Motorola MOTOTRBO DGP 8000 Ex Series Portable Radios

This Quick Reference Guide covers the basic operation of the radio. Consult your dealer or system administrator as your radio may have been customized for your specific needs.

For more operational details and information on warnings and safety, refer to the following User Guides:

• Full Keypad Portable: MN003682A01
• Non-Keypad Portable: MN003684A01

Important Safety Information

RF Energy Exposure and Product Safety Guide for Portable Two-Way Radios

Product Safety and RF Exposure Compliance

Caution: Before using this product, read the operating instructions for safe usage contained in the Product Safety and RF Exposure booklet enclosed with your radio.

ATTENTION! This radio is restricted to Occupational use only. Before using the radio, read the RF Energy Exposure and Product Safety Guide for Portable Two-Way Radios, which contains important operating instructions for safe usage and RF energy awareness and control for compliance with applicable standards and regulations.

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The Motorola Solutions products described in this manual may include copyrighted Motorola Solutions computer programs stored in semiconductor memories or other media. Laws in the United States and other countries preserve for Motorola Solutions certain exclusive rights for copyrighted computer programs including, but not limited to, the exclusive right to copy or reproduce in any form the copyrighted computer program.

Accordingly, any copyrighted Motorola Solutions computer programs contained in the Motorola Solutions products described in this manual may not be copied, reproduced, modified, reverse-engineered, or distributed in any manner without the express written permission of Motorola Solutions. Furthermore, the purchase of Motorola Solutions products shall not be deemed to grant either directly or by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license under the copyrights, patents or patent applications of Motorola Solutions, except for the normal non-exclusive license to use that arises by operation of law in the sale of a product.

Radio Control

• 1 Channel Selector Knob
• 2 On/Off/Volume Control Knob
• 3 LED Indicator
• 4 Programmable Side Button 1
• 5 Push-to-Talk (PTT) Button
• 6 Programmable Side Button 2
• 7 Programmable Side Button 3
• 8 Programmable Front Button P1¹
• 9 Menu/OK Button¹
• 10 4-Way Navigation Button¹
• 11 Keypad¹
• 12 Back/Home Button¹
• 13 Programmable Front Button P2¹
• 14 Display¹
• 15 Microphone
• 16 Speaker
• 17 Universal Connector for Accessories
• 18 Programmable Emergency Button
• 19 Antenna

¹ Not for Non-Keypad models.

Attaching the Battery

Notice: For optimal performance, charge a new battery 14 to 16 hours before initial use.

1. Align the battery with the rails on the back of the radio.
2. Slide the battery upwards until the latch snaps into place.
3. Lock the battery latch.

Attaching the Antenna

1. Turn off the radio.
2. Set the antenna in the receptacle and turn clockwise.

Turning the Radio On and Off

Rotate the On/Off/Volume Control Knob clockwise or counterclockwise until a click sounds.

Adjusting the Volume

Rotate the On/Off/Volume Control Knob clockwise or counterclockwise.

LED Indicators

• Blinking Red: Radio has failed the self-test upon powering up, has moved out of range if Auto-Range Transponder System is configured, has Mute mode enabled, is receiving an emergency transmission, is transmitting in low battery state, or is indicating a battery mismatch.
• Solid Green: Radio is powering up, transmitting, or sending a Call Alert or an emergency transmission.
• Blinking Green: Radio is receiving a call or data, detecting activity over the air, or retrieving Over-the-Air Programming transmissions.
• Double Blinking Green: Radio is receiving a privacy-enabled call or data.
• Solid Yellow: Radio is monitoring a conventional channel.
• Blinking Yellow: Radio is scanning for activity, has yet to respond to a Call Alert, or all Capacity Plus-Multi-Site channels are busy.
• Double Blinking Yellow: Radio has Auto Roaming enabled, has yet to respond to a Group Call Alert, is actively searching for a new site, is not connected to the repeater while in Capacity Plus, is locked, or all Capacity Plus channels are busy.

Display Icons

The following icons appear on the status bar at the top of the radio display. The icons are arranged left most in order of appearance or usage, and are channel-specific.

• [Emergency Icon] Emergency
• [Scan Icon] Scan²
• [High Volume Data Icon] High Volume Data
• [Mute Mode Icon] Mute Mode
• [Tones Disabled Icon] Tones Disabled
• [Ring Only Icon] Ring Only
• [Notification Icon] Notification
• [Response Inhibit Icon] Response Inhibit
• [Secure Icon] Secure
• [Unsecure Icon] Unsecure
• [Site Roaming Icon] Site Roaming
• [Option Board Icon] Option Board
• [Power Level Icon] Power Level (L or H)
• [Sign In Icon] Sign In
• [Sign Out Icon] Sign Out

² Not available for Capacity Max.

Product Homologation (Brazil)

This product is homologated by Anatel in accordance with the regulated procedures for conformity assessment of telecommunications products and meets the applicable technical requirements, including the Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) limits for electric, magnetic, and electromagnetic fields of radio frequency. We inform that the maximum SAR values measured for this product are: