Motorola Ap73 Portable Radios User Manual
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Special Programming Mode (SPM) 532-Year Warranty NOTEAValid Button Press tone sounds when the newsetting is stored. Î To abort data entry, select another menu item by turning the Selector Knob (2) or wait until the edit mode time-out (after 5 seconds of inactivity). Editing Time Out Timer Ê In SPM, rotate the Selector Knob (2) to the Edit Time Out Timer (xxx) menu. NOTExxx represents one of , , , ....., . The default display of shows the time-out timer setting of one minute. If the display shows , this indicates that the time-out timer is disabled. This means that there is no limit on the transmit time. Ë Use or to change the current status. CAUTIONThe new setting is stored immediately. Ì To exit this menu, select another menu item by turning the Selector Knob (2). Setting the Selective Call Tone Status NOTEThe radio must be equipped with a DTMF Decode board top support theSelective Call Tone Statusoperation. OFSMEM
Special Programming Mode (SPM) 542-Year Warranty Selective Call alert tones give an audible indication of receipt of aVoice Selective Call(SelCall). If disabled, the alert tones do not sound whenVoice Selective Callmessages are received by the radio. NOTESetting the Alert Tone Volume to off disables all tones regardless of the setting of this parameter (see ÒSetting the Alert Tone VolumeÓonpage 55). Ê In SPM, rotate the Selector Knob (2) to the Set SelCall Tone Status ( or ) menu. Ë Use or to toggle between On and Off. CAUTIONThe new setting is stored immediately. Ì To exit this menu, select another menu item by turning the Selector Knob (2). Setting the Sidetones Status If transmit sidetones is disabled, DTMF sidetones such as phone number and PTT ID sidetones are not heard during transmission. Ê In SPM, rotate the Selector Knob (2) to the Set Sidetones Status ( or ) menu. Ë Use or to toggle between On and Off. CAUTIONThe new setting is stored immediately. Ì To exit this menu, select another menu item by turning the Selector Knob (2). OFSMEM OFSMEM
Special Programming Mode (SPM) 552-Year Warranty Setting the Alert Tone Volume Ê In SPM, rotate the Selector Knob (2) to the Alert Tone Volume ( or ) menu. Ë Use or to toggle between On and Off. NOTEWhen is chosen, the alert tone volume fol- lows the volume control setting (seeÒAdjustingthe VolumeÓon page 14). CAUTIONThe new setting is stored immediately. Ì To exit this menu, select another menu item by turning the Selector Knob (2). Setting the Battery Saver Status When enabled, the Battery Saver feature increases the amount of time between battery replacement or charging. Battery power is conserved by turning off the receiver circuitry, except for periodic checks for carrier activity. Ê In SPM, rotate the Selector Knob (2) to the Set Battery Saver Status ( - Off, or - Normal, or - Enhanced) menu. Ë Use or to scroll through the three options. CAUTIONThe new setting is stored immediately. Ì To exit this menu, select another menu item by turning the Selector Knob (2). OFSMEM OFSMEM
Special Programming Mode (SPM) 562-Year Warranty NOTEThe Battery Saver feature is not active during chan- nel scanning, when thePush-To-Talk (PTT) Button (6)is pressed, or when the radio is receiving a sig-nal. Setting the Battery Type Ê In SPM, rotate the Selector Knob (2) to the Set Battery Type ( - Alkaline (standard battery) or - NiCd (rechargeable battery)) menu. Ë Use the or to scroll through the options. CAUTIONThe new setting is stored immediately. Ì To exit this menu, select another menu item by turning the Selector Knob (2). IMPORTANTTheBattery Type must be correctly set forLow Bat-tery Alert to perform accurately. Setting the Accessory Sense Option This menu item determines the type of accessory in use by the radio (if any), such as a headset, earpiece, or speaker microphone. There are three options avail- able: Autosense,Headset Only andSpeaker Micro- phone Only. Ê In SPM, rotate the Selector Knob (2) to the Set Accessory Option ( - Autosense or - Speaker Microphone Only or - Headset Only) menu. Ë Use or to scroll through the three options. OFSMEM OFSMEM
Special Programming Mode (SPM) 572-Year Warranty CAUTIONThe new setting is stored immediately. Ì To exit this menu, select another menu item by turning the Selector Knob (2). NOTEWhenAutosense is selected, the radio checks the accessory jack to see what type of accessory is connected. When Headset Only is selected, the radio supports only an earpiece or headset, and all external PTT inputs are ignored. When Speaker Microphone Only is selected, the radio assumes that an accessory with an external PTT switch will be used to transmit voice. The radioÕs internal microphone will not transmit voice whenever an accessory is connected. IMPORTANTThe radio should be turned off when an audio accessory with a microphone is connected to the radio. This is to ensure the proper operation of the Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button (6). Factory Reset Feature This feature is intended to allow the user to erase cer- tain programmable parameters and restore the radio to the factory default settings. The radio, upon factory reset, clears all memory channels stored in the non- volatile memory area, clears all phone number storage locations, and restores the default settings to the dif- ferent user-modiÞable parameters (coded squelch type, squelch level, channel-step size, etc.).
Special Programming Mode (SPM) 582-Year Warranty NOTETheFactory Reset feature does not clear the IDs oraccess / deaccess codes. Ê In SPM, press and hold Push-To-Talk (PTT) But- ton (6) while keying , , , , in sequence. NOTEAs the sequence is entered, theLCD Screen (18)(which is initially cleared) displays an for eachdigit entered. NOTEAny incorrect digit entered results in aninvalid key- presstone, theLCD Screen (18) is cleared again and the you must reenter the sequence, starting with the Þrst digit. Once the sequence has been entered successfully, the LCD Screen (18) displays , indicating that the reset procedure is ready to be activated. Ë Press Toggle Light / Enter and Parameter Transfer Button (4) to conÞrm the reset process (pressing any other key or releasing Push-To-Talk (PTT) But- ton (6) cancels the process and returns the radio to the SPM Browse menu). NOTEThe display blanks when the reset is in progress. When the process is successfully completed, it returns toSPM Browse Menu. 13579
LCD Segments and Indicators 592-Year Warranty LCD Segments and Indicators Indicators TX - Lights up when radio is transmitting. LOW - Lights up when radio is in low transmit power mode. CTCSS - Lights up continuously for Coded Squelch mode; Off for Carrier Squelch mode; Flashes for Sig- nalling Squelch mode (if available). SCAN - Flashes when radio is scanning; Lights up continuously when scan is suspended. BATT - Flashes when battery voltage is low. SAVE - Flashes quickly when Normal Battery Saver mode is enabled; Flashes slowly when Enhanced Bat- tery Saver mode is enabled; Nothing displayed when Battery Saver is disabled. +/- - Plus sign (+) lights up for positive standard TX off- set; Minus sign (-) lights up for negative standard TX offset; Both On indicates user-programmed TX fre- quency; BothOff indicates no TX offset. Indicators with Segments SIGNAL - uses six bar segments to indicate the rela- tive receive (Rx) signal strength.SIGNAL lights up upon receiving a Rx signal strength greater than 10 dB SINAD. As the signal strength increases, additional bar segments light up, starting from the left-most bar segment. TXLOW CTCSSSCANBATT SAVE SIGNAL + -
Alert Tone Indicators 602-Year Warranty Alert Tone Indicators Successful Power-Up A short, high-pitched tone when the radio is turned on indicates that the radio has passed its power-up self- test and is ready for use. Unsuccessful Power-Up A short, low-pitched tone immediately following theSuccessful Power-Up tone indicates that the radio has detected an error and has failed to power-up properly. Valid Button Press A short, high-pitched tone indicates that the last button pressed was valid. Invalid Button Press A short, low-pitched tone indicates that the last button pressed was invalid. Low Battery Three low-pitched tones indicate a low battery condi- tion. DTMF Sidetones Each DTMF tone is heard as it is transmitted. Time-Out Timer Alert A low-pitched continuous tone indicates that your present transmission has been disabled.
Alert Tone Indicators 612-Year Warranty Individual Selective Call Decode Two short ringing tones indicate that anIndividual Selective Call has been decoded by the radio. The radio automatically sends anAcknowledgment ID. Acknowledgment ID Decode A short ringing tone indicates that a correctAcknowl- edgment ID has been decoded by the radio. Group and All Call Selective Call Decode Two medium-pitched tones indicate that a Group or All Call Selective Call has been decoded by the radio. Nuisance Channel Delete During channel scanning, two medium-pitched tones indicate that an unwanted channel has been tempo- rarily deleted from the scan list.
Information For Safe, Efficient Operation 622-Year Warranty Information For Safe, EfÞcient Opera- tion Exposure To Radio Frequency Energy In August 1996 the Federal Communications Commis- sion (FCC) adopted updated RF energy exposure guidelines for wireless products regulated by the FCC. Those guidelines are consistent with the safety stan- dards* previously set by both U.S. and international standards bodies. The design of your Motorola two- way radio complies with the FCC guidelines and these standards. *American National Standards Institute (C95.1 - 1992); *National Council on Radiation Protection and Measure- ments (NCRP-1986); *International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Pro- tection (ICNRP- 1986) To assure optimal radio performance and to insure that exposure to RF energy is within the guidelines in the above standards, the following operating procedures should be observed: For Portable Two-way Radios: ¥ For hand held operation, the radio should be held in a vertical position with the microphone one to two inches (2.5 to 5 cm) away from the mouth, and the antenna should be kept one to two inches (2.5 to 5 cm) from the head or body when transmitting. ¥ For body worn operation, the antenna should be kept at least one inch (2.5 cm) from the body when transmitting.