Motorola MOTOTRBO DP 3600 User's Guide

PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL TWO-WAY RADIO SYSTEMMOTOTRBO™DP 3600/DP 3601DISPLAY PORTABLEUSER GUIDE

Computer Software CopyrightsEnglishviiiComputer Software CopyrightsThe Motorola products described in this manual may include copyrighted Motorola com

English88Third Party Peripherals Connection ModesYou can select one of the third party peripherals connection modes:• Motorola• PC and Audio• Data Acc

English89UtilitiesLocking and Unlocking the KeypadYou can lock your radio’s keypad to avoid inadvertent key entry.Procedure:1 S to access the menu.2 P

English90Setting the Squelch Level You can adjust your radio's squelch level to filter out unwanted calls with low signal strength or channels th

English91Turning the Option Board Feature(s) On or OffA channel can support up to 6 option board features. Refer to your dealer or system administrato

English92Controlling the Display BacklightYou can enable or disable the radio’s display backlight as needed. The setting also affects the Menu Navigat

English93Setting the Tone Alert Volume Offset Level You can adjust the Tone Alert Volume Offset level if needed. This feature adjusts the volume of th

English94Turning the Power Up Alert Tone On or Off You can enable and disable the Power Up Alert Tone if needed.Procedure: 1 S to access the menu.2 Po

English95Turning the LED Indicator On or OffYou can enable and disable the LED Indicator if needed.Procedure: 1 S to access the menu.2 Por Q to Utilit

English96Accessing General Radio InformationYour radio contains information on the following:• Battery• Radio Alias and ID • Software Version• Codeplu

English97Checking the Radio Alias and ID Displays the ID of your radio. Procedure: Press the programmed Radio Alias and ID button to check your radio

Handling PrecautionsEnglishixHandling PrecautionsThe MOTOTRBO Series Digital Portable radio meets IP57 specifications, allowing the radio to withstand

NotesEnglish98Notes

NotesEnglishxNotes

Getting StartedEnglish1Getting StartedTake a moment to review the following:How to Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . pa

Preparing Your Radio for UseEnglish2Preparing Your Radio for UseAssemble your radio by following these steps:Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . .

Preparing Your Radio for UseEnglish3To remove the battery, turn the radio off. Move the battery latch into unlock position and hold, and slide the bat

Preparing Your Radio for UseEnglish4Attaching the Belt ClipAlign the grooves on the clip with those on the battery and press downward until you hear a

Preparing Your Radio for UseEnglish5To remove the universal connector cover, press down on the cover and turn the thumbscrew counterclockwise. Lift th

Identifying Radio ControlsEnglish6Adjusting the VolumeTo increase the volume, turn the On/Off/Volume Control Knob clockwise.To decrease the volume, tu

Identifying Radio ControlsEnglish7Radio ControlsChannel Selector KnobOn/Off/Volume Control KnobLED Indicator1131715141312876521916410123Side Button 1*

Identifying Radio ControlsEnglish8Programmable ButtonsYour dealer can program the programmable buttons as shortcuts to radio functions or preset chann

Identifying Radio ControlsEnglish9Option Board Feature – Toggles option board feature(s) on or off for option board-enabled channels. Permanent Monito

Identifying Radio ControlsEnglish10Assignable Settings or Utility FunctionsAll Tones/Alerts – Toggles all tones and alerts on or off.Backlight – Toggl

Identifying Radio ControlsEnglish11Using the KeypadYou can use the 3 x 4 alphanumeric keypad to access your radio’s features. You can use the keypad t

Identifying Radio ControlsEnglish12Push-To-Talk (PTT) ButtonThe PTT button on the side of the radio serves two basic purposes:• While a call is in pro

Identifying Radio ControlsEnglish13Switching Between Conventional Analog and Digital ModeEach channel in your radio can be configured as a conventiona

Identifying Status IndicatorsEnglish14Capacity PlusCapacity Plus is a single-site trunking configuration of the MOTOTRBO radio system, which uses a po

Identifying Status IndicatorsEnglish15Power LevelRadio is set at Low power.Radio is set at High power.Tones DisableTones are turned off.Option BoardTh

Identifying Status IndicatorsEnglish16Call IconsThe following icons appear on the radio’s display during a call. These icons also appear in the Contac

Identifying Status IndicatorsEnglish17LED IndicatorThe LED indicator shows the operational status of your radio.Blinking red – Radio is transmitting a

ContentsEnglishiContentsThis User Guide contains all the information you need to use the MOTOTRBO Series Portables.Important Safety Information . .

Identifying Status IndicatorsEnglish18Audio TonesAlert tones provide you with audible indications of the radio’s status or the radio’s response to dat

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish19Making and Receiving CallsOnce you understand how your MOTOTRBO Portable is configured, you are ready to use your r

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish204 Por Q to the required zone and proceed to Step 7.ORKey in the first character of the required zone.5 A blinking c

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish21Receiving and Responding to a Radio CallOnce the channel, subscriber ID or group ID is displayed, you can proceed t

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish225 The LED lights up solid green.6 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the m

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish234 If the Channel Free Indication feature is enabled, you will hear a short alert tone the moment the transmitting r

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish24Receiving and Responding to a Phone Call NOTE: If Phone Call capability is enabled, you are able to respond to a Ph

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish25Phone Call as All CallProcedure:When you receive a Phone Call as an All Call:1 The first line of the display shows

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish26NOTE: Your radio must have the Privacy feature enabled on the channel to send a privacy-enabled transmission. Only

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish27Making a Private Call While you can receive and/or respond to a Private Call initiated by an authorized individu

ContentsEnglishiiReceiving and Responding to a Radio Call . . . . . . 21Receiving and Responding to a Group Call . . . . 21Receiving and Responding

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish28Making an All CallThis feature allows you to transmit to all users on the channel. Your radio must be programmed to

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish294 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone.OR For Group Call only

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish304 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.5 Press the PTT button to talk and releas

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish31Making a Group, Private or All Call with the Programmable Number Key The Programmable Number Key feature allows you

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish32Making a Phone Call with the Programmable Phone Button Procedure:1 Press the programmed Phone button to enter into

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish339 If successful:A tone sounds and the display shows Phone Call Ended. Your radio returns to the screen you were on

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish347 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio responds, the LED blinks green.8 If the Channel Free Indi

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish35Press One Touch Access button. The DTMF tone sounds. If the entry for the One Touch Access button is empty, a negat

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish36Stopping a Radio Call This feature allows you to stop an ongoing Group or Private Call to free the channel for tran

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish377 The display shows Talkaround On.ORThe display shows Talkaround Off.8 The screen automatically returns to the prev

ContentsEnglishiiiContacts Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48Making a Group Call from Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Advanced FeaturesEnglish38Advanced FeaturesUse this navigation guide to learn more about advanced features available with your radio:Radio Check . . .

Advanced FeaturesEnglish39ORProcedure: Use the menu.1 S to access the menu.2 Por Q to Contacts and press N to select.3 Por Q to the required subscribe

Advanced FeaturesEnglish40Remote Monitor Use the Remote Monitor feature to turn on the microphone of a target radio (subscriber alias or IDs only). No

Advanced FeaturesEnglish41ORPor Q to Manual Dial and press N to select.Por Q to Radio Number and press N to select.The first line of the display shows

Advanced FeaturesEnglish42Scan ListsScan lists are created and assigned to individual channels/groups. Your radio scans for voice activity by cycling

Advanced FeaturesEnglish43Editing the Scan ListAdding a New Entry to the Scan ListProcedure:1 S to access the menu.2 Por Q to Scan and press N to sele

Advanced FeaturesEnglish44Deleting an Entry from the Scan ListProcedure:1 S to access the menu.2 Por Q to Scan and press N to select.3 Por Q to View/E

Advanced FeaturesEnglish45Setting and Editing Priority for an Entry in the Scan ListProcedure:1 S to access the menu.2 Por Q to Scan and press N to se

Advanced FeaturesEnglish46ScanWhen you start a scan, your radio cycles through the programmed scan list for the current channel looking for voice acti

Advanced FeaturesEnglish47Responding to a Transmission During a ScanDuring scanning, your radio stops on a channel/group where activity is detected. T

ContentsEnglishivManaging Fail-to-Send Text Messages . . . . . . . 71Resending a Text Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71Forwarding a Text Mes

Advanced FeaturesEnglish48Contacts SettingsContacts provides “address-book” capabilities on your radio. Each entry corresponds to an alias or ID that

Advanced FeaturesEnglish494 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.5 Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED l

Advanced FeaturesEnglish505 Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up solid green. The first line displays the subscriber alias or ID.

Advanced FeaturesEnglish516 The first line of the display shows Calling. The second line of the display shows the subscriber alias or ID, and the Phon

Advanced FeaturesEnglish52NOTE: During channel access, press R to dismiss the call attempt and a negative indicator tone sounds. Your radio returns to

Advanced FeaturesEnglish536 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.7 Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED l

Advanced FeaturesEnglish54Assigning an Entry to a Programmable Number Key Procedure:1 S to access the menu.2 Por Q to Contacts and press N to select.

Advanced FeaturesEnglish55Removing the Association between Entry and Programmable Number Key Procedure:Long press the programmed number key to the req

Advanced FeaturesEnglish56Activating and Deactivating Call Ringers for Text Message You can turn on or off the ringing tones for a received Text Messa

Advanced FeaturesEnglish57Assigning Ring Styles You can program your radio to sound one of ten predefined ringing tones when receiving a Call Alert or

ContentsEnglishvSetting the Text Message Alert Tone . . . . . . . . . 94Turning the LED Indicator On or Off . . . . . . . . . . 95Turning the Intr

Advanced FeaturesEnglish58Call Log Features Your radio keeps track of all recent outgoing, answered, and missed Private Calls. Use the call log featur

Advanced FeaturesEnglish59Storing an Alias or ID from the Missed Call ListProcedure:1 S to access the menu.2 Por Q to Call Log and press N to select.3

Advanced FeaturesEnglish60Call Alert OperationCall Alert paging enables you to alert a specific radio user to call you back when they are able to do s

Advanced FeaturesEnglish61Making a Call Alert with the One Touch Access Button Procedure:1 Press the programmed One Touch Access button to make a Call

Advanced FeaturesEnglish62In addition, each alarm has the following types:• Regular – Radio transmits an alarm signal and shows audio and/or visual in

Advanced FeaturesEnglish63Responding to an Emergency AlarmProcedure:When receiving an Emergency Alarm:1 Press any button to stop all Emergency Alarm r

Advanced FeaturesEnglish64Sending an Emergency AlarmThis feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm, a non-voice signal, which triggers an alert in

Advanced FeaturesEnglish656 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone.OR Wait for the PTT Sidetone to

Advanced FeaturesEnglish663 Once the display shows Emergency Alarm Successful, speak clearly into the microphone. When hot mic has been enabled, the r

English67Text Message Features Your radio is able to receive data, for example a text message, from another radio or an e-mail application.The maximum

NotesEnglishviNotes

English68ORIf the message is not sent, a low tone sounds and the display shows Message Send Failed.If the text message fails to send, the radio return

English6910 If the message is sent successfully, a tone sounds and the display shows Message Sent.ORIf the message cannot be sent, a low tone sounds t

English70Viewing a Saved Text MessageProcedure:Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to Step 3.ORFollow the procedure below.1 S to acce

English71Deleting a Saved Text Message from DraftsProcedure:Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to Step 3.ORFollow the procedure belo

English724 If the message is sent, a tone sounds and the display shows Message Sent.ORIf the message is not sent, a low tone sounds and the display sh

English73Managing Sent Text MessagesOnce a message is sent to another radio, it is saved in Sent Items. The most recent sent text message is always ad

English74If the message is not sent, a low tone sounds and the display shows Message Send Failed.If the message fails to send, the radio returns you t

English755 At Delete Message?, press N to select Yes. The display shows Sent Items Cleared.ORAt Delete Message?, Por Q to No and press N to return to

English76Managing Received Text MessagesUse the Inbox to manage your text messages. The Inbox is capable of storing a maximum of 30 messages.Your radi

English77Viewing a Telemetry Status Text Message from the InboxProcedure: 1 S to access the menu.2 Por Q to Messages and press N to select.3 Por Q to

Important Safety InformationEnglishviiImportant Safety InformationProduct Safety and RF Exposure ComplianceATTENTION! This radio is restricted to occu

English78Deleting a Text Message from the InboxProcedure: Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to Step 3.OR Follow the procedure below

English79Privacy If enabled, this feature helps to prevent eavesdropping by unauthorized users on a channel by the use of a software-based scrambling

English80Dual Tone Multi Frequency (DTMF)The Dual Tone Multi Frequency (DTMF) feature allows the radio to operate in a radio system with an interface

English81A Members list supports a maximum of 16 channels (including the Selected Channel).NOTE: You cannot manually add or delete an entry to the Mem

English82Stopping an Automatic Site SearchWhen the radio is actively searching for a new site:Procedure: Press the programmed Site Lock On/Off button.

English83Security You can enable or disable any radio in the system. For example, you might want to disable a stolen radio, to prevent the thief from

English84Do not press R during the Radio Disable operation as you will not get an acknowledgement message.Radio EnableProcedure: Use the programmed Ra

English85Lone WorkerThis feature prompts an emergency to be raised if there is no user activity, such as any radio button press or activation of the c

English86After the third incorrect password, the display shows Wrong Password and then, shows Radio Locked. A tone sounds and the LED double blinks ye

English87Changing the PasswordProcedure:1 S to access the menu.2 Por Q to Utilities and press N to select.3 Por Q to Radio Settings and press N to sel