Motorola SL7550 User Manual

PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL TWO-WAY RADIOMOTOTRBO™ SL7550 PORTABLEUSER GUIDE

Important Safety InformationEnglishviiiImportant Safety InformationProduct Safety and RF Exposure ComplianceATTENTION! This radio is restricted to occ

Advanced FeaturesEnglish86Radio restarts Screen Saver Pre Duration upon any user input and over the air transaction. After being in Screen Saver mode

Advanced FeaturesEnglish87 Auto Keypad LockYou can enable/disable your radio’s auto keypad lock to avoid inadvertent key entry. Procedure:1 c to acces

Advanced FeaturesEnglish88Turning the Voice Operating Transmission (VOX) Feature On or OffThis feature allows you to initiate a hands-free voice activ

Advanced FeaturesEnglish89Turning the Option Board Feature(s) On or OffA channel can support up to 6 option board features. Refer to your dealer or sy

Advanced FeaturesEnglish90NOTE: At Step 3, you can also use < or > to change the selected optionMenu TimerSet the period of time your radio stay

Advanced FeaturesEnglish912 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select.3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select.4 ^ or v to Intelligent Audio.5

Advanced FeaturesEnglish92Checking the Radio Alias and ID Displays the ID of your radio. Procedure: Press the programmed Radio Alias and ID button to

AccessoriesEnglish93AccessoriesYour radio is compatible with the accessories listed in this chapter. Contact your dealer for details.Antennas . . . .

AccessoriesEnglish94Chargers• Multi-Unit Charger, US Plug (PMLN5916_)• Micro USB Charger, US Plug (PMPN4009_) Miscellaneous Accessories• 1370 mAH Batt

Batteries and Chargers WarrantyEnglish95Batteries and Chargers WarrantyThe Workmanship Warranty The workmanship warranty guarantees against defects in

Computer Software CopyrightsEnglishixComputer Software CopyrightsThe Motorola products described in this manual may include copyrighted Motorola compu

Limited WarrantyEnglish96Limited WarrantyMOTOROLA COMMUNICATION PRODUCTSI. WHAT THIS WARRANTY COVERS AND FOR HOW LONG:MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. (“MOTOR

Limited WarrantyEnglish97INABILITY TO USE SUCH PRODUCT, TO THE FULL EXTENT SUCH MAY BE DISCLAIMED BY LAW.III. STATE LAW RIGHTS:SOME STATES DO NOT ALLO

Limited WarrantyEnglish98VI. PATENT AND SOFTWARE PROVISIONS:MOTOROLA will defend, at its own expense, any suit brought against the end user purchaser

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Handling PrecautionsEnglishxHandling PrecautionsThe MOTOTRBO Series Digital Portable radio meets IP54 specifications. Your radio limits protection aga

Operating PrecautionsEnglishxiOperating Precautions• Transmit no more than the rated duty factor of 50% of the time. To transmit (talk), push the Push

NotesEnglishxiiNotes NAG-LACR.book Page xii Wednesday, May 2, 2012 2:47 PM

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:Attaching the Battery. . . . . . . . . .

Preparing Your Radio for UseEnglish3Charging the Battery Your radio is powered by a Lithium-Ion (Li-lon) battery. To avoid damage and comply with warr

Preparing Your Radio for UseEnglish4Attaching the Earpiece/Audio AccessoryThe audio jack is located on the antenna side of the radio. It is used to co

Preparing Your Radio for UseEnglish5NOTE: Brightness is set via the manual brightness mode and auto brightness is controlled by the radio’s photo sens

Identifying Radio ControlsEnglish6Identifying Radio ControlsTake a moment to review the following:Radio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Identifying Radio ControlsEnglish7Programmable ButtonsYour dealer can program the programmable buttons as shortcuts to radio functions or preset chann

Identifying Radio ControlsEnglish8Assignable Radio FunctionsActions – A programmable button to access a CPS programmable action list.Audio Routing – T

Identifying Radio ControlsEnglish9Repeater/Talkaround*‡ – Toggles between using a repeater and communicating directly with another radio.Ring Alert Ty

Identifying Radio ControlsEnglish10Press the Menu/OK button to select your desired channel. Accessing the Programmed FunctionsYou can access various

Identifying Radio ControlsEnglish11Using the KeypadYou can use the alphanumeric keypad to access your radio’s features. You can use the keypad to ente

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 ControlsEnglish13IP Site ConnectThis feature allows your radio to extend communication beyond the reach of a single repeater site by

Identifying Radio ControlsEnglish14Linked Capacity PlusLinked Capacity Plus is a multi-site multi-channel trunking configuration of the MOTOTRBO radio

Identifying Status IndicatorsEnglish15Identifying Status IndicatorsYour radio indicates its operational status through the following:Display Icons . .

Declaration of ConformityEnglishiDeclaration of ConformityThis declaration is applicable to your radio only if your radio is labeled with the FCC logo

Identifying Status IndicatorsEnglish16EmergencyRadio is in Emergency mode.Job Ticket NotificationNotification List has items to review.Scan*‡Scan feat

Identifying Status IndicatorsEnglish17Call IconsThe following icons appear on the radio’s display during a call. These icons also appear in the Contac

Identifying Status IndicatorsEnglish18Mini Notice IconsThe following icons appear momentarily on the radio’s display after an action to perform task i

Identifying Status IndicatorsEnglish19Job Tickets IconsLED IndicatorThe LED indicator shows the operational status of your radio.Blinking red – Radio

Identifying Status IndicatorsEnglish20Double blinking yellow – Radio is no longer connected to the repeater while in Capacity Plus or Linked Capacity

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish21Indicator TonesHigh pitched tone Low pitched tone Making and Receiving CallsOnce you understand how your MOTOTRB

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish22Selecting a ZoneA zone is a group of channels. Your radio supports up to 250 zones, with a maximum of 160 channels

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish23Selecting a ChannelTransmissions are sent and received on a channel. Depending on your radio's configuration,

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish24Receiving and Responding to a Group CallTo receive a call made to a group of users, your radio must be configured a

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish253 To respond, hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.4 If the Channel Free Indicat

Declaration of ConformityEnglishiiNote: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to p

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish26Making a Radio CallAfter selecting your channel, you can select a subscriber ID, or group by using:• The PTT Button

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish27the PTT button, indicating the channel is free for you to respond. Press the PTT button to respond.ORIf there is no

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish287 You hear a short tone. The display shows Call Ended.NOTE: If you release the PTT button while the radio is settin

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish295 Release the PTT button to listen. When the target radio responds, the LED blinks green, the radio unmutes and the

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish30TalkaroundYou can continue to communicate when your repeater is not operating, or when your radio is out of the rep

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish31Monitoring FeaturesMonitoring a ChannelUse the Monitor feature to make sure a channel is clear before transmitting.

Advanced FeaturesEnglish32Advanced FeaturesUse this navigation guide to learn more about advanced features available with your radio:Radio Check . . .

Advanced FeaturesEnglish33Procedure: Use the menu.1 c to access the menu.2 ^ or v to Contacts and press c to select.3 ^ or v to the required subscribe

Advanced FeaturesEnglish34Remote Monitor Use the Remote Monitor feature to turn on the microphone of a target radio (subscriber alias or IDs only). No

Advanced FeaturesEnglish357 If successful, a positive indicator tone sounds and the display shows mini notice. Your radio starts playing audio from th

ContentsEnglishiiiContentsThis User Guide contains all the information you need to use the MOTOTRBO SL7550 Portable Radio. Declaration of Conformity

Advanced FeaturesEnglish36The priority icon appears left of the member’s alias, if set, to indicate whether the member is on a Priority 1 or Priority

Advanced FeaturesEnglish378 Press c to select.9 ^ or v to the required priority level and press c to select.10 The display shows mini notice, followed

Advanced FeaturesEnglish382 ^ or v to Scan and press c to select.3 ^ or v to View/Edit List and press c to select.4 ^ or v to the required alias or ID

Advanced FeaturesEnglish393 ^ or v to select Set Active List and press c to select.4 ^ or v to required list and press c to select.NOTE: The list sele

Advanced FeaturesEnglish40Deleting a Nuisance ChannelIf a particular channel continually generates unwanted calls or noise (termed a “nuisance” channe

Advanced FeaturesEnglish41• Call Alias• Call IDNOTE: You can add or edit subscriber IDs for the Digital Contacts list.Making a Group Call from Contact

Advanced FeaturesEnglish424 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 FeaturesEnglish437 Press the PTT button to make the call. The LED lights up solid green. The display shows the destination alias.8 Wait for t

Advanced FeaturesEnglish44when you long press the number key in Conventional mode (and vice versa).See Making a Group, Private or All Call with the Pr

Advanced FeaturesEnglish45 Sending a Message to a ContactProcedure:1 c to access the menu.2 ^ or v to Contacts and press c to select radio name/alias.

ContentsEnglishivMaking and Receiving Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Advanced FeaturesEnglish46Activating and Deactivating Call Ringers for Private Calls You can turn on or off the ringing tones for a received Private C

Advanced FeaturesEnglish47Assigning Ring Styles You can program your radio to sound one of ten predefined ringing tones when receiving a Call Alert or

Advanced FeaturesEnglish48Message or Job Ticket). It sounds like a good key tone or missed call. If the notification list is not empty, the radio repe

Advanced FeaturesEnglish49Missed CallsWhenever a call is missed, your radio displays a missed call message in the notification list. NOTE: The radio s

Advanced FeaturesEnglish50Viewing Details from a Call ListProcedure:1 c to access the menu.2 ^ or v to Call Log and press c to select.3 ^ or v to the

Advanced FeaturesEnglish51Making a Call Alert from the Contacts ListProcedure:1 c to access the menu.2 ^ or v to Contacts and press c to select.3 ^ or

Advanced FeaturesEnglish52Emergency OperationAn Emergency Alarm is used to indicate a critical situation. You are able to initiate an Emergency at any

Advanced FeaturesEnglish53Responding to an Emergency AlarmProcedure:When receiving an Emergency Alarm:1 In the Alarm List, ^ or v to the required alia

Advanced FeaturesEnglish54Sending an Emergency Alarm with CallThis feature allows you to send an Emergency Alarm to a group of radios. Upon acknowledg

Advanced FeaturesEnglish55If your radio has Emergency Cycle Mode enabled, repetitions of hot mic and receiving period are made for a programmed durati

ContentsEnglishvCall Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45Activating and Deactivating Call Ringers for Private Call

Advanced FeaturesEnglish56Reinitiating an Emergency ModeNOTE: This feature is only applicable to the radio sending the Emergency Alarm.There are two i

Advanced FeaturesEnglish57Text Message Features Your radio is able to receive data, for example a text message, from another radio or an e-mail applic

Advanced FeaturesEnglish58Sending a Quick Text MessageYour radio supports a maximum of 50 Quick Text messages as programmed by your dealer. While Quic

Advanced FeaturesEnglish592 The display shows transitional mini notice, confirming your message is being sent.3 If the message is sent, a tone sounds

Advanced FeaturesEnglish603 ^ or v to the required alias or ID and press c to select.OR^ or v to Manual Dial and press c to select. Key in the subscri

Advanced FeaturesEnglish61Resending a Text MessageProcedure: 1 Press c to resend the same message to the same subscriber/group alias or ID.2 If the me

Advanced FeaturesEnglish62d again to delete the message or save it to the Drafts folder.5 ^ or v to the required alias or ID and press c to select.OR^

Advanced FeaturesEnglish63NOTE: The Resend option will not be available if the current channel type (i.e. Conventional, Capacity Plus or Linked Capaci

Advanced FeaturesEnglish64Deleting All Sent Text Messages from Sent ItemsProcedure:Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to Step 3.ORFo

Advanced FeaturesEnglish65Your radio supports the following options for text messages:• Reply• Quick Reply• Forward• DeleteNOTE: The Reply option will

ContentsEnglishviDeleting a Text Message from the Inbox . . . . . 66Deleting All Text Messages from the Inbox . . . 66Job Tickets . . . . . . . . .

Advanced FeaturesEnglish663 ^ or v to Inbox and press c to select.4 ^ or v to the required message and press c to select. A subject line may be shown

Advanced FeaturesEnglish672 ^ or v to Messages and press c to select.3 ^ or v to Inbox and press c to select.4 ^ or v to Delete All and press c to sel

Advanced FeaturesEnglish68NOTE: At Step 3, you can also press # and the corresponding number key (1–9) to access the required folder. Responding to t

Advanced FeaturesEnglish69Privacy If enabled, this feature helps to prevent eavesdropping by unauthorized users on a channel by the use of a software-

Advanced FeaturesEnglish70NOTE: At Step 4, you can also use < or > to change the selected option.Covert Mode Your radio is capable of Covert Mod

Advanced FeaturesEnglish71Multi-Site Controls These features are applicable when your current radio channel is part of an IP Site Connect or Linked Ca

Advanced FeaturesEnglish72Stopping an Automatic Site SearchWhen the radio is actively searching for a new site:Procedure: Press the programmed Site Lo

Advanced FeaturesEnglish73connect to it, a tone sounds and the LED turns off. The display shows Channel Busy.8 The radio returns to the Home screen.Se

Advanced FeaturesEnglish74Procedure: Use the menu.1 c to access the menu.2 ^ or v to Contacts and press c to select. The entries are alphabetically so

Advanced FeaturesEnglish75^ or v to Manual Dial and press c to select. Key in the subscriber alias or ID and press c.4 ^ or v to Radio Enable and pres

ContentsEnglishviiTurning the Option Board Feature(s) On or Off . . 89Identifying Cable Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89Voice Annou

Advanced FeaturesEnglish76Password Lock FeaturesIf enabled, this feature allows you to access your radio via password upon powering up.Accessing the R

Advanced FeaturesEnglish77Your radio restarts the 15 minute timer for locked state when you power up.Turning the Password Lock On or OffProcedure:1 c

Advanced FeaturesEnglish789 If both of the new password inputs match:The display shows Password Changed.ORIf both of the new password inputs do not ma

Advanced FeaturesEnglish79Turning Bluetooth On and OffProcedure:1 c to access the menu.2 ^ or v to Bluetooth and press c to select.3 ^ or v to My Stat

Advanced FeaturesEnglish80Disconnecting from a Bluetooth Device Procedure:1 On your radio, press c to access the menu.2 ^ or v to Bluetooth and press

Advanced FeaturesEnglish81Editing Device Name You can edit the name of available Bluetooth-enabled devices. Procedure:1 c to access the menu.2 ^ or v

Advanced FeaturesEnglish82UtilitiesTurning the Radio Tones/Alerts On or OffYou can enable and disable all radio tones and alerts (except for the incom

Advanced FeaturesEnglish83Setting the Tone Alert Volume Offset Level You can adjust the Tone Alert Volume Offset level if needed. This feature adjusts

Advanced FeaturesEnglish84Changing the Display ModeYou can change radio’s display mode between Day or Night, as needed. This affects the color palette

Advanced FeaturesEnglish85Controlling the Display BacklightYou can enable or disable the radio’s display backlight asneeded. The setting also affects