Motorola T600 FRS User manual

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MotorolaT600FRSRadioQuickStartGuide
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Duringanemergency,communicationisvital.Dial"911"wheneverpossibletoreach
emergencyservices.The911dispatchersarebestequippedtohandleemergencies.
However,wired,andwirelesstelephoneservicecanfailduringemergencysituationslikeice
storms,earthquakes,andflooding.Inthesesituations,residentscanusea"MotorolaT600FamilyRadio
Service(FRS)Radio"(referredtoas"FRSradio")tocommunicatewithneighborswithinLakeOswego.
UsesandLimitations
1. FRSradioswillNOTallowyoutocommunicatewithpublicsafetyagencies(fire,policeand911).
2. Emergency911willNOTmonitorFRSradios.
3. FRSradiosareforcommunicatingandrelayinginformationwithintheneighborhoodstosolve
issuesatthelowestlevels;withoutpublicagenciesinvolved.
4. FRSradiosrequirealloperatorstobeonthesamechannelandwithinthetransmittingand
receivingrange;andarenotcapableoflong‐distancecommunications.
5. FRSradioscanbeusedtorelaypertinentinformationtocentralsitesinyourneighborhoodor
possiblytoafirestation.(NOTE:Duringanemergency/disaster,firestationsmaynotbestaffed)
FRSRadioLayout
ThisillustrationdescribesthebuttonsandfeaturesoftheFRSradioyouusethemost.Adetailed
operationsvideoisavailableat:https://www.ci.oswego.or.us/fire/emergency‐communications
UsingtheMicro‐USBCharger
Themicro‐USBchargerallowsyoutochargeyourNiMHbatterypack.Donotchargealkalinebatteries.
1. MakesureyourradioisturnedOFF.
2. Plugthemicro‐USBcableintothemicro‐USBchargingportonyourradio.
3. Connecttheotherendofthemicro‐USBchargertothewallpoweroutlet.
NOTE:Anemptybatterywillbefullychargedinroughly8hours.
4. ThebatterymeterontheLCDscreenwillmovetoindicatethebatteryischarging.

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SettingUptheFRSRadio
TouseyourFRSRadio,youmust:
FindyourneighborhoodChannelandTonesettings.
ConfiguretheChannelandTonesettingsontheFRSRadio.
Transmitandreceivefromalocationfreefromobstructions.
BewithinrangeofanotherFRSradiosettothesameChannelandTone.
FindyourChannelandToneSettings
Tocommunicate,allradiosinyourgroupmustbesettothesameChannelandTone.Acity‐wideplan
wasdevelopedtohelpdistributeradiotrafficandprovideastartingpointforcitizens.Ifyouaren’table
toconnectwithaneighborontheassignedneighborhoodchannel/tone,tryanadjoiningneighborhood
channel.
ThisexampleshowsfindingtheChannelandTonesettingsforthe“PalisadesEast”neighborhoodinthe
“SoutheastDivision”ofLakeOswego.
NOTE:TheSecondaryFRSChannelandTonesettingsareforcommunicationsoverashortdistance;such
asbetweenCERT/NeighborhoodEmergencyResponseTeamsconductingassessmentsonasingle
street.
Power‐OnandVolumeSettingonYourFRSRadio
AfteryouhavechargedthebatteryonyourFRSradio,followthesestepstopower‐onandsetthe
volumeonyourradio.
1. LongpresstheMode/Lockbuttontopower‐ontheradio.
NOTE:LongpresstheMode/Lockbuttontopoweritoff.
2. TurnFRSradiovolumeupanddownbypressing"+"or"‐"ontheVolume/Scrollbutton.
NOTE:Thevolumesettingappearsasanumber0to7intheToneindicator.
ConfiguretheChannelonYourFRSRadio
YourFRSradiohas22channels.Thechannelcorrespondstothefrequencytheradiousestotransmit.
1. Withtheradioon,presstheMenu/LockbuttonuntiltheChannelnumberstartstoflash.The
channelnumberflashingisthecurrentlysetchannel.

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NOTE:Whentheradioisona1.5wattchannel,thedisplayshowsHi.Whentheradioisona0.5
wattchannel,thedisplayshowsLo.
2. UsingtheVolume/Scrollbutton,press"+"or"‐"andselectyourneighborhoodChannel.Inthis
examplechannel“6”forPalisadesEast.
3. PressthePushtoTalk(PTT)buttontosavethechannelsettingorMenu/Lockbuttonto
continuesetup.
ConfiguretheToneonYourFRSRadio
TheTonesettingonyourFRSradiofiltersoutalloftheothertrafficexcepttheFRSradiosconfiguredto
yourneighborhoodTone.It’slikea“secrethandshake”betweentheradios.
1. Withtheradioon,pressMenu/LockbuttonuntiltheTonenumberstartstoflash.
2. UsingtheVolume/Scrollbutton,press"+"or"‐"andselectyourneighborhood’sTone.Inthis
exampletone“14”forPalisadesEast.
3. PressthePTTbuttontosavetheTonesettingorMenu/Lockbuttontocontinuesetup.
TalkingandListening
TalkingandlisteningtoyourneighborsusingtheFRSradiosprovidescommunicationsduringan
emergencyorfortrainingandtestingpurposes.
1. Totalk,pressandholdthePTTbutton,pausefor2seconds,talkcalmlyandclearly.When
transmitting,theTWO‐WAYiconblinksandTxisshown.Ifit’sahigh‐powertransmission,Hiis
shown.Ifitisalowpowertransmission,Loisshown.
2. Whenyouarefinishedtalking,pausefor1secondandthenreleasethePTTbutton.
3. Whenreceiving,theTWO‐WAYiconblinksandRxisshown.
NOTE:Formaximumclarity,holdtheradiotwotothreeinchesawayfromyourmouthatan
angleandspeakdirectlyacrossthemicrophone.Donotcoverthemicrophonewhiletalking.
IfYouCan'tConnect
AfewverysimplethingscankeepyourFRSradiofromconnectingtoothersintheneighborhood
network.
1. CheckthevolumeontheFRSradio.Thevolumecouldbeturnedofforsolowyoucan’thear
yourconnections.
2. ConfirmyouhavesetyourFRSChannelandTonesettingscorrectly.It’spossiblesomeonemay
nothaveaToneset(0)sotheywillheartrafficbutnobodywithaTonesetwillhearthem.
3. Movearoundandtryconnectingfromdifferentlocations.Operatingoutsidewillprovidethe
bestsignalperformance.Thefollowingillustrationshowsagroupofneighborssuccessfully
connectedandneighborswhocannotconnectbecauseofline‐of‐sitelimitations.

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Inthisillustration,neighbors1,2,and3areconnectingbecausetheyhavealine‐of‐siteconnection
betweentheirFRSradios.Neighbors4and5havegeographic(hillsandvalleys)andphysical
obstructions(treesandbuildings)limitingtheirFRSradio’sline‐of‐sightsignals.
Justmoving,aslittleas6feetorawayfromtreesandbuildingscanhelpyougainconnectivity.
Test&PracticeYourRadioSkills
OnceyouhavebecomefamiliarwithyourFRSradioandcancommunicatewithaneighborortwo,use
theTrainingGuidesprovidedbyLakeOswegoFireDepartmenttoconductregularlyscheduledradio
netsandevaluatelocalradiopropagationwithmoreneighbors.Formoreinformation,visit:
https://www.ci.oswego.or.us/fire/emergency‐communications.
GeneralMobileRadioService(GMRS)Repeaters
GMRSradiosandrepeatersaredifferentthanFRSradiosbutsharesomecommonchannels.Youmay
hearradiotrafficonchannels15‐22andattempttotalktothembutnothaveanyonerespond.FRS
radioscanheartheoutputofGMRSrepeatersbutarenotabletotransmit.TherearemanyGMRS
repeatersinthearea,includinginLakeOswego.YoucanlistentotheLAK17RrepeateronChannel17
(462.600),Tone18(123.0Hz).Duringadisaster,listenforannouncementsat“17”afterthehour.