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Motorola MAX638 User Manual

Motorola MAX638 User Manual

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  • Page 1 Privacy Plus Trunked Mobile Radios MAX638 MAX638 User Manual http://www.manuallib.com/file/2545286 From ManualLib.com ManualLib.com collects and classifies the global product instrunction manuals to help users access anytime and anywhere, helping users make better use of products. Home: http://www.manuallib.com/ Chinese: http://www.shuomingshuku.com/ This Manual: http://www.manuallib.com/file/2545286...
  • Page 2 User Manual MAX638 MAX638 Privacy Plus Trunked Mobile Radios This Manual: http://www.manuallib.com/file/2545286...
  • Page 3 We thank you for purchasing our Motorola radios. These radios are manufactured according to the highest quality standards set and are backed by Motorola’s two (2) year warranty. The rechargeable Motorola batteries have a one (1) year warranty. Kindly approach your dealer for more information.
  • Page 4 MAX638 A. Radio On/Off and Volume Control B. Three LED Indictors C. Display D. System Selector E. Talkgroup Selector F. Transmit Key (PTT) G. Microphone Connector NOTE Keep this page open for easy reference as you go through the user guide.

  • Page 5: Copyright Information

    Copyright Information The Motorola products described in this manual may include copyrighted Motorola computer programs stored in semiconductor memories or other mediums. Laws in the United States and other countries preserve for Motorola certain exclusive rights for copyrighted computer programs,...

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Contents Contents General Information ....... . 3 Functions Of The Buttons ......4 General Operation .
  • Page 7 Contents Programming/Viewing a Scan List ....27 Nuisance Delete ....... . 29 Talkback Delay .

  • Page 8: General Information

    General Information General Information With the MAX638 mobile radio you have made an excellent choice. Motorola offers high stan- dard of Motorola products. Your MAX638 mobile radio has left our factory only after extensive tests. When installing or removing the mobile radio from the vehicle, the radio must be switched off.

  • Page 9: Functions Of The Buttons

    Functions Of The Buttons Functions Of The Buttons A. Radio On/Off and Volume Control B. Three LED Indictors 1. Tx: red led lights continuously when the radio trans- mits. 2. Rx: yellow led lights continuously when the radio receives. 3. Not used C.

  • Page 10: General Operation

    General Operation General Operation Radio ON/OFF and Volume Control Knob Turn the radio on by turning the knob clockwise. The radio then carries out a self-test. Adjust the volume to a comfortable listening level by turning the knob (A) clockwise or counter clockwise as required. NOTE Ignition must be connected to the mobile radio.

  • Page 11: Features And Advantages Of Trunking

    Motorola Trunked Radio System has a central controller that does the automatic frequency assignment. Some of the key benefits of the overall Motorola Trunked Smartnet Radio System are: • No channel monitoring required prior to transmis- sion.

  • Page 12: Types Of Tones

    Features And Advantages Of Trunking Types of Tones Type of Tone Meaning What to Do FAILSOFT Contin- Operating under “failsoft” condi- You can still transmit and uous faint “beep” tions. A system failure has receive, but you share a channel every 10 seconds occurred: the mobile is operat- with other groups until the sys-...

  • Page 13: Modes Of Operation

    Features And Advantages Of Trunking Modes of Operation Other Calls which can be Mode of Operation Received TALKGROUP Announcement Calls Private Conversation Calls Call Alert Pages Systemwide Calls Telephone Calls ANNOUNCEMENT TALK- All Talkgroup Calls GROUP Private Conversation Calls Call Alert Pages Systemwide Calls Telephone Calls PRIVATE Conversation...

  • Page 14: Display Icons

    Display Icons Display Icons The display icons which appear on the display are: External Alarm Selected Scanning Not in Use Programming Monitor Direct Monitor Scan Not Used Program External Alarm Direct PHONE Button pressed SCAN Button pressed CALL Button pressed This Manual: http://www.manuallib.com/file/2545286...

  • Page 15: Display Character Summary

    Display Character Summary Display Character Summary The MAX638 radio has a 3-character display. The character displayed on the left side of the display indi- cates type of incoming calls, while the other two char- acters displayed on the right side indicate current dispatch or conventional mode.
  • Page 16 Display Character Summary Private Conversation Call This display indicates you have received an incoming private con- versation phone call. Call Alert This display indicates that you have received a Call Alert. This display indicates that you have initiated a Call Alert. Failsoft This display indicates that the radio is in failsoft per talk-group mode.

  • Page 17: Basic Operation

    Basic Operation Basic Operation To Turn the radio On Turn the radio ON/OFF VOLUME knob clockwise. The last system that was prior to power-down will be dis- played. To Receive Select the system by pressing the system button until the proper system is displayed. Select the talk- group by pressing talkgroup or talkgroup button...

  • Page 18: To Monitor

    Basic Operation To Monitor When the radio is in conventional mode with coded squelch, the channel may be monitored by taking the microphone off hook. Another way to activate the mon- itor, is to press (Monitor) button. The (moni- tor) icon is displayed. To deselect monitoring, press (Monitor) button again or place the microphone on-hook.

  • Page 19: Multiple System And Talkgroup Selection

    This radio has ten Systems, eight Talkgroups in each system, and ten Conventional Systems or Channels. MAX638 mobile radios allow the operator to select up to ten systems to be programmed into the radio. Each system may have its own unique set of talkgroups, Call Alert paging, and Private Conversation calls.

  • Page 20: Talkgroup Selection

    Multiple System And Talkgroup Selection TalkGroup Selection A trunked radio system can divide a system into differ- ent talkgroups. This enables the system owner to organize the talkgroups into communication groups according to function. Members of a specific talkgroup hear only messages intended for their talkgroup. Talkgroups are identified as letters in the right most position on the display.

  • Page 21: Call Alert

    Call Alert Call Alert Call Alert Decode This feature allows an individual mobile unit in a sys- tem to receive a Call Alert or page from a dispatcher to leave a page in an unattended mobile unit. When the mobile unit receives the Call Alert, the display shows: This continues with beeps every four seconds until any key/PTT is pressed.
  • Page 22 Call Alert The radio will beep once to indicate that Call Alert has been sent. When the Call Alert has been acknowl- edged, the display will show: Then, the radio will sound four beeps and the display will automatically return to dispatch mode. NOTE If the radio is not in service or out of range, a low pitch alert tone sounds and the display changes to...

  • Page 23: Private Conversation

    Private Conversation Private Conversation Private Conversation Encode This feature enables a mobile unit to exchange private calls with another unit, normally a supervisory unit. A single press of the (Call) button activates Private Call Conversation. The display will show: To select a mobile ID fro the ID list, press the talk- group or talkgroup button.
  • Page 24 Private Conversation NOTE If you press the PTT switch before you press the (Call) button, the response will be transmitted Call to everyone in the talkgroup. To return to the last used talkgroup, press the (home) button. This Manual: http://www.manuallib.com/file/2545286...

  • Page 25: Telephone Interconnect

    Telephone Interconnect Telephone Interconnect Your radio is equipped with a telephone interconnect option that allows you to call land line telephones through the system. Calls made through the central controller are half-duplex operation (talk or listen). To place a Call (Full Interconnect Capability) If your radio is equipped with a DTMF microphone, you may place mobile-to-land calls.

  • Page 26: To Receive A Call

    Telephone Interconnect • If radio is in queue and suddenly a constant out of range tone sounds, the system is not allowing any more interconnect calls. • After the called party answers, inform him/her that you are using a radio and that he/she must wait for the radio to finish transmitting (indicated by a soft beep) before replying.
  • Page 27 Telephone Interconnect To answer, take the microphone off the hook and press (phone) button. The radio will be removed Phone from dispatch operation and the display will show: Press the PTT switch to talk and release to listen. • To terminate call, press again the (phone) but- Phone ton.

  • Page 28: Smartzone/Amss Roaming Features

    SmartZone/AMSS Roaming Features SmartZone/AMSS Roaming Features SmartZone Operation Radios that operate in a SmartZone system will enjoy the benefits that SmartZone offers over AMSS opera- tion. SmartZone is a wide-area coverage system that will allow up to 50 sites to be operational in the sys- tem.

  • Page 29: Site Lock/Unlock

    SmartZone/AMSS Roaming Features • Locking and Unlocking a Site - As in AMSS, you can force the radio to stay locked onto a site. Yet you can still force the radio to scan to another site while the site is locked. The radio will automatically become site locked to the next site it finds.
  • Page 30 SmartZone/AMSS Roaming Features When in Site Locked Mode and you want to change to Site Unlocked Mode. • Press the (Menu) button until the display Menu shows: • Press the (Select) button to enable Site Unlocked. The display will change to: CAUTION When enabling the Site Lock function, you are dis- abling the automatic roaming functions of the radio.

  • Page 31: Forced Site Search

    SmartZone/AMSS Roaming Features Forced Site Search When you are in a poor coverage area and are not sat- isfied with the automatic site selection of the radio, you can activate the Forced Site Search function to scan for a new site. The "Forced Site Search"...

  • Page 32: Scan

    To initiate a call properly during scan mode, press the PTT switch for a few seconds. Programming/Viewing a Scan List MAX638 allows front panel programming to allow the operator to edit the scan list. Press (menu) button until the display shows:...
  • Page 33 Scan The radio will sound four quick beats and the display will show: When in scan programming, use the talkgroup but- ton or talkgroup buttons to scroll through the talk- groups. If you desire to include any talkgroup in the scan list, press (select) button when the desired talk-group is shown on the display.

  • Page 34: Nuisance Delete

    Scan Nuisance Delete If you wish to temporarily delete an annoying scan mode, press the button and the display shows: Menu Then, press the (select) button to delete. To resume scanning of the deleted mode, you must exit and reenter scan mode. Talkback Delay You may talkback during a detected activity for a pre- programmed (RSS) time period after the activity ends.

  • Page 35: Horn/Lights

    Horn/Lights Horn/Lights When you are outside the vehicle, your horn/lights fea- ture will activate the vehicle's horn/lights (if enabled) upon receiving an incoming call alert or land to mobile phone calls. To activate "horn and lights" press the (menu) Menu button until the display shows: Then, press (select) button.

  • Page 36: Accessories

    Accessories Accessories Please contact your local Motorola representative for further information about the accessories listed below: Microphone Options: • Palm Microphones • Keypad Microphones (DTMF) Mounting Accessories: • Key Lock • Direct Trunnion Mount External Loudspeaker A Variety of Cable kits (power, ignition, etc.) •...

  • Page 37: Important General Safety Information

    Important General Safety Information Important General Safety Information Read This Information Before Using Your Mobile Radio For the safe and efficient operation of your mobile, observe these guidelines. Your mobile is a radio transmitter and receiver. When the mobile is ON, the externally mounted antenna is the part of the mobile that sends out and receives radio frequency (RF) energy.
  • Page 38 • DO NOT operate your unit unless all radio fre- quency (RF) connectors are properly terminated. • All equipment must be properly grounded accord- ing to Motorola installation instructions for safe operation. • All equipment should be serviced only by an autho- rized technician.
  • Page 39 Important General Safety Information Consult your physician or the manufacturer of any personal medical devices (such as pace-makers, hearing aids, etc.) to determine if they are ade- quately shielded from external RF energy. The operation of inadequately shielded medical devices may be adversely affected when a mobile is ON.

  • Page 40: Radio Care

    Radio Care Radio Care • Avoid any physical abuse of the radio. • The radio exterior should be cleaned with a cloth dampened with clean water, a mild liquid soap solu- tion or isopropyl alcohol. CAUTION The use of chemicals such as detergents, alcohol (except isopropyl), aerosol sprays, and petroleum products may be harmful and damage the radio housing.

  • Page 41: Limited Warranty

    MOTOROLA. MOTOROLA cannot be responsible in any way for any ancillary equipment not furnished by MOTOROLA which is attached to or used in connection with the Product, or for operation of the Product with any ancillary equipment, and all such equipment is expressly excluded from this warranty.

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