Motorola TA280 T289 Two Way Radio User Manual

  	

Radio Diagram 2-3


Rechargeable NiMH Battery  4
Using Rechargeable NiMH Battery 4
 

Tri-Color LED Charger 6
Charging the NiMH Battery 6
Charging Status Chart 6
Single Color LED Charger 7
Charging the NiMH Battery 7
 
 

Installing Alkaline Battery Tray 8
Replacing Alkaline Batteries 9
Battery Meter  10
Low Battery Alert  10

 
Using Radio With Holster 11

 
 
 

Power Button  12
Setting the Channel  12
Setting the Code  13...

&( 
 &Indicates radio is on; will be steady
red when transmitting.
%  
Indicates how much battery charge is left.) 
Turn radio on or off.% Used for plugging in optional audio
accessories.$
 
Scans frequencies for activity.
 
Calls other radio users.&*& 
Illuminates display for 5 seconds. 
Locks radio to prevent accidental 
change of settings. Picks up audible transmissions.
$ 
Changes volume and radio...

Your Talkabout radio operates with either a Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH)
rechargeable battery or 3 AA alkaline batteries (battery tray required). 
The NiMH rechargeable battery will provide approximately 11 hours of
operation with normal use. Normal use for the rechargeable battery is approx-
imately 0.5 hour transmitting, 0.5 hour receiving and 10 hours of standby or
monitoring time.
	 
   
 1. Grasp radio firmly at top and slide radio back down to...

 	Your radio will use one of the following types of chargers. Follow the instruc-
tions below for the charger that shipped with your radio. 
To get maximum use from the battery, charge it for at least five hours before
you use it for the first time. After initial charging, your battery will fully charge
in about three hours.	     1. Turn the radio off.
2. Plug charger into an AC wall outlet.        
Figure 2.      
3. Lift charging connector cover on...


 ,- 1. Insert 3 AA batteries into alkaline tray. 
Make sure you align plus and minus 
signs on batteries with markings on bat-
tery tray. Figure 6.
2. Replace radio back by sliding up and 
onto radio body. 
3. Push up until secure.
The NiMH battery kit, alkaline battery  kit, and spare  NiMH  battery are
available as accessories (sold separately).
For information, call 1-800-353-2729.
 
 To operate Talkabout radios with alkaline batteries you’ll need to install...

 The Battery Meter, located on the front
display, is divided into three bars. As power is
used, the bars will disappear. Figure 7.
/ To ensure proper functioning of the 
battery meter use only the Motorola NiMH rechargeable battery or 
th ree A A alk aline  bat te ries . T he me ter will  not  w ork  ac cur atel y                             
with Nickel Cadmium (NiCad) or rechargeable alkaline AA batteries.  	When the battery is low, the radio will beep: 
     •  3 to 4...

 
 	
 
Read this manual carefully. Make sure you know how to properly operate the
radio before use. Talkabout radios have 14 channels and 38 Interference
Eliminator Codes. To talk to others, all radios in your group must be set to the
same channel and code. #)  1 41. Press orange Power button, radio beeps 
and LED Indicator Light flashes every 3 
seconds to indicate radio is on. Figure 11.
2. To turn radio off, press Power button until 
display clears. Radio beeps to...

 	

 The Monitor button is used to check activity on current channel before trans-
mitting.Check channel activity by pressing the Monitor button, you’ll hear
static if the channel is clear. Don’t transmit if you hear conversation. 	   #

  	
 
The T289 radio has a Channel Busy Indicator to indicate that your current
channel is in use. If another user is communicating on your channel and a
different code, the flashing CHAN indicator will appear on the display....

&# %Lock allows you to disable the Scroll, Menu,
and Scan buttons so that the radio settings
cannot be changed accidentally. ,

 %
- 8)Press and hold the Light/Lock button until
LOCK appears on the display.  %
- 8)Press and hold Light/Lock button until 
LOCK disappears. 
/Radio emits audible tone to confirm lock and unlock feature activation.
Disabled buttons will beep if pressed (when Alert Tones are enabled).
The Reset feature returns all user programmable...