Description; General - Motorola Astro XTS Instruction Manual

Description

General

The Motorola ASTRO XTS/DIMETRA MTP Vehicular Adapter (XTVA) is
an accessory that adapts XTS and MTP series radios to operate in a
vehicular (mobile) environment, and allows in-vehicle battery
charging. The XTVA is designed to operate only with the combination
of an XTS/MTP series radio and one of the following batteries:
• NTN8294_ Ultra-High Capacity NiCd,
• NTN8295_ Ultra-High Capacity NiCd,
• NTN8297_ Ultra-High Capacity NiCd,
• NTN8299_ Ultra-High-Capacity NiMH, or
• NTN8923_ Ultra-High-Capacity NiMH (for optimal NiMH
performance).
XTVA consoles with revision levels of "B" or higher can also charge
compatible lithium-ion batteries. The use of batteries not made by
Motorola is not recommended.
The vehicular adapter consists of a console, a hand-held mobile
microphone or hand-held control head (HHCH), a rooftop antenna (not
supplied), mounting hardware, and supply cable. Optional items, such as
an amplified speaker or RF power amplifier may also be included.
When the radio is inserted into the console, the resulting combination
acts similar to a mobile radio, with the following automatic functions:
• The vehicular adapter connects the vehicle's external antenna to the
radio, and the radio's portable antenna becomes electrically
disconnected. Proper operation of this function requires the use of
an RF adapter (Part No. NTN8327_) on the portable radio. Use of the
XTVA without the RF adapter may result in damage to the XTVA.
• The vehicular adapter's mobile microphone is connected to the
radio, and the radio's internal microphone is not operational.
Normal portable microphone operation resumes upon ejection.
• The console's charging circuits are connected to the radio's
battery to charge it.
• The XTVA with the power amplified speaker (PA/speaker) option
will automatically mute the radio's internal speaker and transfer
received messages to the PA/speaker. The audio level of the PA/
speaker is set by the console volume control or (XTS only) HHCH
and is independent from the radio volume control setting. The
portable audio level will resume at the level set by the portable's
volume knob when the radio is removed from the console.
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