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Motorola GP680 User Manual

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GP680
User Guide
68P64110B29A
Issue: June 2000

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  • Page 1 Professional Radio GP680 User Guide 68P64110B29A Issue: June 2000...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Radio Overview ....3 Attaching the Side Connector ..19 Operation and Control Functions ..3 Radio Operation.
  • Page 4 Laws in the United States of America and other countries preserve for Motorola Europe Voice Recorder ....49 and Motorola Inc.

  • Page 5: Radio Overview

    This user guide covers the operation of the LED Indicator Green: Flashes to indicate NO SERVICE. GP680 Portable Radio. Red: On when radio is transmitting. Please read pages 57 to 59 before using this radio Red Flashing: When transmitting - battery low.

  • Page 6: Programmable Buttons

    Programmable Buttons Several of your radio buttons can be The following table shows the features that can programmed (by Customer Programming be assigned to the Top button and the Side Software CPS) to activate the radio features. Buttons 2 and 3. Feature Description To make a call to a pre-determined number.
  • Page 7 Feature Description Record/Play-back To record/play-back incoming calls or memo using (Voice Recorder)* voice recorder feature. Record/Play-back To record/play a greetings message using the voice (Voice Message)* message feature. *Voice Storage option board needs to be installed and enabled to activate voice storage features.

  • Page 8: Menu Keys

    Exit Key x Menu Keys Used to move up to the next higher Menu level. Menu/ Exit When the top level menu is selected this key is Select used to exit the Menu Mode. Also used to cancel/ end calls. Up Key + Used for scrolling when in Menu Mode.

  • Page 9: Menu Navigation Chart

    Menu Navigation Chart (Refer to Menu Navigation guidelines - lower, left-hand corner of this page) Delete Missed Contact Voice Personality Status Contact Contact Storage Calls List select/ select/ ID status/ select/ select/ enter ID voice/ enter ID 1,2..etc voice playback User Data Calls Voice...

  • Page 10: Keypad Keys

    Keypad Keys 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 * 0 # These keys are used when dialling a phone number, making a radio call or entering information for programming the radio’s lists. Each key can generate several different characters.

  • Page 11: Keypad / Character Table

    Entering Characters using the Keypad Number of Times Key is Pressed > < ¿ & “ ‘ £ ¥ Á Æ Ä Å À Æ ß Ç Ê É È Ê Ë Ì Í ³ Ñ Ñ Ö Ò Ó Œ...

  • Page 12: Lcd Display And Icons

    LCD Display and Icons Symbol Name and Description Registered Indicator Indicates that a system has been acquired, and monitor in conventional mode. Signal Quality Indicator Shows the radio signal quality. Five bars Displays channel, menu, and radio status indicates the best signal. information.

  • Page 13: Audio Signal Tones

    Audio Signal Tones (Normal) Tone Signal Description High pitched tone Low pitched tone Confidence tone when Key click any key pressed or Tone Signal Description Speech limitation alert. Hardware error or Self test Power up. Fail tone Call timed out Tone A Call clear indication.
  • Page 14 Audio Signal Tones (Alternate) Tone Signal Description High to Low pitched tones Tone H Invalid entry. Confidence tone when Tone Signal Description Key click any key pressed or Speech limitation alert. Self test Power up. Hardware error or Tone A Call clear indication.

  • Page 15: Getting Started

    GETTING STARTED • Charging a hot battery (above 35°C) results in reduced discharge capacity, affecting the perfor- mance of the radio. Motorola rapid-rate battery BATTERY INFORMATION chargers contain a temperature-sensing circuit to ensure that the battery is charged within these temperature limits.

  • Page 16: Recycling Or Disposal Of Batteries

    However, recycling facilities may not be available in all areas. Flashing Red * Battery is unchargeable Motorola endorses and encourages the recycling Flashing Yellow Charger is getting ready to charge of all re-chargeable batteries. Contact your local Flashing Green Battery is 90% charged Motorola dealer for further information.
  • Page 17 Battery chargers will charge only the Motorola authorized batteries listed below; other batteries will not charge Part No. Description HNN9008 High-Capacity NiMH HNN9009 Ultra-High-Capacity NiMH HNN9010 Ultra-High-Capacity FM NiMH HNN9011 High-Capacity FM NiCd HNN9012 High-Capacity NiCd HNN9013 Lithium-Ion FM - Factory Mutual...

  • Page 18: Accessory Information

    ACCESSORY INFORMATION Attaching the Battery Removing the Battery Battery Latches Slots Turn off the radio, if it is turned on. Fit the extensions at the bottom of the battery into the slots at the bottom of the radio’s body. Slide the battery latches, on both sides of the battery, downwards.

  • Page 19: Attaching The Antenna

    Attaching the Antenna Removing the Antenna Align the threaded end of the antenna with the Turn the antenna counterclockwise until you radio’s antenna connector. can remove it. Turn the antenna clockwise to fasten it. English...

  • Page 20: Attaching The Belt Clip

    Attaching the Belt Clip Removing the Belt Clip Belt Clip Tab Align the grooves of the belt clip with those of Use a key to press the belt clip tab away from the battery. the battery. Press the belt clip downwards until a click is Slide the belt clip upwards to remove it.

  • Page 21: Attaching The Side Connector

    Attaching the Side Connector Cover Place the loop (attached to the side connector cover) over the antenna; then slide it down- ward until it touches the top of the radio. Antenna Insert the tab on top of the cover into the slot above the connector.

  • Page 22: Radio Operation

    RADIO OPERATION Radio Registration Turning The Radio On or Off When turned on, the radio enters a self test routine during which time the display is activated, the self test tone will sound and the LED will light green. If the radio fails the self test a continuous low tone will sound and the display will show a failure message.

  • Page 23: Radio Calls

    RADIO CALLS The contact list can be entered directly by one click of the rotary knob (1) when the radio is in Making a Call the IDLE STATE. Use the rotary knob to scroll through the list and select the required name The radio is capable of making a variety of or number as indicated in step 4 below.
  • Page 24 To Add an Entry When finished with call. to enter Menu Mode. CLEAR BUTTON or x or until: Add Contact to select: Tone A sounds Add Contact Call Ended You will see: Name? If a contact list number is selected but no call request is sent, the display is held until tone H Use the keypad to enter the name (see pages sounds and then reverts to the IDLE STATE.
  • Page 25 To Delete an Entry To Edit an Entry to enter Menu Mode. to enter Menu Mode. until: until: Delete Contact Contact List to select: to select: Delete Contact Contact List You will see current until you see the entry you want entry e.g.: Alias 1 to edit...
  • Page 26 To Search for an Entry Use the keypad to edit the number (see pages 8 and 9) or delete and enter a new number. When in Contact List or Delete Contact menu, you Use the d key to delete the last digit or the may search for an alias (name) by entering CLEAR key to delete entire entry.

  • Page 27: User Absent

    User Absent When you are able to take calls, ensure that User Absent is switched off by: User Absent can be selected on your radio when you are unable to take calls. Any calls to to enter Menu Mode. your radio wil be put into the Missed Calls list automatically and the message ‘Will Call Back’...

  • Page 28: Dedicated Calls

    Missed Calls list automatically and the Manual Dialling message “Will call back” sent to the caller. To make a call from the keypad (12) When you return to your radio, check whether tone G sounds every 10 seconds which Enter Telephone Number indicates that your radio is in user absent (PSTN calls always...

  • Page 29: Last Number Redial

    Last Number Redial Keypad Edit If the radio is displaying a Contact List number, The last number dialled by the radio is stored a Keypad Dialled number, Status number or in the memory of the radio. Missed Call number, the last digit may be Partially entered numbers are also stored.

  • Page 30: Ending A Call

    Ending a Call Cancelling a Call Always end a call by: At any time while setting up a call it may be cancelled by: CLEAR BUTTON or x or CLEAR BUTTON or x or Tone A sounds Call Ended Cancelling See "Call Progress - Ending a Call".

  • Page 31: Receiving A Call

    Receiving A Call Receiving a call on an FOACSU system When the radio is called: There are two types of systems on which the radio may be used, Off Air Call Set Up (OACSU) Ring tone sounds Caller ID and Full Off Air Call Set Up (FOACSU). If you are in doubt about which system you are PTT button or to accept call.

  • Page 32: Missed Calls

    To view the calls in the list via the menu Missed Calls If a call remains unanswered, the call will be to enter Menu Mode. stored by the radio, provided that missed calls have been programmed into your radio. until: Missed Calls Up to ten calls can be stored.
  • Page 33 Examples: You can call back to any number in the Missed Call list by: Display shows Bob V until: Alias where Bob is the alias of the calling unit and V is a voice message associated with the call PTT button or to make the call.
  • Page 34 To exit the Missed Call List: On a successful call set- up, the entry is automatically deleted from the list together with x button an associated voice message. or MISSED CALL button to exit Menu mode. Unanswered calls may be deleted from the Missed Call list at any time by pressing: Display shows: Idle freetext...

  • Page 35: Call Diversion

    Call Diversion Examples: Incoming speech calls or status calls can be *41*234# diverted by: Will divert all calls from your radio to the radio From your radio with ID “234” From another radio *44*234* 432# When the radio is in the IDLE STATE, call diversion can be initiated by: Will redirect all calls from the radio with ID “234”...
  • Page 36 To cancel Call Diversion: To cancel call diversion from your radio followed by necessary and To cancel call diversion from another radio followed by necessary and * “ID” (234 in example)# To cancel calls redirected to your radio followed by necessary and English...

  • Page 37: Special Calls

    SPECIAL CALLS Storing SDMs Incoming SDMs are stored on receipt in the Short Data Messages (SDM) Short Data Message Calls List. Up to ten Short data messages may be set up, sent and SDMs can be stored by the radio. The data received using the radio keypad and controls.
  • Page 38 To view the calls in the list via the menu To save an SDM to be retained after the radio is switched off. to enter Menu Mode. Read the data message in the Data Calls List. until: Data Calls to select: Data Calls You will see: Save?
  • Page 39 Deleting Messages from the Data Calls List Status/Voice Call replies to an SDM Where an SDM contains a calling party To delete data messages from the data calls number, the radio can respond with a status list or while viewing data messages. message or voice call.

  • Page 40: Making An Sdm

    Making an SDM Call To initiate a data call via the keypad: SDM Calls may be initiated in three different Part of modifier ways: 2 Enter message from keypad in alphanumeric Via the keypad using a Call modifier characters (ref pages 8 & 9) Via the Contact List Final part of modifier Note: The maximum data message size is limited...
  • Page 41 To initiate a Data call via the contact list In this method data may consist of alphanumeric characters which are pre-programmed into your radio by your dealer. to enter Menu Mode. until: Contact List to select: Contact List until: Alpha Alias Number Ring Tone Alpha Alias...

  • Page 42: Status Calls

    Status Calls Make the call by: A status is a code for transmitting prearranged PTT button or to make radio call. messages, e.g. status “05” may indicate “Return to Base”. You will see: Sending Status Making a Status Call To initiate a status call via the menu: Status Calls may be initiated in two different ways: to enter Menu Mode.

  • Page 43: Receiving A Status Call

    Receiving a Status Call until: Alpha Alias (required name or Your radio receives a Status Call when: number) Tone G sounds Alternatively, a valid e.g. number can be Display alternates Status 04 dialled from the key- *004*207 every 2 second pad: between: On Break...

  • Page 44: Emergency Calls

    Emergency Calls Emergency can be stopped by one of the following: An emergency call allows you the highest form of priority calling and normally takes Switching the radio Off and On again. precedence over all other calls. Pressing the CLEAR button. Your radio can be programmed to give you a one-button quick access to call a particular The emergency time duration is reached.

  • Page 45: Priority Calls

    Priority Calls Broadcast Calls A priority call allows you to gain priority over A broadcast call allows you to make calls to other users of the system when requesting a groups of radios. Note that on a broadcast call call. only the calling radio can talk and there is no indication that any radios in the group have To initiate a priority call:...

  • Page 46: Dtmf

    DTMF DTMF means Dual Tone Multi Frequency and is used when the radio is required to operate in a radio system with an interface to telephone systems. An access code, which is system dependent, is normally needed for DTMF, please contact your dealer or network manager for further information.

  • Page 47: Personality

    PERSONALITY Talkgroup Talkgroup is an MPT personality following the The personalities described below are same rules or protocol, but is primarily for programmed into your radio by your dealer and talkgroup calls. In talkgroup personality, are accessible either via the personality button talkgroups are contained in a Talkgroup list, or via the menu.

  • Page 48: Conventional Mode

    Incoming calls to fixed and dynamic group Conventional Mode numbers are detailed in Receiving a Call and In the conventional mode your radio operates displayed under Call Progress - Receiving. as a standard two-way radio. To make an outgoing call to a selected Select the personality “Conventional”...

  • Page 49: Personality Selection

    In the conventional mode, the radio is Personality Selection equipped with a time out timer. A speech Personality selection may be entered directly limitation alert tone will sound a few seconds by pressing the Personality button (5). You may before the transmitter in your radio is switched then scroll using the rotary knob and select a off.
  • Page 50 The display will be held for 2 seconds while your radio retunes to the new personality. Your radio will return to the idle state: Freetext English...

  • Page 51: Features

    FEATURES Record the call or part of the call. VOICE STORAGE The Voice Storage Warning alert sounds Voice storage allows you to perform various when the memory is nearly full. voice related tasks which include voice The Voice Storage Full alert sounds when the recorder and voice message facilities.
  • Page 52 To record a memo: 10 The Voice Storage Full alert sounds when the memory is full and recording ceases. Ensure radio is in IDLE STATE. You will see: Storage Full to enter Menu Mode. 11 Release the Record/Playback button at any until: Voice Storage time to stop recording.
  • Page 53 To playback a recorded call or memo: Current message deleted. Display shows next message. Ensure radio is in IDLE STATE. Alernatively, with radio in IDLE STATE to enter Menu Mode. Press the Record/Playback button to playback until: Voice Storage the first recorded call or memo. to select: Voice Storage You will see:...

  • Page 54: Voice Message

    Voice Message 10 You will see: Record Msg You can pre-record a greetings message to be 11 Press and hold the Record/Playback button, automatically played to a caller when you are the Voice Storage Recording alert sounds absent and the voice message facility is momentarily.
  • Page 55 To playback a message from callers: Enter the Missed Calls list as detailed in RADIO CALLS - Missed Calls. Any calls having a V suffix have an associated voice message e.g. Bob V. until: Bob V to playback the message. to skip to end of the message.

  • Page 56: Call Progress

    Call Progress Unit number invalid Invalid Number When in operation, your radio monitors each System busy, try again step in setting up a call whether sending or System Busy receiving. These steps are displayed to provide Alerting called unit Alerting you with call progress and indicate call types.

  • Page 57: Call Progress - Receiving

    Call Progress - Receiving Talkgroup call received Talkgroup NN Tone Display Comment (NN is list number) A call is being received Caller ID Dynamic group call Dynamic NN on OACSU received (may be alias or number - NN) Ring A call is being received Caller ID on FOACSU.

  • Page 58: Call Progress - Cancelling

    Call Progress - Cancelling a call Call Progress - Ending a call Tone Display Comment Tone Display Comment Call successfully can- Call ended, another call Cancelling Call Ended celled by user can now be made English...

  • Page 59: Safety Information

    Two-Way Radios • European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardisation (CENELEC): This section provides information and instructions for the safe and efficient operation of Motorola Portable • ENV. 50166-1 Human Exposure to Electro- and Mobile Two-Way Radios. 1995 E magnetic Fields Low Fre-...

  • Page 60: Radio Operation And Eme Exposure

    Portable Radio Operation and Operational Warnings EME Exposure When transmitting with a portable W A R N I N G Vehicles With an Air Bag radio, hold the radio in a vertical MAN WITH RA position with its microphone 2.5 to 5 Do not place a portable radio in the area over an air centimeters (1 to 2 inches) away from your mouth.

  • Page 61: Blasting Caps And Areas

    Blasting Caps and Areas Batteries To avoid possible interference with blasting All batteries can cause property damage and/or operations, turn off your radio when you are near bodily injury such as burns if a conductive material electrical blasting caps, in a blasting area, or in such as jewellery, keys, or beaded chains touch areas posted: “Turn off two-way radio.”...
  • Page 62 NOTES English...

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