Radius GM300 Mobile Radio Operating Instructions
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1. DO NOT operate the equipment near electrical blasting caps or in an explosive atmosphere All equipment must be properly grounded according to Motorola instal lation instructions for safe operation All equipment should be serviced only by a qualified technician 20 6880902Z09 B May 1996 GM300 Mobile Radios Licensing And Safety Information Safety Guidelines Installation Safety Warning Consider the occupants safety when you choose a location for the radio Do not mount the radio overhead or on a side wall unless you take special precautions If someone were to remove the radio and fail to replace it properly road shock could bump the radio loose and the falling radio could in some cir cumstances cause serious injury to the driver or a passenger In a crash even when properly installed the radio could break loose and become a dangerous projectile If you must mount the radio overhead or on a side wall give it the added protection of a retaining strap Operational Safety Warnings WARNING For vehicles equipped with electronic anti skid systems see ANTI SKID BRAKING PRECAUTIONS Publication Motorola Number 68P81109E34 WARNING For vehicles equipped with electronic ignition systems check the service manual for warnings about the use of two way radio equipment in the vehicle WARNING It is mandatory that radio installations in vehicles fueled by liquefied petroleum gas conform2. low pitched tone to indicate that the function is not available Sending a Signalling Message Once the desired call letters and ID numbers have been selected press ing the PTT button will send the message The display will revert to the preprogrammed transmit channel to send the signalling message and the channel will be briefly displayed while the message is being transmitted May 1996 6880902Z09 B 15 Operating Instructions GM300 Mobile Radios Receiving an Acknowledgment Depending on the signalling format used the sending radio may look for an acknowledgment from the receiving unit on Call Alert and Radio Check calls The sending radio will show an A and 4 alert tones will sound if the target unit received and acknowledged the call If no acknowledge is received the sending unit will make another 4 tries If unsuccessful a A will be displayed and a low pitched tone will sound to indicate no acknowledge Exiting the Call List The SELECT button 6 is used to exit the signalling call list Repeated pressing of the SELECT button 44 takes you through the sequence of call letters to the channel display for normal operations Receiving an Emergency Alarm When an emergency alarm is received by the control unit an alert tone will sound The display will alternate EE and the ID number of the radio sending the emergency Five different emergency ID s can be queued However the first ID to be recei
3. 9 This document was created with FrameMaker 4 0 4 Licensing And Safety Information GM300 Mobile Radios In Singapore contact Telecommunications Authority of Singapore 3rd Storey Comcenter 31 Exeter Road Singapore 0923 Singapore In Japan contact Communications Research Laboratory Ministry of Posts amp Telecommunications MKK Building 7 2 5 chome Yashio Shinagawaku Tokyo 140 Japan In Hong Kong contact Hong Kong Telecommunications Authority Telecommunications Branch Post Office Hong Kong 6 F Sincere Building 173 Des Voeux Road Central Hong Kong Safety Standards The FCC with its action in General Docket 79 144 March 13 1986 has adopted a safety standard for human exposure to radio frequency electro magnetic energy emitted by FCC regulated equipment Motorola sub scribes to the same safety standard for the use of its products Proper use of this radio will result in exposure below government limits The following precautions are recommended e DO NOT operate the transmitter of a mobile radio when someone out side the vehicle is within two feet 0 6 meter of the antenna e DO NOT operate the transmitter of a fixed radio base station micro wave the rural telephone RF equipment or marine radio when some one is within two feet 0 6 meter of the antenna DO NOT operate the transmitter of any radio unless all RF connectors are secure and any open connectors are properly terminated e
4. GM300 Mobile Radios Operating Instructions Control Unit Select Signalling fh faa mon S ie User Scan mon scan sel mon scan sel QOO QOG Display of Incoming Identification Numbers Whenever an operator in the system presses the PTT button the unit identification number ID will be shown on the display for 10 seconds or less if another incoming ID is received Activating the Call List for Sending Selective Messages Pressing the SELECT button L6 will activate the Call List The most recently used ID number and the call letters will alternately be displayed The following call letters may be displayed when using a call list SC Voice Selective Call Call a particular unit or group with a voice message CA Call Alert Select a unit or group and leave a call back indicator CH Radio Check Check to see if a unit is turned on and within range These letters will alternate on the display with the unit or group ID number Choosing Call List Letters and ID Numbers Each press of the SELECT button I6 causes the display to move down the list of call letters which have been programmed in the unit Pressing the UP DOWN buttons IA will change the ID numbers All Call List ID numbers will be displayed with each set of call letters How ever some ID s may not be compatible with certain call types For exam ple a group ID cannot be Radio Checked In such cases pressing the PTT button will result in a
5. ensing And Safety Information Licensing And Safety Information Your Radius radio operates on FM radio communication frequencies and is subject to the Rules and Regulations of the Local Communications Gov erning Agencies These agencies may require that all operators using Pri vate Land Mobile or General Mobile Radio frequencies obtain a radio license before operating their equipment The operator receives a license for use of the radio equipment under a specific eligibility and on a particu lar frequency or set of frequencies To determine eligibility for use of Pri vate Land Mobile Service frequencies contact your local communications governing agency They will be able to supply information required to prop erly obtain and complete the license application form Agency addresses for several countries are listed below In the United States contact Federal Communications Commission Consumer Assistance Branch License Division Gettysburg PA 17326 Tel 717 337 1212 In Canada contact Head Equipment Approval Unit Department of Communications 1241 Clyde Avenue Ottawa Ontario K2C 1Y3 Canada Tel 613 998 5968 In the United Kingdom contact Radio communications Agency P O Box 20 London SE1 8TZ Tel 71 215 2152 In Mexico contact Secretaria De Comunicaciones Y Transportes Direccion General De Politicas Y Normas De Comunicaciones Av Eugenia No 197 50 Piso Mexico D F 06700 May 1996 6880902Z09 B 1
6. ress the SELECT button when the chan nel is busy you will hear a low pitched tone The radio will revert to monitor mode so you can listen for a free channel Press the Select button again to send the Access code NOTE 2 If the patch missed the Access code when it was sent the user would have to press the SELECT button 6 twice to reaccess the patch once to deaccess and again to access The same case is true for Deaccess NOTE 3 If the radio reverted to monitor mode because of a busy channel for Access it will return to monitor after Deaccess Otherwise the radio will return to coded squelch May 1996 6880902Z09 B 17 Operating Instructions GM300 Mobile Radios Phone Memory List Scan mon scan sel scan sel OO OOO Up to 16 telephone numbers can be programmed by the dealer One or two digit identifiers will then be used to represent these phone numbers Press the SELECT button A to enter Phone mode Select the Phone Memory List by using the UP DOWN buttons The first press of the UP DOWN button Af will recall the last phone number dialed This is not saved if the radio has been turned off Subsequent or extended presses of the UP DOWN buttons IA will step through the list Press the PTT button to send a call to the selected number from the list Radio reverts back to Phone mode after memory dialing is complete 18 6880902Z09 B May 1996 GM300 Mobile Radios Lic
7. to the following stan dard National Fire Protection Association standard NFPA 58 applies to radio installations in vehicles fueled by liquefied petroleum LP gas with LP gas container in the trunk or other sealed off space within the interior of the vehicles This standard requires that 1 Any space containing radio equipment shall be isolated by a seal from the space in which the LP gas container and its fittings are located 2 Remote outside fitting connections shall be used 3 The container space shall be vented to the outside May 1996 6880902Z09 B 21
8. ved will be displayed until it is cleared Then the next ID in the queue will be displayed until each has been displayed and cleared Press the PTT button to respond to the emergency alert If the sending radio has been programmed for silent emergency it will remain muted and no messages will be heard However other radios using the channel will receive transmissions Clearing an Emergency Alarm To prevent accidentally losing an incoming emergency the clearing of an emergency alarm has been designed as a two step process First the alert tone must be cleared by pressing any button on the radio Second press an external switch such as the footswitch or pushbutton The Emer gency display will then clear 16 6880902Z09 B May 1996 GM300 Mobile Radios Operating Instructions DTMF ANI Phone Access Operating Instructions oO OOO Radio is in normal operating mode Check the Busy LED to be sure the channel is free before pressing the SELECT button See Note 1 Press the SELECT button LE The DTMF access code will automatically be transmitted and PH will appear on the display See Note 2 A call can be manually dialed using the standard Touch Code microphone The radio will be in carrier squelch mode Press SELECT button I6 after the call is completed to send the deac cess code The radio returns to normal operating mode and its prior moni tor or coded squelch state See Note 3 NOTE 1 If you p
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