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GM3188
User Guide
6804113J31-O

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  • Page 1 GM3188 User Guide 6804113J31-O...
  • Page 2: Computer Software Copyrights

    Motorola. Furthermore, the purchase of Motorola products shall not be deemed to grant either directly or by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license under the copyrights, patents or patent applications of Motorola, except for the normal non-exclusive license to use that arises by operation of law in the sale of a product.
  • Page 3 1. Rotate the On/Off/Volume Control knob clockwise. You will hear the self-test pass tone and see the green LED indicator light momentarily. GM3188 Quick Reference Card 2. Rotate the On/Off/Volume Control knob counterclockwise until you hear a click and both the display and the LED indicators turn off.
  • Page 4 LED Indicators Audio Indicators for Programmable Buttons LED State/Color Indication Programmable Positive Indicator Negative Indicator Button Tone Tone Radio Call Scan Start scan Stop scan Transmitting Power Level High power selected Low power selected Flashing Red Receiving Squelch Tight Squelch Normal Squelch Flashing Red Channel Busy...
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Selecting a Radio Channel ....9 CONTENTS Sending a Call ..... . . 10 Receiving a Call .
  • Page 6: Safety Information

    Product 6804110J47) to ensure compliance with RF Safety and RF Exposure booklet energy exposure limits. enclosed with your radio. For a list of Motorola-approved antennas, batteries, and other accessories, visit the following web site which lists approved accessories: http://www.motorola.com/cgiss/ index.shtml.
  • Page 7: Radio Overview

    RADIO OVERVIEW PARTS OF THE RADIO Push-To-Talk (PTT) Button Microphone Red/Yellow/Green LED Indicators 7-Segment Speaker On/Off/Volume Display Knob Channel Selector Programmable Programmable High Power Microphone Buttons Button 1 (P1) Button 2 (P2) Indicator Jack English...
  • Page 8: Optional Enhanced Keypad Microphone (Rmn5029)

    Optional Enhanced Keypad Microphone This keypad microphone has three programmable buttons (A, B, C) below the (RMN5029) keypad that can be programmed to Your radio may be ordered with an optional conveniently activate select radio features also DTMF (Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency) available for the programmable g and h microphone that has a direct entry keypad.
  • Page 9: On/Off/Volume Knob

    On/Off/Volume Knob Basic Features Turns the radio on or off, and adjusts the LED State/Color Indication radio’s volume. Radio Call Transmitting Seven Segment Display Flashing Red Receiving The seven segment display indicates what channel is active and the power level. Flashing Red Channel Busy Scan...
  • Page 10: Programmable Buttons

    Programmable Buttons In the “Button” column, have your dealer record the name of the programmable button next to Your radio has two programmable buttons. Your the feature that has been programmed to it. dealer can program these buttons as shortcuts to various radio features.
  • Page 11 These keys are used to: • Send DTMF tones (see page 14) • Directly access preprogrammed features Function Short Press Long Press Hold Down Page Button † Volume Set Sound a tone for adjusting your radio’s volume level. Toggle silent monitor operation (also turn off Turn on open squelch Sticky Monitor...
  • Page 12: Indicator Tones

    INDICATOR TONES Positive Negative Button Indicator Tone Indicator Tone High pitched tone Low pitched tone Repeater/ Does not use Uses repeater Talkaround repeater VOX enabled VOX disabled Self Test Pass Tone Local/Distance Local Mode Distance Mode IMPROVED AUDIO FEATURES Self Test Fail Tone Companding Companding is a feature that allows further Positive Indicator Tone...
  • Page 13: Getting Started

    ADJUSTING THE VOLUME GETTING STARTED Turn the On/Off/Volume Control knob TURNING THE RADIO ON OR OFF clockwise to increase the volume, or counterclockwise to decrease the volume. On/Off/Volume –or– Control Knob Note: Your dealer can preprogram one of the programmable buttons to Volume Set. button Hold down the Volume Set (see...
  • Page 14: Sending A Call

    SENDING A CALL MONITORING It is important to monitor traffic before Turn your radio on. transmitting to ensure that you do not “talk over” someone who is already transmitting. Select the desired channel. A short press of the preprogrammed Monitor Hold the microphone vertically 1 to 2 inches button places the radio in Sticky Permanent (2.5 to 5 cm) from your mouth.
  • Page 15: Vox Operation

    VOX OPERATION Select a channel that has been preprogrammed by your dealer to enable When hands-free operation is desired, your VOX. radio can transmit by voice alone using the Note: You do not need to press a prepro- VOX feature when you speak through a voice grammed VOX button.
  • Page 16: Radio Calls

    –or– RADIO CALLS • Your radio is out of the repeater’s range but within communicating distance of another SELECTIVE RADIO INHIBIT radio. An audible indicator is heard when changing between modes. Your radio is equipped with a security feature that can temporarily render the unit inoperative To select either Repeater Mode or Talkaround when an inhibit signal is sent from the base Mode:...
  • Page 17: Setting Tight Or Normal Squelch

    SETTING TIGHT OR NORMAL RECEIVING A CALL ALERT PAGE SQUELCH When you receive a Call Alert page: Use this feature to filter out nuisance • The yellow LED indicator flashes, if pro- (unwanted) calls and/or background noise. grammed by your dealer. However, tightening squelch could cause calls •...
  • Page 18: Sending Dtmf Tones

    SENDING DTMF TONES Press and hold the microphone’s PTT button. Use with Enhanced Keypad Microphone (RMN5029) Press and release the required DTMF buttons. Use this feature to send DTMF tones to a repeater. Release the microphone’s PTT button. English...
  • Page 19: Scan

    SCAN Select a channel that has not been preprogrammed by your dealer to stop Auto Scan. You can monitor multiple channels and receive any calls that are transmitted on them. TALKBACK Channels can be programmed into a scan list by your dealer. Your radio automatically The Talkback feature allows you to respond to switches to a scan list channel when it detects a transmission while scanning.
  • Page 20: Deleting A Nuisance Channel

    DELETING A NUISANCE CHANNEL Note: You cannot delete a priority channel or last remaining channel in the scan list. Note: Your dealer must have preprogrammed Restoring Channels to the Scan List a button to Nuisance Delete to access this feature. Press the Scan button to stop the scan.

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