Motorola Astro Radio Software 68 81098e85 O Manual

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ASTRO SABER III Radio 
Button/Switch/Menu 
Item DefaultsThe ASTRO SABER radio’s button/switch/menu item defaults are 
provided below for your reference:
ASTRO XTS 3000 III 
Radio Button/Switch/
Menu Item DefaultsThe ASTRO XTS 3000 radio’s button/switch/menu item defaults are 
provided below for your reference:
ITEMH35
Full Display
Full KeypadH37 
Full Display
Full KeypadH38 
Full Display
Full Keypad
Top Button Emergency Emergency Emergency
16-Position Rotary Channel Select Channel Select Channel...

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ASTRO Mobile 
Radio 
Conventional/
Trunking Button 
Locations
ASTRO Mobile Control Head Button Location Diagrams (Button Location 
Purposes Only)
 
ASTRO Mode
Conventional Ta
Mode
Vol
Mic
Phon
Call Sel
H/LMon Dir
PWRScan
XMIT
BUSY DIM
HOME
ILLUSTRATOR ENDATE
DESCRIPTION
LETTERINGREQUIRES
EDITOR CHDATE

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Conventional Talkaroun
MAEPF-23196-A
XMIT
BUSY
Mode
Volume
Pwr
Phon
Call Sel Scan
Mic
Home
Dim
H/L
Dir Mon
ILLUSTRATORENGINEER DATE
LETTERING SIZE:
REQUIRES:
EDITORCHECKER...

51 ASTRO  Mobile Control Head Button Location Diagrams (Button Location 
Purposes Only) (Continued)
XMIT BUSY
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Pri
Non
Pri
Emer DirScan
Call
Mode Vol Sel
Home
PageRpgmSite
Phon H/L Lock
Rcl Sql
Del
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ASTRO MoSele
DESCRIPTION
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ILLUSTRATOR DATE
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O#Del    Rcl
Mode
Vol
MicPhon
Call Sel
PWRScan
XMIT
BUSY DIM
HOME
1Ste2
3Lck
4Sts5Rpg6Msg
7H/L8Mon9Dir
MAEPF-23198-A
Sec Secure
Phone Phone
Scan Scan
Call Call
Sel Select
AMSS Lock AMSS Lock
Ste...

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Read Current Radio’s 
Personality (Codeplug)Before you can program the ASTRO radio, you must first read and 
access the current radio’s personality (codeplug data). Follow these 
steps to read the codeplug:
1. At the MAIN MENU, press F3 to get to the GET/SAVE/PROGRAM 
MENU.
2. Press F2 to get the current radio’s codeplug data. A status bar will 
keep you updated as to how much of the codeplug has been read.
Program the Radio-Wide 
FeaturesAfter the radios codeplug data has been read, the RSS will allow...

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Program Trunking 
PersonalitiesAfter the Trunked system has been added, a Trunking personality must 
be created to support that system. Follow the steps below to program 
a Trunking personality with two talkgroups.
NOTE:You must have a System Key to create a Trunking
personality.
1. From the TRUNKING MENU, press F4 to go to the TRUNKING 
PERSONALITY screen.
2. Press F2 to add a personality. Press F2 again to insert after the 
current entry or F3 to add to the end of the list.
3. Press Ta b to advance...

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Create a Talkgroup Scan 
with One ListNow that the Zone/Channel features are programmed, fill in the Scan 
List as follows:
1. From the CHANGE/VIEW MENU, press F3 to access the RADIO 
WIDE CONFIGURATION MENU.
2. From the RADIO WIDE CONFIGURATION MENU, press F5 to 
bring up the SCAN LIST screen. If “1” is not already displayed for 
Scan List number, press F3 to see previous list. If “1” is displayed, 
proceed.
3. If Scan Type is not already highlighted, press Ta b to advance the 
prompt to Scan Type...

55 12. Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to select USA.
13. Press Ta b to advance the prompt to the Phone Number field.
14. Type in desired phone number.
15. Press Ta b to advance the prompt to the Phone Text field.
16. Type in the desired name.
Repeat steps 13 through 16 to add the desired phone numbers and 
names.
17. Press F10 to go to the CHANGE/VIEW MENU.
Program Private Call 
with a Call ListNext, program Private Call with a Call List as follows:
1. From the CHANGE/VIEW MENU, press F4 to access the...

568.For ASTRO SABER radios, press the UP/DOWN arrow keys to select 
Scan for position A and Blank for position B. For XTS 3000 radios, 
press Ta b to advance to the Three-Position Toggle Switch and then 
press the UP/DOWN arrow keys to select Scan for position A and 
Blank for positions B and C.
9. Press Ta b to advance to the Rocker Switch field (for ASTRO SABER 
radios) or to the Two-Position Concentric Switch (for XTS 3000 
radios).
10. Use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to select Secure Tx for position B...

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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 backup files for future use. Below are the 
steps to save the radios personality to archive and backup 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 model number, and...

58an archive file. This image will have the source codeplugs personality, 
but the tuning data of the target codeplug will remain unchanged.
In this tutorial, the source personality is the file saved in the first 
tutorial, and the target radios are the remaining radios that have not 
yet been programmed.
NOTE:The IDs for MDC-1200, DTMF, etc. must be changed
manually if you want to have unique IDs! You may do this by
accessing the CHANGE/VIEW immediately after cloning each
radio.
Follow the steps below to...