Motorola EM400 User manual

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EM400™
Mobile Radio User Guide

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RADIO OVERVIEW
LED INDICATORS
Indicates power up, transmit, receive, scan,
monitor status, channel busy, Call Alert™
receive/transmit, and Selective Call receive/
transmit.
DISPLAY
The top row displays menu and radio status
information:
LED State/Color Indication
Radio Call
Red Transmitting
Flashing Red Receiving
Flashing Red Channel Busy
Scan
Flashing Green Scanning for activity
Call Alert
Flashing Yellow Indicates receiving a Call Alert
Yellow Indicates sending a Call Alert
Selective Call
Flashing Yellow Indicates receiving a Selective
Call
Ye l l o w Indicates sending a Selective
Call
Sticky Monitor/Open Squelch
Yellow While monitoring
Symbol Indication
I
Signal Strength
The more bars, the stronger
the signal being received by
your radio.
B
Power Level
Low Power “R” or High Power
“S” is activated.
C
Monitor
The selected channel is being
monitored.
D
Phone
Phone mode is selected.
G
Scan
Indicates that the Scan
feature has been activated.
PERS4

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RADIO OVERVIEW
OPTIONAL ENHANCED KEYPAD
MICROPHONE (RMN5029)
Your radio may be ordered with an optional
DTMF (Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency)
microphone that has a direct entry keypad.
This keypad microphone has three
programmable buttons (A, B, C) below the
keypad that can be programmed to
conveniently activate select radio features.
H
Priority 1 Scan
(•flashing)
Indicates scan has stopped
and landed on an active
Priority 1 channel.
H
Priority 2 Scan
(• steady)
Indicates scan has stopped
and landed on an active
Priority 2 channel.
J
Talkaround
You are not transmitting
through a repeater
F
Call Received
A Selective Call or Call Alert
has been received.
E
Emergency
An Emergency Alarm is being
sent.
A
Option Board
An Option Board has been
activated.
Symbol Indication
Microphone
P
ush-to-Talk
(P
TT)button
DTMF
Keypad
Programma-
bleButtons (
A
B, C)

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RADIO OVERVIEW
The keypad is used for:
• Dialing a phone number.
• Entering information when programming
phone lists.
• Directly accessing preprogrammed features
(see page 13).
Each key can generate several different
characters. For example, to enter the
character “C,” press the 2button three
times. (Refer to the Entering Characters
Using the DTMF Microphone Keypad table.)
Entering Characters Using the DTMF
Microphone Keypad
Number of Times Button is Pressed
Button 1 2 3 4 5
00
11/ \
2ABC2
3DEF3
4GH I 4
5JKL5
6MNO6
7PQRS7
8TUV8
9WX YZ9
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INDICATOR TONES
High pitched tone Low pitched tone
Some programmable buttons use tones to
indicate one of two modes:
Self Test Pass Tone
S e l f Te s t Fa i l To n e
Positive Indicator Tone
Negative Indicator Tone
Good Key Press
Bad Key Press
Programmable
Buttons
Positive
Indicator Tone
Negative
Indicator Tone
Scan Start Stop
Power Level High Low
Squelch Tight Normal
Repeater/
Talkaround
Does not use
repeater
Uses repeater
VOX Enabled Disabled
Local/Distance Local Distance
Sticky Monitor/
Open Squelch
—Enabled
Home Revert
Memory
Channel (1&2)
—Enabled
Story Memory
Channel (1&2)
—Stored
Menu Mode
D
—Accessed
Radio Call — Enabled
Scan List Edit — Enabled
Speed Dial — Enabled

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RADIO OVERVIEW
PROGRAMMABLE BUTTONS
Your radio has four programmable buttons.
Your dealer/programmer can program these
buttons as shortcuts to various radio features.
Check with your dealer/programmer for a
complete list of functions your radio supports.
Programmable buttons include:
• The four front buttons (C, D, E, and
F).
• The three buttons (A, B, and C) of the
optional DTMF microphone.
Some buttons can access up to two features,
depending on the type of button press:
•Short Press — quickly pressing and
releasing the programmable buttons,
–
or –
•Long Press — pressing and holding the
programmable buttons for a
preprogrammed period of time,
–
or –
•Hold Down — pressing and holding down
the programmable buttons while checking
status or making adjustments.
The table on page 13 summarizes the
programmable features available and shows
the page number where the feature is
explained.
In the “Button” column, have your dealer/
programmer record the name of the
programmable button next to the feature that
has been programmed to it.
The dealer/programmer can use the
abbreviations (P1, P2, P3, or P4) shown in the
radio illustration on page 7.
Also, where appropriate, have your dealer/
programmer indicate whether the button press
requires a short press, a long press, or needs
to be held down.
Phone Mode — Enabled
Option Board Enabled Disabled
Escalert Enabled Disabled
Programmable
Buttons
Positive
Indicator Tone
Negative
Indicator Tone

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Programmable Features
Function Indicator Short Press Long Press Hold Down Page Button
Menu Mode —
Dbutton enters Menu Mode and selects
menu options. Cbutton is automatically
re-assigned to exit Menu Mode.†
—15
D
Volume Set — — —
Sounds a tone
for adjusting
your radio’s
volume level.
17
Monitor C
Toggle silent
monitor operation
(also turn off open
squelch monitor
when it has been
activated).
Turn on open
squelch monitor. —18
Repeater/
Talkaround JToggle between using a repeater or
transmitting directly to another radio.†—19
Home Revert
Memory
Channel (1&2)
—Provides direct
channel access. ——20
Store Memory
Channel (1&2) ——Stores current chan-
nel. —20
Local/Distance — Toggle between local mode and distance
mode.†—20
†This function is activated by EITHER a short OR a long press, but not both.

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Voice Operated
Transmission
(VOX)
— Toggle VOX on and off.†—21
Radio Call — Directly access the radio call menu.†—23,
24
Scan/Nuisance
Channel Delete GToggle scan on and off.
Delete a nuisance
channel while
scanning.
—27,
29
Edit Scan List —Directly access the Scan Edit menu to add,
delete, or prioritize channels.†—29
Phone DDirectly access Phone mode.†—33,34
Speed Dial DDirectly Access Phone mode to quickly
access phone list for speed dial.†—35
Escalert On/Off —Toggles escalert on and off.†—44
Squelch — Toggles squelch level between tight and
normal squelch.†—49
Power Level BToggle transmit power level between High
and Low.†—49
Option Board AToggle the option board on and off.†—50
†This function is activated by EITHER a short OR a long press, but not both.
Programmable Features (Continued)
Function Indicator Short Press Long Press Hold Down Page Button

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RADIO OVERVIEW
MENU BUTTONS
Menu Button
If preprogrammed by your dealer/programmer,
the two front buttons (Cand D) can be
used, in conjunction with other programmable
features, to access and select menu options
(D); and exit menu mode (C).
The Dbutton can be preprogrammed by
your dealer/programmer to either a short or
long press to access Menu Mode.
Menu Scroll Buttons
Used to scroll while in Menu Mode.
Refer to the menu navigation chart for
menu selectable features at the back of
this manual.
Navigate the Menu
Gor Hto scroll through the menu options. If
you scroll past the last option, the selection
wraps around and starts again.
When you reach the required option, a short
press of the Dbutton selects that option and
enters the Sub-menu.
Gor Hto scroll through the sub-menu
options. Select the option with a short press of
the Dbutton.
Exit the Menu
While in Menu Mode, the Cbutton is
automatically assigned to completely exit the
Menu Mode by a long press or by a series of
short presses to exit from a sub-level of the
menu hierarchy.
The radio also exits the menu mode if there
has been no inputs via the navigation buttons
for the “Inactivity Time” or after a selection has
been made.
Once you have exited Menu Mode, the C
and Dbuttons return to normal
programmable condition.