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Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Computer Software Copyrights. . . . . . . . . . 3
Safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Safety and General Information . . . . . . . . . 5
Radio Frequency (RF) Operational
Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Portable Radio Operation and EME
Exposure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Two-way Radio Operation. . . . . . . . . . . 6
Body-worn Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Antenna Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Approved Accessories. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Electromagnetic Interference/Compatibility . . . .7
Facilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Aircraft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Safety and General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Operational Warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Operational Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Intrinsically Safe Radio Information . . . . . 10
FMRC Approved Equipment . . . . . . . . 10
Repair of FMRC Approved Products. . . . . .11
Radio Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Parts of the Radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
MTX150 and MTX450 Models. . . . . . . 15
On/Off/Volume Knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Mode Selector Knob. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button. . . . . . . . . .16
LED Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Alert Tone Indications . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Programmable Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Trunked Radio Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Battery Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Attaching the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Removing the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Accessory Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Attaching the Antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Removing the Antenna. . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Attaching the Belt Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Removing the Belt Clip. . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Attaching the Side Connector Cover . . . . . 26
Turning Radio On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Adjusting the Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Selecting a Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Sending a Trunked Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Sending a Conventional Call. . . . . . . . . . .27
Receiving a Trunked or Conventional Call. . . . 28
Failsoft Operation (Trunked Systems Only). . . 28
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