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Motorola Talkabout T6400 User Manual

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  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Setting the Battery Type ..31 Use and Care ... . .31 Frequency and Code Charts 34 Troubleshooting ..37 Motorola Limited Warranty . .40...

  • Page 5: Safety And General Information

    462 MHz to 467 MHz. The output power level typically may vary over a range from 0.5 watts to 1.0 watt. Exposure To Radio Frequency Energy Your Motorola radio is designed to comply with the following national and international standards and guidelines regarding exposure of human beings to radio frequency electromagnetic energy: •...

  • Page 6: Portable Radio Operation And Eme Exposure

    Two-way Radio Operation When using your radio as a traditional two-way radio, hold the radio in a vertical position with the microphone one to two inches (2.5 to 5 cm) away from the lips.
  • Page 7 (2.5 cm) from the body. Approved Accessories For a list of approved Motorola accessories visit our website at www.motorola.com. ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE/COMPATIBILITY Note: Nearly every electronic device is susceptible to electromagnetic interference (EMI) if inadequately shielded, designed or otherwise configured for electromagnetic compatibility.
  • Page 8 AIRCRAFT When instructed to do so, turn off your radio when on board an aircraft. Any use of a radio must be in accordance with applicable regulations per airline crew instructions. MEDICAL DEVICES Pacemakers The Advanced Medical Technology Association recommends that a minimum separation of 6 inches (15 centimeters) be maintained between a handheld wireless radio and a pacemaker.

  • Page 9: Operational Warnings

    Other Medical Devices If you use any other personal medical device, consult the manufacturer of your device to determine if it is adequately shielded from RF energy. Your physician may be able to assist you in obtaining this information. SAFETY AND GENERAL USE WHILE DRIVING Check the laws and regulations on the use of radio in the area where you drive.

  • Page 10: Operational Cautions

    BLASTING CAPS AND AREAS To avoid possible interference with blasting operations, turn off your radio when you are near electrical blasting caps, in a blasting area, or in areas posted: “Turn off two-way radio.” Obey all signs and instructions. OPERATIONAL CAUTIONS ANTENNAS Do not use any portable radio that has a damaged antenna.
  • Page 11 DCharging Safety Instructions Before using the battery charger, read all instructions and cautionary markings on the: 1. battery 2. battery charger, and 3. radio using the battery. Caution: To reduce the risk of injury, charge only the rechargeable batteries listed. Other types of batteries may burst, causing personal injury and damage.
  • Page 12 6. To reduce the risk of electric shock, unplug the charger from the outlet before attempting any maintenance or cleaning. 7. Use of an attachment not recommended or sold by Motorola may result in a risk of fire, electric shock, or personal injury.

  • Page 13: Fcc Licensing Information

    FCC Licensing Information Your Motorola radio operates on General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) frequencies and is subject to the Rules and Regulations of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC requires that all operators using General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) frequencies obtain a radio license before operating their equipment.
  • Page 14 Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Motorola may void the user’s authority granted by the FCC to operate this radio and should not be made. To comply with FCC requirements, transmitter adjustments should be made only by or under the supervision of a person certified as technically qualified to perform transmitter maintenance and repairs in the private land mobile and fixed services as certified by an organization representative of the user of those services.

  • Page 15: Getting Started

    Please read this manual to aid in understanding how your radio works. Getting Started Hi, I’m QuickStart and I’m going to help you get started!  The Motorola Talkabout way radio that allows you to stay connected to family, friends, and companions. The T6400 operates on Family Radio Service (FRS) frequencies and General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) frequencies;...

  • Page 16: Installing Batteries

    Installing Batteries Your radio uses three AA batteries or a rechargeable Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH) battery. Latch • Turn off the radio (see page 13). • Push latch up until it clicks. • Lift back cover off. Note: The radio keeps the clock settings if battery changes are made in less than 20 seconds.
  • Page 17 The battery meter on the top-left corner of the display shows how much battery power you have. It shows full), (one-third full) and radio beeps every ten minutes. So, change or charge those batteries! Charging the NiMH battery (Optional Accessory, part number 56319) Charge the NiMH overnight (12 to 16 hours) before using it for the first time, it will need up to four hours of charging thereafter.
  • Page 18 • Turn off the radio (see page 13) or place the NiMH battery in the charger adapter cover. • Plug in the charger. • At the contacts on the back of the radio, or if charging just the battery, at the battery contacts: •...

  • Page 19: Commport™ Charging Dock

    CommPort™ Charging Dock (Included with Optional Accessory, part number 56319) The CommPort™ charging dock provides drop-in charging convenience. The charging dock can be mounted or placed on any flat surface (such as a wall or workbench) and turns your radio into a stationary intercom while keeping it charged and ready for any adventure.
  • Page 20 • • Position the charger with the hook on the LED end over the left slot. • Snap the hook on the cord end into the right slot, clamping the charger onto the charging dock contacts • Plug in the charger. •...
  • Page 21 Charging Status The LED charger indicates charging status when the charger is connected to the radio, the NiMH battery, or the CommPort™ charging dock. Charging Status and Color Description Solid Red Rapid charging Flashing Green Top-off charging Solid Green Charging complete Battery faulty.

  • Page 22: Basic Operation Of Your Radio

    Basic Operation of Your Radio to -- • Turn power on/off to -- • Scroll through mode selections • Return to two-way mode (when held down) to -- • Transmit call tone • Start and stop stopwatch Microphone -- to -- •...

  • Page 23: Belt Clip

    • For audio accessories, such as speaker/ microphone and flexible ear receiver. Note: Connector(s) shown with the cover plug in place. Both connectors cannot be used at the same time. Check out the Accessory Brochure for other cool stuff available from Motorola.
  • Page 24 Using your radio is easier than catching a wave! Turning On Your Radio Press To Display Then The radio beeps and flashes every three seconds.
  • Page 25 Your Radio’s Display Lock Set Eavesdrop Reducer Battery Meter Channel Indicator Alarm On Code Indicator Turning Off Your Radio To turn off your radio, press and hold goes blank. Modes Your radio can transmit and receive in all modes. The T6400 standard modes are: VOX On Channel Scan On VibraCall®...

  • Page 26: Backlight

    Key Sequence Almost everything you can do with your radio is done using the same basic key sequence! Use your radio’s mode and menu screens to select options and set features the way you want them. All the features that work using this key sequence are described on the following pages.

  • Page 27: Talking

    Have you ever tried to talk to someone who’s on a “different wavelength?” It’s not easy, is it? Well, you can’t talk with someone else on your two-way radio unless you ARE BOTH on the same channel and using the same interference eliminator code*. The interference eliminator codes help minimize interference by providing you with a choice of code combinations.
  • Page 28 Your T6400 is compatible with both General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) and Family Radio Service (FRS) channels. You can talk to FRS radios on channels 1-14. Remember that FRS radios operate at 0.5 watt of transmit power. On channels 1-7, the T6400 operates at 1 watt. In certain situations, when talking to FRS radios on channels 1-7, it is possible that they will be able to hear you, but you will not be able to hear them.

  • Page 29: To Talk

    Radio Volume Can we talk yet? Sure, but you should adjust the volume first. Press right. If you want to, sound your call tone by pressing To Talk Press and hold and talk two-to-three inches away from the microphone. When you’re finished, just let Talking Range Optimal Range...
  • Page 30 Using Accessories Make sure the radio is turned off before plugging audio accessories into the accessory port. Before you place an accessory on your head or in your ear, turn the volume down. After placing the accessory on your head or in your ear, adjust the volume by pressing Signal Strength Indicator The signal strength indicator can help you determine when...

  • Page 31: Call Tone And Call Display

    Call Tone and Call Display Don’t you hate it when you miss a call? I mean it could be someone really important. A call you need to take right away. Or worse, someone you’re trying to reach may not know that you’ve called because their surroundings are too noisy.

  • Page 32: Alerts

    -- your radio vibrates and rings your call tone when receiving. ® To set VibraCall alert, select the ® alert, a vibrating alert to notify you of two-way radio your radio mode and the your radio RINGS your call tone when receiving.

  • Page 33: Keeping Time

    Setting the Clock Display To display the clock, select the If you choose to display the clock, the time screen becomes your two-way radio’s standby screen. It appears whenever the radio is on and nothing else is happening. To Display...

  • Page 34: Setting The Alarm

    Setting the Alarm To set the time the alarm will sound, select the menu, and set the alarm time the same way you set the clock time. The alarm volume is the same as the radio volume, so make sure it’s loud enough.

  • Page 35: Stopwatch

    Stopwatch If you’re running laps, or just feel like you are, you can use the stopwatch to time yourself. Press until appears Your stopwatch has a lap timer function too. While the stopwatch is running, press to obtain the lap time. Press Note: If you turn off the radio or take it out of stopwatch mode, the stopwatch time resets.

  • Page 36: Hands-Free Use (Vox)

    Hands-Free Use (VOX) To turn on VOX, quickly press and release will now transmit every time you talk. Press regular way of transmitting. The The VOX sensitivity level allows you to compensate for background noise. This minimizes the chance of unintended noises triggering a transmission. To set the VOX sensitivity level, select the menu, then select high ( noisy environments.

  • Page 37: Privacy

    Privacy Eavesdrop Reducer Just between you and me, there are many things we need to keep under wraps ... Your radio has the Eavesdrop Reducer feature, a scramble code that makes your transmissions sound garbled to anyone listening. It doesn’t guarantee secrecy, but it adds an extra layer of privacy. Don’t forget -- all the radios have to be set to the same scramble code for the transmissions to be clear.

  • Page 38: Quiet6000

    QuieT6000™ The QuieT6000™ function helps ensure uninterrupted communication between Motorola Talkabout T6000-series radios - it helps to prevent you from hearing transmissions from anything other than these radios. If you and your companions use only the Motorola Talkabout T6000-series radios with QuieT6000 on, you’ll minimize the chance of being interrupted by others (but they can hear you).

  • Page 39: Advanced Two-Way

    LockPlus The LockPlus feature locks all the buttons except can only turn the two-way radio on and off and transmit. Turn on the LockPlus feature by pressing a flashing . You can turn off the LockPlus feature by pressing once again.

  • Page 40: Channel Scanning

    Channel Scanning By using transmissions and lock in on the one that interests you.You don’t have to set a new channel or code, the radio just resets itself temporarily to that channel and code and you can start talking. However, if no transmissions take place for five seconds, scanning resumes.

  • Page 41: Talk Confirmation Tone

    Scan List You can select which channels are to be scanned by putting them in a list. To set your scan list after you turn on menu. Your radio displays setting and to your scan list, if you don’t wish to scan a certain channel select Note: To scan channels 15 through 22, you must turn these channels to ‘ON’...

  • Page 42: Automatic Power Off

    Automatic Power Off You can program your radio to turn itself off after a certain period of inactivity. This helps save battery life. To set the automatic power off feature, select the menu. Choose the number of hours shuts off. Choose on the screen when the automatic power off feature is set.

  • Page 43: Reset

    Reset You can reset your menu settings to the default settings by turning your radio off and then pressing , and at the same time. Setting the Battery Type feature allows the battery meter to recognize and properly display the power usage for either alkaline or aftermarket rechargeable single-cell nickel cadmium (NiCd) batteries.

  • Page 44: Use And Care

    Use and Care glub Use a soft cloth moistened with Do not immerse Do not use alcohol or soap and water to clean the exterior. in water. cleaning solutions. If the radio gets wet... Turn it off and Dry with Do not use until remove batteries.

  • Page 45: Contact Information

    Contact Information Warranty Repairs Warranty Questions 1-800-353-2729 (U.S.) 1-800-739-7834 (TTY) 1-800-461-4575 (Canada) On the web, please refer to the Two-Way Radio section of www.motorola.com/store...

  • Page 46: Frequency And Code Charts

    Frequency and Code Charts The charts on these pages provide frequency and code compatibility information. These charts are useful when using Motorola Talkabout two-way radios with other two-way radios. Channel Display T6400 Frequency Chart Talkabout Channel Distance Type Channel GMRS/FRS...
  • Page 47 T6400 Frequency Chart Talkabout Channel Distance Display Channel Channel Frequency Type (MHz) 467.6625 467.6875 467.7125 GMRS 462.5500 GMRS 462.5750 GMRS 462.6000 GMRS 462.6250 GMRS 462.6500 GMRS 462.6750 GMRS 462.7000 GMRS 462.7250 Power (Watts)
  • Page 48 Carrier squelch (0) disables interference eliminator codes. The interference eliminator codes help minimize interference by providing you with a choice of code combinations. This allows you to monitor all activity on the channel you are using. Talkabout Code Hz Freq Talkabout Code Hz Freq Talkabout Code Hz Freq Interference Eliminator Codes 67.0 71.9...

  • Page 49: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting No Power Message not transmitted Message not received Reposition or replace alkaline batteries. Recharge or replace NiMH battery. Make sure is completely pressed as you transmit. Reposition, replace, or recharge batteries. Confirm radios have the same channel and interference eliminator code settings.
  • Page 50 Others hear you but you can’t hear them Hearing other noises or conversation on a channel Message scrambled Limited talk range Heavy static or interference If others are using FRS radios, move closer together. When closer, use channels 8-14 to communicate. Confirm interference eliminator code is set.
  • Page 51 Channel and/or code locked Make sure radio is unlocked. See page 27. Low batteries Charger LED double flashing Cannot activate VOX Replace alkaline batteries. Recharge or replace NiMH battery. Extreme operating temperatures affect battery life. Charger not properly positioned. Reposition charger and ensure it is firmly clamped to the radio, battery, or charging dock.

  • Page 52: Motorola Limited Warranty

    Motorola (Products). • Batteries. Defects in materials and workmanship in batteries that are manufactured by Motorola and/or sold with Products are covered by this warranty only if the fully-charged capacity falls below 80% of rated capacity or they leak. •...
  • Page 53 IV. What We Will Do to Correct Warranty Problems At no charge to you, we have the option to repair or replace the Products or software that do not conform to the warranty, or to refund the Products’ purchase price. We may use functionally equivalent reconditioned/refurbished/pre-owned or new Products or parts.
  • Page 54 You will receive instructions on how to ship the Products to Motorola. You must ship the Products to us with freight, duties and insurance prepaid. Along with the Products you must include: (a) a copy of your receipt, bill of sale or other comparable proof of purchase;...
  • Page 55 • Rechargeable batteries that: (a) are charged by other than the Motorola- approved battery charger specified for charging such batteries; (b) have any broken seals or show evidence of tampering; (c) are used in equipment other than the Product for which they are specified; or (d) are charged and stored at temperatures greater than 60 degrees centigrade.
  • Page 56 Products, etc. VII. Some Other Limitations This is Motorola’s complete warranty for the Products, and states your exclusive remedies. This warranty is given in lieu of all other express warranties. Implied warranties, including without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, are given only if specifically required by applicable law.
  • Page 57 Products, to the full extent these damages may be disclaimed by law. VIII. Patent and Software Provisions At Motorola’s expense, we will defend you, and pay costs and damages that may be finally awarded against you, to the extent that a lawsuit is based on a claim that the Products directly infringe a United States patent.
  • Page 58 Motorola will have no liability to you with respect to any claim of patent infringement that is based upon the combination of the Products or parts furnished under this limited warranty with ancillary equipment, as defined in VI., above. This is Motorola’s entire liability with respect to infringement of patents by the Products.
  • Page 59 Cellular 1-800-331-6456 Paging 1-800-548-9954 Two-Way 1-800-353-2729 1-888-390-6456 (Text Telephone) To correspond with Motorola about the Products, please write us at http://www.motorola.com/talkabout or at: In the USA: Motorola, Inc. 600 North U.S. Highway 45 Libertyville, IL 60048 Canada All Products 1-800-461-4575...
  • Page 60 ® ® Motorola Talkabout T6400-Series Radio Quick Reference Card: Icons: Battery meter Eavesdrop Reducer on Lock set VOX on Channel scan on ® VibraCall alert on One of 22 channels Alarm on One of 38 codes Ring alert Channel in use...
  • Page 61 Standard Features Modes Menus Buttons • Turn power on/off • Scroll through mode selections • Return to two-way mode (when held down while in a menu) • Transmit call tone • Start and stop stopwatch • Talk on the radio •...
  • Page 62 Furthermore, the purchase of the Motorola products shall not be deemed to grant either directly or by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license under the copyrights, patents, or patent...
  • Page 63 Export Law Assurances EXPORT LAW ASSURANCES: This product is controlled under the export regulations of the United States of America and Canada. The Governments of the United States of America and Canada may restrict the exportation or re-exportation of this product to certain destinations.
  • Page 65 ® ® © ® ® Motorola Talkabout T6400 WARNING CHOKING HAZARD @T6400@ FCC GMRS SMALL PARTS Not for children under 3 years. License required. This product is not intended to be used Proof of Purchase as a toy or plaything.

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