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Deleting Nuisance Modes

When the radio scans to a mode you do not wish to 
monitor (nuisance mode), you can temporarily delete 
that mode from the scan list.

Viewing a Scan List
(GP280 radios only)

The 

view scan list

 feature allows you to view the 

members of the scan list associated with the currently 
selected mode.

To view a scan list

Note:

The programming-mode annunciator, 

K

, is

displayed while list view mode is active.

•

The scan status annunciator, 

G

, appears, 

indicating that a scan list is being viewed.

1.

When your radio is locked on the mode to be 
deleted, press the nuisance-mode delete 
button (programmed via the CPS).

2.

A valid-keypress chirp is heard, indicating 
that the mode has been deleted.

3.

The radio continues scanning the remaining 
modes in the list.

4.

To resume scanning the deleted mode, you 
must leave and re-enter scan operation.

1.

Press 

/

 

until 

VIEW

 is displayed.

PAGE STS VIEW

2.

Press 

l

 

(the soft-

key below 

VIEW

).

3.

Press 

;

 (the soft-

key below 

SCAN

). 

The display shows 
the first member of 
the scan list.

For example

4.

Every subsequent press of 

/

 will scroll 

through subsequent members of the scan 
list.

5.

To leave the scan list feature, press the 
HOME key, or the PTT switch, or turn the 
mode selector knob.

6.

The radio returns to 
the home display.

PHON SCAN CALL

FIRE DEPT

PLANT POLICE

UG_240_280_EN.fm  Page 40  Wednesday, August 14, 2002  10:30 AM

Summary of Contents for GP240

Page 1: ...Professional Radio GP240 GP280 User Guide 68P64120B16 Issue July 2002 ...

Page 2: ...2 12 9 14 13 3 4 8 5 6 1 7 11 10 GP280 ...

Page 3: ...2 9 3 4 8 5 6 1 7 11 10 GP240 ...

Page 4: ......

Page 5: ... Battery 13 Attaching the Antenna 14 Removing the Antenna 14 Attaching the Belt Clip 15 Turning The Radio On or Off 17 Adjusting the Radio s Volume 17 Radio Self Test 17 Basic Radio Calls 18 Selecting a Zone and Mode 18 Selecting a Zone GP280 radios only 18 Selecting a Mode 18 Receiving a Call 19 Making a Call 19 Conventional Modes 19 Trunked Modes 19 Low Battery Alert 20 Coded Squelch Operation 2...

Page 6: ...an 39 Scan Operation 39 Turning Scan On or OFF with the Keypad GP280 radios only 39 Deleting Nuisance Modes 40 Viewing a Scan List GP280 radios only 40 Programming a Scan List GP280 radios only 41 Notes 42 Computer Software Copyright The products described in this manual may include copyrighted computer programmes stored in semiconductor memories or other media Laws in the United States of America...

Page 7: ... Knob Used to turn the radio on or off and to adjust the radio s volume 4 Push to Talk PTT Button Press and hold down this button to talk release it to listen 5 Side Button 2 programmable 6 Side Button 3 programmable 7 Top Button programmable 8 LED Indicator The indicator LED on top of the radio indicates radio operating conditions Before using this product read the operating instructions for safe...

Page 8: ... message 10 Antenna 11 Accessory Connector Connects headsets remote speaker micro phones and other accessories Replace attached dust cover when not in use Additionally for GP280 radios 12 LCD Screen 13 Menu Keys 14 Keypad UG_240_280_EN fm Page 4 Wednesday August 14 2002 10 30 AM ...

Page 9: ...grammable buttons for a period of time before releasing or hold down pressing and holding down the programmable buttons while checking status or making adjustments Button Short Press Long Press Hold Down Monitor Permanent Monitor Continually monitors the selected channel Monitors the selected channel for any activity Volume Set Sounds a tone for adjusting the radio s volume level Scan Toggles betw...

Page 10: ...n on a blank display However when editing existing information the above sequence may differ For instance if the last character entered is a R pressing 7 to enter the next character would start the charac ter cycle at S and NOT at P When editing existing information pressing 1 would ALWAYS start the character cycle at the blank space and NOT at 1 Key Number of Times the Key is Pressed 1 2 3 4 5 6 ...

Page 11: ...ll in one direction the display will wrap around back to the beginning of the list If you hold either key down the display will scroll at a faster rate until the key is released The left arrow key is also used for editing when you are entering information manually from the keypad Pressing the left arrow key when editing numeric information such as telephone numbers will backspace and erase the dis...

Page 12: ...nel menu and radio status information The top two screen rows show radio status indicator symbols explained in the following table Symbol Name and Description A XPAND Indicator Indicates that your radio has the companding feature activated B Power Level Indicator R lights up when your radio is configured to transmit in Low Power S lights up when your radio is configured to transmit in High Power C...

Page 13: ... mode is busy you will hear a continuous low pitched alert tone indicating that no transmission is possible on this mode This tone will continue until the PTT switch is released Transmit Inhibit on Flat Battery If you press the PTT while the battery is flat you will hear a con tinuous low pitched alert tone indicating that transmission is impossible Invalid Mode A continuous low pitched tone is he...

Page 14: ...itched tones every five seconds indi cates that your radio has received a Call Alert page Call Alert Page Sent A single medium pitched tone central acknowledge followed by a group of four medium pitched tones indicates that a Call Alert page sent by your radio has Private Conversation Call Received A group of two medium pitched tones indicates that your radio has received a Private Conversation ca...

Page 15: ...electrolyte and ultimately in failure of the Charging a hot battery above 35 C results in reduced discharge capacity affecting the performance of the radio Motorola rapid rate battery chargers contain a temperature sensing circuit to ensure that the battery is charged within these temperature limits New batteries can be stored up to two years without significant cycle loss Store new unused batteri...

Page 16: ...ould prematurely indicate full charge charge a new battery for 14 16 hours before initial use 1 Place the radio with the battery attached or the battery alone in the charger 2 The charger s LED indicates the charging progress Battery chargers will charge only the Motorola authorized batteries listed below other batteries will not charge NiCd Charger LED Status Red Battery is charging Green Battery...

Page 17: ...the Battery 1 Fit the extensions at the bottom of the battery into the slots at the bottom of the 1 2 Slots 1 Turn off the radio if it is turned on 2 Slide the battery latches on both sides of 3 2 Battery Latches UG_240_280_EN fm Page 13 Wednesday August 14 2002 10 30 AM ...

Page 18: ...GETTING STARTED Attaching the Antenna Removing the Antenna UG_240_280_EN fm Page 14 Wednesday August 14 2002 10 30 AM ...

Page 19: ... Attaching the Belt Clip Removing the Belt Clip 1 Align the grooves of the belt clip with those 1 Use a key to press the belt clip tab away 2 1 Belt Clip Tab UG_240_280_EN fm Page 15 Wednesday August 14 2002 10 30 AM ...

Page 20: ...e attached antenna 2 Slide the loop all the way down to the base of Dust Cover Loop Dust Cover Tab Slot for Dust Cover Tab 4 Tighten the thumbscrew to hold the cover in place DO NOT overtighten the thumbscrew Thumbscrew UG_240_280_EN fm Page 16 Wednesday August 14 2002 10 30 AM ...

Page 21: ...on If the radio still does not pass the self check a problem exists in the radio Contact your nearest Motorola Service Shop Note The power up self check verifies that the radio s microprocessor based systems are working but it does not check all of the rf components nor does it check the operation of all customer specific features Motorola recommends that the functionality of the radio be To turn ...

Page 22: ...ould first select the desired zone and mode Selecting a Zone GP280 radios only Selecting a Mode 1 Press until ZONE is displayed 2 Press l the soft key below ZONE The current zone For example PLANT POLICE ZONE MUTE CALL 3 Press until the desired zone name is displayed or Enter the number of the desired zone For example 4 Press 5 The displayed zone is the new selected zone 1 Turn the mode selector k...

Page 23: ... switch This 1 Turn the radio on and select the desired zone and mode see Selecting a Zone and Mode 2 Your radio is now set to receive calls on the selected mode 1 Turn the radio on and select the desired conventional zone and mode see Selecting a Zone and Mode 2 Press and hold the PTT switch on the side of the radio and speak slowly and clearly into the microphone area The red LED lights continuo...

Page 24: ...e display will show C Variable RF Power Level Selected Models Only Radios can have more than one power level High power can be programmed on modes where high FAILSOFT OPERATION TRUNKED SYSTEMS ONLY The failsoft system ensures continual radio communications capability during a trunked system failure Your radio will automatically go into failsoft operation if the central trunking controller fails fo...

Page 25: ...re Note Pressing or the PTT switch will exit this menu without changing the mute selection 1 Press until MUTE is displayed 2 Press the soft key below MUTE You will see the current mute state momentarily or Then ZONE MUTE CALL TONES ON TONES OFF ON OFF 3 Press the softkey below the desired mute state on or off The radio returns to the home display PLANT POLICE UG_240_280_EN fm Page 21 Wednesday Aug...

Page 26: ...les you to determine whether the radio that you are calling is in service The radio being called can also view the calling radio s ID number before answering You can then choose whether or not to leave your radio s ID number via a Call Alert page with the radio you are calling so that you may be called back Enhanced Private Conversation operation is similar to telephone operation Answering a Priva...

Page 27: ... hanging up Initiating a Private Call 2 The green LED and call received status annunciator F will blink indicating that a call is being received You have 20 seconds to answer the call before the radio automatically returns to the home display 3 Press the call response button or the call button 4 The display shows the incoming caller s ID number and the call received annunciator will turn off 5 Aft...

Page 28: ...l list To enter a number from a location in the call list 3 The display shows the last ID number transmit ted or received 4a Enter the new six digit ID number using the keypad 4b On the display the old ID number disappears and the new digits appear as they are being entered 4c The cursor flashes indicating the location of the next number to be entered ID 722588 4a Press either or 4b takes you forw...

Page 29: ...e are 10 or more members in the list the display shows ID LOC X_ where X is the first digit The cursor blinks to show the location of the second digit 4d Enter the second digit of the location number 4e The radio goes to that position in the list The display alternates between showing the member s name and ID number Alternates between and 5 Press the PTT switch to transmit the ID number JB SMITH I...

Page 30: ...back later 2 Press the PTT switch to send the Call Alert page You will hear five beeps indicating that the system has received your ID number and the radio you are calling is on the air 3 Press PLANT POLICE 1 Upon receiving a Call Alert page four alert tones sounds repeats every 5 seconds 2 The green LED lights and the Call Received annunciator F blinks indicating a call is received 3 Press the PT...

Page 31: ...s must be entered for the radio ID number If fewer than six digits were entered you will hear a bad keypress tone when attempting to send the radio ID number A bad keypress tone will also be heard if you try to enter a seventh digit Once you have started entering numbers the key functions as a backspace key Pressing it causes the last digit entered to be erased and the cursor moves to the left Whe...

Page 32: ... member of the list 4c When at a member of the list the display alternates between showing the member s name and ID number Alternates between and 4a Press either or to enter the call list 4b Enter the first digit of the location number If there are fewer than 10 members in the list go directly to step 4e 4c If there are 10 or more members in the list the display shows ID LOC X_ where X is the firs...

Page 33: ...ed radio fails to acknowledge the alert a low pitched alert tone sounds and the display changes to NO ACKNOWLEDGE 6b Press the PTT switch to send the ID number again or press to hang up and return to the home display 6a If you hear five beeps the ID number has been received by the system and the radio you are paging is on the air and has received your page 6b The radio automatically returns to the...

Page 34: ...g press would enable the editing of the member s name The display shows the cur rent member s name 9 Use any of the alphanumeric keys to make the changes The blinking cursor indicates the position of the next number to be added If you require a pause in the phone dialing sequence to allow for a delay you can do so by first POLICE DEPT 5556213 5556213 POLICE DEPT 10 When you have finished changing ...

Page 35: ... other members of the call list DIR SCAN PROG SCAN PHON CALL CM NORTH 5 When you stop on a member of the list the display will alternate between showing the member s name and radio ID number Alternates between and 6 Press the select key to enter edit mode 7 A short press would enable the editing of the radio ID The display shows the current mem ber s radio ID number 8 A long press would enable the...

Page 36: ...ther buffered dial you enter all digits and press the PTT before the digits are sent out or live dial each digit is sent out as it is pressed Answering a Telephone Call 11 You are returned to step 5 The display will again alternate between show ing the member s name and radio ID number You can now change additional numbers Alternates between and 12 When you have finished making changes press to ex...

Page 37: ...show the last number dialed MSG SCAN PHON 5551135 6a The number can now be entered from the keypad using any of the numeric 0 9 keys and the and keys The cursor flashes to indicate the location of the next digit to be entered A pause can be entered in the telephone number by first pressing the key then the key Buffered dial only The pause will be shown on the display as a P 6b If your radio is pro...

Page 38: ...l be sent out you will hear tones as they are sent 6f If you hear a busy signal go to step 8 for hang up procedure POLICE DEPT 5556445 POLICE DEPT 6a Press or to enter the telephone list 6b Enter the location any preprogrammed loca tion from 1 through 19 of the number you wish to call 6c The radio will go to the selected location 6d The display alternates between showing the member s name and tele...

Page 39: ...ber of the preprogrammed telephone list to be displayed pressing the key displays the first member of the list After reaching the number you are calling you may need to dial an extension number before you can reach your party Here enter the extension number from the keypad or if so pro grammed use the arrow keys to find the exten sion number in the telephone list If you have live dial the number i...

Page 40: ...a Site Change Locking and Unlocking a Site 1 Press the search button 2 If the radio is locked on a site the display shows the current site 3 If the radio is scanning for a new site the dis play shows SCANNING until it locks on a new site SITE 4 SCANNING 1 Press and hold down the search button to force the change to a new site 2 You will hear a tone while the radio scans for a new site 3 The radio ...

Page 41: ...rammed to a mode that mode operates on either direct or repeat operation If the repeat direct feature is programmed to the keypad you can change the repeat direct setting SMART PTT Smart PTT is a per mode feature which gives the system manager better control of radio operators When smart PTT is enabled in your radio you cannot transmit on an active mode Three radio wide variations of smart PTT are...

Page 42: ... the two above variations This feature allows you to override the transmit inhibit state by quick keying two PTT presses within a programmable period the default is one second of each other the radio Note If you try to transmit press the PTT on a smart PTT mode that is busy a continuous alert tone is generated until the PTT is released the transmission is inhibited The red LED blinks when the radi...

Page 43: ...ilable depending on radio model Automatic scanning autoscan can be programmed The radio will continue autoscanning until you select a mode that does not have autoscan enabled Turning Scan On or OFF with the Keypad GP280 radios only Conventional Comprises conventional only modes Talkgroup Scan Comprises conventional modes and trunked modes from more than one trunking system PLANT POLICE 1 Press unt...

Page 44: ... be deleted press the nuisance mode delete button programmed via the CPS 2 A valid keypress chirp is heard indicating that the mode has been deleted 3 The radio continues scanning the remaining modes in the list 4 To resume scanning the deleted mode you must leave and re enter scan operation 2 Press l the soft key below VIEW 3 Press the soft key below SCAN The display shows the first member of the...

Page 45: ...y below PROG 3 Press l the soft key below SCAN The display shows the current mode selected For example 4 Use the mode selector knob to select the required talkgroup zone 5 Press or to select the required zone If the scan status annunciator G is displayed the mode is part of the scan list 6 Press the select key to enable or disable the PROG SCAN PHON CALL FIRE DEPT 8 Press the HOME key or the PTT s...

Page 46: ...NOTES NOTES UG_240_280_EN fm Page 42 Wednesday August 14 2002 10 30 AM ...

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