Motorola TA280 Recharge or replace NiMH battery, Message Not, Pressed, Change your location, Sion

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TroubleshootingNo PowerReposition or replace alkaline batteries.

 

Recharge or replace NiMH battery.

 

 

 

Message Not

Make sure the Push-To-Talk button is completely

Transmitted

pressed as you transmit.

 

Reposition, replace or charge batteries.

 

 

Message Not

Confirm radios have the same Channel and Inter-

Received

ference Eliminator Code settings.

 

Make sure Push-To-Talk is not inadvertently being

 

pressed.

 

Reposition, replace or charge batteries.

 

Obstructions, operating indoors or in

 

vehicles may interfere with communication.

 

Change your location.

 

Check to make sure volume is turned up.

 

 

 

Hearing Other Noise Or

Confirm Interference Eliminator Code is set,

Conversation on a

(active settings are 1-38).

Channel

Shared Channel or Interference Eliminator Code

 

 

may be use, try another.

 

 

Limited Talk Range

Steel/concrete structures, heavy foliage and use in

 

 

buildings and in vehicles will decrease range,

 

check for clear line of sight to improve transmis-

 

sion.

Wearing radio close to body such as in a pocket or on a belt will decrease range, change location of radio.

 

Heavy Static or

Radios too close. Radios must be at least 5 feet

 

 

Interference

apart.

 

 

 

Radios too far apart. Obstacles interfere with

 

 

 

transmission. Talk range is up to 2 miles in clear,

 

 

 

unobstructed conditions.

 

 

Channel/Code Locked

Make sure radio is unlocked. See page 17 for more

 

 

 

information.

 

 

Low Batteries

Recharge NiMH battery or replace alkaline batter-

 

 

 

ies. Extreme operating temperatures will affect the

 

 

 

life of the battery.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Charger LED Double

Charger pin is not properly in place. Check to

 

 

Flashing

make sure the charger pin is fully inserted into the

 

 

 

radio. If so, allow the radio to charge until the LED

 

 

 

glows solid.

 

 

 

Battery power is very low; double flashing indi-

 

 

 

cates that the battery is charging up slowly before

 

 

 

it starts to quick charge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can not Activate iVOX

Feature not armed. Follow instructions on page 20

 

 

(T289 only)

to arm and activate iVOX.

 

If the radio sti l doesn’t work prop rly, contact your place of purchase or call Motorola Pr duct Services at:

￿￿

1-800-353-2729

￿￿

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Contents Page PowerforeButtonYouCanTalk CALL-FCC Page Plug charger into an AC wall outlet. Figure Turn the radio offInsert 3 AA batteries into alkaline tray BeltHolster To ensure proper functioningMotorola Family Service FRS two-way radios operate Normal operating modeCode. The chart Display clearsShow current volume level 1 Power buttonAdjust the radio’s Mode after 2 secondsLock appears on the display SeePages36-37forquickoperationsummaryChannels MenuNel number flashes. Figure Alerted with your Call Tone= Medium Turn radio onUse Scroll buttons to select level = HighHead in your ear, turn down the volume 0LQLPDO5DQJHCheck to make sure volume is turned up Recharge or replace NiMH batteryReceived Ference Eliminator Code settings Conversation on a Active settings are ChannelDamaged ntennas NTN8871 110V NiMH Charging Adapter NTN9150 Battery Battery charger, Radio using the batteryDescription Capacity in milliampere-hour mAH462.6125 462.5625462.5875 462.6375LFHQVH1RW5HTXLUHG Page LJKW/RFN%XWWRQ