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Motorola ASTRO XTS 1500 User Manual

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ASTRO
XTS™ 1500
Digital Portable Radio
Model I
User Guide
6804113J52
MOTOROLA, the Stylized M Logo, ASTRO, and CommPort are registered in
the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. All other product or service names are
the property of their respective owners.
P25 radios contain technology patented by Digital Voice Systems, Inc.
© Motorola, Inc. 2002. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. 9/18/03.
Motorola, Inc.
8000 W. Sunrise Blvd.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33322

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  • Page 1 U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners. P25 radios contain technology patented by Digital Voice Systems, Inc. © Motorola, Inc. 2002. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the U.S.A. 9/18/03. Motorola, Inc. 8000 W. Sunrise Blvd.

  • Page 2: Computer Software Copyrights

    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.

  • Page 5: Special Radio Features

    If you go out of the range of the system, and can no longer lock onto a control channel, you hear a low-pitched tone. Your radio remains in this out-of-range condition until • It locks onto a control channel, • It locks onto a failsoft channel, or • It is turned off. ASTRO XTS 1500...

  • Page 6: Site Lock

    Special Radio Features Site Lock This feature allows your radio to lock onto a specific site and not roam among wide-area talkgroup sites. This feature should be used with caution, since it inhibits roaming to another site in a wide-area system.

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Select a Zone ................15 Select a Channel ..............15 Receive / Transmit ................16 Without Using the Volume Set and Monitor Buttons ....16 Use the Preprogrammed Volume Set Button ......17 Use the Preprogrammed Monitor Button ........18 ASTRO XTS 1500...
  • Page 8 Conventional Mode Operation ............19 Common Radio Features ..........21 Conventional Squelch Options ............21 Analog Squelch .................21 PL Defeat ..................21 Time-out Timer ................22 Emergency ..................23 Send an Emergency Alarm ............24 Send an Emergency Call ............25 Scan ....................27 Turn Scan On and Off ...............27 Delete a Nuisance Channel ............27 Conventional Scan Only ............28 Telephone Calls (Trunking Only) .............29...
  • Page 9 Headsets and Headset Accessories ......... 42 Radio Interface Modules for Ear Microphones ......42 Speaker, Remote Speaker ............43 ® CommPort Integrated Microphone/Receivers ......43 Switches ..................43 Glossary ............... 45 Commercial Warranty ..........49 Index ................55 ASTRO XTS 1500...

  • Page 11: General Radio Operation

    C a u t i o n Note: An operational procedure, practice, or condition, etc. which is essential to emphasize. The following special notations identify certain items: Example Description Top button Buttons are shown in bold print. ASTRO XTS 1500...

  • Page 12: Xts 1500 Model I Radio

    General Radio Operation XTS 1500 Model I Radio...

  • Page 13: Physical Features Of The Xts 1500 Model I Radio

    Control Knob Top Button Microphone (programmable) 10 Top Side (Select) Button (programmable) Speaker 11 Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button Universal Connector 12 Side Button 1 (programmable) 16-Position Knob 13 Side Button 2 (programmable) (programmable) 3-Position Concentric 14 Battery Switch (programmable) ASTRO XTS 1500...

  • Page 14: Programmable Features

    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...

  • Page 15: Led Indicators

    Invalid Key-Press when the wrong key is pressed. Radio Self-Test when the radio fails the power- Short, Failed up self test. Low-Pitched Reject when an unauthorized request Tone is made. Time-Out Timer four seconds before time out. Warning ASTRO XTS 1500...
  • Page 16 General Radio Operation Table 3: Alert Tones (Continued) You hear: Tone Name Heard: No ACK Received when the radio does not receive an acknowledgment. after time out. Time-Out Timer Timed Out Talk Prohibit/ when the PTT button is PTT Inhibit pressed, and transmissions are prevented.
  • Page 17 Call Alert, or Private Individual Call Conversation Call is received. Short, High- Low-Battery Chirp when the battery is below the Pitched Tone preset threshold value. (Chirp) Ringing Phone Call when a landline phone call is Received received. ASTRO XTS 1500...

  • Page 18: Standard Accessories

    Prior to using a new battery, charge it for a minimum of 16 hours to ensure optimum capacity and performance. For a list of Motorola approved batteries available for use with your XTS 1500 radio, see “Batteries” on page 39.
  • Page 19 Press the top of the battery against the radio until both latches click into place. Remove the Battery With the radio off, slide down the latches on the sides of the battery. Pull the top of the battery away from the radio. ASTRO XTS 1500...

  • Page 20: Antenna

    General Radio Operation Antenna For information regarding other available antennas, see page 39. Attach the Antenna With the radio off, turn the antenna clockwise to attach Remove the Antenna With the radio off, turn the antenna counter-clockwise to remove it.

  • Page 21: Belt Clip

    Press the belt clip downward until you clear a “click.” Remove the Belt Clip Use a flat-bladed object to press the belt clip tab away from the battery. Slide the belt clip upward to remove it. ASTRO XTS 1500...

  • Page 22: Universal Connector Cover

    General Radio Operation Universal Connector Cover The universal connector cover is located on the antenna side of the radio. It is used to connect certain accessories to the radio. Note: To prevent damage to the connector, shield it with the connector cover when not in use.

  • Page 23: Remote Speaker Microphone Adapter

    Attach the Adapter With the Motorola side of the adapter facing out, snap the smaller end of the adapter into place in the shroud indent, below the On/Off Volume Control Knob.

  • Page 24: Radio On And Off

    General Radio Operation Radio On and Off Turn the Radio On Turn the On/Off/Volume Control knob clockwise. • If the test is successful, you hear a medium- pitched tone. • If the test is unsuccessful, you hear a low-pitched tone. Turn off the radio, check the battery, and turn the radio on.

  • Page 25: Zones And Channels

    After you selected the zone you want, turn the preprogrammed Channel Selector switch to the desired channel. If the channel you selected is • Long, medium-pitched tone unprogrammed, you hear a long, medium-pitched tone until you select a programmed channel. ASTRO XTS 1500...

  • Page 26: Receive / Transmit

    General Radio Operation Receive / Transmit Radio users who switch from analog to digital radios often assume that the lack of static on a digital channel is an indication that the radio is not working properly. This is not the case. Digital technology quiets the transmission by removing the “noise”...

  • Page 27: Use The Preprogrammed Volume Set Button

    Set button to hear the volume set tone. Release the Volume Set button. Adjust the Volume Control Knob if necessary. Press and hold the PTT button to transmit. LED lights RED while transmitting. Release the PTT button to receive (listen). ASTRO XTS 1500...

  • Page 28: Use The Preprogrammed Monitor Button

    General Radio Operation Use the Preprogrammed Monitor Button Turn the radio on and select the desired zone and channel. Press the Monitor button and listen for activity. (See the following Conventional Mode Operation.) Adjust the Volume Control knob if necessary. Press and hold the PTT button to transmit.

  • Page 29: Conventional Mode Operation

    Press the Monitor button again, or the PTT button, to return to the original squelch setting. Note: If you try to transmit on a receive-only channel, you will hear an invalid tone until you release the PTT button. ASTRO XTS 1500...
  • Page 30 General Radio Operation Notes...

  • Page 31: Common Radio Features

    ID) that might be programmed to a channel. Place the preprogrammed PL Defeat switch in the PL Defeat position. You can now hear any activity on the channel. The radio is muted if no activity is present. ASTRO XTS 1500...

  • Page 32: Time-Out Timer

    Common Radio Features Time-out Timer The time-out timer turns off your radio’s transmitter. The timer is set for 60 seconds at the factory, but it can be programmed from 0 to 7.75 minutes (465 seconds) by a qualified radio technician. Hold down the PTT longer •...

  • Page 33: Emergency

    Your radio can be programmed for the following: • Emergency Alarm • Emergency Alarm with Emergency Call • Emergency Call Consult a qualified radio technician for emergency programming of your radio. ASTRO XTS 1500...

  • Page 34: Send An Emergency Alarm

    Common Radio Features Send an Emergency Alarm An Emergency Alarm will send a data transmission to the dispatcher, identifying the radio sending the emergency. With your radio turned on, • Red LED press the Emergency • Short tone button. The red LED lights, and you hear a short, medium-pitched tone.

  • Page 35: Send An Emergency Call

    Using this operation: means you will talk... 1. Tactical/Non-Revert on the channel you selected before you entered the emergency state. 2. Non-Tactical/Revert on a preprogrammed emergency channel. The emergency alarm is sent to this same channel. ASTRO XTS 1500...
  • Page 36 Common Radio Features Note: For ALL Emergency signals: • You can change channels while in Emergency operation if the new channel is also programmed for Emergency. The emergency alarm or call continues on the new channel. • If the new channel is NOT programmed for Emergency, an invalid tone sounds until you exit the Emergency state or change to a channel programmed for emergency.

  • Page 37: Scan

    When the radio is locked onto the channel to be deleted, press the preprogrammed Nuisance Delete button. Repeat this step to delete more channels. Note: You cannot delete priority channels or the designated transmit channel. ASTRO XTS 1500...

  • Page 38: Conventional Scan Only

    Common Radio Features The radio continues scanning the remaining channels in the list. To resume scanning the deleted channel, change channels or turn scan off and then back on again. Conventional Scan Only Make a Dynamic Priority Change While the radio is scanning, the dynamic priority change feature lets you temporarily change any channel in a scan list (except the priority- one channel) to the priority-two channel.

  • Page 39: Telephone Calls (Trunking Only)

    Phone button within 20 seconds after the call indicators begin. Press and hold the PTT button to talk; release it to listen. Press the Call Response button to hang up and return to the home display. ASTRO XTS 1500...

  • Page 40: Private Calls (Trunking Only)

    Common Radio Features Private Calls (Trunking Only) These one-to-one calls between two radios are not heard by others in the current talkgroup. Answer a Private Call Use the Preprogrammed Call Response Button. When a private call is • Two alert tones received you hear two alert •...

  • Page 41: Call Alert Paging

    When a Call Alert Page is • Four repeating tones received, you hear four • LED flashes GREEN repeating alert tones and the LED flashes GREEN. Press and hold the PTT button to talk, release it to listen. ASTRO XTS 1500...

  • Page 42: Repeater Or Direct Operation

    Common Radio Features Repeater or Direct Operation Also known as TALKAROUND operation, DIRECT lets you bypass the repeater and connect directly to another radio. The transmit and receive frequencies are the same. REPEATER operation increases the radio’s range by connecting with other radios through a repeater.

  • Page 43: Helpful Tips

    Avoid subjecting the radio to corrosives, solvents or spirits. • Do not disassemble the radio. • Keep the accessory-connector cover in place until ready to use the connector. Replace the cover immediately once the accessory has been disconnected. ASTRO XTS 1500...

  • Page 44: Service

    Helpful Tips Service Proper repair and maintenance procedures will assure efficient operation and long life for this product. A Motorola maintenance agreement will provide expert service to keep this and all other communication equipment in perfect operating condition. A nationwide service organization is provided by Motorola to support maintenance services.

  • Page 45: Battery

    25% discharge, will last even longer. Charging the Battery Motorola batteries are designed specifically to be used with a Motorola charger and vice-versa. Charging in non-Motorola equipment may lead to battery damage and void the battery warranty.

  • Page 46: Battery Recycling And Disposal

    Motorola fully endorses and encourages the recycling of NiCd batteries. In the U.S. and Canada, Motorola participates in the nationwide Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) program for NiCd battery collection and recycling. Many retailers and dealers participate in this program.

  • Page 47: Antenna

    The following antenna types are compatible with your radio: Antenna type Approx. Insulator Frequency Antenna length color range kit no. code 800 MHz Whip, 806-870 MHz NAF5037 Halfwave 800 MHz WHITE 806-870 MHz NAF5042 Stubby, Quarterwave 700/800 MHz GREEN 764-870 MHz NAF5080 Whip ASTRO XTS 1500...
  • Page 48 Helpful Tips Notes...

  • Page 49: Accessories

    Accessories Motorola provides the following approved accessories to improve the productivity of your XTS 1500 portable two-way radio. For a list of Motorola-approved antennas, batteries, and other accessories, visit the following web site which lists approved accessories: <http://www.motorola.com/cgiss/index.shtml> Antennas NAF5037...

  • Page 50: Chargers

    Accessories NNTN4117 Carrying case, Leather with 3” Belt Loop and T-strap Chargers NTN1177 Multi-Unit, Dual Rate, Rapid: 110 V NTN1178 Multi-Unit, Dual Rate, Rapid: 240 V (3-prong UK plug) NTN1179 Multi-Unit, Rapid, 240V (UK 13 MAP Plug) NTN1667 Tri-Chemistry, 110V NTN1668 Tri-Chemistry, 220V Single Unit Charger (2 Prong Euro Plug)
  • Page 51 Earpiece, mic and PTT combined, with extra-loud earphone (exceeds OSHA limits), black BDN6732 Earpiece, mic and PTT separate, with extra-loud earphone (exceeds OSHA limits), black BDN6780 Earbud, single with Mic and PTT combined, beige BDN6781 Earbud, single, receive only, black ASTRO XTS 1500...

  • Page 52: Headsets And Headset Accessories

    Accessories Headsets and Headset Accessories BDN6635 Heavy-duty VOX headset with noise-canceling boom mic (requires BDN6673 adapter) BDN6636 Heavy-duty VOX headset with throat mic (requires BDN6673) BDN6645 Noise-canceling boom mic headset with PTT on earcup BDN6673 Headset adapter cable (for use with BDN6635 and BDN6645) BDN6676 Jedi adapter...

  • Page 53: Speaker, Remote Speaker

    CommPort ear mic with ring PTT for noise levels up to 100 dB (requires BDN6676 adapter) NTN1736 CommPort ear mic with snap-on side PTT for noise levels up to 100 dB (requires BDN6676 adapter) Switches 0180300E83 Remote PTT body switch ASTRO XTS 1500...
  • Page 54 Accessories Notes...

  • Page 55: Glossary

    A channel that has traffic on it. Analog Signal An RF signal that has a continuous nature rather than a pulsed or discrete nature. ASTRO 25 Trunking Motorola standard for wireless digital trunked communications. ASTRO Motorola standard for wireless analog or Conventional digital conventional communications.
  • Page 56 Glossary Cursor A visual tracking marker (a blinking line) that indicates a location on the display. Digital Private Line A type of coded squelch using data bursts. (DPL) Similar to PL except a digital code is used instead of a tone. Digital Signal An RF signal that has a pulsed, or discrete nature, rather than a continuous nature.
  • Page 57 A conventional radio feature, where you talk through a receive/transmit facility (repeater), that re-transmits received signals in order to improve communications range and coverage. Selective Switch Any digital P25 traffic having the correct Network Access Code and the correct talkgroup. ASTRO XTS 1500...
  • Page 58 Glossary Squelch Special electronic circuitry added to the receiver of a radio which reduces, or squelches, unwanted signals before they are heard in the speaker. Standby An operating condition whereby the radio’s speaker is muted but still continues to receive data.

  • Page 59: Commercial Warranty

    Product Accessories One (1) Year Motorola, at its option, will at no charge either repair the Product (with new or reconditioned parts), replace it (with a new or reconditioned Product), or refund the purchase price of the Product during the warranty period provided it is returned in accordance with the terms of this warranty.
  • Page 60 Product item serial number) in order to receive warranty service and, also, deliver or send the Product item, transportation and insurance prepaid, to an authorized warranty service location. Warranty service will be provided by Motorola through one of its authorized warranty service locations. If you first contact the company...
  • Page 61 Commercial Warranty which sold you the Product, it can facilitate your obtaining warranty service. You can also call Motorola at 1-888-567-7347 US/Canada. V. WHAT THIS WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER: A) Defects or damage resulting from use of the Product in other than its normal and customary manner.
  • Page 62 A) that MOTOROLA will be notified promptly in writing by such purchaser of any notice of such claim; B) that MOTOROLA will have sole control of the defense of such suit and all negotiations for its settlement or compromise; and C) should the Product or parts become, or in MOTOROLA’s...
  • Page 63 Commercial Warranty the use of ancillary equipment or software not furnished by MOTOROLA which is attached to or used in connection with the Product. The foregoing states the entire liability of MOTOROLA with respect to infringement of patents by the Product or any parts thereof.
  • Page 64 Commercial Warranty Notes...

  • Page 65: Index

    ....... 17 without using the volume set and monitor buttons ...... 16 emergency remote speaker microphone adapter send an emergency alarm ..24 send an emergency call ..25 attach the adapter ....13 remove the adpater ....13 ASTRO XTS 1500...
  • Page 66 Index repeater or direct operation ..32 repeater/direct switch ....32 zone select a zone ......15 scan delete a nuisance channel ..27 turn scan on and off ....27 scan (conventional only) select a channel ......15 select a zone .......15 service .........34 site change ........

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