Manual Motorola XT185 Walkie-talkie

Manual

Additional Information

Internal Voice Operated Transmission (iVOX)/Voice Operated

Transmission (VOX)

The microphone detects if you are talking when using VOX/iVOX. If you are talking, the

radio triggers transmission automatically.

• When iVOX is displayed, the radio uses the built-in microphone to detect your voice.

• When a VOX headset is connected to the radio, VOX is displayed and the headset

microphone is used to detect your voice.

You can turn off or select the following settings to select the VOX/iVOX sensitivity level.

Note: Pressing the PTT button cancels the VOX/iVOX transmission.

L3

High Sensitivity for quiet environments. Speaking softly is enough to

trigger VOX/iVOX transmission.

L2 Medium Sensitivity for most environments

L1

Low Sensitivity for noisy environments. You must speak up to trigger

VOX/iVOX transmission.

Call Tone

When you send a Call Tone, the receiving radio sounds a tone similar to phone ringing

tone.

Scan

Radio scans for voice activity by cycling through the channels. When signals are

detected, the signal is sent to the speaker. This feature allows you to find which channel

is being used by other groups and have heavy traffic. This helps you to avoid the busy

channels when deciding which channel to use for your group.

Monitor

You can hear everything including noise on your current radio channel. This feature

allows you to monitor a channel for weak signals.

Roger Tone

This feature adds a beep to mark the end of a transmission when you release the PTT

button. When the receiver hears the roger tone, it is a confirmation that complete

message has been received.

Weatherproof

This radio is weatherproof to IP54 standards. The radio is resistant to occasional splash

of water only when the battery and connector covers are sealed. Do not expose the

radio to water for extended period of time. Do not submerge the radio in water.

Battery Information

This radio is equipped with a rechargeable Li-Ion battery.

The rated battery life is measured under industrial standard 5-5-90 duty cycle under lab

conditions. (5% of the time transmitting, 5% receiving with speaker on, 90% waiting for

incoming call.)

1. High or Low Power

2. Transmit or Receive

3. VOX/iVOX

4. Easy Pairing

5. Call Tone

6. Lock

7. Battery

8. Scan

9. Roger Tone

10.Monitor

11.Code

12. Mute

13.Channel

Buttons Descriptions

Menu/Power

• Press to enter Menu and scroll through the menu screen.

• Press and hold for two seconds to turn on or off the radio.

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• Press to adjust the volume level.

• Press to change the settings or trigger action in the menu screen.

PTT

• Press and hold to talk, release to stop transmission.

• Press to exit menu screen and return to home screen.

Easy Pairing

Copy channel and code settings from radio A to radio B.

1. Radio B–Hold the button until you hear a beep. The radio is ready to

be paired. Multiple radios can be paired simultaneously.

2. Radio A–Hold the button until you hear a double beep. The radio

broadcasts channel and code settings for other radios to pair.

1. Getting to Know Your Radio

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Battery Door Latch

(Slide to lock/unlock)

PTT Button

Microphone

USB Charging Port

Power/Menu

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Headphone Jack

Easy Pairing

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Installing and Charging the Battery

Turning your Radio On and Off

To turn the radio on or off, hold the Power/Menu button until the display turns on or off.

Channel and Codes

• Set your radios with the same channel and code setting to enable communication

with other radios.

• The channel setting controls the radio frequency. To avoid jamming, select a

channel that is not used by others in your area. See table in Section 3, “Scan” for

more information on selecting unused channel.

• The code setting on the transmitting and receiving radios need to match, otherwise

the receiving radio blocks the received signal. This feature helps you to mute

unwanted voices from other radio users transmitting on your channel.

• When code is set to zero, radio does not block any signal and everything that is

picked up on the channel is sent to the speaker. Motorola Solutions recommends

setting your code to zero when using XT185/T72 with radios that do not support the

code feature. See Section 3, “Navigating the Menu Pages” for detailed instructions

on how to change settings.

• Channel and code settings can be copied from one radio to multiple radios

simultaneously with a shortcut feature called Easy-Pairing. See table in Section 1,

“Easy Pairing” for instruction on how to copy channel and code settings.

2. Setting up Your Radio

1. Observe the polarity before installing the battery.

2. Charge the battery using the desktop charger or USB. Charging is

completed when the battery icon on the radio stops blinking. Charging takes up to

8 hours.

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Inserting and Removing Belt Clip Attaching Short Lanyard

To maximize your battery performance and lifespan, avoid depleting your battery

completely. When stored for an extended period, fully charge the battery first and

remove the battery from the radio before storage.

When charging a completely empty battery it will take the radio up to a few minutes to

‘wake up’ and provide charging feedback, this is normal behavior.

Note: Connect the USB charger to a nearby and easily accessible wall power outlet.

Turn off radio before charging.

Push-to-Talk Time-out Timer

To avoid transmission or activity traffic congestion, transmission ends after one minute

even if the PTT button is still pressed. To reset the timer, release the PTT button briefly.

Caution: Use only Motorola Solutions approved batteries. Risk of

explosion if the battery is replaced by an incorrect type.

Use the Menu button to scroll through the menu screen. Press PTT to exit any screen

and return to home screen.

Menu Screen

Use the or button to perform the

following actions:

Call Tone Start or stop Call Tone transmission.

Monitor Start or stop monitoring the transmission or activity. You can

hear signals transmitted on the channel setting of your radio.

If there is no signal, you can hear static.

Scan

Start or stop scanning the transmission or activity. Radio

scans all the channels one after another.

When a signal is detected, you hear the signal on the

speaker and the radio displays the channel of the detected

signal.

Adjust VOX To change the Voice Operated Transmission (VOX)

setting, select OFF or L1 to L3.

L3 being the most sensitive, use it in quiet

environments.

Adjust Roger Tone Enable or disable the roger tone. Roger tone is a beep tone

that you hear when PTT is released.

Adjust Channel

(Channel number blinks)

Use or buttons to change the radio

channel setting. Press and

simultaneously to unlock channels 9 to 16.

Adjust Code

(Code number blinks)

Change the radio code setting.

Adjust Auto Key Lock Change the Auto Key Lock setting.

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Channel and Frequencies

Note: Only Channels 1 to 8 are available by default. Channels 9 to 16 need to be

unlocked by user before they can be selected. Channels 9 to 16 should only be used in

countries where these frequencies are allowed by government authorities. Channels 9 to

16 are not allowed in Russia.

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Channel

Frequency

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Channel

Frequency

(MHz)

1 446.00625 9 446.10625

2 446.01875 10 446.11875

3 446.03125 11 446.13125

4 446.04375 12 446.14375

5 446.05625 13 446.15625

6 446.06875 14 446.16875

7 446.08125 15 446.18125

8 446.09375 16 446.19375

Talking/Transmitting

1. Press and hold the PTT button, then start talking into the microphone.

2. Release the PTT button to stop transmission.

Note: Do not press the PTT button when others are talking. When more than one radio

transmits on the same channel, the transmission or activity is jammed and all

transmissions are lost.

Listening/Receiving

• The radio speaker receives signal automatically if radio is set to the same channel

and code as the transmitting radio.

• Ensure the speaker volume is set to an appropriate level.

Adjusting Speaker Volume

1. Press or from the home screen.

Auto Key Lock

• When Auto Key Lock feature is enabled, the 3 front buttons will be locked after 10

seconds of inactivity.

• To unlock the 3 front buttons, press and hold any of them for 2 seconds.

Using Headsets

• When a headset is connected to the radio, radio speaker is disabled. You need to

wear the connected headset to monitor and receive messages.

• If your headset has PTT button, you can use the button to make a transmission with

the microphone on the headset.

• You can still use the PTT button on the radio to make a transmission with the micro-

phone on the radio.

4. Using Your Radio

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