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Motorola MTP8550E Series User Manual (174 pages)
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Motorola
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Two-Way Radio
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
2
List of Figures
13
List of Tables
14
Declaration of Conformity
15
Safety Information
16
Notice to Users (FCC and Industry Canada)
17
Copyrights
18
General Information
19
Icon Conventions
19
Using this Guide
19
Feature and Service Availability
19
Table 1: Special Notations
19
Getting Started
20
Product Technical Information
20
Table 2: Product Technical Information
20
Before Power on
21
Attaching the Antenna
21
Installing the SIM Card
21
Microsd Card
25
Installing the Microsd Card
26
Installing the Battery
28
Removing the Battery
29
Charging the Battery
30
Battery Charging Indications
30
Low Battery Indication
31
Controls and Indicators
31
Figure 1: Charger Mode Screen
31
Table 3: Battery Icons
31
Table 4: Controls and Indicators
32
Display
35
Figure 2: Default Home Screen with Icons
35
Table 5: Display
35
Table 6: Colors of the Soft Key Area
35
Configurable Idle Screen
36
Status Icons
36
Table 7: Status Icons
36
Powering on the Radio
41
PIN Code Authentication
41
Unlocking Your Radio
41
Unblocking Your Radio
41
Locking or Unlocking the Keys or Buttons
41
Holding Your Radio
42
High or Low Audio Toggle
42
Using High Audio
43
Using Low Audio
43
During a Call
43
Entering TMO or DMO Mode
43
Table 8: During the Call
43
Selecting Talkgroups
44
Talkgroup Icons Selection
44
Table 9: Talkgroup Icons
44
Using Timed Talkgroup Change
45
One-Touch Buttons
46
Table 10: One-Touch Button Features
46
Modes
50
Trunked Mode Operation
50
Entering TMO Mode
50
Making Group Calls in TMO
50
Figure 3: Trunked Mode Operation
50
Receiving Group Calls in Idle
51
Receiving Group Calls During Ongoing Group Calls
51
Dynamic Group Number Assignment (DGNA)
51
DGNA Reception
51
DGNA Auto Select Group
52
DGNA Auto Reselect Group
52
Viewing DGNA Talkgroups
52
Broadcast Call
52
Broadcast Calls Initiated by Users
52
Initializing Broadcast Calls
53
Phone and Private Automatic Branch Exchange (PABX) Calls
53
Assistance Call
53
Call Modification
53
Local Site Trunking
54
Entering Local Site Trunking
54
Exiting Local Site Trunking
54
Direct Mode Operation
55
Entering DMO Mode
55
Making Group Calls in DMO
55
Receiving Group Calls in Idle
55
Figure 4: Direct Mode Operation
55
Selecting DMO Communications Options
56
Private Call with Presence Check
56
DMO Private Priority Call
56
Talkgroup for Individual Calls
57
Network Monitor
57
Enabling Network Monitor
57
Communication through Repeaters
58
Communication through Gateways
58
Figure 5: Communication through Repeaters
58
Figure 6: Communication through Gateways
58
Gateway and Repeater Synchronization
59
Transmit Inhibit Mode
59
Emergency Operations
60
Emergency Alarm
60
Emergency Group Call
61
Making Emergency Group Calls
61
Receiving Emergency Group Calls
61
Non-Tactical Emergency
62
Emergency Individual Calls (Private or MSISDN)
62
Emergency SDS Status
62
Emergency Hot Microphone
62
Alternating Hot Microphone
62
Silent Emergency Mode
63
Invisible Emergency
64
Emergency Alert
64
Emergency Mode by Dialing
64
Table 11: Emergency Operation Dependencies
64
Disaster Alert
65
Initializing Disaster Alert Calls
65
Exiting Emergency Operations
65
Repeater Mode
65
Setting Monitor Option
66
Encryption in the Repeater Mode
66
Figure 7: Repeater Mode Operation
66
Main Menu
68
Scrolling through the Menu
68
Menu Icons
68
Table 12: Menu Icons
68
Messages
69
New Message
70
Sending Messages to Private/Phone
70
Sending Messages to Groups
70
Sending Store and Forward Messages
70
Delivery Report
71
Inbox
72
Table 13: Inbox Icons
72
Entering the Inbox
73
Receiving New Messages
73
Using Submenus in the Inbox and the Outbox
73
Embedded Number
74
Storing Numbers from Messages
74
Calling Numbers in Messages
74
Making Group Calls on the Talkgroup of the Message Sender
75
Immediate Message
75
Outbox
75
Table 14: Outbox Icons
75
Call-Out (CO) Box
76
Call-Out Icons
76
Radio Messenging System (RMS) Box
76
Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) Box
76
Templates
76
Table 15: Call-Out Icons
76
Sending User-Defined Templates
77
Managing User-Defined Templates
77
Predefined Templates
77
Viewing Predefined Templates
77
Sending Predefined Templates
77
Status Messages
78
Viewing a Status Message Number
78
Sending Status Messages
78
Targeted Status Messages
78
Sending an RMS Status
79
Additional Address
80
Enabling or Disabling Additional Address
80
Selecting Additional Address
80
Viewing Additional Address
81
Entering New Additional Address
81
Editing Additional Address
81
Deleting Additional Address
82
Call-Out Availability
82
Setting Call-Out Availability
82
Contacts
82
Table 16: Contact Types
82
Creating Contacts
83
Editing Contacts
83
Deleting Numbers
84
Deleting Contacts
84
Checking Capacity
84
Dialing through the Contact List
84
Pictures
85
Starting the Picture Browser
85
Navigation in the Picture Browser
85
Table 17: Navigation in the Multi-Picture View
85
Table 18: Navigation in the Full Screen View
86
Zoom Levels
87
Adding/Editing Comments to Pictures
87
Sending Pictures Via Bluetooth from the Picture Browser
87
Bluetooth
88
Bluetooth Settings
88
Configuring Bluetooth Settings
88
Enabling and Disabling Bluetooth
89
Pairing Bluetooth Devices with Your Radio
89
Devices
89
Connecting or Disconnecting Devices
90
Managing Devices
90
My Received Files
90
Receiving Files through Bluetooth
91
Sending Files through Bluetooth from My Received Files
91
Viewing Received Files
92
Managing Received Files
92
Disconnecting All Devices
92
Setting Indoor Location
92
Viewing Detected Beacon
93
Connecting Firearms Devices
93
Browser
94
Man down
94
Setting man down
94
Security
94
PIN Protect
94
Protecting the Radio with a PIN Code
95
Changing PIN Codes
95
Setting Keypad Lock
95
Keypad Lock Notification
95
Setting Automatic Keylock Delay
96
Setting Keylock on Startup
96
Air Encryption
96
Viewing Air Encryption State
96
Deleting User Keys
96
K Validity
97
Verifying K Validity
97
SCK (Air Interface Encryption Class 2)
97
Tmo Sck
97
Dmo Sck
98
Changing DMO SCK
98
Covert Mode
98
Activating Covert Mode
99
Remote Control
99
Status Remote Control
99
SDS Remote Control
100
Setting Remote Control
100
Setup
100
Ring Style
100
Setting Ring Style
101
Set Volume
101
Setting Volume
101
Language
102
Setting Language
102
Data Setup
102
Setting Data Function
102
Audio
102
Audio Profiles
103
Howling Suppression
103
Audio Toggle
104
Volume Adjustment Mode
104
Tones
104
Keypad Tone
105
All Tones
105
Talk Permit
105
Clear to Send
106
Periodic Alert
106
D-PTT Tones
106
Display
107
Setting Font Level
107
Setting Large Idle Font
107
Setting Screen Saver
107
Setting Backlight
108
Setting Brightness
108
Setting LCD off
108
Setting Wallpaper
109
Time and Date
109
Setting Time and Date on the Display
109
Setting the Time Format
109
Setting the Time Manually
110
Setting the Date Format
110
Setting the Date Manually
110
Setting Time Offset
111
Setting Automatic Updates for the Time and Date
111
Energy Economy
111
Enabling or Disabling Energy Economy
111
Viewing the Energy Economy Status
111
Transmission Power Class
112
Selecting RF Power
112
Accessory (Accry) Setup
112
Selecting Core/Other/Secondary Accessories
112
Book on
113
Editing Book on Settings
113
Rotary Knob
113
Setting Rotary Knob Mode
113
Setting Rotary Lock
114
Setting in Keypad Lock
114
Setting Rotary Knob Wrap Around
114
Setting Rotary Knob Scroll Range
115
Setting Rotary Knob Talkgroup Selection
115
Setting Rotary Knob Function Keys
115
Default Setting
116
Selecting Default Setting
116
Group Setup
116
Setting Operations Parameters
116
Standard Home Group
117
Scan
117
Activating Talkgroup Scanning
117
Setting Talkgroups in the Active Scan List
117
Setting Scan Lists
118
Deleting Talkgroups from Scan Lists
118
My Groups
118
Adding Favorite Folders
118
Adding Talkgroups to Favorite Folders
118
Editing My Folder List
119
Deleting Talkgroup from Favorite Folders
119
Individual Setup
119
Trunked Mode
119
Enabling or Disabling Call Waiting
119
Setting Call Forwarding
120
Favorites
120
Adding Folders to Favorites
120
Adding Contact Numbers to Favorites
120
Making Private Calls to Favorite Contact Numbers
121
Adding Talkgroups to Favorites
121
Managing Folders in Favorites
121
Deleting Items from Favorites Folder
122
Deleting All Items from Favorite Folders
122
My Info
122
Viewing and Modifying Personal Information
122
Formatting the Microsd Card
123
Recent Calls
123
Viewing Recent Calls
124
Calling from Recent Calls
124
Storing Recent Calls to Contacts
124
Deleting Recent Calls
125
Shortcuts
125
Creating Menu Shortcuts
125
Editing Menu Shortcut Lists
126
Radio User Identity (RUI)
126
Logging on
126
Logging off
126
Networks
127
Selecting Network Operation Mode
127
Network Select
127
Selecting Your Network
127
Using Select Net Registration
127
Using any Network Registration
128
Talkgroup Network Select
128
Selecting Your Talkgroup Network
128
Using Select TG Net Registration
128
Using Prefer TG Net Registration
128
Using any TG Net Registration
129
Location
129
Enabling GNSS
129
Viewing Your Position
129
Viewing Testpage
130
Changing GNSS Accuracy
130
Backlog
130
Enabling or Disabling Backlog
130
Viewing Backlog Reports
131
Deleting All Backlog Reports
131
Packet Data
131
Viewing Data Statistics
131
Viewing Encryption Status
132
Crypto Menu
132
Enabling or Disabling SIM Card End-To-End Encryption
132
Setting Clear Call Alarm
133
Updating Encryption Keys
133
Viewing OPTA
133
Setting OPTA Filter
133
Starting Crypto Registration
134
Setting DMO Encryption Mode
134
Features
135
Ambience Listening (AL) Call
135
Bluetooth
135
Bluetooth Interactions
136
Discoverable Mode
136
Add Bluetooth Devices
136
Bluetooth Smart Proximity Pairing
137
Bluetooth Sensor Data
137
Buffer Full Overwrite Policy
137
Call-Out
138
Types of Call-Out Alerts
138
Figure 8: Call-Out Message
138
Call-Out Modes Interaction
139
Call-Out Service Phases
139
Collaborative Messaging
140
DTMF Overdial
140
Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Location Service
140
Enhance GNSS Performance
141
Location Report Backlog
142
GNSS Icon
142
Different Location Displays
142
Table 19: Different Location Displays
142
GNSS Accuracy
143
Home Display Text Message
143
One-Touch Dial
143
Ms-Isdn
144
Private Call
144
Making Private Calls
144
Phone and Private Automatic Branch Exchange (PABX) Calls
144
Making Phone or PABX Calls
144
Phone/Pabx Speed Dial
145
Using the Phone/Pabx Speed Dial
145
Radio Messaging System (RMS)
145
RMS Icons
146
Radio User Assignment (RUA) and Radio User Identity (RUI)
146
Shadow Groups (Address Bundle)
146
Table 20: RMS Icons
146
SIM Card End-To-End Encryption
147
Table 21: Radios Interactions
147
Short Number Dial
148
Talkgroup Dialing by Index
148
Viewing the Talkgroup Speed Number
148
Selecting Talkgroups by Index
148
Terminal Permanent Disable
148
Terminal Temporary Disable or Enable
149
Writing Text
149
Selecting Text Entry Modes
149
Selecting Text Entry Methods and Languages
149
Text Entry Icons
150
Table 22: Text Entry Screen Icons
150
Table 23: Text Entry Screen Icons
150
Keys Usage
151
Table 24: Keys Usage
151
Writing in Itap Alphanumeric
152
Table 25: Other Keys
152
Writing in TAP Alphanumeric
153
Word Locking
153
Adding Words to the Dictionary
154
Wireless Application Protocol (WAP)
154
WAP Browser
154
Entering the Browser
154
Entering Browser Menu Panes
154
Tips for Browsing
155
Creating Bookmarks through the Navigate Pane
155
Creating Bookmarks through the Bookmarks Pane
155
Using Bookmarks
155
Creating Hotkeys
156
Using Hotkeys
156
Saving Pages
156
Selecting Saved Pages
156
Disabled Packet Data Service
157
Disabled Browser Entry
157
Browser Keys Usage
157
Table 26: Browser Keys Interactions
157
Browser Menu Panes Overview
158
Table 27: Browser Menu Panes
158
Table 28: Additional Menu Panes
158
Navigate Pane
159
Advanced
159
Bookmarks Pane
160
Working with the Options Pane for Selected Bookmarks
160
Working with the Saved Pages Folder
160
History Pane
161
Navigating to Recently Visited Urls
161
Tools Pane
161
Options Pane
161
Text Input Pane
161
WAP Push
162
New WAP Messages
162
Table 29: Browser Text Input Icons
162
Viewing WAP Messages
163
Appendix A: Tones
164
Table 30: Radio Tones
164
Appendix B: LED Indications
166
Table 31: LED Status Indications
166
Table 32: Battery Charging LED Indications
166
Appendix C: Troubleshooting
167
Table 33: Displayed Messages
167
Appendix D: Maintenance
171
Storage
171
Extending Battery Life
171
Battery Charging Temperature
171
Additional Battery Warnings/Cautions
171
Looking after Your Radio
172
Washing the Radio
172
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