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Motorola GM1280 User Manual

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GM1280
User Guide
68P64110B93
Issue: July 2000

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  • Page 1 Professional Radio GM1280 User Guide 68P64110B93 Issue: July 2000...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Cancelling a Call ....22 CONTENTS Receiving a Call.....23 Receiving a Call on a OACSU System .
  • Page 4 The products described in this manual may include copyrighted computer programmes stored in semiconductor memories or other media. Laws in the United States of America and other countries preserve for Motorola Europe and Motorola Inc. certain exclusive rights for copyrighted computer programmes, including the right to copy or reproduce in any form the copyrighted computer programme.

  • Page 5: Radio Overview

    RADIO OVERVIEW Programmable Button 2 10. Edit Buttons Left/Right This user guide covers the operation of the GM1280 Professional Mobile Radio. 11. Programmable Button 3 Please read pages 59 to 62 before using this radio 12. Programmable Button 4 RADIO CONTROLS 13.
  • Page 6 Feature Description To make a call to a pre-determined number. This can be an emergency Dedicated Call/Emergency number, effectively activating an Emergency Call. Short cut to the personality menu option to select one of sixty (60) radio personalities, Personality (e.g. MPT trunking system or conventional system). Short cut to the Missed Call menu option.
  • 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 message feature. (Voice Message) English...

  • Page 8: Menu Keys

    Menu Keys Exit Key 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. y / z Up /Down Key Up 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) y / z Settings Missed Contact Voice Personality Status Calls List Storage y / z y / z select/ select/ select/ ID status/ select/ enter ID voice/ 1,2..etc enter ID...

  • Page 10: Keypad Keys

    Keypad Keys If the next character required is on the same key, press to move the cursor forward one character. 1 2 3 If an error is made, press to delete the current character and move cursor back one character. 4 5 6 For full character set, refer to the following table.

  • 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 The top screen row above the 4 information lines, show radio status indicator icons or symbols, explained in the table below. Symbol Name and Description Menu Status XPAND™ Indicator Data Calls Indicates that your radio has the Select? ( companding feature activated.
  • Page 13 Symbol Name and Description Data Calls List Indicator On, indicates a data call in the list Flashing, indicates new unread calls. Registered Indicator Indicates that a system has been acquired, and monitor in conventional mode. Signal Quality Indicator Shows the radio signal quality. Five bars indicates the best signal.

  • Page 14: Audio Signal Tones

    Audio Signal Tones (Standard) 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 15 Audio Signal Tones (Alternative) 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 16: Getting Started

    GETTING STARTED RADIO REGISTRATION When turned on, the radio enters a self test routine TURNING THE RADIO ON OR OFF 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 17: Radio Calls

    To access the contact list via the menu: RADIO CALLS Making a Call to enter Menu Mode. The radio is capable of making a variety of until: Contact List calls, including calls to individual radios, groups of radios and calls to private and public to select: Contact List telephone systems.
  • Page 18 To Add an Entry CLEAR BUTTON or x or to enter Menu Mode. Call Ended Tone A sounds until: Add Contact to select: Add Contact If a contact list number is selected but no call request is sent, the display is held until tone H You will see: Name? sounds and then reverts to the IDLE STATE.
  • Page 19 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 to entry e.g.: edit.
  • Page 20 To Search for an Entry Use the keypad to edit the number (see pages 7 and 8) or delete and enter a new number. When in Contact List or Delete Contact menu, you Use the v key to delete the last digit and the may search for an alias (name) by entering CLEAR key to delete entire entry.

  • Page 21: 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 will be put into the Missed Calls list automatically and the message ‘Will Call Back’...

  • Page 22: 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 (13) 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 23: 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 24: 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 Call Ended Cancelling Tone A sounds See "Call Progress - Ending a Call".

  • Page 25: 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) Ringing 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 26: 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 via the CPS. until: Missed Calls Up to ten calls can be stored.
  • Page 27 Examples: You can call back to any number in the Missed Call list by: Display shows Bob V until: Selected Alias where BOB is the alias of the calling unit and V is a voice (answerphone) message associated with PTT button or to make radio the call call.
  • Page 28 To exit the Missed Call List: On a successful call set- up, the entry is automatically deleted from the list together with button an associated voice message. Unanswered calls may be deleted from the MISSED CALL button to exit Menu Mode. Missed Call list at any time by pressing: Display shows: Idle Freetext...

  • Page 29: Call Diversion

    Call Diversion Examples: Incoming speech calls or status/data calls can *41*234# be 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 30 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 31: Special Calls

    SPECIAL CALLS Displaying Incoming Data The short data message display can be Short Data Messages (SDM) switched ON and OFF using the pre- Short data messages may be set up, sent and programmed Data Display button, or using the received using the radio keypad and controls. keypad or via the menu.
  • Page 32 However, if the DTE is not present e.g. Interrogating the SDM Calls List disconnected, the SDM is rejected by the radio. When an SDM call has been stored by the In this case the SDM will not be accepted radio, the display will show: (acknowledged) by the radio and will not be lost.
  • Page 33 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 34 Deleting Messages from the Data Calls List To respond with a status message, from the data call list interrogate mode or data message To delete data messages from the data calls scrolling mode, press the Status button. The list or while viewing data messages. radio will exit the data mode and enter the dialling state for example: CLEAR button...

  • Page 35: Making An Sdm Call

    Making an SDM Call To initiate a data call via the data button: SDM Calls may be initiated in three different 1 Ensure radio is in IDLE STATE ways: 2 Enter from keypad Called radio address Via the dedicated Data button or contact list: Via the keypad using a Call modifier Display shows:...
  • Page 36 To initiate a data call via the keypad: To initiate a Data call via the contact list In this method data may consist of alphanumeric Part of modifier characters which are pre-programmed into your radio by your dealer. 2 Enter message from keypad in alphanumeric to enter Menu Mode.

  • Page 37: Status Calls

    Status Calls Example of status digits in range 01-31 A status is a code for transmitting prearranged Display shows: messages, e.g. status “04” may indicate 207S04 “On Break”. 5 Display changes e.g. Making a Status Call to show status On Break message for 04: Status Calls may be initiated in three different ways:...
  • Page 38 4 Enter Called radio address Display shows for 10 Select Contact seconds 5 Display shows: *004*NNN Current entry in to display: contact list Where NNN is called radio address. Make the call by: until: Alpha Alias (required name or Press PTT button or to make a call to number) the dialled numbers...

  • Page 39: Receiving A Status Call

    Receiving a Status Call Your radio receives a Status Call when: Tone G sounds Display shows: Status 04 On Break Alias/Number Where Status message “04” / “On Break” is example status message. Note that status number (04) only will be displayed if associated message is not programmed into your radio.

  • Page 40: Emergency Calls

    Emergency Calls Press the Footswitch (if programmed as emergency button) An emergency call allows you the highest form With radio OFF of priority calling and normally takes a. Press footswitch to turn radio ON precedence over all other calls. b. Press footswitch again to send emergency Your radio can be programmed to give you a call.

  • Page 41: 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 42: 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 43: 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 44: 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 45: Personality Selection

    In the conventional mode, the radio is equipped Personality Selection with a time out timer. A speech limitation alert Personality selection may be entered directly tone will sound a few seconds before the by pressing the Personality button. You may transmitter in your radio is switched off.
  • Page 46 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 47: Features

    FEATURES Voice Recorder You can record and playback incoming calls or VOICE STORAGE make a memo using the voice recorder feature, Voice storage allows you to perform various which allows up to 2 minutes of recording. voice related tasks which include voice To record an incoming call: recorder and voice message facilities.
  • Page 48 10 Release the Record/Playback button at any time to stop recording. 11 Subsequent messages can be stored by repeating steps 6 to 10. Note: All recorded messages are retained when changing between personalities, with the exception of conventional personalities where the voice storage feature is not avail- able.
  • Page 49 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 time to stop recording.
  • Page 50 To playback a recorded call or memo: current message deleted. Display shows next message. Ensure radio is in IDLE STATE. Alternatively, 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. You will see: Playing to select:...

  • Page 51: Voice Message

    Voice Message You will see: Record Msg You must pre-record a greetings message to Press and hold the Record/Playback button, be played to a caller automatically when you the Voice Storage Recording alert sounds are absent and the voice message facility is momentarily.
  • Page 52 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 r to playback the message. r again to skip to end of message.

  • Page 53: Settings

    SETTINGS The settings described below are programmed into your radio by your dealer and are accessible either via a programmable button or via the menu. English...

  • Page 54: External Alarm

    EXTERNAL ALARM Using the External Alarm Button The external alarm feature activates the External Alarm Press the button to switch on vehicle horn and/or lights to inform you of an External Alarm , when the feature enable alert will sound and the E icon will be illuminated. incoming call when you are away from your vehicle.
  • Page 55 Using the Menu Ensure radio is in IDLE STATE. to enter Menu Mode. until: Settings to select Settings until: External Alarm to select External Alarm Display shows current status e.g. : until: to select Display shows: Selected (for 2 seconds) Radio exits menu and returns to IDLE STATE English...

  • Page 56: Car Radio Mute

    CAR RADIO MUTE Using the Menu This feature allows you to switch on and off the Ensure radio is in IDLE STATE. car radio mute feature. The Car Radio Mute automatically mutes your in-car audio to enter Menu Mode. entertainment system to allow you to hear until: incoming calls or to stop audio interference Settings...

  • Page 57: Data Display

    DATA DISPLAY Using the Menu This feature allows you to switch on and off the Ensure radio is in IDLE STATE. data display. This is important if the radio is being used with external data equipment to enter Menu Mode. (DTE) supported via MAP 27, to prevent loss until: of data messages.

  • Page 58: Backlight

    BACKLIGHT Using the Menu This feature allows you to alter the brightness Ensure radio is in IDLE STATE. of the radio display to suit conditions. to enter Menu Mode. You can set the display backlight brightness to Off, Low, Medium or High via the menu. until: Settings to select...

  • Page 59: Call Progress

    CALL PROGRESS Calls to called unit have Diverting been diverted When in operation, your radio monitors each Call unobtainable Unobtainable step in setting up a call whether sending or receiving. These steps are displayed to provide Unit unavailable Unavailable you with call progress and indicate call types. Call Progress - Sending Unit number invalid Invalid Number...

  • Page 60: Call Progress - Receiving

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

  • Page 61: Safety Information

    Protection (ICNRP - 1986) Two-Way Radios • European Committee for Electrotechnical This section provides information and instructions for Standardisation (CENELEC): the safe and efficient operation of Motorola Mobile Two-Way Radios. • ENV. 50166-1 Human Exposure to Electro- 1995 E magnetic Fields Low Fre-...

  • Page 62: Electromagnetic Interference/Compatibility

    Electromagnetic Interference/Compatibility Potentially Explosive Atmospheres Turn off your two-way radio when you are in any Note: Nearly every electronic device is susceptible area with a potentially explosive to electromagnetic interference (EMI) if atmosphere,. inadequately shielded, designed or other- wise configured for electromagnetic com- Sparks in a potentially explosive atmosphere can patibility.

  • Page 63: Radio Operation And Eme Exposure

    Mobile Radio Operation and EME Exposure Mobile Antenna Installation To assure optimal radio performance and that Install the vehicle antenna external to the vehicle human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic and in accordance with: energy is within the guidelines referenced earlier in •...

  • Page 64: General Radio Care

    General Radio Care NOTES • The use of chemicals such as detergents, alcohol, aerosol C a u t i o n sprays, and/or petroleum products may be harmful to and damage the radio housing. • Avoid physical abuse of the radio. •...

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