Motorola Astro Saber 3 Manual

 
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•Select Enable/Disable 
The dispatcher may classify regrouped radios into either of two categories: 
select enabled or select disabled.
•Select-enabled radios are free to make channel changes to any 
available channel, including the dynamic-regrouping channel.
•Select-disabled radios cannot change channels since the dispatcher 
has specifically chosen to force the radio to remain on the dynamic-
regrouping channel.
The scan, telephone call, or Private Conversation call feature...

 
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PTT-ID Receive 
The PTT-ID receive feature allows you to see the radio ID number of the radio 
you are currently receiving. This ID can be a maximum of eight characters and 
can be viewed by both the receiving radio and the dispatcher. On trunking 
radios, pressing  
< 
 or  
> 
 will replace the displayed ID with the softkey menu 
selections; pressing  
O 
 will bring back the ID display. 
PTT-ID Transmit 
The PTT-ID transmit feature is a per channel feature where your...

 
Special Radio Features
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Secure Operation 
Secure operation provides the highest level of commercially 
available voice security on trunked or conventional channels. 
Unlike other forms of security, Motorola digital encryption 
provides signalling that makes it virtually impossible for others to 
decode any part of an encrypted message. 
•Selecting Secure or Clear Transmissions 
The 
 Secure/Clear Switch 
 (if programmed, see page 2) 
will set the transmit operation of the radio before the  
PTT...

 
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•Managing Encryption 
KEY Loading 
1.Refer to the key-variable loader (KVL) manual for equipment connections 
and setup.
2.When the KVL is attached to your radio, the 
display will show “  
KK K K
EE E E
YY Y Y
LL L L
OO O O
AA A A
DD D D
II I I
NN N N
GG G G 
,” and all other 
radio functions will be locked out.
3.Pressing the KVL’s  
PTT Switch 
 will load the encryption keys into your 
radio. When the key has been loaded successfully, the radio will sound a 
short tone...

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KEY Erasure (All KEYS Erased) — Method 2 
1.With the radio on, press and hold the Top Side Button; while holding 
this button down, press the Emergency Button.
DO NOT press the Emergency Button before pressing the Top 
Side Button unless you are in an emergency situation; this would 
send an emergency alarm.
2.When all the encryption keys are erased, the 
display will show “
EE E E
RR R R
AA A A
SS S S
EE E E
DD D D.”
MultiKEY
The multikey feature allows your radio to be...

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Special Radio Features
4a.Press < or > to scroll through 
the encryption keys.
If an erased key is selected, the key name will be alternated with 
“
EE E E
RR R R
AA A A
SS S S
EE E E
DD D D
      
KK K K
EE E E
YY Y Y.”
5.Press 
M directly below the desired softkey, or if you did step 4b, press 
< or > to scroll through the menu selections.
PP P P
SS S S
EE E E
TT T T or “PP P P
RR R R
EE E E
SS S S
EE E E
TT T T” = selects the preset or default encryption key.
SS S S
EE E E
LL L L
 = saves the...

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4a.Press M directly below the 
desired index. 
5.To save the newly selected index, press 
N below SS S S
EE E E
LL L L. The radio will 
then exit index selection and return to the home display.
Pressing 
O or the PTT Switch or turning the 16-Position Select 
Knob will exit this display menu without changing the index 
selection.Note
4b.Enter the number of the 
desired index.OR 

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Selectable Power-Level
This feature allows you to select the power level at which your radio will 
transmit messages. 
The radio will always turn on to the default setting as determined 
through radio service software.
1a.Press 
> until the PP P P
WW W W
RR R R
 softkey 
appears on the display.
2.Press 
M directly below PP P P
WW W W
RR R R.
3.The display changes to show the current power-level state.
4.Press 
M directly below the desired power level. The new transmit power-...

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Trunking System Controls
•Busy Override
When a talkgroup call is placed in a SmartZone™ system and the system is not 
able to obtain voice channels at all necessary sites, a busy tone will be generated. 
If so programmed in the zone manager and through the radio service software, 
you may override this busy by performing the following steps:
1.Press the PTT Switch; a busy indication is received.
2.Release the PTT Switch.
3.Press and hold the PTT Switch a second time. The busy...

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•Failsoft
If a trunking system experiences a complete failure, 
the radio will revert to failsoft operation and 
automatically switch to its failsoft channel. During 
failsoft, the trunking repeaters will transmit a 
medium-pitched tone every 10 seconds. When the 
trunking system returns to normal operation, your 
radio will automatically leave the failsoft operation 
and return to trunked operation.
•Out-of-Range
If you go out of range of the system and can no 
longer lock onto...