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MT 1500
Model 1.5
User Guide
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MT1500 1.5 UG.book Page 1 Thursday, May 8, 2008 11:17 AM MT 1500 Radio On/Off Send an Emergency Alarm Digital Portable Radio, Model 1.5 1 Radio on and press Emergency button. You 1 On – On/Off/Volume knob clockwise. Quick Reference Card see red LED; you hear short, medium-pitched 2 Off – On/Off/Volume knob counterclockwise. tone. Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance Before using this product, read the operating instructions 2 Display shows . for safe usage contained in the Product Saf
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MT1500 1.5 UG.book Page 2 Thursday, May 8, 2008 11:17 AM Answer a Phone Call Display Status Symbols 1 Phone-like ringing, LED blinks GREEN, Call Received. Receiving an individual m PHONE CALL and m are displayed. call. 2Press Call Response button. View Mode. The radio is in the view mode. p 3 Press PTT button to talk; release to listen. 4 Press Call Response button again to hang Received Signal Strength Indication s up. (RSSI). Received signal strength for the current site (trunking onl
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MT1500 1.5 UG.book Page i Thursday, May 8, 2008 11:17 AM This declaration is applicable to your radio only if your radio is labeled with the FCC logo shown below. DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC CFR 47 Part 2 Section 2.1077(a) Responsible Party Name: Motorola, Inc. Address: 1301 E. Algonquin Rd, Schaumburg, IL 60196-1078 USA Phone Number: 1-800-927-2744 Hereby declares that the product: Model Name: MT 1500 conforms to the following regulations: FCC Part 15, subpart B, section 15.107(a), 1
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MT1500 1.5 UG.book Page ii Thursday, May 8, 2008 11:17 AM Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance Before using this product, read the operating instructions for safe usage contained in the Product ! Safety and RF Exposure booklet enclosed with your radio. ATTENTION! This radio is restricted to occupational use only to satisfy FCC RF energy exposure requirements. Before using this product, read the RF energy awareness information and operating instructions in the Product Safety
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MT1500 1.5 UG.book Page iii Thursday, May 8, 2008 11:17 AM Documentation Copyrights No duplication or distribution of this document or any portion thereof shall take place without the express written permission of Motorola. No part of this manual may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, for any purpose without the express written permission of Motorola. Disclaimer The information in this document is carefully examined, and is b
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MT1500 1.5 UG.book Page iv Thursday, May 8, 2008 11:17 AM Notes iv MT 1500 Model 1.5
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MT1500 1.5 UG.book Page v Thursday, May 8, 2008 11:17 AM Contents Declaration of Conformity ................................................................... i Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance .................................ii Computer Software Copyrights ......................................................... ii Documentation Copyrights ................................................................iii Disclaimer ...............................................................
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MT1500 1.5 UG.book Page vi Thursday, May 8, 2008 11:17 AM Common Radio Features............................................ 25 Selectable Power Level ................................................................... 25 Conventional Squelch Options ........................................................ 25 Analog Squelch ........................................................................ 25 PL Defeat ......................................................................................
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MT1500 1.5 UG.book Page vii Thursday, May 8, 2008 11:17 AM Battery Life ............................................................................... 42 Charging the Battery ................................................................. 43 Battery Recycling and Disposal ...................................................... 44 Antenna ...........................................................................................45 Radio Operating Frequencies .................................
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MT1500 1.5 UG.book Page viii Thursday, May 8, 2008 11:17 AM Notes viii viii MT 1500 Model 1.5
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MT1500 1.5 UG.book Page 1 Thursday, May 8, 2008 11:17 AM General Radio Operation Notations Used in This Manual You will notice the use of WARNING, CAUTION, and Note notations throughout this manual. These notations are used to emphasize that safety hazards exist and that care must be taken or observed. An operational procedure, practice, condition, !! etc. exists which may result in injury or death if not carefully observed. An operational procedure, practice, condition, etc. ! e
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MT1500 1.5 UG.book Page 2 Thursday, May 8, 2008 11:17 AM General Radio Operation MT 1500 Model 1.5 Radio 6 1 7 8 2 9 3 10 4 11 5 12 15 13 14 2
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MT1500 1.5 UG.book Page 3 Thursday, May 8, 2008 11:17 AM General Radio Operation Physical Features of the MT 1500 Model 1.5 Radio Item Page Item Page 1 Antenna 8 On/Off/Volume 13 17 Control Knob 2Top Button 9 Microphone - 50 (programmable) 3 Light Emitting Diode 10 Top Side (Select) (LED) 7 Button - (programmable) 4 Speaker 11 Push-to-Talk - - (PTT) Button 5 Universal Connector 12 Side Button 1 15 - (programmable) 6 Channel Selector 13 Side Button 2 - - Knob (programmable) (programmable)
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MT1500 1.5 UG.book Page 4 Thursday, May 8, 2008 11:17 AM General Radio Operation Programmable Features The programmable controls on your radio can be programmed by a qualified technician to operate certain software-activated features. The features that can be assigned to these controls, and the page numbers where these features can be found, are listed below. Table 1: Programmable Features Feature Page Feature Page Call Response 36 PL Defeat 26 Channel Selection 18 Repeater/Direct 36 Dynam
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MT1500 1.5 UG.book Page 5 Thursday, May 8, 2008 11:17 AM General Radio Operation Display MAEPF-27252-O This figure is typical of what you see on your radio. The 64 x 96 pixel liquid crystal display (LCD) shows radio status, text, and menu entries. Backlight If poor light conditions make the display difficult to read, turn on the radio’s backlight by pressing the Light button. The light will remain on for a preprogrammed time before it turns off automatically, or you can turn it off immedi
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MT1500 1.5 UG.book Page 6 Thursday, May 8, 2008 11:17 AM General Radio Operation Status Symbols The top two rows in the display contain symbols indicating the radio’s status. Table 2: Status Symbols Symbol Indication Page Call Received. Blinks when a Private Call is 34 m received. View Mode. View a list. 31 p Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI). s The received signal strength for the current site. 39 Trunked only. The more stripes in the symbol, the stronger the received signal.
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MT1500 1.5 UG.book Page 7 Thursday, May 8, 2008 11:17 AM General Radio Operation Light Emitting Diode (LED) Indicators Table 3: LED Indicators This LED Color: Indicates: RED (Illuminated) Transmitting • Channel Busy RED (Blinking) OR • Low Battery (lights while transmitting) GREEN (Blinking) Receiving Individual Call Alert Tones Your radio uses alert tones to inform you of radio conditions. Table 4: Alert Tones You hear: Tone Name Heard: when the wrong key is Invalid Key-Press pressed. Radi
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MT1500 1.5 UG.book Page 8 Thursday, May 8, 2008 11:17 AM General Radio Operation Table 4: Alert Tones (Continued) You hear: Tone Name Heard: when the radio is set to an Invalid Mode unprogrammed channel. Long, Low-Pitched when the radio is in Individual Individual Call Tone Call without any activity for Warning Tone more than 6 seconds. A Group of Low-Pitched Busy when the system is busy. Tones (Busy Tone) when the correct key is Valid Key-Press pressed. Radio Self-Test when the rad
