Motorola XTNI Non-display Model, User Manual

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Page 3: ...attery 11 Battery Recycling and Disposal 12 Installing the Lithium Ion Li Ion Battery 13 Removing the Lithium Ion Li Ion Battery 13 Alkaline battery pack optional accessory 14 Installing Alkaline Battery Pack 14 Removing Alkaline Batteries 14 Power Supply Adaptors and Drop in Tray Charger 15 Installing Spring Action Belt Clip 16 Battery Life Information 16 Charging the Battery 17 Charging with the...

Page 4: ...thout Accessories iVOX 30 Setting VOX Sensitivity 30 Microphone Gain 30 Battery Save 30 Reset To Factory Defaults 31 Learning To Read The Values The Radio Signals You 32 Reading Frequencies Values 35 36 36 Reading CTCSS DPL Values 36 Reading Auto Scan Values 37 Programming Frequencies Codes and Auto Scan 37 Saving Settings 37 Programming Mode FAQ 38 Programming values example 39 Example of Program...

Page 5: ...mming Software 48 Troubleshooting 49 Use and Care 52 Frequency and Code Charts 53 Motorola Limited Warranty For The United States and Canada 57 What Does this Warranty Cover 57 Products and Accessories 57 Exclusions 58 Exclusions 59 Export Law Assurances 60 Accessories 61 Audio Accessories 61 Battery 61 ...

Page 6: ...ghted computer program Accordingly any copyrighted Motorola computer programs contained in the Motorola products described in this manual may not be copied reproduced modified reverse engineered or distributed in any manner without the express written Furthermore the purchase of Motorola products shall not be deemed to grant either directly or by implication estoppel or otherwise any license under...

Page 7: ...ments For a list of Motorola approved antennas batteries and other accessories visit the following website which lists approved accessories http www motorola com XTNi Before using this product read the operating instructions and RF energy awareness information contained in the Product Safety and RF Exposure booklet enclosed with your radio C a u t i o n ...

Page 8: ...fire electric 3 To reduce risk of damage to the electric plug and cord pull by the plug rather than the cord when disconnecting the charger 4 An extension cord should not be used unless absolutely necessary Use of an improper extension cord could result in risk of fire and electric shock If an extension cord must be used make sure that the cord size is 18AWG for lengths up to 100 feet 30 48 m and ...

Page 9: ...oving main plug The outlet to which this equipment is connected should be nearby and easily accessible In equipment using fuses replacements must comply with the type and rating specified in the equipment instructions Maximum ambient temperature around the power supply equipment must not exceed 40 C 104 F Power output from the power supply unit must not exceed the ratings stated on the product lab...

Page 10: ...RVIEW RADIO OVERVIEW Antenna Microphone Channel Selector Knob ON OFF Volume LED Indicator Model Label PTT Push to Talk Button SB1 Monitor Button SB2 Scan Nuisance PARTS OF THE RADIO ...

Page 11: ... status radio call information and scan status Side Buttons Side Button 1 SB1 The Side Button 1 is a general button that can be configured by the Computer Programming Software CPS The default setting of SB1 button is Monitor Side Button 2 SB2 The Side Button 2 is a general button that can be configured by the CPS The SB2 default setting is Scan Nuisance Channel Delete The Lithium Ion Li Ion Batter...

Page 12: ...il some features your radio does not have The model number of the radio is shown on the front of the radio underneath the speaker and tells you the following information Model Frequency Band Transmit Power Watts Number of Channels Antenna XTNi PMR446 0 5 8 Non removable ...

Page 13: ...verage depth of discharge with each cycle Typically the times a day lasts fewer cycles than a battery that receives less of an overcharge and is discharged to 50 per day Further a battery which receives minimal overcharging and averages only 25 discharge lasts even longer Motorola batteries are designed specifically to be used with a Motorola charger and vice versa Charging in non Motorola equipme...

Page 14: ...tion in your area Motorola fully endorses and encourages the recycling of Li Ion batteries In the U S and Canada Motorola participates in the nationwide Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation RBRC program for Li Ion battery collection and recycling Many retailers and dealers participate in this program For the location of the drop off facility closest to you access RBRC s Internet web site at ...

Page 15: ...tabs at the bottom of the battery into the slots at the bottom of the radio s body 3 Press the top part of the battery towards the radio Removing the Lithium Ion Li Ion Battery 1 Turn OFF the radio 2 Push down the battery latch and hold it depressed while removing the battery 3 Pull the battery away from the radio slots battery latch battery latch ...

Page 16: ...ssemble alkaline battery pack optional accessory in the same steps as installing the Li Removing Alkaline Batteries 1 Turn OFF the radio if it is turned on 2 Slide the battery latches on both sides of the battery downwards 3 Pull the top of the battery away from the radio s body and lift the battery from the radio s body Alkaline Battery Door Alkaline Battery Door ...

Page 17: ...y has a switchable capability which allows to suit any of the adaptors that comes with your radio package The adaptor you should choose to install Slide down the adaptor grooves into the power supply until it snaps into place Slide the adaptor upward to remove Note The adaptor shown in the pictures are just Drop in Tray Charger Power Supply Install Remove Adaptor Power Supply Power Supply Adaptor ...

Page 18: ...mation Li Ion Battery Life Depending on the radio model and or region the battery capacity will be different This feature will determine the estimated battery life When the Battery Save feature is ON enabled by default the battery life will be longer The following chart summarizes battery life estimations belt clip tab spring action belt clip Li Ion Battery Life with Battery Save feature ON Batter...

Page 19: ...o attached place it in a Motorola approved Drop in Tray Single Unit Charger or Drop in Tray Multi Unit Charger Charging with the Drop in Tray Single Unit Charger Alkaline Battery Life Battery Save Feature 0 5 Watt ON 37 hours Note Battery life are being estimated based on 5 transmit 5 receive 90 standby standard duty cycle Power Supply Transformer Drop in Tray Charger Drop in Tray Charger Port ...

Page 20: ...tant Ensure that the bracket in the charger is adjusted to the correct position for either Standard or High capacity battery See Charging a Standard Battery on page 18 Charging a Standard Battery The drop in tray charger has a removable bracket that is adjustable depending on the type of battery that needs to be charged It is designed to charge either the battery with the radio or a standalone bat...

Page 21: ...BATTERIES AND CHARGERS Identifying the Drop In Charger s Position Before Charging Battery Adjustable bracket Standard High and Ultra High Capacity Adjustable bracket ...

Page 22: ... charger tray carefully and lift the bracket from the charger tray 3 Repeat same procedure to return position back to charging a Standard Battery Label on the removable bracket should show Standard Battery facing front Note Make sure the bracket is assembled correctly for both standalone battery and battery with radio to be properly charged Removable Piece Removable Piece Turn around horizontal 18...

Page 23: ... Blinking red fast Battery had a fault when battery was inserted Notes Normally re seating the battery pack will correct this issue Battery temperature is too warm or too cold or wrong power supply is being used Rapid Charger LED Indicator Status LED Status Comments Power ON Steady green indication for 3 seconds The charger has powered up Charging Blinking green The charger is currently charging T...

Page 24: ...ging Time The following table gives the estimated times to charge the battery For further details see Accessories on page 58 Estimated Charging Time Charging Solution Battery Capacity Standard High Rapid Charging Solution 1 5 hours 3 hours ...

Page 25: ... 6 Insert the radio or battery into the charging pocket Notes This Multi Unit Charger will also allow you to clone up to 3 radios 3 Source radios and 3 Target radios When cloning the MUC does not need to be plugged into a power source but all radios require charged batteries Further details on MUC s operation are explained in the Instructions Sheet provided with the MUC Refer to the Accessories se...

Page 26: ... the radio too close to the ear when it is at a high volume setting or when SELECTING A CHANNEL To select a channel rotate the Channel Selector Knob and select the desired channel number Program each channel separately Each channel has its own Frequency Interference Eliminator Code and Scan Settings TALKING AND MONITORING It is important to monitor for traffic before transmitting to avoid talking ...

Page 27: ...el short press the SB1 to set the CTCSS DPL code to 0 This feature is called TALK RANGE XTNi radios have been designed to maximize performance and improve transmission range in the field It is recommended that you do not use the radios closer than 1 5 meters apart to avoid interference Talk range depends on the terrain It will be affected by concrete structures heavy foliage and by operating radio...

Page 28: ... code combinations 4 Scramble Code Codes that make the transmissions sound garbled to anyone listening who is not set to that specific code 5 Bandwidth Some frequencies have selectable channel spacing which must match other radios for optimum audio quality For details of how to set up frequencies and CTCSS DPL codes in the channels refer to Programming Mode on page 31 Note Interference Eliminator ...

Page 29: ...o orange heartbeats Cloning In Progress Solid orange Fatal Error at Power up One green blink one orange blink one green blink then repeat for 4 seconds Low Battery Orange blink Low Battery Shutdown Orange heartbeat Monitor LED is OFF Power Up Solid red for 2 seconds Idle Programming Mode Channel Mode Green heartbeat Scan Mode Red heartbeat ...

Page 30: ... level different from 0 Then perform the following steps 1 Turn radio OFF 2 Open accessory cover 3 Insert plug of audio accessory firmly into accessory port 4 Turn radio ON Radio LED will blink double red 5 Lower radio volume BEFORE placing accessory near ear 6 To transmit speak into accessory microphone and to receive stop talking 7 VOX can be temporarily disabled by pressing the PTT button or by...

Page 31: ...el Setting VOX Sensitivity The sensitivity of the radio s accessory or microphone can be adjusted during VOX operation to suit different operating Default value is OFF level 0 If you want touse the VOX feature VOX level should be set at a level different from 0 1 Low sensitivity 2 Medium sensitivity 3 High sensitivity Microphone Gain The sensitivity of the radio s microphone can be adjusted to fit...

Page 32: ...any delays Note Battery Save feature is set to ON by default Reset To Factory Defaults Reset To Factory Defaults will set back all radio features to the original factory default settings To do so press PTT SB2 and SB1 simultaneously while turning ON the radio until you hear a high tone chirp beep End of Transmission Tone Roger Beep Tone Short press the SB1 button while turning ON the radio to enab...

Page 33: ... feature allows you to select frequencies for each channel filter out static noise and unwanted messages The Auto Scan feature allows you to set a particular channel to automatically enable scan each time you switch to that channel you will not need to press any button to start scanning Learning To Read The Values The Radio Signals You As the non display model does not have a display to show the v...

Page 34: ...nk 2 Two beeps Two short red blinks 3 Three beeps Three short red blinks 4 Four beeps Four short red blinks 5 Long beep One long red blink 6 Long beep and one beep One long and one short red blinks 7 Long beep and two beeps One long and two short red blinks 8 Long beep and three beeps One long and three short red blinks 9 Long beep and four beeps One long and four short red blinks ...

Page 35: ... Long PTT Long PTT Exit Roll Over key chirp PTT PTT Enter Programming Mode PTT SB1 Turn ON radio PTT Second Digit Third Digit ON OFF Auto Scan CTCSS DPL Frequencies Idle Programming Mode First Digit First Digit Second Digit Figure 1 Entering Programming Mode ...

Page 36: ... Mode The radio LED will start blinking a green heartbeat Note Idle Programming Mode is the stage of Once you are in the Idle Programming Mode you will be able to read the radio frequencies codes and auto scan setting by short pressing the PTT button to move along the different programmable features Reading Frequencies Values When reading frequencies values you need to read two digits as XTNi seri...

Page 37: ...e PTT button You will have to read three digits as XTNi Series have up The following is an example of the order in which your radio will be signaling the 118 CTCSS DPL code Short press the PTT button The radio will signal you the first digit 1 short press PTT button again and the radio will show the second digit 1 and finally short press PTT again and radio will show the third digit 8 1 PTT PTT Fr...

Page 38: ...quencies Codes and Auto Scan Each time your radio signals and beeps you can change the current setting value by either increasing it by short pressing SB1 or decreasing it by short pressing SB2 The radio will then signal the new setting it has been programmed to Saving Settings If you are satisfied with the new setting you can either short press PTT to continue programming long press PTT to save a...

Page 39: ...s not provide further way to let you know the specific Turn OFF the radio and enter Programming Mode again see instructions in the beginning of this section 2 I am trying to program a frequency or code value but the radio would not do it It rolled over and took me back to value 0 The radio will not allow you to program any values that are not available in the frequencies and codes pool For example...

Page 40: ...you can exit by long pressing the PTT button twice If you are already in the Idle Programming 6 I am done programming the features in this channel and want to program another channel Switch to the new channel you wish to program by using the Channel Selector Knob The radio will go into to the Idle Programming Mode If you wish to save the changes make sure you are in the Idle Programming Mode befor...

Page 41: ... factory default 001 and you want to change it to Short press the PTT button three times Enter CTCSS DPL Programming Selection Mode Radio LED will blink orange to indicate that current value is 0 Press the SB1 button once to change first digit to 1 LED indicator will blink red Short press the PTT button to move forward and program second digit Radio LED will blink orange to indicate current value ...

Page 42: ...When OFF radio LED will blink ORANGE once OTHER PROGRAMMING FEATURES SCAN Scan allows you to monitor other channels in order to detect conversations When the radio detects a transmission it will stop scanning and will stay on the active channel This will allow you to listen and talk to the people on that stopped channel without having to change the channel knob If there is talking going on channel...

Page 43: ...an has been enabled for a particular channel do not press SB2 to scan the channel as the radio will do it automatically refer to CPS Computer Programming Software on page 42 Nuisance Channel Delete Nuisance Channel Delete allows you to temporarily remove channels from the Scan List This feature is useful when irrelevant conversations on a nuisance channel tie up the radio s scanning feature To del...

Page 44: ...Tones Scramble Reverse Burst etc CPS is a very useful tool as it can also lock the frontpanel radio programming or restrict any specific radio feature to be changed to avoid preset radio values to be accidentally erased It also provides security by giving the option to set up a password for profile radio s management Please refer to Features Summary Chart Section at the end of the User s Guide for...

Page 45: ...her Alkaline or Lithium Ion batteries Call Tones Call Tones enable you to transmit to other Scramble The Scramble feature makes transmissions sound garbled to anyone listening without the same code Scramble default value is OFF Note Some of the features available with the CPS software may vary depending on the radio model Reverse Burst Reverse Burst eliminates unwanted noise squelch tail during lo...

Page 46: ...radios using the MUC there must be at least two radios a Source radio radio to be cloned or copied and a Target radio radio which profile will be changed to be the same as the source radio by pairs as follows 1 and 2 or 3 and 4 or 5 and 6 When cloning the MUC does not need to be plugged into a power source but ALL radios require charged batteries Follow these steps for cloning 1 Turn ON the Target...

Page 47: ...will be heard within 5 seconds 5 Once you have completed the cloning process turn the radios OFF and ON to exit the cloning mode If cloning fails please refer to What to do if cloning fails on page 47 Further details on how to clone units are explained in the instructions sheet provided with the MUC When ordering the MUC See Chargers on page 59 for the MUC part Cloning Radio using the Radio to Rad...

Page 48: ...o radios 4 Turn ON the Target radio and place it into one of the SUCs Long press the PTT button and SB2 simaltaneously while turning the radio ON Wait for 3 seconds before releasing the buttons until a distinctive audible tone is heard 6 Place the Source radio in its SUC press and release SB1 7 After cloning is completed the Source radio will sound either a pass tone cloning was successful or a fa...

Page 49: ...rging tray or on the radio contacts 5 Ensure that the Source radio is in cloning mode Attention This cloning cable is designed to operate only with compatible Motorola RLN6170 Rapid Single Unit Charger When ordering Cloning Cable please refer to P N RLN6303 For details about accessories refer to Accessories section Cloning using the CPS Computer Programming Software When cloning using this method ...

Page 50: ...ge settings either change frequencies or codes on all radios Make sure radio is at the right frequency and code when transmitting Refer to Talking and Monitoring on page 24 Message Scrambled Scramble Code might be ON and or setting does not match other radios settings Limited talk range Steel and or concrete structures heavy foliage buildings or vehicles decrease range Check for clear line of sigh...

Page 51: ...or in vehicles may interfere change location Refer to Talking and Monitoring Section on page 24 Verify that the radio is not in Scan Mode Refer to the Scan on page 40 CPS Computer Programming Software on page 42 and Nuisance Channel Delete on page 41 Heavy static or interference Radios are too close they must be at least five feet apart Radios are too far apart or obstacles are interfering with tr...

Page 52: ... 13 Installing Alkaline Battery Pack on page 14 on page 14 and About your Li Ion Battery section on page 11 Cannot activate VOX VOX feature might not have been set to ON Using CPS make sure the VOX Sensitivity level is not set to 0 Accessory not working or not compatible Refer to Hands Free Use VOX section on page 28 Battery doesn t charge although it has been placed in the drop in Check drop in c...

Page 53: ...USE AND CARE USE AND CARE Use a soft damp cloth to clean the exterior Do not immerse in water Do not use alcohol or cleaning solutions If the radio is submerged in water ...

Page 54: ...as Spirit M GT S XTN Series Frequencies 8 Channel Radios PMR 446 Defaults Freq Frequency Code Bandwidth 1 446 00625 67 0 Hz 12 5kHz 2 446 01875 67 0 Hz 12 5kHz 3 446 03125 67 0 Hz 12 5kHz 4 445 04375 67 0 Hz 12 5kHz 5 446 05625 67 0 Hz 12 5kHz 6 446 06875 67 0 Hz 12 5kHz 7 446 08125 67 0 Hz 12 5kHz 8 446 09375 67 0 Hz 12 5kHz 9 446 00625 754 0 Hz 12 5kHz 10 446 01875 754 0 Hz 12 5kHz 11 446 03125 ...

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Page 57: ...FREQUE CODE 105 606 112 662 119 734 106 612 113 664 120 743 107 624 114 703 121 754 108 627 115 712 109 631 116 723 110 632 117 731 111 654 118 732 DPL Codes cont DPL Code DPL Code DPL Code ...

Page 58: ...ring the date of purchase The two way radio should also clearly display the serial number The warranty will not apply if the type or serial numbers on the product have been altered deleted removed or made illegible WHAT IS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY Defects or damage resulting from use of the Product in other than its normal and customary manner or by not following the instructions in this user m...

Page 59: ...mage due to moisture liquid or spills All plastic surfaces and all other externally exposed parts that are scratched or damaged due to normal use Products rented on a temporary basis Periodic maintenance and repair or replacement of parts due to normal usage wear and tear ...

Page 60: ... Swivel Boom Mic 00118 Earbud w Clip PTT Mic BR Part No Description RLN6306 Alkaline Battery Frame RLN6351 Standard Li Ion Battery RLN6305 High Capacity Li Ion Battery Part No Description RLN6302 Hard Leather Carry Case RLN6307 Spring Action Belt Clip Part No Description IXEN4007 AR Computer Programming Software CPS and Programming Cable Part No Description RLN6303 Radio To Radio Cable ...

Page 61: ...it includes Power Supply Drop in Tray Charger and AC Pin adaptors Certain accessories may be or not available at the time of purchase Please contact your Motorola Point of Purchase or visit www motorola com XTNi or www motorola com radios business for latest information on accessories Contact your Motorola authorized dealer for availability and accessories new models information Part No Descriptio...

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