Motorola Astro Digital Saber II Operation & User’s Manual

Text of Motorola Astro Digital Saber II User Guide:

• Motorola Astro Digital Saber II, General Radio Operation 15 Receiving/Transmitting After you have turned your radio on and selected the desired zone and channel, you can receive (listen) or transmit (send) communications as follows: 1a. Listen until you hear a transmission. 2. Adjust the Volume Control Knob for a comfortable listening level. 3. To transmit, press and hold the PTT Switch and speak clearly into the microphone. The LED will continuously light red while the radio is transmitting. When you have finished talking (transmitting), release the PTT Switch to listen (receive). • If the channel on which you are transmitting is programmed to receive Priv

• Motorola Astro Digital Saber II, Common Radio Features 43 Scan The scan feature allows you to monitor activity on different channels by scanning a “scan list.” Each radio can have up to 20 different scan lists. The channels to be scanned can be programmed with the radio service software or manually by using the keypad. Three types of scan lists are available (consult your service technician for additional information): • Trunking Priority Monitor — Comprises channels that are all from the same trunking system (10 different channels maximum

• General Radio Operation 21 4a. To access the preprogrammed list, press directly below . Then go to step 4b or 4c. 4b. Scroll through the preprogrammed list by pressing or until you locate the desired member’s name/number. If you are using the telephone feature ( ), pressing the PTT Switch will transmit (send) the displayed number. 5. The display will a

• Motorola Astro Digital Saber II, 42 Common Radio Features Repeater/Direct The repeater/direct feature allows you to bypass the repeater and talk directly to another radio. This is known as DIRECT operation or talkaround operation. The transmit frequency is the same as the receive frequency. In REPEATER operation, you talk through the repeater, which increases the radio’s operating range. The transmit frequency is not the same as the receive frequency. • Selecting Repeater or Direct Operation 1a. Press until appears on the display

• Motorola Astro Digital Saber II, QUESTIONNAIRE We believe that reports from users provide valuable information for producing quality operating instructions. Your comments and answers to the following questions will aid us in preparing manuals that contain accurate and complete information of maximum benefit to you. In reference to Manual No. 68P81072C80-B Digital SABER TM 1. Please check all the appropriate boxes: 2. For illustrating procedures, do you prefer: photographs line drawings no preference 3. How would you rate the overall organization of this manual? excellent very good good fair poor 4a. If this manual has

• Motorola Astro Digital Saber II, 48 Common Radio Features 7a. Use or to select additional channels to be added or deleted from the scan list. 8. Press to exit the scan list programming mode. The following notes are dependent upon your radio’s programming; consult you service technician. • A maximum of 16 channels can be added to the scan list (including the selected channel). If you try to add more than 16 channels to the scan list, the radio will sound an invalid tone to indicate the scan list is full. • Anytime a new priority-one channel

• Motorola Astro Digital Saber II, Common Radio Features 35 • Selecting the Feature On conventional channels, you must monitor the channel for activity before making an individual call (see page 15 for details). 1a. Press until one of the following softkeys appear on the display: for a Telephone Call for a Private-Conversation Call or a Selective Call for a Call-Alert Page 2. Press directly below the desired softkey feature. For example, to make a telephone call, press directly below . 3. The display changes

• Motorola Astro Digital Saber II, Additional Information 67 Alert Tones Sound Tone Name Occurs: Invalid Key-Press when the wrong key is pressed Radio Self-Test Fail when the radio fails its power-up self test Short, Low-Pitched Tone No ACK Received when the radio fails to receive an acknowledgement from the dispatcher Reject when an unauthorized request is made Time-Out Timer Warning four seconds before time out Time-Out Timer Timed Out after time out Talk Prohibit/ PTT Inhibit when the PTT switch is pressed and t

• Motorola Astro Digital Saber II, General Radio Operation 23 General Radio Features • Radio Lock (Non-Secure Radios) The radio-lock feature enables you to select a unique numeric password. If the feature is enabled (programmable through the radio service software), you will see “RADIO LOCKED” on the display when the radio is turned on. 1. Enter your numeric password (1 to 8 characters). 2. As you enter the password digits, the radio will display dashes. If a digit is mistakenly entered, will function as a backspace key. 3. Once the correct password is entered, the radio will unlock. To Change Your Password: 1. Press until the softkey appears on the display. 2. Press dire

• Motorola Astro Digital Saber II, 22 General Radio Operation • Pressing 00, or directly below softkey, will take you to the Last telephone NUMber dialed or the Last ID NUMber transmitted/received. • Once the softkey is displayed, you may go directly to any member in the list by entering the number (1–19) that corresponds directly to that member’s placement within the list. Note HOME 1 4GHI 7PRS 8TUV 0 2 ABC 5JKL 3DEF 6MNO 9WXY General Radio Operation Page 22 Wednesday, April 10, 1996 12:19 PM

• Motorola Astro Digital Saber II, Index 75 A ABRT softkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Acceessory-Connector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Alert Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67 ALL sofkey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56 Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• 65 5 Additional Information Glossary ACK Acknowledgement of communication Channel A group of characteristics such as transmit/receive frequency pairs, radio parameters, and encryption encoding Control Channel In a trunking system, one of the channels that is used to provide a continuous, two-way/data communications path between the central controller and all radios on

• Motorola Astro Digital Saber II, 29 3 Common Radio Features Data Calls (Status Calls or Message Calls) This feature allows you to send data calls (status calls or message calls) from your radio to the dispatcher to indicate a predefined condition. Each defined status or message can have a 14-character alias. You can have the following maximum number of predefined conditions: 16 message conditions; 16 status conditions for conventional; 8 status conditions for trunking. • Sending a Status Call or Message Call 1a. Press until the or softkey appears on the display. 2. Press directl

• 54 Special Radio Features PTT-ID Receive The PTT-ID receive feature allows you to see the radio ID number of the radio you are currently receiving. This ID can be a maximum of eight characters and can be viewed by both the receiving radio and the dispatcher. On trunking radios, pressing or will replace the displayed ID with the softkey menu selections; p

• Motorola Astro Digital Saber II, 24 General Radio Operation • Radio Lock (Secure Radios Only) By definition, this feature changes your radio to a more robust security system, which protects the use of the secure encryption keys. If this feature is enabled (programmable through the radio service software), you will see “RADIO LOCKED” on the display when the radio is turned on. 1. Enter your numeric password (8 characters maximum; minimum determined through radio service software). 2. As you enter the password digits, the radio will display dashes. If a digit is mistakenly

• Motorola Astro Digital Saber II, General Radio Operation 13 4a. Press until the desired zone name appears on the display. If the selected zone is unprogrammed, the display will show “UNPROGRAMMED” until a valid programmed zone is selected. This does not mean your radio is unprogrammed; only the zone you selected is unprogrammed. 5a. To select the displayed zone/ channel combination, press . If you would like a different channel within the selected zone , see “Channel Selection” below. • Channel Selection (Consult your service technic

• Motorola Astro Digital Saber II, Common Radio Features 41 3. Converse in the normal manner. Press the PTT Switch to talk; release the PTT Switch to listen. 4. When you have finished your conversation, “hang up” (disconnect) by pressing . The radio will return to the home display. PL Defeat The PL defeat feature allows you to override any coded squelch (DPL, PL, or network ID) that may be programmed to a channel. To activate this feature, place the PL Defeat Switch (if programmed, see page 2) in the PL defeat position. You will then be able to hear any activity on the channel; if no activity is pr

• Motorola Astro Digital Saber II, General Radio Operation 27 • Muting the Keypad Tones The radio’s keypad tones, normally heard each time a keypad key is pressed, can be turned off (muted) or on (unmuted) at your discretion. Muting Keypad Tones Using the Keypad-Mute Switch: The Keypad-Mute Switch is programmable through radio service software. To turn the keypad tones off, put the Keypad-Mute Switch in the “tones off” position. To turn the keypad tones on for normal operation, put the Keypad-Mute Switch in the “tones on” position. Muting Keypad Tones Using the Softkey Feature: 1.

• 62 Special Radio Features • Failsoft If a trunking system experiences a complete failure, the radio will revert to failsoft operation and automatically switch to its failsoft channel. During failsoft, the trunking repeaters will transmit a medium-pitched tone every 10 seconds. When the trunking system returns to normal operation, your radio will automati

• Motorola Astro Digital Saber II, 52 Special Radio Features 2. Talk and listen as usual. 3a. For Radios Using Only Softkeys for Zone and Channel Selection — When the dynamic regrouping is cancelled by the dispatcher, the radio will automatically return to the original softkey zone and channel before the radio was dynamically regrouped. • Reprogram Request This feature allows you to notify the dispatcher that you want a new dynamic-regrouping assignment. 1a. Press until the softkey appears on the display. 2. Press directly below . 3. The display changes to show “REPROGRAM RQST,” and the reprogram request is automatically sent to the dispatcher. 4

• Motorola Astro Digital Saber II, Special Radio Features 57 KEY Erasure (All KEYS Erased) — Method 2 1. With the radio on, press and hold the Top Side Button ; while holding this button down, press the Emergency Button . DO NOT press the Emergency Button first unless you are in an emergency situation; this would send an emergency alarm. 2. When all the encryption keys are erased, the display will show “ERASED.” MultiKEY The multikey feature allows your radio to be equipped with as many as 16 different encryption keys and supports up to two different encryption algorithms simultaneously (for example, DVP-XL™ and

• Motorola Astro Digital Saber II, Introduction 7 Battery Installation and Removal 1. Make sure your radio is turned off. Removing the battery while the radio is on will no longer erase the encryption keys. 2. Hold the radio in your hand with the back of the radio facing up and slide the battery latch toward the top of the radio with your thumb. 3. While holding the battery latch, slide the battery pack away from you until it clears the radio. 4. To replace the battery, hold the radio in one hand. With the other hand, slide the battery onto the radio’s baseplate and toward the latch until it “click

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