, go back to
step 4. Your radio can scan up to 10 talkgroups in each
“System”
6a. If you attempt to program an extra talkgroup
into your scan list, the radio will emit a low-pitched
tone. You must remove a talkgroup to add any
others to the scan list.
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View Scan List
1. If the word VIEW is not in the display, press either of
the arrow keys until VIEW appears.
2. Press the softkey button
directly below VIEW. SCAN
will appear in the display
3. Press the softkey button
directly below SCAN. The
scan programming symbol “ “
will appear steady (non-flashing)
in the display
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View Scan List
4. Use the arrow keys to scroll through the talkgroups
currently programmed into your scan list
5. Press the home key to exit
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Nuisance Delete
1. While scanning, wait until the
talkgroup you wish to
“Nuisance Delete” is receiving
and is displayed
2. Press the Nuisance Delete
button on the side of the radio
3. To resume scanning that talkgroup, turn the scan OFF,
then back ON again. You may also turn the radio power
off and on again. All programmed talkgroups will now
be scanned
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Display Light ON/OFF
1. Press the Light button to turn the display light ON
2. The light will
automatically turn off
after about 15 seconds.
To manually turn the light
off prior to the 15 seconds,
press the light button again
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Mute Keypad Tones
1. Press the arrow keys at the bottom of the keypad until
MUTE appears in the display
2. Press the softkey button
below MUTE
3. The diplay will indicate the
current state of the radio.
The display will also show
two softkeys, ON & OFF
4. Press the softkey button
below ON or OFF. The radio will automatically return to
normal operation
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EMERGENCY Operation
Some radios have an optional EMERGENCY button
at the top
Note: EMERGENCY only
operates on trunked RCS
talkgroups. It MAY or
MAY NOT work on
talkgroups from another
system, such as talkgroups
you have from the City of San Diego’s system
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EMERGENCY Operation
1. To initiate an alarm, press the orange EMERGENCY
button on top of the radio. (If you are on a talkgroup
which dosen’t allow EMERGENCY alarms, you will hear a
single low tone. If possible, switch to your dispatch
talkgroup and re-try.)
1a. After pressing the EMERGENCY button, your
radio will emit a single beep tone. Your radio will
then display EMERGENCY, alternating with the
talkgroup you are on
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EMERGENCY Operation
1b. When the system acknowledges your
EMERGENCY, you will hear 5 more beep tones
1c. If the system does not acknowledge your
EMERGENCY due to being out of range, you will
hear a single low tone
2. To cancel the alarm, press and hold EMERGENCY
button until you hear a continuous beep tone
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EMERGENCY Receive
Feature
Your radio has the ability to be notified if another
user presses the EMERGENCY button
When another user on your talkgroup presses their
EMERGENCY button and then presses their PTT
Button:
1. Your radio will emit a single beep tone, and will
display EMER RCVD alternating with your talkgroup
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EMERGENCY Receive
Feature
2. Your radio will clear the EMER RCVD only when:
2a. The user that initiated the EMERGENCY cancels
it, or
2b. You switch to another talkgroup
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PAGING Feature
Your radio has the ability to receive a page from a
dispatch console or base station
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PAGING Feature
1. When your radio is paged by another radio or
dispatch console, you will hear 4 beep tones. The
radio will display the Call Received icon “ “ and the
display will alternate between the talkgroup you have
selected and “PAGE RECEIVED.” The radio will beep at
you every 5 seconds until you clear the page
2. To clear the page, switch to your dispatch or HOME
talkgroup and contact your dispatcher
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SITE Switch
NOTE: Your radio is programmed to
automatically allow you to roam
throughout the county, much like a cell
phone system. Generally, you should
allow your radio to operate without using
the SITE Switch feature, unless it is
needed. There may be times, such as
when the system goes into SITE
TRUNKING, when you may wish to have
your radio affiliate with a different
mountaintop repeater site.
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SITE Switch
1. Press the SITE Switch button briefly to display the
current site with which your radio is affiliated
a. The radio will display the repeater site for
approximately 2 seconds
b. The radio will then display the Received Signal
Strength Indicator, or RSSI, and a number between
0 and 99. (Any above 50 is considered good)
c. After approximately 2 seconds, the radio will
return to normal operations
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SITE Switch
2. To affiliate with a different repeater site, press and
hold the SITE Switch button until SCANNING appears in
the display. The radio will affiliate with a repeater site.
This could be the same site, or a different site.
3. Repeat step 1 to confirm which
site you are now affiliated with.
If you need to affiliate with a
different site, repeat this
procedure until you affiliate
with a different site.
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DIRECT Operation
Your radio has the ability to operate directly with
other radios on a conventional channel, without
going through the repeaters
NOTE: Remember that while in DIRECT, you will not
be able to speak with your dispatcher or units a
long distance away. DIRECT is only good for
approximately 1-5 miles, depending on terrain,
etc.
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DIRECT Operation
1. Switch your radio to a conventional talkgroup
2. Press the softkey button below DIR. The display will
show what configuration the radio is currently in. DIR
and RPTR will also be displayed. Press the softkey
below DIR for Direct Mode. The DIR indicator
will
appear in the display
3. To exit direct operation,
follow step 2 using the
RPTR softkey
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Monitor
When you are on a conventional
frequency, you should press the
monitor button (prior to
transmitting) to ensure no one else is
using the same frequency. This is
especially important when using your
radio in a different state or county.
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Monitor
1. Press the Monitor button to determine if the talkgroup
is busy, or
a. Press and hold the
Monitor button for about 2
seconds to lock the squelch
open
2. When the talkgroup is clear, press the PTT button
and speak into the microphone
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Secure/Clear Transmission
1. Switch your radio to a secure-enabled talkgroup
2. Turn the Secure/Clear
Encryption Switch to the “Secure”
position
3. When you wish to return to
normal, or “Clear”, operation,
turn the Secure/Clear Encryption
Switch to the “Clear” position
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Final Thoughts
When it comes to operating
communication devices, redundancy
is a must. Repetitious and
continuous training must be the #1
objective.
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