Motorola TETRA MTH800 Operating and maintenance manual

MTH800
TETRA Handportable Terminal
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Basic User Guide

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Contents
Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Disposal Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Copyright Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Icon Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
MTH800 Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Controls and Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Audio Signal Tones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Periodic Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Key, Knob, and Button Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
On-Off/End/Home Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Soft Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Menu Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Rotary Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Emergency Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Function Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speaker Control Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Volume Adjustment Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
The LED Status Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
To Enter the Menu Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
To Return to the Previous Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
To Exit the Menu Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
List of Meun Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
The Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Status Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Menu Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Inbox Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Contact Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Outbox Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Text Entry Icons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Installing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Replacing the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Battery Capacity Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Attaching the Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Powering On/Off (On-Off/End/Home Key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Powering On (Emergency Button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Powering On with Transmit Inhibit (TXI) Active . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Unlocking the MTH800 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Locking/Unlocking the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Radio User Identity (RUI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Selecting TMO or DMO Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Entering TMO or DMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Group Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Favorite Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Selecting the “My Groups” Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Adding a Group (TMO/DMO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Deleting a Group (TMO/DMO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Renaming Favorite Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Deleting Favorite Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Selecting a Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using the Rotary Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using the Navigation Key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using Alphabetic Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using Folder Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Using the Numeric Keypad - Speed Dialing . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Selecting a Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
TMO Group Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Making a TMO Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Receiving a TMO Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Receiving a TMO Broadcast Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
PTT Double Push . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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DMO Group Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Making a DMO Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Receiving a DMO Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Exiting DMO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Private, Phone, and PABX Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Creating a Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
How to Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Dialing a Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Dialing via the Contact List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Speed Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Making a Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Receiving a Private Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Phone and PABX Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Making a Phone or PABX Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Entering or Exiting Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Sending an Emergency Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Hot Microphone Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Making an Emergency Group Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Silent Emergency Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Call-Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Sending a Status Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Sending a New Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Sending a User-Defined Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Sending a Predefined Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Handling New Incoming Text Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Handling Unread (New) Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Tips & Tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Quick Reference Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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Safety Information
The MTH800 is restricted to occupational use only to satisfy ICNIRP
RF energy exposure requirements. Before using the products, read
the RF energy awareness information and operating instructions in
the Product Safety and RF Exposure booklet (Motorola Publication
part number 6864117B25) to ensure compliance with RF energy
exposure limits.
Keep this User Guide and the Product Safety and RF Exposure
booklet in a safe place and make it available to other operators in
case the accessories are passed on to other people.
Disposal Information
The European Union Waste of Electrical and Electronic
Equipment directive requires that products sold into EU
countries must have the crossed out trashbin label on the
product (or the package in some cases). As defined by the
WEEE directive, this cross-out trashbin label means that customers
and end-users in EU countries should not dispose of electronic and
electrical equipment or accessories in household waste.
Customers or end-users in EU countries should contact their local
equipment supplier representative or service centre for information
about the waste collection system in their country.
Copyright Information
The Motorola products described in this manual may include
copyrighted Motorola computer programs stored in semiconductor
memories or other mediums. Laws in the United States and other
countries preserve for Motorola certain exclusive rights for
copyrighted computer programs, but not limited to, including the
exclusive right to copy or reproduce in any form the copyrighted
computer program.
Before using these products, read the operating
instructions for safe usage contained in the
Product Safety and RF Exposure booklet
6864117B25.

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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 permission of Motorola.
Furthermore, the purchase of Motorola products shall not be
deemed to grant either directly or by implication, estoppel, or
otherwise, any licence under the copyrights, patents, or patent
applications of Motorola, except for the normal non-exclusive
licence to use that arises by operation of the law in the sale of
a product.
This document is copyright protected. Duplications for the purpose
of the use of Motorola products are permitted to an appropriate
extent. Duplications for other purposes, changes, additions or other
processing of this document are not permitted. Only this
electronically-saved document is considered to be the original.
Duplications are considered merely copies. Motorola, Inc., and its
subsidiaries and affiliates do not vouch for the correctness of such
kinds of copies.
Icon Conventions
The document set is designed to give the reader more visual cues.
The following graphic icons are used throughout the documentation
set. These icons and their associated meanings are described
below.
The signal word Warning with the associated
safety icon implies information that,
if disregarded, could result in death or serious
injury, or serious product damage.
The signal word Caution with the associated
safety icon implies information that, if
disregarded, may result in minor or moderate
injury, or serious product damage.
The signal word Caution may be used without the
safety icon to state potential damage or injury that is not
related to the product.
Notes contain information more important than the surrounding text,
such as exceptions or preconditions. They also refer the reader
elsewhere for additional information, remind the reader how to
complete an action (when it’s not part of the current procedure, for
instance), or tell the reader where something is located on the
screen. There is no warning level associated with a Note.

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MTH800 Overview
Controls and Indicators
The numbers below refer to the illustration on the inside front cover.
Number Description
1 Antenna
2 Top Microphone
Activated during Simplex, high-audio calls such as Group Calls.
3
External Antenna Connector
Used with the digital car kit to connect the RF signal to the external
antenna.
(At the back of the MTH800)
4 Color Display
Provides alphanumeric text and images within 65,536 colors and
130 x 130 pixels with backlight, scalable fonts, and contrast.
5
On-Off/End/Home Key
• Press and hold to turn the MTH800 On/Off.
• Press to end calls.
• Press to return to the Home display (idle screen).
6 Four Way Navigation Key
Press up, down, left or right for list scrolling, while moving around
the menu hierarchy, or for alphanumeric text editing.
7 Audio Accessory Connector
(At the side of the MTH800)
8 Alphanumeric Keypad
Use the keypad to enter alphanumeric characters for dialing,
contact entries and text messages.
9 Bottom Microphone
Activated during Simplex and Duplex, low-audio calls such as
Phone Calls.
10 Accessory Connector
Provides connection for accessories.
(At the base of the MTH800)
11 Speaker Control Key
Selects earpiece (low audio), PHF (low audio) or speaker (high
audio).

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12 Speaker (under keypad)
13 Send Key
Used to initiate or answer Duplex calls (such as Phone Calls),
or send status and text messages.
14 Menu Key
Used to enter the main menu and the context sensitive menu.
15 Soft Key(s)
Press to select the option that appears in the display directly
above the left or right soft key.
16
Push-To-Talk Button (PTT)
Press and hold this side button to talk in Simplex calls, release it to
listen.
Press to send status and text messages.
17
Programmable Side Keys 1 and 2
Default programming: upper Side key activates/deactivates
Backlight; lower Side key activates Screen Saver.
(See also No. 19)
18 Earpiece
19 Programmable Rotary Knob
Default programming: “Dual” – Press the knob to toggle between
“volume” and “list”. Side keys (No. 17) operate as programmed.
20
Emergency Button (on top of the MTH800).
Press and hold to enter Emergency Mode, and send Emergency
Alarms (as programmed). When the MTH800 is Off, press and
hold to power on in Emergency Mode or in normal mode (as
programmed).
21 LED (Indicator)
Before using your MTH800 for the first time, remove the plastic lens
protector from the display, and charge the battery overnight to
ensure battery is initialised to its full capacity.
Take care to clean the bottom connector frequently and particularly
prior to the programming procedure e.g. with a soft brush (do not
use fluids).
It is recommended to turn off the terminal before connecting any of
the accessories.
Number Description

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Audio Signal Tones
= High Tone; = Low Tone;
Description Type Repeated
Idle
• Back to Home display
• Back to rotary volume
use when rotary scroll
timer expires
• Back to coverage
• Back to full service
Once
Clear-to-send Once
Bad key press Once
• Good key press
• MTH800 self-test fails at
power up
• From out-of-service to
in-service
Once
In Call
Call clear warning Once
Call waiting tone while
Phone or Private Call are
pending.
Every 6 seconds,
until a call is
terminated
Data connected or
Data disconnected Once
Talk Permit sounds upon
pressing the PTT.
Once (Normal Tone)
Once (Short Tone)
Talk permit without
gateway sounds upon
pressing PTT. The tone
indicates the gateway is
no longer available.
Twice
Once
• Talk prohibit
• System busy
• Time-out timer expire
• Called MTH800 not
available or busy
Until you release the
PTT.

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Call disconnected or
failed due to network Once
Wrong number dialed No tone
DMO (Direct Mode)
Entering Once
DMO Exiting Once
Local site trunking –
Entering/Exiting Once
Phone ring back
(sending)
Every three
seconds, until the
called user answers
or call is rejected
Phone busy Every 0.5 seconds
Status message sent to
the dispatcher or failed Twice
Incoming Calls
Status message
acknowledged by the
dispatcher
Four times
Your MTH800 received a
Group Call without
gateway (setup only)
Once
High-priority Group Call
received Once
Emergency Alarm sent or
received Twice
Emergency Alarm failed Four times
Emergency Call received Once
Phone ring, Duplex
Private Call (reception)
According to the Ring Style
sub-menu setting.
Until you answer or
the call is rejected
Private Call received According to the Ring Style
sub-menu setting.
Until you answer or
the call is rejected
Private Call ringing to the
caller
Until the call is
answered
Description Type Repeated

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Periodic Alert
Periodic alert indicates the missed calls and the unread messages.
For each indication the unread message tone is played with the
orange LED color.
This feature can be disabled/enabled by the user. Press
and select Setup > Tones > Periodic Alert also to set the period
of time between the indications.
Simplex Private
Pre-emptive Priority Call
(PPC) ring
Every 4 seconds,
until the call is
answered or rejected
Duplex Private PPC ring
Every 4 seconds,
until the call is
answered or rejected
Limited service Once, upon entering
limited service
New mail received Once
New Group Call Once
General
Volume setting (earpiece,
keypad, speaker) Continuous
Volume setting (ringer) While setting the
volume
Transmit Inhibit (TXI) Once
Double PTT - Single Tone Once
Double PTT - Double Tone Once
Double PTT - Triple Tone Once
Call-Out tones cannot be muted by the user.
Description Type Repeated
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Key, Knob, and Button Overview
On-Off/End/Home Key
• Press and hold to turn the MTH800 On/Off.
• Press to end calls.
• Press to return to the Home display.
Soft Keys
Press or to select the option that appears in the display
directly above the left or right soft key.
Menu Key
Menu key has two functions. Press to enter:
•The menu (when not in the menu). The MTH800 menus allow
you to control your MTH800 settings.
•Context sensitive menu (when icon is on and while not on
Idle screen) to view a list of items for the current menu.
Rotary Knob
The Service Provider can program the Rotary knob to one of the
following uses:
1. Dual control – the knob is used as both a volume control and to
scroll through lists. Press the knob to toggle between volume and
list control (default programming).
2. List control – the knob is used to scroll lists (e.g. Talkgroup lists)
or menu items. In this case volume control is always via the Side
keys.
3. Volume control – the knob is used only as a volume control; turn
clockwise to increase the audio volume level.
Press and hold the Rotary knob to lock it, press and hold it again
to unlock. Powering Off also unlocks a locked Rotary knob.
Emergency Button
Press and hold this button to enter Emergency Mode.
When the MTH800 is powered down, press and hold this
button to power On in Emergency Mode or in standard mode
(as programmed).
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Function Keys
Side Keys
The Rotary knob and Side key programming are paired:
When the Rotary knob is programmed to volume control or dual
control, the Side keys support the one-touch feature that allows you
to select or activate commonly used features by pressing and
holding a single key. By default, the upper Side key is set to
“Backlight On/Off” and the lower Side key is set to “Screen Saver
On”. Please check with your Service Provider.
Numeric, and Keys
The MTH800 supports the one-touch feature that allows you to
select or activate commonly used features by pressing and holding
an assigned key.
One Touch Private Call
The MTH800 supports the one-touch private call if it is set by the
Service Provider. User can dial the last group call originator number
via pressing the assigned button.
For information on the function assigned to each Side, Numeric,
or keys, please refer to your Service Provider.
The required time you need to press the Side, Numeric, or
keys to activate a one-touch function is set as default to 1
second. This time may be set, however, by your Service Provider.
Rotary Knob Programming Side Key Programming
Dual control Programmed to a one-touch
function
List control : Volume Up
: Volume Down
Volume control Programmed to a one-touch
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Speaker Control Key
Press to activate the earpiece (low audio), PHF (low audio) or
speaker (high audio), depending on the menu settings.
Volume Adjustment Mode
The Service Provider can enable Volume Adjustment Mode feature.
All the settings regarding Individual mode are adjustable
and retained even if the user switches back to Common mode.
In Common mode the user adjusts all the Volumes at the same
time.
To change the volume setting or settings, press >Setup>
Set Volume.
Type of Call Menu Setting Key Use
Simplex call
(Group*/Private)
Menu > Setup > Audio >
Audio Toggle > Spkr
Cntrl
Speaker On/Off for Group and
Private Calls
Menu > Setup > Audio >
Audio Toggle > Always
Loud
Speaker On/Off for Private
Call
Duplex call
(Private/Phone/
PABX)
-------- Controls speaker/earpiece of
the on-going call
* In an Emergency Group Call, the voice sounds from the speaker regardless
of the speaker setting.
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The LED Status Indicator
The LED indicator shows the states of your MTH800.
To Enter the Menu Items
1. Press .
2. Scroll to the required item, press Select or to select.
To Return to the Previous Level
Press Back or .
To Exit the Menu Items
Press .
Indicator Status
Solid green In use
Flashing green In service
Solid red Out of service
Flashing red Connecting to a network/Entering DMO
Solid orange Transmit Inhibit (TXI) in service /
Channel busy in DMO
First solid then
flashing orange Incoming call
No indication Switched off
Your MTH800 may exit if no key press is detected for a time-out
period.
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List of Meun Items
Templates
CO Box
Outbox
Send Status
Predefined
Inbox
New Message
Security
K Validity
Air Encrypt
Keylock
DMSCK Validity
TMSCK Validity
Change Code
PIN Protect
Covert Mode
DMO SCK
Contacts
Messages
...
<Name 2>
<Name 1>
<New Contact>
Setup
Vibrate
Off
On
Vibrate
On/Off
Off
On
Details ...
Ring Only
Vibe Only
Vibe & Ring
Vibrate Messages
Group Call
Simplex Calls
Duplex Calls
Ring Only
Vibe Only
Vibe & Ring
Ring Only
Vibe Only
Vibe & Ring
Ring Only
Vibe Only
Vibe & Ring
Vibe Off
Vibe On
See next page
Auto. Lock
Lock Keypad
Start Locked
Delay

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Book on Reject
Book on Accept
Ring Style
Set Volume
Language
Book On
Simplex
Duplex
<User Defined>
English
...
<9 styles>
<10 styles>
Setup
Data Setup
Voice & Data
Data Only
Voice Only
Audio
Audio Toggle
Volume Adj. Mode
Spkr Cntrl
Always Loud
Common
Individual
Tones
Talk Permit
All Tones
Keypad Tone
Clear to Send
Off
On
Off
On
Normal Tone
No Tone
Short Tone
Tone Off
Tone On
Periodic Alert
Period
Alert
See next page
Off
On
Triple
Single
Double
D-PTT
Tone Style
D-PTT

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Display
Screen Saver
Text Size
Flip Display
Backlight
Off
On
Standard
Zoom
Activate
Text
Disabled
Auto
On
SemiAuto
Wallpaper
Time & Date
Set
Format
Display
Off
Date Only
Time Only
Time & Date
Format Date
Format Time
Set Time
Time Offset
Off
Time Only
System Update
Set Date
Time & Offset
Energy Economy
EE Selection
EE Status
Off
On
Contrast
Off
Setup
See next page
More...
Group Setup
Scan
<40 lists>
Scanning
On/Off
Select List
Active List
Scan Lists

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This is the standard menu layout. Your Service Provider may
enable/disable some menu items or change their names.
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Group Setup
My Info
My Phone Num
My Private Num
Shortcuts
<shortcut name>
[New Entry]
RUI
Log Off
Log On
Recent Calls
Missed
Dialed
Received
Networks
TXI Mode
Networks Sel
Direct Mode
Trunked Mode
Home Only
Select Net
Activate
Deactivate
On
Off
Medium
High
Location
Position
Packet Data
Sent Data
Received Data
Bandwidth
Encryption
Accuracy
Interface
<Time>
N:<Latitude>
E:<Longitude>
Sats Used:<Tracked satellites>
My Groups
[New Folder]
<FolderName>
<FolderName>