Special Features
Emergency Alert Mode
The Emergency Alert feature can be used to signal members in your group of your need for urgent help. MT series radios will operate in an automatic “hands-free” emergency control mode for a total of 30 seconds after activating the Emergency Alert. MT series radios in your group will automatically advance the speaker volume to the maximum setting and sound a warbling alert tone for 8 seconds. The alert tone is emitted from your own radio speaker and the receiving radios in your group. After the 8 second alert, any spoken words or incidental sounds at your end will be transmitted to the group for 22 seconds. For the 30 second duration of Emergency Alert mode, MT series radio controls and buttons will be locked to maximize reception of the emergency message.
1.Press and hold the Emergency Alert button for 3 seconds.
2.Release the button after the LED Indicator glows red and the alert tone begins to sound. There is no need to continue to hold the Emergency Alert button or use PTT for your message to be transmitted.
3.After the alert tone ends you may speak into the microphone. Your voice or incidental sounds will be transmitted. The LED indicator will continue to glow for the duration of the 22 second period.
4.After 30 seconds your radio speaker will emit a Talk Confirmation Tone and the LED Indicator will extinguish. Operation then returns to normal two-way mode.
Note: All Motorola Talkabout EM, MJ, MR, and MT series radios are fully compatible with the Emergency Alert feature. Radios other than EM, MJ, MR, and MT series can receive the emergency alert signal, but will not respond with adjusted volume settings, locked controls, or a warbling alert tone. Users of other radio models set to the same channel and Interference Eliminator Code will hear a steady tone for 8 seconds followed by the voice transmission for 22 seconds.
Warning: The Emergency Alert feature should only be used in the event of an actual emergency. Motorola is not responsible if there is no response to the emergency alert from the receiving group.
Built-in Flashlight
Press and hold the flashlight button to turn and keep the light on. The switch functions as a momentary control for the light.
Note: Turn off the flashlight when not in use to conserve battery power.
Keypad Lock
To avoid accidentally changing your radio settings:
1. Press and hold | until | displays. |
2.When in lock mode, you can turn the radio on and off, adjust the volume, receive, transmit, send a call tone, and monitor channels. All other functions are locked.
To unlock the radio, press and hold | until | is no longer |
displayed. | | |
Scanning Channels
Use scan to search the 22 channels for transmissions from unknown parties, to find someone in your group who has accidentally changed channels, or to quickly find unused channels for your own use.
There is a priority feature and 2 modes of scanning ( basic and advanced ) to make your search more effective. The basic scan mode uses the channel and code combinations for each of the 22 channels as you have set them ( or with the default code value of 1). The “Advanced Scan” mode will scan all channels for any and all codes, detect any code in use, and use that code value temporarily for that channel.
Priority is given to the “home channel,” that is, the channel (and Interference Eliminator Code) your radio is set to when you start the scan. This means the initial channel (and code setting) is scanned more often than the other 21 channels, and your radio will respond quickly to any activity occurring on the home channel as a priority.
To start Scanning: | | |
1. Briefly press the | key. The scan | will appear in the |
display, and the radio will begin to scroll through the channel and code combinations.
2.When the radio detects channel activity matching the channel and code combination, it stops scrolling and you can hear the transmission.
3.To respond and talk to the person transmitting, press 
within five seconds after the end of the transmission.
4.The radio will resume scrolling through the channels five seconds after the end of any received activity.
5. To stop scanning, briefly press the 
key.
To start Advanced Scanning:
1. Set the Interference Eliminator Code to “zero” or OFF.
2. Briefly press the | key. The scan | will appear in the |
display, and the radio will begin to scroll through the channels. No Interference Eliminator Codes will filter what is heard.
3.When the radio detects channel activity with ANY code (or NO code), it stops scrolling and you can hear the transmission. Any Interference Eliminator Code that may be in use by that party will be detected and displayed.
4.To respond and talk to the person transmitting, press 
within five seconds of the end of the transmission. The radio will transmit using the newly detected Interference Eliminator Code.
5.The radio will resume scrolling through the channels five seconds after the end of any received activity.
6.To stop scanning, briefly press the 
key.
Scanning Notes:
1.If you press 
while the radio is scrolling through inactive channels, the transmission will be on the “home channel”.
Scanning will resume five seconds after the end of your transmission. You may press the 
key to stop scanning at any time.
2.If the radio stops on an undesired transmission, you may immediately resume the scan by briefly pressing 
or 
.
3.If the radio repeatedly stops on an undesired transmission,
you may temporarily remove that channel from the scan list by pressing and holding 
or 
for three seconds. You may remove more than one channel in this way.
4.To restore the removed channel(s) to the scan list, turn the
radio off and then back on, or exit and re-enter the scanning mode by pressing 
.
5.You cannot remove the home channel from the scan list.
6.In Advanced Scan, the detected code will only be used for one transmission. You must note the code, exit scan, and set that detected code on that channel to permanently use the detected code.
Weather Receiver
Your radio can tune in to broadcasts by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radio and Environment Canada Weatheradio.
You can listen to a weather channel (see “Weather Channels and Frequencies” table below) or set your radio to alert you to emergency weather broadcasts that interrupt routine broadcasts. When you listen to a weather channel, you cannot use your radio in scan mode or for two-way communications.
Both NOAA and Environment Canada have transmitters located throughout the United States and Canada, respectively. These transmitters broadcast watches, forecasts, and other information 24 hours a day.
Note: NOAA weather radio stations are assigned to cover specific areas and service may be limited. Please check with your local weather office for frequency and details, or visit www.weather.gov/nwr in the US or www.msc.ec.gc.ca/msb/weatheradio in Canada to view the appropriate transmitter for your area.
The use of the NOAA logo does not provide an endorsement or implied endorsement by NOAA’s National Weather Service, nor does the use of the Weatheradio logo provide an endorsement or implied endorsement by Environment Canada.
Turning Weather Channel Reception On and Off
1.To turn weather reception on, press 
and hold for 3 seconds.
2.To turn off, press 
or turn the radio off and then back on.
Setting the Weather Channel
Your radio receives weather frequencies:
1.After turning weather reception on, press 
. The current channel flashes.
2.Press 
or 
to select the appropriate channel with good reception in your area.
3.Press 
to save the weather channel setting.
Setting the Weather Alert
Your radio can be set to respond to NOAA Weather Radio emergency messages. A special alarm tone sounds an alert and turns on the weather receiver to give you immediate weather and emergency information.
1.After turning weather reception on, press 
twice. On/Off displays.
2.Press 
or 
to select On/Off. If you activate Weather
Alert and return to two-way mode, | will display. |
3.Press 
to save the Weather Alert setting.
4.Press 
to return to two-way mode.
As with two-way radio reception, weather channel reception depends on how close you are to a transmitter and whether you are indoors or outdoors. Because weather channels are transmitted without codes, they may contain static or noise. Weather Alert will not function while actively transmitting or receiving in two-way mode.
Scanning for Weather Channel | |
The radio can scan for an active NOAA transmission | |
automatically. | | |
1. | After turning weather reception on, briefly press the | key. |
2. | The scan icon | will appear in the display, and the channel |
| will scroll through the NOAA channels 1-7. | |
3.When the radio detects channel activity, it stops scanning and you can hear the transmission.
4.You may resume the scan by briefly pressing 
or 
.
5.To stop scanning, briefly press the 
key. The scan
icon will disappear.
Weather Channels and Frequencies
Weather | Frequency | Weather | Frequency |
Channel | | Channel | |
| | | |
WX1 | 162.550 MHz | WX7 | 162.525 MHz |
| | | |
WX2 | 162.400 MHz | WX8 | 161.650 MHz |
| | | |
WX3 | 162.475 MHz | WX9 | 161.775 MHz |
| | | |
WX4 | 162.425 MHz | WX10 | 161.750 MHz |
| | | |
WX5 | 162.450 MHz | WX11 | 162.000 MHz |
| | | |
WX6 | 162.500 MHz | | |
| | | |
Channels and Frequencies
Channel Frequency Description Channel Frequency Description
| 1 | 462.5625 | GMRS/FRS | 12 | 467.6625 | FRS |
| MHz | MHz |
| | | | |
| 2 | 462.5875 | GMRS/FRS | 13 | 467.6875 | FRS |
| MHz | MHz |
| | | | |
| 3 | 462.6125 | GMRS/FRS | 14 | 467.7125 | FRS |
| MHz | MHz |
| | | | |
| 4 | 462.6375 | GMRS/FRS | 15 | 462.5500 | GMRS |
| MHz | MHz |
| | | | |
| 5 | 462.6625 | GMRS/FRS | 16 | 462.5750 | GMRS |
| MHz | MHz |
| | | | |
| 6 | 462.6875 | GMRS/FRS | 17 | 462.6000 | GMRS |
| MHz | MHz |
| | | | |
| 7 | 462.7125 | GMRS/FRS | 18 | 462.6250 | GMRS |
| MHz | MHz |
| | | | |
| 8 | 467.5625 | FRS | 19 | 462.6500 | GMRS |
| MHz | MHz |
| | | | |
| 9 | 467.5875 | FRS | 20 | 462.6750 | GMRS |
| MHz | MHz |
| | | | |
| 10 | 467.6125 | FRS | 21 | 462.7000 | GMRS |
| MHz | MHz |
| | | | |
| 11 | 467.6375 | FRS | 22 | 462.7250 | GMRS |
| MHz | MHz |
| | | | |
