Motorola Astro Saber 3 Manual

General Radio Operation
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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 
“
RR R R
AA A A
DD D D
II I I
OO O O
      
LL L L
OO O O
CC C C
KK K K
EE E E
DD D D” 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...

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•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 “
RR R R
AA A A
DD D D
II I I
OO O O
      
LL L L
OO O O
CC C C
KK K K
EE E E
DD D D” on the display when the radio is turned on.
1.Enter your numeric password (8 characters  
maximum; minimum determined through
radio...

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4a.If the password is 
correct, the radio 
will unlock.
In the event you forget the numeric 
password, or enter in 15 or more 
incorrect passwords, enter in eight 
asterisks (“********”) and press the 
Select Button (see page 2). 
This action:
•unlocks your radio, 
•erases all encryption keys, and 
•the password will revert to the factory 
default password of “01234567”.
To Change Your Password:
1.Press 
> until the PP P P
SS S S
WW W W
DD D D softkey appears on the display....

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7.The display will then show “CC C C
OO O O
NN N N
FF F F
II I I
RR R R
MM M M.”
8.Re-enter the new password and press 
M directly below SS S S
EE E E
LL L L.
9a.If the two passwords match, 
the radio will unlock.
•Radio-Lock Enable/Disable (Secure Radios Only)
This feature (programmable through radio service software) allows you to 
enable/disable the radio-lock feature using the radio’s keypad.
To Enable or Disable the Radio-Lock Feature:
1.Press 
> until the LL L L
OO O O
GG...

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•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....

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•Time-Out Timer
The new ASTRO portable radio is equipped with a programmable time-out 
timer which, upon expiration, will turn off the transmitter. This timer is 
programmable through radio service software and can be set from 0 
seconds (off) to 7.75 minutes (465 seconds), at 15 second increments. The 
ASTRO radios have been programmed at shipment for 60 seconds.
1.A time-out timer warning occurs approximately four seconds before the 
allocated time-out timer expires. The...

 
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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 12-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  
>...

 
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3.The last acknowledged status call or the first message in the message list 
will be displayed.
If no status has been acknowledged, the first status in the status 
list will be displayed.
4a.Scroll through the list by pressing  
< 
 or  
> 
 until you locate the 
predefined condition you wish to 
send.
5.When you locate the condition you want to send,        
press the  
PTT Switch 
.
6.Upon receipt of the data call, the dispatcher 
will transmit an acknowledge to your radio....

 
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Emergency 
For radios programmed with the emergency feature, pressing the  
Emergency 
Button 
 (if programmed, see page 2) will send out an emergency signal that 
takes precedence over any other signalling activity in progress on the selected 
channel. There are two types of emergency signals:
• 
Emergency Alarm 
 sends a data transmission to alert the dispatcher to an 
emergency condition and identify the radio sending the emergency 
signal.
• 
Emergency Call 
 is a type of...

 
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3a. 
Emergency Alarm 
During a non-silent 
emergency alarm 
state:
•the LED will 
light,
•a short, 
medium-
pitched tone 
will be heard,
•the display will 
show 
“  
EE E E
MM M M
EE E E
RR R R
GG G G
EE E E
NN N N
CC C C
YY Y Y 
,” 
•when the 
emergency 
alarm is 
acknowledged 
by the 
dispatcher, the 
radio sounds 
four beeps and 
the alarm ends.
• 
For all types of emergency signals 
 — If you change channels while in 
emergency operation, the emergency alarm or call will...