Motorola III User Manual

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Contents

Introduction

Basic Radio Features .................................................................................3
FLASHport................................................................................................3
Inspection and Unpacking............................................................................3

Getting Started

Antennas..................................................................................................4
Battery Installation .....................................................................................6
Battery Removal ........................................................................................6
Universal Connector Seal Removal................................................................7
Belt Clip Installation and Removal .................................................................7
Controls, Switches, Indicators, and Connectors ..............................................8
Keypad...................................................................................................10
Display ...................................................................................................11
Alert Tone Indications ...............................................................................12
LED Indications........................................................................................14
Time-Out Timer........................................................................................14
Conventional or Trunked Radio Operation .....................................................14

Basic Radio Operation

Radio On/Off; Power-Up ...........................................................................15
Monitoring (Conventional Modes Only) .........................................................15
Selecting a Zone and Mode .......................................................................16
Receiving a Call .......................................................................................18
Transmitting............................................................................................19

General Radio Features Operation

Low-Battery Alert.....................................................................................21
Coded Squelch Operation ..........................................................................21
SECURENET Operation..............................................................................21
Variable RF Power Level (VHF and UHF Radios Only)......................................23
Emergency Operation  ..............................................................................23
Failsoft Operation (Trunked Systems Only) ....................................................26
Transmitter Disable Operation (Non-SECURENET

TM

-Equipped Radios Only)..........27

Native Language Displays..........................................................................27
Muting the Keypad Tones ..........................................................................28
Scan Operation........................................................................................29
Programming the Radio’s Lists ..................................................................35
Conventional Telephone Operation...............................................................39
Trunked Telephone Operation .....................................................................54

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