Motorola VL50 - Manual (Page 2)

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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Package Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
FCC Licensing Information . . . . . . . . . . 4
Product Safety and RF Exposure
Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Battery Charger Safety Instructions . . . . 7
Radio Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Installing the Swivel Belt Holster . . . . . . 9
Installing the Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Charging Status LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Turning Your Radio On and Off . . . . . . 14
Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Reading the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Talking and Receiving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Basic Radio Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Signal Strength and Channel Busy
Indicators. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Talk Range. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Handsfree Use (VOX) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Locking the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Monitoring a Channel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Programming Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Entering Programming Mode. . . . . . . . 23
Cloning Radio Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Advanced Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Use and Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Frequencies and Bandwidths . . . . . . . 34
Spirit GT Series Programming . . . . . . 40
Limited Warranty for Motorola . . . . . . 41
Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
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