Quick reference card – Motorola III User Manual

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Calling a Number Dialed From Keypad—

. (a)

Press phone button;

or (b)

Press ( ) until display shows “PHON,” then press key below “PHON.”

(a)

If “PLEASE WAIT” is displayed, wait until dial tone is heard, then enter phone number from keypad; skip

to step 4;

or (b)

If “PLEASE WAIT” is not displayed, enter phone number from keypad, then press PTT.

(a)

If dial tone is heard, press PTT; skip to step 5;

or (b)

If dial tone is not heard, skip to step 6.

(a)

If your radio has “live dial,” skip to step 5;

or (b)

If your radio has “buffered dial,” press PTT.

5. If called party answers, press PTT to talk; release PTT to listen.
6. Press HOME or phone button to hang up.

Viewing Scan List—

1. Press ( ) until display shows “VIEW,” then press key

below “VIEW.”

2. Press key below “SCAN.”

REPEAT/DIRECT:

Repeat

= talk through a repeater; transmit frequency not = receive frequency.

Direct

= talk

directly to another portable radio (talkaround); transmit frequency = receive frequency.

Changing Repeat/Direct Setting From Switch—

Put repeat/direct switch in desired position.

Cancelling Emergency Alarm—

Before alarm is

acknowledged, press and hold down emergency
button (exit tone sounds); radio returns to normal.
Also, press PTT or turn radio off (no exit tone sounds).

Sending Emergency Call (Trunked Systems Only)

Press and hold emergency button until LED lights

solid red, emergency tone sounds, and display
alternates between “EMERGENCY” and current
zone and mode.

2. Press PTT to request trunked priority assignment.

3. To exit emergency call mode, press emergency

button for more than 1 1/2 seconds; emergency-
exit tone sounds until button is released.

MUTING KEYPAD TONES:

1. Press ( ) until display shows “MUTE.”
2. Press key below “MUTE.” Display shows current

mute state (“TONES ON”; “TONES OFF”), then
shows “ON” and “OFF.”

3. Press key below desired mute state. Radio saves

new mute state and returns to home display.

SCAN OPERATION:

Turning Scan On—

1. With scan off:

(a)

Put scan select switch in “scan

on” position, then skip to step 4;

or (b)

Press ( )

until display shows “SCAN.”

2. Press key below “SCAN.” Display shows current

scan state (“SCAN OFF”), then shows “ON” and
“OFF.”

Calling a Phone List Number—

(a)

Press phone button;

or (b)

Press ( ) until display shows “PHON,” then press key below “PHON.”

(a)

If “PLEASE WAIT” is displayed, skip to step 5;

or (b)

If “PLEASE WAIT” is not displayed, continue.

(a)

Press ( ) or ( ) until display shows desired list member, then press PTT; skip to step 4;

or (b)

Press ( )

or ( ), then enter desired list location from keypad; then press PTT.

4. (a) If dial tone is heard, skip to step 7; or (b) If dial tone is not heard, skip to step 9.
5.

(a)

If dial tone is heard, skip to step 6;

or (b)

If dial tone is not heard, skip to step 9.

(a)

Press ( ) or ( ) until display shows desired list member;

or (b)

Press ( ) or ( ), then enter desired list

location from keypad.

7. Press PTT to place call.
8. If called party answers, press PTT to talk; release PTT to listen.
9. Press HOME or phone button to hang up.

(a)

Press phone button;

or (b)

Press ( ) until display shows “PHON,” then press key below “PHON.”

(a)

If “PLEASE WAIT” is displayed, skip to step 3;

or (b)

If “PLEASE WAIT” is not displayed, press PTT.

(a)

If dial tone is heard, skip to step 4;

or (b)

If dial tone is not heard, skip to step 6.

4. Press PTT to place call.
5. If called party answers, press PTT to talk; release PTT to listen.
6. Press HOME or phone button to hang up.

SETTING VOLUME:
1. Turn radio on and select zone and mode.
2.

(a)

Listen for transmission, then adjust volume control to a comfortable level;

or (b)

If radio is so programmed,

press volume set button and adjust volume control to a comfortable level.

RECEIVING:
1. Turn radio on.
2. Select zone and mode.
3. Set volume. You are ready to receive on selected zone and mode.

MONITORING (CONVENTIONAL MODES ONLY):

Momentarily press (tap) monitor button and listen for voice

activity. To put radio in permanent-monitor operation, press monitor button for 5 seconds (a short, high-pitched
tone sounds); Tap monitor button again or press PTT to exit permanent monitor operation.

TRANSMITTING:

Conventional—

1. Turn radio on.
2. Select zone and mode.
3. Set volume.
4. Monitor selected mode to be sure no one else

is using it.

5. When mode is clear, press and hold PTT to

talk (transmit); release PTT to listen (receive).

Basic Radio Operation

TURNING THE RADIO ON OR OFF:

Turn on/off/volume control:
clockwise = on/counterclockwise = off.

SELECTING A ZONE AND MODE:
1. Press ( ) until display shows

“ZONE.”

2. Press key below “ZONE.”
3. Press ( ) until display shows desired

zone name, or enter desired zone
number.

4. To store zone shown, press HOME or

PTT, or turn mode selector knob.

5. Select desired mode with mode

selector knob. The display shows
mode’s name.

SCAN OPERATION (CONT.):

SB1

Side Button

(SB)

SB2

SB3

PTT

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MTS 2000™ FLASHport

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A = scan off
B = scan on

indicator LED

telephone

two-position concentric switch

on/off/volume
control

rotary mode selector knob

SECURENET OPERATION (SECURENET-EQUIPPED
RADIOS ONLY):
1. 2-position concentric switch always indicates transmit

operation of radio (secure or clear).

2. If mode can be selected as clear-only or secure-only,

2-position concentric switch sets transmit operation
of radio before PTT is pressed.

3. If mode is programmed for secure-only, and 2-

position concentric switch is set for clear operation,
invalid-mode tone sounds when PTT is pressed, and
radio will not transmit until 2-position concentric
switch is set for secure operation.

4. If mode is programmed for clear-only and 2-position

concentric switch is set for secure operation, invalid-
mode tone sounds when PTT is pressed, and radio
will not transmit until 2-position concentric switch is
set for clear operation.

EMERGENCY OPERATION:

Sending Emergency Alarm

1. Press and hold emergency button until LED lights

solid red, emergency tone sounds, and display
alternates between “EMERGENCY” and current
zone and mode.

2. When base acknowledges alarm, 4 beeps sound

and radio returns to normal.

Sending Silent Emergency Alarm—

Same as above,

except no LED, tones, or display indications.

General Radio Features Operation

Trunked—

1. Turn radio on.
2. Select zone and mode.
3. Set volume.
4. Press and hold PTT to talk (transmit); release PTT

to listen (receive).

3. Press key below “ON”; radio returns to home display.
4. Radio starts scanning; scan status annunciator turns on.

Turning Scan Off—

1. With scan on:

(a)

Put scan select switch in “scan off” position, then skip to step 4;

or (b)

Press ( ) until

display shows “SCAN.”

2. Press key below “SCAN.” Display shows current scan state (“SCAN ON”), then shows “ON” and “OFF.”
3. Press key below “OFF”; radio returns to home display.
4. Radio stops scanning; scan status annunciator turns off.

Conventional Radio Features Operation

CONVENTIONAL TELEPHONE OPERATION:

Calling Last Number Dialed—

Deleting Nuisance Mode—

With radio locked onto mode to be deleted (priority
modes, and mode selected with mode-selector switch
cannot be deleted), press nuisance-delete button; a
valid-keypress chirp sounds. To resume scanning the
deleted mode, leave and reenter scan, or delete a
different mode.

Dynamic Priority Change—

With radio locked onto mode to be designated as
priority 2 (priority 1 mode cannot be changed), press
dynamic-priority button. A valid-keypress chirp
sounds. To resume scanning the regular priority 2
mode, leave and reenter scan

3. Press ( ) to scroll through list members.
4. To exit list viewing, use HOME, PTT, or mode

selector knob.

Making a Manual Access Call From Keypad—

(a)

Press phone button;

or (b)

press ( ) until display shows “PHON,” then press key below “PHON.”

2. Enter telephone system access code.
3

. (a)

If dial tone is heard, skip to step 4;

or (b)

If dial tone is not heard, skip to step 6.

4. Enter phone number from keypad.
5. If called party answers, press PTT to talk; release PTT to listen.
6. Enter telephone system hang-up code.
7. Press HOME or phone button; radio returns to home display.

STAT ALERT

– CALL ALERT

(PAGE) (DECODE):

When Call Alert is received, a series of 4 beeps sound; ( ) and

green LED flashes. Continues until PTT is pressed or monitor button is pressed and released.

STAT ALERT– VOICE SELECTIVE-CALL PAGE (DECODE):

1. When page is received, ( ) and green LED flash, and 2-beep alert tone sounds; voice message will follow.
2. Return radio to paging operation by pressing monitor button or, if so programmed, radio will automatically reset.

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