Motorola radius P110, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...P110 16 Channel Portable Radios Operating Instructions P110 6880904Z68 O ...

Page 2: ...TMF Telephone Interconnect 19 Programmable Feature Enhancements 20 Programmable Signalling Enhancements 22 BATTERIES CHARGERS AND ACCESSORIES Battery Information 23 Battery Charger Instructions 25 Accessories 28 SAFETY AND SERVICES Troubleshooting 30 Service 31 General Radio Care 32 Safety Information 33 Computer Software Copyrights 34 Licensing Information 35 Motorola Radius P110 Private Line Dig...

Page 3: ...rom a radio already programmed to your desired frequencies and codes The P110 radio meets tough environmental demands while providing cost effective and reliable communications It meets the U S Government Military Standards 810C D and E for low pressure high temperature low temperature temperature shock solar radiation rain humidity salt fog dust vibration and shock The P110 radio also meets the E...

Page 4: ...esso ries were ordered Packaged Model Contents P110 Radio Heliflex Antenna VHF Models or Flexible Whip Antenna UHF Models Rapid Charge High Capacity Nickel Cadmium Battery Operating Instructions Manual Compact 10 Hour Charger and Transformer Carry Holder 3 inch Spring Action Belt Clip Inspect the equipment thoroughly If any part of the equip ment has been damaged in transit report the extent of th...

Page 5: ...ED Indicator A bi colored light emitting diode LED indicates the radio s oper ating status Accessory Connector Provides accessibility for con nection to remote accessories such as a remote speaker microphone NOTE The Accessory Connector Cover protects the Accessory Connector This cover should remain in place whenever the radio is not being used with an accessory Rotary Channel Selector Switch On O...

Page 6: ...d as a Monitor Volume Set manual monitor or Scan Nuisance Delete button If programmed for Monitor or Volume Set pressing the Control button will monitor the channel for activity Neither tone nor digital Private Line PL DPL squelch is active when monitoring If pro grammed for Scan Nuisance Delete pressing the Control but ton will delete a nuisance chan nel while in the scan mode Antenna Heliflex VH...

Page 7: ... the PTT button while tuned to a blank or receive only channel causes an alert tone The tone continues as long as the PTT button is depressed The radio transmit ter is not enabled Transmit Inhibition Busy Channel with Busy Channel Lockout Pressing the PTT button during a busy channel condition other than your PL DPL group generates a continuous busy tone that lasts as long as the button is depress...

Page 8: ...e alert tone alerts you during transmit or receive mode During transmit on the release of the PTT button the radio emits 2 medium pitched chirps During receive standby mode the radio emits 2 medium pitched chirps These tones emit approxi mately every 20 minutes during transmit or receive mode until the battery is completely drained of power ...

Page 9: ...d Call Alert A 4 beep alert tone is generated whenever a Call Alert page is received The alert tone repeats until the PTT or monitor button is pressed Scan Activate A 1 beep alert tone is heard whenever scan is initiated by selecting a preprogrammed rotary scan channel location Priority Alert Tone A 1 beep alert tone is heard if the radio is scanning and a conversation is initiated on the priority...

Page 10: ...ight Normal Transmission Flashing Red Light Low Battery Receive Mode PTT Button Not Pressed Flashing Red Light Channel Busy indicates the pres ence of activity on the operating channel Continuous Yellow Light 4 seconds Channel Monitor Active PL DPL Disable Flashing Yellow Light Selective Call or Call Alert present Flashing Green Light Channel Scan feature active ...

Page 11: ...ttery Saver Disabled VOX Operation Disabled Monitor Button Monitor Per Channel Functions Default Rx Frequency Test Tx Frequency Test PL DPL Decode Test PL DPL Encode Test Rx Only Channel Disabled Busy Channel Lockout Disabled Channel Scan Functions Channel Scan List Test TalkBack Channel Scan Enabled Scan Activate Tone Enabled Priority Alert Tone Disabled TalkBack Channel Tone Enabled Signalling F...

Page 12: ...ios Getting Started Getting Started Antenna Installation Fasten the antenna to the radio by placing the threaded end of the antenna into the large threaded antenna bushing on top of the radio Rotate the antenna clockwise until tightly fastened into place ...

Page 13: ...he basic operation needed for bat tery removal is illustrated in Figure 2 1 Disengage both battery latches located on each side of the bottom of the radio arrow 1 2 Move battery down on guide rails about 1 2 inch arrow 2 3 Pull the battery away from the guide rails and remove from housing On page 12 there are two different methods for battery removal NOTE Before each removal attempt push battery b...

Page 14: ...out 1 2 inch arrow 2 4 Pull the battery away from the guide rails and remove from housing Method B 1 Hold radio with the speaker side in the palm of your right hand Figure 4 2 Push battery latches at the same time towards the front of the radio housing using your thumb and index finger arrow 1 3 Use your thumb of your right hand to slide the battery towards the bottom of the radio about 1 2 inch a...

Page 15: ...To Receive 1 Set the channel selector to the desired channel position 2 Listen for a transmission and adjust the volume control to a comfortable listening level If no transmission is heard depress and hold the volume control button to unsquelch the radio and adjust the volume to a com fortable listening level 3 The radio is now set to receive all calls on the selected frequency 4 If you wish to mo...

Page 16: ...nnel on which you are transmitting is programmed to receive PL DPL momentarily depress the control button to listen for channel activity The channel must be clear before transmitting 3 While holding the radio in a vertical position with the speaker microphone grille two to three inches from your mouth press the PTT button on the side of the radio and speak slowly and clearly into the grille area W...

Page 17: ...ormally in the receive mode with the T O T feature However in the trans mit mode a single transmission uninterrupted depression of the PTT button times out after 30 or 60 seconds and the radio reverts back to the receive mode even with the PTT button remaining depressed After the 30 or 60 second time out a continuous alert tone is generated in the receive mode until the PTT button is released Volu...

Page 18: ...ing the group s repeater hang time until a carrier drop is seen 3 when receiving transmissions from your own group Common PL DPL code Whenever a channel is programmed for PL DPL busy chan nel lockout pressing the Control button does not put the radio into the carrier squelch mode This means that the radios with PL DPL busy channel lockout programmed can not monitor or listen to the other groups tr...

Page 19: ...the headset speaker Opera tion is totally automatic no external controls are required To Activate the VOX Feature 1 Turn the radio off 2 Insert a headset without a PTT button in the acces sory connector on a channel programmed for VOX operation 3 Turn the radio on The VOX feature will be ready to function You can operate the radio manually at any time by pressing the PTT button 4 Restart the VOX f...

Page 20: ...s are used for access to the landline telephone network remote control operation DTMF Telephone Interconnect Operation 1 Press and hold the PTT button 2 Press the desired numeric keys on the DTMF keypad to transmit the tones As long as the PTT button is held while the digits are pressed the corresponding DTMF tones are transmitted NOTE After this operation is completed the PTT but ton resumes its ...

Page 21: ...annel Scan With this type of scan operation no one scan channel has pri ority over another The scanner stops on the first scan channel with activity and when the activity is over and a 3 second hang time has expired proceeds to the next scan channel Priority Channel Scan Any one of the radio s programmed channels may be desig nated as the priority channel Whenever activity occurs on the priority c...

Page 22: ... mable through the Radio Service Software available at your local Motorola Radius Dealer NOTE If both Designated Channel Scan and Talkback Scan are selected the radio transmits on the active channel If however there are no active channels the radio transmits on the Designated Channel Scan Talkback Tone The Scan Talkback Tone feature enables you to find the last active channel received during scan ...

Page 23: ...channel selector while a Call Alert signal is in progress the LED stops flash ing and the Call Alert tone is disabled Voice Selective Call Decode This feature operates like a standard pager providing a one time voice message When a Voice Selective Call is received by the radio a one time 2 beep decode tone is heard while the LED flashes yellow The radio unmutes and the voice message is heard The L...

Page 24: ...ptimum capacity and performance The battery was designed to be used only with a Motorola P110 charger Charg ing in non Motorola equipment may lead to battery damage and void the battery warranty NOTE When charging a battery that is attached to a radio always turn the radio off to ensure a full charge Charging Temperature The battery should be about 77 room tem perature whenever possible Charging a...

Page 25: ...d accidentally across the battery con tacts may permanently damage the battery void the battery warranty and create a burn or fire hazard Memory Effect Reduced Charge Capacity The Memory Effect was a phenomenon which caused a temporary loss in battery capacity or voltage due to repeti tive shallow discharging or low term overcharging This Memory Effect has been virtually eliminated in Motorola bat...

Page 26: ... Motorola may result in a risk of fire electric shock or injury to persons To reduce risk of damage to electric transformer and cord pull by the transformer rather than the cord when disconnecting charger Position cord so that it will not be stepped on tripped over or otherwise subjected to damage or stress An extension cord should not be used unless absolutely necessary Use of an improper extensi...

Page 27: ...r local Motorola Radius dealer when service or repair is required Incorrect reassembly may result in risk of electric shock or fire To reduce risk of electric shock unplug charger from out let before attempting any maintenance or cleaning Turn ing off controls will not reduce this risk To Operate Charger 1 Insert the battery with or without the radio into the charger pocket Be sure that the radio ...

Page 28: ...tery reaches full charge This LED also indicates that the battery is now charging at a trickle rate A LED flashes red indicating that the battery may be out of rapid charge range The rapid charge auto matically begins when the battery is within the correct range Typical charge times for Rapid Charge Battery Chargers are as follows 60 90 Minutes for High Capacity Battery NOTE A new battery or one w...

Page 29: ... NOTE Each of the color coded antennas listed is designed to cover only the frequency split indi cated Therefore it is important to order the cor rect antenna frequency split to match a specific customer frequency Carrying Accessories HLN9985 Waterproof Bag HLN8153 Nylon Carry Case HLN9076 Molded Carry Holder With Belt Clip HLN8255 Replacement 3 Spring Action Belt Clip HLN9012 Leather Carry Case W...

Page 30: ...ith HTN9748 HTN9811 and HTN9812 HLN9293 Wall Mounting Bracket For Multi Unit Charger for use with HTN9748 HTN9164 and HTN9165 Batteries HNN8148 1200 mAh High Capacity Battery Audio RF Accessories HMN9787 Light Weight Headset With Swivel Boom Mic HMN9013 Lightweight Headset II With Swivel Boom Mic BDN6647 Medium Weight Headset With Swivel Boom Mic BDN6648 Heavy Duty Headset With Swivel Boom Mic HMN...

Page 31: ...nel 3 Replace or recharge the battery 4 If reception is poor check the antenna It must be undamaged and operated in the vertical position for best reception 5 Try several different operating locations especially when operating the radio inside buildings 6 Check transmitter by transmitting to another portable radio or communications receiver If the receiver has a signal strength S meter make compar...

Page 32: ... law prohibits anyone from making any internal adjustments to the transmitter unless specifically licensed to do so by gov ernment regulations If any operational difficulties should arise report them to your local Motorola Radius dealer Proper repair and maintenance will assure efficient opera tion and long life for this radio ...

Page 33: ...s with a lint free cloth to remove dirt grease or other material which may pre vent good electrical connections 3 When not in use keep the accessory jack covered with the protective cap 4 Clean the radio exterior using a cloth moistened with water See inside front cover CAUTION Use of chemicals such as detergents alcohol aerosol spray and or petroleum products may be harmful and damage the radio h...

Page 34: ...ody especially the face or eyes while transmitting The radio performs best if the microphone is two or three inches away from the lips and the radio is vertical DO NOT hold the transmit PTT button on when not actu ally desiring to transmit DO NOT allow children to play with any radio equipment containing a transmitter DO NOT operate a portable transmitter near unshielded electrical blasting caps o...

Page 35: ... right to copy or reproduce in any form the copyrighted computer program Accordingly any copyrighted Motorola computer programs contained in the Motorola products described in this manual may not be cop ied or reproduced in any manner without the express writ ten permission of Motorola Futhermore the purchase of Motorola products shall not be deemed to grant either directly or by implication estop...

Page 36: ...he operator receives a license for use of the radio equipment under a specific eligibility and on a particular frequency or set of fre quencies To determine eligibility for use of Private Land Mobile Service frequencies contact your local communica tions governing agency They are able to supply information required to properly obtain and complete the license appli cation form In Mexico contact Sec...

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Page 38: ...battery latch Antenna Installation Rotate the antenna clockwise until hand tight into the antenna connector on the top of the radio To Receive 1 Turn the radio on and rotate the CHANNEL SELECTOR to the desired channel position 2 Listen for a transmission or hold the CON TROL BUTTON to hear background noise when the CONTROL BUTTON has been programmed for Volume Set Adjust the VOLUME CONTROL to a co...

Page 39: ...ust be programmed for Channel Scan for this feature to be func tional To initiate the scan feature rotate the CHANNEL SELECTOR to the location with the scan list programmed to it The radio will stop on any active channel and you will be able to hear the conversation To locate the last active scan channel rotate the CHANNEL SELEC TOR and the radio beeps when that channel is reached To temporarily e...