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1. Rotate the On/Off/Volume Control knob clockwise. You will hear the self-test pass tone and see the green LED indicator light momentarily. GM3188 Quick Reference Card 2. Rotate the On/Off/Volume Control knob counterclockwise until you hear a click and both the display and the LED indicators turn off.
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LED Indicators Audio Indicators for Programmable Buttons LED State/Color Indication Programmable Positive Indicator Negative Indicator Button Tone Tone Radio Call Scan Start scan Stop scan Transmitting Power Level High power selected Low power selected Flashing Red Receiving Squelch Tight Squelch Normal Squelch Flashing Red Channel Busy...
Product 6804110J47) to ensure compliance with RF Safety and RF Exposure booklet energy exposure limits. enclosed with your radio. For a list of Motorola-approved antennas, batteries, and other accessories, visit the following web site which lists approved accessories: http://www.motorola.com/cgiss/ index.shtml.
RADIO OVERVIEW PARTS OF THE RADIO Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button Microphone Red/Yellow/Green LED Indicators 7-Segment Speaker On/Off/Volume Display Knob Channel Selector Programmable Programmable High Power Microphone Buttons Button 1 (P1) Button 2 (P2) Indicator Jack English...
Optional Enhanced Keypad Microphone This keypad microphone has three programmable buttons (A, B, C) below the (RMN5029) keypad that can be programmed to Your radio may be ordered with an optional conveniently activate select radio features also DTMF (Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency) available for the programmable g and h microphone that has a direct entry keypad.
On/Off/Volume Knob Basic Features Turns the radio on or off, and adjusts the LED State/Color Indication radio’s volume. Radio Call Transmitting Seven Segment Display Flashing Red Receiving The seven segment display indicates what channel is active and the power level. Flashing Red Channel Busy Scan...
Programmable Buttons In the “Button” column, have your dealer record the name of the programmable button next to Your radio has two programmable buttons. Your the feature that has been programmed to it. dealer can program these buttons as shortcuts to various radio features.
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These keys are used to: • Send DTMF tones (see page 14) • Directly access preprogrammed features Function Short Press Long Press Hold Down Page Button † Volume Set Sound a tone for adjusting your radio’s volume level. Toggle silent monitor operation (also turn off Turn on open squelch Sticky Monitor...
INDICATOR TONES Positive Negative Button Indicator Tone Indicator Tone High pitched tone Low pitched tone Repeater/ Does not use Uses repeater Talkaround repeater VOX enabled VOX disabled Self Test Pass Tone Local/Distance Local Mode Distance Mode IMPROVED AUDIO FEATURES Self Test Fail Tone Companding Companding is a feature that allows further Positive Indicator Tone...
ADJUSTING THE VOLUME GETTING STARTED Turn the On/Off/Volume Control knob TURNING THE RADIO ON OR OFF clockwise to increase the volume, or counterclockwise to decrease the volume. On/Off/Volume –or– Control Knob Note: Your dealer can preprogram one of the programmable buttons to Volume Set. button Hold down the Volume Set (see...
SENDING A CALL MONITORING It is important to monitor traffic before Turn your radio on. transmitting to ensure that you do not “talk over” someone who is already transmitting. Select the desired channel. A short press of the preprogrammed Monitor Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches button places the radio in Sticky Permanent (2.5 to 5 cm) from your mouth.
VOX OPERATION Select a channel that has been preprogrammed by your dealer to enable When hands-free operation is desired, your VOX. radio can transmit by voice alone using the Note: You do not need to press a prepro- VOX feature when you speak through a voice grammed VOX button.
–or– RADIO CALLS • Your radio is out of the repeater’s range but within communicating distance of another SELECTIVE RADIO INHIBIT radio. An audible indicator is heard when changing between modes. Your radio is equipped with a security feature that can temporarily render the unit inoperative To select either Repeater Mode or Talkaround when an inhibit signal is sent from the base Mode:...
SETTING TIGHT OR NORMAL RECEIVING A CALL ALERT PAGE SQUELCH When you receive a Call Alert page: Use this feature to filter out nuisance • The yellow LED indicator flashes, if pro- (unwanted) calls and/or background noise. grammed by your dealer. However, tightening squelch could cause calls •...
SENDING DTMF TONES Press and hold the microphone’s PTT button. Use with Enhanced Keypad Microphone (RMN5029) Press and release the required DTMF buttons. Use this feature to send DTMF tones to a repeater. Release the microphone’s PTT button. English...
SCAN Select a channel that has not been preprogrammed by your dealer to stop Auto Scan. You can monitor multiple channels and receive any calls that are transmitted on them. TALKBACK Channels can be programmed into a scan list by your dealer. Your radio automatically The Talkback feature allows you to respond to switches to a scan list channel when it detects a transmission while scanning.
DELETING A NUISANCE CHANNEL Note: You cannot delete a priority channel or last remaining channel in the scan list. Note: Your dealer must have preprogrammed Restoring Channels to the Scan List a button to Nuisance Delete to access this feature. Press the Scan button to stop the scan.
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