Motorola Astro Saber 3 Manual

 
General Radio Operation
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4a.Press  
> 
 until the desired 
channel name appears on the 
display.
If the selected channel is unprogrammed, the display will show 
“  
UU U U
NN N N
PP P P
RR R R
OO O O
GG G G
RR R R
AA A A
MM M M
MM M M
EE E E
DD D D 
” until a valid programmed channel is selected. 
This does not mean your radio is unprogrammed; only the 
channel you selected is unprogrammed.
5a.When the displayed zone/
channel combination is 
acceptable, press  
O 
. 
FF F F
II I I
RR R R
EE E E...

 
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General Radio Operation
 
Receiving/Transmitting 
After you have turned your radio on and selected the desired zone and 
channel, you can receive (listen to) 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...

General Radio Operation
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Using Lists
The “list” feature on your radio allows you to store commonly used numbers 
with an identifiable name. For example, the telephone feature has an 
associated list of names and telephone numbers.
The following general operations are available using lists:
•a preprogrammed list can be viewed
•a number in a list can be changed (reprogrammed)
•a specific member in a list can be selected 
•Viewing a List
1.Press > until the VV V V
II I I
EE E E
WW W W  softkey appears on...

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General Radio Operation
4.Press N directly below the list you wish to 
view. For example, to view the list of telephone 
numbers stored in your radio, press 
N directly 
below 
PP P P
HH H H
OO O O
NN N N.
5.The display will show the first member in the list (name on the upper line, 
number on the lower line). The I status indicator will appear (on 
steady), indicating you are in the view mode.
•Changing (Reprogramming) a List
•Only numbers can be changed (reprogrammed) in a list. To change 
the names...

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2.Press M directly below PP P P
RR R R
OO O O
GG G G.
3.The display changes to show the lists (
PP P P
AA A A
GG G G
EE E E, 
PP P P
HH H H
OO O O
NN N N, CC C C
AA A A
LL L L
LL L L, etc.) that can be changed.
4.Press 
N directly below the list you wish to 
change. For example, to change a telephone 
number, press 
N directly below PP P P
HH H H
OO O O
NN N N.
5.The display will show the first member in the list (name on the upper 
line, number on the lower line). The I status...

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To select a specific member from the list:
6a.Scroll through the list by pressing 
< or > until you locate the 
member’s number you wish to 
change.
7.When you stop on a member in the list, the display will show:
8.Press the Select Button to enter the 
“programming— number-edit” mode.
9.You can now change numbers using any of the 
numeric keys (
0 through 9) and special 
function keys (
*, #). 
The blinking cursor indicates the position of the 
next number to be added.
FIRST...

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When the maximum number of digits has been entered, the cursor will 
disappear:
16 numbers maximum for a telephone number or
8 numbers maximum for an ID number.
If you try to add any more digits, you will hear an invalid tone.
•In the number-edit mode, 
< will function as a backspace key. 
Pressing this key will erase the previous digit, and the cursor will 
move to the left. When the last digit on the display has been erased, 
an additional press of 
, will cause you to leave...

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•Selecting From a List
1.Press > until the feature you desire appears as 
a softkey on the display.
For example, to select from the telephone list 
stored in your radio, press 
> until the PP P P
HH H H
OO O O
NN N N  
softkey appears on the display. (The exact 
location of softkeys will vary based upon 
individual radio programming.)
2.Press 
N directly below the desired feature.
Using the same example in step 1, press 
N 
directly below 
PP P P
HH H H
OO O O
NN N N.
3.The...

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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 (
PP P P
HH H H
OO O O
NN N N), pressing the PTT 
Switch will transmit (send) the displayed number.
5.The display will alternate between the name and number (phone or ID) 
of a member in the list.
FIRST
LAST
LIST
Forward
FIRST
LAST
Backward
LIST
<
>
Note
FF F F
II I I
RR R R
EE E E
      
CC C C
HH H H
II I I
EE E E
FF F F...

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•Pressing 0 twice, or M directly below 
the 
LL L L
NN N N
UU U U
MM M M softkey, will take you to the 
Last telephone NUMber dialed or the 
Last ID NUMber transmitted/received. 
•Once the 
LL L L
NN N N
UU U U
MM M M 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
FF F F
II I I
RR R R
EE E E
      
RR R R
EE E E
SS S S
CC C C
UU U U
EE E E
11 1 1
LL...