Motorola Astro Radio Software 68 81098e85 O Manual

 
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ASTRO SABER Portable: Button and Switch Location Diagram                     
(Button and Switch Location Purposes Only)
SIDE BUTTON 2
SIDE BUTTON 3
SIDE BUTTON 1
CONCENTRIC
ROCKER SWITCH
TOP BUTTON
1
4
GHI
7PRS
2ABC
5JKL
8TUV
3DEF
6MNO
9WXY
0
HOME
7 9
531
1
A
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(with softkeys)
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ASTRO XTS 3000 Portable: Button Location Diagram (Button Location 
Purposes Only)
1
23
4
56
7
8
09ABCDEF
GHIJKLMNO
PRSTUVWXY
HOME
XTS 3000
A
B
C
A
B
C
PRS
XTS 3000
A
B
C
XTS 3000 Basic Model XTS 3000 Full Keypad and Display Model 
ORANGE (TOP) BUTTON
TWO-POSITION 
CONCENTRIC SWITCH
THREE-POSITION
(A/B/C) SWITCH
SIDE BUTTON 1
TOP
SIDE BUTTON 2
SIDE BUTTON 3
NOTE: Call outs listed on the XTS3000 Full Keypad and Display
Model, also refers to the XTS3000 Basic Model. 

 
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Step-by-Step 
Programming 
Instructions
 
The directions below are designed to give you an overview of the radio 
programming procedure. Use the sample chart for a Conventional 
radio on page 30 to record the features that you wish to program into 
your radio. Refer to Appendix F for a blank form you can use for other 
Conventional radios. 
Read Current Radio’s 
Personality (Codeplug)
 
Before you program the ASTRO radio, you must first read and access 
the current radio’s personality (codeplug...

 
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Program the Phone List
(
 
if applicable
 
)
 
Listed below are the steps required to create a phone list for an ASTRO 
radio ( 
This task can be programmed ONLY if the Phone List feature is 
available on the current model 
):
1. Press  
F4 
 at the RADIO WIDE CONFIGURATION MENU to bring up 
the PHONE CONFIGURATION screen.
2. Press  
Ta b 
 as many times as necessary to advance the prompt to the 
Phone Num Display Format field.
3. Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to select USA.
4. Press  
Ta b 
 to...

 
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10. Press  
Ta b 
 to advance the prompt to the Transmit Squelch Type 
field. Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to select PL, DPL, or Disabled.
11. If your selection for Squelch Type is PL or DPL, press  
Tab   
to 
advance the prompt to the Code field. Use the UP/DOWN arrow 
keys to scroll for choices, or type in the code directly.
12. Press  
Ta b 
 to advance the prompt to the 
  
Signalling Type field and 
select “MDC” or “None”.
13. Press  
Ta b 
 to advance the prompt to the Tx Voice/Signal Type field....

44 9. Repeat steps 6 through 8 for the other channels.
10. Press F10 to return to the CHANGE/VIEW MENU.
NOTE:If more than 16 personalities (channels) were created,
an additional zone will be required. Zones can be added on the
ZONE/CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT screen (F4/F8) by pressing F2. 
Fill In the Scan ListNow that the Zone/Channel features have been programmed, fill in 
the Scan List as follows:
1. From the CHANGE/VIEW MENU, press F3 to access the RADIO 
WIDE CONFIGURATION MENU.
2. Press F5 to bring up the...

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Program Personality 
into Archive and Back-up 
FilesYou have just saved the personality to the radio, but it is important to 
save it on disk to archive and back-up files just in case it is needed later. 
Below are the steps to save the radios personality to archive and back-
up files.
1. Press F3 at the MAIN MENU to bring up the GET/SAVE/PROGRAM 
MENU.
2. Press F7 at the GET/SAVE/PROGRAM MENU to access the SAVE 
CODEPLUG DATA TO ARCHIVE FILE screen. The archive diskette 
drive and path name, current...

465. Assign personalities to switch positions on the ZONE/CHANNEL 
ASSIGNMENT screen (F4/F8).
6. Fill in the scan list with desired zone/channel entries.
7. Program the radio.
Step-by-Step 
Programming 
InstructionsThe directions below and the button/switch/menu item defaults listed
below for each model are designed to guide you in programming a ba-
sic ASTRO Trunked Radio. Use the sample chart for a Trunked radio on
the following page to record the features that you wish to program
into your radio....

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ASTRO SABER II Radio 
Button/Switch/Menu 
Item DefaultsThe ASTRO SABER radio’s button/switch/menu item defaults are 
provided below for your reference:
ITEM H35 H37 H38 
Top Button Emergency Emergency Emergency
16-Position Rotary Channel Select Channel Select Channel Select
Side Button 1 (Top) Monitor Phone Phone
Side Button 2 Light Light Light
Side Button 3 Talkaround/
DirectPrivate Call  Site Display/
Search 
Two-Position 
Concentric SwitchBlank (A)
Scan   (B)Blank (A)
Scan   (B)Blank
Concentric...

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Trunked Radio Personality Chart
Feature Name ExamplePers
1Pers
2Pers
3Pers
4Pers
5Pers
6Pers
7Pers
8Pers
9Pers
10Pers
11Pers
12Pers
13
System Type I/IIi
System ID 0293
Individual ID 200
Coverage Type SMARTZONE
Affiliation Type Auto
Control Channel 1 961.5625
Control Channel 2 981.0875
Talkgroup 1 E01
Talkgroup 2 E03
TG Strapping Digital
Zone 1
Scan List 1
Scan Type Talkgroup
Interconnect Unlimited
Phone Display Format USA
Private Call Yes
Private Call Type EPC
Private Call Operation Unlimited