ICOM IC-A6 PORTABLE RADIO BASIC OPERATION & CONTROLS

1. Press and Hold the " "softkey for 3 seconds to turn power "ON".
SQL - - 20
PWR

2. Select a valid AM frequency form one of the memory locations or direct enter a valid AM frequency via the keypad.
3. Adjust the volume by turning the Volume Knob to desired level. M1
5
4. Adjust the Squelch by pushing the " " softkey, then rotate the tuning dial to desired squelch level (00 - 24). (See Figure 1)
SQL

Figure 1
Note: "SQL -- 0" is open squelch and "SQL -- 24" is tight squelch.
If the Squelch control is set too high, squelch may not open with weak signals.

5. Push the " ANL

" softkey to reduce pulse noise caused by engine ignitions or other outside interference.
TX
The radio is ready to operate on the current frequency. 132.250
6. To Transmit, press and hold the Push-To-Talk (PTT). M1
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Note: The display will indicate the radio is transmitting by displaying a "TX" icon on the top portion of the LCD. (See Figure 2) Figure 2

7. Pause 1 second and talk in a normal voice into the microphone.

Note: Try to shield the microphone from wind and other loud background noises. RX
132.250
8. Release the PTT to stop transmitting and receive incoming transmissions.
M1
5
Note: The display will indicate the radio is receiving by displaying a "RX" icon on the top portion of the LCD. (See Figure 3)
Figure 3

Tunning Dial Antenna

Volume Knob

LCD

PTT
Active Frequency

Active Memory Channel

Active Bank

Back Light
Power Softkey
Recall Softkeys

Function Softkey

Clear/Delete SOftkey
Keypad
Scan/ANL Softkey

Enter Softkey

Microphone

Speaker

ICOM A-6 Front View

 ICOM IC-A6 PORTABLE RADIO SETTINGS/OPTIONS

MANUAL FREQUENCY ENTRY USING THE KEYPAD:

• Press and Hold the “ “ softkey for 3 seconds until the power turns ON.
PWR

• Push the “ “ softkey to select frequency mode.

CLR 125.550
• Enter a valid 5 digit AM frequency and press the “ “ key. (118.000 through 136.975)
ENT

• Display will indicate the current selected frequency. (See Figure 1)

Figure 1
Note: Pushing the “ ENT
“ key enters consecutive zero digits. Only “2”, ‘5”, “7”, and “0” can be entered as the 5th and final digit.

MANUAL FREQUENCY ENTRY USING THE TUNING DIAL:

• Press and Hold the “ “ softkey for 3 seconds until the power turns “ON”.
PWR

• Push the “ “ softkey to select frequency mode.

CLR

• Rotate the tuning dial to set the desired frequency. (See Figure 1)
Note: To select 1Mhz tuning step, press the “ “ softkey once, Push the “
F
“ softkey again to return to normal tuning.
F

PROGRAMMING A MEMORY CHANNEL:

• Set the desired frequency using the keypad, the radio must be in frequency mode to enter new frequency.
• Press the “ “soft key, followed by the “
F
“ softkey. The LCD will flash the “Mx XX” in the lower display. (See Figure 2)
MR
125.550
• Select a memory bank (0-9) to program by pressing the “ “ softkey followed by the “ “ softkey, then selecting a desired
0
F 0

Bank using the tuning dial. Press the “ “ softkey once the desired bank is located. Note: Default is Bank-0 (See Figure 3)
ENT
M0
• Select a memory channel (00-19) to be programmed using the tuning dial. Figure 2
• Press the “ “ key to enter that frequency into the memory location. (See Figure 4)
ENT

MEMORY CHANNEL SELECTION: BANK - - 0

• Push the “ MR
“ key to select memory mode.
• Select the desired memory location by rotating the tuning dial to desired memory channel and press the “ “. ENT

• Display will indicate the corresponding frequency of the memory location including bank location. (See Figure 4 ) Figure 3
Note: To CLEAR the memory contents, select the memory channel to be cleared. Press the “ ” softkey, then push and hold the
F

“ “ softkey for 2 seconds.

CLR

SELECTING A BANK:
125.550
• Press the “ F
“ softkey, followed by the “ “ softkey.
0
M2
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• Select the desired bank (0-9) using the top tuning dial. Figure 4
• Press the “ “ softkey to make that bank active.
ENT

RECALL FUNCTION:
Recall stores the last 10 frequencies used in the radio.
To recall a used frequency, press the “ “ softkey to find the desired used frequency. (See Figure 5)
Note: To CLEAR the recall contents, select the recall channel to be cleared. Press the “ “ softkey, then push and hold the “
F CLR
“
122.900
softkey for 2 seconds. r 3
Figure 5
KEYPAD LOCK FUNCTION
To Enable Key Lock, press the “ “ key, then press the “
F
“ key (Key Lock) to turn ON the function. (See Figure 6)
7

• Display indicates that the key Lock functions is enabled by displaying the “ “ icon in the upper part of the LCD.
To Disable Key Lock, repeat the process. 125.550
Note: The lock function prevents accidental frequency changes & accidental function activation. ANL

M2
Figure 6
AUTOMATIC NOISE LIMITER (ANL) FUNCTION:
To Enable ANL, press the “ ANL
“ softkey.
• Display indicates that the ANL function is enabled by displaying “ANL” icon in the lower part of the LCD. (See Figure 7)
To Disable ANL, press the “ “ softkey.
ANL
125.550
ANL
Note: The ANL function reduces pulse noise such as ignition noise, computer, lights and other outside interference.
M2
5
Figure 7
BACK LIGHT FUNCTION:
To Enable the LCD Back Light, press the Light side button. (Bottom side button)
To Disable the LCD Back Light, Press the Light side button.
Note: The Light button turns on the LCD back light and the keypad lighting.
The light will stay on until it is disabled.

SETTING SQUELCH LEVEL:

To Set Squelch Level, push the “ “ softkey, then rotate the tuning dial to desired squelch level (00 - 24). (See Figure 8)
SQL SQL - - 20
Note: “SQL -- 0” is open squelch and “SQL -- 24” is tight squelch. (NIICD suggested level is 20)
M2
5
Figure 8
 DPH/DPHx PORTABLE RADIO BASIC OPERATION & CONTROLS

1. Turn power ON by turning the ON/OFF Volume Knob clockwise.

Note :A beep indicates the radio is operational. The LCD will briefly indicate the current group before indicating the current channel.
2. Select a group number by pressing the “#” key and entering a 2-digit number followed by the “ENT” key.
3. Select a channel by turning the Channel Select Knob to one of the 16 available positions.
4. Adjust the volume by turning the Squelch Knob clockwise to open the squelch and set the volume to desired level.
5. Adjust the Squelch by turning the Squelch Knob counterclockwise until the squelch closes.
Note: This is the Threshold Squelch Setting.
Turn the squelch Knob fully counterclockwise into the detent position to place the RX in Code Guard. RX must have a tone
programmed in order for RX Code Guard to function properly. Putting the RX in Code Guard, will enable the RX not to open
squelch unless the it receives the correct tone.

The radio is now ready to RECEIVE on the current group and channel.

6. To transmit, press and hold the Push-To-Talk (PTT) button on the side of the radio.
Note: The Transmit Indicator Light should glow red while transmitting. If not, the battery may be low or the channel is RX only or busy.

7. Pause 1 second and talk in a normal voice into the microphone.

Note: Try to shield the microphone from wind and other loud background noises for clearer transmissions.

8. Release the PTT to stop transmitting and receive incoming transmissions.

Broadband
Antenna

Antenna
Connector ON/OFF
Volume
Programming Knob
Plug Squelch
Speaker Code Guard
TX
LED
Microphone

PTT

Scan RX
LCD Toggle LED
Programming
Plug HI/Low Pri 16 Position
Power Scan Channel
Toggle Knob
DPHx Top View

Clamshell Release
Button

Low Power Softkey

Clamshell

Alpha Numeric
Keypad

DPHx Front View

 DPH/DPHx PORTABLE RADIO SETTINGS/OPTIONS

ADD/REMOVE CHANNELS FROM SCAN LIST:

SCN
To ADD channel to Scan List, select a channel to scan with the channel select knob and press the “ENT” key.
• LCD will display “SCN” in the upper section, indicating that the current displayed channel is in the scan list. (See Figure 1) CHAN 1
To REMOVE channel from Scan List, select the channel to remove with the channel select knob and press the “CLR” key.
Figure 1
• “SCN” will be removed from the upper section of the LCD.
Note: Scan must be disabled in order to add or remove channels from the scan list, by toggling the “SCAN” and “PRI” toggle
switches in the down position. (Toward the front of the radio)

ADD PRIORITY SCAN CHANNEL:

To select a channel as a Priority Scan Channel, select a channel and press the “PRI” key. (See Figure 2) PR SCN
• LCD will display “PR” in the upper section, indicating that the current displayed channel is now the Priority 1 Channel.
Note: Scan must be disabled in order to add or remove the Priority 1 Channel, by toggling the “SCAN” and “PRI” toggle switches in CHAN 1
the down position. (Toward the front of the radio) Figure 2
Priority 2 Channel can only be changed in the “CH 00” parameters. (See “CH 00” Settings)

Note: Enabling PRI Scan will only scan the Priority Channel(s). In order to scan the scan list channels and the Priority Channel(s),
both the Scan and PRI Toggle switches must be enabled.

NIICD default is set to all PRI off.

ENABLE/DISABLE SCAN/PRIORITY SCAN:

Enable Scan, by toggling the Scan Toggle Switch to the up position. (Toward the back of the radio) (See Figure 3)
• LCD will indicate scan is enabled by flashing “-- --” in the right side of the display if alphanumeric mode in disabled.
or CH 1 -- --
• LCD will indicate scan is enabled by flashing “SCN” in the upper part of the display if alphanumeric mode is enabled. Figure 3

Disable Scan, by toggling the Scan Toggle Switch to the down position. (Toward the front of the radio) PR

CH 1 -- --
Enable Priority Scan, by toggling the PRI Toggle Switch to the up position. (Toward the back of the radio)
• LCD will indicate Priority Scan is enabled by flashing “-- --” in the right side of the display and with a “PR” icon in the top Figure 4
portion of the display if alphanumeric mode is disabled. (See Figure 4)
or
• LCD will indicate Priority Scan is enabled by flashing “SCN” in the upper part of the display if alphanumeric mode is enabled.

Disable Priority Scan, by toggling the PRI Toggle Switch to the down position. (Toward the front of the radio)
Note: Depending on what type of Priority Scan Mode is enabled, the LCD will display and operate differently for each priority mode.
Check the priority mode in the “CH 00” Group Settings.
NIICD Default is set to Priority Mode A, Priority Channels follows the selected channel.

CHANGING GROUPS:
To Change Groups, press the “#” key followed with the 2-digit number of the desired group and then press “ENT” or wait 3 seconds. G
(See Figure 5) R
P GRP 01
Note: All DPH/DPHx NIICD model radios have a 25 group capacity.
Groups 1-4 contain the Standard NIICD Frequencies. Figure 5

TX USER SELECTABLE TONES:

CG
To Enable Selectable Tone, press one of number keys (1-9) to select a preprogrammed TX User Selectable Tone.
• Display will indicate a TX User Selectable Tone is enabled by displaying the “CG” icon in the top portion of the LCD. CH 1 9
• If Alphanumeric Mode is Disabled, display will also indicate the selected TX User Tone. (See Figure 6) Figure 6
To Disable Selectable Tone, press the “0” key on the keypad.
Note: User Selectable Tone Function can be enabled through the “CH 00” functions.
NIICD default is TX User Selectable Tones are Disabled

HI/LOW POWER SETTINGS:

Select Low Power by toggling the LO/HI Toggle Switch to the up position. (Toward the back of the radio) LOCKED
Select High Power by toggling the LO/HI Toggle Switch to the down position. (Toward the front of the radio)
Note: NIICD Low Power setting is set to 2.0 Watts, High Power setting is set to 5.0 Watts. (Current draw dependent) Figure 7

ENABLE/DISABLE KEYPAD: UNLOCKED

To Disable keypad, press and hold the “FNC” key until the LCD displays “LOCKED”. (See Figure 7)
To Enable keypad, press and hold the “FNC” key until the LCD displays “UNLOCKED”. (See Figure 8) Figure 8
 DPH/DPHx PORTABLE RADIO ANALOG PROGRAMMING GUIDE

1. Turn on radio and select a group and channel you wish to program
• Select a group number by pressing the “#” key and entering a 2-digit number followed by the “ENT” key.
• Select a channel number by turning the Channel Select Knob to one of the 16 available positions.
PRG

2. Access Program Mode (See Figures 1 and 2) -- -- -- ID

• Insert a programming plug into the side connector of the radio.
• Press and hold the red Master Switch on the programming plug. Figure 1
• Simultaneously Press and hold the “FCN” key for approximately three seconds until the LCD displays “-- -- -- ID”. PRG
• Enter a valid password. NIICD default password is set to “000000”
• Press the “ENT” key to proceed into the programming mode. CH 00
• If the correct password was entered, the LCD displays “CH 00”. Figure 2

3. Once in Program Mode, select a 2-digit channel number (01-16) to program using the keypad.
PRG
Note: Once a channel is entered, pressing the “FNC” key will scroll through that particular channel settings.
CH 01N
4. Once the desired channel is entered and displayed, the Bandwidth Setting can be set.
Figure 3
• Press the “#” key to toggle between Wide-Band and Narrow-Band. (See Figure 3)
• Once the Bandwidth is set, press the “FCN” key to scroll to the next programming parameter. PRG RX
Note: The “N” indicates that the channel is set for Narrow-Band operation, No indication for Wide-Band operation.
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5. The LCD will display “PRG RX 162.5500” for programming the RX Frequency. (See Figure 4) Figure 4
• Press the “CLR” key to clear the current frequency and enter a valid VHF RX frequency and press the “ENT” key.
PRG RX
6. The LCD will display “PRG RX MODE-A” for programming the RX Mode. (See Figure 5)
MODE -- A
• Press the “PRI” key to toggle between “A”, “D”, or “M”. Select “A” press the “ENT” key.
Note: A=Analog Channel, D=Digital Channel, and M=Mixed Mode Channel Figure 5

7. The LCD will display “PRG RX CG 000.0” for programming the RX Code Guard. (See Figure 6) PRG RX CG

• Press the “CLR” key to clear the tone and enter a valid RX Tone using the keypad and press the “ENT” key. 000.0
Note: Enter “000.0” for no tone.
Figure 6
8. LCD will display “PRG RX IDCG NAC0659” for programming the RX Network Access Code.
PRG RX ID
This is a Digital Channel Function, press the “ENT” key to skip to the next programming parameter.
SQL-- NRM
9. The LCD will display “PRG RX ID SQL--NRM” for programming the Squelch Setting. (See Figure 7)
Figure 7
• Press the “PRI” key to toggle between “NRM”, or “SEL”. Select “NRM” and press the “ENT” key.
Note: “SEL” is used only in Digital or Mixed Mode to use Talk Groups or Individual Call Functions. PRG TX

10. LCD will display “PRG TX 168.05000” for programming the TX Frequency. (See Figure 8) 168.05000
• Press the “CLR” key to clear the current frequency and enter a valid VHF TX frequency and press the “ENT” key. Figure 8
11. LCD will Display “PRG TX MODE-A” for programming the TX Mode. (See Figure 9) PRG TX
Press the “PRI” key to toggle between “A”, “D”, or “M”. Select “A” and press the “ENT” key.
Note: A=Analog Channel, D=Digital Channel, and M=Mixed Mode Channel MODE -- A
Figure 9
12. LCD will display “PRG TX CG 110.9” for programming TX Code Guard. (See Figure 10)
• Press the “CLR” key to clear the current tone and enter a valid TX Tone using the keypad and press the “ENT” key. PRG TX CG
Note: Enter “000.0” for no tone.
110.9
13. LCD will display “PRG TX IDCG NAC0659” for programming the TX Network Access Code. Figure 10
This is a Digital Channel Function, press the “ENT” key to skip to the next programming parameter.

14. LCD will display the “PRG ID TG00001” for programming the TX Talk Group ID.
This is a Digital Channel Function, press the “ENT” key to skip to the next programming parameter.
PRG
15. LCD will display the channel name/label, press the “ENT” key to keep name/label and finish programing the channel or press the
“CLR” key to change the name/label for that channel. (See figure 11) CHAN 1
Figure 11
16. Changing Channel Label
• Press the “CLR” key to clear the label.
• Press the “PRI” key to scroll through available Alphanumeric Characters.
• Press the “FCN” key to enter a character and shift to the left for the next character.
• Repeat the process until desired name/label is entered and press the “ENT” key.
Note: LCD is an 8 character display. NIICD default is set to display the numeric characters only in the “CH 00” parameters.

17. Once the label is entered, the program will bring the first channel parameter up, channel programming is complete.
At this point the user may select another channel to program by starting on step 3 or exit the program mode by cycling power to
the radio.
 DPH/DPHx PORTABLE RADIO “CH 00” SETTINGS

1. Select a group you wish to program. PRG

2. Access the Program Mode to enter the “CH 00” Settings. (See Figure 1) CH 00
3. Once “CH 00” is displayed, press the “FCN” key to scroll to the fist “CH 00” parameter.
Figure 1
4. The display will indicate “PRG P000000” for the Group Password. (See Figure 2) PRG
• Press the “ENT” if no change is required and advance to the next programming parameter
Note: NIICD does not recommend changing the group password. (Default password is set to “0000000”) P000000
Figure 2
5. The display will indicate “PRG ID 0000000” for the Group Automatic Numeric Identification parameter (ANI). (See Figure 3)
ID
• This is used as either a radio management number or transmitted as a DTMF tone. Press the “ENT” or “FCN” key to advance to PRG

the next field. (NIICD default is set to “0000000”) 0000000

5. The display will indicate “PRG TX 160 SEC” for the Transmit Tim-Out Timer (TOT) duration. (See Figure 4) Figure 3
• To change the TOT, press the “PRI” key to increase the TOT duration and press the “ENT” to store value and advance to the PRG TX
next field. (NIICD default is set to “120 SEC”) A TOT value of 0.0 Seconds, disables the TOT.
160 SEC
6. The display will indicate “PRG SCN 2.0 SEC” for the Scan Delay Time. (See Figure 5) Figure 4
• To change the Scan Delay Time, press the “PRI” key to increase the duration and press the “ENT” key to store and advance to
PRG SCN
the next field. (NIICD default is set to “2.0 SEC”)
2.0 SEC
7. The display will indicate “PRG PR1 OFF” for programming a Priority 1 Channel. (See Figure 6) Figure 5
• To change the Priority 1 Channel, press the “PRI” key to select a channel or turn OFF the function and press the “ENT” key to
store and advance to the next field. (NIFC Default is set to “OFF”) PRG
Note: Priority 1 Channel can be programmed as a fixed channel, selected by the channel select knob, or OFF.
PR 1 OFF
If the PRI 1 is set as fixed, it can be changed through the front keypad by pressing the “PRI” key.
Figure 6
8. The display will indicate “PRG PR2 OFF” for programming the Priority 2 Channel. (See Figure 7) PRG
• To change the Priority 2 Channel, press the “PRI” key to select a channel or turn OFF the function and press the “ENT” key to
store and advance to the next field. (NIFC Default is set to “OFF”) PR 2 OFF
Note: Priority 2 Channel can only be changed via the “CH 00” parameters. Figure 7
7. The display will indicate “PRG 1--12345” for the Group 1 Functions. (See Figure 8) PRG

• The group functions can be enabled or disabled by pressing the number key corresponding to that function. 1 -- 12345
CH 00 Group 1 Functions NIICD default is “1-12345” (See Figure 8) Figure 8
1-12345.....Battery Saver Inhibit (Disables the Battery Saver Function for current drain on battery life.)
1-12345.....Group Scan (Enables the current group to be scanned while in Group Scan Mode.)
1-12345.....TX on PRI 1 Enables transmission on PRI 1 when PRI Scan is Enabled.)
1-12345.....Priority 1 Lock (Enables the Lock out of the “PRI” key, so user can not change the Priority 1 Channel.)
1-12345.....Scan List Lock (Enables the Scan List Lock out, so user can not add/remove channels from the scan list.)

CH 00 Group 2 Functions NIICD default is “2-12345” (See Figure 9)

2-12345.....User CH Code Guard (Enables keypad to independently select a Channel Code Guard value from programmed channels.) PRG

2-12345.....Busy Channel Indicator (Yellow LED illuminates when signal is received on selected channel.) 2 -- 12345
2-12345.....Busy Channel Lockout (Yellow LED illuminates and PTT is disabled when a signal is received on selected channel.)
2-12345.....Busy Channel Lockout/Over-ride (Same as Busy Channel Lockout, but PTT can be activating the Squelch Code Guard.) Figure 9
2-12345.....ANI (Enables the ANI ID number to be transmitted with each press of the PTT as a DTMF tone.)
2-12345.....Manual DTMF Encoder (Enables keypad for manual DTMF operation.)
2-12345.....Manual DTMF/ANI Encoder (Enables the ANI ID number to be transmitted only after the “ENT” key is pressed during TX.)

CH 00 Group 3 Functions NIICD default is “3-12345” (See Figure 10) PRG

3-12345.....Reserved
3-12345.....Reserved 3 -- 12345
3-12345.....LCD Back light ON Display Change (LCD back light will illuminate each time the display receives an input.) Figure 10
3-12345.....LCD Back light ON Key Press (LCD back light will illuminate each time a key is pressed.)
3-12345.....Alphanumeric Mode (LCD will display Alphanumeric Characters.)
PRG
10. After “CH 00” Group 3 Functions, the display will indicate “PRG LITE OFF” for the LCD Back light Duration Setting.
• To change the back light duration, press the “PRI” key to select an available setting and press the “ENT” key to store and LITE OFF
advance to the next field. (NIICD default is “OFF”) (See Figure 11) Figure 11
11. The display will indicate the current group label. (See Figure 12) PRG

• Press the “ENT” key to advance back to the “CH 00” starting point. GROUP 01
• At this point, pressing the “FNC” key repeatedly will scroll down each value of the “CH 00” settings for that channel.
• If no changes are needed, exit the program mode by cycling power to the radio or continue with channel programming by Figure 12
selecting another channel to program.
 DPH/DPHx PORTABLE RADIO CLONING INSTRUCTIONS

CLONING RADIO SETTINGS

1. Assure that both radios are off and attach the Master end of the cloning cable to the side connector of the Master radio.
• Attach the Clone/Slave end of the cloning cable to the side connector of the radio being cloned to.
PRG
2. Turn both radios on.
Note: Assure each radio is in the corresponding group before continuing with the cloning process. -- -- -- ID
Figure 1
3. Put the Master radio in programming mode by holding down the Master Switch and simultaneously pressing the “FCN” key on
PRG
the master radio until the LCD displays (-- -- -- ID). (See Figure 1)
CH 00
4. Enter a valid password, if requested, and press the “ENT” key. (NIICD default Password is set to “000000”)
Figure 2
• The LCD will display “CH 00” if the correct password was entered. (See Figure 2)
PRG
5. Press the “*” key on the Master radio.
PROG
• The LCD will flash “PROG”, indicating that the radio is ready to download. (See Figure 3)
Figure 3
6. Press the “FCN” key to download to clone/slave radio.
PRG
• If the clone was successful, the Master radio will resume flashing “PROG” on the display. (See Figure 3)
• If the clone was unsuccessful, the Master radio will flash “FAIL” followed by continuous beeps. (See Figure 4) FAIL
Figure 4
Note: To stop “FAIL” mode, press the “CLR” key, turn off the radios, and start the cloning process again.
When the Master radio downloads to a clone, the Scan List and Priority Channel designations are also downloaded to the
clone radio.
Group Password are also downloaded between DPH and GPH Model radios, NIICD recommends not modifying the Group
Password when programming radios.

Cloning
Cable

Master Programming
Switch

Clone/Slave Radio
Master Radio

Function Key

Star Key

DPHx Cloning Connections

 KNG P150S PORTABLE RADIO BASIC OPERATION & CONTROLS

1. Turn the power ON by turning the “VOL” Knob clockwise.

The LCD will indicate the current Zone and Channel label.

2. Select a zone number by pressing the “Zone” softkey. Enter the zone number via the key pad and press the “OK” softkey.
OR
Press the “Zone” softkey. Press the UP/Down soft keys to highlight desired zone and press the “OK” softkey.

3. Select a channel by turning the Channel Select Knob to one of the 16 available positions.

4. Adjust the volume by pressing the “Monitor” button once to open the squelch and set the volume to desired level, press the “Monitor” key once more to
close Squelch.

The radio is now ready to operate on the current group and channel.

6. To transmit, press and hold the Push-To-Talk (PTT) button on the side of the radio.
Note: The Transmit Indicator Light should glow red while transmitting.
If not, the battery may be low, the channel is RX only or busy.

7. Pause 1 second and talk in a normal voice into the microphone.

Note: Try to shield the microphone from wind and other loud background noises for clearer transmissions.

8. Release the PTT to stop transmitting and receive incoming transmissions.

Antenna
Antenna 16 Position
Connector Channel
Knob ON/OFF
Keypad Volume
Lock/Unlock Knob

Nuisance Channel Speaker

Delete

Monitor

Microphone
PTT

Scan Pri Scan TX/RX

Toggle Toggle LED

KNG P150s Top View

LCD

Menu Softkey Zone Softkey

Low Power Softkey Light Softkey

Alpha Numeric
Keypad

KNG P150s Front View

 KNG P150s PORTABLE RADIO SETTINGS/OPTIONS

CHANGING ZONES:
To change groups, press the “Zone” softkey. Enter the zone number via the key pad and press the “ENT” softkey. (See Figure 1 & 2)
OR
Press the “Zone” softkey. Press the UP/Down keypad keys to desired zone and press the “ENT” softkey. (See Figure 1 & 2)

SCN SCN

Zn 1 : Ch 1
CHAN 1
Select Zone
Zone 1

MENU LPW LIGT ZONE
Group 1
ESC ENT
Figure 1 Figure 2

ENABLING/DISABLING SCAN:
To Enable Scan - Toggle the “Scan Toggle” switch towards the front of the radio.
• The display will indicate the radio is in Scan Mode by displaying a flashing “SCN” icon on the LCD. (See Figure 1)
To Disable Scan - Toggle the “Scan Toggle” switch towards the back of the radio.

ENABLING/DISABLING PRIORITY SCAN:

To Enable Priority Scan - Toggle the “PRI Toggle” switch towards the front of the radio.
• The display will indicate the radio is in Priority Scan Mode by displaying a flashing “SCN” icon on the LCD.
To Disable Priority Scan - Toggle the “PRI Toggle” switch towards the back of the radio.

ADD/REMOVE CHANNEL FROM SCAN LIST:

To Add a Channel - Press the “Menu” softkey, scroll down to “Scan List” using the up/down softkeys and press the “ENT” softkey.
Select the channel to scan using the up/down softkeys, then press the “+/-” softkey to add or delete the channel from the scan list.
Note: An “+” next to the select channel indicates the Channel is in the Scan List. (See Figure 3)
Press the “ESC” softkey twice to return to normal operation.

To Remove a Channel - Repeat the process and select “-”.

SCN
Channel Scan
+ Chan 1
Chan 2
ESC +/-
Figure 3

TX POWER SELECTION:
Low Power Selection - Press the “LPW” softkey to enable low power setting.
• Once enabled, a black background around the “LPW” display will be outlined. (See Figure 4)
High Power Selection - Press the “LPW” softkey to disable low power setting. (See Figure 5)
SCN SCN
Zn 1 : Ch 1 Zn 1 : Ch 1

CHAN 1 CHAN 1

MENU LPW LIGT ZONE MENU LPW LIGT ZONE

Figure 4 Figure 5

LOCKING KEYPAD:
To Lock Keypad - Turn the top bezel button located on the top of the radio to the “ “ position.
• If any keys on the front panel are pushing while the keypad is locked, the LCD will display the following “Keys Locked” message. (See Figure 6)
To Unlock the Keypad - Turn the top bezel button to the “ “ position.
SCN

Keys Locked

MENU LPW LIGT ZONE

Figure 6
 KNG P150s PORTABLE RADIO ANALOG PROGRAMMING GUIDE

1. Turn on the radio.

2. Access the Program Mode (See Figure 1 and 2) User Tx Tones Keypad Prog
• Press the “Menu” softkey. Squelch Set User Tones
• Scroll down using the Up/Down softkeys to highlight “Keypad Prog” and press the “ENT” softkey.
Keypad Prog
ESC ENT ESC ENT
• Highlight “Keypad Prog” and the press the “ENT” softkey. Figure 1 Figure 2
• Enter the 7-digit NIICD password and press the “ENT” softkey. NIICD default password is set to “0000000”

3. Once in Program Mode, scroll up/down to highlight “Channels” and press “ENT”. Channels Select Zone Select Channel

4. Scroll to the desired Zone/Group using the up/down softkeys and press “ENT”. Zone Params
Global Params
Zone 1
Group 1
Chan 1
Chan 1
5. Scroll to the desired Channel using the up/down softkeys and press “ENT”. ESC ENT ESC ENT ESC ENT

6. Highlight “Rx Freq” and press “ENT”. (See Figure 6) Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5
• Press the “CLR” softkey and enter a valid RX Frequency and press “ENT”.
Chan Label
Rx Freq
Rx Mode
ESC ENT

Figure 6
Chan Label Rx Freq
7. Highlight “Rx Mode” and press “ENT”, highlight “Analog” and press “ENT”. (See Figure 7) Rx Freq Rx Mode

8. Highlight “Rx Guard” and press “ENT”. (See Figure 8) Rx Mode

ESC ENT
Rx Guard
ESC ENT
• Press the “CLR” softkey and enter a valid RX Tone and press “ENT”. Figure 7 Figure 8
Note: “RX NAC” is a Digital function and should be skipped while programming an Analog channel.
Note: “Squelch Mode” can not be changed while programming an Analog Channel.

9. Highlight “Tx Freq” using the up/down softkeys and press “ENT”. (See Figure 9)
• Press the “CLR” softkey and enter a valid TX Frequency and press “ENT”.
Rx NAC
Squelch Mode
Tx Freq
ESC ENT

Figure 9
10. Highlight “Tx Mode” and press “ENT”, highlight “Analog” and press “ENT”. (See Figure 10)
11. Highlight “Bandwidth” and press “ENT”, highlight “12.5 Khz” for Narrowband and press “ENT”. (See Figure 11)
12. Highlight “Tx Guard” and press “ENT”. (See Figure 12)
• Press the “CLR” softkey and enter a valid TX Tone and press “ENT”.
Note: “TX NAC” is a Digital function and should be skipped while programming an Analog channel.
“TGID” is a Digital function and should be skipped while programming an Analog channel.

Squelch Mode
Tx Freq
Tx Freq
Tx Mode
Tx Mode
Bandwidth
Tx Mode Bandwidth Tx Guard
ESC ENT ESC ENT ESC ENT

Figure 10 Figure 11 Figure 12

13. Highlight “Secure Mode” and press “ENT”, highlight “Clear” and press “ENT”. (See Figure 13)
Note: “Key” and “Key Lock” options are for Encryption only, and should be skipped while programming an Analog Channel.
Tx NAC
TGID
Secure Mode
ESC ENT

Figure 13
14. Highlight “Low Pow Lock” and press “ENT”, highlight “OFF” and press “ENT”. (See Figure 14)
Note: Selecting “ON” will enable low power at all times for that particular channel.

Key
Key Lock
Low Pow Lock
ESC ENT
Figure 14
15. Highlight “Plist Disable” using the up/down softkey and press “ENT”, select “OFF” and press “ENT”.

16. Press “ESC” once and select another channel to program repeat steps 6 through 15, or press “ESC” several times to exit the programming mode.
 KNG P150s PORTABLE RADIO CLONING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Assure that both radios are off and attach the cloning cable to both the Source and Target radios.

2. Turn both radios on. Cloning

Scan List
Note: Determine which group needs to be cloned from the Source radio, and to which group on the target radio will be cloned. Pri. Channels
ESC ENT
Figure 1
3. Place the Master radio in Cloning Mode by pressing the “Menu” softkey, highlight “Cloning” and press “ENT”. (See Figure 1)

4. Select the type of clone to be preformed by the Master radio. (See Figure 2) Clone
Active Zone
• Active Zone - Information from the current selected zone in the source radio will be sent to the current active zone on the Zone-to-Zone
target radio. ESC ENT

• Zone-to-Zone - User selects the source and target zones to be cloned. Figure 2
• Entire Radio - All information from the Source radio will be cloned.
Note: Radios programmed with blocked zones will not receive cloning information when a Entire Radio clone is selected. Clone
Entire radio cloning transfers all radio information except the following: Active Zone
Zone-to-Zone
-Radio Serial Number ESC ENT

-P25 Identification Number Figure 3

-Encryption Keys
-Passwords Clone
Zone-to-Zone
Entire Radio

4A. Active Zone: (See Figure 2) ENT

• Highlight “Active Zone” and press “ENT”. Figure 4

4B. Zone-to-Zone: (See Figure 3)

• Highlight “Zone-to-Zone” and press “ENT”. Zone-to-Zone
Successfully
• Scroll and select the “Source Zone” and press “ENT”. Cloned

• Scroll and select the “Destination Zone” and press “ENT”. ESC ENT
Figure 5
4C. Entire Radio: (See Figure 4)
• Highlight “Entire Radio” and press “ENT”.
Clone Failed:
Target Zone
Locked
ESC ENT
5. Once the cloning is successfully complete press “ESC” on the Source radio for normal operation. (See Figure 5) Figure 6
Note: If cloned failed, its possible that the Target zone is blocked from accepting any incoming clone. (See Figure 6)

Cloning Cable

Master Radio

Slave Radio

KNG P150s Cloning Connections

 MIDLAND STP 105B/404A PORTABLE RADIO BASIC OPERATION & CONTROLS

1. Turn power ON by turning the ON/OFF Volume Knob clockwise.

• The LCD will indicate the current channel label.

2. Select a Zone/Group number by pressing the appropriate the “Zone” softkey.

• Enter the zone number via the key pad and press the “OK” softkey
• OR
• Press the “Zone” softkey. Press the UP/Down keypad keys to desired zone and press the “OK” softkey.

3. Select a channel by turning the Channel Select Knob to one of the 16 available positions. (Channel 01 -16)

4. Adjust the volume by pressing the “F2 Squelch” button once to open the squelch.
• Set the volume to desired level, press the “F2 Squelch” key once more to close Squelch.
• The radio will display “CHANNEL MONITOR ON or OFF”.
• To exit, press the “Exit” softkey or wait 3 seconds and the radio will return to it’s default operating display.

The radio is now ready to operate on the current group and channel.

Note: Holding down the “F2 Squelch” button will open the “Squelch Adjust” parameter of the radio. This setting allows the user to adjust the squelch
settings for each individual channel. To exit, press the “Exit” softkey or wait 3 seconds and the radio will return to it’s default operating display.
(See Radio Settings for more detail)

6. To transmit, press and hold the Push-To-Talk (PTT) button on the side of the radio.
Note: The Transmit Indicator Light should glow red while transmitting.
If not, the battery may be low or the channel is RX only or busy.

7. Pause 1 second and talk in a normal voice into the microphone.

Note: Try to shield the microphone from wind and other loud background noises.

8. Release the PTT to stop transmitting and receive incoming transmissions.

ON/OFF
Antenna Volume Accessories
Connector Knob Jack
Antenna

Speaker
PTT

F1 Power Microphone

F2
Monitor 16 Position
(Short Press) RX
Channel LED
Squelch Adjust Knob
(Long Press)
Midland Top View

Left Programmable Softkey Right Programmable Softkey

Keypad Lock

Alpha Numeric
Keypad

Add to Command Zone Edit Scan List (Long Press)

Clamshell

Midland Front View

 MIDLAND STP 105B/404A PORTABLE RADIO SETTINGS/OPTIONS GUIDE

CHANGING GROUPS/ZONES:
To change groups - press the “Zone” softkey.
• Enter the zone number via the key pad and press the “OK” softkey. (See Figure 1)
OR
• Press the “Zone” softkey.
• Press the UP/Down keypad keys to desired zone and press the “OK” softkey. (See Figure 2)
M M
Chan 1 1 1: ZONE 1
ZONE NO:
(1)
MENU ZONE OK EXIT

Figure 1 Figure 2

ENABLING/DISABLING SCAN:
To Enable Scan - Press the “ C “ softkey. The display will indicate the radio is scanning by a “ “ icon in the upper right corner.
To Disable Scan - Press the “ C “ softkey.
Note: Pressing the “Menu” softkey while scanning will also disable scan.
If no channels are in the scan list, the user will get the following error “Enter Scan List” on the display.

ADD/REMOVE CHANNEL FROM SCAN LIST:

To Add a Channel - Press the “Menu” softkey, scroll down to “Channel Parameter” using the up/down softkeys and press the “Select” softkey.
• Scroll to “Channel Scan” and press the “Select” softkey.
• Scroll down/up to desired channel and press the “Select” softkey.
• Scroll to “Add to List, 1st Priority or 2nd Priority” and press the “OK” softkey.
• Press the “Exit” softkey, and continue adding more channels to the scan list.
• Once complete, press “Exit” twice to close scan edit list.

To Remove a Channel - Repeat the process and select “Remove”.

Note: Holding down the “#” key will also bring up the Edit Scan List menu.

TX POWER SELECTION:
To Change Power Settings - press the “F1” side button to cycle between HI/MID/LOW power settings.
Note: H= HI Power/ M=Medium Power/ L=Low Power (See Figures 3, 4 and 5)
L M H
Chan 1 1 Chan 1 1 Chan 1 1

MENU ZONE MENU ZONE MENU ZONE

Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5

LOCKING KEYPAD:
To Lock Keypad - press the “ “ softkey once to lock key pad.
To Unlock Keypad - press the “ “ softkey once more then press the “Unlock” softkey to unlock keypad.

SQUELCH ADJUSTMENT:
To Adjust Squelch - Press and hold the “F2 Squelch” button to open the “Squelch Adjust” parameter. (See Figure 6)
• Adjust the squelch setting by using the up/down softkeys and press the “OK” softkey.

Note: Setting squelch to the far left, completely opens the squelch sensitivity setting (Open Squelch). (See Figure 7)
L L

SQUELCH
----
SQUELCH
0+ + 0
OK EXIT OK EXIT

Figure 6 Figure 7
 MIDLAND STP 105B/404A PORTABLE RADIO ANALOG PROGRAMMING GUIDE

Programing an Analog Channel:

M
Chan 1 1
1. Select the group and channel you wish to program. (See Figure 1)
• To change groups - press the “Zone” softkey. MENU ZONE

• Enter the zone number via the key pad and press the “OK” softkey. Figure 1
OR
• Press the “Zone” softkey. M

• Press the UP/Down keypad keys to desired zone and press the “OK” softkey. CHANNEL
7
PARAMETERS
SELECT EXIT
2. Select the “Menu” softkey, scroll down/up to “Channel Parameters” and press the “Select” softkey. (See Figure 2) Figure 2
3. Scroll down/up to “Channel” and press the “Select” softkey to enter channel programming mode.
M
Channel Edit
4. Enter a 5-Digit Password and press the “OK” softkey. NIICD Password is “00000” (See Figure 3) Password?
-----
OK EXIT

5. Scroll up/down to desired channel and press the “Select” softkey to enter channel parameters. (See Figure 4) Figure 3

Channel Parameters: M
6. Channel Mode: Default is set to “Analog”. (See Figure 5) 1: Chan 1

• To change setting, press the “Edit” softkey and scroll up/down to select “Analog, Digital, or Multi” and press the “OK”
Channel No?
---

softkey. SELECT EXIT

Figure 4
7. RX Frequency: Press the “Edit” softkey to edit the RX Frequency. (See Figure 6)
• Press the “ C “ key several times to clear the frequency and enter the new RX Frequency and press the “OK’ softkey. M
1: Chan 1
Channel Mode:

8. TX Frequency: Press the “Edit” softkey to edit the TX Frequency. (See Figure 7) ANALOG
EDIT EXIT
• Press the “ C “ key several times to clear the frequency and enter the new TX Frequency and press the “OK’ softkey. Figure 5
9. TX Power: Default is set to Medium (2 Watts)
• To change setting, press the “Edit” softkey and scroll up/down to select “Low, Medium, or High” Power and press the “OK” 1: Chan
M
1
softkey. RX Freq.:
414650000 Hz
EDIT EXIT

10. Channel Name: Figure 6

• To change the channel name, press the “Edit” softkey and press the “ C “ key several time to clear the channel name.
• Enter a new channel name via the numeric key pad and press the “OK” softkey. M
1: Chan 1
TX Freq.:
11. TX Timeout: Default is set to “Yes”. (Timer is set to 120 seconds) 414650000 Hz

• To change setting, press the “Edit” softkey and scroll up/down to select “No or Yes” and press the “OK” softkey. EDIT EXIT

Figure 7
12. RX Tone Type: Default is set to “CCS”
• To change setting, press the “Edit” softkey and scroll up/down to select “CCS or DCS” and press the “OK” softkey. M
SAVE CHANGES
PERMANENTLY?
13. RX Tone: Default is set to “None”. YES NO
• To change setting, press the “Edit” softkey and scroll up/down to select desired tone from list and press the “OK” softkey. Figure 8
14. TX Tone Type: Default is set to “CCS”.
• To change setting, press the “Edit” softkey and scroll up/down to select “CCS or DCS” and press the “OK” softkey.

15. TX Tone: Default is set to “None”.

• To change setting, press the “Edit” softkey and scroll up/down to select desired tone from list and press the “OK” softkey.

16. Chan. Spacing: Default is set to “12.5Khz”. Narrowband

• To change setting, press the “Edit” softkey and scroll up/down to select either “12.5Khz or 15Khz” and press the “OK”
softkey.

17. ANI Type: Default is set to “None”.

• To change setting, press the “Edit” softkey and scroll up/down to select either “None, 5-Tone, or DTMF” and press the
“OK” softkey.

18. Selcall Type: Default is set to “None”.

• To change settings, press the “Edit” softkey and scroll up/down to select “None”, 2-Tone, or 5-Tone” and press the “OK”
softkey.

19. Once all parameters are entered, press the “Exit” softkey. (See Figure 8)
• Display will show “Save Changes Permanently?”.
• Press the “Yes” softkey key to save all the entered channel parameters.
 MIDLAND STP 105B/404A PORTABLE RADIO CLONING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Turn both radios ON.

2. Attach each end of the cloning cable to each accessories jack on top of each radio. (See Midland Cloning Connections) Chan 1
H
1
There is no master or slave connections on the cloning cable.
Note: The Master radio will clone from it’s current group into the Slaves current group. MENU ZONE

Verify the Master and Slave radios are in the appropriate groups before cloning. Figure 1

3. On the Master radio, select “Menu” using the left radio softkey. (See Figure 1) H

• Scroll down to “Channel Parameters” via the up/down arrow softkeys and press the “Select” softkey. (See Figure 2) CHANNEL
PARAMETERS
7

• Scroll down to “Cloner” and press the “Select” softkey. (See Figure 3) SELECT EXIT

• Select “Single Zone” via the up/down arrow softkeys and press the “Select” softkey. (See Figure 4) Figure 2
• Press the “Prog” softkey to send the clone over to the Slave radio. (See Figure 5)
• The Master radio will communicate with the slave radio and write the cloned group. (See Figure 6)
H

76
4. Once the cloning is successful, press the “Exit” softkey three times to exit out of the programming/cloning mode. (See Figure 7) CLONER

SELECT EXIT

Figure 3

H
Select Clone
Type:
Single Zone
SELECT EXIT

Figure 4

H
Press PROG>
to Clone
.
PROG EXIT

Figure 5

H
Cloning unit.
Please wait...

PROG. EXIT

Figure 6

H
Cloning Successful
Cable Cloning.

PROG. EXIT

Figure 7

Clone/Slave Radio
Master Radio

Midland Cloning Connections

 MOTOROLA XTS2500 PORTABLE RADIO BASIC OPERATION & CONTROLS

1. Turn power ON by turning the ON/OFF Volume Knob clockwise.

• The LCD will indicate the current group and channel label.

2. Select a zone/group number by pressing the appropriate Menu Select soft key labeled “ZONE”.
• Select a zone by pressing the 4-Way Navigation switch to the right or left
• Or direct enter a 2 digit group/zone number via the keypad
• Press the “Home” key when finished.

3. Select a channel by turning the Channel Select Knob to one of the 16 available positions. (Channel 01-16)

4. Adjust the volume by pressing/hold the “Monitor” key until it beeps and the squelch stays open.
• Set the volume to desired level.
• Press the “Monitor” key once more to close the squelch.

The radio is now ready to RECEIVE on the current group and channel.

6. To transmit, press and hold the Push-To-Talk (PTT) button on the side of the radio.
Note: The Transmit Indicator Light should glow red while transmitting.
If not, the battery may be low or the channel is RX only or busy.

7. Pause 1 second and talk in a normal voice into the microphone.

Note: Try to shield the microphone from wind and other loud background noises.

8. Release the PTT to stop transmitting and receive incoming transmissions.

ON/OFF 16 Position
Volume Channel
Knob Knob

UHF Antenna

Microphone

Speaker

3 - Position Switch
A= Scan OFF RX/TX Antenna
5 Line LCD Connector
B/C= Scan ON LED
XTS 2500 Top View

Menu Select Softkeys

Home Softkey 4-Way Navigation Switch

Keypad Monitor
(Open Squelch
Clamshell Magazine
Release Latch
(Both Sides)
Push-to-Talk
(PTT)
Clamshell Cover
Clamshell Release Tabs
(Both Sides)

XTS 2500 Front View XTS 2500 Side View

 MOTOROLA XTS5000 PORTABLE RADIO BASIC OPERATION & CONTROLS

1. Turn power ON by turning the ON/OFF Volume Knob clockwise.

• The LCD will indicate the current group and channel label.

2. Select a zone/group number by pressing the appropriate Menu Select soft key labeled “ZONE”.
• Select a zone by pressing the 4-Way Navigation switch to the right or left
• Or direct enter a 2 digit group/zone number via the keypad
• Press the “Home” key when finished.

3. Select a channel by turning the Channel Select Knob to one of the 16 available positions. (Channel 01-16)

4. Adjust the volume by pressing/hold the “Monitor” key until it beeps and the squelch stays open.
• Set the volume to desired level.
• Press the “Monitor” key once more to close the squelch.

The radio is now ready to RECEIVE on the current group and channel.

6. To transmit, press and hold the Push-To-Talk (PTT) button on the side of the radio.
Note: The Transmit Indicator Light should glow red while transmitting.
If not, the battery may be low or the channel is RX only or busy.

7. Pause 1 second and talk in a normal voice into the microphone.

Note: Try to shield the microphone from wind and other loud background noises.

8. Release the PTT to stop transmitting and receive incoming transmissions.

ON/OFF
Volume Antenna
Knob Connector
VHF Antenna

Microphone

Speaker

RX
3 - Position Toggle 16 Position LED
A/B= Scan ON Channel
C= Scan OFF Knob
5 Line LCD
XTS 5000 Top View

Menu Select Softkeys

Monitor
Home Softkey 4 - Way Navigation Switch (Open Squelch

Alpha Numeric Clamshell

Keypad Release Tabs
(Both Sides)

Push-to-Talk
Clamshell (PTT)

XTS 5000 Front View XTS 5000 Side View

 MOTOROLA XTS 2500/5000 PORTABLE RADIO SETTINGS/OPTIONS GUIDE

CHANGING ZONES/GROUPS:
To change zones/groups, press the “ZONE” softkey from the default screen/display. (See Figure 1)
• Select the desired zone by scrolling right/left with the 4-Way Navigation Switch or direct enter a 2 digit zone number via the key. (See Figure 2)
• Once a desired zone/group is selected, press the “HOME” button to make that zone/group active.
08:30AM 08:30AM

Z1 CHAN 1 Z1 CHAN 1
CLON

ZONE PROG

Figure 1 Figure 2

ENABLE/DISABLE SCAN/PRIORITY SCAN:

To Enable Scan, turn the 3-Position Rotary/Toggle Switch to the “B” or “C” position.
• LCD will indicate the radio is in scan mode, by displaying an ( ) icon on the upper part of the LCD. (See Figure 3)
To Disable Scan, turn the 3-Position Rotary/Toggle Switch to the “A” position.
Note: If no channels are in the Scan List, the radio will beep and indicate empty scan list on the LCD when scan is enabled.
08:30AM

Z1 CHAN 1
CLON
ZONE PROG

Figure 3

ADD/REMOVE CHANNELS FROM SCAN/PRIORITY LIST:

To add a channel to the Scan List, press the “PROG” softkey from the default screen/display. (See Figure 4)
• Press the “SCAN” softkey to enter into the scan list. (See Figure 5)
• Select the desired channel to scan with the top 16 Channel Select Knob.
• Press the “SEL” softkey once to enter that selected channel in the scan list. (See Figure 6)
LCD will indicate the channel is in the scan list, by displaying an ( ) icon on the upper part of the LCD.
• Press the “SEL” softkey once more to enter that selected channel as the scan priority 1 channel.
LCD will indicate the radio is PRI 1 by displaying an ( . ) icon on the upper part of the LCD.
• Press the “SEL” softkey once more to enter that selected channel as the scan priority 2 channel.
LCD will indicate the radio is PRI 2 by displaying an ( . ) icon on the upper part of the LCD. (Note the flashing DOT on end)
• Press the “SEL” softkey once more to remove the channel from the scan list completely or press the “DEL” softkey to remove the channel from the
scan list.
• Press the “HOME” button to return to the main screen.
08:30AM 08:30AM 08:30AM

Z1 CHAN 1 Z1 CHAN 1 Z1 CHAN 1

ZONE
CLON
PROG
SEL
DEL
RCL
SCAN

Figure 4 Figure 5 Figure 6

 MOTOROLA XTS 2500/5000 PORTABLE RADIO ANALOG PROGRAMMING GUIDE

1. Turn radio ON and select a Zone/Group you wish to program. 08:30AM

Z1 CHAN 1
2. Press the 4-Way Navigation key to the right once or until the "FPP" softkey is visible on the display. (See figure 1)
• Press the "FPP" softkey to proceed into programming mode. FPP

• Radio will indicate or ask for programming password, press the "OK" softkey to enter program mode. (See Figure 2) Figure 1
• Radio will display active zone, select the desired zone by pressing the 4-Way Navigation key left or right. (See Figure 3)
• Once the desired zone is reached, press the "VIEW" softkey to change the channel programming information. (See Figure 4) 08:30AM

Password:

3. Select the desired channel to program, by pressing the 4-Way Navigation key left or right. DEL
EDIT
OK
• Once the desired channel is reached, press the "VIEW" softkey to change that particular channel programming information. Figure 2
4. The display will indicate "TX:xxx.xxxxxx", press the "EDIT" softkey to change the TX frequency. (See Figure 5)
• Enter the valid TX frequency and press the "OK" softkey, then press the 4-Way Navigation key to the right to enter the
08:30AM

RX frequency. Zone:
Z1

EXIT VIEW
5. The display will indicate "RX:xxx.xxxxxx", press the "EDIT" softkey to change the RX frequency. (See Figure 6) Figure 3
• Enter the valid RX frequency and press the "OK" softkey, then press the 4-Way Navigation key to the right to enter the TX tone.
08:30AM

6. The display will indicate "TX PL: 0 CSQ", press the "EDIT" softkey to change the TX tone. (See Figure 7) Channrl:
• Enter a valid TX tone via the keypad and press the "OK" softkey, or CHAN 1

• Press the 4-Way Navigation key up or down and select the desired tone and press the "OK" softkey. BACK VIEW

• Press the 4-Way Navigation key to the right to enter the RX tone. Figure 4
Note: If an invalid tone is entered, radio will default to the closest valid tone. "0 CSQ" is default for NO TONE.
08:30AM

7. The display will indicate "RX PL: 0 CSQ", press the "EDIT" softkey to change the RX tone. (See Figure 8) Tx:
162.175000
• Enter a valid RX tone via the keypad and press the "OK" softkey, or
EDIT
• Press the 4-Way Navigation Key up or down and select the desired tone and press the "OK" softkey. DONE

Figure 5
• Press the 4-way Navigation key to the right to enter the TX DPL.
Note: If an invalid tone is entered, radio will default to the closest valid tone. "0 CSQ" is default for NO TONE.
08:30AM

Rx:
9. The display will indicate "TX DPL: 0 CSQ", do not change, press the 4-Way Navigation Key to the right to enter the RX DPL. 162.175000
10. The display will indicate "RX DPL: 0 CSQ", do not change, press the 4-Way Navigation Key to the right to enter the TX NAC. DONE EDIT
11. The display will indicate "TX NAC: $293", no not change, press the 4-Way Navigation Key to the right to enter the RX NAC. Figure 6
12. The display will indicate "RX NAC: $293", do not change, press the 4-Way Navigation key to the right to enter the RX Type.
Note: Do not change TX/RX DPL, or TX/RX NAC for analog channels, these parameters are used for digital channels only. 08:30AM

TX/RX DPL and TX/RX NAC will display analog equivalent information. Tx: PL:
0 CSQ

13. The display will indicate "RX Type: ANALOG", press the "EDIT" softkey to change the RX type. (See Figure 9) DONE EDIT

• Toggle between "ANALOG", "MIXED", or "DIGITAL" by pressing the 4-Way Navigation Switch up or down. Figure 7
• For Analog channels, select "ANALOG" and press the "OK" softkey, then press the 4-Way Key to the right to enter TX Type.
08:30AM

14. The display will indicate "TX Type: ANALOG". (See Figure 10) Rx: PL:
• Press the 4-way Navigation Key to the right to enter the Bandwidth. 0 CSQ

EDIT
Note: If the “RX Type” is set to ANALOG or DIGITAL, the TX MODE can not be changed, it will default to the RX setting. DONE

Figure 8
15. The display will indicate "Bandwidth: 12.5 Khz", press the "EDIT" softkey to change the channel bandwidth. (See Figure 11)
• Toggle between either "12.5 Khz" for Narrowband or "25.0 Khz" for Wideband by pressing the 4- Way Navigation Switch up or 08:30AM

down and press the "OK" key. Rx TYPE:

• Press the 4-Way Navigation Key to the right to enter the Channel Name. ANALOG

Note: UHF models are capable of selecting "20.0 Khz" for bandwidth, DO NOT SELECT THIS OPTION. DONE EDIT

Figure 9
16. The display will indicate "Chan Name: CHAN 1", press the "EDIT" softkey to change the Channel Name.
• Enter the desired channel name using the alpha numeric keypad and press the "OK" softkey when done. 08:30AM

• Press the 4-Way Navigation Key to the right, to enter the Zone Name. Tx TYPE:
Note: For Space Character, press the 4-Way Navigation Switch to the Right. ANALOG

DONE EDIT

17. The display will indicate "Zone Name: Z1", press the "EDIT" softkey to change the Zone Name. Figure 10
• Enter the desired Zone Name using the alpha numeric keypad and press the "OK" softkey when done.
Note: NIICD does not recommend changing the Zone Name. 08:30AM

Bandwidth:
18. Once the Zone Name is edited, pressing the 4-way Navigation Switch to the right will bring up the TX Frequency option. 12.5 kHz

DONE EDIT

19. Once all the programming parameters have been entered for that channel press the "DONE" softkey and select another channel to Figure 11
program or press the "HOME" Button to exit programming mode.
 MOTOROLA XTS 2500/5000 PORTABLE RADIO CLONING INSTRUCTIONS

1. Connect the cloning cable to both the Master and Slave radios. (See Motorola Cloning Connections)

2. Turn both radios on. 08:30AM

Z1 CHAN 1
3. On the MASTER RADIO, press the “CLON” softkey from the default screen to bring up the cloning menu. (See Figure 1) CLON
• The Master radio will momentarily display “TARGET RADIO CONNECTED” if a slave radio is connected correctly. ZONE PROG

• The Slave radio will display “CLONE MODE” on the LCD. Figure 1

4. Select a desired zone/group by pressing the 4-Way Navigation Key to the left or right. (See Figure 2) 08:30AM

Source:
5. Once a zone is selected, press the “SEL” softkey to enable that zone to be sent over to the slave radio. Z1

• The display will indicate the zone is enabled by an “C” icon on the right side of the LCD. (See Figure 3) EXIT SEL

Figure 2
6. Press the “DONE” softkey to select a target zone/group. (See Figure 4) 08:30AM

Source: C
7. The display will indicate “Target: Zx:”, select a desired group/zone that the Master radio will write/clone over the Slave radio. Z1

• Press the “SEL” softkey when desired target group/zone is selected. DONE SEL

• The display will indicate the target zone is enabled by an “C” icon on the right side of the LCD. (See Figure 4) Figure 3

8. Press the “OK” softkey to begin cloning. 08:30AM

• Display on Master will indicate “Wait: Cloning.....”. Target:

• Display on Master will indicate “CLONE SUCCESSFUL” once clone is complete. (See Figure 6) Z1

BACK SEL

9. Press the “EXIT” softkey to exit clone mode and return to default screen. Figure 4
08:30AM

Target: C
Z1

BACK OK

Figure 5

08:30AM

CLONE
SUCCESSFUL

BACK EXIT

Figure 6
Cloning
Cable

Clone/Slave Radio
Master Radio

Motorola Cloning Connections

 MOTOROLA XTS 2500 PORTABLE RADIO CLAMSHELL REMOVAL INSTRUCTIONS

Clamshell Magazine Release Latch

Clamshell Cover Release Tabs
1a. Squeeze Clamshell
Cover Release Tabs

2a. Slide the Clamshell

Cover down until
removed from the
Clamshell Magazine

Note: Once the Clamshell

1b. Push the radio with cover is removed, batteries
thumb through the can be easily replaced
bottom opening of the without removing the
clamshell cover Clamshell Magazine
Figure 1 Figure 2

3a. Slide down the

Clamshell Magazine
Release Latches

4a. Pull the top end

of the Clamshell
Magazine slightly away
from the radio
Figure 3
Figure 4

6a. Pull the radio

5a. Push the radio
from the Clamshell
slightly down and out
Magazine and replace
to release from the
the batteries if needed
bottom portion of the
Clamshell Magazine
Figure 5 Figure 6