Motorola XiR Series Reference guide

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XiR Series Digital
Portable Radios
Quick Reference Card
Radio Controls
Record your radio’s programmable button
functions in the blanks provided. SP represents
Short Press, LP represents Long Press.
Powering Up and Down the Radio
Rotate the On/Off/Volume Control Knob
clockwise until you hear a click to turn the radio
on, and counterclockwise until you hear a click to
turn it off.
Adjusting the Volume
Turn the On/Off/Volume Control Knob clockwise
to increase volume or counterclockwise to
decrease volume.
LED Indicator
Blinking red – Radio is transmitting at low
battery condition, receiving an emergency
transmission or has failed the self-test upon
powering up.
Solid yellow – Radio is receiving a request for a
Private Call, or monitoring a channel. Also
indicates fair battery charge when programmable
button is pressed.
Blinking yellow – Radio is scanning for activity
or receiving a Call Alert.
Solid green – Radio is transmitting. Also
indicates full charge of the battery when
programmable button is pressed.
Blinking green – Radio is powering up,
receiving a non-privacy-enabled call or data, or
detecting activity over the air.
Rapidly blinking green – Radio is receiving a
privacy-enabled call or data.
Channel Selector Knob
On/Off/Volume Control Knob
LED Indicator
7
5
4
21
9
11
12
3
8
10
6
1
2
3
Side Button 1 (Programmable)
SP: _____________ LP: _____________
Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button
Side Button 2 (Programmable)
SP: _____________ LP: _____________
Side Button 3 (Programmable)
SP: _____________ LP: _____________
Microphone
Universal Connector for Accessories
Speaker
Emergency Button (Programmable)
SP: _____________ LP: _____________
Antenna
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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Audio Indicators for Programmable
Buttons
Some programmable buttons use audio
indicators to indicate the change as they
alternate between two different choices.
Selecting a Radio Channel,
Subscriber ID, or Group ID
1Turn the On/Off/Volume Control Knob to
power up your radio.
2Turn the Channel Selector Knob to select the
required channel, subscriber ID, or group ID.
Making a Group or Private Call
Press the programmed One Touch Call button
and proceed to step 2.
OR
Follow the procedure below.
1Turn the Channel Selector Knob to select the
channel with the active group ID.
OR
Turn the Channel Selector Knob to select the
channel with the active subscriber ID.
2Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to
5.0 cm) from your mouth.
3Press the PTT button to make the call. The
LED lights up solid green.
4Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if
enabled). Speak clearly into the microphone.
5Release the PTT button to listen.
6If the Channel Free Indication feature is
enabled, you will hear a short alert tone
the moment the target radio releases the
PTT button, indicating the channel is free for
you to respond. Press the PTT button to
respond.
OR
If there is no voice activity for a
predetermined period of time, the call ends.
For a Private Call, you hear a short tone when
the call ends.
Your radio must have the Privacy feature
enabled on the channel to send a privacy-
enabled transmission. Only target radios with
the same Privacy Key as your radio will be
able to unscramble the transmission.
Making an All Call
Your radio must be programmed to allow you to
use this feature. Users on the channel cannot
respond to an All Call.
1Turn the Channel Selector Knob to select the
channel with the active All Call group ID.
2Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to
5.0 cm) from your mouth.
3Press the PTT button to make the call. The
LED lights up solid green.
4Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if
enabled). Speak clearly into the microphone.
5If there is no voice activity for a programmed
period of time, the call ends.
When you receive an All Call, you cannot use
any programmed button functions until the call
ends.
Programmable
Button
Positive
Indicator Tone
Negative
Indicator Tone
Zone Currently in Zone
2
Currently in Zone
1
Repeater/
Talkaround
Currently in
Talkaround mode
Currently in
Repeater mode
Scan Start Scan
operation
Stop Scan
operation
Squelch Operating in tight
squelch
Operating in
normal squelch
Power Level Transmitting at
low power
Transmitting at
high power
Tones and
Alerts
All tones and
alerts are on
All tones and
alerts are off
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Making a Call Alert
1Press the programmed One Touch Call
button to send the Call Alert to a predefined
ID.
2The LED lights up solid green.
3Two chirps indicate that the Call Alert
acknowledge is successfully received.
Sending a Quick Text Message
1Press the programmed One Touch Call
button send a predefined Quick Text Message
to a predefined ID.
2The LED lights up solid green.
3Two chirps indicate that the message is sent
successfully.
OR
A low-pitch tone indicates that the message
cannot be sent.
Sending an Emergency Alarm
1Press the programmed Emergency button.
2The LED lights up solid green.
3When an Emergency Alarm acknowledgment
is received, the Emergency tone sounds. The
LED blinks green.
OR
If your radio does not receive an Emergency
Alarm acknowledgement, and after all retries
have been exhausted, a low-pitch tone
sounds.
4Radio exits the Emergency Alarm mode.
If your radio is set to Silent, it will not display any
audio or visual indicators during Emergency
mode.
Privacy
Press the programmed Privacy button to toggle
privacy on or off.
NOTE: Some radio models may not offer this
Privacy feature. Check with your
dealer or system administrator for
more information.
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