Motorola XPR 7550 User Manual

PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL TWO-WAY RADIOMOTOTRBO™ XPR™ 7550COLOR DISPLAY PORTABLEUSER GUIDE

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

Advanced FeaturesEnglish88ORFollow the procedure below.1 c to access the menu.2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select.3 ^ or v to Radio Settings a

Advanced FeaturesEnglish89Procedure: 1 c to access the menu.2 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select.3 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to sele

Advanced FeaturesEnglish90Turning the LED Indicator On or OffYou can enable and disable the LED Indicator if needed.Procedure: 1 c to access the menu.

Advanced FeaturesEnglish91Press c to disable VOX. The 9 disappears from beside Enabled.If the Talk Permit Tone feature is enabled (see Turning the Tal

Advanced FeaturesEnglish924 Press c to enable Voice Announcement. The display shows 9 beside Enabled.ORPress c to disable Voice Announcement. The 9 di

Advanced FeaturesEnglish933 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select.4 ^ or v to Analog Mic AGC.5 Press c to enable Analog Mic AGC. The display

Advanced FeaturesEnglish943 ^ or v to Radio Settings and press c to select.4 ^ or v to Intelligent Audio.5 Press c to enable Intelligent Audio. The di

Advanced FeaturesEnglish95• Firmware and Codeplug Versions• GPS InformationNOTE: Press d at any time to return to the previous screen or long press d

Advanced FeaturesEnglish962 ^ or v to Utilities and press c to select.3 ^ or v to Radio Info and press c to select.4 ^ or v to Versions and press c to

Advanced FeaturesEnglish97Front Panel Configuration (FPC)Your radio is able to customize certain feature parameters to enhance the use of your radio.

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

AccessoriesEnglish98AccessoriesYour radio is compatible with the accessories listed in this chapter. Contact your dealer for details.Antennas. . . . .

AccessoriesEnglish99Carry Devices• 2.5-Inch Replacement Swivel Belt Loop (PMLN5610_)• 3-Inch Replacement Swivel Belt Loop (PMLN5611_)• Hard Leather Ca

AccessoriesEnglish100Earbuds and Earpieces• Receive-Only Earbud (AARLN4885_)• Receive-Only Earbud (MDRLN4885_)• D-Shell Receive-Only Earpiece (PMLN462

AccessoriesEnglish101• IMPRES 2-Wire Surveillance Kit, Black (RLN5880_)• IMPRES 2-Wire Surveillance Kit, Beige (RLN5881_)• IMPRES 2-Wire Surveillance

Batteries and Chargers WarrantyEnglish102Batteries and Chargers WarrantyThe Workmanship Warranty The workmanship warranty guarantees against defects i

Limited WarrantyEnglish103Limited WarrantyMOTOROLA COMMUNICATION PRODUCTSI. WHAT THIS WARRANTY COVERS AND FOR HOW LONG:MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC. (“MOTO

Limited WarrantyEnglish104INABILITY TO USE SUCH PRODUCT, TO THE FULL EXTENT SUCH MAY BE DISCLAIMED BY LAW.III. STATE LAW RIGHTS:SOME STATES DO NOT ALL

Limited WarrantyEnglish105VI. PATENT AND SOFTWARE PROVISIONS:MOTOROLA will defend, at its own expense, any suit brought against the end user purchaser

NotesEnglish106Notes

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

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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 UseEnglish3Attaching the BatteryAlign the battery with the rails on the back of the radio. Press the battery firmly, and slid

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 UseEnglish5Powering Up the RadioRotate the On/Off/Volume Control Knob clockwise until you hear a click. You see MOTOTRBO (TM)

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 Knob* On/Off/Volume Control KnobLED Indicator14315171087652111184161319912123Side But

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

Identifying Radio ControlsEnglish9Permanent Monitor*‡ – Monitors a selected channel for all radio traffic until function is disabled.Privacy – Toggl

Identifying Radio ControlsEnglish10Using the 4-Way Navigation ButtonYou can use the 4-way navigation button, e, to scroll through options, increase/de

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 Radio ControlsEnglish14NOTE: You cannot manually add or delete an entry to the roam list. Check with your dealer or system administrator f

Identifying Status IndicatorsEnglish15NOTE: You cannot manually add or delete an entry to the roam list. Check with your dealer or system administrato

Identifying Status IndicatorsEnglish16Display IconsThe 132 x 90 pixels, 256 colors, liquid crystal display (LCD) of your radio shows radio status, tex

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

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

Identifying Status IndicatorsEnglish18Advanced Menu IconsThe following icons appear beside menu items that offer a choice between two options or as an

Identifying Status IndicatorsEnglish19Sent Item Icons The following icons appear in the Sent Items folder.Bluetooth Device IconsThe following icons al

Identifying Status IndicatorsEnglish20LED IndicatorThe LED indicator shows the operational status of your radio.Blinking red – Radio is transmitting a

Identifying Status IndicatorsEnglish21Indicator TonesHigh pitched tone Low pitched tone Audio TonesAlert tones provide you with audible indications

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish22Making and Receiving CallsOnce you understand how your MOTOTRBO Portable is configured, you are ready to use your r

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish23results.The alias search is case-insensitive. If there are two or more zones with the same name, the radio displays

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish24Receiving and Responding to a Radio CallOnce the channel, subscriber ID or group ID is displayed, you can proceed t

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish255 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 CallsEnglish26Procedure:When you receive an All Call:1 A tone sounds and the LED blinks green. 2 The Group Call icon appears in t

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish27Making a Radio CallAfter selecting your channel, you can select a subscriber alias or ID, or group alias or ID by u

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 CallsEnglish285 Release the PTT button to listen.When the target radio responds, the LED blinks green. You see the Group Call ico

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish29Press the PTT button to respond.ORIf there is no voice activity for a predetermined period of time, the call ends.7

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish302 Hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5.0 cm) from your mouth.3 Press the PTT button to make the call.

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish314 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone.OR For Group Call only

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish32TalkaroundYou can continue to communicate when your repeater is not operating, or when your radio is out of the rep

Making and Receiving CallsEnglish33Monitoring FeaturesMonitoring a ChannelUse the Monitor feature to make sure a channel is clear before transmitting.

Advanced FeaturesEnglish34Advanced FeaturesUse this navigation guide to learn more about advanced features available with your radio:Radio Check . . .

Advanced FeaturesEnglish35Radio Check If enabled, this feature allows you to determine if another radio is active in a system without disturbing the u

Advanced FeaturesEnglish365 The display shows transitional mini notice, indicating the request is in progress. The LED lights up solid green. 6 Wait f

Advanced FeaturesEnglish37If unsuccessful, a negative indicator tone sounds and the display shows negative mini notice.ORProcedure: Use the menu.1 c t

ContentsEnglishiiiContentsThis User Guide contains all the information you need to use the MOTOTRBO XPR Series Digital Portable Radios.Declaration of

Advanced FeaturesEnglish38Scan ListsScan lists are created and assigned to individual channels/groups. Your radio scans for voice activity by cycling

Advanced FeaturesEnglish39Editing the Scan ListAdding a New Entry to the Scan ListProcedure:1 c to access the menu.2 ^ or v to Scan and press c to sel

Advanced FeaturesEnglish40Press > to move one space to the right.Press the *DEL key to delete any unwanted characters.6 The first line of the displ

Advanced FeaturesEnglish418 ^ or v to Edit Priority and press c to select.9 ^ or v to the required priority level and press c to select.10 The display

Advanced FeaturesEnglish42Starting and Stopping ScanProcedure: Press the programmed Scan button to start or stop Scan. OR Follow the procedure below.1

Advanced FeaturesEnglish43Deleting a Nuisance ChannelIf a channel continually generates unwanted calls or noise (termed a “nuisance” channel), you can

Advanced FeaturesEnglish44Contacts SettingsContacts provides “address-book” capabilities on your radio. Each entry corresponds to an alias or ID that

Advanced FeaturesEnglish456 Wait for the Talk Permit Tone to finish (if enabled) and speak clearly into the microphone.OR Wait for the PTT Sidetone to

Advanced FeaturesEnglish46Making a Call by Alias Search You can also use alias or alphanumeric search to retrieve the required subscriber alias.This f

Advanced FeaturesEnglish47Assigning an Entry to a Programmable Number Key Procedure:1 c to access the menu.2 ^ or v to Contacts and press c to select.

ContentsEnglishivMaking and Receiving Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Selecting a Zone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Advanced FeaturesEnglish487 ^ or v to Yes and press c to select.8 The radio sounds a positive indicator tone and the display shows positive mini notic

Advanced FeaturesEnglish49Activating or Deactivating Call Ringers for Private Calls You can turn on or off the ringing tones for a received Private Ca

Advanced FeaturesEnglish50Activating or Deactivating Call Ringers for Text Message You can select, or turn on or off the ringing tones for a received

Advanced FeaturesEnglish51Assigning Ring Styles You can program your radio to sound one of ten predefined ringing tones when receiving a Call Alert or

Advanced FeaturesEnglish52Call Log Features Your radio keeps track of all recent outgoing, answered, and missed Private Calls. Use the call log featur

Advanced FeaturesEnglish535 ^ or v to Delete and press c to select.6 Press c to select Yes to delete the entry. The display shows positive mini notice

Advanced FeaturesEnglish54Making 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 FeaturesEnglish55Emergency OperationAn Emergency Alarm is used to indicate a critical situation. You are able to initiate an Emergency at any

Advanced FeaturesEnglish562 Press d and select Yes to exit the Alarm List. To revisit the Alarm List, press c to access the menu and select Alarm List

Advanced FeaturesEnglish57If your radio does not receive an Emergency Alarm acknowledgement, and after all retries have been exhausted, a tone sounds

ContentsEnglishvActivating or Deactivating Call Ringers for Call Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Advanced FeaturesEnglish58calls to sound through the radio’s speaker, until you press the PTT button to initiate the call.If your radio is set to Sile

Advanced FeaturesEnglish59Press the programmed Emergency Off button to exit the Emergency mode.6 The radio returns to the Home screen.If your radio is

Advanced FeaturesEnglish60Text Message Features Your radio is able to receive data, for example a text message, from another radio or an e-mail applic

Advanced FeaturesEnglish61If the text message fails to send, the radio returns you to the Resend option screen (see Managing Fail-to-Send Text Message

Advanced FeaturesEnglish62Sending a Quick Text Message with the One Touch Access ButtonProcedure:1 Press the programmed One Touch Access button to sen

Advanced FeaturesEnglish63Use the keypad to edit your message.Press < to move one space to the left. Press > or the # key to move one space to t

Advanced FeaturesEnglish64Resending a Text MessageProcedure: 1 Press c to resend the same message to the same subscriber/group alias or ID.2 If the me

Advanced FeaturesEnglish65d 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 FeaturesEnglish66NOTE: If the channel type (i.e. conventional digital or Capacity Plus or Linked Capacity Plus) is not a match, you can only

Advanced FeaturesEnglish67Deleting All Sent Text Messages from Sent Items Procedure:Press the programmed Text Message button and proceed to Step 3.ORF

ContentsEnglishviViewing a Text Message from the Inbox . . . . . 68Viewing a Telemetry Status Text Message from the Inbox . . . . . . . . . . . .

Advanced FeaturesEnglish68Press ^ or v to access the Read Later or Delete option screen:• Select Read Later to return to the screen you were on prior

Advanced FeaturesEnglish694 ^ or v to the required message and press c to select.5 The display shows Telemetry: <Status Text Message>.6 Long pre

Advanced FeaturesEnglish704 ^ or v to the required message and press c to select.A subject line may be shown if the message is from an e-mail applicat

Advanced FeaturesEnglish71Analog Message Encode Your radio is able to send preprogrammed messages from the Message list to a radio alias or to the dis

Advanced FeaturesEnglish72Privacy If enabled, this feature helps to prevent eavesdropping by unauthorized users on a channel by the use of a software-

Advanced FeaturesEnglish73NOTE: At Step 4, you can also use < or > to change the selected option.Dual Tone Multi Frequency (DTMF)The Dual Tone M

Advanced FeaturesEnglish74Multi-Site Controls These features are applicable when your current radio channel is part of an IP Site Connect or Linked Ca

Advanced FeaturesEnglish75Procedure: Press the programmed Site Lock On/Off button.1 A tone sounds and the display shows Site Locked.2 The LED turns of

Advanced FeaturesEnglish76Security You can enable or disable any radio in the system. For example, you might want to disable a stolen radio, to preven

Advanced FeaturesEnglish77Radio EnableProcedure: Use the programmed Radio Enable button.1 Press the programmed Radio Enable button.2 ^ or v to the req

ContentsEnglishviiVoice Announcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91Call Forwarding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Advanced FeaturesEnglish78Lone WorkerThis feature prompts an emergency to be raised if there is no user activity, such as any radio button press or ac

Advanced FeaturesEnglish79ORIf the password is incorrect:The display shows Wrong Password. Repeat Steps 2.ORAfter the third incorrect password, the di

Advanced FeaturesEnglish80NOTE: At Step 6, you can also use < or > to change the selected option.Changing the PasswordProcedure:1 c to access th

Advanced FeaturesEnglish81Bluetooth OperationThis feature allows you to use your radio with a Bluetooth-enabled device (accessory) via a Bluetooth con

Advanced FeaturesEnglish824 ^ or v to the required device and press c to select.OR^ or v to Find Devices to locate available devices. ^ or v to the re

Advanced FeaturesEnglish832 A tone sounds and display shows Route Audio to Radio.ORA tone sounds and display shows Route Audio to Bluetooth.Viewing De

Advanced FeaturesEnglish84Notification ListYour radio has a Notification List that collects all your “unread” events on the channel, such as unread te

Advanced FeaturesEnglish85NOTE: At Step 5, you can also use < or > to change the selected option.Turning Keypad Tones On or OffYou can enable an

Advanced FeaturesEnglish86Turning the Talk Permit Tone On or Off You can enable and disable the Talk Permit Tone if needed.Procedure: 1 c to access th

Advanced FeaturesEnglish87Changing the Display ModeYou can change radio’s display mode between Day or Night, as needed. This affects the color palette