Motorola ASTRO XTS 1500 User manual

23-Mar-2015
Steele County Emergency Management
Motorola XTS1500 Portable Radios
WARN 01 thru WARN 12
1.Turn-On the Radio
•Turn the VOLUME control clockwise.
•The bi-color LED will flash red & green while befornming
a self test. Wait 10 seconds to allow the radio to register
with the system before talking.
2.Select a Zone
•Press Side Button 1 to change zones.
3.Select a Talkgroup
•Turn the TALKGROUP SELECTOR knob on the top of
the radio to the desired position.
4.Transmit a Message
•Listen to be sure no one is using the Talkgroup.
•Press and hold the PUSH-TO-TALK button on the side
of the radio.
•Wait for the TALK PERMIT tones (beep-beep-beep)
before speaking.
•Release the PUSH-TO-TALK button to listen.
If You Hear a “Chirping” Sound
•The battery is running low.
•As the battery grows weaker, the CHIRPING
SOUND will appear more frequently until the
battery finally runs out.
•It takes about 3 hours to recharge a battery.
If you hear a “BONK”
•The Talkgroup or System is busy.
•Release the PUSH-TO-TALK switch.
•When the Talkgroup or System is available, you will
hear the TALK PERMIT tones.
•Press and hold the PUSH-TO-TALK button to
transmit.
Steele County Emergency Management
Motorola XTS-1500 Zone Map
WARN01 thru WARN12
ZONE
SEM FIR SE 8-C MN BLANK
Talk Group
1
SCEM OP1
SCEM OP1
SE
-
CALL
SOA
-
1
S
-
TAC
-
1
2
SCEM OP2
SCEM OP2
SE
-
2
SOA
-
2
S
-
TAC
-
2
3
SCEM CMD
SCEM CMD
SE
-
3
SOA
-
3
S
-
TAC
-
3
4
STEELE 1
STEELE 1
SE
-
4
SOA
-
4
S
-
TAC
-
4
5
STEELE 2
STEELE 2
SE
-
5
F
-
SOA
-
1
S
-
TAC
-
5
6
STEELE 3
STEELE 3
SE
-
6
F
-
SOA
-
2
S
-
TAC
-
6
7
S
EM TA
C
OWFD OP1
SE
-
7
8CALL90D
S
-
TAC
-
7
8
PS COM
OWFD OP2
SE
-
8
8TAC91
-
D
S
-
TAC
-
8
9
COMMON
OWFD OP3
SE
-
9
8TAC92
-
D
S
-
TAC
-
9
10
SL ROAM
MEFD OP1
SE
-
10
8TAC93
-
D
S
-
TAC
-
10
11
DYN RGP
ELFD OP1
SE
-
11
8TAC94
-
D
S
-
TAC
-
11
12
SOA
-
1
BPFD OP1
SE
-
12
8CALL90R
S
-
TAC
-
12
13
SOA
-
2
OP OPS1
SE
-
13
8TAC91
-
R
SCEM CMD
14
SOA
-
3
F
-
SOA
-
1
SCEM OP1
8TAC92
-
R
SCEM OP1
15
SOA
-
4
F
-
SOA
-
2
SCEM OP2
8TAC93
-
R
SCEM OP2
16
SL
-
911
SCFDMAIN
SE
-
CALL
8TAC94
-
R
SL
-
911

23-Mar-2015
Steele County Emergency Management
Motorola XTS1500 Portable Radios
WARN 01 thru WARN 12
On / Off / Volume
Talkgroup
Selector Knob
•Turn to select talk group
A / B / C Switch
•Not Used
Orange Button
•Emergency Use Only
Purple Button
•
Illuminate Display
Side Button 1
•Change Zones
Push
-
to
-
Talk
•Wait for the talk
permit tones
(beep-beep-beep).
• Retry if busy
(bonk).
Bi
-
Color LED
•FLASHING GREEN THEN FLASHING
RED indicates the radio is connecting to
the radio system
•STEADY GREEN indicates the radio is
transmitting
Side Button 2
• Not Used
Accessory Connector
•On right side
• Use protective cover when
not used
SCEM SCEMOP1
WARN 01
ZONE
TALKGROUP
Radio ID