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... Microphone Gain 34 Battery Save 34 Reset to Factory Defaults 34 End of Transmission Tone (Roger Beep Tone 35 Programming Features 36 Programming Mode 36 Learning to Read the Values the Radio Signals You 36 Entering Programming Mode 39 Reading Frequencies Values 39 English 2 Reading CTCSS/DPL Values 40 Reading Auto-Scan Values 41...
... Microphone Gain 34 Battery Save 34 Reset to Factory Defaults 34 End of Transmission Tone (Roger Beep Tone 35 Programming Features 36 Programming Mode 36 Learning to Read the Values the Radio Signals You 36 Entering Programming Mode 39 Reading Frequencies Values 39 English 2 Reading CTCSS/DPL Values 40 Reading Auto-Scan Values 41...
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...Radio using the Radio to Radio (R2R) Cloning Cable (Optional Accessory 53 Cloning using the CPS (Computer Programming Software 55 Troubleshooting 56 Use and Care 60 Frequency and Code Charts 61 RDX VHF Frequencies Chart 61 RDV2020 - VHF Default Frequencies Chart 65 RDX UHF Frequencies Chart 66 RDU2020 - UHF... Default Frequencies Chart 71 CTCSS and PL/DPL Codes 72 Programming Customized Frequencies on 4W/5W RDX models 75 Motorola Limited ...
...Radio using the Radio to Radio (R2R) Cloning Cable (Optional Accessory 53 Cloning using the CPS (Computer Programming Software 55 Troubleshooting 56 Use and Care 60 Frequency and Code Charts 61 RDX VHF Frequencies Chart 61 RDV2020 - VHF Default Frequencies Chart 65 RDX UHF Frequencies Chart 66 RDU2020 - UHF... Default Frequencies Chart 71 CTCSS and PL/DPL Codes 72 Programming Customized Frequencies on 4W/5W RDX models 75 Motorola Limited ...
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...to switch the radio to give battery status, power-up status, radio call information and scan status. Antenna For models RDU2020, and RDV2020 the antennas are removable. LED Indicator Used to different channels. CPS. Model Label Indicates the model of batteries. RADIO OVERVIEW English ...8226; The Side Button 2 is a general button that can be configured by the Computer Programming Software - The Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) Battery RDX Series™ provides different types of the radio. For RDV5100, RDU4100 antennas are non-removable. The default setting of SB1 is 'Scan/Nuisance...
...to switch the radio to give battery status, power-up status, radio call information and scan status. Antenna For models RDU2020, and RDV2020 the antennas are removable. LED Indicator Used to different channels. CPS. Model Label Indicates the model of batteries. RADIO OVERVIEW English ...8226; The Side Button 2 is a general button that can be configured by the Computer Programming Software - The Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) Battery RDX Series™ provides different types of the radio. For RDV5100, RDU4100 antennas are non-removable. The default setting of SB1 is 'Scan/Nuisance...
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.... RADIO OVERVIEW 15 English Many retailers and dealers participate in your local waste management agency for Li-Ion battery collection and recycling. Under various U.S. and Canada, Motorola participates in the nationwide Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) program for... specific requirements and information in this program. Battery Recycling and Disposal Li-Ion rechargeable batteries can be disposed...
.... RADIO OVERVIEW 15 English Many retailers and dealers participate in your local waste management agency for Li-Ion battery collection and recycling. Under various U.S. and Canada, Motorola participates in the nationwide Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) program for... specific requirements and information in this program. Battery Recycling and Disposal Li-Ion rechargeable batteries can be disposed...
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...traffic before transmitting to avoid 'talking over' someone who is already transmitting To monitor, long press and hold the radio too close to access channel traffic. Program each channel separately. If no activity is high or when adjusting the volume SELECTING A CHANNEL To select a channel... will briefly blink red. GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED For the following explanations, refer to decrease the volume. To turn ON the radio, rotate the On/Off/Volume Knob clockwise. Each channel has its own Frequency, Interference Eliminator Code and Scan Settings. ADJUSTING VOLUME...
...traffic before transmitting to avoid 'talking over' someone who is already transmitting To monitor, long press and hold the radio too close to access channel traffic. Program each channel separately. If no activity is high or when adjusting the volume SELECTING A CHANNEL To select a channel... will briefly blink red. GETTING STARTED GETTING STARTED For the following explanations, refer to decrease the volume. To turn ON the radio, rotate the On/Off/Volume Knob clockwise. Each channel has its own Frequency, Interference Eliminator Code and Scan Settings. ADJUSTING VOLUME...
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... 5W Up to 250,000 Sq. Ft. Up to 18 Floors UHF 2W Up to 300,000 Sq. Ft. Make sure the PTT button is receiving a call. 4. To respond, hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 13 Floors English 30 Up ... Up to 20 Floors VHF 2W Up to 350,000 Sq. The LED Indicator blinks red while the radio is released and listen for a different mode. TALK RANGE TALK RANGE Industrial Multi-Level Model Inside steel/concrete Inside... press the SB1 to set to SILENT)'. • (*) This assumes SB1 is not being programmed for voice activity. 3. RECEIVING A CALL 1. release it to talk; Ft.
... 5W Up to 250,000 Sq. Ft. Up to 18 Floors UHF 2W Up to 300,000 Sq. Ft. Make sure the PTT button is receiving a call. 4. To respond, hold the radio vertically 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 13 Floors English 30 Up ... Up to 20 Floors VHF 2W Up to 350,000 Sq. The LED Indicator blinks red while the radio is released and listen for a different mode. TALK RANGE TALK RANGE Industrial Multi-Level Model Inside steel/concrete Inside... press the SB1 to set to SILENT)'. • (*) This assumes SB1 is not being programmed for voice activity. 3. RECEIVING A CALL 1. release it to talk; Ft.
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Frequency: The frequency the radio uses to "Programming Selection Mode" in page 36. 31 English For details on how to set to anyone listening who is using, depending on the stored profile that specific code. 5. This depends on radio model. 2. Scramble Code: Codes that make the transmissions sound garbled to that has been preprogrammed...
Frequency: The frequency the radio uses to "Programming Selection Mode" in page 36. 31 English For details on how to set to anyone listening who is using, depending on the stored profile that specific code. 5. This depends on radio model. 2. Scramble Code: Codes that make the transmissions sound garbled to that has been preprogrammed...
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GETTING STARTED RADIO LED INDICATORS RADIO STATUS LED INDICATION Channel Alias Edit Channel Busy Cloning Mode Red heartbeat Solid orange Two orange heartbeats Cloning In Progress Fatal Error at Power up ... Battery Solid orange One green blink, one orange blink, one green blink, then repeat for 4 seconds Orange blink Low Battery Shutdown Monitor Power-Up 'Idle' Programming Mode / Channel Mode Scan Mode Orange heartbeat LED is OFF Solid red for 2 seconds Green heartbeat Red heartbeat Transmit (Tx)/Receive (RX) Red heartbeat Transmit...
GETTING STARTED RADIO LED INDICATORS RADIO STATUS LED INDICATION Channel Alias Edit Channel Busy Cloning Mode Red heartbeat Solid orange Two orange heartbeats Cloning In Progress Fatal Error at Power up ... Battery Solid orange One green blink, one orange blink, one green blink, then repeat for 4 seconds Orange blink Low Battery Shutdown Monitor Power-Up 'Idle' Programming Mode / Channel Mode Scan Mode Orange heartbeat LED is OFF Solid red for 2 seconds Green heartbeat Red heartbeat Transmit (Tx)/Receive (RX) Red heartbeat Transmit...
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This feature can be programmed via the CPS. Battery Save Battery Save feature extends battery life as your radio goes into 'Idle' state. Note: Battery Save feature is set back all radio features to level 2 (medium gain). Microphone default setting is set to ON by default Reset to Factory Defaults Reset...set to the original factory default settings. To enable/ disable press SB1 and SB2 buttons simultaneously for 2 or 3 seconds while powering up the radio until you hear a quick series of beeps. English 34 If you want to use the VOX feature, VOX level should be set Battery Save...
This feature can be programmed via the CPS. Battery Save Battery Save feature extends battery life as your radio goes into 'Idle' state. Note: Battery Save feature is set back all radio features to level 2 (medium gain). Microphone default setting is set to ON by default Reset to Factory Defaults Reset...set to the original factory default settings. To enable/ disable press SB1 and SB2 buttons simultaneously for 2 or 3 seconds while powering up the radio until you hear a quick series of beeps. English 34 If you want to use the VOX feature, VOX level should be set Battery Save...
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...: Reading the Values" table on page 38. CPS software download is available for free at www.motorola.com/RDX PROGRAMMING MODE Programming Mode is a special radio mode to program basic radio's features by providing you switch to that are able to read and modify three features: • Frequencies, • Codes (CTCSS/DPL) and, • Auto-Scan. ...
...: Reading the Values" table on page 38. CPS software download is available for free at www.motorola.com/RDX PROGRAMMING MODE Programming Mode is a special radio mode to program basic radio's features by providing you switch to that are able to read and modify three features: • Frequencies, • Codes (CTCSS/DPL) and, • Auto-Scan. ...
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Scan PTT ON / OFF Exit Long PTT Figure 1: Entering Programming Mode 37 English PROGRAMMING FEATURES Enter Programming Mode (PTT + SB1 + Turn ON radio) PROGRAMMING MODE 1 2 Frequencies CTCSS/DPL First PTT Second PTT Digit Digit First Digit PTT PTT Second Digit Third Digit PTT Long PTT Idle Programming Mode Long PTT PTT "Roll Over" key chirp 3 Auto-
Scan PTT ON / OFF Exit Long PTT Figure 1: Entering Programming Mode 37 English PROGRAMMING FEATURES Enter Programming Mode (PTT + SB1 + Turn ON radio) PROGRAMMING MODE 1 2 Frequencies CTCSS/DPL First PTT Second PTT Digit Digit First Digit PTT PTT Second Digit Third Digit PTT Long PTT Idle Programming Mode Long PTT PTT "Roll Over" key chirp 3 Auto-
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PROGRAMMING FEATURES Number 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Programming Mode: Reading the Values Confirmation Beep LED Indication Zero beep One beep Two beeps Three beeps Four beeps Long beep Long beep and one beep Long beep and two beeps Long beep and three beeps Long beep and four beeps One orange blink One short red blink Two short red blinks Three short red blinks Four short red blinks One long red blink One long and one short red blinks One long and two short red blinks One long and three short red blinks One long and four short red blinks English 38
PROGRAMMING FEATURES Number 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Programming Mode: Reading the Values Confirmation Beep LED Indication Zero beep One beep Two beeps Three beeps Four beeps Long beep Long beep and one beep Long beep and two beeps Long beep and three beeps Long beep and four beeps One orange blink One short red blink Two short red blinks Three short red blinks Four short red blinks One long red blink One long and one short red blinks One long and two short red blinks One long and three short red blinks One long and four short red blinks English 38
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... for UHF. You can do so before entering Programming Mode or at any time during the Programming Mode by turning the Channel Selector Knob to the desired channel To read or modify Frequencies, Codes and Auto-Scan, set to the channel you need to read two digits as RDX Series™ radios have ...entered 'Idle' Programming Mode (*).The LED Indicator will be able to read the Frequencies, Codes and Auto-Scan setting by short pressing the PTT ...
... for UHF. You can do so before entering Programming Mode or at any time during the Programming Mode by turning the Channel Selector Knob to the desired channel To read or modify Frequencies, Codes and Auto-Scan, set to the channel you need to read two digits as RDX Series™ radios have ...entered 'Idle' Programming Mode (*).The LED Indicator will be able to read the Frequencies, Codes and Auto-Scan setting by short pressing the PTT ...
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... PTT button. value. English 40 Figure 3: Example of the order in which your radio will be signaling the '118' CTCSS/DPL code: PROGRAMMING FEATURES PTT Long PTT Long PTT Mode Idle PTT Programming Figure 2: Reading Frequencies Values Reading CTCSS/DPL Values If you continue short pressing the PTT... you the first digit '1'. • Short press PTT button again and the radio will show the second digit '1' and, • Finally, short press PTT again and radio will have to read three digits as RDX Series™ have up to 122 codes available (refer to "Frequencies and Codes...
... PTT button. value. English 40 Figure 3: Example of the order in which your radio will be signaling the '118' CTCSS/DPL code: PROGRAMMING FEATURES PTT Long PTT Long PTT Mode Idle PTT Programming Figure 2: Reading Frequencies Values Reading CTCSS/DPL Values If you continue short pressing the PTT... you the first digit '1'. • Short press PTT button again and the radio will show the second digit '1' and, • Finally, short press PTT again and radio will have to read three digits as RDX Series™ have up to 122 codes available (refer to "Frequencies and Codes...
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...to OFF by short pressing SB2 . Saving Settings If you are satisfied with the setting, you just programmed, turn radio OFF or change this setting by either : • short press PTT to continue programming, • long press PTT to save the value you can change channel using the channel knob....new setting it by default. It will then generate a 'roll-over' chirp and it will start blinking a green heartbeat Programming Frequencies, Codes and Auto-Scan Each time your radio signals and beeps the current setting you can either increasing it by short pressing SB1 or decreasing it has been...
...to OFF by short pressing SB2 . Saving Settings If you are satisfied with the setting, you just programmed, turn radio OFF or change this setting by either : • short press PTT to continue programming, • long press PTT to save the value you can change channel using the channel knob....new setting it by default. It will then generate a 'roll-over' chirp and it will start blinking a green heartbeat Programming Frequencies, Codes and Auto-Scan Each time your radio signals and beeps the current setting you can either increasing it by short pressing SB1 or decreasing it has been...
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...again (see instructions in the frequencies and codes pool. To re-enable, use the CPS. Therefore you are programming a valid number. 3. It rolled over and took me back to program code 128, the radio would not do it , as you will start over, as the maximum value allowed is 122. I ...got distracted while programming and forgot which digit I am trying to enter the Programming Mode but the radio would not do ? Check the Frequencies and Codes Charts section to make sure you can: • Long press...
...again (see instructions in the frequencies and codes pool. To re-enable, use the CPS. Therefore you are programming a valid number. 3. It rolled over and took me back to program code 128, the radio would not do it , as you will start over, as the maximum value allowed is 122. I ...got distracted while programming and forgot which digit I am trying to enter the Programming Mode but the radio would not do ? Check the Frequencies and Codes Charts section to make sure you can: • Long press...
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... to program by long pressing the PTT button twice. • If you wish to 461.1375 MHz), follow this channel and want to change it to Frequency Number = '13' (which is set to Channel 1, with the UHF default frequency '02' (equivalent to 464.5500 MHz), and you have two choices: • The radio...
... to program by long pressing the PTT button twice. • If you wish to 461.1375 MHz), follow this channel and want to change it to Frequency Number = '13' (which is set to Channel 1, with the UHF default frequency '02' (equivalent to 464.5500 MHz), and you have two choices: • The radio...
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... PTT button three times (Enter CTCSS/DPL Programming Selection Mode). PROGRAMMING FEATURES English 44 Example of Programming a Code Assuming current code value is '0'. The LED Indicator will blink orange to exit Programming Mode or turn radio OFF. LED Indicator will blink red. Radio will signal current value '0' (orange blink)...button to indicate current value is set to factory default '001', and you want to change first digit to move forward and program second digit). The LED Indicator will signal current value which is '0' • Press the SB1 button once (to change it ...
... PTT button three times (Enter CTCSS/DPL Programming Selection Mode). PROGRAMMING FEATURES English 44 Example of Programming a Code Assuming current code value is '0'. The LED Indicator will blink orange to exit Programming Mode or turn radio OFF. LED Indicator will blink red. Radio will signal current value '0' (orange blink)...button to indicate current value is set to factory default '001', and you want to change first digit to move forward and program second digit). The LED Indicator will signal current value which is '0' • Press the SB1 button once (to change it ...
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...press the PTT button to save changes and return to toggle ON/OFF the Auto-Scan feature in 'Idle' Programming Mode, LED Indicator will blink ORANGE once. 45 English The radio will signal beeps and will show the current Auto-Scan setting (please refer to "Reading Autoscan Settings" on ...page 41). • Short press the SB1 button to 'Idle' Programming Mode. • Once in the channel. Example of Programming Auto-Scan Auto-Scan is '1'. ...
...press the PTT button to save changes and return to toggle ON/OFF the Auto-Scan feature in 'Idle' Programming Mode, LED Indicator will blink ORANGE once. 45 English The radio will signal beeps and will show the current Auto-Scan setting (please refer to "Reading Autoscan Settings" on ...page 41). • Short press the SB1 button to 'Idle' Programming Mode. • Once in the channel. Example of Programming Auto-Scan Auto-Scan is '1'. ...
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...the SB2 button again. • By pressing the PTT button while the radio is set the code settings for the channels to '0' in the CTCSS/DPL Programming Selection Mode. Whenever the radio is scanning, the radio will not hear Channel 2. This will allow you will transmit on the ... different from the default. When the radio detects channel activity, it automatically. If no transmission occurs within five seconds, scanning will stay on Channel 1 and you to listen and talk to people on the active channel. PROGRAMMING FEATURES OTHER PROGRAMMING FEATURES Scan Scan allows you want to...
...the SB2 button again. • By pressing the PTT button while the radio is set the code settings for the channels to '0' in the CTCSS/DPL Programming Selection Mode. Whenever the radio is scanning, the radio will not hear Channel 2. This will allow you will transmit on the ... different from the default. When the radio detects channel activity, it automatically. If no transmission occurs within five seconds, scanning will stay on Channel 1 and you to listen and talk to people on the active channel. PROGRAMMING FEATURES OTHER PROGRAMMING FEATURES Scan Scan allows you want to...