Motorola XTS 3000 manual Receiving/Transmitting, Adjust the Volume Control Knob for a

General Radio Operations

Receiving/Transmitting

After you have turned your radio on and selected the desired zone and channel, you can receive (listen) or transmit (send) communications as follows:

1a. Listen until	1b.	Press the Volume Set	1c.	Press the Monitor
you hear a		Button (if programmed,		Button (if programmed,
transmission.		see page 2) to hear the		see page 2) to listen for
		volume set tone.		activity. See notes below.
	OR		OR

A

B

C

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2.	Adjust the Volume Control Knob for a	Adjust
	comfortable listening level.
		Level
3.	To transmit, press and hold the PTT Switch
	and (with your mouth 2 to 3 inches away	A
		B

from the radio) speak clearly into the microphone. The LED will continuously light red while the radio is transmitting. When you have finished talking (transmitting), release the PTT Switch to listen (receive).

If you try to transmit on a channel that is programmed for receive only, an invalid tone will sound until you release the PTT Switch.

Note

Transmit= Press & Hold

PTT Switch

Receive= Release

PTT Switch

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If the channel on which you are transmitting is	C
programmed to receive Private-Line® (PL), ensure that	2
the channel is not in use by momentarily pressing the	page
	See
Monitor Button (if programmed, see page 2) to listen for	your
	for
activity. To put the radio in permanent monitor	radio’s-	.
	feature
operation (squelch defeat), press and hold the Monitor	programming
	control

Button for five seconds (time programmable through

radio service software). To return the radio to its original squelch state, tap the Monitor Button again or press the PTT Switch.

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